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* USB 2.0 Fast Ethernet Adapter Installation *
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Contents:
System Requirements
Hardware Installation
Software Installation
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System Requirements
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One of the following operating systems is required:
Windows Me
Windows 98 or Windows 98 Second Edition
Windows 2000
Windows XP
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Hardware Installation
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The USB 2.0 Fast Ethernet Adapter comes with a USB cable. One end of the cable
has a rectangular plug, which is called an A-type connector. The other
end of the cable has a square plug, or B-type connector.
The adapter has two ports. One is for Twisted Pair cabling -- it
looks like an over-sized phone jack. The other port looks like a
square hole -- this is the USB B-type port.
1. Make sure your PC is powered on and that you are at the Windows 98
desktop.
2. Insert the cable's square B-type plug into the adapter's B-type
port.
3. Insert the other end of the USB cable (the A-type connector) into
the USB port on your PC. The adapter is now connected to your PC.
4. Connect your adapter to a 10Mbps or 10/100Mbps Ethernet adapter or
10/10Mbps Ethernet hub/switch using RJ-45 Twisted Pair cabling.
The RJ-45 jacks should fit into the RJ-45 port on both of the adapter
and hub/switch.
5. Only Windows XP and Windows 2000 support USB 2.0 build-in controller
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Software Installation
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Driver installation procedures vary for each operating system.
The following operating systems are supported:
Windows Me
Windows 2000
Windows 98
Windows XP
Windows Me
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Follow the procedures below to install the USB 2.0 Fast Ethernet
Adapter's driver:
1. Windows will automatically detect the USB 2.0 Fast Ethernet
Adapter when it is connected to your computer.
2. The Add New Hardware Wizard will indicate that it has found
"USB Device". Click Next to continue.
3. Insert the USB 2.0 Fast Ethernet Adapter driver into
your Floppy disk drive.
4. Automatic search for a better driver (Recommended) and click Next.
5. Click Finish.
6. When asked to restart the computer,click Yes to activate the
USB 2.0 Fast Ethernet Adapter.
Windows 2000
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Follow the procedures below to install the USB 2.0 Fast Ethernet
Adapter's driver:
1. Windows will automatically detect the USB 2.0 Fast Ethernet
Adapter when it is connected to your computer.
2. The Found New Hardware message will appear, followed by
the Found New Hardware Wizard dialog. Click Next.
3. On the Install Hardware Device Drivers screen, the
USB 2.0 Fast Ethernet Adapter will be identified as "USB Device"
and click Next.
4. Insert the USB 2.0 Fast Ethernet Adapter driver disc into your
Floppy disk drive.
5. Select Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended) and
click Next.
6. On the Locate Driver Files screen, select the Specify a location and
click Next.
7. In response to the message "Insert the manufacturer's installation
disk...," insert the USB 2.0 Fast Ethernet Adapter driver disk
and type or browse to "A:\" on the USB 2.0 Fast Ethernet Adapter
driver disk, and then click OK. If prompted for additional Windows
files, insert your Windows 2000 compact disc and click Next.
8. On the Driver Files Search Results screen, click Next again to install
the driver displayed. On the next screen, click Finish.
9. When asked to restart the computer,click Yes to activate the
USB 2.0 Fast Ethernet Adapter.
Windows 98
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Follow the procedures below to install the USB 2.0 Fast Ethernet
Adapter's driver:
1. Windows will automatically detect the USB 2.0 Fast Ethernet
Adapter when it is connected to your computer.
2. The Add New Hardware Wizard will indicate that it has found
"USB Device". Click Next to continue.
3. Insert the USB 2.0 Fast Ethernet Adapter driver disk into
your Floppy disk drive.
4. Select Search For Best Driver and click Next.
5. Select Specify A Location and type or browse to the "A:\" on
USB 2.0 Fast Ethernet Adapter driver disk, and then click Next. If prompted
for additional Windows files, insert your Windows 98 CD-ROM and
click Next.
6. Click Finish.
7. When asked to restart the computer,click Yes to activate the
USB 2.0 Fast Ethernet Adapter.
Windows XP
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Follow these steps to install USB 2.0 Fast Ethernet Adapter's
driver:
1. Start your PC, then insert the USB Ethernet Adapter
into an USB port in your PC .
2. After starting Windows XP, the USB will be detected automatically,
then the Found New Hardware Wizard window appears.
3. Insert the Installation diskette into floppy disk drive.
4. Click the Next button in the Install Hardware Device Drivers window.
Windows XP will start to search floppy drive A for network driver.
5. Click Continue Anyway button, then the Windows XP starts to copy the
driver to the user's hard disk.
6. Click Finish button.
Download Driver Pack
After your driver has been downloaded, follow these simple steps to install it.
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.
For more help, visit our Driver Support section for step-by-step videos on how to install drivers for every file type.