Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180UB User Manual
Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180UB User Manual FCC 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 pro-vide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not in-stalled and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180UB User Manual required Luxembourg General authorization required for network and service supply(not for spectrum) Norway Implemented This subsection does not apply for the geographical area within a radius of 20 km from the centre of Ny-Ålesund Russian Only for indoor applications Federation Note: Please don’t use the product outdoors in France.
Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180UB User Manual Table of Content Chapter 1 Overview ....................................................................................................5 Package Content.................................................................................................5 1.1 Overview of the Product.........................................................................5 1.2 Features....................................................................................................
Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180UB User Manual Chapter 1 Overview Thank you for choosing Rosewill’s 802.11n 1T2R Wireless USB adapter – RNX-N180UB. This chapter is to introduce you more about this Wireless Adapter. Package Content Before getting started, please verify that your package includes the following items: 1. Rosewill 802.11n Wireless USB Adapter x 1 2. Quick Installation Guide x 1 3.
Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180UB User Manual Complies with IEEE802.11n, IEEE802.11g, IEEE802.11b standards Supports 1T2R MIMO technology Supports WPA/WPA2 data security, IEEE802.1x authentication, TKIP/AES encryption, and 64/128 - bit WEP encryption Supports high rate of up to 300Mbps download speed for maximum throughput Ease to configure and provides monitoring information Supports Windows 2000, XP, Vista Supports WPS 1.
Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180UB User Manual Chapter 2 Installation Guide 2.1 Software Installation Insert the Driver and Utility CD-ROM into the CD-ROM driver. The Wizard should run automatically, and Figure 0-1 should appear. If not, click the Start button and choose Run. In the field that appears, enter D:\autorun.exe (if ‘’D’’ is the letter of your CD-ROM drive). Figure 0-1 Next we use the USB wireless adapter installation steps as example.
Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180UB User Manual Figure 0-2 Click Next Figure 0-3 Click Install to start installing 8
Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180UB User Manual Figure 0-4 Follow the InstallShield Wizard steps, and click Finish when done. Figure 0-5 Now your PC or notebook will restart automatically.
Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180UB User Manual Chapter 3 Install Wireless Adapter The wireless USB Adapter supports up to 300 Mbps wireless connection. This USB adapter is fully compliant with the specifications defined in IEEE802.11n standard. It is designed to complement USB2.0 computers and supports Windows98SE/Me/2000/XP/Vista. 3.1 USB adapter Installation The status LED indicators of the USB wireless adapter are described in the following.
Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180UB User Manual If the Welcome to Found New Hardware Wizard displays, choose install the software automatically (Recommended), and click Next button. The driver will be installed automatically. Figure 0-3 Now you have completed the driver and hardware installation for the adapter.
Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180UB User Manual Chapter 4 Configuration – Station Mode The Wireless USB Adapter provides two modes: Station mode and Access Point mode, the default is Station mode. You can select remote wireless AP to connect to Internet in station mode. But in the Access Point mode, the wireless USB adapter act as a wireless access point which the wireless USB Adapter can connect to share an Internet connection with others.
Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180UB User Manual General Information Status: Wireless network Associated, Ad-hoc Mode or Not Associated. Speed: The data Tx rate and Rx rate of the current connection. Type: The type of the current wireless connection , Infrastructures or ad hoc Encryption: Current encryption. SSID: The unique name of the wireless network to which the wireless adapter is connecting. Signal Strength: The signal quality of the current connection.
Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180UB User Manual Figure 0-3 4.2.1 Add Create a new Infrastructure mode profile If you want your wireless computers to communicate with other computers on your wired network via a wireless access point. Click the Add button to create a new infrastructure profile.
Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180UB User Manual Figure 0-4 When the Network Info dialog box appears (Figure 0-4), enter a name for the new profile. Enter the Network SSID. Choose the Network Authentication Mode and Data encryption from the drop-down menu and import the network key. Then click OK button. Create a new ad-hoc mode profile If you want your wireless computers communicate with each other directly, click the Add button to create a new ad-hoc profile.
Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180UB User Manual Figure 0-6 Choose the Network Authentication Mode and Data encryption from the drop-down menu. And import the network key. Then click OK button. You have successfully created a profile. 4.2.2 Remove Select a profile and click Remove button to delete this profile (Figure 0-7).
Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180UB User Manual Figure 0-7 4.2.3 Edit Select a profile and click Edit button to edit this profile (Figure 0-8).
Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180UB User Manual Figure 0-9 Modify the profile information according to your demand. 4.2.
Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180UB User Manual Figure 0-11 4.2.5 Set default When you want to make one profile as a default wireless connection, you should select the profile and click Set default button. The wireless adapter will use this profile to connect to wireless network automatically when the utility running next time. Figure 0-12 4.
Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180UB User Manual Figure 0-13 Double-click the network to which you wish to connect. Figure 0-14 Refer to Figure 0-14 choose the Authorization modes and Encryption modes in the drop-down box.
Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180UB User Manual the Passphrase field. If the wireless network uses a WEP key, enter the WEP key in the Key field. Click the OK button to complete the network connection. 4.3 Status The Status tab displays the detailed information of current device and wireless connection. Figure 0-15 4.4 Statistics The Statistics tab display the stat. value of current wireless connection Tx and Rx, you can click Reset button to reset value and restart to count.
Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180UB User Manual Figure 0-16 4.
Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180UB User Manual 4.5.1 Method 1 PIN Input Config (PIN) 1. Input the wireless NIC’s PIN Code into AP and click Start PIN on the AP-Router WPS config page Figure 0-18 2. Click Pin Input Config(PIN) Figure 0-19 3.
Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180UB User Manual Figure 0-20 4. Please wait when the Figure 0-21 pop-up appear, the secure connection between AP and wireless NIC will be founded automatically. Figure 0-21 4.5.2 Method 2 Push Button 1.
Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180UB 2. User Manual Click Start PBC on the AP-Router WPS config page Figure 0-23 3. Please wait when the Figure 0-21 pop-up appear, the secure connection between AP and wireless NIC will be founded automatically. Figure 0-24 Remark If there is more than one AP on the PBC mode, there will be session overlap. Please using method 1 PIN Input Config(PIN) or wait for a while push the button again.
Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180UB User Manual Chapter 5 Configuration – Access Point Mode We can use the wireless USB adapter to build an access point apart from the station mode. The wireless client can connect to it if the wireless USB adapter is set to access point mode, then you can share an Internet connection with others Click Mode in the menu bar and select Access Point, then it will change to Access Point mode automatically 5.
Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180UB User Manual Configure this AP. Click config, display the following picture Figure 0-2 Profile name: The default is Access Point Mode and can’t be modified Network name (SSID): The name of this AP and can be modified Channel: You can select channel 1 to 14, which provides a choice of avoiding interference Network authentication: It contains open system, shared key, WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK. You can configure safe encryption mode for this AP.
Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180UB User Manual Figure 0-3 Beacon Interval: This represents the amount of time between beacon transmissions. Before a station enters power save mode, the station needs the beacon interval to know when to wake up to receive the beacon (and learn whether there are buffered frames at the access point) DTIM period: The DTIM period is set on the TIM information element on the DTIM period field.
Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180UB User Manual Figure 0-4 It display receive and transmit information 5.
Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180UB User Manual then click ‘apply’, the following picture appears.
Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180UB User Manual FAQ This chapter provides solutions to problems that may occur during the installation and operation of the Wireless USB Adapter. Read the descriptions below to solve your problems. 1. The Wireless USB Adapter does not work properly. Reinsert the Wireless USB Adapter into your PC’s USB slot. Right click My Computer and select Properties. Select the device manager and click on the Network Adapter. You will find the Adapter if it is installed successfully.
Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180UB User Manual unable to connect to the wireless network and/or the Internet? Check that the LED indicators for the broadband modem are indicating normal activity. If not, there may be a problem with the broadband connection. Check that the LED indicators on the wireless router are functioning properly. If not, check that the AC power and Ethernet cables are firmly connected. Check that the IP address, subnet mask, gateway, and DNS settings are correctly entered for the network.
