Edimax EW-7711MAC Specification

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EW‐7711MAC

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QuickInstallationGuide

03‐2014/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. Mac........................................................................................................4

III‐1. DriverInstallation....................................................................................................................4

III‐2. DriverUninstallation................................................................................................................7

III‐3. UsingTheAdapter...................................................................................................................8

III‐3‐1. ConnecttoaWi‐Finetwork.....................................................................................................8

III‐3‐2. WirelessUtility.......................................................................................................................11

III‐3‐2‐1.Profile....................................................................................................................................11

III‐3‐2‐2.LinkStatus.............................................................................................................................13

III‐3‐2‐3.SiteSurvey.............................................................................................................................14

III‐3‐2‐4.Statistics................................................................................................................................15

III‐3‐2‐5.WPS.......................................................................................................................................16

III‐3‐2‐6.About.....................................................................................................................................19

IV. Windows..............................................................................................20

IV‐1. DriverInstallation..................................................................................................................20

IV‐2. DriverUninstallation..............................................................................................................24

IV‐2‐1. WindowsXP/Vista/7..............................................................................................................24

IV‐2‐2. Windows8.............................................................................................................................24

IV‐3. UsingTheAdapter.................................................................................................................25

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I. ProductInformation

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TheEW‐7711MACisanext‐gen11ac5GHzUSBWi‐Fiadapteridealfor

upgradingMacBooks.

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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V.UsingTheAdapter.

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I‐1. PackageContents

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EW‐7711MAC   QIG   CD‐ROM

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I‐2.LEDStatus

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I‐3. SystemRequirements

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‐ MacOSX10.6‐10.9,WindowsXP/Vista/7/8

‐ 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. 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.Macusersdoubleclick“Edimax.dmg”and

WindowsusersclicktheEW‐7711MACadapter.

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4. Pleasefollowtheinstructionsintheappropriatechapterforyour

operatingsystem:

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III. Mac

IV. Windows

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III. Mac

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III‐1. DriverInstallation

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1. Doubleclickthe“AC450_USB‐Install.pkg”filetoopenthedriver

installationwizard.

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2. Click“Continue”toproceedtothenextstep.

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3. Click“Install”toinstallthedriver.

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4. 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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5. Youwillbepromptedthatyoumustrestartyourcomputerwhenthe

installationiscomplete.Click“ContinueInstallation”toproceed.

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

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7. 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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8. 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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9. SelectaWi‐Finetworkfromthelistandclick“Connect”.Formoreguidance,

pleaserefertoIII‐3.UsingTheAdapter.

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III‐2. DriverUninstallation

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1. Doubleclickthe“Edimax.dmg”ontheincludedCDwizard.

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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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III‐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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III‐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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III‐3‐2.WirelessUtility

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Thewirelessutilityoffersfeaturestomonitorandconfigureyourconnection.

Navigatethewirelessutilityusingthemenuacrossthetopofthewindow.

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III‐3‐2‐1.Profile

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The“Profile”screenallowsyoutosavedifferentWi‐Ficonnectionsettingsas

“Profiles”.Existingprofilesarelistedinthe“ProfileList”.

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ADD Opensanewwindowtoaddanewprofile.

EDIT Editanexistingprofile.

DELETE Deleteanexistingprofile.

ACTIVATE Activate(connectto)anexistingprofile.

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ADD

Whenyouselect“ADD”,anewwindowwillopen.SelectanSSIDfromthe

drop‐downmenuinthetoprightcorner,orentera“ProfileName”,thengo

the“Authentication&Security”tabandentertheWi‐Finetwork’ssecurity

key/passwordunder“WPAPre‐SharedKey”.

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Youcanalsoaddanewprofilefromthe“Site Survey”screen.

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PowerSavingMode

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Select“CAM(ConstantlyAwakeMode)”or“Power

SavingMode”dependingonyourpreference.In

“PowerSavingMode”thedevicewillautomatically

reduceitspowerconsumptionwhennotbeingused.

TxPower SpecifyaTxpowerlevel.Thisadjuststhetransmit

powerofthewirelessadapter.Alowerlevelreduces

performancebutdecreasesinterferenceinthelocal

networkenvironment.

RTSThreshold AdjusttheRTSthresholdvalue.

FragmentThreshold Adjustthefragmentthresholdvalue.

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Itisrecommendedtokeepthedefaultvaluesfortheother

settingsonthispage.Advanceduserscanmakeadjustmentsif

necessary.

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III‐3‐2‐2.LinkStatus

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The“LinkStatus”pagedisplaysinformationaboutthecurrentwireless

connection.

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TurnRadioOFF Switchofftheadapter’swirelessradio.

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III‐3‐2‐3.SiteSurvey

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The“SiteSurvey”screendisplaysalistofallavailableWi‐Finetworkswithin

rangealongwithvariouscategoriesofinformationabouteachnetwork.

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RESCAN Refreshthelistofavailablewirelessnetworks

CONNECT Connecttoaselectedwirelessnetwork.

ADDPROFILE Useaselectedwirelessnetworktocreateanewprofile

(seeIII‐3‐2‐1.Profile).

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III‐3‐2‐4.Statistics

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The“Statistics”pagedisplaystransmitandreceivestatisticsaboutthewireless

connection.

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RESETCOUNTER Resetsallcounterstozero.

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III‐3‐2‐5.WPS

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Wi‐FiProtectedSetupisasimple,alternativewaytoestablishconnections

betweenWPScompatibledevices.Somewirelessnetworkdevicesfeaturea

built‐inWPSbutton,whichactivatesWPSonthatdevice.WhenWPSis

activatedinthecorrectmannerandatthecorrecttimefortwocompatible

devices,they

willautomaticallyconnecttoeachother.

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WPScanalsobeactivatedviaadevice’swebuserinterface,whichhasthe

sameeffectasphysicallypushingtheWPSbutton(knownasPBCor“push

buttonconfiguration”).

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PINcodeWPSisanadditionalvariationofWPSwhichcanbeactivatedfroma

device’s

webuserinterface,andincludestheuseofaPINcodebetweenthe

twodevicesforidentificationandverification.

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The“WPS”pagedisplaysinformationaboutWirelessProtectedSetup(WPS),

includingalistofavailableWPSaccesspointsanduser‐definedWPS“Profiles”.

InstructionstosetupPBCWPSandPIN

codeWPSareincludedbelow,

followedbyadescriptionofeachitemonthispage:

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YoucansaveWPSsettingsasaprofileusingthe“ExportProfile”

buttonandswitchbetweenprofilesusingthe“WPSProfileList”.

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PBC:PushButtonConfiguration

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TheEW‐7711MACdoesnotfeatureaphysicalWPSbutton,butPBCWPScan

beexecutedfromthispagebyfollowingthestepsbelow:

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1. PresstheWPSbuttononyourwirelessrouter/accesspointforthecorrect

lengthoftimetoactivateitsWPS.

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Pleasechecktheinstructionsforyourwirelessdeviceforhowlong

youneedtoholddownitsWPSbuttontoactivateWPS.

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2. Withintwominutes,clickthe“PBC”buttoninthebottomleftofthe

“WPS”page.Thewirelessadapterwillestablishaconnectionwithyour

wirelessrouter/accesspoint.

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PINCodeWPS

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PINcodeWPSincludestheadditionaluseofaPINcodebetweendevices.This

isusefulforidentificationandverificationpurposesincrowdedwireless

environmentswithmultiplerouters/accesspoints/wirelessdevices.

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1. Thewirelessadapter’sPINcodeislistedontherightsideofthe“WPS”

pageunder“PinCode”.Gotoyourwirelessrouter/accesspoint’swebuser

interfaceandinputthewirelessadapter’sPINcodeinthecorrectlocation,

andactivatePINcodeWPSforyourwirelessrouter/adapter.

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Pleasechecktheinstructionsforyourwirelessrouter/accesspoint

forhowtoaccessthewebuserinterfaceandwheretoinputthe

PINcode.

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2. Withintwominutes,selectyourwireless/router/accesspointfromthe

“WPSAP”listasshownbelow,andthenclickthe“PIN”buttoninthe

bottomleftofthe“WPS”page.Thewirelessadapterwillestablisha

connectionwithyourwirelessrouter/accesspoint.

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Belowisadescriptionofalltheitemsonthe“WPS”page:

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Rescan Refreshthelistofavailablewirelessnetworks.

Information Displaymoreinformationabouttheselectedwireless

network.

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PinCode

Renew GenerateanewPINcodeforWPSPINcodesetup.

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ConfigMode

Enrollee “Enrollee”meansthedeviceactsawirelessclientand

willfollowthesettingsofthewirelessrouter/access

point.Thisisthedefaultsetting.

Registrar “Registrar”meanstheotherWPSdevicewillfollowthe

settingsofthewirelessadapter.Enrolleemode

(above)isrecommended.

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ProfileDetail ShowdetailsofselectedWPSprofile.

Connect ConnecttoselectedWPSprofile.

Rotate RotateWPSprofile.

Disconnect DisconnectfromselectedWPSprofile.

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