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  • Page 1 ENUWI-XAN3 Wireless – N150 Adapter User’s Manual...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents INTRODUCTION..........................3 & B ..........................3 EATURES ENEFITS ..........................4 ACKAGE ONTENTS USB A ........................4 DAPTER ESCRIPTION ..........................5 YSTEM EQUIREMENTS ............................5 PPLICATIONS ........................6 ETWORK ONFIGURATION ENUWI-XAN3 USB ADAPTER FOR WINDOWS® (XP, 7 & VISTA®)........7 ...........................

  • Page 3: Introduction

    802.11n Wireless USB adapter makes heavy traffic networking activities more flexible. Enjoy the racing speed of wireless connection. Adding an Encore’s ENUWI-XAN3 Wireless N-150 Adapter to your Mac or PC Notebook or Computer, it provides an excellent performance and cost-effective solution for doing media-centric activities such as streaming video, gaming, and enhances the QoS (WMM) without any reduction of performance.

  • Page 4: Features & Benefits

    Features & Benefits Features Benefits Racing Speed up to 150Mbps data rate Enjoy the Internet connection in crazy-fast (2.4GHz 802.11n technology) speed, without the hassles of strangle wires. Advanced power management Low power consumption. A useful feature for notebooks on battery mode that makes longer battery life and still surf the internet WPA/WPA2 (IEEE 802.11i), WPA-PSK,...

  • Page 5: System Requirements

    System Requirements The followings are the minimum system requirements for ENUWI-XAN3 PC/AT or Mac compatible computer with available USB interface. Windows® 2000/XP/Windows Vista® or Mac™ OS X operating system. 30 MB of free disk space for installing the USB adapter software driver and software utility program.

  • Page 6: Network Configuration

    Doctors/nurses, point-of-sale employees, and warehouse workers can access real-time information while dealing with patients, serving customers and processing information. d) Frequently changed environments Show rooms, meeting rooms, retail stores, and manufacturing sites where frequently rearrange the workplace. e) Small Office and Home Office (SOHO) networks SOHO users need a cost-effective, easy and quick installation of a small network.

  • Page 7: Enuwi-Xan3 Usb Adapter For Windows® (Xp, 7 & Vista®)

    b) Infrastructure Mode The infrastructure mode requires the use of an Access Point (AP) or a a router. In this mode, all wireless communication between two computers has to be via the AP. It doesn’t matter if the AP is stand-alone or wired to an Ethernet network.

  • Page 8: Before You Begin

    Before You Begin During the installation, the Windows XP setup process may need to copy some systems files from its original Windows installation CD. It is highly advisable to have your Windows XP original setup disc handy in case the installation steps would ask for system files.
  • Page 9 2. Click on Windows Driver icon to start the installation process.
  • Page 10 3. Click on the Install button to begin the installation. 4. Wait for a few seconds until the driver and client utility is installed.
  • Page 11 5. The installation is complete. Click on the Finish button.
  • Page 12 Right click on the icon and then click on “Launch Config Utilities”. You can also launch the Encore Wireless Utility software by going to START, then move your mouse over to “All Programs”, move your mouse over to “Encore Wireless” then click on “Encore Wireless Utility:”...

  • Page 13: Profiles

    Profiles The Profile tab is used to store the settings of multiple Access Points such as home, office, café, etc. When adding a profile you are required to enter a profile name and SSID as well as configure the power-saving mode, network type, RTS/fragmentation threshold and encryption/authentication settings.

  • Page 14: Ad-Hoc Mode

    Profile: Enter a name for the profile; this does not need to be the same as the SSID. SSID: Enter the SSID of the network or select one from the drop-down list. The SSID is a unique name shared among all points in your wireless network.
  • Page 15 Profile: Enter a name for the profile; this does not need to be the same as the SSID. SSID: Enter the SSID of the network or select one from the drop-down list. The SSID is a unique name shared among all points in your wireless network.

  • Page 16: Authentication And Security

    Authentication and Security The Security tab allows you to configure the authentication and encryption settings such as: WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, and 802.1x. Each security option is described in detail below. WEP Encryption The WEP tab displays the WEP settings. Encryption is designed to make the data transmission more secure.

  • Page 17: Wpa, Wpa2 Authentication & Tkip, Aes Encryption

    WEP Key (Hex or ASCII): Type a character string into the field. For 64-bit enter 5 alphanumeric or 10 hexadecimal characters. For 128-bit enter 13 alphanumeric or 26 hexadecimal characters. Click on the Apply button to save the changes. Show Password check box. If you want to make sure the accuracy of password you type, click the Show Password box to check it.

  • Page 18: Leap Authentication

    key, but uses stronger TKIP encryption. EAP (Extensible Authentication Protocol) is an extension to the PPP protocol that enables a variety of authentication protocols to be used. It passes through the exchange of authentication messages, allowing the authentication software stored in a server to interact with its counterpart in the client.

  • Page 19: 802.1X With Peap

    Authentication Type: Select LEAP from the drop-down list. Identity: Enter the user name. Password: Enter the password. Domain: Enter a domain name. Encryption: Select WEP, WPA-TKIP or WPA2-AES encryption. Click on the OK button to save the changes. 802.1x with PEAP 802.1X provides an authentication framework for wireless LANs allowing a user to be authenticated by a central authority.

  • Page 20: 802.1X With Ttls With Eap-Md5, Ms-Chap, Ms-Chapv2

    Authentication Type: Select PEAP from the drop-down list. Protocol: If your network uses TLS or Smart Card to authenticate its users, select TLS/Smartcard from the drop down list. TLS (Transport Layer Security) is an IETF standardized authentication protocol that uses PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) certificate-based authentication of both the client and authentication server.

  • Page 21: 802.1X Ca Server

    Authentication Type: Select TTLS from the drop-down list. Protocol: Select EAP-MSCHAP v2, MS-CHAP, or CHAP from the drop- down list. Identity: Enter the user name. Password: Enter the password. Click on the OK button to save the changes. 802.1x CA Server Depending on the EAP in use, only the server or both the server and client may be authenticated and require a certificate.
  • Page 22 certificate authority, otherwise it will not. Server name: Enter the server name if not selected from the existing drop- down list above. Click on the OK button to save the changes.

  • Page 23: Network (Site Survey)

    Network (Site Survey) The Network tab displays a list of Access Points and Stations in the area, and allows you to connect to a specific one. The following information is included in this tab, as the image depicts below. The information is displayed in the following order: SSID, MAC, Channel, Mode, Security, and Signal.
  • Page 24 settings into a profile. Connect: to connect with a specific Access Point, select the SSID from the list, and then click on the Connect button. Activate: set this AP as default AP. Status: This indicates the state of the client. There are three options: o Associated: Indicates that the wireless client is connected to an Access Point (AP).

  • Page 25: Advanced Configuration

    Advanced Configuration The Advanced tab is used to configure Tx burst, WMM, and CCX. Wireless mode: Currently supports 2.4G wireless only. Enable Tx BURST: Click the check box will enhance the throughput Enable TCP Window Size: Enhance the throughput if enable this function. WMM Enable: Click the check box to enable WMM QoS capability.
  • Page 26 Rescan: Click on this button to view a list of Access Points in the area. Connect: Click on the AP to start WPS connection with the AP Disconnect: Click to terminate WPS connection...
  • Page 27 Follow these steps below in order to uninstall the client utility: 1. Click on Start > Encore Wireless > Uninstall – Encore ENUWI-XAN3 2. The un-installation process will follow.
  • Page 28 3. Select the “Remove all” button.
  • Page 29 NOTE: The image above may have different title from your screen, ignore it. 4. Click on the Yes button to confirm the un-installation process and then click on the Next button. 5. Click “Finish” to go to the next screen 6.
  • Page 30 NOTE: The image above may have different title from your screen, ignore it.

  • Page 31: Enuwi-Xan3 Usb Adapter For Mac™ Os X

    2 ENUWI-XAN3 for MAC™ OS X Driver Installation Follow the steps below in order to install the USB adapter drivers: 1. Insert the CD-ROM provided to in this package. The setup should run automatically. If the setup would not run automatically, then you must manually select the setup.dmg file from the CD-ROM drive.
  • Page 32 3. Select the Macintosh HD and then click on the Continue button. 4. Click on the Continue button to configure the next step.

  • Page 33: Profiles

    5. The installation is complete. Click on the Restart button. 6. Carefully insert the USB adapter into the USB port. MAC™ OS X will then detect and install the new hardware. 7. The Client Utility is installed in the Applications folder. Profiles The Profile tab is used to store the settings of multiple Access Points such as home, office, café, etc.

  • Page 34: Infrastructure Mode

    Infrastructure Mode The infrastructure mode requires the use of an Access Point (AP). In this mode, all wireless communication between two computers has to be via the AP. It doesn’t matter if the AP is stand-alone or wired to an Ethernet network. If used in stand-alone, the AP can extend the range of independent wireless LANs by acting as a repeater, which effectively doubles the distance between wireless stations.
  • Page 35 Profile: Enter a name for the profile; this does not need to be the same as the SSID. SSID: Enter the SSID of the network or select one from the drop-down list. The SSID is a unique name shared among all points in your wireless network.

  • Page 36: Ad-Hoc Mode

    Ad-hoc Mode This is the simplest network configuration with several computers equipped with the PC Cards that form a wireless network whenever they are within range of one another. In ad-hoc mode, each client is peer-to-peer, would only have access to the resources of the other client and does not require an access point.

  • Page 37: Authentication And Security

    Fragment Threshold: Place a check in this box if you would like to enable Fragment Threshold. Any packet larger than the specified value (bytes) will be discarded. Click on the Apply button to save the changes. Authentication and Security The Security tab allows you to configure the authentication and encryption settings such as: WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK and 802.1x.

  • Page 38: Wpa-Psk Authentication & Tkip, Aes Encryption

    alphanumeric or 10 hexadecimal characters. For 128-bit enter 13 alphanumeric or 26 hexadecimal characters. Click on the Apply button to save the changes. Show Password check box. If you want to make sure the accuracy of password you type, click the Show Password box to check it. WPA-PSK Authentication &...

  • Page 39: Link Status

    Link Status The Link Status tab displays the current status of the wireless radio. The following information is included in this tab, as the image depicts below. Status: This indicates the state of the client. There are three options: o Associated: Indicates that the wireless client is connected to an Access Point (AP).

  • Page 40: Site Survey

    indicates less interference. HT: High Through-Put / 802.11n Section BW: Channel Bandwidth GI: Guard Interval MCS: Modulation Coding Scheme Click on the OK button to close this window. dBm Check Box. When you click on the check box as the drawing below.

  • Page 41: Statistics

    includes WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, or Unknown. Encryption: Displays the encryption on the Access Point, this includes WEP, TKIP, AES or None. Network Type: Indicates whether the SSID is a Station (Ad-hoc) or Access Point (Infrastructure). Rescan: Click on this button to view a list of Access Points in the area. Connect: to connect with a specific Access Point, select the SSID from the list, and then click on the Connect button.

  • Page 42: Wps

    Wireless mode: Select 802.11 B/G/N mixed if the wireless network uses both 11b, 11g and 11n stations and APs. Tx Rate: The transmit rate should be set to auto, however you may manually select a transmit rate from the drop-down list. Tx BURST: Click the check box will enhance the throughput Click on the Apply button to save the changes.
  • Page 43 Click the “PBC” button and wait a few seconds for the router and your ENUWI-XAN3 to establish association. When connected, a green check mark is visible and your router’s SSID or wireless ID name should be listed under the “WPS Profile List”.
  • Page 44 Definitions: Rescan: Click on this button to view a list of Access Points in the area. Renew: Regenerate a new PIN code Config Mode: switch between Enrollee or Registrar Profile Detail: show profile of the selected party...
  • Page 45 Connect: Click on the AP to start WPS connection with the AP Disconnect: Click to terminate WPS connection Import Profile: Load pre-stored profile database Delete: Remove the selected item...

  • Page 46: About

    About The About tab displays information about the device, such as: the network driver version and date, configuration utility version and date, and the NIC (Network Interface Card) firmware version and date.

  • Page 47: Appendix A - Glossary

    Appendix A – Glossary 802.11 A family of specifications for wireless local area networks (WLANs) developed by a working group of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). Access Control List ACL. This is a database of network devices that are allowed to access resources on the network.
  • Page 48 ENUWI-N3 USB Wireless Adapter 802.11b/g/n Wireless LAN USB 2.0 Client Adapter really who they are claiming to be Automatic Private IP Addressing APIPA. An IP address that that a Windows computer will assign itself when it is configured to obtain an IP address automatically but no DHCP server is available on the network Backward Compatible The ability for new devices to communicate and interact with older legacy devices to...
  • Page 49 ENUWI-N3 USB Wireless Adapter 802.11b/g/n Wireless LAN USB 2.0 Client Adapter Client A program or user that requests data from a server Collision When do two devices on the same Ethernet network try and transmit data at the exact same time. Cookie Information that is stored on the hard drive of your computer that holds your preferences to the site that gave your computer the cookie...
  • Page 50 ENUWI-N3 USB Wireless Adapter 802.11b/g/n Wireless LAN USB 2.0 Client Adapter Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum DSSS: Modulation technique used by 802.11b wireless devices "Demilitarized Zone". A computer that logically sits in a "no-mans land" between the LAN and the WAN. The DMZ computer trades some of the protection of the router's security mechanisms for the convenience of being directly addressable from the Internet.
  • Page 51 ENUWI-N3 USB Wireless Adapter 802.11b/g/n Wireless LAN USB 2.0 Client Adapter Firmware Programming that is inserted into a hardware device that tells it how to function Fragmentation Breaking up data into smaller pieces to make it easier to store File Transfer Protocol. Easiest way to transfer files between computers on the Internet Full-duplex Sending and Receiving data at the same time Gain...
  • Page 52 ENUWI-N3 USB Wireless Adapter 802.11b/g/n Wireless LAN USB 2.0 Client Adapter IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IGMP Internet Group Management Protocol is used to make sure that computers can report their multicast group membership to adjacent routers Internet Information Server is a WEB server and FTP server provided by Microsoft Internet Key Exchange is used to ensure security for VPN connections Infrastructure In terms of a wireless network, this is when wireless clients use an Access Point to gain...
  • Page 53 ENUWI-N3 USB Wireless Adapter 802.11b/g/n Wireless LAN USB 2.0 Client Adapter Kilobits per second Kbyte Kilobyte L2TP Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol Local Area Network Latency The amount of time that it takes a packet to get from the one point to another on a network.
  • Page 54 ENUWI-N3 USB Wireless Adapter 802.11b/g/n Wireless LAN USB 2.0 Client Adapter Network Address Translation allows many private IP addresses to connect to the Internet, or another network, through one IP address NetBEUI NetBIOS Extended User Interface is a Local Area Network communication protocol. This is an updated version of NetBIOS NetBIOS Network Basic Input/Output System...
  • Page 55 ENUWI-N3 USB Wireless Adapter 802.11b/g/n Wireless LAN USB 2.0 Client Adapter messages. The utility sends a control packet to the given address and waits for a response. Power over Ethernet is the means of transmitting electricity over the unused pairs in a category 5 Ethernet cable POP3 Post Office Protocol 3 is used for receiving email...
  • Page 56 ENUWI-N3 USB Wireless Adapter 802.11b/g/n Wireless LAN USB 2.0 Client Adapter Algorithm used for encryption and authentication Server A computer on a network that provides services and resources to other computers on the network Session key An encryption and decryption key that is generated for every communication session between two computers Session layer The fifth layer of the OSI model which coordinates the connection and communication...
  • Page 57 ENUWI-N3 USB Wireless Adapter 802.11b/g/n Wireless LAN USB 2.0 Client Adapter TCP Raw A TCP/IP protocol for transmitting streams of printer data. TCP/IP Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol TFTP Trivial File Transfer Protocol is a utility used for transferring files that is simpler to use than FTP but with less features Throughput The amount of data that can be transferred in a given time period...
  • Page 58 ENUWI-N3 USB Wireless Adapter 802.11b/g/n Wireless LAN USB 2.0 Client Adapter Allows you to power up a computer though it's Network Interface Card Wide Area Network Windows Connect Now. A Microsoft method for configuring and bootstrapping wireless networking hardware (access points) and wireless clients, including PCs and other devices.

  • Page 59: Appendix B - Specifications

    ENUWI-N3 USB Wireless Adapter 802.11b/g/n Wireless LAN USB 2.0 Client Adapter Appendix B – Specifications Available transmit power STANDARD • 2.412~2.472G(IEEE802.11b) Data Rates 18dBm @1~11Mbps 1, 2, 5.5, 6, 9, 11, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, • 2.412~2.472G(IEEE802.11g) 54, 72, 84, 150 (150Mbps Tx PHY support) 15 dBm @6Mbps Standards / Compliance...

  • Page 60: Appendix C - Fcc Interference Statement

    ENUWI-N3 USB Wireless Adapter 802.11b/g/n Wireless LAN USB 2.0 Client Adapter Appendix C – 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.

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