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Page 1: ...ries High performance 16 bit Ethernet local area network adapters EUtel6for all coaxial wiring Elitel6T for thick coaxial and unshielded twisted pair wiring EUtel6 Combo for all coaxial and unshielded...

Page 2: ...ble for consequential damages Oiit of Wnrraiily Service Beyond the five 51 year warranty period Standard Microsystems Corporation will repair or replace defective components for a reasonable fee All s...

Page 3: ...iguring the Adapter Using the Setup Program Software Configuration Procedure Interactive Method 30 Conrimand Line Method Diagnostics 34 Before Installing the Program 34 Screen Prompts 34 Starting Diag...

Page 4: ...et 66 Connecting to Thick Ethemet Cable 66 Thick Ethemet 67 Thick Ethemet Network 69 10BaseT Twisted Pair Interconnection 69 Link Status 69 Unshielded Twisted Pair 71 Interface Cable Wiring 72 Concent...

Page 5: ...ult the system equipment owner s manual for suggestions Some of these suggestions include relocation of the computer system away from the television or radio or placing the computer AC power con necti...

Page 6: ...St I I...

Page 7: ...tBIOS and others Refer to the readme doc file on the diskette for a complete listing of the drivers and for information on installing the software driver programs Refer to the LAN Software Installatio...

Page 8: ...er provides all Ether net cable connections UTP thin and thick coaxial cable networks Automatically detennines when the UTP connection is being used One jumper selects the most popular configurations...

Page 9: ...Socket ky Optional Boot ROM System Expansion Slot Connectors AUI Port BNC Port Figure 1 Ethernet Elitel6 Adapter...

Page 10: ...Sotitet tor Optional Boot ROM Polarity Reversal and Unk Integrity LEDs UTP Port Connection Only IVrtsted Pair UTP Port AUI Port System Expansion Slot Connectors Figure 2 Ethernet Elitel6T Adapter 10...

Page 11: ...Polarity Reversal and Link Integrity LEDs Port Connection Only Twisted Pair UTP Port Figure 3 Ethernet Elite 16 Combo Adapter 11...

Page 12: ...Quick Installation 13...

Page 13: ...f you can use the default values I O Register range 280 29F IRQ 3 and shared RAM DOOOO D3FFF then there is no need to change the jumper setting at W l 2 Set the ROM jumper W2 and in stall the Boot ROM...

Page 14: ...are 286 v2 2 and later NetWare 386v3 11 and later and LAN Manager V2 0 If an optional ROM was installed on the adapter you may need to prepare the network software for ROM operation Once these steps a...

Page 15: ...Configuration and Installation 17...

Page 16: ...thin Ether net standard thick Ethernet or un shielded twisted pair cable Refer to the section Network Intercon nection 6 Configure the software driver Refer to the section Software In stallation 7 Lo...

Page 17: ...lecting an I O base ad dress for your adapter If for ex ample you have a Wyse 2108 PC which typically uses I O base address 280 select an 1 0 base address other than 280 Make sure that the address you...

Page 18: ...Com EthertJnk factory setting 300 31F Possitile I O Base Addresses 320 340 360 380 3A0 3C0 3E0 Potential Conflicting Devices And Their Typical I O Addresses XT Hard jlsk Interfoce 320 32F LPTl 378 37F...

Page 19: ...O FOOGO M f M ir V i MONO CGA EGA VGA EXP MEM XT BIOS AT BIOS IBM AT BIOS IBM CLONE 100 000 BOOOO BIOOO B8000 COOOO AOOOO COOOO AOOOO C8000 DOOCO EOOOO F4000 100000 EOOOO 100000 FOCXX 100000 Table 2 R...

Page 20: ...RQ level must be assigned to the Ethernet adapter The configuration options are IRQ 2 3 4 5 7 10 11 and 15 Some of these options are listed in column 1 of Table 3 Columns 2 and 3 show the devices and...

Page 21: ...comes with the adapter The setup program provides a variety of additional configuration settings from which to choose Note The factory configured I O base address associated with the soft jumper setti...

Page 22: ...ory or if you are in stalling more than two adapters in the same computer set the jumper to SOFT and run the software setup pro gram to configure the adapter This will enable you to choose from a vari...

Page 23: ...ng an optional boot ROM After you have configured the adapter and if desired installed an optional boot ROM device you are ready to in stall the adapter in your computer Selection between coaxial and...

Page 24: ...Vt Software Configuration Using Setup 27...

Page 25: ...the software setup pro gram make sure that You have installed the adapter in your computer Refer to the sec tion in your computer s user documentation that describes how to install option boards Note...

Page 26: ...the adapter s 1 0 base address does not conflict with any other option board installed in the computer used for configuration Once you have installed the Ethemet adapter in your computer and you are...

Page 27: ...ess or the node address The command for identifying the adapter using the node address is node x where x is the adapter s 12 digit node address Table 5 provides two examples of properiy constructed co...

Page 28: ...ddress is changed to COOOO and the ROM base address is changed to DOOOO If you omit a configuration parameter from the command line the program uses the default refer to Table 6 To obtain a list of al...

Page 29: ...the EPC WC and EWC cards use the netconn command instead Specifies which kind of network connection you want Possible values for x are 1 BNC 1 OBaseT 2 AUI 1 OBaseT or 3 TP no link integrity Usethisco...

Page 30: ...Diagnostics 33...

Page 31: ...loaded when run ning the diagnostic program Screen Prompts The following screen options are used throughout the entire diagnostic pro gram menu system Enter Select Press Enter to select the highlight...

Page 32: ...option The Board Selection Menu appears as shown in Figure 4 A list of avail able adapters is displayed for your selection If an error message appears this indi cates that either an adapter board is n...

Page 33: ...ve been assigned to both boards To fix this tum off the P C and check the 1 0 address on all boards Change the 1 0 addresses so that each board has a unique value Restart the PC and ream the diag nost...

Page 34: ...NOSE in Responder mode See page 40 for details Respond to Test Messages Upon selecting this option the pro gram waits for a Test Message to be received from another node on the same networic using DIA...

Page 35: ...or AUI Fl Help FlB Conflgurotlon Conplete Figure 6 Set Configuration Menu light that parameter and press Enter A list of optional settings appears Use the arrow keys to highlight the set ting you req...

Page 36: ...roller Registers On Board ROM if installed Intemal Loopback Interrupt Generation The test has failed if 1 An en or message displays at the bot tom of the screen in a red box 2 The test hangs up at a c...

Page 37: ...d to Test Messages Priess any key to stop This PC is now ready to respond to test messages and is called the Responder 2 At a different PC select Initiate Test Messages from the Main Menu Press F2 and...

Page 38: ...a list of all test parameters appears For most of these parameters use youranrow Uer 3 B1 Thursday August B 1991 IB Z4 an r 1 TRANSMIT STATISTICS 1 Franes Sent Broadcast Sent Multicast Sent Collision...

Page 39: ...he value you require When you re finished press Esc to retum to the Respond Menu For a definition of each parameter used during this procedure press Fl at the appropriate screen and a list of relevant...

Page 40: ...LAN Software Installation 43...

Page 41: ...with your net work software package If an optional ROM was installed on the adapter you may need to prepare the network software for ROM operation Refer to the instructions provided with the ROM devic...

Page 42: ...ier to load and configure than v2 1 To Generate a Network Server for NetWare 2 8 6 V2 2 1 Make backup copies of the NetWare SYSTEM 1 and SMC SuperDisk diskettes and store the originals 2 Insert the co...

Page 43: ...cated You are prompted to desig nate which hard disk partitions will be used by the NetWare program ESC Cancel Fl Help Alt F10 Quit Operating Systen Generation Operating systen node J Q Q Nondedlcate...

Page 44: ...ears like the one in Figure 11 ESC Cancel F1 Help Alt F18 Quit Operating Systen Generation Nunber of corviunication buffers 15B Uill this Machine be the server No Include core printing services Ves Mn...

Page 45: ...ter IB Third Micro Channel Adapter 11 Fourth Micro Channel Adapter IZ Driver Configurable by Junpers Utility Figure 11 Adapter Settings Options 12 Select the option corresponding to the settings of th...

Page 46: ...and store the originals 2 Insert the copy of the WSGEN floppy into drive A 3 Access drive A 4 Type WSGEN and press Enter twice A list of available adapter boards ap pears on the screen 5 Press Insert...

Page 47: ...ct driver then press EntBr If the driver you uant is not listed press Insert Figure 12 Updated Configuration List The program displays a screen indicat ing the choice you ve just made and prompts you...

Page 48: ...ress Enter Figure 13 Available Adapter Options Menu This section tells you how to set up and install a workstation that uses DOS ODI The procedure for installing this type of workstation is the same w...

Page 49: ...ess must be specified 3 To change the base 1 0 address use the line in NET CFG which reads P o r t l 280 20 and change 280 to the appropriate Base I O Address 4 To change the IRQ use the line in NEICF...

Page 50: ...eassigned as Ether net 802 2 The default frame type is ETHERNET_802 3 For additional instructions refer to the NetWare ODI Shell for DOS manual and the sections entitled Install ODI workstations and C...

Page 51: ...for the files before copying 2 Type SERVER 3 Type the server name 4 Type the IPX intemal network number This number is usually the same as the server address 5 Insert the SYSTEM 2 diskette into drive...

Page 52: ...ERNET When installing a LAN Manager basic workstation type COPY MACSMC DOS C LAN MAN 2 Modify the PROTOCOL INI in accord ance with the adapter type a For jumper configured adapters use a text editor t...

Page 53: ...For additional instructions refer to either the LAN Manager User s Manual or the install doc file in cluded with the SuperDisk 56...

Page 54: ...Installing a Boot ROM 57...

Page 55: ...dow size and base address Inserting the ROM Hold the ROM device without touch ing its pins See Figure 1 2 or 3 in the Introduction for an illustration of this procedure Carefully insert the device int...

Page 56: ...NONE SOF and use the software setup program to estab lish the ROM base address at another location If necessary you can change the ROM window size The default setting when a ROM is enabled is 16 Kbyt...

Page 57: ...Network Interconnections 61...

Page 58: ...ector push the cable in and twist about one quarter tum Avoid severe bending or kinking of the cable Attach the other end of the cable to an open end of the T connector at the rear of the second com p...

Page 59: ...our net work may have an excessive number of errors or may not operate at all If your network uses standard 185 meter cable segments all thin Ether net cable segments in the network can be up to 185 m...

Page 60: ...hat you cannot use Ethemet adapters to extend 185 meter seg ments to 300 meter cable segments unless all LAN adapters and repeaters used in the network are capable of operation on the extended segment...

Page 61: ...its per second 185m 3 coax 2 repeater links 4 when using 2 repeater links 925m 30 1024 0 5m RG58 A U orC U 50 Ohm single shield BNC connectors EXTENDED LENGTH SEGMENT IEEE 802 3 10BASE2 10 Mbits per s...

Page 62: ...coaxial cable through a media attachment unit MAU transceiver Ihe MAU acts as the interface to an Ethernet network using thick cable or any Ethernet medium The adapter board s AUI port can also be us...

Page 63: ...ohm cable terminator at each open end of every spine segment Thick Ethernet Cable X Figure 17 Attaching the Transceiver Thick Ethemet Network A thick Ethernet cable segment is a continuous thick coax...

Page 64: ...with Repeaters MAU Attachments Per Segment Adapter Port Selection W3 Cable Type Minimum Node Spacing THICK ETHERNET 500 meters 3 two repeater links 2500 meters 100 AUI Port Rugged Insulated Trunk Coax...

Page 65: ...g computers or a wall jack wired for 10BaseT twisted pair cable that leads to a concentrator in a wiring closet 1 Insert the modular plug at one end of the interface cable into the RJ 45 twisted pair...

Page 66: ...he existing telephone wiring may consist of a separate eight conductor twisted paircable routed to each wall jack or it may consist of dozens of twisted pair conductors in a cable bundle If a cable bu...

Page 67: ...operation Ihe color code and wire pair arrangement of telephone cable will vary from one manufacturer to another Interface Cable Wiring The twisted pair interface cable provided has an eight pin modul...

Page 68: ...ncentrator This results in a star wired networic with the con centrator at the center of the star The Ethemet adapter is compatible with 10BaseT concentrators from a variety of vendors such as SynOpti...

Page 69: ...le between a computer and concentrator Maximum number of computers nodes per network Twisted pair cable IEEE 802 3 lOBaseT 10 Mbits per second lOOm 1024 AT T D inside wire DIW PDS IBM Type 3 Table 11...

Page 70: ...Troubleshooting 75...

Page 71: ...orking properiy and your workstation is the only one affected the problem is probably in the hardware or software of the adapter you just installed This utility verifies if the network card and PC are...

Page 72: ...t network using thin cable check the computers that are daisy chained to the computer you are troubleshooting In an Ethemet network using thick cable check the drop cable connection at the transceiver...

Page 73: ...ur dealer for tech nical assistance If you are using a driver other than the Novell driver verify the software driver settings match the actual Ether net adapter setting as specified in the install do...

Page 74: ...the computer s having problems 5 Error codes or messages displayed by diagnostic programs network operating system or applications software 6 The type of interconnecting cable used please be specific...

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Page 76: ...Appendices 81...

Page 77: ...dapter has three types of networic ports The UTP port is used for lOBaseT unshielded twisted pair connec tion Eliteiei and Elite16 Combo The BNC port is used for direct thin Ethernet networic connecti...

Page 78: ...l impedance for use with BNC type coaxial connec tors The Beiden part numbers for cable only are 9907 and 89907 plenum rated Note Coaxial cable designated RG58 U is similar in appearance to RG58 A U c...

Page 79: ...this of the AUI connector has been shorted to ground a thermistor type fuse will open the circuit and remove the voltage from pin 13 It requires approximately one hour from the time the short circuit...

Page 80: ...quivalent RJ 45 modular wall socket 95015 0003 or equivalem Molex Note Telephone type cable common ly known as silver satin is NOT ACCEPTABLE Silver satin cable is flat in shape and typically has a si...

Page 81: ...hannel IRQ2 9 3 4 5 7 10 11 or 15 RAM buffer size 16 Kbytes RAM buffer base address 80000 to FEOOO hex RAM base above 1 Mbyte 100000 to FFCOOO hex RAM speed 100 ns ROM window size 16 Kbytes ROM base a...

Page 82: ...1 or 15 RAM buffer size 16 Kbytes RAM buffer base address 80000 to FCOOO hex RAM base above 1 Mbyte 100000 to FFCOOO hex RAM speed 100 ns ROM window size 16 Kbytes ROM base address 80000 to FCOOO hex...

Page 83: ...11 or 15 RAM buffer size 16 Kbytes RAM buffer base address 80000 to FCOOO hex RAM base above 1 Mbyte 100000 to FFCOOO hex RAM speed 100 ns ROM window jize 16 Kbytes ROM base address 80000 to FCOOO he...

Page 84: ...of the option board the expansion slot it occupies the interrupt level IRQ and the memory space reserved for the board For information on option boards that are already installed in your computer cons...

Page 85: ...Conflicts 18 Software Configuration Procedure 29 Diagnostics Basic Adapter Test 39 exit to operating system 42 Initiate test Messages 40 Introduction 34 Main Menu 37 Respond to Test Messages 40 Set C...

Page 86: ...51 LAN Software Supported 44 LED Indicators 8 Memory Memory Management Conflicts 22 RAM Used by Various Devices 21 N NetWare Generating a Network Server 53 Generating a Woricstation Shell 45 Networic...

Page 87: ...cs 68 Thick Ethemet Eliteie 161 and 16 Combo Cable Connections 66 Thin Ethernet Cable and Components 83 Networic Characteristics 65 Thin Ethemet Eliteie Eliteie Combo Cable Connections 62 Thin Etherne...

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Page 90: ...uge New York 11788 For Technical Support call 800 992 4762 in U S A 800 4 3 5345 in Canada For Literature call 800 SMC 1 YOU in U S A 800 833 4 SMC in Canada 16 273 3100 Elsewhere For information on S...

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