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Page 2: ...ase the buyer and not this company its distributor or its dealer assumes the entire cost of all necessary servicing repair and any incidental or consequential damages resulting from any defect in the...

Page 3: ...f and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures 1 Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna 2 Increase the separation between the equipment...

Page 4: ...the possibility of exceeding the FCC radio frequency exposure limits human proximity to the antenna shall not be less than 20cm 8 inches during normal operation The antenna s used for this transmitte...

Page 5: ...ntion 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 therefore be allowed at al...

Page 6: ...2 2 1 3 Add an Access Point to Profile 26 2 2 2 Using Windows Zero Configuration 34 2 3 Profile Management 38 2 3 1 Add a profile 39 2 3 2 Edit an existing profile 40 2 3 3 Delete an existing profile...

Page 7: ...CHAPTER IV Appendix 74 4 1 Specification 74 4 2 Troubleshooting 75 4 3 Glossary 77...

Page 8: ...his wireless network card including High efficiency antenna expands the scope of your wireless network High speed data transfer rate Up to 150Mbps EW 7128Gn High speed data transfer rate Up to 300Mbps...

Page 9: ...mal and is not a malfunction DO NOT put the network card on a paper cloth or other flammable objects after the network card has been used for a long time 4 There s no user serviceable part inside the...

Page 10: ...3 1 3 System Requirements An empty PCI slot Windows 2000 XP Vista or Windows 7 operating system CD ROM drive At least 100MB of available disk space...

Page 11: ...eck if there s anything missing in the package and contact your dealer of purchase to claim for missing items PCI Wireless Network Card 1 pcs 1 2dBi Antenna 1 pcs for EW 7128Gn 2 3dBi Antenna 2 pcs fo...

Page 12: ...A connector of the card 2 WPS Button Press this button and hold for 3 seconds to start WPS function When WPS is enabled the Link and Tx Rx LEDs will be steadily on 3 Link and Tx Rx LED Definitions LED...

Page 13: ...wireless network card 1 SWITCH THE COMPUTER OFF remove the cover and insert the wireless network card into an empty PCI slot of your computer and then replace the cover 2 Install the antenna on the w...

Page 14: ...7 3 When you restart the computer this Found New Hardware Wizard screen will appear click Cancel...

Page 15: ...ou start EZMAX Setup Wizard you will get the following welcome screen Please choose the language to start the configuration The wizard will guide you to finish your network connection We will not prov...

Page 16: ...e end user license agreement and click I accept the terms of the license agreement then click Next button to accept license agreement 5 It is recommend installing driver and utility if the network car...

Page 17: ...ool which provides fully access to all functions of this wireless network card If you prefer to use the wireless configuration tool provided by Windows XP please select Microsoft Zero Configuration To...

Page 18: ...11 8 Please wait while the install procedure is running When you see this message please click Finish to complete the driver installation process...

Page 19: ...onfigure your wireless connection please right click on this icon and a popup menu will appear You can click Launch Config Utility to start configuration program If you want to close the configuration...

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Page 21: ...eless Configuration Utility There are two ways you can configure your wireless network card to connect to wireless access point using the Edimax configuration utility and using built in windows zero c...

Page 22: ...y 2 Edimax setup utility will launch and begin to scan for all wireless access points automatically It consists two parts Menu and setup area You can select a setup function Profile Network etc from m...

Page 23: ...ick More Less button again and setup utility window will resume to its original size Tip If a setup item requires more information to complete the setup procedure the setup utility window will expand...

Page 24: ...le for establishing a one to one wireless connection between two wireless devices Before you can connect to any wireless access point or device by infrastructure or Ad Hoc mode there two things you mu...

Page 25: ...er of wireless device If nothing is displayed here it means the SSID of this wireless device is hidden If a symbol appears in front of the name of wireless device means you ve established connected wi...

Page 26: ...ignal strength If you can not see the access point you wish to connect here please click Rescan button to scan for access point again until the one you preferred is displayed You may have to click Res...

Page 27: ...on encryption type channel etc WPS If this access point supports WPS Wi Fi Protected Setup related information will be displayed here CCX If this access point supports CCX Cisco Compatible eXtension r...

Page 28: ...eral times if the access point you wish to use does not show in the list Add to Profile You can store a specific access point to profile so you can link to that access point directly next time without...

Page 29: ...click Connect If the access point you selected does not use encryption you ll be connected to this wireless access point within one minute If the access point you selected uses encryption please proc...

Page 30: ...23 3 If the wireless access point uses encryption you will be prompted to input its WEP key or WPA preshared key...

Page 31: ...of the access point automatically please don t change it However if you re connecting to an access point uses 802 1x authentication you have to check 802 1x box and input related information Instructi...

Page 32: ...reless connection will be displayed by Ralink configuration utility icon Wireless connection is established good signal reception Wireless connection is established normal signal reception Wireless co...

Page 33: ...ion of access points and you can recall them anytime you wish to establish connection You can add a found access point to profile or input all information of an access point by yourself To add a found...

Page 34: ...lect the network type Ad hoc or Infrastructure If you re connecting to an access point please select Infrastructure for point to point wireless connection i e connecting to another computer using Ad H...

Page 35: ...a It s recommended to choose PSM if you re using this network card with notebook computer to help the battery live longer RTS Threshold Check this box to set the RTS threshold by yourself You can drag...

Page 36: ...existing access point or wireless device authentication type will be selected automatically and please do not change it If you select LEAP you ll be prompted to input LEAD specific settings Please in...

Page 37: ...WEP keys here There are two types of WEP key Hexadecimal and ASCII For Hexadecimal key you can input number 0 9 and alphabet a f for example 001122aabbcc For ASCII key you can input number 0 9 and al...

Page 38: ...tication type from dropdown menu Please ask the administrator of the access point you wish to connect to select a correct tunnel authentication method This pull down menu is only available when authen...

Page 39: ...local certificate from dropdown menu If the access point you wish to connect required a specific client certificate the certificate must be installed on your computer and you can select the certificat...

Page 40: ...you complete all information related to the access point click OK to save the profile or click cancel to cancel adding a new profile If the profile is created you will see the information in the Prof...

Page 41: ...WZC You can also use WZC to configure your wireless network parameter 1 Right click Ralink configuration utility icon and select Use Zero Configuration as Configuration utility 2 Right click Windows...

Page 42: ...35 3 Click Start button should be located at the bottom left corner of windows desktop click Control Panel then click Network and Internet Connections in Control Panel 4 Click Network Connections...

Page 43: ...reless LAN Card then select View Available Wireless Networks 6 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 mo...

Page 44: ...here It must match the encryption setting on the access point If the access point you selected does not use encryption you ll not be prompted for security key or passphrase 8 If you can see Connected...

Page 45: ...profile for every access point so you don t have to input these parameters every time when you want to connect to a specific wireless access point To manage profiles right click the Ralink configurat...

Page 46: ...39 2 3 1 Add a profile If you want to click new profile click Profile menu then click Add button You ll be prompted to input detailed information of access point as described in Section 2 2 1 3...

Page 47: ...u wish to change the content of the profile you can use this function Please select a profile from the list first then click Edit button You ll be provided with the contents of selected profile and yo...

Page 48: ...41 2 3 3 Delete an existing profile If you no longer need a profile you can delete it Select the profile you wish to delete from the list and click Delete button to delete it...

Page 49: ...an select it and click Activate button to establish connection with it When you selected a profile and click Activate button to activate the profile a icon will be displayed in front of the profile to...

Page 50: ...ings to increase data transfer performance or change operation mode Please follow the following instructions to set advanced wireless settings 1 Right click the Ralink configuration utility icon locat...

Page 51: ...ou understand what it means and you need to roam between multiple access points Show Authentication Status Dialog When your computer is being authenticated by wireless authentication server a dialog w...

Page 52: ...dio measurement function to improve wireless connectivity Non Serving Channel Measurements Limit When you re connecting to CCX compatible access point check this box to enable measurement on unused ra...

Page 53: ...g instructions to check network statistics 1 Right click the Ralink configuration utility icon located at lower right corner of computer desktop and then click Launch Config Utility 2 Click Statistics...

Page 54: ...ou can define the priority of different kinds of data to give higher priority to applications which require instant responding Therefore you can improve the performance of such network applications Pl...

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Page 56: ...attery live longer You also have to select WMM power save modes here AC_BE Best Performance AC_BK Worst Performance AC_VI Video data has priority AC_VO Voice data has priority Direct Link Setup Enable...

Page 57: ...simple steps For older wireless access points it s possible to perform a firmware upgrade to become a WPS enabled access point Since they may not have a hardware button to press for WPS setup you can...

Page 58: ...utton on your wireless access point the button used to activate WPS standby mode may have another name or use other way to start WPS PBC standby mode as the instruction given by your wireless access p...

Page 59: ...formation about selected access point 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 con...

Page 60: ...few more times to try again When an access point is connected you can click Disconnect to disconnect your wireless network card from a connected access point or select another WPS enabled wireless ac...

Page 61: ...ty 2 Click WPS Configuration menu and the following settings will appear 3 The PIN code of your wireless network card is an eight digit number located at the upper right position of configuration util...

Page 62: ...is correct There are also some options available for WPS configuration WPS associate IE Check this box to send the association request with WPS IE during WPS setup This is optional and you can use de...

Page 63: ...etwork function you don t have to remove the network card physically 1 Right click the Ralink configuration utility icon located at lower right corner of computer desktop and then click Launch Config...

Page 64: ...r important information about your wireless network card Please follow the following instructions to see these information 1 Right click the Ralink configuration utility icon located at lower right co...

Page 65: ...If you need to know the directions of how to use specific function in the utility please click Help button On line help documents will be presented in Windows help format Click this button to view on...

Page 66: ...llow the instructions in following chapters to use the AP function of your wireless card 3 1 Switch to AP Mode and Basic Configuration The operating mode of the wireless card is Station Mode becoming...

Page 67: ...ction If your computer has another network card which is connected to Internet please select it from Name dropdown menu and click Enable ICS if your computer does not have another network card with In...

Page 68: ...wireless channel you wish to use The number of channels available here will vary depends on the setting of Country Region Code Wireless Mode Select the operation mode of the access point here Use Mac...

Page 69: ...der FCC regulations No forwarding among wireless clients Check this box and wireless clients will not be able to share data with each other Hide SSID Check this box and the SSID will not be broadcaste...

Page 70: ...ut power if other wireless clients are not far from you Idle Time Select the idle time for the wireless access point Default value is 300 Do not modify this value unless you know what will be affected...

Page 71: ...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...

Page 72: ...o your computer This setting is only available when you select one of WPA encryptions Group Rekey Interval You can specify the time interval to re issue the key to your wireless clients here You can c...

Page 73: ...transfer speed will be slightly reduced Show Password Check this box and the WPA pre shared key or WEP key you inputted will be shown but not replaced by asterisk When you finish with setting and wan...

Page 74: ...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 functi...

Page 75: ...access point Reject All Reject wireless clients with MAC address listed here to be connected to this access point MAC address Input the MAC address of the wireless client you wish to allow or reject...

Page 76: ...69 3 4 Connection Table If you want to see the list of all wireless clients connected to this access point please select Mac Table tab from the utility...

Page 77: ...ess of this wireless client AID The serial number of this wireless connection Power Saving Mode Displays the capability of power saving function of this wireless client Status Displays additional info...

Page 78: ...1 3 5 Event Log This software access point will log all wireless related activities as a log Click Event Log tab and the event log will be displayed You can click Clear to remove all entries in the lo...

Page 79: ...stics If you want to know detailed information about how your software access point works click Statistics tab and the event log will be displayed You can click RESET COUNTERS button to reset all coun...

Page 80: ...73 3 7 About The About tab provides you the information about version number of the configuration utility driver and other important information about your wireless access point...

Page 81: ...edical Band Data Rate 11b 1 2 5 5 11Mbps 11g 6 9 12 24 36 48 54Mbps 11n 20MHz MCS0 7 up to 72Mbps 11n 40MHz MCS0 7 up to 150Mbps Securities WEP 64 128 bit WPA WPA2 Cisco CCX Support Antenna One Extern...

Page 82: ...tion of the antenna and click Rescan button for few more times Nothing happens when I click Launch config utilities 1 Please make sure the wireless network card is firmly inserted into your computer s...

Page 83: ...wner of access point so he she can add the MAC address of your network card to his her access point s list The network is slow having problem when transferring large files 1 Move closer to the place w...

Page 84: ...s mandatory speeds and 18 36 48 and 54 Mbps optional speeds The ERP includes the modulation schemes found in 802 11b including CCK for 11 and 5 5 Mbps and Barker code modulation for 2 and 1 Mbps B A p...

Page 85: ...based security has been developed to ensure the highest degree of security and authenticity for digital information wherever and however communicated or stored while making more efficient use of hard...

Page 86: ...on systems It is designed to trade off bandwidth efficiency for reliability integrity and security In other words more bandwidth is consumed than in the case of narrowband transmission but the trade o...

Page 87: ...ess devices from cross interference If there are two wireless devices using the same or near channel and they are close enough radio interference will occur and reduce the radio resource usability 17...

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