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Asante AsanteFast 10/100 Installation Manual

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AsantéFast
10/100
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Dual Platform
For Macintosh and PC's
PCI Ethernet Adapter
Installation Guide

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  • Page 1 AsantéFast 10/100 ™ Dual Platform For Macintosh and PC’s PCI Ethernet Adapter Installation Guide...
  • Page 3 AsantéFast 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 Copyright Notice Copyright 1999 by Asanté Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this manual, or any associated artwork, software, product design or design concept, may be copied, reproduced or stored, in whole or in part, in any form or by any means mechanical, electronic, optical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, including translation to another language or format, without the express written consent of Asanté...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Introduction ........1-1 Conventions .
  • Page 6 Troubleshooting ........4-1 LED Indicators ......... . 4-1 Overview .

  • Page 7: Introduction

    DRAFT Introduction Conventions This manual describes the installation procedures for : AsantéFast 10/100 adapter for PCI It also applies to two platforms: PC compatible Apple Power Macintosh Most of the information applies to both platforms. When the information is specific to a platform, it is noted in the heading for the section or sub-section. AsantéFast 10/100 Adapter for PCI The AsantéFast 10/100 adapter for PCI gives you all-in-one compatibility with 10BASE-T and 100BASE-TX Ethernet networks for both PCI-based PC and...

  • Page 8: Asantéfast 10/100 Adapter For Pci Features

    Introduction AsantéFast 10/100 adapter for PCI Features 32-bit bus mastering design allows maximum through- put without loading the host CPU. Installs easily with plug-and-play auto-configuration through the PCI BIOS (system ROM). Easily visible LEDs indicate 10Mbps operation, 100Mbps operation, Link integrity, Data traffic and Full duplex. NWay™...

  • Page 9: Pci Local Bus

    PCI Local Bus PCI Local Bus The PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) local bus is an industry stan- dard, high-performance bus designed for high I/O throughput. The 32-bit PCI bus runs at a maximum of 33MHz, while handling a maximum data transfer rate of 132 MBytes/second.

  • Page 11: Installing The Asanté Pci Adapter

    Installing the Asanté PCI Adapter Installing the Adapter The following instructions explain how to install the Asanté PCI adapter. ∆ Note : You do not need to set any jumpers or switches on the adapter. Turn the power off and remove the computer cover. Important: A network adapter is sensitive to static elec- tricity and must be handled carefully.

  • Page 12: Connecting The Adapter To The Network

    Installing the Asanté PCI Adapter Connecting the Adapter to the Network The AsantéFast 10/100 adapter provides a single RJ-45 port for connecting the adapter to your network. Using NWay™ auto-negotiation, the adapter senses the hub/switch's speed and sets the adapter to run at either 10Mbps or 100Mbps.

  • Page 13: Configuring The Adapter

    Configuring the Adapter Configuring the Adapter Self-Configuring the Adapter One of the advantages of PCI is that all of its devices are self-configuring. The Asanté PCI adapter is designed to utilize this feature. To configure the adapter, plug it into a PCI slot with bus-mastering capabil- ity.

  • Page 14: Testing The Adapter

    Installing the Asanté PCI Adapter Testing the Adapter Conducting a test is recommended after performing a first-time installation 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.

  • Page 15: Installing Network Drivers

    Installing Network Drivers Network Operating Systems Supported After installing, configuring and testing the Asanté PCI adapter, you are ready to install network drivers and work with your network operating system. The network operating systems supported are: PC Networks Novell NetWare Microsoft Windows for Workgroups Microsoft Windows 95/98 Microsoft Windows NT...

  • Page 16: Installing Network Specific Drivers

    Novell Client Install Disks. Create a directory named on your C drive. NWCLIENT Insert the Asante PCI Network Driver Disk into drive A and change to the subdirectory NETWARE\NW312\CLIENT Copy the following files from the Driver Disk to the...
  • Page 17 Installing Network Specific Drivers Restart your computer. To run NetWare, type the following four commands (in the fol- lowing : L100 IPXODI NETX Change to the network drive (usually F) and log in to your net- work. ∆ NOTE: (dated 930217) will work with NETX.EXE 6.0 or lower version only.

  • Page 18: Novell Netware 4.X Client

    AsantéFast 10/100 PCI Rev B. Adapter. Create a directory named on your C drive. NWCLIENT Insert the Asante PCI Network Driver Disk into drive A and change to the subdirectory NETWARE\NW4x\CLIENT. Copy the following files from the Driver Disk to the...
  • Page 19 Installing Network Specific Drivers Change to the network drive (usually F) and log in to your net- work. ∆ NOTE: (dated 930217) will work with NETX.EXE or lower version only. You will need NETX.EXE (dated 931117) to work with DOS 6.22 ∆...

  • Page 20: Microsoft Windows For Workgroups

    Select Unlisted or Updated Network Adapter from the Add Network Adapter window. Click the OK button. The Install Driver window appears. Insert the Asante PCI Adapter Driver Disk into drive A. Type the following in the text box: A:\WFW The text A:\ may already be provided for you.
  • Page 21 Installing Network Specific Drivers Click the OK button to enter your User name, Workgroup and computerm name. Click the OK button and Yes To All button on the Windows Setup window. Follow onscreen instructions to finish the installation. A message window appears stating that Network Setup has mod- ified CONFIG.SYS, AUTOEXEC.BAT and SYSTEM.INI files.

  • Page 22: Microsoft Windows Nt Workstation 4.0

    Installing Network Drivers Microsoft Windows NT Workstation v3.51 Boot your computer to Windows NT. In the Program Manager Main window, double-click on the Con- trol Panel icon. Double-click on Network. The Network Settings dialog box appears. Select Add Adapter. Select <Other> Requires disk from manufacturer. Select Continue.
  • Page 23 Installing Network Specific Drivers Microsoft Windows NT Workstation v4.0 Boot your computer to Windows NT. From Start menu choose Settings and select Control Panel. Double-click on Network. The Network Settings dialog box appears. Select Adapters from tab and click Add..When the list of available network adapters appears, click on the Have Disk button.
  • Page 24 Installing Network Drivers NT will copy the necessary network drivers to your com- puter.Upon completion, you will see a list of installed bindings. You can change the bindings settings as necessary if needed. Click on Next, then Next again to start the NT network. Enter your computer's Computer Name and choose either Work- group or Domain, depending on the type of network you are set- ting up.

  • Page 25: Power Macintosh Open Transport Driver

    Installing Network Specific Drivers Power Macintosh Open Transport Driver The Driver Disk includes Asanté’s Open Transport PCI device driver for the Power Macintosh. Asanté’s Open Transport driver supports AppleTalk and TCP/IP protocols simultaneously. This section explains how to install the Open Transport driver for the adapter on your PCI-based Power Macintosh.
  • Page 26 Installing Network Drivers The AppleTalk control panel appears. Open the Connect Via: drop-down menu and select the Ethernet slot number where the adapter is installed. Close the AppleTalk control panel, then click Save. ∆ Note: To verify the Ethernet connection, use the Chooser.

  • Page 27: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting LED Indicators Overview The figure below shows the LED indicators that illustrate the presence of Link Integrity (LI), Data Traffic (TX), 100Mbps operation and Full Duplex operation for installation verification and diagnostic purposes. ACT (Activity) LINK FDX (Full Duplex) 100Mbps LED AsantéFast 10/100 PCI adapter...

  • Page 28: Link Led

    Troubleshooting Link LED The green Link LED indicates a valid connection to the network. If link LED is not detected, there is a link failure and the LINK LED will be off. The ACT (activity) functions of the adapter also will be disabled. State Description •...

  • Page 29: Full Duplex Operation Led

    LED Indicators FDX (Full Duplex) Operation LED The green FDX (Full Duplex) LED indicates the configuration of the adapter for Full Duplex operation. State Description • Configured for Full Duplex Mode. • Not configured for Full Duplex Mode. Page 4-3...

  • Page 30: Using The Diagnostic Program

    Troubleshooting Using the Diagnostic Program The diagnostic program runs diagnostic tests to help you identify problems on the adapter and provides configuration information on your adapter. PC Diagnostic Program Run the diagnostic program only under DOS, not even DOS mode of Win- dows.

  • Page 31: Power Macintosh Diagnostic Program

    Using the Diagnostic Program Select to choose one Adapter if you have multiple adapters in your PC. Help explaining the purposes of the program. About explaining about the Adapter itself. Exit to exit the program. Power Macintosh Diagnostic Program To run the diagnostic program on your Power Macintosh: Open the Apple Menu and select Control Panels.

  • Page 32: Asanté Driver Local Statistics (Adls) Program

    Troubleshooting Click the highlighted slot number where the adapter is installed. Click the TEST button to start the test sequence. If the Bandwidth Utilization Test is selected, press any key to stop packet collection. When the tests finish, the test results are displayed in the Trou- bleshooter window.
  • Page 33 Using the Diagnostic Program Double-click the Asanté ADLS for PCI icon to start the pro- 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. Verify the configuration information on the adapter.

  • Page 35: Specifications

    Specifications AsantéFast 10/100 Adapter Systems Supported PCI Local Bus PCs PCI-based Power Macintosh computers Interface Connections Single 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: Open Transport...
  • Page 36 Specifications AsantéFast 10/100 Adapter 100BASE-TX Link Specifications Cable: 2 pairs of Category 5 unshielded twisted-pair or shielded twisted-pair (ISO 11801 or ANSI/EIA/TIA 568A) Maximum Length: 100 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.

  • Page 37: Technical Support

    To contact Asanté Technical Support: Telephone (800) 622-7464 (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.
  • Page 40 ASANTÉ TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 821 FOX LANE, SAN JOSE, CA 95131 PHONE: 408.435.8401, 800.662.9686 • FAX: 801.566.3787, e-mail address: sales@asante.com ©1999 Asanté Technologies Inc., Asanté is a trademark of Asanté Technologies, Inc. All brand names and products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. Part Number 06-00220-05 Rev. A...

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