Wireless Adapter RNX-EasyN1 User Manual
Wireless Adapter RNX-EasyN1 User Manual Table of Contents 1 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................... 2 FEATURES & BENEFITS ................................................................................................................... 2 PACKAGE CONTENTS ...................................................................................................................... 3 USB ADAPTER DESCRIPTION .................
Wireless Adapter RNX-EasyN1 User Manual 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 cables. Once you are connected, you can do anything, just like the wired network. This USB client adapter operates seamlessly in 2.4GHz frequency spectrum supporting the 802.11b, 802.11g, and 802.
Wireless Adapter RNX-EasyN1 User Manual WPA2-AES, WEP 64/128 Support Support 1Tx * 1Rx Radio With Intelligent Antenna enables WMM (IEEE 802.11e) standard support Wireless Multimedia Enhancements Quality of Service support (QoS) / enhanced power saving for Dynamic Networking USB 2.0 interface and compatible with USB 1.1 USB 2.0/1.1 Package Contents Open the package carefully, and make sure that none of the items listed below are missing.
Wireless Adapter RNX-EasyN1 User Manual Applications The wireless LAN products are easy to install and highly efficient. The following list describes some of the many applications made possible through the power and flexibility of wireless LANs: a) Difficult-to-wire environments There are many situations where wires cannot be laid easily. Historic buildings, older buildings, open areas and across busy streets make the installation of LANs either impossible or very expensive.
Wireless Adapter RNX-EasyN1 User Manual 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-topeer, 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. The image below depicts a network in ad-hoc mode.
Wireless Adapter RNX-EasyN1 User Manual 2 USB Adapter for Windows (XP & Vista) 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.
Wireless Adapter RNX-EasyN1 User Manual 4. Wait for a few seconds until the driver and client utility is installed.
Wireless Adapter RNX-EasyN1 User Manual 5. The installation is complete. Click on the Finish button. 6. Carefully insert the USB adapter into the USB port. Windows will then detect and install the new hardware. 7. 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 Configuration (XP only feature).
Wireless Adapter RNX-EasyN1 User Manual 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.
Wireless Adapter RNX-EasyN1 h h h h h h h h 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.
Wireless Adapter RNX-EasyN1 h h h h h h h 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.
Wireless Adapter RNX-EasyN1 User Manual 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. 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 Adapter RNX-EasyN1 h h h User Manual WEP Key (Hex or ASCII): 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. If you want to make sure the accuracy of password you type, click the Show Password box to check it.
Wireless Adapter RNX-EasyN1 User Manual matches that of the Access Point. This approach offers the simplicity of the WEP key, but uses stronger TKIP encryption. EAP (Extensible Authentication Protocol) is an extension to the PPP protocol that enables a variety of authentication protocols to be used. It passes through the exchange of authentication messages, allowing the authentication software stored in a server to interact with its counterpart in the client.
Wireless Adapter RNX-EasyN1 h h h h h h 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. 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 Adapter RNX-EasyN1 h h h h 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. 802.
Wireless Adapter RNX-EasyN1 h h h h h User Manual Authentication Type: Select TTLS from the drop-down list. Protocol: Select EAP-MSCHAP v2, MS-CHAP, or CHAP from the dropdown list. Identity: Enter the user name. Password: Enter the password. Click on the OK button to save the changes. 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.
Wireless Adapter RNX-EasyN1 h h User Manual is verified against a list of trusted certificate authorities. If this parameter is true then the client will also accept a signature from a trusted intermediate certificate authority, otherwise it will not. Server name: Enter the server name if not selected from the existing dropdown list above. Click on the OK button to save the changes.
Wireless Adapter RNX-EasyN1 User Manual Network (Site Survey) The Network tab 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. The information is displayed in the following order: SSID, MAC, Channel, Mode, Security, and Signal. h h h h h SSID: Displays the SSID of the Access Point. The SSID is a unique name shared among all points in your wireless network.
Wireless Adapter RNX-EasyN1 h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h User Manual settings into a profile. Connect: to connect with a specific Access Point, select the SSID from the list, and then click on the Connect button. Activate: set this AP as default AP. Status: This indicates the state of the client. There are three options: o 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.
Wireless Adapter RNX-EasyN1 User Manual Advanced Configuration The Advanced tab is used to configure Tx burst, WMM, and CCX. h h h h h h Wireless mode: Currently supports 2.4G wireless only. Enable Tx BURST: Click the check box will enhance the throughput Enable TCP Window Size: Enhance the throughput if enable this function. WMM Enable: Click the check box to enable WMM QoS capability. (XP only) CCX: Enable this option if the network supports Cisco Compatible Extensions.
Wireless Adapter RNX-EasyN1 h h h User Manual Rescan: Click on this button to view a list of Access Points in the area. Connect: Click on the AP to start WPS connection with the AP Disconnect: Click to terminate WPS connection 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.
Wireless Adapter RNX-EasyN1 User Manual 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.
Wireless Adapter RNX-EasyN1 User Manual 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. Follow the steps below in order to uninstall the client utility: 1. Click on Start > Rosewill Wireless > Uninstall Rosewill Wireless USB Adapter 2. The un-installation process will then begin. 3.
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Wireless Adapter RNX-EasyN1 User Manual 4. 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.
Wireless Adapter RNX-EasyN1 User Manual 3 USB Adapter for MAC OS X Installing the Drivers Follow the steps below in order to install the USB adapter drivers: 1. Insert the CD-ROM that was provided to you in this package. The setup should run automatically. If the setup does not run automatically, then you must manually select the setup file from the CD-ROM drive. 2. Click on the Continue button to configure the next step.
Wireless Adapter RNX-EasyN1 User Manual 3. Select the Macintosh HD and then click on the Continue button.
Wireless Adapter RNX-EasyN1 User Manual 4. Click on the Continue button to configure the next step.
Wireless Adapter RNX-EasyN1 User Manual 5. The installation is complete. Click on the Restart button. 6. Carefully insert the USB adapter into the USB port. MAC OS X will then detect and install the new hardware. 7. The Client Utility is installed in the Applications folder. Profiles The Profile tab is used to store the settings of multiple Access Points such as home, office, café, etc.
Wireless Adapter RNX-EasyN1 User Manual Infrastructure Mode The infrastructure mode requires the use of an Access Point (AP). In this mode, all wireless communication between two computers has to be via the AP. It doesn’t matter if the AP is stand-alone or wired to an Ethernet network. If used in stand-alone, the AP can extend the range of independent wireless LANs by acting as a repeater, which effectively doubles the distance between wireless stations.
Wireless Adapter RNX-EasyN1 h h h h h h h 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.
Wireless Adapter RNX-EasyN1 h User Manual Click on the Apply button to save the changes. 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 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 Adapter RNX-EasyN1 h h h h h User Manual Preamble: Select Auto from the drop-down list, unless you are aware of the preamble type (long or short) used in each station. Ad-hoc wireless mode: Select a wireless mode from the drop-down list depending on the type of stations used in the ad-hoc network. Select B/G Mix if the network consists of 11b and 11g stations. Select B-only or G-only if the network consists of only one type of wireless mode.
Wireless Adapter RNX-EasyN1 h h h h h 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 Adapter RNX-EasyN1 h h h h h 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. Link Status The Link Status tab displays the current status of the wireless radio.
Wireless Adapter RNX-EasyN1 h h h h h h h h h User Manual Status: This indicates the state of the client. There are three options: o 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. o Scanning: Indicates that the wireless client is searching for an AP in the area. o Disconnected: Indicates that there are no APs or clients in the area.
Wireless Adapter RNX-EasyN1 h h h h User Manual GI: Guard Interval MCS: Modulation Coding Scheme Click on the OK button to close this window. dBm Check Box. When you click on the check box as the drawing below. The signal strength and noise level will be shown as the dBm measurements. Site Survey The Site Survey tab 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.
Wireless Adapter RNX-EasyN1 h h h h h User Manual Network Type: Indicates whether the SSID is a Station (Ad-hoc) or Access Point (Infrastructure). Rescan: Click on this button to view a list of Access Points in the area. Connect: to connect with a specific Access Point, select the SSID from the list, and then click on the Connect button. Add Profile: Click on this button to add the SSID and its associated settings into a profile. Click on the OK button if you have made any changes.
Wireless Adapter RNX-EasyN1 h h h h User Manual 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 the check box will enhance the throughput Click on the Apply button to save the changes.
Wireless Adapter RNX-EasyN1 User Manual 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.
Wireless Adapter RNX-EasyN1 User Manual 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-EasyN1 User Manual really who they are claiming to be Automatic Private IP Addressing APIPA.
Wireless Adapter RNX-EasyN1 User Manual CAT 5 Category 5. Used for 10/100 Mbps or 1Gbps Ethernet connections Client A program or user that requests data from a server Collision When do two devices on the same Ethernet network try and transmit data at the exact same time.
Wireless Adapter RNX-EasyN1 User Manual predefined pool of addresses to computers or devices that request them Digital certificate: An electronic method of providing credentials to a server in order to have access to it or a network Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum DSSS: Modulation technique used by 802.11b wireless devices DMZ "Demilitarized Zone". A computer that logically sits in a "no-mans land" between the LAN and the WAN.
Wireless Adapter RNX-EasyN1 User Manual File sharing Allowing data from computers on a network to be accessed by other computers on the network with different levels of access rights Firewall A device that protects resources of the Local Area Network from unauthorized users outside of the local network Firmware Programming that is inserted into a hardware device that tells it how to function Fragmentation Breaking up data into smaller pieces to make it easier to store FTP File Transfer Protocol.
Wireless Adapter RNX-EasyN1 User Manual HTTPS HTTP over SSL is used to encrypt and decrypt HTTP transmissions Hub A networking device that connects multiple devices together I ICMP Internet Control Message Protocol IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IGMP Internet Group Management Protocol is used to make sure that computers can report their multicast group membership to adjacent routers IIS Internet Information Server is a WEB server and FTP server provided by Microsoft IKE Internet K
Wireless Adapter RNX-EasyN1 User Manual 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 time that it takes a packet to get from the one point to another on a network.
Wireless Adapter RNX-EasyN1 User Manual Modem A device that Modulates digital signals from a computer to an analog signal in order to transmit the signal over phone lines.
Wireless Adapter RNX-EasyN1 User Manual networks because only changes to the routing table are sent to all the other routers in the network as opposed to sending the entire routing table at a regular interval, which is how RIP functions P Password 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.
Wireless Adapter RNX-EasyN1 User Manual To restart a computer and reload it's operating software or firmware from nonvolatile storage.
Wireless Adapter RNX-EasyN1 User Manual Secure Shell is a command line interface that allows for secure connections to remote computers SSID Service Set Identifier is a name for a wireless network Stateful inspection A feature of a firewall that monitors outgoing and incoming traffic to make sure that only valid responses to outgoing requests are allowed to pass though the firewall Subnet mask Determines what portion of an IP address designates the Network and which part designates the Host Syslog System
Wireless Adapter RNX-EasyN1 User Manual Uniform Resource Locator is a unique address for files accessible on the Internet USB Universal Serial Bus UTP Unshielded Twisted Pair V Virtual Private Network VPN: A secure tunnel over the Internet to connect remote offices or users to their company's network VLAN Virtual LAN Voice over IP Sending voice information over the Internet as opposed to the PSTN VoIP Voice over IP W Wake on LAN Allows you to power up a computer though it's Network Interface Card WAN Wi
Wireless Adapter RNX-EasyN1 User Manual Connecting to a Local Area Network over one of the 802.11 wireless standards WISP Wireless Internet Service Provider WLAN Wireless Local Area Network WPA Wi-Fi Protected Access. A Wi-Fi security enhancement that provides improved data encryption, relative to WEP. X xDSL A generic term for the family of digital subscriber line (DSL) technologies, such as ADSL, HDSL, RADSL, and SDSL.
Wireless Adapter RNX-EasyN1 User Manual Appendix B – Specifications -88 dBm MCS 8 -65 dBm MCS 15 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) Available transmit power z 2.412~2.472G(IEEE802.11b) 18dBm @1~11Mbps z 2.412~2.472G(IEEE802.11g) 15 dBm @6Mbps 14 dBm @54Mbps z 2.412~2.472G(IEEE802.11N) 15dBm Standards / Compliance IEEE802.3, IEEE802.3u, IEEE802.11b, IEEE802.11g, 802.11n (2.
Wireless Adapter RNX-EasyN1 User Manual 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.
