Product specifications
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Tx Power: You can select the wireless output power here. If you’re not too far from AP
(good signal reception), you can select a lower output power to save energy; for a distant
access point, you can select a higher output power. It’s suggested to select “Auto” to let
setup utility decide the best output power for you.
Preamble: Select the preamble for Ad hoc mode here. Available options are “Auto” and
“Long”.
RTS Threshold: User can adjust the RTS threshold number by sliding the bar or key in the
value directly. The default value is 2347.
Fragment Threshold: User can adjust the Fragment threshold number by sliding the bar
or key in the value directly. The default value is 2346.
Channel: Only available for setting under Ad-Hoc mode. User can choose the channel
frequency to start their Ad-Hoc network.
Authentication Type: There are 7 types of authentication mode supported by EncoreUI.
They are Open, Shared, LEAP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK.
Encryption Type: For open and shared authentication mode, the selection of encryption
type are None and WEP. For WPA, WPA2, WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK authentication
mode, the encryption type supports both TKIP and AES.
802.1x Setting: It is an authentication for WPA and WPA2 certificate to server.
WPA Pre-Shared Key: This is the shared secret between AP and STA. For WPA-PSK and
WPA2-PSK authentication mode, this field must be filled with character longer than 8 and
less than 32 lengths.
WEP Key: Only valid when using WEP encryption algorithm. The key must match AP’s key.
There are several formats to enter the keys:
Î Hexadecimal – 40bits: 10 Hex characters
Î Hexadecimal – 128bits: 26 Hex characters.
Î ASCII – 40bits: 5 ASCII characters
Î ASCII – 128bits: 13 ASCII characters
Show Password: Check this box and all passphrases or security keys you inputted will be
displayed as you type, but not replace your input with asterisk.
Use 802.1x: If the access point you wish to connect requires 802.1x authentication, please
click on ‘Use 802.1x’ box, then click ‘802.1X’ tab to set 802.1x parameters.