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Contents

Preface 

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Safety Symbols Used in this Document................................................................................................................................12
Contacting Allied Telesis ......................................................................................................................................................13

Chapter 1: Overview 

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Physical Description .............................................................................................................................................................16

PCI ExpressCard...........................................................................................................................................................16
SC Fiber Connector.......................................................................................................................................................16
Rubber Plug ..................................................................................................................................................................16
LED ...............................................................................................................................................................................17
Stabilizer........................................................................................................................................................................17

Supported Operating Systems .............................................................................................................................................18
Hardware Features...............................................................................................................................................................19
Contents of Your Shipment ..................................................................................................................................................20

Chapter 2: Installing the Driver Software 

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Overview...............................................................................................................................................................................22

Guidelines .....................................................................................................................................................................22

Downloading the Driver Software .........................................................................................................................................23
Installing the Driver Software................................................................................................................................................24

Chapter 3: Installing the Hardware 

..................................................................................................................................29

Reviewing Safety Precautions..............................................................................................................................................30
Pre-Installation Checklist ......................................................................................................................................................32
Installing the AT-2814FX ExpressCard ................................................................................................................................33
Connecting the Network Cable.............................................................................................................................................38

Chapter 4: Modifying Advanced Properties 

....................................................................................................................41

Overview...............................................................................................................................................................................42

Guidelines .....................................................................................................................................................................42

Starting the Device Manager ................................................................................................................................................43

Device Manager on Windows XP ..................................................................................................................................43
Device Manager on Windows Vista and Windows 7 .....................................................................................................47

Flow Control .........................................................................................................................................................................50
Interrupt Moderation .............................................................................................................................................................52
Jumbo Packet.......................................................................................................................................................................54
Large Send Offload (IPv4)....................................................................................................................................................56
Log Status Messages ...........................................................................................................................................................58
Max IRQ per Sec ..................................................................................................................................................................60
Network Address ..................................................................................................................................................................61
Receive Buffers ....................................................................................................................................................................63
Speed & Duplex....................................................................................................................................................................65
TCP/UDP Checksum Offload (IPv4).....................................................................................................................................67
Transmit Buffers ...................................................................................................................................................................69
Wake From Shutdown ..........................................................................................................................................................71
Wake-Up Capabilities ...........................................................................................................................................................73

Chapter 5: Uninstalling the Driver Software 

...................................................................................................................75

Overview...............................................................................................................................................................................76

Guidelines .....................................................................................................................................................................76

Uninstalling the Driver Software ...........................................................................................................................................77

Summary of Contents for AT-2814FX

Page 1: ...613 001676 Rev C AT 2814FX Fast Ethernet Fiber SC ExpressCard Installation and User s Guide...

Page 2: ...rks or registered trademarks of their respective owners Allied Telesis Inc reserves the right to make changes in specifications and other information contained in this document without prior written n...

Page 3: ...s 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 by one or more o...

Page 4: ...ty Statements Important The indicates that a translation of the safety statement is available in a PDF document titled Translated Safety Statements posted on the Allied Telesis website at www alliedte...

Page 5: ...y Precautions 30 Pre Installation Checklist 32 Installing the AT 2814FX ExpressCard 33 Connecting the Network Cable 38 Chapter 4 Modifying Advanced Properties 41 Overview 42 Guidelines 42 Starting the...

Page 6: ...ental Specifications 79 Power Specifications 79 Performance Specification 79 Operating Specifications 80 Appendix B Cleaning Fiber Optic Connectors 81 Overview 82 Cleaning Fiber Optic Connectors Using...

Page 7: ...ies Window 46 Figure 22 System Window on Windows Vista and 7 47 Figure 23 Device Manager Window on Windows Vista and 7 48 Figure 24 Device Manager with an Expanded List on Windows Vista 7 48 Figure 25...

Page 8: ...Figures 8...

Page 9: ...9 Tables Table 1 Fiber Optic Port LED Status 17...

Page 10: ...Tables 10...

Page 11: ...essCard The instructions in this guide explain how to install the ExpressCard on a laptop computer install and uninstall the driver software and configure the driver software This preface contains the...

Page 12: ...n Caution Cautions inform you that performing or omitting a specific action may result in equipment damage or loss of data Warning Warnings inform you that performing or omitting a specific action may...

Page 13: ...rt tickets learn about Return Merchandise Authorization RMA and contact Allied Telesis technical experts USA and EMEA phone support Select the phone number that best fits your location and customer ty...

Page 14: ...Preface 14...

Page 15: ...ovides an overview of the the AT 2814FX Fast Ethernet Fiber SC ExpressCard in the following sections Physical Description on page 16 Supported Operating Systems on page 18 Hardware Features on page 19...

Page 16: ...lex or half duplex mode The AT 2814FX ExpressCard is shown in Figure 1 Figure 1 AT 2814FX ExpressCard PCI ExpressCard The AT 2814FX ExpressCard has a 34mm wide PCI ExpressCard interface You can instal...

Page 17: ...er The stabilizer is a plastic bracket to help the ExpressCard snugly fit into the 54mm PCI ExpressCard slot Allied Telesis recommends utilizing the stabilizer when installing the ExpressCard in the 5...

Page 18: ...ted Windows XP Windows Vista Windows 7 Linux 2 6 When new driver software is released they will be posted on the Allied Telesis website www alliedtelesis com support software Note The procedures for I...

Page 19: ...following features One 100BASE FX port with a pair of SC multi mode fiber connectors Full and half duplex Media Access Control MAC Link Activity LED PCI ExpressCard Interface Flow control IEEE 802 3x...

Page 20: ...t of your laptop computer attach the stabilizer to your AT 2814FX ExpressCard Note The AT 2814FX ExpressCard is not shipped with a software driver CD You must download the driver software from the All...

Page 21: ...oftware for the AT 2814FX ExpressCard onto your operating system It contains the following topics Overview on page 22 Downloading the Driver Software on page 23 Installing the Driver Software on page...

Page 22: ...install the AT 2814FX ExpressCard before installing the driver software the Windows system detects a new adapter and may install a default driver To update the driver software for the AT 2814FX Expre...

Page 23: ...1 Open a web browser such as Internet Explorer or FireFox on your system and enter the following http www alliedtelesis com support software 2 The Allied Telesis Software Download page is displayed 3...

Page 24: ...nloading the Driver Software on page 23 2 Open the folder Figure 5 shows an example in the Windows XP operating system Figure 5 Setup File 3 Double click the setup exe file The User Account Control wi...

Page 25: ...ExpressCard Installation and User s Guide 25 The Marvell Miniport Driver Setup Wizard window comes up See Figure 6 Figure 6 Marvell Miniport Driver Setup Wizard 5 Click Next The Licence Agreement wind...

Page 26: ...e Agreement 7 If you accept the terms of the agreement select the first option and click Install When the installation is completed the Installation Complete window is displayed See Figure 8 Figure 8...

Page 27: ...AT 2814FX Fast Ethernet Fiber SC ExpressCard Installation and User s Guide 27 Figure 9 Finishing Setup Wizard 9 Click Finish...

Page 28: ...Chapter 2 Installing the Driver Software 28...

Page 29: ...the Hardware This chapter contains the following sections Reviewing Safety Precautions on page 30 Pre Installation Checklist on page 32 Installing the AT 2814FX ExpressCard on page 33 Connecting the N...

Page 30: ...web site at www alliedtelesis com support Warning This is a Class 1 LED product L1 Warning Do not stare into the laser beam L2 Warning Do not look directly at the fiber optic cable ends or inspect th...

Page 31: ...yourself and to prevent damage to the system components Remove any metallic objects or jewelry from your hands and wrists Make sure to use only insulated or nonconducting tools Verify that the system...

Page 32: ...active shut it down 4 When the system shutdown is complete power off and unplug your system 5 Holding the ExpressCard by the edges remove it from its shipping package and place it on an antistatic sur...

Page 33: ...essCard on your particular laptop refer to the manual that was supplied with your laptop Note To perform the following procedure you need to supply a pen To install an AT 2814FX ExpressCard do the fol...

Page 34: ...ware 34 Figure 10 Selecting the PCI ExpressCard Slot 3 Use a pen and press the button toward the laptop and to the left See Figure 11 The button pops out along with the plate See Figure 12 on page 35...

Page 35: ...ve the plate from the laptop See Figure 13 Keep the plate in a safe place You may need it for future use Figure 13 Removing the Plate 5 When installing the ExpressCard in the 54mm Express Card slot at...

Page 36: ...is firmly seated in the PCI ExpressCard slot Figure 15 shows how to insert the card in the 54mm slot The ExpressCard fits snugly into the slot Figure 15 Inserting the Unit into the 54mm Slot Caution...

Page 37: ...d User s Guide 37 7 Make sure the ExpressCard is seated securely 8 Power on the laptop computer Once the system returns to proper operation the ExpressCard hardware is fully installed Next connect the...

Page 38: ...more information To connect a fiber optic cable to the ExpressCard perform the following procedure 1 Remove the rubber plug from the ExpressCard Keep the rubber plug in a safe place You may need it fo...

Page 39: ...Guide 39 Note Even minor smudges or dirt on the end face of the fiber can disrupt light transmission and lead to failure of the connection For instructions that describe how to clean the fiber optic...

Page 40: ...Chapter 3 Installing the Hardware 40...

Page 41: ...ge 50 Interrupt Moderation on page 52 Jumbo Packet on page 54 Large Send Offload IPv4 on page 56 Log Status Messages on page 58 Max IRQ per Sec on page 60 Network Address on page 61 Receive Buffers on...

Page 42: ...advanced property page To start the Device Manager see Starting the Device Manager on page 43 Guidelines Here are the guidelines to modifying the advanced properties To change the advanced property s...

Page 43: ...rform one of the following procedures Device Manager on Windows XP on page 43 Device Manager on Windows Vista and Windows 7 on page 47 Device Manager on Windows XP To start the Device Manager on Windo...

Page 44: ...Chapter 4 Modifying Advanced Properties 44 Figure 17 Hardware Page on Windows XP 3 Click Device Manager The Device Manager window opens shown in Figure 18 Figure 18 Device Manager Window on Windows XP...

Page 45: ...click the next to the Network Adapters folder The selection expands to show the list of installed network adapter cards as shown in Figure 19 Figure 19 Device Manager with an Expanded List on Windows...

Page 46: ...Chapter 4 Modifying Advanced Properties 46 Figure 20 Properties Window 6 Click the Advanced tab The Advanced Properties window opens as shown in Figure 21 Figure 21 Advanced Properties Window...

Page 47: ...n Windows Vista and Windows 7 are identical To start the Device Manager on Windows Vista or Windows 7 do the following 1 Right click on Computer and select Properties The System window is opened as sh...

Page 48: ...ger Window on Windows Vista and 7 3 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 See Figure 24 F...

Page 49: ...hernet Fiber SC ExpressCard Installation and User s Guide 49 4 Double click on Allied Telesis AT 2814FX The properties window pops up as shown in Figure 25 on page 49 Figure 25 Properties Window on Wi...

Page 50: ...or disable the Flow Control feature do the following 1 Access the Device Manger on your operating system See Starting the Device Manager on page 43 2 Click the Advanced tab The Advanced page is displ...

Page 51: ...ast Ethernet Fiber SC ExpressCard Installation and User s Guide 51 Tx Rx Enabled The AT 2814FX ExpressCard processes pause frames when receiving and transmits pause frames This is the default setting...

Page 52: ...er the latency may increase The interrupt rate is specified using Max IRQ per Sec on page 60 To enable or disable the Interrupt Moderation feature do the following 1 Access the Device Manger on your o...

Page 53: ...SC ExpressCard Installation and User s Guide 53 5 Select one of the following options Disabled The Interrupt Moderation feature is disabled Enabled The Interrupt Moderation feature is enabled This is...

Page 54: ...ver the network must be capable of supporting such large packets To change the Jumbo Packet size do the following 1 Access the Device Manger on your operating system See Starting the Device Manager on...

Page 55: ...e following options 1514 Bytes The AT 2814FX ExpressCard supports up to 1514 bytes in a packet size This is the default value 4088 Bytes The AT 2814FX ExpressCard supports up to 4088 bytes in a packet...

Page 56: ...U load To enable or disable the Large Send Offload IPv4 feature do the following 1 Access the Device Manger on your operating system See Starting the Device Manager on page 43 to start the Device Mana...

Page 57: ...f the following options Disabled The AT 2814FX ExpressCard does not segment packets Enabled The AT 2814FX ExpressCard segments large packets before sending them out This option reduces the CPU load as...

Page 58: ...ss the Device Manger on your operating system See Starting the Device Manager on page 43 2 Click the Advanced tab The Advanced page is displayed See Figure 21 on page 46 3 Select Log Status Messages i...

Page 59: ...erated and stored in the event log file None No message is generated Status Messages An event log entry is generated every time the link status changes and stored in the event log file This is the def...

Page 60: ...the value of Max IRQ per Sec is ignored To change the Max IRQ per Sec value do the following 1 Access the Device Manger on your operating system See Starting the Device Manager on page 43 2 Click the...

Page 61: ...lly administered address overrides the original MAC address stored in the AT 2814FX ExpressCard hardware When you change the MAC address be sure to assign a unique MAC address To assign or change the...

Page 62: ...elines to assigning a locally administered address The address must be unique The address consists of a 12 digit hexadecimal number for example 000C46005501 The range is from 0000 0000 0001 to FFFF FF...

Page 63: ...in receiving traffic but consumes more system memory To change the Receive Buffers value do the following 1 Access the Device Manger on your operating system See Starting the Device Manager on page 4...

Page 64: ...Chapter 4 Modifying Advanced Properties 64 5 Select one of the following numbers 256 This is the default value 512 6 Click OK...

Page 65: ...cess the Device Manger on your operating system See Starting the Device Manager on page 43 2 Click the Advanced tab The Advanced page is displayed See Figure 21 on page 46 3 Select Speed Duplex in the...

Page 66: ...Chapter 4 Modifying Advanced Properties 66 100 Mbps Half Duplex 100 Mbps speed in the half duplex mode 6 Click OK...

Page 67: ...ing load off from the CPU on your laptop To enable or disable the TCP UDP Checksum Offload IPv4 feature do the following 1 Access the Device Manger on your operating system See Starting the Device Man...

Page 68: ...Modifying Advanced Properties 68 5 Select one of the following options On Enables the TCP UDP Checksum Offload function This is the default setting Off Disables the TCP UDP Checksum Offload function 6...

Page 69: ...ance in transmitting traffic but consumes more system memory To change the Transmit Buffers do the following 1 Access the Device Manger on your operating system See Starting the Device Manager on page...

Page 70: ...Chapter 4 Modifying Advanced Properties 70 5 Select one of the following numbers 256 This is the default value 512 6 Click OK...

Page 71: ...d by Wake Up Capabilities on page 73 To enable or disable the Wake From Shutdown function do the following 1 Access the Device Manger on your operating system See Starting the Device Manager on page 4...

Page 72: ...pter 4 Modifying Advanced Properties 72 5 Select one of the following options On Enables the Wake From Shutdown feature Off Disables the Wake From Shutdown feature This is the default setting 6 Click...

Page 73: ...rame that the Wake Up Capabilities property specifies When the Wake From Shutdown is disabled the value of the Wake Up Capabilities is ignored To change the Wake Up Capabilities setting do the followi...

Page 74: ...eature is enabled Magic Packet Pattern Match Your laptop wakes up from the shutdown state when the AT 2814FX ExpressCard receives a special packet called a magic packet or a packet that matches the pa...

Page 75: ...ling the Driver Software This chapter describes how to uninstall the driver software for the AT 2814FX ExpressCard This chapter contains the following topics Overview on page 76 Uninstalling the Drive...

Page 76: ...iver software from your operating system Guidelines Here are the guidelines to uninstalling the driver software from your system You must have Administrator privileges to remove the driver software Be...

Page 77: ...page 43 3 In the Device Manager window click the next to the Network Adapters folder Note For the Windows XP operating systems click the next to the Network Adapters folder to expand the Network Adap...

Page 78: ...irm Device Uninstall window pops up as shown in Figure 40 Figure 40 Confirm Device Uninstall Window 5 Check the checkbox if you wan to remove additional driver and installation files Note This option...

Page 79: ...fications apply to the AT 2814FX ExpressCard Operating Temperature 0 C to 45 C 32 F to 113 F Storage Temperature 20 C to 70 C 4 F to 158 F Relative Humidity 5 to 95 non condensing Altitude Up to 3 048...

Page 80: ...ng Specifications The following operating specifications apply to the AT 2814FX ExpressCard Wavelength 1310 nm Output Optical Power 62 5 125 m 19 min 14 max 50 125 m 22 5 min 14 max Input Optical Powe...

Page 81: ...s This appendix explains how to clean fiber optic connectors and includes the following topics Overview on page 82 Cleaning Fiber Optic Connectors Using a Cartridge Type Cleaner on page 83 Cleaning Fi...

Page 82: ...r smudges or dirt on the end face of the fiber completely invisible to the naked eye can disrupt light transmission and lead to failure of the component or of the entire system Therefore it is of utmo...

Page 83: ...ner Note Do not use compressed air or aerosol air to clean a fiber optic connector To clean a fiber optic connector using a cartridge cleaner do the following 1 With one hand hold the cartridge cleane...

Page 84: ...electricity that can damage the fiber optic cable 4 If desired repeat steps 3 and 4 5 If a fiber inspection scope is available use the scope to inspect the ferrule end face to make sure that it is cl...

Page 85: ...ble in both 2 5 mm and 1 25 mm sizes for use on SC and MU connectors respectively See Figure 45 Note NEVER use a household cotton swab and or alcohol to clean a fiber optic connector This may leave a...

Page 86: ...or 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 Warning Do not s...

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