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AT-2711 Series Adapters
Fiber Fast Ethernet Adapters
AT-2711FX/SC
AT-2711FX/LC
AT-2711FX/ST
AT-2711FX/MT
AT-2711LX/SC
AT-2711LX/LC
Installation and User’s Guide
613-000525 Rev. B
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Copyright © 2013 Allied Telesis, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced without prior written permission from Allied Telesis, Inc. Microsoft and Internet Explorer are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Netscape Navigator is a registered trademark of Netscape Communications Corporation. All other product names, company names, logos or other designations mentioned herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. Allied Tele
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Electrical Safety and Emissions Standards This product meets the following standards: . U.S. Federal Communications Commission Declaration of Conformity Manufacturer Name: Allied Telesis, Inc. Declares that the product: Fiber Fast Ethernet Adapter Model Numbers: AT-2711FX/SC, AT-2711FX/LC, AT-2711FX/ST, AT-2711FX/MT, AT-2711LX/SC, AT-2711LX/LC This product complies with FCC Part 15B, Class B Limits: This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two co
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Translated Safety Statements Important: The indicates that a translation of the safety statement is available in a PDF document titled “Translated Safety Statements” posted on the Allied Telesis website at: www.alliedtelesis.com/support/. 4
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Contents Preface ..................................................................................................................................................................................9 Safety Symbols Used in this Document................................................................................................................................10 Contacting Allied Telesis ..............................................................................................................
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Contents Viewing Supported DPInst Options ...............................................................................................................................60 Chapter 4: Configuring the Ethernet Interface for Linux Systems ................................................................................61 Overview.............................................................................................................................................................................
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AT-2711 Series Fast Ethernet Adapter Installation Guide Appendix A: Specifications ............................................................................................................................................129 Physical Specifications .......................................................................................................................................................129 Environmental Specifications..................................................................
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Contents 8
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Preface This manual is the installation and user’s guide for the AT-2711 Series Fiber Fast Ethernet Network Adapter cards. The adapter cards included in this series are: AT-2711FX/SC AT-2711FX/ST AT-2711FX/MT AT-2711FX/LC AT-2711LX/SC AT-2711LX/LC The Preface contains the following sections: “Safety Symbols Used in this Document” on page 10 “Contacting Allied Telesis” on page 11 9
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Preface Safety Symbols Used in this Document This document uses the following conventions: Note Notes provide additional information. Caution Cautions inform you that performing or omitting a specific action may result in equipment damage or loss of data. Warning Warnings inform you that performing or omitting a specific action may result in bodily injury. Warning Warnings inform you that an eye and skin hazard exists due to the presence of a Class 1 laser device. 10
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AT-2711 Series Fast Ethernet Adapter Installation Guide Contacting Allied Telesis If you need assistance with this product, you may contact Allied Telesis technical support by going to the Support & Services section of the Allied Telesis web site at www.alliedtelesis.com/support. You can find links for the following services on this page: 24/7 Online Support - Enter our interactive support center to search for answers to your questions in our knowledge database, check support tickets, le
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Chapter 1 Overview This chapter provides an introduction to the Allied Telesis AT-2711 Series Fiber Fast Ethernet Network Adapter cards and contains the following sections: “Description” on page 14 “Features” on page 17 “Supported Operating Systems” on page 18 “Program Utilities” on page 19 “Accessing Documents” on page 20 “Contents of Your Shipment” on page 21 “Warranty Registration” on page 22 13
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Overview Description The AT-2711 series adapters are Fiber Fast Ethernet PCI Express (PCIe) cards developed based on Broadcom’s BCM57762 chipset. The adapter connects a PCIe compliant server or workstation to a Fast Ethernet network using fiber optic cabling and operates at 100 Mbps full-duplex and half-duplex mode. The AT-2711 series includes the following models: AT-2711FX/SC AT-2711FX/LC AT-2711FX/ST AT-2711FX/MT AT-2711LX/SC AT-2711LX/LC The AT-2711FX/SC adapter card is show
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AT-2711 Series Fast Ethernet Adapter Installation Guide The SC adapter is shown in Figure 2. Figure 2. SC Fiber Optic Adapter To connect the SC adapter to a network cable, you must have a fiber optic network cable with the SC connector. LC Fiber Optic The AT-2711FX/LC and AT-2711LX/LC adapter cards are equipped with a 100BASE-FX or 100BASE-LX port with the LC adapter for attaching to the Adapter LC fiber optic connector. The LC fiber optic adapter is shown in Figure 3. Figure 3. LC Fiber Opti
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Overview LED The adapter card has one LED per model. Table 1 describes the link states that the LED indicates. Table 1. Fiber LED Status State Description On Valid link. Off No link. Flashing The port is receiving or transmitting network packets at 100 Mbps. 16
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AT-2711 Series Fast Ethernet Adapter Installation Guide Features The following list shows the features of the AT-2711 series adapter cards: One 100BASE-FX or -LX port with SC, LC, ST or MT fiber adapter PCI-Express x1 v1.1 interface Full/Half duplex MAC IPv4 and IPv6 Large Send Offload and Checksum Offload (LSO/ TCO) Receive Side Scaling (RSS) for multi-core client processors Wake on LAN (WOL) Statistics for SNMP MIB II, Ethernet-like MIB, and Ethernet MIB (802.3z, Clause 30) F
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Overview Supported Operating Systems The following list shows the supported operating systems for the AT-2711 series adapter cards: Windows Server 2012 Windows 8 Windows Server 2008 R2 Windows 7 Windows Server 2008 Windows Vista Windows Server 2003 Windows XP Linux Windows Driver To install driver software for Windows-based operation systems, see Chapter 3, “Installing the Driver Software for Windows Systems” on page 35. Linux Driver To install driver software for Linux ope
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AT-2711 Series Fast Ethernet Adapter Installation Guide Program Utilities You can run the following programs on the AT-2711 series adapter cards: DOS Diagnostics Broadcom Advanced Control Suite Note Broadcom provides documentation for these programs. To access the documents, see “Accessing Documents” on page 20. 19
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Overview Accessing Documents Documents for AT-2711 series adapter cards are available at Allied Telesis websites. Broadcom also provides a document for the network adapters based on their 57XX chipset. Allied Telesis To access these documents, do the following: Documents 1. Open a web browser, such as Internet Explorer or FireFox, on your system and enter the following: http://www.alliedtelesis.com/ The Allied Telesis home page is displayed. 2. Enter “2711” in the search box and press the en
