Features And Benefits - SMC Networks EZ Card 10 Installation & User Manual

The EZ Card 10/100
SMC's EZ Card
™
compliant computers. Designed to take advantage of the wider data path and increased data transfer
rate provided by the PCI bus, the EZ Card 10/100 delivers higher data throughput than comparable
ISA or EISA network cards. A true plug and play device, this card is auto-configurable upon power
up and also supports Auto-Negotiation, which automatically detects the optimum speed and
communication mode of an attached device and configures the card to operate accordingly.

Features and Benefits

Conforms to ANSI/IEEE 802.3 and 802.3u standards
Compatible with PCI Local Bus Specification Rev. 2.0 or later
PCI 32-bit Bus-Master architecture provides high data throughput
Single 10/100 Mbps RJ-45 port for easy migration from Ethernet to Fast Ethernet
Auto-Negotiation for automatic selection of data rate (10 or 100 Mbps) and mode (half/full duplex)
Automatic configuration setup using the PCI computer's BIOS setup program
Supports full-duplex operation for twice the effective bandwidth in a switched network
Supports early receive and transmit interrupt to boost data throughput
Supports optional boot ROM for remote system/network access
"At-a-glance" LED indicators for network traffic monitoring
10/100 network interface card is a dual-speed Fast Ethernet card for PCI local bus