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PF-16
PCMCIA 10/100 Mbps
Ethernet Card
User’s Manual
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PCMCIA 10/100 Mbps Ethernet PC Card User’s Manual Regulatory compliance This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. This equip- ment also complies with CE EN55022 Class B and VCCI V3 Class B specifications. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a com- mercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio
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! Preface Table of contents Regulatory compliance.........................................................................ii Table of contents .................................................................................iii About this manual................................................................................iv CHAPTER 1 1 Introduction 1 Features ............................................................................................................1 CHAPTER 2 2 Hard
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PCMCIA 10/100 Mbps Ethernet PC Card User’s Manual Netware 3.X/4.X client...................................................................................26 Microsoft LAN Manager ................................................................................26 Artisoft LANtastic version 6.0........................................................................27 CHAPTER 5 28 Installation for Linux 28 System Requirements .........................................................................
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C C C Chapter 1 hapter 1 hapter 1 hapter 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing the PCMCIA 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Card. This high-speed Ethernet network adapter card complies with the PCMCIA Type II standard and uses a female RJ-45 adapter to connect to the network. The Ethernet Card is switchless and software configurable. An enabler program is used to set up the card for your operating sys- tem; even without the card and socket service drivers for the PCMCIA controller installed, you will stil
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C C C Chapter 2 hapter 2 hapter 2 hapter 2 Hardware installation This chapter covers inserting your Ethernet Card in the notebook’s PCMCIA port, and connecting the card to a network. What’s in the package Please ensure that the following items are included in your pack- age. If any items are missing, contact your dealer. • PCMCIA 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Card • RJ-45 adapter • Software and device driver disk • This user’s manual Hardware description The Ethernet Card is encased in a stainless compa
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! —Hardware installation Inserting the Ethernet Card These instructions apply to most notebook computers. For detailed information on inserting PC cards into your notebook, consult the notebook user’s manual. Follow the procedure below to install the Ethernet Card. 1. With the card’s 68-pin connector facing the notebook’s PCMCIA slots, slide the card all the way into an empty slot. Do not force the connection! Figure 2-1: Inserting the Ethernet Card 2. Plug the RJ-45 adapter into the
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100B ASE T or - P ts PCMCIA 10/100 Mbps Ethernet PC Card User’s Manual 10/100M b ps Ethernet Figure 2-2: Connecting the RJ-45 adapter 3. Connect the RJ-45 adapter to the network. You can connect the Ethernet adapter cable to a port on a hub or to a RJ-45 phone jack with another male-to-male RJ-45 line or connector. Connecting to a phone jack Connecting to a hub Figure 2-3: Connecting to the network After you have inserted the Ethernet Card, you must install the drivers. If your operating system
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! —Hardware installation Ethernet Card RJ-45 connector LEDs The following illustration shows the Ethernet Card RJ-45 con- nector LEDs: Fast 10 0M ACT LNK Ethernet AC T 100M LNK Figure 2-4: RJ-45 connector LEDs The following table describes the meaning of the LEDs: LED MEANING Indicates transmit or receive activity. It is normally off. ACT When there is packet transmit or receive activity, this LED is on. 100M Indicates the connection speed. When off, the connection speed is 10 Mbps.
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PCMCIA 10/100 Mbps Ethernet PC Card User’s Manual 10/100Mb ps Ethe rnet Figure 2-5: Disconnecting the RJ-45 cable Do not pull on the RJ-45 cable to disconnect the RJ-45 con- Warning! nector from the card. You may damage the RJ-45 connector pins as well as the Ethernet Card. After you have disconnected the RJ-45 cable, you can eject the Ethernet Card from the notebook’s PC Card slot. In Win 95/98 operating systems, you do not have to power down the notebook to remove the card. The card is hot-s
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C C C Chapter 3 hapter 3 hapter 3 hapter 3 Driver installation for Win 95/98/NT The following sections cover PCMCIA 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Card driver installation in the Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows NT operating systems. Driver installation for Windows 95 Installation of the Ethernet Card is just the same as for any normal Windows 95 Plug & Play device. Follow the steps below to in- stall the driver in Windows 95. 1. Insert the Ethernet Card into an available PCMCIA slot in your notebook
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PCMCIA 10/100 Mbps Ethernet PC Card User’s Manual 3. Insert the driver disk and click Next to continue the instal- lation. Windows searches for the driver and the following screen appears: 4. Click Finish. Windows 95 copies driver files to the hard disk. Windows 95 may need to copy re- quired system files and will prompt you to input the path to the files. Follow the instructions on your screen, then click OK to continue. 5. After all files have been copied, Windows 95 prompts you to restart
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! —Driver installation for Win 95/98/NT Driver installation for Windows 98 Follow the steps below to install the Ethernet Card drivers for Windows 98. 1. Insert the Ethernet Card into an available PCMCIA slot on your notebook (refer to page 3 “Inserting the Ethernet Card”). 2. After Windows 98 detects the Ethernet Card, the Add New Hardware Wizard window appears: 3. Click Next to continue the installation. A screen appears prompting you to select an installation method: 4. Select
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PCMCIA 10/100 Mbps Ethernet PC Card User’s Manual 5. Ensure that the Microsoft Windows Update box is un- checked, and ensure that the Floppy disk drives box is checked. 6. Insert the driver disk into your floppy disk drive and click Next. The following screen appears: 7. Click Next. After Windows 98 copies files to your hard disk drive, you are prompted to restart the system. Windows 98 may need to copy re- quired system files and will prompt you to input the path to the files. Follow the inst
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! —Driver installation for Win 95/98/NT Driver installation for Windows NT 4.0 This installation procedure assumes that you have installed the network component on your computer. To check whether the network component has been installed, dou- ble click the Network icon in the Control Panel. If it has not been installed, refer to the Windows NT 4.0 installation guide for instructions on installing the component. While installing the network component, Windows NT 4.0 will prompt you to
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PCMCIA 10/100 Mbps Ethernet PC Card User’s Manual 4. Click Add to add a new adapter. The following screen ap- pears: 5. Click Have Disk. The following screen appears: 6. Type “A:\WINNT40” where “A” is your floppy drive letter. Insert the driver disk, and click OK. After finding the installation file, the Select OEM Option window is displayed. 7. Click OK. The following screen appears, prompting you to input the IRQ, I/O port address, and connection type: 12 !
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! —Driver installation for Win 95/98/NT 8. Select the desired IRQ Level, I/O Port Address and Con- nection Type. You must select an IRQ and I/O port address that is not being used by ano- ther device; otherwise, you will have a system conflict error. To see the available IRQ and I/O port addresses, use the Windows NT Diag- nostics program in Windows NT Administrator tools. Refer to the Win- dows NT online help for information on Windows NT diagnostics. 9. Click OK to continue. Window
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C C C Chapter 4 hapter 4 hapter 4 hapter 4 Driver installation for DOS environments This section covers PCMCIA 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Card driver installation for DOS environment operating systems. System Requirements Hardware Requirements Notebook equipped with Type II PC Card slot and PC Card controller (compliant Rev. 2.1 or higher Software Requirements The Card & Socket service drivers should comply with PCMCIA Release 2.1 or higher Driver installation You must install the PCMCIA 10/100 Mbps E
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! —Driver installation for DOS environments Quick installation This section gives a brief overview of the installation process. For a more detailed description, refer to page 16, “The Install Pro- gram”. 1. Card and Socket Services software should be bundled with your computer; if it is not, contact your dealer. It is re- commended that you use this software when installing your PCMCIA 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Card. A system with Card and Socket Services installed allows the PCMCIA card
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PCMCIA 10/100 Mbps Ethernet PC Card User’s Manual 5. Insert the PCMCIA 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Card into the PCMCIA socket (refer to page 3). Then attach the network cable to the card. 6. Restart your computer and connect to your network. If you cannot connect to the network, refer to Appendix B and Appendix C. The Install program Before you can use your PCMCIA 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Card, you need to install and modify some files in your computer system. You can make these changes manually, or yo
