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Chapter 3: Installing Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP Driver Software

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Not all driver files are removed as part of this procedure. 

Summary of Contents for AT-2712FX

Page 1: ...613 001347 Rev A Secure Ethernet Network Adapters AT 2712FX SC AT 2712LX20 SC AT 2912T Installation and User s Guide...

Page 2: ...m Allied Telesis Inc Allied Telesis and the Allied Telesis logo are trademarks of Allied Telesis Incorporated Broadcom and the pulse logo are among the trademarks of Broadcom Corporation All other pro...

Page 3: ...with instructions may cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on The user is encouraged to try to correct the interference...

Page 4: ...ent is available in a PDF document titled Translated Safety Statements on the Allied Telesis website at www alliedtelesis com support software After you have accessed this website enter the model numb...

Page 5: ...Server 2003 and Windows XP Driver Software 35 Installing the Driver Software 36 Using the Driver Installer 36 Updating the Adapter Software 39 Modifying Configuration Properties 43 Uninstalling the Dr...

Page 6: ...82 Installing LINUX TG3 File 83 Installing the Source RPM Package 83 Building the Driver from the Source TAR File 84 Driver Settings 85 Driver Default Settings 86 Unloading and Removing the Driver 88...

Page 7: ...Hardware Update Wizard Window 42 Figure 19 Hardware Update Wizard Window 42 Figure 20 System Properties Dialog Box 44 Figure 21 Windows 7 Search Box 49 Figure 22 Windows Vista Start Menu 50 Figure 23...

Page 8: ...Figures 8...

Page 9: ...air Port LED Status 18 Table 4 1000BASE SX Fiber Optic Cable Specifications 33 Table 5 Ethtool Utility Examples 86 Table 6 Linux Driver Settings 86 Table 7 MDI Pin Signals 10Base T or 100Base TX 93 Ta...

Page 10: ...Tables 10...

Page 11: ...T 2912T Secure Ethernet Network adapters and configure the adapters using the driver software The Preface contains the following sections Safety Symbols Used in this Document on page 12 Where to Find...

Page 12: ...s the safety symbols defined in Table 1 Table 1 Safety Symbols Symbol Meaning Description Caution Performing or omitting a specific action may result in equipment damage or loss of data Warning Perfor...

Page 13: ...lied Telesis products in portable document format PDF on our web site Both the management software and the product documentation are available at www alliedtelesis com support software Once you access...

Page 14: ...cts for return or repair must first be assigned a return materials authorization RMA number A product sent to Allied Telesis without an RMA number will be returned to the sender at the sender s expens...

Page 15: ...rs This chapter provides an introduction to the Allied Telesis AT 2712FX SC AT 2712LX20 SC and AT 2912T Secure Ethernet Network Adapters and contains the following sections Functional Descriptions on...

Page 16: ...power mode to save energy and battery life in a laptop The following sections provide functional descriptions of the AT 2712FX SC AT 2712LX 20SC and AT 2912T adapters AT 2712FX SC and AT 2712LX20 SC...

Page 17: ...SC and AT 2712LX20 SC Adapters Physical Descriptions The faceplate on the AT 2712FX SC and AT 2712LX20 SC adapters provides two fiber optic connectors for attaching the adapter to a compatible link p...

Page 18: ...as show in Figure 3 Figure 3 AT 2912T Adapter AT 2912T Adapter Physical Description The faceplate on the AT 2912T adapter provides one twisted pair connector for attaching the adapter to a compatible...

Page 19: ...box and then click Find The Secure Ethernet Network adapters have software support for the following operating systems Microsoft Windows Server 2003 32 bit and 64 bit extended Microsoft Windows XP 32...

Page 20: ...Chapter 1 Introducing the Secure Ethernet Network Adapters 20...

Page 21: ...adapters It contains the following sections Reviewing Safety Precautions on page 22 Reviewing the Contents of Your Shipment on page 24 Pre Installation Checklist on page 25 Replacing the Bracket on pa...

Page 22: ...s a Class 1 LED product L1 Warning Do not stare into the laser beam L2 Warning Warning Do not look directly at the fiber optic cable ends or inspect the cable ends with an optical lens E29 Warning Do...

Page 23: ...use only insulated or nonconducting tools Verify that the system is powered OFF and unplugged before accessing internal components Installation or removal of adapters must be performed in a static fre...

Page 24: ...ers Standard bracket attached to the AT 2912T adapter Inform your network supplier of any missing or damaged items If you need to return the adapter you must pack it in the original or equivalent pack...

Page 25: ...nstructions that describe how to download the software see Where to Find Management Software Updates and Product Information on page 13 2 If your system is active shut it down 3 When the system shut d...

Page 26: ...e following procedures describe how to replace a bracket Replacing the Low Profile Bracket on page 26 Replacing the Standard Bracket on page 28 In both procedures the AT 2712FX SC adapter is shown in...

Page 27: ...dapter Installation and User s Guide 27 2 Align the tabs of the standard bracket with the holes on the adapter and fasten the screws onto the adapter See Figure 6 Figure 6 Fastening Screws onto Standa...

Page 28: ...e following procedure 1 Remove the screws that attach the bracket to the adapter See Figure 7 Figure 7 Removing the Standard Bracket 2 Align the tabs of the low profile bracket with the holes on the a...

Page 29: ...To install an adapter perform the following procedure 1 Review the Pre Installation Checklist on page 25 and Reviewing Safety Precautions on page 22 Before installing the adapter ensure the system pow...

Page 30: ...ed PCI slot and remove the faceplate Keep the faceplate in a safe place You may need it for future use See Figure 10 Figure 10 Removing the Faceplate From PCI Slot Note If you cannot locate or do not...

Page 31: ...5 Applying even pressure at both corners of the card push the adapter card until it is firmly seated in the appropriate PCI slot Make sure the card is securely seated To insert the network adapter ca...

Page 32: ...place the system s cover and secure it with the screws removed in Step 2 8 Disconnect any personal antistatic devices 9 Power the system on Once the system returns to proper operation the adapter hard...

Page 33: ...ays cover them with the provided plug Exposed ports may cause skin or eye damage 1 Connect one end of the cable to the adapter For the AT 2912T adapter connect one end of the twisted pair cable to the...

Page 34: ...AT 2712FX SC and AT 2712LX20 SC Adapters Physical Descriptions on page 17 or AT 2912T Adapter Physical Description on page 18 After you connect the system to the network and power is supplied the AT 2...

Page 35: ...Server 2003 and Windows XP driver software This chapter contains the following sections Installing the Driver Software on page 36 Uninstalling the Driver Software on page 45 After you install the driv...

Page 36: ...XP system detects an adapter and installs a default driver update the driver as described in Updating the Adapter Software on page 39 Note If there is an onboard Broadcom network interface the native...

Page 37: ...ftware on a Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP system do the following 1 Click Install from a list or specific location Advanced Figure 13 Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard Window 2 Click Next T...

Page 38: ...New Hardware Wizard Window Search and Installation Options 3 Click Include this location in the search 4 Click Browse and locate the path of the software driver 5 Click Next 6 When the software instal...

Page 39: ...isting device by following the instructions in Uninstalling the Driver Software on page 45 Then perform a scan for hardware changes in the device manager followed by reinstalling the device with the c...

Page 40: ...Server 2003 and Windows XP Driver Software 40 Figure 15 Windows Server 2003 Start Window 3 Select Run from the menu and enter the following command devmgmt msc See Figure 16 for an example of the Run...

Page 41: ...4 In the Device Manager window click the next to the Network adapters folder The selection expands to show the list of installed network adapter cards 5 Right click on one of the following the adapter...

Page 42: ...Figure 18 Figure 18 Welcome to Hardware Update Wizard Window 7 For a Windows Server 2003 system skip to step 10 For a Windows XP system click No not this time to copy the driver software from your PC...

Page 43: ...most cases you can change any of the available options to meet the requirements of your specific system After the adapter driver software has been installed you can use this procedure to access the Sy...

Page 44: ...ling Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP Driver Software 44 Figure 20 System Properties Dialog Box For instructions that describe how to set the Advanced Properties see Chapter 5 Setting Advanced Prope...

Page 45: ...ileges to remove the driver software 2 Choose from the following If you have a Windows Server 2003 Server system click Start Then select the Control Panel from the menu Double click the System icon If...

Page 46: ...ling Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP Driver Software 46 5 Select Uninstall A Confirm Device Removal window opens 6 Click OK to complete the uninstall Note Not all driver files are removed as part o...

Page 47: ...re on a Secure Ethernet Network adapter The installation procedures are identical for both the 32 bit and 64 bit Windows Operating systems This chapter contains the following sections Installing the D...

Page 48: ...d Telesis website at www alliedtelesis com support software For further instructions see Where to Find Management Software Updates and Product Information on page 13 To install the Windows Vista or Wi...

Page 49: ...Start button The Windows 7 Search Box is displayed See Figure 21 Figure 21 Windows 7 Search Box 4 Enter the following command mmc compmgmt msc The Device Manager window is displayed For an example of...

Page 50: ...gure 22 for an example of the Windows Vista Start menu Figure 22 Windows Vista Start Menu 6 From the Start Menu select Run The Windows Vista Run window is displayed See Figure 23 Figure 23 Windows Vis...

Page 51: ...r The adapter window is displayed 10 In the Device Manager window click the next to the Network adapters folder The selection expands to show the list of installed network adapter cards installed on y...

Page 52: ...Controller selected Figure 25 Device Manager Window Ethernet Controller 13 Select Update Driver Software The Update Driver Software Ethernet Controller Window is displayed See Figure 26 Figure 26 Upda...

Page 53: ...Click Browse to search your computer for the location of the driver software See Figure 27 Figure 27 Update Driver Software Ethernet Controller Browse 16 Click Next A confirmation message is displayed...

Page 54: ...1 Start a Windows Vista or Windows 7 Operating System on your laptop and log in 2 Open the Device Manager For instructions on how to open the Device Manager see the following 3 Open the Device Manage...

Page 55: ...ds to show the list of installed network adapter cards 10 Right click on one of the following adapters Allied Telesis AT 2712FX SC Allied Telesis AT 2912T Note Select AT 2712FX SC to remove the softwa...

Page 56: ...Chapter 4 Installing the Windows Vista and Windows 7 Driver Software 56...

Page 57: ...rties from the Advanced Tab Although the default values of the Advanced Properties are appropriate in most cases you can change any of the available options to meet the requirements of your system Thi...

Page 58: ...ista on page 63 Selecting the Advanced Tab in Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP After you have installed the adapter driver software you can use this procedure to access the System Property Dialog box...

Page 59: ...e Ethernet Network Adapters Installation and User s Guide 59 Figure 29 System Properties Dialog Box 4 Click on the Advanced tab on the System Properties Dialog Box which is located at the top of the w...

Page 60: ...Chapter 5 Setting Advanced Properties 60 The Advanced tab is shown in Figure 30 Figure 30 Advanced Tab...

Page 61: ...dvanced Tab in Windows 7 To select the Advanced Tab in Windows 7 Operating systems do the following 1 Select the Start button See Figure 31 Figure 31 Windows 7 Search Box 2 Enter the following command...

Page 62: ...adapters is displayed 4 Right click on one of the following adapters Allied Telesis AT 2712FX SC Allied Telesis AT 2912T Note Select AT 2712FX SC to indicate either the AT 2712FX SC adapter or the AT...

Page 63: ...vanced Tab through the Device Manager To select the Device Manager in the Windows Vista Operating System do the following 1 Select the Start menu See Figure 33 for an example of the Windows Vista Star...

Page 64: ...layed See Figure 32 on page 62 5 Open the Network Adapters folder The list of installed adapters is displayed 6 Right click on one of the following adapters Allied Telesis AT 2712FX SC Allied Telesis...

Page 65: ...U Property on page 71 Updating the Network Address Property on page 72 Updating the RSS Queues Property on page 73 Updating the Priority VLAN Property on page 74 Updating the Receive Buffers Property...

Page 66: ...Value list on the Advanced tab select one of the following Enable Enables Ethernet Wirespeed This is the default Disable Disables Ethernet Wirespeed 4 Click OK 5 If you are prompted to restart your co...

Page 67: ...From the Value list on the Advanced tab select one of the following Auto default PAUSE frame receipt and transmission is optimized Disable PAUSE frame receipt and transmission is disabled recommended...

Page 68: ...Tab in Windows 7 on page 61 For Windows Vista Operating systems see Selecting the Advanced Tab in Windows Vista on page 63 The Advanced tab is shown in Figure 30 on page 60 2 From the Property list on...

Page 69: ...n Figure 30 on page 60 2 From the Property list under the Advanced tab select IPv4 Checksum Offload or IPv6 Checksum Offload 3 From the Value list on the Advanced tab select one of the following None...

Page 70: ...g the Advanced Tab in Windows 7 on page 61 For Windows Vista Operating systems see Selecting the Advanced Tab in Windows Vista on page 63 The Advanced tab is shown in Figure 30 on page 60 2 From the P...

Page 71: ...indows 7 Operating systems see Selecting the Advanced Tab in Windows 7 on page 61 For Windows Vista Operating systems see Selecting the Advanced Tab in Windows Vista on page 63 The Advanced tab is sho...

Page 72: ...rating systems see Selecting the Advanced Tab in Windows Vista on page 63 The Advanced tab is shown in Figure 30 on page 60 2 From the Property list on the Advanced tab select Network Address 3 In the...

Page 73: ...e Advanced Tab in Windows 7 on page 61 For Windows Vista Operating systems see Selecting the Advanced Tab in Windows Vista on page 63 The Advanced tab is shown in Figure 30 on page 60 2 From the Prope...

Page 74: ...dvanced Tab in Windows 7 on page 61 For Windows Vista Operating systems see Selecting the Advanced Tab in Windows Vista on page 63 The Advanced tab is shown in Figure 30 on page 60 2 From the Property...

Page 75: ...30 on page 60 2 From the Property list on the Advanced tab select Receive Buffers 3 From the Value list on the Advanced tab enter a value between 50 and 2 000 4 Click OK 5 If prompted to restart your...

Page 76: ...ed to reinitialize all registers 6 Verify that the port LED operates correctly See one of the following descriptions AT 2712FX SC and AT 2712LX20 SC Adapters Physical Descriptions on page 17 AT 2912T...

Page 77: ...Mb Half 100 Mb Full 100 Mb Half Auto The Auto setting is a speed of 1000 Mb in full duplex mode This is the default setting for the adapters 4 Click OK 5 If prompted to restart your computer click Yes...

Page 78: ...page 58 For Windows 7 Operating systems see Selecting the Advanced Tab in Windows 7 on page 61 For Windows Vista Operating systems see Selecting the Advanced Tab in Windows Vista on page 63 The Advan...

Page 79: ...ct Transmit Buffers 3 From the Value list on the Advanced tab enter a number between 0 and 2 500 4 Click OK 5 If prompted to restart your computer click Yes Although it is not necessary to reboot the...

Page 80: ...5 If prompted to restart your computer click Yes Although it is not necessary to reboot the system for new adapter properties to take effect rebooting is recommended to reinitialize all registers 6 Ve...

Page 81: ...enable the LINUX System on the AT 2712FX SC AT 2712LX20 SC and AT 2912T adapters This chapter contains the following sections Introduction on page 82 Installing LINUX TG3 File on page 83 Unloading and...

Page 82: ...y has a one letter suffix for example 3 55b to distinguish it from the in kernel tg3 driver Limitations The current version of the driver has been tested on the 2 4x kernels starting from 2 4 24 and a...

Page 83: ...nux turbo packages rpm or rpmbuild bb SPECS tg3 spec for RPM version 4 x x Note The RPM path is different for specific Linux distributions 3 By default the driver is compiled for the running kernel To...

Page 84: ...r one of the following commands insmod tg3 o or insmod tg3 ko on 2 6 kernels or modprobe tg3 To configure the network protocol and address refer to the Linux version specific documentation Building th...

Page 85: ...e location of the installed driver To configure the network protocol and address refer to the Linux version specific documentation Driver Settings It is important to configure the speed and duplex set...

Page 86: ...ex mode and autonegotiation status to 100Mbps half duplex and no autonegotiation ethtool s eth0 speed 100 duplex half autoneg off Change speed duplex mode and autonegotiation status to 100Mbps full du...

Page 87: ...55 Coalesce Tx usecs 72 range 0 1023 Coalesce Tx usecs irq 20 range 0 255 Coalesce Tx frames 53 range 0 1023 Coalesce Tx frames irq 5 range 0 255 Coalesce stats usecs 1000000 approximately 1 second So...

Page 88: ...kernels you do not need to bring down the eth interfaces before unloading the driver module If the driver was installed using rpm enter the following command to remove it rpm e tg3 If the driver was i...

Page 89: ...vel 6 by default To see all messages set the level higher than 6 Driver Signon tg3 c v3 92n September 29 2008 NIC Detected eth0 Tigon3 partno BCM95704A6 rev 2003 PHY 5704 PCIX 100MHz 64 bit 10 100 100...

Page 90: ...Chapter 6 Enabling LINUX 90...

Page 91: ...in Weight AT 2712FX SC 45 36 g 10 lbs AT 2712LX20 SC 45 36 g 10 lbs AT 2912T 45 36 g 10 lbs Environmental Specifications The following environmental specifications apply to the AT 2712FX SC AT 2712LX2...

Page 92: ...AT 2712FX SC AT 2712LX20 SC and AT 2912T adapters PCI clock 33 66 MHz max PCI X clock 66 to 133 MHz PCI or PCI X Data Address AT 2712FX SC 32 bit Quality and Reliability The MTBF values for the Secure...

Page 93: ...Sensitivity 34 dBm typical 10 100 1000Base T Twisted Pair Port Connectors This section lists the pin signals for the 10 100 1000Base T twisted pair ports for the AT 2912T adapter Figure 35 illustrates...

Page 94: ...sts the RJ 45 connector pin and their signals when a 1000Base T port is operating at 1000 Mbps Table 7 MDI X Pin Signals 10Base T or 100Base TX Pin Signal 1 RX 2 RX 3 TX 6 TX Table 8 RJ 45 1000Base T...

Page 95: ...le to the naked eye can disrupt light transmission and lead to failure of the component or of the entire system Therefore it is of utmost importance to clean all fiber optic connectors before use Figu...

Page 96: ...use compressed air or aerosol air to clean a fiber optic connector To clean a fiber optic connector using a cartridge cleaner perform the following procedure 1 With one hand hold the cartridge cleaner...

Page 97: ...ferrule tip when you reach the bottom of the cleaning surface can result in static electricity that can damage the fiber optic cable 4 If desired repeat steps 3 and 4 5 If a fiber inspection scope is...

Page 98: ...and 1 25 mm sizes for use on SC and MU connectors respectively Note NEVER use a household cotton swab and or alcohol to clean a fiber optic connector This may leave a residue on the ferrule tip Figure...

Page 99: ...he connector to make sure that it is clean and to check for scratches pits or other problems that may affect performance Note Always keep a dust cap on a fiber optic cable when it is not in use Warnin...

Page 100: ...Appendix B Cleaning Fiber Optic Connectors 100...

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