BearExtender Turbo Support
Get support for your BearExtender Turbo High Speed 802.11ac Wi-Fi Adapter.
Downloads & Drivers
**for Mac OS 10.11 and newer, you need to disable SIP protection before installing our software. Read more...
Mac OS 10.15 Catalina
1. First disable SIP per this article
2. Download and run this installer package
3. Follow the connection guide
Mac OS 10.14 Mojave
1. First disable SIP per this article.
2. Then download and run this installer package
3. If there are any issues and you need to uninstall to try again, use this uninstall package.
Mac OS 10.13 High Sierra
1. If you have ever had BearExtender Turbo or any other brand Wi-Fi USB software on your Mac before, download and launch our Eraser tool here to remove the old software.
2. Then download and install our Mac OS Sierra 10.13 package.
3. Read our user guide here to learn how to connect to a network.
Mac OS 10.12 Sierra
1. If you have ever had BearExtender Turbo or any other brand Wi-Fi USB software on your Mac before, download and launch our Eraser tool here to remove the old software.
2. Then download and install our Mac OS Sierra 10.12 package.
3. Read our user guide here to learn how to connect to a network.
Mac OS 10.11 El Capitan
1. First view our Turbo 10.11 El Capitan user guide. We have made some changes to our User Interface
2. Then read the instructions here.
3. Then download and install our El Capitan Release Candidate*, (run both the uninstall and install apps inside the download).
*a Release Candidate means the software has been through beta testing and should be fully stable for all users. Barring any additional bugs found, this will be our final release version for 10.11
Mac OS 10.10 Yosemite,
Click here.
Mac OS 10.6 through 10.9:
Driver version 2.5T for Mac OS X 10.6 to 10.9 (Latest as of July 6, 2014)
- Problems on 10.6 to 10.9? Try alternate version R320 available here (Added Mar 26, 2015)
Setup Guide & Manual
Troubleshooting
If the BearExtender window is not opening when you plug in BearExtender, double click “BearExtender” in your Applications folder.
1. Connecting to hidden networks
Contact Support
We are here to help. Please contact us right away if you have any problems or questions with your BearExtender Turbo. Our support staff is 100% based in the U.S. and we reply to emails typically within 6-12 hours.
Email: support@bearextender.com
For Telephone support, click here.
Additional resources: not sure if an 802.11ac adapter is what you need? Learn more about 802.11ac.
Legacy links: 2.3T