Table Of Contents - Allied Telesis 2914 Series Installation And User Manual

Contents
Preface ..................................................................................................................................................................................9
Safety Symbols Used in this Document................................................................................................................................10
Contacting Allied Telesis ......................................................................................................................................................11
Chapter 1: Introduction .....................................................................................................................................................13
Description............................................................................................................................................................................14
2914 Series Network Adapter Models ...........................................................................................................................15
SC Optical Fiber Connector...........................................................................................................................................15
LC Fiber Optic Adapter..................................................................................................................................................15
SFP Slot ........................................................................................................................................................................15
LED ...............................................................................................................................................................................16
Model Naming Conventions..................................................................................................................................................17
Supported Operating Systems .............................................................................................................................................18
Accessing Documents ..........................................................................................................................................................19
Allied Telesis Documents ..............................................................................................................................................19
Contents of Your Shipment ..................................................................................................................................................20
Warranty Registration ...........................................................................................................................................................21
Chapter 2: Installing the Hardware ..................................................................................................................................23
System Requirements ..........................................................................................................................................................24
Reviewing Safety Precautions ..............................................................................................................................................25
Pre-Installation Checklist ......................................................................................................................................................27
Replacing the Bracket ..........................................................................................................................................................28
Installing a Network Adapter.................................................................................................................................................30
Connecting the Network Cables ...........................................................................................................................................34
Connecting a Fiber Optic Network Cable ......................................................................................................................34
Connecting an SFP Transceiver....................................................................................................................................34
Chapter 3: Installing the Driver Software ........................................................................................................................37
Overview...............................................................................................................................................................................38
Guidelines .....................................................................................................................................................................38
Installing the Driver Using Device Manager ..................................................................................................................38
Installing the Driver Using the Silent Installation Method ..............................................................................................38
Downloading the Driver Software .........................................................................................................................................39
Accessing Device Manager ..................................................................................................................................................41
Accessing Device Manager on Windows 8 and Windows 10........................................................................................41
Accessing Device Manager on Windows 7 ...................................................................................................................41
Installing the Driver Software................................................................................................................................................42
Updating the Driver Software................................................................................................................................................45
Performing the Silent Installation ..........................................................................................................................................46
Installing the Driver Silently ...........................................................................................................................................46
Viewing Supported DPInst Options ...............................................................................................................................47
Chapter 4: Modifying Advanced Properties ....................................................................................................................49
Overview...............................................................................................................................................................................50
Guidelines .....................................................................................................................................................................50
Accessing Advanced Properties ...........................................................................................................................................51
802.3az EEE.........................................................................................................................................................................52
ARP Offload..........................................................................................................................................................................53
Ethernet@WireSpeed...........................................................................................................................................................54
Flow Control .........................................................................................................................................................................55
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