StarTech.com PEX300WN2X2 manual

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Instruction Manual FCC C ompliance 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 provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radi[...]

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Instruction Manual 1 Introduction The PEX300WN2X2 PCI Express Wireless N Car d (PCIe x1) adds high speed wireless network connectivity to almost any PCI Express-enabled desktop/workstation PC. Using a 2T2R (2 Tr ansmitter/2 Receiver) design over the 2.4GHz frequency , this PCIe wireless card pro vides up to 300Mbps of data bandwidth over an 802.11n[...]

Instruction Manual 2 Installation W AR NIN G! P CI E xpr ess ca rds , l ike all co mput er equi pme nt, ca n be sev er ely dama ged by st atic el ectr icit y. Be sur e th at yo u are pro perl y gr oun ded bef ore open ing yo ur co mpu ter ca se or touc hin g yo ur PCI E xpr ess ca rd . Star T e ch.c om re com men ds tha t y ou we ar an an ti- stat [...]

Instruction Manual 3 5. Complete the wizar d and this will automatically install all of the drivers/software. Restart the computer when prompted. Window s V ista/7/8 1. Upon starting W indows, if the “Found New Hardware ” wizard appears on the screen, cancel/close the window or choose not to install the drivers and insert the included Driver CD[...]

Instruction Manual 4 V erifying Installation Windo ws 2000/XP/Vista/7/8 Fr om the main desktop, right-click on “My Computer” (“ Computer ” in Vista/7), then select Manage. In the new Computer Management window , select D evice Manager from the left window panel. Double- click on the “Network adapters ” option to open it. A new Wireless [...]

Instruction Manual 5 How to U se Connecting to a wireless network is done through the Windows wir eless conguration utilities. Y ou must know the name of the wireless network (SSID), the type of security it is using (if any) and it’ s associated password t o connect to a wireless network. Consult the documentation for y our wireless access poi[...]

Instruction Manual 6 Windo ws Vista/7/8 The wireless network adapter will appear as a small icon in the S ystem T ray (next to the clock). Left-clicking on this icon will bring up a list of detected wireless networks. Select the wireless network you wish to connect to and click the “Connect ” button. If the network has security enabled, you wil[...]

Instruction Manual 7 Ralink WLAN Utilit y Instead of using the built-in Windows wireless utility , a 3rd part y utility , R alink WLAN Utility, can be used . This utility provides ac cess to additional advanced features of the wireless card, such as Wi-F i Direct and W i-Fi Protected Setup (WPS). I f the Ralink WLAN utility is installed, then a sma[...]

Instruction Manual 8 Connecting to an av ailable net work: 1. T o connect to a wireless network, bring up “ Available Networks” from the main window . This will list all of the det ec ted wireless networks in the ar ea. 2. Once you locat e the net work you wish t o connec t to , select it from the list by click on the entry, then click the ‘C[...]

Instruction Manual 9 3. If the network uses encryption, a window will popup where you will need to enter the proper authentication information (i.e . password/passphrase). 4. Once successfully c onnec ted to the network, information about the wireless r outer/ access point will be listed in the main window and the “ AP Information ” section of [...]

Instruction Manual 10 4. Select the type of Authentication/Encryption used by the network (if any). Click the ‘Next’ arrow button when ready . 5. If an Authentication type was specied, ent er in the password/passphrase used to access the network. Click the ‘Next’ arrow button when r eady. 6. On ce th e pr o le has be en cre at ed, yo [...]

Instruction Manual 11 Specications Host Interface PCI Express 1.1 (x1 slot connector) Form F actor Low/F ull Prole Chipset ID Ralink RT5392 External Connectors 2 x RP-SMA F emale LEDs 1 x Link/Activity Antenna C onguration 2x2:2 ( TxR:S) Wir eless Frequency 2.4 GHz Supported Standards IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g , IEEE 802.11n Supported Sec[...]

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