Belkin F5D9010B User Manual
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P74882-A
Wireless G Plus MIMO
Notebook Card
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User Manual
F5D9010
Connect your notebook computer to
a wireless network
Wireless G Plus MIMO
Notebook Card
1 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Benefits of a Home Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Advantages of a Wireless Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Placement of your Wireless Networking Hardware for
Optimal Performance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
2 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Product Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Applications and Advantages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Product Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Package Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
3 Installing and Setting up the Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Step 1: Install . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Step 2: Insert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Step 3: Configure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
4 Using the Belkin Wireless Networking Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Accessing the Belkin Wireless Networking Utility
from the Windows System Tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Network Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Available Networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Network Status and Solution Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Setting Wireless Network Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Securing your Wi-Fi Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Configuring your Card to use Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
5 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
6 Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Table of Contents
Introduction
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Thank you fo r purchasing th e Belkin Wi re le ss G Plus MIMO
Notebo ok Card. Now you ca n t ake advant age of this great n ew
techno logy and ga in the fre edom to net work your h om e and office
comput ers wireless ly. This Ca rd al lows you to co nnect a noteb ook
comput er to your net work. Plea se be sure to re ad through this
User Manu al compl et ely, a nd pay specia l a ttent io n to the secti on
entitl ed “Placem ent of your Wi re le ss Netwo rking Hardwa re for
Optima l P erforma nce”.
Benefi ts of a Home Netw ork
You r B elkin Home Ne twork will al low you to:
• S hare one high-s peed Int er net co nnectio n w ith all the co mputers
in your ho me
• S hare re sources, suc h a s f iles, and h ard dri ves amon g a ll the
connec ted comput ers in your ho me
• S hare a s ingle pr in ter with th e e ntire family
• S hare documen ts, music, vi deo, and di gital pict ures
• S tore, retrieve , a nd copy files from on e comput er to another
• S imultan eously p la y games onl ine, check In ter net email, an d chat
Advant ages of a Wirele ss Ne twork
• Mobili ty – y ou’ll no lo nger need a de dicated “c omputer
roo m”—no w y ou can work on a net worked lap top or desk top
comput er anywhere wit hin your wi rele ss range
• Easy inst allatio n – Belkin Eas y I nstalla tion Wiz ards ma ke
setup sim ple
• Flexib ility – set up an d a ccess pr in ters, co mputers , a nd other
networ king devic es from anywhere in you r h ome
• Easy Expa nsion – the wi de range of Be lk in netwo rking produc ts
let you ex pa nd your net work to inc lu de devic es such as print ers
and gamin g c onsol es
• No cablin g req uire d – you can spa re the e xp ense and ha ssle of
ret ro fitting Et her net cablin g t hroughout th e h ome or office
• Widesp re ad industr y a cceptan ce – c hoose from a wid e r ange
of interope rable netw orking produ cts
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Placement of your Wireless Networking Hardware for
Optimal Performance
Your w ireless conn ection wil l b e stronger th e c loser your co mputer
is to your wi rele ss ro uter (or ac ce ss point ). Typi cal indoor op erati ng
range for yo ur wireless d ev ices is bet ween 100 an d 2 00 feet. In th e
same way, your wireles s c onnec ti on and perf ormance wi ll degra de
somewh at as the dist ance betwe en your wireles s rou ter (or acces s
point) an d c onnec te d device s i ncre ases. Th is may or may not be
notice able to you . A s y ou move far th er from your wireles s rou ter (or
access po int), co nn ectio n s peed may decrea se. Factor s t hat can
weaken si gnals si mp ly by getti ng in the way of you r n etwork’s radi o
waves are meta l a pplianc es or obstr uctions , a nd walls.
If you hav e c oncer ns about yo ur network ’s perfo rmance t ha t might be
rel ated to ran ge or obstr uc tion fac tors, try mov ing the com puter to a
positi on between fi ve and 10 feet from th e w ireless router (o r a ccess
point) in orde r t o s ee if dista nce is the problem . I f difficulti es persi st
even at cl os e range, pl ease conta ct Belki n Techn ical Suppo rt.
Note: Whi le some of the it ems list ed below can affec t n etwork
perfor mance, the y w ill not prohi bi t your wirele ss network from
functi oning; if y ou are c on cer ned that yo ur network is no t o peratin g
at its max im um effective ness, th is checkli st may help.
1. Placement of your Wireless Router (or Access Point)
Place you r w ireless router (o r a ccess po in t), the cen tral conne ction
point of y ou r networ k, as close as po ssible to the ce nter of you r
wireless ne twork devi ces.
To ach ieve the be st wire less net work cover age for you r “ wire less
client s,” (i.e. c om puter s e nabled by Bel kin Wireless No tebook C ards ,
Wireless De sktop Cards, an d W irel ess USB Ada pters):
• Ensure that yo ur wireless route r’s (or acc ess poin t’s) ant ennas
are paralle l t o e ach othe r, an d a re po sitio ne d vertic ally (towa rd
the ceili ng). If you r w irel ess router (o r a ccess poin t) itself i s
positi oned verti cally, p oint the an tennas as m uc h as possib le in
an upward direct io n.
• In multistory homes, place the wireless router (or access point) on a
floor that is as close to the center of the home as possible. This may
mean placing the wireless router (or access point) on an upper floor.
• Try not to plac e t he wireless route r ( or acces s p oint) near a
cordless 2. 4GHz phone .
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2. Avoid Obstacles and Interference
Avo id placi ng your wireles s rou te r (or acces s p oint) ne ar devices th at
may emit r ad io “nois e”, such as mi crow ave ovens. Ot her obje cts that
can inhib it wireless com municat ion can inc lude:
• Refrig erators
• Washe rs and/or d ry ers
• Metal cab inets
• Large aquariu ms
• Metall ic-base d, UV-tinte d w indows
If your wi rele ss signal s ee ms weak in som e s pots, ma ke sure that
object s s uch as thes e a re no t b locking th e s ignal ’s path bet ween your
comput ers and wireles s rou ter (or acces s p oint) .
3. Cordless Phone Placement
If the per fo rmanc e o f y our wireless ne twork is im pa ired after
attend ing to the abo ve issues, an d y ou have a cordle ss phone:
• Try movin g c ordless phon es away from the wi rele ss ro uter
(or acces s p oint) an d y our wireless -enable d c omputer s.
• Unplug an d rem ove the bat te ry from any cordless ph one
that oper ates on the 2. 4GHz band ( ch eck manu facturer’s
inform ation). If th is fixes th e p ro blem, your ph one may
be interf ering.
• If your ph on e suppor ts channel se lection , c hange th e
channe l o n t he phone to th e f arthe st channel from yo ur
wireless ne twork as poss ible. Fo r e xample, ch ange the
phone to c ha nnel 1 and mov e y our wireless rout er (or
access po int) to cha nnel 11. (Your cha nn el selec tion will
vary depe nding on yo ur re gi on.) See yo ur phone’s user
manual fo r d etail ed instruc tions.
• If necess ary, c on sider sw itching to a 9 00 MHz or 5GHz
cordless ph one.
4. Choose the “Quietest” Channel for your Wireless Network
In locati ons where homes or offi ces are close to ge ther, su ch as
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apartm ent buildi ngs or office co mp lexes , t here ma y be wireless
networ ks nearby t ha t can confl ict with yo ur s. Use the Sit e S urvey
capabi lities of y ou r Belkin Wi re le ss Netwo rking Util ity to loca te any
other wirel ess networ ks, and mov e y our wireless router (o r access
point) an d c omput er s to a channel as far away from othe r n etworks
as possib le.
Experi ment with m ore tha n o ne of the avai lable ch an nels in order to
find the c le arest connec tion and av oid interf eren ce from neigh bo ring
cordless ph ones or other wi re less devic es.
For more Belki n w ireless netw orking produ cts, use the d et ailed Si te
Sur vey and wireless c hannel information included in your User Man ual.
5. Secure Connections, VPNs, and AOL
Secure conn ections ty pically requ ire a us er name and pa ss word, and
are used where secu rity is impor tant. Se cu re co nnectio ns inclu de :
• Vir tual Pri vate Netwo rk (VPN) co nn ectio ns , often use d t o c onnec t
rem otely to an offi ce network
• The “Brin g You r O wn Access” prog ram from Americ a O nline
(AOL), wh ich lets yo u u se AOL through broad band provide d b y
anothe r c able or DSL se rvice
• Most onli ne banki ng website s
• Many comm ercial websi tes that require a user na me and
passwo rd to ac cess your a cc ount
Secure conn ections ca n b e i nterr up ted by a compu ter’s po wer
manage ment setti ng, whic h c auses it to “g o t o s leep.” The si mplest
soluti on to avoid th is is to simpl y recon nect by re-runn ing the VPN or
AOL softw are, or by re -loggin g i nto the sec ure w eb site.
A second alternative is to change your computer’s power management
settings so it does not go to sleep; however, this may not be appropriate
for porta ble comp ut ers. To change you r p ower man agement se tting in
Window s, see the “Po wer Option s” item in the Co ntro l Panel.
If you con ti nue to have di ff iculty wit h S ecure Connec tions, VPN s, and
AOL, plea se re view steps 1– 4 in the previou s p ages to be sure you
have addres sed these iss ues.
These gui delines sh ould all ow you to cove r t he maximum po ssible
area with you r wireless router. Shou ld you need to cove r an even wider
are a, we sugge st the Belk in Wire less Ran ge Extende r/Acces s P oint.
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For more information regarding our networking products, visit our website
at www.bel kin.com /networ king or call B el kin Technica l S upport.
Product Features
The Card compl ies with th e I EEE 802.11 g s tandard in order to
commun icate with ot her 802. 11g-com pliant wirel es s device s a t
54Mbps . T he Card is compa ti ble with al l 8 02.11g d ev ices as wel l a s
other 802 .11b product s a t 1 1Mbps . 8 02.11g produ ct s operat e o n t he
same 2.4G Hz frequency ba nd as 802.1 1b Wi-Fi® p ro ducts.
• 2.4GHz ISM (Industrial, Science, and Medical) band operation
• Integrated easy-to-use Wireless Configuration Utility
• CardBus interface, for operation in virtually any notebook computer
• WPA, WPA2, 64-bit WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy),
or 128-bit encryption
• Wireless access to networked resources
• Support for both Infrastructure and Ad-Hoc (peer-to-peer)
networking modes
• Data rate of up to 54Mbps (802.11g), or 11Mbps (802.11b)
• Easy installation and use
• LED power and network link indicators
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Applications and Advantages
• Wireless roam in g w ith a lapto p a ro und the hom e o r o ff ic e
Off ers the freed om of network ing withou t c ables
• Connec tion rates of up to 54Mbps
Pro vides im mediate , h igher-sp ee d wireless co nnectiv ity at home,
work, and ho tspot lo cations wi thout comp ro mising the us e o f
existi ng 802.11b prod ucts
• Compat ibility wi th 802.1 1b prod ucts
802.11 g w ireless LAN sol utions a re back ward-comp atible wit h
existi ng Wi-Fi (I EE E 802.11 b) prod ucts and wi th other produc ts
that disp lay the 54g™ m ark
• Difficul t- to-wi re en vi ro nments
Enable s n etworki ng in build ings with sol id or finis hed walls, or
open areas whe re wi ring is difficu lt to install
• Fre quent ly changin g e nvironmen ts
Adapts ea sily in offices or environment s t hat frequent ly re arrange
or change lo catio ns
• Temporary L AN s f or speci al proj ects or pea k t ime
Sets up te mp orary ne tworks suc h a s a t trade sho ws, exhibi tions,
and const ruction si tes, whi ch need netwo rks on a short -term
basis; al so compa ni es who need ad ditiona l w orkst at ions for a
peak acti vity per io d
• SOHO (Sma ll Office/Ho me Office) netw orking n ee ds
Provides the easy and quick, small network installation SOHO
users need
Product Specifications
Host Inte rface 32-bit Ca rd Bus
Power Con sumptio n 802.11 b: <1.3w
802.11g: < 1. 2w
Operat ing Temperature 32–140 de grees F (0–60 de gree s C )
Storag e Tempe rature -4–176 de grees F (-20–80 de grees C)
Humidi ty Max . 9 0% (non-co ndensin g)
Typical Opera ting Ran ge Up to 1,00 0 f t. (304.8m )*
*Wi reles s pe rf orm an ce m ay v ary dep en di ng on t he n etwor ki ng e nviro nme nt
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Overview
(a) Power LED
Lights up wh en the Card is powe re d u p
(b) Activity LED
Lights up wh en the Card is acti ve
(c) Card Connector
Part of th e C ard t ha t fits into yo ur compu te r’s
CardBus slo t
System Requirements
• PC-com patible la ptop wit h o ne availab le CardBus slot
• Window s® 2 000 or XP
Package Contents
• Wireless G Plu s M IMO Note bo ok Card
• Quick Ins tallati on Guide
• Instal lation Sof tware CD
• User Manu al
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Step 1 Install
IMPORTANT: Install the software before inserting the Card.
1.1 Insert the Installation Software CD into your CD-ROM drive.
1.2 The Belkin Setup Utility screen will automatically appear. (This may
take 15–20 seconds.) Click “install” to start the installation.
Note: If the Belkin Setup Utility screen does not appear within
20 seconds, access your CD-ROM by double-clicking on the “My
Computer” icon; then double-click on the CD-ROM drive into which
the installation CD has been placed. Double-click on the folder
named “files”, then double-click on the icon named “setup.exe”.
Installing and Setting up the Card
1.3 Click “INSTALL” fro m
the me nu .
1.4 T he Insta ll Shiel d W izard
will now s ta rt. Clic k “ Next”
to contin ue.
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Installing and Setting up the Card
1.5 T he first in a ser ies of
pro gress-mon itoring sc re ens
will let y ou know where you
are in the setup p roce ss.
Click “Ne xt”.
1.6 W hen the ins taller is don e
instal ling the so ft ware, you
will see t he followi ng scre en.
Click “Fi nish”.
1.7 You mi ght see a screen simi lar
to this on e. This DOES NOT
mean there is a proble m.
Our softw are h as been ful ly
tested an d i s compat ible with
this oper ating sy st em. Sele ct
“Conti nue Anyway ” a nd follo w
the on-sc re en instruc tions.
Step 2 Insert
Insert the Card into your Computer
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