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HARDWARE INSTALLATION

Front Panel

The figure below shows the front panel of the ENHWI-G2 802.11g Wireless Broadband Router.

Power LED

Lights in Red when power is on.

Status

When this indicator blinks green it means the Wireless Broadband Router is working successful.

Otherwise, hen this indicator blinks on-and-off it means the Internet Broadband Router is

failing to establish internet connections.

WAN (Link/ACT)

When Green indicates a WAN port is being use and connected to the xDSL or Cable Modem

devices. When this indicator blinks green, the WAN port is transmitting-receiving data from the

xDSL or Cable modem whichever your ISP is.

WLAN (ACT)

This indicator LED lights up in Green when a wireless device is connected and transmitting

data to and from the ENHWI-G2 802.11g Wireless Broadband Router.

to

LAN (Link/ACT)

LAN wired ports 1 to 4. When in solid light Green it indicates a good connection. When

flashing green it indicates the appropriate port is receiving / transmitting data.

WPS

–

Button use to configure and connected using the “Wireless Protected Setup” feature

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Rear Panel

The figure below shows the rear panel of the Wireless Broadband Router.

Figure 1. Rear Panel

Antenna

Connect the supplied detachable 2 dBi Gain Antenna in 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 (auto detection).

WAN

One RJ-45 10/100 Mbps auto-MDIX port for Internet WAN connection. This is where the

xDSL or Cable modem should be connected.

DC IN

Power adapter port. Plug-in the supplied power adapter to this port.

RESET

Use a pin or a similar object to push this button to reset the unit settings to the factory default

settings.

Hardware connections

Connect the ENHWI-G2 802.11g Wireless Broadband Router to LAN

1.

Plug-in one end of UTP RJ-45 network cable to the WAN port of the ENHWI-G2 802.11g

Wireless Broadband Router, while the other end connects to the Ethernet port of the xDSL

or Cable modem.

2.

Use UTP RJ-45 network cable to connect four computers to the router. Connect one end of

the UTP Rj-45 cable to the computer’s Ethernet card or laptop PC and the other end

connects to any of the four LAN ports of the ENHWI-G2 802.11g Wireless Broadband

Router. You can connect up to four wired computers.

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Connect the Router using Wireless LAN

Figure 2. Connecting Wireless LAN Router

1.

Plug in one end of the RJ45 network cable to the xDSL/Cable Modem.

2.

Plug in the other end of the RJ45 network cable to the Wireless Internet Broadband Router

WAN port.

Check the installation

The control LEDs of the ENHWI-G2 802.11g Wireless Broadband Router are clearly visible

and the status of the network link can be seen instantly:

1.

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

Power, CPU, LAN, WLAN and WAN port link LEDs of the Internet Broadband Router will

light up indicating a normal status.

2.

While the WAN is link up to the ADSL/Cable modem, the WAN port’s Link/ACT LED will

light up.

3.

While the LAN is link up to the computer system, the LAN port’s Link/ACT 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.

Figure 3

Windows 95/95/ME IP setup

5.

Select “

Disable DNS

” in the “

DNS

” field.

Figure 4

Windows 95/98/ME DNS setup

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6.

Select “

None

” for the “

Gateway address

” field.

Figure 5

Windows 95/98/ME Gateway setup

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

.