Rosewill RNX-N360PC - Manual

1 Package Contents The following items should be found in your package: ¾ One RNX-N360PC Wireless N PCI Adapter ¾ Quick Installation Guide ¾ One Resource CD for RNX-N360PC, including: • Wireless N Client Utility and Drivers • User Guide • Other Helpful Information ) Note: Make sure that the package ...

2 Chapter 1 Overview Thank you for choosing RNX-N360PC Wireless N PCI 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 In...

4 Chapter 2 Installation Guide 2.1 Hardware Installation To install the adapter, follow these steps listed below: 1. Turn off your desktop PC and disconnect the power. 2. Remove your PC case and locate an available PCI slot on the motherboard. Remove the metal slot cover on the back of the PC. Check...

5 Figure 2-1 2. Soon, Figure 2-2 will display after a moment. Click Next to continue. Figure 2-2 3. 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 ...

6 Figure 2-3 4. 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 5. 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 y...

8 Figure 2-7 ) Note: 1) For Windows XP, the Setup Wizard will notify you of how to proceed with the installation duringthese steps (shown inFigure 2-8 ). Our drivers have been tested thoroughly, and are able to work with the operating system. Click Continue Anyway to continue the Installation. Figur...

9 select Yes to continue installation. Figure 2-9 8. After all the steps above, you will see the screen below, click Finish to complete the installation. Figure 2-10 2.2.3 Software Installation for Windows Vista 1. Insert the Resource CD into your CD-ROM drive, and open the folder named RNX-N360PC. ...

11 Figure 2-13 4. The following page will display and please wait a moment. Figure 2-14 ) Note: For Windows Vista, the Setup Wizard will notify you of how to proceed with the installation during these steps (shown in Figure 2-15 ). Our drivers have been tested thoroughly, and are able to work with t...

12 Figure 2-15 5. Click Finish to complete the installation. Figure 2-16 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-N360PC folder, and double-click Setup.exe . Then you ...

13 Figure 2-17 2. Soon, Figure 2-18 will display after a moment. Click Next to continue. Figure 2-18 3. Wait a while for the setup as shown in Figure 2-19.

14 Figure 2-19 ) Note: For Windows 7, the Setup Wizard will notify you about the Windows Security with the installation during t hese steps (shown in Figure 2-20 ). Our drivers have been tested thoroughly, and are able to work with the operating system. Click Install this driver software anyway to c...

16 Chapter 3 Configuration Guide RNX-N360PC can be configured by Wireless 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. After Installing the Adapter, the Adapt...

17 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 ...

18 ¾ Add a new profile ¾ Modify a Profile ¾ Remove a Profile ¾ Activate a Profile ¾ Import a Profile ¾ Export a Profile ¾ Scan Available Networks ¾ 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 mo...

19 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 Passph...

20 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). ) Note...

24 Figure 3-9 3.2.6 Scan Available Networks 1. 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 ...

25 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. Click Move Up or Move Down as appropriate. ) Note: The first profile in the Auto Selected...

26 ¾ Broadcast frames transmitted and received ¾ Unicast frames transmitted and received ¾ Total bytes transmitted and received Figure 3-12 3.3.1 Check Driver Information Click the Adapter Information button in the screen above, you will see the adapter information, including general information abo...

27 Figure 3-13 3.4 Configuration for Windows Vista After the Adapter's driver has been installed, Windows Vista will display a wireless Network Connection message like this one. Figure 3-14 To establish a connection, please follow the steps below. 1. Right-click the icon in your system tray, then cl...

28 Figure 3-16 3. To continue, click Connect Anyway . Click the Cancel button to end the connection. Figure 3-17 4. If the connection is successfully established, the following screen will appear, click Close to finish the connection.

29 Figure 3-18 3.5 Configuration for Windows 7 Wireless 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.

30 1. 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 2. If your wireless network is secured, you will be required to enter th...

32 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 ...

33 the button on my access point in the next screen shown in Figure 4-4 and click Next . Figure 4-3 Figure 4-4 3. Then wait a minute until Figure 4-5 appears. Click Finish to complete the WPS configuration.

34 Figure 4-5 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...

35 Figure 4-6 2. Open the Router’s Web-based Utility and click WPS link on the left of the main menu. Then Figure 4-7 will appear. 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 ...

36 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. Select the third option and enter the PIN value which is labeled on the bottom of the Router. Click Next . Figure 4-9 2. When Figure 4-5 appears, the W...

37 Appendix A: Specifications Normal Interface 32 bit PCI Interface Standards IEEE802.11n; IEEE802.11g; IEEE802.11b; Operating System Windows 2000/Windows XP/Windows Vista/Windows 7 Radio Data Rate Up to 300Mbps 13.5/27/40.5/54/81/108/121.5/135Mbps 13/26/39/52/78/104/117/130Mbps 6.5/13/19.5/26/39/52...

38 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-F...

39 ¾ SSID - A S ervice S et Id entification is a thirty-two character (maximum) alphanumeric key identifying a wireless local area network. For the wireless devices in a network to communicate with each other, all devices must be configured with the same SSID. This is typically the configuration par...