Abocom FE1000 User manual

10/100Mbps Dual Speeds
Fast Ethernet
PC Card Ethernet
Adapter
Quick Installation Guide

HARDWARE INSTALLATION
This chapter describes how to install the dual speeds
Fast Ethernet PC Card in your notebook computer
and connect it to network.
The PC Card could be connected to either 100Mbps
Fast Ethernet or 10Mbps Ethernet over unshielded
twisted pair (UTP) cable. The PC Card has the
ability automatic sensing and operating on either
speed without manual reconfiguration.
Please refer to Software Installation on how to
install network drivers using menu driven
installation utility.
Inserting the Dual Speeds Fast Ethernet PC
Card
1.Hold the PC Card with wide connector toward the
slot and the brand label facing upward.
2.Insert the PC Card and push it firmly into the
bottom.
(Please see the figure on the next page for
reference)
Removing the Dual Speed Fast Ethernet PC
Card
It’s quite different for various computer mechanical
designs. Please refer to the PC Card removal
instruction in the document for your notebook
computer.
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Connecting and Removing the Cable of Media
Coupler to the PC Card
Grasp the PC Card 15-pins connector at the end of
the media coupler with the pointing triangle facing
upward. Gently insert it into the mating connector
on the PC Card until it clicks in place at both sides.
Attention should be paid when removing the
15-pins connector. Please press the both sides of the
connectors before dragging out of the PC Card.
Connecting to the Network
Connect unshielded twisted pair (UTP) cable to
the RJ-45 connector of media coupler before
loading any network driver.
symbol 108 \f "Monotype Sorts" \s 6OFor operation in
the100Mbps (100Base-TX) Ethernet network, a
Category 5 unshielded twisted pair(UTP) cable

should be used to connect between media coupler
and 100Mbps hub or switch.
symbol 108 \f "Monotype Sorts" \s 6OFor operation in the 10Mbps
(10Base-T) Ethernet network, Category 3, 4 or 5
unshielded twisted pair (UTP) cable could be used
to connect between the media coupler and a
10Mbps hub or switch.
LED Indicators
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SOFTWARE INSTALLATION
Plug the driver diskette into the floppy drive and set
the current drive to the floppy drive. Then run
INSTALL to install the real mode drivers such as
ODI or NDIS 2.x or Packet Drivers into the target
disk.
Novell Netware
There are two methods to install the Netware client
ODI driver, the menu installation and Netware 3.12
or 4.x Client installation.
Menu Installation
1.Run INSTALL.EXE from the root directory of
driver diskette.
2.Select Netware 3.x and 4.x Workstation”item
from menu.
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3.If current settings are acceptable, select Start
Installation and go to step 5. Otherwise, select
Modify Parameters to make settings changed
4.Move cursor to focus on the setting you want to
make change and press <Enter>” to select a fit
value. When the configurations are set
completely, press <Enter> on the OK” field to
exit the screen and go back to step 3.
5.Installation program starts copying related files
from diskette to the destination directory and
modifies AUTOEXEC.BAT and NET.CFG
under usersymbol 146 \f "Parisian BT" \s 10’}s
agreement
6.Now, the installation is completed. Please reboot
the computer to make your Netware connection.
If you wanted to install the ODI driver by
manual, you may follow the instructions list
below.
1.Copy the files LE100ODI.COM and NET.CFG
from the path \NETWARE and the file
LANEN.EXE from the path \ENABLER in the
driver diskette into the Netware client directory
containing Novell's LSL.COM, IPXODI.COM
and NETx.COM files.
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2.Using a text editor to edit the NET.CFG for
setting the default frame type. In the Netware
server the frame type is set to 802.3 for NW3.11
and 802.2 for NW3.12 and NW4.x The frame
type must be set to the same with the server or
the client couldnsymbol 146 \f "Parisian BT" \s
10’}t login to the server.
3.Follow Novell's instructions on using ODI
programs. You can substitute the
LE100ODI.COM whenever a reference is made
to the Hardware Specific Module.
4.A typical ODI workstation startup batch file
includes:
>LANEN /IRQ=dd /IOP=xxx Card Enabler
>LSL ;Link Support Layer Module provided by
Novell
>LE100ODI ;Hardware Specific Module
>IPXODI ;IPX Protocol Stack Module provided by
Novell
>NETx ;Shell Support Module provided by Novell
>LOGIN
Novell Client Installation
1.Run the NetWare Client Install V1.21
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-Get the 4 Client disks from the network
administrator, or
-Run the \NWCLIENT\INSTALL.EXE in a
previous Installation
2.A message appears on the screen asking you
whether or not you want the program to perform
modifications on your AUTOEXEC.BAT and
CONFIG.SYS files.
3.Answer "Yes". The program then modifies your
AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files
accordingly and creates backup copies.
4.The following message appears:
-Install support for MS Windows? (Y/N):
5.Answer accordingly and provide a path if
necessary.
6.The program displays the following:
-Configure your workstation for backup by a
NetWare server running software such as
BACKUP? (Y/N):
7.Answer accordingly and provide a path if
necessary.
8.Select a driver for your network board.
9.From the driver list, select Other Drivers.
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10.Go to the Insert the Driver Disk dialog box and
specify the path where the ODI driver and INS
files reside. For example: C:\ODI.DOS.
11.Press Enter and select the target ODI driver.
12.Specify the driver's optional settings.
13.Press F10 to save to new configuration.
14.Highlight "Install press here" and press <Enter>
to install.
The program copies the necessary files for NetWare
Client. Continue the installation procedure to
completion. Upon completion, a new NET.CFG file
will be created in your DOS directory. Typically,
this file contains the following lines:
Link Driver LE100ODI
#FRAME Ethernet_802.3
FRAME Ethernet_802.2
:
15.Copy the file LANEN.EXE from the directory
\ENABLER in the driver diskette to Netware
Client directory.
16.Edit the STARTNET.BAT by a text editor. Add
an running LANDEN command at the beginning
of the file. An STARTNET.BAT for the ODI
workstation performs as the following
LANEN /IOP=nnn /IRQ=n
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--Card Enabler
SET NWLANGUAGE=ENGLISH
--Set NetWare 4.X to English
language
LSL --Link Support Layer Module
provided by Novell
LE100ODI --Hardware Specific Module
IPXODI --IPX Protocol Stack Module
provided by Novell
VLM --DOS Support Module provided by
Novell
F: --Change to connected device
LOGIN xxx --Login to file server as user xxx
17.Run STARTNET to access the Novell network.
MS LAN Manager
1.View the README.TXT on the installation
diskette in the \NDIS2 directory. Before
installing the drivers, please ensure that the
Microsoft LAN Manager has been installed in
the target path. The installation program will
check and modify the PROTOCOL.INI file for
LAN Manager.
2.Run INSTALL.EXE from root directory of
driver diskette.
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