Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product EW-7128g Edimax
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2 C A T A L O G CHAPTER I: Product Information ..................................................................... 3 1-1 Introduction and safe ty inform ation ..................................................... 3 1-2 Safety In formati on .........
3 CHAPTER I: Product Information 1-1 Introduction and safety information Thank you for purchasing this hi gh-speed 802.1 1b/g and 1 1b/g/n wireless network card!! Main Features z Complies with 802.
4 1-2 Safety Information In order to keep the safety of users and your properties, please follow the following safety instructions: 1. This wi reless network card is designed for indoor use only . DO NOT expose this network card to di rect sun light, rain, or snow .
5 1-3 System Requirement s EW -7318Ug / EW -7318USg / EW -7717Un / EW -7718Un CPU : Pentium III 1G above or similar Memory size : 256MB RAM One CD-ROM drive Hard Disk : At least 100MB available space One available USB 2.0 port (May not work on USB 1.
6 EW -7748In CPU : Pentium III 1G above or similar Memory size : 256MB RAM One CD-ROM drive Hard Disk : At least 100MB available space One available PCIe slot OS: Windows 2000/XP/V ista, Ma c 10.
7 1-4 Package Content s Before you starting to use this wi reless network card, please check if there's anything missing in t he p ackage, and contact your dealer of purchase to claim for missing.
8 EW -7128g □ Wireless PCI Adapter x1 □ Antenna with cable x1 □ Quick Instal lation Guide x1 □ CD (EZmax Wizard / Utility , Multi-language Quick Installation Guide & User Manual) x1 EW -77.
9 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 S t atus Description Lin.
10 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 S t atus Description Link/ Activity.
11 EW -7717Un 1. USB Connector 2. Connector Cap (T o protect USB connector when not in use) 3. Link/Activity LED 4. WPS Button (Press to activate WPS pairing mode) LED Name Light S t atus Description .
12 EW -7718Un 1. USB Connector 2. Connector Cap (T o protect USB connector when not in use) 3. Link/Activity LED LED Name Light S t atus Description Link / Activity On Linked to a wireless access poin.
13 EW -7108PCg 1. PCMCIA Interface 2. CardBus golden stripe* 3. ‘Link’ LED 4. ‘Activity’ LED *This stripe should be faced up w hen inserted to PCMCIA slot of your computer , or as instructed.
14 EW -7708Pn 1. PCMCIA Interface 2. CardBus golden stripe* 3. ‘Link’ LED 4. ‘Activity’ LED *This stripe should be faced up w hen inserted to PCMCIA slot of your computer , or as instructed.
15 EW -7128g 1. PCI Interface 2. Detachable Antennas with Cable 3. ‘Link’ LED 4. ‘Tx / Rx’ LED LED Name Light S t atus Description Link On Linked to a wireless access point 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 S t atus Description Link On Link to a wireless access point Off Not linked to any w.
17 EW -7728In 1. PCI Interface 2. Antennas (3x) 3. ‘Link’ LED 4. ‘Tx / Rx’ LED LED Name Light S t atus Description Link On Linked to a wireless access point Off Not linked to any wireless acce.
18 EW -7738Pn 1. ExpressCard Interface 2. Link/Activity LED 3. WPS Button (Press to activate WPS pairing mode) LED Name Light S t atus Description Link/ Activity On Linked to a wireless access point /.
19 EW -7748In 1. PCIe Interface 2. WPS Button 3. Antenna Connectors (3x) 4. ‘Link’ LED 5. ‘Tx/Rx’ LED LED Name Light S t atus Description Link On Linked to a wireless access point Off Not link.
20 CHAPTER II: DRIVER INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION 2-1 Network Card Inst allation Please follow the following instructions to inst all your new USB wireless network card: EW -7318Ug / EW -7318USg / EW -7717Un / EW -7718Un 1. Fasten the antennas to the antenna connectors on the network card by clockwise direction.
21 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 -7727In /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.
22 EW -7108PCg / EW -7708Pn / EW -7738Pn 1. Please insert the wireless netw ork card into an empty PCMCIA slot ( EW -7108PCg/EW -7708Pn ) or ExpressCard slot ( EW -7738Pn ) of your computer .
23 2-2 Sof tware Inst allation This wizard can be run in Windows 2000/XP/V ist a. 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 packa ge. The wizard i s an easy and quick configuration tool for internet connection with series process.
24 2.2.1 Please execute ‘Edimax_xx xx_Setup.exe’ program to install your wireless adapter . Pleas e 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 configurat ion tool used to configure the wireless network card here.
25 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 compatibi lity is not guaranteed in this mode.
26 2-3 Connect to Wireless Access Point After the driver is correctly inst all ed, it will try to connect to any unencrypted wireless access point au tomatically .
27 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.
28 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.
29 Network T ype: S hows 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’ w ill be displayed here.
30 3. Click the wireless access point or network device you wish to connect, it will be highlight ed, 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.
31 4. If the wireless access point does not have SSID, you’ll be prompted to input it here. Pleas e ask the owner of wireless access point and input the exact 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.
32 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.
33 2-3-2Using Windows Zero Configuration Windows XP and Vist a has a built-in wireless network configuration utility , called as ‘Windows Zero Conf iguration’ (WZC).
34 3. Click ‘Connect to a netw ork’ 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 ri ght-click the ‘Edimax 802.
35 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 com puter closer to the acce ss point, or you can click ‘Refresh network list’ to rescan access points.
36 7. If you can see ‘Connected’ message, the connection between your computer and wireless access point is successfully established..
37 2-4 Connection Profile Management If you need to connect to dif ferent wireless access point s at different ti me, like of access point of your home, offi ce, cybercafe, or public wireless service, you can store the connection p arameters (encryption, p assphrase, security etc, etc.
38 Or , you can add a connected wirel ess access point or wireless device to a profile by clicking ‘Sit e Survey’ tab, then click ‘Add to Profile’ button:.
39 And you can set the paramet er for thi s 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 sele cted will be displayed here.
40 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’).
41 Now click ‘Authentication and Securi ty’ t ab, and set the encryption and authentication settings. Here are descriptions of every setup items: Authentication Select the auth entication type of the wireless access T ype point or wireless device you wish to connect.
42 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 aut omatically , and please do not modify it.
43 Show Password Check this box and all p assphrases or security keys you inputted will be di splayed as you type, but not replace your input with asterisk. Use 802.1x Enable 802.1x wi reless authentication. Please click ‘802.1x Setting’ button to set 802.
44 Select the profile you wish to use, and click ‘Activ ate’ to use the profile you selected. Y ou can only ac tivate a profile a time, and the profile which is activated cur rently will have a green check ( ) before its name. If the wireless access point is not reachable, a red check ( ) will be displayed before its name.
45 2-4-2 Using 802.1x – Certification After you click ‘802.1x Setti ng’, a new window will appear: Here are descriptions of every setup items: Authentication Please select an 8 02.1x authenticatio n type here. T ype The type you select here must be identical to the type of the 802.
46 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 authenticatio n type you use is ‘PEAP’ or ‘TTLS’, you can use the certificate stored on your computer .
47 (of tunneled here. authentication) Password Please input the password of tunneled authentication (of tunneled here. authentication) Password Mode Please select the p assword mode of ‘EAP-F AST’ authentication mode. This setting is hidden when the authentication type is not ‘EAP-F AST’.
48 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.
49 2-5 V iew Network S t atistics and Link S t 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 wirele ss connection you’re using.
50 All connection-related statistics i s displayed here. Y ou can click ‘Reset Counter ’ to reset the stat istics of all i tems back to 0. Click ‘OK’ to close the window .
51 2-5-2 Link S t atus Please follow the following instructio ns to check network statisti cs: 1. Right-click the Edimax conf iguration utility icon located at lower-right corner of computer desktop, then click ‘Launch Config Utilities’.
52 These information displaye d here are updated every second, and here are description s 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.
53 Noise Level Displays the per cent age or level of noise (unusable) signal. If the valu e 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.
54 2-6 Advanced Settings This wireless network card provides several advanced settings for experienced wireless users. Y ou can change these settings to increase data transfer perform ance, or change operation mode. Please follow the following instructions to set advanced wireless settings: 1.
55 Here are descriptions of every setup items: Wireless mode Select wirele ss 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 compatibili ty with wireless access points and other wireless devices.
56 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.
57 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 connec ting to CCX-comp atible Measurement access point, c heck this box to enable radio measurement function to improve wireless connectivity .
58 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 st reaming, network telephony (V oIP), and others.
59 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 .
60 Setting... Click this button to select the WMM dat a type which will suppress the function of power saving. When this kind of data is transferring, power saving function will be disabled. A vailable data types are AC_BK (Background / Low Priority), AC_BE (Best Effort), AC_VI (V ideo First), and AC_VO (V oice First).
61 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-enabl ed wireless access point, and you want to establish a secure connec tion to it, you don’t have to configure the wireless access point and setup dat a encryption.
62 2-8-1 WPS Setup - PBC (Push-Button Configuration) 1. Right-click the Edimax configuration utility icon located at lower-right corner of computer deskt op, then click ‘Launch Config Utilities’.
63 3. Set ‘Config Mode’ to ‘Enroll ee’, 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 W PS standby mode as the instructi on given by your wireless access point’ s user manual.
64 5. S tart PB C pairing procedure at access point side (please refer to the instruction given by your access point’ s manufacturer), then click ‘PBC’ button in wireless c onfiguration utility to start to establish wireless connection by WPS. Please be p atient (This may require several seconds to one minute to complete).
65 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 your wireless network card fr.
66 2-8-2 WPS Setup - PIN If the wireless access point you wish to connect support s PIN, please follow the following instruction s to establ ish connection to it: 1. Right-click the Edimax configuration utility icon located at lower-right corner of computer deskt op, then click ‘Launch Config Utilities’.
67 The PIN number of your wireless network card is an eight-digit number located at the upper-right posi tion 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 inst ructions about how to do this).
68 2-9 About The ‘About’ tab provides you t he information about version numbers of configuration utility , firmware, and other important information about your wireless network card. Please follow the following instructio ns to see these information: 1.
69 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 .
70 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.
71 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), cl ick ‘Switch to S tation Mode’.
72 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 ca n be accepted here, excepting space. TX Rate Please select t he data transfer rate here.
73 use. The number o f channels availabl e here will vary depends on the sett ing of ‘Country Region Code’. Wireless Mode Please select t he wireless operating mode. Y ou can limit the type of wirel ess client to 802.1 1b or 802.1 1g only , or allow 802.
74 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.
75 3-2 Security Settings This wireless card supports wirele ss encryption in AP mode, which will encrypt the data being transfe rred over the air to enhance data security level. It’ s recommended to enable dat a encryption unless you wish to open your computer (and its i nternet connection) to the public.
76 Encryption Please select an encryption mode. The available T ype options in this setti ng 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.
77 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.
78 3-3 Access Control If you’re not going to open your comp uter and wireless resources to the public, you can us e MAC address filtering fu nction to enforce your access control po licy , so only wireless clients with MAC address you defined by this func tion can be connected to your software access point.
79 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.
80 MAC address Input the MAC add ress of the wireless client you you wish to allow or reject here. No colon (:) or hyphen (-) required. Add Add the MAC addre ss 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.
81 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.
82 Here are descriptions of every fields: MAC Address Displays the MAC address of this wireless client. AID The serial number of this wireless connection.
83 3-5 Event Log This software access point will log al l wireless-related activities as a log. Y ou can follow the following in structions to view the content of the event log: 1. Right-Click Edimax configuration ut ility icon, and select ‘Switch to AP Mode’ 2.
84 3-6 S t atistics If you want to know detailed info rmation about how your sof tware access point works, you can follow the following instructions to view the statistics of the access point: 1. Right-Click Edimax configuration ut ility icon, and select ‘Switch to AP Mode’ 2.
85 CHAPTER IV: APPENDIX 4-2 T roubleshooting If you encounter any problem w hen you’re using this wireless network card, don’t panic! Before you call your dealer of purchase for help, please check.
86 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 wi reless access point 1. Click ‘Connect’ for few more times.
87 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.
88 4-3 Glossary 1. What is the IEEE 802.1 1g standard? 802.1 1g is the new IEEE standard for high-spe ed 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 technol ogy for the home, offi ce and public networks.
89 4. What is Ad-hoc? An Ad-hoc integrated wireless LA N is a group of computers, each has a Wireless LAN card, Connected as an independent wireless LAN.
90 11. W ould the information be inter cepted while transmitting on air? WLAN features two-fold protect ion in security . On the hardware side, as with Direc t Sequence S pread S pectrum technology , it has the inherent security feature of scrambling.
91 and voice applications. WMM is based on a subset of the IEEE 802.1 1e WLAN QoS draft standard. WMM adds prioriti zed capabilities to Wi-Fi networks an d optimizes their performance when multiple concurring applications, each with dif ferent latency and throughput requi rement s, compete for network resources.
92 point will establish connection by themselves. There are two types of WPS: PBC (Push-Bu tton Configuration) and PIN code..
93 4-4 FCC and CE Compliance S t atement s Federal Communication Commission Interference S t atement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limit s for a Class B digital device, pursua nt to Part 15 of FCC Rules.
94 FCC Caution This device and it s antenna must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter . This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
95 R&TTE Compliance S t atement This equipment complies with a ll the requirement s of DIRECTIVE 1999/5/EC OF THE EUROPEAN P ARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL of March 9, 19 99 on radio equipment and tele.
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