Wireless N PCI Adapter
RNX-N360PC
User Manual
1910020413
Page 1: ...Wireless N PCI Adapter RNX N360PC User Manual 1910020413 ...
Page 2: ...ler or an experienced radio TV technician for help This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference 2 This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compl...
Page 3: ...n ongoing in recent years to allow current relaxed regulation Full implementation planned 2012 Italy If used outside of own premises general authorization is required Luxembourg General authorization required for network and service supply not for spectrum Norway Implemented This subsection does not apply for the geographical area within a radius of 20 km from the centre of Ny Ålesund Russian Fede...
Page 4: ...d or Modify a Configuration Profile 18 3 2 2 Remove a profile 22 3 2 3 Switch a profile 22 3 2 4 Export a profile 23 3 2 5 Import a Profile 23 3 2 6 Scan Available Networks 24 3 2 7 Auto Profile Selection Management 24 3 3 Diagnostics 25 3 3 1 Check Driver Information 26 3 3 2 Check Receive and Transmit Statistical Information 26 3 4 Configuration for Windows Vista 27 3 5 Configuration for Windows...
Page 5: ... N360PC including Wireless N Client Utility and Drivers User Guide Other Helpful Information Note Make sure that the package contains the above items If any of the listed items are damaged or missing please contact with your distributor Conventions The Adapter mentioned in this user guide stands for RNX N360PC Wireless N PCI Adapter without any explanations ...
Page 6: ...less 802 11b products The adapter supports WEP WPA and WPA2 encryption to prevent outside intrusion and protect your personal information from being exposed The adapter is easy to install and manage The Quick Setup Wizard guides you step by step through the installation process the Wireless N Client Utility helps you create a wireless connection immediately With unmatched wireless performance rece...
Page 7: ... XP Vista 7 Three External antennas which are listed in a format of 3x3 for three receivers and three transmitters 1 3 LED Status LED Indications Status Working Status Status Solid Light The adapter is inserted in the slot and the power is on Flashing Slowly The adapter is trying to scan a networking connection The adapter is already connected but is not transmitting or receiving data Activity Fla...
Page 8: ...r and turn on your desktop PC 2 2 Software Installation 2 2 1 Overview The Adapter s Setup Wizard will guide you through the Installation procedure for Windows 2000 XP Vista 7 The Setup Wizard will install the Wireless N Client Utility and drivers When you install the hardware prior to before installing the software the system will prompt Found New Hardware Wizard click Cancel and run the Setup Wi...
Page 9: ... a moment Click Next to continue Figure 2 2 3 After that you should choose a Setup type It is recommended that you select Install Client Utilities and Driver Select Install Driver Only to install driver only shown in Figure 2 3 Click Next to continue ...
Page 10: ...e then click Next in the screen below shown in Figure 2 4 Figure 2 4 5 After that select the program folder you should create a new folder name or select one from the Existing Folders list It is recommended that you keep the default setting Click Next to continue the installation ...
Page 11: ...7 Figure 2 5 6 Choose configuration tool if you are not sure please leave it default Then click Next to continue Figure 2 6 7 Wait a while for the setup as shown in Figure 2 7 ...
Page 12: ...ed with the installation duringthese steps shown inFigure 2 8 Our drivers have been tested thoroughly and are able to work with the operating system Click Continue Anyway to continue the Installation Figure 2 8 2 In Windows 2000 the warning screen is shown below Figure 2 9 and please ...
Page 13: ... will see the screen below click Finish to complete the installation Figure 2 10 2 2 3 Software Installation for Windows Vista 1 Insert the Resource CD into your CD ROM drive and open the folder named RNX N360PC Double click Setup exe in the proper folder to start the installation ...
Page 14: ...10 then the following screen for preparing setup will appear Figure 2 11 2 Soon Figure 2 12 will display after a moment Click Next to continue Figure 2 12 3 Click Yes to continue ...
Page 15: ...e For Windows Vista the Setup Wizard will notify you of how to proceed with the installation during these steps shown in Figure 2 15 Our drivers have been tested thoroughly and are able to work with the operating system Click Install this driver software anyway to continue the Installation ...
Page 16: ...ion Figure 2 16 2 2 4 Software Installation for Windows 7 1 Insert the Resource CD into your CD ROM drive To continue find the CD DVD drive where the installation CD was placed Open RNX N360PC folder and double click Setup exe Then you will see Figure 2 17 ...
Page 17: ...13 Figure 2 17 2 Soon Figure 2 18 will display after a moment Click Next to continue Figure 2 18 3 Wait a while for the setup as shown in Figure 2 19 ...
Page 18: ...ity with the installation during these steps shown in Figure 2 20 Our drivers have been tested thoroughly and are able to work with the operating system Click Install this driver software anyway to continue the installation Figure 2 20 4 Then you will see Figure 2 21 Click Finish to complete ...
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Page 20: ...e is poor signal strength and the RSSI is between 5dB and 10dB If the icon is green there is good signal strength and the RSSI is between 10dB and 20dB If the icon is green there is excellent signal strength and the RSSI is more than 20dB Double click the icon and the Wireless N Client Utility will run You can also run the utility by clicking the Start All programs rosewill Wireless N Client Utili...
Page 21: ... network type and wireless mode on the Advanced tab of Profile Management IP Address This displays the computer s IP address Control Channel This shows the currently connected channel Data Encryption Here displays the encryption type the driver is using You can configure it on the Security tab of Profile Management Server Based Authentication This shows whether the server based authentication is u...
Page 22: ...lect the configuration profile from the Profile list and click Modify Then you will see the Management dialog box shown in Figure 3 3 1 Edit the General tab Profile Name Please enter the Profile name which identifies the configuration profile This name must be unique Note that the profile names are not case sensitive Client Name Please enter the Profile name which identifies the client machine Net...
Page 23: ... configure the profile To define the security mode select the radio button of the desired security mode as follows Figure 3 4 WPA WPA2 Wi Fi Protected Access WPA WPA2 Passphrase Wi Fi Protected Access Passphrase 802 1x Enables 802 1x security Pre Shared Key Static WEP Enables the use of shared keys that are defined on ...
Page 24: ...Allow Association to Mixed Cells is checked on the Security tab to allow association To complete WEP encryption configuration you must select the 802 11 Authentication Mode as appropriate on the Advanced tab of this Profile Management dialog To configure the Encryption Keys under the Pre Shared keys Static WEP Security mode Figure 3 5 Note Select different Security Options the configurations are d...
Page 25: ...r computer for peer to peer communication using wireless network adapters on each computer such as two or more RNX N360PC wireless adapters Note 1 An Infrastructure network contains an Access Point or wireless router All the wireless devices or clients will connect to the wireless router or access point 2 An Ad Hoc network contains only clients such as laptops with wireless desktop adapters All th...
Page 26: ...nly associate with the access point if the WEP keys on both the adapter and the access point match Shared only allows the adapter to associate with access points that have the same WEP key For infrastructure Access Point networks click Preferred APs to specify four access points at most to the client adapter that attempts to be associated to the access points The four access points have different ...
Page 27: ... to export the profile to 4 Click Save The profile should then be exported to the specified location Figure 3 8 3 2 5 Import a Profile 1 From the Profile Management screen shown in Figure 3 2 click Import Then the Import Profile will appear below 2 Browse to the directory where the profile is located 3 Highlight the profile name 4 Click Open the imported profile will then appear in the Profiles Li...
Page 28: ...e General tab screen Fill in the Profile name and click OK to create the configuration profile for that network Figure 3 10 3 2 7 Auto Profile Selection Management The auto selection feature allows the adapter to automatically select a profile from the list of profiles and use it to connect to the network To add a new profile into the Auto Selected Profiles list please follow these steps 1 On the ...
Page 29: ...rofiles on the Profile Management tab the client adapter will scan for an available network The profile with the highest priority and the same SSID as one of the found networks will be used to connect to the network If the connection fails the client adapter will try the next highest priority profile that matches the SSID until an available network is found 3 3 Diagnostics The Diagnostics tab of t...
Page 30: ...cs tab Card Name The name of the wireless network adapter MAC Address The MAC address of the wireless network adapter Driver The driver name and path of the wireless network adapter driver Driver Version The version of the wireless network adapter driver Driver Date The creation date of the wireless network adapter driver Client Name The name of the client computer 3 3 2 Check Receive and Transmit...
Page 31: ...wireless Network Connection message like this one Figure 3 14 To establish a connection please follow the steps below 1 Right click the icon in your system tray then click Connect to a network Figure 3 15 2 The following screen will show you available wireless networks Highlight the one you want to join and then click Connect ...
Page 32: ...16 3 To continue click Connect Anyway Click the Cancel button to end the connection Figure 3 17 4 If the connection is successfully established the following screen will appear click Close to finish the connection ...
Page 33: ...iguration for Windows 7 Wireless N Client Utility is not available for Windows 7 So after the Adapter s driver has been installed we have to use Windows WLAN Autoconfig to establish a connection Please follow the steps below ...
Page 34: ...ilable wireless network list Select the SSID of your Access Point take rosewill for example Click Connect Figure 3 19 2 If your wireless network is secured you will be required to enter the security key as shown in Figure 3 20 Enter the passphrase take 1234567890 for example And then click OK Figure 3 20 ...
Page 35: ...31 3 If the key entered is correct you will successfully connect to the network as shown in Figure 3 21 Figure 3 21 ...
Page 36: ...older to start the installation then the following screen for preparing setup will appear Figure 4 1 Then please follow the clue of the Operation System to complete the WPS installation After that WPS function can be enabled Here we will introduce two ways to configure the WPS For the configuration of WPS here takes the Wireless Router of our company for example 4 1 PBC Push Button Configuration m...
Page 37: ...33 the button on my access point in the next screen shown in Figure 4 4 and click Next Figure 4 3 Figure 4 4 3 Then wait a minute until Figure 4 5 appears Click Finish to complete the WPS configuration ...
Page 38: ...e the detailed configuration procedure of each way 4 2 1 Enter a PIN into your AP device 1 Double click the icon on the desktop to open the WPS Utility and then you can see the welcome screen shown as Figure 4 3 Click Next to continue Figure 4 4 will appear Select the second option and you will see the PIN value of the adapter which is randomly generated Click Next ...
Page 39: ...t of the main menu Then Figure 4 7 will appear Figure 4 7 3 Click Add device then you can see Figure 4 8 Select Enter the new device s PIN and enter the PIN value of the adapter shown in Figure 4 6 click Connect Figure 4 8 4 When Figure 4 5 appears the WPS configuration is complete ...
Page 40: ...ext to continue Then Figure 4 4 will appear Select the third option and enter the PIN value which is labeled on the bottom of the Router Click Next Figure 4 9 2 When Figure 4 5 appears the WPS configuration is complete Note If you generate a new PIN code for your Router please enter the new one instead ...
Page 41: ...odulation 11b CCK QPSK BPSK 11g OFDM 11n QPSK BPSK 16 QAM 64 QAM Media Access Protocol CSMA CA with ACK Data Security WPA WPA2 64 128 152 bit WEP TKIP AES Frequency 2 412 2 462GHz Only 2 412GHz 2 462GHz is allowed to be used in the USA which means only channel 1 11 is available for American users to choose Spread Spectrum Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum DSSS Safety Emissions FCC CE Environmental a...
Page 42: ...the only valid signal and interference is inherently rejected ignored FHSS Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum FHSS continuously changes hops the carrier frequency of a conventional carrier several times per second according to a pseudo random set of channels Because a fixed frequency is not used and only the transmitter and receiver know the hop patterns interception of FHSS is extremely difficult ...
Page 43: ...ey length 128 bit encryption requires a longer key than 64 bit encryption Keys are defined by entering in a string in HEX hexadecimal using characters 0 9 A F or ASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange alphanumeric characters format ASCII format is provided so you can enter a string that is easier to remember The ASCII string is converted to HEX for use over the network Four keys ...
Page 44: ...to have the same SSID Please note that it might be necessary to set up one client to establish a BSS Basic Service Set and wait briefly before setting up other clients This prevents several clients from trying to establish a BSS at the same time which can result in multiple singular BSSs being established rather than a single BSS with multiple clients associated to it 6 Check that the Network Conn...
Page 45: ...to establish connection Please go to Status menu and write the value of MAC Address down then present this value to the owner of access point so he she can add the MAC address of your network card to his her access point s list 5 The network is slow having problem when transferring large files 1 Move closer to the place where access point is located 2 There could be too much people using the same ...
