User manual ENCORE ENHWI-2AN3

[. . . ] ENHWI-2AN3 802. 11n Wireless Router User's Manual TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 KEY FEATURES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 PACKAGE CONTENTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 PRODUCT LAYOUT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 NETWORK + SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 ENHWI-2AN3 PLACEMENT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 SETUP LAN, WAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 PC NETWORK ADAPTER SETUP (WINDOWS XP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 BRING UP ENHWI-2AN3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 SMART WIZARD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 INITIAL SETUP ENHWI-2AN3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 AP ROUTER MODE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 REPEATER MODE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 APPENDIX A ­ FCC INTERFERENCE STATEMENT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 APPENDIX B ­ IC INTERFERENCE STATEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 ENHWI-2AN3 User's Manual Encore Electronics Inc. Tel ­ (626) 336-4567 Fax ­ (626) 336-2345 Web Site ­ www. encore-usa. com 2 I - Introduction Thank You for your purchase of Encore's ENHWI-2AN3 802. 11n Wireless Router. ENHWI-2AN3 is backward compatible with wireless devices running 802. 11g and 802. 11b technologies. ENHWI-2AN3 is not only a Wireless Access Point, but also a wireless Repeater use to extend your wireless coverage farther in established Local Area Networks. [. . . ] This mode only authenticates users by IEEE 802. 1x, but it does not encrypt the data during communication. ENHWI-2AN3 User's Manual Encore Electronics Inc. Tel ­ (626) 336-4567 Fax ­ (626) 336-2345 Web Site ­ www. encore-usa. com 52 WEP Encryption When you select 64-bit or 128-bit WEP key, you have to enter WEP keys to encrypt data. You can enter up to four WEP keys and select one of them as a default key. The AP can receive any packet encrypted by one of the four keys. ENHWI-2AN3 User's Manual Encore Electronics Inc. Tel ­ (626) 336-4567 Fax ­ (626) 336-2345 Web Site ­ www. encore-usa. com 53 Authentication Type: There are two authentication types: "Open System" and "Shared Key". Both AP and wireless client must be configured with the same authentication type. Key Length: You can select the WEP key length for encryption, 64-bit or 128-bit. The larger the key will be the higher level of security is used, but the throughput will be lower. Key Type: You may select ASCII Characters (alphanumeric format) or Hexadecimal Digits (in the "A-F", "a-f" and "0-9" range) to be the WEP Key. Default Key: It's the key used to encrypt data. ENHWI-2AN3 User's Manual Encore Electronics Inc. Tel ­ (626) 336-4567 Fax ­ (626) 336-2345 Web Site ­ www. encore-usa. com 54 Key1 - Key4: The WEP keys are used to encrypt data transmitted in the wireless network. Use the following rules to setup a WEP key on the device. 64-bit WEP: input 10-digits Hex values (in the "A-F", "a-f" and "0-9" range) or 5-digit ASCII character as the encryption keys. 128-bit WEP: input 26-digit Hex values (in the "A-F", "a-f" and "0-9" range) or 13-digit ASCII characters as the encryption keys. Click <Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. WPA Pre-Shared Key Encryption Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) is an advanced security standard. You can use a pre-shared key to authenticate wireless stations and encrypt data during communication. It uses TKIP or CCMP (AES) to change the encryption key frequently. The encryption key is not easy to be cracked by hackers. This is the best security available. ENHWI-2AN3 User's Manual Encore Electronics Inc. Tel ­ (626) 336-4567 Fax ­ (626) 336-2345 Web Site ­ www. encore-usa. com 55 WPA-RADIUS Encryption Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) is an advanced security standard. You can use an external RADIUS server to authenticate wireless stations and provide the session key to encrypt data during communication. It uses TKIP or CCMP (AES) to change the encryption key frequently. Press <Apply> button when you are done. ENHWI-2AN3 User's Manual Encore Electronics Inc. Tel ­ (626) 336-4567 Fax ­ (626) 336-2345 Web Site ­ www. encore-usa. com 56 - MAC Address Filtering This wireless router supports MAC Address Control, which prevents unauthorized clients from accessing your wireless network. ENHWI-2AN3 User's Manual Encore Electronics Inc. Tel ­ (626) 336-4567 Fax ­ (626) 336-2345 Web Site ­ www. encore-usa. com 57 Enable wireless access control: Enable the wireless access control function Adding an address into the list Enter the "MAC Address" and "Description" of the wireless station to be added and then click <Add>. The wireless station will now be added into the "MAC Address Filtering Table" below. If you are having any difficulties filling in the fields, just click "Reset" and both "MAC Address" and "Description" fields will be cleared. Remove an address from the list If you want to remove a MAC address from the "MAC Address Filtering Table", select the MAC address that you want to remove in the list and then click "Delete Selected". If you want to remove all the MAC addresses from the list, just click the <Delete All> button. [. . . ] Tel ­ (626) 336-4567 Fax ­ (626) 336-2345 Web Site ­ www. encore-usa. com 104 The saved backup can be restored again if needed by using the Restore Settings selection and browse the saved backup file to restore back to the expected settings. If restore is not an option the Restore to Factory Default may be the only way to recover the router from damage. Using Restore to Factory Default will reset all configurations and settings to its original factory default settings (e. g. when you first purchased the router). Backup Settings: Use this function to save the router's current settings and configuration to a file named "config. bin" to your computer. [. . . ]