Encore 802.11n manual

Encore 802.1 1n Wireless Router User Manual[...]

FCC Certifications Federal Communication Commission Interference S tatement This equipment has been tested and found to comp ly with the limit s for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These lim its are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interferenc e in a residential installation. This equipment g[...]

T able of Contents UNP ACKING INFORMA TION ····················································································· 1 INTRODUCTION T O WIRELESS ROUTER ··················································?[...]

System Log Settings ··························································································· 41 Date/T ime Settings ······························································[...]

1 Unp acking Information Thank you for purchasing Encore 802.1 1n Wirele ss Router . Before you start, please check all the contents of this p ackage. The product package should include the following: 1. One Wireless Router 2. One power adapter 3. One User Manual (CD) 4. One detachable antenna Introduction T o Wireless Router General Description Th[...]

Key Features The switch provides the following key features:  Compatible with IEEE 802.1 1n, 802.1 1g/b wireless standards.  Provides three 802.1 1n/g/b wireless Reverse SMA detachable antennas  High speed transfer data rate up to 300Mbp s  Supports wireless dat a encryption with 64/128-bit WEP , WP A and WP A2  Supports authenticati[...]

The Front Panel The front panel of the Wireless Router: LED Definitions z S tatus LED The LED will be dark for a few seconds when t he system is started. After that, the LED will blink periodically to show the Wireless Router is working normally . If the LED stays green/dark that means the sys tem failed, you need to contact your agent or try to re[...]

The Rear Panel The rear panel of the Wireless Router is shown below . Power Connection Plug the circle end of the power adapter firmly into the rear panel of the Wireless Router , and the other end put into an electric se rvice outlet then the system is ready . Placement y Desktop Option 1. The Router has one plastic stand that can be divided into [...]

Inst alling And Using Wireless Router This Chapter provides a step-by-step guide to the installation and configuration of the Wireless Router . We suggest you go over the whole chapter and then do more advanced operation. Network configuration setup S teps to build up the network: ¾ Connect the ADSL or Cable modem to th e Ethernet W AN port on the[...]

Procedures to configure IP addresses for your computer 1. If you are in Classic S tart menu view , click Star t > Settings > Control Panel > Network Connections . If you are in S tart menu view , click Star t > Control Panel > Network Connections. 2. Double click Local Area Connection . 3. Choose Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click [...]

Management Wireless Router configuration setup In order to make the whole net work operate successfully , it is necessary to configure the Wireless Router through your computer has a WEB browser installed. Please follow up the steps listed below . 1. Double click the Internet WEB brow ser icon on your desktop screen (Netscape Communicator 4.0 and I[...]

4. The Graphic User Interface After the p assword authorization, the Info rmation page shows up as the home p age of the Graphic User interface. Y ou may click on each folder on left column of each page to get access to each configuration page. Note: Please note that you should click the Save Settings button to apply your configuration to this devi[...]

Network Setting W AN Interface Setup This page allows users to c onfigure those p arameters for connecting to Internet. Y ou may select the W AN Access T ype from the “My Connection type” column and configure parameters for each mode. 9[...]

St atic IP Mode Items Information IP Address, Subnet Mask and Default Gateway Fill in the IP address, Subnet Mask and Default Gateway that provided by your Internet Service Provider (ISP). Primary and 2 nd DNS server T o specify the Domain Name Server (DNS). Enter the DNS provided by your ISP in 1 st and 2 nd server . St atic IP MT U T o enable the[...]

DHCP Client Mode Items Information Set DNS server If your DNS provide by ISP is dynamic, choose “Automatically”, if not c hoose “Manually” and enter the DNS provided by your ISP in DNS 1, 2. DHCP MTU T o enable the Maximum T ransmission Unit of Router setup. Any packet over this number will be chopped up into suitable size before sending. L[...]

PPPoE Mode Items Information PPPoE Username and Password Fill in the User Name and Password that provided by your ISP . The default username/password is USERNAME/P ASSWORD. Set DNS server If your DNS provide by ISP is dynamic, choose “Automatically”, if not, choose “Manually” and enter the DNS provided by your ISP in DNS 1, 2. PPPoE MTU T o[...]

LAN Interface Setup T o set up the configuration of LAN interfac e, private IP of yo u router LAN port and subnet mask for your LAN segment. 13[...]

Router Settings Items Information IP address The IP of your Router LAN port (default 192.168.1.1). Subnet Mask Subnet Mask of you LAN (default 255.255.255.0). DNS Proxy DNS proxy takes DNS queries from the local network and forwards them to an Internet DNS. Mark the check box to enable DNS Proxy function or clear to disable. * Please click on the S[...]

QoS Settings The QoS (Quality of Service) Settings page prov ides dif ferent priority to different users or data flows. 15[...]

T ot al Bandwid th Settings Y ou can setup the total upload/ downlo ad bandwidth manually (default 102400). Bandwid th QoS Settings Items Information Enable this Rule Mark to enable the configuration, and clear to disable. Ty p e Select the type of download or upload. LAN IP Ad dress Fill in the MAC address that you are going to control. Priority S[...]

Wireless Settings Basic Settings Y ou can set up the configur atio n of your Wireless and monitor the Wireless Clients associate with your AP . Items Information Enable Wireless Mark the checkbox to enabl e Wireless interface or uncheck to disable. Wireless Mode T o select a band for this device to match 802.1 1g/b / n mixed, 802.1 1g/b mixed, 802.[...]

Advanced Settings Y ou can set advanced wireless LAN paramete rs of this router . We recommend not changing these parameters unless you know what changes will be there on this router . 18[...]

General Wireless Advance Settings Items Information Hide SSID Mark to disable SSID from broadcasting. As default, this device broadcasts its SSID to allow every wireless station located within the coverage of this wireless router to discover this wireless router easily. Beacon Period The period of time a beacon is broadcasted (default 100ms). DTIM [...]

Security Settings The Security function protects your wireles s network from invasion. We provide WEP and WP A encryption to secure your wireles s network. As default, the authentication is configured as safe mode. Please select None/WEP/WP A (Personal) in the drop list. If you select none, any data will be transmitt ed without encryption and any s[...]

WEP Configuration Items Information Authentication Open: Wireless AP can associate with this wireless router without WEP encryption. Shared Key: Wireless AP can associate with this wireless router only with WEP encryption. Default Key ID Select to use the WEP ke y value of 1,2,3 or 4 as in the following settings. WEP Key 1, 2, 3 and 4 Select ASCII [...]

WPA Configuration Items Information WP A Mode Select the option in the drop list to enable modes of auto, WP A only , or WP A2 only . WP A Encryption Select TKIP / AES, TKIP or AES as WP A encryption. Pre-Shared Key Select the key format of Pass Phrase or Hex. Enter the Pre-Shared Key according to the key format you select (default 01234567). WP A [...]

Access Control T o restrict the Number of Access authentication of S tations , set up the control list in this page. Y ou may select “Allow Listed” to allow those allowed MAC addresses or select “Deny Listed” to ban those MAC addr esses from accessing to this device. 23[...]

MAC Access Control Settings Items Information Enable this Rule Mark to enable the configuration, and clear to disable. MAC Address Fill in the MAC address that you are going to control. Description Give a definition to the MAC Address. Action After configuring the above settings, click Add to add a new list in the following MAC Access Control List.[...]

WDS Settings Wireless Distribution System allows the router to communicate with other APs wirelessly . T o make it work, you must ensur e that these APs and th e Router are in the same Channel and add these APs MAC Address and Comment values into the WDS list. AP+WDS (AP Repeater) 25[...]

WDS (AP Bridge) Auto (AP Bridge) Items Information WDS Select the option in the drop list to enable AP+WDS (AP Repeater), WDS (AP Bridge) or Auto (AP Bridge) as WDS format. Encryption T ype Select the option in the drop list to enable WEP , WP A/TKIP , and WP A/AES encryption types. If you select None, any data will be transmitted without encryptio[...]

WPS Settings Wireless Distribution System allows the router to communicate with other APs wirelessly . T o make it work, you must ensur e that these APs and t he Router are in the same Channel and add these APs MAC Addr ess and Comment values into the WDS list. 27[...]

WPS Connection Settings Items Information WPS Config Method PIN method (Personal Identification Number): read the PIN fr om either a sticker on the new ST A or a display . PBC method (Push Button Communication): in which the user simply has to push a button, either an actual or virtual one, on both the AP and the new ST A. Add Enrollee PIN Code Fil[...]

NA T Settings NA T Settings NA T (Network Address T ranslation) invo lves re-writing the source and/or destination addresses of IP p ac kets as they p ass through a Router or firewall. NA T enable multiple hosts on a private network to ac cess the Internet using a single public IP address. NA T & ALG Settings Click on the checkbox to enable NA [...]

Virtual Server After marking or clearing the enable checkbox , it t akes 5 seconds for this device to refresh the page. 30[...]

Virtual Server Settings Items Information Enable this Rule Mark to enable the configuration, and clear to disable. Application Select Select an application for your demand. W AN Port Fill in the port number of W AN. Protocol Select the protocol type of TCP , UDP or Both LAN Server IP Fill in the IP of your LAN Server . LAN Port Fill in the port num[...]

Virtual DMZ The virtual DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) is used to enable protocols, which need to open ports on the router. The rout er will forward all unspecified incoming traffic to the host specified in this page. To configure it, mark to enable and then enter the Host IP (private IP address) and click Save Settings to enact the setting. 32[...]

Firewall Settings IP Filter The Wireless Router could filte r the outgoing packe ts for security or management consideration. Y ou can set up the filter against the IP addresses to block specific internal users from accessing the Internet. Af ter marking or clearing the enable checkbox, it takes 5 seconds for this device to refresh the p age. 33[...]

IP Filter Settings Items Information Enable this Rule Mark to enable the configuration, and clear to disable. IP Address Fill in the IP address that you are going to filter . Protocol Select the protocol type of TCP , UDP or Both Filter Mode Select the filter mode of Always or by Schedule Date Define Ti m e De f i ne For filter mode of by Schedu le[...]

Port Filter The firewall could not only obstruct outside intruders from intruding your system, but also restricting the LAN users. Port filtering restricts cert ain type of data packets from your LAN to Internet through the router . Af ter marking or cleari ng the enable checkbox, it takes 5 seconds for this device to refresh the p age. 35[...]

Port Filter Settings Items Information Enable this Rule Mark to enable the configuration, and clear to disable. Port Range Fill in the port range that you are going to filter . The valid numbers are 1~65535. Protocol Select the protocol type of TCP , UDP or Both Filter Mode Select the filter mode of Always or by Schedule Date Define Ti m e De f i n[...]

MAC Filter The Wireless Router could filter the outgoing packets for security or management consideration. You can set up the filter against the MAC addresses to block specific internal users from accessing the Inter net. After marking or clearing the enable checkbox, it takes 5 seconds for this device to refresh the page. MAC Filter Settings Items[...]

Website Filter The Website Filter allows users to prevent cert ain website from accessing by use rs in LAN. This filter will block those websites that contain certain keywords. After marking or clearing the enable checkbox, it takes 5 seconds for this device to refresh the pag e. Website Filter Settings Items Information Enable this Rule Mark to en[...]

Services Settings DDNS Settings DDNS (Dynamic Domain Name Ser ver) service a llows users to connect to this device via a fixed and easy-to–remember hostname. Items Information Enable DDNS Mark to enable the conf iguration, and clear to disable. Service Provider The website that provides DDNS service. Please select DynDns.org, No-IP .com or TZO fr[...]

UPnP Settings The UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) service allows devices to connect seamlessly and to simplify the implementation of networks in the home (dat a sharing, communications, and entertainment) and corporate environment s. This page allows user to monitor the info rmation of UPnP client s. Mark or clear the checkbox to enable or disable U[...]

System Log Settings The System Log Settings page sho ws the information of the current activities on the router . Items Information System Log Mark to enable the configuration, and clear to disable. Log T ype Select “cleanup when reboot” or “save log message” as the log type. Log Message Size Select the log message size of 4, 8, or 32 Kbyte[...]

Date/Time Settings This page allows users to configure t he date and time of the router . T o specify manually , select the date and time from the drop list and click the Save Settings button. T o synchronize time from a timeserver , please enter the update interv al hour numbers, select an NTP server from the drop list or manually enter a pr ivate[...]

Management Admin Account The admin account is the account for accessi ng this configuration interface. In this page, you can reset the p assword of the admin account and setup a designated IP to remote control this device. Remote Administration Items Informatio n Remote Control Mark this checkbox to allow remote PC accessing the configuration inter[...]

Ping T est The Ping T est page allows the administrator to test the connecting st atus of Internet. Fill in the IP then click on the Ping T est button to view the result information. Config The Config page allows users to backup and do wnload the configuration status of t he device or restore the factory default configuration. Items Information Sav[...]

Firmware Upgrade Sometimes a new firmware may be issued to upgrade the system of this device. Y ou could upgrade the firmware you got in this page. T o upgrade the firmware, please click on the Browse button, locate the firmware in your computer and then click the Upload button to execute. Information System Information This information page shows [...]

Packet St atistics This page allows users to get informati on of dat a transferring condition, and monitor the status and performance of this router including interface, receiving/sending packet s, and receiving/ sending errors. Routing T able This page shows the routing t able in this router . Users can get connecting information including destina[...]

System Log This page shows the system log information. Click the Refresh button to refresh the list. Logout Logout Click the Logout button to log out the admin account from this system Reboot Click the reboot button to restart this system . This may cost 1 minute to rest art the system. Please wait upon restarting. 47[...]

Product S pecifications St andard IEEE 802.1 1n IEEE 802.1 1g, IEEE 802.1 1b, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u Interface LAN: 4 port 10/100Mbps Ethernet, RJ-45 W AN: One RJ45 port 3* 802.1 1n/g/b wireless reverse SMA detachable antenna W AN Connection Ethernet 10/100 Mbps Cable Connections RJ-45 (10BASE-T): Category 3,4,5 UTP RJ-45 (100BASE-TX): Category 5 [...]