EPaC 205-01A Book Page 1 Wednesday, October 15, 1997 3:40 PM Asanté EtherPaC 2000+ Series Plug-and-Play ISA Ethernet Adapter Installation Guide
EPaC 205-01A Book Page 2 Wednesday, October 15, 1997 3:40 PM Copyright Notice Copyright 1996 by Asanté Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved.
EPaC 205-01A Book Page i Wednesday, October 15, 1997 3:40 PM Table of Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-2 Package Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-2 Installing the Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1 Optional AUI Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
EPaC 205-01A Book Page ii Wednesday, October 15, 1997 3:40 PM Jumper Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1 EtherPaC 2000+ Adapter Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
EPaC 205-01A Book Page 1 Wednesday, October 15, 1997 3:40 PM 1 Introduction The Asanté EtherPaC 2000+ adapter is a Plug-and-Play Ethernet adapter that connects a personal computer with an Industry-Standard Architecture (ISA) bus to an Ethernet network. Plug-and-Play technology provides automatic configuration of new devices without user intervention. The EtherPaC 2000+ adapter has two fixed connectors: RJ-45 and BNC. An optional AUI connector is also available.
EPaC 205-01A Book Page 2 Wednesday, October 15, 1997 3:40 PM Introduction Features ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ Operates in Plug-and-Play, Jumperless, or Jumper mode Support for 8- and 16-bit expansion slots Provides UTP/BNC/AUI ports to comply with IEEE 802.
EPaC 205-01A Book Page 1 Wednesday, October 15, 1997 3:40 PM 2 Installing the Adapter Using the EtherPaC 2000+ Ethernet adapter to set up your PC network, install the adapter in the computer. Note: You do not need to set any jumpers or switches on the adapter unless it is necessary to assign specific IRQ and I/O addresses. 1 2 3 Turn the power off and remove the computer cover. Align the adapter’s edge connector with an expansion slot.
EPaC 205-01A Book Page 2 Wednesday, October 15, 1997 3:40 PM Installing the Adapter Optional AUI Connector An optional AUI connector is available from Asanté (see back cover).The JP3 connector on the adapter is used to attach a cable to a bracket with the AUI connection. To install the AUI connector cable: 1 Hook up the cable to the connector marked JP3: AUI. Important: Make sure the red line on the cable is aligned with the pin 1 (lower left) location. 2 Secure the bracket to the computer.
EPaC 205-01A Book Page 3 Wednesday, October 15, 1997 3:40 PM EtherPaC 2000+ Installation Guide To set the adapter into Jumperless mode: ❏ ❏ Remove the jumper on jumper-pair 8 of JP1 (default setting) Use the SETUP.EXE program to set to Jumperless mode Jumper mode When using the adapter in Jumper mode, you can configure the adapter with jumper settings JP1 and JP2. (See Appendix A for a description of jumper settings.
EPaC 205-01A Book Page 4 Wednesday, October 15, 1997 3:40 PM Installing the Adapter To run the diagnostic program: 1 2 3 Insert the Driver Diskette into drive A. Type the following at the DOS prompt: A:SETUP Press return. A screen appears displaying the main menu. 4 Select DIAGNOSTICS, then press return.
EPaC 205-01A Book Page 5 Wednesday, October 15, 1997 3:40 PM EtherPaC 2000+ Installation Guide LED Indicators Figure 2-2 shows the two LEDs that indicate Link and Activity status for installation verification and diagnostic purposes. Link LED Figure 2-2 Activity LED LED Indicators Activity LED The amber Activity LED indicates the activity (transmit and receive data) status of the EtherPaC 2000+ controller board.This LED should blink when data packets are being transmitted or received from the cable.
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EPaC 205-01A Book Page 1 Wednesday, October 15, 1997 3:40 PM 3 Installing Network Drivers Network Operating Systems Supported After installing, configuring and testing the adapter, you are ready to install network drivers and work with your network operating system.
EPaC 205-01A Book Page 2 Wednesday, October 15, 1997 3:40 PM Installing Network Drivers Installing Network Specific Drivers Novell NetWare Client To install a NetWare DOS ODI driver automatically, run the INSTODI autoinstallation program on the Driver Diskette. Performing this procedure installs all necessary NetWare DOS ODI client software, modifies the CONFIG.SYS file, and configures the adapter automatically.
EPaC 205-01A Book Page 3 Wednesday, October 15, 1997 3:40 PM EtherPaC 2000+ Installation Guide Note: The EtherPaC 2000+ adapter is a Plug-and-Play module with Windows 95; no separate driver installation is needed. After inserting the adapter into your computer, Windows 95 will automatically detect and install the Novell NE2000 driver for use with the adapter. The Windows 95 installation disks or CD is needed to complete this installation. 1 2 Install the adapter into an expansion slot.
EPaC 205-01A Book Page 4 Wednesday, October 15, 1997 3:40 PM Installing Network Drivers 4 5 Double-click the Network icon.
EPaC 205-01A Book Page 1 Wednesday, October 15, 1997 3:40 PM 4 Remote Boot ROM Booting Your PC From a Server You may want to boot up your PC from a remote server on the network, or you may have a PC without a boot diskette or a disk drive and need to boot up from a remote server.
EPaC 205-01A Book Page 2 Wednesday, October 15, 1997 3:40 PM Remote Boot ROM 4 Gently press the ROM into the socket (see Figure 4-1). Be careful not to bend the pins. Boot ROM socket Figure 4-1 5 Boot ROM socket on the adapter Install the EtherPaC 2000+ adapter in the PC, then turn on the PC. Enable Boot ROM Function To use the Remote Boot function, you also need to enable the Boot ROM function in the SETUP.EXE program.
EPaC 205-01A Book Page 1 Wednesday, October 15, 1997 3:40 PM A Jumper Configuration The EtherPaC 2000+ Adapter can be configured by either jumper settings or software. Please refer to the following illustrations and tables for a detailed description of the jumper settings. Important: You only need to set the jumper when the card is in Jumper mode.
EPaC 205-01A Book Page 2 Wednesday, October 15, 1997 3:40 PM Jumper Configuration JP1 : 1-4 (I/O ADDRESS) JP1 : 5-7 (IRQ) 1 2 3 4 I/O 5 6 7 IRQ 0 0 0 0 300H 0 0 0 2(9) 0 0 0 1 320H 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 340H 0 1 0 4 0 0 1 1 360H 0 1 1 5 1 0 0 0 380H 1 0 0 10 1 0 0 1 3A0H 1 0 1 11 1 0 1 0 3C0H 1 1 0 12 1 0 1 1 3E0H 1 1 1 15 0 1 0 0 200H 0 1 0 1 220H 0 1 1 0 240H 0 1 1 1 260H 1 1 0 0 280H 1 1 0 1 2A0H
EPaC 205-01A Book Page 1 Wednesday, October 15, 1997 3:40 PM B Specifications EtherPaC 2000+ Adapter Specifications Bus Characteristics ❏ Works in 8- or 16-bit Industry Standard Architecture (ISA) bus Standards ❏ IEEE 802.
EPaC 205-01A Book Page 2 Wednesday, October 15, 1997 3:40 PM Specifications ❏ AUI port (optional): IEEE 802.
EPaC 205-01A Book Page 3 Wednesday, October 15, 1997 3:40 PM Technical Support Contacting Technical Support To contact Asanté Technical Support: Telephone (800) 622-7464 (408) 435-0706 Fax (408) 432-6018 Fax-Back (800) 741-8607 (408) 954-8607 Bulletin Board Service (BBS) (408) 432-1416 ARA BBS (guest log-in) (408) 894-0765 AppleLink Mail/BBS ASANTE FTP Archive ftp.asante.com Internet Mail support@asante.com World Wide Web Site http://www.asante.com Technical Support Hours 6:00 a.m.
EPaC 205-01A Book Page 4 Wednesday, October 15, 1997 3:40 PM ASANTÉ TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 821 FOX LANE, SAN JOSE, CA 95131 PHONE: 408.435.8388, 800.662.9686 • FAX: 408.432.7511, APPLELINK: ASANTE.SALES, e-mail address: sales@asante.com ©1996 Asanté Technologies Inc., Asanté is a trademark of Asanté Technologies, Inc. All brand names and products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. Part Number 06-00205-02 Rev.
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