Edimax EW-7206GAb - Manuals

Page 2 - Table of Contents; Chapter 1

Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction ............................................................................. 1 1.1 Package Contents .......................................................................................... 2 1.2 Features .......................................................

Page 3 - Chapter 1 Introduction; PlayStation 2, Nintendo and Game Boy ......etc.

Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction This product is a Wireless Gaming Adapter for IEEE 802.11b 2.4GHz wireless network. You can use this Wireless Gaming Adapter to make a game console or network device with wired Ethernet have wireless LAN access capability. This Wireless Gaming Adapter provides a b...

Page 4 - . 1 P a c k a g e

Introduction 1 . 1 P a c k a g e C o n t e n t s Th e W i r e l e s s G a m i n g A d a p t e r p a c k a g e i n c l u d e s t h e f o l l o w i n g i t e m s : y One Wireless Gaming Adapter y One Power Adapter y One Manual 1 . 2 F e a t u r e s y Let network device with wired Ethernet have wireles...

Page 5 - . 4 P h y s i c a l; Front Panel; LED Color Status; Back Panel

Introduction Operating: 32~131°F (0~55°C) Storage: -4~158°F(-20~70°C) y Humidity: 10-90% (Noncondensing) y Certification: FCC, CE 1 . 4 P h y s i c a l D e s c r i p t i o n Front Panel On the Wireless Gaming Adapter’s front panel there are LED lights that inform you of the Wireless Gaming Adapter’s...

Page 8 - Chapter 2 Quick Installation; . 1 H a r d w a r e; Connect to a game console; Connect the Wireless Gaming Adapter to your game console.; different adapter may damage the product.

Wireless LAN Access Point Connection Chapter 2 Quick Installation 2 . 1 H a r d w a r e I n s t a l l a t i o n Connect to a game console 1. Connect the Wireless Gaming Adapter to your game console. Connect one end of standard UTP cable to the Wireless Gaming Adapter’s Console Port and connect the o...

Page 9 - The Hardware Installation is complete.; . 2 G e t t i n g; Gaming Adapter to “Head to Head mode”. If the “Head 2 Head” LED is light,

Wireless LAN Access Point Connection After power on both Wireless Gaming Adapter and your game console, the “PWR” and “CONSOLE” LEDs of the Wireless Gaming Adapter should be light. The Hardware Installation is complete. 2 . 2 G e t t i n g S t a r t e d Play head to head games 1. If you have more th...

Page 10 - LAN, the “STATUS” LED will be light and green.

Wireless LAN Access Point Connection Head” LED is light, press the “Head 2 Head/Infrastructure” button once and the Wireless Gaming Adapter will switch to “Infrastructure mode” automatically. 3. When the Wireless Gaming Adapter is successfully connected to the wireless LAN, the “STATUS” LED will be ...

Page 11 - Chapter 3 Windows Setup Wizard; to get started configuration:

Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration Chapter 3 Windows Setup Wizard The Wireless Gaming Adapter provides Windows setup wizard that can guide you through the configuration process step by step. Please follow the instructions below to get started configuration: 1. Follow the picture below to connec...

Page 12 - Click “Setup Wizard” to start the setup process.

Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration 2. Insert CD-ROM for Wireless Gaming Adapter into the administration PC. The installation program will be executed automatically and the window below will pop up. If the installation program is not executed automatically, please manually execute the setup.exe ...

Page 17 - In the “Head to Head Gaming Mode (Ad Hoc)”, the Wireless Gaming Adapter

Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration 8. In the “Head to Head Gaming Mode (Ad Hoc)”, the Wireless Gaming Adapter can peer-to-peer connect to another Wireless Gaming Adapter or other wireless devices with Ad Hoc mode. You can select “Scan For Your Local Wireless Network” to let the Wireless Gaming ...

Page 18 - connect to and click “Next”.

Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration 9. The Wireless Gaming Adapter automatically scans for all available wireless devices, including Wireless Gaming Adapters, with Ad Hoc mode and lists their SSID. If the Wireless Gaming Adapter does not find any wireless device, click “Scan” to let it search ag...

Page 20 - you do not use WEP, select “OFF” and click “Next”. If you want to use the WEP

Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration 11. The WEP is used to encrypt the data communication of your wireless network. If you do not use WEP, select “OFF” and click “Next”. If you want to use the WEP to protect your wireless network, click “ON” and select correct key length, user can only use (5 Ch...

Page 22 - Chapter 4 Web Configuration; . 1 G e t t i n g; configure from wired or wireless stations.; Gaming Adapter through Gaming Adapter Setup Wizard. Follow the; The default IP Address and Subnet Mask of the Gaming Adapter is:; Configure your PC to be in the same subnet with the Access Point.

Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration Chapter 4 Web Configuration 4 . 1 G e t t i n g S t a r t e d This Gaming Adapter provides web-based configuration tool allowing you to configure from wired or wireless stations. * The Web Configuration only when you have already set static IP to the Gaming Ad...

Page 24 - Enter; OK; You can start configuring the Gaming Adapter.

Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration 6. Check each of the tabs and verify the following settings: • IP Address: Select Specify an IP address. Specify the IP Address and Subnet Mask as following example. 9 IP Address: 192.168.2.3 (any IP address within 192.168.2.2~192.168.2.254 is available, do no...

Page 25 - C o n f i g u r i n g t h e G a m i n g A d a p t e r; S t a t u s a n d I n f o r m a t i o n

Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration 4 . 2 C o n f i g u r i n g t h e G a m i n g A d a p t e r 4 . 2 . 1 S t a t u s a n d I n f o r m a t i o n On this screen, you can see the general information of the Gaming Adapter including Alias Name, Firmware Version, ESSID, Channel Number, Status, IP Ad...

Page 26 - W i r e l e s s S e t t i n g; wireless LAN through an access point.; Mode; Alias Name

Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration 4 . 2 . 2 W i r e l e s s S e t t i n g This Gaming Adapter provides both “Ad Hoc mode” and “Infrastructure mode”. With “Ad Hoc mode”, it can let your game console join a wireless LAN with peer-to- peer communication. With “Infrastructure mode”, it can let you...

Page 27 - ESSID; Channel Number

Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration ESSID The ESSID (up to 31 printable ASCII characters) is the unique name identified in a WLAN. The ID prevents the unintentional merging of two co-located WLANs. Please make sure that the ESSID of all stations in the same WLAN network are the same. The default...

Page 28 - A d v a n c e d S e t t i n g; Parameter; Authentication Type

Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration 4 . 2 . 3 A d v a n c e d S e t t i n g You can set advanced parameters of this Gaming Adapter. The parameters include Authentication Type, Fragment Threshold, RTS Threshold, Beacon Interval, Data Rate, Preamble Type, Broadcast ESSID. You should not change the...

Page 30 - E n c r y p t i o n; wireless network securely.; WEP Mode

Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration 4 . 2 . 4 E n c r y p t i o n WEP is an authentication algorithm, which protects authorized Wireless LAN users against eavesdropping. The Authentication type and WEP key of wireless stations must be the same with each other. This Gaming Adapter supports 64/128...

Page 32 - Key Format

Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration Parameter Description Key Format You may select to select ASCII Characters (alphanumeric format) or Hexadecimal Digits (in the “A-F”, “a-f” and “0-9” range) to be the WEP Key. For example: ASCII Characters: guest Hexadecimal Digits: 12345abcde Key Length You m...

Page 33 - Default Key

Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration Default Key Select one of the four keys to encrypt your data. Only the key you select it in the “Default key” will take effect. Click Apply button at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. You can now configure other advance sections or sta...

Page 34 - W i r e l e s s S i t e S u r v e y; select one access point listed in this table.

Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration 4 . 2 . 5 W i r e l e s s S i t e S u r v e y “Wireless Site Survey” searches for all available access points near by. You can select one access point listed in this table. 32

Page 35 - S y s t e m U t i l i t y; Current Password; New Password

Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration 4 . 2 . 6 S y s t e m U t i l i t y From here, you can define the Gaming Adapter’s IP Address and Login Password. Parameter Description Current Password Enter the current password (up to 15-digit alphanumeric string) of the Gaming Adapter. The default password...

Page 36 - Management IP; IP Address; Subnet Mask

Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration Management IP You can select “Obtain an IP address automatically” to let this Gaming Adapter get an IP from DHCP server. If you want to manual assign an IP to this Gaming Adapter, select “Use the following IP address”. IP Address Designate the Gaming Adapter’s...

Page 37 - C o n f i g u r a t i o n T o o l; Configuration Tools

Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration 4 . 2 . 7 C o n f i g u r a t i o n T o o l The Configuration Tools screen allows you to save ( Backup ) the Gaming Adapter’s current configuration setting. Saving the configuration settings provides an added protection and convenience should problems occur wi...

Page 39 - F i r m w a r e U p g r a d e; This page allows you to upgrade the Gaming Adapter’s firmware.; Firmware Upgrade

Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration 4 . 2 . 8 F i r m w a r e U p g r a d e This page allows you to upgrade the Gaming Adapter’s firmware. Parameter Description Firmware Upgrade This tool allows you to upgrade the Gaming Adapter’s system firmware. To upgrade the firmware of your Gaming Adapter, ...

Page 40 - R e s e t; function essentially Re-boots your Gaming Adapter’s system.; Reset

Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration 4 . 2 . 9 R e s e t You can reset the Gaming Adapter’s system should any problem exist. The reset function essentially Re-boots your Gaming Adapter’s system. Parameter Description Reset In the event that the system stops responding correctly or in some way sto...

Page 41 - Chapter 5 Troubleshooting; installation and operation of the Gaming Adapter.; How to manually find your PC’s IP and MAC Address?; connected as an independent wireless LAN.; What is Infrastructure?

Troubleshooting Chapter 5 Troubleshooting This chapter provides solutions to problems usually encountered during the installation and operation of the Gaming Adapter. 1. How to manually find your PC’s IP and MAC Address? 1) In Windows, open the Command Prompt program 2) Type Ipconfig /all and Enter ...

Page 42 - What is a MAC Address?; same, making it a valuable identifier for the network.

Troubleshooting 7. What is WEP? WEP stands for Wired Equivalent Privacy, a data privacy mechanism based on a 64(40)-bit shared key algorithm. 8. What is a MAC Address? The Media Access Control (MAC) address is a unique number assigned by the manufacturer to any Ethernet networking device, such as a ...