User manual ENCORE ENHWI-3GN3

[. . . ] All rights reserved. COVER © 2010 Encore Electronics, Inc. Product specifications, size, and shape are subject to change without notice, and actual product appearance may differ from that depicted herein. All trademarks and brand names are the properties of their respective holders. TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1. 1 SUMMARY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] This is the duration of when will the ENHWI-3GN3 check for and use the clearest channel in the area automatically. 43 www. encore-usa. com WDS Mode The Wireless Distribution System is a way of interconnecting wireless routers and allow an extended wireless network coverage using multiple wireless routers without the use of a wired backbone. Each WDS AP requires the same channel and encryption type to work. Setting up a WDS requires an in-depth knowledge in computer networking. If you are not familiar with this setting consult a PC network engineer. MAC address 1~4: Enter the MAC address of the neighboring APs that participates in the WDS. A maximum of 4 devices are allowed. Set Security: WDS Security depends on your AP security settings. Note: It does not support mixed mode such as WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK Mixed mode. 44 www. encore-usa. com Advanced Tab On this tab you can set the advanced wireless settings. If you're in doubt what to enter or use here, leave these settings as it is. Wrong parameters can make the router un-operational. Fragment Threshold: Default value is 2346. Specifies the maximum size of a packet during the fragmentation of data to be transmitted. If you set this value too low, it will result in a bad performance. RTS Threshold: Default value is 2347. When the packet size is smaller than the RTS threshold, the wireless router will not use the RTS/CTS mechanism to send this packet. Beacon Interval: Default value is 100. This is the interval of time that this wireless router broadcasts a beacon. A Beacon is used to synchronize the wireless network. DTIM Period: Default value is 1. Enter a value between 1 and 255 for the Delivery Traffic Indication Message (DTIM). A DTIM is a countdown informing clients of the next window for listening to broadcast and multicast messages. Data Rate: 45 www. encore-usa. com The "Data Rate" is the rate that this access point uses to transmit data packets. The access point will use the highest possible selected transmission rate to transmit the data packets. N Data Rate: The "Data Rate" is the rate that this access point uses to transmit data packets for N compliant wireless nodes. Highest to lowest data rate can be fixed. Channel Bandwidth: This is the range of frequencies that will be used. Select "Auto 20/40 MHz" if you have wireless client using 802. 11n to connect to this router. Preamble Type: The "Long Preamble" can provide better wireless LAN compatibility while the "Short Preamble" can provide better wireless LAN performance. CTS Protection: It is recommended to enable the protection mechanism. This mechanism can decrease the rate of data collision between 802. 11b and 802. 11g wireless stations. When the protection mode is enabled, the throughput of the AP will be a lower due to an increase of data frame transmission. TX Power: 10% to 100%. Default value is 100%. 46 www. encore-usa. com Security Tab ENHWI-3GN3 provides complete wireless LAN security types. Selections are WEP, IEEE 802. 1x, IEEE 802. 1x with WEP, WPA with pre-shared key or PSK and WPA with RADIUS. With these wireless securities, unauthorized access can be prevented. [. . . ] International tech support hotlines are listed on the back cover. APPENDIX A: FCC INTERFERENCE STATEMENT Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the 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. [. . . ]