Wireless N Adapter
RNX-N250UB
Quick Installation Guide
Page 1: ...Wireless N Adapter RNX N250UB Quick Installation Guide ...
Page 2: ... 802 11g or 802 11b Access Point for infrastructure Mode or another 802 11n 802 11g or 802 11b wireless adapter for Ad Hoc Peer to Peer networking mode 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 One Wireless LAN USB Adapter One CD RO...
Page 3: ...is policy has no effect if connecting with b g only wireless access point During the installation XP may need to copy systems files from its installation CD Therefore you may need a copy of the Windows installation CD at hand before installing the drivers On many systems instead of a CD the necessary installation files are archived on the hard disk in C WINDOWS OPTIONS CABS directory Installing th...
Page 4: ...on Windows Driver to start the install process Once the setup begins you will see the InstallShield Wizard Select Install driver and Rosewill WLAN Utility and then click on the Next button Figure 2 2 3 Wait for a few seconds until the driver and client utility is installed 3 ...
Page 5: ...etect and install the new hardware Figure 2 4 6 A icon will then appear in the system tray Right click on the icon and then click on Launch Config Utility Note Click on Use Zero Configuration as Configuration Utility if you would like to use Windows Zero Configuration XP only feature Vista XP Installing the Drivers for Mac OS X Follow the steps below in order to install the USB adapter drivers 4 ...
Page 6: ...n this package The setup should run automatically If the setup does not run automatically then you must manually select the setup file from the CD ROM drive Figure 2 5 2 Click on the Continue button to configure the next step Figure 2 6 3 Select the Macintosh HD and then click on the Continue button 5 ...
Page 7: ...Continue button to configure the next step Figure 2 8 5 The installation is complete Click on the Restart button 6 Carefully insert the USB adapter into the USB port MAC OS X will then detect and install the new hardware 7 The Client Utility is installed in the Applications folder 6 ...
Page 8: ...uninstall the USB adapter and its utility and repeat the installation procedure again Follow the steps below in order to uninstall the client utility 1 Click on Start Rosewill Wireless Uninstall Rosewill Wireless USB Adapter Figure 2 9 2 The un installation process will then begin Figure 2 10 3 Click on the Yes button to confirm the un installation process and then click on the Next button Figure ...
Page 9: ...ter RNX N250UB Quick Installation Guide 4 The un installation process is complete Select Yes I want to restart my computer now radio button and then click on the Finish button Then remove the USB adapter Figure 2 13 8 ...
Page 10: ... the icon on system tray as below Select View available wireless Networks to specify your wireless network Figure 3 1 2 The tool shows the available wireless networks Select your network SSID to connect with like Figure 3 2 Figure3 2 3 If your wireless Network has encryption enable you will be ask to enter the password like Figure 3 3 Please enter your wireless password at Network key section twic...
Page 11: ...If your wireless Network does not contains encryption select the intended access point and click Connect Then click Connect Anyway like Figure 3 4 Figure 3 4 5 Once completed you should see like Figure 3 5 as your computer is now Connected with your wireless Network 10 ...
Page 12: ...ally upon starting your computer and connects to a connectable wireless network with best signal strength Please refer to the following chapters to get information regarding to the functions of this utility Clicking the Rosewill icon on your desktop will bring up the utility main window Users can find the surrounding AP signal in the list The currently connected AP will be shown with a blue icon b...
Page 13: ...an to search for all wireless signals near you ii Select your desire SSID Click to select your wireless signal in this example you can see next to AP1 meaning we have select AP1 as our desired SSID iii Click Add to Profile or Connect 1 Add to Profile This part will help your wireless adapter memorize the signal and password for your future use Please see Next Section for more detail 2 Connect This...
Page 14: ...d the signal into your profile so you don t have to enter them in the future There are two ways to Add to Profile You can add through Network tab or add through tab Adding to Profile through Network Tab Figure 4 10 1 First select Add to Profile 2 Choose the SSID you want to connect to eg Rosewill 1 3 Key in your desired Profile Name eg HOME 4 Or you can choose SSID with the pull down window 5 When...
Page 15: ... complete the process Figure 3 10 Note you could also add a new profile quickly by selecting an available network in the Network function then press the Add to Profile button Adding to Profile through Profile Tab Figure 3 11 1 First select Add 2 Key in your desired Profile Name eg HOME 3 Choose the SSID by selecting the pull down window 4 When complete please select Auth Encry to enter your passwo...
Page 16: ...ure 3 12 6 First select Authentication of your wireless signal This should automatically provided to you when select your desired SSID 7 Enter your password 8 Click OK to complete the process Figure 3 12 Connecting with Mac OS The Connection Utility can also help you connect through Mac OS 15 ...
Page 17: ...arch the signal by clicking RESCAN 3 After selecting the AP signal you can select either CONNECT or ADD PROFILE CONNECT This is for connecting only once which best use for places other than your regular use areas such as coffee shop libraries and etc ADD PROFILE This is for adding the signal into your most common use list Once wireless adapter plug in the utility will automatically connect to the ...
Page 18: ...o ask for your personal settings such as System Configuration and Authentication Security You have the choice to select Authentication Security and enter the password for connecting to the signal Please make sure that your settings for Authentication Security are the same as your Wireless Router s setting 17 ...
Page 19: ...the Authentication Type s drop down list Then select WEP from Encryption s drop down list WEP Key Type a character string into the field For 64 bit enter 5 alphanumeric or 10 hexadecimal characters For 128 bit enter 13 alphanumeric or 26 hexadecimal characters Click on the OK button to save the changes 18 ...
Page 20: ...ion s drop down list WPA Preshared key Enter a pass phrase which is between 8 and 32 characters long Click on the OK button to save the changes Show Password check box If you want to make sure the accuracy of password you type click the Show Password box to check it Congratulations You ve successfully configured your wireless adapter and connected to a wireless network ...
