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Table of Contents 1 Introduction................................... 1 BenefitsofaHomeNetwork .............................. 1 AdvantagesofsettingupaBelkinWirelessNetwork.......... 1 PlacementofyourWirelessNetworking HardwareforOptimalPerformance........................ 2 ImportantFactorsforPlacementandSetup ................. 2 Features..............
Introduction 1 2 3 4 • Shareonehigh-speedInternetconnectionwithallthecomputers inyourhome 5 • Shareresources,suchasfiles,andharddrivesamongallthe connectedcomputersinyourhome 6 • Shareasingleprinterwiththeentirefamily • Sharedocuments,music,video,anddigitalpictures 7 • Store,retrieve,andcopyfilesfromonecomputertoanother • Simultaneouslyplaygamesonline,checkInternete-mail, andchat Here are some of the advantages of settin
Introduction Placement of your Wireless Networking Hardware for Optimal Performance Yourwirelessconnectionwillbestrongerthecloseryourcomputer istoyourWirelessRouter(orAccessPoint).Typicalindooroperating rangeforyourwirelessdevicesisbetween100and200feet.Inthe sameway,yourwirelessconnectionandperformancewilldegrade somewhatasthedistancebetweenyourWirelessRouter(orAccess Point)andconnecteddevicesincreases.Thismayormaynotbe noticeabletoyou.
Introduction Inmultistoryhomes,placetheWirelessRouter(orAccessPoint) onafloorthatisasclosetothecenterofthehomeaspossible. ThismaymeanplacingtheRouteronanupperfloor. • TrynottoplacetheWirelessRouter(orAccessPoint)neara cordless2.4GHzphone. 2. Avoid Obstacles and Interference 1 2 3 4 AvoidplacingyourWirelessRouterorAccessPointneardevicesthat mayemitradio“noise”,suchasmicrowaveovens.
Introduction 4. Choose the “quietest” channel for your wireless network Inlocationswherehomesorofficesareclosetogether,suchas apartmentbuildingsorofficecomplexes,theremaybewireless networksnearbythatcanconflictwithyours.UsetheSiteSurvey capabilitiesofyourWirelessLANUtilitytolocateanyotherwireless networks(seepage16ofthismanual),andmoveyourWirelessRouter (orAccessPoint)andcomputerstoachannelasfarawayfromother networksaspossible.
Introduction Theseguidelinesshouldallowyoutocoverthemaximumpossible areawithyourWirelessRouter.Shouldyouneedtocoveran evenwiderarea,pleasegotothenetworkingproductsectionon (www.belkin.com/networking)formoredetailsonBelkin’sWireless RangeExtender/AccessPoint. Formoreinformationregardingournetworkingproducts,visitourwebsite atwww.belkin.com/networkingorcallourTechnicalSupport.
Introduction Features TheAdaptercomplieswiththeIEEE802.11gstandardinorder tocommunicatewithother802.11gand802.11b-compliant wirelessdevices. • 2.4GHzISM(Industrial,Science,andMedical)bandoperation • Integrated,easy-to-useprofilemanagerforstoringmultiple wirelessnetworksettingsforwork,school,home,orany othersetup • USB2.
Introduction • TemporaryLANsforspecialprojectsorpeaktime Setsuptemporarynetworkssuchasattradeshows,exhibitions, andconstructionssites,whichneednetworksonashort-term basis;alsocompanieswhoneedadditionalworkstationsfora peakactivityperiod. SOHO(SmallOffice/HomeOffice)networkingneeds ProvidestheeasyandquicksmallnetworkinstallationSOHO usersneed. 2 3 4 5 Product Specifications HostInterface: 1 USB2.
Knowing your Wireless USB Network Adapter Protective Cap Activity LED Blinking Green: Scanning Off: No Activity On: Connected to network USB Adapter Desktop stand (Optional Use) Thecapcanbestoredonthe oppositeendoftheUSBconnector. ThecapsnapsovertheUSB connectorforprotection.
Installing and setting up the USB Network Adapter Step 1 1 Install the Software 1.1 InserttheCDintoyourCD-ROMdrive. 1.2TheBelkinWirelessUSBNetworkAdapterSetupUtilityscreenwill automaticallyappear.Ifitdoesnotappearwithin15–20seconds, thenselectyourCD-ROMdriveanddouble-clickonthefolder named“Files”.Nextdouble-clickontheiconnamed“Start.exe”. 1.
Installing and setting up the USB Network Adapter 1.6Whentheinstallerisdoneinstalling thesoftware,youwillseethefollowing screen.Click“Finish”. Step 2 Connect the USB Adapter to your PC 2.1 Afterthesoftwareinstallationis finished,themessage“Youcanplug inyourWLANadapternow”willappear. PlugtheAdapterintoanavailable USBportonyourdesktopor notebookcomputer.
Installing and setting up the USB Network Adapter Step 3 Let Windows Finish the Installation Windowswilldetectthatnewhardware hasbeeninstalled.Dependingonyour versionofWindows,awindowsimilar totheonepicturedherewillappear. Selecttheoption“Installthesoftware automatically(Recommended)”and click“Next”. 3.2IfyouareusingWindows2000or WindowsXP,youwillseeamessage similartothisone.ThisDOESNOT meanthereisaproblem.Click “ContinueAnyway”.
Installing Uninstalling and setting the Software up the USB and Network DriversAdapter 3.5 Asmalliconinyoursystemtray(bottomrightcornerofmost screens)willappear.ThisisyourshortcuttotheBelkinWireless Monitor.Italsoindicatesthestatusofyourconnection: Red:N oconnectiontoawirelessnetwork Blue:Connectedtoawirelessnetwork.
Uninstalling the Software and Drivers Ifyouneedtoremovethesoftwareanddriversforanyreason,you caneasilyaccomplishthisinoneoftwoways.Youcaninsertthe softwareCDandclickonthe“Uninstall”optioninthemenu,oryou cangototheWindowsControlPanelandselectthe“Add/Remove Programs”option.TheBelkinWizardwillwalkyouthroughthe removalprocess.
Using the Belkin Wireless LAN Monitor Utility WhenyoulaunchtheWirelessLANMonitorUtility(theUtility),youwill bepresentedwiththescreenbelow.Thefollowingsmalliconwillalso bepresentinyoursystemtray. Double-clickingontheiconinthesystemtraywillopentheWireless Monitorwindow. USING THE BELKIN WIRELESS MONITOR UTILITY Status Tab Whentheutilityisonyourdesktop,youcancontrolyourUSBadapter throughtheutility.Thefirsttabyouwillseeisthe“Status”tab.
Using the Belkin Wireless LAN Monitor Utility 1 (a) Current Profile String Thisindicatesthenameoftheprofileyouarecurrentlyusing,ifany.If aquestionmarkappearsnexttothetextinthisbox,itindicatesthat thereisnoprofilesetupforthenetworkyouarecurrentlyconnected to.Thenameofthenetworkyouareconnectedtowillbedisplayedin thisboxifnoprofileforthatnetworkexists.
Using the Belkin Wireless LAN Monitor Utility Access Point (AP) List Tab Toviewalistofallavailablenetworksinyourarea,selectthe“AP List”tab.Inthewindow,youwillbepresentedwithalistshowingyou theavailablenetworks. (a) (b) (c) (e) (d) (f) (g) (a) Network Name Thiscolumnshowsyouthenameofthewirelessnetworkthatis available.Ontheleftsideofthenetworknamearesmalliconswhich tellyoucertainthingsaboutthenetwork.
Using the Belkin Wireless LAN Monitor Utility 1 (d) Site Information WhenyouhighlightanetworknameintheAPlistbyclickingonit onetime,thedetailedinformationaboutthatnetworkwillbeavailable here.Youwillseewhattypeofnetworkitis(AccessPointorPeer-toPeer),whatchannelthenetworkisoperatingon,statusofencryption (security)OnorOff,andbelow“Surveyedat:”youwillseetheMAC addressofthatwirelessnetwork.
Using the Belkin Wireless LAN Monitor Utility Creating a new Profile 1. Click“Add”toopenthenewprofilescreen.Typeinanamefor theprofile.Thenamecanbeanythingyouwant.Youshouldpick somethingeasytorememberlike“Work”,foryourworknetwork or“Home”,foryourhomenetwork.Click“Next”tocontinue. 2.
Using the Belkin Wireless LAN Monitor Utility (b) Inthe“NetworkType”box,selectthetypeofnetworkyouwill 1 beconnectingto.Select“AccessPoint”ifitisanetworkwith awirelessrouteroraccesspoint(Thisismostcommon).Select “Peer-to-Peer”ifthisisadirectconnectiontoanothercomputer. 2 (c) Inthe“TransferRate”box,itissuggestedthatyouleavethis 3 on“Automatic”unlessthereisaspecificneedtochange thissetting.
Using the Belkin Wireless LAN Monitor Utility (b) AfterselectingtheAuthenticationMode,selecttheencryption typeyournetworkusesfromtheEncryptiondrop-downmenu. Pleaseseethesectionofthismanualtitled“Securingyour WirelessNetwork”onpage26forinformationonwhichtype ofWEPencryptiontouse.Click“Next”. (b) (c) Thenextscreenallowsyoutoselectthekeyinputmethod, eitherAlphanumeric,HexadecimalorPassphrase.
Using the Belkin Wireless LAN Monitor Utility (d) Enterthekeyinthe“Key”boxandselectthekeytousein the“KeyIndex”drop-downmenu.Thisinformationshouldbe providedbyyournetworkadministrator. TIP:MostkeysuseKeyIndex1. 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 (e) Click“Complete”tosavetheprofile.Tobeginusingyour newprofile,highlighttheprofilenamebyclickingonthe nameonetime,thenclick“Connect”.
Using the Belkin Wireless LAN Monitor Utility How to find and connect to a wireless network 1. OpentheWirelessMonitorwindowbydouble-clickingtheiconin yoursystemtray. 2. Clickonthe“APList”tab (a).Thiswilldisplayalistofallofthe networksinyourarea. (a) (b) 3. Double-clickonthenetworkyouwanttoconnectto.Abluecircle (b) shouldappeararoundthenetworkiconnexttothename ofthenetworkyouselected.Thismeansyouareconnectedto thenetwork.
Using the Belkin Wireless LAN Monitor Utility 1 Windows XP Users IfyouareusingWindowsXP,pleasereadthissection. Disabling the Belkin Wireless Network Monitor Utility in Windows XP 1. Right-clickonthesystemtrayicon. 2. Inthemenu,select“EnableWindowsZeroConfiguration(WZC)” 3. ToenabletheBelkinUtility,right-clickonthesystemtrayicon. 4.
Using the Belkin Wireless LAN Monitor Utility Setting Up Windows XP Wireless Network Utility to Use WPA-PSK InordertouseWPA-PSK,ensurethatyouareusing“Windows WirelessNetworkUtility”bydoingthefollowing: 1. Right-clickon“WirelessNetworkConnection”andselect“Properties”. 2. Clickingonthe“WirelessNetworks”tabwilldisplaythefollowing screen.Ensurethe“UseWindowstoconfiguremywireless networksettings”checkboxischecked. 3.
Using the Belkin Wireless LAN Monitor Utility 1 2 3 4 6 7 4. Forhomeorsmallbusinessusersselect“WPA-PSK”under “NetworkAuthentication”. Note: SelectWPAifyouareusingthiscomputertoconnecttoa corporatenetworkthatsupportsanauthenticationserversuch asaradiusserver,pleaseconsultyournetworkadministratorfor furtherinformation. 5. Select“TKIP”or“AES”under“DataEncryption”.Thissettingwill havetobeidenticaltothewirelessrouterthatyousetup. 6.
Securing your Wireless Network Securing your Wireless Network Hereareafewdifferentwaystomaximizethesecurityofyourwireless networkandprotectyourdatafromunwantedintrusions.Thissectionis intendedforthehome,homeoffice,andsmallofficeuser.Atthetimeof publication,threeencryptionmethodsareavailable.
Securing your Wireless Network Mostwirelessproductsshipwithsecurityturnedoff.Soonceyouhave yournetworkworking,youmayneedtoactivateWEPorWPAand makesureallyourwirelessdevicesaresharingthesamenetworkkey. Thefollowingdiagramshowstheeffectofnothavingthecorrect networkkeythroughoutyournetwork.
Securing your Wireless Network WEP Setup 64-Bit WEP Encryption 1. Select“64-bitWEP”fromthedrop-downmenu. 2. AfterselectingyourWEPencryptionmode,youcanenteryour keybytypinginthehexkeymanually,oryoucantypeina passphraseinthe“Passphrase”fieldandclick“Generate”to createakey. Ahex(hexadecimal)keyisamixtureofnumbersandlettersfrom A–Fand0–9.For64-bitWEP,youneedtoenter10hexkeys. Forinstance: AF0F4BC3D4=64-bitWEPKey 3.
Securing your Wireless Network 1 128-Bit WEP Encryption 1. Select“128-bitWEP”fromthedrop-downmenu. 2. AfterselectingyourWEPencryptionmode,youcanenteryour keymanuallybytypinginthehexkeymanually,oryoucantype inapassphraseinthe“Passphrase”fieldandclick“Generate”to createakey. Ahex(hexadecimal)keyisamixtureofnumbersandlettersfrom A–Fand0–9.For128-bitWEP,youneedtoenter26hexkeys. Forinstance: 3 4 5 6 7 8 3. Click“ApplyChanges”tofinish.
Troubleshooting I can’t connect to the Internet wirelessly IfyouareunabletoconnecttotheInternetfromawireless computer,pleasecheckthefollowingitems: 1.L ookatthelightsonyourWirelessRouter.Ifyou’reusinga BelkinWirelessRouter,thelightsshouldbeasfollows: •The“Power”lightshouldbeon. •The“Connected”lightshouldbeon,andnotblinking. •The“WAN”lightshouldbeeitheronorblinking.
Troubleshooting I can’t connect to the Internet wirelessly (continued) 1 The name of your wireless network appears in AP List 2 IfthecorrectnetworknameislistedintheAPList,pleasefollow thestepsbelowtoconnectwirelessly: 3 1.C lickonthecorrectnetworknameintheAPlistandthen click“Connect”. 2.
Troubleshooting IfyouarestillunabletoaccesstheInternetaftercompletingthese steps,pleasecontactBelkinTechnicalSupport. Installation CD-ROM does not start Setup Utility IftheCD-ROMdoesnotstarttheSetupUtilityautomatically,it couldbethatthecomputerisrunningotherapplicationsthatare interferingwiththeCDdrive. IftheSetupUtilityscreendoesnotappearwithin15-20seconds, openupyourCD-ROMdrivebydouble-clickingonthe“My Computer”icon.
Troubleshooting FormoreinformationaboutsettingupaSSIDpleasereference yourrouter’susermanual. Ifissuespersistevenatcloserange,pleasecontactBelkin TechnicalSupport. Link LED is solid but cannot connect to the Internet Ifyouhaveasignalbutcan’tgetonlineorobtainanIPaddress, theproblemmaybethatamismatchbetweentheEncryptionkey settingsinyourcomputerandrouter.
Troubleshooting Why are there two wireless utilities in my system tray? Which one do I use? ThereareseveralfeaturesandadvantagesfromusingtheBelkin wirelessutilityovertheWindowsXPWirelessZeroConfiguration utility.Weofferasitesurvey,detailedlinkinformationand adapterdiagnosis,tonameafew. It’sessentialtoknowwhichutilityismanagingyouradapter.We recommendusingtheBelkinwirelessutility.
Troubleshooting What’s the difference between 802.11b, 802.11g and 802.11a? 1 Currentlytherearethreelevelsofwirelessnetworkingstandards, whichtransmitdataatverydifferentmaximumspeeds.Eachisbased onthedesignation802.11(x),sonamedbytheIEEE,theboardthat isresponsibleforcertifyingnetworkingstandards.802.11btransmits informationat11Mbps;802.11aand802.11gworkat54Mbps.See thefollowingchartformoredetailedinformation. 2 Wireless Comparison 5 802.
Troubleshooting Technical Support Youcanfindtechnicalsupportinformationat www.belkin.com or www.belkin.com/networking.
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