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Encore ENHWI-2AN3 Wireless-N Router & Supports up to 4 SSID that can be used to separate wireless sharing with groups
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Powerful but inexpensive router . I'm using five of these to create wireless service in an office and large auditorium area. They are very easy to set up and have been working well. Nice value when you consider buying a dedicated access point could cost twice as much. I've had two of the 2AN34D units in my house for a while (difference is a 4 db antenna) and had no issues. Have not had to restart the routers, no dropped connections, no issues.If you want more range, you can buy the 2AN34Ds, or look on some auction sites for inexpensive replacement antennas. I added some 7db antennas, and noted about a 15 db improvement in signal (about $6 investment per unit). All in all, a lot of functionality in an inexpensive unit.
Powerful but inexpensive router . I'm using five of these to create wireless service in an office and large auditorium area. They are very easy to set up and have been working well. Nice value when you consider buying a dedicated access point could cost twice as much. I've had two of the 2AN34D units in my house for a while (difference is a 4 db antenna) and had no issues. Have not had to restart the routers, no dropped connections, no issues.If you want more range, you can buy the 2AN34Ds, or look on some auction sites for inexpensive replacement antennas. I added some 7db antennas, and noted about a 15 db improvement in signal (about $6 investment per unit). All in all, a lot of functionality in an inexpensive unit.
10 mins . Router was setup in less than 10 mins. Quick and fast. Granted I only had 10 mbps of internet and 2 devices using it. But it works great.
Encore ENHWI-2AN3 Wireless-N Router Reviews
Great Router Rotten Poor Crappy Customer/Tech Support . Bought 3 of theses routers/access points. After 2 1/2 days of being on hold with support I got thru now they work great.If you need support be prepaired for LONG LONG wait times , they will hang up on you also while on hold. In the box it says 24/7 support WRONG!!!! They say when you call 9-6 PST Mon-Fri WRONG!!! Maybe 10 am you can start holding. If its 3pm they will tell you to call back when they are open even though you have been on hold for the past hour or so.If they had normal suppot I give them 5 stars. BEWARE!!!!
Great Router Rotten Poor Crappy Customer/Tech Support . Bought 3 of theses routers/access points. After 2 1/2 days of being on hold with support I got thru now they work great.If you need support be prepaired for LONG LONG wait times , they will hang up on you also while on hold. In the box it says 24/7 support WRONG!!!! They say when you call 9-6 PST Mon-Fri WRONG!!! Maybe 10 am you can start holding. If its 3pm they will tell you to call back when they are open even though you have been on hold for the past hour or so.If they had normal suppot I give them 5 stars. BEWARE!!!!
Encore ENHWI-2AN3 Wireless-N Router Opinions
Works great~~!!!! . Works great but if you have no knowledge of networking like the other reviewer then you may want a different unit something idiot proof but you will also pay more for something idiot proof. I have set several of these up for clients and haven't ever had an issue but then again I do networking for a living.
Couple things below that may help some people that don't know what they are doing the below was taken from the company's website:
How to use my ENHWI-N3 or ENHWI-2AN3 as a Repeater?
1. Make sure the ENHWI-N3/ENHWI-2AN3 router's LAN IP address is in the same IP address group as your main router.
2. Connect the Ethernet cable to the ENHWI-N3/ENHWI-2AN3 router and your main router with Internet connection and DHCP Server.
3. Login to the ENHWI-N3/ENHWI-2AN3 web based Graphical User Interface.
4. Click on the upper right corner pull down menu and select "Repeater Mode".
5. Click the "Site Survey" button to scan the available wireless routers that can be set as this router's parent router.
6. Choose one wireless router then click the the "Connect" button.
7. Input the password and click the the "Apply" button, and then wait a few seconds for the changes to be saved.
8. The following screen shows that the repeater is now connected to the parent router.
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How to use my ENHWI-N3 or ENHWI-2AN3 as an Access Point?
1. Connect the Ethernet cable to the ENHWI-N3/ENHWI-2AN3 router and your main router with Internet connection and DHCP Server.
2. Login to the ENHWI-N3/ENHWI-2AN3 web based Graphical User Interface.
3. Make sure you are In the "AP Router Mode", click "System" on the left-hand side menu, and then click the "LAN".
4. Set Static LAN IP in the same range as the main router.
For example, your main router IP is 192.168.10.1, then set the Access Point IP to 192.168.10.2.
5. Disable "DHCP", then click "Apply" button.
6. Wait a few seconds until the changes have been saved.
7. Click "Advanced" on the lefthand side menu, and then click the "NAT" tab. Disable "NAT", then click "Apply"
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Anyways I love these inexpensive units and will continue to use them.
Works great~~!!!! . Works great but if you have no knowledge of networking like the other reviewer then you may want a different unit something idiot proof but you will also pay more for something idiot proof. I have set several of these up for clients and haven't ever had an issue but then again I do networking for a living.
Couple things below that may help some people that don't know what they are doing the below was taken from the company's website:
How to use my ENHWI-N3 or ENHWI-2AN3 as a Repeater?
1. Make sure the ENHWI-N3/ENHWI-2AN3 router's LAN IP address is in the same IP address group as your main router.
2. Connect the Ethernet cable to the ENHWI-N3/ENHWI-2AN3 router and your main router with Internet connection and DHCP Server.
3. Login to the ENHWI-N3/ENHWI-2AN3 web based Graphical User Interface.
4. Click on the upper right corner pull down menu and select "Repeater Mode".
5. Click the "Site Survey" button to scan the available wireless routers that can be set as this router's parent router.
6. Choose one wireless router then click the the "Connect" button.
7. Input the password and click the the "Apply" button, and then wait a few seconds for the changes to be saved.
8. The following screen shows that the repeater is now connected to the parent router.
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How to use my ENHWI-N3 or ENHWI-2AN3 as an Access Point?
1. Connect the Ethernet cable to the ENHWI-N3/ENHWI-2AN3 router and your main router with Internet connection and DHCP Server.
2. Login to the ENHWI-N3/ENHWI-2AN3 web based Graphical User Interface.
3. Make sure you are In the "AP Router Mode", click "System" on the left-hand side menu, and then click the "LAN".
4. Set Static LAN IP in the same range as the main router.
For example, your main router IP is 192.168.10.1, then set the Access Point IP to 192.168.10.2.
5. Disable "DHCP", then click "Apply" button.
6. Wait a few seconds until the changes have been saved.
7. Click "Advanced" on the lefthand side menu, and then click the "NAT" tab. Disable "NAT", then click "Apply"
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Anyways I love these inexpensive units and will continue to use them.
Cons Review
Disc didn't work couldn't setup or download setup software . I bought this to use a repeater. Unfortunately you have to use the disk that comes with this for the setup. I don't know why they did this. Every other router I've ever used allows you to just connect it to the computer and then connect to configure via an IP address. Since the disk wouldn't work, and I couldn't find the software anywhere to download, including from the manufacturer, I wasted an hour or more trying to get this thing working. I tried the disk on two different computers. It would start to come up and then hang. I went with the Diamond Multimedia 300Mbps 802.11n Wireless Repeater and Range Extender (WR300N), which could not possibly be any easier and quicker (and no stupid disk necessary) to setup. I wish I would have bought the other one to begin with to save time. i was just trying to save a few bucks.
WORSE THAN GARBAGE. . DOES NOT WORK! Completely destroyed my network. Might be fine if this is your only router but I was trying to add this to a network as a second router and it COMPLETELY killed it. It would constantly take over the network, where when I tried to login to the main router admin from a computer directly connected to the main router and it would connect to this router's admin instead! Tried to setup a repeater and it refused to find the wireless network on the main router. Many settings where missing and were not user configurable. I suggest anyone interested download the manual first to see what's missing. This router is worse than garbage, at least with garbage I don't waste hours trying to get it working! If you enjoy hours of frustration then buy this router, otherwise stay FAR away.
Feature Encore ENHWI-2AN3 Wireless-N Router
- Bundled with Setup Wizard that helps set up router with ease and user friendly step-by-step screen-guided instructions
- Supports upto 4 SSID that can be used to separate wireless sharing with groups.
- Supports URL Filtering and Keyword Filtering
- Uses the latest MIMO (or Multiple-Output-Multiple-Input) technology
- Compatible with IEEE 802.11n Draft 2.0 Specifications
- Allow auto fallback data rate for optimized reliability, throughput and transmission range
- Supports Firewall protection, Virtual server mapping, Special application setting
- Supports enhance security for WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, WPA and WPA2
- Supports up to 4 SSID that can be used to separate wireless sharing with groups.
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Product Details
EAN : 0810731011011UPC : 810731011011
MPN : ENHWI2AN3
Brand : Encore
Color : White
Weight : 2 pounds
Height : 3 inches
Length : 9 inches
Width : 6 inches
Binding : Personal Computers
Manufacturer : Encore
Model : ENHWI-2AN3
Publisher : Encore
SKU : A89649
Studio : Encore
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