CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 1.1. ABOUT THE MANUAL 1.2. ABOUT THIS PRODUCT 1.3. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS 1.4. CONTENTS OF THE PACKAGE INSTALLLING THE FRIENDLYNET ADAPTER 2.1. INSTALLING THE FRIENDLYNET 10T/TN PCMCIA ETHERNET ADAPTER CARD 2.2. INSTALLING THE FRIENDLYNET 10/100 FAST ETHERNET ADAPTER CARD 2.3.
INTRODUCTION 1. INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing an Asanté FriendlyNET PC Card Ethernet Adapter. These adapters will let you easily connect a PC laptop or Macintosh PowerBook to a 10Mbps or 100Mbps Ethernet LAN. 1.1 ABOUT THIS MANUAL This manual will explain how to install and use your Adapter Card.
Locate the PC card slot on your laptop or PowerBook computer; it will be located on the side of the computer. Insert the FriendlyNET PC Card into a free PC Card slot with the arrows on the label pointed toward the slot.
HARDWARE INSTALLATION If you are connecting your laptop to a 10Base-2 network, connect the cable to the T-connector provided. If this laptop will be at the end of the cable, add a terminating resistor to the T-connector. Turn on your computer. 2.2 Installing the FriendlyNET 10T or 10/100 Fast Ethernet PC Card Follow the steps below to install your Asanté...
HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.3 Installing the FriendlyNET 10/100 CardBus with Integrated Media Coupler Follow the steps below to install your Asanté PC Card: Open the Type II or Type III PC Card slot on your notebook computer. Insert the front end of the FriendlyNET 10/100 CardBus into the CardBus slot. Slide the FriendlyNET 10/100 CardBus all the way into the slot until it stops.
SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 3. INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE 3.1 Windows 95 Installation 3.1.1 FriendlyNET 10T, 10T/TN or 10/100 PCMCIA Ethernet Adapter Follow the steps below to install your PC Card software: Insert the PCMCIA Ethernet Card into PCMCIA slot and turn on your computer. In the New Hardware Found dialog box, select Driver from disk provided by hardware manufacturer, and click OK.
SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 3.2 Windows 98/ME Installation 3.2.1 FriendlyNET 10T, 10T/TN, or 10/100 PCMCIA Ethernet Adapter Follow the steps below to install your PC Card software: Insert the PC Card into the slot and turn on your computer. Windows will display an ADD NEW HARDWARE WIZARD dialog box.
SOFTWARE INSTALLATION The driver will be installed; you may be asked for the original Windows 98 CD/disks. For a first time installation, please click the Network icon in Control Panel to add Protocols, Clients and Services, if needed. Reboot the machine. Your Asanté PC Card will now be fully functional. 3.2.2 FriendlyNET 10/100 CardBus with Integrated Media Coupler Follow the steps below to install your PC Card software: Insert the FriendlyNet 10/100 CardBus into the CardBus slot and turn on your computer.
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SOFTWARE INSTALLATION Press Have Disk button. Insert the driver disk into drive A: 10. Specify the path to A:\ and press OK. 11. Windows will read the driver diskette and report that it has found the Asanté card. Click OK. 10 -...
SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 12. A dialog box will appear to adjust the driver's settings. You must select a unique I/O address, Interrupt line, and Memory address for the card. 13. Press OK when all settings have been completed. 14. Press Close to accept the network settings and restart Windows when you are prompted. 3.3.2 10/100 CardBus with Integrated Media Coupler Follow the steps below to install your PC Card software: 1.
SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 3.4 Windows 2000 Installation 3.4.1 FriendlyNET 10T, 10T/TN or 10/100 PCMCIA Ethernet Adapter Follow the steps below to install your PC Card software: Insert the PC Card into the slot and turn on your computer. Windows will display the Found New Hardware Wizard. Click Next. Select Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended).
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SOFTWARE INSTALLATION Select Floppy disk drives and insert the Driver Disk in the disk drive. Click Next. Click Next to make Windows install the appropriate driver for the new device. 13 -...
SOFTWARE INSTALLATION Windows will warn that the driver file is not signed. Click Yes to continue. Click Finish to complete the software installation. 3.4.2 FriendlyNET 10/100 CardBus with Integrated Media Coupler Follow the steps below to install your PC Card software: Windows must be configured to recognize your computer’s PC Card slot.
SOFTWARE INSTALLATION Select the appropriate driver for your PowerBook and click Install. Click Yes to continue. Choose Restart to reboot your system and complete the installation. 3.5.2 FriendlyNET 10/100 CardBus with Integrated Media Coupler Follow the steps below to install your PC Card software: Install the CardBus and turn on your computer.
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SOFTWARE INSTALLATION Open the PowerBook folder. Double click the FriendlyNET v.1.1 Installer icon. Click Install button to begin installation. Click Yes to continue. The installation proceeds. Installation successful. Click Restart. 16 -...
APPENDIX APPENDIX A TROUBLESHOOTING In the unlikely event your network is not operating properly, follow the troubleshooting tips below. Ensure that your Adapter Card is firmly seated into the appropriate PC Card slot before booting up your computer. CABLES If your card is correctly installed and your still experience difficulties, check the following: 10BaseT/100BaseTX The maximum distance from any node (computer, printer, hub, switch, etc.) is 328 feet or 100 meters.
APPENDIX APPENDIX B PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS FriendlyNET 10T and FriendlyNET 10/100 FAST FriendlyNEt 10/100 10T/TN PCMCIA Ethernet Ethernet Adapter CardBus with Integrated Adapter Media Coupler Standard IEEE802.3 10BaseT, IEEE 802.3 for 10BaseT IEEE 802.3 for 10BaseT 10Base2 IEEE 802.3u for 10BaseTX IEEE 802.3u for 10BaseTX Data Rate 10Mbps...
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