User Manual

F5D8011_v3000 manual - revised by JOy
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F5D8011
Belkin
N1 Wireless Notebook Card
User Manual
F5D8011
P75172
sc-OK
Table of Contents
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 …………………………………… 10
Step 3: Configure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
4 Using the Belkin Wireless Networking Utility.. . . . . 14
Accessing the Belkin Wireless Networking Utility from the Windows System
Tray….14
Network Status………15
Available Networks…………..15
Network Status and Solution Tips…………….16
Setting Wireless Network Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Securing your Wi-Fi Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Configuring your Card to use Security…………………………..22
5 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
6 Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Introduction
Thank you for purchasing the Belkin N1 Wireless Notebook Card. Now you can
take advantage of this great new technology and gain the freedom to network

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