Encore ENUWI-N3 User manual

ENUWI-N3
802.11n USB Wireless Adapter
User Manual

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Table of Contents
1INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................................... 3
FEATURES &BENEFITS............................................................................................................................... 3
PACKAGE CONTENTS.................................................................................................................................. 4
USB ADAPTER DESCRIPTION ..................................................................................................................... 4
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ............................................................................................................................ 5
APPLICATIONS............................................................................................................................................ 5
NETWORK CONFIGURATION ....................................................................................................................... 6
2ENUWI-N3 USB ADAPTER FOR WINDOWS® (XP& WINDOWS VISTA®).......................... 7
BEFORE YOU BEGIN................................................................................................................................... 7
INSTALLING DRIVERS................................................................................................................................. 7
PROFILES.................................................................................................................................................. 13
INFRASTRUCTURE MODE.......................................................................................................................... 13
AD-HOC MODE......................................................................................................................................... 14
AUTHENTICATION AND SECURITY............................................................................................................ 16
WEP Encryption ................................................................................................................................. 16
WPA, WPA2 Authentication & TKIP, AES Encryption....................................................................... 17
WPA-PSK Authentication & TKIP, AES Encryption .......................................................................... 17
LEAP Authentication .......................................................................................................................... 18
802.1x with PEAP............................................................................................................................... 19
PEAP Authentication with EAP/TLS Smartcard................................................................................. 19
802.1x with TTLS with EAP-MD5, MS-CHAP, MS-CHAPv2............................................................. 20
802.1x CA Server................................................................................................................................21
NETWORK (SITE SURVEY)........................................................................................................................ 23
ADVANCED CONFIGURATION ................................................................................................................... 25
WPS™..................................................................................................................................................... 25
UNINSTALL THE DRIVERS &CLIENT UTILITY .......................................................................................... 27
3ENUWI-N3 USB ADAPTER FOR MAC™ OS X.......................................................................... 32
INSTALLING THE DRIVERS ........................................................................................................................ 32
PROFILES.................................................................................................................................................. 34
INFRASTRUCTURE MODE.......................................................................................................................... 35
AD-HOC MODE......................................................................................................................................... 37
AUTHENTICATION AND SECURITY............................................................................................................ 38
WEP Encryption ................................................................................................................................. 38
WPA-PSK Authentication & TKIP, AES Encryption .......................................................................... 39
LINK STATUS............................................................................................................................................ 40
SITE SURVEY............................................................................................................................................ 41
STATISTICS............................................................................................................................................... 42
ADVANCED CONFIGURATION ................................................................................................................... 42
WPS™..................................................................................................................................................... 43
ABOUT...................................................................................................................................................... 45
APPENDIX A – GLOSSARY.................................................................................................................... 46
APPENDIX B – SPECIFICATIONS........................................................................................................ 58
APPENDIX C – FCC INTERFERENCE STATEMENT ....................................................................... 59

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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 connected, you can do anything, just like the
wired network. This USB client adapter operates seamlessly in 2.4GHz frequency
spectrum supporting the 802.11b, 802.11g, and 802.11n wireless standards. It’s the
best way to add wireless capability to your existing wired network or simply surf the
web.
To protect your wireless connectivity, the high-speed ENUWI-N3 Wireless USB 2.0
client adapter can encrypt all wireless transmissions through 64 / 128-bit WEP, WPA,
WPA-PSK and WPA-AES encryption and authentication allowing you to experience
the most secured wireless connectivity available.
The Encore’s ENUWI-N3 802.11n USB Adapter implements a Wireless N-Draft 2.0
technology which extremely improves wireless signal for your computer than the
existing wireless 802.11g technology. The incredible speed of the ENUWI-N3
802.11n Wireless USB adapter makes heavy traffic networking activities more
flexible. Enjoy the racing speed of wireless connection.
Adding an Encore’s ENUWI-N3 to your Mac or PC Notebook or Computer, it
provides an excellent performance and cost-effective solution for doing media-centric
activities such as streaming video, gaming, and enhances the QoS (WMM) without
any reduction of performance. It extends 3 times network coverage and boosts 6
times transmission throughput than the existing 802.11g products. Advanced power
management and low power consumption are among the added features of the
ENUWI-N3.
For more security-sensitive application, the ENUWI-N3 supports Hardware-based
IEEE 802.11i encryption/decryption engine, including 64-bit/128-bit WEP, TKIP, and
AES. Also, the ENUWI-N3 supports the Wi-Fi alliance WPA and WPA2 encryption
and is Cisco CCX V1.0, V2.0 and V3.0 compliant.

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Features & Benefits
Features Benefits
Racing Speed up to 150Mbps data rate
(2.4GHz 802.11n technology)
Enjoy the Internet connection in crazy-fast
speed, without the bottleneck of strangling
wires.
Advanced power management Low power consumption. A useful feature for
notebooks on battery mode that makes
longer battery life and still surf the internet
WPA/WPA2 (IEEE 802.11i), WPA-PSK,
WPA2-AES, WEP 64/128 Supported
Powerful data security.
Support 1Tx-1Rx Radio With Intelligent Antenna enabled
WMM (IEEE 802.11e) standard support Wireless Multimedia Enhancements Quality of
Service supported (QoS) / enhanced power
saving for Dynamic Networking
USB 2.0 / 1.1 USB 2.0 interface and backward compatible
with USB 1.1
Package Contents
Open the package carefully, and make sure that none of the items listed below are
missing. Do not discard the packing materials, in case of return; the unit must be
shipped in its original package.
hOne ENUWI-N3 Wireless LAN USB Adapter
hOne CD-ROM with Driver and Utility Software and User Manual Included
hOne Quick Installation Guide
USB Adapter Description
The USB adapter is a standard USB adapter that fits into any USB interface. The
USB adapter has two LED indicators and a built-in printed antenna.

System Requirements
The followings are the minimum system requirements for ENUWI-N3
hPC/AT compatible computer with available USB interface.
hWindows® 2000/XP/Windows Vista® or Mac™ OS X operating system.
h30 MB of free disk space for installing the USB adapter software driver and
software utility program.
Applications
The wireless LAN products are easy to install and highly efficient. The following list
describes some of the many applications made possible through the power and
flexibility of wireless LANs:
a) Difficult to wire environments
There are many situations where wires cannot be laid easily. Historic
buildings, older buildings, open areas and across busy streets make the
installation of wired LANs either impossible or very expensive.
b) Temporary workgroups
Consider situations in parks, athletic arenas, exhibition centers, disaster-
recovery, temporary offices and construction sites where one wants a
temporary WLAN established and removed.
c) The ability to access real-time information
Doctors/nurses, point-of-sale employees, and warehouse workers can
access real-time information while dealing with patients, serving
customers and processing information.
d) Frequently changed environments
Show rooms, meeting rooms, retail stores, and manufacturing sites where
frequently rearrange the workplace.
e) Small Office and Home Office (SOHO) networks
SOHO users need a cost-effective, easy and quick installation of a small
network.
f) Wireless extensions to Ethernet networks
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Network managers in dynamic environments 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) Training or Educational facilities
Training sites at corporations and students at universities use wireless
connectivity to ease access to information, information exchanges, and
learning.
Network Configuration
To better understand how the wireless LAN products work together to create a
wireless network, it might be helpful to depict a few of the possible wireless LAN PC
card network configurations. The wireless LAN products can be configured as:
a) Ad-hoc (or peer-to-peer) for departmental or SOHO LANs.
b) Infrastructure for enterprise LANs.
a) Ad-hoc (peer-to-peer) Mode
This is the simplest network configuration with several computers
equipped with the Network Interface 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
least expensive way for the SOHO to set up a wireless network. The
image below depicts a network in an ad-hoc mode.
b) Infrastructure Mode
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The infrastructure mode requires the use of an Access Point (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, which effectively
doubles the distance between wireless stations. The image below
depicts a network in infrastructure mode.
ENUWI-N3 for Windows®XP & Windows Vista®
Before You Begin
During the installation, the Windows XP setup process may need to copy some
systems files from its original Windows installation CD. It is highly advisable to have
your Windows XP original setup disc handy in case the installation steps would ask
for system files. Some Windows XP computers may have the necessary installation
system files archived on the hard disk located in C:\WINDOWS \OPTIONS\CABS
directory. This archived may be hidden to you. If you are unsure of this, have the
Windows setup disc ready before starting the installation process.
Software Driver Installation
Follow the steps below in order to install the ENUWI-N3 software drivers:
1. Insert the ENUWI-N3 CD-ROM provided in the package. The setup should
run automatically and you should see a pop up welcome screen in a few
seconds then will disappear and replace with the ENUWI-N3 Main Menu
screen. If the setup does not run automatically, you must manually select the
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setup.exe file from the CD-ROM drive.
NOTE: Do not insert your ENUWI-N3 USB adapter to the USB port at this point. You will
be asked to do so later on in this installation procedure.
NOTE: A Welcome screen will pop up for a few seconds and will disappear and
will be replace with the ENUWI-N3 Main menu screen seen below..
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2. Click on Windows Driver icon to start the installation process.
3. Click on the Install button to begin the installation.
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4. Wait for a few seconds until the driver and client utility is installed.
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