Belkin DESKTOP CARD F5D7001 - Manual (Page 2)

1 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Benefits of a Home Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Advantages of a Wireless Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Placement of your Wireless Networking Hardware for
Placement of your Wireless Networking Hardware Placement of your Wireless Networking Hardware
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 the Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Step 2: Insert the Card into the Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Step 3: Let Windows Finish the Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
4 Using the Belkin Wireless Setup Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
How to Access the Belkin Wireless Setup Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 How to Access the Belkin Wireless Setup Utility How to Access the Belkin Wireless Setup Utility 2
Setting Wireless Network Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Securing your Wi-Fi Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Setting up your Belkin Wireless Router (or Access
Point) to use Security. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Configuring your Belkin Wireless G Notebook and
Wireless G Desktop Cards to use Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wireless G Desktop Cards to use Security Wireless G Desktop Cards to use Security 23
Monitoring the Status of your Network Connection. . . . . . . . . . . 30
Monitoring Data Transfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Finding Available Networks in your Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Performing Diagnostic Tests on your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Performing Diagnostic Tests on your Computer Performing Diagnostic Tests on your Computer 34
5 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
6 Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
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