Rosewill RNX-N300RT User manual

300M Wireless N Router RNX-N300RT
Quick Installation Guide
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1. Package Contents
The following items should be found in your package:
zRNX-N300RT 300M Wireless N Router
zPower Adapter for RNX-N300RT 300M Wireless N Router
zQuick Installation Guide
zResource CD for RNX-N300RT 300M Wireless N Router, including:
¾This Guide
¾Other Helpful Information
)Note:
Make sure that the package contains the above items. If any of the listed items
are damaged or missing, please contact with your distributor.
2. Connecting the Router
2.1 System Requirements
¾Broadband Internet Access Service (DSL/Cable/Ethernet)
¾One DSL/Cable Modem that has an RJ45 connector (which is not necessary
if the Router is connected directly to the Ethernet.)
¾PCs with a working Ethernet Adapter and an Ethernet cable with RJ45
connectors
¾TCP/IP protocol on each PC with no conflict
¾Web browser, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox or Apple
Safari
2.2 Installation Environment Requirements
¾Place the Router in a well ventilated place far from any heater or heating vent
¾Avoid direct irradiation of any strong light (such as sunlight)
¾Keep at least 2 inches (5 cm) of clear space around the Router
¾Operating Temperature: 0℃~40℃(32℉~104℉)
¾Operating Humidity: 10%~90%RH, Non-condensing
2.3 Connecting the Router
Before installing the Router, you should have connected your PC to the Internet
through your broadband service successfully. If there are any problems, please

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contact with your ISP. After that, please install the Router according to the
following steps. Don't forget to pull out the power plug and keep your hands dry.
1. Power off your PC(s), Cable/DSL modem, and the Router.
2. Locate an optimum location for the Router. The best place is usually near the
center of the area in which your PC(s) will wirelessly connect.
3. Adjust the direction of the antenna. Normally, upright is a good direction.
4. Connect the PC(s) and each Switch/Hub on your LAN to the LAN Ports on the
Router, shown in the following figure.
5. Connect the DSL/Cable Modem/Ethernet to the WAN port on the Router,
shown in the following figure.
6. Connect the power adapter to the power socket on the Router, and the other
end into an electrical outlet. Press the power switch, then the Router will start
to work automatically.
7. Power on your PC(s) and Cable/DSL modem.
8. When all of the devices boot up completely, make sure that the Router's
LEDs light as follows:
•Power LED: Light up

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•System LED: Flash
•Link/Act LEDs (WAN&LAN): Light up
•WLAN LED: Flash
3. Login to the Router
To login to the Router, you should set up the TCP/IP Protocol in "Obtain an IP
address automatically" mode on your PC(s). For the detailed instructions,
please refer to Appendix B in the User Guide on the Resource CD.
1. To access the configuration utility, open a web-browser and type in the default
address http://192.168.1.1 in the address field of the browser.
2. After a moment, a login window will appear. Enter admin for the User Name
and Password, both in lower case letters. Then click OK or press Enter.
4. Connecting to the Internet
1. After successful login, you can configure the Router using the web browser.
Please click the Quick Setup link on the left of the main menu and the Quick
Setup screen will appear. Click Next to continue.

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2. The WAN Connection Type screen will appear as shown below.
The Router provides Auto-Detect function and supports three popular ways
PPPoE, Dynamic IP and Static IP to connect to the Internet. It’s
recommended that you make use of the Auto-Detect function. If you are sure
of what kind of connection type your ISP provides, you can select the very
type and click Next to go on configuring.
3. If you select Auto-Detect, the Router will automatically detect the connection
type your ISP provides. Make sure the cable is securely plugged into the
WAN port before detection. The appropriate configuration page will be
displayed when an active Internet service is successfully detected by the
Router.
¾If the connection type detected is PPPoE, the next screen will appear as
shown below. Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP,
and then click Next.

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¾If the connection type detected is Dynamic IP, the Router will
automatically get IP parameter from your ISP without entering any
parameters.
¾If the connection type detected is Static IP, the next screen will appear
as shown below. Fill the blanks with the parameters provided by your ISP,
and then click Next.
4. After you complete the above, the Wireless settings screen will appear as the
following:
¾Wireless Radio: Keep the default setting: Enable. If you want to disable
wireless, please select Disable.
¾SSID: Create a unique and easy-to-remember name for your wireless
network. You can also keep default settings without the device being
affected.

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¾Region: Select your region from the drop-down list.
¾Wireless Security: Recommend to choose WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK and
enter a Security Key using ASCII characters between 8 and 63
characters or 64 hexadecimal characters in the PSK Password filed.
5. Click the Next button. You will then see the Finish page.
If you don’t make any changes on the Wireless page, you will see the Finish
page as shown below. Click the Finish button to finish the Quick Setup.
If there are something changed on the Wireless page, you will see the
Finish page as shown below. Click the Reboot button to make your wireless
configuration to take effect and finish the Quick Setup.
5. WPS Configuration
WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) function allows you to add a new wireless device to
an existing network quickly.
)Note:
1. To build a successful connection between the Router and the wireless device
by WPS, the wireless device should support and do the corresponding
configuration for WPS meanwhile.
2. You can establish a wireless connection by using either Push WPS Button
method or PIN method. It is recommended that you choose the simplest
method that your AP device supports.
3. Here takes the Wireless Adapter of our company for example.
I. WPS Button Method
If the wireless adapter is equipped with a push-button for WPS:
Step1: Press the WPS/Reset button on your router.

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)Note：
When press and hold the WPS/Reset button for more than 5 seconds, you will
reset the Router.
Step2: Press and hold the WPS button on the Adapter for 2 or 3 seconds.
Or: select Push the button on my access point in the configuration utility of
the WPS as below, and click Next.
II. PIN Method
If the wireless adapter supports the PIN method:
1. Enter the PIN code of wireless adapter into the router.
For the wireless adapter, please choose Enter a PIN into my access point
or a registrar in the WPS configuration utility as shown below, and click Next.

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For the router, click the Add device button on the WPS screen and then
select Enter the new device’s PIN and enter the PIN code of the adapter on
the screen displayed as shown below. Then click Connect.
2. Enter the PIN code of the Router into the wireless adapter.
For the Router, please get the Current PIN code on the WPS screen.
For the wireless adapter, please choose Enter the PIN from my access
point in the WPS configuration utility as shown below, enter the PIN code of
the Router into the field behind Access Point PIN, and then click Next.

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Click the Add device button on the screen from which you got the PIN code, you
will see the following screen which indicates the connection status. Once it shows
“Connect successfully !”, the WPS connection is finished.
)Note:
1. For the Router, please keep the default WPS Status as Enabled all the time.
2. The status LED on the Router will light green all the time if the device has
been successfully added to the network.
)Note:
If you have any difficulty with these steps, please refer to the User Guide on the
Resource CD for detailed instructions.