Allied Telesis AT-2701FTXA/ST, AT-2701FXA/ST, AT-2701FXA/SC, AT-2701FTXA/SC manual Overview

Installing the Driver Software for Windows

Overview

Guidelines

Installing the

Driver Using

Device Manager

Installing the

Driver Using the

Silent Installation

Method

When you install the AT-2701 series adapter on your computer, your next step is to install driver software for the adapter onto your Windows operating system. You can install driver software using Device Manager or using the silent installation method.

When you install deriver software using Device Manager, the dialog boxes guide you through the installation process. On the other hand, using the silent installation method, you can install software without constant interactions by suppressing dialog boxes.

Here are the guidelines for installing and updating the driver software on your operating system:

To install or update the driver software, you must have administrative privileges.

When you install the AT-2701 series adapter on your computer and start the system, the Windows system automatically installs the Realtek inbox driver. You must update the driver software for the AT-2701 series adapter. See “Installing the Driver Using Device Manager”, or “Installing the Driver Using the Silent Installation Method”.

To install or update the driver software from Device Manager, follow the steps below:

“Downloading the Driver Software for Windows” on page 35

“Accessing the Device Manager” on page 37

“Installing the Driver Software for Windows” on page 40 Or

“Updating the Driver Software for Windows” on page 46

To install or update the driver software using the silent installation, follow the steps below:

“Downloading the Driver Software for Windows” on page 35

“Performing the Silent Installation” on page 49

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