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Reference Guide

Everybody ’s connecting.

™

10/100/1000 Mbps Gigabit Ethernet

GA302T

bit PCI

Copper Gigabit Adapter

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Page 1: ...Reference Guide Everybody s connecting 10 100 1000 Mbps Gigabit Ethernet GA302T 32bit PCI Copper Gigabit Adapter...

Page 2: ...uipment for example test transmitters in accordance with the regulations may however be subject to certain restrictions Please refer to the notes in the operating instructions Federal Office for Telec...

Page 3: ...r relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Con...

Page 4: ...the Support Information Card that shipped with your switch Email Technical Support at support NETGEAR com Defective or damaged merchandise can be returned to your point of purchase representative Int...

Page 5: ...er Gigabit Adapter 2 7 Connecting the Network Cables 2 8 CHAPTER 3 WINDOWS XP DRIVER SOFTWARE Installing the Driver Software 3 1 Moving the Network Card to a Different Slot 3 6 CHAPTER 4 WINDOWS 2000...

Page 6: ...DOWS NT 4 0 DRIVER SOFTWARE Installing the Driver Software 7 1 Updating the Driver Software 7 6 Moving the Network Card to a Different Slot 7 7 CHAPTER 8 TROUBLESHOOTING Checking the Port LEDs 8 1 Usi...

Page 7: ...2T LEDs 2 6 Table 2 3 GA302T 10 100 1000BASE T Cable Characteristics 2 8 Table 3 1 Parameter Descriptions 3 5 Table 4 1 Parameter Descriptions 4 6 Table 5 1 Parameter Descriptions 5 6 Table 6 1 Parame...

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Page 9: ...a rate of 1 Gbps or 1000 megabits per second Mbps over standard Category 5 cables Benefits Performance is optimized and network overhead on the host system is minimized with the use of the GA302T Cop...

Page 10: ...nd protocols IEEE 802 3ab Gigabit Ethernet IEEE 802 3u Fast Ethernet IEEE 802 3 Ethernet IEEE 802 3u Auto Negotiation Standard Ethernet frame size up to 1 518 bytes 33 66 MHz 32 64 bit PCI bus master...

Page 11: ...ere are any wrong missing or damaged parts Refer to the Support Information Card for the telephone number of customer support in your area Keep the Support Information Card along with the original pac...

Page 12: ...r driver installation Driver and Documentation CD in the directory The necessary files are GA302nd5 sys network device driver file Netga302 inf information used by installation program Windows 2000 Ha...

Page 13: ...the directory The necessary files are GA302nd5 sys network device driver file Netga302 inf information used by installation program Windows 98SE 2nd edition Hardware A Pentium based workstation that...

Page 14: ...load the latest Service Pack go to the following Microsoft Web page and search for the latest service pack http www microsoft com downloads search asp Software GA302T Copper Gigabit Adapter driver sof...

Page 15: ...re 2 1 Front Panel of Model GA302T Gigabit Adapter The front panel of the GA302T has four LEDs one for each port speed option 10 Mbps 100 Mbps and 1000 Mbps to indicate which link is active and one LE...

Page 16: ...eed possible bad cable bad connector or configuration mismatch Preparing to Install Your GA302T Copper Gigabit Adapter Follow the instructions provided in this section for installing the GA302T Copper...

Page 17: ...install your GA302T Copper Gigabit Adapter 1 Remove the PC cover 2 Choose an available 32 bit or 64 bit PCI expansion slot PCI slots are usually the shorter slots and remove the corresponding back pla...

Page 18: ...ristics Port Type Connector Media Maximum Distance 10 100 1000BASE T RJ 45 CAT 5 UTP CAT 5e UTP 325 feet 100 meters Note 1000BASE T signaling requires four twisted pairs of Category 5 balanced cabling...

Page 19: ...your server or workstation prior to installing the driver software See Chapter 2 Hardware Installation for details Installing the Driver Software When the Windows XP system first boots up after insta...

Page 20: ...owing procedure 1 When you boot up he Windows XP system after installing the GA302T Gigabit Adapter a Found New Hardware Wizard dialog box is displayed Select Install from a list or specific location...

Page 21: ...will appear Click on Search for the best driver in these locations uncheck Search removable media floppy CD ROM check Include this location in the search type in D in the drop down box Click Next Note...

Page 22: ...r system and XP will probably ask for the original Windows XP CD ROM Point Windows XP to the proper location e g D i386 5 The Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard dialog box appears with the follo...

Page 23: ...ritizing network traffic at the data link sublayer Tag is recognized by 802 1p aware switches and routers Checksum Offload Supports hardware offload of checksum in the transmit and receive directions...

Page 24: ...the PCI slot 2 Install the card in its new PCI slot see Installing Your Gigabit Adapter on page 2 7 3 When the system is powered on reinstall the driver software see Installing the Driver Software on...

Page 25: ...or to installing the driver software See Chapter 2 Hardware Installation for details Installing the Driver Software When the Windows 2000 system first boots up after installing a new hardware device s...

Page 26: ...following procedure 1 When you boot up the Windows 2000 system after installing the GA302T Copper Gigabit Adapter A Found New Hardware Wizard dialog box will appear indicating that Windows 2000 has f...

Page 27: ...e 4 3 3 The install hardware device drivers dialog box will appear Select Search for a suitable driver for your device Recommended Click Next 4 The Locate Driver Files dialog box will appear Select Sp...

Page 28: ...pears insert the GA302T driver CD into your CD ROM drive In the Copy manufactures files from field type D and click OK Note Windows 2000 drivers are found at D assuming that D is the drive letter for...

Page 29: ...mpleting the Found New Hardware Wizard dialog box appears with the following adapter name Netgear GA302T Gigabit Adapter Click Finish 8 Remove the GA302T driver CD from the CD ROM drive The GA302T Win...

Page 30: ...ag is recognized by 802 1p aware switches and routers Checksum Offload Supports hardware offload of checksum in the transmit and receive directions When enabled this option allows the card to verify t...

Page 31: ...the PCI slot 2 Install the card in its new PCI slot see Installing Your Gigabit Adapter on page 2 7 3 When the system is powered on reinstall the driver software see Installing the Driver Software on...

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Page 33: ...ver Software A network driver must be installed before the card can be used with your Windows Me system Note The Gigabit Adapter must be physically installed in your system prior to installing the dri...

Page 34: ...oftware 5 2 To install software for Windows Me perform the following procedure 1 Windows Me will automatically detect the new PCI Ethernet controller hardware and opens a Found New Hardware Wizard dia...

Page 35: ...Windows Me driver software 5 3 2 When the following dialog box opens select Search for the best driver for your device Recommended Click Next 3 Insert the GA302T driver CD into your CD ROM drive...

Page 36: ...e Specify a location box and type in D in the drop down box Note Windows Me drivers are found at D assuming that D is the drive letter for the CD ROM drive 5 The next window will open saying that Wind...

Page 37: ...copied onto your system and Windows Me will probably ask for the original Windows Me CD ROM Point Windows Me to the proper location e g D win9x The next Windows appears with the following adapter nam...

Page 38: ...service QOS is an OSI layer 2 standard for prioritizing network traffic at the data link sublayer Tag is recognized by 802 1p aware switches and routers Checksum Offload Supports hardware offload of...

Page 39: ...re To move a GA302T Copper Gigabit Adapter to a different slot in the same system 1 Shut down the system and remove the card from the PCI slot 2 Install the card in its new PCI slot see Installing You...

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Page 41: ...er must be installed before the card can be used with your Windows 98 system Note The Gigabit Adapter must be physically installed in your system prior to installing the driver software See Chapter 2...

Page 42: ...following procedure 1 Windows 98 will automatically detect the new PCI Ethernet controller hardware and opens a Found New Hardware Wizard dialog box Click Next 2 When the following dialog box opens se...

Page 43: ...dialog box opens insert the GA302T driver CD into your CD ROM drive check the Specify a location box and enter D in the drop down box Click Next Note Windows 98 drivers are found at D assuming that D...

Page 44: ...Windows 98 software 6 4 4 When Windows returns its search results in the following dialog box click next to start install the GA302T adapter driver...

Page 45: ...8 to the proper location e g D win98 The next Windows appears with the following adapter name NETGEAR GA302T Gigabit Adapter Click Finish 6 Once the driver is installed Windows 98 will ask if you want...

Page 46: ...nd or outgoing Tx packets This improves the TCP IP transmit receive per formance by offloading this operation from the CPU Speed Duplex A performance option that allows you to choose how the card tran...

Page 47: ...ed in the server before installing the software driver If you are installing more than one GA302T Copper Gigabit Adapter you must perform the following procedure for each card To install the driver so...

Page 48: ...oftware 7 2 3 The network dialog box opens which displays a list of installed components Click on the adapter tab and then click the Add button 4 The select network adapter dialog box opens click the...

Page 49: ...T driver CD into your CD ROM drive Type D into the dialog box and click OK Note Windows NT 4 0 drivers are found at D assuming that D is the drive letter for the CD ROM drive 6 The select OEM Option d...

Page 50: ...dows NT 4 0 CD ROM Point Windows NT 4 0 to the proper location e g D i386 Adapter property dialog box opens click Continue to accept the default parameters 8 If other cards in your system use TCP IP b...

Page 51: ...drive and click OK The GA302T Windows NT 4 0 driver installation is complete Table 7 1 Refer to the following table for help to configure optional adapter property Property Description Speed Duplex A...

Page 52: ...drivers are listed in the Network Adapters list 5 Click on the adapter that you want to update 6 Click Update The Select Network Adapter dialog box opens 7 When prompted insert the GA302T Copper Gigab...

Page 53: ...Start button point to Settings and then click Control Panel The Control Panel window opens 3 Double click the Network icon The Network dialog box opens 4 Click on the Adapter tab Any previously insta...

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Page 55: ...that the card driver software has been installed and that the card is connected to a network 2 Verify that the card status LEDs operate as described in the Table 8 1 Table 8 1 GA302T 10 100 1000BASE...

Page 56: ...ke sure that the network card is properly seated in a PCI slot Check for specific hardware problems such as broken traces or loose broken solder connections Check the configuration settings and change...

Page 57: ...ly If the second card works in the slot where the first one failed the original card is probably defective Install the network card in another functioning system and run the tests again If the card pa...

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Page 59: ...itional performance using testing procedures defined in TIA EIA TSB95 Technical Specifications General Specifications NETGEAR GA302T Copper Gigabit Adapter Standards Compatibility IEEE 802 3ab 1000BAS...

Page 60: ...tions NETGEAR GA302T Copper Gigabit Adapter Operating Temperature 0 to 55 C Storage Temperature 10 to 70 C Operating Humidity 10 to 90 noncondensing Agency Compliance FCC Class B CE mark VCCI C Tick s...

Page 61: ...etwork card moving 3 6 4 7 6 6 7 7 P package contents 2 1 port LEDs descriptions 2 6 R requirements 2 2 S software requirements 2 2 specifications A 1 T troubleshooting checklist 8 2 LEDs 8 1 W Window...

Page 62: ...NETGEAR Inc 4500 Great America Parkway Santa Clara CA 95054 USA Phone 1 888 NETGEAR E mail support NETGEAR com www NETGEAR com September 2001 SM GA622NA 0 S M G A 3 0 2 N A 0...

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