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Connecting for Fast Ethernet (100Mbps) .................................. 8
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Driver Installation ..................................................................... 9
Status and Statistics ................................................................. 13
Status and Alerts ...................................................................... 13

Summary of Contents for DFE-570TX

Page 1: ...DFE 570TX PCI Fast Ethernet Server Adapter User s Guide Rev 03 June 2000 6DFE570TX 03 Printed in Taiwan RECYCLABLE ...

Page 2: ...harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does 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 of the following measures Reorient or relocate ...

Page 3: ...acting a D Link office within the applicable warranty period and requesting a Return Material Authorization RMA number If a Registration Card for the product in question has not been returned to D Link then a proof of purchase such as a copy of the dated purchase invoice must be provided If Purchaser s circumstances require special handling of warranty correction then at the time of requesting RMA...

Page 4: ...uct documentation Purchaser assumes responsibility for the selection of appropriate application and system platform software and associated reference materials D Link makes no warranty that its software products will work in combination with any hardware or any application or system platform software product provided by any third party excepting only such products as are expressly represented in D...

Page 5: ...DUCT DOES NOT EXIST OR WAS CAUSED BY THE CUSTOMER S OR ANY THIRD PERSON S MISUSE NEGLECT IMPROPER INSTALLATION OR TESTING UNAUTHORIZED ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR OR ANY OTHER CAUSE BEYOND THE RANGE OF THE INTENDED USE OR BY ACCIDENT FIRE LIGHTNING OR OTHER HAZARD LIMITATION OF LIABILITY IN NO EVENT WILL D LINK BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES INCLUDING LOSS OF DATA LOSS OF PROFITS COST OF COVER OR OTHER INCIDENT...

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Page 7: ...CARD FEATURES 3 Hardware Requirements 5 Operating System Requirements 5 UNPACK AND INSPECT 6 INSTALL THE ADAPTER 6 CONNECT THE NETWORK CABLE 7 Connecting for Fast Ethernet 100Mbps 8 Connecting for 10Mbps Ethernet 8 Using a Crossover Cable 8 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 9 Driver Installation 9 Status and Statistics 13 Status and Alerts 13 ...

Page 8: ... by IEEE Standard 802 3u It extends the traditional 10Mbps Ethernet technology to achieve 100Mbps transmission and reception while retaining the same CSMA CD Ethernet protocol Thus while Fast Ethernet provides a tenfold increase in network capacity it is wholly compatible with traditional 10Mbps Ethernet network facilities About Auto negotiation Auto negotiation is a IEEE 802 3 procedure of negoti...

Page 9: ...atically distributed among multiple adapters or among multiple ports in a four port adapter without the time and expense of segmenting the network About Fault Tolerance Adapter Fault Tolerance safeguards vital network links with transparent backup connections using multiple link adapters If a link fails traffic is automatically transferred to the remaining adapters or to the remaining port on a du...

Page 10: ...low CPU demand 32 bit Intelligent Ethernet controller Complies with IEEE 802 3u 100Base TX and 10Base T Ethernet standards 4 RJ 45 connectors for network cable connection 100Mbps Fast Ethernet or 10Mbps Ethernet data transfer selected via auto negotiation Full duplex or half duplex operation selected by auto negotiation Three per port LED indicators provide information to assist in troubleshooting...

Page 11: ... Pentium single or multiple processors Dual Pentium or higher is recommended for high traffic load mouse or compatible pointing device CD ROM at least this or better VGA video adapter 32 MB RAM 2 MB HDD space Operating System Requirements Microsoft Windows NT 4 0 Windows 2000 ...

Page 12: ...affected by static charge as may be received through your body during handling of the unit In special circumstances where you may carry an extraordinarily high static charge it is good practice to reduce the charge by touching a ground before handling the adapter card Open the shipping carton and carefully remove all items In addition to this User s Guide ascertain that you have One Ethernet Adapt...

Page 13: ...terrupt Number which is already assigned to another device In such a case the conflict of Interrupt Number will cause faults in the behavior of both devices Then it is necessary to run the CMOS Setup utility and manually assign a non conflicting Interrupt Number Connect the Network Cable Category 5 UTP cable qualifies for both the Fast Ethernet and Ethernet cabling rules The maximum length of any ...

Page 14: ...ard and the other end into a port of the supporting switch Connecting for 10Mbps Ethernet Category 3 Category 4 and Category 5 UTP cable as well as EIA TIA 568 100 ohm STP cable all qualify under Ethernet cabling rules The maximum cable run between the Server Card and the supporting switch is 100 meters The cable must be straight not a crossover cable with a RJ 45 connector at each end Make the ne...

Page 15: ...ote Please make sure you have installed SNMP service before you installed Service Pack 3 or later and NDIS Hot Fix Driver Installation After properly installing the adapter into the server the next step is to install the driver software For NT4 0 please refer to the following steps for driver installation 1 Start the server with Windows NT 4 0 and insert the software diskette into drive A or CD RO...

Page 16: ...nd Failover Installation Please reference the NT4 0_SetupGuide pdf For Win2000 please refer to the following steps for driver installation Update driver from diskette The following steps can help you update the bundled Intel 21143 driver to the one in the Adapter Drivers CD 1 Open Control Panel double click System icon to open System Properties 2 In the Hardware sheet you can see the Device Manage...

Page 17: ...operties there is a button named Update Driver Click it the Upgrade Device Driver Wizard will show up to help updating the driver The following steps will lead you through the wizard 1 The first page is the welcome messages click Next to continue 2 Select Search for a suitable driver for my device recommanded and click Next 3 Check Specify a location only Click Next to continue ...

Page 18: ...d the specified driver D Link DFE 570TX Click Next to continue 6 The wizard will copy and load the driver than you will see Finish bottum Click it and it s done D Link Network Adapter Load Balancing and Failover Installation Please reference the WIN2000_SetupGuide pdf ...

Page 19: ...tus 3 Select the Status tab to display the current condition of each port and throughput statistics for arrays or individual ports Throughput statistics can be viewed on a per second of cumulative basis To toggle between these two modes use the pull down window in the center of the dialog Also throughput can be viewed for individual ports of for the entire segment or array Choose the Segment array...

Page 20: ... with Red X Adapter is currently down and has been down before Red Adapter Adapter has failed more than three times in one hour default and the software has pulled the adapter from the array This state prevents the Server Card from constantly failing over on faulty adapters that should be replaced A Troubleshooting If you experience any problems with the Server Card first verify that the appropria...

Page 21: ...omputer and run the tests again 6 Remove all other PCI adapters from the computer and run the tests again If the verification diagnostic run is then normal then there is probably an interrupt number conflict which will have to be resolved manually by a CMOS Setup utility run after you have reinstalled all of the expansion cards The Server Card features three LED indicators to assist in the resolvi...

Page 22: ...inkage between the Server Card and it s corresponding device A flashing green LED indicates that the adapter is sending or receiving ACTivity FULL A port cooresponding LED lights green for the data transfer of each port in full duplex mode ...

Page 23: ... area network Auto negotiation functionality Media interface four RJ 45 ports Host interface 5 volt PCI 2 1 Bus Bus Master Physical Dimensions 19 cm x 10 cm Weight 128g for PCBA EMI Compatibility FCC Class B VCCI Class B CE Class B C Tick Class B BSMI Class B Environment Storage Temperature 25 to 55 C 4 to 176 F Storage Humidity 5 to 90 RH non condensing Operating Temperature 0 to 50 C 32 to 131 F...

Page 24: ...Specifications B 18 Operating Humidity 20 to 80 RH non condensing Power Consumption 7 5 W 1 5A 5V max ...

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Page 27: ...__ 1 Where and how will the product primarily be used Home Office Travel Company Business Home Business Personal 2 How many employees work at installation site 1 employee 2 9 10 49 50 99 100 499 500 999 1000 or more 3 What network protocol s does your organization use XNS IPX TCP IP DECnet Other_____________________________ 4 What network operating system s does your organization use D Link LANsma...

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