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USING THE BELKIN WIRELESS LAN MONITOR 
UTILITY 

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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. 

5. 

Using these same settings, set the rest of the computers on your 

Ad-Hoc 
network to the same settings. When you have completed setup of the 
Ad-Hoc network, computers will network together normally as if wired 
together through a hub or switch. 

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TROUBLESHOOTING 

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You can find technical support information at 

networking.belkin.com 

or 

www.belkin.com 

through the tech support area. If you want to contact 

technical support by phone, please call 

800-223-5546

. Technical 

support is 
available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

 

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INFORMATION 

Belkin Corporation Limited Lifetime Product Warranty 

Belkin Corporation warrants this product against defects in materials and workmanship for its 
lifetime. If a defect is discovered, Belkin will, at its option, repair or replace the product at no 
charge provided it is returned during the warranty period, with transportation charges prepaid, 
to 
the authorized Belkin dealer from whom you purchased the product. Proof of purchase may 
be 
required. 
This warranty does not apply if the product has been damaged by accident, abuse, misuse, 
or 
misapplication; if the product has been modified without the written permission of Belkin; or if 
any Belkin serial number has been removed or defaced. 
THE WARRANTY AND REMEDIES SET FORTH ABOVE ARE EXCLUSIVE IN LIEU OF 
ALL OTHERS, 
WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. BELKIN SPECIFICALLY 
DISCLAIMS ANY AND 

Summary of Contents for WU221B

Page 1: ...Wireless LAN PC Card User s Manual...

Page 2: ...hiphol Rijk The Netherlands Tel 31 0 20 654 7300 Fax 31 0 20 654 7349 Belkin Components Ltd 7 Bowen Crescent West Gosford NSW 2250 Australia Tel 61 0 2 4372 8600 Fax 61 0 2 4372 8603 Belkin Tech Suppo...

Page 3: ...he Wireless USB Network Adapter 4 Connecting to Your Wireless Network 8 Uninstalling the Software and Drivers 9 Using the Belkin Wireless LAN Monitor Utility 10 The Status Tab 10 The Statistics Tab 14...

Page 4: ...atures The Adapter complies with the IEEE 802 11b standard in order to communicate with other 802 11b compliant wireless devices 2 4GHz ISM Industrial Science and Medical band operation Integrated eas...

Page 5: ...rks on a short term basis also companies who need additional workstations for a peak activity period SOHO Small Office Home Office networking needs Provides the easy and quick small network installati...

Page 6: ...computer case or speakers Any object that is metal has the ability to block the radio signals from the Adapter Installing and Setting Up the Adapter Installing your Adapter is done in three easy step...

Page 7: ...THE WIRELESS USB NETWORK ADAPTER 5 4 The installer will start Click on or select Easy to continue to the next step If you are using Windows XP it is recommended that you use the Belkin Wireless USB N...

Page 8: ...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 Recomm...

Page 9: ...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 Select Restart If you are using Windows 2000 or XP...

Page 10: ...Blue Connected to a wireless network 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...

Page 11: ...k on the Uninstall option in the menu or you can go to the Windows Control Panel and select the Add Remove Programs option The Belkin wizard will walk you through the removal process When you launch t...

Page 12: ...em for easy identification The default profile will contain the initial configuration setting when you install the Adapter To learn how to use Profiles see the section of this manual called Using Prof...

Page 13: ...ich will cause the Adapter to automatically look for any wireless network in the area To connect to a specific wireless network you can manually enter the SSID of the known wireless network Note that...

Page 14: ...the data at lower speeds when the signal quality is poor will reduce the chances of errors and thus data will get to the computer in the shortest possible time f MAC Address Shows the MAC address of...

Page 15: ...t corner of your screen USING THE BELKIN WIRELESS LAN MONITOR UTILITY 14 The Statistics Tab The Statistics tab shows you how much data has been sent and received and if any errors occurred Click Reset...

Page 16: ...tion is enabled and 128 bit when 128 bit encryption is enabled f BSS Displays the mode that the access point is operating in Infrastructure or AD Hoc TIP Double clicking on the BSSID of an access poin...

Page 17: ...must use the same encryption rate passphrase and key The passphrase can be changed as often as desired USING THE BELKIN WIRELESS LAN MONITOR UTILITY 18 Setting 64 Bit or 128 Bit Encryption Using a Pa...

Page 18: ...28 bit Enter up to four keys 3 Select the key that you want to use 4 Click Apply Encryption is now enabled Each wireless equipped computer client that needs to communicate on the wireless network must...

Page 19: ...y not be able to work if this setting is too short Leaving this setting to Auto is the most effective way to ensure the Adapter will connect to any wireless network available b Fragmentation Threshold...

Page 20: ...of a certain network After you first install the Adapter the Profile Manager mode will be turned OFF If you want to use the Profile Manager you will need to turn it on and set up a profile a b c e d...

Page 21: ...e The profile you just selected will become active Choosing from the Utility 1 Make sure Profile Manager mode is on 2 Click the down facing arrow next to Profile Name A list of all of the profiles you...

Page 22: ...ort is available 24 hours a day 7 days a week 27 INFORMATION Belkin Corporation Limited Lifetime Product Warranty Belkin Corporation warrants this product against defects in materials and workmanship...

Page 23: ...e 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 ma...

Page 24: ...conforme la norme NMB 003 du Canada Europe European Union Notice Radio products with the CE 0560 or CE alert marking comply with the R TTE Directive 1995 5 EC issued by the Commission of the European...

Page 25: ...0 SP01 A 33333333 Prime Electronics Satellitics Inc WU221B WLAN CARD WU221B Specifications 1 General specification 2 Standard test condition 3 Electrical specification 4 Frequency channel plan 2002 11...

Page 26: ...ons 102 x 77 x 30 mm 1 10 LED Indicators Power Link Status 1 11 Antenna One External Dipole antenna 2 Standard Test Condition 2 1 Supply voltage V 5 0 3 Electrical Specification Temperature Range 0 55...

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