Airlink101 AGIGAUSB manual

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    USB 2.0 Gigabit Network Adapter Model # AGIGAUSB User’s Manual Ver. 1A[...]

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    2 Table of Contents Introduc tion ................................................................................................................... .. 4 Package Cont ents ....................................................................................................... 4 Specificat ions .......................................................[...]

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    3 REGULATORY STATEMEN TS FCC Certification Part15, Class B The United States Federal Communication Commi ssion (FCC) and the Canadian Departm ent of Communications have establishe d certain rules governing the us e of electronic equipment. FCC Part 15 Registration This device complies with Part 15 of FCC rule s. Operation is subjec t to the fo llow[...]

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    4 Introduction The USB 2.0 Gigabit Netw ork Adapter (hereafter referred to as the Gigabit Adapter) is specifically designed to plug into any availabl e Universal Serial Bus port of a desktop or laptop PC. The Gigabit Adapter is for user s who wish to connect to a 10Mbps, 100Mbps or 1000Mbps Fast Ethernet LAN using the convenience and ease of USB te[...]

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    5 100Mbps: Appears as solid orange when the devic e is connected to 100Mbps network; blinking orange when transmitting data. Gigabit: Appears as solid green, when the device is connected to Gigabit network; blinking green when transmitting data. Power Requirement Operating Voltage: 5V DC Operation Mode: 425mA (Max) Physical specification Dimension:[...]

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    6 Inst allation The following steps and screen shots are fo r Windows XP. Steps for Windows 2000 are similar unless noted otherwise. Note: Do not connect the USB 2.0 Gigabit Network Adapter to your computer until you’ve reached the appointed step. If the Gigabit Adapter is connected already, Windows will detect the Adapter and request for a drive[...]

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    7 Step 3 Click Next at the welcome screen. Step 4 Click Next to accept the default destination loca tion for the driver to be installed in or click Browse to select the desired locat ion.[...]

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    8 Step 5 Click Next to accept the Program Folder for the driver. Step 6 Click Continue Anyway at the Windows Logo Testing prompt. (For Windows 2000, click Yes at the Digital Signatur e Not Found prompt).[...]

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    9 Step 7 Click Finish to complete the installation wizard. Step 8 Connect one end of the Gigabit Network A dapter to your computer’s USB port and connect the other end to a hub/switch/router. Step 9 At the Found New Hardware Wizard window, select No, not this time and click Next .[...]

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    10 Step 10 Select Install the software automatically (Recommended) and click Next . For Windows 2000, select Search for a suitable driver for my device (Recommended) and click Next . Then check on the CD-ROM drives check box and click Next . Step 11 Click Continue Anyway at the Windows Logo Testing prompt. (For Windows 2000, click Yes at the Digita[...]

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    11 Step 12 Click Finish to complete the installation. Step 13 Restart your computer to acti vate the Gigabit Network Adapter.[...]

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    12 V erify Driver Inst allation To verify if the driver has been installed successfully, pl ease perform the following steps. Step 1 Right-click on My C omputer from your desktop and select Properties . Step 2 Select the Hardware tab and click on Device Manager .[...]

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    13 Step 3 Expand Network adapters from the list and verify that 10/100 Gigabit USB2.0 Network Adapter is listed and no yellow question mark is beside it. Congratulations! You have successfully installed the USB 2.0 Gigabit Network Adapter.[...]

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    14 T echnical Support E-mail: support@airlink101.com Toll Free: 1-888-746-3238 Web Site: www.airlink101.com *Actual throughput will vary. Network conditions and env iron menta l factors lower actual throughput rate. Copyright © 2005 AirLink101. All rights re served. AirLink101, the stylized AirLink101 logo, sp ecifi c product designations, and all[...]