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Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 2 1. Intr o duction...................................................................................................... 4 1.1 F EA TURES & B ENEFITS .............................................................................................................. 4 1.2 P ACKAGE C ONTENTS .......................[...]

Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 3 6.3.3 Special Applications ................................................................................................... 50 6.3.4 Port Forwarding ......................................................................................................... . 51 6.3.5 StreamEngine ..............................[...]

Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 4 1. INTRODUCTION The Wir eless-N Gigabit Router is a draft 802.11n com p liant device that delive rs up to 6x faster speeds than 802.11g whil e staying backward compatible with 802.11g and 802.11b devices. It is not only a Wir eless Access Poi nt, which lets you conne ct to the network withou t wire s. There&apo[...]

Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 5 Support 802.1x authenticato r , 802.11i ( W PA / W PA 2 , A E S ) , V P N p a s s - t h r u mechanisms Provide mutual auth entication (Client and dynamic encryption keys to enhan ce security WDS (Wir eless Distribu tion System) Make wirele ss AP and Bridge mode simultaneously as a wireless repeater Universal Pl[...]

Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 6 1.4 WIRELESS SOHO ROUTER DESCRIPTION WAN WAN LAN: 4*RJ45 LAN: 4*RJ45 10/100/100 0M 10/100/100 0M DC JACK DC JACK SMA SMA SMA SMA SMA SMA WAN WAN LAN: 4*RJ45 LAN: 4*RJ45 10/100/100 0M 10/100/100 0M DC JACK DC JACK SMA SMA SMA SMA SMA SMA Step Label Description 1 LAN Ports (1 – 4) Use an Ethernet cable to conne[...]

Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 7 device will automatically synchronize with other wir eless devices on your network that support Wi-Fi Pr otected Setup. 1.5 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS The following ar e the minimum system r equir ements in or der configur e the device. • PC/A T compatible computer with a Ethe rnet interface. • Operating system t [...]

Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 8 This is the simplest network configurati on with several computers equipped with the P C Card s that form a wir eless network whene ver they ar e within range of one anot her . In ad- hoc mode, each client is p eer -to-peer , woul d only have access to the resour ces of the othe r client and does not r equir e [...]

Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 9 2. UNDERST ANDING THE HARDWARE 2.1 HARDWARE INST ALLA TION • Place the unit in an appr opriate lo cation after condu cting a site survey . • Plug one end of the Ethernet cable into the LA N port of the device and a nother end into your PC/Notebook. • Plug one end of another E thernet cable to WA N port of[...]

Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 10 • Select Internet Protocol (TCP/I P) and then click on the Pr operties button. This will allow you to configure the TC P/IP setting s of your PC/N otebook. • Select Use the following IP Address r adio button and then ente r the IP addr ess and subnet mask. Ensure that the IP address and subnet mask are on [...]

Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 11 3. INTERNET CONNECTION WIZARD This device of fers a quick and simpl e configuration through the u se of wizards. This ch apter describes how to use the wizar d to configur e the W AN, LAN, and wir eless setti ngs. Please r efer to Chapter 6 in or der to configur e the mor e advanced featu res of the de vice. 3[...]

Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 12 • Click on the Internet Connection Setup Wiza rd Setup button to begin the process. • The Wizard r equir es that you configure th e password, time zone, and Int er net (WAN) connecti on. Click on th e Next button to co ntinue. • By default, the device does not use a passw or d. Specify a passwor d for ad[...]

Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 13 • Select your time zone fr om the dr op-down list Click on th e Next button to cont inue. • The next step in the wizar d is the In ternet Connection, select the W AN connecti on type fr om the list, and then click o n the Next button to continue wit h the wizard. 3.1.1 DHCP Connection (D ynamic IP Addr ess[...]

Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 14 • Y ou have the option of cloning you r PCs MAC addre ss onto the device. Cli ck on the Clone Y ou r PCs MAC Address to auto matically copy the MAC ad dres s. Y ou may also specify a host nam e. Click on the Ne xt button to continue . • The W AN configuration is complete. Cli ck on the Connect but ton to c[...]

Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 15 • Select the Username / Password Connection (PPPoE) radio button and then click on the Next button. • Address Mode: PPPoE can be used with a dynamic or stati c IP address. If you select the Dynamic IP radio butto n, then the IIP addr ess in the ne xt field is not req uire d. However , if you select the Sta[...]

Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 16 again in the next field. • Service Name : Specify the name of the ISP . • Click on the Next button to co ntinue . • The W AN configuration is complete. Cli ck on the Connect but ton to connect to the Internet. 3.1.3 PPTP (Point-to-Point T unneling Protocol) • The WA N interface can be configured as PPT[...]

Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 17 • Select the Username / Password Connection (PPTP) radio button and then click on the Next button. • Address Mode : PPTP can be used wi th a dynamic or static IP addr ess. If you select the Dynamic IP radio butto n, then the IIP addr ess in the ne xt field is not req uire d. However , if you select the Sta[...]

Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 18 • The W AN configuration is complete. Cli ck on the Connect but ton to connect to the Internet. 3.1.4 L2TP (Layer 2 T unneling Pr otocol) The W AN interface can be conf ig ured as L2TP . L2TP (Layer T wo T unneling Protocol) uses a virtual private network to connect to your ISP . This method of connec tion r[...]

Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 19 • Address Mode: L2TP can be used with a dynamic or static IP addr ess. If you select the Dynamic IP radio butto n, then the IIP addr ess in the ne xt field is not req uire d. However , if you select the Static IP radi o button, then the IP addr ess in the next field i s requir ed. • L2TP Address : Specify [...]

Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 20 your ISP provides you with a dedicated IP a ddress (which do es not change as DHCP). • Select the Static IP Address Co nnection radio button and then click on the Next button. • IP Address : Specify the IP addr ess for this device, which is assigned by your ISP . • Subnet Mask : Specify the subnet mask f[...]

Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 21 • The W AN configuration is complete. Cli ck on the Connect button to con nect to the Internet. 4. WI-FI PROTECTED SETUP WIZARD Wi-Fi Prot ected Setup is a featur e that lock s the wir eless security se ttings and pr events the settings from being changed by any new external registrar usin g its PIN. Devices[...]

Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 22 • The wireless wizar d will inform you that ther e ar e two ma jor steps in the pr ocess. 1. Select the configuration method for your wir eless network 2. Connect you r wir eless devi ce[...]

Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 23 • Click on the Next button to cont inue. • Y ou may select from thr ee availabl e options: 1. PIN : Select this radio butt on if your wir eless device supports PIN 2. Push Button : Select this radio button if your wireless devi ce supports push button. 3. Manual : Select the radio button if you would lik e[...]

Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 24 • Select the PIN radio button and then click on the Next butto n. • Specify the PIN and then c lick on the Connect button. • The wireless devi ce configuration is now complete. 4.2.2 Using the Push Button • WPS is used for WiFi Pr otec ted Setup. By pressing the WPS button on the fr ont panel of the de[...]

Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 25 • Select the Push Button radio button and then click on the Nex t button. • Press the WP S button on the device (which is located on the left side of the fr ont panel) and then click on the Next button. 5. WIRELESS NETWORK SETUP WIZARD This wizard will guide you i n the configuration of the wireless netw o[...]

Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 26 • The wizard will inform you that ther e ar e two option s: auto and manual. 5.2.1 Automatic Network Setup • If you select the Auto option, then the de vice will automati cally configure the SSID and security mode.[...]

Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 27 • Click on the Next button to continue . • The wizar d has automatic ally configure d the SSID and securit y mode for the device. Click on the Save button to complete the setup. 5.2.2 Manual Network Setup • If you select the Manual option, then you will be requ ir ed to specif y the SSID and select the a[...]

Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 28 • Click on the Next button to continue . • Specify the Wir eless Network N ame (SSID) for the device. The S SID is a unique nam ed shar ed amongst all the points of the wireless n etwork. The SSID must be iden tical on all points of the wireless netw ork and cannot exce ed 32 characters. C lick on the Next[...]

Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 29 • Select the BEST radio button whi ch supports WP A2 encryp tion. Then click on the Next button. • Enter a security p assword bet ween 2 and 20 charac ters then click on the Next button. • The setup is complete. Click on the Save but ton and then r eboot the devi ce.[...]

Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 30 5.2.2.2 WIRELESS SECURITY LEVEL: BETTER (WP A) • Select the BETTER radio b utton which supports WP A encryption. Then click on the Next button. • Enter a security p assword bet ween 2 and 20 charac ters then click on the Next button. • The setup is complete. Click on the Save but ton and then r eboot the[...]

Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 31 5.2.2.3 WIRELESS SECURITY LEVEL: GOOD (WEP 64/128-BIT) • Select the GOOD radio button whic h supports WEP encryp tion. Then click on the Next button. • Enter a security p assword bet ween 2 and 20 charac ters then click on the Next button. • The setup is complete. Click on the Save but ton and then reb o[...]

Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 32 • Select the NONE radio button if you do not want to activat e any security fea tures. The n click on the Next button. • The setup is complete. Click on the Save but ton and then reb oot the device.[...]

Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 33 6. ADV ANCED WEB CONFIGURA TION 6.1 LOGGING IN • T o configure the device th rough the web-br ow ser , enter the IP address of the Bri dge (default: 192.168.1.2 ) into the add res s bar of the web-br owse r and pre ss Enter . • Make sur e that the device and your computers ar e configur ed on the same subn[...]

Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 34 6.2 BASIC Click on the Basic link on the navigat ion drop-down me nu. Y ou will then see four options: Wizard_Wireless, Network Settings , Wireless Settings, an d WAN Settings. 6.2.1 Wizard _Wir eless • Refer to Chapters 4 and 5 in orde r to use the wir eless wizar d. The other op tions ar e described below [...]

Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 35 6.2.2.1 BRIDGE MODE • In this mode, the device fu nctions as a bridge be tween the network on it s WA N port and the devices o n its LAN port and tho se connected to it wi rel essly . Select the Bridge Mode radio button. • WAN Port M ode : Select the Bridge Mode radio button. • Router IP Address : Specif[...]

Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 36 6.2.2.2 ROUTER MODE • In this mode, the device fu nctions as a NA T router and is con nected to the Internet. Select the Router Mode radio button. • WAN Port M ode : Select the Router Mode radio button. • Router IP Address : Specify the IP addr ess of this devic e • Subnet Mask : Specify the subnet mas[...]

Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 37 • Enable Wir eless : Place a check in thi s box to enable the wir eless i nterface, it is enable d by defau lt. • Wireles s Network Name : The SSID is a unique named shar ed among st all the points of the wirel ess network. The SSID must be identical on all points of the wir eless network and can not excee[...]

Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 38 6.2.3.1 WIRELESS SECURITY MODE • T o protect your privacy this mode supp orts severa l types of wireless security: WEP WP A, WP A2, and WP A-Mixed. WEP is th e original wir eless encrypt ion standard. WP A provides a higher level of secu rity . The following section describes the security configuration in de[...]

Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 39 • WEP Key Length : Select a 64-bit or 128-bit WEP key len gth from the d rop-do wn list. • WEP Key 1-4 : Y ou may enter four dif ferent WEP keys. • Default WEP Key : Y ou may use up to four differ ent keys for four dif fer ent networks. Select the current key that will be used. • Authentication : Selec[...]

Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 40 • WP A Mode : Select the Auto WP A / WP A2 fr om the drop-down list. • Cipher T ype : Select TKIP and AES as the cip her suite. The encryp tion algorithm used to secur e the data communication. TKIP . Us e TKIP only . TKIP (T emporal Key Integrity Protocol) pr ovides per -packet key generat ion and is base[...]

Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 41 • WP A Mode : Select the WP A / WP A2 from the d rop-down list. • Cipher T ype : Select TKIP or AES as the cipher suite. The encrypti on algorithm used to secure the data communication. TKIP . Use TKIP only . TKIP (T em poral Key Integrity Protocol) pr ovides per -packet key generat ion and is based on WEP[...]

Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 42 • Select the type of Internet Connection fr om the dr op-down list. 6.2.4.1 ST A TIC IP ADDRESS CONFIGURA TION • The W AN interface can be config ured a s Static IP addr ess. In this type of connectio n, your ISP provides you with a dedicated IP a ddress (which do es not change as DHCP). • Select the Sta[...]

Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 43 your ISP . • Primary / Secondary DNS Address : S pecify the primary and secondary IP addr ess, which is assigned by your ISP . • MTU : The Maximum T ransmission Unit (MTU) is a parameter that determines the lar gest packet size (in bytes) that the r outer will send to the W AN. If LAN devices send lar ger [...]

Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 44 • Primary / Secondary DNS Address : S pecify the primary and secondary IP addr ess, which is assigned by your ISP . • MTU : The Maximum T ransmission Unit (MTU) is a parameter that determines the lar gest packet size (in bytes) that the r outer will send to the W AN. If LAN devices send lar ger packets, th[...]

Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 45 • Reconnect Mode : Select a reconnection time: Always on (A co nnection to the Internet is always maintained), On demand (A connection to the Internet is made as needed), Manual : Y ou have to open up the W eb-based management interface and click the Connect button manually any time th at you wish to conn ec[...]

Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 46 However , if you select the Static IP radi o button, then the IP addr ess in the next field i s requir ed. • PPTP Address : Specify the IP addr ess • PPTP Subnet Mask : Specify the subnet mask for the IP address. • PPTP Gateway IP Address : Specify the IP addr ess of the PPTP gateway . • PPTP Server IP[...]

Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 47 • Address Mode: L2TP can be used with a dynamic or static IP addr ess. If you select the Dynamic IP radio butto n, then the IIP addr ess in the ne xt field is not req uire d. However , if you select the Static IP radi o button, then the IP addr ess in the next field i s requir ed. • L2TP Address : Specify [...]

Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 48 Address. • Click on the Save Settings button to stor e these se ttings. 6.3 ADV ANCED • Click on the Advanced link on the navigation dr op-down menu. Y ou will then see thirteen options: Vir tual Server , Sp ecial Applications , Port Forwar ding, StreamEngi ne, Routing, Access Control, W eb Filter , MAC Ad[...]

Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 49 • Tr a n s m i t P o w e r : Y ou may co ntrol th e output power of the de vice by selecting a val ue from the drop- down list. This featu re can b e helpful in restric ting the coverage a rea o f the wirel ess network. • Beacon Period : Beacons ar e packet s sent by a wirel ess Access Point to syn chroniz[...]

Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 50 6.3.2 Virtual Server • The Virtu al Server option gives Internet us ers access to se rvices on you r LAN. This feature is u seful for hosting online services such as FTP , W eb, or ga me servers. For each Virtual Server , you define a public port on your router for r edir ection to an internal LAN IP Address[...]

Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 51 • Enable : Place a check in this box to enable the spec ial application rule. • Name : Assign a meaningful name to th e virtual server , for example W eb Server . Several well-known types of vi rtual server a re available fr om the Application Name drop-down list. Selecting one of these en tries fills some[...]

Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 52 • Enable: Place a check in this bo x to enable the port forwardi ng rule. • Name : Assign a meaningful name to th e virtual server , for example W eb Server . Several well-known types of vi rtual server a re available fr om the Application Name drop-down list. Selecting one of these en tries fills some of [...]

Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 53 • Enable T r affi c Shaping : Place a check in the box to ena ble traffic shaping. When thi s option is enabled, the r outer r estricts t he flow of outbound traf fic so as not t o exceed the W AN uplink bandwidth . • Automatic Uplink Speed: Place a check in this box to ena ble automatic uplink speed. When[...]

Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 54 • Enable StreamEngine : Place a ch eck in this box to enable t his option. Enable this option for better performa nce and experienc e with online games and other intera ctive applications, such as V oIP . • Automatic Classific ation : Place a check in thi s box to enable this optio n. This option is enable[...]

Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 55 • Enable : Place a check in this box to enable the r outing table e ntry . • Name : Specify a name for the rule. • Destination IP : Specify the destination IP address. • Netmask: Specify the subnet mask for the IP addr ess. • Gateway : Specify the IP addr ess of the gateway . • Metric : Specify the[...]

Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 56 • Place a check in the Enab le Access Control check box and then click on the Add Policy button. This will bring up th e Add New Policy wizar d. • The wireless wizar d will inform you that ther e ar e six major steps in the p rocess. 1. Choose a un ique name for yo ur policy 2. Select a sche dule 3. Select[...]

Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 57 • Specify a policy name and the n click on the Next button to continue . • Select a schedule fr om the drop-down list: Always or Never , or yo u may define a ne w schedule. Click on the Next bu tton to continue.[...]

Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 58 • Select a machine to whi ch the policy applies. • Address T ype : Select the IP address or MAC address ra dio button. • IP Address : If you selecte d IP address above, th en specify the IP addr ess her e. • MAC Address : If you need to change the MAC addr ess of the r ounte r's WA N-side Ethernet[...]

Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 59 6.3.8 W eb Filter • This is a type of parental contr ol featur e us ed to restri ct certain websites form being accessed through your network. These filter s can be used for securing and r estricting your network. • We b s i t e / U R L / D o ma in : Specify the web address tha t you would like to filter .[...]

Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 60 MAC Filtering Rules list are granted network acce ss. 3. T urn MAC Filtering ON and DENY computers listed to access the network : When "DENY" is sel ected, any computer with a MAC addre ss listed in the MAC Filtering Rules list is refuse d access to the netw ork. 4. MAC Address: Specify that MAC addr[...]

Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 61 Internet. 2. Address Re stricted The NA T forwards i ncoming connectio n request s to a LAN-side host only when the y come from the same IP addr ess with w hich a connection was established. This allows t he remote applic ation to send data back through a po rt diff erent fr om the one u sed when the outgoing [...]

Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 62 When a LAN applicati on that uses a pr otocol other th an UDP , TCP , or ICMP initiates a session to the Internet, the r outer's NA T can track such a session , even though it doe s not recogniz e the pr otocol. This featur e is useful because it enables certain applications (most im portantly a sin gle V[...]

Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 63 Windows Messenger (the Inte rnet messaging client that ships with Micr osoft Windows) and MSN Messenger . The SIP ALG must also be enabled when the Windows Messenge r ALG is enabled. 5. FTP: Allows FTP clients a nd servers to tr ansfer data ac ross NA T . 6. H.323 (Netmeeting) : Allows H.323 (specifically Micr[...]

Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 64 • Action : Select Allow or Deny from the dr op-dow n list. This will appl y the inbound filter rule on the W AN interface. • Remote IP Range : Specify the r emote IP addr ess range and then click in the check box to enable the range. • Click on the Save button to st ore th e changes. 6.3.12 WISH • WISH[...]

Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 65 • Enable : Place a check in this box to enable the WISH rule. A WISH Rule ide ntifies a specific message flow and assigns a p riority to that flow . For most applications, the priority classifiers ensur e the right prioritie s and specific WISH Rules ar e not r equir ed. WISH supports overlaps between rules.[...]

Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 66 • Enable : Place a check in this box to enable this featur e. • Lock : Place a check in thi s box to lock the wir eless secu rity settings and pr events the settings fr om being change d by any new external r egistrar using its PIN. Devi ces can still be added to the wir eless netw ork using Wi-Fi Pr otect[...]

Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 67 • Enable UPNP : Place a check in this bo x to enable UPNP . UPnP is short for U niversal Plug and Play , which is a n etworking ar chitectur e that pr ovides compatibili ty among networking equipment, softwar e, and periph erals. Th is router h as optional UPnP capability , and can work with othe r UPnP devi[...]

Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 68 identical content, such as multimedia, from a sour ce to a number of recipients. This option must be enabled if any appli cations on the L AN participate in a multi cast grou p. If you have a multimedia LA N application that is not r eceiving co ntent as expect ed, try enabling this option. • Enable PPPoE Pa[...]

Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 69 • Current Rout er Time : Displays the current time on the device. • Time Zone : Select your time zone from the dr op-down list. • Enable Daylight Saving : Place a check in thi s box to enable dayl ight savings time. • Daylight Saving Offset : Select the of fset from the dr op-down list. • Daylight Sa[...]

Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 70 6.4.2.1 SA VE CONFIGURA TION TO A FILE • This option allows yo u to save the curr ent configu ration of the device in to a file. Click on the Save Configuration button to begin. • Save the file on your local disk by using the Save or Save to Disk button in the dialog box. 6.4.2.2 RESTORE THE CONFIGURA TION[...]

Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 71 • Click on the OK button to continue. Y ou will then see the Rebooting page. • Please wait while the system is rebooti ng. • Note: Do no un-plug th e device during t his process a s this may cause perman ent damage. 6.4.2.3 RESTORE SETTINGS TO DEF AUL T • Click on the Restor e all Settings to Factory D[...]

Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 72 • Once the dialog box app ears, click on the OK button to confirm th e action. • Note : The current setting s will be lost. • Click on the OK button to continue. Y ou will then see the Rebooting page. • Please wait while the system is rebooti ng. • Note : Do no un-plug the d evice during this pr oces[...]

Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 73 • Enable Logging to a Syslog Server : Place a ch eck in this box to ena ble syslog logging. • Syslog Server IP Addr ess : Specify the IP address of the syslog server . • Click on the Save Settings button once you have modified the settings. 6.4.5 Dynamic DNS • The Dynamic DNS featur e allows you t o ho[...]

Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 74 • Host Name or IP address: Specify the host name or IP addr ess and then click on th e Ping button. 6.4.7 Schedules • Click on the Schedules link in the navigati on menu. Sc hedules can be created for use with enforcin g rules. For example, if you wa nt to r estrict web access to Mon-Fri fr om 3pm to 8pm, [...]

Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 75 6.5 ST A TUS • Click on the Status link on the navigation drop-down me nu. Y ou will then see six options: Wireless, Logs, Statistics, WISH Sessions, Rout ing, and Inter net Sessions. The configuratio n steps for each optio n are described below . 6.5.1 Wireless Sta tus • Click on the Wir eless link in the[...]

Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 76 for 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, or 802.11n r espectively . • Rate : The actual transmi ssion rate of th e client in megabi ts per second. • Signal : This is a r elative measure of sig nal quality . The value is expr essed as a per c entage of theor etical best qualit y . Signal quality can be r educed by di[...]

Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 77 6.5.4 WISH Session Status • Click on the WISH Sessions link in the navigation dr op-down menu. The WISH Sessions page displays full details of active local wir eless sessions thr ough your r outer when WISH has been enabled. A WISH session i s a conversation bet ween a pro gram or application on a wir elessl[...]

Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 78 7. LA : Last ACK -- W aiting for a short time while a conn ection that was in Clo se W ait is fully closed. 8. CL: Closed -- The conn ection is no longer acti ve but the session is being tracked in case there ar e any r etr ansmitted packets still pending. • Priority: The priority given to packets sent wi r [...]

Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 79 4. FW : FIN W ait -- The cli ent system has r equested that the connecti on be stopped. 5. CW: Close W ait -- the serv er system has re quested that the con nection be stopped. 6. TW : Time W ait -- W aiting for a short time while a con nection that was in FIN W ait is fully closed. 7. LA : Last ACK -- W aitin[...]

Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 80 7. APPENDIX A – GLOSSAR Y 8 802.11 A family of specifications for wireless local area networks (WLANs) developed by a working group of the Institute of Electrical and El ectronics Engineers (IEEE). A Access Contr ol List ACL. This is a database of netwo rk devices that a re allow ed to access r esource s on [...]

Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 81 B Backwar d Compatible The ability for new devices to communicate an d interact wi th older legacy devices to guarantee interoperabili ty Bandwidth The maximum amount of bytes or bits per sec ond that can be transmitted to and fr om a network devi ce Basic Input/Output System BIOS. A program that the pro cesso[...]

Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 82 Information that has been t ranslated into bina ry so that it can be processed or moved to another device Data Encryption Standar d Uses a randomly sel ected 56-bit key th at must be known b y both the sende r and the recei ver when information is exch anged Database Or ganizes information so that it can be ma[...]

Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 83 Dynamic DNS is pr ovided by compani es to allow users with Dynamic IP addresses to obtain a Domain Name that w ill always by linked to their changing IP addr ess. The IP address i s updated by either clien t software running on a computer o r by a rou ter that supports Dynamic D NS, whenever the IP addr ess ch[...]

Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 84 A standar d that pr ovides consi stency of voic e and video transm issions and co mpatibility for videoconfer encing de vices Half-duplex Data cannot be tr ansmitted and r eceived at th e same time Hashing T ran sforming a string of ch aracters into a sh orter string wi th a pre defined length Hexadecimal Char[...]

Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 85 A 32-bit number , when tal king about Internet Protocol V e rsion 4, that identifies each computer tha t transmits data on the Internet or on an Intranet IPsec Internet Protocol Security IPX Inter network Packet Exchange is a networking protocol developed by Novel to enable th eir Netwar e clients and ser vers[...]

Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 86 transmit the signal over ph one lines. It also Demodul ates the analog signal s coming from the phone lines to digital signals for your compu ter MPPE Micro soft Point-to-Point E ncryption is used to secur e data transm issions over PP TP connect ions MTU Maximum T ransmission Unit is the largest packet tha t [...]

Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 87 Physical layer The first layer of the OSI model. Provides th e hard ware mean s of transmitting el ectrical signals on a dat a carrier Ping A utility program that verifies that a gi ve n Internet address exists and can r eceive messages. The utility sends a control packet to the given ad dress and waits for a [...]

Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 88 Algorithm used for encr yption and authenti cation S Server A computer on a networ k that pr ovides service s and resou rce s to other computer s on the network Session key An encryption and de cryption key th at is generated for every communicatio n session between two computer s Session layer The fifth layer[...]

Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 89 Throughput The amount of data that ca n be transferred in a given time period Tr a c e r o u t e A utility displays the ro ut es between you computer and specific destination U UDP User Datagra m Protocol Unicast Communication between a singl e sender and receiver Universal Plug and Play A standard t hat allow[...]

Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 90 Wired Equi valent Privacy is securi ty for wi rel e ss n e tw o r ks t h at is supposed to be comparable to that of a wired network Wide Area Network The lar ger network that you r LAN is connected to, which may be th e Internet itself, or a region al or corporate network Wi-Fi Wireless Fidelity Wi-Fi Protecte[...]

Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 91 8. APPENDIX B – SPECIFICA TIONS Ha rdw a re S um ma r y Physical Interface WAN: On e 10/100/1000 Gigabit RJ-45 LAN: Four 10/100/1000 Gigabit RJ-45 Reset Button (1 second for Reboot , 5 second for Reset to Factory Default ) Power Jack JT A G (for debug only) LED Status Power/ Status WAN (Internet c onnection)[...]

Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 92 UPNP WAN S t at i c IP DHCP Client PPPoE PPTP Clone MAC DNS Relay DDNS-8 V erified Services Router NA T/ NAPT Static Routing- RIPv2 Dynamic Route Virtual server mapping IP address mapping Port Forwardi ng Port T ri ggering MAC address Filtering ALG(Application Layer Gateway) support (R TP/R TSP , AOL, FTP , IC[...]

Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 93 Environment & Physical T emperature Range 0 to 50° C (32 °F to 122 °F) - Operati ng -40 to 70 ° C(-40 °F to158 °F) - Storage Humidity (non- condensing) 15% ～ 95% typical Dimensions 167mm (L) x 108mm (W) x 25mm (H) W eight 295g 9. APPENDIX C – FCC INTERFERENCE ST A TEMENT Federal Communic ation Co[...]