Edimax Wireless USB Adapter 11g & 11n User manual

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EdimaxWirelessUSBAdapter
11g&11n
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QuickInstallationGuide
MacOS
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A)InstallthedriverandConnecttoyourWireless
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1. InstallthedriverintoyourMacfromtheCD.(PleaseusethelatestMac’sdriverfrom
EdimaxWebsite).YoucandownloaditfromEdimaxwebsite.
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2. RestartyourMac.
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3. InsertyourwirelessUSBadapterinafreeUSBslot.
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4. InthemainApplicationsfolder,youwillseethe"USBWirelessUtility".(Itmayor
maynotopenautomaticallyafterinsertingyourwirelessUSBadapter).Itshowsthe
detailsinformationaboutthewirelessUSBadapter.
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5. OpentheWirelessUtility>SiteSurveytabandselectyourwirelessrouterandclick
"ADDPROFILE".(It'llaskyoutoenterdetailsaccordingly.Ifyouhavesecuritylike
WEP/WPAturnedon,putthatinformationinoryouwon'tbeabletoconnect.)

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Select‘Authentication&Security’andenteryourWEP/WPAkey.
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PROF1willappearintheProfiletab,selectPROF1andclick“ACTIVATE”.Youwillsee
agreentickshowingit’sconnected.GotoStep6.
NOTE:Aredtickisshowingit’snotconnected.Inthiscase,youmayhaveentered
incorrectWEP/WPAkey.
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6. GotoMenu>SystemPreferences>Network.
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Itwillshowanewport,whichisthewirelessUSBadapter.ClickOKandgotoStep10.
IfyourMacdoesn’tautomaticallydetectthe‘EthernetAdaptor(en1)’,pleasefollow
Step7‐9.
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7. Fromthe"Show"popupmenu,select"NetworkPortConfigurations".
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8. Click"New".
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9. Click"Port".You'llseeeg:"EthernetAdaptor(en1)".Giveitaname,andclick"OK".
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10. Theportwillshowupinthelist.(Draggedittothetoptogiveitthehighestpriority
whentryingtoconnect.)
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11. From"Show",selectthatEthernetadaptorport.
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12. Underthe"TCP/IP"tab,"ConfigureIPv4",use"UsingDHCP".
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13. Click"ApplyNow".Shortly,itshouldrefreshandshowyournumbersfor"IPAddress",
"SubnetMask"and"Router".Ifitdoesn'tupdate,youmayneedtoclick"Renew
DHCPLease".
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14. AfterOKandwaitforfewseconds,youshouldseethatyou'reconnected.Youcan
nowaccesstotheInternet.
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B) Can’tConnecttoyourWirelessNetwork
IfyouhavedonetheaboveStep1‐14butyouarenotconnectedtotheInternet.Please
dothefollowing:
15. Underthe"TCP/IP"tab,"ConfigureIPv4",use"Manually".
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16. EnteryourIPAddress,SubnetMask,RouterandDNSServermanually.
‐TheaboveexampleisbasedonrouterIPAddress192.168.12.253.Your
route’sIPAddresswillbedifferent.PleaseuseyourownIP’srangeandyour
router’sIPAddress.
‐DNSServersisthesameasyourrouter’sIPAddress.
‐Click“ApplyNow”tosavethesetting.
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17. Afterwaitforfewseconds,youshouldseethatyou'reconnected.Youcannow
accesstotheInternet.Ifyouarestillunabletoopenwebpage,pleasegotoStep18.
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C) Can’tConnecttoyourWirelessNetwork
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18. Inthiscase,youneedtousetheDNSServersprovidedbyyourISP.Ifyoudon’thave
theDNSServersaddress,pleasecontactyourISP.
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Then,entertheDNSServersintotheTCP/IPsettingasfollows:
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19. Afterwaitforfewseconds,youshouldseethatyou'reconnected.Youcannow
accesstotheInternet.
UseyourISP’sDNSServers.