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  • Page 1 ENUWI-N3 802.11n USB Wireless Adapter User Manual...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    ........................4 DAPTER ESCRIPTION ..........................5 YSTEM EQUIREMENTS ............................5 PPLICATIONS ........................6 ETWORK ONFIGURATION ENUWI-N3 USB ADAPTER FOR WINDOWS® (XP & WINDOWS VISTA®)......7 ........................... 7 EFORE EGIN ..........................7 NSTALLING RIVERS ..............................13 ROFILES .......................... 13 NFRASTRUCTURE ............................14 ......................

  • 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-N3 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

    Do not discard the packing materials, in case of return; the unit must be shipped in its original package. One ENUWI-N3 Wireless LAN USB Adapter One CD-ROM with Driver and Utility Software and User Manual Included One Quick Installation Guide USB Adapter Description The USB adapter is a standard USB adapter that fits into any USB interface.

  • Page 5: System Requirements

    System Requirements The followings are the minimum system requirements for ENUWI-N3 PC/AT 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

    Network managers in dynamic environments can minimize the overhead caused by moves, extensions to networks, and other changes with wireless LANs. g) Wired LAN backup Network managers implement wireless LANs to provide backup for mission-critical applications running on wired networks. h) Training or Educational facilities Training sites at corporations and students at universities use wireless connectivity to ease access to information, information exchanges, and...

  • Page 7: Enuwi-N3 Usb Adapter For Windows® (Xp & Windows Vista®)

    Windows setup disc ready before starting the installation process. Software Driver Installation Follow the steps below in order to install the ENUWI-N3 software drivers: 1. Insert the ENUWI-N3 CD-ROM provided in the package. The setup should run automatically and you should see a pop up welcome screen in a few seconds then will disappear and replace with the ENUWI-N3 Main Menu screen.
  • Page 8 CD-ROM drive. NOTE: Do not insert your ENUWI-N3 USB adapter to the USB port at this point. You will be asked to do so later on in this installation procedure. NOTE: A Welcome screen will pop up for a few seconds and will disappear and...
  • Page 9 2. Click on Windows Driver icon to start the installation process. 3. Click on the Install button to begin the installation.
  • Page 10 4. Wait for a few seconds until the driver and client utility is installed.
  • Page 11 6. Depends on your system. You will be asked to restart your computer. Click to select “Yes, I want to start my computer now.” Then click the “Finish” button. 7. After the reboot, carefully insert the ENUWI-N3 USB adapter into the available USB port. Windows will automatically detect and install the new hardware.
  • Page 12 Note: Click on Use Zero Configuration as Configuration Utility if you would like to use Windows Zero Configuration (Windows XP only).

  • 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 true then the client will also accept a signature from a trusted intermediate 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: Utility

    Uninstall the ENUWI-N3 Software Driver & Client Utility If the ENUWI-N3 installation is unsuccessful for any reason, the best way to solve the problem may be to completely uninstall the software driver and its utility and repeat the installation procedure again.
  • Page 28 3. Select the “Remove all” button.
  • Page 29 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...
  • Page 30 6. The un-installation process is complete. Select “Yes, I want to restart my computer now” radio button and then click on the “Finish” button. Then remove the USB adapter.

  • Page 32: Enuwi-N3 Usb Adapter For Mac™ Os X

    2 ENUWI-N3 for MAC™ OS X Installing the Drivers Follow the steps below in order to install the USB adapter drivers: 1. Insert the CD-ROM that was provided to you in this package. The setup should run automatically. If the setup does not run automatically, then you must manually select the setup file from the CD-ROM drive.
  • Page 33 3. Select the Macintosh HD and then click on the Continue button. 4. Click on the Continue button to configure the next step.

  • Page 34: 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 35: 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 36 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 37: 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 38: 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 39: 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 40: 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 41: 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 42: 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 43: 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 44 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 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 45: 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 46: 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 47 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...
  • Page 48 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.
  • Page 49 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 50 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...
  • Page 51 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...
  • Page 52 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 53 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...
  • Page 54 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...
  • Page 55 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...
  • Page 56 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...
  • Page 57 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 58: 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...

  • Page 59: 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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