Edimax EW-7711MAC User manual

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EW‐7711MAC
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QuickInstallationGuide
03‐2014/v1.0

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CONTENTS
I.ProductInformation...............................................................................1
I‐1.PackageContents....................................................................................................................1
I‐2.LEDStatus................................................................................................................................1
I‐3.SystemRequirements..............................................................................................................1
II.Installation.............................................................................................2
III.Mac........................................................................................................4
III‐1.DriverInstallation....................................................................................................................4
III‐2.DriverUninstallation................................................................................................................7
III‐3.UsingTheAdapter...................................................................................................................8
III‐3‐1.ConnecttoaWi‐Finetwork.....................................................................................................8
III‐3‐2.WirelessUtility.......................................................................................................................11
III‐3‐2‐1.Profile....................................................................................................................................11
III‐3‐2‐2.LinkStatus.............................................................................................................................13
III‐3‐2‐3.SiteSurvey.............................................................................................................................14
III‐3‐2‐4.Statistics................................................................................................................................15
III‐3‐2‐5.WPS.......................................................................................................................................16
III‐3‐2‐6.About.....................................................................................................................................19
IV.Windows..............................................................................................20
IV‐1.DriverInstallation..................................................................................................................20
IV‐2.DriverUninstallation..............................................................................................................24
IV‐2‐1.WindowsXP/Vista/7..............................................................................................................24
IV‐2‐2.Windows8.............................................................................................................................24
IV‐3.UsingTheAdapter.................................................................................................................25
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I. ProductInformation
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TheEW‐7711MACisanext‐gen11ac5GHzUSBWi‐Fiadapteridealfor
upgradingMacBooks.
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Thiswirelessadaptercanbeusedinadditiontoyourexisting
wirelessadapter(s).Forhelpusingtheadapteraftersetup,please
refertoV.UsingTheAdapter.
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I‐1.PackageContents
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EW‐7711MAC   QIG   CD‐ROM
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I‐2.LEDStatus
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I‐3.SystemRequirements
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‐MacOSX10.6‐10.9,WindowsXP/Vista/7/8
‐MinimumUSB2.0Port
‐HardDisk:100MB
‐CD‐ROMDrive
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LED LEDStatusDescription
WLANOn
Wirelessactivity:
transmittingor
receivingdata.
OffNowirelessactivity. LED

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II. Installation
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1. SwitchonyourcomputerandinserttheUSBadapterintoanavailableUSB
portofyourcomputer.
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NeveruseforcetoinserttheUSBadapter.
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2. InserttheincludedCD‐ROMintotheCDdriveofyourcomputer.
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ThesetupwizardisalsoavailablefordownloadfromtheEdimax
website.
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3. Thesetupwizardwillopen.Macusersdoubleclick“Edimax.dmg”and
WindowsusersclicktheEW‐7711MACadapter.
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4. Pleasefollowtheinstructionsintheappropriatechapterforyour
operatingsystem:
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III. Mac
IV. Windows
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III. Mac
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III‐1.DriverInstallation
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1.Doubleclickthe“AC450_USB‐Install.pkg”filetoopenthedriver
installationwizard.
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2.Click“Continue”toproceedtothenextstep.
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3.Click“Install”toinstallthedriver.
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4.Youmaybepromptedtoenteryoursystem/administrativepassword
beforetheinstallationcanbegin.Enteryourpasswordandclick“Install
Software”.
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5.Youwillbepromptedthatyoumustrestartyourcomputerwhenthe
installationiscomplete.Click“ContinueInstallation”toproceed.
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6.Pleasewaitwhilethedriverisinstalling.
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7.Whentheinstallationiscomplete,youwillseethefollowingscreen
informingyouthat“Theinstallationwassuccessful”.Click“Restart”to
restartyourcomputer.
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8.Afteryoursystemhasrestarted,thewirelessutilitywillopenautomatically
asshownbelow.YoucanusethewirelessutilitytoconnecttoaWi‐Fi
networkwithyournewadapter.
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9.SelectaWi‐Finetworkfromthelistandclick“Connect”.Formoreguidance,
pleaserefertoIII‐3.UsingTheAdapter.
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III‐2.DriverUninstallation
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1.Doubleclickthe“Edimax.dmg”ontheincludedCDwizard.
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2.Doubleclickthe“AC450_USB‐Uninstall.pkg”filetoopenthedriverun‐
installationwizardandfollowtheinstructionson‐screen.
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III‐3.UsingTheAdapter
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MacusersneedtoconnecttoaWi‐Finetworkusingtheincludedutility
software.
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III‐3‐1.ConnecttoaWi‐Finetwork
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1.Ifthewirelessutilitysoftwarewindowshownbelowisnotalreadyopen,
pleaseclickthe“E”iconinthetoprightofthescreenandselect“Open
WirelessUtility”.
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2.Select“SiteSurvey”fromthemenuacrossthetopofthewindow,and
thenselecta5GHzWi‐Finetworkfromthelistandclick“Connect”.
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3.Ifyousetapasswordforyournetwork,youwillthenbepromptedtoenter
it.Enteryourpasswordandclick“OK”.
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4.Aftercorrectlyenteringyourpassword,youwillbesuccessfullyconnected
toyourWi‐Finetwork.
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III‐3‐2.WirelessUtility
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Thewirelessutilityoffersfeaturestomonitorandconfigureyourconnection.
Navigatethewirelessutilityusingthemenuacrossthetopofthewindow.
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III‐3‐2‐1.Profile
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The“Profile”screenallowsyoutosavedifferentWi‐Ficonnectionsettingsas
“Profiles”.Existingprofilesarelistedinthe“ProfileList”.
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ADDOpensanewwindowtoaddanewprofile.
EDITEditanexistingprofile.
DELETEDeleteanexistingprofile.
ACTIVATEActivate(connectto)anexistingprofile.
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Whenyouselect“ADD”,anewwindowwillopen.SelectanSSIDfromthe
drop‐downmenuinthetoprightcorner,orentera“ProfileName”,thengo
the“Authentication&Security”tabandentertheWi‐Finetwork’ssecurity
key/passwordunder“WPAPre‐SharedKey”.
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Youcanalsoaddanewprofilefromthe“SiteSurvey”screen.
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PowerSavingMode
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Select“CAM(ConstantlyAwakeMode)”or“Power
SavingMode”dependingonyourpreference.In
“PowerSavingMode”thedevicewillautomatically
reduceitspowerconsumptionwhennotbeingused.
TxPowerSpecifyaTxpowerlevel.Thisadjuststhetransmit
powerofthewirelessadapter.Alowerlevelreduces
performancebutdecreasesinterferenceinthelocal
networkenvironment.
RTSThresholdAdjusttheRTSthresholdvalue.
FragmentThreshold Adjustthefragmentthresholdvalue.
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Itisrecommendedtokeepthedefaultvaluesfortheother
settingsonthispage.Advanceduserscanmakeadjustmentsif
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III‐3‐2‐2.LinkStatus
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The“LinkStatus”pagedisplaysinformationaboutthecurrentwireless
connection.
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TurnRadioOFFSwitchofftheadapter’swirelessradio.
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III‐3‐2‐3.SiteSurvey
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The“SiteSurvey”screendisplaysalistofallavailableWi‐Finetworkswithin
rangealongwithvariouscategoriesofinformationabouteachnetwork.
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RESCANRefreshthelistofavailablewirelessnetworks
CONNECTConnecttoaselectedwirelessnetwork.
ADDPROFILEUseaselectedwirelessnetworktocreateanewprofile
(seeIII‐3‐2‐1.Profile).
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III‐3‐2‐4.Statistics
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The“Statistics”pagedisplaystransmitandreceivestatisticsaboutthewireless
connection.
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RESETCOUNTERResetsallcounterstozero.
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III‐3‐2‐5.WPS
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Wi‐FiProtectedSetupisasimple,alternativewaytoestablishconnections
betweenWPScompatibledevices.Somewirelessnetworkdevicesfeaturea
built‐inWPSbutton,whichactivatesWPSonthatdevice.WhenWPSis
activatedinthecorrectmannerandatthecorrecttimefortwocompatible
devices,theywillautomaticallyconnecttoeachother.
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WPScanalsobeactivatedviaadevice’swebuserinterface,whichhasthe
sameeffectasphysicallypushingtheWPSbutton(knownasPBCor“push
buttonconfiguration”).
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PINcodeWPSisanadditionalvariationofWPSwhichcanbeactivatedfroma
device’swebuserinterface,andincludestheuseofaPINcodebetweenthe
twodevicesforidentificationandverification.
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The“WPS”pagedisplaysinformationaboutWirelessProtectedSetup(WPS),
includingalistofavailableWPSaccesspointsanduser‐definedWPS“Profiles”.
InstructionstosetupPBCWPSandPINcodeWPSareincludedbelow,
followedbyadescriptionofeachitemonthispage:
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YoucansaveWPSsettingsasaprofileusingthe“ExportProfile”
buttonandswitchbetweenprofilesusingthe“WPSProfileList”.
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PBC:PushButtonConfiguration
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TheEW‐7711MACdoesnotfeatureaphysicalWPSbutton,butPBCWPScan
beexecutedfromthispagebyfollowingthestepsbelow:
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1. PresstheWPSbuttononyourwirelessrouter/accesspointforthecorrect
lengthoftimetoactivateitsWPS.
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Pleasechecktheinstructionsforyourwirelessdeviceforhowlong
youneedtoholddownitsWPSbuttontoactivateWPS.
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2. Withintwominutes,clickthe“PBC”buttoninthebottomleftofthe
“WPS”page.Thewirelessadapterwillestablishaconnectionwithyour
wirelessrouter/accesspoint.
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PINCodeWPS
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PINcodeWPSincludestheadditionaluseofaPINcodebetweendevices.This
isusefulforidentificationandverificationpurposesincrowdedwireless
environmentswithmultiplerouters/accesspoints/wirelessdevices.
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1.Thewirelessadapter’sPINcodeislistedontherightsideofthe“WPS”
pageunder“PinCode”.Gotoyourwirelessrouter/accesspoint’swebuser
interfaceandinputthewirelessadapter’sPINcodeinthecorrectlocation,
andactivatePINcodeWPSforyourwirelessrouter/adapter.
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Pleasechecktheinstructionsforyourwirelessrouter/accesspoint
forhowtoaccessthewebuserinterfaceandwheretoinputthe
PINcode.
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