EU-4306 Quick Installation Guide 03-2013 / v1.
Contents I. Package Contents .................................................................................. 3 II. System Requirements............................................................................ 3 III. Installation ............................................................................................ 3 IV. Linux ..................................................................................................... 5 IV-1. Requirements .................................................
I. Package Contents USB 3.0 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter QIG CD-ROM II. System Requirements - Windows 98 SE, Windows 2000, Windows ME, Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 8, Mac OS X - Internet Explorer V 5.0 or above, Netscape V 4.0 or above, Firefox 1.5 or above. III. Installation 1. Switch on your computer and insert the Ethernet adapter into an available USB port of your computer. Note: The EU-4306 is compatible with USB 2.0 & 3.0 ports - for best performance please use a USB 3.0 port. 2.
3. Insert the included CD-ROM into the CD drive of your computer. Browse to the contents of the CD-ROM and open the “Drivers” folder. 4. Open the correct folder for your operating system and then follow the instructions in the appropriate chapter to install the necessary drivers. IV. Linux V. Mac OS VI. Windows 5. After the drivers are installed, carefully insert your Ethernet cable into the Gigabit Ethernet adapter.
IV. Linux IV-1. Requirements In order to build the driver, Linux kernel sources must be installed on the build machine. The running kernel version must match the installed kernel sources; kernel sources can be obtained from www.kernel.org or your Linux distributor. Note: Ensure that the kernel is built with Host-side, EHCI, OHCI or UHCI support. IV-2. File Description File Description ax88179_178a.c AX88179_178A Main Linux driver axix.
[root@localhost template]# make install IV-3-2. 1. Usage To load the driver manually, go to the driver directory and execute the following commands: [root@localhost template]# modprobe usbnet [root@localhost template]# insmod ax88179_178a.ko 2. To unload the driver, execute the following command: [root@localhost anywhere]# rmmod axax88179_178a IV-3-3. Driver Parameters The following parameters can be set when using insmod: Msg_enable=0xNNNNNNN Specifies the msg_enable of usbnet.
V. Mac OS V-1. Driver Installation 1. Open the folder named “AX88179_178A_...” and double click the “AX88179_178A.dmg” file. Navigate to the disk image mounted to your Mac as shown in the following screen: 2. Double click the .pkg file to open the driver installation wizard. Click “Continue” and follow the on-screen instructions.
3. Click “install” to continue the installation operation. You may be prompted for your username and password. 4. You will be prompted that your computer must restart after the installation is complete. Click “Continue Installation” to proceed. 5. When the installation is complete, as shown below, click “Restart” to restart your system.
V-2. Driver Uninstallation 1. Open the folder named “AX88179_178A_...” and double click the “AX88179_178A.dmg” file. Navigate to the disk image mounted to your Mac as shown in the following screen: 2. Double click the “AX88179_178A_uninstall” file to uninstall the driver.
V-3. Troubleshooting – OS X 10.8 Installation Issue For Mac OS X 10.8 users, new security features in the OX X 10.8 system may initially prevent you from installing the drivers. By default, the OS X 10.8 system prevents users from installing or launching applications which are not downloaded from the Mac App Store, or which have not been digitally signed by the developers. Depending on your driver version, your drivers may not yet have been digitally signed.
2.You will be prompted that the installer is from an unidentified developer and asked to confirm if you wish to open it. Please click “Open” to continue. 3.The installer will open and function normally as described in V-1. Driver Installation.
VI. Windows 1. Open the correct folder for your version of Windows. 2. 3. On the following screen, open the folder named “AX88179_178A_...” Locate and double click the “Setup.exe” icon to start the driver installation wizard.
4. Please wait while the setup wizard prepares to install the drivers. 5. When the installation is complete, click “Finish”.
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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.
EU Declaration of Conformity English: Français: Čeština: Polski: Română: Русский: Magyar: Türkçe: Українська: Slovenčina: Deutsch: Español: Italiano: Nederlands: Português: Norsk: Svenska: Dansk: Suomi: This equipment is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 1999/5/EC, 2009/125/EC.
Declaration of Conformity We, Edimax Technology Co., Ltd., declare under our sole responsibility, that the equipment described below complies with the requirements of the European Council directive (2004/108/EC). Equipment: USB 3.0 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter Model No.
