Rosewill RNX-N250PC2 User manual

Wireless N PCI Adapter RNX-N250PC2 Quick Installation Guide
Wireless N PCI Adapter RNX-N250PC2
Quick Installation Guide
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The Quick Installation Guide will help you to install RNX-N250PC2 300M Wireless N
PCI Adapter in Windows XP/ Vista/ 7, including basic hardware and software
installation, as well as configuration of wireless network availability. For detailed
instructions, please refer to the User Guide in the Resource CD.
A. Hardware Installation
1. Turn off your computer and unplug the power cord from the computer.
2. Open the case. Locate an available PCI slot and remove its slot cover. Keep the
screw.
3. Insert the adapter into the PCI slot.
4. Secure the adapter with the screw removed in Step 2.
5. Close the case and insert the power cord back into the computer.
6. Turn on your computer.
You may see the Found New Hardware Wizard after the adapter has been inserted.
Please click Cancel.
B. Software Installation
The installation procedures in Windows XP/ Vista/ 7 are similar. Here takes the
procedures in Windows XP for example.
1. Insert the Resource CD into your CD-ROM drive, and open the folder named
RNX-N250PC2. Double-click Setup.exe to start the installation, and then the
following screen for preparing setup will appear.

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Figure 1
2. Follow the InstallShield Wizard to complete the installation.
Note:
1) If Windows XP warns about Windows Logo testing, click Continue Anyway to
continue the installation.
2) After the Installation, will appear at the bottom of the screen in your
system tray. Otherwise, there may be some problems about the installation,
please check it seriously.
C. Connect to a Wireless Network
a. To connect using Wireless N Client Utility
Wireless N Client Utility is available in Windows XP/ Vista/ 7, and the way to use it is
similar, here takes Windows XP for example.
The Adapter's tray icon shows the signal strength using color and the received
signal strength indication (RSSI). If the icon is blue, a wireless connection has been
established. If the icon is , there is no connection. Follow the steps below to
launch a wireless connection manually.
1. Double-click the icon , then the Wireless N Client Utility will appear, you
can also run the utility by clicking Start→All programs→Rosewill→2.4GHz

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Wireless Lite-N Client Utility. Then the utility configuration page will pop up on
the screen. (Figure 2).
Figure 2
2. The Network page will display all wireless networks that are available in your
area. To connect to a network, simply highlight the wireless network name and
click Connect.
Figure 3
3. If word None appears behind the SSID, this means the network to be
connected is not security-enabled and you can connect to the network without
entering a key.
If there is a “lock” icon behind the SSID, this means the wireless network is
secured. There are two ways to connect to it.
Method One: Input the security key into the field beside Security Key and click
OK to continue.

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Method Two: Without entering a key, push the WPS (other brands may call it
QSS) button on your router if prompted to You can also connect by pushing
the button on the router as shown below. Then click OK to continue.
Figure 4
b. To connect using WPS
1. Push the WPS/QSS button on the back panel of the Router.
2. Launch the config utility and click WPS in the tools section. Select Push the
button on my access point or wireless router and then click Connect.
Figure 5
3. Wait for the connection progress to be completed.The following screen
indicates successful connectivity. Click OK to finish the WPS connection.

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Figure 6
Note:
For more configuration methods of WPS, please refer to the User Guide on the
Resource CD.
c. To connect using Windows built-in wireless utility
Here takes Windows XP for example.
1. Right-click on the utility icon in your system tray (lower-right corner). Select
Switch to Windows wireless configuration tool.
Figure 7
Or double-click the utility icon to load the utility configuration page. Click
Advanced in the tools section and then select Use Windows wireless
configuration tool.
2. Right-click on the wireless computer icon in your system tray (lower-right
corner). Select View Available Wireless Networks.

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Figure 8
3. The utility will display any available wireless networks in your area. Click on a
network (displayed using the SSID) and click the Connect button.
Figure 9
4. If the network is security-enabled, you will be prompted to enter the key as
shown below. If not, you will connect to the network directly without entering a
key.
Figure 10
The three methods above are all available; you can use any one of them to join the
Internet.
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