D-Link DFE-690TXD manual

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2 D-Link DFE-690TXD User Manual T able of Contents Pr oduct Overview ........................................................ 3 P ac kage Contents.................................................... 3 System Requirements ............................................. 3 Introduction .............................................................. 4 Abo[...]

3 D-Link DFE-690TXD User Manual Section 1 - Product Overview • D-Link DFE-690TXD 32-bit F ast Ether net Cardb us Notebook Adapter • Manual and Softw are on CD • Quic k Install Guide If an y of the abo ve items are m iss ing, ple ase co ntact y our r esell er . System Requirements • Windows ® 7, Vista ® , XP , 2000, or Mac OS 10.3 • At l[...]

4 D-Link DFE-690TXD User Manual Section 1 - Product Overview Introduction Thank y ou f or ch oosing the D-Link DFE-690TXD , the v alue leader among Ether net/F ast Ether net adapters f or notebook PCs. The D-Link DFE-690TXD Cardbus PC Card f or notebook PCs is a credit-card sized Ether net / F ast-Ether net adapter f or connecting a notebook PC to [...]

5 D-Link DFE-690TXD User Manual Section 1 - Product Overview About Fast Ethernet F ast Ethe r net is a netw ork techn olog y speci fied by IEEE Standa rd 802.3u. It e xtends the tradi tion al 10Mbps (10 megab it/ sec) Ether net technology to achiev e 100Mbps (100 megabit/sec) transmission and reception. Because F ast Ether net retains the traditio[...]

6 D-Link DFE-690TXD User Manual Section 1 - Product Overview About Auto-negotiation The basic idea of auto-negotiation can be understood by reflecting f or a moment on the f amiliar process of making a dialup connection betw een two modems . Y ou ha ve probab ly heard some e xchanges between y our local modem and a modem at the other end of a tele[...]

7 D-Link DFE-690TXD User Manual Section 1 - Product Overview If the suppor ting de vice does not hav e auto-negotiation functionality , then its monotone (single capability) message will be recognized b y the DFE-690TXD’ s auto-negotiation f acility , and the DFE-690TXD will simply s witch to the one of its own capabilities which matches that of [...]

8 D-Link DFE-690TXD User Manual Section 1 - Product Overview • 100Mbps and 10Mbps data rates in compliance with IEEE 802.3 • Ether net standards 100Base-TX and 10Base-T • PCMCIA PC Card Standard V er .2.0 and new er • PCMCIA standard 68-pin front-end connector • 15-pin bac k-end connector f or media coupler • Full-Duple x capable in 10M[...]

9 D-Link DFE-690TXD User Manual Section 1 - Product Overview Hardware Over view 100M Link/Act A ste ady lig ht ind ic ate s a 100 Mb ps connection to a network. A b linking light indicates data is being tr ansmitted up to 100Mbps. 10M Link/Act A steady light indicates a 10Mbps connection to a network. A b lin ki ng lig ht in di ca tes dat a is be i[...]

10 D-Link DFE-690TXD User Manual Section 2 - Installation T urn on th e com put er an d In se r t the D- Li nk DFE -6 90T XD Dri v er CD into the CD- R OM driv e. The step-b y-step instr uctions are shown in Windows ® XP , and are similar in other Windows ® operating systems . If th e CD A ut oru n fun cti on doe s not au to mat ica ll y st ar t [...]

11 D-Link DFE-690TXD User Manual Section 2 - Installation Hardware Installation Once the DFE-690TXD is inser ted into the Cardb us slot, tur n on your computer . Windows ® XP completes the installation of the DFE-690TXD automatically . A “F ound Ne w Hardware” message will appear in the task bar , indicating that the installation is complete. [...]

12 D-Link DFE-690TXD User Manual Section 2 - Installation T o complete the installation of the DFE-690TXD: • Make sure that the DFE-690TXD CD-R OM is inser ted in the CD-ROM driv e • The DFE-690TXD is inser ted into your laptop • The laptop is tur ned ON • See the section below that corresponds to y our Operating System to complete the inst[...]

13 D-Link DFE-690TXD User Manual Section 2 - Installation V erify Installation Step 1: Windows ® 2000: Click on Start > Settings > Control P anel Windows ® XP: Click on Start > Control P anel Windows Vista ® : Click on Start > Control P anel Windows ® 7: Click on Start > Control P anel Step 2: Windows ® 2000 and XP: Click on the[...]

14 D-Link DFE-690TXD User Manual Section 2 - Installation Th is se ct ion inc lud es in st ruct ion s sp eci fic to th e Wi nd ow s ® 20 00/ XP ope ra tin g sy ste m. F or ad dit ion al in f orma tio n reg ard in g th is s ec ti on , pl ea se c on su lt y ou r Win do ws ® d ocum enta tion pro vi ded my Micr osof t. Go to St art > S etti ngs &[...]

15 D-Link DFE-690TXD User Manual Section 2 - Installation Go to Start > Set ti ng s > Con tr ol P ane l > Sys tem. Ope n the Net wo rk Id en ti fic at io n ta b and cli ck th e Pr op erties b utt on . T ype the nam e of y our com pu te r in th e comp uter na me bo x. Mak e up a name th at is uniq ue am on g the comp uter s nam es on y ou [...]

16 D-Link DFE-690TXD User Manual Section 2 - Installation T ype the na me of yo ur wo r kg rou p in the wo rkg roup bo x. The na me y ou typ e shou ld be the same w orkg rou p na me in us e b y a ll o f th e ot he r PC s on t he n et w ork. Wh en fin ishe d, r em o v e al l d isks fro m y our co mp ut er an d re st ar t y our co mp ut er to act iv[...]

17 D-Link DFE-690TXD User Manual Section 3 - T roubleshooting 1. How do I kno w if I have a Car dbus contr oller on my laptop? Some of our PCMCIA Network adapters require the laptop to hav e a 32-bit PCMCIA slot. Y ou can check to see if y our computer has a 32-bit Cardb us card slot from De vice Manager . Step 1 - Right-Clic k My Computer and sele[...]

18 D-Link DFE-690TXD User Manual Appendix A - Networking Basics Networking Basics Check your IP address After y ou install your new D-Link adapter , b y def ault, the TCP/IP settings should be set to obtain an IP address from a DHCP ser ver (i.e router) automatically . T o verify y our IP address, please see f ollow the steps below: Windows ® 2000[...]

19 D-Link DFE-690TXD User Manual Appendix A - Networking Basics Statically Assign an IP address If you are not using a DHCP capable gate wa y/router , or you need to assign a static IP address, please follo w the steps below: Step 1 Windows ® 2000/XP: Clic k on Star t > Settings > Control P anel > Network Connections. Windows Vista ® : C[...]

20 D-Link DFE-690TXD User Manual Appendix B - T echnical Specifications T echnical Specifications Standards • IEEE 802.3 10Base-T Ether net • IEEE 802.3u 100Base-TX F ast Ether net • ANSI/IEEE 802.3 NW a y A uto-Negotiation • PCMCIA 2.x • 32-bit Cardbus Network Media • Ether net: UTP Cat3, 4, 5 EIA/TIA-568 100-ohm • F ast Ether net:[...]

21 D-Link DFE-690TXD User Manual Appendix C - T echnical Support Contacting T echnical Support D-Link provides free technical suppor t f or customers within the United States and within Canada f or the duration of the warranty period on this product. U .S. and Canadian customers can contact D-Link technical suppor t through our web site or b y phon[...]

22 D-Link DFE-690TXD User Manual Appendix D - Warranty W arranty Subject to the ter ms and conditions set f or th herein, D-Link Systems, Inc. (“D-Link”) provides this Limited W arranty: • Only to the person or entity that originally purchased the product from D-Link or its author ized reseller or distributor , and • Only f or products purc[...]

23 D-Link DFE-690TXD User Manual Appendix D - Warranty Limited Software W arranty: D-L ink w arr ant s tha t the soft w ar e portion of the pro duct (“So ftw are ”) will subs ta nti ally conf orm to D-L ink’ s the n cur ren t fun ction al spec ificat ions f or the Software, as set for th in the applicable documentation, from the date of or i[...]

24 D-Link DFE-690TXD User Manual Appendix D - Warranty • After an RMA number is issued, the defectiv e product m ust be pac kaged securely in the original or other suitable shipping package to ensure that it will not be damaged in transit, and the RMA n umber m ust be prominently mar ked on the outside of the pac kage. Do not include an y manuals[...]

25 D-Link DFE-690TXD User Manual Appendix D - Warranty IF ANY IMPLIED W ARRANTY CANNO T BE DISCLAIMED IN ANY TERRIT OR Y WHERE A PRODUCT IS SOLD , THE DURA TION OF SUCH IMPLI ED W ARRANTY SHALL BE LIMITED T O THE DURA TION OF THE APPLICA BLE W ARRANT Y PERIOD SET FOR TH ABO VE. EXCEP T AS EXPRE SSL Y CO VER ED UNDER THE LIMITED W ARR ANTY PR O VIDE[...]

26 D-Link DFE-690TXD User Manual Appendix D - Warranty CE Mark W arning: This is a Class B product. In a domestic environment, this product ma y cause radio interf erence, in which case the user ma y be required to take adequate measures . FCC Statement: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits f or a Class B digital de vi[...]

27 D-Link DFE-690TXD User Manual V ersion 1.7 F ebr uar y 4, 2010 Product registration is entirely v oluntar y and failure to complete or retur n this f or m will not diminish your w arranty rights. Registration[...]