Rosewill RNX-AC600UB User manual

Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter RNX-AC600UB
User Manual
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FCC 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 FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against
harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio
frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful
interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur
in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television
reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try
to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
1. Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
2. Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
3. Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is
connected.
4. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio technician for help.
FCC Caution
This device and its antenna must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna
or transmitter.
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
(1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference
received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could
void the authority to operate equipment.

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FCC Radiation Exposure Statement
This EUT is compliance with SAR for general population/uncontrolled exposure limits in ANSI/IEEE
C95.1-1999 and had been tested in accordance with the measurement methods and procedures
specified in OET Bulletin 65 Supplement C.
The equipment version marketed in US is restricted to usage of the channels 1-11 only.
R&TTE Compliance Statement
This equipment complies with all the requirements of DIRECTIVE 1999/5/EC OF THE EUROPEAN
PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL of March 9, 1999 on radio equipment and telecommunication
terminal Equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity (R&TTE)
The R&TTE Directive repeals and replaces in the directive 98/13/EEC (Telecommunications Terminal
Equipment and Satellite Earth Station Equipment) As of April 8, 2000.
Safety
This equipment is designed with the utmost care for the safety of those who install and use it. However,
special attention must be paid to the dangers of electric shock and static electricity when working with
electrical equipment. All guidelines of this and of the computer manufacture must therefore be allowed
at all times to ensure the safe use of the equipment.
EU Countries Intended for Use
The ETSI version of this device is intended for home and office use in Austria, Belgium, Denmark,
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain,
Sweden, and the United Kingdom.
The ETSI version of this device is also authorized for use in EFTA member states: Iceland,
Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland.
EU Countries Not intended for use
None.

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CONTENT
1. Product Information............................................................................... 1
1-1 Introduction and safety information...................................................................... 1
1-2 Safety Information........................................................................................................ 2
1-3 System Requirements................................................................................................ 2
1-4 Package Contents........................................................................................................ 3
1-5 Familiar with your new wireless network card................................................. 4
2. Driver Installation and Configuration................................................ 5
2-1 Network Card Installation.......................................................................................... 5
2-2 Connect to Wireless Access Point........................................................................ 9
2-2-1 Using Realtek Utility.........................................................................9
2-2-2 Using Windows Zero Configuration.............................................14
2-3 Connection Profile Management.........................................................................17
2-3-1 Add a new profile ............................................................................18
2-3-2 Remove an existing profile............................................................21
2-3-3 Edit an existing profile....................................................................22
2-3-4 Make a copy of existing profile.....................................................23
2-3-5 Set as default profile.......................................................................24
2-4 View Network Statistics, General Information, and Status..................25
2-4-1 General Information........................................................................25
2-4-2 Status................................................................................................26
2-5 Miscellaneous Settings............................................................................................27
2-6 Establish secure connection withAP by WPS..............................................28
2-6-1 PIN Code..........................................................................................30
3. Soft-AP Function...................................................................................... 33
3-1 Switch to AP Mode and Station Mode...............................................................33
3-1-2 Setup Soft-AP Security........................................................................................37
3-2 Advanced Settings......................................................................................................38
3-3 Wireless Statistics......................................................................................................39
3-4 Internet Connection Sharing (ICS).....................................................................40
4. Appendix.................................................................................................... 41
4-1 Hardware Specification............................................................................................41
4-2 Troubleshooting...........................................................................................................42
4-3 Glossary..........................................................................................................................43

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1. Product Information
1-1 Introduction and safety information
Thank you for purchasing this extreme high-speed 802.11a/b/g/n/ac dual band wireless network card!
Excepting common wireless standards 802.11a/b/g/n, this wireless network card is also 802.11ac
compatible - data transfer rate is 433Mbps, and that’s three times faster than 802.11n wireless
network!
Other features of this router including:
High-efficiency antenna expands the scope of your wireless network.
High-speed data transfer rate - Up to 433Mbps.
WMM function: control the bandwidth required for different applications.
Comply with 802.11a/b/g/n wireless networks.
Supports major encryption methods like WEP, WPA, and WPA2 encryption.
WPS configuration - You don’t need an experienced computer technician to help you to get
connected. Utilizing the software program of the card, you can get your computer connected by
pushing a button or entering an 8-digit code. Pressing the button on the network card, the WPS
connection can be activated as well.
USB 2.0 interface - you can get it installed on your computer in just few seconds!

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1-2 Safety Information
In order to keep the safety of users and your properties, please follow the following safety instructions:
1. This USB wireless network card is designed for indoor use only. DO NOT expose this network card
to direct sun light, rain, or snow.
2. DO NOT put this network card at or near hot or humid places, like kitchen or bathroom.Also, do not
left this wireless network card in the car in summer.
3. This network card is small enough to put in a child’s mouth, and it could cause serious injury or
could be fatal. If they throw the network card, the card will be damaged. PLEASE KEEP THIS
NETWORK CARD OUT THE REACH OF CHILDREN!
4. This network card will become hot when being used for long time (This is normal and is not a
malfunction). DO NOT put the network card on a paper, cloth, or other flammable objects after the
network card has been used for a long time.
5. There’s no user-serviceable part inside the network card. If you found that the network card is not
working properly, please contact your dealer of purchase and ask for help. DO NOT disassemble the
network card by yourself, warranty will be void.
6. If the network card falls into water, DO NOT USE IT AGAIN BEFORE YOU SEND THE CARD TO
THE DEALER OF PURCHASE FOR INSPECTION.
7. If you smell something strange or even see some smoke coming out from the network card, switch
the computer off immediately, and call dealer of purchase for help.
1-3 System Requirements
An empty USB 2.0 port (May not be able work with USB 1.1 port, and performance will be greatly
reduced)
Windows XP, Windows 7, or Windows 8 operating system
CD-ROM drive
At least 100MB of available disk space

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1-4 Package Contents
Before you starting to use this wireless network card, please check if there’s anything missing in the
package, and contact your dealer of purchase to claim for missing items:
□ USB Wireless Network Card (1 pcs) ……..……………………. 1
□ Driver/Utility/Quick Guide/User Manual CD-ROM (1 pcs) …... 2
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1-5 Familiar with your new wireless network card
1. USB Connector
2. Link/Activity LED (Under the case)
LED Name
Light Status
Description
Link/
Activity
Off
No wireless network card is installed.
On
Solid light 5 seconds means WPS connection is
established successfully.
Blinking
Wireless network card is normally installed
/Linked to a wireless access point /
Transferring or receiving data.
Fast Blinking three times per second means
WPS is activated. The network card will wait for 2
minutes to establish WPS connection.
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2. Driver Installation and Configuration
2-1 Network Card Installation
Please follow the following instructions to install your new wireless network card:
1. Insert the USB wireless network card into an empty USB 2.0 port of your computer when
computer is switched on. Never use force to insert the card, if you feel it’s stuck, flip the card over
and try again.

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2. Insert device driver CDROM into the CD/DVD ROM drive of your computer, and execute
‘Setup.exe’ program in ‘Driver’ folder.
For Windows Vista / Windows 7 OS, you’ll be prompted to confirm installation. Click ‘Yes’ to
continue.

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3. Please select the language you wish to use, then click ‘Next’.
4. Click ‘Next’ to continue.

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5. Click ‘Install’ to start installation. Installation procedure needs few minutes to complete, please be
patient.
6. Click ‘Finish’ to reboot your computer to complete installation procedure. If you don’t want to
reboot computer now, select ‘No, I’ll restart my computer later’ option and click ‘Finish’. Please
note you have to reboot your computer before you can use your new USB wireless network card.

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7. A new icon will appear near the clock of system tray:
Left-click the icon will launch wireless network configuration utility, and you can right-click the icon
to show the quick menu of configuration utility. This icon also uses different color to show the
status of wireless connection:
Wireless network card not detected
No connection with access point is established (black).
Connection with access point has been established (green)
For detailed instructions of wireless network configuration utility, please see next chapter.
2-2 Connect to Wireless Access Point
To use wireless network, you have to connect to a wireless access point first. You can either use
Realtek utility (comes with network card driver), or Windows Zero Config utility (comes with Windows
operating system).
2-2-1 Using Realtek Utility
Please follow the following instructions to use Realtek configuration utility to connect to wireless
access point.
1. Left-click the Realtek configuration utility icon located at lower-right corner of computer desktop,
and configuration menu will appear:
HERE!
HERE!

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2. Wireless utility will appear. Click ‘Available Network’ menu to search for wireless access points
nearby.
3. Please wait for a while, and all wireless access points which can be reached by this wireless
network card will be displayed here.

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If the wireless access point you wish to connect does not appear here, you can click ‘Refresh’
button to scan for wireless access points again; if the wireless access point you’re looking for still
not appear, try to move the computer closer.
When the access point you’re looking for is on the list, left-click it and then double click it or click
‘Add to Profile’.
4. If a password (a.k.a. ‘Network Key’) is required to access the wireless access point, please input it
in ‘Network key’ (and input it again in ‘Confirm network key’ for confirmation). Click ‘OK’ when
password is properly inputted.
NOTE: Network security type (‘Network Authentication’ and ‘Data encryption’) will be selected
automatically based on wireless access point’s security setting. It’s not required to change these
settings by yourself.

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All options in this page will be filled automatically according to the access point you wish to add to
profile. However, you can still modify any of them to meet your requirement.
Profile name
You can give a name to this profile, so you can remember its
purpose easily. It can be any phrase to help you remember.
Network Name (SSID)
The SSID (Service Set IDentifier, i.e. access point’s name). This
field will be filled as the access point you selected when SSID is
not hidden and grayed out. If SSID is hidden, you have to input
correct SSID you yourself.
This is a
computer-to-computer
(ad hoc) network
Check this box if you wish to connect to another computer /
network device by ad hoc method. When not accessing to
wireless access point, you have to check this box.
Channel
Select wireless channel for ad hoc connection. This option only
appears when you’re using ad hoc connection.
Network
Authentication
Select the network authentication type from drop-down menu.
This setting must be identical with the setting of wireless access
point you with to connect.
Data encryption
Select the data encryption type from drop-down menu. This
setting must be identical with the setting of wireless access
point you with to connect.
ASCII / PASSPHRASE
When the encryption type is ‘WEP’, it’s required to input a set of
‘passphrase’ to connect to wireless access point. Check ‘ASCII’
or ‘PASSPHRASE’ depends on the security setting of access
point, and input it in the box; if you select ‘PASSPHRASE’ you
also need to select the length of the key.
The passphrase must be identical with the setting of wireless
access point you with to connect.
Key index
Select WEP key index. For most of access points you can select
‘1’, but please refer to the setting of the access point.
Network key / Confirm
network key
When the encryption type is ‘WPA’ or ‘WPA2-PSK’, it’s required
to input a set of ‘passphrase’ to connect to wireless access
point. Please input the same passphrase in two boxes for
confirmation.
EAP TYPE / Tunnel /
Provision Mode
When authentication type is any of 802.1X, you have to select
EAP type, tunnel, and provision mode from dropdown menu.
This setting must be identical with your 802.1x authentication
server.

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Username / Identity /
Domain / Password
Please input 802.1x related authentication information here.
Certificate
If certification is required to authenticate with 802.1x
authentication server, please select a local certificate from
dropdown list.
PAC
Check this box and PAC (Privilege Access Certificate) will be
automatically selected.
Please click ‘OK’ when ready.
5. Network card will attempt to connect to access point now, this may require few seconds to minutes,
please be patient. When the ‘Status’ become ‘Associated’, your computer is connected to
access point you selected. Click ‘Close’ to close configuration menu.
NOTE: If you connected to an access point but the connection has been dropped soon, please
check security settings and re-check password spelling.

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2-2-2 Using Windows Zero Configuration
Windows XP, 7 and 8 has a built-in wireless network configuration utility, called as ‘Windows Zero
Configuration’ (WZC). You can also use WZC to configure your wireless network parameter:
1. Click ‘Start’ button (should be located at the bottom-left corner of windows desktop), click
‘Control Panel’, then click ‘Network and Internet’ in Control Panel.
Double click ‘Connect to the Internet’.

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2. Select ‘Wireless’.

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3. All wireless access points in proximity will be displayed here. If the access point you want to use is
not displayed here, please try to move your computer closer to the access point, or you can click
‘Refresh network list’ to rescan access points. Click the access point you want to use if it’s
shown, then click ‘Connect’.
4. If the access point is protected by encryption, you have to input its security key or passphrase
here. It must match the encryption setting on the access point.
If the access point you selected does not use encryption, you’ll not be prompted for security key or
passphrase.