As of March 1st, 2023, the official Linux driver of EW-7811UTC AC600 USB wireless adapter on Edimax.com site support up to kernel v5.11. This instruction is about installing our official Linux driver in Ubuntu 20.04 kernel v5.11.
The download file name and the supported kernel version on our website may be updated, please pay attention on the supported kernel and adjust below commands based on the driver filename accordingly.
First of all, please make sure the "Secure boot" is disabled in BIOS. If you are not sure how to do that, you need to find out how to get into the BIOS settings of your computer.
[1.] Open a Terminal program from your Ubuntu OS.
$ uname -r
This will verify your Ubuntu kernel version.
If your kernel is newer than the supported kernel, stop here. This instruction will not work for you.
[2.] Make sure your system is able to access the Internet.
Go to www.edimax.com.
Search for the model number EW-7811UTC.
Click on the Download tab.
Look for Linux driver.
Download the Linux driver.
Usually the downloaded files will be saved in your /Downloads Folder.
[3.] Extract the zipped driver.
Go to File Manager. Go to your Downloads folder. Right-click on the zip driver file. Choose Extract Here.
You will see a new folder of EW-7811UTC_UAC_DAC_Linux_Driver_1.0.3.4.
[4.] Make sure your system is up-to-date and reboot it after updated/upgraded. This step is totally optional and you don't have to do it.
$ sudo apt update
$ sudo apt upgrade
$ sudo reboot
[5.] Install the necessary files to compile and install the driver if they haven't been installed yet.
$ sudo apt install build-essential make gcc
[6.] Install the kernel headers, which is needed to compile the driver.
$ sudo apt install linux-headers-$(uname -r)
[7.] Go to File Manager. Go to the Downloads folder. Open and get into the EW-7811UTC_UAC_DAC_Linux_Driver_1.0.3.4 folder.
Inside, there is another EW-7811UTC_UAC_DAC_Linux_Driver_1.0.3.4 folder.
Right click on the folder and select the option "Open in terminal"
Alternatively, you can use below command under terminal to go to the driver folder.
$ cd ~/Downloads/EW-7811UTC_UAC_DAC_Linux_Driver_1.0.3.4/EW-7811UTC_UAC_DAC_Linux_Driver_1.0.3.4
[8.] Compile and install the driver.
$ make
$ sudo make install
[9.] Restart your system for the newly installed driver to take effect.
$ sudo reboot
[10.] Open Network Manager on the top right corner to make wireless connection.
[11.] Congratulations! The setup is completed!
Please note if you update your kernel, the driver may no longer work. You may need to use open source driver. Before installing a new driver, please remove the old one with the following commands.
[A.] Uninstall/remove existing driver.
$ cd ~/Downloads/EW-7811UTC_UAC_DAC_Linux_Driver_1.0.3.4/EW-7811UTC_UAC_DAC_Linux_Driver_1.0.3.4
$ sudo make uninstall
$ make clean
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Created: 2021-04-16 5:51 PM
Modified: 2023-2-23 11:29 AM