Encore ENUWI-G2 User Manual

ENUWI-G2

ENCORE 802.11g Wireless USB Adapter

User’s Manual

FCC Certifications

Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one of the following measures:

-Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

-Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

-Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

-Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

FCC Caution: Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate this equipment.

IMPORTANT NOTE: FCC Radiation Exposure Statement:

This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 20cm between the radiator & your body. This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.

IEEE 802.11b or 802.11g operation of this product in the U.S.A. is firmware-limited to channels 1 through 11.

CE Mark Warning

This equipment complies with the requirements relating to electromagnetic compatibility, EN 55022 Class B for ITE, the essential protection requirement of Council Directive 89/336/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to electromagnetic compatibility.

Company has an on-going policy of upgrading its products and it may be possible that information in this document is not up-to-date. Please check with your local distributors for the latest information. No part of this document can be copied or reproduced in any form without written consent from the company.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

OVERVIEW.................................................... 4

UNPACKING INFORMATION ....................................................... 4

INTRODUCTION TO ENCORE 802.11G WIRELESS USB ADAPTER..... 5

Key Features .....................................................................................5

INSTALLATION GUIDE.................................. 6

SOFTWARE INSTALLATION........................................................ 6

MANAGEMENT GUIDE ................................. 11

MAKING A BASIC NETWORK CONNECTION.................................. 11

Before You Start..............................................................................11

Ad-Hoc Mode.................................................................................11

Infrastructure mode .......................................................................13

INTRODUCTION TO THE WIRELESS LAN UTILITY ......................... 15

Starting the Wireless LAN Utility .....................................................15

General............................................................................................16

Profile..............................................................................................17

Available Network ...........................................................................18

Advanced.........................................................................................19

Status..............................................................................................20

Statistics .........................................................................................21

APPENDIX .................................................. 23

RT-SET SETUP WIZARD......................................................... 23

Connect to a wireless network in infrastructure mode ....................23

Connect to a wireless network in ad hoc mode................................26

Use this adapter as an AP................................................................29

AP MODE MANAGEMENT GUIDE ................................................ 32

General............................................................................................32

Advanced.........................................................................................33

Statistics .........................................................................................33

SoftAP .............................................................................................34

PRODUCT SPECIFICATION.......................... 37

Overview

Thank you for purchasing this product. Read this chapter to know about your ENCORE 802.11g Wireless USB Adapter.

Unpacking information

Before getting started, please verify that your package includes the following items:

1. IEEE 802.11g Wireless USB Adapter

2. One Utility/ Manual CD

Introduction to ENCORE 802.11g Wireless USB Adapter

ENCORE 802.11g Wireless USB adapter provides users to launch 802.11g wireless network at 54 Mbps in the 2.4GHz frequency, which is also compatible with IEEE

802.11b wireless devices at 11Mbps. You can configure this adapter with ad-hoc

mode to connect to other 2.4GHz wireless computers or with Infrastructure mode to connect to a wireless AP or router for accessing to Internet. This adapter i ncludes a convenient Utility for scanning available networks and saving preferred networks that users usually connected with. Security encryption can also be configured by this utility.

Key Features

y Complies with IEEE 802.11b/g wireless

standard

y Complies with Universal Serial Bus Rev.

1.0, 1.1 and 2.0 specifications.

y High Speed transfer data rate up to 54

Mbps

y Support turbo mode for 72 Mbps data

rate

y Support driver for Windows2000, XP

32/64 bit and Vista 32/64 bit

y Supports auto-installation and diagnostic

utilities.

y Support wireless data encryption with

64/128-bit WEP, WPA (TKIP with IEEE

802.1x) and AES functions.

Installation Guide

Software Installation

Note: The following driver installation guide uses Windows XP as the presumed operation system. The procedures and screens in Windows2000 and Vista are familiar with Windows XP.

Insert the CD-Rom that came with this product to your CD-Rom drive. The menu window pops up automatically. Please click the “Driver” button of this product.

Note: If the CD-Rom fails to auto-run, please click on “My Computer”Æ your CD-Rom Drive then double-click the “Setup” icon to start the this menu.

1. The language-selecting window pops up. Please select the language you use

and click Next.

2. The welcome window pops up. Click the “Next” button to proceed.

3. Please wait while installation.

4. Click the “Finish” button to complete driver and utility installation.

5. For Windows XP and 2000 users, please insert this USB wireless adapter to your

computer.

6. The “Found New Hardware Wizard” pops up.

7. Select “No, not this time” and click the “Next” button.

8. Select “Install the software automatically” and then click the “Next”

button.

9. Click the “Finish” button to complete installation.

Management Guide

Read this chapter to understand the management interface of the device and how to manage the device.

Making a Basic Network Connection

Before You Start

In the following instruction for making a network connection, we use the u ti li t y we provided to configure your wireless network settings.

Note: For Windows XP users tha t want to configure your wireless network usi ng this Utility, please perform the following procedures to disable your native Windows XP wireless support (Wireless Zero Configuration Service)

1. Double click the icon on your desktop to start the utility.

2. Make sure that the “Windows Zero Config” checkbox is unchecked.

Ad-Hoc Mode

An Ad-Hoc mode wireless network connects two computers directly without the use of a router or AP. It is also know as a peer-to-peer network. For example, we can install this wireless adapter to two computers respectively. The communication between the two computers is an Ad-Hoc mode network.

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