2 Hardware Installation
Step 2. Connect the Card to the network
You must connect the NIC to the network before installing the network driver. To connect the
GE-2032R NIC to the network cable, follow these steps:
1.
Connect the network cable to the RJ-45 Gigabit port on GE-2032R NIC, as shown in Fig.
2-2.
2.
Connect the other end of the network cable to a 10BASE-T or a 100BASE-TX network
port.
3.
Check the LEDs, as shown in Fig. 3-1a, Fig. 3-1b.
After installation of the network card, and you are now ready to install the network driver.
Fig.2-2 Connecting the Network Cable to the RJ-45 Gigabit Port.
Please See Chapter 3 for more LED information.
Step 3. Configure your Network
The NIC provides one RJ-45 Gigabit port for connecting to 10/100/1000BASE-TX Fast
Ethernet network. The NIC will automatically sense the transmission mode of the connection.
For a detailed description of the connection type, please refer to the followings:
Connecting to 1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet Network
To connect the Gigabit NIC to a 10/100/1000BASE-TX Gigabit Ethernet network, you need a
twisted-pair Category 5 cable with RJ-45 connectors. The connection distance is up to 100
meters maximum. Follow the steps below to connect to Ethernet/Fast Ethernet/Gigabit
Ethernet network:
1.
Plug one end of the cable into the RJ-45 Gigabit port of the NIC.
2.
Plug the other end of the cable into a Gigabit port of a Gigabit Ethernet Switch (such as
Live-GSH8T) or a high-performance server with a gigabit RJ-45 port.
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