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    Cheetah Gigabit Adapter Quick Installation Guide[...]

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    Cheetah Gigabit Adapter 3 Introduction Accton’s Cheetah Gigabit Adapter is a Gigabit Ethernet network card for 32- and 64-bit PCI bus compliant computers. Operating under the 1000BASE-SX short-wavelength laser specification, this adapter provides up to ten times the bandwidth of F ast Ethernet ov er multimode fiber links. A true plug-and-play dev[...]

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    4 Quick Installation Guide LED Indicators The Cheetah Gigabit Adapter includes three status LED indicators, as described in the following figure and table. D E L s u t a t S n o i t p i r c s e D k n i Ln e e r G n On o n o i t c e n n o c X S - E S A B 0 0 0 1 d i l a v a s e t a c i d n I . t r o p r e b i f e h t f f O. d e t c e n n o c t o n s[...]

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    Cheetah Gigabit Adapter 5 Installation Warnings: · This network adapter requires a PC and BIOS that support the PCI Local Bus Specification v2.0 or later . If you are installing in an older PC model, upgrade the BIOS to the latest version. · Network cards are sensitive to static electricity . T o protect the card, avoid touching its electrical co[...]

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    6 Quick Installation Guide Driver Installation and Configuration The diskette labeled “Driver Diskette ,” that comes with the package contains all the software drivers available for the Cheetah Gigabit Adapter . A RELEASE.TXT file, describing the contents of the diskette is f ound in the root directory . Diff erent drivers are stored in separat[...]

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    Cheetah Gigabit Adapter 7 Use the following procedure to make an SC connection to the network. Caution: This network card uses lasers to transmit signals over fiber optic cable. The lasers are compliant with the requirements of a Class 1 Laser Product and are inherently eye safe in normal operation. However , you should never look directly at the t[...]

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    8 Quick Installation Guide Network Card Information Select the “Properties” tab in the utility window to view the network card status information and to set a locally administered network address. Locally Administered Network Address This field lets you set a local network MAC address to ov erride the “P er manent Network Address.” This fea[...]

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    Cheetah Gigabit Adapter 9 Link Parameters The network card’s link speed, PHY type (physical connection to the network) and duplex mode can all be set from this page. Howe ver , if the “AutoNegotiate Link P arameters” bo x is checked these parameters are automatically determined and the configuration options greyed out. For most Gigabit Ethern[...]

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    10 Quick Installation Guide the PC hardware, other devices on the PCI bus, and the applications being run. Considering all the variables involved, it is recommended to experiment with the Packet Propulsion threshold to find the setting that maximizes the performance of the Cheetah Gigabit Adapter in your system. Jumbo Frame Support The Cheetah Giga[...]

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    Cheetah Gigabit Adapter 11 Using VLANs The Cheetah Gigabit Adapter supports the IEEE 802.1Q VLAN standard and can be configured to participate in a network with other devices that use VLANs. An IEEE 802.1Q VLAN is a group of ports that can be located anywhere in the network, but communicate as though they belong to the same physical segment. VLANs [...]

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    12 Quick Installation Guide The first entry at the top of the table is the VLAN ID that is used in outbound VLAN tagged frames from the adapter . All entries in the table are used for filtering inbound frames with unlisted VLAN IDs. Note that the switch port the adapter is connected to should be assigned to the VLAN groups specified in the table or[...]

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    Cheetah Gigabit Adapter 13 Local T ests These tests can be used to test the basic functions of the adapter . Select the “Run Loopback T ests” and “Run Internal T ests” chec k box es either together or separately . The tests to be performed will show “Ready” as the status in the test list box. Then click on the “Run Local T ests” but[...]

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    14 Quick Installation Guide T r oubleshooting Check the following troubleshooting items before contacting Accton T echnical Suppor t. PCI Compatibility Some PCI computers are not self-configuring and require you to perform some or all of the following functions by changing motherboard jumpers and/or configuring the BIOS Setup program: • Make sure[...]

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    Cheetah Gigabit Adapter 15 Adapter Installation Problems If your computer can’t find the Cheetah Gigabit Adapter or the network driver doesn’t install correctly , check the f ollowing: • Make sure the adapter is securely seated in the PCI slot. Check for any hardware problems, such as physical damage to the card’s edge connector . • T ry [...]

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    16 Quick Installation Guide Compliances FCC Class B Certification This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following conditions: 1. This device may not cause harmful interference, and 2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Warning! This [...]

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    Cheetah Gigabit Adapter 17 VCCI Class B Compliance (Japan) CE Mark Declaration of Conformance This is to certify that this product complies with ISO/IEC Guide 22 and EN45014. It conforms to the following specifications: EMC: EN55022(1988)/CISPR-22(1985) class B IEC 1000-4-2(1995) 4kV CD , 8kV AD IEC 1000-4-3(1995) 3V/m IEC 1000-4-4(1995) 1kV - (pow[...]

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    18 Quick Installation Guide Specifications General Specifications Standards Conformance IEEE 802.3z 1000BASE-SX IEEE 802.3x Full-duplex flow control IEEE 802.1Q VLANs IEEE 802.1p Quality of Service PCI Bus v2.1 Host Interface 32-bit and 64-bit bus master PCI Ethernet Data Rate 1000 Mbps T ransmission Mode Half and full duplex, auto-negotiation Medi[...]

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    International Headquarters USA Headquarters No. 1 Creation Road III, 6 Hughes Science-based Industrial Park Irvine, CA 92618 Hsinchu 300, T ai wan, R.O .C. Phone Numbers - Phone: 886-3-5770-270 Sales: 800-926-9288 F AX: 886-3-5770-267 Support: 888-398-4101 or 949-707-4847 Internet: support@accton.com.tw RMA: 800-762-4968 F AX: 949-707-2460 EN1407-S[...]