Mac: Airport Extreme and Time Machine
If you have one of the original Airport Extreme base stations with
connectivity for an external drive, we do NOT recommend you set up a
drive in this way for use with Time Machine backups. This was
something Apple originally supported but no longer suppor...
Bluetooth: Difference Between Classes
Bluetooth is a standard communications protocol primarily designed for
low power consumption, with a short range (power-class-dependent:
100m, 10m and 1m, but ranges vary in practice - see table below) based
on low-cost transceiver microchips in each devi...
Mac: Airport Extreme Mini-PCIe - Connections
While this card has ports for three cable connections, some compatible
Macs have only two cables. For these cases, you can ignore the middle
connector.
Attach the black wire to the left connector and the gray wire to the
connector on the right....
MAXPower 802.11 n/g/b: "Network Settings... Changed by Another Application"
While not a security concern, this behavior is most often seen after
running OS X security updates on a Mac.
The following steps can help remedy the problem (10.8 and later):
1. From the Apple Menu choose "System Preferences..."
2. Click the "Securi...
NewerTech Wireless Adapters: Connecting to Non-broadcasting SSIDs
During initial setup, if you successfully connected your wireless
adapter to an SSID that was not broadcasting, those settings should
remain intact for future sessions. However, when you reconnect the
adapter to your computer later on, you may need to giv...
NewerTech Wireless Adapters: Problems with Initial Setup
The most important thing you can do when setting up your wireless
adapter (aside from following the steps outlined in the manual), is to
make sure you have installed the most recent drivers available. Note
that at the time of this writing there is no offi...
Mac: Reconnecting the Airport Antenna (Mac Mini)
After installing an SSD or a memory upgrade into an Intel Mac
Mini, it can be difficult to remember exactly how to reconnect the
airport antenna. The best solution is to the detailed installation
video for your specific Mac Mini model - they are listed be...
Edimax Wireless Adapters: OS X Drivers
The links below provide the most current driver versions listed on our
product pages (or Edimax's support page) as of July 2015.
EW-7711 (10.8, 10.9, 10.10 Only)
http://us.edimax.com/edimax/mw/cufiles/files/download/Driver_Utility/EW-7711MAC_Mac_driver_...
USB-C Dock (All): Mac Ethernet Driver
RELEVANT PART NUMBERS:
* OWCTCDK10PMDSG
* OWCTCDK10PMDSL
* OWCTCDK10PMDRG
* OWCTCDK10PMDGD
* OWCTCDOCK11PSG
* OWCTCDOCK11PSL
* OWCTCDOCK11PGD
* OWCTCDOCK11PRG
In order to use the Ethernet port, as of August 1, 2017 all Mac hosts
(includ...
Thunderbolt 2 Dock: 802.3az Support
The Thunderbolt 2 Dock uses the Intel i210AT Ethernet controller,
which supports the 802.3az EEE protocol.
Data Sheet
[https://www.intel.com/content/dam/www/public/us/en/documents/datasheets/i210-ethernet-controller-datasheet.pdf]
...
Wireless Aluminum Keypad: Bluetooth Support
This keypad communicates using Bluetooth Radio Specification 3.0...
OWC Thunderbolt, USB-C Docks: MAC address
RELEVANT PART NUMBERS:
OWCTB2DOCK12P
OWCTB3DK13PSL
OWCTB3DK13PSG
OWCTCDK10PMDSG
OWCTCDK10PMDSL
OWCTCDK10PMDRG
OWCTCDK10PMDGD
OWCTCDOCK11PSG
OWCTCDOCK11PSL
OWCTCDOCK11PGD
OWCTCDOCK11PRG
Please note that the Thunderbolt 3 Dock, Thunderbolt 2 Dock,...
NewerTech USB 3 to Gigabit Ethernet: MAC address
RELEVANT PART NUMBER: NWTADPU3GIGE
Please note that the USB 3.0 to Gigabit Ethernet Adapter has a unique,
static MAC address — the address does not change when switching to
different host computers or after a power cycle. To find the MAC
address, op...
NewerTech USB 3 to Gigabit Ethernet: Mac Driver
RELEVANT PART: NWTADPU3GIGE
Please note that all Mac hosts must use the supplied driver
[http://www.newertech.com/downloads/nwtadpu3gigev1.zip] for this
device to function as intended. It is designed for Mac operating
systems 10.7.5 to 10.12.6. This art...
Mac: 10.13 or later - Driver Warning
RELATED ARTICLE:
RELEVANT PART NUMBERS:
* OWCSSDPHWE2R240
* OWCSSDPHWE2R480
* OWCSSDPHWE2R960
* OWCSSDPHWE2R2UP
* NWTADPU3GIGE
* NWTMXPCIE6GRS4E
* J6GHPCI2E
Please note that if you install an OWC-provided driver for the above
noted p...
OWC 10G Ethernet PCIe Card Driver
RELEVANT PART NUMBER: OWCPCIE10GB & OWCPCIE10GB2
The OWC 10G ETHERNET PCIE NETWORK ADAPTER card and OWC 2-PORT 10G
ETHERNET PCIE NETWORK ADAPTER card require a driver to work properly
with Windows or Linux.
* Downloaded the required driver by
visiti...
OWC Thunderbolt 3 10G Ethernet Adapter Driver
RELEVANT PART NUMBER: OWCTB3ADP10GBE
The OWC THUNDERBOLT 3 10G ETHERNET ADAPTER requires a driver to work
properly with Windows or Linux.
* Downloaded the required driver by
visiting: www.marvell.com/support/downloads.html#
[http://www.marvell.com/s...
Akitio 5-Speed 10G Ethernet PCIe Card Driver
RELEVANT PART NUMBER: AKTPCIE10GB
The AKITIO 5-SPEED 10G ETHERNET PCIE CARD requires a driver to work
properly with Windows or Linux.
* Downloaded the required driver by
visiting: www.marvell.com/support/downloads.html#
[http://www.marvell.com/suppo...
