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Wir eless PCI CARD RNX-N300 User Manual.
Wireless PCI CARD RNX-N300 User Man ual 2 CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................ ......... 3 1.1 F EA TURES & B ENEFITS ............................
Wireless PCI CARD RNX-N300 User Man ual 3 1. INTRODUCTION The high-speed wir eless PCI CARD i s the most convenient way to let you put a desktop/notebook computer almost an ywhere without th e hassle of running netwo rk cables. Now you don’t need to suffer fr om drilling holes and exposed cables.
Wireless PCI CARD RNX-N300 User Man ual 4 1.2 P ACKAGE CONTENTS Open the package c arefull y , and make sur e that none of the item s listed below ar e missing. Do not discar d the packing mat erials, in case of r eturn; the unit must be shipped in its origin al package.
Wireless PCI CARD RNX-N300 User Man ual 5 2. PCI CARDADAPTER FOR WINDOWS 2000/XP/VIST A 2.1 BEFORE YOU BEGIN During the installa tion, Vista ma y need to copy systems files fr om its installa tion CD. Ther efor e, you may need a copy of the Windows installation CD at hand befor e installing the drivers.
Wireless PCI CARD RNX-N300 User Man ual 6 • The installation is complete. Click on the Finish button. • Carefully insert the PCI CAR in to the PCI slot. Windows will th en detect and install the new ha rd w are . • An R icon will then appe ar in the system tray .
Wireless PCI CARD RNX-N300 User Man ual 7 2.3 PROFILES The Profile tab is used to stor e the settings of multiple Access Poi nts such as home, of fice, café, etc.
Wireless PCI CARD RNX-N300 User Man ual 8 • Profile : Enter a name for the pr ofile; this does not need to be the same as the SSID. • SSID : Enter the SSID of the network or select on e from the dr op-down li st. The SSID is a unique name shar ed among all points in your wi reless netwo rk.
Wireless PCI CARD RNX-N300 User Man ual 9 • Profile : Enter a name for the pr ofile; this does no t need to be the same as the SSID. • SSID : Enter the SSID of the networ k or select one fr om the dr op-down list. Th e SSID is a unique name shar ed among all poin ts in your wir eless network.
Wireless PCI CARD RNX-N300 User Man ual 10 • Authentication T ype : Select Open or Shared fr om the dr op-down list. • Encryption : Select WEP from the dr op-down list. • WEP Key : T ype a character string into the field. For 64-bit enter 5 alpha numeric or 10 hexadecimal c haracters.
Wireless PCI CARD RNX-N300 User Man ual 11 • Authentication T ype : Select WP A or WP A2 from the drop-dow n list. • Encryption : Select TKIP or AES from the dr op-down list. • Click on the Apply button to save the chan ges. • Show Password check box.
Wireless PCI CARD RNX-N300 User Man ual 12 • Authentication T ype : Select WP A or WP A2 from the drop-dow n list. • Encryption : Select TKIP or AES from the dr op-down list. • WP A Presh ared ke y : Enter a pass phra se which is be tween 8 and 32 characters long.
Wireless PCI CARD RNX-N300 User Man ual 13 2.5 NETWORK The Network tab displays the curr ent statu s of the wir eless radio. The following information is included in this tab, as t he image depicts below . • Status : This indicates the stat e of the client.
Wireless PCI CARD RNX-N300 User Man ual 14 2.6 SITE SURVEY The Network tab also displays a list of Acc ess Points and Stations in the ar ea, and allow s you to connect to a specific one. The following information is included in this tab, as the image depicts below .
Wireless PCI CARD RNX-N300 User Man ual 15 2.7 ST A TISTICS The Statistics tab displays transmit and r eceive packet stati stics in re al-time. Information included is frames transmi tted/re ceived succe ssf ully , tr ansmitte d success fully wit hout and after retr y , recei ved with CRC err or , duplicate frames r eceived, etc.
Wireless PCI CARD RNX-N300 User Man ual 16 2.9 ABOUT The About tab displays informa tion about the devic e , such as : the network driver v ersion and date, configuration utilit y version and date, and the NI C (N etwork Interface Card) firmwar e version and date.
Wireless PCI CARD RNX-N300 User Man ual 17 The un-ins tallation proce ss is complete. Select Y es, I want to r estart my computer now radio button and then click on the Finish button.
Wireless PCI CARD RNX-N300 User Man ual 18 3. PCI CARDADAPTER FOR WINDOWS 2000/XP 3.1 BEFORE YOU BEGIN During the installation, XP may need to copy sy stems files fr om its installation CD. Th erefor e, you may need a copy of the Windows installation CD at hand b efore installing the drivers.
Wireless PCI CARD RNX-N300 User Man ual 19 • W ait for a few sec onds until the driv er and client utility is installed..
Wireless PCI CARD RNX-N300 User Man ual 20 • The installation is complete. Click on the Finish button. • Carefull y insert the PCI CARD into the PCI slot . Windows will then detect and install the new har dware. • An R icon will then appe ar in the system tray .
Wireless PCI CARD RNX-N300 User Man ual 21 3.3 PROFILES The Profile tab is used to stor e the settings of multip le Access Points such as home, of fice, café, etc.
Wireless PCI CARD RNX-N300 User Man ual 22 • Profile : Enter a name for the pr ofile; this does no t need to be the same as the SSID. • SSID : Enter the SSID of the networ k or select one fr om the dr op-down list. Th e SSID is a unique name shar ed among all poin ts in your wir eless network.
Wireless PCI CARD RNX-N300 User Man ual 23 3.3.2 Ad-hoc Mode This is the simplest network configurati on wi th several computer s equipped with the P C Card s that form a wir eless network whene ver they ar e within range of one anot her .
Wireless PCI CARD RNX-N300 User Man ual 24 3.4 AUTHENTICA TIO N AND SECURITY The Security tab allows you to configur e the authentication and encrypti on settings such a s: WEP , WP A, WP A-PSK, WP A2, and 8 02.1x. Each security option i s described in detail below .
Wireless PCI CARD RNX-N300 User Man ual 25 • Authentication T ype : Select Open or Shared fr om the dr op-down list. • Encryption : Select WEP from th e drop -down list. • WEP Key : T ype a character string into the field. For 64-bit enter 5 alpha numeric or 10 hexadecimal c haracters.
Wireless PCI CARD RNX-N300 User Man ual 26 • Authentication T ype : Select WP A or WP A2 from the drop-do wn list. • Encryption : Select TKIP or AES from the drop-down list. • Click on the Apply button to save the c hanges. • Show Password ch eck box.
Wireless PCI CARD RNX-N300 User Man ual 27 • Authentication T ype : Select WP A or WP A2 from the drop-down list. • Encryption : Select TKIP or AES from the drop-down list. • WP A Presh ared ke y : Enter a pass phra se which is be tween 8 and 32 characters long.
Wireless PCI CARD RNX-N300 User Man ual 28 • Authentication T ype : Select LEAP from the dr op-down list. • Identity : Enter the user name. • Password : Ente r the passwor d. • Domain : Enter a domain name. • Encryption : Select WEP , WP A-TKIP or WP A2-AES encryption.
Wireless PCI CARD RNX-N300 User Man ual 29 • Authentication T ype : Select PEAP from the dr op-down list. • Protocol : If your netwo rk uses TLS or Smart Ca rd to authe nticate its user s, select TLS/Smartcard fr om the drop down list.
Wireless PCI CARD RNX-N300 User Man ual 30 • Authentication T ype: Select TTLS from the dr op-down list. • Protocol : Select EAP-MSCHAP v2, MS-CHAP , or CHAP fr om the drop-do wn list. • Identity : Enter the user name. • Password : Ente r the passwor d.
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Wireless PCI CARD RNX-N300 User Man ual 32 • Use certificate chai n: Place a c heck in this to enabl e the certificate use. • Certificate issuer : Select the Certification Authori ty from the dr op-down list. • Allow intermediate certificates : During tunnel cr eation the client must verify the server’ s certificate.
Wireless PCI CARD RNX-N300 User Man ual 33 • Status : This indicates the stat e of the client. Ther e ar e thr ee optio ns: 1. Associated: Indic ates that the wir eless client is connected to a n Access Point (AP). The BSSID is shown in the form of 12 HEX digits, which is the MA C address of the AP .
Wireless PCI CARD RNX-N300 User Man ual 34 interfer ence. • Click on the OK button to close this window . 3.5.1 Site Survey The Network tab also displays a list of Acc ess Points and Stations in the ar ea, and allow s you to connect t o a specific one.
Wireless PCI CARD RNX-N300 User Man ual 35 3.6 ADV ANCED CONFIGURA TION The Advanced tab is used to configur e the wir eless mode (802.11g, 802.11b/g-mixed, or 802.11b/g/n-mixed), Tx bu rst, and CCX. • Wireless mode : Select 802.11 b/g/n mi x if the wirel ess network uses both 11b, 11g, and 11n stations and APs.
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Wireless PCI CARD RNX-N300 User Man ual 37 3.8 WMM (WIRELESS MUL TIMEDIA) Click on the WMM tab. Wireless Multi media Extensions (WME), also known as Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM) is a Wi-Fi Alliance interpretability certifi c ation, based on the IEEE 802.11e draft standar d.
Wireless PCI CARD RNX-N300 User Man ual 38 • Rescan: Click on thi s button to view a li st of Access Points in the area. • WPS Information: Display the inform ation about WPS on the selected n etwork.
Wireless PCI CARD RNX-N300 User Man ual 39 3.10 ABOUT The About tab displays information abo ut the device , such as: the network driver version and date, configuration utilit y version and date, and the NI C (N etwork Interface Card) firmwar e version and date.
Wireless PCI CARD RNX-N300 User Man ual 40 • The un-installation pr ocess will then begin. • Click on the Ye s button to confirm the un-installa tion pro cess.
Wireless PCI CARD RNX-N300 User Man ual 41 5 . APPENDIX A – GLOSSAR Y 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 Contr ol List ACL.
Wireless Adapter RNX-N1/N1MAC User Manual 42 The ability for new devices to communicate an d interact wi th older legacy devices to guarantee interoperabili ty Bandwidth The maximum amount of bytes or bits per sec ond that can be transmitted to and fr om a network devi ce Basic Input/Output System BIOS.
Wireless Adapter RNX-N1/N1MAC User Manual 43 Data Encryption Standar d Uses a randomly sel ected 56-bit key th at must be known b y both the sende r and the recei ver when information is exch anged Database Or ganizes information so that it can be mana ged updated, as well as easily accessed by users or applications.
Wireless Adapter RNX-N1/N1MAC User Manual 44 address i s updated by either clien t software running on a comp uter or by a rou ter that supports Dynamic D NS, whenever the IP addr ess chang es Dynamic IP address IP addres s that is assigned by a DH CP server and that may ch ange.
Wireless Adapter RNX-N1/N1MAC User Manual 45 Half-duplex Data cannot be tr ansmitted and r eceived at th e same time Hashing T ransforming a string of charac ters into a shor ter string with a pr edef.
Wireless Adapter RNX-N1/N1MAC User Manual 46 computer tha t transmits data on the Internet or on an Intranet IPsec Internet Protocol Security IPX Inter network Packet Exchange is a networking protocol.
Wireless Adapter RNX-N1/N1MAC User Manual 47 the phone lines to digital signals for your compu ter MPPE Microsoft Poi nt-to-Point Encryp tion is used to secur e data transmissi ons over PPTP connect i.
Wireless Adapter RNX-N1/N1MAC User Manual 48 The first layer of the OSI model. Provides th e ha rdwa re mean s of transmitting el ectrical signals on a dat a carrier Ping A utility program that verifies that a gi ve n Internet address exists and can r eceive messages.
Wireless Adapter RNX-N1/N1MAC User Manual 49 S Server A computer on a networ k that pr ovides service s and resou rce s to other computer s on the network Session key An encryption and de cryption key.
Wireless Adapter RNX-N1/N1MAC User Manual 50 Tr a c e r o u t e A utility displays the ro ut es between you computer and specific destination U UDP User Datagra m Protocol Unicast Communication betwee.
Wireless Adapter RNX-N1/N1MAC User Manual 51 Wide Area Network The lar ger network that you r LAN is connected to, which may be th e Internet itself, or a region al or corporate network Wi-Fi Wireless.
Wireless Adapter RNX-N1/N1MAC User Manual 52 6. APPENDIX B – SPECIFICA TIONS Data Rates 1, 2, 5.5, 6, 9, 11, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54, 72, 84, 150 and 300Mbps (300 R x PHY rate; 150Mbps Tx PHY support) Standards / Compliance IEEE802.3, IEEE802.3u, IEEE802.
Wireless Adapter RNX-N1/N1MAC User Manual 53 7 . APPENDIX C – FCC INTERFERENCE ST A TEMENT Federal Communication Commission Interfer ence Statement This equipment ha s been tested and found to compl y with the limits for a Class B digital de vice, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
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