Encore ENHWI-N3 Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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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.

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%.

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Security

ENHWI-N3 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-N3

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

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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.

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.

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.

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64-bit WEP:

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

or 5-digit ASCII character as the encryption keys.

128-bit WEP:

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

or 13-digit ASCII characters as the encryption keys.

Click

<Apply>

at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations.

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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