Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product TG-3468 TP-Link
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TG - 3468 Gigabit PCI E xpr ess Netw ork Ada pter Rev : 2.0.0 1910010 580.
COPYRIGH T & TRADEMARKS Specificat ions are sub ject to change witho ut notice. is a register ed tra demark of TP - LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD . Other br ands and produ ct names are trade marks or regist ered trade marks of the ir respect ive holders.
FCC ST AT EMEN T This equip ment has been t ested and found to com ply with the limits for a Cl ass B digital devic e, pursuant t o part 15 of t he FC C Rules. These li mits ar e designed to pr ovide rea sonable protecti on against har mful interferen ce in a res idential i nstallat ion.
TP - LIN K TECHNOLOGIES CO. , LTD TP - LINK T ECHNOLO GIES CO., LTD. Building 24 ( floors 1, 3, 4, 5), and 28 (floors 1 - 4) Cent ral Science an d Techn ology Par k, Shennan Rd, Nansha n, Shenz hen, China DECLAR A TION OF CONFORMITY For the follow ing equi pment: Product Des cription: Gigabit PCI Expre ss Net work A dapter Model No.
CO NT ENTS Package C ontent s .................................................................................................... 1 Chapt er 1. Introduction ........................................................................................ 2 1.
TG - 346 8 Gigabit PC I Exp ress Ne two rk Adapter 1 Packag e Conten ts The follow ing c ontents sh ould be found in your box: One TG - 3468 Gigabi t PCI Express Networ k Adapter Quick Insta l.
TG - 346 8 Gigabit PC I Exp ress Ne two rk Adapter 2 Chapt er 1. Introduct ion 1.1 Overview of the product The TG - 3468 10/10 0/100 0Mbps PCI EXPR ESS Gigabit Networ k Adapter is a high ly integrated and cost - effectiv e Gigab it Et hernet Adapter w hich is full y c ompl ian t with IEE E 802.
TG - 346 8 Gigabit PC I Exp ress Ne two rk Adapter 3 Chapt er 2. Installation Guide 2.1 Hard ware Inst alla tion To install the ad apter, please f ollow these ste ps listed belo w: 1. Turn off your comput er and unp lug the power c ord and all cab l es.
TG - 346 8 Gigabit PC I Exp ress Ne two rk Adapter 4 Figure 2-2 F ound New Hardw are W izard i n W indow s Vista 2.2 Sof tware I nst allation The section w ill guide you through the i nstallat ion procedur e s for Windows XP , W in dows 7 , and W indows Vista .
TG - 346 8 Gigabit PC I Exp ress Ne two rk Adapter 5 3. The Compute r Manage ment screen will appear as shown in Figure 2-4. C lick D evic e Man age r , and t hen you w ill see the vario us options on the right . Clic k O ther devices , and then from the drop - down list plea se find Ethe rnet Con troller .
TG - 346 8 Gigabit PC I Exp ress Ne two rk Adapter 6 Figure 2-5 5. Sel ect Install from a l ist or speci fic locatio n [ A dvanced] ， and the n click N ext . Figure 2-6 6. Sel ect Don ’ t se arch. I will choose t he driv er to i nstal l , and then cl ick Next .
TG - 346 8 Gigabit PC I Exp ress Ne two rk Adapter 7 Figure 2-7 7. Sel ect Network adapters , and then click Next . Figure 2-8.
TG - 346 8 Gigabit PC I Exp ress Ne two rk Adapter 8 8. Clic k Ha ve D isk … . Not e: Please d o not select any network adapter w hich is listed in t he wind ow .
TG - 346 8 Gigabit PC I Exp ress Ne two rk Adapter 9 10. Find the r ight product m odel （ TG - 3468 ） and operatio n system ( Window s XP ) in the resource C D direct ory and choose the .inf file , and then clic k Open . Figure 2- 11 11. Back to the Install From D isk screen, click OK .
TG - 346 8 Gigabit PC I Exp ress Ne two rk Adapter 10 12. Clic k Nex t . Figure 2- 13 13. There wi ll pop up Figure 2- 14 ; select Cont inue Anyw ay . Figure 2- 14.
TG - 346 8 Gigabit PC I Exp ress Ne two rk Adapter 11 14. W a it a f ew seconds f or th e i nsta llation. Figure 2- 15 15. Clic k Finish t o compl ete the inst allation.
TG - 346 8 Gigabit PC I Exp ress Ne two rk Adapter 12 2.2.2 For Wi ndows 7 1. Insert t he TP - LINK Resour ce CD into the CD - ROM drive. 2. Right - cl ick the icon Computer on the desktop, an d then click Mana ge . Figure 2- 17 3. The Comput er M ana gement screen w ill appear as shown in Figur e 2- 18 .
TG - 346 8 Gigabit PC I Exp ress Ne two rk Adapter 13 Figure 2- 19 5. Sel ect Let me pick from a list of device driv ers on m y computer , and then clic k Nex t .
TG - 346 8 Gigabit PC I Exp ress Ne two rk Adapter 14 Figure 2- 21 7. Clic k Ha ve D isk … in the scr een as shown in Figure 2- 22 . Figure 2- 22 8. Clic k Br owse … in the Install Fro m Disk window as show n in Figure 2- 23 .
TG - 346 8 Gigabit PC I Exp ress Ne two rk Adapter 15 Figure 2- 23 9. Fi nd t he right pr oduct model ( TG - 3468 ) and operation syst em ( W indow s 7 32 bits or Windo ws 7 64 bits ) i n t he resourc e CD dir ectory and c hoose the .inf fil e , and the n click Open .
TG - 346 8 Gigabit PC I Exp ress Ne two rk Adapter 16 10. Back to the Install From D isk window as show n in Fig ur e 2- 25 , click OK . Figure 2- 25 11.
TG - 346 8 Gigabit PC I Exp ress Ne two rk Adapter 17 12. There wi ll appear F igure 2- 27 indicating th e installation proce ss. Figure 2- 27 13. During the abov e i nsta llation proc ess, y ou will be prompted Figur e 2- 28 . Sel ect Insta ll to continue wit h the abov e installatio n process.
TG - 346 8 Gigabit PC I Exp ress Ne two rk Adapter 18 14. A few mom ents later, F igure 2- 29 will appe ar show ing your succes sful inst allation of the driver software. Click Clos e to com plete it. Figure 2- 29 2.2.3 For Wi ndows Vista 1. Insert t he TP - LINK Resour ce CD into the C D - ROM drive.
TG - 346 8 Gigabit PC I Exp ress Ne two rk Adapter 19 Figure 2- 31 4. The next s creen wil l appear as shown i n Figur e 2- 32 . S elect Browse my computer for driver software .
TG - 346 8 Gigabit PC I Exp ress Ne two rk Adapter 20 5. Sel ect Let me pick from a list of device driv ers on my computer , and then click Nex t . Figure 2- 33 6.
TG - 346 8 Gigabit PC I Exp ress Ne two rk Adapter 21 7. Clic k Ha ve D isk … in the scr een as shown in Figure 2- 35 . Figure 2- 35 8. Clic k Br owse … in the Install Fro m Disk window as show n in Figure 2- 36 .
TG - 346 8 Gigabit PC I Exp ress Ne two rk Adapter 22 Figure 2- 37 Not e: If you hav e no idea about your operatin g system being Window s Vis ta 32 bits or Windows V is ta 64 bits , pleas e refer t o A ppendix B : Trou blesho oting - T3 . 10. Back to the Install From D isk window as show n in Figure 2- 38 , click OK .
TG - 346 8 Gigabit PC I Exp ress Ne two rk Adapter 23 11. Clic k Nex t in the next sc reen as sh own in Figur e 2- 39 . Figure 2- 39 12. There wi ll appear F igure 2- 40 indicating th e installation proce ss.
TG - 346 8 Gigabit PC I Exp ress Ne two rk Adapter 24 13. During the abov e i nsta llation proc ess, y ou will be prompted Figur e 2- 41 . Sel ect Insta ll to continue wit h the abov e installatio n process. Figure 2- 41 14. After a few mom ents, Figure 2- 42 w ill appea r sho win g you r suc cessf ul i nsta lla tion of the driver softw are.
TG - 346 8 Gigabit PC I Exp ress Ne two rk Adapter 25 A ppendix A : Spec ifications No rma l Interfac e Support PCI Expre ss 1. 1 Buf fer S ize Transmit/Rece ive On Ch ip Buffer(48 K)support Standards IEEE802.3ab 1000 Base - T, IEEE802.3x, IEEE802. 1q, IEE E802.
TG - 346 8 Gigabit PC I Exp ress Ne two rk Adapter 26 A ppendix B: Troubleshoot ing T1. What sho uld I do if PC cannot f ind th e new h ardwar e? Check to s ee if the net work a dapter is ins erted in t he PCI Exp res s slot prop erly; otherwise, please re i nsert t he adapte r.
TG - 346 8 Gigabit PC I Exp ress Ne two rk Adapter 27 Figure B-2 （ for W in dows 7 ） Figure B-3 （ for W in dows Vis ta ）.
TG - 346 8 Gigabit PC I Exp ress Ne two rk Adapter 28 2) You c an find out w hether your operat ing syst em is 32 - bit or 64 - bit , as shown below . Figure B- 4 （ for W indow s 7 ） Figure B- 5 .
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