Rosewill RNX-N150RT - Manuals

Page 2 - COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS

Wireless Router RNX-N150RT User Manual -2- COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS Specifications are subject to change without notice. is a registered trademark of Rosewill Inc. Other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. No part of the specifications may ...

Page 3 - FCC RF Radiation Exposure Statement; Country Restriction

Wireless Router RNX-N150RT User Manual -3- FCC RF Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC RF radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This device and its antenna must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter...

Page 4 - Industry Canada statement:; following two conditions:; Radiation Exposure Statement:; required antenna impedance is 50 ohms.; Safety Warning; Use ONLY an appropriate power adaptor or cord for your device.

Wireless Router RNX-N150RT User Manual -4- Industry Canada statement: This device complies with RSS-210 of the Industry Canada Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, i...

Page 5 - Do not expose your device to dampness, dust or corrosive liquids.; Your product is marked with this symbol, which is known as

Wireless Router RNX-N150RT User Manual -5- • Do not obstruct the device ventilation slots, as insufficient airflow may harm your device. • Do not use this product near water, eg, in wet basement, or near a swimming pool. • Do not expose your device to dampness, dust or corrosive liquids. • Do not in...

Page 6 - Table of Contents

Wireless Router RNX-N150RT User Manual -6- Table of Contents Package Contents..................................................................................................................................2 Chapter 1. Introduction ......................................................................

Page 9 - Package Contents; missing, please contact with your distributor.

Wireless Router RNX-N150RT User Manual - 2 - Package Contents The following items should be found in your package: z RNX-N150RT 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Router z Power Adapter for RNX-N150RT 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Router z Quick Installation Guide z Resource CD for RNX-N150RT 150Mbps Wireless Lite N...

Page 10 - Introduction; works well with other 11g and 11n standard wireless products.; Overview of the Wireless Router; networking performance.; Multiple Security Protections

Wireless Router RNX-N150RT User Manual - 3 - Chapter 1. Introduction Congratulations on your purchase ofCongratulations on your purchase of Rosewill’s RNX-N150RT Wireless Lite N Router. RNX-N150RT is a combined wired/wireless network connection device designed specifically for small business, office...

Page 11 - Supports Virtual Server, Special Application and DMZ host.; Simple Installation

Wireless Router RNX-N150RT User Manual - 4 - monitor the network in real time with the remote management function. Since the Router is compatible with virtually all the major operating systems, it is very easy to manage. Quick Setup Wizard is supported and detailed instructions are provided step by ...

Page 12 - Figure 1-1 Front Panel sketch

Wireless Router RNX-N150RT User Manual - 5 - 1.3 Panel Layout 1.3.1 The Front Panel Figure 1-1 Front Panel sketch The Router’s LEDs and the WPS button are located on the front panel (View from left to right) .

Page 13 - for about 5 minutes and then turn off.

Wireless Router RNX-N150RT User Manual - 6 - Name Status Indication Off Power is off. Power On Power is on. On The Router is initializing. Flashing The Router is working properly. System Off The Router has a system error. Off The Wireless function is disabled. WLAN Flashing The Wireless function is ...

Page 14 - Wireless Router

Wireless Router RNX-N150RT User Manual - 7 - 1.3.2 The Rear Panel Figure 1-2 Rear Panel sketch The following parts are located on the rear panel (View from left to right). ¾ POWER: The Power socket is where you will connect the power adapter. Please use the power adapter provided with this RNX-N150R...

Page 15 - Chapter 2. Connecting the Router; System Requirements; TCP/IP protocol on each PC with no conflict; Installation Environment Requirements; Avoid direct irradiation of any strong light (such as sunlight); Connecting the Router

Wireless Router RNX-N150RT User Manual - 8 - Chapter 2. Connecting the Router 2.1 System Requirements ¾ Broadband Internet Access Service (DSL/Cable/Ethernet) ¾ One DSL/Cable Modem that has an RJ45 connector (which is not necessary if the Router is connected directly to the Ethernet.) ¾ PCs with a w...

Page 16 - electrical outlet. The Router will start to work automatically.

Wireless Router RNX-N150RT User Manual - 9 - 6. Connect the power adapter to the power socket on the Router, and the other end into an electrical outlet. The Router will start to work automatically. 7. Power on your PC and Cable/DSL Modem. Figure 2-1 Hardware Installation of the RNX-N150RT 150Mbps W...

Page 17 - Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide

Wireless Router RNX-N150RT User Manual - 10 - Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide This chapter will show you how to configure the basic functions of your RNX-N150RT 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Router using Quick Setup Wizard within minutes. 3.1 TCP/IP Configuration The default IP address of the RNX-N150...

Page 18 - Figure 3-1 Success result of Ping command

Wireless Router RNX-N150RT User Manual - 11 - Figure 3-1 Success result of Ping command ¾ If the result displayed is similar to the Figure 3-2, it means the connection between your PC and the Router is failed. Figure 3-2 Failure result of Ping command

Page 19 - Is the connection between your PC and the Router correct?; Quick Installation Guide; Quick Installation Guide:; Ty

Wireless Router RNX-N150RT User Manual - 12 - Please check the connection following these steps: 1. Is the connection between your PC and the Router correct? ) Note: The 1/2/3/4 LEDs of LAN ports which you link to on the Router and LEDs on your PC's adapter should be lit. 2. Is the TCP/IP configurat...

Page 20 - Click on; Next; when seeing this window.

Wireless Router RNX-N150RT User Manual - 13 - Step 2. Enter the default Login name and password “admin” into the popup window and click OK . Step 3. Click on Quick Setup. Step 4. Click Next when seeing this window.

Page 21 - Click

Wireless Router RNX-N150RT User Manual - 14 - Step 5. Click Auto-Detect in this window and RNX-N150RT will detect and select connection option for you. Step 6. Enter your connection information. You will need to verify with your ISP. PPPoE: Dynamic IP: You do not need to enter anything in this optio...

Page 22 - Set up your wireless signal.; Finish

Wireless Router RNX-N150RT User Manual - 15 - Step 7. Set up your wireless signal. Step 8. Click Finish and you are ready! In order to connect wirelessly, you must select Enable You can select your desired SSID You will need to select this option and enter your desired Password

Page 23 - cancel the Using Proxy checkbox, and click OK to finish it.

Wireless Router RNX-N150RT User Manual - 16 - 3.2.2 Quick Installation Guide – Detail and Explanation: 1. To access the configuration utility, open a web-browser and type in the default address http://192.168.1.1 in the address field of the browser. Figure 3-3 Log in the Router After a moment, a log...

Page 26 - Figure 3-9 Quick Setup – Wireless; Region; another nearby access point.

Wireless Router RNX-N150RT User Manual - 19 - Figure 3-9 Quick Setup – Wireless ¾ Wireless Radio - Enable or disable the wireless radio choosing from the pull-down list. ¾ SSID - Enter a value of up to 32 characters. The same name of SSID (Service Set Identification) must be assigned to all wireless...

Page 28 - Chapter 4. Configuring the Router

Wireless Router RNX-N150RT User Manual - 21 - Chapter 4. Configuring the Router This chapter will show each Web page's key functions and the configuration way. 4.1 Functions Page After your successful login, you will see the fourteen main functions on the left of the Web-based utility. On the right ...

Page 29 - Figure 4-1 the main menu

Wireless Router RNX-N150RT User Manual - 22 - Figure 4-1 the main menu The detailed explanations for each Web page’s key function are listed below.

Page 30 - Figure 4-2 Router Status; WPS

Wireless Router RNX-N150RT User Manual - 23 - 4.2 Status Details The Status page provides the current status information about the Router. All information is read-only. Figure 4-2 Router Status 4.3 Quick Setup Please refer to Section 3.2: "Quick Installation Guide" . 4.4 WPS Setup This secti...

Page 32 - the new device for WPS function meanwhile.; to complete the WPS

Wireless Router RNX-N150RT User Manual - 25 - ) Note: To build a successful connection by WPS, you should also do the corresponding configuration of the new device for WPS function meanwhile. For the configuration of the new device, here takes the Wireless Adapter of our company for example. 4.4.1 B...

Page 33 - Step 1: Press the WPS button on the front panel of the Router.; Push the button on my; in the; The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter

Wireless Router RNX-N150RT User Manual - 26 - Method Two: Step 1: Press the WPS button on the front panel of the Router. Step 2: For the configuration of the wireless adapter, please choose “ Push the button on my access point ” in the configuration utility of the WPS as below, and click Next . The ...

Page 35 - ” in the configuration utility of the WPS as below, and click

Wireless Router RNX-N150RT User Manual - 28 - Step 3: For the configuration of the wireless adapter, please choose “ Push the button on my access point ” in the configuration utility of the WPS as below, and click Next . The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Step 4: Wait for a while until...

Page 38 - successfully added to the network.

Wireless Router RNX-N150RT User Manual - 31 - ) Note: a. The WPS LED on the Router will light green for five minutes if the device has been successfully added to the network. b. The WPS function cannot be configured if the Wireless Function of the Router is disabled. Please make sure the Wireless Fu...

Page 39 - server will change accordingly at the same time

Wireless Router RNX-N150RT User Manual - 32 - ¾ Subnet Mask - An address code that determines the size of the network. Normally use 255.255.255.0 as the subnet mask. ) Note: a. If you change the IP Address of LAN, you must use the new IP Address to log in the Router. b. If the new LAN IP Address you...

Page 42 - Only when you have configured the system time on “; System Tools; function can take effect.

Wireless Router RNX-N150RT User Manual - 35 - z Dynamic IP - You can check this radio button to use Dynamic IP as the secondary connection to connect to the local area network provided by ISP. z Static IP - You can check this radio button to use Static IP as the secondary connection to connect to th...

Page 48 - button to; PPPoE; Connections which use dynamic IP address assignment.; Static IP; Connections which use static IP address assignment.

Wireless Router RNX-N150RT User Manual - 41 - Internet connection to remain active at all times, enter “0” in the Max Idle Time field. Otherwise, enter the number of minutes you want to have elapsed before your Internet connection terminates. ¾ Connect Automatically - Connect automatically after the...

Page 51 - TEST

Wireless Router RNX-N150RT User Manual - 44 - wireless network security, the default SSID is set to be Rosewill_XXXXXX (XXXXXX indicates the last unique six numbers of each Router’s MAC address). This value is case-sensitive. For example, TEST is NOT the same as test . ¾ Region - Select your region ...

Page 52 - If; Mode

Wireless Router RNX-N150RT User Manual - 45 - ¾ Channel width - Select the channel width from the pull-down list. The default setting is automatic, which can adjust the channel width for your clients automatically. ) Note: If 11b only , 11g only , or 11bg mixed is selected in the Mode field, the Cha...

Page 53 - indicates the authorization type of the Root AP.

Wireless Router RNX-N150RT User Manual - 46 - ¾ Auth Type - This option should be chosen if the key type is WEP(ASCII) or WEP(HEX).It indicates the authorization type of the Root AP. ¾ Password - If the AP your Router is going to connect needs password, you need to fill the password in this blank. 4...

Page 60 - This page will be refreshed automatically every 5 seconds.

Wireless Router RNX-N150RT User Manual - 53 - Figure 4-25 Wireless Statistics ¾ MAC Address - The connected wireless station's MAC address ¾ Current Status - The connected wireless station's running status, one of STA-AUTH / STA-ASSOC / STA-JOINED / WPA / WPA-PSK / WPA2 / WPA2-PSK / AP-UP / AP-DOWN ...

Page 65 - service, and enter the same IP Address for that computer or server.

Wireless Router RNX-N150RT User Manual - 58 - ¾ Service Port - The numbers of External Ports. You can type a service port or a range of service ports (in XXX – YYY format, XXX is the start port number, YYY is the end port number). ¾ IP Address - The IP Address of the PC providing the service applica...

Page 66 - ” page to be any other value except 80 such as 8080.

Wireless Router RNX-N150RT User Manual - 59 - 1. Click the Modify in the entry you want to modify. If you want to delete the entry, click the Delete . 2. Modify the information. 3. Click the Save button. Click the Enable/Disabled All button to make all entries enabled/disabled. Click the Delete All ...

Page 68 - connection of other hosts on LAN will be refused.

Wireless Router RNX-N150RT User Manual - 61 - Figure 4-35 Add or Modify a Port Triggering Entry To modify or delete an existing entry: 1. Click the Modify in the entry you want to modify. If you want to delete the entry, click the Delete . 2. Modify the information. 3. Click the Save button. Click t...

Page 73 - Dos Protection will take effect only when the; Traffic Statistics; in “; System Tool

Wireless Router RNX-N150RT User Manual - 66 - ¾ DoS protection - Denial of Service protection. Check the Enable or Disable button to enable or disable the DoS protection function. Only when it is enabled, will the flood filters be enabled. ) Note: Dos Protection will take effect only when the Traffi...

Page 75 - Web browser access normally uses the standard HTTP service; Please Note: The internet loading will be slow down when under

Wireless Router RNX-N150RT User Manual - 68 - ¾ Web Management Port - Web browser access normally uses the standard HTTP service port 80. This Router's default remote management web port number is 80. For greater security, you can change the remote management web port to a custom port by entering th...

Page 86 - Bandwidth Control; the total bandwidth of the egress and ingress.

Wireless Router RNX-N150RT User Manual - 79 - Click the Previous button to view the information in the previous screen, click the Next button to view the information in the next screen. 4.12 Bandwidth Control Figure 4-56 There are two submenus under the Bandwidth Control menu as shown in Figure 4-56...

Page 90 - interference to the IP & MAC Binding list.

Wireless Router RNX-N150RT User Manual - 83 - Click the Enable All button to make all entries enabled. Click the Delete All button to delete all entries. 4.13.2 ARP List To manage the computer, you could observe the computers in the LAN by checking the relationship of MAC address and IP address on t...

Page 91 - provider will give you a password or key.

Wireless Router RNX-N150RT User Manual - 84 - 4.14 Dynamic DNS Choose menu “ Dynamic DNS ”, you can configure the Dynamic DNS function. The Router offers the DDNS (Dynamic Domain Name System) feature, which allows the hosting of a website, FTP server, or e-mail server with a fixed domain name (named...

Page 94 - ) The time will be lost if the Router is turned off.

Wireless Router RNX-N150RT User Manual - 87 - Figure 4-68 Time settings ¾ Time Zone - Select your local time zone from this pull down list. ¾ Date - Enter your local date in MM/DD/YY into the right blanks. ¾ Time - Enter your local time in HH/MM/SS into the right blanks. ¾ NTP Server Prior - Enter t...

Page 96 - function. Option “Tracert Hops” are used for; Tracert

Wireless Router RNX-N150RT User Manual - 89 - ¾ Ping Packet Size - The size of Ping packet. ¾ Ping Timeout - Set the waiting time for the reply of each Ping packet. If there is no reply in the specified time, the connection is overtime. ¾ Traceroute Max TM - The max number of hops for a Traceroute c...

Page 97 - ) New firmware versand can be downloaded for free.

Wireless Router RNX-N150RT User Manual - 90 - To upgrade the Router's firmware, follow these instructions below: 1. Download a more recent firmware upgrade file from the Rosewill website (

Page 98 - upgrading process to prevent any damage.

Wireless Router RNX-N150RT User Manual - 91 - ) Note: Any settings you have saved will be lost when the default settings are restored. 4.15.5 Backup & Restore Choose menu “ System Tools → Backup & Restore ”, you can save the current configuration of the Router as a backup file and restore th...

Page 99 - spaces. Enter the new Password twice to confirm.

Wireless Router RNX-N150RT User Manual - 92 - • Change the LAN IP Address (system will reboot automatically). • Change the DHCP Settings. • Change the Wireless configurations. • Change the Web Management Port. • Upgrade the firmware of the Router (system will reboot automatically). • Restore the Rou...

Page 100 - Figure 4-76 System Log; To

Wireless Router RNX-N150RT User Manual - 93 - Figure 4-76 System Log ¾ Auto Mail Feature - Indicates whether auto mail feature is enabled or not. ¾ Mail Settings - Set the receiving and sending mailbox address, server address, validation information as well as the timetable for Auto Mail Feature, as...

Page 101 - Only when you select; Authentication; , do you have to enter the User Name and

Wireless Router RNX-N150RT User Manual - 94 - z SMTP Server - Your smtp server. It corresponds with the mailbox filled in the From field. You can log on the relevant website for Help if you are not clear with the address. z Authentication - Most SMTP Server requires Authentication. It is required by...

Page 106 - Figure A-4 Virtual Servers; Forwarding; ” menu on the left; DMZ; radio; Save

Wireless Router RNX-N150RT User Manual - 99 - Figure A-4 Virtual Servers Figure A-5 Add or Modify a Virtual server Entry ) Note: Your opposite side should call your WAN IP, which is displayed on the “Status” page. 4) How to enable DMZ Host: Log in to the Router, click the “ Forwarding ” menu on the ...

Page 109 - Appendix B: Configuring the PC; button, and then click

Wireless Router RNX-N150RT User Manual - 102 - Appendix B: Configuring the PC In this section, we’ll introduce how to install and configure the TCP/IP correctly in Windows XP. First make sure your Ethernet Adapter is working, refer to the adapter’s manual if necessary. 1. Configure TCP/IP component ...

Page 112 - OK; to keep your settings.

Wireless Router RNX-N150RT User Manual - 105 - Figure B-4 Now: Click OK to keep your settings.

Page 113 - Appendix C: Specifications; Automatic

Wireless Router RNX-N150RT User Manual - 106 - Appendix C: Specifications General Standards IEEE 802.3, 802.3u, 802.11b, 802.11g Compatible with 802.11n Protocols TCP/IP, PPPoE, DHCP, ICMP, NAT, SNTP Ports One 10/100M Auto-Negotiation WAN RJ45 port, Four 10/100M Auto-Negotiation LAN RJ45 ports suppo...

Page 115 - Appendix D: Glossary

Wireless Router RNX-N150RT User Manual - 108 - Appendix D: Glossary ¾ 802.11b - The 802.11b standard specifies a wireless 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 n...