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Belkin Tech Support 

US:  310-898-1100, ext. 2263  

800-223-5546, ext. 2263 

Europe: 00 800 223 55 460 
Australia: 1800 235 546 
New Zealand: 0800 235 546 
Singapore: 800 616 1790

Belkin Corporation

501 West Walnut Street
Los Angeles, CA 90220, USA
310-898-1100
310-898-1111 fax

Belkin Ltd.

Express Business Park, Shipton Way 
Rushden, NN10 6GL, United Kingdom
+44 (0) 1933 35 2000
+44 (0) 1933 31 2000 fax

© 2006 Belkin Corporation. All rights reserved. All trade names are 
registered trademarks of respective manufacturers listed. Windows and 
Microsoft are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft 
Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.

P75325

Belkin B.V.

Boeing Avenue 333
1119 PH Schiphol-Rijk, The Netherlands
+31 (0) 20 654 7300
+31 (0) 20 654 7349 fax

Belkin Ltd.

4 Pioneer Avenue
Tuggerah Business Park
Tuggerah, NSW 2259, Australia
+61 (0) 2 4372 8600
+61 (0) 2 4372 8603 fax

Cable-Free  

USB Hub

Cable-Free  

USB Hub

Summary of Contents for P75325

Page 1: ...1933 35 2000 44 0 1933 31 2000 fax 2006 Belkin Corporation All rights reserved All trade names are registered trademarks of respective manufacturers listed Windows and Microsoft are either registered...

Page 2: ...User Manual F5U301 Cable Free USB Hub...

Page 3: ...duction 1 Features 3 System Requirements 3 Package Includes 3 Technical Specifications 4 2 Installation 6 3 Operation 16 4 Troubleshooting 24 5 Technical Specifications 30 6 Information 32 Table of Co...

Page 4: ...SB devices to your computer wirelessly Now you can print play music scan download photos and burn CDs from anywhere in the room from up to 30 feet away without the hassle of connecting cables The Hub...

Page 5: ...2 Introduction 1 2 3 4 5 6 2 Figure 1 USB Dongle Figure 2 Wireless Hub 2 Figure 1 USB Dongle...

Page 6: ...transfer speeds of up to 480Mbps for USB 2 0 devices Ports for linking up to 4 high or low speed devices with your computer Belkin Lifetime Warranty System Requirements For PC Users Pentium processor...

Page 7: ...ng Temperature 41 to 104 F 5 to 40 C Storage Temperature 4 to 140 F 20 to 60 C Power Supply Output 5V 2 6mA Plug Size 3 5mm Plug Polarity Center pin positive Main Power LED Color Definitions Red Const...

Page 8: ...1 2 3 4 5 6 Certi cations FCC Humidity 5 to 95 non condensing Chipset Wisair Ports 4 USB A Indicator Light Status Individual status LED for each downstream port Power LED Power Supply 5V Operating Ran...

Page 9: ...and drivers from the included CD ROM Step 2 Connect the USB Dongle to the PC and approve the multiple driver installation Step 3 Connect the included power adapter to the Cable Free USB Hub Step 4 Ope...

Page 10: ...nstall the USB Drivers and GUI Ensure that your PC system hardware and software are both operational 1 Ensure that the Hub is switched off and the dongle is unplugged from the PC 2 Run the Setup_ver_0...

Page 11: ...onnect the external antenna and the power supply to the Hub 4 Ensure that the dongle and Hub are facing each other 5 Connect the dongle to the PC s high speed USB port The system will automatically de...

Page 12: ...9 9 Installation 1 2 3 4 5 6 Figure 4 Insert Media Window 2 Select Install the software automatically Recommended and click Next to install the driver 3 The Hardware Installation screen is displayed 9...

Page 13: ...tion 10 Figure 5 Hardware Installation screen 4 This product has been thoroughly tested to work with the operating systems indicated Click Continue Anyway The Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard...

Page 14: ...ure 6 Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard 5 Click Finish to complete the driver installation 6 Windows will repeat this sequence two more times for the following drivers 531 Control UWB Software...

Page 15: ...r ON the Hub Check that the LEDs light 4 The system will automatically detect and begin installation of the connected device using the Found New Hardware Wizard Figure 7 Found New Hardware Wizard 5 Se...

Page 16: ...ion Window 8 This product has been thoroughly tested to work with the operating systems indicated Click Continue Anyway The Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard screen is displayed 9 Click Finish...

Page 17: ...ager utility Start Run devmgmt msc and verify that it recognizes the new drivers that were installed You should see the following names 531 Control USB Composite Device UWB over USB and Wireless Hub D...

Page 18: ...uninstaller or by using the Windows Control Panel Add or Remove Programs utility To uninstall the software 1 Detach the dongle from the USB port of the PC 1 1 Select Uninstall Cable Free USB Hub from...

Page 19: ...color of the icon indicates the current activity state as follows Icon Color Status Enabled yellow icon USB dongle is connected to the computer dongle is enabled no wireless connection is detected Co...

Page 20: ...on Status Operating State Disabled Disconnected Connected Signal Strength 0 100 Transmit Rate Select Auto 480 400 320 200 160 106 7 80 53 3Mbps Channel Select Auto Detect A B C D E see Table 1 Wireles...

Page 21: ...ts scanning Disable Enable Turns off dongle to save PHY power Packets Sent Packets Received Packets sent by dongle Packets received from Hub Dongle Details Description Belkin Cable Free USB dongle HWA...

Page 22: ...nnel selection Belkin Channel Name TFC Channel Band Search Pattern A TFC1 F1 F2 F3 F1 F2 F3 B TFC2 F1 F3 F2 F1 F3 F2 C TFC5 F1 F1 F1 F1 F1 F1 D TFC6 F2 F2 F2 F2 F2 F2 E TFC7 F3 F3 F3 F3 F3 F3 Figure 1...

Page 23: ...sociation is handled automatically so that no user intervention is necessary Registration Pairing To register the product ID number 1 Open the Cable Free USB Hub Connection Status screen double click...

Page 24: ...5 Check the Operating State field in the Cable Free USB Hub Connection Status screen to see if the status changes from Disconnected to Connected Automatic Association After the first manual associati...

Page 25: ...on Status screen click Un Register 2 Enter the product ID number of the Hub to which you want to associate and press Register 3 A tool tip is displayed in the System Tray area containing the product I...

Page 26: ...r Application To shut down the Connection Manager 1 Right click the tray icon and select Exit 2 Click Yes to confirm that you want to shut down the application Maintenance The following sections provi...

Page 27: ...are received Hub LED Indicators Figure 12 Cable Free USB Hub LED Indicators Power Constant on when 5V DC is applied Association with Dongle Traffic Indicator Blinks slowly when a user on the host sid...

Page 28: ...range Figure 13 Channel busy message To resolve this conflict select a different channel or Auto Detect in the Connection Manager Properties screen of one of the dongles Support for USB Classes Audio...

Page 29: ...ng initial connect and driver installation Manual Software Installation If automatic installation of the Belkin software does not succeed on your PC you can perform a manual installation Clean first t...

Page 30: ...where you placed the drivers for example C Program Files Belkin Cable Free USB Hub 7 Follow the procedure outlined in the Connecting the USB Dongle section 8 Check the Windows Device Manager to ensur...

Page 31: ...nnection Manager is stopped and the dongle is disconnected 2 Go to C windows system32 drivers and locate the four driver files FX2Control sys SwMac sys USBFX2 sys WirelessHub sys 3 Delete the four fil...

Page 32: ...r the automatically installed application PC host drivers version Right click the tray icon and select Properties Read the Driver Version field in the Cable Free USB Dongle Details section Cable Free...

Page 33: ...to 4 8GHz supporting 3 sub bands 528MHz each RF Modulation Type Multiband OFDM Max Output Power 80 W 41 25 dBm MHz max Max Power Consumption HWA531 1 75W 350mA max 5VDC from USB port DWA531 3W 600mA...

Page 34: ...ional Humidity 10 95 PHY Compliance Complies with WiMedia PHY spec rev 1 0 FCC Compliance Complies with FCC CFR 47 Part 15 subpart F UWB intentional radiation USB Hub Compliance Complies with USB 2 0...

Page 35: ...oduct What will we do to correct problems Product Warranty Belkin will repair or replace at its option any defective product free of charge except for shipping charges for the product DECLARATION OF C...

Page 36: ...Customer Service Representative will then instruct you on how to forward your receipt and Belkin product and how to proceed with your claim Belkin Corporation reserves the right to review the damaged...

Page 37: ...TIAL OR MULTIPLE DAMAGES SUCH AS BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOST BUSINESS OR PROFITS ARISING OUT OF THE SALE OR USE OF ANY BELKIN PRODUCT EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES This warranty gives...

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