Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product DFE-660TX D-Link
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10/100 Ethernet PC Card for CardBus Model DFE-660TX User’s Guide Rev. 01 (Novem ber, 1997) 6DF E660.01 Printed in Taiw an RECYCLABLE.
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T able of Contents 1. INTRODUCTIO N ............................................................. 1 General D escri ption ............................................... 1 About Fast Et hernet ..................................................... 2 About Autoneg otiation .
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1 Introduction Thank you for choosing D-Li nk DFE-660TX, the value leader among Ethernet / F ast Ethernet adapters for CardB us notebook PCs. This chapt er provides a general des cription of DFE-660TX features, with a summary of features at the end of the chapter.
DFE-660TX Fas t Et hernet PC Card User's Guide 2 Introduc tion its envi ronment. (The aut onegotiat ion functi on is effect ive only when t he DFE-660TX is connected to the netw ork by a device (switch or hub) which also has autonegotiation functionality.
DFE-660TX Fas t Et hernet PC Card User's Guide Introduc tion 3 100Bas e-FX (usi ng two fiber-optic s trands). The DFE-660TX provides half-duplex 100Base-TX operation (in Cat egory 5 t wis ted-pair cabl e environments). It does not provide 100Base-T4 or 100B ase-FX operation.
DFE-660TX Fas t Et hernet PC Card User's Guide 4 Introduc tion Auton egotiation between d evices within an Ethern et LAN is similar in concept , but much briefer. The two devi ces involved i n the autonegotiation will be your DFE-660TX and the switch or hub through whi ch it i s connected int o the LAN.
DFE-660TX Fas t Et hernet PC Card User's Guide Introduc tion 5 LED Indicators The media coupler features three LED indicators: 1. 10/100 Indicat or Steady green indicates Fast Ethernet selected. Dark indicates 10Mbps Ethernet selected. 2. Half /Ful l Indicator Steady green indicates Full-Duplex selected.
DFE-660TX Fas t Et hernet PC Card User's Guide 6 Introduc tion • Autonegotiat ion per IEEE 802.3u specifi cation • No manu a l setu p switches –– fu lly autom a tic co nfigur atio n • Power consumpt ion 2 watts (max.
2 Hardware Installation Unpack and Inspect NOTE: Under ordinary circum stances, the DFE-660TX will not be affected by static charge as m ay be received through your body during handling of the unit.
DFE-660TX Fas t Et hernet PC Card User's Guide 8 Har dware Installa tion In the event t hat any ite m is mi ssi ng, or if you find any mismat ch or damage, promptly contact your dealer for correction.
DFE-660TX Fas t Et hernet PC Card User's Guide Har dware Installa tion 9 It is most usual for the lower one of the two slots in the stack to be designated Slot 1, but there are exceptions. In the subsequent procedure for DFE-660TX software installation, it might be useful for you to know whether your DFE-660TX is installed in Slot 1 or Slot 2.
DFE-660TX Fas t Et hernet PC Card User's Guide 10 Har dware Installa tion the plug. See the following section, " Rem ove the DFE-660TX." Step 3 Connect to t he Network M edium Make the network connecti on by running a UTP cable from the supporti ng s witch or hub t o your media coupl er.
DFE-660TX Fas t Et hernet PC Card User's Guide Har dware Installa tion 11 engaged (and latched) in the back-end receptacle of the DFE-660TX, the media adapter has a good cable connection to the s.
DFE-660TX Fas t Et hernet PC Card User's Guide 12 Har dware Installa tion D ep res s cl i p w i n g s wh i l e u n p l u g g i n g t h e co n n ecto r ⊗ D on' t p ull t he c o nne c to r w.
DFE-660TX Fas t Et hernet PC Card User's Guide Har dware Installa tion 13 protrude from the PC Card s lot. Grip its protruding end between your fingers and wi thdraw it from t he PC C ard slot .
DFE-660TX Fas t Et hernet PC Card User's Guide 14 Har dware Installa tion Make t he netw ork connect ion by pluggi ng one end of the cable into the R J-45 receptacle of the media coupler, and the other end into a port of the s upporting hub.
3 Software Installation Hardware installation as described in Chapter 2 must be com pleted before you proceed with software installation. Instruct ions for software inst allation are given as README fil es on the D-Link DFE-660TX Software Di skette.
DFE-660TX Fas t Et hernet PC Card User's Guide 16 Softwar e Installatio n During your Inst allati on Director run, if you choos e DOS as your station OS, th en in some cases In stallation Director will p rovide additional services.
A T roubleshooting Troubl eshooti ng the Hardw are Installation If you experience any problems with the hardware install ation, first ascertain that all network cable connections are firm, that the pr.
DFE-660TX Fas t Et hernet PC Card User's Guide 18 Troubleshoot ing Proceed as follows: 1. Exit Installation Director. Ex amine the CONFIG.SYS file in the root di rectory of your notebook PC 's startup dri ve (hard drive). Ascertain that CONFIG.
DFE-660TX Fas t Et hernet PC Card User's Guide Troubleshoot ing 19 If you have not been through all of t hose steps, t hen you should not be reading this . You should be i n Chapter 3, Software Installa tion. And you should be stayi ng on track with your Quick Ins tall run.
DFE-660TX Fas t Et hernet PC Card User's Guide 20 DFE-660TX S pec i f i c at ions storage. The i nstall ation program als o adds commands to the computer's AUTOEXEC .
DFE-660TX Fas t Et hernet PC Card User's Guide DFE-660TX S pec i f icati ons 21 • Ethernet 10B ASE-T Ethernet IEEE 802.3 s tandard for 10Mbps base band CSMA/ CD local area network Jump er less .
DFE-660TX Fas t Et hernet PC Card User's Guide 22 DFE-660TX S pec i f i c at ions • NDIS 2.0 for IBM W rap Serv er, Lan Server, and Communication M anager 1.x • NDIS 2.0 for M icroSoft Lan M anager for DOS • NDIS 2.0 for M icroSoft Network Client 3.
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