User manual BELKIN F5D8000

[. . . ] Wireless Pre-N Desktop Network Card Connect your desktop computer to a wider wireless network User Manual F5D8000 Table of Contents 1 Introduction . . 1 Placement of your Wireless Networking Hardware for Optimal Performance . 7 3 Installing and Setting Up the Card . 10 Step 3: Plug the Card into an Available CardBus Slot of your Laptop . [. . . ] If you don't remember the hex key, your client will be locked out of the wireless router or access point. 23 Using the Belkin Wireless Client Utility WPA-PSK (no server) Choose this setting if your network does not use a radius server. WPA-PSK (no server) is typically used in home and small office networking. 1. 2. From the "Security Mode" drop-down menu, select "WPA-PSK (no server)". This can be from eight to 63 characters and can be letters, numbers, or symbols. This same key must be used on all of the clients (network cards) that you want to include in your wireless network. 3. Click "Apply Changes" to finish. You must now set all clients (network cards) to match these settings. 24 Using the Belkin Wireless Client Utility 1 2 3 section WPA (with server) Settings Choose this setting if your network uses a radius server to distribute keys to the clients (network cards). WPA (with server) is typically used in business networks. 1. 4. From the "Security Mode" drop-down menu, select "WPA (with Radius Server)". Enter the IP address of the radius server into the "Radius Server" fields. Enter the radius key into the "Radius Key" field. The re-key interval is how often the keys are distributed (in packets). 4 5 6 5. Click "Apply Changes" to finish. You must now set all clients (network cards) to match these settings. IMPORTANT: You must now set all wireless network cards/adapters to match these settings. 25 Using the Belkin Wireless Client Utility Configuring your Belkin Wireless Notebook or Wireless Desktop Network Card to Use Security At this point, you should already have your wireless router or access point set to use WPA or WEP. In order for you to gain wireless connection, you will need to set your Wireless Notebook and Wireless Desktop Network Cards to use the same security settings. Connecting your Computer to a Wireless Router or Access Point that Requires a 64-Bit or 128-Bit WEP Key 1. Double-click the "Signal Indicator" icon to bring up the "Wireless Client Utility" screen. The "More" button will allow you to view and configure more options of your Card. Under the "Network List" window, click on a network name from the available networks and click "Create". Under "Security Settings" select "Low Security (WEP)". Select from the following authentication choices: · Shared Key Authentication · Open Key Authentication 2. 4. 26 Using the Belkin Wireless Client Utility 1 2 3 section 5. Select "128-Bit" or "64-Bit" encryption and type your WEP key in the "Key" box. 4 5 6 IMPORTANT: A WEP key is a mixture of numbers and letters from A­F and 0­9. For 128-bit WEP, you need to enter 26 keys. For 64-bit WEP, you need to enter 10 keys. This network key needs to match the key you assign to your wireless router or access point. 6. Click "Save" to save the settings. 27 Using the Belkin Wireless Client Utility Setting Up WPA in Windows XP to Connect your Computer to a Wireless Router or Access Point that is Using WPA In order to use WPA, ensure you are using "Windows Wireless Network Utility" instead of the "Belkin Wireless Client Utility" by doing the following: 1. 3. Under Windows XP, click "Start > Control Panel > Network Connections". [. . . ] This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Cet appareil numérique de la classe B conforme á la norme NMB-003 du Canada. Europe-European Union Notice Radio products with the CE 0682 or CE alert marking comply with the R&TTE Directive (1995/5/EC) issued by the Commission of the European Community. Compliance with this directive implies conformity to the following European Norms (in brackets are the equivalent international standards). [. . . ]