Abocom FE2500 manual

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

Go to page of

A good user manual

The rules should oblige the seller to give the purchaser an operating instrucion of Abocom FE2500, along with an item. The lack of an instruction or false information given to customer shall constitute grounds to apply for a complaint because of nonconformity of goods with the contract. In accordance with the law, a customer can receive an instruction in non-paper form; lately graphic and electronic forms of the manuals, as well as instructional videos have been majorly used. A necessary precondition for this is the unmistakable, legible character of an instruction.

What is an instruction?

The term originates from the Latin word „instructio”, which means organizing. Therefore, in an instruction of Abocom FE2500 one could find a process description. An instruction's purpose is to teach, to ease the start-up and an item's use or performance of certain activities. An instruction is a compilation of information about an item/a service, it is a clue.

Unfortunately, only a few customers devote their time to read an instruction of Abocom FE2500. A good user manual introduces us to a number of additional functionalities of the purchased item, and also helps us to avoid the formation of most of the defects.

What should a perfect user manual contain?

First and foremost, an user manual of Abocom FE2500 should contain:
- informations concerning technical data of Abocom FE2500
- name of the manufacturer and a year of construction of the Abocom FE2500 item
- rules of operation, control and maintenance of the Abocom FE2500 item
- safety signs and mark certificates which confirm compatibility with appropriate standards

Why don't we read the manuals?

Usually it results from the lack of time and certainty about functionalities of purchased items. Unfortunately, networking and start-up of Abocom FE2500 alone are not enough. An instruction contains a number of clues concerning respective functionalities, safety rules, maintenance methods (what means should be used), eventual defects of Abocom FE2500, and methods of problem resolution. Eventually, when one still can't find the answer to his problems, he will be directed to the Abocom service. Lately animated manuals and instructional videos are quite popular among customers. These kinds of user manuals are effective; they assure that a customer will familiarize himself with the whole material, and won't skip complicated, technical information of Abocom FE2500.

Why one should read the manuals?

It is mostly in the manuals where we will find the details concerning construction and possibility of the Abocom FE2500 item, and its use of respective accessory, as well as information concerning all the functions and facilities.

After a successful purchase of an item one should find a moment and get to know with every part of an instruction. Currently the manuals are carefully prearranged and translated, so they could be fully understood by its users. The manuals will serve as an informational aid.

Table of contents for the manual

  • Page 1

    CardBus 10/100 Ethernet PC Card Adapter Quick Installation Guide[...]

  • Page 2

    HARDWARE INSTALLATION This chapter describ es how to install the Card Bus 10/100M dual-speed PC Card in y our notebook computer and connect it to netw ork. It’s referred to “the PC Card” in this manual. The PC Card could be connected to eit her 100Mbps Fast Ethernet or 10Mbps Ethernet over unshielded twisted pair (UTP) calbe. The PC Card has [...]

  • Page 3

    - 2 - Removing the CardBus Du al-S peed PC Card It’s quite different for various comput er mechanical designs. Please refer to the PC Card removal instruct ion in the document for your notebook computer. Connecting and Remov ing the Cable of Media Coupler to the CardBus PC Card Grasp the PC Card 15-pins connector at t he end of the media coupl er[...]

  • Page 4

    LED Indicators Activity: Blinks green wh en transmitting/ receiving data. 10/100Mbps: off /on Link: Glows green when linked to a local network net. - 3 -[...]

  • Page 5

    - 4 - SOFTWARE INSTALLATION Windows 95 Inst allation 1. Assumed the drivers of PC C ard slot are well installed. The System Icon in the Control Panel can report on its fu nctionality. Apart from the above ment ioned, any questions on thi s layer need to be t aken up with the computer's m anufacturer. 2. Insert the PC Card into the slot. In New[...]

  • Page 6

    2. Insert the PC Card into the slot. In New Hardware Found dialog box, select Driver from disk provided by hardware manufacturer . 3. Windows will prompt a ADD NEW HARDWARE WIZARD dialog box, then press Next. 4. Then Windows will prompt a ADD NEW HARDWARE WIZARD dialog box. In this time, select Search for the … and press Next . 5. Windows will pr[...]

  • Page 7

    6. For the first time installation, please click Network icon in Control Panel to add Protocols, Client and Service if you needed. 7. Reboot the machine and the card will be fully functional. Window s 2000 Installation 1. Assumed that the drivers of PC Card slot are well installed. The System Icon in the Control Panel can report on its functionalit[...]

  • Page 8

    4. Then W indows will prompt a Install Hardware Device Drivers dialog box. In this time, select Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommanded) and press Next . 5. Windows will prompt a Locate Driver Files dialog box. In this tim e, select Floppy disk drives and please insert driver diskette. Then press Next , the driver will be installed [...]

  • Page 9

    detect the new device. Select Specify the Location of the driver… and click Next . 2. Insert the device driver disk into the floppy disk drive on your system . Select Removable Media (Floppy, CD-ROM…) and click Next . 3. Click Next to continue. - 8 -[...]

  • Page 10

    4. Windows will copy the appropriate driver to your system . If Windows ME asks you to supply your original Windows ME installation CD-ROM, load it on the CD- ROM drive. 5. Click Finish to complete the software installation. Windows XP Inst allation 1. Once the device is well connected, Windows will detect the new device and prompt you t o insert t[...]

  • Page 11

    - 10 - 2. Insert the device Driver Disk into the floppy disk drive of your syst em. Select Search for the removable media… and click Next. 3. Windows will start searching for the appropriate dr iver for the installation. When the screen appears as below, click Continue Anyway to proceed.[...]

  • Page 12

    - 11 - 4. Wait for seconds while Windows copies the appropriate driver to your sy stem. 5. Click Finish. The software installation for this network device is now com pleted.[...]