Edimax EW-7608Pg, EW-7628Ig Quick Install Manual

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CD driver

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*Driver for Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP:

I. Install the Hardware
Note. This step is for EW-7628Ig PCI card only, if you are going

to setting EW-7608Pg Cardbus, please jump to chapter II.
directly and do not install the adaptor into your computer

before installing the software program from the CD.
Installation Procedure

1. Turn off your computer and remove its cover.

2. Insert the PCI card to an available PCI slot firmly.

3. Secure this card to the rear of the computer chassis and put

back the cover.

4. Secure the antenna to the antenna connector of the card.

5. Turn on the computer.

Guidelines for the Hardware Installation
Please observe the following guidelines when you are installing
the PCI card to the Desktop PC:

Avoid placing the PC close to obstacles

Obstructions such as concrete walls and thick metals limit radio
signal penetration and reduce the throughput and the coverage
range of the PCI card and Place the PC as high as possible
The higher the PC is placed, the better the performance.

Adjust the antenna position

The card has two antennas for signal reception and one antenna
for high power signal transmission. The antennas on the right
and left side are for signal reception and should be set
perpendicular (90 degrees) to each other. The central one is for
signal transmission and should be pulled up about 45 degree.
Please refer to the illustration below:

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“Found New Hardware Wizard” is displayed after the PCI card is
installed and the computer is restarted. Click “Cancel”.

The following installation operates under Windows XP.
Procedures are similar for Windows 98SE/Me/2000.

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II. Install the Driver and Utility

Insert the Installation CD to your CD-ROM drive, the setup
programs will appear. Click the model name

Then execute the “Product Utility”

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The setup programs will be start

Click “Yes” to process the installation if you accept the license
agreement.

In Windows XP, there is a “Windows Zero Configuration Tool” for
you to setup the wireless adaptor. You can choose to configure
the adaptor through the Windows Zero Configuration Tool or the

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Ralink Configuration Tool for the adaptor. It is recommended to
choose the Ralink Configuration Tool for the adaptor.
Click “Next” to continue.

If you need the adaptor to operate with better performance,
please choose the “Optimize for performance” to enable the Tx
Burst mode. Or you can choose “Optimize for Wi-Fi mode” to let
the adaptor run in standard wireless network.

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The system starts to install the software of the adaptor. Please
follow the instructions of the program to plug in the adaptor into
your computer. And the system will automatically detect the
adaptor.

Please click “Finish” to complete the installation.

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III. Use the Ralink Configuration Utility

When the adaptor is installed, the Ralink configuration utility will
be displayed automatically. This adaptor will auto connect to
wireless device which has better signal strength and no wireless
security setting.

There will be an icon displayed in the system tray. You can
double click the icon in the system tray to open the Ralink
configuration utility.

In Windows XP, there is a “Windows Zero Configuration Tool” for
you to setup wireless clients. If you want to switch to use Ralink
configuration utility, please follow one of the ways as below.

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First Way

Right click the icon in the system tray and select “Use RaConfig
as Configuration utility”.

Second Way

Right-click the icon and select “View Available Wireless
Networks”.

Click “Advanced”.

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Uncheck “Use Windows to configure my wireless network
settings” to enable the utility for the adaptor.

Note: If “Wireless Zero Configuration” is enabled, you can only
configure the advance setting or check the link status and
statistics from the configuration utility of the adaptor.

Note : Please check user’s manual in driver CD for more
product information’s.