I. Product Information ................1 I-1. Package Contents ........................1 I-2. LED Status ..........................1 I-3. System Requirements ......................1 I-4. Safety ............................. 2 II. Installation .................... 3 III. Windows ....................4 III-1. Driver Installation ........................4 III-2. Driver Uninstallation ......................8 III-2-1.
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I. Product Information I-1. Package Contents I-2. LED Status LED Status Description Wireless activity: transmitting or receiving data. WLAN No wireless activity. I-3. System Requirements - Windows 7/8/8.1~, Mac OS X 10.7~, Linux - Minimum USB 2.0 Port (USB 3.0 recommended) - Hard Disk: 100MB - CD-ROM Drive...
I-4. Safety In order to ensure the safe operation of the device and its users, please read and act in accordance with the following safety instructions. The wireless adapter is designed for indoor use only; do not place the wireless adapter outdoors. Do not place the wireless adapter in or near hot/humid places, such as a kitchen or bathroom.
Never use force to insert the USB adapter. Insert the included CD-ROM into the CD drive of your computer. The setup wizard is also available for download from the Edimax website. For Windows users the setup wizard will open. For Mac users the CD’s “Mac”...
III. Windows III-1. Driver Installation If the CD didn’t auto-run, please open the “Autorun.exe” file to start the setup wizard. Click the EW-7833UAC wireless USB adapter to continue. Click “Install Driver” to continue.
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Select your language and click “Next”. Click “Next” to continue.
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Please wait while the driver is installing. You need to restart your computer before using the wireless adapter. Choose whether to restart your computer now or later, and click “Finish”.
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Click “Exit” to close the setup wizard. The multi-language QIG is also included on the CD-ROM. To open it click “Multi-language QIG”. Please disable any other wireless adapters as described in V. Disabling Network Adapters. Then, Windows users can connect to an available Wi-Fi network as usual.
Programs and Features, Uninstall a Program or Add or Remove Programs feature. An example is shown below: III-2-1. Windows 7, 8.1 & 10 Open Control Panel using the Start menu or Search function. Select Uninstall a program under the Programs category. Select Edimax AC1750.. and click Uninstall.
IV. Mac OS IV-1. Driver Installation Open the “RTLWLANU_MacOS..” folder and double click the “Installer.pkg” file to open the driver installation wizard. Click “Continue” to proceed to the next step. The next screen displays important information, please read it carefully. Click “Continue”...
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Select a language (the default language is English) and click “Continue” to install the driver. To read the software license click “Read License” and then click “Agree” to confirm you agree to the terms. You must agree to the terms to continue installing the software.
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If prompted, select which user to install the software for and click “Continue”. Click “Install” to install the driver.
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You may be prompted to enter your system/administrative password before the installation can begin. Enter your password and click “Install Software”. You will be prompted that you must restart your computer when the installation is complete. Click “Continue Installation” to proceed.
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Please wait while the driver is installing. When the installation is complete, you will see the following screen informing you that “The installation was successful”. Click “Restart” to restart your computer. Next, please disable any other wireless adapters as described in V. Disabling Network Adapters.
V. Disabling Network Adapters To ensure that your USB wireless adapter can function correctly, it is recommended that you disable any other existing wireless network adapters installed on your computer. If you are unsure how to do so, you can refer to the user manual for your computer, or follow the guidance below.
V-2. Windows 8.1 & 10 Switch to desktop mode by clicking your cursor in the bottom left of the Windows 8 Start screen. Then go to File Explorer > (right click) Network > Properties > Change adapter settings. Right click your wireless adapter, select “Properties” and then “Disable”. V-4.
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All of your network connections will be displayed, as shown below. Select “Wi-Fi” from the left panel. Click “Turn Wi-Fi” off in the main panel.
VI. Using The Adapter After you have installed the driver and if necessary disabled other wireless adapters (see V. Disabling Network Adapters), Windows users can connect to a Wi-Fi network as usual (see below). Mac users need to connect to a Wi-Fi network using the included utility, as described in VI-2.
After correctly entering your password, you will be successfully connected to your Wi-Fi network. VI-2. Click the new USB adapter icon from the menu in the top right of your Mac desktop. Available Wi-Fi networks will be displayed. Select your Wi-Fi network as you usually would.
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Enter the password (network key) for the Wi-Fi network and click “Join”. After entering your password, you will be successfully connected to your Wi-Fi network and the icon will display the Wi-Fi signal strength. You can use the other items in the menu to switch your USB adapter on/off, join another network (manually enter SSID name) and or display WPS PIN.
WPS Button hold down its WPS button to activate WPS. Within two minutes, press the WPS button on the underside of the EW-7833UAC to activate its WPS. The devices will establish a connection.
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COPYRIGHT Copyright Edimax Technology Co., Ltd. all rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, 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 from Edimax Technology Co., Ltd.
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22.60 dBm A simplified DoC shall be provided as follows: Article 10(9) 3T3R 11ac Wireless Dual-Band Hereby, Edimax Technology Co., Ltd. declares that the radio equipment type USB Adapter is in compliance with Directive 2014/53/EU The full text of the EU declaration of conformity is available at the following internet address: http://www.edimax.com/edimax/global/...
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The ETSI version of this device is intended for home and office use in Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, and United Kingdom. The ETSI version of this device is also authorized for use in EFTA member states: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland.
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EU Declaration of Conformity English: This equipment is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 2014/53/EU, 2014/35/EU. Français: Cet équipement est conforme aux exigences essentielles et autres dispositions de la directive 2014/53/EU, 2014/35/EU. Čeština: Toto zařízení je v souladu se základními požadavky a ostatními příslušnými ustanoveními směrnic 2014/53/EU, 2014/35/EU.
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Declaration of Conformity We, Edimax Technology Co., Ltd., declare under our sole responsibility, that the equipment described below complies with the requirements of the European Radio Equipment directives. Equipment: 3T3R 11ac Wireless Dual-Band USB Adapter Model No.: EW-7833UAC The following European standards for essential requirements have been followed:...
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