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613-000525 Rev. B AT-2711 Series Adapters Fiber Fast Ethernet Adapters  A T -2711FX/SC  A T -2711FX/LC  A T -2711FX/ST  A T -2711FX/MT  A T -2711LX/SC  A T -2711LX/LC Installation and User’s Guide[...]

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3 Electrical Safety and Emissions St a n d a r d s This product meets the following standards: . RFI Emissions FCC Class B, EN55022 Class B, VCCI Class B, C-TICK, CE Immunity EN55024 Class B Electrical Safety EN60950-1 (TUV), UL 60950 -1 ( C UL US ) U.S. Federal Communications Commission Declaration of Conformity Manufacturer Name: Allied Telesis, [...]

4 T ranslated Safety S tatements Important: The  indicates that a translation of th e safety statement is available in a PDF document titled “Translated Safety State ment s” posted on the Allied Telesis website at: www.alliedtelesis.com/support/ .[...]

5 Contents Preface .............. .............. ............ .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. ... ............. ............... .............. ......... 9 Safety Symbols Used in th is Docu ment........ .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. ............. .[...]

Contents 6 Viewing Supported DPInst Options ....................... ................. .............. .............. ................ ........... ....................... .........60 Chapter 4: Configuring the Ethe rnet Interface for Linux Systems .................. .............. .............. .............. .............. ......61 Overview .......[...]

AT-2711 Series Fast Ethernet Adapter Installation Gui de 7 Appendix A: Specifications ........ .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. ............ .............. .............. ......... ............. 129 Physical Specifications ...................... ................. ...................... .............. ......[...]

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9 Pr eface This manual is the installation and us er’s guide for the AT-2711 Series Fiber Fast Ethernet Network Adapter cards. The adapter cards include d in this series are:  AT-2711FX/SC  AT-2711FX/ST  AT-2711FX/MT  AT-2711FX/LC  AT-2711LX/SC  AT-2711LX/LC The Preface contains t he following sections:  “Safety Symbols Use[...]

Preface 10 Safety Symbols Used in this Document This document uses the following conventions: Note Notes provide additional informatio n. Caution Cautions inform you t hat performing or omitting a spe cific action may result in equipment damage or loss of data. Warning Warnings inform you that performing or omitting a sp ecific action may result in[...]

AT-2711 Series Fast Ethernet Adapter Installation Gui de 11 Contacting Allied Telesis If you need assistance with this prod uct, you may contact Allied Telesis technical support by going to the Suppo rt & Services section of the Allied Telesis web site at www.alliedtelesis.com/support . You can find links for the following services on this page[...]

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13 Chapter 1 Overview This chapter provides an introduction to the Allied Telesis AT-2711 Series Fiber Fast Ethernet Network Adapter cards and conta ins the following sections:  “Description” on p age 14  “Features” on page 17  “Supported Operating Systems” on p age 18  “Program Utilities” on p age 19  “Accessing Do[...]

Overview 14 Description The AT-2711 series adapters are F iber Fast Ethernet PCI Expr ess (PCIe) cards developed based on Broadcom’s BCM57762 chipset. The adapter connects a PCIe compliant server or workstation to a Fast Ethernet network using fiber optic ca bling and operates at 100 Mbps full-duplex and half-duplex mode. The AT-2711 series inclu[...]

AT-2711 Series Fast Ethernet Adapter Installation Gui de 15 The SC adapter is shown in Figure 2. Figure 2. SC Fiber Optic Adapter To connect the SC adapter to a network cable, you must have a fiber optic network cable with the SC conne ctor. LC Fiber Optic Adapter The AT-2711FX/LC and AT-2711LX/LC adapter cards are equipped with a 100BASE-FX or 100[...]

Overview 16 LED The adapter card has one LED per model. Table 1 describes the link states that the LED indicates. T able 1. Fiber LED S tatus St ate Description On V alid link . Of f No link. Flashing The port is receiving or transmitting network packet s at 100 Mbps.[...]

AT-2711 Series Fast Ethernet Adapter Installation Gui de 17 Features The following list shows the features of the AT-271 1 series adapter cards:  One 100BASE-FX or -LX port with SC, LC, ST or MT fib er adapter  PCI-Express x1 v1.1 interface  Full/Half duplex MAC  IPv4 and IPv6 Large Send Offload and Checksu m Offload (LSO/ TCO)  Rece[...]

Overview 18 Supported Operating Systems The following list shows the supported operating systems for the AT-2711 series adapter cards:  Windows Server 2012  Windows 8  Windows Server 2008 R2  Windows 7  Windows Server 2008  Windows Vista  Windows Server 2003  Windows XP  Linux Windows Driver To install driver software for[...]

AT-2711 Series Fast Ethernet Adapter Installation Gui de 19 Program Utilities You can run the following programs on the AT-2711 series adapter cards:  DOS Diagnostics  Broadcom Advanced Control Su ite Note Broadcom provides documentation for these programs. To access the documents, see “Accessing Documents” on page 20 .[...]

Overview 20 Accessing Documents Documents for AT-2711 series adapter car ds are available at Allied Telesis websites. Broadcom also pr ovides a document for t he network adapters based on their 57XX chipset. Allied Telesis Documents To access these documents, do the following: 1. Open a web browser , such as Internet Explorer or FireFox, on your sy[...]

AT-2711 Series Fast Ethernet Adapter Installation Gui de 21 Contents of Your Shipment The following items are Incl uded with your adapter card:  Antistatic bag The antistatic bag p rotects the adapter card when stored or shipped. Keep the adapter card in it s packaging until ready for installation.  Standard-profile bracket The standard-profi[...]

Overview 22 Warranty Registration Allied Telesis hardware products are covered under limited warran ties. All Allied Telesis warranties are subjec t to and provided only on the terms and conditions set out in the Allied Telesis Limited Warranties listed on the Allied Telesis website at http://alliedtelesis.com/suppo rt/warranty .[...]

23 Chapter 2 Installing the Hardwar e This chapter contains the following sections:  “System Requirements” on p age 24  “Reviewing Safety Precautions” on p age 25  “Pre-Installa tion Checklist” on p age 27  “Replacing the Bracket” on pag e 28  “Installing a Net work Adapter Card” on p age 30  “Connecting the [...]

Installing the Hardware 24 System Requirements Before installing the AT-2711 Series Fiber Fast Ethernet Network Adapter cards, make sure your system meets the requirements listed below:  PC with one of the following op erating systems installed: – Windows XP – Windows Server 2003 – Windows Vista – Windows Server 2008 – Windows 7 – Wi[...]

AT-2711 Series Fast Ethernet Adapter Installation Gui de 25 Reviewing Safety Precautions Review the following safety precauti ons before you begin to install a module. Note The  indicates that a translation of the safety statement is available in a PDF document title d “Translated Safety Statements” posted on the Allied Telesis website at ww[...]

Installing the Hardware 26 Warning The module is being installed in a system that operates with voltages that can be lethal. Before you remove the cover of your system, you must observe the following precaut ions to protect yourself and to prevent damage to the system compone nts. – Remove any metallic objects or jewelry from your han ds and wris[...]

AT-2711 Series Fast Ethernet Adapter Installation Gui de 27 Pre-Installation Checklist Before installing the AT-2711 series adapt er card, check the following list: 1. Check that your computer has an ap propriate open PCIe slot. 2. Verify that your system is using the latest BIOS. 3. When you download the driver so ftware from the Allied Telesis we[...]

Installing the Hardware 28 Replacing the Bracket The AT-2711 series adapter card is shipped with the low-profile bracket attached to the adapter. Depending on your system, you may need to replace the bracket attached to your adapter card. The following procedure describes how to remove the low-profile bracket from the adapter card and replace it wi[...]

AT-2711 Series Fast Ethernet Adapter Installation Gui de 29 Figure 5. Fastening Screws onto Standa rd Bracket[...]

Installing the Hardware 30 Installing a Network Adapter Card The following instructions apply to installing an AT-2711 series adapter card in most systems. Refer to the manuals that were supplied with your system for details about performing t hese tasks on your particular system. To install the network adapter card, perfo rm the following procedur[...]

AT-2711 Series Fast Ethernet Adapter Installation Gui de 31 3. Select an empty, non-shared PCIe slot a nd remove the faceplate. Keep the faceplate in a safe place. Y ou may nee d it for future use. See Figure 7. Figure 7. Removing the Faceplate F rom PCI Slot Note If you cannot locate or know how to fin d an PCIe slot, refer to the documentation th[...]

Installing the Hardware 32 Figure 8. Inserting the Network Adapter Card Caution Do not use excessive force when seating the card, as this may damage the system or the adapter ca rd. If the card resists seating, remove it from the system, realign it, and try again. 6. Secure the network ad apter card to the chassis with a Phillips-head screw (not pr[...]

AT-2711 Series Fast Ethernet Adapter Installation Gui de 33 9. Power the system on. Note If you installed the adapter card in a Microsoft Wind ows 2003 or Windows XP system before installing the driver software, the Found New Hardware Wizard launches automatically. For more information, see Ch apter 3, “Installing the Driver Software for Windows [...]

Installing the Hardware 34 Connecting the Network Cables The AT-2711 series network adapter card is equipped with one of four types of fiber optic adapters: SC, LC, ST, and MT. To connect a network cable to the adapter, perform the following procedure: 1. Prepare a fiber optic ca ble with an appropriate connector to your adapter. Warning The fiber [...]

35 Chapter 3 Installing the Driver Softwar e for W indows Systems This chapter describes how to install driver software for the AT-2711 series adapter card onto your operating system. It contains the following topics:  “Overview” on page 36  “Downloading the Driver Sof tware” on page 37  “Accessing the Device Manager” on p age [...]

Installing the Driv er Software for Windows Systems 36 Overview When you install the AT-2711 series adapter card on your computer, your next step is to install driver software onto your Windows operating system. You can install driver software using Device Manag er or using the silent installation method. When you install deriver software using Dev[...]

AT-2711 Series Fast Ethernet Adapter Installation Gui de 37 Downloading the Driver Software The AT-2711 series adapter card is n ot shipped with a software driver CD. You must download driver software from the Allied Telesis website. To download driver software, do the follo wing: 1. Open a web browser, such as Inte rnet Explorer or FireFox, on yo [...]

Installing the Driv er Software for Windows Systems 38 4. Select the driver for your ada pter model and operating system. 5. Save the zip folder onto your system. 6. Right-click the zip folder and select Extract All . A window as shown in Figure 1 1 pop s up and prompt s you to specify the location of a folder that you want to p lace unzipped files[...]

AT-2711 Series Fast Ethernet Adapter Installation Gui de 39 Accessing the Device Manager When you install or update the driver software for AT-271 1 series adapter card, you must first access Device Manager. The procedures for accessing Device Manager are slightly dif ferent among Windows operating systems. To access De vice Manager on your operati[...]

Installing the Driv er Software for Windows Systems 40 The drop-up menu appears as shown in Figure 13. Figure 13. Drop-up Menu on Windows Server 2 012 and Windows 8 3. Select Device Manager from the menu. The Device Manager window appears a s shown in Figure 14. Figure 14. Device Manager on Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8[...]

AT-2711 Series Fast Ethernet Adapter Installation Gui de 41 Accessing Device Manager on Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, or Windows 7 To access Device Manager on Windows Server 2008, Windows Vist a, or Windows 7, do the following: 1. Right-click the Computer icon on the deskt op and select Properties . The System window is opened as sho wn in Fi[...]

Installing the Driv er Software for Windows Systems 42 Figure 16. Device Manager Windo w on Server 2008, Vista , and 7 Accessing Device Manager on Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP To access Device Manager on Windows Server 200 3 or Windows XP, do the following: 1. Right-click the My Computer icon on the desktop and select Properties . The System P[...]

AT-2711 Series Fast Ethernet Adapter Installation Gui de 43 2. Select the Hardware Tab. The Hardware p age is shown in Figure 18. Figure 18. Hardware Page on Win dows Server 2003 and XP 3. Click Device Manage r . The Device Manager window opens as shown in Fig ure 19. Figure 19. Device Manager Window on Windows Server 2003 a nd XP[...]

Installing the Driv er Software for Windows Systems 44 Installing the Driver Software Once you physically install the AT-2711 series adapt er card, the system detects the new hardware and creates a n entry in Device Manager when the Windows operating system first boots up. Shortly after you log in, you need to install the driver softwa re for your [...]

AT-2711 Series Fast Ethernet Adapter Installation Gui de 45 Figure 20. Ethernet Controller on Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8 3. Select Update Driver Software . The Update Driver Sof tware window pops up as shown in F igure 21. Figure 21. Update Dr iver Software Window on Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8[...]

Installing the Driv er Software for Windows Systems 46 4. Select Browse my computer for driver software . The Update Driver Software window prompt s you to enter the location of the driver folder as shown in Figure 22. Figure 22. Update Driver Software Window on Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8 5. Specify the location of the driver software. See ?[...]

AT-2711 Series Fast Ethernet Adapter Installation Gui de 47 Figure 23. Update Dr iver Software Window on Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8 7. Click Close . Installing the Driver Software on Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, or Windows 7 To install the driver software on Wi ndows Server 2008, Windows Vista or Windows 7, do the following: 1. Access[...]

Installing the Driv er Software for Windows Systems 48 Figure 24. Ethernet Controller on Win dows Server 2008, Vista, and 7 3. Select Update Driver Software . The Update Driver Softwa re window pop s up as shown in Figure 25. Figure 25. Update Driver Software Window o n Windows Server 2008, Vista, and 7[...]

AT-2711 Series Fast Ethernet Adapter Installation Gui de 49 4. Select Browse my computer for driver software . The Update Driver Sof tware window prompts you to enter th e location of the driver folder as shown in Figu re 26. Figure 26. Update Driver Software Wind ow on Windows Server 2008, Vista, and 7 5. Specify the location of the driver soft wa[...]

Installing the Driv er Software for Windows Systems 50 Figure 27. Update Driver Software Window o n Windows Server 2008, Vista, and 7 7. Click Close . Installing the Driver Software on Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP To install the driver software onto Win dows Server 2003 and Windows XP, do the following: 1. Access Device Manager. See “Accessi[...]

AT-2711 Series Fast Ethernet Adapter Installation Gui de 51 Figure 28. Ethernet Controller on Windows Server 2003 and XP 3. Select Update Driver . The Hardware Update Wizard window pop s up as shown in Figure 29. Figure 29. Hardware Update Wizard 1 4. Select No, not this time .[...]

Installing the Driv er Software for Windows Systems 52 5. Click Next . The Hardware Update Wizard prompt s you to select one of two options as shown in Figure 30 Figure 30. Hardware Update W izard 2 6. Select Install from a list or specif ic location (Advanced) . 7. Click Next . The Hardware Update Wizard prompt s you to specify the location of you[...]

AT-2711 Series Fast Ethernet Adapter Installation Gui de 53 Figure 31. Hardware Update Wizard 3 8. Specify the location of the driver soft ware. 9. Click Next . The confirmation message is displayed as shown in Figure 32. Figure 32. Hardware Update Wizard 4 10. Click Finish .[...]

Installing the Driv er Software for Windows Systems 54 Updating the Driver Software If your operating system detects the ada pter card and installs a default driver, you need to update the driver software wit h the driver that you downloaded from the Allied Te lesis websit e. To obtain the latest version of the AT-2711 series adapter driver, se e ?[...]

AT-2711 Series Fast Ethernet Adapter Installation Gui de 55 Figure 33. Device Manager on Windows Server 20 12 and Windows 8 2. In the Device Manager window, righ t-click Allied Telesis AT- 2711xXV2 100Mb Fiber Ethernet . The shortcut menu appears. 3. Select Update Driver Software . The Update Driver Softwa re window pops up as shown in Figure 20 on[...]

Installing the Driv er Software for Windows Systems 56 Updating the Driver on Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, or Windows 7 To update the driver software for your AT-2 711 series adapter card, perform the following procedure: 1. Access the Device Manager. See “Accessing Device Manager on Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, or Windo ws 7” on [...]

AT-2711 Series Fast Ethernet Adapter Installation Gui de 57 Updating the Driver on Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP To install the driver software for the AT-2711 series adapter card onto the Windows Server 2003 and Win dows XP, do the following: 1. Access Device Manager. See “Accessing Device Manager on Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP” on p[...]

Installing the Driv er Software for Windows Systems 58 8. Specify the location of the driver software th at you downloaded from Allied Telesis website. 9. Click Next . The confirmation message is displayed as shown in Figure 32 on p age 53. 10. Click Finish .[...]

AT-2711 Series Fast Ethernet Adapter Installation Gui de 59 Performing the Silent Installation To simplify the driver installation process, you may p erform a silent installation when installing driver soft ware for the AT-2711 series adapter cards. The silent installation is a met hod of installing software in the silent mode without constant inte[...]

Installing the Driv er Software for Windows Systems 60 7. Change the directory to t he folder where the dpinst utility and the driver files reside. 8. Install the driver in the silent mode by entering the following command: > dpinst / S Note Adding the /S switch to the dpinst command suppresses the display of wizard pages, user dialog boxes, and[...]

61 Chapter 4 Configuring the Ethernet Interface for Linux Systems This chapter provides procedures for configuring Ethernet interface s for AT-2711 series adapters on Lin ux systems and contains the following sections:  “Overview” on page 62  “Configuring an Ethernet Interface on Linux Systems” on p age 63[...]

Configuring the Ethe rnet Interface for Linux Sys tems 62 Overview The AT-2711 series adapters use a Linux inbox driver to operate. A driver supplied with an operating system is called an inbox driver . Current Linux systems come with the inbox driver that the AT-2711 series adapters need. Since the driver software for the AT-2711 series adapters h[...]

AT-2711 Series Fast Ethernet Adapter Installation Gui de 63 Configuring an Ethernet Interface on Linux Systems This section provides how to set speed an d duplex mode to the Ethernet interfaces of AT-2711 series fiber optic adapt ers. The following is the general instructions for Ubuntu and Re d Ha t Linux distributions. For other distributions of [...]

Configuring the Ethe rnet Interface for Linux Sys tems 64 6. Save the /etc/network/int erfaces file. 7. Reboot your Linux system. 8. Verify that your AT-2711 series adapter is running 100 Mbp s in the full- duplex mode by entering the following command: ethtool eth x The command output should display: Advertised Auto-Nego tiation is N o Speed is 10[...]

AT-2711 Series Fast Ethernet Adapter Installation Gui de 65 ############ ######### ######### DEVICE="eth x " NM_CONTROLLE D="yes" ONBOOT=yes HWADDR= xx:xx:xx: xx:xx:xx TYPE=Etherne t BOOTPROTO=dh cp DEFROUTE=yes PEERDNS=yes PEERROUTES=y es IPV4_FAILURE _FATAL=ye s IPV6INIT=no NAME="auto e th x " ETHTOOL_OPTS ="aut[...]

Configuring the Ethe rnet Interface for Linux Sys tems 66[...]

67 Chapter 5 Modifying Advanced Pr operties This chapter includes the following topics:  “Overview” on page 69  “Supported Advanced Properties” on p age 70  “Accessing Advanced Propertie s” on page 76  “802.1p QOS” on p age 78  “802.3az EEE” on p age 79  “ARP Offload ” on page 80  “EEE Control Policies[...]

Modifying Advanced Properties 68  “W ake on Magic Packet” on page 1 15  “W ake on Pattern Match” on page 1 16  “WOL S peed” on pa ge 1 17[...]

AT-2711 Series Fast Ethernet Adapter Installation Gui de 69 Overview The AT-2711 series adapter allows you t o modify the advanced prope rties to meet your requirements. To access the advanced properties, you must access Device Manager, then go to each advanced p roperty page. A set of advanced properties that you ca n control depends on your opera[...]

Modifying Advanced Properties 70 Supported Advanced Properties The supported advanced properties for your AT-2711 series adapter depend upon your operating system. For Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, and Windows Server 20 08R2, two versions of driver software support different sets of advanced p roperties. Windows XP and Server 2003 [...]

AT-2711 Series Fast Ethernet Adapter Installation Gui de 71 Windows Vista and Server 2008 The driver software available fo r Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 is versions 15.2.0.5 and 15.6.0.3. The sets of supported advanced properties for these driver ve rsions are shown in T able 3. T able 3. Advanced Properties for Windows V ist a and Server[...]

Modifying Advanced Properties 72 15.6.0.3  “802.3az EEE” on page 79  “EEE Control Policies” on p age 81  “Ethernet@WireS peed” on page 83  “Flow Control” on pag e 84  “Interrupt Moderation” on page 86  “Jumbo Mtu” on page 89  “Large Send Offlo ad v2 (IPv4)” on p age 93  “Large Send Offlo ad v2 ([...]

AT-2711 Series Fast Ethernet Adapter Installation Gui de 73 Windows 7 and Server 2008R2 The driver software available for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008R2 is versions 15.2.0.5 and 1 5.6.0.3. The sets of supported advanced properties for these driver ve rsions are shown in T able 3. T able 4. Advanced Properties for Windows 7 an d Server 2008R2 D[...]

Modifying Advanced Properties 74 15.6.0.3  “802.3az EEE” on page 79  “ARP Offload” on p age 80  “EEE Control Policies” on p age 81  “Ethernet@WireS peed” on page 83  “Flow Control” on pag e 84  “Interrupt Moderation” on page 86  “Jumbo Mtu” on page 89  “Large Send Offlo ad v2 (IPv4)” on p age [...]

AT-2711 Series Fast Ethernet Adapter Installation Gui de 75 Windows 8 and Server 2012 The driver software available fo r Windows 8 and W indows Server 2012 is version 15.6.0.3. The supported advance d properties are shown in Table 5. T able 5. Advanced Properties for Windows 8 an d Server 2012 Driver Ve r s i o n Advanced Properties 15.6.0.3  ?[...]

Modifying Advanced Properties 76 Accessing Advanced Properties To modify advanced properties, first access Device Ma nager, open the properties of your AT-2711 series adapte r card, and select a feature you want to change its setting. 1. To access the Device Manager, follow one of these pro cedures: – “Accessing Device Manager on Windows Server[...]

AT-2711 Series Fast Ethernet Adapter Installation Gui de 77 3. Click the Advanced tab. The Advanced Properties window opens as sho wn in Figure 37. Figure 37. Advanced Properties Window[...]

Modifying Advanced Properties 78 802.1p QOS The 802.1p QOS property allows you to enable or disable the Quality of Service (QoS) feature on the adapter. QoS is a ne twork standard for managing traffic by assigning priority to packets. Note Enable the 802.1p QOS property only when the network supports QoS. To enable or disable the 802.1p QOS f eatur[...]

AT-2711 Series Fast Ethernet Adapter Installation Gui de 79 802.3az EEE The 802.3az EEE (Energy Efficient Ethernet) is an IEEE standard to optimize the energy usage of copper interfaces over Ethernet. To view the 802.3az EEE settin g, do the following: 1. Access the Advanced Properties. See “Accessing Advanced Properties” on p age 76. 2. Select[...]

Modifying Advanced Properties 80 ARP Offload The ARP Offload feature enables the ada pter not to wake up when responding an ARP request. ARP is used to verify whether a compu ter is still present on the network and resolute an IP address into a MAC address. To enable or disable the ARP Offload feature, do the following: 1. Access the Advanced Prope[...]

AT-2711 Series Fast Ethernet Adapter Installation Gui de 81 EEE Control Policies The EEE (Energy-Efficient Ethernet) C ontrol Policies fe ature enables the adapter to manage powe r for the best performance. Note The options and default setting depend o n your operating system and driver version that you installed. To change the setting of the EEE C[...]

Modifying Advanced Properties 82 best performance.  Maximum Power Saving — The adapter manages power for the best energy saving. 4. Click OK .[...]

AT-2711 Series Fast Ethernet Adapter Installation Gui de 83 Ethernet@WireSpeed The Ethernet@WireSpeed is a feature to connect two gigabit d evices even when the devices are connected thro ugh an impaired copper cable. To view the Ethernet@WireSp eed setting, do the following: 1. Access the Advanced Properties. See “Accessing Advanced Properties?[...]

Modifying Advanced Properties 84 Flow Control The Flow Control feature allows you to control the flow betwe en the AT- 2711 series adapter and its link partner. You can enable or disa ble the adapter to process received PAUSE fr ames and transmit PAUSE frames. Note The options and default setting depen d on your operating system and driver version [...]

AT-2711 Series Fast Ethernet Adapter Installation Gui de 85 3. Select one of the following options:  Auto — Receiving and transmitting PAUSE frames are optimized .  Disabled — The adapter igno res PAUSE frames.  Tx & Rx Enabled (Tx/Rx PAUSE) — The adapter processes PAUSE frames when receiving and transmits PAUSE fra mes.  Rx E[...]

Modifying Advanced Properties 86 Interrupt Moderation The Interrupt Moderation feature allows you to limit the rate of interrupts to the CPU during packet transmission and packet recept ion. When this feature is enabled, interrupts are handled as a gro up so that the CPU utilization decreases; however, the late ncy may increase. To enable or disabl[...]

AT-2711 Series Fast Ethernet Adapter Installation Gui de 87 Checksum Offload The Checksum Offload feature allows the adapter to verify the TCP/IP checksum to enhance receive and trans mit performance and reduce CPU utilization. To enable or disable the Checksum Offload featu re, do the following: 1. Access the Advanced Properties. See “Accessing [...]

Modifying Advanced Properties 88 IPv4 Checksum Offload The IPv4 Checksum Offload feature allows the adap ter to verify the IPv4 checksum to enhance IPv4 receiv e and transmit performance and reduce CPU utilization. To enable or disable the IPv4 Checksum Offloa d feature, do the following: 1. Access the Advanced Properties. See “Accessing Advanced[...]

AT-2711 Series Fast Ethernet Adapter Installation Gui de 89 Jumbo Mtu The Jumbo Mtu (Maximum transmission unit) feature a llows you to specify the size of the Ethernet frame that the a dapter supports. The net work performance usually improves when t he larger frame size is specified: however, the network must be capable of supporting the oversized[...]

Modifying Advanced Properties 90 Large Send Offload The Large Send Offload feature allows you to control the load of sending out large packets. When this feature is e nabled, the AT-2711 series adapter segments large packe ts and reduces the CPU load. To enable or disable the Large Send Offload feature, do the following: 1. Access the Advanced Prop[...]

AT-2711 Series Fast Ethernet Adapter Installation Gui de 91 Large Send Offload (IPv4) The Large Send Offload (IPv4) feature allows you to control the load of sending out large packets. When this feature is enabled, the AT-2711 series adapter segments large packets a nd reduces the CPU load. The Large Send Offload (IPv4) feature supports large packe[...]

Modifying Advanced Properties 92 3. Select one of the follo wing options:  Disable — This feature is disabled.  Enable — The adapter se gments large packets up to 64kb fo r IPv4 traffic before sending them out. This is the default setting. 4. Click OK .[...]

AT-2711 Series Fast Ethernet Adapter Installation Gui de 93 Large Send Offload v2 (IPv4) The Large Send Offload v2 (IPv4) feature allows you to control the load of sending out large packets. When this feature is enabled, the AT-2711 series adapter segments large packets f or IPv4 traffic and reduces the CPU load. This feature, which supports large [...]

Modifying Advanced Properties 94 3. Select one of the follo wing options:  Disable — The feature is disabled.  Enable — The adapter se gments large packets up to 256kb for IPv4 traffic before sending them out. This is the default setting. 4. Click OK .[...]

AT-2711 Series Fast Ethernet Adapter Installation Gui de 95 Large Send Offload v2 (IPv6) The Large Send Offload v2 (IPv6) feature allows you to control the load of sending out large packets. When this feature is enabled, the AT-2711 series adapter segments large packets f or IPv6 traffic and reduces the CPU load. To enable or disable the Large Send[...]

Modifying Advanced Properties 96 Locally Administered Address The Locally Administered Address allows you to replace the MAC address originally assigned to the adapter with a user-defined address. The user- defined address that you assign to the adapter is called a locally administered address. Caution A locally administered address overrides the o[...]

AT-2711 Series Fast Ethernet Adapter Installation Gui de 97 Figure 52. Locally Administered Address Page 3. In the Value text box, enter a locally administere d address for the AT-2711 series adapter card. By default, no locally administered address is assigned. For more information, see “Gui delines for Assigning a Locally Administered Address?[...]

Modifying Advanced Properties 98 Network Address The Network Address property allows you to replace the MAC address originally assigned to the adapter with a user-defined address. The user- defined address that you assign to the adapter is called a locally administered address. Caution The network address overrides the original MAC address stored i[...]

AT-2711 Series Fast Ethernet Adapter Installation Gui de 99 3. In the Value text box, enter a locally administere d address for the AT-2711 series adapter card. By default, no locally administered address is assigned. For more information, see “Gui delines for Assigning a Locally Administered Address” on pa ge 96. 4. Click OK .[...]

Modifying Advanced Properties 100 NS Offload The NS (Neighbor Solicitation) Offload feature enables the adapter not to wake up when responding to an NS requ est. To enable or disable the NS Offload featu re, do the following: 1. Access the Advanced Properties. See “Accessing Advanced Propertie s” on page 76. 2. Select NS Offload in the Property[...]

AT-2711 Series Fast Ethernet Adapter Installation Gui de 101 Priority & VLAN The Priority & VLAN feature allows you to control sending and receiving tagged frames of QoS and VLAN. When the property is set to Priority & VLAN Enabled, the adapter sends and receives QoS and VLAN ta gged frames; with Priority Enabled, the adapter sends and [...]

Modifying Advanced Properties 102 3. Select one of the follo wing options:  Priority & VLAN Enabled — The adapter sends and receives QoS and VLAN tagged frames. This is the de fault setting.  Priority & VLAN Disabled — The adapter does not send and ignores QoS and VLAN t agged frames.  Priority Enabled — The ada pter sends an[...]

AT-2711 Series Fast Ethernet Adapter Installation Gui de 103 Receive Side Scaling The Receive Side Scaling (RSS) f eature allows the adapter to efficiently distribute receive processi ng across multiple CPU’s and to p revent from overloading a single CPU. To make this feature e ffective, the computer must have multiple CPU’s in a multiproce sso[...]

Modifying Advanced Properties 104 Maximum Number of RSS Queues The Maximum Number of RSS Queues property allows you to specify the maximum number of RSS queues that the adapter assigns receiving data to. To Specify the Maximum Number of RSS Queues, do the following: 1. Access the Advanced Properties. See “Accessing Advanced Propertie s” on page[...]

AT-2711 Series Fast Ethernet Adapter Installation Gui de 105 RSS Queues The RSS Queues feature allocates queue space between the adapter and processor, and allows you to spe cify the number of RSS queues t hat the adapter assigns receiving data to. To Specify the RSS Queues value , do the following: 1. Access the Advanced Properties. See “Accessi[...]

Modifying Advanced Properties 106 Speed & Duplex The Speed & Duplex feature sets the link speed and duplex mode of the adapter. Note When you change the duplex mode of the ada pter, change the duplex mode of the link partner, such as a switch. The mismatch duplex mode may degrade perform ance and cause CRC errors. To change the Speed & [...]

AT-2711 Series Fast Ethernet Adapter Installation Gui de 107 3. Select one of the following options:  100 Mb Full (100 Mbps Full Duplex ) — 100 Mbps speed in the half duplex mode. This is the default setting.  100 Mb Half (100 Mbps Half Duplex) — 100 Mbps speed in the full duplex mode. This is the default setting . 4. Click OK .[...]

Modifying Advanced Properties 108 TCP/UDP Checksum Offload (IPv4) The TCP/UDP Checksum Offload (IPv4) function en ables the adapter to compute the checksum of transmi tting IPv4 packets and verify the checksum of receiving IPv4 packets, taking loa d off from the CPU. To modify the TCP/UDP Checksum Offload (IPv4) setting, do the following: 1. Access[...]

AT-2711 Series Fast Ethernet Adapter Installation Gui de 109 3. Select one of the following options:  Rx & Tx Enabled — Enables the TCP/UDP Checksum Offload (IPv4) function for both receivi ng and transmitting IPv4 packets. This is the default setting.  Disabled — Disables the TCP/UDP Checksum Offload (IPv4 ) function for both receivi[...]

Modifying Advanced Properties 110 TCP/UDP Checksum Offload (IPv6) The TCP/UDP Checksum Offload (IPv6) function en ables the adapter to compute the checksum of transmi tting IPv6 packets and verify the checksum of receiving IPv6 packets, taking loa d off from the CPU. To enable or disable the TCP/UDP Checksum Of fload (IPv6) feature, do the followin[...]

AT-2711 Series Fast Ethernet Adapter Installation Gui de 111 3. Select one of the following options:  Rx & Tx Enabled — Enables the TCP/UDP Checksum Offload (IPv6) function for both receivi ng and transmitting IPv6 packets. This is the default setting.  Disabled — Disables the TCP/UDP Checksum Offload (IPv6 ) function for both receivi[...]

Modifying Advanced Properties 112 VLAN ID The VLAN ID property allows you to specify a VLAN ID on your network to the adapter. The adapter adds th e value of the VLAN ID to a frame in t he VLAN tag before transmitting the frame. To change the VLAN ID value, do the follo wing: 1. Access the Advanced Properties. See “Accessing Advanced Propertie s?[...]

AT-2711 Series Fast Ethernet Adapter Installation Gui de 113 Wake Up Capabilities The Wake Up Capabilities feature enables the network adapter to wake up from a low-power mode when the adapter receives a netwo rk wake-up data unit. Two types of wake-up data units can be accepted: Magic packet and Wake Up frame. To change the Wake Up Capabilities pr[...]

Modifying Advanced Properties 114 3. Select one of the follo wing options:  Both — The adapter wakes up from a low-power mode when receiving a Magic packet or Wake Up frame. This is the defa ult setting.  Magic Packet — The adapter wakes up from a lo w-power mode when receiving a Magic packet.  None — The adapter stays in a low-power[...]

AT-2711 Series Fast Ethernet Adapter Installation Gui de 115 Wake on Magic Packet The Wake on Magic Packet feature enable s the network adapter to wake up from a low-power mode wh en the adapter receives a Magic packet. To enable or disable the Wake on Magic Packet fe ature, do the following: 1. Access the Advanced Properties. See “Accessing Adva[...]

Modifying Advanced Properties 116 Wake on Pattern Match The Wake on Pattern Match feature enables the network adapter to wake up from a low-power mode when the packet matches the wake patterns specified in the operating system. To enable of disable the Wake on Pattern Match feature, do the following: 1. Access the Advanced Properties. See “Access[...]

AT-2711 Series Fast Ethernet Adapter Installation Gui de 117 WOL Speed The WOL Speed property indicates the sp eed of Wake-on-LAN setting on your adapter. To view this setting, do the fo llowing: 1. Access the Advanced Properties. See “Accessing Advanced Properties” on p age 76. 2. Select WOL Speed in the Property box. The WOL Speed p age is di[...]

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119 Chapter 6 Uninstalling the Driver Softwar e This chapter describes how to uninstall the driver so ftware for the AT-2711 series adapter. This chapter contains the following to pics:  “Overview” on page 120  “Uninstalling t he Driver Software Using Device Mana ger” on page 121  “Uninstalling t he Driver Software Silently” on[...]

Uninstalling the Driver Software 120 Overview When you no longer use the AT-2711 serie s adapter card for your computer, you may want to uninstall the drive r software from your operating system. As you can install driver software for the AT-2711 series adap ter card using Device Manager or the silent installation method, you can also uninstall dri[...]

AT-2711 Series Fast Ethernet Adapter Installation Gui de 121 Uninstalling the Driver Soft ware Using Device Manager To uninstall the driver software from you r operating system, do the following: 1. Start your Windows operating system and log in. 2. Access the Device Manager. See “Accessing the Device Manager” on p age 39. 3. In the Device Mana[...]

Uninstalling the Driver Software 122 Uninstalling the Driv er Software Silently You can apply the silent installation method to uninstall the driver. Uninstall the driver without user-inter vention, perform th e following steps: 1. Open a command prompt window with administrator privileges. 2. Change the directory to t he folder where the dpinst ut[...]

123 Chapter 7 T r oubleshooting This chapter describes troubleshooting p rocedures. It contain s the following sections:  “Checking the Port LED on the Adapter” on p age 124  “T roubleshooting Checklist” on page 125  “T esting Network Connectivity” on page 126[...]

Troubleshooting 124 Checking the Port LED on the Adapter The AT-2711 fiber adapter card has one port LED. You can use the status of the port LED for troubleshooting. Note Before the port LED can provide troub leshooting information, the driver software for your particular op erating system must be installed and the adapter must be con nected to the[...]

AT-2711 Series Fast Ethernet Adapter Installation Gui de 125 Troubleshooting Checklist The following checklist provides recommended actions t o take to resolve problems installing the AT-2711 serie s network adapter card or running it in your system. Warning Before opening the cabinet of yo ur system for removing or inserting the adapter card, revi[...]

Troubleshooting 126 Testing Network Connectivity This section describes how to test network connectivity f or Windows and Linux networks. Note Both the adapter and the switch must be set to the same speed and duplex mode. Set the adapter and switch to eit her 100Mb in the full duplex mode or 100Mb in the half duplex mod e. Windows To test the netwo[...]

AT-2711 Series Fast Ethernet Adapter Installation Gui de 127 Figure 69. Command Window with ip config/all displayed 4. Type ping IP_addres s from the command line, then press Enter . The network connectivity informat ion is displayed, as sh own in Figure 70. Figure 70. Command Window with ping displayed Linux To verify that the Ethernet interface i[...]

Troubleshooting 128 To ping an IP host on the network to ve rify connection has been established, perform the following pro cedure: 1. From the command line, type ping IP_address . 2. Press Enter . The command displays the p acket send/receive st atus.[...]

129 Appendix A Specifications Physical Specifications Dimensions: 7.7 cm x 6.9 cm (3.0 in. x 2.7 in.) Weight: 50 g (1.76 oz) Environmental Specifications Operating Temperature: 0°C to 50°C (+32°F to +122°F ) at full load Storage Temperature: -25°C to +70°C (-°13F to +158°F) Relative Humidity: 5% to 90%, non-condensing Power Specifications S[...]

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131 Appendix B Cleaning Fiber Optic Connectors This appendix provides how to clea n fi ber optic connectors and consists of the following sections:  “Overview” on page 132  “Cleaning Using a Cartridge-T ype Cleaner” on pa ge 133  “Cleaning Using a Swab” on p age 135[...]

132 Overview The fiber optic connector consists of a fiber optic plug and its adapter. The end of the fiber optic cable is held in the core of t he ferrule in the plug as shown in Figure 71. Light signals are transmit ted through the core of the fiber. Figure 71. Ferrule in an SC Connector Plug Even minor smudges or dirt on the end face of the fibe[...]

AT-2711 Series Fast Ethernet Adapter Installation Gui de 133 Cleaning Using a Cartridge-Type Cleaner Fiber optic cartridge cleaners are availa ble from many vendors and are typically called “cartridge cleaners,” as shown in Figure 73. Figure 73. Cartridge Cleaner Note Do not use compressed air or aerosol air to clean a fiber optic connector. To[...]

134 Note Rub the ferrule tip on the clea ning surface in one direction only. 3. When you reach the end of the cleaning surface, pick up the ferrule tip, rotate and place it at the top and ru b downwards at least 2 times. Caution Failing to pick up the ferrule tip when you reach the bottom of the cleaning surface can result in static electricity tha[...]

AT-2711 Series Fast Ethernet Adapter Installation Gui de 135 Cleaning Using a Swab Specially treated swabs (stick cleaner s) are available for cleaning inside connector adapters or hard-to-reach ferrule tips. These swabs, ofte n referred to as “lint free” or “alcohol fre e” swabs, are available from many vendors. See Figure 75. Stick cleane[...]

136 3. If a fiber inspection scope is avail able, use the scope to inspect th e connector to make sure that it is clea n. 4. Reconnect the cable t o the port or protect the ferr ule tip with a dust cap.[...]