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Wireless Pre-N
Notebook Network Card
Enjoy superior wireless network
performance and coverage


User Manual




F5D8010


Table of Contents
1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Advantages ofa Wireless Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Placement of your Wireless Networking Hardware
for Optimal Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
2 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Product Fe atures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Appl ic ations and Advant age s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Product Speci fic ati ons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
System Require ments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Packa ge 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
Howto Access the Belkin Wireless Client Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Navigating the User Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Setting Wireless Network Preferences
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Securing your Wi-Fi Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Securing your Wi-Fi Network
Securing your Wi-Fi Network16
Monitoring the Status of your Network Connection. . . . . . . . . . . 28
5 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
6 Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39


Introduction
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Congratulations and thank you for purchasing the Belki n Wireless
Pre-N N otebookNetwork C ard (the Card). This product features
new MIM O (Multiple Input Multi ple Output) technology that solves
interference and range challenges of wi reless networking in larger
homes and offices. MIMO del ivers the best wireless network
perform ance over expand ed coverage area, and will be the heart
of the upcom ing 802.11n standard. Belkin’s new “Pre-N” products
with MIMO achievetwice the cover age of 802.11g networks wi th
excep ti onal data transfer results.
Using M IMO’s revolutionary, smar t-antenna technol ogy, Bel kin
Pre-N p roducts can b oost network speeds b y up to 6 times p revious
capacities. Its enhanced d ata rates and range make MIMO
a perfect technology for streaming multimedia content more reliably.
The easy install ation and setup will haveyou networki ng in mi nutes.
Please be sure to read through this User Manual compl etely, and pay
special attention to the section entitled “Placement of your Wireless
Network H ardware for Optim al Perfor mance”.
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Advantages of a Wireless Network
• Mo bilit y – you no longer need a d edi cated “computer
room”—you can work on a networked lap top or d esktop
com puteranywhere within your wi reless range
• Easy installation – Belki n E asy Install ation Wizards make
setup simp le
• Flexib ility – set up and access printers, comp uters, and other
networking devi ces from anywhere i n your home
• Easy expan sion – the wide range of Belkin networking
products let you expand your network to include devices such
as printers and gaming consoles
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