Belkin F5D7001 User Manual - Page 2

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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 6 Product Features 6 Applications and Advantages 7 Product Specifications 8 System Requirements 9 Package Contents 9 3 Installing and Setting Up the Card 10 Step 1: Install the Software 10 Step 2: Insert the Card into your Computer 11 Step 3: Let Windows Finish the Installation 13 4 Using the Belkin Wireless LAN Utility 16 Setting Wireless Network Preferences 16 Securing your Wi-Fi Network 19 Monitoring the Status of your Network Connection 32 Monitoring Data Transfer 34 Finding Available Networks in your Area 35 Performing Diagnostic Tests on your Computer 36 5 Troubleshooting 38 6 Information 47

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Introduction
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Benefits of a Home Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Advantages of a Wireless Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Placement of your Wireless Networking
Hardware for Optimal Performance
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
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Overview
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Product Features
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Applications and Advantages
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Product Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
System Requirements
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Package Contents
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
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Installing and Setting Up the Card
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Step 1: Install the Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Step 2: Insert the Card into your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Step 3: Let Windows Finish the Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
4
Using the Belkin Wireless LAN Utility
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Setting Wireless Network Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Securing your Wi-Fi Network
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Monitoring the Status of your Network Connection. . . . . . . . . . . 32
Monitoring Data Transfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Finding Available Networks in your Area
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Performing Diagnostic Tests on your Computer
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
5
Troubleshooting
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
6
Information
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