Rosewill RNX-N180PCE User Manual

Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180PCe

User Manual

Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180PCe 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. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/ TV technician for help. This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

1) This device may not cause harmful interference.

2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

FCC RF Radiation Exposure Statement

This equipment complies with FCC RF radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This device and its antenna must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. “To comply with FCC RF exposure compliance requirements, this grant is applicable to only Mobile Configurations. The antennas used for this transmitter must be installed to provide a separation distance of at least 20 cm from all persons and must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.”

CE Mark Warning

This is a class B product. In a domestic environment, this product may cause radio interference, in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures.

National Restrictions

2400.0-2483.5 MHz Country Restriction Reason/remark

Bulgaria France Outdoor use limited to 10 mW

Italy

e.i.r.p. within the band 2454-2483.5 MHz

General authorization required for outdoor use and public service Military Radiolocation use. Refarming of the 2.4 GHz band has been ongoing in recent years to allow current relaxed regulation. Full implementation planned 2012 If used outside of own premises, general authorization is

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required

Luxembourg

Norway Implemented

Russian Federation

Note: Please don’t use the product outdoors in France.

Only for indoor applications

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

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Table of Content

Chapter 1 Overview....................................................................................................5

Package Content.................................................................................................5

1.1 Overview of the Product.........................................................................5

1.2 Features....................................................................................................6

1.3 System Requirement..............................................................................6

1.4 LED Status...............................................................................................6

1.5 Product Specification..............................................................................7

Chapter 2 Installation Guide......................................................................................8

2.1 Hardware Installation..............................................................................8

2.2 Software Installation for Windows OS..................................................9

3.1 Connecting with Microsoft Zero Configuration tool (Win XP)......13

3.2 Connecting with Window 7................................................................14

3.3 Connecting with Wireless LAN Utility..............................................15

Chapter 4 Utility Configuration – Win XP’s Station Mode...................................18

4.1 General...................................................................................................18

4.1.1 Profile..................................................................................................19

4.1.1.1 Add.................................................................................................19

4.1.1.2 Remove.........................................................................................21

4.1.1.3 Edit.................................................................................................21

4.1.1.4 Duplicate........................................................................................22

4.1.1.5 Set default.....................................................................................23

4.2 Available Network..................................................................................24

4.3 Status......................................................................................................25

4.4 Statistics..................................................................................................26

4.5 Wi-Fi Protect Setup...............................................................................27

4.5.1 Method 1 PIN Input Config (PIN)..................................................27

4.5.2 Method 2 Push Button....................................................................29

Chapter 5 Configuration – Win XP’s Access Point Mode...................................31

5.1 General...................................................................................................31

5.2 Advanced................................................................................................32

5.3 Statistics..................................................................................................33

5.4 ICS...........................................................................................................34

FAQ..............................................................................................................................36

Glossary......................................................................................................................38

Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180PCe User Manual

Chapter 1 Overview

Thank you for choosing Rosewill’s 802.11n 1T2R Wireless PCIe adapter – RNX-N180PCe. This chapter is to introduce you more about this Wireless PCIe Adapter.

Package Content

Before getting started, please verify that your package includes the following items:

1. Rosewill 802.11n Wireless PCIe Adapter x 1

2. 2 dBi External Antenna x 2

3. Quick Installation Guide x 1

4. Low Profile Bracket x 1

5. Resource CD x 1, including:

 Rosewill Wireless N Client Utility and Driver  User Manual  QIG

Note: Make sure that the package contains the above items. If any of the listed items are damaged or missing, please contact with your distributor.

1.1 Overview of the Product

Comply with 802.11n Standards

RNX-N180PCe Wireless PCI-E adapter provides users to launch IEEE 802.11n wireless network at 300 Mbps in the 2.4GHz band. It can also interoperate with all 11Mbps wireless (802.11b) products and all 54 Mbps wireless (802.11g) products.

Reliable Coverage and Connection

RNX-N180PCe adopts MIMO has two external detachable Omni-directional antennas providing even better wireless performance, transmission rates, stability and coverage. You can configure this adapter with ad-hoc mode to connect to other 2.4 GHz wireless computers, or with infrastructure mode to connect to a wireless AP or wireless router for accessing to 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

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Wi-Fi. Also, this product supports WPA / WPA2 encryptions and mechanisms, allowing users to quickly and easily configure wireless security.

1.2 Features

 High Speed transfer data rate up to 300 Mbps  Supports QoS Enhancement ( WMM, WMM-PS Client mode)  Supports wireless data encryption with 64/128-bit WPA,WPA2  Supports frame aggregation, Power saving mechanism, channel management and

co-existence

 Transmit Opportunity (TXOP) Short Inter-Frame Space (SIFS) bursting for higher

multimedia bandwidth

 Supports auto-installation and diagnostic utilities  Two 802.11n/b/g wireless SMA antennas (Standard 1.8dB)  Supports driver for Windows 2003, XP 32 and 64 bit, Vista 32 and 64 bit, and Win7

32 and 64 bit

1.3 System Requirement

You must have at least the following

 A desktop PC with an available PCIe slot.  At least a 300MHz processor and 32MB of memory  Windows OS for Windows 2003, XP, Vista, and Win7  A CD-ROM Drive  A 802.11n 、802.11g or 802.11b Wireless Access Point/Router (for infrastructure

Mode) or another 802.11n、802.11g or 802.11b wireless adapter (for Ad-Hoc; Peer-to-Peer networking mode).

1.4 LED Status

LED Indications Status Working Status

Link LED

Off The adapter is Radio off Blink green The adapter is already connected

Act LED

Blink green and flashing intermittently

Blink green and fast flashing

Off The adapter is Radio off

The adapter is already connected but is not transmitting or receiving data The adapter is activity and transmitting of receiving data.

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1.5 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)

Receiver Sensitivity

300 Mbps Typical -68 dBm 54 Mbps Typical -73 dBm 11 Mbps Typical -84 dBm

Channel

USA 11, Europe 13, Japan 14

Transmit Power

16dBm typically @ 802.11b 14dBm typically @ 802.11g 13dBm typically @ 802.11n

Network Data Rate

802.11b: 1,2,5.5 and 11Mbps

802.11g: 6,9,12,18,24,36,48 and 54Mbps

802.11n: up to 300Mbps

Temperature

Operating: 0°C ~ 40°C (32°~104°F) Storage: -10°C ~ 70°C (14°~158°F)

Humidity

Operating: 10% ~ 90% RH, non-condensing Storage: 5%~90% RH, non-condensing

Emission

FCC, CE, VCCI Class B

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Chapter 2 Installation Guide

2.1 Hardware Installation

1. 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)

2. Carefully slide RNX-N180PCe into the PCI-E slot. Push evenly and slowly and

ensure it is properly seated.

3. Secure the antennas on.

indows detects the new hardware and prompts for Driver 4. Turn on your computer. W

installation.

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2.2 Software Installation for Windows OS

he following driver installation guide uses Windows XP as the presumed operation

T system.

1. 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.

3. The Wizard should run automatically, and Error! Reference so

should appear. If not, click the Start button and choose Run. In the field that appea enter D:\autorun.exe (if ‘’D’’ is the letter of your CD-ROM drive).

4. Click Install Driver Installation on the Wireless Client Configuration Utility dialogue

urce not found.

rs,

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box, and then select the installing language from the next screen and click Next button.

5. Click Next

6. Click Install to start installing

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7. Follow the InstallShield Wizard steps, and click Finish when done.

8. Now your PC or notebook will restart automatically.

 You may encounter warning windows like below, please select

“install this driver software anyway” for Win7, or “Continue Anyway”

for Vista or XP.

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