Edimax EW-7722UnD User Manual

7 4. Execute „Setup.exe‟ program inside the CD then the programs will appear. Please read the end user license agreement and click „I accept the ter

8 6. You can choose the configuration tool used to configure the wireless network card here. It‟s recommended to select „Edimax Configuration Tool‟,

9 8. Please wait while the install procedure is running. When you see this message, please click „Finish‟ to complete the driver installation proces

10 9. After installation is complete, wireless configuration utility will be shown in the desktop of your computer automatically. You will also see

11 11. Please note that if you stopped config utility by „Exit‟ function, you‟ll not be able to maintain the wireless link to the access point yo

12 2-2 Connect to Wireless Access Point After the driver is correctly installed, it will try to connect to any unencrypted wireless access point aut

13 2-2-1 Using Edimax Utility Please follow the following instructions to use Edimax configuration utility to connect to wireless access point. 1.

14 Some function includes more information, and can not be fitted in setup area. In this case, you can click „More / less‟ button to expand the setu

15 2-2-1-1 Scan for Other Wireless Devices There are two kinds of wireless connection mode: Infrastructure and Ad-Hoc. Infrastructure mode is used b

16 Scan results will be displayed here, please check if the wireless device (access point or another computer) with the SSID you wish to connect is s

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17 If you can not see the access point you wish to connect here, please click „Rescan‟ button to scan for access point again, until the one you prefe

18 There are 4 types of technical information: General: Displays basic information about this access point, such as SSID, MAC Address, authenticat

19 2-2-1-2 Connect to an Access Point If the wireless access point you wish to connect is found, you can establish connection with it by clicking „C

20 2. If the wireless access point does not have SSID, you‟ll be prompted to input it now. Please ask the owner of wireless access point for the exa

21 4. Please ask the owner of the wireless access point you want to connect, and input the correct key here and then click „OK‟. By checking „Show P

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23 2-2-1-3 Add an Access Point to Profile If you will connect to some specific wireless access point frequently, you can add their information to th

24 The setup utility will expand: Here are descriptions of every setup item: Item Name Description Profile Name You can give this profile a name.

25 It‟s suggested to select „Auto‟ to let setup utility decide the preamble for you. Channel You can select the radio channel number for Ad-Hoc mode

26 wireless device you wish to connect. When you‟re adding a profile from an existing access point or wireless device, authentication type will be se

C A T A L O G Chapter I: Product Information ... ……1 1-1 Introduction and

27 authentication, please click on „Use 802.1x‟ box, then click „802.1X‟ tab to set 802.1x parameters. To set 802.1x authentication for the access po

28 If you need to use protected authentication credential, check „Use protected authentication credential‟ box, and click „Import‟ to load .pac crede

29 2-2-2 Using Windows Zero Configuration Windows XP and Vista has a built-in wireless network configuration utility, called as „Windows Zero Config

30 3. Click „Start‟ button (should be located at the bottom-left corner of windows desktop), click „Control Panel‟, then click „Network and Internet

31 5. Right-click „Wireless Network Connection‟ (it may have a number as suffix if you have more than one wireless network card, please make sure yo

32 7. If the access point is protected by encryption, you have to input its security key or passphrase here. It must match the encryption setting on

33 2-3 Profile Management If you need to connect to different wireless access points at different time, like of access point of your home, office, c

34 2-3-1 Add a profile If you want to click new profile, click „Profile‟ menu, then click „Add‟ button. You‟ll be prompted to input detailed informa

35 2-3-2 Edit an existing profile If you have added a profile before, and you wish to change the content of the profile, you can use this function.

36 2-3-3 Delete an existing profile If you no longer need a profile, you can delete it. Select the profile you wish to delete from the list, and cli

1 Chapter I: Product Information 1-1 Introduction and safety information Thank you for purchasing this high-speed wireless dual band network card! T

37 2-3-4 Activate a profile When you want to connect to a specific wireless device in the profile list, you can select it and click „Activate‟ butto

38 2-4 Advanced Settings This wireless network card provides several advanced settings for experienced wireless users. You can change these settings

39 Here are descriptions of every setup item: Item Name Description Wireless mode Select the wireless operation mode of the network card. When „2.4G

40 connecting to CCX-compatible access point, check this box to enable measurement on unused radio channels to improve wireless connectivity. After

41 2-5 View Network Statistics The configuration utility provides information about network statistics and link status. If you want to know how your

42 2-6 WMM Setting This wireless network card provides WMM (Wi-Fi Multimedia) function, which can improve the performance of certain network applica

43 In „WMM Setup Status‟ block, current WMM settings will be displayed. And here are descriptions of every setup item: Item Name Description WMM Ena

44 2-7 WPS Configuration Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) is the latest wireless network technology which makes wireless network setup become very simple

45 2-7-1 WPS Button (Push-Button) With WPS button, it is easy to connect with a secure wireless network. If the wireless AP/Router supports WPS fe

46 You can also set „Config Mode‟ to „Registrar‟. In this mode, this wireless network card will wait for other WPS-enabled access points to send WPS

2 injury or could be fatal. If they throw the network card, the card will be damaged. PLEASE KEEP THIS NETWORK CARD OUT THE REACH OF CHILDREN! 4. Thi

47 7. Sometime WPS may fail (In the following picture, WPS pairing is failed because no WPS-enabled access point is found): You can click „PBC‟

48 2-7-3 WPS Setup - PIN If the wireless access point you wish to connect supports PIN, please follow the following instructions to establish connec

49 4. Click „PIN‟ button now, and wait for few seconds to one minute. If a wireless access point with correct PIN code is found, you‟ll be connected

50 2-8 Radio On/Off You can switch the wireless radio transceiver on and off by the utility, so if you want to disable wireless network function, yo

51 2-9 About The „About‟ tab provides you the information about version number of the configuration utility, driver, and other important information

52 2-10 On-line Help If you need to know the directions of how to use specific function in the utility, please click „Help‟ button. On-line help doc

53 CHAPTER III: Soft-AP Function Excepting become a wireless client of other wireless access points, this wireless card can act as a wireless servic

54 A configuration window will appear after you switch the operation mode to „AP‟, which asks you to assign an existing network card with internet co

55 Here are descriptions of every setup item: Item Name Description SSID Please input the SSID (the name used to identify this wireless access poi

56 Code Available options are 0-7, which will affect the available wireless channels you can use: 0: FCC (US, Canada, and other countries uses FCC r

3 1-5 Familiar with your new wireless network card 1. USB Connector 2. Connector Cap (To protect USB connector when not in use) 3. Link/Activity LED

57 To save changes, click „Apply button. Or you can click „Default‟ to reset all values to factory default value.

58 3-2 Security Setting This wireless card supports wireless encryption in AP mode, which will encrypt the data being transferred over the air to en

59 Here are descriptions of every setup item: Item Name Description Authentication Type Please select a wireless authentication type you wish to use

60 3-3 Access Control If you‟re not going to open your computer and wireless resources to the public, you can use MAC address filtering function to

61 Here are descriptions of every setup item: Item Name Description Access Policy Select the policy type of your access rule. Disable: Allow any wi

62 3-4 Connection Table If you want to see the list of all wireless clients connected to this access point, please select „Mac Table‟ tab from the u

63 3-5 Event Log This software access point will log all wireless-related activities as a log. Click „Event Log‟ tab, and the event log will be disp

64 3-6 Statistics If you want to know detailed information about how your software access point works, click „Statistics‟ tab, and the event log wil

65 3-7 About The „About‟ tab provides you the information about version number of the configuration utility, driver, and other important information

66 CHAPTER IV: Appendix 4-1 Specification Standards: IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n Interface: USB 2.0 (USB 1.1 Compatible) Frequency Band: 2.4000~2.4835GHz (

4 CHAPTER II: Driver Installation and Configuration 2-1 Network Card Installation Please follow the following instructions to install your new w

67 4-2 Troubleshooting If you encounter any problem when you‟re using this wireless network card, don‟t panic! Before you call your dealer of purchas

68 is slow / having problem when transferring large files 2. Disable „Tx Burst‟ in „Advanced‟ tab. 3. Enable „WMM‟ in „QoS‟ tab if you need to use

69 4-3 Glossary 1. What is the IEEE 802.11g standard? 802.11g is the new IEEE standard for high-speed wireless LAN communications that provides for

70 6. What is BSS ID? A specific Ad hoc LAN is called a Basic Service Set (BSS). Computers in a BSS must be configured with the same BSS ID. 7. Wh

71 13. What is Spread Spectrum? Spread Spectrum technology is a wideband radio frequency technique developed by the military for use in reliable, s

72 18. What is WPS? WPS stands for Wi-Fi Protected Setup. It provides a simple way to establish unencrypted or encrypted connections between wirele

73 23. What is DSSS? What is FHSS? And what are their differences? Frequency-hopping spread-spectrum (FHSS) uses a narrowband carrier that change

74 26. What is WMM Power Save? WMM Power Save is a set of features for Wi-Fi networks that increase the efficiency and flexibility of data transmissi

75 Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital d

76 R&TTE Compliance Statement This equipment complies with all the requirements of DIRECTIVE 1999/5/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL

5 2. The following message will appear on your computer, click „Cancel / Close‟. Under Windows XP Under Windows Vista

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6 3. Software Installation, This wizard can be run in Windows XP/Vista/7. The following procedures are operated in Windows XP. You can install the W