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AX88760 Product Introduction

5.

How to register a Vendor ID from USB-IF?

If you are a new USB product developer looking to get a Vendor ID for your company,

you can register a Vendor ID from USB Implementers Forum, Inc. Please visit the USB-IF

web site (http://www.usb.org/developers/vendor/) for details.

6.

Do I have to assign a unique MAC address to every AX88760 based

devices?

Yes, every Ethernet device must have a unique MAC address. Users should always

assign a unique MAC address in the AX88760 EEPROM for every AX88760 based

devices.

You should visit the IEEE-SA web site

(http://standards.ieee.org/regauth/registry_OUI.html) to register a block of MAC addresses

for your company.

7.

How to register a MAC/Ethernet address from IEEE-SA?

You must first have an OUI or an IAB, to which you then append 24 or 12 bits

respectively, in a way that makes the resulting 48-bit number unique, i.e., your 24 or 12 bits

must be unique within your organization, which will require coordination among all the

users of your organization's OUI or IAB. Please visit the IEEE-SA web site

(http://standards.ieee.org/regauth/registry_OUI.html) for details.

8.

Do I have to assign a unique serial number to every AX88760 based

device?

No, it depends on the real requirement of your AX88760 target application. If your end

customer may need to install more than one AX88760-based device on your target

application, you should assign a different serial number in the EEPROM for every

AX88760 device.

If your target application always uses one AX88760 device, you can consider assigning

the same serial number (suggested to define a unique serial number but not use the default

serial number “000001”) in the EEPROM for every AX88760 device for easy maintenance

in mass production, especially if you plan to use a Windows PC to test AX88760 based

devices repeatedly during the mass production test.