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Page 1 Wireless LAN PC Card User’s Manual...
Page 2 *Belkin Corporation 501 West Walnut Street Compton • CA • 90220 • USA Tel: 310.898.1100 Fax: 310.898.1111 Belkin Components, Ltd. Express Business Park Shipton Way • Rushden • NN10 6GL United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0) 1933 35 2000 Fax: +44 (0) 1933 31 2000 Belkin Components B.V.
Page 3: Table Of Contents
Adapter Connects a USB-equipped desktop laptop to a wireless network TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction ........1 Knowing Your Wireless USB Network Adapter .
Page 4: Introduction
INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing the Belkin Wireless USB Network Adapter (the Adapter). Now you can take advantage of this great new technology and gain the freedom you need around the home or office without using cables. Wireless USB Network Adapter works like a conventional network adapter, but without the wires.
Page 5: Knowing Your Wireless Usb Network Adapter
Applications and Advantages • Wireless roaming with a laptop around the home or office Offers the freedom of networking—without cables. • Difficult-to-wire environments Enables networking in buildings with solid or finished walls, or open areas where wiring is difficult to install. •...
Page 6: Placing The Wireless Usb Network Adapter
ADAPTER Status Light Indicates network activity and power Adjustable Antenna PLACING THE WIRELESS USB NETWORK ADAPTER The best location for your adapter is on top of your computer’s monitor. Placing the Adapter on your desktop is acceptable, however, avoid placing the Adapter near metal objects such as a computer case or speakers.
Page 7: Software And Driver Installation
Software and Driver Installation 1. Insert the CD into your CD-ROM drive. 2. The Belkin Wireless USB Network Adapter Setup Utility screen will automatically appear. If it does not appear within 15–20 seconds, then select your CD-ROM drive and double-click on the folder named “Files”. Next double-click on the icon named “USB_UTILITY.exe”.
Page 8 6. After connecting your Adapter, Windows will detect that new hardware has been installed. Depending on your version of Windows, a window similar to the one pictured here will appear. Select the option “Install the software automatically (Recommended)”. PLACING THE WIRELESS USB NETWORK...
Page 9 ADAPTER 7. If you are using Windows 2000 or Windows XP, you may see a screen similar to this one. This does not mean there is a problem. Select “Continue Anyway”. 8. If you are using Windows 98 or Me, you will be asked to restart your computer.
Page 10: Connecting To Your Wireless Network
ADAPTER 9. When the installation is complete, the Belkin WLAN Monitor icon will be on your desktop. To open the Monitor Utility, double-click on this icon. 10. A small icon in your system tray (bottom right corner of most screens) will appear.
Page 11: Uninstalling The Software And Drivers
If you already have a wireless router or an access point in your home or office, the Adapter will automatically attempt to connect to your wireless network. In most cases, the Adapter will be able to connect to your network automatically.
Page 12: Using The Belkin Wireless Lan Monitor Utility
The Status Tab USING THE BELKIN WIRELESS LAN MONITOR UTILITY HE BELKIN WIRELESS LAN MONITOR UTILITY (a) Profile Name The first thing you will notice is the “Profile Name”. Initially this will say “default” and be grayed out until you have set up a profile. Also, the Profile Manager Mode (k) will be “OFF”.
Page 13 (c) Channel Shows the current channel the Adapter is operating on. When operating Infrastructure mode, the channel is set automatically by the access point wireless router that the Adapter is connected to. You cannot change the channels in Infrastructure mode. In Ad-Hoc mode, the channel can be manually.
Page 14 signal quality. Fixed 1Mbps—Always transmit and receive at 1Mbps data rate regardless of signal quality. Auto—Adjust speed according to signal strength. This mode is the recommended setting. It will decrease the amount of transmit and receive errors by reducing the speed of transmission in favor of receiving error-free data. Note that data being sent at Fixed 11Mbps with low signal quality will not necessarily get the...
Page 15: The Statistics Tab
(i) Link Quality Displays the quality of the wireless signal from 0 to 100%. The closer to 100%, the better the link quality is. Link quality differs from signal strength by measuring the actual quality of the signal. It is possible to have low signal strength and high link quality.
Page 16: The Encryption Tab
(b) SSID The Service Set Identifier (wireless network name) of the access point. c b e d a f USING THE BELKIN WIRELESS LAN MONITOR UTILITY (c) Signal The signal strength of the related access point. This is a “snapshot” of the signal strength at the time of the site survey.
Page 17 “Key 1” through “Key 4”. Only one key can be used at a time. For ease of use, the software can generate keys using a passphrase that you enter. This passphrase can be easily distributed to other wireless-equipped computer users in your network.
Page 18 that needs to communicate on the wireless network must be set to the same encryption settings (rate, passphrase, and key). USING THE BELKIN WIRELESS LAN MONITOR UTILITY Setting 64-Bit or 128-Bit Manually Using an Alphanumeric Keyword (Advanced) 1. Select “64-bit” or “128-bit” encryption from the drop-down menu. 2.
Page 19: The Advanced Tab
4. Click “Apply”. Encryption is now enabled. Each wireless-equipped computer (client) that needs to communicate on the wireless network must be set to the same encryption settings (rate, passphrase, and key). USING THE BELKIN WIRELESS LAN MONITOR UTILITY The Advanced Tab The settings on the “Advanced”...
Page 20: Using Profile Manager Mode
USING THE BELKIN WIRELESS LAN MONITOR UTILITY Using Profile Manager Mode Using Profiles allows you to save configurations for different wireless networks. For instance, if you use your Adapter at your place of work and also at your home, your wireless network settings may be different for each location.
Page 21: Operating In Ad-Hoc Mode
network that you will be connecting to. Set the Operating Mode, Encryption settings, Network Type, SSID, etc. When you have finished making these settings, click “Apply” (b). A profile with the name you chose now exists in the Profile Manager. You can select this profile quickly and easily any time you need to use it Choosing a Profile...
Page 22: Troubleshooting
USING THE BELKIN WIRELESS LAN MONITOR UTILITY 4. Click “Apply” to save the changes. When the Adapter is in Ad-Hoc mode, the “Status” box (d) will say “Ready”. Note: The Signal Strength and Link Quality indicators do not work in Ad-Hoc mode.
Page 23 ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. No Belkin dealer, agent, or employee is authorized to make any modification, extension, or addition to this warranty. BELKIN IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM ANY BREACH OF WARRANTY, OR UNDER ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, INCLUDING BUT NOT...
Page 24 This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy. If not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, it may cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try and correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: •...
Page 25: Specifications
編號：WU221BF00000 SP01 版次：A 版 33333333 產品規格書百一電子股份有限公司 WU221B 適用機種： Prime Electronics & Satellitics Inc. WLAN CARD WU221B Specifications 1. General specification 2. Standard test condition 3. Electrical specification 4. Frequency channel plan 核准：劉家維審查：李佳霖製表：莊繐瑄修訂日期：制定日期： 2002 年 11 月 08 日...
Page 26 Specification Test Method/Condition Item Condition Min. Typ. Max. General specification 1-1. Standard IEEE 802.11b 1-2. Frequency Band(MHz) 2400 2483.5 1-3. No. of Selectable 11 Channels (US, Canada) Channels 13 Channels (Europe) 14 Channels (Japan) 1-4. Channel Spacing (MHz) 1-5. Modulation Technique DSSS (CCK, DQPSK, DBPSK) 1-6.
Page 27 4. Frequency channel plan Regulation Domains Channel_ID Frequency ETSI Spain France (Mhz) (X ’10’ ) (X ‘20’ ) (X ’30‘ ) (X ’31‘ ) (X ‘32’ ) (X ‘40’ ) 2412 2417 2422 2427 2432 2437 2442 2447 2452 2457 2462 2467 2472...