Table of Contents 1. Introduction ......................1 Features ..........................1 Package Contents ......................1 System Requirements......................1 LED Status .......................... 2 2. Installation in Windows ..................3 Windows 7/ Vista ......................3 Windows XP ........................5 Verifying the Driver Installation in Windows ..............7 TCP/IP Setting in Windows ....................
1. Introduction The TU2-ET100 is a high speed USB network adapter that allows you to instantly connect to a 10/100Mbps network from a USB enabled desktop or Notebook PC. Compliant with USB 2.0 and backwards compatible with the USB 1.0 and 1.1, you can share files and printers and also gain access to broadband Internet to explore valuable resources on the web.
LED Status Color Description 100Mbps Green On for 100Mbps Off for 10Mbps or not connected Link Amber LAN activity. Blinking when there is data flow between LAN and the host computer.
2. Installation in Windows Windows 7/ Vista 1. Insert the Driver CD-ROM into your CD-ROM Drive. 2. Click Run Install.exe. 3. Click Install Driver to install the driver.
7. Remove the CD-ROM from your computer’s CD-ROM drive. 8. Connect the adapter to an available USB port on your computer 9. The adapter’s drivers will install automatically. 10. Connect a network cable from the TU2-ET100 to a switch, router or cable/DSL modem. Windows XP 1.
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6. Remove the CD-ROM from your computer’s CD-ROM drive. 7. Connect the adapter to an available USB port on your computer 8. The adapter’s drivers will install automatically. 9. Connect a network cable from the TU2-ET100 to a switch, router or cable/DSL modem.
Verifying the Driver Installation in Windows To verify the driver installation on your Ethernet adapter, please launch Device Manager through the steps below. On Windows® 7/Vista: Right-click on the Computer icon on the desktop and select Properties > Device Manager.
TCP/IP Setting in Windows Click Start, Control Panel and, then click Network and Sharing Center, and then clicking Change Adapter settings Right-click on the Local Area Connection of the adapter, and then click Properties. Under Networking tab, click Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) for IPv4 setting or Internet Protocol Version 6 (TCP/IPv6) for IPv6 setting, and then click Properties.
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Setup the IPv4 IP address: To obtain IP settings automatically, click Obtain an IP address automatically, and then click OK. To manual setup the IP address, select User the following IPv4 address, then enter IP address on the IP address, Subnet Mask, and Default gateway boxes, and then specify the IP address on the Preferred DNS server and Alternate DNS server boxes, and then click OK.
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Setup IPv6 IP address settings: Note: On Windows XP Operating System, it required to install IPv6 protocol in order to setup the IPv6 IP . Please follow the How to Install IPv6 protocol on Windows XP on next section for instruction. ...
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Install IPv6 Protocol in Windows XP Click Start, click Control Panel, click Network and Internet Connections, and then click Network Connections. Right-click the network connection that you want to configure, and then click Properties. 3. Under General tab, click Install.
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4. Click Protocol, and then click Add. 5. Click Microsoft TCP/IP version 6, and then click OK. 6. Click Close to save changes to your network connection.
3. Installation in Mac Mac 10.6x Insert the provided driver CD into your CD-ROM drive. Double-click the CD and navigate to the directory of \Driver\Mac_OSX10.6 Double-click AX88772.dmg to mount the driver installer image Double-click AX88772_v3.4.0 to execute the installer program.
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Click Continue to go to the next step once the screen below is prompted up. Select a destination disk to install the driver and click on Continue. Click Upgrade or Install to continue the installation.
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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 the installation. Click Restart to activate the new settings. The installation is completed. You can connect the adapter to a network device via an Network cable: 1.
Mac 10.5x Insert the provided driver CD into your CD-ROM drive. Double-click the CD and navigate to the directory of \Driver\Mac_OSX10.5. Double-click AX88772.dmg to mount the driver installer image Double-click AX88772_v3.4.0 to execute the installer program. Click Continue to go to the next step once the screen below is prompted up.
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Select a destination disk to install the driver and click Continue. Click Upgrade or Install to continue the installation. Click Continue Installation to continue the installation.
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Click Restart to activate the new settings. The installation is completed. You can connect the adapter to a network device via an Network 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 in green to indicate a proper physical connection between the adapter and the network.
Mac 10.4.x Insert the provided driver CD into your CD-ROM drive. Double-click the CD and navigate to the directory of \Driver\Mac_OSX10.4. Double click AX88772.dmg to mount the driver installer image Double click AX88772_v3.4.0 to execute the installer program. Click Continue to go to the next step once the screen below is prompted up.
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Select a destination disk to install the driver and click Continue. Click Upgrade or Install to continue the installation. Click Continue Installation to continue the installation.
Click Restart to activate the new settings. The installation is completed. You can connect the adapter to a network device via an Network 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 in green to indicate a proper physical connection between the adapter and the network.
TCP/IP Setting in Mac Mac OS 10.6 Choose Apple menu > System Preferences, and then click Network. If the Network Preference is locked, click on the lock icon and enter your Admin password to make further changes. Choose the network service you want to use, such as USB Ethernet. Click Advanced to setup IP address.
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Under TCP/IP tag. click on the Configure IPv4 or IPv6 pop-up menu, select Automatically or Manually (by default, the configuration is set to Automatically) If manually setting is selected, enter the IPv4 or IPv6 address, router address, and prefix length you received from your network administrator or Internet service provider. Your router’s address may be referred to as your gateway address by some ISPs.
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Mac OS 10.5 Choose Apple > System Preferences, and then click Network. Choose the network service you want to use, such as USB Ethernet. Then, click Advanced.
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Under TCP/IP tag, select Automatically or Manually on configure IPv4 or IPv6. (by default, the configuration is set to Automatically) If manually setting is selected, enter the IPv4 or IPv6 address, router address, and prefix length you received from your network administrator or Internet service provider. Your router address may be referred to as your gateway address by some ISPs.
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Mac OS 10.4 Open System Preferences and click Network. Choose Network adapter then click Configure...
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Under TCP/IP tag, on Configure IPv4 drop down menu, select Using DHCP or Manually option. If manually setup is selected, enter the IP address, subnet Mask and Router IP address. Your router address may be referred to as your gateway address by some ISPs. If manually setup selected on IPv6, enter the IPv6 address, router address, and prefix length you received from your network administrator or Internet service provider.
4. Specifications Hardware Standards USB 2.0, 1.1 IEEE 802.3 10Base-T IEEE 802.3u 100Base-TX Data Transfer Rate Ethernet: 10Mbps/20Mbps (Half/Full Duplex) Fast Ethernet: 100Mbps/200Mbps (Half/Full Duplex) Embedded Buffers 20KB SRAM for RX Packets buffering 8KB SRAM for TX Packets buffering Supported OS Windows 7(32/64-bit)/Vista(32/64-bit)/XP(32/64-bit) Mac OS X 10.4~10.6 LEDs...
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