Rosewill RNX-N300X manual

Wir eless LAN PCI Car d RNX-N300X User Manual[...]

Wireless LAN PCI Card R N X - N 3 0 0 X U s e r M a n u a l 2 FCC STATEMENT This equipment has be en tested and found to compl y with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rule s. The se limits are desi gned to pro-vide reasonable prote ction against h armful interference in a resid entia l instal lation . This equ[...]

Wireless LAN PCI Card R N X - N 3 0 0 X U s e r M a n u a l 3 2400.0-2483.5 MHz Country Restriction Reason/remark Bulgaria General authorization required for outdoor use and public service France Outdoor use limited to 10 mW e.i.r.p. within the band 2454-2483.5 MHz Military Radiolocation use. Re farming of the 2.4 GHz band has been ongoing in recen[...]

Wireless LAN PCI Card R N X - N 3 0 0 X U s e r M a n u a l 4 Table of Content Chapter 1 Overview ......................................................................................... 5 Package Co ntent ...................................................................................... 5 1.1 Overview of the Produ ct .........................[...]

Wireless LAN PCI Card R N X - N 3 0 0 X U s e r M a n u a l 5 Chapter 1 Overview Thank you for choosing Rosewill’s 802.11n 2T3R Wireless PCI adapter – RNX-N300X. This chapter is to introduce you more about this Wireless Adapter. Package Content Before getting started, please verify that yo ur package includes the following items: 1. Rosewill 80[...]

Wireless LAN PCI Card R N X - N 3 0 0 X U s e r M a n u a l 6 1.2 Features z Complies with IEEE802.11n (draft), IEEE802.11g, IEEE802.11b standards z Supports WPA/WPA2 data security, I EEE802.1x authentication, TKIP/AES encryption, and 64/128/152-bit WEP encryption z Supports high rate of up to 300Mbps for maximum throughput, supports automatically [...]

Wireless LAN PCI Card R N X - N 3 0 0 X U s e r M a n u a l 7 Chapter 2 Installation Guide 2.1 Hardware Installation To install the adapter, follow these steps listed belo w: 1. Turn off your desktop PC and disconnect the power. 2. Remove your PC case and locate an availabl e PCI slot on the motherboard. Remove the metal slot cover on the back of t[...]

Wireless LAN PCI Card R N X - N 3 0 0 X U s e r M a n u a l 8 2. Insert the CD-Rom that came with this product to your CD-Rom drive. The menu window pops up automatically. Please click the “Driver” button of this product. Note: If the CD-Rom fails to auto-run, please click on “ My Co mputer ”> your CD-Rom Drive> (folder of this produc[...]

Wireless LAN PCI Card R N X - N 3 0 0 X U s e r M a n u a l 9 5. Click the “ Install” button to start installing. 6. Click the “ Finish” button to complete installation.[...]

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Wireless LAN PCI Card R N X - N 3 0 0 X U s e r M a n u a l 11 Chapter 3 Management Guide This chapter will help you understand the management interface of the device and how to manage the device. 3.1 Configur es a Basic Network Connection Selecting configuration tool In the following instruction for making a netw ork connection, we use the utility[...]

Wireless LAN PCI Card R N X - N 3 0 0 X U s e r M a n u a l 12 Connect with Rosewill’s 802.11n Wireless LAN Utility We provide this utili ty for users to connect to a wi reless networ k easily. It provides more information and configuration for this adapter. As default, the uti lity is started automa tically upon starting your computer and conn e[...]

Wireless LAN PCI Card R N X - N 3 0 0 X U s e r M a n u a l 13 3.2.2 Status Information Status Shows the connecting status . Also shows the SSID while connect ing to a va lid network. Extra Info Display link status in use Channel Display current ch annel in use Authentication Authentication mode in u se. Encryption Encryption type in use. Netwo rk [...]

Wireless LAN PCI Card R N X - N 3 0 0 X U s e r M a n u a l 14 IP Address IP addre ss of current conn ection Sub Mask Sub mask of current connection Default Gateway Default gatewa y of current conne ction Link Speed Show current transmi t rate and receive r ate Throughput Display transmit and recei ve throughput in Mbps Link Quality Display connect[...]

Wireless LAN PCI Card R N X - N 3 0 0 X U s e r M a n u a l 15 Adding a new profile 1. Click the “Add” button. The add profile wind ow pops up. Note: you could al so add a new profil e quickly by sel ecting an available n etwork in the “ Network ” function then p ress the “Add to Profile” button. 2. Fill in information for this profil e[...]

Wireless LAN PCI Card R N X - N 3 0 0 X U s e r M a n u a l 16 Authentication Type There are 7 types of authentication modes supported by RaUI including open, Shared, LEAP, WPA and WPA-PS K, WPA2 and WPA2-PSK Encryption Type For open and shared aut hentication mode, the selection of encryption type are None and WEP. For WPA , WPA2, WPA-PSK and WPA2[...]

Wireless LAN PCI Card R N X - N 3 0 0 X U s e r M a n u a l 17 EAP method: To select an EAP method. Tunnel Authentication: Select a Tunnel authe ntication mode. Session Resumption: Select to enable this func ti on or unmark it to disable. ID P ASSWORD Authentication ID / Password: Identity, password and domain name for server. Only "EAP-FAST[...]

Wireless LAN PCI Card R N X - N 3 0 0 X U s e r M a n u a l 18 Use Client certificate: Client certificate for server authenti cation. EAP Fast Allow unauthenticated provision mode: Mark to enabl e unauthenticated provision mod e. Use protected auth entication creden tial: Mark to use protect ed authentication cr edential. Server Certification Use C[...]

Wireless LAN PCI Card R N X - N 3 0 0 X U s e r M a n u a l 19 3.2.4 Network This network lists th e available wireless networks. The utility c onnects to a wireless ne twork with best signal str ength automaticall y. You can change the connecting network by clicking on the network n ame and click the “Connect” button. To see detail information[...]

Wireless LAN PCI Card R N X - N 3 0 0 X U s e r M a n u a l 20 3.2.5 Advanced This page provides a dvanced configuratio ns to this adapter. Please refer to the following chart for definitions of each item. Wireless mode Click the drop list to select a wireless mode. Enable TX Burst Select to enable co nnecting to a TX Burst supported device. Enable[...]

Wireless LAN PCI Card R N X - N 3 0 0 X U s e r M a n u a l 21 Frames Transmitted Successfully Frames successfull y sent. Frames Retransmitted Successfully Successfully retr ansmitted frames numbers Frames Fail To Receive ACK After All Retries Frames failed tra nsmit after hitting retry limit RTS Frames Successfully Receive CTS Successfully recei v[...]

Wireless LAN PCI Card R N X - N 3 0 0 X U s e r M a n u a l 22 This page allows user s to activate th e WMM function for this devic e. Please note that this function only wo rks while connecti ng to a WMM com patible device. WMM Enable Enable Wi-Fi Multi-Media. WMM - Power Save Enable Enable WMM Power Save. Please enable WMM before configuring this[...]

Wireless LAN PCI Card R N X - N 3 0 0 X U s e r M a n u a l 23 WPS AP List Display the information of surro unding APs with WP S IE from last scan result. List inform ation includes SSID, BSSID, Channel, ID (Devic e Password ID), Se curity-Enabled. Rescan Click to rescan th e wireless networks. Information Display the information ab out WPS IE on t[...]

Wireless LAN PCI Card R N X - N 3 0 0 X U s e r M a n u a l 24 Delete Delete an existing cred ential. And then select the n ext credential if exist. If there is an empty credential, the driver will select any no n-security AP. PIN Start to add to Regist rar usin g PIN configuration method PBC Start to add to AP using PBC configuration method. WPS a[...]

Wireless LAN PCI Card R N X - N 3 0 0 X U s e r M a n u a l 25 1. Click the “Add” button. The add profile wind ow pops up. Note: you could also add a new profile quickly by selectin g an available network in t he “ Site Survey ” function then press th e “Add to Profile” button. 2. Fill in the information of this wirel ess network and it[...]

Wireless LAN PCI Card R N X - N 3 0 0 X U s e r M a n u a l 26 Status Display current co nnection status. Extra Info Display link status and curren t channel in use. Link Speed Display current t ransmitting and receivi ng rates Throughput Display trans mitting and receiving th roughputs. Link Quality Display co nnecting quality based on si gnal str[...]

Wireless LAN PCI Card R N X - N 3 0 0 X U s e r M a n u a l 27 SSID Name of the network. BSSID AP MAC addres s or rand om numbers generated for IBSS Phy Type Phy Type of the network Signal Signal streng th of the network Channel The channel in use Encryption Encryption algori thm. The supported algori thms are WEP, TKIP, AES, and Not Use. Authentic[...]

Wireless LAN PCI Card R N X - N 3 0 0 X U s e r M a n u a l 28 Frames Transmitted Successfully Frames sent succ essfully Frames Transmitted Successfully After Retry Frames sent succ essfully with retry Frames Fail To Receive ACK After All Retries Frames transmitte d failed after hitting the retrying limit RTS Frames Successfully Receive CTS CTS fra[...]

Wireless LAN PCI Card R N X - N 3 0 0 X U s e r M a n u a l 29 This page provides us ers to co nnect this adap ter to a WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) AP. Those available WPS support ed AP are listed on th e upper column. Select t he AP that you want to connect to and clic k the “ Connect” button to acti vate. WPS Associate IE: If the "WPS As[...]

Wireless LAN PCI Card R N X - N 3 0 0 X U s e r M a n u a l 30 and WEP. For WPA, WPA2, WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK authen tication modes, the available encryptio n types are TKIP and AES. Config Methods: This attribute con tains the config methods suppo rted and enabled by th e selected Registrar. Device Password ID: Device Password ID indi cates the meth[...]

Wireless LAN PCI Card R N X - N 3 0 0 X U s e r M a n u a l 31 Configure WPS profiles: The user can configure WPS profiles with eith er PIN method or PBC meth od. PIN Method: Step 1: The Registrar en ters the pin code gen erated by station. Step 2: Push the "PIN" button. PBC Method: Push the "PBC" button wit hin 2 second while t[...]

Wireless LAN PCI Card R N X - N 3 0 0 X U s e r M a n u a l 32 Chapter 4 AP mode management guide This adapter can b e configured as AP mode. In order to se t this adapter as an AP, plea se right click the icon on system tray and select “Switch to AP mode” . Pleas e refer to the following introduction to informat ion about this AP-mode utility.[...]

Wireless LAN PCI Card R N X - N 3 0 0 X U s e r M a n u a l 33 b/g/n mix; Otherwise system default is 802. 11 b/g mix (802.1 1 b/g/n mix selection item only exists for b/g/n ad apter). 3. Country Region Code: eigh t countries to choose. Country channel list: Classification Range 0: FCC (Canada) CH1 ~ CH11 1: ETSI CH1 ~ CH13 2: SPAIN CH10 ~ CH11 3: [...]

Wireless LAN PCI Card R N X - N 3 0 0 X U s e r M a n u a l 34 4.2 Security Setting This page pops up after clicki ng the Security Settings button. Please fo llow the instructions below: Authentication Type Select to be open or WPA-PSK system. Encryption Type Select an encryp tion type from the drop list. WPA Pre-shared Key A shared string between [...]

Wireless LAN PCI Card R N X - N 3 0 0 X U s e r M a n u a l 35 Access Policy Choose a method to process access contr ol from the drop list to determine the MAC addresse s that you designate d are allowed to access the AP or not. MAC Address Add allowed (or denied) MAC add r esses to the MA C address list. Access List Display all Mac Addresses t hat[...]

Wireless LAN PCI Card R N X - N 3 0 0 X U s e r M a n u a l 36 Power Saving Mode Check if the connected st ation supports po wer saving. 4.5 Event Log Record Soft AP all event time and m essage. Event Time (yy/mm/dd-hh:mm:ss) Record event t ime. Message All event messages. 4.6 Statistics Statistics page displays the detail c ounter information base[...]

Wireless LAN PCI Card R N X - N 3 0 0 X U s e r M a n u a l 37 Frames Transmitted Successfully Frames that successfully sent. Frames Fail To Receive ACK After All Retries Frames that failed to tr ansmit after hitting retry limit. RTS Frames Successfully Receive CTS Counts of CTS that successfull y received after send ing RTS frame. RTS Frames Fail [...]