Belkin F6D3000 F6D3000 Manual - Page 3

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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 6 Product Features 6 Applications and Advantages 7 Product Specifications 7 System Requirements 8 Package Contents 8 3 Installing and Setting Up the Card 9 Step 1: Install the Software 9 Step 2: Insert the Card 10 Step 3: Connect to a Network 13 4 Using the Belkin Wireless Network Utility 14 How to Access the Belkin Wireless Network Utility 14 Monitoring the Status of your Network Connection 14 Finding Available Networks in your Area 16 Setting up Wireless Network Profiles 18 Securing your Wi-Fi Network 20 Configuring your Belkin Wireless Card to Use Security 28 5 Troubleshooting 32 6 Information 41

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Table of Contents
1 Introduction
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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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Package Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
3 Installing and Setting Up the Card
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Step 1: Install the Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Step 2: Insert the Card
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Step 3: Connect to a Network
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
4 Using the Belkin Wireless Network Utility
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How to Access the Belkin Wireless Network Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Monitoring the Status of your Network Connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Finding Available Networks in your Area
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Setting up Wireless Network Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Securing your Wi-Fi Network
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Configuring your Belkin Wireless Card to Use Security. . . . . . . . . . 28
5 Troubleshooting
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6 Information
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