Asante 1000TA/TPC manuale d’uso

FriendlyNET™ GigaNIX™ 1000TA/TPC 10/100/1000T Ethernet Adapter User’s Manual[...]

Asanté FriendlyNET™ GigaNIX™ 1000TA/TPC 2 Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction 4 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 6 Chapter 3 Software Installation - Macintosh 11 Chapter 4 Software Installation - Windows & Linux 16 Chapter 5 Troubleshooting 40 Product Specifications 41 Safety and Regulatory Compliance 43 Contacting Asanté 44 Copyright[...]

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Asanté FriendlyNET™ GigaNIX™ 1000TA/TPC 4 Chapter 1. Introduction Thank you for purchasing the Asanté FriendlyNET™ GigaNIX™ Gigabit Ethernet adapter. The GigaNIX™ family of adapters is the most affordable, powerful Ethernet solution for connecting desktops, high-performance servers and workstations to 10BaseT, 100BaseTx and 1000BaseT ne[...]

Asanté FriendlyNET™ GigaNIX™ 1000TA/TPC 5 1.3 System Requirements • Macintosh Platforms (1000TA Only): PCI-based PowerPC with 32MB RAM running Mac OS 9 or better. Minimum configuration for Gigabit Ethernet Networks: G3 with 64MB RAM running Mac OS 9 or better. • PC Requirements: (1000TA/TPC): Pentium 133 with 32MB RAM; Recommended minimum [...]

Asanté FriendlyNET™ GigaNIX™ 1000TA/TPC 6 Chapter 2. Hardware Installation Before attempting to install the GigaNIX Gigabit adapter into your system, please make sure of the following: • Shut off the power to the computer and any peripherals. Remove the power cable to the computer to reduce the possibility of residual power remaining in the [...]

Asanté FriendlyNET™ GigaNIX™ 1000TA/TPC 7 Step 2 Open the G3/G4 case by gently grasping the handle and pulling up. Lay the lid open flat on the work surface. This will expose the case interior and allow access to the PCI slots. Note that the slot may be either 32 bit or 64 bit, depending upon the type of system. The PCI card edge connector con[...]

Asanté FriendlyNET™ GigaNIX™ 1000TA/TPC 8 Step 3 Align the GigaNIX PCI edge connector and the Macintosh motherboard socket as indicated in the diagram above. Once aligned, push down firmly on the PCI card until it is completely sealed in the slot. Once the GigaNIX adapter has been successfully installed, close the G3/G4 system, re-attach the p[...]

Asanté FriendlyNET™ GigaNIX™ 1000TA/TPC 9 The PCI card edge connector contains “key” notches that correspond to dividers in the motherboard slot. It is very important to align the key notches with the matching dividers in the slot. Failure to align the notches correctly could cause the card or slot to be damaged. Step 3 Align the GigaNIX P[...]

Asanté FriendlyNET™ GigaNIX™ 1000TA/TPC 10 recommended for extended use, as it violates the IEEE specification for 10 Mbit, 100 Mbit and 1000 Mbit Ethernet networks. Pinouts for both the workstation and crossover cables are shown below. Note: These pinouts are for cables used on 10 Mbit and 100 Mbit networks only . Cables used for Gigabit netw[...]

Asanté FriendlyNET™ GigaNIX™ 1000TA/TPC 11 Chapter 3. Macintosh Software Installation Once the hardware has been installed and the GigaNIX Gigabit adapter is connected to the network, it is time to install the software. Software drivers must be properly installed for the Gigabit Ethernet adapter to function. 3.1 Installing the GigaNIX Mac OS8 [...]

Asanté FriendlyNET™ GigaNIX™ 1000TA/TPC 12 Step 3 Click on the Install button to begin the installation. Clicking on the Quit button will cancel the installation process and leave the system untouched. You will see a screen similar to the one below reminding you that your system will need to be restarted after the installation. Step 4 Click th[...]

Asanté FriendlyNET™ GigaNIX™ 1000TA/TPC 13 Step 5 The installation process is complete. Click on the Restart button to restart your computer. After installing the software and restarting your computer, you will need to configure AppleTalk and TCP/IP for use with the GigaNIX Gigabit Ethernet adapter. Unless you change your machine’s setup, th[...]

Asanté FriendlyNET™ GigaNIX™ 1000TA/TPC 14 To configure the GigaNIX adapter for use with the AppleTalk protocol, you will need to tell your system which slot contains the Gigabit adapter. Step 2 Select the Connect Via: window and drag the cursor to the slot that contains the Gigabit adapter and release. Close the panel to save your changes. Yo[...]

Asanté FriendlyNET™ GigaNIX™ 1000TA/TPC 15 Step 1 To access the TCP/IP Control Panel, click on the Apple icon and select Control Panel. Then scroll down and select the TCP/IP Control Panel. You will see a window that may look similar to the one shown below: Step 2 Select Connect Via: window. Select the Connect Via: window and drag the cursor t[...]

Asanté FriendlyNET™ GigaNIX™ 1000TA/TPC 16 Chapter 4. Windows Software Installation This chapter describes the installation of the GigaNIX in Windows NT environment. Before attempting to install the software, make sure your system settings match the system requirements listed in Chapter 1. Bear in mind that your system's performance will [...]

Asanté FriendlyNET™ GigaNIX™ 1000TA/TPC 17 •Step 2 The Hardware Wizard will search for new software for the hardware it has detected. Click Next> to continue installation. Step 3 The Hardware Wizard will ask you what you wish to do. Click Next> to accept the Recommended option and continue installation.[...]

Asanté FriendlyNET™ GigaNIX™ 1000TA/TPC 18 •Step 4 The Hardware Wizard will ask where you wish to search for drivers. Click the "Specify a location" option. Insert the Asanté GigaNIX Gigabit Ethernet Adapter CD. Click Browse and select the CD. Select the appropriate Windows directory and Click Next to continue. •Step 5 The Hardw[...]

Asanté FriendlyNET™ GigaNIX™ 1000TA/TPC 19 •Step 6 The Hardware Wizard will ask you to configure Advanced Features for your adapter. For most users, the default settings are sufficient. Click OK to accept the default settings.[...]

Asanté FriendlyNET™ GigaNIX™ 1000TA/TPC 20 •Step 7 The Hardware Wizard will ask you to insert your Windows 98, Windows 2000 or Windows Me CD and then click OK. •Step 8 The Hardware Wizard will copy files from the Windows CD. Step 9 The Hardware Wizard will finish installing the adapter software. Click Finish to continue the installation.[...]

Asanté FriendlyNET™ GigaNIX™ 1000TA/TPC 21 Step 10 The Hardware Wizard will ask you to restart your computer. Click Yes to reboot your computer and complete your installation. The installation of your Asanté GigaNIX Gigabit Ethernet Adapter is now complete. Refer to Chapter 5 for information on configuring your adapter. 4.2 Software Installat[...]

Asanté FriendlyNET™ GigaNIX™ 1000TA/TPC 22 Step 2 Locate the Network Icon from the Control Panel Window and double click to launch the Network Control Panel. Step 3 Windows NT will detect that your Networking is not installed. This is a normal part of the installation process. Click Yes to continue installation.[...]

Asanté FriendlyNET™ GigaNIX™ 1000TA/TPC 23 Step 4 The Network Setup Wizard will launch. Click the "Wired to the network" box and click Next to continue the installation. Step 5 The Network Setup Wizard will check the available network adapters. Click the Start Search button to continue the installation.[...]

Asanté FriendlyNET™ GigaNIX™ 1000TA/TPC 24 The Network Setup Wizard will search the hardware installed in your system for new hardware. It will then search for drivers to match the new hardware. This may take several minutes. The Network Setup Wizard will not be able to find the appropriate software for the card it has detected. The following [...]

Asanté FriendlyNET™ GigaNIX™ 1000TA/TPC 25 Step 7 Click the Have Disk button to install the GigaNIX Gigabit Ethernet Adapter and continue installation. The Network Setup Wizard will prompt you to insert the diskette containing the drivers you wish to install.[...]

Asanté FriendlyNET™ GigaNIX™ 1000TA/TPC 26 Step 8 Type the drive letter of your CD ROM where the Asanté Gigabit Ethernet Adapter is located and the directory name where the Windows NT drivers are located. Be sure to type the directory name exactly as it appears above, including the backslashes. Click OK to continue installation. Note: Windows[...]

Asanté FriendlyNET™ GigaNIX™ 1000TA/TPC 27 Step 10 The Windows Network Setup Wizard will indicate that an adapter was not found. Click the Gigabit Ethernet PCI Adapter (83820/21) from the list and click Next to continue the installation.[...]

Asanté FriendlyNET™ GigaNIX™ 1000TA/TPC 28 Step 11 To configure the adapter for use with TCP/IP, check the "TCP/IP Protocol" from the Network Protocols list provided by the Network Setup Wizard. Click Next to continue the installation. Next, the Network Setup Wizard will display a list of Network Services. Unless you are familiar wit[...]

Asanté FriendlyNET™ GigaNIX™ 1000TA/TPC 29 Step 13 The Network Setup Wizard will now install the drivers. Click the Next button to continue the installation. The Network Setup Wizard now requires files from the Windows NT setup CD.[...]

Asanté FriendlyNET™ GigaNIX™ 1000TA/TPC 30 Step 14 Insert the Windows NT setup CD into the CD ROM drive and click Continue to continue the installation. Next, the Network Setup Wizard will display a list of current bindings. Unless you are familiar with the Windows NT configuration settings, do not attempt to alter the binding list. Step 15 Cl[...]

Asanté FriendlyNET™ GigaNIX™ 1000TA/TPC 31 Step 16 Click the Finish button to restart the computer and complete the installation. When the system returns to proper operation, verify that the adapter port LEDs operate as described in the GigaNIX LED activity table in this manual. The GigaNIX installation on your Windows NT platform is now compl[...]

Asanté FriendlyNET™ GigaNIX™ 1000TA/TPC 32 Note: If you are installing the GigaNIX in an SMP machine, you should comment out the standard CFLAGS line in the “Makefile” and uncomment the SMP version of CFLAGS before compiling the driver. To install the driver object module in the file system, become root and run: # make install #depmod -a C[...]

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Asanté FriendlyNET™ GigaNIX™ 1000TA/TPC 34 Chapter 5. Troubleshooting Your Asanté GigaNIX adapter is designed to provide years of trouble-free operation. In the unlikely event your network is not operating properly following installation, follow the troubleshooting tips below. 1. Does your system meet the System Requirements for hardware and [...]

Asanté FriendlyNET™ GigaNIX™ 1000TA/TPC 35 Product Specifications Connector: Gigabit Ethernet (1000BaseT, 100BaseTX, 10BaseT): RJ-45 Drivers: Apple Mac OS 9 and OS X 1 Microsoft Windows 98, 98 Second Edition and Me Microsoft Windows NT and 2000 Professional Linux See the Asanté website for the latest drivers Status Indicators: 1000 Mbps Link/[...]

Asanté FriendlyNET™ GigaNIX™ 1000TA/TPC 36 Distance: Recommended maximum distance is 328 feet (100 meters). Exclusive 10BaseT Extended Distance rated up to 613 feet (187 meters) over Category 5 cable or 492 feet (150 meters) over Category 3 cable Full Duplex: Support for 10/100/1000 Mbps data rates Virtual Network: Virtual LAN (VLAN) tag suppo[...]

Asanté FriendlyNET™ GigaNIX™ 1000TA/TPC 37 Safety and Regulatory Compliance FCC Class B Notice. This hardware device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and 2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference th[...]

Asanté FriendlyNET™ GigaNIX™ 1000TA/TPC 38 Contacting Asanté You may contact Asanté in one of several ways: via the Web, e-mail, fax or telephone. Technical Support: Send all technical support queries to support@asante.com or visit the Asanté Website at www.asante.com. The Asanté Website contains technical as well as sales literature for a[...]

Asanté FriendlyNET™ GigaNIX™ 1000TA/TPC 39 Legal Notice This document is protected by copyright and distributed under licenses restricting its use, copying, distribution and decompilation. No part of this document may be reproduced in any form by any means without prior written authorization of Asanté Technologies, Inc. Documentation is provi[...]