Full Duplex
Ethernet PCI Adapter
 
 
 
User's Guide
 
 
 
   
Package Contents
The Panel
Network Connections
Diskette Contents
Key Features
 

 

  

 
 

Package Contents
 

*One Adapter

*One Driver Diskette

*One BNC T-connector
 

 

The Panel
 

The Card Layout


 
LED Indicators

There is one LED indicator on the rear bracket for tracking network operation and diagnosing problems with the network cable.
 

GREEN (Link)

10Base-T cabling only.

The LED remains on when cable link integrity is good.

Refer to the figure below for LED placement:

 
 

Making Network Connections
 
Thin Coaxial Cable Installation

Thin coaxial cable uses the BNC port on the rear bracket. To make the connection, follow the steps described below and illustrated as Figure A:

Step 1 Make sure the power to your computer is off to avoid damage to both the computer and the network interface card.

Step 2 Connect the T-connector onto the BNC port on the card, then connect one end of the T-connector to the network cable. If the station is being added to the middle of the network trunk cable, connect the other end of the T-connector to the remainder of the trunk cable. If the station is being added to the end of the trunk cable, connect a 50-ohm terminator to the free end of the T-connector.

Max. Segment Length: 185 meters
Max. Number of Nodes per Segment: 30
Max. Network Cable Length: 925meters
Min. Distance Between Two Network Cards: 0.5 meter

 

Twisted-Pair Cable Connection

Twisted-Pair cable is used in conjunction with the RJ-45 modular plug on the rear bracket. To make the connection, perform the two steps described as follows and illustrated as Figure A:

Step 1 Make sure the power to your computer is off to avoid damage to both the computer and the
          network interface card.

Step 2 Using the RJ-45 plug and twisted-pair cable, connect the network interface card to a 10BASE-T          hub (concentrator). Note that the maximum cable length between a 10BASE-T hub and any
          computer is 100 meters.

Max. Nodes per Concentrator: Depends on Concentrator
Max. Cable Length to Concentrator: 100 meters
 
 
 

Driver Diskette Contents
 
SETUP & DIAGNOSTIC
PROGRAM

If you want to view or change the configuration of your Ethernet card, you can perform setup program on the distributed diskette. ( A:\SETUP.EXE )

README File

Updates to this user guide are described in the README.DOC file found on the diskette provided. Please take a few minutes to print and read this file so that you don't miss any important changes to this manual.

 
Device Drivers on Diskette

The Utility Diskette contains several device drivers. These drivers are described below. The utility diskette also contains more updated information on configuring and installing these drivers with the network operating system of your choice.

IPX, ODI The IPX & ODI drivers are used when this card is installed in a Novell NetWare network.

NDIS The NDIS driver is used by Microsoft LAN Manager, Windows for Workgroups, Banyan VINES, DECnet Pathworks, WIN/TCP PathWay Access, IBM LAN Support Program and 3Com's 3+ Open, etc.

NDIS3 The NDIS 3.X drivers are used by Microsoft Windows for Workgroups, Windows NT and Windows 95.

TCP/IP The TCP/IP Packet Driver is used by FTP PC/TCP, Beame & Whiteside BW-NFS, Wollogong Pathway Access, Sun PC-NFS, PC/IP of MIT, CMUand Harvard, CUTCP of Clarkson University, Phil Karn's KA9Q TCP/IP package and NCSA Telnet.
 
 

Key Features
 
 
Federal Communications Commission
Frequency Interference Statement

This equipment generates, uses and radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions in this manual, may cause interference to radio communications. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A computing device pursuant to Subpart J of Part 15 of the FCC rules, which are designed to provide reasonable protection against radio interference when operated in a commercial environment.

CE Declaration of Conformity

This equipment complies with the requirements relating to electromagnetic compatibility, EN 55022 class A for ITE and EN 50082-1, the essential protection requirements of Council Directive 89/336/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to electromagnetic compatibility.

Trademarks

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