Abocom RE450MX manual

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13

Go to page of

A good user manual

The rules should oblige the seller to give the purchaser an operating instrucion of Abocom RE450MX, along with an item. The lack of an instruction or false information given to customer shall constitute grounds to apply for a complaint because of nonconformity of goods with the contract. In accordance with the law, a customer can receive an instruction in non-paper form; lately graphic and electronic forms of the manuals, as well as instructional videos have been majorly used. A necessary precondition for this is the unmistakable, legible character of an instruction.

What is an instruction?

The term originates from the Latin word „instructio”, which means organizing. Therefore, in an instruction of Abocom RE450MX one could find a process description. An instruction's purpose is to teach, to ease the start-up and an item's use or performance of certain activities. An instruction is a compilation of information about an item/a service, it is a clue.

Unfortunately, only a few customers devote their time to read an instruction of Abocom RE450MX. A good user manual introduces us to a number of additional functionalities of the purchased item, and also helps us to avoid the formation of most of the defects.

What should a perfect user manual contain?

First and foremost, an user manual of Abocom RE450MX should contain:
- informations concerning technical data of Abocom RE450MX
- name of the manufacturer and a year of construction of the Abocom RE450MX item
- rules of operation, control and maintenance of the Abocom RE450MX item
- safety signs and mark certificates which confirm compatibility with appropriate standards

Why don't we read the manuals?

Usually it results from the lack of time and certainty about functionalities of purchased items. Unfortunately, networking and start-up of Abocom RE450MX alone are not enough. An instruction contains a number of clues concerning respective functionalities, safety rules, maintenance methods (what means should be used), eventual defects of Abocom RE450MX, and methods of problem resolution. Eventually, when one still can't find the answer to his problems, he will be directed to the Abocom service. Lately animated manuals and instructional videos are quite popular among customers. These kinds of user manuals are effective; they assure that a customer will familiarize himself with the whole material, and won't skip complicated, technical information of Abocom RE450MX.

Why one should read the manuals?

It is mostly in the manuals where we will find the details concerning construction and possibility of the Abocom RE450MX item, and its use of respective accessory, as well as information concerning all the functions and facilities.

After a successful purchase of an item one should find a moment and get to know with every part of an instruction. Currently the manuals are carefully prearranged and translated, so they could be fully understood by its users. The manuals will serve as an informational aid.

Table of contents for the manual

  • Page 1

    M73-APO01-260 10M Ethernet Attached Port PC Card Adapter Quick Installation Guide[...]

  • Page 2

    FCC Regulatory Statements Part15, Class B This device complies with Part 15 of FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditio ns: 1. This device may not cau se harmful interface, and 2. This device m ust accept an y interface recei ved, including interface that m ay cause undesired operation. This equipment has been tested and found [...]

  • Page 3

    - 1 - INTRODUCTION The PCMCIA Ethernet card is a cre dit-card-size Type II PCMCIA Ethernet adapter that complies with the PCM CIA 2.1 a nd IEEE 80 2.3 standards . It works with com puter s that incorporate a compatible interface. The drivers ass ociated with this card allow you to use the most popular Network Operating System (NOS) in th e PC envir[...]

  • Page 4

    - 2 - Operating Environment • Novell Netwar e 3.x, 4.x • Microsoft L AN Manage r • Packet Driver Applications • Microsoft Wi ndows for Wo rkgroups 3.11 , Windows 3.1 • Microsoft Windows N T 3.51, NT 4.0 • Windows 95 • Windows 98 • Windows ME • Windows 200 0 • Windows XP • Lantastic 6.0 • IBM OS/2 Warp Version 3[...]

  • Page 5

    INSTALLATION Hardware Connections & LEDs Indicators  Insert the PCMCIA Ethernet card into the PCMCIA slot of you r notebook  RJ-45 Port: Connect one en d o f the Ethernet cable into the card’s RJ-45 port. Plug the ot her end of the cable into a switch hub.  Link LED indicator: l ights green w hen 10M Network is l inked  ACT LED in[...]

  • Page 6

    Windows 95 Installation Make sure that the drivers of PCMCIA slot are well installed. The System Icon in the Control Panel can report on its functionality. Apart fro m above mentioned , any que stions on t his layer need to be taken up wi th the com puter's manufact urer. 1. Insert PCMCIA Ethernet C ard into PCMCIA slot. In New Hardware Fo und[...]

  • Page 7

    on its functionality. Apart from which is mentioned above, any questions on this layer ne ed to be taken up with the computer's manufactur er. 1. Once the PC Card is connected to your computer, Windows will automatically detect the new device. Windows will prompt an ADD NEW HARDWARE WIZARD dialog box, then press Next . 2. Select Search for the[...]

  • Page 8

    5. For the first tim e installation, p lease click Netw ork icon in Control Panel to add Protocols, Client and Service if you needed. 6. Reboot the mach ine and the card will take effect. Windows ME Installation 1. Once the PC Card is connected to your computer, Windows will automatically detect the new d evice. Insert the device Driver Disk into t[...]

  • Page 9

    - 7 - Windows NT 4.0 1. Make sure that the Network Services alre ady installed in the NT 4.0 system. 2. Insert the Ethernet Adapter into one of the system's PCMCIA Slots 3. Power up Windows N T 4.0 4. Open My Computer 5. Open Control Panel 6. Run the Network 7. Select Adapters pa ge 8. Press Add to add netw ork ad apte r 9. Press Have Di sk bu[...]

  • Page 10

    Windows 2000 Installation 1. Connect one end of the cable for the PCMCIA Ethernet card to y our com puter and the other end to the port of the new hard ware device. Windows will appear the fo llowing picture. Click Next. 2. Select Search for a suitabl e driver for my device (recommended) . Click Next . 3. Select Floppy disk drives and insert the di[...]

  • Page 11

    - 9 - 4. Click Next to make Windows install the appropriate driver for the new device. 5. Click Yes to continue.[...]

  • Page 12

    6. Click Finish to complete the software installation. Windows XP Installation 1 Once the device is connected, Windows will automatically dete ct the new device. Insert the device Driver Disk into the floppy disk drive of you r syst em. Cl ick Install the software automatically (Recommended) and click N ext. 2. Click Continue Anyway to proceed. - 1[...]

  • Page 13

    3. Wait while Windows copies the appropriate driver to your system. 4 Click Finish to complete the software installation. - 11 -[...]