Edimax EW-7822PIC Specification

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AC1200LongRangeWi‐FiDual‐BandPCI‐E

Adapter

EW‐7822PIC

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QuickInstallationGuide

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01‐2015/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. HardwareInstallation....................................................................2

III. SetupWizard................................................................................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

IV.UsingTheAdapter.........................................................................9

V. Troubleshooting..........................................................................10

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I. ProductInformation

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TheEW‐7822PICisan11acdual‐band2.4GHz&5GHzPCIeWi‐Fiadapterfor

desktopcomputers.

I‐1. PackageContents

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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

‐ HardDisk:100MB

‐ CD‐ROMDrive

‐ EmptyPCIeSlot

Status Description

Blinking Wi‐Fiactivity:transferringorreceivingdata.

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Antenna Base

Antennasx2

LowProfile Bracket

QIG

CD‐ROM

EW‐7822PIC

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II. HardwareInstallation

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1. Switchoffandunplugyourcomputerandremovethecover.

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Refertoyourcomputer’susermanualifyouareunsurehowto

removethecoverandlocateaPCIeslot.

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2. InsertthewirelessnetworkcardintoanemptyPCIeslot.

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ALowProfilePCIebracketisalsoincludedinthepackage

contents.

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3. Reattachthecoveronyourcomputerandscrewintheincludedantennas

directlytoyourwirelessnetworkcardorusetheincludedantennabase.

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 

4. Ifyouneed,youcanadjustthepositionoftheantenna(s)forimproved

wirelessreception.

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III. SetupWizard

III‐1. DriverInstallation

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1. SwitchyourcomputeronandifaWindows“FoundNewHardware”wizard

opens,pleasecloseit.

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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asshownbelow.ClickonyourwirelessPCIe

adaptertocontinue.

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IftheCDdoesn’tauto‐runorifyoudownloadedthesetupwizard,

pleasebrowsetothe“Autorun”folderoftheCD.

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4. Click“InstallDriver”tocontinuetoinstallthedriversforyourEW‐7822PIC.

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5. Pleasewaitwhilethesetupwizardpreparestoinstallthedrivers.

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6. Click“Next”toinstallthedriver.

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7. Pleasewaitwhilethedriverisinstalling.

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8. Whentheinstallationiscomplete,selectwhethertorestartyour

computernoworlaterandclick“Finish”.

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9. Afterrestarting,youcanconnecttoanavailableWi‐Finetworkasusual.

Forguidanceondoingso,pleaserefertoIV.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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IV. UsingTheAdapter

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Afteryouhaveinstalledthedriver,you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. SearchfortheSSIDofyour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.

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V. Troubleshooting

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1. MyWi‐Fispeedseemsslowornotat802.11acrates.

a. Toachieve802.11acWi‐Fispeeds,itisnecessarytoconnecttoan802.11ac

Wi‐Firouter.

b. Youmaybeexperiencingyourinternetspeedandnotyourlocalnetwork

speed.Internetspeedsarelimitedbytheinternetbandwidthprovidedby

yourserviceprovider.Websitessuchaswww.speedtest.nettest

internet

speedandnotyourinternalnetworkspeed.Transferringfilesbetweentwo

localcomputerswouldgiveyouyouractualnetworkspeed.

c. Checkthatyourantennasarefastenedtightlytotheantennaportsor

antennabase.Placetheantennabaseinalocationwithlessobstruction

andangletheantennas

forbetterperformance.

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2. I’veinsertedthePCIeadapterandinstalledthedrivers,butIam

unabletoconnecttoanyWi‐Finetworks.

a. GotoyourcontrolpanelanduninstalltheEW‐7822PICdriver.Checkthat

allantivirusprogramsaredisabled.ThenreinstalltheEW7822PICdriver.

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maybereproduced,transmitted,transcribed,storedinaretrievalsystem,ortranslated

intoanylanguageorcomput erlanguage,inanyformorbyanymeans,electronic,

mechanical,magnetic,optical,chemical,manualorotherwise,withoutthepriorwritten

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permissionfromEdimaxTechnologyCo.,Ltd. 

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EdimaxTechnologyCo.,Ltd.makesnorepresentationsorwarranties,eitherexpressedor

implied,withrespecttothecontentshereofandspecificallydisclaimsanywarranties,

merchantability,orfitnessforanyparticularpurpose.Anysoftwaredescribedinthis

manualissoldorlicensedasis.Should

theprogramsprovedefectivefollowingtheir

purchase,thebuyer(andnotthiscompany,itsdistributor,oritsdealer)assumesthe

entirecostofallnecessaryservicing,repair,andanyincidentalorconsequentialdamages

resultingfromanydefectinthesoftware.EdimaxTechnology Co.,Ltd.reservestheright

torevisethispublication

andtomakechangesfromtimetotimeinthecontentshereof

withouttheobligationtonotifyanypersonofsuchrevisionorchanges.

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Theproductyouhavepurc hasedandthesetupscreenmayappearslightlydifferentfrom

thoseshowninthisQIG.Thesoftwareandspecificationsaresubjectto

changewithout

notice.Pleasevisitourwebsitewww.edimax.comforupdates.Allbrandandproduct

namesmentionedinthismanualaretrademarksand/orregisteredtrademarksoftheir

respectiveholders.

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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.Thisequipmentgenerates,uses,andcanradiateradiofrequencyenergyand,

ifnot

installedandusedinaccordancewiththeinstructions,maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradiocommunications.

However,thereisnoguaranteethatinterferencewillnotoccurinaparticularinstallation.Ifthisequipmentdoes

causeharmfulinterferencetoradioortelevisionreception,whichcanbedeterminedbyturningthe

equipment

offandon,theuserisencouragedtotrytocorrecttheinterferencebyoneormoreofthefollowingmeasures:

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1.Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.

2.Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver.

3.Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfrom

thattowhichthereceiverisconnected.

4.Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradiotechnicianforhelp.

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FCCCaution

Thisdeviceanditsantennamustnotbeco‐locatedoroperatinginconjunctionwithanyotherantennaor

transmitter.ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15oftheFCCRules.

Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwo

conditions:(1)thisdevicemaynotcause harmfulinterference,and(2)thisdevicemustacceptanyinterference

received,includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation.Anychangesormodificationsnotexpressly

approvedbythepartyresponsibleforcompliancecouldvoidtheauthoritytooperate

equipment.

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FederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)RadiationExposureStatement

ThisequipmentcomplieswithFCCradiationexposuresetforthforanuncontrolledenvironment.Inordertoavoid

thepossibilityofexceedingtheFCCradiofrequencyexposureli mits,humanproximitytotheantennashallnotbe

lessthan2.5cm(1inch)duringnormal

operation.

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FederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)RFExposureRequirements

ThisEUTiscompliancewithSARforgeneralpopulation/uncontrolledexposurelimitsinANSI/IEEEC95.1‐1999and

hadbeentestedinaccordancewiththemeasurementmethodsandproceduresspecifiedinOETBulletin65

SupplementC.TheequipmentversionmarketedinUSisrestrictedto

usageofthechannels1‐11only.This

equipmentisrestrictedtoindoorusewhenoperatedinthe5.15to5.25GHzfreq uencyrange.

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R&TTEComplianceStatement

Thisequipmentcomplieswithall therequirementsofDIRECTIVE1999/5/EC 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.

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Safety

Thisequipmentisdesignedwiththeutmostcareforthesafetyofthosewhoinstallanduseit.However,special

attentionmustbepaidtothedangersofelectricshockandstaticelectricitywhenworkingwithelectrical

equipment.Allguidelinesof

thisandofthecomputermanufacturemustthereforebeallowedatalltimesto

ensurethesafeuseoftheequipment.

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EUCountriesIntendedforUse

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Kin gdom.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CountriesNotIntendedforUse

None.

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DeclarationofConformity

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We,EdimaxTechnologyCo.,Ltd.,declareunderoursoleresponsibility,thatthe

equipmentdescribedbelowcomplieswiththerequirementsoftheEuropeanR&TTE

directives.

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Equipment: AC1200LongRangeWi‐FiDual‐BandPCIExpressAdapter

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ModelNo.: EW‐7822PIC

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ThefollowingEuropeanstandardsforessentialrequirementshavebeenfollowed:

Directives 1999/5/EC

Spectrum : ETSI EN 300 328 V1.8.1 (2012-06);

ETSI EN 301 893 V1.7.1 (2012-06)

EMC : EN 301 489-1 V1.9.2 (2011);

EN 301 489-17 V2.2.1 (2012)

Safety (LVD) : EN 60950-1:2006+A11:2009+A1:2010+A12:2011

Directives 2006/95/EC

Safety (LVD) : EN 60950-1:2006+A11:2009+A1:2010+A12:2011

EdimaxTechnologyCo.,Ltd.

No.3,WuChuan3

Road,

Wu‐KuIndustrialPark,

NewTaipeiCity,Taiwan

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DateofSignature: February,2015

Signature:

PrintedName:

AlbertChang

Title: Director

EdimaxTechnologyCo.,Ltd.

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