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ENUWI-N3 802.1 1n USB Wireless Adapter User Manual[...]

2 T able of Content s 1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................... 3 F EATURES & B ENEFITS ............................................................................................................................... 3 P ACKAGE C ONTENTS ........[...]

3 Introduction The ENUWI-N3 high-speed wireless USB 2.0 client adapter is the most convenient way to let you put a desktop or a notebook computer almost anywhere without the hassle of running network cables. Now there will be no more drilling holes and eyesore exposed cables. Once you are connec ted, you can do anything, just like the wired network[...]

4 Features & Benefits Features Benefit s Racing S peed up to 150Mbps dat a rate (2.4GHz 802.1 1n technology) Enjoy the Internet connection in crazy -fa st speed, without the bottleneck of strangling wires. Advanced power mana ge ment Low power consumption. A useful feature for notebooks on battery mode that makes longer battery life and still s[...]

System Requirements The followings are the minimum system requirements for ENUWI-N3 h PC/AT compatible computer with available USB interface. h Windows® 2000/XP/Windows Vista® or Mac™ OS X operating system. h 30 MB of free disk space for installing the USB adapter software driver and software utility program. Applications The wireless LAN produ[...]

Network managers in dynamic environm ents can minimize the overhead caused by moves, extensions to networks, and other changes with wireless LANs. g) Wired LAN backup Network managers implement wireless LANs to provide backup for mission-critical applications running on wired networks. h) T raining or Educational facilities Training sites at corpor[...]

The infrastructure mode requires the use of an Access P oint (AP) or a a router. In this mode, all wireless communication between two computers has to be via the AP. It doesn’t matter if the AP is stand-alone or wired to an Ethernet network. If used in stand-alone, the AP can extend the range of independent wireless LANs by acting as a repeater, [...]

setup.exe file from the CD-ROM drive. NOTE : Do not insert your ENUWI-N3 USB adapt er to the USB port at this point. Y ou will be asked to do so later on in this installation proce dure. NOTE : A W elcome screen will pop up for a few seconds an d will disappear and will be replace with the ENUWI-N3 Main menu screen seen below .. 8[...]

2. Click on Windows Driver icon to st art the inst allation process. 3. Click on the Inst all button to begin th e installation . 9[...]

4. W ait for a few seconds u ntil the driver and client utility is inst alled. 10[...]

5. The installat ion is complete. Click on the Finish button. 6. Depends on your system. Y ou will be aske d to restart your computer . Click to select “Y es, I want to st art my computer now .” Then click the “Finish” button. 7. After the reboot, carefully insert the ENUWI-N3 USB adapter into the available USB port. Windows will automatica[...]

Note: Click on Use Zero Configuration as Configuration Utility if you would like to use Windows Zero Configuration (Windows XP only). 12[...]

Profiles The Profile tab is used to store the settings of multiple Access Point s such as home, office, café, etc. When adding a profile you are required to enter a profile name and SSID as well as configure t he power-saving mode, network type, RTS/fragment ation threshold and encryption/authentication settings. A profile can be configured as Inf[...]

h Profile: Enter a name for the profile; this does not need to be the same as the SSID. h SSID : Enter the SSID of the network or select one from the drop-down list. The SSID is a uniqu e name shared among all points in yo ur wireless network. The SSID must be identical for all point s in the network, and is case-sensitive. h PSM: Select a power sa[...]

h Profile: Enter a name for the profile; this does not need to be the same as the SSID. h SSID : Enter the SSID of the network or select one from the drop-down list. The SSID is a uniqu e name shared among all points in yo ur wireless network. The SSID must be identical for all point s in the network, and is case-sensitive. h Network T ype: Select [...]

Authentication and Security The Security t ab allows you to configure the authentication and encryption settings such as: WEP , WP A, WP A-PSK, WP A2, and 802.1x. Each security option is described in det ail below . WEP Encryption The WEP tab displays the WEP settings. Encryption is designed to make the data transmission more secure. Y ou may selec[...]

h WEP Key (Hex or ASCII): T ype a character string into the field. For 64-bit enter 5 alphanumeric or 10 hexadecimal characters. For 128-bit enter 13 alphanumeric or 26 hexadecimal characters. h Click on the Apply button to save the changes. h Show Password check box. If you want to make sure the accuracy of password you type, click the Show Passwo[...]

key , but uses stronger TKIP encryption. EAP (Extensible Authentication Protocol) is an extension to the PPP protocol that enables a variety of authentication protocols to be used. It p asses throu gh the exchange of authentication messages, allowing the authentication softw are stored in a server to intera ct with it s counterpart in the client. h[...]

h Authentication T ype : Select LEAP from the drop-down list. h Identity: Enter the user name. h Password : Enter the password. h Domain : Enter a domain name. h Encryption : Select WEP , WP A-TKIP or WP A2-AES encryption. h Click on the OK button to save the changes. 802.1x with PEAP 802.1X provides an authentication framework for wireless LANs al[...]

h Authentication T ype : Select PEAP from the drop-down list. h Protocol : If your network uses TLS or Smart Card to authenticate its users, select TLS/Smartcard from the drop down list. TLS (T ransport Layer Security) is an IETF standardized authentication protocol that uses PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) certificate-based authentication of both [...]

h Authentication T ype : Select TTLS from the drop-down list. h Protocol : Select EAP-MSCHAP v2, MS-CHAP , or CHAP from the drop- down list. h Identity : Enter the user name. h Password : Enter the password. h Click on the OK button to save the changes. 802.1x CA Server Depending on the EAP in use, only the server or both the server and client may [...]

22 true then the client will also accept a signature from a trusted intermediate certificate authority, otherwise it will not. h Server name: Enter the server name if not selected from the existing drop- down list above. h Click on the OK button to save the changes.[...]

Network (Site Survey) The Network tab displays a list of Access Points and S tations in the area, and allows you to connect to a specific one. The following information is included in this tab, as t he image depicts below . The information is displayed in the following order: SSID, MAC, Channel, Mode, Security , and Signal. h SSID : Displays the SS[...]

24 settings into a profile. h Connect : to connect with a specific Access Point, select the SSID from the list, and then click on the Connect button. h Activate : set this AP as default AP . h St atus: This indicates the state of the client. There are three options: o Associated: Indicates that the wireless client is connected to an Access Point (A[...]

Advanced Configuration The Advanced tab is used to configure Tx burst, WMM, and CCX. h Wireless mode : Currently support s 2.4G wireless only . h Enable Tx BURST : Click the check box will enhance the throughput h Enable TCP W indow Size : Enhance the throughput if enable this funct ion. h WMM Enable : Click the check box to enable WMM QoS capabili[...]

h Rescan: Click on this button to view a list of Access Points in the area. h Connect: Click on the AP to st art WPS connection with the AP h Disconnect: Click to terminate WPS connection 26[...]

Uninstall the ENUWI-N3 Software Driver & Client Utility If the ENUWI-N3 installation is unsuccessful f or any reason, the best way to solve the problem may be to completely uninst all the software driver and it s utility and repeat the inst allation procedure again. Follow these steps below in order to uninstall the client ut ility: 1. Click on[...]

3. Select the “ Remove all” button. 28[...]

4. Click on the Ye s button to confirm the un-installation process and then click on the Next button. 5. Click “Finish” to go to the next screen 29[...]

6. The un-installation process is complete. Select “ Y es, I want to rest art my computer now” radio button and then click on the “ Finish” button. Then remove the USB adapter . 30[...]

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2 ENUWI-N3 for MAC™ OS X Installing the Drivers Follow the steps below in order to inst all the USB adapter drivers: 1. Insert the CD-ROM that was provided to you in this package. The setup should run automatically . If the setup does not run automatically , then you must manually select the setup file from the CD-ROM drive. 2. Click on the Conti[...]

3. Select the Macintosh HD and then click on the Continue button. 4. Click on the Continue button to configure the next step. 33[...]

5. The installat ion is complete. Click on the Rest art button. 6. Carefully insert the USB adapter into the USB port. MAC™ OS X will then detect and install t he new hardware. 7. The Client Utility is install ed in the Applications folder . Profiles The Profile tab is used to store the settings of multiple Access Point s such as home, office, ca[...]

Infrastructure Mode The infrastructure mode requires the use of an Access P oint (AP). In this mode, all wireless communication between two computers has to be via the AP . It doesn’t matter if the AP is st and-alone or wired to an Ethernet network. If used in stand-alone, the AP can extend the range of independent wireless LANs by acting as a re[...]

h Profile: Enter a name for the profile; this does not need to be the same as the SSID. h SSID : Enter the SSID of the network or select one from the drop-down list. The SSID is a uniqu e name shared among all points in yo ur wireless network. The SSID must be identical for all point s in the network, and is case-sensitive. h PSM: Select a power sa[...]

Ad-hoc Mode This is the simplest network configuration with several computers equipped with the PC Cards that form a wireless network whenever they are within range of one another . In ad-hoc mode, each client is peer-to-peer , would only have access to the resources of the other client and does not require an access point. This is the easiest and [...]

h Fragment Threshold: Place a check in this box if you would like to enable Fragment Threshold. Any packet larger than the sp ecified value (bytes) will be discarded. h Click on the Apply button to save the changes. Authentication and Security The Security t ab allows you to configure the authentication and encryption settings such as: WEP , WP A-P[...]

alphanumeric or 10 hexadecimal characters. For 128-bit enter 13 alphanumeric or 26 hexadecimal characters. h Click on the Apply button to save the changes. h Show Password check box. If you want to make sure the accuracy of password you type, click the Show Password box to check it. WPA-PSK Authentication & TKIP, AES Encryption WP A – PSK (Pr[...]

Link Status The Link St atus tab displays the current status of the wireless radio. The following information is included in this t ab, as the image depict s below . h St atus: This indicates the state of the client. There are three options: o Associated: Indicates that the wireless client is connected to an Access Point (AP). The BSSID is shown in[...]

indicates less interference. h HT : High Through-Put / 802.1 1n Section h BW: Channel Bandwid th h GI: Guard Interval h MCS: Modulation Coding Scheme h Click on the OK button to close this window . h dBm Check Box . When you click on the check box as the drawing below . The signal strength and noise level will be shown as the dBm measurements. Site[...]

includes WP A, WP A-PSK, WP A2, or Unknown. h Encryption : Displays the encryption on the Access Point, this includes WEP , TKIP , AES or None. h Network T ype : Indicates whether the SSID is a S tation (Ad-hoc) or Access Point (Infrastructure). h Rescan: Click on this button to view a list of Access Points in the area. h Connect : to connect with [...]

h Wireless mode : Select 802.1 1 B/G/N mixed if the wireless network uses both 1 1b, 1 1g and 1 1n stations and APs. h Tx Rate: The transmit rate should be set to auto, however you may manually select a transmit rate from the drop-down list. h Tx BURST : Click the check box will enhance the throughput h Click on the Apply button to save the changes[...]

h Rescan: Click on this button to view a list of Access Points in the area. h Renew: Regenerate a new PIN code h Config Mode: switch between Enrollee or Registrar h Profile Det ail: show profile of the selected party h Connect: Click on the AP to st art WPS connection with the AP h Disconnect: Click to terminate WPS connection h Import Profile: L o[...]

About The About tab displays information about the device, such as: the network driver version and date, configuration utility version and date, and the NIC (Network Interface Card) firmware version and date. 45[...]

46 Appendix A – Glossary 8 802.1 1 A family of specifications for wireless local area networks (WLANs) de veloped by a working group of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). A Access Control List ACL. This is a database of netw ork devices that are allowed to access resources on the network. Access Point AP . Device that a[...]

ENUWI-N3 USB Wireless Adapter 802.1 1b/g/n Wireless LAN USB 2.0 Cli ent Adapter 47 really who they are claiming to be Automatic Private IP Addressing APIP A. An IP address that that a Windows computer will assign itself when it is configured to obtain an IP address automatically but no DHCP server is available on the network B Backward Compatible T[...]

ENUWI-N3 USB Wireless Adapter 802.1 1b/g/n Wireless LAN USB 2.0 Cli ent Adapter 48 Client A program or user that request s data from a server Collision When do two devices on the same Ethernet network try and transmit data at the exact same time. Cookie Information that is stored on the hard drive of your computer that holds your preferences to the[...]

ENUWI-N3 USB Wireless Adapter 802.1 1b/g/n Wireless LAN USB 2.0 Cli ent Adapter 49 Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum DSSS: Modulation technique used by 802.1 1b wireless devices DMZ "Demilitarized Zone". A com puter that logically sits in a "no-mans land" between the LAN and the W AN. The DMZ computer trades some of the protection[...]

ENUWI-N3 USB Wireless Adapter 802.1 1b/g/n Wireless LAN USB 2.0 Cli ent Adapter 50 Firmware Programming that is inserted into a hardware device that tells it how to function Fragment ation Breaking up data into smaller pieces to make it easier to store FTP File T ransfer Protocol. Ea siest way to transfer files between computers on the Internet Ful[...]

ENUWI-N3 USB Wireless Adapter 802.1 1b/g/n Wireless LAN USB 2.0 Cli ent Adapter 51 IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IGMP Internet Group Management Protocol is used to make sure that computers can report their multicast group membership to adjacent routers IIS Internet Information Server is a WEB server and FTP server provided [...]

ENUWI-N3 USB Wireless Adapter 802.1 1b/g/n Wireless LAN USB 2.0 Cli ent Adapter 52 Kilobits per second Kbyte Kilobyte L L2TP Layer 2 T unneling Protocol LAN Local Area Network Latency The amount of time that it takes a packet to get from the one point to another on a network. Also referred to as delay LED Light Emitting Diode Legacy Older devices o[...]

ENUWI-N3 USB Wireless Adapter 802.1 1b/g/n Wireless LAN USB 2.0 Cli ent Adapter 53 N NA T Net work Address T ranslation allows many private IP addresses to connect to the Internet, or another network, through one IP address NetBEUI NetBIOS Extended User Interface is a Local Area Network communication protocol. This is an updated version of NetBIOS [...]

ENUWI-N3 USB Wireless Adapter 802.1 1b/g/n Wireless LAN USB 2.0 Cli ent Adapter 54 messages. The utility sends a control packet to the given address and w aits for a response. PoE Power over Ethernet is the means of transmitting electricity over the u nused pairs in a category 5 Ethernet cable POP3 Post Office Protocol 3 is used for receiving email[...]

ENUWI-N3 USB Wireless Adapter 802.1 1b/g/n Wireless LAN USB 2.0 Cli ent Adapter 55 RSA Algorithm used for encryption and authentication S Server A computer on a network that provides services and resources to other computers on the network Session key An encryption and decryption key that is generated for every communication session between two com[...]

ENUWI-N3 USB Wireless Adapter 802.1 1b/g/n Wireless LAN USB 2.0 Cli ent Adapter 56 TCP Ra w A TCP/IP protocol for transmitting streams of printer dat a. TCP/IP T ransmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol TFTP T rivial File T ransfer Protocol is a utility used for transferring files that is simpler to use than FTP but with less features Through[...]

ENUWI-N3 USB Wireless Adapter 802.1 1b/g/n Wireless LAN USB 2.0 Cli ent Adapter 57 Allows you to power up a computer though it's Network Interface Card WA N Wide Area Network WCN Windows Connect Now . A Microsof t method for configuring and bootstrapping wireless networking hardware (access points) and wireless clients, including PCs and other[...]

ENUWI-N3 USB Wireless Adapter 802.1 1b/g/n Wireless LAN USB 2.0 Cli ent Adapter 58 Appendix B – Specifications ST ANDARD Dat a Ra tes 1, 2, 5.5, 6, 9, 1 1 , 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54, 72, 84, 150 (150Mbps Tx PHY support) St andards / Compliance IEEE802.3, IEEE802. 3u, IEEE802.1 1b, IEEE802.1 1g, 802.1 1n (2.0) Regulation Certifications FCC Part 15, [...]

ENUWI-N3 USB Wireless Adapter 802.1 1b/g/n Wireless LAN USB 2.0 Cli ent Adapter 59 Appendix C – FCC Interference Statement Federal Communication Commission Interference St atement This equipment has been te sted and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Ru les. These limits are designed to pr[...]