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- Page 1 Wireless Adater RNX-N100 User Manual...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Wireless Adapter RNX-N100 CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION... 4 1.1 F & B ... 4 EATURES ENEFITS 1.2 P ... 5 ACKAGE ONTENTS 1.3 USB A DAPTER ESCRIPTION 1.4 S ... 5 YSTEM EQUIREMENTS 2. USB ADAPTER FOR WINDOWS 2000/XP/VISTA ... 5 2.1 B ... - Page 3 Wireless Adapter RNX-N100 4.2.1 Infrastructure Mode ... 44 4.2.2 Ad-hoc Mode... 45 4.3 A UTHENTICATION AND ECURITY 4.3.1 WEP Encryption... 47 4.3.2 WPA-PSK Authentication & TKIP, AES Encryption ... 47 4.4 L ... 48 TATUS 4.5 S ... 49 URVEY 4.6 S ...
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Page 4: Introduction
The Rosewill 802.11n USB Adapter (RNX-N100) implements the latest 11n 2.0 technology which extremely improves wireless signal for your computer than existing wireless 802.11g technology. It supports the 1T2R MIMO architecture with fully forward compatibility with IEEE802.11n. The incredible speed of RNX-N100 USB adapter makes heavy traffic networking activities more flexible and takes the wireless into practical road. -
Page 5: Package Contents
Wireless Adapter RNX-N100 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. - Page 6 Wireless Adapter RNX-N100 User Manual • 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.
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Page 7: Profiles
Wireless Adapter RNX-N100 • 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. -
Page 8: Infrastructure Mode
Wireless Adapter RNX-N100 2.3.1 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. -
Page 9: Authentication And Security
Wireless Adapter RNX-N100 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. •... -
Page 10: Wep Encryption
Wireless Adapter RNX-N100 2.4.1 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 transmitted from the radio using one of the Keys from a panel. -
Page 11: Wpa-Psk Authentication & Tkip, Aes Encryption
Wireless Adapter RNX-N100 (Wired Equivalent Privacy). The technology is designed to work with existing Wi-Fi products that have been enabled with WEP. WPA provides improved data encryption through the Temporal Integrity Protocol (TKIP), which scrambles the keys using a hashing algorithm and by adding an integrity-checking feature which makes sure that keys haven’t been tampered with. -
Page 12: Network
Wireless Adapter RNX-N100 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. - Page 13 Wireless Adapter RNX-N100 • Status: This indicates the state of the client. There are three options: 1. 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. 2.
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Page 14: Site Survey
Wireless Adapter RNX-N100 2.6 SITE SURVEY The Network tab also 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. -
Page 15: Wps
Wireless Adapter RNX-N100 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 Protected Setup. •... -
Page 16: About
USB adapter and its utility and repeat the installation procedure again. Follow the steps below in order to uninstall the client utility: Click on Start > Rosewill Wireless > Uninstall Rosewill RNX-N1 The un-installation process will then begin. - Page 17 Wireless Adapter RNX-N100 User Manual 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.
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Page 18: Usb Adapter For Windows 2000/Xp
If the setup does not run automatically, then you must manually select the setup.exe file from the CD-ROM drive. • Once the setup begins you will see the InstallShield Wizard. Select Rosewill Configuration Tool and then click on the Next> button. - Page 19 Wireless Adapter RNX-N100 User Manual • Wait for a few seconds until the driver and client utility is installed. • The installation is complete. Click on the Finish button. • Carefully insert the USB adapter into the USB port. Windows will then detect and install the new hardware.
- Page 20 Wireless Adapter RNX-N100 User Manual then click on Launch Config Utilities. Note: Click on Use Zero Configuration as Configuration Utility if you would like to use Windows Zero Config.
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Page 21: Profiles
Wireless Adapter RNX-N100 3.3 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/fragmentation threshold and encryption/authentication settings. - Page 22 Wireless Adapter RNX-N100 • 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.
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Page 23: Ad-Hoc Mode
Wireless Adapter RNX-N100 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 the resources of the other client and does not require an access point. -
Page 24: Wep Encryption
Wireless Adapter RNX-N100 User Manual 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 transmitted from the radio using one of the Keys from a panel. -
Page 25: Wpa, Wpa2 Authentication & Tkip, Aes Encryption
Wireless Adapter RNX-N100 • 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. -
Page 26: Wpa-Psk Authentication & Tkip, Aes Encryption
Wireless Adapter RNX-N100 • Authentication Type: Select WPA or WPA2 from the drop-down list. • Encryption: Select TKIP or AES from the drop-down list. • 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. -
Page 27: Leap Authentication
Wireless Adapter RNX-N100 • 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. •... -
Page 28: 802.1X With Peap
Wireless Adapter RNX-N100 • 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. 3.4.5 802.1x with PEAP 802.1X provides an authentication framework for wireless LANs allowing a user to be authenticated by a central authority. -
Page 29: 802.1X With Ttls With Eap-Md5, Ms-Chap, Ms-Chapv2
Wireless Adapter RNX-N100 • 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. -
Page 30: 802.1X Ca Server
Wireless Adapter RNX-N100 • Authentication Type: Select TTLS from the drop-down list. • Protocol: Select EAP-MSCHAP v2, MS-CHAP, or CHAP from the drop-down list. • Identity: Enter the user name. • Password: Enter the password. • Click on the OK button to save the changes. 3.4.7 802.1x CA Server Depending on the EAP in use, only the server or both the server and client may be authenticated and require a certificate. - Page 31 Wireless Adapter RNX-N100 User Manual...
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Page 32: Network
Wireless Adapter RNX-N100 • Use certificate chain: Place a check in this to enable the certificate use. • Certificate issuer: Select the Certification Authority from the drop-down list. • Allow intermediate certificates: During tunnel creation the client must verify the server’s certificate. - Page 33 Wireless Adapter RNX-N100 • Status: This indicates the state of the client. There are three options: 1. 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. 2.
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Page 34: Site Survey
Wireless Adapter RNX-N100 • Noise Level: Displays the background noise level; a lower level indicates less interference. • Click on the OK button to close this window. 3.5.1 Site Survey The Network tab also displays a list of Access Points and Stations in the area, and allows you to connect to a specific one. -
Page 35: Advanced Configuration
Wireless Adapter RNX-N100 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 APs. - Page 36 Wireless Adapter RNX-N100 User Manual included is frames transmitted/received successfully, transmitted successfully without and after retry, received with CRC error, duplicate frames received, etc.
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Page 37: Wmm (Wireless Multimedia)
Wireless Adapter RNX-N100 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 (QoS) features to IEEE 802.11 networks. WMM prioritizes traffic according to 4 AC (Access Categories), however it does not provide guaranteed throughput. - Page 38 Wireless Adapter RNX-N100 • 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, Selected Registrar, State, Version, AP Setup Locked, UUID-E and RF Bands •...
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Page 39: About
Wireless Adapter RNX-N100 User Manual 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 or disable the radio. -
Page 40: Uninstall The Drivers & Client Utility
Follow the steps below in order to uninstall the client utility: • Click on Start > Rosewill Wireless > Uninstall Rosewill Wireless USB Adapter • The un-installation process will then begin. • Click on the Yes button to confirm the un-installation process. - Page 41 Wireless Adapter RNX-N100 User Manual...
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Page 42: Usb Adapter For Mac Os 10.3/10.4/10.5
Wireless Adapter RNX-N100 4. USB ADAPTER FOR MAC OS 10.3/10.4/10.5 4.1 INSTALLING THE DRIVERS Follow the steps below in order to install the USB adapter drivers: • Insert the CD-ROM that was provided to you in this package. The setup should run automatically. - Page 43 Wireless Adapter RNX-N100 User Manual • Select the Macintosh HD and then click on the Continue button.
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Page 44: Infrastructure Mode
Wireless Adapter RNX-N100 • The installation is complete. Click on the Restart button. • 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 such as home, office, café, etc. -
Page 45: Ad-Hoc Mode
Wireless Adapter RNX-N100 • 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. - Page 46 Wireless Adapter RNX-N100 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 points in your wireless network.
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Page 47: Authentication And Security
Wireless Adapter RNX-N100 4.3 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. 4.3.1 WEP Encryption The WEP tab displays the WEP settings. Encryption is designed to make the data transmission more secure. -
Page 48: Link Status
Wireless Adapter RNX-N100 authentication server. Access to the Internet and the rest of the wireless network services is allowed only if the pre-shared key of the computer 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. -
Page 49: Site Survey
Wireless Adapter RNX-N100 • Status: This indicates the state of the client. There are three options: 1. 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. 2. -
Page 50: Statistics
Wireless Adapter RNX-N100 connect to a specific one. The following information is included in this tab, as the image depicts below. • SSID: Displays the SSID of the Access Point. 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. -
Page 51: Advanced Configuration
Wireless Adapter RNX-N100 User Manual 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 52 Wireless Adapter RNX-N100 • 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.
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Page 53: About
Wireless Adapter RNX-N100 User Manual 4.8 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 54: Appendix A - Glossary
Wireless Adapter RNX-N100 5. APPENDIX A – GLOSSARY 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). Access Control List ACL. This is a database of network devices that are allowed to access resources on the network. - Page 55 Wireless Adapter RNX-N100 Backward Compatible The ability for new devices to communicate and interact with older legacy devices to guarantee interoperability Bandwidth The maximum amount of bytes or bits per second that can be transmitted to and from a network device Basic Input/Output System BIOS.
- Page 56 Wireless Adapter RNX-N100 another device Data Encryption Standard Uses a randomly selected 56-bit key that must be known by both the sender and the receiver when information is exchanged Database Organizes information so that it can be managed updated, as well as easily accessed by users or applications.
- Page 57 Wireless Adapter RNX-N100 obtain a Domain Name that will always by linked to their changing IP address. The IP address is updated by either client software running on a computer or by a router that supports Dynamic DNS, whenever the IP address changes Dynamic IP address IP address that is assigned by a DHCP server and that may change.
- Page 58 Wireless Adapter RNX-N100 for videoconferencing devices Half-duplex Data cannot be transmitted and received at the same time Hashing Transforming a string of characters into a shorter string with a predefined length Hexadecimal Characters 0-9 and A-F The action of data packets being transmitted from one router to another Host Computer on a network HTTP...
- Page 59 Wireless Adapter RNX-N100 A 32-bit number, when talking about Internet Protocol Version 4, that identifies each computer that transmits data on the Internet or on an Intranet IPsec Internet Protocol Security Internetwork Packet Exchange is a networking protocol developed by Novel to enable their Netware clients and servers to communicate Internet Service Provider Java...
- Page 60 Wireless Adapter RNX-N100 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-Point Encryption is used to secure data transmissions over PPTP connections Maximum Transmission Unit is the largest packet that can be transmitted on a packet- based network like the Internet Multicast Sending data from one device to many devices on a network...
- Page 61 Wireless Adapter RNX-N100 Physical layer The first layer of the OSI model. Provides the hardware means of transmitting electrical signals on a data carrier Ping A utility program that verifies that a given Internet address exists and can receive messages. The utility sends a control packet to the given address and waits for a response. Power over Ethernet is the means of transmitting electricity over the unused pairs in a category 5 Ethernet cable POP3...
- Page 62 Wireless Adapter RNX-N100 Algorithm used for encryption and authentication Server A computer on a network that provides services and resources to other computers on the network Session key An encryption and decryption key that is generated for every communication session between two computers Session layer The fifth layer of the OSI model which coordinates the connection and communication...
- Page 63 Wireless Adapter RNX-N100 Throughput The amount of data that can be transferred in a given time period Traceroute A utility displays the routes between you computer and specific destination User Datagram Protocol Unicast Communication between a single sender and receiver Universal Plug and Play A standard that allows network devices to discover each other and configure themselves to be a part of the network...
- Page 64 Wireless Adapter RNX-N100 Wired Equivalent Privacy is security for wireless networks that is supposed to be comparable to that of a wired network Wide Area Network The larger network that your LAN is connected to, which may be the Internet itself, or a regional or corporate network Wi-Fi Wireless Fidelity...
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Page 65: Appendix B - Specifications
Wireless Adapter RNX-N100 6. 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 Certifications FCC Part 15, ETSI 300/328/CE... -
Page 66: Appendix C - Fcc Interference Statement
This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. Thank you for purchasing a quality Rosewill Product. Please register your product at : www.rosewill.com for complete warranty information and future support for your product. User Manual...
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