HARDWARE INSTALLATION

Front Panel

The figure below shows the front panel of ENCORE 802.11n Wireless Router.

SYSTEM

(i icon)

This indicator blinking green means the WLAN Router is working successfully.

Otherwise, this indicator always on or off means the function of the WLAN Router

has failed.

WAN (Link/ACT)

(Globe icon)

The indicators light green when the WAN port is connected to a xDSL/Cable

modem successfully.

The indicators blink green while the WAN port was transmitting or receiving data

from the xDSL/Cable modem.

WLAN (ACT)

(Antenna icon)

This indicator lights green when there are wireless devices connected and

transmitting data to the WLAN Router.

LAN (Link/ACT)

These indicators light green when the LAN ports were connected successfully.

These indicators blinking green while the LAN ports were accessing data.

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Rear Panel

The figure below shows the rear panel of ENCORE 802.11n Wireless Router.

Antenna

There is two 2dBi gain antennas on the rear panel for wireless connection.

LAN (1-4)

Four RJ-45 10/100Mbps Auto-MDIX ports for connecting to either 10Mbps or

100Mbps Ethernet connections.

WAN

In the four port broadband Router, there is an RJ-45 10/100Mbps Auto-MDIX port

for the WAN that connects to the xDSL/Cable modem for Internet connectivity.

POWER

Plug the power adapter to this power jack

RESET

Use a pin-shaped item to push to reset this device to factory default settings. It will

be a useful tool when the manager forgot the password to login, and needs to

restore the device back to default settings.

Side Panel

The figure below shows the side panel of ENCORE 802.11n Wireless Router.

Side Panel

WPS

Push this button to execute the Wi-Fi Protected Setup process.

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Hardware connections

Connecting the WLAN Router

1.

Plug in one end of the network cable to the WAN port of the WLAN Router.

2.

Plug in the other end of the network cable to the Ethernet port of the xDSL or

Cable modem.

3.

Use another network cable to connect to the Ethernet card on the computer

system; the other end of the cable connects to the LAN port of the WLAN

Router. Since ENCORE 802.11n Wireless Router has four ports, you can

connect up to four computers directly to the unit. Then you do not have to buy a

switch to connect these computers since one WLAN Router functions both as a

connection-sharing unit and as a switch.

Check the installation

The control LEDs of the WLAN Router are clearly visible and the status of the

network link can be seen instantly:

1.

With the power source on, once the device is connected to the broadband modem,

the Power, System, LAN, WLAN and WAN port LEDs of the WLAN Router

will light up indicating a normal status.

2.

When the WAN Port is connected to the ADSL/Cable modem, the WAN LED

will light up.

3.

When the LAN Port is connected to the computer system, the LAN LED will

light up.

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PC NETWORK TCP/IP SETTING

The network TCP/IP settings differ based on the computer’s operating system

(Win95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP) and are as follows.

Windows 95/98/ME

1.

Click on the “

Network neighborhood

” icon found on the desktop.

2.

Click the right mouse button and a context menu will be show.

3.

Select “

Properties

” to enter the TCP/IP setting screen.

4.

Select “

Obtain an IP address automatically

” on the “

IP address

” field.

5.

Select “

Disable DNS

” in the “

DNS

” field.

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6.

Select “

None

” for the “

Gateway address

” field.

Windows 2000

Double click on the “

My Computer

” icon on the desktop. When “

My Computer

”

window opens, open the “

Control Panel

” and then open the “

Network dialup

connection

” applet. Double click on the “Local area network connection” icon.

Select “Properties” to enter the TCP/IP setting window.

1.

In the “

Local area network status

” window, click on “

Properties

.”

2.

In the “

Local area network connection

” window, first select TCP/IP setting

and then select “

Properties

.”

3.

Set both “

IP address

” and “

DNS

” to

Automatic configuration

.

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