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Table of Contents 1. Introduction ....................................................................... 1 Features ............................................................................... 1 Package Contents................................................................ 1 System Requirements.......................................................... 2 LED Status ........................................................................... 2 2. Driver Installation ......................................
1. Introduction The USB 2.0 Ethernet Adapter allows your computer instantly connect to a 10/100Mbps network through simply a USB port; no hassle to open up your computer case as is required for an internal card now! It’s also an ideal USB-to-LAN alternative for gaming console that needs network access in an environment lacking wireless capability. Compared with USB 1.1 standard which offers 12 Mbps speed, the adapter’s compliance with USB 2.
System Requirements CPU : Pentium III 1G above or similar Memory size : 256MB RAM One CD-ROM drive Hard Disk : At least 100MB available space One available USB port OS: Window 2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista or MAC OS 10.4.x and above LED Status LED Color Description Power Green On for connection to a 100Mbps network. Off for connection to a 10Mbps or not connected. Link Green LAN activity. Blinking when there is data flow between LAN and the host computer.
2. Driver Installation On Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista 1. With your computer switched on, insert the “USB2.0 to Fast Ethernet Adapter” into an available USB2.0 port of your computer. The following message will appear on your screen, Please click ‘Cancel’ and use the wizard to install driver.
2. Please insert the installation CD into your CDROM drive. The Autorun setup programs should run under Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista, or you can click on the “Browse CD” to find other OS drivers in the CD. 3. Connect the Ethernet adapter’s USB end to a free USB port of your computer. Then a pop-up message will appear in the notification area indicating the installation is complete. * Actual strings depend on your operation system.
Verifying the Driver Installation on Windows Once you finish the installation, you can open Windows Device Manager to verify if your Ethernet adapter is properly installed. To access the Device Manager: On Windows Vista: Right-click Computer on the desktop and click Properties > Device Manager. On Windows XP/2000: Right-click My Computer on the desktop and click Properties > (Hardware) > Device Manager. In the Network adapters group, an item named ASIX AX88772 USB2.
On MAC OS X 10.x 1. Insert the provided driver CD into your CD-ROM drive. Double-click the CD and navigate to the directory of \Drivers\Mac 2. In the directory of Mac10.x, please double-click AX88772_10.4 to execute the installer program. 3. The onscreen prompted and please click on Continue to go to next step.
4. Please select a destination volume to install driver software and click on Continue. 5. Click on Upgrade or Install to continue this installation. 6. Make sure that you want to install this driver now and the computer will be restarted once the installation is done. Please click on Continue Installation to continue this installation.
7. Click on Restart to take the new settings effect. Now the installation is complete. You can connect the adapter to a network device by an Ethernet cable: 1. Connect an Ethernet cable to the Ethernet port on the adapter. 2. Connect the other end of the Ethernet cable to your network hub, switch or router. The Link LED should light up green to indicate a proper physical connection between the adapter and the network.
Verifying the Driver Installation on Mac Once you finish the installation of Ethernet Adapter, please navigate to System Profiler>Hardware>USB, then you will find the driver of AX88772. Also navigate to System Preference>Network, please click on Renew DHCP Lease and Apply Now as following to verify the installation of driver and Ethernet Adapter.
3. Specifications Items Descriptions Network Standards IEEE 802.3: 10Base-T IEEE 802.3u: 100Base-T Data Transfer Rates Ethernet: 10Mbps/20Mbps (Half/Full Duplex) Fast Ethernet: 100Mbps/200Mbps (Half/Full Duplex) Data Bus USB 2.0 (1.
4. Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
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