Edimax EW?7711ULC User manual

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EW‐7711ULC
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QuickInstallationGuide
06‐2014/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.Windows................................................................................................4
III‐1.DriverInstallation....................................................................................................................4
III‐2.DriverUninstallation................................................................................................................8
III‐2‐1. WindowsXP/Vista/7................................................................................................................8
III‐2‐2. Windows8/8.1.........................................................................................................................8
III‐3.UsingTheAdapter...................................................................................................................9
IV.Mac......................................................................................................11
IV‐1.DriverInstallation..................................................................................................................11
IV‐2.DriverUninstallation..............................................................................................................14
IV‐3.UsingTheAdapter.................................................................................................................15
IV‐3‐1. ConnecttoaWi‐Finetwork...................................................................................................15
IV‐3‐2. WirelessUtility.......................................................................................................................18
IV‐3‐2‐1.Profile....................................................................................................................................18
IV‐3‐2‐2.LinkStatus.............................................................................................................................20
IV‐3‐2‐3.SiteSurvey............................................................................................................................21
IV‐3‐2‐4.Statistics................................................................................................................................22
IV‐3‐2‐5.WPS.......................................................................................................................................23
IV‐3‐2‐6.About....................................................................................................................................27
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I. ProductInformation
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TheEW‐7711ULCisanext‐gen11ac5GHzUSBWi‐Fiadapteridealfor
upgradinglaptop.
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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III‐3.orIV‐3UsingTheAdapter.
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I‐1.PackageContents
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EW‐7711ULC   QIG   CD‐ROM
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I‐2.LEDStatus
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I‐3.SystemRequirements
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‐WindowsXP/Vista/7/8/8.1,MacOSX10.6‐10.9
‐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. IfaHardwareWizard/DriverInstallationwindowopensasshownbelow,
pleaseclick“Cancel”or“Close”.
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3. 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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4. ForWindowsusersthesetupwizardwillopen.ForMacuserstheCD’s
“Mac”folderwillopen.
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IftheCDdoesn’tauto‐run,pleasebrowsetothe“Autorun”or
“Mac”folderoftheCDforWindowsorMacusersrespectively.
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5. Pleasefollowtheinstructionsintheappropriatechapterforyour
operatingsystem.
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III. Windows
IV. MAC
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III. Windows
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III‐1.DriverInstallation
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1.ClicktheEW‐7711ULCwirelessUSBadaptertocontinue.
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2.Click“InstallDriver”tocontinuetoinstallthedriversforyourEW‐7711ULC.
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3.Pleasewaitwhilethesetupwizardpreparestoinstallthedrivers.
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4.Click“Next”tocontinue.
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5.Click“Install”toinstallthedriver.
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6.Pleasewaitwhilethedriverisinstalling.
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7.Whentheinstallationiscomplete,click“Finish”.
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8.Click“Exit”toclosethesetupwizard.
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Themulti‐languageQIGisalsoincludedontheCD‐ROM.Toopen
itclick“Multi‐languageQIG”.
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9.UserscanconnecttoanavailableWi‐Finetworkasusual.Forguidanceon
doingso,pleaserefertoIII‐3.UsingTheAdapter.

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III‐2.DriverUninstallation
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III‐2‐1.WindowsXP/Vista/7
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1.GotoStart>Programs>EdimaxWirelessLAN>Uninstall.
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2.Followtheonscreeninstructions.Anuninstallwizardwillguideyou
throughtheprocess.
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III‐2‐2.Windows8/8.1
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1.Rightclickanywhereonthe“Start”screenandthenclickthe“Allapps”
iconinthebottomrightcorner.
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2.LocatetheEdimaxWirelessLANcategory,select“Uninstall”andfollowthe
on‐screeninstructions.
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III‐3.UsingTheAdapter
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Afteryouhaveinstalledthedriver,WindowsuserscanconnecttoaWi‐Fi
networkasusual.
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BelowisanexampleofhowtoconnectusingWindowsVista‐theprocess
mayvaryslightlyforotherversionsofWindows.
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1.Clickthenetworkicon(examplesbelow)inthesystemtrayandselect
“Connecttoanetwork”.
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2.Yournewwirelessadapterwillbelistedinadditiontoyourexisting
wirelessadapter.Intheexamplebelow,itisnamed“WirelessNetwork
Connection3”.SearchfortheSSIDofyour5GHzWi‐Finetworkandthen
click“Connect”.Ifyousetapasswordforyournetwork,youwillthenbe
promptedtoenterit.
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3.Aftercorrectlyenteringyourpassword,youwillbesuccessfullyconnected
toyourWi‐Finetwork.Youcandisconnectthewirelessadapterinthesame
wayyouusuallywouldforyourexistingwirelessadapter.
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IV. Mac
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IV‐1.DriverInstallation
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1.Doubleclickthe“AC450_USB_Installer.pkg”file.
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2.Doubleclickthe“AC450_USB‐Install.pkg”filetoopenthedriver
installationwizard.
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3.Click“Continue”toproceedtothenextstep.
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4.Click“Install”toinstallthedriver.
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5.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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6.Youwillbepromptedthatyoumustrestartyourcomputerwhenthe
installationiscomplete.Click“ContinueInstallation”toproceed.
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7.Pleasewaitwhilethedriverisinstalling.
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8.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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9.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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10. SelectaWi‐Finetworkfromthelistandclick“Connect”.Formore
guidance,pleaserefertoIV‐3.UsingTheAdapter.
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IV‐2.DriverUninstallation
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1.Doubleclickthe“AC450_USB_Installer.pkg”file.
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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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IV‐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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IV‐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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