Wireless PCI CARD RNX-N300 User Manual
Wireless PCI CARD RNX-N300 User Manual CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................................... 3 1.1 FEATURES & BENEFITS .............................................................................................................. 3 1.2 PACKAGE CONTENTS ................................................................................................................ 4 1.3 PCI CARDADAPTER DESCRIPTION ..................
Wireless PCI CARD RNX-N300 User Manual 1. INTRODUCTION The high-speed wireless PCI CARD is the most convenient way to let you put a desktop/notebook computer almost anywhere without the hassle of running network cables. Now you don’t need to suffer from drilling holes and exposed cables. Once you are connected, you can do anything, just like the wired network. This PCI CARD operates seamlessly in 2.4GHz frequency spectrum supporting the 802.11b, 802.11g, and 802.11nwireless standards.
Wireless PCI CARD RNX-N300 User Manual 1.2 PACKAGE CONTENTS Open the package carefully, and make sure that none of the items listed below are missing. Do not discard the packing materials, in case of return; the unit must be shipped in its original package. • • • • One Wireless 802.11b/g/n PCI CARD One CD-ROM with Drivers and User’s Manual Included One QIG TWO SMA antennas 1.3 PCI CARD DESCRIPTION The PCI CARD support PCI 2.2 standard PCI .
Wireless PCI CARD RNX-N300 User Manual 2. PCI CARDADAPTER FOR WINDOWS 2000/XP/VISTA 2.1 BEFORE YOU BEGIN During the installation, Vista may need to copy systems files from its installation CD. Therefore, you may need a copy of the Windows installation CD at hand before installing the drivers. 2.2 INSTALLING THE DRIVERS Follow the steps below in order to install the PCI CARD drivers: • Insert the CD-ROM that was provided to you in this package. The setup should run automatically.
Wireless PCI CARD RNX-N300 User Manual • The installation is complete. Click on the Finish button. • Carefully insert the PCI CAR into the PCI slot. Windows will then detect and install the new hardware. • An R icon will then appear in the system tray. Right click on the R icon and then click on Launch Config Utilities. Note: Click on Use Zero Configuration as Configuration Utility if you would like to use Windows Zero Config.
Wireless PCI CARD RNX-N300 User Manual 2.3 PROFILES The Profile tab is used to store the settings of multiple Access Points such as home, office, café, etc. When adding a profile you are required to enter a profile name and SSID as well as configure the power-saving mode, network type, RTS/fragmentation threshold and encryption/authentication settings. A profile can be configured as Infrastructure or Ad-hoc mode. The configuration settings for each mode are described below. 2.3.
Wireless PCI CARD RNX-N300 User Manual • Profile: Enter a name for the profile; this does not need to be the same 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 network, and is case-sensitive. • Network Type: Select Infrastructure from the drop-down list. • TX Power: Select a transmit power from the drop-down list.
Wireless PCI CARD RNX-N300 User Manual • Profile: Enter a name for the profile; this does not need to be the same 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 network, and is case-sensitive. • Network Type: Select Ad-hoc from the drop-down list. • TX Power: Select a transmit power from the drop-down list.
Wireless PCI CARD RNX-N300 User Manual • Authentication Type: Select Open or Shared from the drop-down list. • Encryption: Select WEP from the 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 alphanumeric or 26 hexadecimal characters. • Click on the Apply button to save the changes. • Show Password check box.
Wireless PCI CARD RNX-N300 • • • • User Manual Authentication Type: Select WPA or WPA2 from the drop-down list. Encryption: Select TKIP or AES from the drop-down list. Click on the Apply button to save the changes. Show Password check box. If you want to make sure the accuracy of password you type, click the Show Password box to check it. 2.4.3 WPA-PSK Authentication & TKIP, AES Encryption WPA – PSK (Pre-shared Key) is used in a Pre Shared Key mode that does not require an authentication server.
Wireless PCI CARD RNX-N300 • • • • • User Manual Authentication Type: Select WPA or WPA2 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 Apply button to save the changes. Show Password check box. If you want to make sure the accuracy of password you type, click the Show Password box to check it.
Wireless PCI CARD RNX-N300 User Manual 2.5 NETWORK The Network tab displays the current status of the wireless radio. The following information is included in this tab, as the image depicts below. • Status: This indicates the state of the client. There are three options: 1. Associated: Indicates that the wireless client is connected to an Access Point (AP). The BSSID is shown in the form of 12 HEX digits, which is the MAC address of the AP. 2.
Wireless PCI CARD RNX-N300 User Manual 2.6 SITE SURVEY The Network tab also displays a list of Access Points and Stations in the area, and allows you to connect to a specific one. The following information is included in this tab, as the image depicts below. • SSID: Displays the SSID of the Access Point. The SSID is a unique name shared among all points in your wireless network. The SSID must be identical for all points in the network, and is case-sensitive.
Wireless PCI CARD RNX-N300 User Manual 2.7 STATISTICS The Statistics tab displays transmit and receive packet statistics in real-time. Information included is frames transmitted/received successfully, transmitted successfully without and after retry, received with CRC error, duplicate frames received, etc. 2.8 WPS Click on the WPS Configuration tab. WPS (Wireless Push Button) is used for WiFi Protected Setup.
Wireless PCI CARD RNX-N300 User Manual 2.9 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. 2.10 UNINSTALL THE DRIVERS & CLIENT UTILITY If the PCI CARD installation is unsuccessful for any reason, the best way to solve the problem may be to completely uninstall the PCI CARD and its utility and repeat the installation procedure again.
Wireless PCI CARD RNX-N300 User Manual The un-installation process is complete. Select Yes, I want to restart my computer now radio button and then click on the Finish button. Then remove the PCI CARDadapter.
Wireless PCI CARD RNX-N300 User Manual 3. PCI CARDADAPTER FOR WINDOWS 2000/XP 3.1 BEFORE YOU BEGIN During the installation, XP may need to copy systems files from its installation CD. Therefore, you may need a copy of the Windows installation CD at hand before installing the drivers. On many systems, instead of a CD, the necessary installation files are archived on the hard disk in C:\WINDOWS \OPTIONS\CABS directory. 3.
Wireless PCI CARD RNX-N300 User Manual • Wait for a few seconds until the driver and client utility is installed.
Wireless PCI CARD RNX-N300 User Manual • The installation is complete. Click on the Finish button. • Carefully insert the PCI CARD into the PCI slot . Windows will then detect and install the new hardware. • An R icon will then appear in the system tray. Right click on the R icon and then click on Launch Config Utilities. Note: Click on Use Zero Configuration as Configuration Utility if you would like to use Windows Zero Config.
Wireless PCI CARD RNX-N300 User Manual 3.3 PROFILES The Profile tab is used to store the settings of multiple Access Points such as home, office, café, etc. When adding a profile you are required to enter a profile name and SSID as well as configure the power-saving mode, network type, RTS/fragmentation threshold and encryption/authentication settings. A profile can be configured as Infrastructure or Ad-hoc mode. The configuration settings for each mode are described below. 3.3.
Wireless PCI CARD RNX-N300 User Manual • Profile: Enter a name for the profile; this does not need to be the same 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 network, and is case-sensitive. • PSM: Select a power saving mode (PSM) option. 1.
Wireless PCI CARD RNX-N300 User Manual 3.3.2 Ad-hoc Mode This is the simplest network configuration with several computers equipped with the PC Cards that form a wireless network whenever they are within range of one another. In adhoc mode, each client is peer-to-peer, would only have access to the resources of the other client and does not require an access point. This is the easiest and least expensive way for the SOHO to set up a wireless network.
Wireless PCI CARD RNX-N300 User Manual 3.4 AUTHENTICATION AND SECURITY The Security tab allows you to configure the authentication and encryption settings such as: WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, and 802.1x. Each security option is described in detail below. 3.4.1 WEP Encryption 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 (Wired Equivalent Privacy) key to encrypt data (Default setting is Disable).
Wireless PCI CARD RNX-N300 User Manual • Authentication Type: Select Open or Shared from the drop-down list. • Encryption: Select WEP from the 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 alphanumeric or 26 hexadecimal characters. • Click on the Apply button to save the changes. • Show Password check box.
Wireless PCI CARD RNX-N300 • • • • User Manual Authentication Type: Select WPA or WPA2 from the drop-down list. Encryption: Select TKIP or AES from the drop-down list. Click on the Apply button to save the changes. Show Password check box. If you want to make sure the accuracy of password you type, click the Show Password box to check it. 3.4.3 WPA-PSK Authentication & TKIP, AES Encryption WPA – PSK (Pre-shared Key) is used in a Pre Shared Key mode that does not require an authentication server.
Wireless PCI CARD RNX-N300 • • • • • User Manual Authentication Type: Select WPA or WPA2 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 Apply button to save the changes. Show Password check box. If you want to make sure the accuracy of password you type, click the Show Password box to check it. 3.4.
Wireless PCI CARD RNX-N300 • • • • • • User Manual Authentication Type: 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. 3.4.5 802.1x with PEAP 802.1X provides an authentication framework for wireless LANs allowing a user to be authenticated by a central authority. 802.1X uses an existing protocol called EAP.
Wireless PCI CARD RNX-N300 User Manual • 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 authentication protocol that uses PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) certificate-based authentication of both the client and authentication server. • Identity: Enter the user name. • Click on the OK button to save the changes. 3.4.
Wireless PCI CARD RNX-N300 • • • • • User Manual 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. 3.4.7 802.1x CA Server Depending on the EAP in use, only the server or both the server and client may be authenticated and require a certificate.
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Wireless PCI CARD RNX-N300 User Manual • Use certificate chain: Place a check in this to enable 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 checking this certificate the signature is verified against a list of trusted certificate authorities.
Wireless PCI CARD RNX-N300 User Manual • Status: This indicates the state of the client. There are three options: 1. Associated: Indicates that the wireless client is connected to an Access Point (AP). The BSSID is shown in the form of 12 HEX digits, which is the MAC address of the AP. 2. Scanning: Indicates that the wireless client is searching for an AP in the area. 3. Disconnected: Indicates that there are no APs or clients in the area.
Wireless PCI CARD RNX-N300 User Manual interference. • Click on the OK button to close this window. 3.5.1 Site Survey The Network tab also displays a list of Access Points and Stations in the area, and allows you to connect to a specific one. The following information is included in this tab, as the image depicts below. • SSID: Displays the SSID of the Access Point. The SSID is a unique name shared among all points in your wireless network.
Wireless PCI CARD RNX-N300 User Manual 3.6 ADVANCED CONFIGURATION The Advanced tab is used to configure the wireless mode (802.11g, 802.11b/g-mixed, or 802.11b/g/n-mixed), Tx burst, and CCX. • Wireless mode: Select 802.11 b/g/n mix if the wireless network uses both 11b, 11g, and 11n stations and APs. B/G Protection: This is the ERP protection mode of 802.11g. Selecting auto will dynamically send frames with and without protection.
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Wireless PCI CARD RNX-N300 User Manual 3.8 WMM (WIRELESS MULTIMEDIA) Click on the WMM tab. Wireless Multimedia Extensions (WME), also known as Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM) is a Wi-Fi Alliance interpretability certification, based on the IEEE 802.11e draft standard. It provides basic Quality of service (QoS) features to IEEE 802.11 networks. WMM prioritizes traffic according to 4 AC (Access Categories), however it does not provide guaranteed throughput.
Wireless PCI CARD RNX-N300 User Manual • Rescan: Click on this button to view a list of Access Points in the area. • WPS Information: Display the information about WPS on the selected network. List information include Authentication Type, Encryption Type, Config Methods, Device Password ID, Selected Registrar, State, Version, AP Setup Locked, UUID-E and RF Bands • Pin Code: 8-digit numbers. It is required to enter PIN Code into Registrar using PIN method.
Wireless PCI CARD RNX-N300 User Manual 3.10 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. 3.11 RADIO The Radio tab allows you to enable or disable the radio. 3.
Wireless PCI CARD RNX-N300 User Manual • The un-installation process will then begin. • Click on the Yes button to confirm the un-installation process. • Then click on the Finish button. Then remove the PCI CARD.
Wireless PCI CARD RNX-N300 User Manual 5. APPENDIX A – GLOSSARY 8 802.11 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 that are allowed to access resources on the network. Access Point AP.
Wireless Adapter RNX-N1/N1MAC User Manual The ability for new devices to communicate and interact with older legacy devices to guarantee interoperability Bandwidth The maximum amount of bytes or bits per second that can be transmitted to and from a network device Basic Input/Output System BIOS.
Wireless Adapter RNX-N1/N1MAC User Manual Data Encryption Standard Uses a randomly selected 56-bit key that must be known by both the sender and the receiver when information is exchanged Database Organizes information so that it can be managed updated, as well as easily accessed by users or applications. Data-Link layer The second layer of the OSI model.
Wireless Adapter RNX-N1/N1MAC User Manual address is updated by either client software running on a computer or by a router that supports Dynamic DNS, whenever the IP address changes Dynamic IP address IP address that is assigned by a DHCP server and that may change. Cable Internet providers usually use this method to assign IP addresses to their customers.
Wireless Adapter RNX-N1/N1MAC User Manual Half-duplex Data cannot be transmitted and received at the same time Hashing Transforming a string of characters into a shorter string with a predefined length Hexadecimal Characters 0-9 and A-F Hop The action of data packets being transmitted from one router to another Host Computer on a network HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol is used to transfer files from HTTP servers (web servers) to HTTP clients (web browsers) HTTPS HTTP over SSL is used to encrypt and decry
Wireless Adapter RNX-N1/N1MAC User Manual computer that transmits data on the Internet or on an Intranet IPsec Internet Protocol Security IPX Internetwork Packet Exchange is a networking protocol developed by Novel to enable their Netware clients and servers to communicate ISP Internet Service Provider J Java A programming language used to create programs and applets for web pages K Kbps Kilobits per second Kbyte Kilobyte L L2TP Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol LAN Local Area Network Latency The amount of ti
Wireless Adapter RNX-N1/N1MAC User Manual the phone lines to digital signals for your computer MPPE Microsoft Point-to-Point Encryption is used to secure data transmissions over PPTP connections MTU Maximum Transmission Unit is the largest packet that can be transmitted on a packetbased network like the Internet Multicast Sending data from one device to many devices on a network N NAT Network Address Translation allows many private IP addresses to connect to the Internet, or another network, through one
Wireless Adapter RNX-N1/N1MAC User Manual The first layer of the OSI model. Provides the hardware means of transmitting electrical signals on a data carrier Ping A utility program that verifies that a given Internet address exists and can receive messages. The utility sends a control packet to the given address and waits for a response.
Wireless Adapter RNX-N1/N1MAC User Manual S Server A computer on a network that provides services and resources to other computers on the network Session key An encryption and decryption key that is generated for every communication session between two computers Session layer The fifth layer of the OSI model which coordinates the connection and communication between applications on both ends Simple Mail Transfer Protocol Used for sending and receiving email Simple Network Management Protocol Governs the m
Wireless Adapter RNX-N1/N1MAC User Manual Traceroute A utility displays the routes between you computer and specific destination U UDP User Datagram Protocol Unicast Communication between a single sender and receiver Universal Plug and Play A standard that allows network devices to discover each other and configure themselves to be a part of the network Upgrade To install a more recent version of a software or firmware product Upload To send a request from one computer to another and have a file transmit
Wireless Adapter RNX-N1/N1MAC User Manual Wide Area Network The larger network that your LAN is connected to, which may be the Internet itself, or a regional or corporate network Wi-Fi Wireless Fidelity Wi-Fi Protected Access An updated version of security for wireless networks that provides authentication as well as encryption Wireless ISP A company that provides a broadband Internet connection over a wireless connection Wireless LAN Connecting to a Local Area Network over one of the 802.
Wireless Adapter RNX-N1/N1MAC User Manual 6. APPENDIX B – SPECIFICATIONS -88 dBm MCS 8 -65 dBm MCS 15 Available transmit power • 2.412~2.472G(IEEE802.11b) 18dBm @1~11Mbps • 2.412~2.472G(IEEE802.11g) 15 dBm @6Mbps 14 dBm @54Mbps • 2.412~2.472G(IEEE802.11N) 15dBm Antenna Configuration 2T2R Mode Networking Topology Ad-Hoc, Infrastructure Security WPA/WPA2 (AES, 64,128-WEP with shared-key authentication) Cisco CCS V1.0, V2.0 and V3.0 compliant Physical Form Factor PCI CARD/1.
Wireless Adapter RNX-N1/N1MAC User Manual 7. APPENDIX C – FCC INTERFERENCE STATEMENT Federal Communication Commission Interference 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.
