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FCC Compliance Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the 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.
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Introduction The PEX300WN2X2 PCI Express Wireless N Card (PCIe x1) adds high speed wireless network connectivity to almost any PCI Express-enabled desktop/workstation PC. Using a 2T2R (2 Transmitter/2 Receiver) design over the 2.4GHz frequency, this PCIe wireless card provides up to 300Mbps of data bandwidth over an 802.11n network, while improving signal reception and range. Backward compatible with 802.
Installation WARNING! PCI Express cards, like all computer equipment, can be severely damaged by static electricity. Be sure that you are properly grounded before opening your computer case or touching your PCI Express card. StarTech.com recommends that you wear an anti-static strap when installing any computer component. If an anti-static strap is unavailable, discharge yourself of any static electricity build-up by touching a large grounded metal surface (such as the computer case) for several seconds.
5. Complete the wizard and this will automatically install all of the drivers/software. Restart the computer when prompted. Windows Vista/7/8 1. Upon starting Windows, if the “Found New Hardware” wizard appears on the screen, cancel/close the window or choose not to install the drivers and insert the included Driver CD into the computer’s CD/DVD drive. 2. AutoPlay should automatically launch the Driver/ Software installation splash screen or prompt you to run Setup.exe.
Verifying Installation Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7/8 From the main desktop, right-click on “My Computer” (“Computer” in Vista/7), then select Manage. In the new Computer Management window, select Device Manager from the left window panel. Double-click on the “Network adapters” option to open it. A new Wireless adapter should be listed.
How to Use Connecting to a wireless network is done through the Windows wireless configuration utilities. You must know the name of the wireless network (SSID), the type of security it is using (if any) and it’s associated password to connect to a wireless network. Consult the documentation for your wireless access point (AP) or contact your network administrator or the wireless AP manufacturer for details.
Windows Vista/7/8 The wireless network adapter will appear as a small icon in the System Tray (next to the clock). Left-clicking on this icon will bring up a list of detected wireless networks. Select the wireless network you wish to connect to and click the “Connect” button. If the network has security enabled, you will be prompted for a password.
Ralink WLAN Utility Instead of using the built-in Windows wireless utility, a 3rd party utility, Ralink WLAN Utility, can be used. This utility provides access to additional advanced features of the wireless card, such as Wi-Fi Direct and Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS). If the Ralink WLAN utility is installed, then a small icon will appear in the system tray area near the clock. Double-click the icon to open the utility window, or right-click on it to bring up the menu and select the ‘launch’ option.
Connecting to an available network: 1. To connect to a wireless network, bring up “Available Networks” from the main window. This will list all of the detected wireless networks in the area. 2. Once you locate the network you wish to connect to, select it from the list by click on the entry, then click the ‘Connect’ button. If this is a network that you will be connecting to often, then you may wish to create a persistent profile by clicking the “Add to Profile” button and following the prompts.
3. If the network uses encryption, a window will popup where you will need to enter the proper authentication information (i.e. password/passphrase). 4. Once successfully connected to the network, information about the wireless router/ access point will be listed in the main window and the “AP Information” section of the Available Networks window.
4. Select the type of Authentication/Encryption used by the network (if any). Click the ‘Next’ arrow button when ready. 5. If an Authentication type was specified, enter in the password/passphrase used to access the network. Click the ‘Next’ arrow button when ready. 6. Once the profile has been created, you must activate it for it to become the default profile. Select the profile and click the “Activate Profile” button.
Specifications Host Interface PCI Express 1.1 (x1 slot connector) Form Factor Low/Full Profile Chipset ID Ralink RT5392 External Connectors 2 x RP-SMA Female LEDs 1 x Link/Activity Antenna Configuration 2x2:2 (TxR:S) Wireless Frequency 2.4 GHz Supported Standards IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.
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