Linksys EG0801SK - EtherFast Network Starter User Manual Download

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Instant Gigabit Series

EtherFast

10/100/1000

8+1 Workgroup
GigaSwitch Starter Kit

User Guide

Use this guide to install :

0801SK

Summary of Contents for EG0801SK - EtherFast Network Starter

Page 1: ...Instant Gigabit Series EtherFast 10 100 1000 8 1 Workgroup GigaSwitch Starter Kit User Guide Use this guide to install EG0801SK ...

Page 2: ...UCT VOIDS THE LINKSYS WARRANTY Linksys makes no warranty or representation expressed implied or statutory with respect to its products or the contents or use of this documentation and all accompanying software and specifically disclaims its quality performance mer chantability or fitness for any particular purpose Linksys reserves the right to revise or update its products software or documentatio...

Page 3: ...or Windows Millennium 22 Overview 22 Installing the Network Adapter s Driver 22 EtherFast 10 100 1000 8 1 Workgroup GigaSwitch Starter Kit Instant Gigabit Series Windows NT 4 0 Installation and Setup 26 Overview 26 Installing NT Networking and the Network Adapter Driver 27 Installing the Network Adapter Driver if Networking is Already Installed 33 Windows 2000 Installation and Setup 37 Overview 37...

Page 4: ...erver to the Gigabit port and speed up access time for all your users in just one move And when you re ready switch your way to full duplex speeds of up to 2000Mbps the speed is yours Every Switch packs a complete suite of advanced data error detection fea tures for surefire communication every time Auto partitioning and data colli sion control ensure that not a single bit is lost during even the ...

Page 5: ... up when the Gigabit port is operating at 1000Mbps 1000 FD Col Green The 1000 FD Col LED lights up continuously when the switch is operating at 2000Mbps and flickers when expe riencing data collisions The 10 100 1000 Workgroup GigaSwitch s Front Panel Getting to Know the EtherFast 10 100 1000 Workgroup GigaSwitch The Workgroup GigaSwitch s Ports GigaSwitch The GigaSwitch port is used to connect to...

Page 6: ... conserving your time money and resources The scalability of your Switch its full duplex data transfer and dedicated bandwidth all contribute to maximizing efficiency in your Fast Ethernet network Your Switch s 10 100 feature gives you a key advantage over other forms of networking by upgrading speed critical network segments to 100Mbps while allowing existing 10BaseT networks to operate with the ...

Page 7: ...lex data transfer meaning that all computers on the switch can talk to the switch at the same time Plus switches can send and receive data simultaneously to all connections whereas a hub can not A hub simply works with one computer at a time and only sends or receives data since it cannot handle two way communication In addition to full duplex transfer your Switch surges your network with dedicate...

Page 8: ...or Gigabit transfer If you use the cable included in your Starter Kit both your Adapter and Gigaswitch will operate at the maximum speed of your net work In any case the cable that runs from your PC s Instant Gigabit Network Adapter card to your network should not exceed 100 meters 328 feet Installing the Network Card Cabling 1 Power off your PC and any peripheral equipment attached to it Unplug y...

Page 9: ... to the Switch s ports each port s corresponding Link Act LED will light up The remaining LEDs will also light up accord ing to how your connection is made e g full or half duplex 10Mbps or 100Mbps If the Switch experiences excessive data collisions verify that your network cabling is securely crimped and installed properly 12 Instant Gigabit Series 11 Connecting Your Hardware Together and Booting...

Page 10: ...s directly to your Switch to channel dedicated band width in full duplex mode if operating in full duplex to each station The Switch will have dedicated communication with all its connections simultane ously whereas a hub will only communicate in half duplex transfer mode and broadcasts information to all ports Conserving Bandwidth with 10Mbps 100Mbps Segments 10BaseT and 100BaseTX hardware are no...

Page 11: ... your computer manufacturer While the location of these files may vary many manufacturers use c windows options cabs as the path Try enter ing this path into the box If no files are found check your computer s doc umentation or contact your computer manufacturer for more information 1 While the Update Device Driver Wizard window is visible insert the Instant Gigabit Network Adapter Driver Disk int...

Page 12: ...is installed the following screen will appear The default settings should allow the Adapter to function properly Click the OK but ton to continue For more information about these settings refer to the Advanced Settings section of this manual 6 When asked if you want to restart your PC remove all disks from your computer s drives and click the Yes button If Windows does not ask you to restart your ...

Page 13: ...s may vary many manufacturers use c windows options cabs as the path Try enter ing this path into the box If no files are found check your computer s doc umentation or contact your computer manufacturer for more information 4 Select Search for the best driver for your device Recommended Click Next 5 Select Specify a location and enter a win98 in the drop down box Click Next to continue N No ot te ...

Page 14: ...rs 8 Once the driver is installed the following screen will appear The default settings should allow the Adapter to function properly Click the OK button to continue For more information about these settings refer to the Advanced Settings section of this manual 9 When asked if you want to restart your PC remove all disks and click Yes If Windows does not ask you to restart your PC click the Start ...

Page 15: ...box If no files are found check your computer s documentation or contact your computer manufacturer for more information 7 Once the driver is installed the following screen will appear The default settings should allow the Adapter to function properly Click the OK button to continue For more information about these settings refer to the Advanced Settings section of this manual 4 Make sure that Sea...

Page 16: ...to the next section If you don t see this message NT networking is already installed and you should turn to the Installing the Instant Gigabit Network Adapter Driver if Networking is Already Installed section Overview 8 The following screen will appear next indicating that the drivers have been installed successfully Click the Finish button 9 When asked if you want to restart your PC remove all di...

Page 17: ...indow will appear 2 Put a checkmark next to the Wired to the network option Click Next 3 Click on the Select from list button to select a network adapter 4 Click on the Have Disk button Insert the Instant Gigabit Network Adapter Driver Disk into drive A Type a into the box on your screen and click OK Installing NT Networking and the Network Adapter Driver Instant Gigabit Series EtherFast 10 100 10...

Page 18: ...ol that you wish to install See your Microsoft Windows NT user guide or talk to your network administrator for more information about network protocols When you re finished click Next 8 A list of services will appear Click Next to approve these services fol lowed by Next again N No ot te e If you install the T TC CP P I IP P p pr ro ot to oc co ol l refer to your system adminis trator or your Wind...

Page 19: ...r networking configured N No ot te e For information and help on choosing your bind ings services and protocols ask your network admin istrator or check your Windows NT documentation N No ot te e If you had previously installed an NT service pack you must reinstalll it now Otherwise you may receive Not Enough Service Storage Space errors in the Event Viewer 11 NT will copy the necessary network dr...

Page 20: ...TCP IP protocol Installing the Instant GigabiM Network Adapter if Networking is Already Installed The following steps will install the Instant Gigabit Network Adapter s driver software on your PC enabling your PC to properly communicate with the card Remember that you must be logged on as a network administrator or as a user with administrative rights to continue 1 Click on Start Settings Control ...

Page 21: ...col refer to your system administra tor or your Windows NT documentation Linksys does not provide techni cal support for the configuration or troubleshooting of the TCP IP proto col The Windows NT Installation and Setup of the Instant Gigabit Network Adapter is complete N No ot te e If you had previously installed an NT service pack you must reinstalll it now Otherwise you may receive Not Enough S...

Page 22: ...n you encounter problems consult the Troubleshooting section Installing the Driver in Windows 2000 After physically installing the Instant Gigabit Network Adapter in your com puter follow these instructions to install the network driver 1 Start your computer if you haven t already done so and boot Windows 2000 Log in if you are asked to You must have administrative rights to complete this installa...

Page 23: ...stallation is complete If you want to share files or printers refer to your Windows 2000 documentation or check with your system administrator 5 The Locate Driver Files dialog box will appear Select Specify a loca tion Click Next 6 When the Found New Hardware Wizard box appears insert the Linksys Instant Gigabit Network Adapter Driver Disk into your floppy drive In the Copy manufacturer s files fr...

Page 24: ...adapter since transmit packets cannot span buffers If not specified this will default depending on the amount of SRAM available and the maximum packet size supported by the adapter Transmit Fill Threshold This setting determines the maximum number of transmits which may be queued Advanced Properties These settings are provided to help troubleshoot the Adapter and to help con figure the Adapter if ...

Page 25: ...rive select I want to be able to give others access to my files 5 If you would like to share your printer with other users on the network select I want to be able to allow others to print to my printer 6 Click the OK button File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks should now appear in the list of installed components N No ot te e If you need to install the TCP IP Protocol refer to the secti...

Page 26: ... click OK Do not click the ESC or Cancel buttons or you won t be able to log onto the network If the logon does not appear or if it does not allow you to log on refer to the Troubleshooting section N No ot te e Your Computer and Workgroup Names must be fewer than 15 alphanumeric charac ters 7 After ensuring that all of the listed network components are installed on your sys tem ensure that Client ...

Page 27: ...r Full access to the selected drive depending on the password that you decide to give them Sharing Your Files and Printers N No ot te e If you are only using your PC to access the Internet it is highly recommended that you create pass words for your shares 15 Once you are at the Windows desktop double click on the Network Neighborhood icon You should see an icon for the entire network and the name...

Page 28: ...any drive or folder you desire to share on the network You have successfully enabled File Sharing on your PC Your selected drives or folders can now be accessed by other network users If a user tries to access one of your password protected drives or folders he or she will be asked for the appropriate Read Only or Full Access password Continue on if you wish to share your PC s printer over the net...

Page 29: ...s or the Windows 98 setup instruc tions 2 Start up Windows Click on Start Settings then Control Panel Double click on Network The Network window appears Click on the Configuration tab 3 In the Primary Logon Box choose Client for NetWare Networks 4 Under the The following network components are installed box highlight Client for NetWare Networks and click on the Properties button 5 The Client for N...

Page 30: ... the System Icon The System Properties window will appear Click on the Device Manager Tab 3 If the Configuration box has a component called Dial Up Adapter skip forward to step 5 If it doesn t continue with step 4 4 Remove any instance of the name Linksys in the box This includes IPX SPX Linksys NetBEUI Linksys and TCP IP Linksys Also remove Client for Microsoft Networks Client for NetWare Network...

Page 31: ...apters listing and expand it by clicking on the plus sign 9 Remove all devices with the name Linksys in its description If at any point you are asked to restart the computer Click No 10 Scroll down to the Other Devices listing Click the plus sign Remove PCI Ethernet Controller or PCI Ethernet Adapter If Other Devices is not listed proceed to the next step 11 Click the Close button shut down Window...

Page 32: ...ger listing 10 Click the OK button and restart your computer Manually Installing the Network Components in Windows 9 5 Right click on Linksys EG1032 EG1064 Instant Gigabit Network Adapter A menu box should open below 6 First choose Disable 7 When asked if you want to Disable the device click Yes EtherFast 10 100 1000 8 1 Workgroup GigaSwitch Starter Kit Instant Gigabit Series 58 57 ...

Page 33: ...iguration tab Make sure that the following network compo nents are installed Client for Microsoft Networks Linksys EG1032 EG1064 Instant GigabitTM Network Adapter IPX SPX compatible Protocol NetBEUI TCP IP There may be other components listed in addition to the ones shown above If any of the above components are missing add them as follows Client for Microsoft Networks If you plan on connecting to...

Page 34: ...es Your PC may allow you to change the IRQ I O values for a given PCI slot by accessing the PC s BIOS setup menu Please refer to your PC s user guide for specific details The BIOSs from companies like AMI and Award are fully customizable from their BIOS menus for example Overview The Instant Gigabit Network Adapter supports both Magic Packet and Link Change remote wake up events Magic Packet An ad...

Page 35: ...r help 4 After entering a username and password a window appears that reads No Domain Server could be found to validate your Username and Password Click on Start Settings Control Panel Double click on Network Click on the Configuration tab Under The Following Network Components are Installed box highlight Client for Microsoft Networks and click on the Properties button Once you are in the Client F...

Page 36: ...ted instructions below Keep in mind that this procedure will vary depending on your computer s configuration Click on Start Settings Control Panel then double click the System icon Click on the Device Manager tab Open System Devices then open PCI Bus 5 On the Access Control Tab User Level Access is selected but Shared Level Access is grayed out and not accessible You previously had your primary ne...

Page 37: ...d of the node they are connected to and adjust their transmission rate accordingly Backbone The part of a network that connects most of the systems and net works together and handles the most data Bandwidth The transmission capacity of a given facility in terms of how much data the facility can transmit in a fixed amount of time expressed in bits per second bps Bit A binary digit The value 0 or 1 ...

Page 38: ...andards that specify categories the singular is commonly referred to as CAT of twisted pair cabling systems wires junctions and connectors in terms of the data rates that they can sustain CAT 3 cable has a maximum throughput of 16 Mbps and is usually utilized for 10BaseT networks CAT 5 ANSI EIA American National Standards Institute Electronic Industries Association Standard 568 is one of several s...

Page 39: ...e line but only one direction at a time Hardware Hardware is the physical aspect of computers telecommunications and other information technology devices The term arose as a way to distinguish the box and the electronic circuitry and components of a computer from the pro gram you put in it to make it do things The program came to be known as the soft ware Hub The device that serves as the central ...

Page 40: ...that the application program that uses UDP must be able to make sure that the entire message has arrived and is in the right order PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect A peripheral bus commonly used in PCs Macintoshes and workstations It was designed primarily by Intel and first appeared on PCs in late 1993 PCI provides a high speed data path between the CPU and peripheral devices video disk netw...

Page 41: ...pages themselves to provide the hypertext links to other pages UTP Unshielded twisted pair is the most common kind of copper telephone wiring Twisted pair is the ordinary copper wire that connects home and many business computers to the telephone company To reduce crosstalk or electro magnetic induction between pairs of wires two insulated copper wires are twisted around each other Each signal on ...

Page 42: ...20ºC to 70ºC Operating Humidity 10 to 85 Non Condensing Storage Humidity 5 to 90 Non Condensing Environmental Model Number EG0801W Standards IEEE 802 3 IEEE 802 3ab IEEE 802 3u IEEE 802 3x Protocol CSMA CD Ports Eight 10 100 RJ 45 Ports One Gbps Full Duplex Switch Port Cabling Type 10BaseT UTP STP Category 3 or better 100BaseTX UTP STP Category 5 or better 1000BaseT UTP STP Category 5e or better T...

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