Wireless N Dual Band Adapter N600PCE
Quick Installation Guide
Wireless N Dual Band Adapter N600PCE Quick Installation Guide
Link to a wireless access point
Overview
Thank you for purchasing Rosewill’s N600PCE wireless dual band PCI-Express card! This
network card can operate in 2.4GHz or 5GHz wireless network. Excepting common wireless
standards 802.11a/b/g, this wireless network card is also able to access 802.11n wireless
networks - data transfer rate is 300Mbps, and that’s six times faster than 802.11g wireless
network!
1.1 Package Content
Before getting started, please verify that your package includes the following items:
1. Rosewill N600PCE Wireless Dual Band PCI-E Adapter x 1
2. Quick Installation Guide x 1
3. 3dBi dual-band antenna x 2
4. Low Profile Bracket x 1
5. Resource CD x 1, including:
Wireless Utility and Driver
User Manual
Quick installation guide x 1
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.
1.5 System Requirement
You must have at least the following
A desktop PC with an available PCI-Express slot
At least a 300MHz processor and 32MB of memory
Windows OS for WinXP, Vista, and 7
A CD-ROM Drive
A 802.11n、802.11g or 802.11a/b Wireless (and Dual Band) Access Point/Router (for
infrastructure Mode) or another 802.11n、802.11g or 802.11b wireless (and Dual Band)
adapter (for Ad-Hoc; Peer-to-Peer networking mode).
1.6 LED Status
This PCIE Adapter contains one LED. Please refer to the following description for LED definition.
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Not linked to any wireless access point
Wireless WPS function is activated. The network card will
wait for 2 minutes to establish WPS connection.
Wireless network card is normally installed /Linked to a
wireless access point /
Transferring or receiving data.
Installation Guide
2.1 Hardware Diagram
1. Link and Tx/Rx LED
2. WPS Button
3. Antenna
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2.2 PCI-Express Card Installation
1. Turn off your computer and unplug the power cord from the computer.
2. Open the case and locate an available PCI-E slot. Remove the metal slot cover on
the back of the PC. Keep the screws. Turn to your computer manufacturer for
instructions if needed.
3. Insert the PCI-E adapter into the PCI-E slot. Make sure that all of its pins have
touched the slot’s contacts. Once the adapter has been firmly inserted, screw its
fastening tab. Then, close your PC case.
4. Insert the power cable back into the computer and turn on your computer.
5. If the following window popup after you turn on the computer, please click Cancel or Close:
Under Win XP
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Under Windows Vista/Win7
2.3 Installing Drivers and/or Utility
The Installation procedures in different OS are quite similar; please see below for
procedures:
1. Insert the Resource CD into your CD-ROM drive. To continue, double-click My
Computer, and then double-click the CD/DVD drive where the installation CD was
placed. Double-click Setup.exe. Then you will see below windows show up.
2. The following next window will display. After review, click “I accept the terms of the
license agreement”, then “Next” to continue.
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