Belkin F5D9010 User Manual - Page 2

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Table of Contents 1 Introduction 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 the Software Drivers 8 Step 2: Plug the Card into an Available CardBus Slot of your Laptop 9 Step 3: Install the Wireless Client Utility 10 4 Using the Belkin Wireless Client Utility 12 How to Access the Belkin Wireless Client Utility 12 Navigating the User Interface 12 Setting Wireless Network Preferences 14 Securing your Wi-Fi Network 16 Monitoring the Status of your Network Connection 28 5 Troubleshooting 30 6 Information 39

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1 Introduction
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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 the Software Drivers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Step 2: Plug the Card into an Available
CardBus Slot of your Laptop
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Step 3: Install the Wireless Client Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
4 Using the Belkin Wireless Client Utility
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
How to Access the Belkin Wireless Client Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Navigating the User Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Setting Wireless Network Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Securing your Wi-Fi Network
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Monitoring the Status of your Network Connection. . . . . . . . . . . 28
5 Troubleshooting
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
6 Information
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