Encore ENUWI-N User Manual

Encore 802.11n Wireless USB Adapter

User’s Guide

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.

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......................................5

UNPACKING INFORMATION .................................................................5

INTRODUCTION TO THE ENCORE 802.11n WIRELESS USB

ADAPTER..................................................................................................6

Key Features .................................................................................6

INSTALLATION GUIDE..........7

SOFTWARE INSTALLATION..................................................................7

MANAGEMENT GUIDE........10

MAKING A BASIC NETWORK CONNECTION................................10

Select a configuration tool.......................................................10

To connect with Microsoft Zero Configuration tool ...........10

To connect with 802.11n Wireless LAN Utility.....................12

INTRODUCTION TO THE 802.11n WIRELESS LAN UTILITY ..13

Interfaces...........................................................................................13

Information.........................................................................................14

Profile ...............................................................................................14

Network.............................................................................................19

Advanced...........................................................................................20

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

WMM.................................................................................................23

WPS..................................................................................................24

APPENDIX.....................................26

INTRODUCTION TO THE CONFIGURATION UTILITY FOR VISTA

USERS.....................................................................................................26

Profile ...............................................................................................26

Link Status.........................................................................................28

Site Survey.........................................................................................29

Statistics ...........................................................................................30

AP MODE MANAGEMENT GUIDE .....................................................34

Config...............................................................................................34

Access Control ...................................................................................37

MAC Table .........................................................................................38

Event Log ..........................................................................................39

Statistics ...........................................................................................40

PRODUCT SPECIFICATION

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Overview

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

Unpacking information

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

1. ENCORE 802.11n Wireless USB

Adapter

2. One Utility/ Manual CD

Introduction to ENCORE 802.11n Wireless USB Adapter

ENCORE 802.11n Wireless USB adapter provides users to launch IEEE 802.11n wireless network at 300 Mbps in the 2.4GHz band, which is also compatible wit h IEEE 802.11b/g wireless devices at 11/54 Mbps. You can configure thi s 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 includes 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 802.11n/b/g wireless

standard

y 2.4GHz Frequency band, MIMO 2T2R y Complies with Universal Serial Bus Rev.

1.0, 1.1 and 2.0 specifications.

y High Speed transfer data rate up to 300

Mbps

y Supports auto-installation and diagnostic

utilities

y Support driver for Windows® 2000, XP

and Vista.

y Supports QoS: WMM, WMM-PS y Support wireless data encryption with

64/128-bit WEP, WPA, WPA2

y Supports Multiple BSSID

Installation Guide

Software Installation

Note: The following driver installation guide uses Windows® XP as the presumed operation system. The procedures and screens in Windows® 2000 and Vista are

familiar with Windows® XP.

1. Insert this product to your computer. The system finds the newly installed

device automatically. Click cancel to close this window.

2. 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”> your CD-Rom Drive> (folder of this product)> Driver then double-click the

“Setup” icon to start this menu.

3. Select if you are going to configure your wireless network with this device or

with Microsoft Zero Configuration tool.

Note: This can be changed after installing this software.

4. Select to optimize this adapter in WiFi mode or performance mode.

Note: The performance mode is only valid while connecting to a TX burst supported AP. Users that uses AP without TX Burst please select WiFi mode (standard mode).

5. Click the “Install” button to start installing.

6. 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

Select a configuration tool

In the following instruction for making a network connection, we use the utility we provide to configure your wireless network settings. Note: You could use either the softw are we provide or Microsoft Zero Configur ation tool to configure this adapter. To switch between the two configuration tools, please right

click on the

icon on system tray to select.

To connect with Microsoft Zero Configuration tool

After specifying the Microsoft Zero Configuration tool to configure your wireless network, right click on the

wireless Networks” to specify your wireless network.

icon on system tray. Select “View available

The tool shows the available wireless networks. Select your demanding network to connect with. To connect to a wireless network with more security settings, please click “Change advanced settings” to be compatible with your wireless network security settings.

To connect with 802.11n Wireless LAN Utility

We provide this utility for users to connect to a wireless network easily. It provides more information and configuration for this adapter . As default, the utility is started automatically upon starting your computer and connects to a connectable wireless network with best signal strength. Please refer to the following chapters to get information regarding to the functions of this utility.

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