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3Com 10/100BASE-T manual

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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[...]

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    ® 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[...]

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    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 by any mean s or used t o make any der ivative work (such as translation, transformat ion, or adaptati on) withou t writte n permiss ion from 3C om C[...]

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    C ONTENTS 1 O VERVIEW Contacting 3 Com ........... .................... ................... ................... .............. 1-1 Document C onventions ............... ................... ............. .................... ....... 1-2 Product Description ............... ................... ............. ................... .............. 1-3 Produ[...]

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    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. For Europe an countr ies that do no t have a toll f ree number li sted, call +3 1 30 602 9900 . C[...]

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    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.3com .com Docum ent Conv entions These tabl es list convent i[...]

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    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. This NIC fe atur es two high spee d Ethernet ports cap able of auto-detecti ng between 1 [...]

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    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 . Inst allat ion Procedure T o ins tall th is NIC: ESD: T o reduce the risk o f electros[...]

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    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 connect to a hub Push sw itches in Detail A in the down position Configure the Ethernet 2 port to connect directly to another NIC Push bo th switche s [...]

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    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.[...]

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    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.[...]

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    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.[...]

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    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). Physical Inter faces The PCI Dual 10/100Base -T Et[...]

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    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. Callout Description 1 RJ-45 co nnector to NIC’s co nsole port 2 DB-25 ma le connector to m odem for r emote operation s 3 DB-25 femal e-to-female nul l mod[...]

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    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. Refe r to the N AC’ s Pro duct Refe rence gui de for add itional hardware trouble cle aring[...]

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    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. The[...]

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    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 mod ular jack Configuration Da ta Terminal E quipment (DT E) Transmiss ion method Unbalan ced RS-232 Transmission rate 115,2 00 bps ma ximu m Data Tr[...]

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    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. Envi ronment Shi pping an d Storag e Operating Phys ical Dimen sions Temp erature -25° to 75° C, -13° to 167° F Relative Humidity 0 – 100[...]

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    3Com Corpora tion 5400 Bayfront Plaza P.O. Box 58145 Santa Clara , CA 95052-8145 ©1999 3Com Corpora tion All rights reserved Printed in the U.S.A. Part No. 1.0 24.1330-02[...]