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Chapter 2 Driver Installation

This chapter introduces the steps of driver installation.

• For Windows

• For MacOS

• Jumbo Frames Configuration

The device is plug and play; however, if you experience reduced speed or the device is not detected, please install the driver manually. Please visit www.wavlink.com/en_us/WL-NWU341G or www.wavlink.com > Support> Driver > PC Peripherals > USB Network Card > WL-NWU341G to download the driver file and manually install it.

For Windows​

  1. Locate the downloaded folder and unzip the file to the desktop, please select Yes if your computer asks your permission, then double-click the Driver icon on the desktop.

  1. Click Next to continue the installation process.

  1. Select Install to begin the installation. If you want to review or change any of your installation settings, click Back or Cancel to exit the wizard.

  1. After the Driver is successfully installed, select Finish to exit the wizard.

For MacOS​

  1. Open the downloaded driver installation package.

  1. Click “Continue” to complete installation.

  1. Open “RTL815xEthernet App”in Applications, click “Install Dext”, and then click “Open System Settings”.

  1. Enable "RTL815xEthernetApp" permissions.

  1. Access Network>Ethernet Adapter (enxx), and then click “Delete”.

  1. Click “Yes”.

  1. Reinsert the Ethernet adapter. Wait for about 30 seconds. The Ethernet Adapter (enxx) is connected.

Jumbo Frames Configuration​

To achieve the performance of the 2.5G/5G/10G network card, you need to enable and configure the Jumbo Frames for the 2.5G/5G/10G network card.

  1. In Windows, open Settings.

  1. Click on Network & internet.

  1. Click on Advanced network settings.

  1. Locate the Network adapters and find the 10G network card, then click the drop-down arrow icon on the right.

  1. Locate More adapter options, and click on Edit to configure the properties of the network adapter.

  1. Click on Configure..., then choose Advanced.

  1. Disable the Idle Power Saving mode in Property.

  1. Set the value of Jumbo Frame to 16128 Bytes.