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// ASIX AX88179/178A Windows 8 driver
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// This document describes the driver's configurable parameters.
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1. SpeedDuplex: Set the Ethernet link speed.
-AutoNegotiation: Auto detect the Ethernet link speed
-10 Mbps Half Duplex: Set the Ethernet Auto-Negotiation on 10HD
-10 Mbps Full Duplex: Set the Ethernet Auto-Negotiation on 10FD
-100 Mbps Half Duplex: Set the Ethernet Auto-Negotiation on 100HD
-100 Mbps Full Duplex: Set the Ethernet Auto-Negotiation on 100FD
-1.0 Gbps Full Duplex: Set the Ethernet Auto-Negotiation on 1000FD
2. NetworkAddress : Allows user to set a MAC address of the device or use the
device default address.
3. FlowControl: Configure flow control advertised capabilities
-Disabled Disable flow control
-TxEnabled Enable transmit flow control
-RxEnabled Enable receive flow control
-RxTxEnabled Enable transmit and receive flow control
4. WakeOnLinkChange: Wake up the computer when device detects Ehernet link Changed
-Disabled Disable WakeOnLinkChange function
-Enabled Enable WakeOnLinkChange function
5. Packet Priority & VLAN: Enable or disable the ability to insert the 802.1Q
priority and VLAN tags into the transmit packets.
-Packet Priority & VLAN Disabled Disable to insert the 802.1Q priority and VLAN tag
-Packet Priority Enabled Only enable to insert the 802.1Q priority tag
-VLAN Enabled Only enable to insert the 802.1Q VLAN tag
-Packet Priority & VLAN Enabled Enable to insert the 802.1Q priority and VLAN tag
6. VLAN ID: If user set a valid VLAN ID, the driver inserts the VLAN tag with
this VLAN ID into the transmit packets and device will filter the
received packets.
7. WakeOnMagicPacket: Wake up the computer when device receives a Magic Packet
-Disabled Disable WakeOnMagicPacket function
-Enabled Enable WakeOnMagicPacket function
8. WakeOnPattern: Wake up the computer when device receives a packet that matches a
specified pattern
-Disabled Disable WakeOnPattern function
-Enabled Enable WakeOnPattern function
9. TCPChecksumOffloadV4: Enable or disable the device to calculate the
TCP checksum of the transmit IPv4 packets and
check the TCP checksum of the received IPv4
packets.
-Disabled Disable the TCP Checksum Offload
-TxEnabled Enable the TCP Checksum Offload for transmit packets
-RxEnabled Enable the TCP Checksum Offload for received packets
-RxTxEnabled Enable the TCP Checksum Offload for transmit and received packets
10. UDPChecksumOffloadV4: Enable or disable the device to calculate the
UDP checksum of the transmit IPv4 packets and
check the UDP checksum of the received IPv4 packets.
-Disabled Disable the UDP Checksum Offload
-TxEnabled Enable the UDP Checksum Offload for transmit packets
-RxEnabled Enable the UDP Checksum Offload for received packets
-RxTxEnabled Enable the UDP Checksum Offload for transmit and received packets
11. TCPChecksumOffloadV6: Enable or disable the device to calculate the
TCP checksum of the transmit IPv6 packets and
check the TCP checksum of the received IPv6 packets.
-Disabled Disable the TCP Checksum Offload
-TxEnabled Enable the TCP Checksum Offload for transmit packets
-RxEnabled Enable the TCP Checksum Offload for received packets
-RxTxEnabled Enable the TCP Checksum Offload for transmit and received packets
12. UDPChecksumOffloadV6: Enable or disable the device to calculate the
UDP checksum of the transmit IPv6 packets and
check the UDP checksum of the received IPv6 packets.
-Disabled Disable the UDP Checksum Offload
-TxEnabled Enable the UDP Checksum Offload for transmit packets
-RxEnabled Enable the UDP Checksum Offload for received packets
-RxTxEnabled Enable the UDP Checksum Offload for transmit and received packets
13. IPChecksumOffloadV4: Enable or disable the device to calculate the IP
checksum of the transmit IPv4 packets and check the
IP checksum of the received IPv4 packets.
-Disabled Disable the IP Checksum Offload
-TxEnabled Enable the IP Checksum Offload for transmit packets
-RxEnabled Enable the IP Checksum Offload for received packets
-RxTxEnabled Enable the IP Checksum Offload for transmit and received packets
14. AutoDetach: Enable or disable AutoDetach ability. if AutoDetach is enabled,
3 seconds later after Ethernet cable was unpluged, the device will
be detached from USB.
-Disabled Disable AutoDetach
-Enabled Enable AutoDetach
-Use EEPROM Setting Disable or enable AutoDetach accoring to the EEPROM setting
15. MaskTimer: If wake up ability is enabled, the wake up function will delay this
time to active.
-0,4,8,12,16,20,24,28 seconds
16. WolLinkSpeed: Set the Ethernet link speed when device sleeps if wake up
ability is enabled.
-Enabled The Ethernet link speed works on 10 Mbps first if available
-Disabled The Ethernet link speed works on maximum link speed
17. SelectiveSuspend: Allows NDIS to suspend an idle AX88772B network adapter by
transitioning the adapter to a low-power state
-Disabled Disable SelectiveSuspend function
-Enabled Enable SelectiveSuspend function
18. SSIdleTimeout: Selective suspend idle time-out in units of seconds
19. ArpOffload: When enable this ability, the device will reply the ARP request
packet when computer is suspending. This ability is activated only
if WOL is enabled.
-Disabled Disable ARP Offload
-Enabled Enable ARP Offload
20. NSOffload: When enable this ability, the device will reply the neighbor
solicitation packet when computer is suspending. This ability is
activated only if WOL is enabled.
-Disabled Disable NS Offload
-Enabled Enable NS Offload
Download Driver Pack
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Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.
Otherwise, open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu and selecting Device Manager.
Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.
Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.
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