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• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. 
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Summary of Contents for DGE-550SX

Page 1: ...D Link DGE 550SX PCI X 1000Base SX Network Adapter User s Guide Rev 03 August 2006 ...

Page 2: ...erver 2003 64 bit Systems 6 Linux 7 Novell Netware 8 Novell Netware 5 10 8 Novell Netware 6 x 9 FreeBSD 10 Network Control for Windows 11 Troubleshooting 13 Confirming the Connection LED Indicator 13 Troubleshooting the Hardware Installation 13 Verifying Each Computer s Identification 13 Verifying Network Adapter Installation 13 Verifying Cable Connections 14 Pinging your DGE 550SX Network Adapter...

Page 3: ...g and hardware based IP packet processing it provides added performance by offloading the server s overheads flexible configuration and secure networking to users in a standards based environment Inside its compact form the DGE 550SX network adapter holds a Gigabit Ethernet controller and a standard based PCI PCI X interface with a fiber SC duplex connector Its front panel includes LEDs to indicat...

Page 4: ...ns of the country in which they are operated WARNING Laser Light Laser light from fiber optic transmission cables and components can damage your eyes The laser components on the network adapter are Class 1 laser components Class 1 lasers are considered incapable of producing damaging radiation levels during normal operation or maintenance and is therefore determined to be eye safe To avoid damagin...

Page 5: ...twork adapter on the computer cover or on any other metal surface Do not touch any circuits on the network adapter or any of its port contacts Minimum System Requirements Your computer should support Windows XP SP2 Windows 2000 SP4 or Windows 20031 CD ROM Drive 20 MB Hard Disk Space 32 bit PCI Slot LED Indicators The D Link DGE 550SX PCI X 1000Base SX Network Adapter features 2 LED indica tors Lin...

Page 6: ...ecification 2 3 and PCI X Specification 1 0 Offloads host operating system s overhead by providing features such as on board verification of IP header and TCP UDP checksum Parity Monitoring on all data paths TCP Segmentation Jumbo Frames up to 9K frame size Dynamic Interrupt Moderation Promiscuous Mode Multicast Support Advanced Power Management Supported driver list Microsoft Windows 2000 Microso...

Page 7: ...Files Search Results is displayed listing the found driver and its location 9 To install the driver click NEXT In case the driver does not have a Microsoft Digital Signature yet the window Digital Signature Not Found is displayed 10 To continue the installation click YES The window Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard is displayed 11 Click FINISH to complete the installation Windows XP and Win...

Page 8: ... to complete the installation Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 64 bit Systems D Link offers an NDIS 5 1 64 bit Miniport driver for the DGE 550SX network adapter supporting Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 on x64 systems The installation procedure for 64 bit systems resembles that for the 32 bit systems described in section Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 32 bit Systems above Only the start ...

Page 9: ...page man page of the driver are installed on your system permanently Using the PATCH GENERATION MODE a driver patch is created which can be integrated into the Linux kernel instead of compiling and installing the driver on your system This mode is recommended for advanced users only For more information refer to the corresponding readme file In the following the INSTALLATION MODE is described Prer...

Page 10: ...he setting for Minimum Packet Receive Buffers in the startup ncf must be increased to at least 120 per network adapter e g for three network adapters you should add Set Minimum Packet Receive Buffers 360 to startup ncf On SMP Systems Symmetric Multi Processing Systems you may have to multiply this number with the number of active processors Novell Netware 5 10 To install the network driver on Nove...

Page 11: ...f file using the Nwconfig tool Novell Netware 6 x To install the network driver on Novell NetWare 6 x proceed as follows 1 After you have installed the network adapter in your computer boot your NetWare system NetWare detects the new network adapter and tries to install a driver 2 To get a list of available drivers press Enter 3 The menu Select a driver is displayed 4 To install an unlisted driver...

Page 12: ...binary into boot kernel and the manpage into the directory usr share man man4 4 After rebooting open the file boot loader conf 5 Add the following line to the file if_myk_load YES This enables the system to load the driver automatically 6 Open the file etc rc conf 7 Add the following line to the file ifconfig_myk0 inet local ip address If you use DHCP add DHCP instead of the local IP address ifcon...

Page 13: ...ch have been configured as VLANs This tab only serves as an overview For configuration select one of the other tabs The Virtual LAN tab lists all configured VLANs along with the corresponding ports and the ports which may be bound by VLANs In this tab you can add remove and configure VLANs and set VLAN specific parameters The Team tab shows all links or ports which may be aggregated in a team or h...

Page 14: ...en a component in the tree is selected the corresponding parameters are displayed For more information on the D Link Network Control refer to the online help click the HELP button when the program is running ...

Page 15: ...nce Troubleshooting the Hardware Installation If you experience any problems with the hardware installation first ascertain that all network cable connections are firm that the proper grade of cable is used for the network connection and that the cable makeup is correct straight without un needed crossovers in the connector wiring Check that the supporting hub is powered on and operating normally ...

Page 16: ...r by chairs caught in doors or damaged Additionally make note of and alleviate any possible electromagnetic interference that may be affecting your network Your network cables can be plugged into any port on your hub except the Uplink port The Uplink port is only used when connecting your hub to another hub or switch Pinging your DGE 550SX Network Adapter Ping is the acronym for Packet Internet Gr...

Page 17: ... 15 A successful ping will show four replies ...

Page 18: ... 5 µm multimode fiber optic cabling with SC connector SC fiber optical connector compliant with Laser AEL Class I standard safe for eyesight Transmission Distance up to 275 m with 50 0 µm multimode fiber optic cabling up to 550 m with 62 5 µm multimode fiber optic cabling Host Interface PCI PCI X 32 64 bit 33 66 100 133 MHz Network Data Transfer Rate 1000Mbps with full duplex support Diagnostic LE...

Page 19: ...ing Emission FCC Class B Driver Support Microsoft Windows 2000 Microsoft Windows XP Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Novell Netware 5 10 Novell Netware 6 x Linux kernel 2 4 13 and higher stable versions FreeBSD 5 x x86 Check http www dlink com for newest releases of drivers ...

Page 20: ... 18 Contacting Technical Support ...

Page 21: ...are the actual price paid by the original purchaser for the defective Hardware will be refunded by D Link upon return to D Link of the defective Hardware All Hardware or part thereof that is replaced by D Link or for which the purchase price is refunded shall become the property of D Link upon replacement or refund Limited Software Warranty D Link warrants that the software portion of the product ...

Page 22: ...lost in transit to D Link The repaired or replaced packages will be shipped to the customer via UPS Ground or any common carrier selected by D Link Return shipping charges shall be prepaid by D Link if you use an address in the United States otherwise we will ship the product to you freight collect Expedited shipping is available upon request and provided shipping charges are prepaid by the custom...

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