And this won’t change the “Not Configured” message – that’s still ok.

Because it’s a serial port, it’ll say “Not Configured” and that’s normal:įrom the “Advanced” button you can change default settings (usually not needed). This will create a “Network” interface for a modem or serial port. Now click on the ‘+’ sign on the bottom left, and then on the ‘Select the interface and enter a name for the new Service’ click on ‘Interface’ – you should be seeing the ‘USB-Serial Controller D’ there. Your results should be very close to this: On the Mac there are two methods to determine this: Installing should start (takes a couple of minutes to complete)Īfter you restart, check that everything has installed OK. This is normal, click ‘Continue Installation‘. You’ll get a warning about restarting the computer after the installation is complete.

You may be asked of your username and password – enter them and click ‘OK’ Then ‘Select a Destination’ click on your desired drive and click ‘Continue’ to move forward Once the installer comes up click ‘Continue’ to proceed. Now double click on the PL2303_1.4.0 to start the installation Now double click on the PL2303_1.4.0.dmg to mount the image Time to get the driver! Fire up Safari and browse to and scroll down to Mac.Ĭlick on the ‘PL2303 MacOSX10.6 dmg v.1.4.0.zip’, the Safari Downloads window should come up: If all is well you should be seeing something like this: Once connected click on the Apple icon and on ‘About This Mac’Ĭlick on ‘USB’ on the left and on the ‘USB-Serial Controller D’

If you want to verify that the adapter and the driver were installed properly click hereĬonnect the device to the Mac.

The easiest way to go about installing our Plugable USB to Serial adapter is by starting with the device.

Usb serial adapter for mac