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Asante EtherPaC 2000+ Series Installation Manual

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  • Page 1 Asanté EtherPaC 2000+ Series ISA Ethernet Adapter Cards Installation Guide A SANTÉ...

  • Page 2: Trademarks

    Disclaimer Information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Asanté Technologies, Inc. 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 3: Warranty

    FCC Information This equipment is classified as a Class A computing device. Class A devices may be used only in commercial, business, or industrial environments. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy. If this equipment is not insulated properly in strict accordance with the instructions in this manual, then it may cause interference in its electronic environment.

  • Page 4: Limitation Of Liability

    Note: The warranty card must be filed with Asanté Technologies, Inc. within 30 days after date of pur- chase. Warranty Disclaimers Asanté Technologies, Inc. makes no other warranties, express, implied, or otherwise, regarding the EtherPaC 2000+, and specifically disclaims any war- ranty for merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

  • Page 5: Asking For Assistance

    (408) 954-8607 Bulletin Board Service (BBS) (408) 432-1416 ARA BBS (guest log in) (408) 894-0765 AppleLink mail /BBS ASANTE.TECH FTP Archive ftp.asante.com Internet mail support@asante.com Worldwide Web Site http://www.asante.com 1. Please request catalog of contents. 2. Download INDEX.TXT file for catalog of contents.

  • Page 6: Tell Us What You Think

    What do you think is the least valuable or weakest part of this manual? What is the most needed improvement you would make to this manual? Fax your comments and suggestions to: Asanté Technical Publications at (408) 894-0363 E-mail them through Internet: techpubs@asante.com Page vi...

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Disclaimer ..........ii Trademarks .
  • Page 8 Remote Boot ROM ........5-1 Booting Your PC From a Server......5-2 Installing the Boot ROM .
  • Page 9 List of Figures Figure 2-1 Inserting the adapter in an expansion slot ... 2-2 Figure 4-1 LED Indicators ....... . 4-2 Figure 5-1 Boot ROM socket on the adapter .
  • Page 10 List of Tables Table 4-1 Status of the Activity LED ......4-2 Table 4-2 Status of the Link LED .

  • Page 11: Introduction

    Introduction...
  • Page 12 Introduction The Asanté EtherPaC 2000+ adapter is a jumperless Ethernet Network Inter- face controller (NIC) that connects a personal computer with an Industry- Standard Architecture (ISA) bus to an Ethernet network. The EtherPaC 2000+3 model has three connectors: UTP, AUI, and BNC. The EtherPaC 2000+T model has two connectors: UTP and AUI.
  • Page 13 Operates in either 8- or 16-bit bus slots Provides UTP/AUI/BNC ports to comply with IEEE 802.3 10BASE-2, 10BASE-5 and 10BASE-T standard Easy installation using the adapter configuration pro- gram that lets you easily configure the adapter instead of setting jumpers or switches Fully compatible with Novell’s NE2000 Ethernet adapter Provides drivers for virtually all popular Network Oper- ating Systems including Novell’s NetWare, Microsoft’s...

  • Page 14: Installing The Etherpac 2000+ Adapter

    Installing the EtherPaC 2000+ Adapter • Installing the Adapter on page 2-2 • Configuring the Adapter on page 2-4 • Testing the Adapter on page 2-9...

  • Page 15: Installing The Adapter

    Installing the EtherPaC 2000+ Adapter Installing the Adapter You should use the IEEE 802.3 standard to plan your network. Using the EtherPaC 2000+ jumperless Ethernet adapter to set up your PC network, install the adapter in the computer. You do not need to set any jumpers or switches on the adapter.

  • Page 16: Connecting To The Rj45 Connector

    Installing the Adapter Replace the computer cover. Attach the network cable. The adapter provides three connec- tors for you to connect RJ45, AUI, or BNC to your Ethernet net- work. Turn the computer power on. Run the Setup program to configure the adapter. Make sure that the I/O address, memory address, and the interrupt line do not conflict with other add-on cards.

  • Page 17: Connecting To The Aui Connector

    Installing the EtherPaC 2000+ Adapter Attach both ends of the T-connector to the network thin coaxial cabling. If the adapter is at the end of the network segment, install a 50 ohm terminator to the end of the T-connector that is not con- nected to the network.
  • Page 18 Configuring the Adapter You use the Setup program to configure the adapter. The program is on the Asanté EtherPaC 2000+ Adapter Driver Diskette. This section shows you how to start the Setup program from DOS. The instructions assume you’re using drive A: for the installation diskette. Insert the Asanté...
  • Page 19 Installing the EtherPaC 2000+ Adapter IO BASE IRQ NO INTERFACE BOOT ROM MEM. ADDR SAVE and EXIT QUIT (No Save) To change a parameter value, select it using the UP or DOWN arrow key, then press Enter. A pop-up menu shows the available values for the selected parameter.
  • Page 20 Configuring the Adapter Select IO BASE and press Enter. A list of I/O base addresses appears. The list includes: 0x300 (default) 0x240 0x280 0x2C0 0x320 0x340 0x360 Before choosing an I/O base address, please make sure that no other adapter in the workstation uses it. (If two cards share I/O addresses, neither adapter will work properly.) Select an I/O base address and press Enter.
  • Page 21 Installing the EtherPaC 2000+ Adapter Select an IRQ number and press Enter. This parameter is used to choose the interrupt line to transfer data from the network. (The EtherPaC 2000+ cannot work in shared IRQ mode. You cannot choose an IRQ line that is already being used by another adapter in your system.) Select INTERFACE and press Enter.

  • Page 22: Testing The Adapter

    Testing the Adapter If you’re using shared memory mode, select MEM. ADDR and press Enter. If you select shared memory mode, you must assign a memory- mapped buffer for your adapter. Make sure that the memory- mapped buffer address does not overlap with the boot ROM address.
  • Page 23 Installing the EtherPaC 2000+ Adapter Make sure LAN drivers aren’t loaded in memory. The fastest way to ensure that drivers aren’t loaded is to boot from a DOS diskette that contains no AUTOEXEC.BAT or CON- FIG.SYS files. Insert the Asanté EtherPaC 2000+ Adapter Driver Diskette into drive A:.
  • Page 24 Testing the Adapter System Information tests your computer and determines the computer’s currently available I/O base addresses and interrupt lines. Adapter Diagnostic tests the adapter card’s components by send- ing packets across the cable. You must attach the cable to run the diagnostic program.
  • Page 25 Installing the EtherPaC 2000+ Adapter In the Main Menu of the diagnostic program, select System Infor- mation and press Enter. The diagnostic program scans the ports, IRQs, and memory blocks on your system. These parameters are displayed in a table for you.

  • Page 26: Installing Drivers

    Installing Drivers • Novell NetWare 3.x on page 3-3 • Novell NetWare 4.x on page 3-6 • Microsoft Windows for Workgroups on page 3-13 • Microsoft Workgroup Add-On for Windows on page 3-17...
  • Page 27 Installing Drivers After configuring and testing the EtherPaC 2000+ adapter, you are ready to install network drivers and work with your network operating system. This chapter describes driver installation in four environments: Novell NetWare 3.x Novell NetWare 4.x Microsoft Windows for Workgroups Microsoft Workgroup Add-on for Windows In general, the Asanté...

  • Page 28: Novell Netware 3.X

    Novell NetWare 3.x Novell NetWare 3.x This section shows you how to install Novell NetWare version 3.x so you can use your adapter with it. The instructions assume that You’ve already installed and configured the EtherPaC 2000+ adapter You have not previously installed NetWare software on the computer No network driver is installed You’re using drive A: for the installation diskette...
  • Page 29 Installing Drivers Remove the WSGEN or master workstation diskette from the floppy drive. Insert the Asanté EtherPaC 2000+ Adapter Driver Diskette into floppy drive A:. Copy the files to the NETWARE direc- net.cfg epc2000.com tory on your C: drive. To do this, type: COPY A:\NETWARE\DOSODI\NET.CFG C:\NETWARE COPY A:\NETWARE\DOSODI\EPC2000.COM C:\NETWARE Check your...
  • Page 30 Novell NetWare 3.x Log in to your network. Page 3-5...

  • Page 31: Novell Netware 4.X

    Installing Drivers Novell NetWare 4.x This section shows you how to install Novell NetWare version 4.x so you can use your adapter with it. The instructions assume that You’ve already installed and configured the EtherPaC 2000+ adapter You have not previously installed NetWare software on the computer No network driver is installed You’re using drive A: for the installation diskette...
  • Page 32 Novell NetWare 4.x A message appears stating that client installation requires LASTDRIVE=Z in the CONFIG.SYS and CALL STARTNET.BAT added to the AUTOEXEC.BAT file (the install program will make backup copies). You’re asked if you want to allow changes. Type for Yes and press Enter. The window shows the default subdirectory (C:\WINDOWS) for Microsoft Windows.
  • Page 33 Installing Drivers The Settings for the Asanté EtherPaC 2000+ Adapter window appears. Press Enter to select the base I/O port. The Base I/O Port window appears. Using the arrow keys, select the base I/O port address you used when you configured the EtherPaC 2000+ adapter. The following choices are available: 300 (default) You should avoid base I/O port address 360 if you have a...
  • Page 34 Novell NetWare 4.x 3 (default) You should avoid hardware interrupt 3 if you have a device connected to the COM2 port, such as a fax, mouse, or modem. Press Enter. You’re taken back to the Settings window. Press the down arrow key to highlight Media Frame Type(s) and press Enter.
  • Page 35 Installing Drivers Press the down arrow key to highlight Memory I/O Address and press Enter. The Memory I/O Address window appears. Using the arrow keys, select none. Press Enter. You’re taken back to the Settings window. Leave the Optional Node Address field blank. The driver defaults to the node address of the board.
  • Page 36 Novell NetWare 4.x Eject the NetWare Client for DOS and MS-Windows Installation Diskette #1 diskette from the floppy drive and insert the Net- Ware Client for DOS and MS-Windows Installation Diskette #2 diskette. Press Enter to continue. The installation program copies additional files. You’re prompted to insert the NetWare LAN Drivers for DOS Cli- ents diskette into drive A:.
  • Page 37 Installing Drivers The installation program creates or modifies the NET.CFG and STARTNET.BAT files in the client directory, and the WIN.INI, SYSTEM.INI, and PROGMAN.INI files in the Windows directory. The previous files are saved with .BNW filename extensions. Page 3-12...

  • Page 38: Microsoft Windows For Workgroups

    Microsoft Windows for Workgroups Microsoft Windows for Workgroups This section shows you how to install the drivers to use your adapter with Windows for Workgroups. The instructions assume that: You’ve already installed and configured the EtherPaC 2000+ adapter You’ve installed Windows for Workgroups 3.11 No network driver is installed You’re using drive A: for the installation diskette.
  • Page 39 Installing Drivers The Add Network Adapter window appears. Select Unlisted or Updated Network Adapter from the list. Click the OK button or press Enter. The Install Driver window appears. Insert the Asanté EtherPaC 2000+ Adapter Driver Diskette into drive A:. Type the following in the text box: A:\WFW\WFW311 (The text A:\ may already be provided for you.)
  • Page 40 Microsoft Windows for Workgroups If necessary, select the appropriate Base I/O Port from the popup menu. Click the OK button or press Enter. The Network Drivers window appears. Click the Setup... button. Select Real Mode and Enhanced Mode NDIS Driver from the Driver Type popup menu.
  • Page 41 Installing Drivers Click the OK button or press Enter. When prompted to do so, insert Disk #8 from the Workgroup for Windows disk set into drive A:. Click the OK button or press Enter. When prompted to do so, insert the EtherPaC 2000+ Adapter Driver Diskette into drive A:.

  • Page 42: Microsoft Workgroup Add-On For Windows

    Microsoft Workgroup Add-On for Windows Microsoft Workgroup Add-On for Windows This section shows you how to install Microsoft Workgroup Add-On for Win- dows so you can use the EtherPaC 2000+ adapter with it. The instructions assume that you’ve already installed and configured the EtherPaC 2000+ adapter, that you’ve installed Windows 3.1, that no network driver is installed, and that you’re using drive A: for the installation diskette.
  • Page 43 Installing Drivers Go to “Microsoft Windows for Workgroups” on page 3-13 to install the EtherPaC 2000+ driver software. Page 3-18...

  • Page 44: Led Indicators

    LED Indicators...

  • Page 45: Activity Led

    LED Indicators Figure 4-1 shows two LED indicators that indicate the presence of station Link and Activity status for installation verification and diagnostic purposes. Activity LED Link LED Figure 4-1 LED Indicators Activity LED The red Activity LED is located on the left of the rear bracket. It indicates the activity (transmit and receive data) status of the EtherPaC 2000+ controller board.

  • Page 46: Link Led

    Link LED Link LED The green Link LED is located on the right of the rear bracket. It indicates whether the twisted-pair link is connected. If link integrity is not detected, there is a link failure and the Link LED will be off. The transmit and receive functions of the jack also will be disabled.

  • Page 47: Remote Boot Rom

    Remote Boot ROM • Booting Your PC From a Server on page 5-2 • Installing the Boot ROM on page 5-2 • Setting the Boot ROM Address on page 5-3 • Preparing the Network Server and PC on page 5-5...

  • Page 48: Booting Your Pc From A Server

    Remote Boot ROM Booting Your PC From a Server You may want to boot up your PC from a remote server on the network. Or you may have a PC without a boot diskette or a disk drive and need to boot it up from a remote server.

  • Page 49: Setting The Boot Rom Address

    Setting the Boot ROM Address Align the Boot ROM’s notch and pins with the socket’s notch and pins. Gently press the ROM into the socket. See Figure 5-1. Be careful not to bend the pins. Boot ROM socket Figure 5-1 Boot ROM socket on the adapter Install the EtherPaC 2000+ adapter in the PC.
  • Page 50 Remote Boot ROM Insert the Asanté EtherPaC 2000+ Adapter Driver Diskette into drive A:. From the DOS command line, type the following: A:SETUP Press Enter. A screen appears showing the board model. Press Enter to continue. A screen appears titled Note About Setup. Press any key to continue.

  • Page 51: Preparing The Network Server And Pc

    Preparing the Network Server and PC Select an address (for example C800H) and press Enter. Select SAVE and EXIT, then press Enter. The Setup program writes and saves the configuration to the adapter’s EEPROM. A message appears telling you the configuration is successful. Press any key to continue back to the main menu.

  • Page 52: Specifications

    Specifications...

  • Page 53: Etherpac 2000+ Adapter Specifications

    EtherPaC 2000+ Adapter Specifications Bus Characteristics Works in 8- or 16-bit Industry Standard Architecture (ISA) bus. This bus is the same on IBM PCs (8-bit) and IBM PC/ATs (8-bit or 16-bit). Also works in EISA bus computers because EISA bus computers are designed to accept both ISA and EISA adapters.

  • Page 54: Power

    EtherPaC 2000+ Adapter Specifications Power BNC port: +5V @ 600mA max. RJ45 port: +5V @ 540mA max. Environment Temperature: Operating 0º C to 50º C; Storage –20º C to +70º C Humidity: Operating 10% to 80% RH; Storage 5% to 90% Software Configuration I/O address: 240H, 280H, 2C0H, 300H, 320H, 340H, and 360H...
  • Page 55 Asanté Technologies, Inc. 821 Fox Lane San Jose, CA 95131 February 1995 Part Number 06-00205-00 Rev. A Printed in USA...

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