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AsantéFast

™

10/100

Dual Platform

For Macintosh and PC’s

PCI Ethernet Adapter

Installation Guide

Summary of Contents for AsanteFAST 10/100

Page 1: ...AsantéFast 10 100 Dual Platform For Macintosh and PC s PCI Ethernet Adapter Installation Guide ...

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Page 3: ...antéFast 10 100 Dual Platform For Macintosh and PC s PCI Ethernet Adapter Installation Guide Asanté Technologies Inc 821 Fox Lane San Jose CA 95131 March 1999 Part Number 06 00220 05 Rev A Printed in USA ...

Page 4: ... EN50082 1 1992 IEC 801 2 IEC 801 3 IEC801 4 1988 Asanté Limited Lifetime Warranty AsantéTechnologies Inc warrants that this product will be free from defects in title materials and manufacturing workmanship for as long as you own them If the product is found to be defective then as your sole remedy and as the manufacturer s only obligation AsantéTechnol ogies Inc will repair or replace the produc...

Page 5: ... 2 Configuring the Adapter 2 3 Self Configuring the Adapter 2 3 Computers without the Self Configuring Feature 2 3 Testing the Adapter 2 4 Installing Network Drivers 3 1 Network Operating Systems Supported 3 1 Installing Network Specific Drivers 3 2 Novell NetWare 3 12 Client 3 2 Novell NetWare 4 x Client 3 4 Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3 6 Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3 1 3 5 and 3 51 3 ...

Page 6: ...ps Operation LED 4 2 Full Duplex Operation LED 4 3 Using the Diagnostic Program 4 4 PC Diagnostic Program 4 4 Power Macintosh Diagnostic Program 4 5 Asanté Driver Local Statistics ADLS Program 4 6 Specifications A 1 Technical Support B 1 ContactingTechnical Support B 1 Technical Support Hours B 1 ...

Page 7: ...for resource intensive CAD CAM client server database multimedia pre press mission critical and server applications Install the AsantéFast 10 100 adapter on your existing 10Mbps 10BASE T network to take advantage of the high performance design and high speed PCI bus right from the start Then when it s time to switch to 100Mbps 100BASE TX simply plug the cable into an AsantéFast 100 hub or other 10...

Page 8: ...sh platforms Jumperless and switchless operation Compliant with PCI specifications version 2 0 Package Contents Please make sure that you have the following items AsantéFast 10 100 adapter for PCI Installation Guide in PDF format on diskette this manual Registration Card One Driver Disk which includes the following software for both PCI based PC and Power Macintosh computers Device drivers for pop...

Page 9: ...f 132 MBytes second One of the advantages of the PCI bus is that it is processor independent The AsantéFast PCI adapters is capable of working with both PCI based PC and Power Macintosh computers PCI devices are also self configuring making them very easy to install and use The Asanté PCI adapter uses 32 bit bus mastering architecture allowing max imum throughput with low CPU utilization Important...

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Page 11: ...e computer cover Important A network adapter is sensitive to static elec tricity and must be handled carefully If you do not han dle the adapter properly you can damage it and or your system 2 Align the adapter s edge connector with a PCI bus slot Important The PCI bus slot used must support bus mastering operations 3 Push the adapter down into the slot until the adapter locks into place as shown ...

Page 12: ...operation requires a Category 5 unshielded twisted pair UTP cable The maximum length from the 100BASE TX hub to the adapter is 100 meters Connection to a 10BASE T hub for 10Mbps operation requires a Category 3 4 or 5 UTP cable Connecting a UTP Cable To connect your UTP cable to the network using the RJ 45 connector follow the instructions below 1 Plug the RJ 45 connector on one end of your UTP cab...

Page 13: ...ith your computer system Refer to your computer manuals for infor mation on changing the BIOS setup for a PCI bus Note Check with your computer manufacturer to see if your computer properly supports the PCI Specification version 2 0 Note It is recommended that you verify the PCI config uration using the PCI BIOS setup utility after installing the adapter Check that your PCI configuration does not ...

Page 14: ...nstallation of the adapter A successful test ensures that the adapter is operating prop erly A diagnostic program for testing the adapter is included on the Driver Disk This program runs a number of tests and indicates the results with PASS or FAIL Please refer to Chapter 4 for instructions on how to use the diagnostic pro gram ...

Page 15: ...ws for Workgroups Microsoft Windows 95 98 Microsoft Windows NT NDIS and ODI compliant operating systems Power Macintosh Networks Apple System 7 6 1 or higher AppleShare Novell NetWare for Macintosh AppleTalk This chapter describes driver installation in the following environments PC Networks Novell NetWare 3 12 Client Novell NetWare 4 x Client Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3 11 Microsoft Window...

Page 16: ...install Novell NetWare version 3 12 ODI client software NOTE If you want to use the Netware DOS Requester use the Novell Client Install Disks 1 Create a directory named NWCLIENT on your C drive 2 Insert the Asante PCI Network Driver Disk into drive A and change to the subdirectory NETWARE NW312 CLIENT 3 Copy the following files from the Driver Disk to the NWCLIENT directory on your C drive LSL COM...

Page 17: ...or lower version only You will need NETX EXE dated 931117 to work with DOS 6 22 NOTE Remove the line LASTDRIVE Z from your CON FIG SYS file if you use NETX If you use VLM LAST DRIVE Z is required in your CONFIG SYS file Settings for SPEED and DUPLEX MODE in NET CFG AUTODETECT AutoDetect Linespeed Media LINESPEED 10M_TP_FD 10Mbps Full Duplex Mode LINESPEED 100M_TX_FD 100Mbps Full Duplex Mode LINESP...

Page 18: ...g files from the Driver Disk to the NWCLIENT directory on your C drive LSL COM NET CFG L100 COM 4 You will need to download the following files from Novell IPXODI COM and NETX COM 5 Check your CONFIG SYS file to make sure that the following line appears DEVICE C DOS SETVER EXE assuming that DOS is the directory where you have all your DOS files including SET VER EXE 6 Remove the Asante PCI Network...

Page 19: ...ent Install program follow the instructions for Netware 4 x Client Installation document NOTE Remove the line LASTDRIVE Z from your CON FIG SYS file if you use NETX If you use VLM LAST DRIVE Z is required in your CONFIG SYS file Settings for SPEED and DUPLEX MODE in NET CFG AUTODETECT AutoDetect Linespeed Media LINESPEED 10M_TP_FD 10Mbps Full Duplex Mode LINESPEED 100M_TX_FD 100Mbps Full Duplex Mo...

Page 20: ...k 7 Click the OK button or press Enter to get back to Network Setup window 8 Click the Drivers button 9 Click the Add Adapter button 10 Select Unlisted or Updated Network Adapter from the Add Network Adapter window 11 Click the OK button The Install Driver window appears 12 Insert the Asante PCI Adapter Driver Disk into drive A 13 Type the following in the text box A WFW The text A may already be ...

Page 21: ...e following steps describe how to select the ConnectionType for the AsantéFast 10 100 PCI Rev B Adapter These steps are optional and most users should use default settings 1 Open Network group icon 2 Open Network Setup icon 3 Select Drivers 4 Select Setup will come up with another window with 3 options Media Mode AUTODETECT Default to automatically detect the connect type TP_10 for 10Base T Half D...

Page 22: ...the driver disk when prompted to do so 8 Type the directory A WINNT351 Click OK 9 Select the AsantéFast 10 100 PCI Rev B Adapter 10 Select ConnectionType andTransmitThreshold size TxThresh old Most users should accept the default values Click OK to confirm For information about the driver parameters see the INSTALL TXT file on the driver installation disk 11 Upon completion the adapter name appear...

Page 23: ...into drive A Type the directory A WINNT40 into the box on your screen and press the Enter key 7 Select the AsantéFast 10 100 PCI Rev B Adapter and click OK button 8 Click the Close button then install the network protocols and services that you want See your Microsoft Windows NT user guide s for more information When you are finished click on the Close button 9 NT will ask you to choose a connecti...

Page 24: ...g up You may change the name of Workgroup or Domain that it will appear in When you are finished click on Next followed by Finish 12 Restart your computer Microsoft Windows Windows 95 98 1 Start Windows 95 or Windows 98 2 An Update Device Driver Wizard box appears 3 Insert the AsantéFast 10 100 PCI Rev B Driver Disk and click on NEXT 4 Windows found the following updated driver AsantéFast 10 100 P...

Page 25: ...click the AsantéFast Disk icon 2 Double click on the Power Macintosh folder 3 Double click the AsantéFast 10 100 PCI Rev B Installer icon and click OK when the Installer banner appears 4 The Easy Install dialog box appears Important To properly install the OpenTransport driver you must use the Installer program Do not drag the files to the System Folder doing so may not install the files properly ...

Page 26: ... control panel then click Save Note To verify the Ethernet connection use the Chooser This displays the availability of network print ers file servers and or shared disks verifying that you are connected to the network If you do not see net work devices in the Chooser check that at least one of the other network devices is powered on before assum ing there s a problem with your Ethernet connection...

Page 27: ...hows the LED indicators that illustrate the presence of Link Integrity LI DataTraffic TX 100Mbps operation and Full Duplex operation for installation verification and diagnostic purposes FDX Full Duplex 100Mbps LED ACT Activity LINK AsantéFast 10 100 PCI adapter ...

Page 28: ...e being transmitted from the cable 100Mbps Operation LED The green 100Mbps 100 LED indicates the configuration of the adapter for 100Mbps 100BASE TX operation State Description On Indicates that the link pulse is established Off No unshielded twisted pair cable is connected No power source to hub switch Unshielded twisted pair cable is faulty Unshielded twisted pair wire exceeds the recommended le...

Page 29: ...s FDX Full Duplex Operation LED The green FDX Full Duplex LED indicates the configuration of the adapter for Full Duplex operation State Description On Configured for Full Duplex Mode Off Not configured for Full Duplex Mode ...

Page 30: ...ic program on your PC follow the procedure below 1 Boot up DOS 2 Insert the Asanté Driver diskette 3 At the DOS prompt type the following command A DIAG100 4 Press Enter 5 A screen appears displaying the following six 6 options View to display the following information about Adapter type Ethernet Node address I O Base IRQ PCI Controller revision PCI Controller indentification PCI Slot number Diagn...

Page 31: ...the floppy drive and double click the diskette icon to open it 5 Double click the Power Macintosh folder icon 6 Double click the Utility Folder icon 7 Copy the Asanté Troubleshooter for PCI to your hard drive 8 Double click the Asanté Troubleshooter for PCI icon to start the program 9 Click OK in theTroubleshooter start up screen TheTroubleshooter loads and displays the main window with the follow...

Page 32: ...Quit from the menu bar 15 Open the Apple Menu and select Control Panels 16 Select AppleTalk from the Control Panels submenu The AppleTalk control panel appears 17 Open the ConnectVia drop down menu and select the Ethernet slot number where the adapter is installed 18 Close the AppleTalk control panel 19 Click Save to save changes Asanté Driver Local Statistics ADLS Program To run the Asanté Driver...

Page 33: ...o gram The ADLS window appears displaying the following adapter configuration information driver version PCI slot num ber adapter type AppleTalk version transmit status and receive status 6 Verify the configuration information on the adapter 7 Select Quit from the menu bar to close the ADLS program ...

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Page 35: ...ingle RJ 45 Using NWay to auto negotiate 10BASE T or 100BASE TX operation Bus Supported PCI 32 bit bus mastering LAN Drivers Available PC ODI and NDIS drivers PC Windows NT Windows for Workgroups Win dows 95 98 Power Macintosh OpenTransport LEDs 4 LEDs indicate link integrity data traffic 10 and100Mbps operation and Full Duplex operation ...

Page 36: ... m 328 ft computer to wir ing closet Maximum network diameter 205 m 672 ft without bridging or routing Power Requirements 5 volts DC 0 8 Amp maximum Environmental Conditions Temperature 0oC to 50oC Relative Humidity 5 to 85 non condensing Standards Compliance IEEE 802 3u 100BASE TX IEEE 802 3 10BASE T PCI 2 0 specifications FCC Part 15 Class B CE Class B AsantéFast 10 100 Adapter ...

Page 37: ...echnical Support Telephone 800 622 7464 Fax 801 566 3787 Bulletin Board Service BBS 408 432 1416 FTP Archive ftp asante com Internet Mail support asante com WorldWide Web Site http www asante com Technical Support Hours 6 00 AM to 6 00 PM Mountain time USA Monday Friday ...

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