Edimax EW-7717Un - Manuals

4 1-2 Safety Information In order to keep the safety of users and your properties, please follow the following safety instructions: 1. This wireless network card is designed for indoor use only. DO NOT expose this network card to direct sun light, rain, or snow. 2. DO NOT put this network card at or...

5 1-3 System Requirements EW-7318USg/EW-7318Ug/EW-7718Un/EW-7717Un „ An empty USB 2.0 port (May not work on USB 1.1 port, and performance will be greatly reduced) „ Windows 2000, 2003, XP, or Vista operating system „ CD-ROM drive „ At least 100MB of available disk space EW-7108PCg/EW-7708Pn „ An emp...

6 1-4 Package Contents Before you starting to use this wireless network card, please check if there's anything missing in the package, and contact your dealer of purchase to claim for missing items: EW-7318Ug / EW-7718Un / EW-7717Un □ USB wireless adapter with Protection Cap (1 pcs) □ USB Cable with...

8 1-5 Familiar with your new wireless network card EW-7318Ug 1. USB Connector 2. Connector Cap (To protect USB connector when not in use) 3. Link/Activity LED LED Name Light Status Description On Linked to a wireless access point / Transferring data Link/ Activity Off No wireless activity 2 1 3

19 CHAPTER II: DRIVER INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION 2-1 Network Card Installation Please follow the following instructions to install your new USB wireless network card: EW-7318USg/ EW-7318Ug / EW-7718Un / EW-7717Un 1. Fasten the antennas to the antenna connectors on the network card by clockwise d...

22 2-2 Software Installation This wizard can be run in Windows 2000/XP/Vista. The following procedures are operated in Windows XP. You can install the Wireless Adapter by EZMAX Setup Wizard in the CD-ROM including in the package. The wizard is an easy and quick configuration tool for internet connec...

23 2.2.1 Please execute ‘Edimax_xxxx_Setup.exe’ program to install your wireless adapter. Please read the end user license agreement and click ‘I accept the terms of the license agreement’ and ‘Next’ to accept license agreement. 2.2.2 You can choose the configuration tool used to configure the wirel...

25 2-3 Connect to Wireless Access Point After the driver is correctly installed, it will try to connect to any unencrypted wireless access point automatically. If you want to connect to a specific wireless access point, or the access point you wish to connect uses encryption, you have to configure t...

26 2. Configuration utility will scan for all wireless access points automatically. Scan results will be displayed here, please check if the wireless access point with the SSID (the name of wireless access point) you preferred is shown here. If the wireless access point you wish to connect does not ...

28 Network Type: Shows the type of wireless connection. If it’s a wireless access point, ‘Infrastructure’ will be displayed here; if it’s a computer or network device, ‘AdHoc’ will be displayed here. Tips: Wireless access point (Infrastructure) is a network device which acts as a bridge, to let wire...

29 3. Click the wireless access point or network device you wish to connect, it will be highlighted, then click ‘Connect’. If the access point you selected does not enable encryption (The content of ‘Encryption’ field of the access point you selected is ‘None’, you’ll be connected to this wireless a...

32 2-3-2Using Windows Zero Configuration Windows XP and Vista has a built-in wireless network configuration utility, called as ‘Windows Zero Configuration’ (WZC). You can also use WZC to configure your wireless network parameter: 1. Right-click Edimax configuration utility icon and select ‘Use Zero ...

34 5. All wireless access points in proximity will be displayed here. If the access point you want to use is not displayed here, please try to move your computer closer to the access point, or you can click ‘Refresh network list’ to rescan access points. Click the access point you want to use if it’...

35 7. If you can see ‘Connected’ message, the connection between your computer and wireless access point is successfully established.

36 2-4 Connection Profile Management If you need to connect to different wireless access points at different time, like of access point of your home, office, cybercafe, or public wireless service, you can store the connection parameters (encryption, passphrase, security etc, etc.) as a profile for e...

39 It’s recommended to choose ‘PSM’ if you’re using this network card with notebook computer to help the battery live longer. Network Type Select network type (‘Ad Hoc’ or ‘Infrastructure’). If you’re adding a profile from an existing access point or wireless device, it’s automatically selected and ...

42 Show Password Check this box and all passphrases or security keys you inputted will be displayed as you type, but not replace your input with asterisk. Use 802.1x Enable 802.1x wireless authentication. Please click ‘802.1x Setting’ button to set 802.1x parameters. (See next section). After you fi...

46 (of tunneled here. authentication) Password Please input the password of tunneled authentication (of tunneled here. authentication) Password Mode Please select the password mode of ‘EAP-FAST’ authentication mode. This setting is hidden when the authentication type is not ‘EAP-FAST’. After you fin...

48 2-5 View Network Statistics and Link Status The configuration utility provides information about network statistics and link status. If you want to know how your wireless network card works, you can use these functions to get detailed information about the wireless connection you’re using. 2-5-1 ...

50 2-5-2 Link Status Please follow the following instructions to check network statistics: 1. Right-click the Edimax configuration utility icon located at lower-right corner of computer desktop, then click ‘Launch Config Utilities’. 2. Click ‘Link Status’ tab, and information about current wireless ...

53 2-6 Advanced Settings This wireless network card provides several advanced settings for experienced wireless users. You can change these settings to increase data transfer performance, or change operation mode. Please follow the following instructions to set advanced wireless settings: 1. Right-c...

54 Here are descriptions of every setup items: Wireless mode Select wireless operation mode, available options are 802.11 B/G mix, 802.11 B only, and 802.11 B/G/N mix. You can select 802.11 B/G/N mix to maximize wireless compatibility with wireless access points and other wireless devices. Anyway, y...

60 2-8 WPS Configuration Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) is the latest wireless network technology which makes wireless network setup become very simple. If you have WPS-enabled wireless access point, and you want to establish a secure connection to it, you don’t have to configure the wireless access po...

61 2-8-1 WPS Setup - PBC (Push-Button Configuration) 1. Right-click the Edimax configuration utility icon located at lower-right corner of computer desktop, then click ‘Launch Config Utilities’. 2. Click ‘WPS Configuration’ tab, and the following settings will appear:

62 3. Set ‘Config Mode’ to ‘Enrollee’, and then push the ‘WPS’ button on your wireless access point (the button used to activate WPS standby mode may have another name), or use other way to start WPS standby mode as the instruction given by your wireless access point’s user manual. 4. Before you sta...

63 5. Start PBC pairing procedure at access point side (please refer to the instruction given by your access point’s manufacturer), then click ‘PBC’ button in wireless configuration utility to start to establish wireless connection by WPS. Please be patient (This may require several seconds to one m...

69 CHAPTER III: Soft-AP Function Excepting become a wireless client of other wireless access points, this wireless card can act as a wireless service provider also! You can switch this wireless card’s operating mode to ‘AP’ mode to simulate the function of a real wireless access point by software, a...

74 3-2 Security Settings This wireless card supports wireless encryption in AP mode, which will encrypt the data being transferred over the air to enhance data security level. It’s recommended to enable data encryption unless you wish to open your computer (and its internet connection) to the public...

77 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 enforce your access control policy, so only wireless clients with MAC address you defined by this function can be connected to your software access poin...

78 2. Click ‘Access Control’ tab, and the following messages will appear: Here are descriptions of every setup items: Access Policy Select the policy type of your access rule: Disable: Allow any wireless client with proper authentication settings to connect to this access point. Allow All: Only allo...

80 3-4 Connection table If you want to see the list of all wireless clients connected to this access point, please follow the following instructions: 1. Right-Click Edimax configuration utility icon, and select ‘Switch to AP Mode’ 2. Click ‘Mac Table’ tab, and a list containing all connected wireles...

81 Here are descriptions of every fields: MAC Address Displays the MAC address of this wireless client. AID The serial number of this wireless connection. Power Saving Displays the capability of power-saving function of Mode this wireless client. Status Displays additional information of this wirele...

83 3-6 Statistics If you want to know detailed information about how your software access point works, you can follow the following instructions to view the statistics of the access point: 1. Right-Click Edimax configuration utility icon, and select ‘Switch to AP Mode’ 2. Click ‘Statistics’ tab, and...

84 CHAPTER IV: APPENDIX 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 purchase for help, please check this troubleshooting table, the solution of your problem could be very simple, and you can solve the prob...

88 4. What is Ad-hoc? An Ad-hoc integrated wireless LAN is a group of computers, each has a Wireless LAN card, Connected as an independent wireless LAN. Ad hoc wireless LAN is applicable at a departmental scale for a branch or SOHO operation. 5. What is Infrastructure? An integrated wireless and wir...

89 11. Would the information be intercepted while transmitting on air? WLAN features two-fold protection in security. On the hardware side, as with Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum technology, it has the inherent security feature of scrambling. On the software side, WLAN series offer the encryption f...

91 point will establish connection by themselves. There are two types of WPS: PBC (Push-Button Configuration) and PIN code.

92 4-4 FCC and CE Compliance Statements Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmfu...

94 This equipment is designed with the utmost care for the safety of those who install and use it. However, special attention must be paid to the dangers of electric shock and static electricity when working with electrical equipment. All guidelines of this and of the computer manufacture must there...