Manuel d'utilisation / d'entretien du produit EPI-3601S du fabricant EnGenius Technologies
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EPI-3601S Wireless LAN PCI adapter V ersion 1.2 1 EPI-3601S Wireless LAN PCI Adapter (802.1 1g & 802.1 1b up to 108 Mbp s) User Manual V ersion: 1.
EPI-3601S Wireless LAN PCI adapter V ersion 1.2 2 T ABLE OF C ONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION................. ................................. ................................ ................................. ............ .3 2 FEA TURES .. .................
EPI-3601S Wireless LAN PCI adapter V ersion 1.2 3 1 Introduction EnGenius EPI-3601S Wireles s LAN PCI Adapter compliant with IEEE802.1 1g, adopts “Super G” and “Extend ed Range” WLAN transmis .
EPI-3601S Wireless LAN PCI adapter V ersion 1.2 4 * Theoretical wireless signal rate based on IEEE standard of 802.11a, b, g chipset used. Actual throughput may vary.
EPI-3601S Wireless LAN PCI adapter V ersion 1.2 5 4 System Requirements T o begin using the WLAN PCI Adapter , your PC/Notebook mus t meet the following minimum requirements: h Oper at ing Sy stem –.
EPI-3601S Wireless LAN PCI adapter V ersion 1.2 6 Click next to install or cl ick cancel to terminate installation..
EPI-3601S Wireless LAN PCI adapter V ersion 1.2 7 Two options are available for installation. Ch oose one of them an d click Next 1. EnGenius Config uration Utility + driver.
EPI-3601S Wireless LAN PCI adapter V ersion 1.2 8 Choose name f or program folder to cre at e shortcuts. Click Next . Should you agree with terms and conditions mentioned, Click Next else click Cancel to exit.
EPI-3601S Wireless LAN PCI adapter V ersion 1.2 9 Choose Engenius client Utility & supplicant Else choose Third-party sup plicant & click Next .
EPI-3601S Wireless LAN PCI adapter V ersion 1.2 10 Be patient until the installation process is complete..
EPI-3601S Wireless LAN PCI adapter V ersion 1.2 11 Find the it em in Sta rt me nu.
EPI-3601S Wireless LAN PCI adapter V ersion 1.2 12 6 Verify installation Verification involves finding EP I-3601S card in System Properties and checking if the driver is installed correctly. 1. Open [Control Panel] =>Double-click [System]. 2. Select [Hardware] tab=> Click [Device Manager].
EPI-3601S Wireless LAN PCI adapter V ersion 1.2 13 Verify that the device status of [EnGenius PCI wireless N et work Adapter] [This device is work ing properly]->Click [OK] 7 Setup Network Config uration (MS WinXP) • Enter [Start Menu] =>select [Control panel] =>select [Network].
EPI-3601S Wireless LAN PCI adapter V ersion 1.2 14 • Select [In ternet Protocol (TCP/ IP)] =>Click [Prope rties]. • Select the [General] tab. a. If your Wireless Router supports [DH C P] function, please select both [Obtain an IP addres s automatically] and [Obtain DNS serv er address automatically].
EPI-3601S Wireless LAN PCI adapter V ersion 1.2 15 b. If the router does not support [DHCP] function, you hav e to configure the IP and DNS settings. 8 Setup WLAN (EnGenius Client Utility) Prerequisite: 1. Your home/office environment s hou ld have a w ireless LAN Access Point (AP) that is available fo r your use.
EPI-3601S Wireless LAN PCI adapter V ersion 1.2 16 You will see the utility show up as follows. Current Status tab shows informati on about the ACT IVE network connection. In case there was not any network con nection made, it can b e manually connected by following the steps listed below.
EPI-3601S Wireless LAN PCI adapter V ersion 1.2 17 Click Scan. You will see a window showing all available AP that can be detected b y EPI-3601S Wireless LAN card. Click on the SSID that you have security key in formation or choose an SSID whic h has no encryption to begin with .
EPI-3601S Wireless LAN PCI adapter V ersion 1.2 18 Click Security tab in ca se the Access point needs security settings. Click Configure. This Access point for ins t ance is WEP key prot ected. There fore the corresponding settings hav e to be keyed in.
EPI-3601S Wireless LAN PCI adapter V ersion 1.2 19 Return back to profile management tab and click Advanced tab. typically y ou will notice the following. Clicking OK will result in connecting to the network directly. 9 System Tray Utility options Right click on EnGenius utility icon can help do many activities.
EPI-3601S Wireless LAN PCI adapter V ersion 1.2 20 Right click options (Radio Enabled) Right click options (Radio Disabled) 1. Choose Exit to quit EnGenius Client utility. 2. Choose Open EnGenius Client Utility If Radio is al ready disabled, you will see a window as shown below.
EPI-3601S Wireless LAN PCI adapter V ersion 1.2 21 3. Choose Preferences . Check the box to choose whet her you want the utility to run when Wi ndows starts.
EPI-3601S Wireless LAN PCI adapter V ersion 1.2 22 5. Choose Disabl e Radio and notice the message that confirms the same. 6. Choose Sho w Connection Status If WLAN adapter is enabled , you will notice the following window with network connection infor mation.
EPI-3601S Wireless LAN PCI adapter V ersion 1.2 23 7. Choose Select Profile If radio is disabled, grayed out Profile op t ions are shown as below If radio is enabled, available Profiles are shown as below 8. Choose Select Client Softw are If Radio is enabled, two o pt ions are shown as below.
EPI-3601S Wireless LAN PCI adapter V ersion 1.2 24 If Radio is disabled, two options are shown as below. 9. Choose Disable WLAN if LAN is connected. Immediatel y, if an active LAN connection is d et ected, EPI-3601SWLAN adap t er is disabled.
EPI-3601S Wireless LAN PCI adapter V ersion 1.2 25 Click Advanced to view more informatio n about the current ac tive network connection. 10 Setup Network security (WEP, WPA…) If your AP/Router has network security ke y, your wireless adapter needs to have the same security setting .
EPI-3601S Wireless LAN PCI adapter V ersion 1.2 26 Security Opti ons. b. WP A/WP A2 1. Select WPA/WPA2 under Set Security Options . 2. Choose the c orrect EAP type .
EPI-3601S Wireless LAN PCI adapter V ersion 1.2 27 Select the check boxes f o r Doman Login and Validate Ser ver I denti ty & cho o se the Trusted Root C ertification Aut horities.
EPI-3601S Wireless LAN PCI adapter V ersion 1.2 28 Click Setti ngs . c. WP A/WP A2 p assphrase If AP includes support for pas sphrase, the following setting s need to be done. In Security tab , select WPA/WPA2 passphrase. Click C onfigure . You can find the dialog box requests a passphrase.
EPI-3601S Wireless LAN PCI adapter V ersion 1.2 29 The active pro f ile with the security settings is immediatel y applied. d. Setting 802.1x If AP you want to connec t to has 802.1x based other type of authentication, Select 802.1x . Choose the correct 802.
EPI-3601S Wireless LAN PCI adapter V ersion 1.2 30 Include the correct Authentication tim eout value. Enable No N etwork Connection Unless User Is Logged In checkbox if appropriate.
EPI-3601S Wireless LAN PCI adapter V ersion 1.2 31 Choose Pre-Shared Key . Enable checkbo x related to Association to Mixed Cells . Click Confi gure . Choose the correct WEP Key Size . Choose the appropriate Key entry . K ey the values for WEP ke y. 11 Managing Profiles Click Profil e Management tab.
EPI-3601S Wireless LAN PCI adapter V ersion 1.2 32 Choose a profile . There are several actions to be done on a profile. You can remov e it by clicking on remove button. Those profile settings are no longer available again. That needs to recrea t e the profile if required.
EPI-3601S Wireless LAN PCI adapter V ersion 1.2 33 Click on the profile you want to import and choose OPEN. Exporting a profile is similar to importing as shown below .
EPI-3601S Wireless LAN PCI adapter V ersion 1.2 34 Power saving by disab ling WLAN when LAN is Active Enable the checkbox for Disable WLAN i f LAN is connected and the changes are instantly applied based on whether a LAN connection is active or not. 12 Diagnostics A wide range of diagnostic s is available in EnGe nius C lient Utility.
EPI-3601S Wireless LAN PCI adapter V ersion 1.2 35 Click Di agnostics tab to view the Tr ansmit and Receive information in terms of packet numbe rs sent /received. Click Ad apte r In formati on to get information about the H/W and driver information. Click on Advanced Statistics to get information about very detailed TX/RX informa tion.
EPI-3601S Wireless LAN PCI adapter V ersion 1.2 36 13 Menu The main EnGenius Util ity window has 3 menu options to choose from. Action Enable/Disable Radio.
EPI-3601S Wireless LAN PCI adapter V ersion 1.2 37 Enable/Disable Tray icon This option enables or disables system tray icon that repres ents signal strength and provides other configuration options . Options Display Settings can be c hanged from % to db and refresh in terval can be changed Along with relative or cumulative change in data display.
EPI-3601S Wireless LAN PCI adapter V ersion 1.2 38 Select Client Software – choose the utility to control the EPI-3601S Wirele ss LAN PCI adapter. WZC and EnGenius and third-party tools are the options available. Help About 14 Uninstalling EnGenius Utility/Driver Select Uninstall option from the start menu.
EPI-3601S Wireless LAN PCI adapter V ersion 1.2 39 Select Uninstall the previous installation . Click Next . Select OK . Select OK . Rebooting ensures clean uninstall.
EPI-3601S Wireless LAN PCI adapter V ersion 1.2 40 Click Yes. If you want to keep it so that you can use it la ter, select no. Choose to keep or remove the devic e driver files.
EPI-3601S Wireless LAN PCI adapter V ersion 1.2 41 Appendix A – Specifications Data Rate s 802.1 1g: 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54, 72 and 108Mbps 802.1 1b: 1, 2, 5.5, 1 1Mbps St andards / Complianc e IEEE802.1 1, IEEE802.1 1g, IEEE802.1 1b Regulation Certifications FCC Part 15.
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