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    Wireless Gaming Adapter EW-7206GAb User’s Manual[...]

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    Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction ............................................................................. 1 1.1 Package Contents .......................................................................................... 2 1.2 Features ......................................................................................................[...]

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    Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction This product is a Wireless Gaming Ad apter for IEEE 802. 11b 2.4GHz wireless network. You can use this Wireless Gami ng Adapter to make a game console or network device with wired Ethernet ha ve wireless LAN access capability. This Wireless Gaming Adapter provides a button to switch between “Head to Head mode ([...]

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    Introduction 1.1 Package Contents T he Wireless Gaming Adapter pack age includes the follo wing items: y One Wireless Gaming Adapter y One Power Adapter y One Manual 1.2 Features y Let network device with wired Ethernet have wireless L AN access capability. y Supports X-Box, PlayStation 2, Nintendo and Game Boy ……etc. y Complies with the IEEE 8[...]

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    Introduction Operating: 32~131°F (0~55°C) Storage: -4~158°F(-20~70°C) y Humidity: 10-90% (Noncondensing) y Certification: FCC, CE 1.4 Physical Description Front Panel On the Wireless Gaming Adapter’s front pa nel there are LED lights that inform you of the Wireless Gaming Adapter’s current st atus. Below is an explanation of each LED. LED C[...]

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    Introduction Wireless Gaming Adapter’s connection ports ar e located on the back panel. Below is the description of each connection port. y Antenna Connector This round connection is standard Rev erse SMA connector where any antennas with Reverse SMA connector can connect to the Access Point. y DC Adapter Port Insert the power jack of the power a[...]

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    Introduction 2) If problems persist or you experience extreme problems or you forgot your password, press the reset button for l onger than 4 seconds and the Wireless Gaming Adapter will reset itself to th e factory default settings (warning: your original configurations will be replaced with the factory default settings). 5[...]

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    Wireless LAN Access Point Connection Chapter 2 Quick Installation 2.1 Hardware Installation Connect to a game console 1. Connect the Wireless Gaming Ad apter to your game console. Connect one end of standard UTP ca ble to the Wireless Gaming Adapter’s Console Port and connect the other e nd of the cable to your game console. 2. Connect the DC Pow[...]

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    Wireless LAN Access Point Connection After power on both Wireless Gaming Ad apter and your game console, the “PWR” and “CONSOLE” LEDs of the Wire less Gaming Adapter should be light. The Hardware Installa tion is complete. 2.2 Getting Started Play head to head games 1. If you have more than one game console and want to connect these game co[...]

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    Wireless LAN Access Point Connection Head” LED is light, press the “Head 2 Head/Infrastructure” button once and the Wireless Gaming Adapter w ill switch to “Infrastruct ure m ode” automatically. 3. When the Wireless Gaming Adapter is su ccessfully connected to the wireless LAN, the “STATUS” LED will be light and green. 4. After the Wi[...]

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    Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration Chapter 3 Windows Setup Wizard The Wireless Gaming Adapter provides Wi ndows setup wizard that can guide you through the configuration process step by step. Please follow the instructions below to get started configuration: 1. Follow the picture below to connect the Wireless Gaming Adapter to your administrat[...]

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    Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration 2. Insert CD-ROM for Wireless Gaming Adap ter into the administration PC. The installation program will be executed automatically and the window below will pop up. If the installation program is not executed automatically, please manually execute the setup.exe file in the CD-ROM. 3. Click “Setup Wizard” t[...]

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    Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration 4. Click “Search” and this se tup wizard will start to search for all accessible Wireless Gaming Adapters. After a fe w seconds, you can see a list of all accessible Wireless Gaming Adapters. Sele ct the one you want to configure and click “Configure”. 11[...]

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    Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration 5. Select the mode for the Wireless Gaming Adapter. If you want to play Internet game, select the “Internet Gaming Mode (Infrastructure)” a nd click “Next” and jump to step 6. This mode let the Wire less Gaming Adapter connect to an access point, and through this access point connect to the Internet. [...]

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    Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration 6. In the “Internet Gaming Mode (Infrastr ucture)”, the Wireless Gaming Adapter has to connect to an access point before going to the Internet. You can select “Scan For Your Local Wireless Network” to let the Wireless Gaming Adapter automatically scan for an available access point and ju mp to step 7.[...]

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    Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration 7. The Wireless Gaming Adapter automatically scans for all available access points and lists their SSID. If the Wireless Ga ming Adapter does not find any access point, click “Scan” to let it search agai n. You can select one access point and click “Next”. Jump to step 10. 14[...]

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    Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration 8. In the “Head to Head Gaming Mode (Ad Hoc)”, the Wireless Gaming Adapter can peer-to-peer connect to another Wi reless Gaming Adapter or other wireless devices with Ad Hoc mode. You can se lect “Scan For Your Local Wirel ess Network” to let the Wireless Gaming Ad apter scan for all wireless devices [...]

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    Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration 9. The Wireless Gaming Adapter automatica lly scans for all available wireless devices, including Wireless Gaming Adapters , with Ad Hoc mode and lists their SSID. If the Wireless Gaming Adapter does not find any wireless device, click “Scan” to let it search again. You can select one wireless device you [...]

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    Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration 10. The Wireless Gaming Adapter needs an IP for you to configure by Web interface. You can select “Automatically Obtain IP Settings (DHCP)” to let the Wireless Gaming Adapter get IP settings from a DHCP server. You also can select “Set Your IP Manually” to manually assign sta tic IP settings for the W[...]

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    Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration 11. The WEP is used to encrypt the data communication of your wireless network. If you do not use WEP, select “OFF” and cl ick “Next”. If you want to use the WEP to protect your wireless network, click “O N” and select correct key length, user can only use (5 Characters _ ASCII, 10 Characters _ HE[...]

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    Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration 12. After you have done the previous setting process, this page shows all the configuration parameters. If all the settings are correct, click “Finish” to confirm the settings. You also can click “Back” to modify the previous settings. 13. You have finished the configuration for the Wireless Gaming Ad[...]

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    Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration Chapter 4 Web Configuration 4.1 Getting Started This Gaming Adapter provides web-based configuration tool all owing you to configure from wired or wireless stations. * The Web Configuration only when you have already set static IP to the Gaming Adapter through Gaming Adapter Setup Wi zard. Follow the instruct[...]

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    Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration • DNS Configuration : Select Disable DNS. • WINS Configuration : Select Disable WINS Resolution. • IP Address : Select Specify an IP Address. Specify the IP Address and Subnet Mask as following example. 9 IP Address: 192.168.2.3 (any IP address within 192.168.2.2~192.168.2.254 is available, do not setup[...]

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    Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration 6. Check each of the tabs and verify the followin g settings: • IP Address: Select Specify an IP address. Specify the IP Address and Subnet Mask as following example. 9 IP Address: 192.168.2.3 (any IP address within 192.168.2.2~192.168.2.254 is available, do not setup 192.168.2.1 ) 9 Subnet Mask: 255.255.25[...]

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    Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration 4.2 Configuring the Gaming Adapter 4.2.1 Status and Information On this screen, you can see the general in formation of the Gaming Adapter including Alias Name, Firmware Version, ESSID, Ch annel Number, Status, IP Address, MAC Address, etc. 23[...]

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    Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration 4.2.2 Wireless Setting This Gaming Adapter provides both “Ad Ho c mode” and “Infrastructure mode”. With “Ad Hoc mode”, it can let your game console join a wireless LAN with peer-to- peer communication. With “Infrastructure m ode”, it can let your game console join a wireless LAN through an acc[...]

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    Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration ESSID The ESSID (up to 31 printable ASCII characters) is the unique name identified in a WLAN. The ID prevent s the unintentional mergi ng of two co-located WLANs. Please make sure that the ESSID of all stations in the same WLAN network are the same. The default ESSID is “ default ”. Channel Number Select[...]

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    Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration 4.2.3 Advanced Se tting You can set advanced parame ters of this Gaming Adapte r. The parameters include Authentication Type, Fragment Threshold, RTS Threshold, Beacon Interval, Data Rate, Preamble Type, Broadc ast ESSID. You should not ch ange these parameters unless you know what effect the change s will ha[...]

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    Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration Fragment Threshold “Fragment Threshold” specifies the maxi mum si ze of packet during the fragmentation of data to be transmitted. If you set this value too low, it will result in bad performance. RTS Threshold When the packet size is smaller t he RTS threshold, the Gami ng Adapter will not use the RTS/CT[...]

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    Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration 4.2.4 Encryption WEP is an authentication algorithm, whic h protects authorized Wireless LAN users against eavesdropping. The Authentication type and WEP key of wireless stations must be the same with ea ch other. This Gaming Adap ter supports 64/128-bit WEP Encryption function. With this function, your data [...]

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    Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration Parameter Description Key Format You may select to select ASCII Char act ers (alp hanumeric format ) or Hexadecimal Digits (in the “A-F”, “a-f” an d “0- 9” range) to be the WEP Key. For example: ASCII Characters: guest Hexadecimal Digits: 12345abcde Key Length You may disable or enable the WEP fun[...]

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    Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration Default Key Select one of the four keys to encrypt your data. Only the key you select it in the “Default ke y” will take effect. Click Apply button at the bottom of the screen to save t he above configuration s. You ca n no w configure other advance sections or start u sing the Gaming Adapter. 31[...]

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    Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration 4.2.5 Wireless Site Survey “Wireless Site Survey” searches for a ll available access points near by. You can select one access point listed in this table. 32[...]

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    Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration 4.2.6 System Utility From here, you can define the Gaming Adap ter’s IP Address a nd Login Password. Parameter Description Current Password Enter the current password (up to 15-digit alphanu meric string) of the Gaming Adapter. The default passw ord for the Gaming Adapter i s 1234 . Note that the password i[...]

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    Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration Management IP You can select “Obtain an IP address automatically” to let this Gaming Adapter get an IP from DHCP server. If you want to manual assign an IP to this Gaming Adapter, select “Use the following IP address”. IP Address Designate the Gaming Adapter’s IP A ddress. This IP Addre ss should be[...]

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    Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration 4.2.7 Configuration Tool The Configuration Tools scre en allows you to save ( Backup ) the Gaming Adapter’s current configuration setting. Saving the configuration settings provides an added protection and convenience should problems occur with the Gaming Adapter and you have to reset to factory de fault. W[...]

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    Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration Gaming Adapter. Alternatively, you can use the " Restore to Fa ctor y Default " tool to force the Gaming Adapter to perfo rm a power reset and restore the original factory settings. 36[...]

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    Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration 4.2.8 Firmware Upgrade This page allows you to upgrade the Gaming Adapter’s firmware. Parameter Description Firmware Upgrade This tool allows you to upgrade t he Gaming Adapte r ’s syste m firmware. To upgrade the firmware of your Gaming Adapter, you need to do wnload the firmware file to your local hard [...]

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    Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration 4.2.9 Reset You can reset the Gaming Adapter’s system should any problem exist. The reset function essentially Re-boots your Gaming Adapter’s system. Parameter Description Reset In the event that the system stops responding correctly or in some way stops functioning, you can perform a reset. Your settings[...]

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    Troubleshooting Chapter 5 Troubleshooting This chapter provides solutions to proble m s usually encountered during the installation and operation of the Gaming Adapter. 1. How to manually find your PC’s IP and MAC Address? 1) In Windows, open the Command Prompt program 2) Type Ipconfig /all and Enter y Your PC’s IP address is the one entitled I[...]

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    Troubleshooting 7. What is WEP? WEP stands for Wired Equivalent Privacy , a data privacy mechanis m based on a 64(40)-bit shared key algorithm. 8. What is a MAC Address? The Media Access Control (MAC) address is a unique number assigned by the manufacturer to any Ethernet networking de vice, such as a network adapter, that allows the network to ide[...]