Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180UB 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.
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Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180UB 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...
Rosewill Wireless N Client Utility helps you create a wireless connection immediately. With unmatched wireless performance, reception, and security protection, the RNX-N180UB is the best choice for easily adding or upgrading wireless connectivity to your notebook and computer. Features...
Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180UB 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 ...
Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180UB Chapter 2 Installation Guide 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’’...
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Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180UB Click Next Click Install to start installing Figure 0-2 Figure 0-3 User Manual...
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Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180UB Follow the InstallShield Wizard steps, and click Finish when done. Now your PC or notebook will restart automatically. Figure 0-4 Figure 0-5 User Manual...
Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180UB 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.
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Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180UB 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. Now you have completed the driver and hardware installation for the adapter.
Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180UB 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 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 ...
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...
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Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180UB When the Network Info dialog box appears 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 0-9 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) Figure 0-10 Import the new profile name in the popup window blank...
Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180UB 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.
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Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180UB Double-click the network to which you wish to connect. choose the Authorization modes and Encryption modes in the Refer to Figure 0-14 drop-down box. If the wireless network uses a Passphrase, enter the Passphrase in Figure 0-13...
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.
Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180UB 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 WPS config page Click Pin Input Config(PIN) Select one WPS AP which you want connect to and click Select button...
Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180UB Please wait when the Figure 0-21 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 Figure 0-20...
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Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180UB Click Start PBC on the AP-Router WPS config page Please wait when the Figure 0-21 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.
Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180UB 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,...
Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180UB Configure this AP. Click config, display the following picture 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 ...
Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180UB 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) ...
Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180UB 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, Figure 0-4 Figure 0-5 User Manual...
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Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180UB User Manual then click ‘apply’, the following picture appears. When you connect successfully, you can share network with others Figure 0-6...
Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180UB 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. 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.
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If Security is enabled, make sure that the correct encryption keys are entered on both the Adapter and the access point. 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. User Manual...
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