When you purchase new computer hardware, you may take note that it is shipped with a CD that contains the driver for the piece of computer gadget. The driver is a piece of software that enables your new hardware to work correctly with the operating system installed on your computer. If perchance, this CD is missing, you will need to download the driver to make your hardware work again after formatting your computer.
This software installs the driver and the wireless connection utility for these models of the Ralink Wireless PC adapter:
- RT2870
- RT2770
- RT3X7X
- RT537X
- RT5572
After installing the driver, it upgrades any existing driver version that is on the computer. It is recommended to make a backup of your computer before installing the driver. Creating backups before modifying your system is one of the computing best practices. It saves you time and unnecessary hassles when an error occurs along the way. After the installation, the program restarts and adds a wireless configuration utility that enables the user to choose an access point and configure the connectivity as required.
Ralink Wireless Utility for Mac is licensed as freeware for Mac OS operating system. It is in drivers hardware category and is available to all software users as a free download.