Edimax Technology Co 9578221607 11ac Wireless Dual-Band Selectable USB Adapter User Manual

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EW‐7822ULC/EW‐7822UNC

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QuickInstallationGuide

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10‐2016/v1.0

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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..............................................................................................................7

III‐2‐1.Windows7,8.1&10..............................................................................................................7

IV.MacOS...................................................................................................8

IV‐1.DriverInstallation..................................................................................................................8

IV‐2.DriverUninstallation............................................................................................................13

V.DisablingNetworkAdapters.................................................................14

V‐1.Windows7...........................................................................................................................14

V‐2.Windows8.1&10................................................................................................................15

V‐4.Mac......................................................................................................................................16

VI.UsingTheAdapter................................................................................17

VI‐1.Windows..............................................................................................................................17

VI‐2.Mac......................................................................................................................................18

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I. ProductInformation

I‐1.PackageContents

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I‐2.LEDStatus

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LEDLEDStatusDescription

WLANOn Wirelessactivity:transmittingorreceivingdata.

Off Nowirelessactivity.

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I‐3.SystemRequirements

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‐ Windows7/8/8.1,MacOSX10.7‐10.11,Linux

‐ USB2.0Port

‐ HardDisk:100MB

‐ CD‐ROMDrive

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I‐4.Safety

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Inordertoensurethesafeoperationofthedeviceanditsusers,pleaseread

andactinaccordancewiththefollowingsafetyinstructions.

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1. Thewirelessadapterisdesignedforindooruseonly;donotplacethe

wirelessadapteroutdoors.

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2. Donotplacethewirelessadapterinornearhot/humidplaces,suchasa

kitchenorbathroom.

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3. Thewirelessadaptercontainssmallpartswhichareadangertosmall

childrenunder3yearsold.Pleasekeepthewirelessadapteroutofreachof

children.

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4. Therearenouser‐serviceablepartsinsidethewirelessadapter.Ifyou

experienceproblemswiththewirelessadapter,pleasecontactyourdealer

ofpurchaseandaskforhelp.

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5. Thewirelessadapterisanelectricaldeviceandassuch,ifitbecomeswet

foranyreason,stopusingitimmediately.Contactanexperiencedelectrical

technicianforfurtherhelp.

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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. ForWindowsusersthesetupwizardwillopen.ForMacuserstheCD’s

“Mac”folderwillopen.

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

pleasebrowsetothe“Autorun”or“Mac”folderoftheCDfor

WindowsorMacusersrespectively.

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

operatingsystem.

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III. Windows

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III‐1.DriverInstallation

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IftheCDdidn’tauto‐run,pleaseopen

the“Autorun.exe”filetostartthesetup

wizard.

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1. ClickthewirelessUSBadaptertocontinue.

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2. Click“InstallDriver”tocontinue.

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3. Click“Next”tocontinue.

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

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5. 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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6. Click“Exit”toclosethesetupwizard.

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Themulti‐languageQIGisalsoincludedontheCD‐ROM.Toopen

itclick“Multi‐languageQIG”.

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7. 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.Forguidanceondoingso,pleaserefertoVI.UsingThe

Adapter.

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III‐2.DriverUninstallation

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Touninstalldriversforyouradapter,usetheWindowsControlPanelbuilt‐in

ProgramsandFeatures,UninstallaProgramorAddorRemoveProgramsfeature.

Anexampleisshownbelow:

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III‐2‐1.Windows7,8.1&10

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1. OpenControlPanelusingtheStartmenu

orSearchfunction.

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2. SelectUninstallaprogramunderthe

Programscategory.

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3. SelectEdimaxAC1200(orsimilar)andclickUninstall.

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IV. MacOS

IV‐1.DriverInstallation

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1. Openthe“RTLWLANU_MacOS..”(orsimilar)folderanddoubleclickthe

“Installer.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. Thenextscreendisplaysimportantinformation,pleasereaditcarefully.

Click“Continue”whenyouarereadytocontinue.

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4. Selectalanguage(thedefaultlanguageisEnglish)andclick“Continue”to

installthedriver.

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5. 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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6. Ifprompted,selectwhichusertoinstallthesoftwareforandclick

“Continue”.

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

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8. 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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9. Youwillbepromptedthatyoumustrestartyourcomputerwhenthe

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

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

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11. 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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12. Next,pleasedisableanyotherwirelessadaptersasdescribedinV.

DisablingNetworkAdapters.ThenyoucanconnecttoaWi‐Finetworkas

describedinVI.UsingTheAdapter.

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IV‐2.DriverUninstallation

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1. Openthe“RTLWLANU_MacOS..”(orsimilar)folder.

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2. Doubleclickthe“Uninstall.pkg”fileandfollowtheon‐screeninstructions.

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V. DisablingNetworkAdapters

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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.

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V‐1.Windows7

GotoStart>ControlPanel.ClickViewnetworkstatusandtasks>Wireless

NetworkConnectionandclickDisable.

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V‐2.Windows8.1&10

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1. GotoFileExplorer>Network(rightclick)>Properties>Changeadapter

settings.

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2. Rightclickyourwirelessadapter,select“Properties”andthen“Disable”.

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V‐4.Mac

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1. Select“SystemPreferences”fromthedock.

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2. In“SystemPreferences”,select“Network”.

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3. Allofyournetworkconnectionswillbedisplayed,asshownbelow.Select

“Wi‐Fi”fromtheleftpanel.

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4. Click“TurnWi‐Fi”offinthemainpanel.

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VI. UsingTheAdapter

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Afteryouhaveinstalledthedriverandifnecessarydisabledotherwireless

adaptersWindowsuserscanconnecttoaWi‐Finetworkasusual.Macusers

needtoconnecttoaWi‐Finetworkusingtheincludedutility,asdescribedin

VI‐2.Mac

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VI‐1.Windows

Belowisanexampleofhowtoconnect‐theprocessmayvaryaccordingto

yourWindowsedition.

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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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VI‐2.Mac

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1. ClickthenewUSBadaptericonfromthemenuinthetoprightofyour

Macdesktop.

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2. AvailableWi‐Finetworkswillbedisplayed.SelectyourWi‐Finetworkas

youusuallywould.

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3. Enterthepassword(networkkey)fortheWi‐Finetworkandclick“Join”.

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4. Afterenteringyourpassword,youwillbesuccessfullyconnectedtoyour

Wi‐Finetwork.YoucanusetheotheritemsinthemenutoswitchyourUSB

adapteron/off,joinanothernetwork(manuallyenterSSIDname)display

WPSPINoractivateWPSpushbuttonmode.

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WPS(Wi‐FiProtectedSetup)isasimple,alternativewaytoestablish

connectionsbetweenWPScompatibledevices.Mostmodern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beactivatedviatheWi‐Fiutility,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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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.



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.



Theproductyouhavepurchased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

Notice:

Anychangesormodificationsnotexpresslyapprovedbythepartyresponsibleforcompliancecouldvoid

yourauthoritytooperatetheequipment.

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:



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.



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.



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

ThisequipmentcomplieswithFCCRFradiationexposurelimitssetforthforan

uncontrolledenvironment.Thisdevicewastestedfortypicallapheldoperations

withthedevicecontacteddirectlytothehumanbodytothebacksideofthe

notebookcomputer.TomaintaincompliancewithFCCRFexposurecompliance

requirements,avoiddirectcontacttothetransmittingantennaduringtransmitting.



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frequencyrange.

This product meets applicable national SAR limits of 1.6W/kg.

This specific maximum SAR values can be found in the section of this user guide. When carrying the product or

using it while worn on your body, maintain a distance of 5mm from the body to ensure compliance with RF exposure

requirements. 



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.



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NotIntendedforUse

None

EUCountriesIntendedforUse

TheETSIversionofthisdeviceisintendedforhomeandofficeuseinAustria,Belgium,Bulgaria,Cy

prus,Czech,Denmark,Estonia,Finland,France,Germany,Greece,Hungary,Ireland,Italy,Latvia,Lit

huania,Luxembourg,Malta,Netherlands,Poland,Portugal,Romania,Slovakia,Slovenia,Spain,Sw

eden,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

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English:Thisequipmentisincompliancewiththeessentialrequirementsandotherrelevant

provisionsofDirective1999/5/EC,2009/125/EC.

Français:Cetéquipementestconformeauxexigencesessentiellesetautresdispositionsdela

directive1999/5/CE,2009/125/CE.

Čeština:Totozařízeníjevsouladusezákladnímipožadavkyaostatnímipříslušnýmiustanoveními

směrnic1999/5/ES,2009/125/ES.

Polski:Urządzeniejestzgodnezogólnymiwymaganiamiorazszczególnymiwarunkami

określonymiDyrektywąUE1999/5/EC,2009/125/EC.

Română: Acestechipamentesteînconformitatecucerinţeleesenţialeşialteprevederirelevanteale

Directivei1999/5/CE,2009/125/CE.

Русский:ЭтооборудованиесоответствуетосновнымтребованиямиположениямДирективы

1999/5/EC,2009/125/EC.

Magyar:Ezaberendezésmegfelelazalapvetőkövetelményeknekésmásvonatkozóirányelveknek

(1999/5/EK,2009/125/EC).

Türkçe: Bucihaz1999/5/EC,2009/125/ECdirektiflerizorunluisteklervediğerhükümlerleile

uyumludur.

Українська:Обладнаннявідповідаєвимогаміумовамдирективи1999/5/EC,2009/125/EC.

Slovenčina:Totozariadeniespĺňazákladnépožiadavkyaďalšiepríslušnéustanoveniasmerníc

1999/5/ES,2009/125/ES.

Deutsch:DiesesGeräterfülltdieVoraussetzungengemäßdenRichtlinien1999/5/EC,2009/125/EC.

Español:ElpresenteequipocumplelosrequisitosesencialesdelaDirectiva1999/5/EC,

2009/125/EC.

Italiano: Questoapparecchioèconformeairequisitiessenzialieallealtredisposizioniapplicabili

dellaDirettiva1999/5/CE,2009/125/CE.

Nederlands:Ditapparaatvoldoetaandeessentiëleeisenenanderevantoepassingzijndebepalingen

vanrichtlijn1999/5/EC,2009/125/EC.

Português:EsteequipamentocumpreosrequesitosessênciaisdaDirectiva1999/5/EC,2009/125/EC.

Norsk:DetteutstyreterisamsvarmeddeviktigstekraveneogandrerelevanteregleriDirektiv

1999/5/EC,2009/125/EC.

Svenska:Dennautrustningäriöverensstämmelsemeddeväsentligakravenochövrigarelevanta

bestämmelseridirektiv1999/5/EG,2009/125/EG.

Dansk:Detteudstyrerioverensstemmelsemeddevæsentligstekravogandrerelevante

forordningeridirektiv1999/5/EC,2009/125/EC.

Suomi:Tämälaitetäyttäädirektiivien1999/5/EY,2009/125/EYoleellisetvaatimuksetjamuut

asiaankuuluvatmääräykset.



‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐

WEEEDirective&ProductDisposal



Attheendofitsserviceablelife,thisproductshouldnotbetreatedashouseholdorgeneralwaste.It

shouldbehandedovertotheapplicablecollectionpointfortherecyclingofelectricalandelectronic

equipment,orreturnedtothesupplierfordisposal.

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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R&TTE

directives.



Equipment:AC1200Wi‐FiDual‐BandUSBAdapter

ModelNo.:EW‐7822ULC



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

Directives 1999/5/EC

Spectrum : ETSI EN 300 328 V1.9.1 (2015-02)

ETSI EN 301 893 V1.8.1 (2015-03)

EMC : EN 301 489-1 V1.9.2 (2011-09)

EN 301 489-17 V2.2.1 (2012-09)

Safety (LVD) : IEC 60950-1:2005 (2nd Edition)+Am 1:2009+Am 2:2013

EN 60950-1:2006+A11:2009+A1:2010+A12:2011+A2:2013

Recommendation99/519/EC

EMF : EN 62311:2008

Directives 2006/95/EC

Safety (LVD) : IEC 60950-1:2005 (2nd Edition)+Am 1:2009+Am 2:2013

EN 60950-1:2006+A11:2009+A1:2010+A12:2011+A2:2013

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DateofSignature: October,2016

Signature:

PrintedName:AlbertChang

Title:Director

EdimaxTechnologyCo.,Ltd.

EdimaxTechnologyEuropeB.V.

Fijenhof2,

5652AEEindhoven,

TheNetherlands

acompanyof:

EdimaxTechnologyCo.,Ltd.

No.3,WuChuan3rdRoad,

Wu‐KuIndustrialPark,

NewTai

eiCit

,Taiwan

Signature:

PrintedName:VivianMa

Title:



Director

EdimaxTechnologyEuropeB.V.

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