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3Com 3C3FE574BT User Manual

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  • Page 1 Published October 2000 3Com ® 10/100 LAN PC Card...
  • Page 2 95052-8145 3Com Corporation reserves the right to revise this documentation and to make changes in content from time to time without obligation on the part of 3Com Corporation to provide notification of such revision or change. 3Com Corporation provides this documentation without warranty, term, or condition of any kind, either implied or expressed, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties, terms or conditions of merchantability, satisfactory quality, and fitness for a particular purpose.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    ONTENTS ETUP FOR INDOWS Installing the PC Card Confirming Installation Uninstalling the Card Removing Card Software Removing the Card Troubleshooting ETUP FOR INDOWS INDOWS Installing the PC Card Confirming Installation Uninstalling the Card Troubleshooting ETUP FOR INDOWS Installing the PC Card Confirming Installation Uninstalling the Card Troubleshooting...

  • Page 4: Regulatory Information

    World Wide Web Site 3Com Support Web Site 3Com Software Library 3Com KnowledgeBase Frequently Asked Questions 3Com FTP site for all FE574BT-Family files 3Com Facts Automated Fax Service Support from Your Network Supplier Support from 3Com Returning Products for Repair...

  • Page 5: Setup For Windows

    Installing the PC Card 1 With the computer powered up and Windows 2000 running, insert the Installation CD into the CD-ROM drive. The auto-start feature starts the installation. If auto-start is disabled on your computer, click Start>Run and type d:\setup.exe (where d: is your CD-ROM drive). 2 Connect the PC Card to the network as shown in Chapter 5.

  • Page 6: Removing Card Software

    1: S HAPTER ETUP FOR INDOWS Sometimes earlier installations or interrupted installation attempts leave problems that affect card operation. Possible problems include: If you are having any of these problems, remove the LAN card and software using the procedures below, then reinstall the card. CAUTION: Exit any communications or networking applications before removing the card.
  • Page 7 1 With the Installation CD inserted in the CD-ROM drive, browse switch or hub. to D:\AUTOPL\AUTOPL.EXE, where D: is your CD-ROM drive. 2 Double-click AUTOPL.EXE. 3 Select 3Com LAN Card. 4 Click Disable. 5 Click OK. 6 Click Close. Troubleshooting...

  • Page 9: Setup For Windows Millennium Edition (Windows M E ) And Windows 98

    5 Double-click Network Adapters. FE574BT-3Com 10/100 LAN PC Card-Fast Ethernet, appears, confirming successful installation. 6 Double-click FE574BT-3Com 10/100 LAN PC Card-Fast Ethernet to display a description of the card and its current status. The device status should indicate “This device is working properly.”...

  • Page 10: Uninstalling The Card

    If you are having any of these problems: 1 Open Control Panel/System/Device Manager. 2 Select FE574BT-3Com 10/100 LAN PC Card-Fast Ethernet and click Remove. 3 Remove the LAN PC Card from the PC Card slot. 4 Reboot and reinstall the card.
  • Page 11 Symptom Solution Need to force speed and In most cases, the automatic settings work fine. However, if you duplex settings. to need to force speed or duplex settings to match those of an attached device: 1 Open Control Panel/Network. 2 Double click the LAN card. 3 Click the Advanced tab.

  • Page 13: Setup For Windows 95

    3 Double-click the System icon. The System Properties box details your system setup. 4 Click the Device Manager tab. 5 From the list of devices, double-click Network Adapters. The display should show FE574BT-3Com 10/100 LAN PC Card-Fast Ethernet, confirming successful installation. 6 Double-click FE574BT-3Com10/100 LAN PC Card-Fast Ethernet to display a description of the card and its current status.

  • Page 14: Uninstalling The Card

    If you are having any of these problems: 1 Open Control Panel/System/Device Manager. 2 Select FE574BT-3Com 10/100 LAN PC Card-Fast Ethernet and click Remove. 3 Remove the LAN PC Card from the PC Card slot. 4 Reboot and reinstall the card.
  • Page 15 1 Open Control Panel/Network. 2 Double click FE574BT-3Com 10/100 LAN PC Card-Fast Ethernet. 3 Click the Advanced tab. 4 Select Network Link Selection and select the correct speed.

  • Page 17: Setup For Windows Nt

    Inserting the PC Card and Running the Installation 1 Either print this page or write down the following seven steps. 2 Log out of Windows and turn the computer off. 3 Insert the PC Card into the PC Card slot. 4 Connect the PC Card to the network as shown in Chapter 5 5 Turn your computer on and log in to Windows.

  • Page 18: Installing The Network Interface

    4: S HAPTER ETUP FOR INDOWS Installing the Network Interface 1 Connect to the network and insert the LAN card as described in “Connecting the PC Card and Using the Utilities” on page 19. The system will find the card and display a PCMCIA Card Not Configured dialog box.

  • Page 19: No Networking Installed

    6 When the Select OEM Option window opens, select FE574 - 3Com 10/100 LAN PC Card-Fast Ethernet and click OK. 7 The Network Adapters list shows a check mark next to the 3Com LAN card. Click Next to continue. 8 In the Network Protocols list, place a check mark next to each network protocol required for your site and click Next.

  • Page 20: Networking Already Installed

    3 Click Have Disk. Put the LAN card Installation CD in the CD-ROM drive and click OK. Use the path d:\install\disks\574BT, where d: is your CD-ROM drive. 4 When the Select OEM Option window opens, select FE574 - 3Com 10/100 LAN PC Card-Fast Ethernet and click OK.
  • Page 21 1 With the Installation CD inserted in the CD-ROM drive, browse switch or hub. to D:\AUTOPL\AUTOPL.EXE, where D: is your CD-ROM drive. 2 Double-click AUTOPL.EXE. 3 Select 3Com LAN Card. 4 Click Disable. 5 Click OK. 6 Click Close. Troubleshooting...

  • Page 23: Connecting And Inserting The Pc Card

    Connecting and Inserting the PC Card 1 Connect the PC Card to the network as shown below. 2 Insert the LAN PC Card into the PC Card slot and push carefully until the card seats firmly. CAUTION: inside the slot. ONNECTING THE TILITIES Do not force the LAN PC Card into the slot or you may bend the pins...

  • Page 24: Disconnecting The Cables

    5: C PC C HAPTER ONNECTING THE Disconnecting the On the Type II cabled (not XJACK) PC Card, the network adapter cable locks in Cables place when connected to the card. To release the adapter, squeeze the release clips located on the sides of the connector. CAUTION: Do not pull or attempt to disconnect the network adapter cable without squeezing the release clips.

  • Page 25: Lan Connector Leds

    LAN Connector LEDs Type III PC Card The connector lights to indicate network connection status. Green indicates a 10 Mbps link. Yellow indicates a 100 Mbps link. LAN Connector LEDs...

  • Page 26: Type Ii Pc Card

    5: C PC C HAPTER ONNECTING THE Type II PC Card When using the XJACK connector, the card LED displays the status of your network link as follows: When using the network adapter cable, the green LEDs display the status of your network link as follows: Steady indicates a good connection between the card and the hub.

  • Page 27: Installing 3Com Utilities And Documentation

    If the auto-start feature is disabled on your machine, click Start>Run and type d:\setup.exe (where d: is your CD-ROM drive). 2 From the 3Com PC Card Installer menu, select the function you want to perform. Check with your network administrator about whether to install other utilities included with the LAN card.

  • Page 29: Intelligent

    NTELLIGENT If only one PC Card has been installed, you can use the 3Com Intelligent Auto Install software program to automatically install the NetWare ODI client software (including the driver), and to modify the CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files. To use the Intelligent Auto Install program, the PC must meet these requirements: Use Novell NetWare 3.12, 4.10, or 4.11 network operating system...

  • Page 31: Installing Ndis 2 Network Drivers

    Before You Begin Use the NDIS 2.01 driver for the following network operating systems: Before installing the NDIS network driver, obtain the Installation Disk and ask your system administrator for the following information: The DOS NDIS 2.01 (EL3C574.DOS) network driver is shipped on the Installation Disk.

  • Page 32: Ibm Lan Server 4.0 For Dos

    PCCONFIG stage. IBM LAN Server 4.0 for To install the 3Com NDIS driver (EL3C574.DOS) for IBM LAN Server 4.0, follow these procedures. DOS must be installed on your PC. 1 Insert the DOS LAN Services Disk 1 into your floppy disk drive.

  • Page 33: Artisoft Lantastic 6.0

    LAN card by editing the CONFIG.SYS file. 10 Reboot the PC. Artisoft LANtastic 6.0 To install the 3Com NDIS driver (EL3C574.DOS) for Artisoft LANtastic 6.0, follow these steps. You can install the driver from either the DOS prompt or Windows. DOS Prompt 1 Insert Artisoft’s LANtastic Disk 1 in the floppy disk drive.

  • Page 34: Microsoft Lan Manager

    Ask your system administrator which protocol to use. To install the 3Com NDIS driver for LAN Manager version 2.2 for DOS, follow these instructions: 1 Begin the MS-DOS LAN Manager installation by inserting the MS-DOS Setup disk in drive A:, typing a:\setup, and pressing Enter.
  • Page 35 After the driver is imported from the LAN Installation Disk, a box is displayed, showing the PC card driver. 4 Select the FE574BT-3Com 10/100 LAN PCCard-Fast Ethernet driver. 5 Select the protocol, which you obtained from your system administrator, to use with the LAN card.

  • Page 37: Installation For Windows For Workgroups

    9 Click OK to accept the default directory. Otherwise, if you need to specify the directory, type a:\NDIS2 and press Enter. 10 Select FE574BT-3Com 10/100 LAN PCCard-Fast Ethernet and click OK. 11 Click OK. 12 In the Network Adapters dialog box, click Close.
  • Page 38 8: I HAPTER NSTALLATION FOR INDOWS FOR 14 If prompted, supply the information you gathered before you began the installation. After you enter the information, click OK. A message appears, prompting you to restart your PC. 15 Click Continue instead. 16 If you are not using Card Services and you have a memory manager (all PCs running Windows have a memory manager), you must exclude the CIS memory address range for the PC Card and other Card Services devices.

  • Page 39: Om Support

    3Com KnowledgeBase http://knowlegebase.3com.com/ This link takes you to the knowledge base for 3Com products. The link to the LAN and LAN PC Cards contains a list of known problems on specific computer models and suggests ways to solve the problems.

  • Page 40: 3Com Facts Automated Fax Service

    Support from 3Com If you are unable to obtain assistance from the 3Com online technical resources or from your network supplier, 3Com offers technical telephone support services. If you contact 3Com for assistance, have the following information ready:...
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  • Page 42: Returning Products For Repair

    PPENDIX UPPORT Returning Products Before returning a product to 3Com for repair, first obtain a Return Materials for Repair Authorization (RMA) number. Products sent to 3Com without RMA numbers will be returned to the sender unopened, at the sender’s expense.

  • Page 43: Index

    NDEX Artisoft LANtastic 29 installing the network driver 29 auto polarity 7, 11 AutoLink 25 DOS 25 Windows 3.x 25 Windows for Workgroups 25 Banyan VINES 27 installing the network driver 27 DEC PATHWORKS 29 installing the network driver 29 disconnecting the cables 20 DOS 25 installation 25...
  • Page 45 Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. MANUFACTURER’S DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY 3Com Corporation 605 North 5600 West Salt Lake City, UT 84116 (800) 527-8677...
  • Page 46 VCCI C LASS This is a Class B product based on the standard of the Voluntary Control Council for Interference from information Technology Equipment (VCCI). If this is used near a radio or television receiver in a domestic environment, it may cause radio interference. Install and use the equipment according to the instruction manual.

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