Hardware Installation and Configuration
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Optional Remote Boot ROM
The DE305 contains a socket for installing an optional 16 KB remote boot
ROM. Installing a ROM allows the adapter to be used for diskless operation by
permitting the host PC to load the operating system over the network.
To install the remote boot ROM, use the following procedure:
1. Plug the remote boot ROM into the socket on the adapter, making sure the
notch on the ROM is aligned with the notch on the socket.
2. Enable the adapter’s remote boot ROM function using 1Step by selecting
the appropriate ROM address setting.
Connecting to an Ethernet Network
This section describes how to connect Ethernet cables to the DE305 connectors
(see also the following figure).
Connecting to a Twisted-Pair Ethernet Network
To connect the DE305 to a twisted-pair network
:
1. Plug the twisted-pair cable connector into the 8-pin MJ connector on the
adapter until it clicks and locks in place.
2. Refer to Appendix B for connector pin assignments.
Connecting to an Ethernet Network Using AUI
To connect the DE305 to the network using AUI
:
1. Slide the latch assembly upward on the adapter’s AUI connector.
2. Plug the AUI cable connector into the 15-pin AUI connector.
3. Slide the latch assembly downward to lock the connector in place.
