User manual BELKIN F5D6050CE1

[. . . ] 6 3 Knowing your Wireless B USB Network Adapter . 9 5 Using the Belkin Wireless Network Monitor Utility . 38 Introduction section Congratulations and thank you for purchasing the Belkin Wireless B USB Network Adapter (the Adapter). Now you can take advantage of this new great technology. [. . . ] If your key is in the form of a passphrase, check "Passphrase". Check the number of the key that you need to use. Most of the time, this is "1". Note: The network key and format are determined by the network administrator. If you don't have the key, contact your administrator. Click "Save" to save the profile. 7. 8. 9. Your profile will now appear in the profiles window. To use the profile, select the profile by clicking on it, then press the "Use" button. The Utility will switch to the Configuration view again. Your Adapter will now be connected to the network specified in your profile. 20 Using the Belkin Wireless Network Utility 1 2 3 4 section Prioritizing your Profiles You can change the priority of your profiles so the Utility will connect to the first network in the profile priority list. This feature is useful if you are in an area where you use more than one wireless network. Put simply, the profile at the top of the list will be the first network that the Utility automatically connects to. Most of the new wireless equipment in the market today supports both 64-bit and 128-bit WEP encryption, but you might have older equipment that only supports 64-bit WEP. All Belkin wireless products will support both 64-bit and 128-bit WEP. Encryption Keys After selecting either the 64-bit or 128-bit WEP encryption mode, it is critical that you generate an encryption key. If the encryption key is not consistent throughout the entire wireless network, your wireless networking devices will be unable to communicate with one another. You can enter your key by typing in the hex key manually, or you can type a passphrase into the "Passphrase" field and click "Generate" to create a key. A hex (hexadecimal) key is a mixture of numbers and 24 Securing your Wireless Network 1 2 3 4 5 section letters from A­F and 0­9. For 64-bit WEP, you need to enter 10 hex keys. For 128-bit WEP, you need to enter 26 hex keys. For instance: AF0F4BC3D4 = 64-bit WEP key C3030FAF0F4BB2C3D44BC3D4E7 = 128-bit WEP key The WEP passphrase is NOT the same as a WEP key. Your Adapter uses this passphrase to generate your WEP keys, but different hardware manufacturers might have different methods on generating the keys. If you have multiple vendors' equipment in your network, the easiest thing to do is to use the hex WEP key from your wireless router or access point and enter it manually into the hex WEP key table in your Adapter's configuration screen. 6 7 25 Securing your Wireless Network Most Wi-Fi products ship with security turned off. So once you have your network working, you need to activate WEP and make sure all your wireless devices are sharing the same network key. The card can not acces the network because it uses a different network key that the one configured on the wireless router. Network Key= MyPassword Wireless B USB Network Adapter Network Key= MyPassword Wireless G Router Network Key= MyPassword Wireless B Notebook Network Card Network Key= WRONG Password Wireless B Desktop Network Card Setting Up your Wireless Router or Access Point to Use Security To start using security, you need to first enable WEP for your wireless router or access point. [. . . ] This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights that vary from state to state. 6 7 8 37 Information FCC Statement DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY WITH FCC RULES FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY We, Belkin Corporation, of 501 West Walnut Street, Compton, CA 90220, declare under our sole responsibility that the product, F5D6050CE1 to which this declaration relates, complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Caution: Exposure to Radio Frequency Radiation. The radiated output power of this device is far below the FCC radio frequency exposure limits. Nevertheless, the device shall be used in such manner that the potential for human contact normal operation is minimized. [. . . ]