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W ireless N Adapter RNX-N250UB User Manual FCC STATEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to com ply with the limits for a Class B dig ital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to pro-vide reas onable pr otection against harmful interferen ce in a residential installation. This eq uipment generates, uses a[...]

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W ireless N Adapter RNX-N250UB User Manual Befor e W e Begin Thank you for purcha sing this product, we would lik e to use th is manual to help you know more about your RNX-N250UB. COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS Specifications are subject to change with out not i ce. is a registered tra demark of ROSEWILL INC . Other bra nds and prod uct names are tra [...]

W ireless N Adapter RNX-N250UB User Manual Table of Content Chapter 1 Introduction ..................................................................................................... 6 1.1 Features & Benefits............................................................................................... 7 1.2 Package Contents .................[...]

W ireless N Adapter RNX-N250UB User Manual Chapter 1 Introduction The high-speed wireless USB 2.0 client adapter is the most convenient way to let you put a desktop/notebook computer almost anywhere w ithout the hassle of ru nning network cables. Now you don’t need to suff er from drilling holes and exposed cables. Once you are connected, you can[...]

W ireless N Adapter RNX-N250UB User Manual 1.1 Features & Benefits Features Benefits Racing Speed up to 300M bps data rate (2.4GHz 1 1N technology) Enjoy the Internet connec tion in crazy-fast speed, without the bottleneck of string ing wires. Advanced po wer managem ent Low power co nsumption WP A/WP A2 (IEEE 802.1 1i), WP A-PSK, WP A2-A ES, W[...]

W ireless N Adapter RNX-N250UB User Manual 1.4 System Requirements The following are the minimum system require ments in order to use the USB adapter.  PC/AT compatible computer with a USB interface.  Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7 (32 and 64 bit) or Mac OS X 10.6 operating system.  30 MB of free disk space for installing the USB adapter driver a[...]

W ireless N Adapter RNX-N250UB User Manual Wireless Settings  Operation Mode – Client  Wireless Mode – 11b / 11g / 11n  Channel Selection (Setting varies by Country)  Channel Bandwidth (Auto, 20Mhz, 40Mhz)  Transmission Rate: 11g: Best. 54, 48, 36, 24, 18 , 12, 11, 9, 6, 5.5, 2, 1 in Mbps Guard Interval 800ns Guard Interval 400ns[...]

W ireless N Adapter RNX-N250UB User Manual Temperature Range 0 to 45° C - Operating, -10 to 70 ° C - Storage Humidity (non-condensing) 15% ～ 95% typical 1.6 Suggested Applications The wireless LAN products are easy to insta ll and highly efficient. The following list describes some of the many applications made possible through the power and fl[...]

W ireless N Adapter RNX-N250UB User Manual This is the simplest network configurat ion with several com puters equipped with the PC Cards that form a wireless network whenever they are within range of one another. In ad-hoc mode, each client i s peer-to-peer, would only have access to the resources of the other client and does not require an access[...]

W ireless N Adapter RNX-N250UB User Manual Chapter 2 Installation Guide 2.1 Before You Begin Note: WiF i Allia nce ce rtific ation r ecomm ends W PA2 AES to be the security mechanism under 11N mo de. System driver will automatically bring down wireless data rat e to 54Mbps if other security method such as WEP or WPA is used under 11n mode . If your[...]

W ireless N Adapter RNX-N250UB User Manual Figure 2-1 2. Click 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. W ait for a few seconds until the driver and client utility is installed. 13[...]

W ireless N Adapter RNX-N250UB User Manual Figure 2-3 4. The installation is complete. Click on the Finish button. 5. Carefully insert the USB adapter into the USB port. W i ndows will then detect 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 [...]

W ireless N Adapter RNX-N250UB User Manual 1. Insert the CD-ROM that was provided to you in this package. The setup should run automatically . If the setup does not run automa tically , then you must manually select the setup file from the CD-ROM drive. Figure 2-5 2. Click on the Continue button to config ure the next step. Figure 2-6 15[...]

W ireless N Adapter RNX-N250UB User Manual 3. Select the Macintosh HD and then click on the Continue button. Figure 2-7 4. Click on the Continue button to config ure 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[...]

W ireless N Adapter RNX-N250UB User Manual 7. The Client Utility is installed in the Applications folder . 17[...]

W ireless N Adapter RNX-N250UB User Manual 2.4 Uninstall the Drivers & Client Utility If the USB client adapter installation is unsu ccessful for any reason, the best way to solve the problem may be to completely uninstall the USB adapter and its utility and repeat the installation procedure again. Follow the steps below in order to uninstall t[...]

W ireless N Adapter RNX-N250UB User Manual 4. The un-installation process is complete. Select Y es, I want to restart my computer now radio button and then click on the F inish button. Then remove the USB adapter . Figure 2-13 19[...]

W ireless N Adapter RNX-N250UB User Manual Chapter 3 Connection Guide 3.1 Connecting with Micr osoft Zer o Configuration (XP only) 1. After specifying the Microsoft Zero Configuration tool to configure your wireless network, right click on the icon on system tray as below. Select “ View available wireless Networks ” to specify your wireless net[...]

W ireless N Adapter RNX-N250UB User Manual Figure 3-3 4. 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 y our computer is now “ Connected ” with your wi[...]

W ireless N Adapter RNX-N250UB User Manual Figure 3-5 6. You should see the pop-up window on your low right hand corner i ndicate the connected status. As shown in Figure 3-6 Figure 3-6 3.2 Connecting thr ough Rosewill Utility We provide this utility for users to connect to a wireless network easily. It provides more information and configuration f[...]

W ireless N Adapter RNX-N250UB User Manual Figure 3-7 3.2.1 Steps to add wireless signal with Rosewill Utility for one time us e This section will lead you to link your wireless signal with your RNX-N250UB. Please follow the Figure 3-8 in adding the signal. 1. Click “ Rescan ＂ : Click on Rescan to search for all wireless signals near you. 2. Se[...]

W ireless N Adapter RNX-N250UB User Manual Figure 3-8 3.2.2 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-N250UB. Please follow the Figure 3-9 to add the signal into your profile so you don’t have to enter them in the future. There are two [...]

W ireless N Adapter RNX-N250UB User Manual Figure 3-9 6. In Auth.Encry., First select Authentication of your wireless signal, Like Figure 3-10 7. Enter your Wireless Netwo rk ’ s password. Click OK to complete the process. Figure 3-10 Note : y ou could also add a new profile quickly by selecting an available network in the “ Network ” functi[...]

W ireless N Adapter RNX-N250UB User Manual Figure 3-11 5. In Auth.Encry. Like Figure 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 3.3 Connecting with Mac OS The Connection Utility can als[...]

W ireless N Adapter RNX-N250UB User Manual Figure 3-13 1. Upon opening the Wireless Utility program, first click open “ Site Survey ” 2. Select your desired AP signal under the AP List. You can further search the signal by clicking “ RESCAN ” 3. After selecting the AP signal, you can select either “ CONNECT ” or “ ADD PROFILE ”  [...]

W ireless N Adapter RNX-N250UB User Manual Figure 3-14 4. Once click Profile, you will be prompt to 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 su[...]

W ireless N Adapter RNX-N250UB User Manual Figure 3-15 5. For WEP , Select Open or Shared from 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 alphanum[...]

W ireless N Adapter RNX-N250UB User Manual Figure 3-16 6. For WPA or WPA2 , please select from Authentication ’s drop-down list.  Select TKIP or AES from Encryption ’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 [...]

W ireless N Adapter RNX-N250UB User Manual Chapter 4 Utility Detailed Definition Guide 4.1 Utility Guide for W indows OS The Rosewill Utility consisted of three parts: Figure 4-1 1 Tab Section: on top of the window. You can click each button to access each configuration windows includes Profile pa ge, Network Page, Advanced Page, WPS Page, Radio On[...]

W ireless N Adapter RNX-N250UB User Manual 4.1.1 T ab Section Details Figure 4-2 Tab Section provides you with the option to ut ilize RNX-N250UB. 4.1.1.1 Profile The Profile List keeps a record of your favorite wireless settings at home, office, and other public hot-spots. You can save multiple profiles, and activate the correct one at your prefere[...]

W ireless N Adapter RNX-N250UB User Manual Tx Power: Transmitting power, the amount of powe r used by a radio transceiver to send the signal out. RTS Threshold: Users can adjust the RTS threshold number by sliding the bar or keying in the value directly. Fragment Threshold: The user can adjust the Fragment threshold number by sliding the bar or key[...]

W ireless N Adapter RNX-N250UB User Manual .1.1.3 Advance urations for this adapter. This tab is used to onfigure Tx burst, WMM, and CCX. 4 Here you can find the Advanced config c Figure 4-7 Figure 4-8 Defin . Ena checkbox to enable TCP window size, Fas kbox to enable fast roaming. Specify Sho cation Status Dialog displays the process about Ena onl[...]

W ireless N Adapter RNX-N250UB User Manual counter information based on 802.11 MIB counters. This page translates the MIB counters into a format easier for user to understand. Figure 4-9 Figure 4-10 Defin Fra Successfully: Successfully retransmitted fra mes Fra e ACK After All Retries: Frames failed transmit after RTS Receive CTS: Successfully rece[...]

W ireless N Adapter RNX-N250UB User Manual Figure 4-11 Defin Fra opped Due To Out-of-Reso urce: Frames dropped due to resource Duplicate Frames Received: Duplicate received fra mes. .1.1.5 WMM e note that this function only works while connecting to a WMM compatible device. ition of Each Fields in S tatistics - Receive: Frames Received Successfully[...]

W ireless N Adapter RNX-N250UB User Manual Figure 4-14 Figure 4-15 Definition of Each Fields in WPS: WPS AP List: Display the information of surrounding APs with WPS IE from last scan result. List information includes SSID, BSSID, Channel, ID (Device Password ID), Security-Enabled. Rescan: Click to rescan the wireless networks. Connect: Command to [...]

W ireless N Adapter RNX-N250UB User Manual Click "About" displays the wireless card a nd driver ve rsion information as shown in Figure 4-16. Figure 4-16 Figure 4-17 4.1.2 S tatus Section Details The Status page displays detailed information about the current connection as shown in Figure 4-18. Figure 4-18 Definition of Each Fields in S t[...]

W ireless N Adapter RNX-N250UB User Manual Encryption: Encryption type in use. Network Type: Network type in use. IP Address: IP address about current connection. 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 transm[...]

W ireless N Adapter RNX-N250UB User Manual The WEP tab displays the WEP settings. Encryption is designed to make the data transmission more secure. You may select 64 or 128-bit WEP (Wir ed Equivalent Privacy) key to encrypt data (Default setting is Disable). WEP encrypts each frame transmitted from the radio using one of t he Keys from a panel. Whe[...]

W ireless N Adapter RNX-N250UB User Manual protocol that enables a variety of authentication protocols to be used. It passes through the exchange of authentication messages, allo wing the authentication software stored in a server to interact with its counterpart in the client. Figure 4-21 Authentication Type : Select WPA or WPA2 from the drop-down[...]

W ireless N Adapter RNX-N250UB User Manual Figure 4-22 Authentication Type: Select WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK from the drop-down list. Encryption: Select TKIP or AES from the 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 [...]

W ireless N Adapter RNX-N250UB User Manual Figure 4-22 Authentication Typ e: Select LEAP from the drop-down list. Identity : Enter the user name. Password : Enter the password. Domain : Enter a domain name. Encryption : Select WEP, WPA-TKIP or WPA2-AES encryption. Click on the OK button to save the changes. 4.1.3.5 802.1x with PEAP 802.1X provides [...]

W ireless N Adapter RNX-N250UB User Manual Figure 4-23 Authentication Type : Select PEAP from the drop-down list. Protocol : If your network uses TLS or Smart Card to authenticate its users, select TLS/Smartcard from the drop down list. TLS (Transport Layer Security) is an IETF standardized au thentication protocol that uses PKI (Public Key Infrast[...]

W ireless N Adapter RNX-N250UB User Manual Figure 4-24 Authentication Type : Select TTLS from the drop-down list. Protocol : Select EAP-MSCHAP v2, MS-CHAP, or CHAP from the drop-down list. Identity : Enter the user name. Password : Enter the password. Click on the OK button to save the changes. 4.1.3.8 802.1x CA Server Depending on the EAP in use, [...]

W ireless N Adapter RNX-N250UB User Manual Figure 4-26 Use certificate chain : Place a check in this to en able the certificate use. Certificate issuer : Select the Certification Authority from the drop-down list. Allow intermediate certificates : During tunnel creation the client must verify the server’s certificate. When check ing this certific[...]

W ireless N Adapter RNX-N250UB User Manual Figure 4-27 4.2.2 Infrastructure Mode The infrastructure mode requires the use of an Ac cess Point (AP). In this mode, all wirele ss communication between two computers has to be via the AP . It doesn’t matter if the AP is stand-alone or wired to an Ethernet network. If used in stand-alone, the AP can ex[...]

W ireless N Adapter RNX-N250UB User Manual Figure 4-28 Profile: Enter a nam e for the profile; this does not need to be the sam e as the SSID. SSID : Enter the SSID of the network or select one from the drop-down list. The SSID is a unique name shared among all points in your wireless network. The SSID must be identical for all points in the networ[...]

W ireless N Adapter RNX-N250UB User Manual 4.2.3 Ad-hoc Mode This is the simplest network configuration with several computers equipped with the PC Cards that form a wireless network whenever th ey are within range of one another . In ad-hoc mode, each client is peer -to-peer , woul d only have access to the resources of the other client and does n[...]

W ireless N Adapter RNX-N250UB User Manual packet. Fragment Threshold : Place a check in this box if you would like to enable Fragment Threshold. Any packet larger than the sp ecified value (bytes) will be fragmented. Click on the OK button to save the changes. 4.2.4 Authentication and Security The Security tab allows you to configure the authentic[...]

W ireless N Adapter RNX-N250UB User Manual WEP Key : T ype 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. Show Password check box. If you want to make sure the accuracy of password you type, c[...]

W ireless N Adapter RNX-N250UB User Manual Show Password check box. If you want to make sure the accuracy of password you type, click the Show Password box to check it. 4.2.5 Link S tatus The Link S tatus tab display s the current status of the wireless radio. The following information is included in this tab, as the image depicts below . Figure 4-[...]

W ireless N Adapter RNX-N250UB User Manual Signal S trength : This bar displays the strength of the signal received from an AP or client. Noise Level : Displays the background noise level; a lower level indicates less interference. HT : High Through-P ut / 802.1 1 n Section BW : Channel Bandwidth GI : Guard Interval MCS : Modulation Coding Schem e [...]

W ireless N Adapter RNX-N250UB User Manual Signal : Displays the receiving signal strength from the Access Point. Channel : Displays the channel number of the Access Point. Authentication : displays the authentication on th e Access Point, this includes WP A, WP A-PSK, WP A2, or Unknown. Encryption : Displays the encryption on the Access Point, thi[...]

W ireless N Adapter RNX-N250UB User Manual 4.2.8 Advanced Configuration The Advanced tab is used to configure advanced wireless settings. Figure 4-35 Wir eless mode : 2.4Ghz only . Tx Rate : The transm it rate is set to auto by default. Tx BURST : Click the check box will enhance the throughput Click on the Apply button to save the changes. 4.2.9 W[...]

W ireless N Adapter RNX-N250UB User Manual Figure 4-36 Rescan : Click on this button to view a list of Access Points in the area. Renew : Regenerate a new PIN code Config Mode : switch between Enrollee or Registrar Profile Detail : show profile of the selected party Connect : Click on the AP to start WPS connection with the AP Disconnect : Click to[...]

W ireless N Adapter RNX-N250UB User Manual 4.2.10 About The About tab displays information about the device, such as: the network driver version and date, configuration utility version and date, and the NIC (Network Interface Card) firmware version and date. Figure 4-37 Thank you for purchasing a quality Rosewill Product. Please register your produ[...]

W ireless N Adapter RNX-N250UB User Manual Appendix A – Glossary 8 802.1 1 A family of specifications for wireless local area networks (WLANs) developed by a working group of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). A Access Control List ACL. This is a database of network devices th at are allowed to access resources on the n[...]

W ireless N Adapter RNX-N250UB User Manual so that conversions can be made in both directions. Application layer 7th Layer of the OSI model. Provides services to applications to ensure that they can communicate properly with other applications on a network. ASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange. This system of characters is most [...]

W ireless N Adapter RNX-N250UB User Manual Bits per second BOOTP Bootstrap Protocol. Allows for computers to be booted up and given an IP address with no user intervention Bottleneck A ti me during processes when so mething cause s th e process to slowdown or stop all together Broadband A wide band of frequencies ava ilable for transmitting data Br[...]

W ireless N Adapter RNX-N250UB User Manual Uses a randomly selected 56-bit key that must be known by both the sender an d the receiver when information is exchanged Database Organizes information so that it can be managed updated, as well as easily accessed by user s or applications. Data-Link layer The second layer of the OSI model. Controls the m[...]

W ireless N Adapter RNX-N250UB User Manual DSSS: Modulation technique used by 802.11b wireless devices DMZ "Demilitarized Zone". A computer that logical ly sits in a "no-mans land" between the LAN and the W AN. The DMZ computer trades some of the protection of the router's security mechanisms for the convenience of being di[...]

W ireless N Adapter RNX-N250UB User Manual F Fiber optic A way of sending data through light impulses over glass or plastic wire or fiber File server A computer on a network that stores data so that the other computers on the network can all acce ss it File sharing Allowing data from computers on a network to be accessed by other computers on the n[...]

W ireless N Adapter RNX-N250UB User Manual H.323 A standard that provides con sistency of voice and video transmissions and co mpatibility for videoconferencing devices Half-duplex Data cannot be transmitted and received at the same time Hashing T ransforming a string of characters into a shorter string with a predefined length Hexadecimal Characte[...]

W ireless N Adapter RNX-N250UB User Manual Infrastructur e In terms of a wireless network, this is when wireless clients use an Access Point to gain access to the network Internet A syste m of worldwide networks which use TCP/IP to allow for resources to be accessed from computers around the world Internet Explorer A W orld W ide W eb browser creat[...]

W ireless N Adapter RNX-N250UB User Manual A programming language used to create programs and applet s for web pages K Kbps Kilobits per second Kbyte Kilobyte L L2TP Layer 2 T unneling Protocol LAN Local Area Network Latency The amount of time that it takes a packet to get from the one point to another on a network. Also referred to as delay LED Li[...]

W ireless N Adapter RNX-N250UB User Manual MIB Management Information Base is a set of objects that can be managed by using SNMP Modem A device that Modulate s digital signals from a computer to an analog signal in order to transmit the signal over phone lines. It also Demodulates the analog sig nals coming from the phone lines to digital signals f[...]

W ireless N Adapter RNX-N250UB User Manual Network Interface Card NTP Network T ime Protocol O OFDM Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiplexing is the modulation technique for both 802.1 1a and 802.1 1g OSI Open Systems Interconnection is the reference model for how data shoul d travel between two devices on a network OSPF Open Shortest Path First i[...]

W ireless N Adapter RNX-N250UB User Manual PPP Point-to-Point Protocol is used for two computers to communicate with each over a serial int erface, like a phone line PPPoE Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet is used to connect multiple computers to a remote server over Ethernet PPTP Point-to-Point T unneling Prot ocol is used for cr eating VPN tu[...]

W ireless N Adapter RNX-N250UB User Manual The interface for serial communication betwee n computers and other related devices RSA Algorithm used for encryption and authentication S Server A computer on a network that provides servic es and resources to other computers on the network Session key An encryption and decryption key that is generated fo[...]

W ireless N Adapter RNX-N250UB User Manual A feature of a firewall that monitors outgoing and inco ming traffic to make sure that only valid responses to outgoing requests are allowed to p ass though the firewall Subnet mask Determines what portion of an IP address designates the Networ k and which pa rt designate s the Host Syslog System Logger --[...]

W ireless N Adapter RNX-N250UB User Manual Upload T o send a request from one computer to another and have a file transmitted from the requesting computer to the other UPnP Universal Plug and Play URL Uniform Resource Locator is a unique address for files accessi ble on the Internet USB Universal Serial Bus UTP Unsh iel de d T wisted Pair V V irtua[...]

W ireless N Adapter RNX-N250UB User Manual 73 A utility that allows you to view content and i nteract with all of the information on the W orld W ide We b WEP W ired Equivalent Privacy is security for wireless networks that is supposed to be comparable to that of a wired network Wid e Are a Net w o rk The larger network that your LAN is connected t[...]