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    NetLINE PC Card User’s Guide F on ar all  [...]

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    Copyright © 2000 Farallon Communications, Inc. v .0100 All rights reser ved. This manual and any associated ar twork, software, and product designs are copyrighted with all rights r eser ved. Under the copyright laws this manual, ar twork, software, and product designs may not be copied, in whole or par t, without the written consent of Farallon. [...]

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    Contents Chapter 1 - Introduction ........................................................ 5 Features ............................................................................ 6 Chapter 2 - Installation ......................................................... 7 Installing the hardware ........................................................ 8 I[...]

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    5 Chapter 1 Intr oduction The Farallon NetLINE PC Card ser ves as an Ether net adapter for any Windows compatible computer with a PCMCIA slot. The adapter provides an RJ-45 por t to connect to a 10Base-T Ether net network or other Ether net device such as a hub, cable modem or DSL modem. The card is fully compliant with IEEE Ether net standar ds an[...]

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    6 Chapter 1 F EATURES ■ Complies with IEEE 802.3 10Base-T Ether net stan- dards. ■ Complies with 16-bit PCMCIA specifications. ■ Provides LED indicators for Power , Link and Activity . ■ Operates with Windows NT 4.0, Windows 95/98 and Windows 2000.[...]

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    7 Chapter 2 Installation Y our NetLINE PC Card can be installed in thr ee simple steps: ■ Installing the hardwar e ■ Installing the software ■ Connecting to the network Install the adapter hardwar e and softwar e, and then connect your computer to your Ether net network using twisted pair Ether net cable (categor y 3 or better) with a RJ-45 c[...]

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    8 Chapter 2 I NSTALLING THE HARDWARE Begin installation by connecting the card. Then inser t the card in the computer’s PC car d slot. 1. Hold the PC card and connector so that the ar r ow is facing up. 2. Inser t the flat end of the connector into the end of the PC card until you hear a small click. CAUTION: Use care when detaching the connecto[...]

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    Installation 9 3. Slide the card into your computer’s PC car d slot until it is fir mly seated. TOP PRESS TO RELEASE[...]

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    10 Chapter 2 I NSTALLING THE SOFTWARE After you inser t your NetLINE PC Car d into your computer’s PC card slot, the Windows Found New Hardwar e Wizar d will appear . See the following pages for software installation instr uctions for: ■ Windows 98 ■ Windows 95 ■ Windows 2000 ■ Windows NT 4.0 After you have installed the driver , connect [...]

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    Installation 11 W INDOWS 95 1. After the New Hardwar e Found message appears, the Update Device Driver Wizard will open. In the Update Device Driver Wizard window , click the Next button. 2. Inser t the Farallon Windows disk into your computer , and click Next . 3. Click Other Locations , then Browse , and select the A: folder on the Farallon disk.[...]

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    12 Chapter 2 W INDOWS 2000 1. The Add New Hardwar e Wizar d will open and the Update Device Driver Wizard will begin. Click Next . 2. Inser t the Farallon Windows diskette into your disk drive and click Next . 3. Select the A: folder on the Farallon disk. 4. When the Wizard finds the driver , a message may appear indicating that the driver does no[...]

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    Installation 13 W INDOWS NT 4.0 1. Double-click My Computer , then Control Panel , then Network . 2. In the Network window , click the Adapters tab. 3. Click the Add button. 4. In the Select Network Adapters window , click the Have Disk button. 5. Inser t the Farallon Windows diskette and type A: . 6. In the Select OEM Option window , select Farall[...]

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    14 Chapter 2 C ONNECTING TO THE NETWORK After the NetLINE PC Card is installed in your computer , the next step is to connect it to your network. 1. Connect one end of a twisted pair Ether net cable to the card’s RJ-45 por t and the other end to your hub, wall jack, cable or DSL modem. PWR/ACT LINK PRESS TO RELEASE 10Base-T wall jack 10Base-T cab[...]

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    15 Chapter 3 Operation For proper car d operation, verify the following: ■ The Link LED is lit (see the next page for adapter LEDs). ■ The cable connection is secure, and the cor rect cable type is being used. ■ The driver software is installed. ■ The card is cor r ectly installed in a PCMCIA slot.[...]

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    16 Chapter 3 N ET LINE C ARD LED S The NetLINE Card LEDs on the end of the adapter cable can give you infor mation about link status and network activity . After the card and driver ar e properly installed, the LEDs will become active. Link : When the LED is lit green, the car d has link at 10Mbps. If the Link LED is not on, and you have a network [...]

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    Operation 17 D IAGNOSTIC UTILITY Use the Diagnostic Utility included on the Farallon diskette as a troubleshooting tool. 1. Boot to MS DOS. (If you are using Win98/2000, use a Win95 star tup disk.) 2. Inser t the Farallon diskette in your computer’s disk drive. 3. Type ep16diag and Enter . 4. Select Adapter Basic Diagnostics and Enter . 5. Make s[...]

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    19 Chapter 4 Farallon T echnical Suppor t Farallon is committed to providing its customers with reliable pr oducts and excellent technical suppor t. Please look in this user’s guide for possible solutions to any problems you come acr oss, and be sur e to read any paper release notes or electr onic “Read Me” files that you receive fr om Faral[...]

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    20 Chapter 4 F ARALLON I NTERNET INFORMATION RESOURCES Please visit our website at www .farallon.com for Farallon product infor mation, suppor t resour ces and home networking infor mation. O UTSIDE OF THE U NITED S TATES AND C ANADA If you are not located in the United States or Canada, you can get ser vice locally by contacting your nearest Faral[...]

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    21 Appendix S PECIFICATIONS Bus Inter face 16-bit PC Card standar d Network Inter face Standar d IEEE 802.3 10Base-T Data rate 10Mbps Connectors 68-pin connector to PCMCIA Type II slot 15-pin flat connector to media coupler LEDs Power/Activity , Link (10Base-T) Data T ransfer Rate 10Mbps Cable Unshielded twisted pair RJ-45 Max length 100 meters En[...]

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    22 Appendix R EGULATORY NOTICES FCC C OMPLIANCE S TATEMENT FCC Rules and Regulations - Par t 15 . This pr oduct has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B computing device pursuant to Par t 15 of the FCC r ules. These limits are designed to pr ovide rea- sonable protection against har mful inter fer ence in a residential inst[...]

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    23 CE MARK This equipment confor ms to the Eur opean Community CE Mark standard for the design and manufacturing of infor mation technology equipment. This standard covers a br oad area of product design, including RF emissions and immunity fr om electrical disturbances. W ar ning: In a domestic environment this equipment may cause radio inter fer [...]

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    25 W arranty L IMITED W ARRANTY AND L IMITATION OF R EMEDIES Farallon war rants to you, the end user , that the accompanying Farallon hardwar e product, which may include thir d par ty products or technology (the “Pr oduct”) will be free fr om defects in materials and workmanship under nor mal use for three years after the date of pur chase. Th[...]

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    26 THE ABOVE W ARRANTIES ARE MADE BY FARALLON ALONE, AND THEY ARE THE ONL Y W ARRANTIES MADE BY ANYONE REGARDING THE ENCLOSED PRODUCT . FARALLON AND ITS LICENSOR(S) MAKE NO OTHER W ARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMIT A TION THE IMPLIED W ARRANTIES OF MERCHANT ABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A P ARTICULAR PURPOSE, REGARDING THE ENCLOSED P[...]