Do not put this in your systems, it is useless, the thing does not work. Go with a decent company like Netgear.
Do not put this in your systems, it is useless, the thing does not work. Go with a decent company like Netgear.
Guess it's all personal preference, but for years I used Netgear stuff and had problems with wireless dropouts and dead equipment. Since I've started using Edimax I haven't had a single problem.
I think the point is that broad generalised statements aren't very useful.....
Hi SciFi25
I have located your details for the system and have been in communication with you through the query system.
The Edimax cards supplied in our 3XS systems are tested to confirm that they connect to our Wifi Network here at Scan, we download drivers and updates off these in order to make sure they are a good stable connection.
When a customer buys a system with a Wifi card the reception and connections always vary due to the 1000s of models of routers and the placing of the router within the home etc
We know from our tests that the card worked here at QC stage and as you have stated that you can indeed see your Neighbours Wireless using the Wifi card but not your own this shows the card is working and the issue is a configuration issue with the router or a security setting
We have advised that you remove all security settings and see if the router is then detectable and failing this as it was working here at Scan reload the original image that we created when the system was built to determine if something installed on the system has caused this issue
Please confirm why you feel this is unreasonalbe support from us at Scan as we are trying to help you resolve this issue?
Also I have just added this link as we are not sure what AntiVirus software you are using but if it is Kaspersky this guide will help
http://www.edimax.co.uk/images/Image...20wireless.pdf
Regards
Ben
Last edited by Ben @ Scan; 13-09-2011 at 04:15 PM. Reason: Added a Link
Hi SciFi25
It is quite possible that the Wifi card is trying to force connect to your neighbours router (as you have stated that it can see his network and not yours) and this could be causing your issue
I came across this article that may help you identify the route cause, it is quite detailed but I am hoping that it will help
"Preventing Your Computer from Switching Between WAPs"
With a wireless-enabled computer,the computer can switch automatically from one wireless network to another to stay con-nected. This is normal behaviour if automatic switching is enabled.
However, problems can occur when the same location is within range of several wireless
networks and a computer tries to switch among these access points even though the user
has not moved his location. This can cause temporary interruptions to the user’s connec-
tion or the computer might lose the connection entirely
With 802.11b or 802.11g routers and access points, the maximum range is up to 150 feet
(46 metres) indoors and 300 feet (92 metres) outdoors. With 802.11a routers and access
points, the maximum range is 50 feet (15 metres) indoors and 100 feet (30 metres) out-
doors. These ranges are for optimal conditions with no interference. If a wireless-enabled
computer is (for example) on a desktop that is 50 feet distant from one WAP and 70 feet
away from another, problems can occur. You can ask the user to move (usually impractical)
or turn off automatic switching in one or both of the network profiles.
You do this by clearing the Connect To A More Preferred Network If Available check
box on the network’s Wireless Network Properties dialog box
You can do this for one or both of the overlapping networks. This action results in a
user needing to detect and manually connect to the network they want to use rather than
having the computer attempting to connect to both networks.
Configuring Wireless Network Security
Change the default SSID Typically, you do this so that nearby networks with default
settings do not interfere with your wireless network. Changing a SSID also improves
network security because hackers who see a network with a default SSID deduce that
it is a poorly configured network and are thus more likely to attack it.
Turn on WPA or WEP encryption All wireless equipment supports some form of encryp-
tion that scrambles messages sent over wireless networks so they cannot be easily
read if they are intercepted. You should choose the strongest form of encryption that
works with your wireless network. However, all wireless devices on your LAN must
share the identical encryption settings. Therefore, you need to find the most secure
setting that you can configure on both your WAP and your wireless adapters. You
configure authentication and encryption settings on your wireless adapters by using
the Security tab of the network’s Wireless Network Properties dialog box.
Change default administrator passwords The Web page interface that allows you to con-
figure a third-party WAP usually presents you with a logon dialog box that requires
at least a password (typically admin) and sometimes a user name. The default settings
are well known to hackers. Change them.
Enable MAC address filtering This is regarded as a fairly complex configuration because
MAC addresses—48-bit hexadecimal numbers—look daunting. Many administrators
believe they need to go a round all their network devices, enter the ipconfig /all
command, write down the MAC addresses and then type this information into the
WAP configuration Web site interface. In fact, this time-consuming operation is
not necessary. ARP resolves IP addresses to MAC addresses and caches the results.
So all you need to do is sit at a single station on your network, ping all the network
devices (firewalls permitting) and then capture the contents of the ARP cache into
a text file from which you can copy and paste them into the WAP interface. Unless
you require that other laptops should be able to use a wireless network (in a hotel, for
example) you should configure MAC filtering to help secure your network.
Disable SSID broadcast A WAP typically broadcasts its SSID at regular intervals. This
feature is designed for businesses and mobile hot spots where wireless clients might
come and go. In a home network and many small office networks, this feature is
unnecessary and increases the likelihood that a hacker will try to log on. If you know
the settings on your WAP, you can connect to it either through Network And Sharing
Center or by a Netsh command
Please let me know how you get on with the connection issue
Regards
Ben
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