Edimax Technology EW-7326Ig User Manual

Wireless 802.11b/g 32-bit PCI adapter

EW-7326Ig

User’s Manual

Version: 1.0(April, 2008)

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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. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off 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 and receiver.

3. Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

4. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio technician for help.

FCC Caution This transmitter 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. Operation is subject to the

following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the authority to operate equipment.

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC RF radiation exposure limits set forth for an

uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with a minimum distance of 20 centimeters between the radiator and your body.

R&TTE Compliance Statement This equipment complies with all the requirements of DIRECTIVE 1999/5/EC OF THE

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL of March 9, 1999 on radio equipment and telecommunication terminal Equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity (R&TTE) The R&TTE Directive repeals and replaces in the directive 98/13/EEC (Telecommunications Terminal Equipment and Satellite Earth Station Equipment) As of April 8, 2000.

Safety This equipment is designed with the utmost care for the safety of those who install and

use it. However, special attention 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 all times to ensure the safe use of the equipment.

EU Countries Intended for Use The ETSI version of this device is intended for home and office use in Austria,

Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. The ETSI version of this device is also authorized for use in EFTA member states: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland.

EU Countries Not intended for use None.

CONTENTS

1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................ 1

1.1 Features .......................................................................................... 1

1.2 Specifications .................................................................................. 1

1.3 Package

Contents ................................................................................................. 2

2 INSTALLATION PROCEDURE ...................................................... 3

First Way ................................................................................................ 5

Second Way ........................................................................................... 6

3 CONFIGURATION UTILITY ........................................................... 7

3.1 Utility Overview ............................................................................... 7

3.2 Available Network ........................................................................... 8

3.3 General ........................................................................................... 10

3.4 Profile.............................................................................................. 11

3.4.1 Configure the Profile ......................................................12

3.5 Advanced ....................................................................................... 16

3.6 Status ............................................................................................. 18

3.7 Statistics ......................................................................................... 18

3.8 Software AP ................................................................................... 19

3.8.1 AP Properties Setting ....................................................20

3.8.2 AP Advanced ................................................................20

3.8.3 AP Statistics .................................................................21

3.8.4 SoftAP ..........................................................................22

4 RT-S

WIZARD ........................................................................ 23

5 TROUBLESHOOTING ................................................................. 26

1 Introduction

Thank you for purchasing the 802.11g Wireless LAN PCI Card. This card complies with IEEE 802.11g standard, which supports up to 54Mbps high-sp eed wirele ss n etwork connectio n s. It can also work with IEEE 802.11b devices. When the card connects to 11b devices, the link speed will be up to 11Mbps.

For WLAN security issues, this card supports 64/128-bit WEP data encryption that protects your wireless network from eavesdropping. It also supports WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) feature technology. Client users are required to authorize bef ore acce ssi n g to APs o r AP Routers, a nd the data transmitted in the network is encrypted/decrypted by a dynamically cha nged secret key. Furthermore, this card supports WPA2 function, WPA2 provides a stronger encryption mechanism through AES (Advanced Encryption Standard), which is a requirement for some corporate and government users.

The power consumption of the card is al so very low. Furthermore, this card provides several levels of power saving modes allowing user customizes the way of saving the power from his/her portable or handheld devices.

This card is cost-effective, together with the versatile features; it is the best solution for you to build your wireless network.

1.1 Features

Works with both IEEE 802.11b and IEEE 802.11g products. High-speed transfer data rate - up to 54Mbps. High throughput supports multi-media data bandwidth requirement. Supports 64/128-bit WEP Data Encryption, WPA/WPA2 (TKIP with IEEE 802.1x) and AES. Automatic fallback increases data security and reliability. Supports the most popular operating system: Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP. Supports 32-bit PCI interface.

1.2 Specifications

Standard: IEEE 802.11b/g Interface: 32-bit PCI Frequency Band: 2.4000 ~ 2.4835GHz (Industrial Scientific Medical Band) Modulation: OFDM with BPSK, QPSK, 16QAM, 64QAM (11g)

Data Rate: 54/48/36/24/18/12/11/9/6/5.5/2/1Mbps auto fallback

BPSK, QPSK, CCK (11b)

Security: 64/128-bit WEP Data Encryption, WPA/WPA2 (TKIP with IEEE 802.1x) and AES Antenna: External detachable dipole antenna (Connector: RP-SMA connector)

Drivers: Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP

LEDs: Link, TX/RX Transmit Power: 17dBm±2dBm Power Consumption: TX: 340mA, RX: 320mA Dimension: 19(H) x 127(W) x 121(D) mm Temperature: 32~131°F (0 ~55°C) Humidity: Max. 95% (NonCondensing) Certification: FCC, CE

1.3 Package Contents

Before you begin the installation, please check the items of your package. The package should include the following items:

One PCI Card One Antenna One CD (Driver/Utility/User’s Manual.)

If any of the above items is missing, contact your supplier as soon as possible.

One Quick Guide

2 Installation Procedure

I. Install the Card

A. Turn off your computer and remove its cover. B. Insert the PCI card to an available PCI slot firmly. C. Secure this card to the rear of the computer chassis and put back the cover. D. Secure the antenna to the antenna conn ector of the card. E. Turn on the computer.

II. Install the Driver and Utility

Before you proceed with the installation, plea se notice following descriptions.

Note1: The following installation was operated under Windows XP. (Procedures are similar for

Windows 98SE/Me/2000.)

Note2: If you have installed the Wireless PCI Card driver & utility befor e, please uninstall the old

version first.

A. Insert the Installation CD to your CD-ROM Drive. Execute the “Setup.exe” program. B. Select the Setup Language and click “OK” to proceed.

C. Click “Next” to start installing driver and utility.

D. Radio regulation warning window. Due to the Radio regulation at different area, different radio law

might be applied. Please make sure your region selection is correct.

E. The system starts to install the driver and utility.

F. Click “Finish’ to complete the driver and utility installation.

III. Use the Configuration Utility

To start configuring the card, double click the icon in the system tray.

For Windows XP, there is a “Windows Zero Configuration Tool” for you to setup wireless clients. By default, this “Windows Zero Configuration Tool” is enabled. If you want to use the Utility of the card, please follow one of the ways as below.

First Wa y

A. Double click the icon in the system tray.

B. The utility of the card is displayed and it alerts you that you are in the Windows Zero

Configuration mode. Click “OK”.

C. Uncheck “Windo ws Zero Config” to enable the utility of the card.

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