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NETGEAR FA510 manual

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    Model F A510 Networ k Card I nstallati on Guid e Instruc tions in this gui de are f or users of W indo ws ® who are in stalli ng the Model F A510 Network Card. F or in structi ons on i nstalling and v erify ing the W indo ws network dr iv er, refer to “Instal l the W indo ws Networ k Driv er” on the other si de of this gu ide . These four ea s[...]

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    Model F A510 Networ k Card I nstallati on Guid e The Model F A510 Networ k Card is hot sw appable, which means it can be inse rted int o a PC tha t is ei the r t urn ed o ff or powered o n. 1. Insert t he Model F A510 Network Car d into the CardBus slot a s illus tra ted in th e figure. Some PCs ha ve t wo CardBus s lots. The Mode l F A510 Net work[...]

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    Model F A510 Networ k Card I nstallati on Guid e 1. Using a UTP cabl e, connect any por t on the hub to th e port on the RJ- 45 adapter c able. 2. T o con nec t th e ne twor k cab les , follow th e ill ust rat ion bel ow . Note: One of the po rts on NETGEAR hubs is switc hable between Normal (MDI-X) and Uplink ( MDI) with a No rmal/Uplink pus h but[...]

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    Model F A510 Networ k Card I nstallati on Guid e This guide pr ovid es you with instructio ns for inst alling t he W indo ws Network Dri ver . The steps gi ven in these in structi ons are fo r users of W indo ws 98. If you ar e using Windo ws 95, read t hese i nstruc tions thoro ughl y for a n overv iew of the s teps tha t are nec essary f or the i[...]

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    Model F A510 Networ k Card I nstallati on Guid e 3. Select “Sear ch for t he best dri ver .....” Click on “Next .” 4. Select “Floppy disk dri ves.” Select “Sp ecify a Locati on” and make s ure t he location i s “A:.” Insert t he Driv ers and Diag nostics Di sk into the floppy dri ve, and click on “Next. ” < Back Next>[...]

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    Model F A510 Networ k Card I nstallati on Guid e 5. Click on “The updated driv er ....” and click on “Next .” 6. Mak e sur e that the location a nd the corr ect driv er ar e displa yed (f or example, A:NETF A510.INF). Click on “Nex t.” 7. Click on “OK.” < Back Next> Cancel View List... Add New Hardware Wizard Windows has foun[...]

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    Model F A510 Networ k Card I nstallati on Guid e 8. Insert t he Driv ers and Diag nostics Di sk and click on “OK.” 9. Click on “OK.” 10. Insert t he Windo ws 98 CD-R OM . Make su re the desi g na t e d p a th to the Win d ows 98 CD - ROM is display ed in the “copy f iles fr om” pr ompt line (f or example, D:WIN98) . Click on “OK.” [...]

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    Model F A510 Networ k Card I nstallati on Guid e 11. Clic k on “ Fin i sh. ” 12. Be sur e to r emove the Driv ers and Diagnost ics Disk and the Windo ws 98 CD-R OM bef ore rest arting y our computer . Click on “Y es ” to r estart y our computer . 13. Proce ed to “V erify Installa tion.” < Back Finish Cancel Update Device Driver Wizar[...]

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    Model F A510 Networ k Card I nstallati on Guid e 1. Double-cli ck on “My Computer” on y our desktop, double -click on “Contr ol Panel ,” and then doub le-click on “ System.” 2. Click on “De v ice Manager .” V e rify Installat ion[...]

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    Model F A510 Networ k Card I nstallati on Guid e 3. Double-cli ck on “Netw ork adapters ” and then doubl e-click on “NETGEAR F A510 F ast Eth ernet CardBus Card.” If th ere is a p rob lem w ith t he in sta l lati on of the driver , a n exc lama tio n point appe ars next to “NETGEAR F A510 F ast Ether net PCI Adapter .” If ther e is a n [...]

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    Model F A510 Networ k Card I nstallati on Guid e 4. The “Pr operties” window opens , and a message regar ding the st atus of the de vice is di splayed in the windo w . Continue to c li ck o n “OK” or c li ck on the “X” in the rig ht- hand c or ner to close any open windo ws and r etur n to the W indows 98 desktop.[...]

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    Model F A510 Networ k Card I nstallati on Guid e Model F A510 Netw ork Car d Standar ds Compat ibility NetWa re tested and appro v ed Mic ros oft ® Wi ndow s 95, W indow s 9 8, Wind ows NT ® comp atib le IEEE 802.3i, 10BASE-T Ethernet IEEE 802.3u 1 00BASE-TX F ast Ethernet Interface Option s RJ-45 conn ector IRQ Options Assigned by Pl ug-and-Pla [...]

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    Model F A510 Networ k Card I nstallati on Guid e © 1999 by NETGE A R , Inc. Al l rights r e ser ved. T rademarks Bay Networks is a registered tr ademark of Bay Networks, Inc. NETGEAR is a trademark of Bay Networks , Inc . Microsoft , W indows, and W indows NT are registered trademark s of Micros oft Corp oration. All othe r trad emarks and registe[...]

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    Model F A510 Networ k Card I nstallati on Guid e NETGEAR, Inc. A Ba y Networks Comp any 4401 G rea t Am er ic a Par kway Santa Cl ara, C A 95054 US A Phone: 888-NETGEAR http://WWW .NETGEARinc.com *m-FA510NA-0*[...]