Installing The Fast Ethernet 10/100; Network In A Box Onto Your Network; Overview; The Etherfast ® 10/100 Lan Card - Linksys EZXS55W User Manual

Installing the Fast Ethernet
Switched 10/100 Network In a Box
Onto Your Network
The EtherFast ® 10/100 5-Port Workgroup SwitchOverview

Overview

Each EtherFast ® 10/100 LAN Card is equipped with an RJ-45 port that auto-
matically adjusts to either 10Mbps or 100Mbps speeds, allowing your PC to
attach to either Fast Ethernet (also known as 100BaseTX) or regular 10BaseT
Ethernet network segments without additional hardware or software.
The LAN Card should only be used with twisted-pair cabling. 10BaseT and
100BaseTX cabling is available in a number of different grades. For best
results, we recommend using 8-wire, category 5 unshielded twisted-pair for
both 10BaseT and 100BaseTX network segments, although category 3 can be
used for 10BaseT segments. The cable that runs from your PC's EtherFast
LAN Card to your network should not exceed 100 meters (328 feet). Both
Category 3 and 5 twisted-pair cabling can be purchased at most computer
stores.

Installing the LAN Card

Installing the LAN Card & Cabling
1. Power off your PC and any peripheral equipment attached to it. Unplug
your PC's power cord.
2. Remove your computer's outside cover.
3. Open your computer and locate the PCI slot(s) on your motherboard.
PCI slots are easily identified by their beige
or white color, and by the fact that LAN
Cards fit snugly into them. Remove the
metal slot cover on the back of the PC, then
insert the EtherFast ® 10/100 LAN Card into
a PCI card slot.
4. Once your EtherFast ® 10/100 LAN Card
is firmly in place, secure its fastening tab
to your PC's chassis with a mounting screw.
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N N o o t t e e : : Some
network cards
might need a
bit of muscle
to be installed.
Our network cards are built
strongly, and are hard to
break. Avoid a call to tech-
nical support by making
sure that your card is insert-
ed all the way into your PC's
PCI slot!
Fast Ethernet Switched 10/100 Network In a Box
5. Replace your PC's cover.
6. Reconnect your PC's power, then power on your computer. Your com-
puter will automatically recognize the LAN Card and assign it a unique
IRQ ("interrupt") and I/O address.
The LAN Card installation is complete. Next, you must configure your
PC's operating system to work with the EtherFast
complete the driver installation, return to the section called Installing the
Workgroup Switch.
• For Windows 95 installation instructions, turn to page 8.
• For Windows 98 installation instructions, turn to page 12.
• For Windows Millennium installation instructions, turn to page 15.
• For Windows NT installation instructions, turn to page 18.
• For Windows 2000 installation instructions, turn to page 26.
• For Novell Server installation instructions, turn to page 34.
If you are using an operating system other than Windows 95, Windows
98, Windows Millennium, Windows NT or Windows 2000, you will find
the network driver installation instructions on the Driver Disk's
readme.exe file.
® LAN Card. Once you
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