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Installation Guide
10/100 Dual-speed
Fast Ethernet PCI Adapters
KF223TX, KF230TX
DOC.971115-KF223/230TX-K
P/N:750-0099-001
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10/100BASE-TX FAST ETHERNET PCI ADAPTERS INSTALLATION GUIDE DOC.971114 DF223TX-KF230TX-NK P/N:750-0099-002
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Table of Contents 1. Introduction 1.1 Adapter Features ................................................................ 1 1.2 Connector and LEDs ........................................................... 2 2. Installing the Adapter 2.1 Installing the Adapter .......................................................... 3 2.2 Connecting to the Network .................................................. 4 3. Network Driver Installation 3.1 Driver Information ..........................................
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1. Introduction The 10/100BASE-TX Fast Ethernet PCI Adapter is a 32-bit LAN adapter for use in personal computers with PCI computer bus slots. This adapter is a dual-speed adapter and features one RJ-45 connec- tor for either a 10 Mbps or a 100 Mbps IEEE 802.3 Ethernet network connection over unshielded twisted-pair (UTP) cable. The adapter automatically senses the connection speed, switches to either 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps and indicates the link status on the LEDs. 1.1 Adapter Features The feature
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1.2 Connector and LEDs Figure 1-1 shows the connector and LEDs on the adapter. The fol- lowing table describes these components. No. Components Description 1 10/100 Mbps This RJ-45 connector requires UTP network connector cable for 10Mbps or 100 Mbps connection. 2 100Mb Link LED This LED lights when 100 Mbps connection is selected and active. 3 10Mb Link LED This LED lights when 10 Mbps connection is selected and active. 4 Activity status LED This LED indicates a receive or a transmission is in
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2. Installing the Adapter This chapter describes how to install the Fast Ethernet PCI adapter in a PCI computer and how to connect the adapter to the network. Before installing the adapter, you need the following: • A computer system that is compliant with the PCI specifications version 2.0 or later. • An available PCI bus master slot in the computer • The adapter driver diskette • UTP cables - use a UTP Category 5 cable with an RJ-45 plug to operate at 100 Mbps - use a UTP Category 3, 4, or 5 c
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Figure 2-1 Inserting the Adapter into the PCI Slot 2.2 Connecting to the Network This section describes how to connect 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps net- work cables to the adapter. The rear bracket of the Fast Ethernet adapter contains one RJ-45 connector. The connector is used for either 100Mbps 100BASE-TX connection or 10Mbps 10BASE-T con- nection. The adapter can sense the connection speed and switch to appropriate operation automatically. Figure 2-2 Network Connector 4
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10 Mbps Connection For 10BASE-T Ethernet networks, the Fast Ethernet adapter uses Category 3, 4, or 5 UTP cable. To establish a valid 10 Mbps connec- tion, the cable must be connected to a 10BASE-T hub. Connect the network cable as follows: 1. Make sure that the plug on the cable is wired appropriately for a standard 10BASE-T adapter. 2. Align the RJ-45 plug on the end of the UTP cable with the notch on the adapter's connector and insert it into the adapter connec- tor as shown in Figure 2-3. Fi
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100 Mbps Connection For 100BASE-TX Fast Ethernet networks, the adapter supports Cat- egory 5 UTP cabling. To establish a valid 100 Mbps connection, the cable must be connected to a 100BASE-TX hub. 1. Make sure that the plug on the cable is wired appropriately for a standard 100BASE-TX adapter. 2. Align the RJ-45 plug on the end of the UTP cable with the notch on the adapter's connector and insert it into the adapter connec- tor as shown in Figure 2-4. Figure 2-4 Connecting 100BASE-TX Cable Note:
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3. Network Driver Installation After making the connection to the network, you must install the adapter network driver in order to connect the Fast Ethernet adapter to your network operating system. 3.1 Driver Information The adapter driver diskette contains the latest versions of the net- work drivers available when the adapter is shipped from the factory. A file, \README.DOC, located in the diskette's root directory con- tains a list of the supported driver software and the directory struc- tu
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may be included in the driver diskette after this guide is published. Please refer to the \README.DOC file first for the latest informa- tion before you install any drivers. 3.2 PCI BIOS Setup Before installing the driver, it is recommended to run the system PCI BIOS setup utility to check each PCI slot that contains a Fast Ethernet PCI adapter for the following PCI settings: 1. Enable/disable the PCI slot : make sure the PCI slot is enabled for the adapter. 2. Assign an IRQ number : make sure t
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4. Setup Program 4.1 Running Setup Program One setup program, SETUP.EXE, is contained in the adapter driver diskette. The Setup program is a DOS program for you to perform the following functions from its main menu as illustrated in Figure 4-1: Install menu: supports a quick method to install NetWare DOS ODI client driver on your computer. It also provides the instructions for installing drivers for various operating systems. Setup menu: enable full-duplex mode for Connectivity test. Diagnostics
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You can run the program and perform the tests at any time after installing the adapter to verify the installation or you can run it when a fault is suspected. Before running the program Before running the setup program, make sure that the adapter is cor- rectly installed in a computer with the PCI bus. The setup program must be run from the DOS prompt. When using the program to run diagnostics on the adapter, you should not load memory managers or other device drivers. To avoid this, press [F5]
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Starting the Setup Program To start the Setup program, follow these steps: 1. Insert the adapter driver diskette labeled "1 of 2" into floppy disk drive A:. 2. Execute the following command from DOS prompt: A>SETUP A screen appears showing a menu bar on top of the screen and an information window for the first adapter found in the computer on the bottom portion of the screen as illustrated in the following figure: Figure 4-2 Adapter Information When Multiple Adapters are install
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4.2 Functions on the Main Menu This section describes the functions of "Install", "Setup", and "Diag- nostics" menu on the main menu as follows: Running "Install" Menu The "Install" menu provides two functions as follows: • Install NetWare DOS ODI driver This function provides a convenient and quick method to install the Novell's NetWare DOS ODI driver for your computer without the need for Novell's installation diskettes. The pop-up window for the installation is illustrated in figure 4-3. Spec
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Running "Setup" Menu This menu allows you to configure full-duplex mode for the adapter before running Connectivity test. Figure 4-4 Setup Menu "Auto Detection" selection allows adapter to configure du- plex mode automatically. "Full Duplex Enabled" selection will force the adapter to use full duplex mode. This setting will not be effective after any network driver is loaded or the computer is reboot. 13
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Running "Diagnostics" Menu This menu provides two useful functions: Diagnostics and Connectiv- ity test. Figure 4-5 Diagnostics Menu Diagnostics test function allows you to test the major components and verify the basic operations of the selected adapter. It performs many tests for the selected adapter and indicates the result of each test on a report window. Refer to Appendix 4 for more information. Connectivity Test allows you to test the adapter's ability to transmit and receive data while on
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To set up an echo station, follow these steps: 1. Install another adapter which is known to have no problem into a second computer as instructed in Chapter 2. 2. Run SETUP.EXE on that computer. 3. Press [F10] and press [® ] to select "Diagnostics" from the main menu. 4. Select "Connectivity Test" and press [Enter]. 5. Select "Start Echo Station Test" from "Connectivity Test" pop-up window and press [OK]. The computer becomes an echo station. It will receive every packet with address 00 11 11 11
