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Edimax EW-7117U User Manual

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User Manual
Version: 1.0
(Apr., 2003)

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  • Page 1 User Manual Version: 1.0 (Apr., 2003)
  • Page 2 COPYRIGHT Copyright © 2002/2003 by this company. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcrib ed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without the prior written permission of this company This company makes no representations or warranties, either expressed or implied, with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any...
  • Page 3 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.
  • Page 4 R&TTE Compliance Statement This equipment complies with all the requirements of DIRECTIVE 1999/5/CE 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.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION ................1 ......................1 EATURES ....................1 PECIFICATIONS ..................2 ACKAGE ONTENTS 2 INSTALLATION PROCEDUR E............3 98SE/M /2000................3 INDOWS 2.1.1 Install the Driver ......................3 2.1.2 Install the Utility ......................3 XP ....................4 INDOWS 3 CONFIGURATION UTILITY............6 ................... 6 IRELESS ONNECTION ..............

  • Page 6: Introduction

    1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing the Wireless LAN Mini USB Adapter. This USB Adapter is designed to comply with IEEE 802.11b Wireless LAN standard and easy to carry with the Mini size. It is suitable for any Laptop or Desktop computers. It also supports Windows OS Plug &...

  • Page 7: Package Contents

    Package Contents Before you begin the installation, please check the items of your package. The package should include the following items: • One USB Adapter • One USB Extension Cable (100Cm) • One Quick Guide • One CD (Driver/Utility/Manual) If any of the above items i s missing, contact your supplier as soon as possible.

  • Page 8: Installation Procedure

    2 Installation Procedure Windows 98SE/Me/2000 Before you proceed with the installation, please notice following descriptions. Note1: The following installation was operated under Window s 2000. (Procedures will be the same for Windows 98SE/Me.) Note2: If you have installed the Wireless USB Adapter driver & utility before, please uninstall the old version first.

  • Page 9: Windows Xp

    4. After completing the Utility installation, please execute “ZDConfig” program (click “Start” button and select “ZyDAS Wireless LAN – USB”) to start using the WLAN USB Adapter. Windows XP The installation process in Windows XP is similar with the process in windows 98SE/Me/2000.
  • Page 10 3. Execute “ZDConfig” program (click “Start” button and select “ ZyDAS Wireless LAN – USB” ). Note: If you don’t disable the XP’s Utility, you can only see the link status during communication process from the USB Adapter’s utility.

  • Page 11: Configuration Utility

    3 Configuration Utility The Configuration Utility is a powerful application that helps you configure the Wireless LAN Mini USB Adapter and monitor the link status during the communication process. This utility can be used to change the following configuration parameters when the device is active.

  • Page 12: General Connection Setting

    Parameter Description More Setting button Press this button for more settings including disable/enable WEP and Power Saving Mode. Please refer to Section 3.2, 3.3 and 3.4. Link Status Display the status of the wireless connection. Signal Strength This bar shows the signal strength level. The higher percentage shown in the bar, the more radio signal been received by the adapter.
  • Page 13 Parameter Description General Connection Setting Channel Select the number of the radio channel used for the networking. The channel setting of the wireless stations within a network should be the same. TxRate Select the basic transmit rate to be used: 11, 5.5, 2 or 1Mbps. If “Auto“...

  • Page 14: Wep Encryption

    Parameter Description Load factory default To restore to factory default, please press this button. The default setting values are as follows. Channel: 6 TxRate: Auto SSID: Any Network Type: Infrastructure Other Advanced Setting... For more advanced setting, please press this button. To know button more of the setting, please refer to Section 3.4.
  • Page 15 Parameter Description Authentication Mode This setting has to be consistent with the wireless stations which the adapter intends to connect. • Open System – No authentication is needed among the wireless stations. • Shared Key – Only wirelss stations using a shared key (WEP Key identified) are allowed to connecting each other.

  • Page 16: Advanced Setting

    Advanced Setting The “ Advanced Setting” allows user to enable/disable power saving mode, setup the fragmentation threshold and RTS/CTS threshold of the adapter. Parameter Description Power Saving Mode Enable auto power Check the check box to enable power saving mode. You may saving control the power consumption of the adapter by adjusting the save power level from 1 to 4.

  • Page 17: Troubleshooting

    4 Troubleshooting This chapter provides solutions to problems usually encountered during the installation and operation of the adapter. 1. What is the IEEE 802.11b standard？ The IEEE 802.11b Wireless LAN standard subcommittee which formulat es the standard for the industry. The objective is to enable wireless LAN hardware from different manufactures to communicate.
  • Page 18 9. What is DSSS？ What is FHSS？ And what are their differences？ Frequency-hopping spread-spectrum (FHSS) uses a narrowband carrier that changes frequency in a pattern that is known to both transmitter and receiver. Properly synchronized, the net effect is to maintain a single logical channel. To an unintended receiver, FHSS appears to be short-duration impulse noise.

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