Edimax EW-7622UMn manual

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Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comp ly w ith the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. These limit s are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential inst allation. This equipment generates, uses, and can [...]

Federal Communic ation Commission ( FCC) Radiation Exposure S tatement This EUT is complianc e with SAR for general population/uncontrolled exposure limits in ANSI/IEEE C95.1-1999 and had been tested in accordance with the measurement methods and procedures specified in OET Bulletin 65 Supplement C. The equipment version marketed in US is restricte[...]

R&TTE Compliance Statement This equipment complies with all the requirements of DIREC TIVE 1999/5/E C OF THE EUROPEAN P ARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL of March 9, 1999 on radio equipment and telecommunication terminal Eq uipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity (R&TTE) The R&TTE Directive repeals and replaces in the directive 9[...]

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CONTENTS 1 I N T R O D U C T I O N ............................................................................. 1 1.1 Features ......................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Specifications ...............................................................................[...]

1 1 Introdu ction Thank you for purchasing this high -speed wireless network card! Excepting comm on wireless standards 802.11b/g, t his wireless net work card is also able to access 802.11n wir eless net works - data transfer rate is 3 00Mbps , and that ‟ s 12 times f aster than 802.11g wirel ess network! For WLAN securit y issues, this adapter [...]

2  Temperature: O perating 32~1 04 ° F (0 ~ 40 ° C) , Stora ge -13~149 ° F (- 25~65 ° C)  Humidity: Max. 95% (No n- Condensing) 1.3 Package Contents Before you begin the installation, please check the item s of y our package . The package should inc lude the following item s:  One USB Adapter  One CD (Driver/Uti lity/User ‟ s Manu[...]

3 2 Installation Procedure Before you proceed with the installation, please notice following descript ions. Note1: The following installation was ope rated under Window s XP . (Proced ures are simila r for Windows 2000/Vi sta /7 .) Note2: If you have install ed the Wireless P C Adapter drive r & utility b efore, please uninst all the old versio[...]

4 The following m essage will appear on your com puter , click „Cancel‟[...]

5 Software Inst allat ion This wizard can be run in W indows 2000/XP/V ista /7. Y o u can inst all the W i reless Adapter by EZMAX Setup Wizard in the CD-ROM including in the package. The wizard is an eas y and quick c onfiguration tool for i nternet connection with series process. W hen you start EZMAX Setup W izard, you will get the f ollowing we[...]

6 I. Install the Driver and Utility If you prefer the tradit ional setup procedure. Please insert the ins tallation CD to your CD-ROM Drive, and click “ Exit “ to disable EZm ax W izard. If your OS is W indows 2000/XP/Vista/7. Please e xecute the “ Utility S etup.exe “ progr am as follows.[...]

7 Select Setup Languag e and click “ OK ” to proceed.[...]

8 Click “ Next ” to go to the ne xt step. Now you ‟ ll see the fol lowing m essage, please click „ Ins tall ‟ to begin the installation.[...]

9 The s y stem starts to inst all the driver an d utility . Click “ Finish ” to com plete the dri ver and utilit y installation.[...]

10 II. Connect to W ireless Access Point A. T o start configuring the adapter , double click the icon in the s ystem tray or r ight click the icon and select open configuratio n utility . B. The utilit y of the adapter is displa yed. Cl ick “ Av ailable Net work ” and double-click on the wireless access point you want to connect to.[...]

11 C. Input the securit y setting and click “ OK ” to start network connection.[...]

12 * Use Win dows Zero Configura tion on Win dows V is ta: A. For W indows Vi sta user , you can use W indows Zero Configuratio n to connect to wireless ac cess point. Click „ S ta rt ‟ button, then click „ Con trol Panel . Click „ Net wor k and Internet ‟ in Contro l Panel. B. Click „Connect to a network‟ under „Network and Sharing[...]

13 C. Click the acces s point you want to use if it‟s shown, then click „Connect‟. D. If it‟s an unnamed access point (i.e. the SSID of this wireless access poi nt is hidden), you‟ll be prompted to inpu t it‟ s nam e, and the nam e m ust be ide ntica l to the SSID sett ing of the wireless access point you‟re connecting to.[...]

14 E. If the access point is protected b y encryption m ethod, you have to inp ut its security or passphrase here. It mus t match the encr yption setting on the acces s point. F. If you can see this image, the con nection between your com puter and wireless ac cess point is successfully established. Click „Close‟ to start network c onnection.[...]

15 3 Configuration Utility The Configuration Uti lity is a powerf ul application that helps you configure th e W ireless LAN Min i USB Adapter and m onitor the link status and the statistics during the comm unication pr ocess . The Configuration Utilit y appears as an icon on the system tray and desktop of W i ndows. You can open it by double-click[...]

16 3.1 Utilit y Overvie w There are several parts in the utilit y screen. Please ref er to the follo wing table for the description. Parameter Description Refresh – Ref resh adapter list in the “ B “ block . Mode – There are two m odes: S tation and Access Point. If “ S tation “ is selecte d, the ad apter work s as a wireless adapter . [...]

17 It is the status bar that displa ys the current status of the utilit y . T o close it, please disabl e the “ S tatus Bar “ in the “ View “ item . There are several tabs in the bloc k for you to setup the function of the adapter . Please refer to the descr iption in the following sections. 3.2 Available Netw ork W hen you open the Configu[...]

18 within the range of your adapter . The information inclu des SSID, Channel, Encr yption, Network Authenticatio n, Signal and etc. If you want to connect to any net work on the list, doub le- click the selected network . Refresh Click “ Ref resh “ to update th e available net work s list. It is recommended that ref resh the list while you hav[...]

19 S tatus It will show the connecti on status of the a dapter . S peed It shows the current sp eed T y pe Infrastructure – This operation mode requ ires the presence of an 802.1 1 Access Point. A ll com munication is done via t he Access Point or Router . IBSS – Sel ect this mode if you want to connect t o another wireless stations in the W ir[...]

20 3.4 Profile The “ Profiles List ” is for you to manage the net works you connect to frequentl y. You are able to Add/Remove/Edit/Du plicate/Set Def ault to manage a pr ofile. Parameter Description Available Profile(s) This list shows the preferred network s for the wireless connection. Y o u can add, remove, edit, duplicate the preferred net[...]

21 3 . 4 . 1 C o n f i g u r e t h e P r o f i l e Parameter Description Profile Nam e Define a recogni zable prof ile name f or you to identify the different networks ( Access Point ) . Network Nam e (SSID) The SSID (up to 32 printable ASCI I characters) is the unique name identified in a W LAN. The ID prevents the uninte ntional merging of two co[...]

22 Ch annel This setting is onl y available for Ad Hoc mode. Select the n umber of the radio channel used for the network ing. The channel setting should be the sam e with the network you are connecting to. Network Aut hentication This setting has to be co nsisten t with the wire less networks that the adapter inte nds to connect. Open System – N[...]

23 Parameter Description Data Encryption Disabled – Disab le the W EP Data Encryption. WEP – Enable the W EP Data Encryption. W hen the item is selected, you have to c ontinue setting th e W EP Encryption k eys. TKIP – TKIP (T emporal Key Integrit y Protocol) change s the temporal key every 10,000 packets (a packet is a kind of message transm[...]

24 Parameter Description Confirm Network Key Please enter net work securit y key here aga in. EAP T y pe GTC – GT C is an authentication prot ocol which allows the exchange of clear tex t authent ication credenti als across the network. TLS – TLS i s the most secure of the E AP protocols but no t easy to use. It requires that di gital certifica[...]

25 3.5 Status This scr een shows the inform ation of manufacturer , driver version, sett ings of the wireles s network the adapter is connect ing to, link ing time and link s tatus. If you don ‟ t ensure the status of the adapt er and the network you are connecting, please g o to the scr een for m ore details.[...]

26 3.6 Statis tics You can get the real t ime inf ormation about the pack et transm ission and receiving status during wireless comm unication from the screen. If you want to recount the statistics valu e, please click “ Reset “ .[...]

27 3.7 Wi -Fi Protect Setup (WPS) Wi -Fi Protected Set up (W PS) is the latest wireless net work technolog y which m akes wireless network setup becom e very simple. If you have WPS -enabled wireless access point, and you want to estab lish a secure connection t o it, you don ‟ t have to conf igure the wireless ac cess point and setup data encryp[...]

28 3. If you click „ Yes ‟ , and t he fo llowing m essage will appea r on your com puter, p lease select the SSID of wireless access point that you wish to connec t and click „ Select ‟ . 4. Please wait while the install procedure is run ning and wait for f ew seconds to two minutes . If a w ireless access point with correct PIN code is fou[...]

29 II. Push Button Config (PB C) 1. Start PBC pairing proce dure at acc ess point side (plea se refer to the instruc tion given b y your access point ‟ s manufac turer), then click „ PBC ‟ button in w ireless configuration utility to start to establish wireless connection by WPS. Please be patient (T his may require several seconds to one m i[...]

30 3.8 Softw are AP You should click “ Mode “ and select “ Ac cess Point “ to enable Software AP mode.T his adapter can run as a wireless AP. The re lative conf igurations of the AP inclu ding channel, S SID, WEP encr yption and so on are described as f ollows. Paramet er Description SSID The SSID (up to 32 printable ASCI I characters) is t[...]

31 3 . 8 . 1 AP P r o p e r t i e s S e t t i n g Please refer to Secti on 3.4.1 f or the setting of the param eters for AP. Note that Ad Hoc m ode is not enabled for AP.[...]

32 3 . 8 . 2 AP A d v a n c e d Parameter Description Beacon Interval Beacon Interval that s pecifi es the duration between beac on packets (milliseconds). The range for the beacon period is between 20-1000 m illisecond s with a t ypical value of 100. DTIM Period Determines the interval the Access Point wil l send its broadcast traffic. Default val[...]

33 3 . 8 . 3 AP Sta t i s t i c s You can get the real t ime inf ormation about the pack et transm ission and receiving status during wireless comm unication from the sc reen. If you want to recount the s tatistics value, p lease click “ Reset “ .[...]

34 3 . 8 . 4 I C S If you want to connect to the internet thro ugh this Soft AP, you will need to mak e a bridge between our SoftAP and your inter net connect. Select the i nternet connect ion in your SoftAP h ost mac hine and press the “App ly” button.[...]

35 4 Trou bleshooting This chapter provides s olutions to problem s usuall y encountered during the installation and operat ion of the adapter . 1. What is the IEEE 80 2.1 1g standard? 802 .1 1g is the new I EEE standard for high-speed wireless LAN communications that provides for up to 54 Mbps data rate in the 2.4 GH z band. 802.1 1g is quick ly b[...]

36 6. What is BSS ID ？ A specific Ad hoc LAN is ca lled a Basic Ser vice Set (BSS). Com puters in a B SS m ust be configured with the s ame BSS ID. 7. What is WEP ？ W EP is Wired Equivalent Privacy , a data privacy m echanism based on a 4 0 bit shared k ey algorithm, as desc ribed in the IEEE 8 02 .1 1 standard. 8. What is TKIP? TKIP is a quick[...]

37 13. W hat is Spread Spectrum ？ S pread S pectrum technolo gy is a wideband rad io frequenc y technique developed by the m ilitary for use in reliable, secure, m ission-critical com munication s ystems. It is designed to trade off bandwidth efficiency for reliabilit y , integrit y , a nd security . In other words, m ore bandwidth is consum ed t[...]

38 Federal Commu nication Commi ssion Inter ference St ate ment This equipment has been tested and found to co mply with the li mits for a Class B digi tal device, pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. These li mits are desi gned to prov ide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a resi dential inst allation. This e quipm ent generate s,[...]

39 R&TTE Complia nce St atement This equipment complies w ith all the requiremen ts of DIRE CTIVE 1999/5/E C OF THE EUROPEAN P ARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL of March 9, 1999 on radio equipment and telecommunication terminal Equipmen t and the mutual recognition o f their conformity (R&TTE) The R&TTE Di rective repeal s and replaces in the d[...]

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