Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto EW-7612HPn del fabbricante Edimax
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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 harmful interference in a residential installation.
Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Radiation Exposure S tatement This EUT is compliance with SAR for gener al population/uncontrolled exposure limits in ANSI/IEEE C95.1-1999 and had been tested in accordance wit h the measurement methods and procedures specified in OET Bulletin 65 Supplement C.
R&TTE Compliance Statement This equipment complies with all the r equirements of DIRECTIVE 1999/5/EC OF THE EUROPEAN P ARLIAMENT AND THE CO UNCIL of March 9, 1999 on radio equipment and telecommun.
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CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCT ION ............................................................................. 1 1.1 Features ....................................................................................................................... .
1 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing this high-spe ed wire less network card! Excepting common wirele ss standards 802.11b/g, this wirel ess network card is also able to access 802.11 n wireless networks - data transfer rate is 300Mbps, and that’ s three times faster than 802.
2 • Temperature: Operating 32 ~104 ° F (0 ~40 ° C), Storage -13~149 ° F (-25~65 ° C) • Humidity: Max. 95% (Non-Condensing) 1.3 Package Contents Before you begin the inst allation, please check the items of your p ackage.
3 2 Installation Procedure Before you proceed with the inst allation, please notice following descriptions. Note1: The following installation was operated under Windows XP. (Procedures are similar for Windows 2000/Vista/7.) Note2: If you have installed the Wireless PC Adapter driver & utility before, please uninstall the old version first.
4 Software Installation This wizard can be run in Windows 2000/XP/V ista/7. Y ou can install the Wireless Adapter by EZMAX Setup Wizard in the CD-ROM including in the p ackage. The wizard is an easy and quick configuration tool fo r internet connection with series process.
5 I. Install the Driver and Utility A. Insert the Installation CD to your CD-R OM Drive. Execute the “Setup.exe” program. B. Select Setup Language and click “OK” to proceed.
6 D. Now you’ll see the following message, pleas e cli ck ‘Install’ to begin the installation. E. The system start s to install the driver and utility .
7 F. Click “Finish” to complete the driver and utility inst allation..
8 II. Connect to W ireless Access Point A. T o start configuring the adapter , double click the icon in the system tray or right click the icon and select open confi guration utility . B. The utility of the adapter is displayed. Cli ck “A vailable Network” and double-clic k on the wireless access point you want to connect to.
9 C. Input the security setting and click “OK” to start network conn ection..
10 * Use Windows Zero Configuration on Windows V ista: A. For Windows Vist a user , you can use Windows Ze ro Configuration to connect to wireless access point. Click ‘S tart’ button, then click ‘Control Panel. Click ‘Network and Internet’ in Control Panel.
11 C. Click the access point you want to us e if it’ s shown, then click ‘Connect’. D. If it’s an unnamed acce ss point (i.e. the SSID of this wireless access point is hidden), you’ll be prompted to input it’s nam e, and the name must be identical to the SSID setting of the wireless access point you’re connecting to.
12 E. If the access point is protected by encryption met hod, you have to input it s security or passphrase here. It must match the encryption setting on the access point. F. If you can see this image, the connection bet ween your co mputer and wireless access point is successfully esta blished.
13 3 Configuration Utility The Configuration Utility is a powerful application that helps you conf igure the Wireless LAN Mini USB Adapter and monitor the link status an d the statistics during the communication process. The Configuration Utility appears as an icon on the sy stem tray and desktop of Windows.
14 3.1 Utility Overview There are several parts in the ut ility screen. Please refer to the fo llowing table for the descripti on. Parameter Description Refresh – Refresh adapter list in the “B“ block. Mode – Ther e are two modes: S tation and Access Point.
15 It is the status bar that displays t he current status of the utility . T o close it, please disable the “S tatus Bar“ i n the “View“ item. There are several t abs in the block for you to setup the function of the adapter . Please refer to the description in the following sections.
16 Parameter Description Available Net work(s) This list shows all information of the available wireless networks within the range of your adapter . Th e information includes SSID, Channel, Encryption, Network Authentication, Signal and etc. If you want to connect to any network on the list, double-cli ck the selected netw ork.
17 Parameter Description S tatus It will show the connection st atus of the adapter . S peed It shows the current speed T ype Infrastructure – This operation mode require s the presence of an 802.1 1 Access Point. All communication is done via the Access Point or Router .
18 3.4 Profile The “Profiles List” is for you to manage the netwo rks you con nect to frequently. You are able to Add/Remove/Edit/Duplicate/Set Default to manage a profile. Parameter Description Available Prof ile(s) This list shows the pref erre d networks for the wireless connectio n.
19 3.4.1 Configure the Profile Parameter Description Profile Name Define a recognizable profile name for you to identify the dif ferent networks ( Acce ss Point ). Network Name (SSID) The SSID (up to 32 printabl e ASCII characters) is the unique name identified in a WLAN.
20 Channel This setting is only available for Ad Hoc mode. Select the number of the radio channel used for the networking. The channel setting should be the same with the network yo u are connecting to. Network Authentication This setting has to be co nsistent with the wireless networks that the adapter intends to connect.
21 Parameter Description Data Encryption Disabled – Disable the WEP Data Encryption. WEP – Enable the WEP Data Encryption. When the item is selected, you have to continue setting the WEP Encryption keys.
22 Parameter Description Confirm Network Key Please enter network se curity key here again. EAP T ype GTC – GTC is an authentication proto col which allows the exchange of clear text authentic ation credential s across the network. TLS – TLS is the most secure of the EAP protocols but not easy to use.
23 3.5 Status This screen shows the information of manufactu rer, driver version, se ttings of the wireless network the adapter is connecting to, linking time and link stat us. If you don’t ensure the status of the adapt er and the network you are con necting, please go to the screen for more details.
24 3.6 Statistics You can get the real time information about t he packet transmissi on and receiving status duri ng wireless communication from the screen.
25 3.7 Wi-Fi Protect Setup (WPS) Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) is the latest wirele ss networ k technology which makes wireless n etwork setup become very simple.
26 3. If you click ‘Yes’, and the following me ssage will appear on your computer, please select the SSID of wireless access point that you wish to co nnect and click ‘Select’. 4. Please wait while the install procedure is running an d wait for few seconds to two minutes.
27 II. Push Button Config (PBC) 1. 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 conne ction by W PS.
28 3.8 Software AP You should click “ Mode “ and sele ct “Access Poin t “ to enable Software AP mode.This adapter can run as a wireless AP. The relative configurations of the AP including channel, SSID, WEP encrypti on and so on are described as follows.
29 3.8.1 AP Properties Setti ng Please refer to Section 3.4.1 for the setti ng of the parameters for AP. Note that Ad Hoc mode is not enabled for AP..
30 3.8.2 AP Advanced Parameter Description Beacon Interval Beacon Interval t hat specifies the duration between beacon packet s (milliseconds). The r ange for the beacon period is between 20-1000 milliseconds with a typical value of 100. DTIM Period Determines the interval th e Access Point will send its broadcast traffic.
31 3.8.3 AP St atistics You can get the real time information about t he packet transmissi on and receiving status during wireless communication from the screen.
32 3.8.4 ICS If you want to connect to the internet through this SoftAP, you will need to make a bridge between our SoftAP and your internet connect. Select the inte rnet connection in your SoftAP host machine and press the “Apply” button.
33 4 Troubleshooting This chapter provides solutions to pro blems us ually encountered during the inst allation and operation of the adapter . 1. What is the IEEE 802.1 1g st andard? 802.1 1g is the new IEEE st andard fo r high-speed wireless LAN comm unications that provides for up to 54 Mbps dat a rate in the 2.
34 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 Wi red Equivalent Privacy , a dat a pr ivacy mechanism based on a 40 bit shared key algorithm, as described in the IEEE 802 .
35 13. What is Spread S pectrum ？ S pread S pectrum technology is a wideband radio frequency tech nique developed by the military for use in reliable, secure, missi on-critical communication systems. It is desig ned to trade off bandwidt h efficiency for reliability , integrity , and security .
36 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, pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential inst allation.
37 R&TTE Compliance S t atement This equipment complies with all the requirement s of DIRECTIVE 1999/5/EC OF THE EUROPEAN P A RLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL of March 9, 1999 on radio equipment and telec.
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