Edimax EW-7733UnD, User Manual

Page 1: ......

Page 2: ...ase the buyer and not this company its distributor or its dealer assumes the entire cost of all necessary servicing repair and any incidental or consequential damages resulting from any defect in the...

Page 3: ...1 Add a new entry 21 2 3 2 Remove an existing profile 25 2 3 3 Edit an existing profile 26 2 3 4 Import Export profile 27 2 3 5 WPS Profile Setup 29 2 3 5 1 PBC mode WPS configuration 31 2 3 5 2 PIN...

Page 4: ...interface a very common expansion port of computers plug this wireless network card into any empty USB port of your computer just that simple Main Features Complies with 2 4GHz 5GHz wireless 802 11a b...

Page 5: ...TWORK CARD OUT THE REACH OF CHILDREN 4 This network card will become hot when being used for long time This is normal and is not a malfunction DO NOT put the network card on a paper cloth or other fla...

Page 6: ...ce One available USB 2 0 port May not work on USB 1 1 port and performance will be greatly reduced Operation System Windows XP Vista 7 1 4 Package Contents Wireless USB Adapter x1 USB Cable x1 Quick I...

Page 7: ...k card 1 USB Connector 2 Flippable Antenna 3 Link Activity LED 4 WPS Button Press to activate WPS pairing mode LED Name Light Status Description Link Activity Blinking Linked to a wireless access poin...

Page 8: ...ase follow the following instructions to install your new wireless network card 1 Insert the USB wireless network card into an empty USB 2 0 port of your computer when computer is switched on Never us...

Page 9: ...2 The following message will appear on your computer click Cancel Close Under Windows XP Under Windows Vista...

Page 10: ...CD ROM including in the package The wizard is an easy and quick configuration tool for internet connection with series process When you start EZMAX Setup Wizard you will get the following welcome scr...

Page 11: ...en the programs will appear Please read the end user license agreement and click I accept the terms of the license agreement then click Next button to accept license agreement 2 It is recommend instal...

Page 12: ...access to all functions of this wireless network card If you prefer to use the wireless configuration tool provided by Windows XP or Vista please select Microsoft Zero Configuration Tool then click Ne...

Page 13: ...ter automatically You will also see an icon at the lower right corner of your windows system If you put the mouse cursor on the icon the status of wireless card will be displayed as a popup balloon 7...

Page 14: ...y by Exit function you ll not be able to maintain the wireless link to the access point you wish to use In this case you can start config utility again by clicking Edimax Wireless Utility icon from St...

Page 15: ...reless access point you wish to connect The current status of wireless connection will be displayed by Edimax configuration utility icon Wireless connection is established good signal reception Wirele...

Page 16: ...ty to connect to wireless access point 1 Left click the Ralink configuration utility icon located at lower right corner of computer desktop and configuration menu will appear 2 Wireless utility will a...

Page 17: ...vice The name of network device 2 Type The type of network device Infrastructure Access Point Ad Hoc 3 Channel The channel number of this network device 4 Wireless mode Available wireless mode 802 11a...

Page 18: ...If the wireless access point you wish to connect does not appear here you can click Refresh button to scan for wireless access points again if the wireless access point you re looking for still not ap...

Page 19: ...empt to connect to access point now this may require few seconds to minutes please be patient When you see there s a check shown beside the access point you wish to connect your computer is connected...

Page 20: ...Windows will prompt you for establish connection also...

Page 21: ...sword etc back soon 2 3 1 Add a new entry By this function you can setup the connection parameters for a specific wireless access point in advance so you can recall a set of connection parameters quic...

Page 22: ...in Profile Name field and select the AP you wish to connect in SSID dropdown list then click right arrow If you re connecting to a network device using AD HOC connection method select Ad Hoc Connect...

Page 23: ...k right arrow 5 Check this box if you wish to enable pre logon connection When this feature is enabled wireless network connection will be established before you logon Windows so you can authenticate...

Page 24: ...at step 2 to 6 to setup more profiles of wireless connection When you wish to connect to a certain wireless access point click Active button as indicated above A check mark will be displayed beside ac...

Page 25: ...When you no longer need an existing profile just select it from the list and click Delete button If the profile you wish to delete is active now you ll be prompted to confirm deletion To delete anywa...

Page 26: ...profile before and you wish to change the content of the profile you can use this function Please select a profile from the list first then click Edit button You ll be provided with the contents of s...

Page 27: ...puter or you just want to make a backup you can use import export function to make a copy or restore current profile To backup a profile click Export You ll be prompted to select a place to save profi...

Page 28: ...To recall previously saved profiles click Import Select a profile file with prof extension and click Open Please note that this will overwrite any existing profile s...

Page 29: ...what a professional wireless expert can do To use WPS profile you have to make sure the access point you wish to connect supports WPS first You can discover if an access point is WPS capable or not by...

Page 30: ...guration PBC you don t have to select an AP from WPS AP List dropdown list Note This device follows WPS 2 0 Standard Specification to allow inputting 4 digit PIN code pls make sure your Wireless Route...

Page 31: ...on When you want to use PBC mode Click Start PBC button Now please push the WPS button on the access point a physical button or a software button in its configuration menu please refer to access point...

Page 32: ...evices should not be same When one device is registrar the other one must be enrollee and vice versa To setup WPS connection by PIN select PIN numeric code then click right arrow There will be a menu...

Page 33: ...connection please be patient You ll be prompted when WPS connection is established successfully if you received an error you can try again but please remember to make sure the PIN you obtained from a...

Page 34: ...tatus You can check the status of active wireless connection by clicking Link Information button A new window will appear There are 3 kinds of link information a Link status Displays the status of act...

Page 35: ...s the throughput of active connection c Statistics Displays the statistics of active connection Select Transmit or Receive to switch displaying statistics of transmitted and received data packets To r...

Page 36: ......

Page 37: ...figure some advanced wireless settings Normally you don t need to change these settings to establish wireless connection Only change these settings when you know what you re doing and you really need...

Page 38: ...lease follow the instructions in following chapters to use the AP function of your wireless card 3 1 Switch to AP Mode and Station Mode The operating mode of the wireless card is Station Mode becoming...

Page 39: ...Utilities The soft AP configuration utility will appear along with the status of software AP 3 2 Configure AP To use software AP you need to configure it first to accept incoming wireless connections...

Page 40: ...region of this software AP Different country has different radio regulation and therefore it would be illegal to use certain channel frequency in some countries Please select a correct country region...

Page 41: ...Use shared key authentication WEP WPA PSK Use WPA PSK authentication WPA2 PSK Use WPA2 PSK authentication WPA PSK WPA2 PSK Allows both WPA PSK and WPA2 PSK authentication Available Encryption options...

Page 42: ...t Tx Key normally you can just use Key 1 Key Format Hex characters or ASCII characters and input WEP key If you select Hex key format input 10 or 26 characters number 0 9 and alphabets A F if you sele...

Page 43: ...will still work fine WPA PSK WPA2 PSK key must be 8 to 63 ASCII characters or 64 Hex characters When you finish click right arrow After you finish this step your software AP is ready and able to acce...

Page 44: ...wer Change the wireless radio output power here Please select a proper output power and you can avoid some unwanted wireless intruders Idle time The allowed time before proceeding with the authenticat...

Page 45: ...Then you have to input the 12 character MAC address in MAC Address field You may find the MAC address of a certain network card on itself something like a label Please note that you don t have to inp...

Page 46: ...3 5 Associate List You can see the list of all wireless clients that connected to this software AP Click Connected Devices button to show the list...

Page 47: ...3 6 About Click this button to see the version information of software AP configuration utility...

Page 48: ...regulations Data Rate 11b 1 2 5 5 11Mbps 11g 6 9 12 24 36 48 54Mbps 11n 20MHz MCS0 23 up to 216Mbps 11n 40MHz MCS0 23 up to 450Mbps Securities WEP 64 128 WPA WPA2 802 1x Support Antenna Internal Ante...

Page 49: ...you may have to move your computer if you re using a notebook computer and click Rescan button for few more times If you can find the wireless access point or wireless device you want to connect by do...

Page 50: ...he value of Phy_Addess down then present this value to the owner of access point so he she can add the MAC address of your network card to his her access point s list The network is slow having proble...

Page 51: ...mandatory speeds and 18 36 48 and 54 Mbps optional speeds The ERP includes the modulation schemes found in 802 11b including CCK for 11 and 5 5 Mbps and Barker code modulation for 2 and 1 Mbps B A pro...

Page 52: ...ware and or software than previous encryption standards It is also included in IEEE 802 11i standard Compare with AES TKIP is a temporary protocol for replacing WEP security until manufacturers implem...

Page 53: ...cy for reliability integrity and security In other words more bandwidth is consumed than in the case of narrowband transmission but the trade off produces a signal that is in effect louder and thus ea...

Page 54: ...rom that to which the receiver is connected 4 Consult the dealer or an experienced radio technician for help FCC Caution This device and its antenna must not be co located or operating in conjunction...

Page 55: ...ers of electric shock and static electricity when working with electrical equipment All guidelines of this and of the computer manufacture must therefore be allowed at all times to ensure the safe use...

Page 56: ......