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Instruction Manual

5

Verifying Installation

Windows

1.  Open the Device Manager by right-clicking on 

Computer

, and then select 

Manage

. In the new Computer Management window, select 

Device Manager

 

from the left window panel (For Windows 8, open the 

Control Panel 

and select 

Device Manager

).

2.  Expand the “Network Adapters” section. On a successful install, you should following 

devices in the list with no exclamation points or question marks.

Summary of Contents for ST2000SPEXI

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Page 2: ...eceiving 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 Consult the dealer...

Page 3: ...Installation 5 Windows 5 Advanced Features Windows 6 Link Speed Duplex 6 Advanced Tab 7 Gigabit Master Slave Mode 7 Interrupt Moderation 8 Jumbo Packet 8 Large Send Offload 9 Locally Administered Addr...

Page 4: ...rd is based on the high performance Intel I350 chipset which offers several advanced driver options including IEEE 802 3ad link aggregation teaming support enabling you to add additional bandwidth to...

Page 5: ...h as the computer case for several seconds Also be careful to handle the card by its edges and not the gold connectors 1 Turn your computer off and any peripherals connected to the computer i e Printe...

Page 6: ...on starting Windows if the Found New Hardware wizard appears on the screen cancel close the window and insert the included Driver CD into the computer s CD DVD drive 2 AutoPlay should automatically la...

Page 7: ...en select Manage In the new Computer Management window select Device Manager from the left window panel For Windows 8 open the Control Panel and select Device Manager 2 Expand the Network Adapters sec...

Page 8: ...ot operate if you configure the adapter differently from your switch Manually setting Speed Duplex By default auto negotiation is enabled Change this setting only to match your link partner 1 Open the...

Page 9: ...ct Properties 3 Click the Advanced tab 4 Make your desired modifications 5 Click OK to apply the changes Gigabit Master Slave Mode Decides whether the adapter or link partner is designated as the mast...

Page 10: ...driver has more latency in handling packets If the adapter is handling many small packets lower the ITR so the driver is more responsive to incoming and outgoing packets Jumbo Packet Jumbo frames are...

Page 11: ...segmenting TCP messages into valid Ethernet frames Because the adapter hardware can complete data segmentation much faster than operating system software this feature can improve transmission perform...

Page 12: ...adapter and the link partner To investigate this issue click the Link Speed tab and change the speed and duplex settings appropriately Maximum Number of RSS Queues Configures the number of Receive Sid...

Page 13: ...g data to the protocol memory Increasing this value can enhance the receive performance but also consumes system memory Receive Descriptors are data segments that enable the adapter to allocate receiv...

Page 14: ...t support RSS is added to a team RSS is disabled for the team If a non Intel adapter is added to a team its RSS settings must match the Intel adapters in the team Not all adapters support all RSS queu...

Page 15: ...er does wait for Auto Negotiation If the speed is not set to Auto Negotiation the driver waits for a short time for link to complete and then reports the link state Auto Detect Automatically set to On...

Page 16: ...Intel adapters This disarms the adapter s remote wake up capability However in some ACPI capable computers the BIOS may have a setting that allows you to override the operating system and wake from an...

Page 17: ...gured similarly Settings to check include VLANs and QoS Packet Tagging Jumbo Frames and the various offloads These settings are available in Intel PROSet s Advanced tab Pay particular attention when u...

Page 18: ...rs are See Multi Vendor Teaming below for more information To assure a common feature set some advanced features including hardware offloading are automatically disabled when an adapter that does not...

Page 19: ...inistered Address advanced setting The device has a virtual NIC bound to it The device is part of a Microsoft Load Balancing and Failover LBFO team Microsoft Load Balancing and Failover LBFO teams Int...

Page 20: ...r You can set up monitoring between an SFT team and up to five IP addresses This allows you to detect link failure beyond the switch You can ensure connection availability for several clients that you...

Page 21: ...ommon denominator of adapter capabilities and the bandwidth of the channel You cannot use an Intel AMT enabled adapter in a VMLB team Static Link Aggregation SLA provides increased transmission and re...

Page 22: ...lex settings to ensure the adapter and switch are running at full duplex either forced or set to auto negotiate If needed change your speed or duplex setting before you link the adapter to the switch...

Page 23: ...Preferred Primary Secondary adapters You can specify a preferred adapter in Intel PROSet Under normal conditions the Primary adapter handles all non TCP IP traffic The Secondary adapter will receive f...

Page 24: ...apter must be attached to a switch with IEEE 802 1Q VLAN capability A maximum of 64 VLANs per network port or team are supported by Intel software VLANs can co exist with teaming If you do this the te...

Page 25: ...ata Transfer Rate 2000 Mbps full duplex 1000 Mbps half duplex Compatible Networks 10 100 1000 Mbps Full Duplex Support Yes Auto MDIX Yes Supported Protocols IEEE 802 3ad link aggregation IEEE 1588 tim...

Page 26: ...returned for repair or replacement with equivalent products at our discretion The warranty covers parts and labor costs only StarTech com does not warrant its products from defects or damages arising...

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