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Belkin Ltd.

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P74493-A 

Wireless G 

Gaming Adapter

Summary of Contents for F5D7330

Page 1: ... 501 West Walnut Street Los Angeles CA 90220 5221 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 Mac Apple and AirPort are trademarks of Apple Computer Inc registered in the U...

Page 2: ...User Manual F5D7330 Wireless G Gaming Adapter ...

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Page 4: ...work 9 Connecting to a hidden or secured network 10 4 Using the Web Based Advanced User Interface 13 Understanding the Web Based Advanced User Interface 16 Settings Adapter Settings 18 Securing your Wi Fi Network 20 WEP Setup 24 WPA Setup 27 5 Utilities Changing System Settings 26 Setting or Changing the Administrator Password 29 Restoring Factory Default Settings 29 Saving a Current Setting 30 Re...

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Page 6: ...sources such as files and hard drives among all the connected computers in your home Share a single printer with the entire family Share documents music video and digital pictures Store retrieve and copy files from one computer to another Simultaneously play games online check Internet email and chat Advantages of a Wireless Network Mobility you ll no longer need a dedicated computer room now you ...

Page 7: ...tact Belkin Technical Support Note While some of the items listed below can affect network performance they will not prohibit your wireless network from functioning if you are concerned that your network is not operating at its maximum effectiveness this checklist may help 1 Wireless Router or Access Point Placement Place your wireless router or access point the central connection point of your ne...

Page 8: ...ny cordless phone that operates on the 2 4GHz band check the manufacturer s information If this fixes the problem your phone may be interfering If your phone supports channel selection change the channel on the phone to the farthest channel from your wireless network For example change the phone to channel 1 and move your wireless router or access point to channel 11 See your phone s user manual f...

Page 9: ... Own Access program from America Online AOL which lets you use AOL through broadband provided by another cable or DSL service Most online banking websites Many commercial websites that require a user name and password to access your account Secure connections can be interrupted by a computer s power management setting which causes the computer to go to sleep The simplest solution to avoid this is ...

Page 10: ...tion regarding our networking products visit our website at www belkin com networking or call Belkin Technical Support at US 877 736 5771 310 898 1100 ext 2263 Europe 00 800 223 55 460 Australia 1800 235 546 New Zealand 0800 235 546 Singapore 800 616 1790 ...

Page 11: ...bout network activity and status Front Panel Power LED LAN LED Searching LED Wireless LED Power LED Off Power off Solid Green Power on Wireless LED Off No wireless connection available Blinking Green Receiving transmitting data Solid Green Ready to transfer data Searching LED Solid RED Error Blinking RED Searching for networks Off Not searching LAN LED Off No console is linked to the Adapter s Eth...

Page 12: ...y default settings by using the Reset button Use the restore option if for example you have forgotten your password a Resetting the Adapter Push and release the Reset button The lights on the Adapter will momentarily flash The Power Ready light will begin to blink When the Power Ready light becomes solid again the reset is complete b Restoring the Factory Defaults Press and hold the Reset button f...

Page 13: ...Spectrum DSSS IEEE 802 3 IEEE 802 3u 10 100Base Tx auto negotiation auto MDIX 802 11g Network Standard IEEE 802 11b Wi Fi and IEEE 802 11g compliance OFDM 802 11b CCK 11Mbps 5 5Mbps DQPSK 2Mbps DBPSK 1Mbps Operating Frequencies 2 412 2 497GHz Operating Channels 802 11g 13 for North America 13 for Europe ETSI 14 for Japan 802 11b 11 for North America 14 for Japan 13 for Europe ETSI Security WEP 64 ...

Page 14: ... your Adapter using the traditional power supply or the optional USB power cable USB power cable Plug one end of the USB power cable included into the power port on the Adapter Then plug the other end with the two USB connectors into two of the USB ports on the back of the gaming console Power supply Plug the power supply included into the Adapter then into an AC wall outlet The Power and LAN ligh...

Page 15: ...er does not connect to your desired network you will need to position the Adapter closer to your router and push the Auto Connect button The Adapter will then save your network s information even after powering off and can then be repositioned next to your gaming console Installation is now complete B Connecting to a hidden or secured network 1 Insert the Installation Software CD into your compute...

Page 16: ...pter then into an AC wall outlet 4 Select the Adapter from the available list 5 Enter the SSID Service Set Identifier or network name of the router to which you want to connect 6 Enter the security type and security key of the network 7 Unplug the Ethernet cable from the PC and unplug the Adapter s power cord ...

Page 17: ...ly or the optional USB power cable USB power cable Plug one end of the USB power cable included into the power port on the Adapter Then plug the other end with the two USB connectors into two of the USB ports on the back of the gaming console Power supply Plug the power supply included into the Adapter then into an AC wall outlet 10 The Power Wireless and LAN lights on the front of the Adapter sho...

Page 18: ...you wish to connect a computer directly to the Adapter to configure it you must set your client to match the settings of the Adapter before you can access the Web Based Advanced User Interface Perform the following steps from the computer from which you wish to configure your Adapter Note You must undo these steps once you have completed configuring your Adapter Using the Web Based Advanced User I...

Page 19: ...ernet Protocol TCP IP settings for your wireless adapter and click on the Properties button 4 Select the Use the following IP address radio button 5 Enter an IP address in the same subnet as the Adapter For example 192 168 2 200 6 Enter the following subnet mask 255 255 255 0 Then click OK Note Once you have completed configuring your Adapter repeat steps 1 through 3 Then select Obtain an IP autom...

Page 20: ...ge will take you to the login screen The Adapter ships with no password entered In the login screen leave the password blank and click the Submit button to log in Note An IP address conflict can occur if you use a CAT5 cable to try to manage the Adapter while it already has a wireless connection to the same router To resolve this issue you need to disconnect one of the connections to the Adapter w...

Page 21: ... of the Adapter s Advanced UI pages by clicking directly on these links The links are divided into logical categories and grouped by tabs to make finding a particular setting easier to find Clicking on the purple header of each tab will show you a short description of the tab s function 2 Home Button The home button is available in every page of the UI Pressing this button will take you back to th...

Page 22: ...For more information about logging into the Adapter see the section called Logging into the Adapter 5 Version Info Shows the firmware version boot code version hardware version and serial number of the Adapter 6 LAN Settings Shows you the settings of the Local Area Network LAN side of the Adapter Changes can be made to the settings by clicking on any one of the links IP Address Subnet Mask or by c...

Page 23: ...tion Select either to manually enter your IP address or have it automatically set from the DHCP of your network router 3 IP Address The IP address is the internal IP address of the Adapter The default IP address is 192 168 2 225 To access the Web Based Advanced User Interface type this IP address into the address bar of your browser This address can be changed if needed To change the IP address ty...

Page 24: ...h the Adapter is connecting 6 SSID Wireless Network Name This is the name of the network to which the Adapter is connected You can choose to enter a network manually by typing the name here or use the Site Survey to automatically identify the wireless networks within range of the Adapter to which to connect 7 Site Survey The Site Survey page will allow you to see a list of available wireless netwo...

Page 25: ... Equivalent Privacy Wi Fi Protected Access TKIP With Protected Access Acronym 64 bit WEP 128 bit WEP WPA TKIP WPA2 AES Security Good Better Best Best Features Static keys Static keys Dynamic key encryption and mutual authentication Dynamic key encryption and mutual authentication Encryption keys based on RC4 algorithm typically 40 bit keys More secure than 64 bit WEP using a key length of 104 bits...

Page 26: ... manufacturers refer to 128 bit as 104 bit encryption 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 gen...

Page 27: ...oftware of your wireless equipment must be upgraded to support WPA These updates will be found on the wireless vendor s website There are two types of WPA security WPA PSK no server and WPA with radius server WPA PSK no server uses what is known as a pre shared key as the network key A network key is basically a password that is between eight and 63 characters long It can be a combination of lette...

Page 28: ...B B2 C3 D4 4B C3 D4 E7 128 bit key In the boxes below create your key by writing in two characters between A F and 0 9 in each box You will use this key to program the encryption settings on your router and your wireless computers Note to Mac users Original Apple AirPort products support 64 bit encryption only Apple AirPort 2 products can support 64 bit or 128 bit encryption Please verify which ve...

Page 29: ... a key A hex hexadecimal key is a combination of numbers and letters from A F and 0 9 For 64 bit WEP you need to enter 10 hex characters For instance AF 0F 4B C3 D4 64 bit WEP key 4 Click Apply Changes to finish Encryption in the router is now set Each of your computers on your wireless network will now need to be configured with the same security settings WARNING If you are configuring the wirele...

Page 30: ...ey manually or you can type in a passphrase in the Passphrase field and click Generate to create a key A hex hexadecimal key is a combination of numbers and letters from A F and 0 9 For 128 bit WEP you need to enter 26 hex characters For instance C3 03 0F AF 0F 4B B2 C3 D4 4B C3 D4 E7 128 bit WEP key 4 Click Apply Changes to finish Encryption in the router is now set Each of your computers on your...

Page 31: ...ows XP operating system You also need to download the latest driver for your Belkin Wireless G Desktop or Notebook Network Card from the Belkin support site Other operating systems are not supported at this time Microsoft s patch only supports devices with WPA enabled drivers such as Belkin 802 11g products There are two types of WPA security WPA PSK no server and WPA with radius server WPA PSK no...

Page 32: ... setting will have to be identical on the clients that you set up 3 Enter your pre shared key 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 that you set up For example your PSK might be something like Smith family network key 4 Click Apply Changes to finish You must now set all clients to match these settings ...

Page 33: ...have to be identical on the clients that you set up 3 Enter your pre shared key 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 that you set up For example your AES might be something like Smith family network key 4 Click Apply Changes to finish You must now set all clients to match these settings ...

Page 34: ...ite down your password and keep it in a safe place as you will need it in order to log into the Adapter in the future Restore Factory Defaults This option restores all of the settings in the Adapter to the factory default settings We recommend that you back up your settings before you restore all of the defaults 1 Click the Restore Defaults button 2 The following message will appear Click OK ...

Page 35: ...s defaults will be restored The Adapter home page should appear automatically If it does not type in the Adapter s address default 192 168 2 254 into the navigation bar of your browser Save Current Settings You can save your current configuration by using this feature Saving your configuration allows you to restore it later if your settings are lost or changed We recommend that you back up your cu...

Page 36: ...configuration file Select a location You can name the file anything you want or use the default name Config Be sure to name the file so you can locate it yourself later When you have selected the location and name of the file click Save 3 When the save is complete you will see the window below Click Close The configuration is now saved ...

Page 37: ... previously saved configuration 1 Click Browse A window will open that allows you to select the location of the configuration file All configuration files end with a cfg Locate the configuration file you want to restore and double click on it 2 You will be asked if you want to continue Click OK ...

Page 38: ...rmware Update From time to time Belkin may release new versions of the Adapter s firmware Firmware updates contain feature improvements and fixes if any When Belkin releases new firmware you can download it from the Belkin update website and update your Adapter s firmware to the latest version Checking for a New Version of Firmware The Check Firmware 1 button allows you to instantly check for a ne...

Page 39: ... the following 1 To download the new version of firmware click Download 2 A window will open that allows you to select the location where you want to save the firmware file Select a location You can name the file anything you want or use the default name Be sure to locate the file in a place where you can locate it yourself later When you have selected the location click Save ...

Page 40: ...ngs section 2 1 3 4 5 6 7 35 3 When the save is complete you will see the following window Click Close The download of the firmware is complete To update the firmware follow the next steps in Updating the Adapter s Firmware ...

Page 41: ...open that allows you to select the location of the firmware update file All firmware files end with a bin 2 Browse to the firmware file you downloaded Select the file by double clicking on the file name 3 The Firmware Update box will now display the location and name of the firmware file you just selected Click Update ...

Page 42: ...apter may not respond for as long as one minute as the firmware is loaded and the Adapter is rebooted Click OK A 30 second countdown will appear on the screen When the countdown reaches zero the Adapter firmware update will be complete The Adapter home page should appear automatically If not type in the Adapter s address default 192 168 2 254 into the navigation bar of your browser ...

Page 43: ...y are secure Problem I can t connect to the Internet wirelessly Solution If you are unable to connect to the Internet please check the following items 1 Look at the lights on your router If you re using a Belkin Router the lights should be as follows The Power light should be on The Connected light should be on and not blinking The WAN light should be either on or blinking 2 Once you have verified...

Page 44: ... listed under SSID in the Adapter s home page and in the Site Survey page please attempt the following troubleshooting steps 1 Temporarily move the Adapter if possible from five to 10 feet away from the router Push the Auto Connect button and then connect it back to your PC Reopen the Adapter s home page and check A If the correct network name now appears under SSID you may have a range or interfe...

Page 45: ...he router is shipped with is channel 11 you may choose from several other channels depending on your region See Changing the Wireless Channel on page INSERT REAL PAGE NUMBER HERE for instructions on how to choose other channels Limiting the wireless transmit rate Limiting the wireless transmit rate can help improve the maximum wireless range and connection stability Most wireless cards have the ab...

Page 46: ...the designation 802 11 x so named by the IEEE the board that is responsible for certifying networking standards The most common wireless networking standard 802 11b transmits information at 11Mbps 802 11a and 802 11g work at 54Mbps and G Plus MIMO and Pre N work at 108Mbps which utilizes MIMO Multiple Input Multiple Output technology from the 802 11n proposals to enhance 802 11g networks See the f...

Page 47: ... phones and microwave ovens may interfere with the unlicensed band 2 4GHz Compatibility Compatible with 802 11g Compatible with 802 11b Incompatible with 802 11b or 802 11g Compatible with 802 11g or 802 11b Coverage Depends on interference typically 100 200 ft indoors Depends on interference typically 100 200 ft indoors Interference range is typically 50 100 ft Up to 800 wider coverage than stand...

Page 48: ...t information at www belkin com networking or www belkin com through the tech support area If you want to contact technical support by phone please call US 877 736 5771 or 310 898 1100 ext 2263 Europe 00 800 223 55 460 Australia 1800 235 546 New Zealand 0800 235 546 Singapore 800 616 1790 ...

Page 49: ...mmission Notice This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or te...

Page 50: ... Norms in brackets are the equivalent international standards EN 60950 IEC60950 Product Safety EN 300 328 Technical requirement for radio equipment ETS 300 826 General EMC requirements for radio equipment To determine the type of transmitter check the identification label on your Belkin product Products with the CE marking comply with the EMC Directive 89 336 EEC and the Low Voltage Directive 72 2...

Page 51: ...nes that the Belkin product has been improperly installed altered in any way or tampered with The Belkin Product Warranty does not protect against acts of God other than lightning such as flood earthquake war vandalism theft normal use wear and tear erosion depletion obsolescence abuse damage due to low voltage disturbances i e brownouts or sags non authorized program or system equipment modificat...

Page 52: ...y have How state law relates to the warranty THIS WARRANTY CONTAINS THE SOLE WARRANTY OF BELKIN CORPORATION THERE ARE NO OTHER WARRANTIES EXPRESSED OR EXCEPT AS REQUIRED BY LAW IMPLIED INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTY OR CONDITION OF QUALITY MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND SUCH IMPLIED WARRANTIES IF ANY ARE LIMITED IN DURATION TO THE TERM OF THIS WARRANTY Some states do not a...

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