Edimax Adaptor - Manuals

1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing the 802.11g Turbo Wireless LAN USB Adapter. This USB adapter is designed to comply with IEEE 802.11g Wireless LAN standard and easy to carry with the Mini size. It is suitable for any Laptop or Desktop computers. This adaptor supports higher data throughput th...

1.3 Package Contents Before you begin the installation, please check the items of your package. The package should include the following items: • One USB Adaptor • One Hi-Gain Antenna • One CD (Driver/Utility/User’s Manual) • One Quick Guide If any of the above items is missing, contact your supplie...

2 Installation Procedure Before you proceed with the installation, please notice following descriptions. Note1: Please do not install the adaptor into your computer before installing the software program from the CD. Note2: The following installation was operated under Windows XP. (Procedures are si...

3 Configuration Utility The Ralink Configuration Utility is a powerful application that helps you configure the USB adaptor and monitor the link status and the statistics during the communication process. When the adaptor is installed, the configuration utility will be displayed automatically. This ...

Second Way A. Right-click the icon and select “View Available Wireless Networks”. B. Click “Advanced”. C. Uncheck “Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings” to enable the utility for the adaptor. Note: If “Wireless Zero Configuration” is enabled, you can only configure the advance setti...

3.1 Site Survey When you open the Ralink Configuration Utility, the system will scan all the channels to find all the access points/stations within the accessible range of your adaptor and automatically connect to the wireless device with the highest signal strength. From the “Site Survey”, all the ...

Parameter Description PSM (Power Saving Mode) The power saving function is only available when the network type is in Infrastructure. CAM (Constantly Awake Mode) – The adaptor will always set in active mode. PSM (Power Saving Mode) – Enable the adaptor in the power saving mode when it is idle. Netwo...

Parameter Description Allow Intermediate Certificates A server designates an issuer as a trusted root authority by placing the issuer's self-signed certificate, which contains the issuer's public key, into the trusted root certification authority certificate store of the host computer. Intermediate ...

3.6 About By choosing this option, you can click the hyperlink to connect the website for the information of the wireless chipset vendor and review basic information about the Utility such as the Driver, Utility and EEPROM Version. The MAC Address of the adaptor is displayed in the screen as well. 3...

4 Troubleshooting This chapter provides solutions to problems usually encountered during the installation and operation of the adapter. 1. What is the IEEE 802.11g standard? 802.11g is the new IEEE standard for high-speed wireless LAN communications that provides for up to 54 Mbps data rate in the 2...

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. What is WEP ？ WEP is Wired Equivalent Privacy, a data privacy mechanism based on a 40 bit shared key algorithm, as described in the IEEE 802 .11 standard. 8. ...

13. What is Spread Spectrum ？ Spread Spectrum technology is a wideband radio frequency technique developed by the military for use in reliable, secure, mission-critical communication systems. It is designed to trade off bandwidth efficiency for reliability, integrity, and security. In other words, m...