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.4GHz Wireless Lite-N PCI-E Adapter RNX-N150PCe 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-vide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
2.4GHz Wireless Lite-N PCI-E Adapter RNX-N150PCe User Manual mWEIRP. within the band the 2.4 GHz band has been ongoing in 2454-2483.5 MHz recent years to allow current relaxed regulation.
2.4GHz Wireless Lite-N PCI-E Adapter RNX-N150PCe User Manual Table of Content Package Contents ..........................................................................................5 Chapter 1 Overview ...................................................................................6 1.1 Overview of the product .................................................................................. 6 1.2 Features ..........................................................................................
2.4GHz Wireless Lite-N PCI-E Adapter RNX-N150PCe User Manual Package Contents The following items should be found in your package: ¾ ¾ ¾ One RNX-N150PCe 2.4GHz Wireless Lite-N PCI-E Adapter Quick Installation Guide One Resource CD for RNX-N150PCe, including: • Wireless Lite-N Client Utility and Drivers • User Guide • Other Helpful Information )Note: Make sure that the package contains the above items. If any of the listed items are damaged or missing, please contact with your distributor.
2.4GHz Wireless Lite-N PCI-E Adapter RNX-N150PCe User Manual Chapter 1 Overview Thank you for choosing RNX-N150PCe 2.4GHz Wireless Lite-N PCI-E Adapter. 1.1 Overview of the product The adapter is an 802.11n client device; it is designed to provide a high-speed and unrivaled wireless performance for your notebook. With a faster wireless connection, you can get a better Internet experience, such as downloading, gaming, video streaming and so on. With the 802.
2.4GHz Wireless Lite-N PCI-E Adapter RNX-N150PCe User Manual 1.3 LED Status LED Indications Status Activity Status Solid Light Flashing Slowly Flashing Quickly Working Status The adapter is inserted in the slot and the power is on. The adapter is trying to scan a networking connection; The adapter is already connected but is not transmitting or receiving data. The adapter is transmitting or receiving data.
2.4GHz Wireless Lite-N PCI-E Adapter RNX-N150PCe User Manual Chapter 2 Installation Guide 2.1 Hardware Installation To install the adapter, follow these steps listed below: 1. 2. 3. 4. Turn off your desktop PC and disconnect the power. Remove your PC case and locate an available PCI-E slot on the motherboard. Remove the metal slot cover on the back of the PC. Check with your computer manufacturer for instructions if needed. Slide the PCI-E Adapter into the PCI-E slot.
2.4GHz Wireless Lite-N PCI-E Adapter RNX-N150PCe 2. 3. User Manual Figure 2-1 Soon, Figure 2-2 will display after a moment. Click Next to continue. Figure 2-2 After that, you should choose a Setup type. It is recommended that you select Install Client Utilities and Driver. Select Install Driver Only to install driver only (shown in Figure 2-3). Click Next to continue.
2.4GHz Wireless Lite-N PCI-E Adapter RNX-N150PCe 4. 5. User Manual Figure 2-3 Click Browse to change the destination location for the software, then click Next in the screen below (shown in Figure 2-4). Figure 2-4 After that, select the program folder, you should create a new folder name or select one from the Existing Folders list. It is recommended that you keep the default setting. Click Next to continue the installation.
2.4GHz Wireless Lite-N PCI-E Adapter RNX-N150PCe 6. 7. User Manual Figure 2-5 Choose configuration tool, if you are not sure, please leave it default. Then click Next to continue. Figure 2-6 Wait a while for the setup as shown in Figure 2-7.
2.4GHz Wireless Lite-N PCI-E Adapter RNX-N150PCe User Manual Figure 2-7 )Note: 1) 8. For Windows XP, the Setup Wizard will notify you of how to proceed with the installation during these steps (shown in Figure 2-8). Our drivers have been tested thoroughly, and are able to work with the operating system. Click Continue Anyway to continue the Installation. Figure 2-8 After all the steps above, you will see the screen below, click Finish to complete the installation.
2.4GHz Wireless Lite-N PCI-E Adapter RNX-N150PCe User Manual Figure 2-9 2.2.3 Software Installation for Windows Vista 1. Insert the Resource CD into your CD-ROM drive, and open the folder named RNX-N150PCe. Double-click Setup.exe in the proper folder to start the installation, then the following screen for preparing setup will appear. Figure 2-10 2. Soon, Figure 2-11 will display after a moment. Click Next to continue.
2.4GHz Wireless Lite-N PCI-E Adapter RNX-N150PCe User Manual Figure 2-11 3. Click Yes to continue. Figure 2-12 4. The following page will display and please wait a moment.
2.4GHz Wireless Lite-N PCI-E Adapter RNX-N150PCe User Manual Figure 2-13 )Note: For Windows Vista, the Setup Wizard will notify you of how to proceed with the installation during these steps (shown in Figure 2-14). Our drivers have been tested thoroughly, and are able to work with the operating system. Click Install this driver software anyway to continue the Installation. Figure 2-14 5. Click Finish to complete the installation.
2.4GHz Wireless Lite-N PCI-E Adapter RNX-N150PCe User Manual Figure 2-15 2.2.4 Software Installation for Windows 7 1. Insert the Resource CD into your CD-ROM drive. To continue, find the CD/DVD drive where the installation CD was placed. Open RNX-N150PCe folder, and double-click Setup.exe. Then you will see Figure 2-16. Figure 2-16 2. Soon, Figure 2-17 will display after a moment. Click Next to continue.
2.4GHz Wireless Lite-N PCI-E Adapter RNX-N150PCe Figure 2-17 3. Click YES to continue. Figure 2-18 4. Wait a while for the setup as shown in Figure 2-19.
2.4GHz Wireless Lite-N PCI-E Adapter RNX-N150PCe User Manual Figure 2-19 )Note: For Windows 7, the Setup Wizard will notify you about the Windows Security with the installation during these steps (shown in Figure 2-20). Our drivers have been tested thoroughly, and are able to work with the operating system. Click Installation this driver software anyway to continue the installation. Figure 2-20 5. Then you will see Figure 2-21. Click Finish to complete.
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2.4GHz Wireless Lite-N PCI-E Adapter RNX-N150PCe User Manual Chapter 3 Configuration RNX-N150PCe can be configured by Wireless Lite-N Client Utility. This chapter describes how to configure your Adapter for wireless connectivity on your Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) and use the data security encryption features. will appear in your system tray.
2.4GHz Wireless Lite-N PCI-E Adapter RNX-N150PCe User Manual Figure 3-1 The following table describes the items found on the Current Status screen. ¾ Profile Name - This shows the name of current selected configuration profile. The configuration of Profile name will be described on the General tab of Profile Management. ¾ Link Status - This shows whether the station is associated to the wireless network. ¾ Wireless Mode - Here displays the wireless mode.
2.4GHz Wireless Lite-N PCI-E Adapter RNX-N150PCe ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ User Manual Modify a profile Remove a profile Activate a Profile Import a Profile Export a Profile Scan Available Networks Order profiles Figure 3-2 3.2.1 Add or Modify a Configuration Profile To add a new configuration profile, click New on the Profile Management tab. To modify a configuration profile, select the configuration profile from the Profile list and click Modify.
2.4GHz Wireless Lite-N PCI-E Adapter RNX-N150PCe User Manual Figure 3-3 2. Edit the Security tab Select the Security tab in the screen above, and then you can edit the fields to configure the profile. To define the security mode, select the radio button of the desired security mode as follows. Figure 3-4 ¾ WPA/WPA2: Wi-Fi Protected Access. ¾ WPA/WPA2 Passphrase: Wi-Fi Protected Access Passphrase.
2.4GHz Wireless Lite-N PCI-E Adapter RNX-N150PCe User Manual ¾ 802.1x: Enables 802.1x security. ¾ Pre-Shared Key (Static WEP): Enables the use of shared keys that are defined on both the access point and the station. To define shared encryption keys, choose the Shared Key radio button and click Configure to fill in the Define Shared Keys window (shown in Figure 3-5). )Note: The WEP security mode is not available for 802.11n. ¾ None: No security (not recommended).
2.4GHz Wireless Lite-N PCI-E Adapter RNX-N150PCe User Manual Figure 3-6 ¾ Power Save Mode - Please select the power save mode in the drop-down list. • Maximum-Selects maximummode to let the access point buffer incoming messages for the Adapter. The Adapter will detect the access point if any messages are waiting periodically. • Normal -Normal mode uses maximum when retrieving a large number of packets, then switches back to power save mode after retrieving the packets.
2.4GHz Wireless Lite-N PCI-E Adapter RNX-N150PCe ¾ User Manual Wireless Mode when Starting an Ad Hoc Network: Specifies 2.4 GHz 150/54/11 Mbps to start an Ad Hoc network if no matching network name is found after scanning all available modes. This mode also allows the selection of the channel that the Wireless Adapter uses. The channels available depend on the regulatory domain.
2.4GHz Wireless Lite-N PCI-E Adapter RNX-N150PCe User Manual )Note: The profile being used can’t be removed. 3.2.3 Switch another Profile 1. Go to the Profile Management screen (shown in Figure 3-2). 2. Select the profile name required in the Profiles List. 3. Click Activate. 3.2.4 1. Export a Profile From the Profile Management screen (shown in Figure 3-2), highlight the profile to export. 2. Click Export…, the Export Profile window will then appear below. 3.
2.4GHz Wireless Lite-N PCI-E Adapter RNX-N150PCe User Manual Figure 3-9 3.2.6 1. Scan Available Networks Click Scan on the Profile Management screen (shown in Figure 3-2), the Available Infrastructure and Ad Hoc Networks window will appear below. 2. Click Refresh to refresh the list at any time. 3. Highlight a network name and click Activate to connect to an available network. If no configuration profile exists for that network, the Profile Management window will open the General tab screen.
2.4GHz Wireless Lite-N PCI-E Adapter RNX-N150PCe User Manual 1. On the Profile Management screen (shown in Figure 3-2), click Order Profiles…. 2. The Auto Profiles Selection management window will appear (shown in Figure 3-11) with a list of all created profiles in the Available Profiles. Figure 3-11 3. Highlight the profiles to add to auto profile selection, and click Add. The profile will appear in the Auto Selected Profiles box. 4. Highlight a profile in the Auto Selected Profiles box. 5.
2.4GHz Wireless Lite-N PCI-E Adapter RNX-N150PCe User Manual 3.3 Diagnostics The Diagnostics tab of the Wireless Lite-N Client Utility provides buttons used to retrieve receiving and transmitting statistics. The Diagnostics tab does not require any configuration.
2.4GHz Wireless Lite-N PCI-E Adapter RNX-N150PCe ¾ User Manual Client Name - The name of the client computer. 3.3.2 Check Receive and Transmit Statistical Information The Advanced Statistics show receiving and transmitting statistical information about the following receiving and transmitting diagnostics for frames received by or transmitted to the wireless network adapter. Figure 3-13 3.
2.4GHz Wireless Lite-N PCI-E Adapter RNX-N150PCe 1. Right-click the icon User Manual in your system tray, then click Connect to a network. Figure 3-15 2. The following screen will show you available wireless networks. Highlight the one you want to join, and then click Connect. Figure 3-16 3. To continue, click Connect Anyway. Click the Cancel button to end the connection.
2.4GHz Wireless Lite-N PCI-E Adapter RNX-N150PCe 4. User Manual Figure 3-17 If the connection is successful established, the following screen will appear, click close to finish the connection. Figure 3-18 3.5 Configuration for Windows 7 Wireless Lite-N Client Utility is not available for Windows 7. So after the Adapter's driver has been installed, we have to use Windows WLAN Autoconfig to establish a connection. Please follow the steps below.
2.4GHz Wireless Lite-N PCI-E Adapter RNX-N150PCe 1. User Manual Right-click the icon at the bottom of your screen in your system tray and then you will see the available wireless network list. Select the SSID of your Access Point, take Rosewill for example. Click Connect. Figure 3-19 Select A Network 2. If your wireless network is secured, you will be required to enter the security key as shown in Figure 3-20. Enter the passphrase, take 1234567890 for example. And then click OK.
2.4GHz Wireless Lite-N PCI-E Adapter RNX-N150PCe 3. User Manual If the key entered is correct, you will successfully connect to the network as shown in Figure 3-21.
2.4GHz Wireless Lite-N PCI-E Adapter RNX-N150PCe User Manual Chapter 4 WPS Configuration WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) function allows you to add a new wireless device to an existing network quickly. If the wireless card supports WPS, you can establish a wireless connection between wireless card and router using either Push Button Configuration (PBC) method or PIN method. First, the WPS software should be installed. Insert the Resource CD into your CD-ROM drive, and open the folder named RNX-N150PCe.
2.4GHz Wireless Lite-N PCI-E Adapter RNX-N150PCe 2. Double click the icon User Manual on the desktop to open the WPS Utility and then you can see the welcome screen shown as Figure 4-3. Click Next to continue. Then select Push the button on my access point in the next screen shown in Figure 4-4 and click Next.
2.4GHz Wireless Lite-N PCI-E Adapter RNX-N150PCe User Manual Figure 4-4 3. Then wait a minute until Figure 4-5 appears. Click Finish to complete the WPS configuration.
2.4GHz Wireless Lite-N PCI-E Adapter RNX-N150PCe User Manual 4.2 PIN method There are two ways to configure the WPS by PIN method: 1) Enter a PIN into your AP device. 2) Enter the PIN from your AP device. Following are the detailed configuration procedure of each way. 4.2.1 Enter a PIN into your AP device 1. Double click the icon on the desktop to open the WPS Utility and then you can see the welcome screen shown as Figure 4-3. Click Next to continue. Figure 4-4 will appear.
2.4GHz Wireless Lite-N PCI-E Adapter RNX-N150PCe User Manual Figure 4-7 3. Click Add device, then you can see Figure 4-8. Select Enter the new device’s PIN and enter the PIN value of the adapter shown in Figure 4-6, click Connect. Figure 4-8 4. When Figure 4-5 appears, the WPS configuration is complete. 4.2.2 Enter the PIN from your AP device 1. Open the WPS Utility and you will see Figure 4-3. Click Next to continue. Then Figure 4-4 will appear.
2.4GHz Wireless Lite-N PCI-E Adapter RNX-N150PCe User Manual Figure 4-9 2. When Figure 4-5 appears, the WPS configuration is complete. )Note: If you generate a new PIN code for your Router, please enter the new one instead.
2.4GHz Wireless Lite-N PCI-E Adapter RNX-N150PCe User Manual Appendix A: Specifications Normal Interface PCI-E Interface Standards IEEE 802.11n; IEEE 802.11g; IEEE 802.11b; Operating System Windows 2000 / Windows XP / Windows Vista / Windows 7 11b: 1/2/5.
2.4GHz Wireless Lite-N PCI-E Adapter RNX-N150PCe User Manual Appendix B: Glossary ¾ 802.11b - The 802.11b standard specifies a wireless product networking at 11 Mbps using direct-sequence spread-spectrum (DSSS) technology and operating in the unlicensed radio spectrum at 2.4GHz, and WEP encryption for security. 802.11b networks are also referred to as Wi-Fi networks. ¾ 802.
2.4GHz Wireless Lite-N PCI-E Adapter RNX-N150PCe User Manual (ESS). Infrastructure mode is useful at a corporation scale, or when it is necessary to connect the wired and wireless networks. ¾ Spread Spectrum - Spread Spectrum technology is a wideband radio frequency technique developed by the military for use in reliable, secure, mission-critical communications systems. It is designed to trade off bandwidth efficiency for reliability, integrity, and security.
2.4GHz Wireless Lite-N PCI-E Adapter RNX-N150PCe ¾ User Manual WPA - (Wi-Fi Protected Access) - A wireless security protocol uses TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) encryption, which can be used in conjunction with a RADIUS server.
2.4GHz Wireless Lite-N PCI-E Adapter RNX-N150PCe User Manual Appendix C: FAQ This chapter provides solutions to problems that may occur during the installation and operation of the Wireless Adapter. Read the descriptions below to solve your problems. 1. I cannot communicate with the other computers linked via Ethernet in the Infrastructure configuration. 1. Make sure that the PC to which the Adapter is associated is powered on. 2.
2.4GHz Wireless Lite-N PCI-E Adapter RNX-N150PCe User Manual If you can find the wireless access point or wireless device you want to connect by doing this, try to move closer to the place where the wireless access point or wireless device is located. 4. I cannot establish connection with a certain wireless access point 1. Click ‘Add to Profile’ for few more times. 2. If the SSID of access point you wish to connect is hidden (nothing displayed in 3.
