11
Installation and Configuration
Inserting the Board
4. Select an empty 16-bit slot and remove the screw and metal
plate that covers the external access to the slot you have
selected.
5. Insert the board in the slot you have selected so that the edge
connectors on the bottom of the board mate with the slot on
the motherboard. Press down firmly on the board and secure
it with the screw you removed in step 4.
Replacing the System Cover
6. Slide the cover back over the chassis, again exercising care
not to let it catch on any cabling. Once the cover is back in
place, replace all the screws you removed in step 2.
Connecting Cables
7. Connect cables.
a. If attaching to an unshielded twisted-pair network, connect
one end of the 10Base-T cable to the RJ-45 connector on the
board. attach the remaining end to a network outlet, hub, or
concentrator as shown below
RJ-45
Connector
RJ-45
Cable
Wall
Jack
Hub or
Concentrator
123456789
123456789
Punch-down
Block
Boca’s Ethernet products
use standard pinouts.
Refer to Appendix B for
pin assignments.