Network Adapter Cards ® AT-2400 Series AT-2450/AT-2451 Series AT-2500/AT-2501 Series AT-2700/AT-2701 Series AT-2745/AT-2746 Series AT-2801FX Series AT-2915 Series AT-2916T Series AT-2930 Series AT-AT-2970/2971 Series ◆ Installation Guide BOOK I FOR WINDOWS 95, 98, 2000, ME, NT, AND XP OPERATING SYSTEMS PN 613-50241-00 Rev F
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Electrical Safety and Emission Compliance Statement Standards: This product meets the following standards U.S. Federal Communications Commission Declaration Of Conformity Manufacture Name: Allied Telesyn, Inc.
Electrical Safety and Emission Compliance Statement Important: Appendix A contains translated safety statements for installing this equipment. When you see the , go to Appendix A for the translated safety statement in your language. Wichtig: Anhang A enthält übersetzte Sicherheitshinweise für die Installation dieses Geräts. Wenn Sie sehen, schlagen Sie in Anhang A den übersetzten Sicherheitshinweis in Ihrer Sprache nach.
Table of Contents Electrical Safety and Emission Compliance Statement ..................................................................................................................... 3 Preface ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7 Purpose of this Guide ..........................................................................
Table of Contents Chapter 4 Updating a Network Adapter Driver ....................................................................................................................................................... 55 Manually Updating a Driver for Windows 98, 2000, Me, or XP ........................................................................................................... 56 Chapter 5 Removing a Network Adapter Driver ................................................................................
Network Adapter Card Installation Guide - Book I Appendix A Translated Safety and Emission Information ...................................................................................................................................
Preface This installation guide contains instructions on how to install an Allied Telesyn adapter card in your computer and how to load the adapter driver. This guide also explains the AT-Setup program which simplifies the task of installing or updating an adapter driver. Purpose of this Guide This guide is intended for anyone who needs to install or update a network adapter card or driver on their PC-compatible system.
Preface How This Guide is Organized This guide contains the following chapters and appendix: Chapter 1, Installing the Network Adapter Card, describes how to install an adapter card into your computer. Chapter 2, AT-Setup for Windows 98, 2000, Me, or XP, contains instructions on how install an adapter driver using AT-Setup. Chapter 3, Manually Installing a Network Adapter Driver, contains the procedures for manually installing a network adapter driver on a PC-compatible system.
Network Adapter Card Installation Guide Document Conventions This guide uses several conventions that you should become familiar with before you begin to install the product. Note Notes provide additional information. Warning Warnings inform you that performing or omitting a specific action may result in bodily injury. Caution Cautions inform you that performing or omitting a specific action may result in equipment damage or loss of data.
Preface Where to Find Related Guides The Allied Telesyn web site at www.alliedtelesyn.com offers you an easy way to access the most recent documentation, software updates, and technical information for all of our products. The documents provided on our web site are available as PDF files.
Network Adapter Card Installation Guide Contacting Allied Telesyn This section provides Allied Telesyn contact information for technical support as well as sales or corporate information. Online Support E-mail and Telephone Support Returning Products You can request technical support online by accessing the Allied Telesyn Knowledge Base from the following web site at www.kb.alliedtelesyn.com.
Chapter 1 Installing the Network Adapter Card This chapter contains instructions for installing the following Allied Telesyn network adapter cards: ❑ AT-2400 Series ❑ AT-2450/AT-2451 Series ❑ AT-2500/AT-2501 Series ❑ AT-2700/AT-2701 Series ❑ AT-2745/AT-2746 Series ❑ AT-2801FX Series ❑ AT-2915 Series ❑ AT-2916T Series ❑ AT-2930 Series ❑ AT-2970/AT-2971 Series Verifying Package Contents Make sure the following items are included in your package.
Installing the Network Adapter Card Reviewing Safety Precautions Please review the following safety precautions before you install the network adapter card. Warning This is a “Class 1 LED product”. 6 Warning Do not stare into the laser beam. (AT-2450FT, AT-2450FL, AT-2451FTX, AT-2700FX, AT-2701, AT-2971SX Series only) 7 Warning Lightning Danger: Do not work on this equipment or cables during periods of lightning activity.
Network Adapter Card Installation Guide - Book I Installing a Network Adapter Card This section explains how to install a network adapter card in most PCcompatible computers. Note If you are installing an AT-2801FX PCMCIA card, refer to Installing an AT-2801FX on page 17. To install the adapter card, perform the following procedure: 1. Shutdown your PC and disconnect the power cord from the outlet. 2. Remove the PC’s cover by removing the screws from the chassis and gently sliding off the cover.
Installing the Network Adapter Card Note If you cannot locate or know how to find an PCI slot, refer to the documentation that came with your PC. 4. Remove the network adapter card from the shipping package and store the packaging material in a safe location. Caution Wear a grounding device and observe electrostatic discharge precautions when installing the network adapter card in a PC. Failure to observe this caution could result in damage to the adapter card. 5.
Network Adapter Card Installation Guide - Book I 7. For the AT-2450, AT-2500, or AT-2700 Series adapters, to use the adapter card’s Wake-on-LAN feature in your computer using an Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI), you must connect the Wake-on-LAN cable to the Wake-on-LAN connector on the adapter card and to the Wake-on-LAN connector on the motherboard of the computer. For the location of the Wake-on-LAN connector on the motherboard, refer to the documentation that came with your computer.
Chapter 2 AT-Setup for Windows 98, 2000, Me, or XP This chapter contains the instructions for: ❑ Running AT-Setup on page 22 ❑ Running AT-Setup to Complete Driver Installation on page 27 Before running AT-Setup, be sure to read AT-Setup Guidelines on page 21. Overview Allied Telesyn has created a special program called AT-Setup to simplify the installation of your network adapter card and driver. This program automatically installs, updates, or corrects the adapter driver on your computer.
AT-Setup for Windows 98, 2000, Me, or XP AT-Setup is located on the CardAssistant CD included with the network adapter card or it can be downloaded from our web site at www.alliedtelesyn.com. AT-Setup can only be used to install an adapter driver on a system running Windows 98, 2000, Me, or XP. To automatically install an adapter driver, refer to Running AT-Setup on page 22. To manually install an adapter driver, refer to Manually Installing a Network Adapter Driver on page 29.
Network Adapter Card Installation Guide - Book I AT-Setup Guidelines Before running AT-Setup, review the following guidelines: ❑ The AT-Setup program is designed for Windows 98, 2000, Me, and XP operating systems only. You cannot use this program to install an adapter driver on any other type of operating system. ❑ If you are installing multiple network adapter cards in a Windows 98, 2000, Me, or XP operating system, you must install a separate adapter driver for each adapter card.
AT-Setup for Windows 98, 2000, Me, or XP Running AT-Setup To run AT-Setup to install a new driver, perform the following procedure: 1. Insert the CardAssistant CD into your CD-ROM drive. If you are using a driver installation disk, proceed to Step 7. Note For instructions on how to create a driver installation disk, refer to Creating a Driver Installation Disk on page 31. The CardAssistant Main Menu shown in Figure 5 is displayed.
Network Adapter Card Installation Guide - Book I A window similar to Figure 6 is displayed. Figure 6 Network Adapter Card Window 3. Under Software Support, select Load AT-Setup. The window shown in Figure 7 is displayed.
AT-Setup for Windows 98, 2000, Me, or XP 4. Select Run this program from its current location, then OK. This launches the AT-Setup program and displays the window shown in Figure 8. Figure 8 Security Warning Window 5. Proceed to Step 7. 6. If you are installing an Allied Telesyn network adapter card from a driver installation disk, perform the steps below. a. Insert the driver installation disk into the floppy drive. b. Select Start from the Window’s toolbar. c. Select Run.
Network Adapter Card Installation Guide - Book I d. In the Open field, type: A:\atsetup. Where ‘A’ is the letter name of the floppy drive. e. Select OK. This launches the AT-Setup program and displays the window shown in Figure 10. Figure 10 Security Warning Window f. 7. Proceed to Step 7. Select Yes.
AT-Setup for Windows 98, 2000, Me, or XP The window shown in Figure 11 is displayed. Figure 11 Welcome to AT-Setup Window 8. Select OK. When AT-Setup has finished installing the driver, it displays the prompt shown in Figure 12. Figure 12 Shut Down Prompt 9. Select Yes and perform the following procedure: a. Power OFF your computer. b. Refer to Installing a Network Adapter Card on page 15 for instructions. c. Power ON your computer.
Network Adapter Card Installation Guide - Book I Running AT-Setup to Complete Driver Installation If you were unable to complete the installation of the adapter driver or if an error occurred during installation, run AT-Setup again. AT-Setup will scan your operating system and correct any known problems. Refer to Running AT-Setup on page 22 for instructions.
Chapter 3 Manually Installing a Network Adapter Driver This chapter contains procedures for manually installing a network adapter driver on a PC-compatible system. The chapter provides the procedure for each of the following Windows operating systems. Windows 95 on page 34 Windows 98 on page 36 Windows Me on page 40 Windows 2000 and XP on page 42 Windows NT 4.0 on page 48 This chapter also contains the procedure for Creating a Driver Installation Disk on page 31.
Manually Installing a Network Adapter Driver Installation Guidelines Please review the following guidelines before you begin to manually install a network adapter driver on your computer: If your computer is running Windows 98, 2000, Me, or XP and has a CD-ROM drive, you can run AT-Setup to automatically install an adapter driver. This program is included on the CardAssistant CD. For instructions, refer to AT-Setup for Windows 98, 2000, Me, or XP on page 19.
Network Adapter Installation Guide - Book I Creating a Driver Installation Disk If the computer in which you are installing the adapter card does not have a CD-ROM drive, you will need to create a driver installation disk to install the adapter driver. To create a driver installation disk, locate a computer with both a CD-ROM and floppy drive, then perform the following procedure: 1. Make sure your computer is turned ON and the Windows operating system is running. 2.
Manually Installing a Network Adapter Driver A window similar to Figure 14 is displayed. Figure 14 Network Adapter Card Window 4. Insert a blank, formatted floppy disk into the floppy drive. 5. Under Software Support, select Installation Disk. The window shown in Figure 15 is displayed.
Network Adapter Installation Guide - Book I 6. Select Run this program from its current location, then OK. The window shown in Figure 16 is displayed. Figure 16 CardAssistant - InstallShield Wizard Window 7. Specify the floppy drive containing the blank disk. 8. Select Next. The appropriate adapter drivers and the AT-Setup utility are saved to the floppy disk. The driver installation disk has been created. 9.
Manually Installing a Network Adapter Driver Windows 95 This section contains the procedure for manually installing a network adapter driver in a Window 95 operating system. The AT-2801, AT-2915, AT-2916T, AT-2930, AT-2970, and AT-2971 Series Adapters are not supported by Windows 95. Note Please review the Installation Guidelines on page 30 before performing the following procedure. 1. Shutdown Windows 95 and power OFF the computer. 2. Install the network adapter card.
Network Adapter Installation Guide - Book I Where ‘D’ is the letter name of the CardAssistant CD and ‘\drivers\at2500‘ is the location of the adapter driver to be installed.
Manually Installing a Network Adapter Driver Windows 98 This section contains the procedure for manually installing a network adapter driver in a Windows 98 operating system. The AT-2801, AT-2916T, AT-2970 and AT-2971 Series Adapters do not support Windows 98. Note Please review the Installation Guidelines on page 30 before performing the following procedure. 1. Shutdown Windows 98 and power OFF your computer. 2. Install the network adapter card.
Network Adapter Installation Guide - Book I The window shown in Figure 18 is displayed. Figure 18 Add New Hardware Wizard Window (2 of 3) 5. Select Search for the best driver for your device (Recommended). 6. Select Next. The window shown in Figure 19 is displayed.
Manually Installing a Network Adapter Driver 7. If you are using the CardAssistant CD, do the following. If you are using a driver installation disk, proceed to Step 8. a. Insert the CardAssistant CD into the CD-ROM drive. Note If your computer launches the web browser when you insert the CD, minimize or close the web browser window. b. Select CD-ROM drive. c. Click on Specify a location, if not already selected. d.
Network Adapter Installation Guide - Book I 9. e. Click Next. f. Proceed to the next step. Reboot the computer when prompted. The network adapter card and driver are ready for network operations.
Manually Installing a Network Adapter Driver Windows Me This section contains the procedure for manually installing a network adapter driver in a Windows Me operating system. The AT-2801, AT-2916, AT-2970 and AT-2971 Series Adapters do not support Windows Me. Note Please review the Installation Guidelines on page 30 before performing the following procedure. 1. Shutdown Windows Me and power OFF your computer. 2. Install the network adapter card.
Network Adapter Installation Guide - Book I 5. If you are using the CardAssistant CD, do the following. If you are using a driver installation disk, proceed to Step 6. a. Insert the CardAssistant CD into the CD-ROM drive. Note If you computer launches the web browser when you insert the CD, minimize or close the web browser window. b. 6. 7. Proceed to Step 7. If you are using a driver installation disk, do the following: a. Insert the driver installation disk into the floppy drive. b.
Manually Installing a Network Adapter Driver Windows 2000 and XP This section contains the procedure for manually installing a network adapter driver in a Windows 2000 or XP operating system. Note You should review the Installation Guidelines on page 30 before performing the following procedure. 1. Shutdown Windows 2000 or XP and power OFF your computer. 2. Install the network adapter card.
Network Adapter Installation Guide - Book I 4. Select Next. The window shown in Figure 23 is displayed. Figure 23 Found New Hardware Wizard Window (2 of 5) 5. Select Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended). 6. Select Next.
Manually Installing a Network Adapter Driver The window shown in Figure 24 is displayed. Figure 24 Found New Hardware Wizard Window (3 of 5) 7. If you are using the CardAssistant CD, do the following. If you are using a driver installation disk, proceed to Step 8. a. Insert the CardAssistant CD into the CD-ROM drive. Note If you computer launches the web browser when you insert the CD, minimize or close the web browser window. 44 b. Select CD-ROM drives. c. Select Specify a location. d.
Network Adapter Installation Guide - Book I e. In the Specify a Location field, enter the drive letter and path to the adapter driver.
Manually Installing a Network Adapter Driver f. 8. Proceed to Step 9. If you are using a driver installation disk, do the following: a. Insert the driver installation disk into the floppy disk drive. b. Select Floppy disk drives. c. Select Specify a location. d. Select Next. e. In the Specify a Location field, enter A:\. The adapter driver is stored in the root directory on the disk. The Found New Hardware Wizard starts to search for the appropriate adapter driver file.
Network Adapter Installation Guide - Book I The window shown in Figure 27 is displayed. Figure 27 Found New Hardware Wizard Window (5 of 5) 11. Select Finish. 12. Reboot your computer when prompted. The network adapter card and driver are ready for network operations.
Manually Installing a Network Adapter Driver Windows NT 4.0 This section contains the procedure for manually installing a network adapter driver in a Windows NT 4.0 operating system. The AT-2801FX, AT-2916T, AT-2970, and AT-2971 Series Adapters are currently not available for Windows NT 4.0. Please check Allied Telesyn’s website at www.alliedtelesyn.com for updates. Note You should review the Installation Guidelines on page 30 before performing the following procedure. 1.
Network Adapter Installation Guide - Book I The window shown in Figure 29 is displayed. Figure 29 Control Panel Window 6. Double-click on the Network icon.
Manually Installing a Network Adapter Driver The window shown in Figure 30 is displayed. Figure 30 Network Window 7. 50 Select the Adapters tab.
Network Adapter Installation Guide - Book I The window shown in Figure 31 is displayed. Figure 31 Adapters Tab Window 8. Select Add.
Manually Installing a Network Adapter Driver The window shown in Figure 32 is displayed. Figure 32 Select Network Adapter Window 9. Select Have Disk. The window shown in Figure 33 is displayed. Figure 33 Insert Disk Window 10. Insert the CardAssistant CD or the driver installation disk into the appropriate drive. Note If you are using the CardAssistant CD and your computer launches the web browser, close or minimize the web browser window.
Network Adapter Installation Guide - Book I 11. If you are using the CardAssistant CD, the location of the adapter drivers are: Adapter Card Driver Location AT-2400T, AT-2400BT \drivers\at2400 AT-2500TX, AT-2501TX \drivers\at2500 AT-2450FTX, AT-2451FTX, AT-2700TX, AT-2700FX, AT-2701FX, AT-2746FX, AT-2700FTX, AT-2701FTX, AT-2745FX \drivers\at24_27 AT-2915T, AT-2930T, AT-2930SX \drivers\at29xx If you are using a driver installation disk, the adapter driver is in the root directory.
Manually Installing a Network Adapter Driver The window shown in Figure 35 is displayed. Figure 35 Adapters Tab Window 14. Verify that the correct Allied Telesyn network adapter card that you purchased appears in the list, then select OK. Note Windows NT 4.0 will prompt you to configure the protocols that you will be using for network communications. 15. Restart your computer when prompted. The network adapter card and driver are ready for network operations.
Chapter 4 Updating a Network Adapter Driver This chapter contains the following instructions: ❑ Manually Updating a Driver for Windows 98, 2000, Me, or XP on page 56 55
Updating a Network Adapter Driver Manually Updating a Driver for Windows 98, 2000, Me, or XP You can use either the CardAssistant CD or a driver installation disk to manually update an adapter driver. To create a driver installation disk, refer to Creating a Driver Installation Disk on page 31 for instructions. Note You should have the Windows Installation CD or floppy disk(s) available. You may be prompted to copy support files for networking. To update a driver, perform the following procedure: 1.
Network Adapter Card Installation Guide - Book I The window shown in Figure 37 is displayed. Figure 37 System Properties Window 2. Select the Device Manager tab.
Updating a Network Adapter Driver The window shown in Figure 39 is displayed. Figure 38 Device Manager Tab Window 3. 58 Double-click on Network adapters.
Network Adapter Card Installation Guide - Book I 4. Select the correct Allied Telesyn network adapter, then select Properties.
Updating a Network Adapter Driver A window similar to Figure 40 is displayed. Figure 40 Properties Window 5. 60 Select the Driver tab.
Network Adapter Card Installation Guide - Book I The window shown in Figure 41 is displayed. Figure 41 Device Manager Tab Window 6. Select Update Driver.
Updating a Network Adapter Driver The window shown in Figure 42 is displayed. Figure 42 Update Device Driver Wizard Window (1 of 4) 7. Select Next. The window shown in Figure 43 is displayed. Figure 43 Update Device Driver Wizard (2 of 4) 8. 62 Select Search for a better driver than the one your device is using now. (Recommended).
Network Adapter Card Installation Guide - Book I 9. Select Next. The window shown in Figure 44 is displayed. Figure 44 Update Device Driver Window (3 of 4) 10. If you are using the CardAssistant CD, do the following. If you are using a driver installation disk, proceed to Step 11. a. Insert the CardAssistant CD into the CD-ROM drive. Note If your computer launches the web browser when you insert the CD, minimize or close the web browser window. b. Select CD-ROM drive. c.
Updating a Network Adapter Driver AT-2450FTX, AT-2451FTX, \drivers\at24_27 AT-2700TX, AT-2700FX, AT-2701FX, AT-2746FX, AT-2700FTX, AT-2701FTX, AT-2745FX AT-2801FX \drivers\at2801 AT-2915T, AT-2930T, AT-2930SX \drivers\at29xx AT-2916T, AT-2970SX, AT-2970SX/2, AT-2970T, AT-2970T/2, AT-2971T, AT-2971SX \drivers\at2971_16 For example, if you are updating an adapter driver for an AT-2500 Series adapter and the CD is mapped to drive D, you would enter: D:\drivers\at2500 e. Proceed to Step 12. 11.
Network Adapter Card Installation Guide - Book I Windows starts to search for the appropriate adapter driver file. After an adapter driver has been found, the window shown in Figure 45 is displayed. Figure 45 Update Device Driver Wizard (4 of 4) 13. Select Next. 14. When prompted, insert the Windows Installation CD or disk. The window shown in Figure 46 is displayed.
Updating a Network Adapter Driver 15. Select Finish. The network adapter card and driver are ready for network operations.
Chapter 5 Removing a Network Adapter Driver This chapter contains the procedures for removing a network adapter driver from the following operating systems: Windows 95, 98, or Me on page 68 Windows 2000 or XP on page 72 Windows NT 4.
Removing a Network Adapter Driver Windows 95, 98, or Me This section contains the procedure for removing a network adapter driver from a Windows 95, 98, or Me operating system. Note Do not remove the network adapter card from the system until after you have performed this procedure. The adapter driver cannot be uninstalled if the network adapter card has been removed from the computer. 1. From the desktop, right-click the My Computer icon, then select Properties from the menu, as shown in Figure 47.
Network Adapter Installation Guide - Book I The System Properties window shown in Figure 48 is displayed. Figure 48 System Properties Window 2. Select the Device Manager tab.
Removing a Network Adapter Driver The window in Figure 49 is displayed. Figure 49 Device Manager Tab Window 70 3. Double-click Network adapters to display a list of the adapter cards installed in your computer. 4. Select the Allied Telesyn network adapter card whose driver you want removed. 5. Select Remove.
Network Adapter Installation Guide - Book I The warning shown in Figure 50 is displayed. Figure 50 Confirm Device Removal Window 6. Select OK. After the network adapter driver has been removed, the window in Figure 51 is displayed. Figure 51 System Settings Change Window 7. Select No. Note If you select Yes, Windows will attempt to reload the driver. 8. Shutdown Windows 95, 98 or Me and power OFF your computer. 9. Remove the network adapter card from the computer.
Removing a Network Adapter Driver Windows 2000 or XP This section contains the procedure for removing a network adapter driver from a Windows 2000 or XP operating system. 1. From the desktop, right-click My Computer, then select Properties. The window shown in Figure 52 is displayed. Figure 52 Properties Window 2. 72 Select the Hardware tab.
Network Adapter Installation Guide - Book I The window shown in Figure 53 is displayed. Figure 53 Hardware Tab Window 3. Select Device Manager.
Removing a Network Adapter Driver The window shown in Figure 54 is displayed. Figure 54 Device Manager Window 4. Double-click Network Adapters to display a list of the adapter cards installed in your computer. 5. Right-click the Allied Telesyn adapter card whose driver you want to remove. 6. Select Remove. 7. When prompted, select OK. 8. Shutdown Windows 2000 or XP and power OFF your computer. 9. Remove the network adapter card from the computer.
Network Adapter Installation Guide - Book I Windows NT 4.0 This section contains the procedure for removing a network adapter driver from a Windows NT 4.0 operating system. 1. From the desktop, right-click the Network Neighborhood icon, then select Properties from the menu, as shown in Figure 55.
Removing a Network Adapter Driver The window shown in Figure 56 is displayed. Figure 56 Network Window 2. 76 Select the Adapters tab.
Network Adapter Installation Guide - Book I The window shown in Figure 57 is displayed. Figure 57 Adapters Tab Window 3. Select the Allied Telesyn network adapter card whose driver you want to remove. 4. Select Remove. 5. If prompted, select Yes to confirm that you want to remove the adapter driver. The Adapters Tab Window is once again displayed. The icon for the adapter card is removed from the network adapter list. 6. Select OK. 7. If prompted to restart the computer, select No.
Removing a Network Adapter Driver 9. Remove the network adapter card from your computer. For instructions on removing the adapter card, refer to the documentation that came with your computer. 10. Power ON your computer. The network adapter card and driver have now been removed from your computer.
Chapter 6 AT-Stat This chapter contains the instructions for: ❑ Installing AT-Stat on page 82 ❑ Removing AT-Stat on page 86 Overview AT-Stat is an Allied Telesyn utility designed for Windows 2000 and XP. This program provides Ethernet statistics for the Allied Telesyn network adapter card and driver installed on your computer. Figure 58 illustrates the menu structure for AT-Stat. Refer to Table 1 on page 80 for a description of these features.
AT-Stat Table 1 describes the features and functions for AT-Stat. Table 1 AT-Stat Menu Features Tab Function General Host name Displays the name of the host server. Domain Displays the name of the domain. TCP/IP Displays the IP address, subnet mask, gateway address, DHCP, MAC address, WINS and DNS. Hardware Displays the hardware status, IRQ, I/O and memory range. Statistics General Displays the connection and line speed. Also shows packets sent and received.
Network Adapter Card Installation Guide - Book I System Requirements To run AT-Stat, your system must be operating in either Windows 2000 or XP and have an Allied Telesyn network adapter card and driver installed.
AT-Stat Installing AT-Stat To install AT-Stat, perform the following procedure: Note The adapter driver for an AT-2450, AT-2451, AT-2500, AT-2501, AT-2700, or AT-2701 Series network adapter card must be updated to obtain custom statistics. Otherwise, only generic statistics are available. To update an adapter driver, refer to Updating a Network Adapter Driver on page 55. 1. Insert the CardAssistant CD into the CD-ROM drive. The CardAssistant Main Menu shown in Figure 59 is displayed.
Network Adapter Card Installation Guide - Book I A window similar to Figure 60 is displayed. Figure 60 Network Adapter Card Window 3. Under Software Support, select Install AT-Stat. The window shown in Figure 61 is displayed. . Figure 61 File Download Window 4. Click on Run this program from its current location, then select OK.
AT-Stat The window shown in Figure 62 is displayed. Figure 62 Security Warning Window 5. Select Yes. The InstallShield Wizard, shown in Figure 63, prepares to install AT-Stat.
Network Adapter Card Installation Guide - Book I When the InstallShield Wizard finishes preparing the installation, the window shown in Figure 64 is displayed. Figure 64 AT-Stat Setup Window 6. Select Next. When the Setup program has finished installing AT-Stat on your system, the window shown Figure 65 is displayed. Figure 65 AT-Stat Setup Complete Window 7. Select Finish. AT-Stat is ready for use.
AT-Stat Removing AT-Stat This section contains the procedure for removing AT-Stat from your Windows 2000 or XP operating system. 1. From the desktop, select Start. 2. Select Settings, then Control Panel. The window shown in Figure 66 is displayed. Figure 66 Control Panel Window 3. 86 Double-click on Add/Remove Programs.
Network Adapter Card Installation Guide - Book I The window shown in Figure 67 is displayed. Figure 67 Add/Remove Programs Window 4. Select AT-Stat from the list. 5. Select Change/Remove. The window shown in Figure 68 is displayed. Figure 68 InstallShield Wizard Welcome Window 6. Select Remove, then Next.
AT-Stat The Confirm Uninstall window shown in Figure 69 is displayed. Figure 69 Confirm Uninstall Window 7. Select OK. The InstallShield Wizard will begin to remove AT-Stat from your system. When complete, the window shown in Figure 70 is displayed. Figure 70 AT-Stat Setup Maintenance Complete Window 8. Select Finish. AT-Stat has been removed from your system.
Chapter 7 VLAN This chapter contains the following sections: ❑ Installing an ATMUX VLAN Driver on page 91 ❑ Adding an Additional VLAN on page 98 ❑ Removing a VLAN on page 102 ❑ Removing the Allied Telesyn Multi-VLAN Support Protocol on page 104 89
VLAN Overview Allied Telesyn’s ATMUX protocol driver allows you to configure virtual LANS (VLANS) for the AT-2450FTX, AT-2451 Series, AT-2700/AT-2701 Series, AT-2745/AT-2746 Series, AT-2915, and AT-2930 Network Adapters. Allied Telesyn’s ATMUX driver is based upon the 802.1Q standard, a special 4-byte tag inserted into every Ethernet frame. Note ATMUX does not currently support the AT-2801, AT-2916T, AT-2970, and AT-2971 Series Adapters.
Network Adapter Card Installation Guide - Book I Installing an ATMUX VLAN Driver To install an ATMUX driver, perform the following procedure: Note ATMUX does not currently support the AT-2801, AT-2916T, AT-2970, and AT-2971 Series Adapters. 1. From the desktop, right-click the My Network Places icon and select Properties from the menu. The window shown in Figure 71 is displayed. Figure 71 Network Connections Window 2. Right-click on the appropriate local area connection then select Properties.
VLAN The window shown in Figure 72 is displayed. Figure 72 Local Area Connection Properties Window 3. Select Install. The window shown in Figure 73 is displayed. Figure 73 Select Network Component Type Window 4. 92 Select Protocol then select Add.
Network Adapter Card Installation Guide - Book I The window in Figure 74 is displayed. Figure 74 Select Network Protocol Window 5. Select Have Disk. The window in Figure 75 is displayed. Figure 75 Install From Disk Window 6. Select Browse. The ATMUX install file is located at: :/drivers/VLAN Support. 7. Select OK.
VLAN The window shown in Figure 76 is displayed. Figure 76 Select Network Protocol Window The Allied Telesyn Multi-VLAN Support Protocol is now displayed in the Select Network Protocol window. Note The statement This Driver Not Digitally Signed and the Windows logo error messages that may pop up during installation, can be ignored. Allied Telesyn is in the process of digitally signing ATMUX driver but was unable to complete the process before release of this installation guide. 8. Select OK.
Network Adapter Card Installation Guide - Book I The ATMUX driver is now shown in the Local Area Connection Properties window. 9. Select Allied Telesyn Multi-Vlan Support Protocol then select Properties. Then window shown in Figure 78 is displayed. Figure 78 VLAN Setup Window 10. The default VLAN ID is 0. To change the VLAN ID, select Set ID. The window shown inFigure 79 is displayed. Figure 79 Set VLAN ID Window 11. Select or enter the correct VLAN ID.
VLAN The window shown in Figure 80 is displayed. Figure 80 Network Connections Window There are now two Local Area Connections options; one for the network adapter and the other for the VLAN connection. 12. Right-click Local Area Connection then select Properties. The window shown in Figure 81 is displayed. Figure 81 Local Area Connection Properties Window You will notice that the properties for the Local Area Connection has only one Allied Telesyn Multi-VLAN Support Protocol.
Network Adapter Card Installation Guide - Book I 13. Select OK. 14. From the Network Connections window, select Local Connection 2 then select Properties. The window shown in Figure 82 is displayed. Figure 82 Local Area Connection 2 Properties Window From the Local Area Connection 2 Properties window you can configure network properties, e.g. Internet Properties (TCP/IP). Note For proper VLAN communications is important that the switch fabric is configured properly for VLAN tagged packets.
VLAN Adding an Additional VLAN To add an additional VLAN, perform the following procedure: 1. From the desktop, right-click the My Network Places icon and select Properties from the menu. The window shown in Figure 83 is displayed. Figure 83 Network Connections Window 2. 98 Right-click Local Area Connections then select Properties.
Network Adapter Card Installation Guide - Book I The window shown in Figure 84 is displayed. Figure 84 Local Area Connection Properties Window 3. Select Allied Telesyn Multi-Vlan Support Protocol then select Properties. 4. The window shown in Figure 85 is displayed. Figure 85 VLAN Setup Window 5. Select Add. Note Ignore the “Not pass Windows Logo testing...” messages.
VLAN It may take Windows a few moments to renumber the adapter. When this has been completed, the window shown in Figure 86 is displayed. 2 Figure 86 Set VLAN ID Window 6. Select or enter the correct VLAN ID. This VLAN ID is determined by the system administrator; please contact the administrator for the correct VLAN information. For this example, we will se the VLAN ID to 2 then select OK. The window shown in Figure 87 is displayed.
Network Adapter Card Installation Guide - Book I The window shown in Figure 88 is dispalyed. Figure 88 Network Connections Window The new VLAN now appears. Repeat this procedure to install additional VLANs. To configure the network properties for the new connection, refer to Step 14 on page 97.
VLAN Removing a VLAN To remove a VLAN, perform the following procedure: 1. From the desktop, right-click the My Network Places icon and select Properties from the menu. The window shown in Figure 89 is displayed. Figure 89 Network Connections Window 2. Right-click Local Area Connection then select Properties. The window shown in Figure 90 is displayed.
Network Adapter Card Installation Guide - Book I 3. Select Allied Telesyn Multi-Vlan Support Protocol then select Properties. 4. The window shown in Figure 91 is displayed. Figure 91 VLAN Setup Window (1 of 2) 5. Select the VLAN to be removed. 6. Select Remove. It may take Windows a few moments to renumber the adapter driver. When completed, the window shown in Figure 92 is displayed. Figure 92 VLAN Setup Window (2 of 2) The desired VLAN has been removed. 7. Select OK.
VLAN Removing the Allied Telesyn Multi-VLAN Support Protocol To remove the multi-VLAN support protocol, perform the following procedure: 1. From the desktop, right-click the My Network Places icon and select Properties from the menu. The window shown in Figure 93 is displayed. Figure 93 Network Connections Window 2. Right-click on the local area connection to remove then select Properties. The window shown in Figure 94 is displayed.
Network Adapter Card Installation Guide - Book I 3. Select Allied Telesyn Multi-Vlan Support Protocol. 4. Select Uninstall. This VLAN capabilities have been removed from the network adapter.
Chapter 8 Troubleshooting This chapter contains the following procedures: ❑ Running Diagnostics on page 108 ❑ Additional Diagnostics Functions for the AT-2916T/AT-2970/ AT-2971 Series Adapters on page 115 Allied Telesyn provides a Windows utility, AT-Stat, to verify network adapter card operation. Refer to AT-Stat on page 79 for information and instructions on how to use this utility.
Troubleshooting Running Diagnostics For the AT-24xx, AT-25xx, AT-27xx, AT-2915,and AT-2930 Series The diagnostics utility is useful for setting the Speed/Duplex and BootROM. You can also insure proper operation of the network adapter card. This utility is located on the CardAssistant CD or the driver installation disk. Speed/Duplex This option allows the user to configure speed and duplex to one of the available options.
Network Adapter Card Installation Guide - Book I To run diagnostics, perform the following procedure: Note Diagnostics is a DOS based program and must be run in true DOS, not in a DOS shell within Windows. 1. If ON, power OFF your computer and reboot into DOS mode. 2. At the DOS prompt and without the drivers loaded, type diag.exe. The location of the diagnostic files on the CardAssistant CD are: Adapter Card Diagnostic Location AT-2400 Series \drivers\at2400\diag\diag24.
Troubleshooting For the AT-2916T, AT-2970, and AT-2971 Series Diagnostics Program The network adapter can be tested with the supplied diagnostics program (running DOS). The diagnostics program run offline, for example, normal operation of the network adapter can not be maintained. During testing the link of the tested port will be down, for example, no data can be transferred.
Network Adapter Card Installation Guide - Book I To test the adapter, perform the following procedure: 1. Power OFF your computer. 2. If the computer is still connected to the network, unplug the data cable from the network adapter’s port. 3. Connect the network adapter as follows: ❑ For the simple test, insert the protective plugs into the ports. ❑ For the loopback test, insert the loopback connector into the port. 4. Boot to DOS.
Troubleshooting Figure 96 Diagnostic Window (1 of 5) You can follow the progress of the test in the right-hand window. Each test is displayed as it is being performed (e.g. Board Register Check). If the test is successful, the word PASSED is displayed at the end of the line and the next test is started. If there is a problem, the word Failed is displayed. If errors are reported, follow the instructions that are provided. 9. Check the configuration and if necessary, repeat the test (see Failure of a Test).
Network Adapter Card Installation Guide - Book I Repeater Test for Copper Adapters For the AT-2916T, AT-2970, and AT-2971 Series adapters the test via wrap plug is not available. However, loopback testing may be carried out by connecting the adapter to another adapter installed in a second computer running in repeater mode (further known as the repeater computer). The computer in which the adapter is installed, which is to be tested, is called test computer.
Troubleshooting 16. Press . When the test was successful, the message All tests passed successfully is displayed. When the test fails, the message failed is displayed. The further procedure is described in section Failure of a Test. 17. Press any key to continue. 18. On the test computer, select Exit to quit the diagnostics program. 19. On the repeater computer, select Exit to quit the diagnostics program.
Network Adapter Card Installation Guide - Book I The failed message does not necessarily imply that the network adapter is faulty. If a failed message is displayed, perform the following procedure: 1. Follow the instructions that are displayed in the window below the list of tests. 2. Make sure that the adapter is inserted correctly and the ports are connected properly (connectors are firmly seated, the correct end of the cable is connected).
Troubleshooting You can: ❑ read sensor data ❑ read configuration data ❑ read and write VPD data ❑ read and write Flash EPROM data Main Program. To start the main program, proceed as follows: 1. Boot to DOS and wait for the prompt. 2. Insert the installation CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive of the computer in which the network adapter is installed. 3. Type the letter of your CD-ROM drive (for example, D:) 4. Go to the appropriate product directory and type diagGE. 5. Press .
Network Adapter Card Installation Guide - Book I This option is automatically offered for selection if you did not select a menu item previously. Reading Sensor Data. To read sensor data, perform the following procedure: 1. Start the main program. Refer to Main Program on page 116 for instructions. 2. Select Show Sensors in the Main Menu.
Troubleshooting ❑ MAC address (MAC Addr) ❑ Port type (PMD-Type) ❑ Connector (connector) ❑ Hardware revision (HW Rev) ❑ Chip ID (Chip Id) In the Main Menu, Show Configuration changes to Hide Configuration. 3. You can close the window by selecting Hide Configuration from the Main Menu. Other windows may be displayed while this window is still open, for example, a window shown in Figure 99 will be displayed.
Network Adapter Card Installation Guide - Book I Reading VPD Data. To read VPD data (Vital Product Data), perform the following procedure: 1. Start the main program. Refer to Main Program on page 116 for instructions. 2. Select VPD Data from the Main Menu.
Chapter 9 AT-2916T, AT-2970, and AT-2971 VLAN and Link Aggregation This chapter contains the following sections: ❑ Installing the Adapter on page 124 ❑ Independent use of Dual Link Ports on page 125 ❑ Virtual LAN (VLAN) Support on page 126 ❑ Link Aggregation (LAGG) Support on page 127 ❑ Driver Options on page 128 121
AT-2916T, AT-2970, and AT-2971 VLAN and Link Aggregation Overview Link aggregation or “trunking” is a method of combining physical network links into a single logical link for increased bandwidth. With link aggregation, it is possible to increase the capacity and availability of the communications channel between devices (both switches and end stations) using existing Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet technology.
Network Adapter Card Installation Guide - Book I Independent use of the two ports of dual link adapters is available when the Redundant Link Management Technology (RLMT) is disabled for any such adapter. Details are described in the respective section below. The package supports configuration of VLANs. For further information see the section on VLANs below. The package supports configuration of Link Aggregation. For further information see the section on LAGG below.
AT-2916T, AT-2970, and AT-2971 VLAN and Link Aggregation Installing the Adapter This section contains the procedure for installing a network adapter driver in a Windows 2000 and XP operating system Note You should review the Installation Guidelines on page 30 before performing the following procedure. 1. Shutdown Windows 2000 or XP and power OFF your computer. 2. Install the network adapter card.
Network Adapter Card Installation Guide - Book I Independent use of Dual Link Ports For dual link adapters the ATGIGxx driver by default implements RLMTfunctionality, which uses only one “active” port to send and receive data to and from the network. The other port remains in standby mode until the network connection on the active port fails. The standby port then becomes the active port and takes over the traffic.
AT-2916T, AT-2970, and AT-2971 VLAN and Link Aggregation Virtual LAN (VLAN) Support VLAN support is available after installing or updating the skvlan.sys driver. Along with the driver itself, the Allied Telesyn, Inc. Network Control is automatically installed, which can be used to add, remove, and configure VLANs. Note In order to enable VLAN support for dual link adapters, RLMT must be disabled for such an adapter. See the section about independent use of dual link ports on how to disable RLMT.
Network Adapter Card Installation Guide - Book I Link Aggregation (LAGG) Support LAGG support is available after installing or updating the sklagg.sys driver. Along with the driver itself, the Allied Telesyn Network Control is automatically installed, which can be used to add, remove, and configure TEAMs. Note In order to enable LAGG support for dual link adapters, RLMT must be disabled for such an adapter. See the section about independent use of dual link ports on how to disable RLMT.
AT-2916T, AT-2970, and AT-2971 VLAN and Link Aggregation Driver Options You can modify several options of the ATGIGxx driver in order to optimize the operation of your Allied Telesyn AT-297x Series Gigabit Ethernet Adapter. The driver options and parameters can be set with the Allied Telesyn Network Control, which is automatically installed along with the driver, as follows: 1. From the desktop, select Start, Settings, then Control Panel. 2. Double-click on Allied Telesyn, Inc. Network Control. 3.
Chapter 10 AT-2916T and AT-297x Advanced Features This chapter contains the following sections: ❑ High Performance on page 130 ❑ Advanced Power Management/Wake-on-LAN on page 131 ❑ Reliability on page 132 129
AT-2916T and AT-297x Advanced Features High Performance The Allied Telesyn AT-2916T and AT-297x Series Gigabit Ethernet Adapters are high performance and highly reliable adapters. Best performance is reached with an AT-297x 64-bit/66 MHz bus. In fullduplex mode, wire speed can be achieved. Jumbo Frames The Allied Telesyn AT-2916T and AT-297x Series Gigabit Ethernet Adapters support 9 KB Jumbo frames. They are tested according to the prevailing standard and switches on the market.
Network Adapter Card Installation Guide - Book I Advanced Power Management/Wake-on-LAN The Allied Telesyn AT-2916T and AT-297x Series Gigabit Ethernet Adapters support power management as defined in the PCI Bus Power Management Interface Specification v1.1 and Network Device Class Power Management Reference Specification v2.0. The power management features are implemented according to the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Specification v2.0.
AT-2916T and AT-297x Advanced Features Reliability Link Aggregation Link aggregation or trucking is a method of combining physical network links into a single logical link for increased bandwidth. With link aggregation, it is possible to increase the capacity and availability of the communications channel between devices (both switches and end stations) using existing Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet technology.
Network Adapter Card Installation Guide - Book I Redundant Switch Failover Beyond the features required for link aggregation in the IEEE 802.3ad (LACP) standard, the AT-2916T and AT-297x supports an additional failover feature, the so-called Redundant Switch Failover (RSF). If a switch fails completely, RSF can move the link to a different with which then takes over the traffic. At the moment, this feature is implemented in the driver package for Windows 2000 and Windows XP.
AT-2916T and AT-297x Advanced Features Parity Sensors 134 The PCI bus parity is checked/generated on data paths of the received/transmit data entering/leaving the chip. This includes the PCI interface and the RAM buffer. Parity on the PCI bus is generated, checked, and reported according to the PCI specifications. The on-board sensors monitor all important voltage and the temperature on the network adapter. The sensors are checked by the software.
Appendix A Translated Safety and Emission Information Important: This appendix contains multiple-language translations for the safety statements in this guide. Wichtig: Dieser Anhang enthält Übersetzungen der in diesem Handbuch enthaltenen Sicherheitshinweise in mehreren Sprachen. Vigtigt: Dette tillæg indeholder oversættelser i flere sprog af sikkerhedsadvarslerne i denne håndbog. Belangrijk: Deze appendix bevat vertalingen in meerdere talen van de veiligheidsopmerkingen in deze gids.
Translated Safety and Emission Information Standards: This product meets the following standards. U.S. Federal Communications Commission Declaration Of Conformity Manufacture Name: Allied Telesyn, Inc.
Network Adapter Installation Guide - Book I Normen: Dieses Produkt erfüllt die Anforderungen der nachfolgenden Sicherheitsnormen. 1 Hochfrequenzstörung 2 Warnung: Bei Verwendung zu Hause kann dieses Produkt Funkstörungen hervorrufen. In diesem Fall müßte der Anwender angemessene Gegenmaßnahmen ergreifen.
Translated Safety and Emission Information Normes: ce produit est conforme aux normes de sécurité suivantes : 1 Emission d’interférences radioélectriques 2 Mise En Garde: dans un environnement domestique, ce produit peut provoquer des interférences radioélectriques. Auquel cas, l’utilisateur devra prendre les mesures adéquates.
Network Adapter Installation Guide - Book I Sikkerhetskrav: Dette produktet oppfyller følgende sikkerhetskrav: 1 RFI stråling 2 Advarsel: Hvis dette produktet benyttes til privat bruk, kan produktet forårsake radioforstyrrelse. Hvis dette skjer, må brukeren ta de nødvendige forholdsregler. 3 Immunitet EN55022 Klasse B EN55024 Sikkerhet 4 Elektrisk sikkerhet TUV-EN60950, UL1950, CSA 950 5 Laser EN60825 6 Dette er et “KLASSE 1 LED PRODUKT” 7 Advarsal: Stirr ikke på strålen.
Translated Safety and Emission Information Normer: Denna produkt uppfyller följande säkerhetsnormer. 1 Radiostörning 2 Varning: Denna produkt kan ge upphov till radiostörningar i hemmet, vilket kan tvinga användaren till att vidtaga erforderliga åtgärder. 3 Immunitet EN55022 Klass B EN55024 Säkerhet 4 Elsäkerhet TUV-EN60950, UL1950, CSA 950 5 Laser EN60825 6 Detta är en “KLASS 1 LYSDIODPRODUKT” 7 Varning! Laserstrålning när enheten är öppen.
