ENHWI-2AN3

802.11n Wireless Router

Product Description

Encores ENHWI-2AN3 802.11n Wireless Router 2T2R single chip can deliver up to 3x faster speed than of 802.11g devices. ENHWI-2AN3 supports Home, Home Office and Small Business Office network with superior throughput, performance and unparalleled wireless range. With new and easy to use WPS or Wireless Protected Setup, users can easily established a wireless connection with just one push of a button and still get a secured wireless connection. ENHWI-2AN3 is also equipped with a built-in 4-port full-duplex 10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch to connect to your wired-Ethernet computers and devices together to make a LAN. The Router function ties it all together and lets your whole network computers and laptops able to browse the internet and share the high-speed cable or DSL Internet connection using one public IP address your Internet Service Provider provided you. The ENHWI-2AN3 can also be a Wireless Repeater by changing mode to Repeater Mode.
ENHWI-2AN3 Specification Sheet 16483 Old Valley Blvd. La Puente, CA 91744 Tel - (626) 336-4567 / Fax (626) 336-2345 www.encore-usa.com

Key Features

Bundled with Setup Wizard that helps you set up your router with ease and user friendly step-by-step screen-guided instructions. Supports up to 4 SSID that can be used to separate your wireless sharing with groups such as Guests, Family Members, Neighbors, etc., each group can have own connection policies. Easy to install, no need to be a geek to get this feature up and running. Supports URL Filtering (or web site address filtering) and Keyword Filtering. This easy to set up feature can be use to control internet access use for Parental Guidance or Parental Control, web site or URL blocking such as specific web sites containing harmful images, etc. Keyword blocking such as harmful words blocking. Uses the latest MIMO (or Multiple-Output-Multiple-Input) technology for faster and accurate wireless multiple input/output of data streams. Supports Bandwidth Control or Priority Queuing, use mostly for bandwidth hungry applications such as WiFi Multimedia, Audio/Video Streaming and much more. Compatible with IEEE 802.11n Draft 2.0 Specifications, provides wireless speed up to 300 Mbps physical data rate 4 x 10/100 Mbps Fast Ethernet port wired LAN with Auto MDI-X function 1 x 10/100Mbps WAN port for DSL or Cable Modem with Auto MDI-X function Allows auto fallback data rate for optimized reliability, throughput and transmission range Supports wireless data encryption with 64/128-bit WEP standard for security Supports enhanced security with WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, Auto WPA and WPA2 Supports WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup Specification Windows) PIN and PBC Web-based configuration tools and management using popular WEB Browsers Supports PPPoE / PPTP / L2TP protocol for xDSL ISP connection
Supports NAT feature to share one public IP address to all LAN private users
Supports DHCP Server / Client Supports Firewall protection, Virtual server mapping, Special application setting Supports UPnP AP Router to Repeater Mode. ENHWI-2!N3 can be a wireless repeater too. Just switch mode from AP Router to Wireless Repeater.

HARDWARE SPECIFICATION

MCU (Chipset) Memory Flash Interface Ports Ralink RT3052, 384 MHz embedded RF/MAC/BBP 32 MB SDRAM 4 MB WAN: One 10/100 Fast Ethernet RJ-45 LAN: Four 10/100 Fast Ethernet RJ-45 Reset Button Power Input Port Jack WPS (WiFi Protected Setup) Button LED Status Power Status WAN (Internet connection) 10/100Mbps LAN1 to LAN4 WLAN (Wireless Connection) Power Requirements Power Supply: (Full Range) 200 to 240 VAC 10% (ETSI) Europe 100 to 120 VAC 10% (FCC) US Device Input Power: 12 VDC / 1A

RF SPECIFICATION

Frequency Band Modulation Technology Operating Channels Wireless Settings 2.4002.484 GHz OFDM: BPSK, QPSK, 16-QAM, 64-QAM DBPSK, DQPSK, CCK 11 for North America, 14 for Japan, 13 for Europe Wireless Mode 802.11b / 802.11g /802.11n Draft 2.0 Channel Selection (Varies by Country or Region) Channel Bandwidth (Auto 20/40 MHz, 20MHz, 40MHz) Transmission Rate
11g: Best=54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 11, 9, 6, 5.5, 2, 1 in Mbps
Guard Interval 800ns MCS index 20 MHz (Mbps) 14 15
Certifications Receive Sensitivity (Typical)
Guard Interval 400ns 20 MHz (Mbps) 7.2 14.4 21.7 28.9 43.3 57.72.2 14.4 28.9 43.3 57.8 86.7 115.144.MHz (Mbps) 135 157.300
40 MHz (Mbps) 13.40.121.243 270

6.19.58.117 130

FCC, CE and RoHS IEEE802.11n (2RX) - MCS0@ -91dBm, MCS7@ -74dBm IEEE802.11g (1RX) - 6Mbps@ -90dBm, 54Mbps@ -70dBm IEEE802.11b (1RX) - 1Mbps@ -90dBm, 11Mbps@ -87dBm

Available Transmit Power

IEEE802.11n - MCS 0~15@ >16dBm IEEE802.11g - 6~54 Mbps@ 16dBm IEEE802.11b - 1, 11Mbps@ 19dBm Two Antenna with Peak Gain = 2 dBi each with SMA connector

Antenna - X2

Environmental and Physical
Temperature Range Humidity (non-condensing) Dimensions
0 to 45 C - Operating, -10 to 70 C - Storage 15%95% typical 138mm (L) x 97mm (W) x 25mm (H)

SOFTWARE FEATURES

Router and Gateway
Topology Operation Modes LAN
Infrastructure AP Router / Repeater Modes DHCP Server / Client Static Routing Table UPnP
PPTP PPPoE L2TP NAT/ NAPT Static Routing Dynamic Route Virtual Server Mapping
Static IP DHCP Client Clone MAC Port Triggering Special Application ALG (Application Layer Gateway), supports

Router

IP Address Mapping Port Forwarding DNS Relay DDNS Time Zone (NTP client) Ping blocking
(RTP/RTSP, AOL, FTP, CMP, WMP/MMS, NetMeeting, SIP)

Firewall

DoS (Blocking Ping, Port scan, Sync Flood) MAC / IP Filtering ICMP Blocking SPI (Stateful Packet Inspection) DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) Host Policy Based Parental Controls Port Range / Service Filtering Internet Domain Restriction Dynamic URL Filtering / Keyword Filtering

VPN Wireless

VPN pass-through (PPTP, L2TP, IPSEC) Power Saving (Green Technology) 64/128 bit WEP Encryption WPA Personal (WPA-PSK using TKIP or AES) WPA Enterprise (WPA-EAP using TKIP) 802.1x Authenticator Hide SSID in beacons Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) WDS ACL control Best channel selection Speed / Bandwidth monitor

WMM (Wi-Fi Multimedia) Application base o o o Priority Queue Bandwidth Allocation Bandwidth Control

ENHWI-2AN3 Management

Configuration Firmware Upgrade
Web-based configuration (HTTP) using popular web browsers Via webpage upgrade Auto recovery once firmware upgrade fail Administrator password change Idle time out Reboot Reset to Factory Default

Administrator Setting

Reset Setting
System monitoring Scheduling Easy access Install Smart Wizard
Speed and Bandwidth monitoring Enable Firewall Enable power saving User can type model name and access to the main page. Guide users using a user friendly initial router setup

Use to prevent attacks from hackers or viruses from the internet, Parental Control and Internet Keyword Control
Provide mutual authentication (Client and dynamic encryption keys to enhance wireless security) Make Wireless AP and Bridge mode simultaneously as a wireless repeater
** Theoretical wireless signal rate based on IEEE standard of 802.11a, b, g, n chipset used. Actual throughput may vary. Network conditions and environmental factors lower actual throughput rate. All specifications are subject to change without notice.

III - Package Contents

Check 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 back in its original packaging.
1. ENHWI-2AN3 Wireless 802.11n Router 2. 100V~240V Power Adapter (Use only the supplied power adapter) 3. Two pieces 2 dBi 2.4 GHz SMA Upgradeable Antenna 4. Quick Installation Guide leaflet 5. CD-ROM (Smart Install Setup Wizard and Users Manual) 6. Patch cable Ethernet CAT5e RJ-45 Connector

IV - Product Layout

Front Panel View

LED Lights

Description Lights up in Red when powered ON.
Blinks on TEST/RESET Lights up in Green when Wireless LAN is
enabled. Blinks on traffic
Blinks in Green on data traffic 1 to 4 Lights up in Green when WAN port is use WAN

Rear View

Description Press and release this button to reboot the
device. Press and hold this button for 10 seconds to load the factory default settings of the system. Press this button to start WPS function. Power connector, connects to a DC 12V

DC 12V

1A Power Adapter (Supplied) Ports 1 to 4 Local Area Network

LAN1 ~ LAN4

(LAN)10/100 Mbps RJ-45 ports Wide Area Network (WAN) port or
Internet Port. Connects to xDSL or Cable Modem
V - Network + System Requirements
To begin using the ENHWI-2AN3, make sure you meet the following as minimum requirements:
PC / Notebook Computer Operating System Microsoft Windows

98SE/ME/XP/2000/

Windows Vista / Windows Free RJ-45 Network Interface Card port Wi-Fi adapter card optional. External xDSL (ADSL) or Cable modem with an Ethernet WAN port (RJ-45). A Web Browser (Internet Explorer, Safari, Firefox, Opera etc.) Few Ethernet compatible CAT5 or better cables.
VI - ENHWI-2AN3 - Where to place
You can place ENHWI-2AN3 on a desk or other flat surface, or you can mount it on a wall. For optimal performance, place your ENHWI-2AN3 Wireless Router in the center of your office (or your home) in a location that is away from any potential source of interference, such as a metal wall or microwave oven. This
location must be close to a power connection and your ADSL/Cable modem. If the antennas are not positioned correctly, performance loss can occur.

VII - Setup LAN, WAN

LAN connection: Connect Ethernet cable between your PC/Notebook LAN port & one of the 4 available LAN ports on ENHWI-2AN3.
WAN connection: Connect Ethernet cable between WAN port of your
ADSL/CABLE modem & WAN port of ENHWI-2AN3. Make sure your ADSL/CABLE modem is already setup and working well. Contact your ISP (Internet Service Provider) if you have any questions.
VIII - PC Network Adapter Setup

Windows XP

Assuming your PC or Laptop is equipped with a Network Interface Card. Click on START select Control panel From the Control Panel Window
select Network Connections
Right-click (Use the right button of your mouse) the Local Area Connection icon then select and click Properties
Click to Highlight the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) then click Properties button
Select the General tab. ENHWI-2AN3 supports DHCP Server, select both Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically
IX - Power up the ENHWI-2AN3
Connect the supplied power-adapter to the power port and then plug it to a wall power outlet. The ENHWI-2AN3 automatically enters and run the self-test phase in just a few seconds. The Power LED will light a steady red light indicating that the ENHWI-2AN3 is ready for operation.

X - Smart Wizard

Before you start the ENHWI-2AN3 routers Smart Wizard, check the followings:
Internet connection should be running & ready to use (ADSL or cable modem). xDSL Modem or Cable Modem must have an RJ-45 LAN port
Microsoft Windows compatible PC/Notebook with UPnP enabled Network Interface Card adapter. (This can be found in your network cards advanced properties within MS Windows) Optional, this is if you prefer to use the UPnP feature.
CAT 5 or better network Ethernet cable(s), RJ-45 connector** for PC/Notebook connections. (** RJ-45 looks like a telephone cable connector

but bigger)

Step 1: Connect the ENHWI-2AN3 WAN Port & your Cable or DSL Modems LAN port using the provided Ethernet / RJ-45 patch cable. Step 2: Connect any of the four available LAN ports to your PC or Notebooks RJ-45 network interface card port using an Ethernet network cable (not provided). Step 3: Power-on the ENHWI-2AN3 unit. The red power LED in the front the panel should light up & stay on to indicate that the router is ready. Step 4: Bring up the Smart Wizard. The Smart Wizard is a user friendly step-bystep instruction to initially help you in setting up your router connecting your computer(s) to the internet and to help you install administrators user ID and password, setup the wireless security to protect your router and your LAN computers from hackers and other type of intrusions. Insert the ENHWI-2AN3 Setup Disc CD into your CDROM drive. An Encore logo will popup in a few seconds then will disappear then immediately followed by the menu screen. Click on the Setup Wizard icon to start the SMART WIZARD. (Refer to the graphical instruction below this section) If in case after you have inserted the CD onto your CDROM drive and nothing happens or there is no Welcome screen came up, open your computers Windows Explorer or browse the CD contents, go to the root directory and look for the file Setup.exe, double click it to start the Smart Wizard.

A welcome screen will pop up a few seconds and then will disappear, followed by the menu screen below.
Click Setup Wizard to run user friendly step-by-step basic setup settings Click User Manual to open the user manual (you are stepping into it right now). Click Adobe Reader to install Adobe Acrobat reader on your PC/Notebook (NOTE: When clicked Adobe Reader will start installing. Click Cancel to stop). Click EXIT when finish or anytime you want to abort.

ENHWI-2AN3 Setup Wizard

to proceed to the next step. Click <Exit> to abort.
Make sure your DSL/CABLE modem is setup and working prior to this Smart Wizard. If not, call your Internet Service Provider and have them check and help you in setting up your DSL/Cable modem. Click to proceed.
Check the Cable or DSL Modem and the ENHWI-2AN3 connection.
Check power connection for modem as well as ENHWI-2AN3. Make sure the antenna is connected to rear panel of ENHWI-2AN3. Click <Next> to proceed.
Notice the LED will light up on this stage. If not, check back the procedures. Click to configure WAN & Wireless settings.
Logging into the Software Wizard for the first time:
Enter the factory default username is admin and password is also admin. Click to continue. Your default browser screen will connect to the ENHWI-2AN3 User Interface screen using the factory default address http://192.168.0.1.
to enter the mode selection screen.
Select the mode your ENHWI-2AN3 is going to use. The Setup Wizard will skip the WAN configuration under AP Repeater Mode. Click settings. and your ENHWI-2AN3 will automatically detect your Internet Network
The Smart Wizard will detect the DHCP and PPPoE connections automatically. In the picture above it shows that the Smart Wizard detected a DHCP server. You can choose the detected service type or select Others to setup the WAN settings manually.
Here, you can configure the host name and MAC address of the ENHWI-2AN3. The Clone MAC Address button clones the MAC address of your PC and use it as the MAC address of your ENHWI-2AN3 router instead of the real MAC address of the router. The Smart Wizard has finished setting up the WAN Configuration portion. Click to proceed to other portions.
Setting up the Wireless LAN
Enter the name for your wireless network SSID (the default is ENCORE59FE74) and security key (default is 1234567890). Move and point your mouse over to the security level blocks from the weakest (red block) to the strongest (green block), and click on the selected block to select the level of security you desired. The Key type will depend on the wireless security you selected. If you choose WEP as the wireless security you will be prompted whether an ASCII or Hexadecimal is your preferred key type. Hexadecimal requires 10 character digits on the KEY: field. Click to proceed

IP Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 specifies the Subnet Mask address for your LAN segment. This is based on the IP address range used.
802.1d Spanning Tree: This is disabled by default. If 802.1d Spanning Tree function is enabled, this router will use the spanning tree protocol to prevent network loops.

DHCP Server

DHCP Server: This can be enabled or disabled, Enabled by default.
Lease time: Lease time assigned to all IP address by the DHCP server.
Start IP: This is the first IP address in the IP pool range in which are being assigned and leased to DHCP clients.
End IP: This is the end of the IP address pool range
Domain Name: The Domain Name for the existing or customized network.

DHCP Tab

This is where to view the current LAN clients that have assigned or leased IP address by the DHCP server. This screen also shows all the DHCP clients that are currently connected to your network. The table shows the assigned or leased IP address, MAC address and the lease expiration data for each DHCP clients. Use the <Refresh> button to update the available information. Click the <Refresh> button to get the updated table.
You can click to put a check mark on Enable Static DHCP IP. It is possible to add more static DHCP IP addresses. They are listed in the table Current Static DHCP Table. IP address can be deleted if wanted to.
Click the <Apply> button to save the changes made to the configuration.

Schedule Tab

This page allows users to set up a scheduled function for the Firewall and Power Saving features of the ENHWI-2AN3 router.
Edit the scheduled function to allow configuration for firewall or power savings services. Fill in the schedule and select type of service you desired. Click <Apply> to save the settings.
The Schedule table screen lists the pre-scheduled services. Select any of the schedules by using the check box located on the right side of each line to edit or Delete selected schedule line.

Event Log Tab

On this Event Log screen, it displays all events and events information occurred after the start-up. Scroll down to see more. The Event Log can be saved to the local file-storage device such as hard disc drive by using the <Save> button, or the Event Log can be emptied using the <Clear> button. Use the <Refresh> button to reset the Event Log and to get the most updated information. When the router is powered OFF, the Event Log will be wiped out and will come up empty. The saved logs can be uploaded and viewed again.

Monitor Tab

This screen shows the histogram of the network connection on WAN, LAN & WLAN. Auto refresh keeps information updated frequently.

WIRELESS

- Basic
In basic setting page, you can set wireless Radio, Mode, Band, SSID, and Channel.
Radio: You can turn on/off wireless radio. If wireless Radio is turned off, the ENHWI-2AN3 will not take wireless connections. Mode: Three operation modes for selections, the AP router and AP router with WDS. If you choose AP Router Mode, there will be two selections under it, the AP or WDS function in the drop-down menu. Band: You can select the wireless standards running on your network environment such as the following: 2.4 GHz(B): If all your clients are using 802.11b 2.4 GHz(N): If all your clients are using 802.11n 2.4 GHz(B+G): If both 802.11b or a 802.11g
2.4 GHz(G): If all your clients are using 802.11g 2.4 GHz(B+G+N): If your clients are mixed using 802.11b, 802.11g, or 802.11n
Enable ESSID: ENHWI-2AN3 supports up to 4 SSID. Use the down arrow to select the number of SSID you wanted to have in your wireless LAN. Once established you can set the security policy settings for each. See Policy section for more details.
ESSID1 to ESSID4: ESSID is the name of your wireless network. It is recommended to use a unique name to identify your wireless device in the LAN. This is case sensitive and up to 32 printable characters.
Auto Channel: Disable by default. If Enabled will automatically search all channels and automatically change to the clearest channel detected. Different items are visible below the Auto Channel.
Channel: Channel 11 by default. This is visible only when the Auto Channel is disabled. You can enter your preferred channel number here for the ENHWI-2AN3 wireless LAN.
Check Channel Time: This menu is visible only when the Auto Channel is enabled. Selections are from One Hour to One Week. This is the duration of when will the ENHWI-2AN3 check for and use the clearest channel in the area automatically.

- WDS with AP Router

Wireless Distribution System. The WDS is a way of interconnecting wireless routers and allow an extended wireless network coverage using multiple wireless routers without the use of a wired backbone. Each WDS AP requires the same channel and encryption type to work.
MAC address 1~4: Please enter the MAC address of the neighboring APs that participates in the WDS. A maximum of 4 devices are allowed.

Set Security: WDS Security depends on your AP security settings. Note: It does not support mixed mode such as WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK Mixed mode.

- Advanced

On this tab you can set the advanced wireless settings. If youre in doubt what to enter or use here, leave these settings as it is. This is for advance users only. Wrong parameters can make the router un-operational.
Fragment Threshold: Default value is 2346.Specifies the maximum size of a
packet during the fragmentation of data to be transmitted. If you set this value too low, it will result in a bad performance.
RTS Threshold: Default value is 2347. When the packet size is smaller than the RTS threshold, the wireless router will not use the RTS/CTS mechanism to send this packet.
Beacon Interval: Default value is 100. This is the interval of time that this wireless router broadcasts a beacon. A Beacon is used to synchronize the wireless network.
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%.

- Security

ENHWI-2AN3 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.
ESSID Selection: ENHWI-2AN3 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.

WPA-RADIUS Encryption

Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) is an advanced security standard. You can use an external RADIUS server to authenticate wireless stations and provide the session key to encrypt data during communication. It uses TKIP or CCMP (AES) to change the encryption key frequently. Press <Apply> button when you are done.

- MAC Address Filtering

This wireless router supports MAC Address Control, which prevents
unauthorized clients from accessing your wireless network.
Enable wireless access control: Enable the wireless access control function
Adding an address into the list
Enter the "MAC Address" and "Description" of the wireless station to be added and then click <Add>. The wireless station will now be added into the "MAC Address Filtering Table" below. If you are having any difficulties filling in the fields, just click "Reset" and both "MAC Address" and "Description" fields will be cleared.
Remove an address from the list
If you want to remove a MAC address from the "MAC Address Filtering Table", select the MAC address that you want to remove in the list and then click "Delete Selected". If you want to remove all the MAC addresses from the list, just click the <Delete All> button. Click <Reset> will clear your current selections. Click <Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations.
- Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS)
WPS is the simplest way to establish a connection between the wireless clients and the wireless router. You dont have to select the encryption mode and fill in a long encryption passphrase every time when you try to setup a wireless connection. You only need to press a button on both wireless client and wireless router, and the WPS will do the rest for you.
The wireless router supports two types of WPS, the WPS via Push Button and WPS via PIN code. If you want to use the Push Button, you have to push a specific button on the wireless client or in the utility of the wireless client to start the WPS mode, and switch the wireless router to WPS mode. You can simply push the WPS button of the wireless router, or click the Start to Process button in the web configuration interface. If you want to use the PIN code, you have to know the PIN code of the wireless client and switch it to WPS mode, then fill-in the PIN code of the wireless client through the web configuration interface of the wireless router.
WPS: Check the box to enable WPS function and uncheck it to disable the WPS function.
WPS Current Status: If the wireless security (encryption) function of this wireless router is properly set, youll see a Configured message here. Otherwise, youll see UnConfigured. Click the Release Configuration can clear the security settings of the 1st SSID.
Self Pin Code: This is the WPS PIN code of the wireless router. You may need this information when connecting to other WPS-enabled wireless devices.

Fill in the "Local IP", Protocol, Port Range and "Description" of the setting to be added and then click "Add". Then this Port Mapping setting will be added into the "Current Port Mapping Table" below. If you find any typo before adding it and want to retype again, just click <Reset> and the fields will be cleared.

Remove Port Mapping

If you want to remove a Port Mapping setting from the "Current Port Mapping Table", select the Port Mapping setting that you want to remove in the table and then click D<Delete Selected>. If you want to remove all Port Mapping settings from the table, click <Delete All> button. Click <Reset> will clear your current selections. Click <Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations.
- Port Forwarding (Virtual Server)
Use the Port Forwarding (Virtual Server) function when you want different servers/clients in your LAN to handle different service/Internet application type (e.g. Email, FTP, Web server etc.) from the Internet. Computers use numbers called port numbers to recognize a particular service/Internet application type. The Virtual Server allows you to re-direct a particular service port number (from the Internet/WAN Port) to a particular LAN private IP address (See Glossary for an explanation on Port number).
Enable Port Forwarding: Enable or disable Port Forwarding.
Description: The description of this setting.
Local IP / Local Port: This is the LAN Client/Host IP address and Port number that the Public Port number packet will be sent to.
Protocol: Select the port number protocol type (TCP, UDP or both). If you are unsure, then leave it to the default both setting. Public Port enters the service (service/Internet application) port number from the Internet that will be re-directed to the above Private IP address host in your LAN Network.
Public Port: Port number will be changed to Local Port when the packet enters your LAN Network.

Add Port Forwarding

Fill in the "Description" , "Local IP", "Local Port", "Protocol" and Public Port of the setting to be added and then click <Add> button. Then this Virtual Server setting will be added into the "Current Port Forwarding Table" below. If you find any typo before adding it and want to retype again, just click <Reset> and the fields will be cleared.

Remove Port Forwarding

If you want to remove Port Forwarding settings from the "Current Port Forwarding Table", select the Port Forwarding settings you want to remove in the table and then click "Delete Selected". If you want to remove all Port Forwarding settings from the table, just click the <Delete All> button. Click <Reset> will clear your current selections. Click <Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations.
- Port Triggering (Special Applications)
Some applications require multiple connections, such as Internet games, video Conferencing, Internet telephony and others. In this section you can configure the router to support multiple connections for these types of applications.
Enable Trigger Port: Enable or disable the Port Trigger function. Trigger Port: This is the outgoing (Outbound) range of port numbers for this particular application. Trigger Type: Select whether the outbound port protocol is TCP, UDP or BOTH. Public Port: Enter the In-coming (Inbound) port or port range for this type of application (e.g. 2300-2400, 47624) Public Type: Select the Inbound port protocol type: TCP, UDP or BOTH Popular Applications: This section lists the more popular applications that require multiple connections. Select an application from the Popular Applications selection. Once you have selected an application, select a location (1-5) in the Add selection box and then click the <Add> button. This will automatically list the Public Ports
required for this popular application in the location (15) you specified.

Add Port Triggering

Fill in the "Trigger Port", "Trigger Type, Public Port, "Public Type", "Public Port" and "Description" of the setting to be added and then Click <Add>. The Port Triggering setting will be added into the "Current TriggerPort Table" below. If you happen to make a mistake, just click <Reset> and the fields will be cleared.

Remove Port Triggering

If you want to remove Special Application settings from the "Current Trigger-Port Table", select the Port Triggering settings you want to remove in the table and then click <Delete Selected>. If you want remove all Port Triggering settings from the table, just click the <Delete All> button. Click <Reset> will clear your current selections.
- Application Layer Gateway (ALG)
You can select applications that need ALG support. The router will let the selected application to correctly pass through the NAT gateway.

- UPNP

With UPnP, all PCs in you Intranet will discover this router automatically. So, you dont have to configure your PC and it can easily access the Internet through this router.
Enable / Disable UPnP: You can enable or Disable the UPnP feature here. After you enabled the UPnP feature, all client systems that support UPnP, like Windows XP, can discover this router automatically and access the Internet through this router without having to configure anything. The NAT Traversal function provided by UPnP can let
applications that support UPnP connect to the internet without having to configure the virtual server sections.
- Quality of Service (QoS)
QoS lets you classify Internet application traffic by source/destination IP address and port number. You can assign priority for each type of application and reserve bandwidth for it. The packets of applications with higher priority will always go first. Lower priority applications will get bandwidth after higher priority applications get enough bandwidth. This can let you have a better experience in
using critical real time services like Internet phone, video conference etc. All the applications not specified by you are classified as rule Others. Priority Queue
This can put the packets of specific protocols in High/Low Queue. The packets in High Queue will process first.
Unlimited Priority Queue: The LAN IP address will not be bounded in the QoS limitation.
High/Low Priority Queue: This can put the packets in the protocol and port range to High/Low QoS Queue.

Bandwidth Allocation:

This can reserve / limit the throughput of specific protocols and port range. You can set the upper bound and Lower bound.
Type: Specify the direction of packets. Upload / Download or both. IP range: Specify the IP address range. You could also fill one IP address Protocol: Specify the packet type. The default ALL will put all packets in the QoS priority Queue.

Setting Up Time:

Synchronize with the NTP server
Time Zone: Select the time zone of the country you are currently located. The router will set its time based on your selection.
NTP Time Server: The router can be set up to use external NTP Time Server.
Daylight Savings: The router can also be set to automatically adjust to the Daylight Savings changes. If you wish to use this function, you must select the Daylight Savings Time period and put a checkmark on the Enable box to enable your daylight savings time configuration.
Synchronize with your PC You could synchronize timer with your computers time.
PC Date and Time: This field would display your computers date and time.
Daylight Savings: The router can also take Daylight Savings into account. If you wish to use this function, you must select the Daylight Savings Time period and check/tick the enable box to enable your daylight saving configuration. Click <Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations.

- DDNS

DDNS allows you to map the static domain name to a dynamic IP address. You must register to a DDNS services and to get an account, password and your static domain name from the DDNS service providers. This router supports DynDNS, TZO and other common DDNS service providers.
Enable/Disable DDNS: Enable or disable the DDNS function of this router
Server Address: Select a DDNS service provider
Host Name: Fill in your static domain name that uses DDNS.
Username: The account that your DDNS service provider assigned to you.
Password: The password you set for the DDNS service account above.

- Power

Saving power in WLAN mode can be enabled / disabled in this page.

- Diagnosis

In this page lets you run diagnosis to your network status.

- Firmware

This page allows you to upgrade the routers firmware. To upgrade the firmware of your Broadband router, you need to download the firmware file to your local hard disk, and enter that file name and path in the appropriate field on this page. You can also use the Browse button to find the firmware file in your PC.

Once youve selected the new firmware file, click <Apply> at the bottom of the screen to start the upgrade process

- Back-up

This page allows you to save the current router configurations. When you save the configurations, you also can restore the saved configurations into the router through the Restore Settings. If extreme problems occur you can use the Restore to Factory Defaults to set all configurations to its original default settings. Warning: You will loose any saved data and settings when you set back to the manufacturers default settings, but you can re-enter your previous settings manually.
Backup Settings: This can save the current Broadband router configuration to a file named "config.bin" on your PC. You can also use the <Upload> button to restore the saved configuration to the Broadband router. Alternatively, you can use the "Restore to Factory Defaults" tool to force the Broadband router to perform a power reset and restore the original factory settings.

- Reset

You can reset the broadband router when system stops responding correctly or stop functions.

XIII - Repeater Mode

Repeater mode has limited settings compared to the AP mode. Choose Repeater mode on the top right corner of the configuration page.
System restarts and connects to the IP address http://192.168.0.1 You will see the configuration homepage under REPEATER mode now.

System

System status section allows you to monitor the current status of your router. You can see the Uptime, hardware information, serial number as well as firmware version information. LAN Settings: This page displays the Broadband router LAN ports current LAN information. WLAN Settings: Wireless configuration details such as SSID,
Status(Connected/Disconnected), Security and Channel are briefly shown.
The LAN Tabs shows LAN settings. LAN settings can be change as needed. If you are an entry level user, try opening a website from your computer. If youre successful and able to connect and browse the web site you opened without any problem, do not change any of the settings.
Click <Apply> at the bottom of this screen to save the changed configurations.
IP address: This is the routers LAN IP address (Your LAN clients default gateway IP address). It can be changed based on your network architecture.
IP Subnet Mask: Specify a Subnet Mask IP address for your LAN segment.

- Event Log

View operations log of the ENHWI-2AN3. This page shows the current system log of the ENHWI-2AN3 router. It displays any event occurred after system start up. Use the scroll bar to go down to the bottom of the page, the system log can be saved <Save> to a local file for future use or the system log can be cleared <Clear> or it can be refreshed <Refresh> to get the most updated information. When the system is powered down, the system log will disappear if not saved to a local file.