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  • Page 1 Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180PCe User Manual...

  • Page 2: National Restrictions

    Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180PCe 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.
  • Page 3 Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180PCe Luxembourg Norway Implemented Russian Federation Note: Please don’t use the product outdoors in France. required General authorization required for network and service supply(not for spectrum) This subsection does not apply for the geographical area within a radius of 20 km from the centre of Ny-Ålesund...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180PCe Table of Content Chapter 1 Overview ...5 Package Content...5 Overview of the Product...5 Features...6 System Requirement ...6 LED Status ...6 Product Specification ...7 Chapter 2 Installation Guide ...8 Hardware Installation ...8 Software Installation for Windows OS...9 3.1 Connecting with Microsoft Zero Configuration tool (Win XP) ...13...

  • Page 5: Chapter 1 Overview

    Internet. Easy Installation, enhanced Wireless Security As for installation, RNX-N180PCe provides you the flexibility to install your PC in the most convenient location available, without the cost of running network cables. So you can easily connect your PC to your Wireless Access Point and enjoy the pleasure of...

  • Page 6: Features

    Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180PCe Wi-Fi. Also, this product supports WPA / WPA2 encryptions and mechanisms, allowing users to quickly and easily configure wireless security. Features  High Speed transfer data rate up to 300 Mbps  Supports QoS Enhancement ( WMM, WMM-PS Client mode) ...

  • Page 7: Product Specification

    Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180PCe User Manual Product Specification Standard IEEE 802.11n draft 2.0, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u Interface 1Wireless 1T2R PCI-E Card（PCI ExpressTM Base Specification Revision 1.1） 2 2x 2dB reverse SMA detachable antennas (Standard 1.8dB)

  • Page 8: Chapter 2 Installation Guide

    Make sure the computer is turned off. Remove the expansion slot cover from the computer. (The Highlighted slots are the PCIe slot available for RNX-N180PCe to install) Carefully slide RNX-N180PCe into the PCI-E slot. Push evenly and slowly and ensure it is properly seated.

  • Page 9: Software Installation For Windows Os

    Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180PCe Software Installation for Windows OS he following driver installation guide uses Windows XP as the presumed operation system. The s ystem finds the newly installed device automatically. Click Cancel to close this window. Insert the Driver and Utility CD-ROM into the CD-ROM driver.
  • Page 10 Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180PCe box, and then select the installing language from the next screen and click Next button. Click Next Click Install to start installing User Manual...
  • Page 11 Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180PCe Follow the InstallShield Wizard steps, and click Finish when done. Now your PC or notebook will restart automatically.  You may encounter warning windows like below, please select “install this driver software anyway” for Vista or XP.
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  • Page 13: Chapter 3 Wireless Connection Guide

    Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180PCe Chapter 3 Wireless Connection Guide This chapter describes how to configure your Adapter for wireless connectivity on your Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) and use the data security encryption features. After Installing the Adapter, the Adapter’s tray icon will appear in your system tray. It appears at the bottom of the screen, and shows the signal strength using color and the received signal strength indication (RSSI).

  • Page 14: Connecting With Window 7

    Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180PCe User Manual 3.2 Connecting with Window 7 You can easily access to wireless with Win7. First, move your mouse to lower right hand corner as below and click on the icon where arrow pointing to. Click Refresh to get an update of your Wireless Network Connection. This should help you search the SSID of the network you want to connect to.

  • Page 15: Connecting With Wireless Lan Utility

    Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180PCe User Manual You will be prompt to ask you entering the network security key. Once entered, please click OK to complete. You should see below in a very short period and find out whether you are connected or now.
  • Page 16 Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180PCe User Manual automatically upon starting your computer and connects to a connectable wireless network with best signal strength and with no security setting. 3.3.1 Step 1: Search Available Network First Select the Available Network option: You will see a list of the SSID that your wireless adapter has scanned in your surrounding area.
  • Page 17 Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180PCe User Manual After click “Add to Profile”, you will see the next window “Wireless Network Properties” popup with your current wireless signal’s setting. (RNX-N180PC e will detect the current setting of your SSID). So after the “Wireless Network Pr operties”...

  • Page 18: Chapter 4 Utility Configuration - Win Xp's Station Mode

    Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180PCe Chapter 4 Utility Configuration – Win XP’s Station Mode The Wireless Adapter provides two modes: Station mode and Access Point mode, the default is Station mode under Window XP. You can select connect wirelessly to your Wireless router/AP to connect to Internet in station mode.

  • Page 19: Profile

    Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180PCe  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 Subnet Mask of the Adapter.
  • Page 20 Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180PCe User Manual n the Network Info dialog box appears, enter a name for the new profile. Enter Network SSID. Choose the Network Authentication Mode and Data encryption from the drop-down menu and import the network key. Then click OK button.

  • Page 21: Remove

    Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180PCe User Manual menu. And import the network key. Then click OK button. You have successfully created a profile. 4.1.1.2 Remove Select a profile and click Remove button to delete this profile . Edit 4.1.1.3 Select a profile and click Edit button to edit this profile...

  • Page 22: Duplicate

    Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180PCe User Manual Modify the profile information according to your demand. Duplicate 4.1.1.4 Select a profile which you want to copy and then click Duplicate...

  • Page 23: Set Default

    Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180PCe User Manual Import the new profile name in the popup window blank Set default 4.1.1.5 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...

  • Page 24: Available Network

    Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180PCe User Manual 4.2 Available Network The Available Network tab displays a list of infrastructure and ad-hoc networks for available wireless connection Double-click the network to which you wish to connect.

  • Page 25: Status

    Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180PCe User Manual Choose the Authorization modes and Encryption modes in the drop-down box. If the wireless network uses a Passphrase, enter the Passphrase in 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 netw ork connection.

  • Page 26: Statistics

    Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180PCe User Manual 4.4 Statistics The Statistics tab display the stat. value of current wireless connection Tx and R x, you can click Reset button to reset value and restart to count.

  • Page 27: Wi-Fi Protect Setup

    Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180PCe 4.5 Wi-Fi Protect Setup 4.5.1 Method 1 PIN Input Config (PIN) Input the wireless NIC’s PIN Code into AP and click Start PIN on the AP-Router User Manual...
  • Page 28 Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180PCe WPS config page Click Pin Input Config(PIN) Select one WPS AP which you want connect to and click Select button User Manual...

  • Page 29: Method 2 Push Button

    Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180PCe Please wait when the PIN Method Window pop-up appear, the secure connection between AP and wireless NIC will be founded automatically. 4.5.2 Method 2 Push Button Click Push Button Config(PBC) on Wi-Fi Protect Setup page Click Start PBC on the AP-Router WPS config page...
  • Page 30 Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180PCe Please wait when the PBC method window pop-up appear, the secure connection between AP and wireless NIC will be founded automatically. 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.

  • Page 31: Chapter 5 Configuration - Win Xp's Access Point Mode

    Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180PCe Chapter 5 Configuration – Win XP’s 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...

  • Page 32: Advanced

    Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180PCe  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 ...

  • Page 33: Statistics

    Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180PCe  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) ...

  • Page 34: Ics

    Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180PCe User Manual It display receive and transmit information 5.4 ICS You can set internet connecting sharing (ICS), select the network you want to share in the list, then click ‘apply’, the following picture appears. When you connect...
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  • Page 36: Faq

    Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180PCe This chapter provides solutions to problems that may occur during the installation and operation of the Wireless USB problems. I cannot communicate with the other computers linked via Ethernet in the Infrastructure configuration. Make sure that the PC to which the Adapter is associated is powered on.
  • Page 37 Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180PCe User Manual multiple clients associated to it. eck that the Network Connection for the wireless client is configured properly. If Security is enabled, make sure that the correct encryption keys are entered on both the Adapter and the access point.

  • Page 38: Glossary

    Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180PCe Glossary  802.11b - T he 802.11b standard specifies a wireless product networking at 11 Mbps using direct-sequence spread-spectrum (DSSS) technology and operating in the unlicensed radio spectrum at 2.4 802.11b networks are also referred to as Wi-Fi networks.
  • Page 39 Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180PCe Even if one or more bits in the chip are damaged during transmission, statistical techniques embedd ed in the receiver can recover the original data without the need of retransmission. To an unintended receiver, DSSS appears as low power wideband noise and is rejected (ignored) by most narrowband receivers.
  • Page 40 (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) encryption, which can be used in conjunction with a RADIUS server Thank you for purchasing a quality Rosewill Product. Please register your product at : www.rosewill.com for complete warranty information and future support for your product. 802.11b wireless networking standard, given by the...

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