Wireless N Adapter RNX-N250PCe User Manual
Wireless N Adapter RNX-N250PCe 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. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not in-stalled and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
Wireless N Adapter RNX-N250PCe User Manual required Luxembourg General authorization required for network and service supply(not for spectrum) Norway Implemented This subsection does not apply for the geographical area within a radius of 20 km from the centre of Ny-Ålesund Russian Only for indoor applications Federation Note: Please don’t use the product outdoors in France.
Wireless N Adapter RNX-N250PCe User Manual Table of Content Table of Content.............................................................................................................4 Chapter 1 Overview .......................................................................................................5 Package Content.................................................................................................5 1.1 Overview of the Product..........................................................
Wireless N Adapter RNX-N250PCe User Manual Chapter 1 Overview Thank you for choosing Rosewill’s 802.11n 2T2R Wireless PCI-Express adapter – RNX-N250PCE. RNX-N250PCE is a powerful 300Mbps Adapter into PCs without any hassle. The Adapter can be used in Ad-Hoc mode to connect directly with other cards for peer-to-peer file sharing or in Infrastructure mode to connect with a wireless access point or router for access to the Internet in your office or home network.
Wireless N Adapter RNX-N250PCe User Manual unrivaled wireless performance for your computer or notebook. With a faster wireless connection, you can get a better Internet experience, such as downloading, gaming, video streaming and so on. With the 802.11n technology, higher throughput improvements using MIMO (multiple input, multiple output antennas), the RNX-N250PCE’s transfer rate up to 300Mbps for maximum throughput. It can also interoperate with other wireless (802.11b, 802.11g) products.
Wireless N Adapter RNX-N250PCe Chipset User Manual Realtek RTL8192CE Standard IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b Interface PCI-E Interface Frequency Range 2.412 - 2.4835GHz 802.11b: up to 18 ± 1 dBm Wireless Transmit Power 802.11g: up to 14 ± 1 dBm 802.
Wireless N Adapter RNX-N250PCe User Manual Chapter 2 Installation Guide 2.1 1 Hardware Installation Make sure the computer is turned off. Remove the expansion slot cover from the computer. (The Highlighted slots are the PCIe slot available for RNX-N250PCe to install) 2 Carefully slide RNX-N250PCe into the PCI-E slot. Push evenly and slowly and ensure it is properly seated. (The PCB board is only for reference) 3 Secure the screw, then the antennas on. 4 Turn on your computer.
Wireless N Adapter RNX-N250PCe 2.2 User Manual Software Installation The following driver installation guide uses Windows XP as the presumed operation system. 1. The system finds the newly installed device automatically. Click Cancel to close this window. 2. Insert the Driver and Utility CD-ROM into the CD-ROM driver. 3. The Wizard should run automatically, and below Smart Wizard should appear. If not, click the Start button and choose Run. In the field that appears, enter D:\autorun.
Wireless N Adapter RNX-N250PCe User Manual box, and then select the installing language from the next screen and click Next button. 5. Click Next 6.
Wireless N Adapter RNX-N250PCe User Manual 7. Follow the InstallShield Wizard steps, and click Finish when done. 8. Now your PC or notebook will restart automatically. z You may encounter warning windows like below, please select “install this driver software anyway” for Win7, or “Continue Anyway” for Vista or XP.
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Wireless N Adapter RNX-N250PCe User Manual Chapter 3 Wireless Connection Guide 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. After Installing the Adapter, the Adapter’s tray icon will appear in your system tray. It appears at the bottom of the screen, and shows the signal strength using color and the received signal strength indication (RSSI).
Wireless N Adapter RNX-N250PCe User Manual 3.2. Connecting with Window 7 You can easily access to wireless with Win7. First, move your mouse to lower right hand corner as below and click on the icon where arrow pointing to. Click Refresh to get an update of your Wireless Network Connection. This should help you search the SSID of the network you want to connect to. Select your desired SSID, then Click “Connect”.
Wireless N Adapter RNX-N250PCe User Manual You will be prompt to ask you entering the network security key. Once entered, please click OK to complete. You should see below in a very short period and find out whether you are connected or now. 3.3. Connecting with Wireless LAN Utility We provide this Utility for users to connect to a wireless network easily. It provides more information and configuration for this adapter.
Wireless N Adapter RNX-N250PCe User Manual automatically upon starting your computer and connects to a connectable wireless network with best signal strength and with no security setting. 3.3.1 Step 1: Search Available Network First Select the Available Network option: You will see a list of the SSID that your wireless adapter has scanned in your surrounding area. You can also “Refresh” to see the most updated list. 3.3.
Wireless N Adapter RNX-N250PCe User Manual After click “Add to Profile”, you will see the next window “Wireless Network Properties” popup with your current wireless signal’s setting. (RNX-N180PCe will detect the current setting of your SSID). So after the “Wireless Network Properties” popup, all you need to do is to enter the password of your SSID and click OK to continute. When done, your wireless adapter will automatically connect to this SSID.
Wireless N Adapter RNX-N250PCe User Manual Chapter 4 Utility Configuration – Win XP’s Station Mode The Wireless Adapter provides two modes: Station mode and Access Point mode, the default is Station mode under Window XP. You can select connect wirelessly to your Wireless router/AP to connect to Internet in station mode. But in the Access Point mode, the wireless adapter act as a wireless access point which can share Internet connection with others. (Access Point Mode requires Wired Connection) 4.1.
Wireless N Adapter RNX-N250PCe z User Manual Link Quality: The link quality of the current wireless connection. Network Address z MAC Address: The MAC Address of the Adapter. z IP Address: The IP Address of the Adapter. z Subnet Mask: The Subnet Mask of the Adapter. z Default Gateway: The Default Gateway address of the Adapter. Others z Show Tray Icon: Show USB Wireless LAN Utility icon in the windows taskbar notification area. z Disable Adapter: Disable the wireless adapter.
Wireless N Adapter RNX-N250PCe User Manual When the Network Info dialog box appears, enter a name for the new profile. Enter the Network SSID. Choose the Network Authentication Mode and Data encryption from the drop-down menu and import the network key. Then click OK button. z Create a new ad-hoc mode profile If you want your wireless computers communicate with each other directly, click the Add button to create a new ad-hoc profile.
Wireless N Adapter RNX-N250PCe User Manual menu. And import the network key. Then click OK button. You have successfully created a profile. 4.2.2 Remove Select a profile and click Remove button to delete this profile. 4.2.3 Edit Select a profile and click Edit button to edit this profile.
Wireless N Adapter RNX-N250PCe User Manual Modify the profile information according to your demand. 4.2.
Wireless N Adapter RNX-N250PCe User Manual Import the new profile name in the popup window blank 4.2.5 Set default When you want to make one profile as a default wireless connection, you should select the profile and click Set default button. The wireless adapter will use this profile to connect to wireless network automatically when the utility running next time.
Wireless N Adapter RNX-N250PCe User Manual 4.3. Available Network The Available Network tab displays a list of infrastructure and ad-hoc networks for available wireless connection Double-click the network to which you wish to connect.
Wireless N Adapter RNX-N250PCe User Manual Choose the Authorization modes and Encryption modes in the drop-down box. If the wireless network uses a Passphrase, enter the Passphrase in the Passphrase field. If the wireless network uses a WEP key, enter the WEP key in the Key field. Click the OK button to complete the network connection. 4.4. Status The Status tab displays the detailed information of current device and wireless connection.
Wireless N Adapter RNX-N250PCe User Manual 4.5. Statistics The Statistics tab display the stat. value of current wireless connection Tx and Rx, you can click Reset button to reset value and restart to count.
Wireless N Adapter RNX-N250PCe User Manual 4.6. Wi-Fi Protect Setup 4.6.1 Method 1 PIN Input Config (PIN) 1.
Wireless N Adapter RNX-N250PCe User Manual WPS config page 2. Click Pin Input Config(PIN) 3.
Wireless N Adapter RNX-N250PCe 4. User Manual Please wait when the PIN Method Window pop-up appear, the secure connection between AP and wireless NIC will be founded automatically. 4.6.2 Method 2 Push Button 1. Click Push Button Config(PBC) on Wi-Fi Protect Setup page 2.
Wireless N Adapter RNX-N250PCe 3. User Manual Please wait when the PBC method window pop-up appear, the secure connection between AP and wireless NIC will be founded automatically. Remark If there is more than one AP on the PBC mode, there will be session overlap. Please using method 1 PIN Input Config(PIN) or wait for a while push the button again.
Wireless N Adapter RNX-N250PCe User Manual FAQ This chapter provides solutions to problems that may occur during the installation and operation of the Wireless USB Adapter. Read the descriptions below to solve your problems. 1. I cannot communicate with the other computers linked via Ethernet in the Infrastructure configuration. z Make sure that the PC to which the Adapter is associated is powered on.
Wireless N Adapter RNX-N250PCe User Manual Glossary z 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. z 802.
Wireless N Adapter RNX-N250PCe User Manual Even if one or more bits in the chip are damaged during transmission, statistical techniques embedded in the receiver can recover the original data without the need of retransmission. To an unintended receiver, DSSS appears as low power wideband noise and is rejected (ignored) by most narrowband receivers. However, to an intended receiver (i.e.
Wireless N Adapter RNX-N250PCe z User Manual WEP - (Wired Equivalent Privacy) - A data privacy mechanism based on a 64-bit or 128-bit or 152-bit shared key algorithm, as described in the IEEE 802.11 standard. To gain access to a WEP network, you must know the key. The key is a string of characters that you create. When using WEP, you must determine the level of encryption. The type of encryption determines the key length. 128-bit encryption requires a longer key than 64-bit encryption.
