USB 2.
Safety Instructions Always read the safety instructions carefully Keep this User’s Manual for future reference Keep this equipment away from humidity If any of the following situation arises, get the equipment checked by a service technician: • The equipment has been exposed to moisture. • The equipment has been dropped and damaged. • The equipment has obvious sign of breakage. • The equipment has not been working well or you cannot get it work according to User’s Manual.
Table of Contents 1. Introduction .......................................................................................................1 Features ............................................................................................................................. 1 Package Contents .............................................................................................................. 1 System Requirements.......................................................................................
1. Introduction 1. Introduction The USB 2.0 to Fast 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.
USB 2.0 Ethernet Adapter User’s Manual System Requirements IBM compatible Pentium-233MHz or faster PC or Mac 64 MB RAM or more One available USB port Windows 2000, XP, Vista 32/64-bit; Mac OS X 10.x 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. Installation 2. Installation On Windows 2000/XP/Vista Caution: DO NOT connect the Ethernet adapter to your computer before you install the provided driver. You will be instructed to do so later. 1. Insert the provided CD into your disc drive. Then locate and double-click the setup.exe file under x:\Driver\Windows where x is your disc drive letter. On Windows Vista, click Allow at the User Account Control screen. 2. Wait a while for the program to install the driver.
USB 2.0 Ethernet Adapter User’s Manual 4. 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. 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.
2. Installation 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 \Driver\Mac10.x. 2. In the directory of Mac10.x, select and copy the folder named AX88772.kext. 3. On the desktop, double-click the start-up drive. 4. Paste the AX88772.kext to the root directory of the disk.
USB 2.0 Ethernet Adapter User’s Manual 5. Open the terminal application by clicking Go > Application > Utilities > Terminal. 6. If there is one old driver in the Extensions directory, please remove it first by executing the command: sudo rm –R /System/Library/Extensions/AX88772.kext You will need to enter your password as prompted. 7. Paste the driver to the Extensions folder by the command line below: sudo cp –R //AX88772.kext /System/Library/Extensions/AX88772.
2. Installation To verify the installation, you can go to /System/Library/Extensions to check if AX88772.kext is present. 8. Connect the Ethernet adapter to a free USB port. 9. Reboot your Mac. 10. Start System Preferences and select Network. 11. You will find that a new Ethernet network interface is available. It’s usually named Ethernet Adapter (en1) or Ethernet Adapter (en2). Now you are ready to configure the network settings for network access.
USB 2.0 Ethernet Adapter User’s Manual You must use the command line to install the driver as instructed above. Simply copy and paste AX88772.kext to the Extensions folder will lead to an improper installation as the warning message below: 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.
3. Specifications 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.
USB 2.0 Ethernet Adapter User’s Manual 4. Regulatory Compliance FCC Conditions This equipment has been tested and found to comply 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.