belkin f8t-002 manual

8/9/2019 Belkin F8T-002 Manual

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T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S

Introd uction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Product Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Package Con tent s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

PC Card Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

System Requiremen ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Supp orted Profiles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Soft wa re Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Installing t he PC Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Bluetooth Config uratio ns Settin gs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

“ M y Bluetooth Places” Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Uninstal l ing the Softw are . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Glossary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

FCC/CE Stat ement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Inform ation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

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P R O D U C T F E A T U R E SI N T R O D U C T I O N

Thank you for purchasing the new Bluetooth PC Card ( the PC Card) f rom Belkin featur ing

Bluetooth w ireless technology. Now you can connect your per ipherals and comp uting d evices up

to 10 meters away w ithout cables in your home, of f ice, or w hi le on the road. Establ ish ad-hocconnect ions between devices without having to conf igure a network.

Before you install and start using your new PC Card, pleasetake a few minutes to review some of the terms that

you w i l l be seeing throughou t the document .

You w il l f ind a br ief glossary on page26 o f th is manual.

The PC Card is compliant w ith Bluetooth standard version 1 .1 and p rovides thefollowing features:

• Suppor t f o r M icroso f t ® W in d o ws ® 9 8 SE, M e , 2 0 0 0 , a nd X P

• Operat ing d istance o f up t o 10 meters

• Po in t -t o -mu l t ipo in t connect ions

• Suppor t fo r da ta rates up to 721Kbps

• Bui l t - in secur i ty: up to 128-bi t encrypt ion and authent icat ion



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Your PC Card gives you the abil i ty to do the follow ing— w ithou t cables:

• Transfer f i les

• Access d ia l-up networks

• Connec t t o loca l a rea networks

• Per form an Act iveSync ® session

• Connec t to se ria l po r t s

• Ex ch a ng e PIM d a ta

• Send or exchange business cards

The basic functions of the Bluetooth neighborhood include:

• Device d iscovery

• Service d iscovery

• Establ ish ing l inks w i th remote devices

P R O D U C T F E A T U R E S ( C O N T ’ D )

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P A C K A G E C O N T E N T S

• Bluetooth PC Card

• CD-ROM for insta l la t ion softw are and documentat ion

• U ser M a nu al

• Qu ick Insta l la t ion Gu ide



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S Y S T E M R E Q U I R E M E N T S

• PC-compat ib le computer, CPU speed 200 M Hz or above

• M e m o r y: 6 4 M B o r a b ov e, 1 2 8 M B re co m m e nd ed

• One available CardBus Type II -comp atible PCM CIA slot

• W i nd ow s 98 SE, M e, 2 0 00 , a nd X P

P C C A R D S P E C I F I C A T I O N S

Bluetooth Compliance: Version 1.1

Physical Interface: CardBus Type II

Operating Frequency: 2.4 to 2 .4835GHz

Output Power: 0 dBm (1mW), Class 2

Sensitivity: -80 dBm @ 1E-3 BER

Data Rate: 723/57 .6Kbps

Operating Range: 10-meter radius indoors

Network Topology: Poin t - to -Mul t ipo in tPacket Support: 1/3/5 Slots Packet

Operation: Master/Slave

Frequency Stability: + /- 10PPM

LED Indicator: Pow er On, Data Traff ic

Antenn a Type: Internal

Dimensions: 100.7mm (L) x 54mm (W)x 5mm (H)

Weight: 1.35oz.

Operating Temp: 0 t o 50 degrees Celsius

Sto rage Temp : -33 to 55 degrees Celsius

Humidi ty: 93% (non-condensing)

Supply Voltage: 5.0VDC

Nominal Current: 3 5 0 mA

Support Profi les: Service Discovery, File Transfer,Ser ia l Port , DUN, LAN, Gener ic

Object Exchang e, Business

Card, Push, Pull & Exchange

OS Support: Win d o ws 9 8 SE, Me , 2 0 0 0 ,and XP

Specif icat ions subject to change wit hout not ice



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S O F T W A R E S E T U P

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S U P P O R T E D P R O F I L E S

Do not insert the PC Card into your notebook computer pr ior to installat ion.

Software Setup for Windows 98 SE, Me, 2000, and XP

1. Insert the softw are installat ion CD-ROMinto the PC’s CD-ROM drive.

2. The “ Softw are InstallShield W izard”w in d o w a p p ea rs. C li ck o n “ Ne xt ” t obegin the in stallat ion process.

The services supported b y your PC Card are def ined as “ Prof i les” . Available prof i les include:

• Generic Access

• Service Discovery

• Seria l Por t

• LA N A ccess

• D ia l- Up Ne two r k in g

• Gener ic Object Exchange

• O b je ct Pu sh

• Fi le Transfer

• Synchron iza t ion



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S O F T W A R E S E T U P ( C O N T ’ D )S O F T W A R E S E T U P ( C O N T ’ D )

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3. Choose “ I accept th e terms in the l icenseagreement ” to accept the l icense

agreement . C lick on “ Next ” .

4. Nam e your device and select the type ofcomput er you are install ing your PC Card

in . C li ck o n “ Ne xt ” .

5. Specify the locat ion w here the software anddriver w il l be installed on your hard dr ive. I t

is recommended t hat you install thesoftware and d r iver to t he default directory“ C:\Program Files\belkin\Bluetooth

Sof tware” . C lick on “ Next ” .

6. Confirm that the device softwdriver are ready to be installed

on “ Insta ll ” .



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I N S T A L L I N G T H E P C C A R DS O F T W A R E S E T U P ( C O N T ’ D )

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Note: If at any t ime du ring t he installation process you receive a “Device Signature Not ice”, click

“Yes” or “OK” to cont inue t he installation process.

7. Conf i rm the complet ion ofinsta l la t ion. C lick “ Fin ish ” and

then restart the system.

Note: The PC Card is sensitive to stat ic electricity, wh ich can damage it s delicate electri

component s. To prot ect your device, always touch th e metal chassis of you r compu ter

handling t he PC Card. This will ground any potent ial electrostatic discharge. Dry weath

or w alking across carpeted fl oors may cause you t o acquire an electro static charge.

1. After install ing the software andrestart ing t he system, insert the PC

Card into an available PCMCIA slotof your notebook computer w i th thecolor label facing up.



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I N S T A L L I N G T H E P C C A R D ( C O N T ’ D )I N S T A L L I N G T H E P C C A R D ( C O N T ’ D )

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2. You should see your system register a newhardware device found.

3. Choose “ Search for a suitable dr iver for myd ev ice ” . C li ck o n “ Ne xt ” .

4. Choose “ Speci fy a locat ion” . Cl ick on“ N ext ” .

5. Confirm that the device dr iveand cl i ck on “ Next ” .



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B L U E T O O T H C O N F I G U R A T I O N S E T T I N G SI N S T A L L I N G T H E P C C A R D ( C O N T ’ D )

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6. A w indow w i l l appear that conf i rms thecomplet ion of the hardware installat ion.

Cl ick on “ Fin ish” .

7. “ M y B lue too th P laces” shou ld appear onyour screen. Your installat ion process is

now complete.

To customize th e conf igurat ion sett ing s of Bluetooth software for Win dow s operat ingfollow the instruct ions descr ibed below:

1. Click on the Bluetooth icon on the low er r ight-hand side of the task bar of your “ Bluetooth Conf igurat ion” w indow appears to a l low you to customize the Bluetconf igurat ion set t ings of “ Explore” ,“ Se tup” , o r “ Serv ices” . I n t he “ Se tup”

menu, there are tw o extended i tems:

” Secur it y “ and “ Configura t ion” .



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2. Click on “ Configura t ion” .

a) The “ Genera l ” t ab o f“ Configura t ion ” a l lows you to

custom ize the com puter ’s username, type, and secur i ty type.

b) The “Accessib i l i t y” tab a l lowsyou to specify which individual

devices are allowed to accessthe user’s computer.

c) The “ Discovery” tab a l lows youto specify which individualdevices, type of, or class of

device the user’s computer isallowed access to.

B L U E T O O T H C O N F I G U R A T I O N S E T T I N G S ( C O NB L U E T O O T H C O N F I G U R A T I O N S E T T I N G S ( C O N T ’ D )

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d) The “ Information Exchange” tab allow s you to specify the locat ion of dif ferenof f iles.

e) The “ Local Services” tab ind icates the services this comput er makes availableother com puters.

f ) The “ Cl ient Appl icat ions” tab indicates the proper t ies of each appl icat ion.

g) The “ Hardware” tab indicates device informat ion o f the user’s hardware.

h) The “ Version Info” tab indicates the mod ule version of the user’s software coi) The “ Not i f icat ions” tab lets you associate a sound (Window s* .wav f i le) w i th s

Bluetooth events.



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“ M Y B L U E T O O T H P L A C E S ” P R O G R A M

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“ M Y B L U E T O O T H P L A C E S ” P R O G R A M ( C O N T

The “ M y Bluetooth Places” program prov ides a quick and easy way to per form di f ferentapplicat ion services through Bluetooth connect ions. A var iety of Bluetooth services and

explanat ions of each service can be found in th e Help f ile of the “ M y Bluetooth Places” program.

Bluetooth Services

Dial-up Netw ork ing: Allow s your com puter (as client) to establish a Bluetooth wirelessconnect ion to a Bluetooth device (as server) to access the server’s modem service to the Internet.

Generic Serial: Allow s your com puter (as client) to establish a Bluetooth w ireless connect ion t o aBluetooth device (as server) using a tem porary ser ial port conn ect ion to allow legacy applicat ions

to ut i l ize the Bluetooth connect ion.

LAN A ccess: Allow s your comp uter (as client) to establish a Bluetooth w ireless connect ion to a

Bluetooth device (as server) to access the server’s connected LAN network service.

FAX Client: Allow s your com puter (as client) to establish a Bluetooth w ireless connect ion to a

Bluetooth device (as server) to utilize the fax facility attached to the server.

FTP: Allow s your comp uter (as client) to establish a Bluetooth w ireless connect ion todevice (as server) to perform file system actions.

Inbox: Allow s your comp uter (as client) to establish a Bluetooth w ireless connect ion

Bluetooth device (as server) to send f i les, e.g. business card, e-mail, etc. , throug h serinformat ion m anager (PIM) act ions.

OBEX IrM C Sync: Allow s your comp uter (as client) to establish a Bluetooth w ireless a Bluetooth device (as server) to synchronize the t w o d evices’ mail ing address book .



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“ M Y B L U E T O O T H P L A C E S ” P R O G R A M ( C O N T“ M Y B L U E T O O T H P L A C E S ” P R O G R A M ( C O N T ’ D )

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To use the “My Bluetooth Places” program, follow the instructionsdescribed below:

3. Click “ Ent i re Bluetooth Neighborhood”f rom the “ M y Bluetooh Places” w indow tosearch for devices available to you. OnceBluetooth devices are detected, icons w ith

device names wil l be d isplayed on yourscreen. You may init iat e a search fordevices by select ing “ Bluetooth” f rom thetoolbar of the “ Ent i re Bluetooth

Ne ig h b or ho o d ” w in d o w.

4. Click on each available devicea device name “ Jon’s Desktopw hich services are available tcl ick on each icon to begin th

services wind ow .

1. Click “ M y B lue too th Places” on your

sc reen . Three icons— “ M y Device” , “ En t i reB lue too th Ne ighborhood” , and “ AddBluetooth Connect ion” — appear insidethe window.

2. Click “ M y Dev ice” to see wh ich o f your

applicat ion services are available to otherdevices. The icons w ithout “ X” indicate theavailable Bluetooth services.



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U N I N S T A L L I N G T H E S O F T W A R E ( C O N T ’ DU N I N S T A L L I N G T H E S O F T W A R E

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This sect ion cont ains instruct ions for u ninstall ing th e softw are required to use your PC Card.

1. Insert the CD-ROM included w ith your PC Card.

2. The “ Insta l lShie ld Wizard” should automat ical ly load. I f i t does not load, explore the CD andrun the “ Setup.exe” f i le.

3. The “ I nsta l lSh ield ” w indow shou ld now

appear. C lick “ Next ” .

4. Click “ Remove” to in i t ia te t heUninstallShield and remo ve the software

from your PC.

5. Click “ Fin ish” to complete the



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F C C / C E S T A T E M E N T

DECLARATION OF CONFORM ITY WITH FCC RULES FORELECTROM AGN ETIC COM PATIBILITY

We, Be lk in Components, o f 501 West Walnu t St reet , Compton, CA 90220, decla re under our so leresponsibil i ty that t he product,

F8T002to w hich this declarat ion relates, complies w ith Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operat ion is subject to th

tw o condit ions: (1) th is device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) th is device must accep

interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operat ion.

Caution: Exposure to Radio Frequency Radiation.The radiated outp ut pow er of this device is far below th e FCC radio frequency exposure limits. Nevertheless, the dein such manner that the potentia l for hum an contact normal operation is minimized.

When connecting an external antenna to the device, the antenna shal l be p laced in such a manner to minimize thehuman contact dur ing normal op eration. In order to avoid the possib il i ty of exceeding the FCC radio frequency expproximity to th e antenna shal l not be less than 20cm (8 inches) dur ing normal operation.

Federal Commu nications Comm ission NoticeThis equipm ent has been tested and found t o comply w ith th e limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant t o Part 1These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against h armful int erference in a residential installation.

This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy. If not insta l led and used in accordance wit

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Authentication Security feature that requires users to verify a num eric passw ord b eforeexchanging data.

Authorization Security feature that requires user approval before anot her user is allow edto share data.

Bluetooth Neighborhood A collection of Bluetooth devices.

Bonded Device Recognized by your device so as not to require aut hentication orauthorization.

Device Bluetooth device.

Device Address Uniqu e electronic address of a Bluetooth device.

Device Discovery The location and recognition of one Bluetooth device by another.

Device Group Compilation of several Bluetooth devices into a group, norm ally to conductrelated tasks.

Device Nam e Name that a Bluetooth device provides wh en discovered b y anoth er device.

Service Discovery Determines which applications other devices have in common with yours.



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F C C / C E S T A T E M E N T ( C O N T ’ D )

it may cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, wh ich can be determined by turningthe equipment of f and on, the user is encouraged to try and correct the inter ference by one or more of the fo l low ing measures:• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.• Increase the distance betw een the equipment and t he receiver.• Connect the equipment to an out let on a circui t d i f ferent from t hat to which the receiver is connected.• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

Modif icat ionsThe FCC requires the user to be notified that any changes or modifications to this device that are not expressly approved by BelkinComponents may void the users author i ty to operate the equipment.

Canada- Industry Canada (IC)The wireless radio of this device complies w ith RSS 139 & RSS 210 Industry Canada. This Class B digital comp lies with CanadianICES-003.Cet appareil numér ique de la classe B conforme á la no rme NM B-003 du Canada.

Europe-European Un ion NoticeRadio products with the CE 0682 or CE aler t marking complywith the R&TTE Directive (1995/5/EC) issued by the Commissionof th e European Comm unity.

F C C / C E S T A T E M E N T ( C O N T ’ D )

Compliance with th is d irective impl ies conformity to the fo l lowing European Norms(in brackets are the equivalent international standards).• EN 60950 ( IEC60950) – Product Safety• EN 300 3 28 Technical requirement for radio equipment• ETS 300 82 6 General EMC requirements for radio equipment.To determine the type of transmitter, check the identi f ication label on your Belkin product.

Products with the CE marking comply with the EMC Directive (89/336/EEC) and the Low Voltage Directive(72/23/EEC) issued by the Commission of the European Community. Compliance with t hese directives impl iesconformity to the following European Norms (in brackets are the equivalent international standards).• EN 55022 (CISPR 22) – Electromagnet ic Interference

• EN 55024 ( IEC61000-4-2 ,3,4,5,6,8,11)- Electromagnetic Immunity• EN 61000-3-2 ( IEC610000-3 -2) - Power L ine Harmonics• EN 61000-3 -3 ( IEC610000) – Power L ine Flicker• EN 60950 ( IEC60950) – Product SafetyProducts that contain the radio transmitter are labeled with CE 0682 or CE alert marking and may also carrythe CE logo.



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I N F O R M A T I O N

Belkin Compon ents Limited One Year Product Warranty

Belkin Components warrants th is product against defects in mater ia ls and workmanship for i ts w arranty per iod. If a defect isd iscovered, Belkin wi l l , a t i ts option, repair or replace the product at no charge provided i t is returned dur ing the w arrantyper iod, with t ranspor tat ion charges prepaid, to the author ized Belkin dealer from w hom you purchased the product. Proof ofpurchase may be required.

This warranty does not apply i f the product has been damaged by accident, abuse, misuse, or misappl ication; i f the product hasbeen modif ied w ithout t he wr i t t en permission of Belkin; or i f any Belkin ser ia l number has been removed or defaced.

THE WARRANTY A ND REMEDIES SET FORTH ABOVE A RE EXCLUSIVE IN LIEU OF ALL OTHERS, WH ETHER ORAL O R WRITTEN,EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. BELKIN SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIM S AN Y AND ALL IMPLIED WA RRANTIES, INCLUDIN G, WITHOU T

LIMITATION, WA RRANTIES OF M ERCHAN TABILITY AN D FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

No Belkin dealer, agent, or employee is author ized to make any modif ication, extension, or addit ion to th is warranty.

BELKIN IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAM AGES RESULTING FROM A NY BREACH OFWA RRANTY, OR UNDER AN Y OTHER LEGAL THEORY, INCLUDIN G BUT NOT LIM ITED TO, LOST PROFITS, DOW NTIM E,GOODWILL, DAM AGE TO OR REPROGRAM M ING, OR REPRODUCING ANY PROGRAM OR DATA STORED IN, OR USED WITH,BELKIN PRODUCTS.

Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages or exclusions of implied warranties,so the above l imitat ions of exclusions may not apply to you. This warranty g ives you specif ic legal r ights, and you m ay also haveother r ights that vary from state to state.



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Belkin Compone nts, Ltd.Express Business Park

Shipton Way • Rushden • N N10 6GLUnited Kingdom

Te l : + 44 (0 ) 1933 35 2000

Fax: + 44 (0 ) 1933 31 2000

Belkin Components501 W est Walnut St reet

Com pt on • CA • 90220 • USATe l : 310 . 898 . 1100Fax: 310 . 898 . 1111

© 20 02 Belk in Com po nen ts. All rig ht s re serve d. All tra de nam es a re reg iste red tra dem ark s of resp ecti ve man uf act ure rs li sted .The Bluetooth name and the Bluetoo th trademarks are owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc., and are used by Belkin Componen ts under l icense

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NSW 2250 • A ust ral iaTe l : + 61 (2 ) 4372 8600Fax: + 61 (2 ) 4325 4277

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