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Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180UBE
User Manual
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Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180UBE 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 th
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Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180UBE 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. 3
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Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180UBE User Manual Table of Content Chapter 1 Overview .........................................................................................5 Package Content ......................................................................................5 1.1 Overview of the Product.................................................................5 1.2 Features.......................................................
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Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180UBE User Manual Chapter 1 Overview Thank you for choosing Rosewill’s 802.11n Wireless USB adapter – RNX-N180UBE. 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. 5 dBi detachable Antenna x 1 3. Extended USB Base x 1 4. Quick Instal
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Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180UBE User Manual 1.2 Features 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, Vi
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Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180UBE User Manual 1.4 System Requirement You must have at least the following A laptop computer/desktop PC with an available USB port At least a 300MHz processor and 32MB of memory Windows OS for Win98SE, ME, 2000, XP, Vista, 7 A CD-ROM Drive USB controller properly installed and working in the computer A 802.11n 、802.11g or 802.11b Wireless Access Point/Router (for infrastructure Mode) or a
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Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180UBE 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 02-1 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 02-1 Next we use the USB wireless adapter installa
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Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180UBE User Manual Figure 02-2 Click Next Figure 2-3 Click Install to start installing 9
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Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180UBE User Manual Figure 02-4 You may encounter this window, please click Continue Anyway to proceed. Figure 02-5 Follow the InstallShield Wizard steps, and click Finish when done. 10
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Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180UBE User Manual Figure 02-6 Now your PC or notebook will restart automatically. 11
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Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180UBE 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
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Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180UBE User Manual Figure 3-2 Now you have completed the driver and hardware installation for the adapter. 13
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Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180UBE User Manual Chapter 4 System Configuration Use the Wireless LAN Utility to check the link information, search for available wireless networks, or create profiles that hold different configuration settings. You can double-click the icon (Figure 0-1) on your desktop to run it. Another way to start the Configuration Utility is to click Start>Programs> 11n USB Wireless LAN Utility> 11n USB Wireless LAN U
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Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180UBE User Manual 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. Link Quality: The link quality of the current wireless connection. Network Address MAC Address: The MAC Address of the Adapter. IP Address: The IP Address of the Adapter. Subnet Mask: The
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Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180UBE User Manual network via a wireless access point. Click the Add button to create a new infrastructure profile. 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 profi
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Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180UBE User Manual Figure 04-6 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 4-7). Figure 4-7 17
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Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180UBE User Manual 4.2.3 Edit Select a profile and click Edit button to edit this profile (Figure 0-8). Figure 0-8 Figure 0-9 Modify the profile information according to your demand. 4.2.4 Duplicate Select a profile which you want to copy and then click Duplicate （Figure 0-10 ） 18
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Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180UBE User Manual Figure 0-10 Import the new profile name in the popup window blank (Figure 4-11) Figure 4-11 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 19
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Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180UBE User Manual 4.3 Available Network The Available Network tab displays a list of infrastructure and ad-hoc networks for available wireless connection (Figure 04-13) Figure 04-13 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 20
