Installation Of Mguard Pci - Innominate mGuard Reference Manual

mGuard pci
Driver mode
Power-over-PCI mode
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9.3

Installation of mGuard pci

WARNING: This is a Class A item of equipment. This equipment can cause radio interfer-
ence in residential areas; in this case, the operator may be required to implement appro-
priate measures.
WARNING: Conditions of acceptability
The device is designed for installation in a PC in the secondary signal circuit and therefore
no tests have been performed. The user must evaluate any tests.
The temperature of the PCB must not exceed 105°C.
Selection of Driver mode or Power-over-PCI mode
There are two operating modes: Driver mode and Power-over-PCI mode.
• Before installing it in your PC, decide which mode will be used to operate the
mGuard pci.
• The mGuard is set to the desired mode using a jumper.
The mGuard pci can be used as a normal network card. This network card then also pro-
vides mGuard functions.
In this case, the supplied driver must be installed.
If the network card functions of the mGuard are not required or should not be used, the
mGuard pci can be connected after an existing network card (on the same computer or on
another) like an mGuard stand-alone device. In this operating mode, the mGuard pci actu-
ally only uses the PCI slot of a computer in order to receive power and as housing. This op-
erating mode of the mGuard is referred to as Power-over-PCI mode.
A driver is not installed.
9.3.1 Driver mode
In this mode, a driver for the PCI interface of the mGuard pci (available for Windows
XP/2000 and Linux) must be installed later on the computer. In Driver mode, no additional
network card is required for the computer.
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