User’s Manual Fast Ethernet CardBus (MPC-200) acsense R 1
Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Network Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Driver support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Physical characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction This manual describes how to operate the Fast Ethernet CardBus Card. The Fast Ethernet LAN PC Card is a Credit-card sized Ethernet Card which works with any computer, notebook, sub-notebook or Macintosh PowerBook G3 series, or Card Reader that supports CardBus slots. CardBus is a function and performance extension of the PC Card (PCMCIA) standards. The CardBus interface is a 32-bit wide and Bus-mastering allowable device. It enhanced the overall system throughput.
Introduction ¥ Bus Width: 32 bits ¥ Power: 3.3 V ¥ Temperature: 0ûC~60ûC/ 32ûF~140ûF (Std. Operating) ¥ Humidity: 10% to 90% ¥ Distance: 100m from Hub to Node ¥ Dimensions: 86mm x 54mm x 5 mm Installing the Fast Ethernet CardBus Card You will be installing the Fast Ethernet CardBus Card in your computer. If you are having trouble locating the slot, refer to the user's manual of your computer or consult the manufacture of your computer. Gently slide the PC Card into the CardBus PC Card slot.
Getting Started Chapter 2 Getting Started Installing the Fast Ethernet CardBus Card You will be installing the Fast Ethernet CardBus Card in CardBus slot of your computer. If you have trouble locating the slot, please refer to your computer's user manual or consult the dealer of your computer. Follow the procedure below to install the Fast Ethernet CardBus Card. 1. Turn off the host computer. 2. With the card's 68 pin connector facing the PCMCIA CardBus slot, gently slide the PC Card into the CardBus slot.
Getting Started LED Indicators ¥ 100 LED: This LED is used to indicate the Ethernet speed: The green light indicates a connection with a 100BASE-TX Fast Ethernet network. ¥ Link/Act LED: This LED is used to indicate the network activity. It is blinking when the PC Card is transmitting or receiving packets from network. It is also lit when indicating a Link to a network.
Chapter 3 Driver Installation for Mac OS Chapter 3 Driver Installation for Mac OS System Requirements ¥ Mac OS version 8.1 or above. ¥ Macintosh G3 PowerBook Series. ¥ Card and Socket Service 3.0. ¥ Open Transport 1.3 or above Installation Before your computer system can recognize your Fast Ethernet CardBus Card, it is necessary to run some software to enable it. This section gives a brief overview of the installation process. Software Installation 1.
Chapter 3 Driver Installation for Mac OS 4. Click the Install button. The Installer will install the appropriate driver to your computer. 5. Click the Restart button when installation is completed. AppleTalk Setup ¥ Open the AppleTalk control panel ¥ Select FastEther Card from the pop-up menu. Optional: The Current Zone pop-up menu will be active if zones are available.
Chapter 3 Driver Installation for Mac OS ¥ Close the control panel when you have finished. ¥ To confirm the change of network connections, click OK. TCP/IP Setup ¥ Open the TCP/IP control panel. ¥ Select FastEther Card from the pop-up menu. . ¥ Set up TCP/IP configuration according to the situation of your network environment. ¥ Close the control panel when you have finished. ¥ To confirm the change of network connections, click OK.
Chapter 3 Driver Installation for Mac OS ¥ Drag the FastEther Card icon that appears on the desktop to the Trash. ¥ Then the FastEther Card will eject automatically.
Specification Appendix A Specifications ¥ Network standard: 10Mbps IEEE 802.3 10BASE-T Ethernet 100Mbps IEEE 802.3u 100BASE-TX Fast Ethernet ¥ Type II PCMCIA, Hot Plug-and-Play Fast Ethernet CardBus Card, supports Full Duplex 10BASE-T and 100BASE-TX communication ¥ Complies with 32-bit PCI Card Bus specification. ¥ For Windows 3.x and Windows 95, Windows 98 ,and Windows NT operation system.
Assignment Appendix B Pin Assignment RJ-45 connector The RJ-45 connector is used to connect with a hub or switch, RJ-45 regular ports can be attached to any devices which use a standard network interface (e.g., a workstation, server, bridge or router). RJ-45 up-link ports can be cascaded to a station port on similar networking devices (e.g., another switch or hub).
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