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TABLE OF CONTENT 

A

BOUT 

T

HIS 

G

UIDE

.................................................................................... 1

 

Purpose........................................................................................................................................ 1

 

Overview of this User’s Guide ................................................................................................... 1

 

I

NTRODUCTION

........................................................................................... 2

 

Applications................................................................................................................................ 2

 

Features....................................................................................................................................... 3

 

U

NPACKING AND 

S

ETUP

.............................................................................. 4

 

Unpacking................................................................................................................................... 4

 

Setup ........................................................................................................................................... 4

 

H

ARDWARE 

I

NSTALLATION

......................................................................... 5

 

Front Panel.................................................................................................................................. 5

 

Rear Panel ................................................................................................................................... 6

 

Hardware connections ................................................................................................................ 6

 

Connect the Router using LAN ............................................................................................... 6

 

Connect the Router using Wireless LAN ................................................................................ 7

 

Check the installation ................................................................................................................. 7

 

PC

 

N

ETWORK 

TCP/IP

 

S

ETTING

................................................................. 8

 

Windows 95/98/ME.................................................................................................................... 8

 

Windows 2000 ............................................................................................................................ 9

 

Windows XP............................................................................................................................. 10

 

W

IRELESS 

B

ROADBAND 

R

OUTER 

C

ONFIGURATION

................................. 11

 

Login to the Wireless Broadband Router through WLAN....................................................... 11

 

Login to the Wireless Broadband Router through LAN .......................................................... 11

 

Using the Web Browser............................................................................................................ 11

 

Configuration Menu.................................................................................................................. 13

 

Setup Wizard ............................................................................................................................ 13

 

WAN Setting ............................................................................................................................ 29

 

DHCP Client or Fixed IP....................................................................................................... 30

 

PPPoE with Obtain IP Automatically.................................................................................... 31

 

PPPoE with Specify IP .......................................................................................................... 32

 

PPTP/L2TP with Obtain IP Automatically ........................................................................... 33

 

PPTP/L2TP with Specify IP .................................................................................................. 33

 

BigPond Cable ....................................................................................................................... 35

 

Wireless setting......................................................................................................................... 36

 

Basic....................................................................................................................................... 36

 

Summary of Contents for ENHWI-G2

Page 1: ...ENHWI G2 802 11g Wireless Broadband Router Users Guide...

Page 2: ...ny changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate this equipment This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules...

Page 3: ...Common technical requirements EN 301 489 17 V1 2 1 2002 08 Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio spectrum Matters ERM ElectroMagnetic Compatibility EMC standard for radio equipment and services Part...

Page 4: ...eklar ka ENHWI G2 atbilst Direkt vas 1999 5 EK b tiskaj m pras b m un citiem ar to saist tajiem noteikumiem Lietuvi Lithuanian iuo Encore Electronics Inc deklaruoja kad is ENHWI G2 atitinka esminius r...

Page 5: ...allation 7 PC NETWORK TCP IP SETTING 8 Windows 95 98 ME 8 Windows 2000 9 Windows XP 10 WIRELESS BROADBAND ROUTER CONFIGURATION 11 Login to the Wireless Broadband Router through WLAN 11 Login to the Wi...

Page 6: ...l Setting 47 Filter 47 Virtual Server 53 Special AP 54 DMZ 55 Firewall Rule 56 System Setting 57 Password 57 Time 58 Device Information 59 Log 60 Log Setting 61 Statistic 62 Restart 62 Configuration 6...

Page 7: ...s User s Guide Introduction Describes the ENHWI G2 802 11g Wireless Broadband Router and its features Unpacking and Setup Helps you get started with the basic installation of the ENHWI G2 802 11g Wire...

Page 8: ...addresses and using a shared Internet connection through an Internet sharing device can solve high network access costs All linked computers can make full use of broadband capabilities over such a dev...

Page 9: ...Supports MAC Address Filters Protocol Filters and UPnP Universal Plug Play 9 Traffic Control with Virtual Server Virtual PC mapping and DMZ 9 Provides Additional Security with SPI NAT firewall and Att...

Page 10: ...adband Router can be performed properly using the following methods The power outlet should be within 1 82 meters 6 feet of the ENHWI G2 802 11g Wireless Broadband Router Visually inspect the DC power...

Page 11: ...a WAN port is being use and connected to the xDSL or Cable Modem devices When this indicator blinks green the WAN port is transmitting receiving data from the xDSL or Cable modem whichever your ISP i...

Page 12: ...adapter to this port RESET Use a pin or a similar object to push this button to reset the unit settings to the factory default settings Hardware connections Connect the ENHWI G2 802 11g Wireless Broad...

Page 13: ...G2 802 11g Wireless Broadband Router are clearly visible and the status of the network link can be seen instantly 1 With the power source on and the device is connected to the broadband cable modem th...

Page 14: ...ME 1 Click on the Network neighborhood icon found on the desktop 2 Click the right mouse button and a context menu will be show 3 Select Properties to enter the TCP IP setting screen 4 Select Obtain a...

Page 15: ...ontrol panel and then open the Network dialup connection applet Double click on the Local area network connection icon Select Properties to enter the TCP IP setting window 1 In the Local area network...

Page 16: ...cursor and click the right button on the My Network Place icon Select properties to enter the TCP IP setting window 1 Set IP address to Obtain an IP address automatically 2 Set DNS to Obtain DNS serv...

Page 17: ...u configure this device note that when the ENHWI G2 802 11g Wireless Broadband Router is configured through an Ethernet connection make sure the host PC must be set on the IP sub network that can be a...

Page 18: ...9 Login Note If needed to set a password then refer to the System Password Setting After entering the password the main page comes up the screen will display the device information Figure 10 Device in...

Page 19: ...ntrol System and Wizard as shown in the Configuration Menu screen Figure 11 Configuration Menu Setup Wizard Setup wizard is provided as the part of the web configuration utility User can simply follow...

Page 20: ...14 Figure 12 Setup Wizard Step 1 Set up new Password User can change the password and then click Next to continue Figure 13 Setup Wizard Set Password...

Page 21: ...up Wizard Set time zone Step 3 Set LAN and DHCP Server Set user s IP address and mask The default IP is 192 168 1 1 If user likes to enable DHCP click Enabled DHCP enabled is able to automatically ass...

Page 22: ...16 Figure 15 Setup Wizard Setting LAN DHCP Server...

Page 23: ...type If the WLAN Router is unable to auto detect your Internet connection you will need to manually select the Internet connection type Obtain IP automatically Fixed IP PPPoE PPTP L2TP or BigPond Obta...

Page 24: ...18 Figure 17 If your ISP requires you to enter a specific host name or MAC address please enter it in Figure 18...

Page 25: ...19 Fixed IP Address Figure 19...

Page 26: ...0 If the Internet Service Providers assign a fixed IP address choose this option and enter the assigned IP address Subnet Mask Gateway IP and DNS IP addresses for your Broadband Router Figure 20 PPPoE...

Page 27: ...n IP Automatically If connected to the Internet using a PPPoE Dial up xDSL Modem the ISP will provide a Password and User Name and then the ISP uses PPPoE Choose this option and enter the required inf...

Page 28: ...Specify IP If connected to the Internet using a PPPoE Dial up xDSL Modem the ISP will provide a Password User Name and a Fixed IP Address choose this option and enter the required information Figure...

Page 29: ...odem enter the your IP Address Subnet Mask Gateway Server IP PPTP Account and PPTP Password Your Subnet Mask required by your ISP in the appropriate fields If your ISP has provided you with a Connecti...

Page 30: ...24 Figure 25...

Page 31: ...odem enter the your IP Address Subnet Mask Gateway Server IP L2TP Account and L2TP Password Your Subnet Mask required by your ISP in the appropriate fields If your ISP has provided you with a Connecti...

Page 32: ...26 Figure 27...

Page 33: ...BigPond Figure 28 If your ISP is BigPond Cable the ISP will provide a User Name Password Authentication Server and Login Server IP Optional Choose this option and enter the required information Figure...

Page 34: ...channel The SSID and channel must be the same as wireless devices attempting communication to the router Figure 30 Step 6 Restart The Setup wizard is now completed The new settings will be effective a...

Page 35: ...sers to set up the WLAN Router WAN connection specify the IP address for the WAN add DNS numbers and enter the MAC address Connection Type Select the connection type either DHCP client Fixed IP or PPP...

Page 36: ...ided by your ISP Subnet Mask For the Specify mode enter the specific subnet mask that provided by your ISP Gateway For the Specify mode enter the specific gateway IP address that provided by your ISP...

Page 37: ...n IP Automatically If connected to the Internet using a PPPoE Dial up xDSL Modem the ISP will provide a Password and User Name and then the ISP uses PPPoE Choose this option and enter the required inf...

Page 38: ...with Specify IP If connected to the Internet using a PPPoE Dial up xDSL Modem the ISP will provide a Password User Name and a Specify IP Address choose this option and enter the required information F...

Page 39: ...L2TP Password if your ISP has provided you with a DNS IP address enter it in the DNS field otherwise leave it zero Figure 35 PPTP Figure 36 L2TP PPTP L2TP with Specify IP If connected to the Internet...

Page 40: ...34 Figure 37 PPTP Figure 38 L2TP...

Page 41: ...this option and enter the required information Dynamic DNS This synchronizes the DDNS server with your current Public IP address when you are online First you need to register your preferred DNS with...

Page 42: ...tion enables user to set wireless communications parameters for the router s wireless LAN feature Basic This page allow user to enable and disable the wireless LAN function create a SSID and select th...

Page 43: ...ID Broadcast While SSID Broadcast is enabled all wireless clients will be able to view the WLAN Router s SSID For security purposes users may want to disable SSID Broadcast to ensure only authorized c...

Page 44: ...stem allows public access to the router via wireless communications Shared Key requires the user to set a WEP key to exchange data with other wireless clients that have the same WEP key This router al...

Page 45: ...e key format from the drop down list HEX or ASCII WEP Key Length Select the level of encryption from the drop down list The WLAN Router supports 64 and 128 bit encryption WEP Key 1 4 Enables users to...

Page 46: ...WPA2 PSK Figure 43 Figure 44 If WPA or WPA2 PSK is selected the above screen is shown Encryption Type Select the encryption type for TKIP or AES encryption Passphrase The length should be 8 character...

Page 47: ...the encryption key and the parameters for the RADIUS server Encryption Type Select the encryption type for TKIP or AES encryption RADIUS Server 1 Enter the IP address Port used and Shared Secret by th...

Page 48: ...w is normalized Fragmentation Threshold Type the fragmentation threshold in the text box If packet transfer error rates are high choose values between 1500 and 2346 until packet transfer rates are min...

Page 49: ...name IP address and subnet mask Figure 48 Host Name Type the host name in the text box The host name is required by some ISPs The default host name is Wireless Router IP Address This is the IP address...

Page 50: ...ign IP addresses to all LAN devices connected to the router Lease Time The lease time specifies the amount of connection time a network user be allowed with their current dynamic IP address Add Static...

Page 51: ...dress route Enter the static IP address Subnet Mask Gateway IP address Select from LAN or WAN and the desired Metric to the appropriate fields Figure 50 Dynamic Add a dynamic IP address route Select t...

Page 52: ...46 Figure 51 Routing Table Lists IP address of the Internet destinations commonly accessed by your network Figure 52...

Page 53: ...types of filters to select MAC IP Filter URL blocking Domain blocking and Protocol filter MAC Filters Figure 53 MAC Filter Enables you to allow or deny Internet access to users within the LAN based u...

Page 54: ...at the bottom of the page Update Click to update information for the user if you have changed any of the fields Delete Select a user from the table at the bottom of the list and click to remove the u...

Page 55: ...inimum address for the IP range IP addresses falling between this value and the Range Start are not allowed to access the Internet Add Click to add the IP range to the table at the bottom of the scree...

Page 56: ...nternet address Add the desired URL or internet address to the text box Figure 55 Enable Disable Enable or Disable the URL blocking function Add Click to add the specified URL to the URL blocked listi...

Page 57: ...the Domain Blocking function Allow Allow users to access all domains except Blocking Domains Deny Deny users to access all domains except Permitted Domains Blocked Permitted Domains List domains you...

Page 58: ...ad the item s parameters which you can edit Figure 57 Enable Click to enable or disable the Protocol filter Name Type the name of the user to be denied access Protocol Select a protocol TCP UDP or ICM...

Page 59: ...bottom of the page Note When selecting items in the table at the bottom click anywhere in the item The line is selected and the fields automatically load the item s parameters which user can edit Fig...

Page 60: ...tom of the page Note When selecting items in the table at the bottom click anywhere in the item The line is selected and the fields automatically load the item s parameters which user can edit Figure...

Page 61: ...information for the special application if user have selected a list item and have made changes Delete Select a list item and click Delete to remove the item from the list Clear Click to erase all fi...

Page 62: ...whether to allow or deny packets that conform to the rule Source Defines the source of the incoming packet that the rule is applied to Interface Select which interface WAN or LAN the rule is applied t...

Page 63: ...he rule Priority Down Select a rule from the list and click Priority Down to decrease the priority of the rule Update Priority After increasing or decreasing the priority of a rule click Update Priori...

Page 64: ...ter automatically adjust the system time from NTP Server NTP server The Simple Network Time Protocol SNTP server allows the WLAN Router to synchronize the system clock to the global Internet through t...

Page 65: ...onfiguration information including the MAC address the Connection status SSID Channel and Authentication type LAN This section displays the LAN interface configuration including the MAC address IP Add...

Page 66: ...Figure 65 The Log screen commands are as follows Click First Page to view the first page of the log Click Last Page to view the final page of the log Click Previous Page to view the page just before...

Page 67: ...e here SMTP Password If the SMTP Authentication enabled fill in the password of the SMTP account here Syslog Server Type the IP address of the Syslog Server if user wants the WLAN Router to listen and...

Page 68: ...packet transmission via the WLAN Router s LAN WAN and Wireless ports in bytes per second Figure 67 Click Reset to erase all statistics and begin logging statistics again Restart Click Restart to rest...

Page 69: ...63 Figure 68 Firmware This function enables users to keep the WLAN Router firmware up to date...

Page 70: ...structions Download the latest firmware from the manufacturer s Web site and save it to disk Click Browse and go to the location of the downloaded firmware file Select the file and click Upgrade to up...

Page 71: ...ile and load profiles for different circumstances User can also load the factory default settings and run a setup wizard to configure the WLAN Router and Router interface Figure 70 UPnP This function...

Page 72: ...ble the UPnP function on the WLAN Router Ping Test The ping test enables users to determine whether an IP address or host is present on the Internet Type the host name or IP address in the text box an...

Page 73: ...67 Figure 72...

Page 74: ...addresses that can be pinged from remote locations Gaming mode If the user is experiencing difficulties when playing online games or any applications that uses voice data enabling the Gaming Mode may...

Page 75: ...ror Rate TX Power 18dBm typically 802 11b 802 11g Network Cables 10BASE T 2 pair UTP Cat 3 4 5 100 m EIA TIA 568 100 ohm STP 100 m 100BASE TX 2 pair UTP Cat 5 100 m EIA TIA 568 100 ohm STP 100 m Frequ...

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