Encore ENHWI-2AN3 User Manual

ENHWI-2AN3

802.11n Wireless Router

User’s Manual

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................3

2 KEY FEATURES..........................................................................................................................4

3 P A CKAGE CONTENTS..............................................................................................................5

4 PRODUCT LAYOUT...................................................................................................................5

5 NETWORK + SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS.............................................................................7

6 ENHWI-2AN3 PLACEMENT.....................................................................................................7

7 SETUP LAN, WAN.......................................................................................................................8

8 PC NETWORK ADAPTER SETUP (WINDOWS XP)..............................................................9

9 BRING UP ENHWI-2AN3.........................................................................................................11

10 SMART WIZARD......................................................................................................................11

11 INITIAL SETUP ENHWI-2AN3...............................................................................................26

12 AP ROUTER MODE..................................................................................................................28

13 REPEATER MODE..................................................................................................................92

APPENDIX A – FCC INTERFERENCE STATEMENT................................................................106

APPENDIX B – IC INTERFERENCE STATEMENT...................................................................107

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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. The 4-port 10/100 Mbps full-duplex Switch
connects your wired Ethernet devices together to join the LAN.

At 300 Mbps wireless transmission rate, the Access Point built into the router
uses advanced MIMO (Multi-Input, Multi-Output) technology to transmit multiple
streams of data into a single wireless channel providing a seamless access to
multimedia contents. Its robust RF signal travels farther, eliminates dead spots
and extends network range. For data protection, wireless security and privacy,
the ENHWI-2AN3 encodes all wireless transmissions with WEP, WPA, and
WPA2 data encryptions.

With the built-in DHCP Server & a powerful SPI firewall, the ENHWI-2AN3
protects your computers against intruders and known Internet attacks, and still
provides safe and secured VPN pass-through with data rate at incredible speed
and QoS function. The ENHWI-2AN3 is ideal for media-centric applications such
as streaming video, internet gaming, and VoIP telephony to run multiple media­intense data streams through the network at the same time, with no degradation
in performance.

With multiple SSID you can setup up to 4 wireless networks with up to 254 total
connections, setup one SSID for your family, another for Guests, for neighbors or
possibly one for kids, each SSID can have own connection policies. Plus, with
QoS Feature you can control any device to have more or less bandwidth control
over another computer, this is a good feature for users who use a lot of WiFi
Multimedia, audio or video streaming, etc, or just plain wireless computing.

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II - Key Features

Features Advantages

Incredible Data Rate up to
300 Mbps**

Multiple SSID

IEEE 802.11b/g/n Compliant

Four 10/100 Mbps Fast Switch
RJ-45 Ports (with Auto­Crossover)

Easily handled heavy data loads such as
Wi-Fi Multimedia, MPEG audio / video
streaming,

Up to 4 SSID that can be used to group
your family or visitors wireless
connection in one router to up to 4
different SSID, each can have own
connection policies, security and
password

Fully Interoperable with IEEE 802.11b/g/n
compliant devices with legacy protection

Scalability. Extend your network
computers.

Firewall supports, DMZ, MAC
Filter, IP Filter, URL Filter,
ICMP Blocking, SPI, Port
Mapping, Port Forwarding, Port
Trigger
Support 802.1x Authenticator,

802.11i (WPA/WPA2, AES),
VPN pass-through
WDS (Wireless Distribution
System)

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Use to prevent attacks from hackers or
viruses from the internet, Parental Control
and Internet Keyword Control

Provide mutual authentication (Client and
dynamic encryption keys to enhance
wireless security)
Make Wireless AP and Bridge mode
simultaneously as a wireless repeater

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** Theoretical wireless signal rate based on IEEE standard of 802.11a, b, g, n chipset used. Actual
throughput may vary. Network conditions and environmental factors lower actual throughput rate.
All specifications are subject to change without notice.

III - Package Contents

Check and make sure that none of the items listed below are missing. Do not
discard the packing materials, in case of return; the unit must be shipped back in
its original packaging.

1. ENHWI-2AN3 Wireless 802.11n Router

2. 100V~240V Power Adapter (Use only the supplied power adapter)

3. Two pieces 2 dBi 2.4 GHz SMA Upgradeable Antenna

4. Quick Installation Guide leaflet

5. CD-ROM (Smart Install Setup Wizard and User’s Manual)

6. Patch cable – Ethernet CAT5e RJ-45 Connector

IV - Product Layout

Front Panel View

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LED Lights Description

POWER

WLAN

1 to 4

WAN

Lights up in Red when powered ON.
Blinks on TEST/RESET

Lights up in Green when Wireless LAN is
enabled. Blinks on traffic

Blinks in Green on data traffic

Lights up in Green when WAN port is use

Rear View

Item Description

Reset

WPS™

Power connector, connects to a DC 12V

Press and release this button to reboot the
device. Press and hold this button for 10
seconds to load the factory default settings
of the system.

Press this button to start WPS™ function.

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DC 12V 1A Power Adapter (Supplied)

LAN1 ~ LAN4

WAN

Ports 1 to 4 Local Area Network
(LAN)10/100 Mbps RJ-45 ports
Wide Area Network (WAN) port or
Internet Port. Connects to xDSL or Cable
Modem

V - Network + System Requirements

To begin using the ENHWI-2AN3, make sure you meet the following as minimum
requirements:

h PC / Notebook Computer
h Operating System – Microsoft™

®

Windows Vista™ / Windows

h 1 Free RJ-45 Network Interface Card port

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Windows® 98SE/ME/XP/2000/

h Wi-Fi adapter card – optional.
h External xDSL (ADSL) or Cable modem with an Ethernet WAN port

(RJ-45).

h A Web Browser (Internet Explorer, Safari, Firefox, Opera etc.)
h Few Ethernet compatible CAT5 or better cables.

VI - ENHWI-2AN3 - Where to place

You can place ENHWI-2AN3 on a desk or other flat surface, or you can mount it
on a wall. For optimal performance, place your ENHWI-2AN3 Wireless Router in
the center of your office (or your home) in a location that is away from any
potential source of interference, such as a metal wall or microwave oven. This

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location must be close to a power connection and your ADSL/Cable modem. If
the antennas are not positioned correctly, performance loss can occur.

VII - Setup LAN, WAN

LAN connection:

Connect Ethernet cable between your PC/Notebook LAN port
& one of the 4 available LAN ports on ENHWI-2AN3.

WAN connection:

Connect Ethernet cable between WAN port of your
ADSL/CABLE modem & WAN port of ENHWI-2AN3. Make
sure your ADSL/CABLE modem is already setup and working
well. Contact your ISP (Internet Service Provider) if you have
any questions.

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VIII - PC Network Adapter Setup

Windows XP

• Assuming your PC or Laptop is equipped with a Network Interface Card. Click
on START Æ select “Control panel” Æ From the Control Panel Window
select “Network Connections”

• Right-click (Use the right button of your mouse) the “Local Area
Connection” icon then select and click “Properties”

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• Click to Highlight the “Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)” then click “Properties”
button

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• Select the “General” tab.
ENHWI-2AN3 supports DHCP Server, select both “Obtain an IP address

automatically” and “Obtain DNS server address automatically”

IX - Power up the ENHWI-2AN3

Connect the supplied power-adapter to the power port and then plug it to a wall
power outlet. The ENHWI-2AN3 automatically enters and run the self-test phase
in just a few seconds. The Power LED will light a steady red light indicating that
the ENHWI-2AN3 is ready for operation.

X - Smart Wizard

Before you start the ENHWI-2AN3 router’s Smart Wizard, check the followings:

• Internet connection should be running & ready to use (ADSL or cable modem).

• xDSL Modem or Cable Modem must have an RJ-45 LAN port

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• Microsoft Windows compatible PC/Notebook with UPnP enabled Network
Interface Card adapter. (This can be found in your network cards advanced
properties within MS Windows) Optional, this is if you prefer to use the UPnP
feature.

•

CAT 5 or better network Ethernet cable(s), RJ-45 connector** for
PC/Notebook connections. (** RJ-45 looks like a telephone cable connector

but bigger)

Step 1: Connect the ENHWI-2AN3 “WAN Port” & your Cable or DSL Modem’s
LAN port using the provided Ethernet / RJ-45 patch cable.

Step 2: Connect any of the four available LAN ports to your PC or Notebooks RJ-45
network interface card port using an Ethernet network cable (not provided).

Step 3: Power-on the ENHWI-2AN3 unit. The red power LED in the front the panel
should light up & stay on to indicate that the router is ready.

Step 4: Bring up the Smart Wizard. The “Smart Wizard” is a user friendly step-by­step instruction to initially help you in setting up your router connecting your
computer(s) to the internet and to help you install administrator’s user ID and
password, setup the wireless security to protect your router and your LAN computers
from hackers and other type of intrusions. Insert the ENHWI-2AN3 Setup Disc CD
into your CDROM drive. An Encore logo will popup in a few seconds then will
disappear then immediately followed by the menu screen. Click on the “Setup
Wizard” icon to start the “SMART WIZARD”. (Refer to the graphical instruction
below this section)

If in case after you have inserted the CD onto your CDROM drive and nothing
happens or there is no Welcome screen came up, open your computer’s Windows
Explorer or browse the CD contents, go to the root directory and look for the file
Setup.exe, double click it to start the Smart Wizard.

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A welcome screen will pop up a few seconds and then will disappear, followed by the
menu screen below.

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Click Setup Wizard to run user friendly step-by-step basic setup settings
Click User Manual to open the user manual (you are stepping into it right now).
Click Adobe Reader to install Adobe Acrobat reader on your PC/Notebook (NOTE:

When clicked Adobe Reader will start installing. Click Cancel to stop).
Click EXIT when finish or anytime you want to abort.

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ENHWI-2AN3 Setup Wizard

Click

to proceed to the next step. Click <Exit> to abort.

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Make sure your DSL/CABLE modem is setup and working prior to this Smart
Wizard. If not, call your Internet Service Provider and have them check and help you
in setting up your DSL/Cable modem.

Click

to proceed.

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Check the Cable or DSL Modem and the ENHWI-2AN3 connection.

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Check power connection for modem as well as ENHWI-2AN3.
Make sure the antenna is connected to rear panel of ENHWI-2AN3.
Click <Next> to proceed.

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Notice the LED will light up on this stage. If not, check back the procedures.

Click

to configure WAN & Wireless settings.

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Logging into the Software Wizard for the first time:

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Enter the factory default username is admin and password is also admin. Click

to continue. Your default browser screen will connect to the ENHWI-2AN3

User Interface screen using the factory default address http://192.168.0.1 .

Click

to enter the mode selection screen.

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Select the mode your ENHWI-2AN3 is going to use. The Setup Wizard will skip the
WAN configuration under AP Repeater Mode.

Click
settings.

and your ENHWI-2AN3 will automatically detect your “Internet” Network

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The Smart Wizard will detect the DHCP and PPPoE connections automatically. In
the picture above it shows that the Smart Wizard detected a DHCP server. You can
choose the detected service type or select “Others” to setup the WAN settings
manually.

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Here, you can configure the host name and MAC address of the ENHWI-2AN3. The
“Clone MAC Address” button clones the MAC address of your PC and use it as the
MAC address of your ENHWI-2AN3 router instead of the real MAC address of the
router.

The Smart Wizard has finished setting up the WAN Configuration portion. Click

to proceed to other portions.

Setting up the Wireless LAN

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Enter the name for your wireless network SSID (the default is ENCORE59FE74) and
security key (default is 1234567890). Move and point your mouse over to the
security level blocks from the weakest (red block) to the strongest (green block), and
click on the selected block to select the level of security you desired. The “Key” type
will depend on the wireless security you selected. If you choose WEP as the wireless
security you will be prompted whether an ASCII or Hexadecimal is your preferred key
type. Hexadecimal requires 10 character digits on the KEY: field.

Click

to proceed

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To save configuration changes click

NOTE:

After the Wireless settings are saved and the ENHWI-2AN3 is rebooted, you
need to reconnect your WLAN client using the new security settings you just
changed. You will need to reenter the new wireless security key for the client
and the ENHWI-2AN3 reestablish wireless connections.

XI – How to login to the ENHWI-2AN3 Web Based Graphical User Interface

The ENHWI-2AN3 use a web based user interface for setting up your router’s
configuration, it can be access through your web browser such as Internet
Explorer or Mozilla Firefox.

ENHWI-2AN3 web based user interface login procedure

1. OPEN your browser (Example: Internet Explorer, Mozilla, Netscape, etc).

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2. Type-in http://192.168.0.1 exactly in address field and hit the [Enter] key on
your keyboard.

3. Type-in the ENHWI-2AN3 Username and Password (the factory default is
admin and admin)

4. Click

5. You will see the configuration home page of the ENHWI-2AN3 as follows.

to navigate into the ENHWI-2AN3 configuration home page.

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ENHW-2AN3 Home Page Screen

XII - The AP Router Mode
SYSTEM

System:

Shows the Uptime, Hardware information, Serial number as well as the Firmware
version information and other vital information

• Status Tab

This page allows you to monitor the status of your router.

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1. WAN Settings:
Scroll down to see the full information. This section displays whether the WAN port is
connected to a Cable / DSL modem. It also displays the router’s WAN IP address,
Subnet Mask, ISP Gateway, MAC address and the Primary DNS.

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2. LAN Settings:
Scroll down to see this section, displays the ENHWI-2AN3 Router’s LAN ports
current information. It also shows whether the DHCP Server is enabled or disabled.

3. WLAN Settings: Scroll down to see this section. This section displays the

current WLAN configuration settings. The wireless configuration details such as
the SSID, Security settings, ESSID, BSSID, Channel number and wireless
clients connected info are briefly shown.

• LAN Tab

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The LAN Tab is where LAN settings can be changed. If you are an entry level user,
after hooking up the necessary cables, try to access the internet from your computer.
If you can open a website with no problem, leave the settings as it is. If changes

were made, click the

button to save the changed configurations.

LAN IP

IP address: 192.168.0.1 is the router’s LAN manufacturers default IP address (this

will also be the “Default Gateway” IP address of your LAN clients). It
can be change based on your LAN design and configurations. Typical
designs don’t need to change this IP address.

IP Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 specifies the Subnet Mask address for your LAN
segment. This is based on the IP address range used.

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802.1d Spanning Tree: This is disabled by default. If 802.1d Spanning Tree
function is enabled, this router will use the spanning
tree protocol to prevent network loops.

DHCP Server

DHCP Server: This can be enabled or disabled, “Enabled” by default.

Lease time: Lease time assigned to all IP address by the DHCP server.

Start IP: This is the first IP address in the IP pool range in which are being

assigned and leased to DHCP clients.

End IP: This is the end of the IP address pool range

Domain Name: The Domain Name for the existing or customized network.

• DHCP Tab

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This is where to view the current LAN clients that have assigned or leased IP
address by the DHCP server.
currently connected to your network. The table shows the assigned or leased IP
address, MAC address and the lease expiration data for each DHCP clients. Use
the <Refresh> button to update the available information. Click the <Refresh>
button to get the updated table.

You can click to put a check mark on “Enable Static DHCP IP“. It is possible to
add more static DHCP IP addresses. They are listed in the table “Current Static
DHCP Table“. IP address can be deleted if wanted to.

Click the <Apply> button to save the changes made to the configuration.

This screen also shows all the DHCP clients that are

• Schedule Tab

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This page allows users to set up a scheduled function for the Firewall and Power
Saving features of the ENHWI-2AN3 router.

.

Edit the scheduled function to allow configuration for firewall or power savings
services. Fill in the schedule and select type of service you desired. Click <Apply>
to save the
settings.

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The “Schedule” table screen lists the pre-scheduled services. Select any of the
schedules by using the check box located on the right side of each line to edit or
Delete selected schedule line.

• Event Log Tab

On this “Event Log” screen, it displays all events and events information occurred
after the start-up. Scroll down to see more. The Event Log can be saved to the
local file-storage device such as hard disc drive by using the <Save> button, or
the Event Log can be emptied using the <Clear> button. Use the <Refresh>
button to reset the Event Log and to get the most updated information. When the
router is powered OFF, the Event Log will be wiped out and will come up empty.
The saved logs can be uploaded and viewed again.

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• Monitor Tab

This screen shows the histogram of the network connection on WAN, LAN &
WLAN. Auto refresh keeps information updated frequently.

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• Language Tab

This is where you select preferred language.

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WIZARD

Click Wizard to configure the basic functionalities of the ENHWI-2AN3 Router. A
popup Setup Wizard Window will be immediately displayed. If the popup window for
Setup Wizard failed to appear check your Popup Settings and make sure popup is
allowed at least temporarily for this purpose. Before you continue, check all the
needed cables if they are properly hooked up. Check your DSL or Cable Modem if
working properly and is connected to your ISP and then click <Next>. Refer to the

Smart Wizard section for more details.

INTERNET

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- Status

This page shows the current Internet connection type and status

- Dynamic IP

Use the MAC address when registering for the Internet service, and do not change
it unless required by your ISP. If your ISP use the MAC address of the Ethernet
card as an identifier, connect only the PC with the registered MAC address to the
broadband router and click the <Clone MAC Address> button. This will replace
the current MAC address with the already registered Ethernet card MAC address.

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Host Name: This is optional.
MAC address: The default value is set to the WAN’s physical address or MAC of

the broadband router.

- Static IP

If your ISP Provider has assigned a fixed public IP address for you to use, enter the
assigned IP address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway IP address, Primary and
Secondary DNS (if available) of your ISP provider.

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- Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE)

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Login / Password: Enter the PPPoE username and password assigned by your

ISP Provider or internet service provided.

Service Name: This is optional.

Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU): This is the maximum size of the packets.

Type: Keep Connection - will stay connected to the Internet

Automatic Connection - automatically connects to the Internet when

an application needs it, and drops the connection after the designated
idle time period.
Manual Connection – manually connect and disconnect to the internet
by the user

Idle Timeout (available only under Automatic Connection): This is a

maximum period of time for which the Internet connection is maintained

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during inactivity. If the application is inactive for certain time designated
here the internet connection will be automatically dropped.

- Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP)

PPTP allows the secure connection over the Internet by simply dialing in to a local
point provided by your ISP provider. The image screen allows client PCs to establish
a normal PPTP session and provides hassle-free configuration of the PPTP client on
each client PC.

Click <Apply> to save configuration and connect to ISP provider.

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- Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol (L2TP)

WAN Interface Settings:

WAN Interface Type :

 Dynamic IP Address – Use the DHCP client function to

retrieve WAN port IP address, which will used to establish
theL2TP tunnel. The router’s L2TP tunnel address will be
assigned after tunnel is established, which will be different
from the WAN IP address it gets earlier.

 Hostname : This is optional. If your ISP requires you to put a

hostname, you may enter it here.

 MAC address : Optional. This address will overwrite WAN

port default MAC address. If your ISP provides this MAC
address, enter it here. You can also click “Clone MAC” button
to clone your PC’s MAC address to overwrite WAN port
default MAC address.

 DNS : Optional. If your ISP doesn’t provide you with a DNS

server address automatically through DHCP, enter a DNS
server IP address here, if “Service IP/Name” field is domain
name in “L2TP Settings”.

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 Static IP Address – Manually configure WAN port IP address,

contents of this are:

o My IP Address : This is the WAN port IP address

provided by your ISP to establish the L2TP tunnel.

o My Subnet Mask : This is the WAN port Subnet Mask

provided by your ISP to establish the L2TP tunnel.

o Gateway IP Address : This is the WAN port Gateway

IP address provided by your ISP to establish L2TP
tunnel.

o DNS : This is optional. This is the WAN port DNS

address provided by your ISP to resolve the website IP
Address into the domain or URL name during
establishing L2TP tunnel if you use domain name in
“Service IP/Name” instead of IP address .

L2TP Settings :

 Login : Enter the L2TP username assigned by your ISP

Provider.

 Password : Enter the L2TP password assigned by your ISP

Provider.

 Service IP/Name : Enter the L2TP server IP address or

domain name.

 MTU : What would you select would be the maximum size of

packets. Keep it in default if you are not familiar with this
setting.

 Type :

o Keep Connection - stay connected to the Internet
o Automatic Connection - automatically connects to the

Internet when an application needs it, and drops the
connection after the designated idle time period.

o Manual Connection – manually connect and

disconnect to the internet by the user

 Idle Timeout : This function is available only if Automatic

Connection is selected under “Type”. This is a maximum period of
time for which the Internet connection is maintained during
inactivity. If the application is inactive for certain time designated
here the internet connection will be automatically dropped.

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WIRELESS

- Basic

In basic setting page, you can set wireless Radio, Mode, Band, SSID, and Channel.

Radio: You can turn on/off wireless radio. If wireless Radio is turned off, the

ENHWI-2AN3 will not take wireless connections.

Mode: Three operation modes for selections, the AP router and AP router

with WDS. If you choose AP Router Mode, there will be two selections
under it, the AP or WDS function in the drop-down menu.

Band: You can select the wireless standards running on your network

environment such as the following:

2.4 GHz(B): If all your clients are using 802.11b

2.4 GHz(N): If all your clients are using 802.11n

2.4 GHz(B+G): If both 802.11b or a 802.11g

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2.4 GHz(G): If all your clients are using 802.11g

2.4 GHz(B+G+N): If your clients are mixed using 802.11b,

802.11g, or 802.11n

Enable ESSID: ENHWI-2AN3 supports up to 4 SSID. Use the down arrow to

select the number of SSID you wanted to have in your wireless
LAN. Once established you can set the security policy settings
for each. See “Policy” section for more details.

ESSID1 to ESSID4: ESSID is the name of your wireless network. It is

recommended to use a unique name to identify your wireless
device in the LAN. This is case sensitive and up to 32 printable
characters.

Auto Channel: Disable by default. If Enabled will automatically search all

channels and automatically change to the clearest channel
detected. Different items are visible below the Auto Channel.

Channel: Channel 11 by default. This is visible only when the Auto Channel is

disabled. You can enter your preferred channel number here for the
ENHWI-2AN3 wireless LAN.

Check Channel Time: This menu is visible only when the Auto Channel is

enabled. Selections are from One Hour to One Week.
This is the duration of when will the ENHWI-2AN3
check for and use the clearest channel in the area
automatically.

- WDS with AP Router

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Wireless Distribution System. The WDS 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.

MAC address 1~4: Please 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.

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- Advanced

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. This is for advance users only. Wrong
parameters can make the router un-operational.

Fragment Threshold: Default value is 2346.Specifies the maximum size of a

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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: 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.

Preamble Type: The “Long Preamble” can provide better wireless LAN

compatibility while the “Short Preamble” can provide better
wireless LAN performance.

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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%.

- Security

ENHWI-2AN3 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. Make sure all other wireless stations use the same security type,
and were setup with the same security key.

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ESSID Selection: ENHWI-2AN3 router supports multiple ESSID, you can name your

wireless ESSID here.

Broadcast ESSID: If you enabled “Broadcast ESSID”, every wireless station located

within the coverage of this Router can see this ESSID. If you are
building a public wireless network, enabling this feature is
recommended. Disabling “Broadcast ESSID” can provide better
security.

WMM: Wi-Fi Multi Media if enabled supports QoS to dedicate line and other resource

for better audio, video and voice streaming to a particular station and
applications.

Encryption: If set to Disable, the router will have no protection against uninvited

wireless guests, your LAN will be prone to hackers. It is highly
recommended to Enable this function and set your own wireless
security.

Enable 802.1x Authentication

IEEE 802.1x is an authentication protocol using RADIUS server. When this is
Enabled, every LAN user must use an account to login to this Access Point
before accessing the wireless LAN. The authentication is processed by a
RADIUS server. This mode only authenticates users by IEEE 802.1x, but it does
not encrypt the data during communication.

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WEP Encryption

When you select 64-bit or 128-bit WEP key, you have to enter WEP keys to
encrypt data. You can generate the key by yourself. 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.

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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.

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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:

128-bit WEP:

Click <Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations.

input 10-digits Hex values (in the "A-F", "a-f" and "0-9" range)

or 5-digit ASCII character as the encryption keys.

input 26-digit Hex values (in the "A-F", "a-f" and "0-9" range)

or 13-digit ASCII characters as the encryption keys.

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.

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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.

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- MAC Address Filtering

This wireless router supports MAC Address Control, which prevents
unauthorized clients from accessing your wireless network.

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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. Click <Reset> will clear
your current selections.

Click <Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations.

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- Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ (WPS™)

WPS™ is the simplest way to establish a connection between the wireless clients
and the wireless router. You don’t have to select the encryption mode and fill in a
long encryption passphrase every time when you try to setup a wireless
connection. You only need to press a button on both wireless client and wireless
router, and the WPS will do the rest for you.

The wireless router supports two types of WPS, the WPS via Push Button and
WPS via PIN code. If you want to use the Push Button, you have to push a
specific button on the wireless client or in the utility of the wireless client to start
the WPS mode, and switch the wireless router to WPS mode. You can simply
push the WPS button of the wireless router, or click the ‘Start to Process’ button
in the web configuration interface. If you want to use the PIN code, you have to
know the PIN code of the wireless client and switch it to WPS mode, then fill-in
the PIN code of the wireless client through the web configuration interface of the
wireless router.

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WPS: Check the box to enable WPS function and uncheck it to disable the WPS

function.

WPS Current Status: If the wireless security (encryption) function of this

wireless router is properly set, you’ll see a ‘Configured’
message here. Otherwise, you’ll see ‘UnConfigured’.
Click the “Release Configuration” can clear the security

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settings of the 1

SSID.

Self Pin Code: This is the WPS PIN code of the wireless router. You may need

this information when connecting to other WPS-enabled
wireless devices.

SSID: This is the network broadcast name (SSID) of the router.

Authentication Mode: It shows the active authentication mode for the wireless

connection.

Passphrase Key: It shows the passphrase key that is randomly generated by

the wireless router during the WPS process. You may need
this information when using a device which doesn’t support
WPS.

Interface: If device is set to repeater mode, you can choose “Client” interface to

connect with other AP by using WPS, otherwise you may choose

“AP” interface to do WPS with other clients.

WPS via Push Button: Press the button to start the WPS process. The router

will wait for the WPS request from the wireless devices
within 2 minutes.

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WPS via PIN: You can fill-in the PIN code of the wireless device and press the

button to start the WPS process. The router will wait for the WPS
request from the wireless device within 2 minutes.

- Client List

WLAN Client Table shows the Wireless clients associated to this Wireless
Router.

- Policy

The Broadband router can allow you to set up the Wireless Access Policy up to 4
SSID’s.

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FIREWALL

The Broadband router provides extensive firewall protection by restricting connection
parameters, thus limiting the risk of hacker attacks, and defending against a wide
array of common Internet attacks. However, for applications that require unrestricted
access to the Internet, you can configure a specific client/server as a Demilitarized
Zone (DMZ).

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Note:
To enable the Firewall settings select Enable and click Apply

- Advanced

You can allow the VPN packets to pass through this Broadband router.

- Demilitarized Zone (DMZ)

If you have a client PC that cannot run an Internet application (e.g. Games)
properly behind the NAT firewall, then you can open up the firewall restrictions to
unrestricted two-way Internet access by defining a DMZ Host. The DMZ function
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particular IP address in your LAN. The difference between the virtual server and
the DMZ function is that the virtual server re-directs a particular service/Internet
application (e.g. FTP, websites) to a particular LAN client/server, whereas DMZ
re-directs all packets (regardless of services) from your WAN IP address to a
particular LAN client/server.

Enable DMZ: Enable / Disable DMZ

LAN IP Address: Fill-in the IP address of a particular host in your LAN Network

or select a PC from the list on the right that will receive all the
packets originally from the WAN port/Public IP address.

Click <Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations.

- Denial of Service (DoS)

The Broadband router's firewall can block common hacker attacks, including Denial
of Service, Ping of Death, Port Scan and Sync Flood. If Internet attacks occur the
router can log the events.

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Flood: Protects the router from Sync Flood attack.

- MAC Filter

If you want to restrict users from accessing certain Internet applications / services
(e.g. Internet websites, email, FTP etc.), and then this is the place to set that
configuration. MAC Filter allows users to define the traffic type permitted in your
LAN. You can control which PC client can have access to these services.

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Enable MAC Filtering: Check to enable or disable MAC Filtering.

Deny: If you select “Deny” then all clients will be allowed to access Internet

except the clients in the list below.

Allow: If you select “Allow” then all clients will be denied to access Internet

except the PCs in the list below.

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Add PC MAC Address

Fill in “LAN MAC Address” and <Description> of the PC that is allowed /
denied to access the Internet, and then click <Add>. If you find any typo
before adding it and want to retype again, just click <Reset> and the fields
will be cleared.

Remove PC MAC Address

If you want to remove some PC from the "MAC Filtering Table", select the
PC you want to remove in the table and then click <Delete Selected>. If
you want to remove all PCs from the table, just click the <Delete All>
button. If you want to clear the selection and re-select again, just click
<Reset>.

Click <Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations.

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- IP Filter

Enable IP Filtering: Check to enable or uncheck to disable IP Filtering.

Deny: If you select “Deny” then all clients will be allowed to access Internet

except for the clients in the list below.

Allow: If you select “Allow” then all clients will be denied to access Internet

except for the PCs in the list below.

Add PC IP Address

You can click <Add> PC to add an access control rule for users by an IP address

or IP address range.

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Remove PC IP Address

If you want to remove some PC IP from the <IP Filtering Table>,
select the PC you want to remove in the table and then click <Delete Selected>. If
you want to remove all PCs from the table, just click the <Delete All> button.

Click <Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations.

- URL Filter

You can block access to some Web sites from particular PCs by entering a full

URL address or just keywords of the Web site.

Enable URL Blocking: Enable or disable URL Blocking

Add a URL Keyword

Fill-in the “URL/Keyword” field with your url / keyword, and then click <Add>. You
can enter the full URL address or the keyword of the web site you want to block. If

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you happen to make a mistake and want to retype again, just click "Reset" and the
field will be cleared.

Remove URL Keyword

If you want to remove some URL keywords from the "Current URL Blocking Table",
select the URL keyword you want to remove in the table and then click <Delete
Selected>. If you want remove all URL keywords from the table, click <Delete All>
button. If you want to clear the selection and re-select again, just click <Reset>.
Click <Apply> to save the above configurations

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ADVANCED

- Network Address Translation (NAT)

Network Address Translation (NAT) allows multiple users at your local LAN site
to access the Internet using a single Public IP Address or multiple Public IP
Addresses. NAT provides Firewall protection from hacker attacks and has the
flexibility to allow you to map Private IP Addresses to Public IP Addresses for key
services such as Websites and FTP. Select Disable to disable the NAT function.

- Port Mapping

Port Mapping allows you to re-direct a particular range of service port numbers
(from the Internet / WAN Port) to a particular LAN IP address. It helps you to host
servers behind the router NAT firewall.

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Enable Port Mapping: Enable or disable port mapping function.

Description: description of this setting.

Local IP: This is the local IP of the server behind the NAT firewall.

Protocol: This is the protocol type to be forwarded. You can choose to forward

“TCP” or “UDP” packets only, or select “BOTH” to forward both “TCP” and
“UDP” packets.

Port Range: The range of ports to be forward to the private IP.

Add Port Mapping

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Fill in the "Local IP", “Protocol”, “Port Range” and "Description" of the setting to
be added and then click "Add". Then this Port Mapping setting will be added into the
"Current Port Mapping Table" below. If you find any typo before adding it and want
to retype again, just click <Reset> and the fields will be cleared.

Remove Port Mapping

If you want to remove a Port Mapping setting from the "Current Port Mapping
Table", select the Port Mapping setting that you want to remove in the table and then

click D<Delete Selected>. If you want to remove all Port Mapping settings from the
table, click <Delete All> button. Click <Reset> will clear your current selections.

Click <Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations.

- Port Forwarding (Virtual Server)

Use the Port Forwarding (Virtual Server) function when you want different
servers/clients in your LAN to handle different service/Internet application type (e.g.
Email, FTP, Web server etc.) from the Internet. Computers use numbers called port
numbers to recognize a particular service/Internet application type. The Virtual
Server allows you to re-direct a particular service port number (from the
Internet/WAN Port) to a particular LAN private IP address (See Glossary for an
explanation on Port number).

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Enable Port Forwarding: Enable or disable Port Forwarding.

Description: The description of this setting.

Local IP / Local Port: This is the LAN Client/Host IP address and Port number

that the Public Port number packet will be sent to.

Protocol: Select the port number protocol type (TCP, UDP or both). If you are
unsure, then leave it to the default “both” setting. Public Port enters the
service (service/Internet application) port number from the Internet that will be

re-directed to the above Private IP address host in your LAN Network.

Public Port: Port number will be changed to Local Port when the packet enters

your LAN Network.

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Add Port Forwarding

Fill in the "Description" , "Local IP", "Local Port", "Protocol" and “Public Port”

of the setting to be added and then click <Add> button. Then this Virtual
Server setting will be added into the "Current Port Forwarding Table"
below. If you find any typo before adding it and want to retype again, just
click <Reset> and the fields will be cleared.

Remove Port Forwarding

If you want to remove Port Forwarding settings from the "Current Port
Forwarding Table", select the Port Forwarding settings you want to
remove in the table and then click "Delete Selected". If you want to remove
all Port Forwarding settings from the table, just click the <Delete All>
button. Click <Reset> will clear your current selections.

Click <Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations.

- Port Triggering (Special Applications)

Some applications require multiple connections, such as Internet games, video
Conferencing, Internet telephony and others. In this section you can configure
the router to support multiple connections for these types of applications.

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Enable Trigger Port: Enable or disable the Port Trigger function.
Trigger Port: This is the outgoing (Outbound) range of port numbers for this

particular application.

Trigger Type: Select whether the outbound port protocol is “TCP”, “UDP” or

“BOTH”.

Public Port: Enter the In-coming (Inbound) port or port range for this type of

application (e.g. 2300-2400, 47624)

Public Type: Select the Inbound port protocol type: “TCP”, “UDP” or “BOTH”
Popular Applications: This section lists the more popular applications that

require multiple connections. Select an application
from the Popular Applications selection. Once you
have selected an application, select a location (1-5) in
the “Add” selection box and then click the <Add>
button. This will automatically list the Public Ports

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required for this popular application in the location (1-

5) you specified.

Add Port Triggering

Fill in the "Trigger Port", "Trigger Type”, “Public Port”, "Public Type",
"Public Port" and "Description" of the setting to be added and then Click

<Add>. The Port Triggering setting will be added into the "Current Trigger­Port Table" below. If you happen to make a mistake, just click <Reset>

and the fields will be cleared.

Remove Port Triggering

If you want to remove Special Application settings from the "Current
Trigger-Port Table", select the Port Triggering settings you want to remove

in the table and then click <Delete Selected>. If you want remove all Port
Triggering settings from the table, just click the <Delete All> button. Click

<Reset> will clear your current selections.

- Application Layer Gateway (ALG)

You can select applications that need ALG support. The router will let the selected
application to correctly pass through the NAT gateway.

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- UPNP

With UPnP, all PCs in you Intranet will discover this router automatically. So, you
don’t have to configure your PC and it can easily access the Internet through this
router.

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Enable / Disable UPnP: You can enable or Disable the UPnP feature here.

After you enabled the UPnP feature, all client systems
that support UPnP, like Windows XP, can discover this
router automatically and access the Internet through this
router without having to configure anything. The NAT
Traversal function provided by UPnP can let
applications that support UPnP connect to the internet
without having to configure the virtual server sections.

- Quality of Service (QoS)

QoS lets you classify Internet application traffic by source/destination IP address
and port number. You can assign priority for each type of application and reserve
bandwidth for it. The packets of applications with higher priority will always go
first. Lower priority applications will get bandwidth after higher priority
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using critical real time services like Internet phone, video conference …etc. All
the applications not specified by you are classified as rule “Others”.

Priority Queue

This can put the packets of specific protocols in High/Low Queue. The packets in
High Queue will process first.

Unlimited Priority Queue: The LAN IP address will not be bounded in the QoS

limitation.

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High/Low Priority Queue: This can put the packets in the protocol and port

range to High/Low QoS Queue.

Bandwidth Allocation:

This can reserve / limit the throughput of specific protocols and port range. You
can set the upper bound and Lower bound.

Type: Specify the direction of packets. Upload / Download or both.
IP range: Specify the IP address range. You could also fill one IP address
Protocol: Specify the packet type. The default ALL will put all packets in the QoS

priority Queue.

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Port range: Specify the Port range. You could also fill one Port.
Policy: Specify the policy of QoS, Min option will reserve the selected data rate

in QoS queue. Max option will limit the selected data rate in QoS queue.

Rate: The data rate of QoS queue.
Disabled:

This turn off QoS Service.

- Routing

You can set Enable Static Routing to let the router forward packets using your routing
policy.

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Destination LAN IP: Specify the destination LAN IP address of static routing rule.
Subnet Mask: Specify the Subnet Mask of static routing rule.
Default Gateway: Specify the default gateway of static routing rule.
Hops: Specify the Max Hops number of static routing rule.
Interface: Specify the Interface of static routing rule.

TOOLS

- Admin

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You can change the password required to log into the broadband router's system
web-based management. By default, the password is: admin. Passwords can
contain 0 to 12 alphanumeric characters, and are case sensitive.

Old Password: Fill in the current password to allow changing to a new

password.

New Password: Enter your new password and type it again in Repeat New

Password for verification purposes

Remote management

Allows you to designate a host in the Internet. The ability to configure the

Broadband router from a remote site. Enter the designated host IP Address

in the Host IP Address field.

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Host Address: This is the IP address of the host in the Internet that will have

management/configuration access to the Broadband router from
a remote site. If the Host Address is left 0.0.0.0 this means
anyone can access the router’s web-based configuration from a
remote location, providing they know the password.

Port: The port number of the remote management web interface.
Enabled: Check to enable the remote management function.
Click <Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations.

- Time

The Time Zone allows your router to refer or base its time on the settings
configured here, which will affect functions such as Log entries and Firewall
settings.

Setting Up Time:

Synchronize with the NTP server

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Time Zone: Select the time zone of the country you are currently located. The

router will set its time based on your selection.

NTP Time Server: The router can be set up to use external NTP Time Server.

Daylight Savings: The router can also be set to automatically adjust to the

Daylight Savings changes. If you wish to use this function,
you must select the Daylight Savings Time period and put a
checkmark on the Enable box to enable your daylight
savings time configuration.

Click <Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations.

Synchronize with your PC

You could synchronize timer with your computers time.

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PC Date and Time: This field would display your computer’s date and time.

Daylight Savings: The router can also take Daylight Savings into account. If you

wish to use this function, you must select the Daylight
Savings Time period and check/tick the enable box to enable
your daylight saving configuration.

Click <Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations.

- DDNS

DDNS allows you to map the static domain name to a dynamic IP address. You
must register to a DDNS services and to get an account, password and your
static domain name from the DDNS service providers. This router supports
DynDNS, TZO and other common DDNS service providers.

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Enable/Disable DDNS: Enable or disable the DDNS function of this router

Server Address: Select a DDNS service provider

Host Name: Fill in your static domain name that uses DDNS.

Username: The account that your DDNS service provider assigned to you.

Password: The password you set for the DDNS service account above.

Click <Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations.

- Power

Saving power in WLAN mode can be enabled / disabled in this page.

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- Diagnosis

In this page lets you run diagnosis to your network status.

- Firmware

This page allows you to upgrade the router’s firmware. To upgrade the firmware
of your Broadband router, you need to download the firmware file to your local
hard disk, and enter that file name and path in the appropriate field on this page.
You can also use the Browse button to find the firmware file in your PC.

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Once you’ve selected the new firmware file, click <Apply> at the bottom of the
screen to start the upgrade process

- Back-up

This page allows you to save the current router configurations. When you save the
configurations, you also can restore the saved configurations into the router through
the Restore Settings. If extreme problems occur you can use the Restore to
Factory Defaults to set all configurations to its original default settings. Warning:
You will loose any saved data and settings when you set back to the manufacturer’s
default settings, but you can re-enter your previous settings manually.

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Backup Settings: This can save the current Broadband router configuration to a file
named "config.bin
the saved configuration to the Broadband router. Alternatively, you can use the
"Restore to Factory Defaults" tool to force the Broadband router to perform a
power reset and restore the original factory settings.

" on your PC. You can also use the <Upload> button to restore

- Reset

You can reset the broadband router when system stops responding correctly or stop
functions.

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XIII - Repeater Mode

Repeater mode has limited settings compared to the AP mode. Choose “Repeater
mode” on the top right corner of the configuration page.

System restarts and connects to the IP address http://192.168..0.1
You will see the configuration homepage under “REPEATER” mode now.

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System

- Status

System status section allows you to monitor the current status of your router.

You can see the Uptime, hardware information, serial number as well as firmware
version information.
LAN Settings: This page displays the Broadband router LAN port’s current LAN

information.

WLAN Settings: Wireless configuration details such as SSID,

Status(Connected/Disconnected), Security and Channel are briefly shown.

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- LAN

The LAN Tabs shows LAN settings. LAN settings can be change as needed. If you
are an entry level user, try opening a website from your computer. If you’re
successful and able to connect and browse the web site you opened without any
problem, do not change any of the settings.

Click <Apply> at the bottom of this screen to save the changed configurations.

IP address: This is the router’s LAN IP address (Your LAN clients default gateway

IP address). It can be changed based on your network architecture.

IP Subnet Mask: Specify a Subnet Mask IP address for your LAN segment.

802.1d Spanning Tree: This is disabled by default. If 802.1d Spanning Tree

function is enabled, this router will use the spanning
tree protocol to prevent network loops.

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- Event Log

View operations log of the ENHWI-2AN3. This page shows the current system
log of the ENHWI-2AN3 router. It displays any event occurred after system start
up. Use the scroll bar to go down to the bottom of the page, the system log can
be saved <Save> to a local file for future use or the system log can be cleared
<Clear> or it can be refreshed <Refresh> to get the most updated information.
When the system is powered down, the system log will disappear if not saved to
a local file.

- Monitor

The Monitor Tab shows the bandwidth monitoring feature of each network
interface of the ENHWI-2AN3 router, wireless or wired and of the network packet
histogram for the network connection on WLAN. Auto refresh keeps information
updated frequently.

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- Language

This Wireless Router supports multiple languages for user interface. Select your
preferred language.

Wireless

- Basic

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You can set parameters use by the wireless stations to connect to this router. The
parameter includes Mode, ESSID, Channel Number and Associated Client.

Radio: Enable or Disable Wireless function

Band: Allows you to set the frequency band of the router. Fix at 802.11b,

802.11g or 802.11n modes. You can also select B+G mode to allow

802.11b and 802.11g clients at the same time.

Enable ESSID: You can specify the maximum ESSID number.

ESSID1~3: Allow you to specify ESSID of WLAN.
Site Survey: Click this button to scan the available wireless routers that can be

set as this router’s parent router. By doing so this ENHWI-2AN3 router will
become a wireless extender / repeater of the selected parent router. Select
one router from the list for that router to become this router’s parent router.

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- Client List

This WLAN Client Table shows the Wireless client associated to this Wireless
Router.

- Policy

The Broadband router allows you to set up the Wireless Access Policy. If multiple
SSID is created, this is the place to set the policy for each SSID.

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Communication between Wireless clients:
This function is to allow other Wireless Client to communicate with another Wireless
Client on the LAN connected on the same SSID.

Communication between Wireless clients and wired clients:
This function allows the Wireless Client to communicate with other Wireless Client in
the LAN on specific SSID as well as the Wired Client connected to the switch portion
of this router.

Tools

- Admin

You can change the password that is required to log into the broadband router's
system web-based management. By default, the password is: admin. Passwords
can contain 0 to 12 alphanumeric characters, and are case sensitive.

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