Manuel d'utilisation / d'entretien du produit F5D7130 du fabricant Belkin
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T ABLE OF CONTENTS Intr odu ction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 K ey Featur es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 INTRODUCTION Thank you for pur chasing th e Belkin 54g Wireless N etwork Access P oint (W AP) and welcom e to the world o f wireless n etworking. N ow you can take advan tag e of this gr eat new hi gh-speed wireless techn ology and gain th e fr eedom you n eed to share files am ong your h ome or o ffice computers—with out using cables .
OVERVIEW 2 Key F eatur es Wide Area Co ver age at High Speeds The Belkin W AP provi des cover age over an in door ar ea up to 300 feet in radius and outd oor area over 1,500 feet in r adius.
OVERVIEW 3 Dynamic Host Configuration Pr otocol (DHCP) support on-board m akes f or the easi est possible connecti on to a network. On ce the W AP is physi cally connected to th e network, it will attempt to g et an add ress fr om a DHCP server upon power up automati cally so ther e is no n eed for a compli cated n etworkin g setup.
OVERVIEW 4 Specifications Standards: IEEE 802.3 10Base-T Eth ernet (W AN) IEEE 802.11b IEEE 802.11g dr aft (54g) Wireless: Radio T echnology Direct Sequen ce Spread Spectrum (DSSS) Data Rate 802.11b: 11, 5.5, 2, 1Mbps 802.11g: 54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9, 6Mbps Mod ulation 802.
KNOWING Y OUR WIRELESS ACCESS POINT 5 The W AP has been desi gned to be placed on a d esktop vertically or h orizon tally , or it may be m ounted to a wall. Th e slim desi gn minimizes the d esktop space r equired wh en placed vertically . All of th e cables exit fr om the r ear o f the W AP for better or ganization an d utility .
Pow e r Jack Connect th e inclu ded 5V DC power supply to this jack. RJ45 Ethernet Jack Connect an Eth ernet cable to this sock et, and conn ect to an open RJ45 10Base-T or 100Base-T port on a switch, hub , or W AP . Reset Button The “Reset” button is used in r are cases wh en the W AP may fun ction improperly .
PLACEMENT OF YOUR WIRELESS ACCESS POINT 7 Proper placem ent o f your W AP is important to ensur e the best perf orman ce of your wireless n etwork. T ypically , ind oors your W AP can pr ovid e a circular coverag e area o f 250 feet or mor e .
INST ALLA TION 8 Connecting the W AP to a Cable/DSL W AP , Ethernet Switch, or Hub Ve rify the con tents o f your box. Y ou should have th e followin g: • Belkin 54g Wireless N etwork Access P oint •V ertical M ountin g Base (option al use) •P ower Supply •U ser Manu al 1.
SETTING UP YOUR WIRELESS COMPUTER TO CONFIGURE THE W AP 9 Y ou will need to set you Wir eless Clien t to the sam e subnet as th e W AP before you can access the W eb-based interface . P erform the f ollowing steps fr om the computer you wish to configur e your W AP from: NOTE: Y ou must undo these steps once you have complete configuring your WAP .
CONFIGURING THE W AP USING THE ADV ANCED WEB-BASED USER INTERF ACE 10 U sing your In ternet br owser , you can access the W AP’s web-based advanced user interf ace . In your browser , type “192.168.2.254” (do n ot type in anythin g else such as “h ttp://” or “www”).
CONFIGURING THE W AP USING THE ADV ANCED WEB-BASED USER INTERF ACE 11 Understanding the A dvanced W eb-Based User Interf ace The h ome pag e is the first pag e you will see when you access th e advanced web- based user interf ace (UI). The h ome pag e shows you a qui ck view o f th e W AP’s status and settin gs.
CONFIGURING THE W AP USING THE ADV ANCED WEB-BASED USER INTERF ACE 12 (4) Login/Logout Button This button enables you to log in an d out of th e W AP with the press o f one button. Wh en you are logg ed into th e W AP , this button will chang e to r ead “Log out” .
CONFIGURING THE WIRELESS NETWORK SETTINGS 13 The Wir eless tab lets you mak e chang es to the wir eless network settin gs . From this tab you can mak e chang es to the wir eless network n ame (SSID), oper atin g channel, an d encrypti on security settings .
CONFIGURING THE WIRELESS NETWORK SETTINGS 14 Changing the Wireless Channel Ther e are a n umber of oper ating chann els you can choose fr om. In th e United States, th ere ar e 11 channels . In the U nited King dom an d m ost of Eur ope , ther e are 13 chann els.
CONFIGURING THE WIRELESS NETWORK SETTINGS 15 U sing the Wireless Mode Switch Y our W AP can oper ate in three differ ent wir eless mod es: “54g-Auto”,“54g-Only”, and “802.11b-Only” . In 54g-A uto mod e , the W AP will be compatible with 802.
CONFIGURING THE WIRELESS NETWORK SETTINGS 16 Changing the Wireless Netw ork Name (SSID) To ide n tify your wireless n etwork, a nam e called the SSID (Servi ce Set Id entifi er) is used. Th e def ault SSID of th e W AP is “WLAN” . Y ou can chang e this to anythin g you want to or you can leave it un chang ed.
CONFIGURING THE WIRELESS NETWORK SETTINGS 17 Changing the Wireless Encryption Settings Clickin g on the “En cryption” link in th e “Wireless” tab will tak e you to the encrypti on settings scr een. T o make settin g up your network f or the first tim e easy , the W AP ships with encrypti on turned o ff.
CONFIGURING THE WIRELESS NETWORK SETTINGS 18 2. T ype in a passphrase . A passphrase is like a passwor d. I t can be a mixture of n umbers and letters . After you type in your passphrase , cli ck “Gener ate” . When you cli ck “Gener ate”, the k ey fields below will becom e populated.
CONFIGURING THE WIRELESS NETWORK SETTINGS 19 Setting Encryption Manually Using a He xadecimal K ey A he xad ecimal k ey is a mixture o f numbers an d letters fr om A–F and 0–9. 64-bit k eys are five two-di git numbers . 128-bit keys ar e 13 two-digit n umbers.
CONFIGURING THE WIRELESS NETWORK SETTINGS 20 2. If using 64-bit en cryption, th ere will be f our key fi elds. If usin g 128-bit encrypti on, ther e will be one k ey field . In the k ey fi eld(s), type in the hexad ecimal key(s) that you wish to use .
W AP UTILITIES 21 Setting MAC A ddress Filtering NOTE: This feature may not e xist in your current W AP firmware . Please check belkin.com f or the latest firmware updates that will support his feature . The MA C add ress filter is a powerful security featur e that allows you to specify which computers ar e allowed on the n etwork.
W AP UTILITIES 22 Restarting the W AP Sometim es it may be n ecessary to restart or r eboot the W AP if it begins workin g improperly . Restarting or rebootin g the W AP will NO T delete any o f your configur ation settin gs. Restarting the W AP to Restore Normal Operatio n 1.
W AP UTILITIES 23 Restoring Factory Def ault Setting Restoring Factory Def ault Settingss 1. Click th e “Restore Def aults” button. 2. The f ollowing m essag e will appear . Click “OK” . 3. The f ollowing m essage will appear . Restoring th e def aults inclu des r estartin g the W AP .
W AP UTILITIES 24 Saving a Current Configur ation Y ou can save your curren t configur ation by usin g this feature . Saving your configur ation will allow you to r estore it later if your settin gs are lost or chang ed. I t is recomm end ed that you back up your curren t confi gurati on befor e performin g a firmwar e update .
W AP UTILITIES 25 3. When th e save is complete , you will see the win dow below . Click “Close” . The confi gurati on is now saved . Restoring a Pre vious Configur ation This option will allow you to r estore a pr eviously saved confi gurati on. 1.
W AP UTILITIES 26 3. A remin der win dow will appear . It will take up to 60 secon ds for th e configur ation r estorati on to complete . Click “OK” . 4. A 60-second coun tdown will appear on th e screen. Wh en the coun tdown r each es zero, th e W AP’s configurati on will be restor ed.
W AP UTILITIES 27 Updating Firmw are From tim e to time , Belkin may release n ew version s of th e W AP’s firmware . Firmwar e updates con tain feature impr ovemen ts and fix es to pr oblems that m ay have existed .
W AP UTILITIES 28 2. A wind ow will open that allows you to select the location wh ere you wan t to save the firm ware file . Select a location. Y ou can name the file anythin g you want, or use th e def ault name . Be sure to save the file in a place wher e you can locate it yourself later .
W AP UTILITIES 29 Updating the W AP’s Firm war e 1. In the “Firm ware Update” pag e , click “Browse” . A win dow will open that allows you to select the location o f the firmwar e update file . All firmwar e files end with a “ .dlf” . 2.
W AP UTILITIES 30 6. A 60-second coun tdown will appear on th e screen. Wh en the coun tdown r each es zero, th e W AP firmware upd ate will be complete . The W AP hom e page sh ould appear automati cally . If not, type in th e W AP’s addr ess (def ault = 192.
TROUBLESHOOTING 31 Y ou can find techni cal support inform ation at www .networking.belkin.com or www .belkin.com through th e tech support area. If you wan t to contact techni cal support by phon e , please call 800-223-5546. T echnical support is available 24- h ours-a-day , 7-days-a-week.
32 INFORMA TION FCC Statement DECLARA TION OF CONFORMITY WITH FCC RULES FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC COMP A TIBILITY We, Belkin Corporation, o f 501 West W aln ut Street, Compton, CA 90220, declar e und er our sole r espon sibility that the prod uct, F5D7130 to which this d eclaration r elates, complies with P art 15 of th e FCC Rules.
33 Canada- Industry Canada (IC) The wir eless radio o f this devi ce complies with RSS 139 & RSS 210 In dustry Canad a. This Class B digital compli es with Canadian I CES-003. Cet appareil n umérique de la classe B conform e á la norm e NMB-003 du Can ada.
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