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PCI Dual 10/100Base-T Ethernet Network Interface Card Getting Started Guide Pa r t No . 1.0 2 4.1 3 30-02.
® http://www.3com.c om/ PCI Dual 10/100Base-T Ether net Netw ork In terfa ce Ca r d Getting Starte d Guide Part No. 1.024.1330-0 2.
3Com Corporation 5400 Bay front P laza Santa Clara , California 95052-81 45 Copyright © 1999, 3Com Cor poration. Al l rights reserved. No part of this d ocumentati on may be reproduced in any form or.
C ONTENTS 1 O VERVIEW Contacting 3 Com ........... .................... ................... ................... .............. 1-1 Document C onventions ............... ................... ............. .................... ....... 1-2 Product Description .
1 O VERVIEW This chapt er pr ovides an over view of: ■ Contac ting 3Co m ■ Document con vention s ■ Pr oduct descri ption ■ Pr oduct comp atibil ity Contact ing 3Com Call th e appropriate to ll free num ber listed b elow for technical suppo rt.
1-2 C HAPTER 1: O VE RVIEW Refer to the T otal Control Hub Documenta tion CD-R OM for mo r e inform ation regarding produ ct warra nty . For i nforma tion a bout C ustomer S ervice, includi ng suppor t, tr aining , contract s, and docume ntation, visit our websi te at http://totalservice.
Product De scription 1-3 Product D escriptio n The PCI D ual 10/10 0Base-T Ethernet Networ k Interfa ce Car d (NIC) pr ovide s an Ethernet in terface be tween a part icular Networ k Applic ation Card (NAC) in the 3Com T otal Co ntrol chassis and your netwo rk.
2 I NSTALLATION This chap ter contains PCI Dual 1 0/100Base-T Ether net Network In terface Card (NIC) installati on info rmation . Inst allat ion T ool s T o inst all thi s NIC in t he T otal Contr ol cha ssis, you need a #2 Phillips an d flat-hea d screwdriver .
2-2 C HAPTER 2: I NSTALLATION To... Do this... Configure the Ethernet 1 port to connect directly to another NIC Push bo th switche s in Detai l A in t he up position Configure the Ethernet 1 port to c.
Install ation Procedur e 2- 3 2 Select a slo t at the rear of th e T otal Con tr ol chassi s for installin g the NIC. Insta ll this NIC in s lot(s): 1–16 . For manag ed chassis, slot 17 is reserved for th e Network Mana gement Card (N MC) NIC . 3 Use a #2 Phillips screwdriver to re move the safety pane l covering th is slot.
2-4 C HAPTER 2: I NSTALLATION 4 Insert the NIC be tween the slot’ s upp er and lower card guides. 5 Slide the NIC into the chassis, until t he fr ont of the NIC is flush with the chassis.
Install ation Procedur e 2- 5 6 Use a fla t-head screwdriver to tig hten the screws on th e front panel. 7 Cover any unused cha ssis slots with safety panels. 8 Install th e Network Applicati on Card (NAC) corresponding t o this NI C. Refer to the NAC ’ s Getting Start ed Guide for more informati on.
3 N ETWORK I NTERFACE C ARD C ABLIN G This chapte r pr ovide s informatio n about the physical in terfaces of the PCI Du al 10/100 Base-T Eth ernet Network In terface Card (NI C) and instruction s for accessing th e corresponding Netwo rk Applicati on Card (NAC) th r ough th e user inte rface (UI).
3-2 C HAPTER 3: N ETWORK I NTERFACE C AR D C ABLING Access ing th e User Interfac e T o access the UI of th e correspondi ng NAC, conn ect the follow ing cables to the NI C’ s console p ort.
A T RO U B L E C LEARING AND T ECHNICAL S PECIFI CATIO NS T rouble Clear ing This table de scribes Ethernet por t LEDs and pr ovide s tr ouble clear ing inform ation. The Ethern et port must be configur ed properl y in order to tran smit and receive da ta.
A-2 A PPENDIX A: T ROU BLE C LEARING AND T ECHNICAL S PECIFICATIONS T echnica l Specifications Certification EMC Safety Regula tory Comp liance Statements United States FCC Pa rt 15 Compl iance State ment This equi pment has been test ed and found t o comply with the limits for a Class A digi tal device, pursu ant to Pa rt 15 of th e FCC Rules.
Techni cal Spe cifica tions A-3 Interface Spec ifications RS-232 Port Ethe rnet 10 Base-T/ 100 Base-T X Ports Electrical spe cification RS-232-C (EI A/TIA-232-E standard) Connector RJ -45, 8 p osition.
A-4 A PPENDIX A: T ROU BLE C LEARING AND T ECHNICAL S PECIFICATIONS Current Draw +5.2 VDC @ 2.0 A typical m aximum T ypical m aximum refers to the maximu m current draw un der most typical confi guration s.
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