Table Of Contents - Allied Telesis AT-2911SX/ST User Manual

2911 series gigabit ethernet network interface cards

Table of Contents

Contents

Preface ................................................................................................................................................................................13

Safety Symbols Used in this Document ........................................................................................................................14

Contacting Allied Telesis ...............................................................................................................................................15

Chapter 1: Overview ..........................................................................................................................................................17

Physical Description ......................................................................................................................................................18

AT-2911 Series Single Port Adapters ....................................................................................................................18

AT-2911 Series Dual Port Adapters .......................................................................................................................19

ST Fiber Optic Connector ......................................................................................................................................19

SC Fiber Optic Connector ......................................................................................................................................20

LC Fiber Optic Connector ......................................................................................................................................20

Twisted Pair Copper Port .......................................................................................................................................20

SFP Slot .................................................................................................................................................................21

LEDs ......................................................................................................................................................................21

Model Naming Conventions ..........................................................................................................................................22

Supported Operating Systems ......................................................................................................................................23

Features ........................................................................................................................................................................24

Broadcom Utilities .........................................................................................................................................................25

Teaming .................................................................................................................................................................25

CIM.........................................................................................................................................................................25

SNMP .....................................................................................................................................................................25

User Diagnostics ....................................................................................................................................................26

Installing Broadcom Utilities ...................................................................................................................................26

Broadcom Documentation......................................................................................................................................26

Contents of Your Shipment ...........................................................................................................................................27

Warranty Registration....................................................................................................................................................28

Chapter 2: Installing the Hardware ..................................................................................................................................29

Reviewing Safety Precautions.......................................................................................................................................30

Pre-Installation Checklist ...............................................................................................................................................32

Replacing the Bracket ...................................................................................................................................................33

Installing the AT-2911 Series Adapter Card ..................................................................................................................35

Connecting the Network Cables ....................................................................................................................................39

Fiber Optic Cable ...................................................................................................................................................39

Twisted Pair Copper Cable ....................................................................................................................................40

SFP Transceiver ....................................................................................................................................................40

Chapter 3: Modifying Advanced Properties ....................................................................................................................41

Overview .......................................................................................................................................................................42

Guidelines ..............................................................................................................................................................42

Twisted pair copper port.........................................................................................................................................42

Accessing Advanced Properties....................................................................................................................................43

802.3az EEE .................................................................................................................................................................45

ARP Offload ..................................................................................................................................................................47

EEE Control...................................................................................................................................................................48

Ethernet@WireSpeed ...................................................................................................................................................49

Flow Control ..................................................................................................................................................................51

Interrupt Moderation ......................................................................................................................................................53

IPv4 Checksum Offload.................................................................................................................................................54

Jumbo Mtu.....................................................................................................................................................................55

Large Send Offload (IPv4).............................................................................................................................................56