User Guide

About Auto-negotiation
Auto-negotiation is an IEEE 802.3 procedure of
negotiating the highest data flow capability between
the device (in this case, our Adapter) and their links
partner (some other device). The data flow
information, to be negotiated, consists of the data
speed (10Mbps or 100Mbps) and data transfer
(half-duplex or full-duplex communication). The
physical process of auto-negotiation requires only a
few milliseconds to choose the fastest
communications capability between the two
devices.
About WOL
WOL (Wake-On-LAN) is an ACPI function allowing
a powered OFF computer to be powered ON from a
remote station. ACPI (Advanced Configuration
Power Interface) is a new technology and an open
industry specification to provide power
management support systems through hardware
and operating system cooperation. To use the
WOL feature, the NIC must be WOL capable and
the motherboard of the PC (for which the card is
installed) must be of ACPI architecture.