Gigabit Ethernet 1000BASE-SX(LC) PCI-Express X4 Adapter
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Connecting the Network Cable
The DGE-560SX 1000Base-SX Gigabit Ethernet network adapter card enables operation over 850nm 62.5/125
fiber optic cable up to 75 meters and 850nm 50/125 fiber optic cable up to 550 meters. The network adapter card
connects to fiber optic cabling equipped with an LC Fiber Optical connector.
Installing the Adapter
1.
Shut down the computer, unplug its power cord, and remove the chassis cover.
2.
Insert the contact edge of the DGE-560SX card into the connector of an available PCI-Express (x4 or higher)
Bus expansion slot. Press the card firmly into the connector such that the card’s contacts are fully seated in
the PCI connector.
3.
Install the bracket screw that secures the card to the computer chassis.
4.
Replace the computer’s chassis cover.
5.
Reconnect the computer’s power cord, and switch computer power on. If the BIOS section of your
computer’s boot program is Plug-and-Play compliant, then at power-up the BIOS will automatically
configure any newly installed DGE-560SX adapter.
D-Link Network Control Program
To install the D-Link Network Control Program, insert the CD-ROM in the system CD-ROM drive and click the
Install link. Follow the instructions that appear to install the program.
The D-Link Network Control Program is included with the DGE-560SX. This program is used to monitor the
adapter and create VLAN information including VLAN Identifier and name for the system in which it is
installed.
To launch the D-Link Network Control program, double-click the D-Link Network Control icon in the Control
Panel folder.
NOTE:
D-Link Network Control Program can be installed and used on Windows 2000,
Windows XP, Windows Server 2003.
CPA don’t support Vista.
