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  • Page 1 Wireless Router RNX-N4 User Manual...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 1. Introduction......................4 1.1 F & B ......................4 EATURES ENEFITS 1.2 P ........................5 ACKAGE ONTENTS 1.3 S .........................5 AFETY UIDELINES 1.4 W SOHO R ...................6 IRELESS OUTER ESCRIPTION 1.5 S ......................7 YSTEM EQUIREMENTS 1.6 A ..........................7 PPLICATIONS 1.7 N...
  • Page 3 Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 6.3.3 Special Applications ....................51 6.3.4 Port Forwarding ......................52 6.3.5 StreamEngine ......................53 6.3.6 Routing........................55 6.3.7 Access Control ......................56 6.3.8 Web Filter........................59 6.3.9 MAC Address Filter..................... 60 6.3.10 Firewall........................60 6.3.11 Inbound Filter......................64 6.3.12 WISH.........................

  • Page 4: Introduction

    Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 1. INTRODUCTION The Wireless-N Gigabit Router is a draft 802.11n compliant device that delivers up to 6x faster speeds than 802.11g while staying backward compatible with 802.11g and 802.11b devices. It is not only a Wireless Access Point, which lets you connect to the network without wires.

  • Page 5: 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 N Gigabit Router RNX-N4 • One 12V/1.25A 90V~240V Power Adapter • Three 2dBi 2.4GHz Dipole Antennas •...

  • Page 6: Wireless Soho Router Description

    Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 1.4 WIRELESS SOHO ROUTER DESCRIPTION Rear Panel Antenna Antenna Antenna Connector Connector Connector DC JACK DC JACK DC JACK DC JACK LAN: 4*RJ45 LAN: 4*RJ45 LAN: 4*RJ45 LAN: 4*RJ45 10/100/1000M 10/100/1000M 10/100/1000M 10/100/1000M WAN Port...

  • Page 7: System Requirements

    Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual device will automatically synchronize with other wireless devices on your network that support Wi-Fi Protected Setup. 1.5 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS The following are the minimum system requirements in order configure the device. • PC/AT compatible computer with a Ethernet interface.
  • Page 8 Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 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-to-peer, would only have access to the resources of the other client and does not require an access point.

  • Page 9: Understanding The Hardware

    Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 2. UNDERSTANDING THE HARDWARE 2.1 HARDWARE INSTALLATION • Place the unit in an appropriate location after conducting a site survey. • Plug one end of the Ethernet cable into the LAN port of the device and another end into your PC/Notebook.
  • Page 10 Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual • Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and then click on the Properties button. This will allow you to configure the TCP/IP settings of your PC/Notebook. • Select Use the following IP Address radio button and then enter the IP address and subnet mask.

  • Page 11: Internet Connection Wizard

    Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 3. INTERNET CONNECTION WIZARD This device offers a quick and simple configuration through the use of wizards. This chapter describes how to use the wizard to configure the WAN, LAN, and wireless settings. Please refer to Chapter 6 in order to configure the more advanced features of the device.
  • Page 12 Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual • Click on the Internet Connection Setup Wizard Setup button to begin the process. • The Wizard requires that you configure the password, time zone, and Internet (WAN) connection. Click on the Next button to continue.
  • Page 13 Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual • By default, the device does not use a password. Specify a password for administrator access to the device, then type the password once more in the Verify Password field. Click on the Next button to continue.

  • Page 14: Dhcp Connection (Dynamic Ip Address)

    Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 3.1.1 DHCP Connection (Dynamic IP Address) • The WAN interface can be configured as a DHCP Client in which the ISP provides the IP address to the device. This is also known as Dynamic IP.

  • Page 15: Pppoe (Point-To-Point Protocol Over Ethernet)

    Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual • The WAN configuration is complete. Click on the Connect button to connect to the Internet. 3.1.2 PPPoE (Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet) • The WAN interface can be configured as PPPoE. This type of connection is usually used for a DSL service and requires a username and password to connect.

  • Page 16: Pptp (Point-To-Point Tunneling Protocol)

    Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual • Address Mode: PPPoE can be used with a dynamic or static IP address. If you select the Dynamic IP radio button, then the IIP address in the next field is not required. However, if you select the Static IP radio button, then the IP address in the next field is required.
  • Page 17 Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual • The WAN interface can be configured as PPTP. PPTP (Point to Point Tunneling Protocol) uses a virtual private network to connect to your ISP. This method of connection is primarily used in Europe. This method of connection requires you to enter a username and password (provided by your ISP) to gain access to the Internet.

  • Page 18: L2Tp (Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol)

    Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual • Address Mode: PPTP can be used with a dynamic or static IP address. If you select the Dynamic IP radio button, then the IIP address in the next field is not required. However, if you select the Static IP radio button, then the IP address in the next field is required.
  • Page 19 Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual • Select the Username / Password Connection (L2TP) radio button and then click on the Next button. • Address Mode: L2TP can be used with a dynamic or static IP address. If you select the Dynamic IP radio button, then the IIP address in the next field is not required.

  • Page 20: Static Ip Address Configuration

    Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual • Click on the Next button to continue. • The WAN configuration is complete. Click on the Connect button to connect to the Internet. 3.1.5 Static IP Address Configuration • The WAN interface can be configured as Static IP address. In this type of connection, your ISP provides you with a dedicated IP address (which does not change as DHCP).

  • Page 21: Wi-Fi Protected Setup Wizard

    Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual • IP Address: Specify the IP address for this device, which is assigned by your ISP. • Subnet Mask: Specify the subnet mask for this IP address, which is assigned by your ISP. • Gateway Address: Specify the IP address of the default gateway, which is assigned by your ISP.

  • Page 22: Add A Wireless Device

    Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual • To configure the device through the web-browser, enter the IP address of the device (default: 192.168.1.2) into the address bar of the web-browser and press Enter. • Make sure that the device and your computers are configured on the same subnet.
  • Page 23 Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual • The wireless wizard will inform you that there are two major steps in the process. Select the configuration method for your wireless network Connect your wireless device • Click on the Next button to continue.

  • Page 24: Using The Pin

    Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual • There are several ways to add a wireless device to your network. Access to the wireless network is controlled by a registrar. A registrar only allows devices onto the wireless network if you have entered the PIN, or pressed a special Wi-Fi Protected Setup button on the device.

  • Page 25: Wireless Network Setup Wizard

    Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual • WPS is used for WiFi Protected Setup. By pressing the WPS button on the front panel of the device, the security settings of the device will automatically synchronize with other wireless devices on your network that support Wi-Fi Protected Setup •...

  • Page 26: Wireless Network Setup

    Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual • Make sure that the device and your computers are configured on the same subnet. Refer to Chapter 2 in order to configure the IP address of your computer. • After connecting to the IP address, the web-browser will display the login page. Select Admin from the drop-down list and then leave the password field blank.

  • Page 27: Automatic Network Setup

    Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 5.2.1 Automatic Network Setup • If you select the Auto option, then the device will automatically configure the SSID and security mode. • Click on the Next button to continue. • The wizard has automatically configured the SSID and security mode for the device.
  • Page 28 Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual • Click on the Next button to continue. • The wireless wizard will inform you that there are three major steps in the process. 1. Name your wireless network 2. Secure your wireless network 3. Set your wireless security password •...

  • Page 29: Wireless Security Level: Best (Wpa2)

    Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual • This step requires that you configure the security features based on your needs. The following options are available. BEST – Select this option if your wireless adapters support WPA2 BETTER – Select this option if your wireless adapters support WPA GOOD –...

  • Page 30: Wireless Security Level: Better (Wpa)

    Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual • Enter a security password between 2 and 20 characters then click on the Next button. • The setup is complete. Click on the Save button and then reboot the device. 5.2.2.2 WIRELESS SECURITY LEVEL: BETTER (WPA) •...

  • Page 31: Wireless Security Level: Good (Wep 64/128-Bit)

    Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual • Enter a security password between 2 and 20 characters then click on the Next button. • The setup is complete. Click on the Save button and then reboot the device. 5.2.2.3 WIRELESS SECURITY LEVEL: GOOD (WEP 64/128-BIT)

  • Page 32: Wireless Security Level: None (Security Disabled)

    Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual button. • Enter a security password between 2 and 20 characters then click on the Next button. • The setup is complete. Click on the Save button and then reboot the device. 5.2.2.4 WIRELESS SECURITY LEVEL: NONE (SECURITY DISABLED) •...
  • Page 33 Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual • The setup is complete. Click on the Save button and then reboot the device.

  • Page 34: Advanced Web Configuration

    Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 6. ADVANCED WEB CONFIGURATION 6.1 LOGGING IN • To configure the device through the web-browser, enter the IP address of the Bridge (default: 192.168.1.2) into the address bar of the web-browser and press Enter. •...

  • Page 35: Basic

    Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 6.2 BASIC Click on the Basic link on the navigation drop-down menu. You will then see four options: Wizard_Wireless, Network Settings, Wireless Settings, and WAN Settings. 6.2.1 Wizard_Wireless • Refer to Chapters 4 and 5 in order to use the wireless wizard. The other options are described below.

  • Page 36: Bridge Mode

    Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 6.2.2.1 BRIDGE MODE • In this mode, the device functions as a bridge between the network on its WAN port and the devices on its LAN port and those connected to it wirelessly. Select the Bridge Mode radio button.

  • Page 37: Wireless Settings

    Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual • WAN Port Mode: Select the Router Mode radio button. • Router IP Address: Specify the IP address of this device • Subnet Mask: Specify the subnet mask for the IP address • Local Domain Name: This entry is optional. Enter a domain name for the local network.
  • Page 38 Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual • Enable Wireless: Place a check in this box to enable the wireless interface, it is enabled by default. • Wireless Network Name: The SSID is a unique named shared amongst all the points of the wireless network. The SSID must be identical on all points of the wireless network and cannot exceed 32 characters.

  • Page 39: Wireless Security Mode

    Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 6.2.3.1 WIRELESS SECURITY MODE • To protect your privacy this mode supports several types of wireless security: WEP WPA, WPA2, and WPA-Mixed. WEP is the original wireless encryption standard. WPA provides a higher level of security. The following section describes the security configuration in detail.

  • Page 40: Wpa Personal (Wi-Fi Protected Access)

    Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual • WEP Key Length: Select a 64-bit or 128-bit WEP key length from the drop-down list. • WEP Key 1-4: You may enter four different WEP keys. • Default WEP Key: You may use up to four different keys for four different networks.

  • Page 41: Wpa Enterprise (Wi-Fi Protected Access & 802.1X)

    Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual • WPA Mode: Select the Auto WPA / WPA2 from the drop-down list. • Cipher Type: Select TKIP and AES as the cipher suite. The encryption algorithm used to secure the data communication. TKIP. Use TKIP only. TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) provides per-packet key generation and is based on WEP.

  • Page 42: Wan Settings

    Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual • WPA Mode: Select the WPA / WPA2 from the drop-down list. • Cipher Type: Select TKIP or AES as the cipher suite. The encryption algorithm used to secure the data communication. TKIP. Use TKIP only. TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) provides per-packet key generation and is based on WEP.

  • Page 43: Static Ip Address Configuration

    Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual • Select the type of Internet Connection from the drop-down list. 6.2.4.1 STATIC IP ADDRESS CONFIGURATION • The WAN interface can be configured as Static IP address. In this type of connection, your ISP provides you with a dedicated IP address (which does not change as DHCP).

  • Page 44: Dhcp Connection (Dynamic Ip Address)

    Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual your ISP. • Primary / Secondary DNS Address: Specify the primary and secondary IP address, which is assigned by your ISP. • MTU: The Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) is a parameter that determines the largest packet size (in bytes) that the router will send to the WAN. If LAN devices send larger packets, the router will break them into smaller packets.

  • Page 45: Pppoe (Point-To-Point Protocol Over Ethernet)

    Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual • Primary / Secondary DNS Address: Specify the primary and secondary IP address, which is assigned by your ISP. • MTU: The Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) is a parameter that determines the largest packet size (in bytes) that the router will send to the WAN. If LAN devices send larger packets, the router will break them into smaller packets.

  • Page 46: Pptp (Point-To-Point Tunneling Protocol)

    Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual always maintained), On demand (A connection to the Internet is made as needed), Manual: You have to open up the Web-based management interface and click the Connect button manually any time that you wish to connect to the Internet.

  • Page 47: L2Tp (Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol)

    Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual • PPTP Subnet Mask: Specify the subnet mask for the IP address. • PPTP Gateway IP Address: Specify the IP address of the PPTP gateway. • PPTP Server IP Address: If the PPTP Server’s IP address is different from the default gateway, then you may specify it here.
  • Page 48 Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual • Address Mode: L2TP can be used with a dynamic or static IP address. If you select the Dynamic IP radio button, then the IIP address in the next field is not required. However, if you select the Static IP radio button, then the IP address in the next field is required.

  • Page 49: Advanced

    Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual • Click on the Save Settings button to store these settings. 6.3 ADVANCED • Click on the Advanced link on the navigation drop-down menu. You will then see thirteen options: Virtual Server, Special Applications, Port Forwarding, StreamEngine, Routing, Access Control, Web Filter, MAC Address Filter, Firewall, Inbound Filter, WISH, Wi-Fi Protected Setup and Advanced Network.

  • Page 50: Virtual Server

    Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual • Transmit Power: You may control the output power of the device by selecting a value from the drop-down list. This feature can be helpful in restricting the coverage area of the wireless network. • Beacon Period: Beacons are packets sent by a wireless Access Point to synchronize wireless devices.

  • Page 51: Special Applications

    Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual feature is useful for hosting online services such as FTP, Web, or game servers. For each Virtual Server, you define a public port on your router for redirection to an internal LAN IP Address and LAN port.

  • Page 52: Port Forwarding

    Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual • Enable: Place a check in this box to enable the special application rule. • Name: Assign a meaningful name to the virtual server, for example Web Server. Several well-known types of virtual server are available from the Application Name drop-down list.

  • Page 53: Streamengine

    Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual • Enable: Place a check in this box to enable the port forwarding rule. • Name: Assign a meaningful name to the virtual server, for example Web Server. Several well-known types of virtual server are available from the Application Name drop-down list.
  • Page 54 Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual • Enable Traffic Shaping: Place a check in the box to enable traffic shaping. When this option is enabled, the router restricts the flow of outbound traffic so as not to exceed the WAN uplink bandwidth.

  • Page 55: Routing

    Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual is enabled by default so that your router will automatically determine which programs should have network priority. • Dynamic Fragmentation: Place a check in this box to enable this option. This option should be enabled when you have a slow Internet uplink. It helps to reduce the impact that large low priority network packets can have on more urgent ones by breaking the large packets into several smaller packets.

  • Page 56: Access Control

    Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual best route, ignoring unreachable routes. • Interface: Select the interface from the drop-down list. • Click on the Save button to insert the entry into the Routing table. 6.3.7 Access Control • The Access Control section allows you to control access in and out of devices on your network.
  • Page 57 Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual • Click on the Next button to continue. • Specify a policy name and then click on the Next button to continue.
  • Page 58 Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual • Select a schedule from the drop-down list: Always or Never, or you may define a new schedule. Click on the Next button to continue. • Select a machine to which the policy applies. • Address Type: Select the IP address or MAC address radio button.

  • Page 59: Web Filter

    Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual • Select a filtering method: • Log Web Access Only: Select this radio but in order to log web access. • Block All Access: Select this radio but in order to block all web access.

  • Page 60: Mac Address Filter

    Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 6.3.9 MAC Address Filter • This feature is used to restrict certain MAC address from accessing the Internet. These filters can be used for securing and restricting your network. • Configure MAC Filtering: Select one of the options from the drop-down list.
  • Page 61 Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual • Enable SPI: Place a check in this box to enable SPI. SPI ("stateful packet inspection" also known as "dynamic packet filtering") helps to prevent cyberattacks by tracking more state per session. It validates that the traffic passing through that session conforms to the protocol.
  • Page 62 Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual gives a compromise position, which avoids problems when communicating with certain other types of NAT router (symmetric NATs in particular) but leaves inbound filters and scheduled access working as expected. • Enable Port Preservation: Place a check in this box to enable Port Preservation. NAT Port preservation (on by default) tries to ensure that, when a LAN host makes an Internet connection, the same LAN port is also used as the Internet visible port.
  • Page 63 Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual • Application Layer Gateway (ALG) Configuration: Place a check in appropriate feature boxes to enable them. . Some protocols and applications require special handling of the IP payload to make them work with network address translation (NAT). Each ALG provides special handling for a specific protocol or application.

  • Page 64: Inbound Filter

    Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual specially formatted wake-up packets) from the WAN to a LAN computer or other device that is "Wake on LAN" (WOL) capable. MMS: Allows Windows Media Player, using MMS protocol, to receive streaming media from the internet.
  • Page 65 Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual • Enable WISH: Place a check in this box to enable the WISH feature. • HTTP: Place a check in this box to add HTTP as a classifier. This allows the device to recognize HTTP transfers for many common audio and video streams and prioritize them above other traffic.

  • Page 66: Wi-Fi Protected Setup

    Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual • Enable: Place a check in this box to enable the WISH rule. A WISH Rule identifies a specific message flow and assigns a priority to that flow. For most applications, the priority classifiers ensure the right priorities and specific WISH Rules are not required.

  • Page 67: Advanced Network (Upnp, Wan Ping

    Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual • Enable: Place a check in this box to enable this feature. • Lock: Place a check in this box to lock the wireless security settings and prevents the settings from being changed by any new external registrar using its PIN. Devices can still be added to the wireless network using Wi-Fi Protected Setup.
  • Page 68 Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual • Enable UPNP: Place a check in this box to enable UPNP. UPnP is short for Universal Plug and Play, which is a networking architecture that provides compatibility among networking equipment, software, and peripherals. This router has optional UPnP capability, and can work with other UPnP devices and software.

  • Page 69: Tools

    Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual identical content, such as multimedia, from a source to a number of recipients. This option must be enabled if any applications on the LAN participate in a multicast group. If you have a multimedia LAN application that is not receiving content as expected, try enabling this option.

  • Page 70: System

    Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual • Current Router Time: Displays the current time on the device. • Time Zone: Select your time zone from the drop-down list. • Enable Daylight Saving: Place a check in this box to enable daylight savings time.

  • Page 71: Save Configuration To A File

    Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 6.4.2.1 SAVE CONFIGURATION TO A FILE • This option allows you to save the current configuration of the device into a file. Click on the Save Configuration button to begin. • Save the file on your local disk by using the Save or Save to Disk button in the dialog box.

  • Page 72: Restore Settings To Default

    Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual • Click on the OK button to continue. You will then see the Rebooting page. • Please wait while the system is rebooting. • Note: Do no un-plug the device during this process as this may cause permanent damage.

  • Page 73: Firmware Upgrade

    Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual • Once the dialog box appears, click on the OK button to confirm the action. • Note: The current settings will be lost. • Click on the OK button to continue. You will then see the Rebooting page.

  • Page 74: Dynamic Dns

    Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual • Enable Logging to a Syslog Server: Place a check in this box to enable syslog logging. • Syslog Server IP Address: Specify the IP address of the syslog server. • Click on the Save Settings button once you have modified the settings.

  • Page 75: Schedules

    Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual • Host Name or IP address: Specify the host name or IP address and then click on the Ping button. 6.4.7 Schedules • Click on the Schedules link in the navigation menu. Schedules can be created for use with enforcing rules.

  • Page 76: Status

    Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 6.5 STATUS • Click on the Status link on the navigation drop-down menu. You will then see six options: Wireless, Logs, Statistics, WISH Sessions, Routing, and Internet Sessions. The configuration steps for each option are described below.

  • Page 77: Logs Status

    Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 6.5.2 Logs Status • Click on the Logs link in the navigation menu. The router automatically logs (records) events of possible interest in its internal memory. If there is not enough internal memory for all events, logs of older events are deleted, but logs of the latest events are retained.

  • Page 78: Wish Session Status

    Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 6.5.4 WISH Session Status • Click on the WISH Sessions link in the navigation drop-down menu. The WISH Sessions page displays full details of active local wireless sessions through your router when WISH has been enabled. A WISH session is a conversation between a program or application on a wirelessly connected LAN-side computer and another computer, however connected.

  • Page 79: Internet Session Status

    Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual LA: Last ACK -- Waiting for a short time while a connection that was in Close Wait is fully closed. CL: Closed -- The connection is no longer active but the session is being tracked in case there are any retransmitted packets still pending.
  • Page 80 Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual FW: FIN Wait -- The client system has requested that the connection be stopped. CW: Close Wait -- the server system has requested that the connection be stopped. TW: Time Wait -- Waiting for a short time while a connection that was in FIN Wait is fully closed.

  • Page 81: Appendix A - Glossary

    Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 7. 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 82 Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 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...
  • Page 83 Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual Information that has been translated into binary so that it can be processed or moved to another device Data Encryption Standard Uses a randomly selected 56-bit key that must be known by both the sender and the...
  • Page 84 Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual Dynamic DNS is provided by companies to allow users with Dynamic IP addresses to 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...
  • Page 85 Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual A standard that provides consistency of voice and video transmissions and compatibility 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...
  • Page 86 Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 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...
  • Page 87 Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 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...
  • Page 88 Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 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.
  • Page 89 Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 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...
  • Page 90 Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 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...
  • Page 91 Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 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...

  • Page 92: Appendix B - Specifications

    Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual 8. APPENDIX B – SPECIFICATIONS Hardware Summary Physical Interface WAN: One 10/100/1000 Gigabit RJ-45 LAN: Four 10/100/1000 Gigabit RJ-45 Reset Button (1 second for Reboot, 5 second for Reset to Factory Default ) Power Jack...
  • Page 93 Wireless Adapter RNX-N4 User Manual UPNP Static IP DHCP Client PPPoE PPTP Clone MAC DNS Relay DDNS-8 Verified Services Router NAT/ NAPT Static Routing- RIPv2 Dynamic Route Virtual server mapping IP address mapping Port Forwarding Port Triggering MAC address Filtering...

  • Page 94: 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.

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