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Wireless N Adapter RNX-N150PCx User Manual FCC STATEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to pro-vi de reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. Th is equipment generates, uses and c[...]

Wireless N Adapter RNX-N150PCx User Manual National Restrictions 2400.0-2483.5 MHz Country Restriction Reason/remark Bulgaria General authorization required for outdoor use a nd public service France Outdoor use limited to 10 mW e.i.r.p. within the band 2454-2483.5 MHz Military Radiolocation use. Refarming of the 2.4 GHz band has been ongoing in re[...]

Wireless N Adapter RNX-N150PCx User Manual Befor e W e Begin Thank you for purchasing this product, we would li ke to use this manual to help you know more about your RNX-N150PCx. COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS Specifications are subject to chan ge wit hout notice. is a registered trademark of ROSEWILL INC. Other brands and pr oduct names are trad ema [...]

Wireless N Adapter RNX-N150PCx User Manual T able of Contents Chapter 1 Product Overview ............................................................................................................................... ............................................ - 8 - 1.1 Package Content ..............................................................[...]

Wireless N Adapter RNX-N150PCx User Manual 5.1.3 Advance ............................................................................................................................... ............................................... - 27 - 5.1.4 St atistics ............................................................................................[...]

Wireless N Adapter RNX-N150PCx User Manual Chapter 8 T roubleshooting ............................................................................................................................... ............................................. - 45 - - 7 -[...]

Wireless N Adapter RNX-N150PCx User Manual Chapter 1 Product Overview Thank you for choosing Rosewill’s 802.11n Wireless PIC adapter – RNX-N150PCx. This chapter is to introduce you more about this Wireless Adapter. 1.1 Package Content Before getting started, please verify that your package includes the following items: 1. Rosewill 802.11n Wirel[...]

Wireless N Adapter RNX-N150PCx User Manual 1.3 Product Features  Complies with IEEE 802.11n (Draft 2.0), IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b standards  Provides 32-bit PCI interface  Provides 150Mbps recei ving rate and 150Mbps sending rate  Supports 20MHz/40MHz frequency width  Auto-detects and changes the network transmission rate  Provi[...]

Wireless N Adapter RNX-N150PCx User Manual 1.4 Product Specification Standard IEEE 802.11n Draft 2.0 and IEEE802.11g/b RF Output Power(Typical) 802.11b: up to 17 ± 1 dBm 802.11g: up to 15 ± 1 dBm 802.11n: up to 16 ± 1 dBm Driver Su pport Windows® 2000, XP 32/64, Vist a 32/64, Win7 32/64 Frequency Band 2.400GHz ~ 2.484GHz Interface PCI interface[...]

Wireless N Adapter RNX-N150PCx User Manual 1.6 PCI Adapter LED Status The status LED indicators of the PCI Adapter are described in the following. Figure 1-1 Wireless PCI Card LED  Lnk/Act ON (Green): Indicates a valid connection.  Lnk/Act Flashing: Indicates the A dapter is transmitting or receiving data - 1 1 -[...]

Wireless N Adapter RNX-N150PCx User Manual Chapter 2 Security Check List before Installation Wireless Networks are very convenient, however, since it uses radio waves to send in formation. It ca n be vulnerable from those who intended to do harm. So we recommend you take additional steps to secure your wireless network.  Change the default wirel[...]

Wireless N Adapter RNX-N150PCx User Manual Chapter 3 Installation Guide 3.1 Hardware Installation To install the adapter, follow these steps listed below: 1. Turn off your desktop PC and disconnect the power. 2. Remove your PC case and locate an available PCI slot on the motherboard. Remove the metal slot cover on the back of the PC. Check with you[...]

Wireless N Adapter RNX-N150PCx User Manual 3.2 Software Installation Note : The following driver installation guide uses Windows® X P as the presumed operation system. The procedures and screens in Windows® 2000 and Vista are familiar with Windows® XP. 1. After Inserted PCI adapter into your computer. The system should find the newly installed d[...]

Wireless N Adapter RNX-N150PCx User Manual 3. Select if you are going to configur e your wireless network with this Rosewill Utility or with Microsoft Zero Configuration tool . Figure 3-4 4. Click the “ Install” button to start installing. Figure 3-5 - 15 -[...]

Wireless N Adapter RNX-N150PCx User Manual 5. Click the “ Finish” button to complete installation. Figure 3-6 6. You may be prompt to restart your computer for the driver to take effect. Please select “ Restart ” or depending on your desire, yo u can select “ Restart Later ” - 16 -[...]

Wireless N Adapter RNX-N150PCx User Manual Chapter 4 Connection Guide This chapter will help you underst and the management interface of the device and how to manage the device. 4.1 Configures a Basic Network Connection 4.1.1 Selecting configuration tool Windows XP includes a wireless configuration utility named "Windows Zero configuration&quo[...]

Wireless N Adapter RNX-N150PCx User Manual 2. The tool shows the available wireless networks. Select your network SSID to connect with like Figure 4-3 . Figure 4-3 3. If your wireless Network has encryption enable, you will be ask to enter the password like Figure 4-4 . Please enter your wireless password at “ Network key ” section twice and cl[...]

Wireless N Adapter RNX-N150PCx User Manual Figure 4-5 5. Once completed, you should see like Figure 4-6 as your computer is now “ Connected ” with your wireless Network. Figure 4-6 6. You should see the pop-up window on your low right hand corner indicate the connected status. As shown in Figure 4-7 . Figure 4-7 - 19 -[...]

Wireless N Adapter RNX-N150PCx User Manual 4.3 Connecting through Rosewill Utility We provide this utility for users to connect to a wireless network easily. It provides more information and configuration for this adapter. As default, the utility is started automatically upon starting your computer and connects to a connectable wireless network wit[...]

Wireless N Adapter RNX-N150PCx User Manual 4.3.1 Steps to add wireless signal with Rosewi ll Utility for one time us e This section will lead you to link your wireless signal with your RNX-N150PCx. Please follow the Figure 4-9 in adding the signal. 1. Click “ Rescan ＂ : Click on Rescan to search for all wireless signals near you. 2. Select your[...]

Wireless N Adapter RNX-N150PCx User Manual 4.3.2 Steps to add wireless signal into Profile and keep for future record Add to profile will help to store your wireless signal’s information with your RNX-N150PCx. Please follow the Figure 4-10 to add the signal into your profile so you don’t have to enter them in the future. There are two ways to ?[...]

Wireless N Adapter RNX-N150PCx User Manual Figure 4-11 Note : you c ould 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 4-12) : 1. First select “ Add ” 2. Key in your desired Profile Name, eg, HOME. 3.[...]

Wireless N Adapter RNX-N150PCx User Manual 5. In Auth.Encry. Like Figure 4-13 . 6. First select Authentication of your wireless signa l. This should automatically provided to you when select your desired SSID. 7. Enter your password. 8. Click OK to complete the process. Figure 4-13 - 24 -[...]

Wireless N Adapter RNX-N150PCx User Manual Chapter 5 Utility Detailed Definition Guide The Rosewill Utility consisted of three parts: Figure 5-1 1 Tab Section: on top of the window. You can click each button to access each configuration windows includes Prof ile page, Network Page, Advanced Page, Statistics Page, WMM Page, WPS Page, Radio On/Off fu[...]

Wireless N Adapter RNX-N150PCx User Manual Figure 5-4 Definition of Each Fields in Profile: Profile Name: Name of profile, preset to PROF* (* indicate 1, 2, 3...). SSID: The access point or Ad-hoc name. Network Type: Indicates the networks type, including infrastructure and Ad-Hoc. Authentication : Indicates the authentication mode used. Encryption[...]

Wireless N Adapter RNX-N150PCx User Manual Definition of Each Fields in Network: SSID, Channel and Signal buttons: Click each button to sort the listing networks by SSID, Channel and Signal strength. Show dBm: Mark the checkbox to show the signal strength in dBm. Rescan: To rescan available wireless networks. Connect: Click this button to connect t[...]

Wireless N Adapter RNX-N150PCx User Manual Figure 5-10 Definition of Each Fields in St atistics - T ransmit: Frames Transmitted Successfully: Frames successfully sent. Frames Retransmitted Successfully: Successfully retransmitted frames numbers Frames Fail To Receive ACK After All Retries: Frames failed transmit after hitting retry limit RTS Frames[...]

Wireless N Adapter RNX-N150PCx User Manual 5.1.5 WMM This function allows users to activate the WMM function for this device. Please note that this function only works while connecting to a WMM compatible device. Figure 5-12 Figure 5-13 Definition of Each Fields in WMM: WMM Enable: Enable Wi-Fi Multi-Media. WMM - Power Save Enable: Enable WMM Po we[...]

Wireless N Adapter RNX-N150PCx User Manual Rescan: Click to rescan the wireless networks. Information: Display the information about WPS IE on the selected network. List information includes Authentication Type, Encryption Type, Config Methods, Device Password ID, Selected Registrar, State, Version, AP Setup Locked, UUID-E and RF Bands. PIN Code: 8[...]

Wireless N Adapter RNX-N150PCx User Manual 5.1.7 About Click "About" displays the wireless card and driver version information as shown in Figure 5-16. Figure 5-16 Figure 5-17 5.2 S tatus Section Det ails The Status page displays detailed information about the current connection as shown in Figure 5-18. Figure 5-18 Definition of Each Fiel[...]

Wireless N Adapter RNX-N150PCx User Manual Sub Mask : Sub mask about current connection. Default Gateway : Default gateway about current connection. Link Speed : Show current transmit rate and receive rate. Throughout : Display transmits and receive throughput in unit of Mbps. Link Quality : Display connection quality based on signal strength and T[...]

Wireless N Adapter RNX-N150PCx User Manual Chapter 6 Security Description 6.1 Auth. Encry . Setting - WEP/TKIP/AES Figure 6-1 Definition of Each Fields in Auth. Encry .: Authentication Type : There are 7 authentication modes supported by Rosewill Utility. They are open, Shared, LEAP, WPA and WPA-PSK, WPA2 and WPA2-PSK. Encryption Type : For ope[...]

Wireless N Adapter RNX-N150PCx User Manual - 34 - 6.2.1 Method and Authentication Definition of Each Fields in 802.1X Method and Authentication: Figure 6-3 EAP Method : PEAP : Protect Extensible Authentication Protocol. PEAP transport securely authenticates data by using tunneling between PEAP clients and an authentication serv er. PEAP can authent[...]

Wireless N Adapter RNX-N150PCx User Manual - 35 - "EAP-MSCHAP v2", "EAPTLS/Smart card", "Generic Token Card", "CHAP", "MS-CHAP" , "MS-CHAP-V2", "PAP" and "EAP-MD5". Tunnel Identity : Identity for tunnel. Tunnel Password : Password for tunnel. Session Resumption : The us[...]

Wireless N Adapter RNX-N150PCx User Manual 6.2.2 IDPassword Definition of Each Fields in 802.1X IDPassword: Figure 6-4 ID PASSWORD Authentication ID/Password : The identity, password and domain name for server. Only "EAP-FAST" and "LEAP" authentication can key in domain name. Domain names can be keyed in the blank space. Tun[...]

Wireless N Adapter RNX-N150PCx User Manual Allow unauthenticated provision mode: During the PAC can be provisioned (distributed one time) to the client automatically. It only supported "Allow unauthenticated provision mode" and use "EAP-MSCHAP v2" authentication to authenticate now. It causes to continue with the establishment o[...]

Wireless N Adapter RNX-N150PCx User Manual Chapter 7 Setup Examples Guide 7.1 WMM Setup Examples 7.1.1 Example to configure to Enable DLS (Direct Link Setup) 1. Click " WMM Enable " to enable this function 2. Click the " Direct Link Setup Enable " checkbox Figure 7-1 3. Click the Network Tab to switch to the wireless router sign[...]

Wireless N Adapter RNX-N150PCx User Manual 6. Click "Apply". This Station will now be store in the list like Figure7-4 . You can also remove the stored data by select and click “Tear Down” like Figure 7-5. Figure 7-4 Figure 7-5 7.1.2 Example to Enable WMM – Power Save Enable 1. Click "WMM-Power Save Enable" to enable this [...]

Wireless N Adapter RNX-N150PCx User Manual - 40 - 7.2 WPS Setup Examples 7.2.1 Example to Add to WPS Using PIN Method WPS connection through PIN Method requires you enter the PIN Code into the Wireless Router that you want to connect to. 1. Select "Enrollee" from the Config Mode drop-down list. Figure 7-7 2. Click “Rescan” to update t[...]

Wireless N Adapter RNX-N150PCx User Manual 5. You should enter the PIN number provided here to your AP. Figure 7-11 6. Once setup complete, you should see the utility shown as Figure 7-12 Figure 7-12 Note: If you use Microsoft Window Connection Now as an External Registrar, you must start PIN connection at STA first. After that, search out your WPS[...]

Wireless N Adapter RNX-N150PCx User Manual 2. Click PBC to start the PBC connection Figure 7-14 3. Push the PBC button on AP which should look like this 4. You should see the Status bar indicating searching for AP. Please allow some process time. Figure 7-15 5. Once the right AP found, the utility will start process. Figure 7-16 - 42 -[...]

Wireless N Adapter RNX-N150PCx User Manual 6. When connect successfully. The result will be displayed as it is in the figure below. Figure 7-17 Note: WPS S tatus Bar Message:  WPS EAP process failed:  WPS configuration doesn't complete after two-minute connection  Receive EAP with wrong NONCE  Receive EAP without integrity  An i[...]

Wireless N Adapter RNX-N150PCx User Manual Figure 7-19 3. Enter your password in the Key#1 Hexadecimal field. This value is same as your intended AP's setting. Click “ OK ” , then this process will be complete. Note: if the WPA Pre-Shared Key entered is not correct, you won’t be able to exchange any data frames, even though the AP can be[...]

Wireless N Adapter RNX-N150PCx User Manual Chapter 8 Troubleshooting This chapter provides solutions to probl ems that may occur during t he installation and operation of PCI Adapter. Read the descriptions below to solve your problems. 1. The PCI Adapter does not work properly. Reinsert PCI Adapter into your PC’s PCI slot. Right click on My Compu[...]

Wireless N Adapter RNX-N150PCx User Manual - 46 - clients and access points. In Ad-Hoc mode, both wireless clients will need to have the sa me SSID. Please note that it might be necessary to set up one client to establish a BSS (Basic Service Set) and wait briefly before setti ng up other clients. This pr events several clients from trying to es ta[...]