LevelOne USB-0401 User manual

LevelOne

User Manual

Ver. 1.0

USB-0401

USB Gigabit Ethernet Adapter

ABOUT THIS MANUAL

This manual provides a beginner's introduction to installing, configuring and using the USB3.0

Gigabit Ethernet Adapter. Information in this document has been carefully checked for accuracy;

however, no guarantee is given to the correctness of the contents. The information in this document

is subject to change without notice. The manufacturer makes no representations or warranties,

either expressed or implied, with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any

warranties, merchantability, or fitness for any particular purpose.

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 to work according to the

User’s Manual.

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without permission of the manufacturer.

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Table of Contents

1. Introduction.......................................................................................................1

Features.............................................................................................................................1

Package Contents..............................................................................................................2

System Requirements........................................................................................................2

LED Status........................................................................................................................2

2. Installation.........................................................................................................3

Driver installation .............................................................................................................3

On WindowsOperating Systems.........................................................................................3

On Mac OSX.............................................................................................................................5

Hardware installation........................................................................................................7

Verifying the Installation...................................................................................................7

on WindowsOperating Systems.............................................................................................7

on Mac OSX..............................................................................................................................8

3. Uninstalling the Driver......................................................................................9

Uninstalling the Driver......................................................................................................9

on WindowsOperating Systems.............................................................................................9

4. Specifications..................................................................................................11

5. Regulatory Compliance..................................................................................13

FCC Statement.........................................................................................................................13

CE............................................................................................................................................13

WEEE Information..................................................................................................................13

1. Introduction

The USB3.0 Gigabit Ethernet adapter, is a high performance and simple

plug-and-play Gigabit Ethernet network connection capability for desktops,

notebook PC’s, Ultrabook’s, docking stations, game consoles, digital-home

appliances, and any embedded system using a standard USB port.

The USB3.0 Gigabit Ethernet adapter offers a wide array of features including

IPv4/IPv6 checksum offload engine, crossover detection and auto-correction, TCP

large send offload and IEEE802.3az EEE (Energy Efficient Ethernet) that allows to

enter a low power idle state to reduce power and to achieve a more energy efficient

Ethernet. It supports dynamic cable length detection and dynamic power

adjustment Green Ethernet in Gigabit mode.

Features

Compliant with USB3.0 , USB 2.0 specifications

Supports all USB 3.0 power saving modes (U0, U1, U2, and U3)

Supports IEEE 802.3az (Energy Efficient Ethernet)

IEEE 802.3, 802.3u and 802.3ab compatible

Supports dynamic cable length detection and dynamic power adjustment

Green Ethernet (Gigabit mode only)

Supports IPv4/IPv6 packet Checksum Offload Engine (COE) to reduce CPU

loading, including IPv4 IP/TCP/UDP/ICMP/IGMP & IPv6 TCP/UDP/ICMPv6

checksum check & generation

Supports full duplex operation with IEEE 802.3x flow control and half duplex

operation with back-pressure flow control

Supports Jumbo frame

USB 3.0 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter User’s Manual

Package Contents

Before installation, please check the items of the package. The package should

contain the following items:

USB 3.0 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter x1

Driver CD with User’s Manual x1

Quick Installation Guide x1

System Requirements

One available USB port

WindowsXP, Windows7, Windows8; Mac OS X 10.6 and later

LED Status

LED

Color

Description

Status

Green

Blinking: LAN activity, when data is being transferred on the

Ethernet network to host system.

Link

Amber

On for connection to a 1000Mbps network.

Off for connection to a 100/10Mbps network.

2. Installation

Driver installation

On WindowsOperating Systems

Caution: DO NOT connect the Ethernet Adapter to your computer before you

install the provided driver.

1. Insert the provided Driver CD into your disc drive. Please locate and

double-click the setup.exe file under x:\Driver\ where x is your disc drive letter.

Notice :

It will encounter a User Account Control dialog box when attempting to install

a program, please click Yes to start the installation.

USB 3.0 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter User’s Manual

2. Select the language then Click on OK to continue this installation.

3. Wait a while for the program to install the driver.

4. When the installation is done, click Finish.

2. Installation

On Mac OSX

1. Insert the provided driver CD into your CD-ROM drive. Double-click the CD

and navigate to the directory of \Driver\Mac\

2. Click the AX88179.dmg, the AX88179 virtual disk will be appeared on the

Desktop of your Mac OSX system. (This “DISK IMAGE” virtual disk will be

auto-removed after rebooting Mac OSX system.)

3. Click the AX88179.pkg, the following driver setup dialog will appear. Click the

Continue button to start the installation operation and follow the instructions to

continue the installation.

USB 3.0 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter User’s Manual

4. Click the Install button to continue the installation operation.

5. Click the Continue Installation button to continue the installation operation.

6. Click the [Restart] button to restart Mac OSX system to take effect the revised

driver installation.

Now the installation is complete. You can connect the adapter to a network device

by an Ethernet cable:

2. Installation

Hardware installation

1. Connect the Gigabit Ethernet adapters 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.

* Actual strings depend on your operation system. These screen shots are from Windows 7

and might vary slightly for each operation system.

2. Connect an Ethernet cable to the Ethernet port on the adapter.

3. Connect the other end of the Ethernet cable to your network hub, switch or router.

Verifying the Installation

on WindowsOperating Systems

Once you finish the installation, you can open WindowsDevice Manager to

verify if your Ethernet Adapter is properly installed. To access the Device Manager:

On Windows7: Right-click Computer on the desktop and click System

Properties>Device Manager

On WindowsXP: Right-click My Computer on the desktop and click

Properties > (Hardware) > Device Manager.

In the Network adapters group, an item named ASIX AX88179 USB3.0 to

Gigabit Ethernet Adapter should be displayed.

If there is a question or exclamation mark next to that item, then the driver is not

properly installed. Please delete the item, select the Delete the driver software for

this device option (if provided), unplug the adapter from your computer and then

repeat the installation steps.

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