Why my Wireless Laptop can not connect to the Edimax
wireless router
This FAQ applies to the following models:
All series of the Edimax wireless access point or router, and the Laptop
with built-in Intel wireless card
Introduction:
For most of the cases, your wireless laptop can connect to the wireless
router regardless of Edimax wireless router or any other brands. But for some
cases, your wireless connection may fail to do so, mainly because of the
out-dated wireless card driver.
Edimax has noticed from the global user experience that there are reports
about the compatibility issue between the Wireless laptop (with built-in Intel
wirelss card using the wireless chipset, Intel Pro 2200B/G) and our wireless
router.
The solution for this annoyance is simple: just update the Intel wireless card
driver (The driver is the software component that make the wireless card work
with your Laptop operation system, like Windows XP, Vista or Mac). As shownin
the illustrations (Figure-1 & Figure-2) below, the laptop with out-dated wireless
driver has trouble connecting to the wireless router (even the laptop you bought
yesterday may come with the old driver a year ago), after patching with the latest
driver comes with the successful wireless connection.
Before you start to update the Intel wireless card driver, you can check
whether the driver issue date is really obsolete
If the driver is issued before the year 2007, it’s strongly suggested the
latest wireless driver be patched. The next step will show you how to do the
driver update. The following is the information page derived from the Intel
wireless driver dated on May 4 2006. Apparently, a driver update is necessary for
the optimal wirelss performance.
(For how to know the wireless driver date, please follow the steps below:
Click on the Start menu, and then click on the Run option.
When the “Run” window appears, input control ncpa.cpl into the “Open” field.
3. After the “Network and Dial up Connections” or “Network Connections” window opens,
right click on the Wireless Network Connection which is the Intel wireless driver icon.
Step by Step for upgarding the Intel wireless card
Note: The following content is sourced from Intel support site. There are
numerous Intel wireless models. If yours is not identical to the
driver in this article, please contact the Intel dow nload w eb page at
http://dow nloadcenter.intel.com/default.aspx
The following instructions are for updating to Intel® PROSet for Wireless
software version 11.1.x only. If you are installing a different version of Intel®
PROSet for Wireless software, please refer to the release notes and user guide
specific for that version.
Note: Before upgrading your Intel® PROSet for Wireless software, it is strongly
recommended that you save all profiles by using the Intel® PROSet for Wireless
software profile export feature as described in the User Guide for your software.
1. Follow the link for your wireless product at
http://support.intel.com/support/wireless/wlan/sb/CS-010623.htm, select your
operating system and select the current version of Intel® PROSet for Wireless
software to download to your notebook. Save the file to your desktop.
2. Open the folder where you downloaded the file and double-click the file to
begin the installation process.
3. Select Next to begin the installation wizard as seen in Figure 1.
Figure-1
4. Please read the Intel® Software License Agreement. If you agree select the button marked I
accept the terms in the license agreement as shown in Figure 2. Select Next to begin the
installation of the software.
Figure-2
4.
The software will save files to the default folder. If you wish to save the software files to a
different folder enter the information in the same format as seen in Figure 3. Select Next to
begin saving files to the folder you selected.
Figure-3
6. If you have an older version installed, Intel® PROSet/Wireless software will
recognize the older version and request permission to update your software.
Select Yes to begin as seen in Figure 5.
Figure-4
7. Intel® PROSet/Wireless software uninstalls the older software in Figure 6.
Figure-6
8. In Figure 6, the old software is removed.
9. Figure 7 displays the Intel® PROSet/Wireless installation screen. You can
install the software, view the user guide or view release notes from this
screen. Select Install Software
PROSet/Wireless software.
to
begin
installation
of
Intel®
Figure 7
11. The options on the screen in Figure 8 allow you to select the typical or
custom install. Select Typical to continue the installation of the software.
Then select Next to move to the next screen.
Figure 8
12. The options on the screen in Figure 9 are available when you already
have Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless Software installed. You can choose to Modify
the current installation, Repair errors or Remove Intel® PROSet/Wireless
software.
Figure 9
12. When installing Intel® PROSet/Wireless software there are several options
available for Network Administrators which are not installed by default. These
options include Single Sign On (SSO), Pre-Logon Connect, WMI Support and
the Administrator Tool. Select Modify to continue installing with the default
options.
13. Figure 11 shows an example of the options available for installation. All of
the default items have the option “Install this feature and any selected
subfeatures” selected. You can install additional features by selecting the X next
to the feature you want installed then selecting the installation option from the
menu.
Figure 11
14. The screen in Figure 12 displays when the installation is complete. Please
note that your screen may not display all options as installed.
Figure 12
15. When installation is complete a window similar to that in Figure 13 may
display requiring a system reboot. If you choose to reboot later, be aware that
Intel® PROSet/Wireless software may not be fully installed and functional until
you reboot your system.
Figure 13
Operating System:
Windows* 2000, Windows* XP Professional, Windows* XP Home Edition
This applies to:
Intel® PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network Connection
Intel® PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection
Intel® PRO/Wireless 2915ABG Network Connection Intel® Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN