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Have you installed the Intel® Edison Drivers?

If you have not followed Set Up Your Computer - Windows (manual installation), please do so now. RNDIS drivers are included with the Intel® Edison Drivers.

  1. View your Network Connections.

    Windows 8:

    1. Right-click on the Start menu button.

    2. Select “Network Connections”.

    Windows 7 and below:

    1. Go to the Windows Control Panel.

    2. Under “Network and Internet”, click “View network status and tasks”. "View network status and tasks" under "Network and Internet" in Control Panel

    3. Click “Change Adapter Settings” in sidebar. "Change Adapter Settings" in sidebar

  2. Make sure your IoT board has the microswitch set to device mode and plug in the device mode micro-USB cable from your Intel® Edison to your computer.

    Wait one minute for the Intel® Edison to finish booting up.

    Micro-USB cable being plugged into the top micro-USB connector

    Refer to Device mode micro-USB cable for full assembly instructions.

  3. Right-click on the “Local Area Connection” network adapter entry with the label “Intel Edison USB RNDIS Device”, then select “Properties”.

    "Local Area Connection" network adapter entry with label "Intel Edison USB RNDIS Device"

    Select "Properties" in context menu

  4. In the new “Local Area Connection Properties” window, select “Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)” from the list, then click “Properties”.

    "Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)" selected. Click "Properties" button.

  5. In the new dialog window, select “Use the following IP address” and change the IP information as follows:

    • IP address: 192.168.2.2

    • Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0 (default)

    Adding 192.168.2.2 static IP address

  6. Click “OK” to apply your changes and close the IPv4 properties window.

    IP address taken?

    If you get a system notification that 192.168.2.2 is taken, try any IP address within the ranges of 192.168.2.1 to 192.168.2.14.

    Do not use 192.168.2.15 which is already reserved for the USB Gadget network interface.

  7. Click “Close” in any remaining network dialog windows that are open.

There is no noticeable difference to the “Local Area Connection” adapter icon. See Once connected… to confirm a successful connection to the Intel® Edison.