Page 2 - USB
Wireless Adapter RNX-N2X User Manual 2 1. INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................................... 4 1.1 F EATURES & B ENEFITS ...............................................................................................
Page 4 - Features
Wireless Adapter RNX-N2X User Manual 4 1. INTRODUCTION The high-speed wireless USB 2.0 client adapter 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 cable...
Page 5 - PACKAGE CONTENTS; One Wireless LAN USB Adapter—RNX-N2X; USB ADAPTER DESCRIPTION; LINK LED Indicator; SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS; PC/AT compatible computer with a USB interface.; USB ADAPTER FOR WINDOWS VISTA; BEFORE YOU BEGIN
Wireless Adapter RNX-N2X User Manual 5 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 LAN USB Adapter—RNX-N2X • O...
Page 6 - Once the setup begins you will see the; InstallShield Wizard; and then click on the; Install; button to begin the installation.; Finish
Wireless Adapter RNX-N2X User Manual 6 • Once the setup begins you will see the InstallShield Wizard . Select Rosewill Configuration Tool and then click on the Next> button. • Click on the Install button to begin the installation. • The installation is complete. Click on the Finish button.
Page 7 - An; Launch Config Utilities.; Click on Use; Zero Configuration as Configuration Utility; if you would like to use
Wireless Adapter RNX-N2X User Manual 7 • Carefully insert the USB adapter into the USB port. 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 Configurat...
Page 8 - The; Profile; or
Wireless Adapter RNX-N2X User Manual 8 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/fragmenta...
Page 10 - AUTHENTICATION AND SECURITY
Wireless Adapter RNX-N2X User Manual 10 • 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 ...
Page 16 - Click on the; WPS Configuration; : Click on this button to view a list of Access Points in the area.; OK; button if you have made any changes.
Wireless Adapter RNX-N2X User Manual 16 2.8 WPS Click on the WPS Configuration tab. WPS (Wireless Push Button) is used for WiFi Protected Setup. By pressing this button, the security settings of the device will automatically synchronize with other wireless devices on your network that support Wi-Fi ...
Page 17 - About
Wireless Adapter RNX-N2X User Manual 17 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.
Page 18 - UNINSTALL THE DRIVERS & CLIENT UTILITY; Click on; Remove all; button and then click on the; Next
Wireless Adapter RNX-N2X User Manual 18 2.10 UNINSTALL THE DRIVERS & CLIENT UTILITY If the USB client adapter installation is unsuccessful for any reason, the best way to solve the problem may be to completely uninstall the USB adapter and its utility and repeat the installation procedure again....
Page 19 - Yes; button to confirm the un-installation process.; Yes, I want to restart my computer now; radio button and then click on the
Wireless Adapter RNX-N2X User Manual 19 • Click on the Yes button to confirm the un-installation process. • 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 USB adapter.
Page 21 - BEFORE YOU BEGIN; Once the setup begins you will see the I; nstallShield Wizard
Wireless Adapter RNX-N2X User Manual 21 3. USB ADAPTER FOR WINDOWS 2000/XP 3.1 BEFORE YOU BEGIN During the installation, 2000/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 syste...
Page 26 - AUTHENTICATION AND SECURITY
Wireless Adapter RNX-N2X User Manual 26 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 ad-hoc mode, each client is peer-to-peer, would only have access to th...
Page 27 - WEP
Wireless Adapter RNX-N2X User Manual 27 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). WEP encrypts each frame ...
Page 28 - Authenticatio; : Type a character string into the field.; Apply; button to save the changes.; check box. If you want to make sure the accuracy of password you; Show Password
Wireless Adapter RNX-N2X User Manual 28 • Authenticatio n 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 alph...
Page 31 - Enter the password.
Wireless Adapter RNX-N2X User Manual 31 • 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 th e OK button to save the cha...
Page 38 - ADVANCED CONFIGURATION
Wireless Adapter RNX-N2X User Manual 38 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 A...
Page 40 - WMM
Wireless Adapter RNX-N2X User Manual 40 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 (Q...
Page 41 - Registrar
Wireless Adapter RNX-N2X User Manual 41 • 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, Selecte...
Page 42 - Radio; tab allows you to enable or disable the radio.
Wireless Adapter RNX-N2X User Manual 42 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 ...
Page 43 - UNINSTALL THE DRIVERS & CLIENT UTILITY
Wireless Adapter RNX-N2X User Manual 43 3.12 UNINSTALL THE DRIVERS & CLIENT UTILITY If the USB client adapter installation is unsuccessful for any reason, the best way to solve the problem may be to completely uninstall the USB adapter and its utility and repeat the installation procedure again....
Page 44 - INSTALLING THE DRIVERS
Wireless Adapter RNX-N2X User Manual 44 • Click on the Yes button to confirm the un-installation process. • 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 USB adapter. 4 . USB ADAPTER FOR MAC OS...
Page 45 - button to configure the next step.; Macintosh HD; Continue
Wireless Adapter RNX-N2X User Manual 45 setup file from the CD-ROM drive. • Click on the Continue button to configure the next step. • Select the Macintosh HD and then click on the Continue button.
Page 46 - Restart
Wireless Adapter RNX-N2X User Manual 46 • Click on the Continue button to configure the next step. • The installation is complete. Click on the Restart button.
Page 47 - The Client Utility is installed in the; Applications
Wireless Adapter RNX-N2X User Manual 47 • Carefully insert the USB adapter into the USB port. MAC OS X will then detect and install the new hardware. • The Client Utility is installed in the Applications folder. 4.2 PROFILES The Profile tab is used to store the settings of multiple Access Points suc...
Page 49 - AUTHENTICATION AND SECURITY
Wireless Adapter RNX-N2X User Manual 49 way for the SOHO to set up a wireless network. • 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 poi...
Page 54 - ADVANCED CONFIGURATION; Advanced
Wireless Adapter RNX-N2X User Manual 54 retry, received with CRC error, duplicate frames received, etc. 4.7 ADVANCED CONFIGURATION The Advanced tab is used to configure the wireless mode (802.11b-only, 802.11g-only, or 802.11b/g-mixed), B/G protection and country/channel setting.
Page 55 - Wireless mode; if the wireless network uses both 11b, 11g and; Tx Rate; : Click the check box will enhance the throughput
Wireless Adapter RNX-N2X User Manual 55 • Wireless mode : Select 802. 11 B/G/N mixed if the wireless network uses both 11b, 11g and 11n stations and APs. • Tx Rate : The transmit rate should be set to auto, however you may manually select a transmit rate from the drop-down list. • Tx BURST : Click t...
Page 57 - HARDWARE INSTALLATION; LAPTOP CLIP HARDWARE INSTALLATION/ UNINSTALLATION; Connect laptop clip to Your Laptop
Wireless Adapter RNX-N2X User Manual 57 5. HARDWARE INSTALLATION 5.1 LAPTOP CLIP HARDWARE INSTALLATION/ UNINSTALLATION 1. Connect laptop clip to RNX-N2X wireless adapter. 2. Connect laptop clip to Your Laptop LCD monitor. Warning: Please be careful not to damage the LCD monitor and laptop clip. 3. U...
Page 59 - APPENDIX A – GLOSSARY; Peer-to-Peer network between wireless clients
Wireless Adapter RNX-N2X User Manual 59 6. 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...
Page 65 - Sending data from one device to many devices on a network
Wireless Adapter RNX-N2X User Manual 65 Modem A device that Modulates digital signals from a computer to an analog signal in order to transmit the signal over phone lines. It also Demodulates the analog signals coming from the phone lines to digital signals for your computer MPPE Microsoft Point-to-...
Page 66 - Post Office Protocol 3 is used for receiving email
Wireless Adapter RNX-N2X User Manual 66 A sequence of characters that is used to authenticate requests to resources on a network Personal Area Network The interconnection of networking devices within a range of 10 meters Physical layer The first layer of the OSI model. Provides the hardware means of...
Page 69 - Wireless Fidelity
Wireless Adapter RNX-N2X User Manual 69 Web browser A utility that allows you to view content and interact with all of the information on the World Wide Web WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy is security for wireless networks that is supposed to be comparable to that of a wired network Wide Area Network T...
Page 70 - APPENDIX B – SPECIFICATIONS
Wireless Adapter RNX-N2X User Manual 70 7. APPENDIX B – SPECIFICATIONS Data Rates 1, 2, 5.5, 6, 9, 11, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54, 72, 84, 150 and 300Mbps (300 Rx PHY rate; 150Mbps Tx PHY support) Standards / Compliance IEEE802.3, IEEE802.3u, IEEE802.11b, IEEE802.11g, 802.11n (2.0) Regulation Certificat...
Page 71 - APPENDIX C – FCC INTERFERENCE STATEMENT; Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
Wireless Adapter RNX-N2X User Manual 71 8. 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 ...
