AsantéFAST
™
10/100
Fast Ethernet Adapter for NuBus
Installation Guide
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Page 2: ...AsantéFAST 10 100 Fast Ethernet Adapter for NuBus Installation Guide Asanté Technologies Inc 821 Fox Lane San Jose CA 95131 September 1995 Part Number 06 00232 00 Rev A Printed in USA ...
Page 3: ... workmanship If the AsantéFAST 10 100 adapter is found to be defective then as your sole remedy and as the manufacturer s only obligation AsantéTechnologies Inc will repair or replace the product This warranty is exclusive and is limited to the AsantéFAST 10 100 adapter This warranty shall not apply toAsantéFAST 10 100 adapters that have been subjected to abuse misuse abnormal electrical or enviro...
Page 4: ...Mbps Operation 2 2 Testing the Adapter 2 2 Installing the Network Driver 3 1 Network Operating Systems Supported 3 1 Installing the EtherTalk Driver 3 2 Two Types of Software Installations 3 2 To Perform an Easy Install 3 2 To Perform a Customize Install 3 3 Accessing Network Services 3 5 Troubleshooting 4 1 LED Indicators 4 1 Overview 4 1 Link Integrity LED 4 2 Data Traffic LED 4 2 100Mbps Operat...
Page 5: ... 7 Quitting TroubleShooter Diagnostics 4 7 Restarting Network Services 4 8 Using the ADLS Program 4 8 Asanté SNMP MacAgent 5 1 Overview 5 1 TCP IP Protocol Stack 5 1 IP Addressing 5 1 Requirements 5 2 AsantéView In Band Network Management Software 5 2 Accessing Asanté MacAgent MIB 5 2 Asanté SNMP MacAgent and the TCP IP Protocol 5 2 Installing the SNMP MacAgent 5 3 Configuring MacTCP 5 4 Configuri...
Page 6: ...y to run at the 100Mbps speed The adapter automatically connects at the correct speed A single RJ 45 port and driver support both 10 and 100Mbps operation Using NWay auto negotiation the adapter will sense the hub speed and configure the adapter accordingly For added ease of use the AsantéFAST 10 100 adapter has 4 LED lights for instant troubleshooting Features The AsantéFAST 10 100 adapter featur...
Page 7: ...at you have the following items in this package AsantéFAST 10 100 adapter for NuBus Installation Guide this manual Release Notes Registration Card Installer Disk which includes the following software EtherTalk device driver for all popular network operating systems Diagnostic software ...
Page 8: ... power off and remove the computer cover Important A network adapter is sensitive to static elec tricity and must be handled carefully If you do not han dle the adapter properly you can damage it and or your system 2 Align the adapter s edge connector with a NuBus slot 3 Push the adapter down into the slot until the adapter locks into place as shown below 4 Replace the computer cover Expansion slo...
Page 9: ...ure to the highest performance capability This means that during power up the adapter will automatically connect at the appropriate speed 10Mbps or 100Mbps without user intervention If you are initially planning to use the adapter to run at 10Mbps speed when you are ready to upgrade to 100Mbps 100BASE TX it will not be necessary to modify any settings The same driver can be used in both 10Mbps or ...
Page 10: ... to install the network driver and work with your network operating system Network operating systems and protocols that are supported by the Asanté FAST 10 100 adapter are Apple System 7 or higher AppleShare Novell NetWare for Macintosh DEC Pathworks AppleTalk MacTCP Note The same installed driver can be used for 10Mbps or 100Mbps operation ...
Page 11: ...lation to choose To remove the driver or software select the item and hold down the option key and the Install button will become a Remove button To Perform an Easy Install 1 Insert the Installer Disk into the drive Caution Before you install Asanté s EtherTalk driver dis able all extensions and virus detection programs then restart your Macintosh while holding down the Shift key 2 Double click th...
Page 12: ...ou to install the SNMP MacAgent and or MacTCP software onto your Macintosh Note Only experienced Macintosh users should per form a customized installation 1 Insert the Installer Disk into the floppy drive Caution Before you install Asanté s EtherTalk software disable all extensions and virus detection programs then restart your Macintosh while holding down the Shift key 2 Double click the Installe...
Page 13: ...drag the files from the disk to the System Folder 3 Click Customize A dialogue box appears with a list of software options 4 Select the appropriate software option Use Shift click to select multiple options 5 Click Install The system informs you when the installation is completed and prompts you to click Restart 6 Click Restart ...
Page 14: ... the Network control panel The EtherTalk driver enablesAppleTalk to interact with theAsantéFAST 10 100 adapter and make a connection 1 Select Chooser from the Apple menu The Chooser dialog box displays the icons for all available device options and the AppleTalk zones you set up 2 Make sure AppleTalk is active Click the Active button if AppleTalk is not active 3 Close the Chooser 4 Select Control ...
Page 15: ...you to confirm your selection 7 Click OK to confirm your selection Note If you have more than one network card installed each card appears as a separate icon labeled by a slot number 8 Close the Network control panel Your connection to Ethernet remains active until you switch to LocalTalk disconnect the cable or remove theAsantéFAST 10 100 adapter 9 Open Chooser and select a network resource such ...
Page 16: ...gure below shows four LED indicators that illustrate the presence of Link Integrity DataTraffic 100Mbps operation and 10Mbps operation for installation verification and diagnostic purposes 100Mbps LED Green 10Mbps LED Amber LI LED Green TX LED Amber ...
Page 17: ...aTraffic TX LED indicates the activity transmit data status of the AsantéFAST10 100 adapter controller board The LED should blink when data packets are being transmitted from the adapter State Description On Link integrity is detected Off No unshielded twisted pair cable is connected No power source to hub Unshielded twisted pair cable is faulty Unshielded twisted pair wire exceeds the recommended...
Page 18: ...bps 10BASE T operation Note When the computer powers up the 10Mbps Oper ation LED light comes on as the default Once the device driver has been loaded into memory and the appropriate network speed is automatically detected the 10 or 100 Mbps LED will be lit State Description On Configured for 100Mbps operation Off Not configured for 100Mbps operation State Description On Configured for 10Mbps oper...
Page 19: ...t of any active network services Setting UpTroubleShooter Diagnostics Before you runTroubleShooter Diagnostics please do the following 1 Drag any remote volumes into the trash 2 Change from EtherTalk to LocalTalk by clicking the LocalTalk icon in the Network Control panel 3 If using System 7 or higher turn off virtual memory 4 Disable virus software extensions and INITs You can disable extensions ...
Page 20: ... RAM to verify its addressability and operation Network interface controller NIC test Writes to and reads from the controller register to verify its operation Ping Pong test Transmits and receives special packets to verify commu nication with other Macintoshes on the network If the Ping Pong test fails check your connectors and cables It s also possible that there s no other Macintosh on the netwo...
Page 21: ...s on page 4 4 2 With theTroubleShooter dialog box on your screen click the LoopbackTest checkbox to select the test 3 ClickTEST to start the LoopbackTest The result of the LoopbackTest is displayed in theTrouble Shooter dialog box Running the Bandwidth UtilizationTest The Bandwidth UtilizationTest calculates the total bandwidth utilization of the network 1 Run the Default Diagnostics tests as expl...
Page 22: ... Configuration Information TroubleShooter provides configuration information about your Macintosh and your AsantéFAST 10 100 adapter The File menu in theTroubleShooter program provides the configuration information in two menu items Get System Information and Get Adapter Information The following information is displayed when you use any one of these two menu items QuittingTroubleShooter Diagnosti...
Page 23: ...tics ADLS program on your Macintosh in order to display the configuration information on the adapter perform the following steps 1 Insert the Installer Disk into the drive and double click the disk icon to open it 2 Double click the Net Utils Folder icon 3 Double click the ADLS 10 100 NB icon to start the program The ADLS window appears showing the following adapter con figuration information driv...
Page 24: ...Computer sTCP IP software It pro vides the transport mechanism for accessing the information provided by the Asanté SNMP MacAgent TCP IP Protocol Stack TCP IP refers to a collection of network protocols that support host to host communication TheTCP IP protocol family is an industry standard devel oped by the United States Department of Defense IP Addressing To connect to an IP network you must ob...
Page 25: ...ble to manage the SNMP MacAgent You must obtain Asanté s SNMP MacAgent MIB a text file avail able on Asanté s FTP server via the Internet The file can be obtained from the snmp directory using anonymous as the log in to ftp asante com The SNMP MacAgent MIB text file is also available via our Bulletin Board Service at 408 432 1416 Asanté SNMP MacAgent and theTCP IP Protocol The Asanté SNMP MacAgent...
Page 26: ... driver to receive Station Activity information Station Applications a listing of resident applications for software resource management In addition the SNMP MacAgent alerts the network management system when the station is restarted Installing the SNMP MacAgent To install and configure the Asanté SNMP MacAgent on the workstation per form the following steps 1 Insert the Installer Disk into the dr...
Page 27: ...con The MacTCP Configuration screen appears Note To configure MacTCP see the MacTCP Adminis trator s Guide This guide is included with the Asanté View documentation 3 Double click More and select Manually This allows you to man ually enter your IP address 4 Close the MacTCP control panel Note If you have any questions about your MacTCP or SNMP configuration contact your network adminis trator It i...
Page 28: ...t control panel The SNMP MacAgent Configuration screen appears 3 Enter the configuration parameters see the next section for parameter descriptions 4 Restart your Macintosh Asanté SNMP Configuration Parameters System Contact The person who should be contacted regarding this workstation System Location The physical location of the workstation System Name A local alias describing this station ...
Page 29: ...ally the default for the SNMP configuration However if there is any question please contact your network administrator SNMP MacAgent sends traps to theAsanté network management station for two events restarting your Macintosh and authentication violation Trap IP Address The IP address to which the workstation sends traps This is usually the Asanté management station IP address Authentication Trap ...
Page 30: ...e Novell NetWare for Macintosh DEC Pathworks AppleTalk and MacTCP LEDs 4 LEDs indicate link integrity data traffic 10Mbps opera tion and 100Mbps operation 100BASE TX Link Specifications Cable 2 pairs of Category 5 unshielded twisted pair or shielded twisted pair ISO 11801 or ANSI EIA TIA 568A Connector RJ 45 ISO 8877 Maximum Length 100 m 328 ft computer to wiring closet Maximum network diameter 20...
Page 31: ...ns Power Requirements 5 volts 0 8 Amp maximum Environmental Conditions Temperature 0o C to 50o C Relative Humidity 5 to 85 non condensing Standards Compliance IEEE 802 3u 100BASE TX IEEE 802 3 10BASE T FCC Part 15J Class A ...
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