I EW-7612PIn V2 User Manual 11-2011 / v1.0
7 2. Please select the language you wish to use, then click ‘Next’. 3. Click ‘Next’ to continue.
8 4. Installation procedure needs few minutes to complete, please be patient. 5. Click ‘Finish’ to reboot your computer to complete installatio
9 6. After installation is complete, wireless configuration utility will be shown in the desktop of your computer automatically. You will also see
10 2-2 Connect to Wireless Access Point After the driver is correctly installed, it will try to connect to any unencrypted wireless access point au
11 2-2-1 Using Edimax Utility Please follow the following instructions to use Edimax configuration utility to connect to wireless access point. 1
12 3. Please wait for a while, and all wireless access points which can be reached by this wireless network card will be displayed here. If the
13 All options in this page will be filled automatically according to the access point you wish to add to profile. However, you can still modify an
14 Data encryption Select the data encryption type from drop-down menu. This setting must be identical with the setting of wireless access point you
15 5. Network card will attempt to connect to access point now, this may require few seconds to minutes, please be patient. When the ‘Status’ become
16 2-2-2 Using Windows Zero Configuration Windows XP and Vista has a built-in wireless network configuration utility, called as ‘Windows Zero Config
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17 3. A message indicating that you’ve been switched to Windows Zero Configuration mode will appear. Click ‘OK’ to continue. NOTE: To return to u
18 5. Double click ‘Network Connections’. 6. Right-click ‘Wireless Network Connection’ (it may have a number as suffix if you have more than one
19 7. 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
20 9. If you can see ‘Connected’ message, the connection between your computer and wireless access point is successfully established. 2-3 Conne
21 Click the ‘Profile’ menu. 2-3-1 Add a new profile By this function you can setup the connection parameters for a specific wireless access poin
22 You’ll be prompted to input connection parameters for the wireless access point you wish to connect: Required parameters are: Profile name You
23 drop-down menu. This setting must be identical with the setting of wireless access point you with to connect. ASCII / PASSPHRASE When the encrypti
24 2-3-2 Remove an existing profile When you no longer need an existing profile, you can remove it. If you want to remove a profile, click ‘Profile
25 2-3-3 Edit an existing profile If you have added a profile before, and you wish to change the content of the profile, you can use this function.
26 2-3-4 Make a copy of existing profile If you need to make a copy of a specific profile, you can use this function. This function is very convenie
III Contents Chapter I: Product Information ...1 1-1 In
27 2-3-5 Set as default profile If you wish to use a specific profile as default connection, you can select a profile in the list, and click ‘Set De
28 2-4 View Network Statistics, General Information, and Status The configuration utility provides information about network statistics and link stat
29 2-4-2 Status If you want to know the status of your wireless network card, click ‘Status’ menu: 2-4-3 View Network Statistics To view the stat
30 2-5 Miscellaneous Settings There are few functions provided by Edimax configuration utility, you can access these functions from the bottom of con
31 2-6 Establish secure connection with AP by WPS Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) is the latest wireless network technology which makes wireless network
32 2. Click ‘Wi-Fi Protect Setup’ menu. 3. You can use PIN code or Push-Button configuration, and WPS-compatible wireless access point must use t
33 2-6-1 PIN Code To use PIN Code, please click ‘Pin Input Config (PIN)’ button: You’ll be prompted to select an access point you wish to connect
34 If you select ‘Yes’, a list of all WPS-compatible AP nearby will be displayed; you can click ‘Refresh’ to rescan, then select an AP and click ‘Sel
35 2-6-2 Push Button To use Push-Button WPS configuration, please click ‘Push Button Config (PBC)’ button. This is the easiest way to establish secu
36 CHAPTER III: Soft-AP Function Excepting become a wireless client of other wireless access points, this wireless card can act as a wireless servic
1 Chapter I: Product Information 1-1 Introduction and safety information Thank you for purchasing this high-speed wireless network card! Excepting c
37 2. Select ‘Mode’, and then select ‘Access Point’. It requires few seconds to switch to AP mode, please be patient.
38 After mode switch is complete, you’ll see general information of software AP, which shows AP’s SSID and connected wireless clients. 3-1-1 Con
39 The ‘Wireless Network Properties’ is displayed. Please note that Ad-Hoc mode is not available when network card is in AP mode. The description o
40 3-1-2 Setup Soft-AP Security To setup security options for Soft-AP, configure ‘Wireless Network Security’ section as follow: The description of
41 3-2 Advanced Settings If you want to setup advanced settings of software access point, select ‘Advanced’ menu. If you don’t know the meaning and a
42 3-3 Wireless Statistics Select ‘Statistics’ menu and the data statistics about software access point will be displayed. Click ‘Reset’ to reset
43 CHAPTER IV: Appendix 4-1 Hardware Specification Standards: IEEE 802.11b/g/n Interface: PCI Express interface Frequency Band: 2.4000 ~ 2.4835GH
44 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 purchas
45 have to input correct SSID of the access point you wish to connect. Please contact the owner of access point to ask for correct SSID. 3. You have
46 4-3 Glossary 1. What is the IEEE 802.11g standard? 802.11g is the new IEEE standard for high-speed wireless LAN communications that provides for
2 3. This network card is small enough to put in a child’s mouth, and it could cause serious injury or could be fatal. If they throw the network card
47 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. Wh
48 13. What is Spread Spectrum? Spread Spectrum technology is a wideband radio frequency technique developed by the military for use in reliable, s
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3 1-5 Familiar with your new wireless network card 1. Antenna 2. WPS Button 3. Link and Tx/Rx LED Definitions LED Name Light Status Descripti
4 CHAPTER II: Driver Installation and Configuration 2-1 Network Card Installation Please follow the following instructions to install your new wir
5 3. Software Installation, This wizard can be run in Windows XP/Vista/7. The following procedures are operated in Windows XP. You can install the W
6 If you prefer the traditional setup procedure, please follow the instruction as following step. 1. Insert device driver CDROM into the CD/DVD ROM
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