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D-Link DGE-530T manual

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    D-Link ™ DGE-530T 32-bit Gigabit Network Adapter Manual Second Edition (Revised) (October 2003) 6DGE530T..02 Printed in Taiw an RECYCLABLE[...]

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    Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, D-Link Systems, Inc. (“D-Link”) provides this Limited warranty for its product only to the person or entity that originally purchased the product from: • D-Link or its authorized reseller or distributor and • Products purchased and delivered within the fifty states of the United States, [...]

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    • The customer must submit w ith the product as part of the cl aim a written description of the Hardware defect or Software nonconformance in sufficient detail to allow D-Link to confirm the same. • The original product owner must obtain a Return Material Au thorization (“RMA”) number from the Authorized D-Link Service Office and, if reques[...]

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    CE Mark Warning: This is a Class B product. In a domestic environment, this product may cause radio interference, in which case the user may be r equired to take adequate measures. FCC Statement: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. Thes e limits are d[...]

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    T able of Contents INTRODUCT ION ................................................................................................................................................ 1 System Requi rements ............................................................................................................ ............................ 1 Featur es[...]

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    DGE-530T Gigabit Ethernet Adapter Card 1 Introduction Thank you for choosing t he D-Link DGE-530T, the value leader among Gigabit adapters for PCI Bus personal computers. T his introduction give s a general description of the newer networking technologies found on the DGE-530T. The DGE-530T provides the bandwidth capability to support high-end se r[...]

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    DGE-530T Gigabit Ethernet Adapter Card • Supports Wake-on-LAN • Full-duplex Gigabit Ethernet int erface that deliver s 2Gbps aggregate bandwidth • Support for half and full duplex at 10Mbps, half and full-duplex at 100Mbps, and full-duplex operation at 1000Mbps • Support for full-duplex double net work throughput • Support TCP/IP checksum[...]

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    DGE-530T Gigabit Ethernet Adapter Card 2 Installation Unpack and Inspect CA UTION: Under ordinary circumstances, a DGE-530T card will not be affected by a static c harge that may be received through your body during handling of the unit. In special circumstances, the user may carry an extraordinarily high static char ge and it is good practice to r[...]

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    DGE-530T Gigabit Ethernet Adapter Card Software Installation The CD-ROM included with your DGE-530T is de signed t o make installation of necessary software a painless and trouble-fr ee process. Simply click on the “Install Drivers” button, and an Installation Wizard will guide you through the pr ocess, no matter which operating syste m you’r[...]

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    DGE-530T Gigabit Ethernet Adapter Card 3 Advanced Features Wake On LAN This Wake-on-LAN function can wake up the syst em from th e sleeping mode to th e fully powered mode over t he networ k immediat ely and a utomat ically . Once th e system is awake, it can be directed to run manage ment utilities. This functi on increase s end-user productivity [...]

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    DGE-530T Gigabit Ethernet Adapter Card The D-Link Ethernet Adapter Agent Included on the installation CD is a progra m f or viewing and configuring the DGE-530T, known as the D-Link Ethernet Adapter Agent. This agent will allow the user to vie w error packets, set passwords and choose NIC card op tions on your computer. This tool is only for comput[...]

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    DGE-530T Gigabit Ethernet Adapter Card Window will then prompt the user to choose an Ethernet card from a pull down list. After choosing the D-Link DGE-530T Gigabit Ethernet Adapter and clicking OK , the user will be prompted with another window to input so me personal information. You may input this information now or to set this information later[...]

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    DGE-530T Gigabit Ethernet Adapter Card The Configuration Tab has two field s. The first field, “ The agent is for:”, allows the user to choose an E thernet card t o config ure, fr om a pull dow n menu. T he “ Current Status ” is a read only field which displays the most rece nt action made by the Ethernet card. Clicking the Error Log tab wi[...]

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    DGE-530T Gigabit Ethernet Adapter Card The us er may s et the f ollow ing fi elds. • Name : A name chosen to identify t he user when configuring t he DGE-530T. • Location : Th e user may identi fy t he physi cal loc ation of the comput er wher e the Eth ernet card is installed. • Contact : Information on how to cont act th e user, such as a t[...]

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    DGE-530T Gigabit Ethernet Adapter Card SNMP SNMP is an acronym for Simple Network Manageme nt Protocol. This net work protocol is used to manage TCP/IP networks by using “T raps” sent from devices compliant with SNMP and collected by one or more serve rs. Devices that comp ly with SNMP corre spond with management applications by sending alerts [...]

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    DGE-530T Gigabit Ethernet Adapter Card To test the diagnostic, first disconnect the cable from the r emote end n ode so ther e is jus t an open cable connected to the DGE-530T . Click the appropriate adapt er from th e tree view above and then click the Start VCT button. T he results which will appear in the table below will display the cable pairs[...]

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    DGE-530T Gigabit Ethernet Adapter Card 4 T roubleshooting If you experi ence any problems w ith t he adapt er, chec k to see: • that t he appropr iate dri ver is lo aded; • that t he proper g rade of ca ble is employ ed for th e network c onnecti on; • that the suppor ting hub is properly qualified for the application. The DGE-530T Adapter fe[...]

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    DGE-530T Gigabit Ethernet Adapter Card 5 Specifications EMC And Safety Certifications: • FCC Class B • CE Class B • BSMI Class B • C-Ti ck Host interface: 32-bit PCI Bus (Bus Mast er) I/O base address assigned by Plug and Play system Interr upt Number As signed by Plug and Play syst em Physical Dimensions: 4.88 inches(L) x 2.17 inches (W) [[...]

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    Offices Australia D-Link Australia 1 Giffnock Ave nue, Nor th Ryde , NSW 2113, Sydney, Australia TEL: 61-2-8899-1800 FAX: 61-2-8899-1868 TOLL FREE (Australia): 1800-177100 URL: www.dlink.co m.au E-MAIL: suppor t@dlink.com.au & info@dlink. com.au Brazil D-Link Brasil Ltda. Edificio Manoel Tabacow Hydal, Rua Tavares Cabr al 102 Sala 31, 05423-030[...]

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    REPAIR: 00800-7250-8000 E-MAIL: info@dlink.de India D-Link India Plot No.5, B andra-Kurla Complex Rd., O ff Cst Rd., Santacruz (East), Mumbai, 400 098 India TEL: 91-022-652-6696/6578/6623 FAX: 91-022-652-8914/8476 URL: www.dlink-india.com & www.dlink .co.in E-MAIL: service@dlink.india.co m & tushars@dlink-india.com Italy D-Link Mediterraneo[...]

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    TEL: 971-4-366-885 FAX: 971-4-355-941 E-MAIL: Wxavier@dlink-me.com U.K. D-Link Europe (United Kingdom) Ltd 4 th Floor, Merit House, Edgware Road, Colinda le, London NW9 5AB Unite d Kingdom TEL: 44-020-8731-5555 SALES: 44-020-8731-5550 FAX: 44-020-8731-5511 SALES: 44-020-8731-5551 BBS: 44 (0) 181-235-5511 URL: www.dlink.co.uk E-MAIL: info@dlink.co .[...]