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Page 1: Installation Guide
Installation Guide PCMCIA Fast Ethernet Adapter KF-C16 DOC.971217-KFC16-K P/N:750-0103-001... - Page 2 Ó 1997, KTI Networks Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this documenta- tion may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any directive work (such as translation or transformation) without permission from KTI Networks Inc. KTI Networks Inc. reserves the right to revise this documentation and to make changes in content from time to time without obligation on the part of KTI Networks Inc.
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Page 4: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents 1. Introduction 1.1 Adapter Features ..............1 2. Installing the Adapter 2.1 Installing the Adapter ............4 2.2 Removing the Adapter ............8 2.3 LED Indicators ..............9 3. Software Installation 3.1 Install Program ..............11 3.2 Installation for Windows 95 and NT ........11 Figures Figure 2-1 Package Contents ............ -
Page 5: Introduction
1. Introduction The KF-C16 PCMCIA Dual-speed Ethernet adapter is credit-card sized adapter that provides an interface between a PCMCIA-ca- pable computer and a network. The network can be an Ethernet net- work or a Fast Ethernet network. The adapter complies with PCMCIA v2.x standard and can be used in computers having PCMCIA Type... - Page 6 • Auto-negotiation per IEEE 802.3u specifications • Fully automatic configuration • Low power consumption • Auto-detection of network speed • Software support: - Install program - Diagnostic program - NDIS 2.0 for IBM Lan Support/Services,Wrap server, Lan server, Communication Manager 1.x - NDIS 2.0 for Microsoft LanManager for DOS, Microsoft Network client 3.0 for DOS, WIN/TCP PathWay Access - SUN PC-NFS v5.0...
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Page 7: Installing The Adapter
2. Installing the Adapter In addition to this installation guide, the adapter package contains the following items: • One PC Card adapter • One media coupler • One adapter driver diskette • Installation guide Figure 2-1 Package Contents In the event that any item is missing, or if you find any mismatch or damage, contact your dealer for correction. -
Page 8: Installing The Adapter
2.1 Installing the Adapter To install the adapter in your computer, follow these steps: 1. Insert the adapter into a computer Under the PCMCIA standard, PC Card may safely be "hot swapped" - it is not necessary to switch the computer's power off before install- ing or removing the adapter, or any other PC Card. -
Page 9: Figure 2-3 Installing Media Coupler
2. Attach the Media Coupler The back-end receptacle of the adapter remains accessible when the adapter is properly seated in its PC Card slot. Taking care to keep the top side of the media coupler plug up, insert the plug into the adapter's receptacle until it is firmly seated and latched. -
Page 10: Figure 2-4 Connecting To A Hub
3. Connect to the Network Medium Make the network connection by running a UTP cable from the connected hub to your media coupler. Plug one end (RJ-45 con- nector) of the cable into an available hub port and plug the other end (RJ-45 connector) to the RJ-45 jack of the media coupler. -
Page 11: Figure 2-5 2-Pair Straight-Through Utp Cable
The maximum distance from the adapter to the hub are 100 meters. The following figure illustrates the pin assignments of a 2-pair straight-through UTP cable: Figure 2-5 2-pair Straight-through UTP Cable 4. Confirm Connection When the notebook computer's power is ON, the adapter is firmly seated in the slot, the media coupler is firmly latched in the back-end receptacle of the adapter, the media coupler has a good cable connection to an active (power on) hub, the Ln/Act LED... -
Page 12: Removing The Adapter
2.2 Removing the Adapter To remove the adapter from the slot, follow these steps: 1. Disconnect the Media Coupler from the Adapter Unplug the media coupler from the adapter before ejecting the adapter from the PC Card slot. To remove the media coupler plug from the adapter, it is necessary to unlatch the hooks and be depressing the two small latch wings of the plug. -
Page 13: Led Indicators
2.3 LED Indicators The media coupler features three LED indicators: 1. 10/100 indicator On 100Mbps Fast Ethernet selected Off 10Mbps Ethernet selected 2. Half/Full duplex indicator On Full-duplex selected Off Half-duplex selected 3. Ln/Act indicator Good link to a network No active link to a network Blink Activities (transmitting and receiving) -
Page 14: Software Installation
3. Software Installation Configuration of the adapter is automatic; the notebook PC automati- cally detects the available resources and allocates to the adapter re- sources it requires. Exceptions are with older notebook PCs that are equipped with PC Card slot hardware but which have no Socket Ser- vices nor Card Services software. -
Page 15: Install Program
3.1 Install Program The Install program provides a quick installation for the Netware DOS client users and it also provides installation instructions for other soft- ware and drivers. To run install.exe, follow these steps: 1. Insert the adapter driver diskette into drive A:. 2.