Product Description

EW-7318USg complies with IEEE802.11g standards and is backward comptiable with IEEE802.11b standards. With the connection speed up to 54Mbps (5 times faster then IEEE802.11b), EW-7318USg connects the laptop computer or desktop computer to the wireless network easily. You can also connect to any public wirless hotspot for Internet to retrieve e-mail, surf web sites or use instant messaging. EW-7318USg gives you the freedom to join the network

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #106 in Consumer Electronics
• Brand: Edimax
• Model: EW-7318USg
• Released on: 2007-09-06
• Dimensions: .35" h x 3.43" w x 1.06" l, .0 pounds

Features

• Edimax
• EW-7318USg

Manufacturer's Description
EW-7318USg complies with IEEE802.11g standards and is backward comptiable with IEEE802.11b standards. With the connection speed up to 54Mbps (5 times faster then IEEE802.11b), EW-7318USg connects the laptop computer or desktop computer to the wireless network easily. You can also connect to any public wirless hotspot for Internet to retrieve e-mail, surf web sites or use instant messaging. EW-7318USg gives you the freedom to join the network.

The installation and configuration is easy. You can configure EW-7318USg by either Windows wireless utilites or Edimax utilities. EW-7318USg supports advanced encryption, like WEP, WPA and WPA2 to secure the wireless transmission. With its Turbo Mode feature, it can increase the transmission speed 30% faster when connecting with other Edimax wireless devices, like adapter, access point or router. The detachable antenna with extended cable let you relocate the antenna to receive the best signals. Also, you can change to any high gain aerial with RPSMA interface. EW-7318USg is your choice for wireless connection!

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Customer Reviews

Misses 5 stars by a hairs breadth.
The Good:

This wifi card has a great range on it. My previous card could connect @ 18mbps max, only if orientated perfectly. This card happily connects to my network @ 36mbps. Very good considering there are two entire floors and the card is on the opposite side of the house to the router. The connection has been quick and stable since installation.

The installation itself was only marred by the lack of Vista drivers on the CD, otherwise it went smoothly.

The Bad:

No Vista drivers supplied on CD. These were available on Edimax's website though, and were easily downloaded.

The supplied USB extension lead isn't perfect. The dongle has a tendancy to come loose, and thus render it unusable. However, if it were to remain static, this would not be a problem.

Verdict:

An excellent and cheap solution to home wireless networking where extended range matters.

Great adapter and speedy connection
After reading the previous good reviews I decided to buy two of these for my 2 PCs running on windows XP. got on a flying start with first PC, then second PC CD drive don't work ( can't be bother to fix it)so I had to connect with my wired router to internet for windows to download automatically drive and Hey Presto, even the second PC connection was up and running in few minutes! Great product, definetely easy and quick to use and very good connectivity so far never dropped the connection ! A must and very affordable item for wireless connection!

Ubuntu friendly and very sensitive
This really is a great piece of kit. Worked first time without any set up on Ubuntu (Hardy) 8.04 and raised the reported signal strength of my local FON node from about 35% to 75% - often higher. Highly recommended.