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         Gigabit Adapter

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Installation

Warnings:

· This network adapter requires a PC and BIOS that support the PCI

Local Bus Specification v2.0 or later. If you are installing in an older
PC model, upgrade the BIOS to the latest version.

· Network cards are sensitive to static electricity. To protect the card,

avoid touching its electrical components and always touch the metal
chassis of your computer before handling the card.

· Backup your driver diskette and use the copy as the working diskette

to protect the original from accidental damage.

1. Switch off the computer, unplug the power cord, and

remove the computer’s cover.

2. Select an available 32-bit or 64-bit bus-mastering PCI slot

and remove the cover bracket.
• Use a 64-bit PCI slot if your PC supports this standard.

• If using a 32-bit PCI slot, the end of the card’s edge

connector will be exposed. Be careful that it does not
touch any conducting parts on the PC motherboard.

Note:

Some PC motherboard designs may not provide adequate space
behind all 32-bit PCI slots to properly install the network card.

3. Install the network card into the slot so that it is firmly

seated. Then, screw the card’s bracket securely into the
PC’s chassis.

4. Replace the computer’s cover and power it on. The

Gigabit Adapter should be automatically
configured by the host computer’s BIOS. If you have
problems, see the checklist items in “Troubleshooting.”

5. Install the appropriate network driver for your operating

system. Drivers can be found on the driver diskette. See
“Driver Installation and Configuration” for more information.

Summary of Contents for GN-1000SX

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Page 2: ...ize throughput and minimize CPU utilization The result is a network card that delivers the performance and reliability demanded by today s high end servers and workstations Package Checklist PCI s Gig...

Page 3: ...a e h t s e t a c i d n I e d o m f f O x e l p u d f l a h n i g n i t a r e p o s i r e t p a d a e h t s e t a c i d n I e d o m t c A g n i h s a l F n e e r G r o g n i t t i m s n a r t s i r e...

Page 4: ...and remove the cover bracket Use a 64 bit PCI slot if your PC supports this standard If using a 32 bit PCI slot the end of the card s edge connector will be exposed Be careful that it does not touch...

Page 5: ...ww planex com tw Connecting Fiber Cable To connect to a 1000BASE SX Gigabit Ethernet device use the SC connector on the network card and 62 5 125 or 50 125 m multimode fiber optic cable Note that for...

Page 6: ...e configuration and diagnostic utility available when using the Gigabit Adapter in a Windows NT 4 0 environment Note Prior to installing the Windows NT 4 0 driver make sure you have upgraded to NT Ser...

Page 7: ...red Network Address This field lets you set a local network MAC address to override the Permanent Network Address This feature is useful if the Gigabit Adapter is being used in a test environment Howe...

Page 8: ...size threshold at which Propulsion technology is used to burst packets across the PCI bus Propulsion increases the throughput of small packets by coalescing transfers across the PCI bus This minimize...

Page 9: ...ing overhead and can boost throughput by up to 300 for bulk data transfers Note that to use Jumbo Frames both communicating computers must have network cards that support this feature Also at full dup...

Page 10: ...ctly within the card so a network server can share its resources with up to 16 VLANs through just one switch link This avoids the expense of having multiple adapters in a server and significantly redu...

Page 11: ...Properties page provide control of the VLAN tagging Enable VLAN Filtering must be checked for the card s VLAN features to operate If Strip Inbound VLAN Tags is checked all incoming frames are processe...

Page 12: ...le is connected correctly so that the network card can transmit and receive data The test requires two computers with the Gigabit Adapter installed One computer generates and sends test messages the o...

Page 13: ...d ISA cards to prevent PCI cards from using the same settings Refer to your PC s manual and check the PCI BIOS Setup program configuration options for ISA cards Make sure the PCI slot is configured to...

Page 14: ...ss any network resources from the computer Check the following Check the rating of the fiber cable and make sure its length is within the IEEE 802 3z 1000BASE SX requirements Inspect all network cable...

Page 15: ...llowing measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the distance between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from the one which the...

Page 16: ...lass I Laser Safety Compliance Warning Fiber Optic Port Safety Never look at the transmit laser while it is powered on Also never look directly at the fiber TX port and fiber cable ends when they are...

Page 17: ...tion 1 fiber optic SC connector Interrupt INTA Configuration 16 entry VLAN table 8 priority levels Jumbo Frame support Packet Propulsion threshold level LED Indicators Link full half duplex activity P...

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