Edimax EU-4306 User manual

EU-4306
Quick Installation Guide
03-2013 / v1.0

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Contents
I. Package Contents.................................................................................. 3
II. System Requirements............................................................................ 3
III. Installation............................................................................................ 3
IV. Linux ..................................................................................................... 5
IV-1. Requirements ..................................................................................5
IV-2. File Description................................................................................5
IV-3. Conditional Complition Flags ...........................................................5
IV-3-1. Getting Started ........................................................................5
IV-3-2. Usage.......................................................................................6
IV-3-3. Driver Parameters....................................................................6
V. Mac OS ................................................................................................. 7
V-1. Driver Installation ............................................................................7
V-2. Driver Uninstallation........................................................................9
V-3. Troubleshooting –OS X 10.8 Installation Issue..............................10
VI. Windows..............................................................................................12

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I. Package Contents
USB 3.0 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter QIG CD-ROM
II. System Requirements
-Windows 98 SE, Windows 2000, Windows ME, Windows XP, Windows 7,
Windows 8, Mac OS X
-Internet Explorer V 5.0 or above, Netscape V 4.0 or above, Firefox 1.5 or
above.
III. Installation
1. Switch on your computer and insert the Ethernet adapter into an available
USB port of your computer.
Note: The EU-4306 is compatible with USB
2.0 & 3.0 ports - for best performance
please use a USB 3.0 port.
2. If a Hardware Wizard/Driver Installation window opens as shown to the
left, please click “Cancel” or “Close”.

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3. Insert the included CD-ROM into the CD drive of your computer. Browse to
the contents of the CD-ROM and open the “Drivers” folder.
4. Open the correct folder for your operating system and then follow the
instructions in the appropriate chapter to install the necessary drivers.
5. After the drivers are installed, carefully insert your Ethernet cable into the
Gigabit Ethernet adapter.
IV. Linux
V. Mac OS
VI. Windows

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IV. Linux
IV-1. Requirements
In order to build the driver, Linux kernel sources must be installed on the build
machine. The running kernel version must match the installed kernel sources;
kernel sources can be obtained from www.kernel.org or your Linux
distributor.
Note: Ensure that the kernel is built with Host-side, EHCI, OHCI or UHCI support.
IV-2. File Description
File
Description
ax88179_178a.c
AX88179_178A Main Linux driver
axix.h
AX88179_178A Linux driver header
Makefile
AX88179_178A driver make
IV-3. Conditional Complition Flags
IV-3-1. Getting Started
1.Extract the compressed driver source file to your template directory by the
following command:
[root@localhost template]# tar -xf DRIVER_SOURCE_PACKAGE.tar.bz2
2. The driver source files should be extracted to the current directory.
Execute the following command to compile the driver:
[root@localhost template]# make
3. If the compilation is successful, ax88179_178a.ko will be created under
the current directory.
4. If you wish to use modprobe to mount the driver, execute the following
command to install the driver:

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[root@localhost template]# make install
IV-3-2. Usage
1. To load the driver manually, go to the driver directory and execute the
following commands:
[root@localhost template]# modprobe usbnet
[root@localhost template]# insmod ax88179_178a.ko
2. To unload the driver, execute the following command:
[root@localhost anywhere]# rmmod axax88179_178a
IV-3-3. Driver Parameters
The following parameters can be set when using insmod:
Msg_enable=0xNNNNNNN
Specifies the msg_enable of usbnet.
Example:
Insmod ax88179_178.ko msg_enable=0x00000000
bszie=xx
Specifies the Rx Bulk In Queue size (KB)
If bszie value is between 1 and 5, the bszie value is fixed at 5KB.
If bszie value is over 24, the bszie value is fixed at 24KB.
If bszie value equals zero, the Bulk In Queue function is
disabled.

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V. Mac OS
V-1. Driver Installation
1. Open the folder named “AX88179_178A_...” and double click the
“AX88179_178A.dmg” file. Navigate to the disk image mounted to your
Mac as shown in the following screen:
2. Double click the .pkg file to open the driver installation wizard. Click
“Continue” and follow the on-screen instructions.

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3. Click “install” to continue the installation operation. You may be
prompted for your username and password.
4. You will be prompted that your computer must restart after the
installation is complete. Click “Continue Installation” to proceed.
5. When the installation is complete, as shown below, click “Restart” to
restart your system.

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V-2. Driver Uninstallation
1. Open the folder named “AX88179_178A_...” and double click the
“AX88179_178A.dmg” file. Navigate to the disk image mounted to your
Mac as shown in the following screen:
2. Double click the “AX88179_178A_uninstall” file to uninstall the driver. The
screen below will confirm the uninstall was successful:

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V-3. Troubleshooting –OS X 10.8 Installation Issue
For Mac OS X 10.8 users, new security features in the OX X 10.8 system may
initially prevent you from installing the drivers. By default, the OS X 10.8
system prevents users from installing or launching applications which are not
downloaded from the Mac App Store, or which have not been digitally signed
by the developers.
Depending on your driver version, your drivers may not yet have been digitally
signed. If this is the case, you will see the error message below when you
open the installer:
To override this function, and continue with driver installation, please follow
the instructions below:
1.Control-click (hold down the control button on your keyboard and then
click) the .pkg file and select “Open” from the menu, as shown below: