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Wireless LAN Adapter Series 11 n 11 g EW -7708Pn EW -7718Un EW -7728In EW -7717Un EW -7727In EW -7738Pn EW -7748In EW -7128g EW -7318USg EW -7318Ug EW -7108PCg User Manual V ersion: 1.
1 COPYRIGHT Copyright ©2005/2006 by this company. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any la.
2 C A T A L O G CHAPTER I: Product Information ..................................................................... 3 1-1 Introduction and safety information ..................................................... 3 1-2 Safety Information .............
3 CHAPTER I: Product Information 1-1 Introduction and safety information Thank you for purchasing this high-speed 802.1 1b/g and 1 1b/g/n wireless network card!! Main Features z Complies with 802.1 1n, 802.1 1g and 802.1 1b standards. z Provides further coverage, less dead spot and high throughput (1 1n Adapter Up to 300Mbps with MIMO technology).
4 1-2 Safety Information In order to keep the safety of us ers 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 .
5 1-3 System Requirement s 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 .
6 1-4 Package Content s Before you starting to use this wireless network card, please check if there's anything missing in the package, and cont act your dealer of purchase to claim for missing i.
7 EW -7728In □ Wireless network PCI card (1 pcs) □ Antenna (3 pcs) . □ Quick installation guide (1 pcs) □ User Guides / EZMAX Setup Wi zard & driver CDROM (1 pcs) EW -7748In □ Wireless network PCIe card (1 pcs) □ Antenna (3 pcs) .
8 1-5 Familiar with your new wireless network card EW -7318Ug 1. USB Connector 2. Connector Cap (T o protect USB connector when not in use) 3. Link/Activity LED LED Name Light Stat u s Description On .
9 EW -7318USg 1. USB Connector 2. Connector Cap (T o protect USB connector when not in use) 3. 4 dBi Hi-Gain detachable Antenna 4. Link/Activity LED LED Name Light Stat u s Description On Linked to a .
10 EW -7717Un 5. USB Connector 6. Connector Cap (T o protect USB connector when not in use) 7. Link/Activity LED 8. WPS Button (Press to activate WPS pairing mode) LED Name Light Stat u s Description .
11 EW -7718Un 1. USB Connector 2. Connector Cap (T o protect USB connector when not in use) 3. Link/Activity LED LED Name Light Stat u s Description On Linked to a wireless access point / T r ansferri.
12 EW-7108PCg 1. PCMCIA Interface 2. CardBus golden stripe* 3. ‘Link’ LED 4. ‘Activity’ LED *This stripe should be faced up when inserted to PCMCIA slot of your computer , or as instructed.
13 EW -7708Pn 5. PCMCIA Interface 6. CardBus golden stripe* 7. ‘Link’ LED 8. ‘Activity’ LED *This stripe should be faced up wh en inserted to PCMCIA slot of your computer , or as instructed.
14 EW -7738Pn 1. ExpressCard Interface 2. Link/Activity LED 3. WPS Button (Press to activate WPS pairing mode) LED Name Light Stat u s Description On Linked to a wireless access point / T r ansferring.
15 EW-7128g 1. PCI Interface 2. Deta chable Antennas with Cable 3. ‘Link’ LED 4. ‘Tx / Rx’ LED LED Name Light Stat u s Description On Linked to a wireless access point Link Off Not linked to a.
16 EW -7727In 1. PCI Interface 2. Antennas (2x) 3. ‘Link’ LED 4. ‘Tx / Rx’ LED 5. WPS Button LED Name Light Stat u s Description On Link to a wireless access point Link Off Not linked to any w.
17 EW -7728In 6. PCI Interface 7. Antennas (3x) 8. ‘Link’ LED 9. ‘Tx / Rx’ LED LED Name Light Stat u s Description On Linked to a wireless access point Link Off Not linked to any wireless acce.
18 EW -7748In 1. PCIe Interface 2. WPS Button 3. Antenna Connectors (3x) 4. ‘Link’ LED 5. ‘Tx/Rx’ LED LED Name Light Stat u s Description On Linked to a wireless access point Link Off Not link.
19 CHAPTER II: DRIVER INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION 2-1 Network Card Inst allation 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 direction.
20 EW -7128g/ EW -7727In/ EW-7728In / EW -7748In 1. SWITCH THE COMPUTER OFF , remove the cover and insert the wireless network card into an empty PCI slot ( EW -7128g/EW-7728In ) or PCIe slot ( EW -7748In ) of your computer . 2. Fasten the antennas to the antenna connectors on the network card by clockwise direction.
21 EW -7108PCg/ EW-7708Pn / EW -7738Pn 1. Please insert the wireless network card into an empty PCMCIA slot ( EW-7108PCg/EW -7708Pn ) or ExpressCard slot ( EW -7738Pn ) of your computer .
22 2-2 Sof tware Inst allation This wizard can be run in Windows 2000/XP/V ista. The following procedures are operated in Windows XP . Y ou can inst all 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 connection with series process.
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 Y ou can choose the configur ation tool used to configure the wireless network card here.
24 2.2.3 Please select ‘Optimize for WiFi mode’ for wireless compatibility , then click ‘Next’. If you want to enhance wireless performance, please select ‘Optimize for performance mode’. However , wireless compatibility is not guaranteed in this mode.
25 2-3 Connect to Wireless Access Point After the driver is correctly inst alled, it will try to connect to any unencrypted wireless access point automatically .
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.
27 Here are descriptions of every setup item: SSID: The Service Set Identifier of wireless access point or other network device. Y ou can think it as the name of access point of wireless device. BSSID: The MAC address of wireless access point or other network device.
28 Network T ype: 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.
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 access point within one minute.
30 4. If the wireless access point does not have SSID, you’ll be prompted to input it here. Please ask the owner of wireless access point and input the exac t SSID here, then click ‘OK’ when ready . If the SSID you provided here is wrong, you’ll not be able to connect to this access point.
31 6. Y ou’ll see ‘Connected <-> SSID’ (‘SSID’ is the SSID of the wireless access point or wireless device you connected to) message displayed at lower-left corner of configuration uti.
32 2-3-2Using Windows Zero Configuration Windows XP and Vist a has a built-in wireless network configuration utility , called as ‘Windows Zero C onfiguration’ (WZC). Y ou can also use WZC to configure your wireless network parameter: 1. Right-click Edimax configuration utility icon and select ‘Use Zero Configuration as Configuration utility .
33 3. Click ‘Connect to a network’ under ‘Network Connections’ 4. Right-click ‘Wireless Network Connection’ (it may have a number as suf fix if you have more than one wireless network card, please make sure you right-click the ‘Edimax 802.
34 5. All wireless access points in proximity will be displayed here. If the access point you want to us e 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.
35 7. If you can see ‘Connected’ me ssage, the connection between your computer and wireless access point is successfully esta blished..
36 2-4 Connection Profile Management If you need to connect to different wireless access point s at different time, like of access point of your home, of fice, cybercafe, or public wireless service, you c an store the connection parameters (encryption, passphrase, security etc, etc.
37 Or , you can add a connected wireless access point or wireless device to a profile by clicking ‘S ite Survey’ tab, then click ‘Add to Profile’ button:.
38 And you can set the parameter for this connection here: Here are descriptions of every setup items: Profile Name Please give this profile a name, up to 32 alphanumerical characters and symbols are allowed, but space is not allowed. SSID The SSID of the wireless access point or wireless device you selected will be displayed here.
39 It’ s recommended to choose ‘PSM’ if you’re using this network card with notebook computer to help the battery live longer . Network T ype Select network type (‘Ad Hoc’ or ‘Infrastructure’).
40 Now click ‘Authentication and Securi ty’ tab, and set the encryption and authentication settings. Here are descriptions of every setup items: Authentication Select the authentication type of the wireless access T ype point or wireless device you wish to connect.
41 Encryption: Select the encryption type of the wireless access point or wireless device you wish to connect. If you’re adding a profile from an existing access point or wireless device, the value will be selected automatically , and please do not modify it.
42 Show Password Check this box an d all p assphrases 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.
43 Select the profile you wish to use, and click ‘Activate’ to use the profile you selected. Y ou can only activate a profile a time, and the profile which is activated currently will have a green check ( ) before its name. If the wireless acce ss point is not reachable, a red check ( ) will be displayed before its name.
44 2-4-2 Using 802.1x – Certification After you click ‘802.1x Setting’, a new window will appear: Here are descriptions of every setup items: Authentication Please select an 802.1x authentication type here. T ype The type you select here must be identical to the type of the 802.
45 Domain Name Please input the domain name of 802.1x authentication here. This field will be grayed out when authentication type is not ‘EAP-F AST’. Use Client If the authentication type you use is ‘PEAP’ or ‘TTLS’, you can use the certificate stored on your computer .
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-F AST’ authentication mode. This setting is hidden when the authentication type is not ‘EAP-F AST’.
47 2-4-3 Using 802.1x - CA Server If you want to use CA server , please click ‘CA Server ’ tab. And the following message will be displayed: Here are descriptions of every setup items: Use certificate Check this box to enable the use of certificate chain.
48 2-5 V iew Network St atistics and Link St atus The configuration utility provides information about network statistics and link st atus. 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.
49 All connection-related statistics is displayed here. Y ou can click ‘Reset Counter ’ to reset the statistics of all items back to 0. Click ‘OK’ to close the window .
50 2-5-2 Link S tatus 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’.
51 These information displayed here are updated every second, and here are descriptions of every item: S tatus Displays the SSID and BSSID of connected wireless access point or wireless device (displayed as SSID <-> BSSID as shown in above picture.
52 Noise Level Displays the percentage or level of noise (unusable) signal. If the value of this item is high, data transfer rate will drop. dBm Check this box and the value of signal strength and noise level will be displayed in dBm level instead of percentage.
53 2-6 Advanced Settings This wireless network card provid es several advanced settings for experienced wireless users. Y ou can change these settings to increase data transfer performance, or change operation mode. Please follow the following instruct ions to set advanced wireless settings: 1.
54 Here are descriptions of every setup items: Wireless mode Select wireless operation mode, available options are 802.1 1 B/G mix, 802.1 1 B only , and 802.1 1 B/G/N mix. Y ou can select 802.1 1 B/G/N mix to maximize wireless compatibility with wireless access points and other wireless devices.
55 Fast Roaming at Check this box and you can adjust the threshold of when this wireless network card should switch to another wireless access point with better signal quality . Only adjust value when you understand what it means. T urn off RF Click this button to switch wireless radio of f, click itagain switch wireless radio on.
56 T urn on CCKM Check this box to enable CCKM (Cisco Centralized Key Management), which enables wireless clients to roam between CCKM-enabled access points in very short time. Enable Radio When you’re connecting to CCX-compatible Measurement access point, check this box to enable radio measurement function to improve wireless connectivity .
57 2-7 QoS Setting This wireless network card provides QoS (Quality of Service) function, which can improve the performance of certain network applications, like audio / video streaming, network telephony (V oIP), and others.
58 Click ‘QoS’ tab, and the following settings will appear: Here are descriptions of every setup items: WMM Enable Check this box to enable WMM function. Please click ‘Apply’ button on the right of this check box af ter you check or uncheck this box, so corresponding settings in this window will be activated or deactivated respectively .
59 Setting... Click this button to select the WMM data type which will suppress the function of power saving. When this kind of data is transferring, power saving function will be disabled. A vailable dat a types are AC_BK (Background / Low Priority), AC_BE (Best Effort), AC_VI (V ideo First), and AC_VO (V oice First).
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 point and setup data encryption.
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 de sktop, then click ‘Launch Config Utilities’.
62 3. Set ‘Config Mode’ to ‘Enrollee’, and then push the ‘WPS’ button on your wireless access po int (the button used to activate WPS standby mode may have another name), or use other way to start WPS st andby mode as the instruction given by your wireless access point’ s user manual.
63 5. S tart PBC p airing procedure at access point side (please refer to the instruction given by your acce ss point’s manufacturer), then click ‘PBC’ button in wireless configuration utility to start to establish wireless connection by WPS. Please be p atient (This may require several seconds to one minute to complete).
64 Sometime WPS may fail, and you can click ‘PBC’ button few more times to try again. When an acce ss point is connected, you can click ‘Disconnect’ to disconnect yo ur wireless network card f.
65 2-8-2 WPS Setup - PIN If the wireless access point you wish to connect supports PIN, please follow the following instructio ns to establish connection to it: 1. Right-click the Edimax configuration utility icon located at lower-right corner of computer de sktop, then click ‘Launch Config Utilities’.
66 The PIN number of your wireless network card is an eight-digit number located at the upper-right position of configuration utility . Remember it, and input the number to your wireless access point as the WPS PIN code (Please refer to the user manual of your wireless access point for instructions about how to do this).
67 2-9 About The ‘About’ tab provides you the information about version numbers of configuration utility , firmware, and other important information about your wireless network card. Please follow the following instructions to see these information: 1.
68 If you need assistance about network problem, you’ll need these values. Y ou can also click ‘www .edimax.com’ button to go to the web site of network card driver manufacturer and get more information about your wireless network card. Please click ‘OK’ to close configuration utility .
69 CHAPTER III: Soft-AP Function Excepting become a wireless client of other wireless access points, this wireless card can act as a wi reless service provider also! Y ou can switch this wireless card.
70 Which indicated the wireless card is operating in AP mode now . If you want to switch the wireless card back to station mode (become a client of other wireless access points), click ‘Switch to S t ation Mode’.
71 Here are descriptions of every setup items: SSID Please input the SSID (the name used to identify this wireless access point) here. Up to 32 numerical characters can be accepted here, excepting space. TX Rate Please select the data transfer rate here.
72 use. The number of channels available here will vary depends on the setting of ‘Country Region Code’. Wireless Mode Please select the wireless operating mode. Y ou can limit the type of wireless client to 802.1 1b or 802.1 1g only , or allow 802.
73 Wireless Wireless protection will prevent dat a collision when Protection there are both 802.1 1b and 802.1 1g clients. Y ou can select ‘Auto’ to let configuration utility to decide to use wireless protection or not. Y ou can also select ‘ON’ or ‘OFF’ to force the use of wireless protection or not.
74 3-2 Security Settings This wireless card supports wire less encryption in AP mode, which will encrypt the data being transferred over the air to enhance dat a security level. It’s recommended to enable dat a encryption unless you wish to open your computer (a nd its internet connection) to the public.
75 Encryption Please select an encryption mode. The available T ype options in this setting item will vary depending on the authentication type you select. If you select ‘Not Use’, data will not be encrypted and people with some networking knowledge will be able to read the data you transfer with proper tool.
76 If you want to use WEP 64 bits encryption, please input 10 characters if you select HEX, or input 5 characters if you select ASCII; If you want to use WEP 128bits encryption, please input 26 characters if you select HEX, or input 13 characters if you select ASCII.
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 func tion can be connected to your software access point.
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.
79 MAC address Input the MAC address of the wireless client you you wish to allow or reject here. No colon (:) or hyphen (-) required. Add Add the MAC address you inputted in ‘MAC address’ field to the list. Delete Please select a MAC address from the list, then click ‘Delete’ button to remove it.
80 3-4 Connection t able If you want to see the list of all wireless clients connected to this access point, please follow the following instructions: 1.
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.
82 3-5 Event Log This software access point will log all wireless-related activities as a log. Y ou can follow the following instructions to view the content of the event log: 1. Right-Click Edimax configuration utility icon, and select ‘Switch to AP Mode’ 2.
83 3-6 S tatistics If you want to know detailed information about how your sof tware access point works, you can follow t he following instructions to view the statistics of the access point: 1. Right-Click Edimax configuration utility icon, and select ‘Switch to AP Mode’ 2.
84 CHAPTER IV: APPENDIX 4-2 T roubleshooting 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 .
85 2. Reboot the computer and try again. 3. Remove the card and insert it into another USB port. 4. Remove the driver and re-install. 5. Contact the dealer of purchase for help. I can not establish connection with a certain wireless access point 1. Click ‘Connect’ for few more times.
86 need to use multimedia / telephony related applications. 6. Disable ‘WMM – Power Save Enable’ in ‘QoS’ tab. 7. There could be too much people using the same radio channel. Ask the owner of the access point to change the channel number . Please try one or more solutions listed above.
87 4-3 Glossary 1. What is the IEEE 802.1 1g standard? 802.1 1g is the new IEEE standard for high-speed wireless LAN communications that provides for up to 54 Mbps dat a rate in the 2.4 GHz band. 802.1 1g is quickly becoming the next mainstream wireless LAN technology for the home, of fice and public networks.
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.
89 11. W ould the information be intercepted while transmitting on air? WLAN features two-fold protection in security . On the hardware side, as with Direct Sequence S pread S pectrum technology , it has the inherent security feature of scrambling.
90 and voice applications. WMM is based on a subset of the IEEE 802.1 1e WLAN QoS draft standard. WMM adds prioritized capabilities to Wi-Fi networks and optimizes their performance when multiple concurring applications, each with different latency and throughput requirements, compete for network resources.
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 S tatement s Federal Communication Commission Interference S t atement 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 provi de reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
93 FCC Caution This device and its antenna must no t be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter . This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
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 st atic electricity when working with electrical equipment.
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