Abocom FE1500 User manual

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

FCC REGULATORY STATEMENTS
Part15, Class B
This device complies with Part 15 of FCC rules.
Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
1. This device may not cause harmful interface, and
2. This device must accept any interface received,
including interface that may cause undesired
operation. 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. These limits
are designed to provide reasonable protection against
harmful interference in a residential installation. This
equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio
frequency energy, and if not installed and used in
accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful
interference to radio communications. However,
there is no guarantee that interference will not occur
in a particular installation. If this equipment does
cause harmful interference to radio or television
reception, which can be determined by turning off
and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the
interference by one or more of the following
measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the distance between the equipment and
receiver.
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit
different from that to which the receiver is connected.
Changes or modifications not expressly approved
by party responsible for compliance could void the
user the user authority to operate the equipment.

HARDWARE INSTALLATION
1. Locate the PCMCIA slot of your system.
2. Align the PCMCIA Fast Ethernet PC Card
toward the PCMCIA slot. Push evenly and
steadily until it is seated.
3. Plug one end of an Ethernet Cable into the RJ-45
port of the Media Coupler.
Media Coupler
Ethernet HUB/Switch
4. You are now ready to continue the software
installation.
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LED Indicators
 Act: Glows green when it is on,
blinks when transmitting data.
 10/100: Glows orange at 100Mbps,
dims at 10Mbps.
 Link: Glows green when linked to a
local network, blinks when
receiving data.
Green
Activity: on
Green
Link Integrity: on
RX : blink
TX : blink
Orange
100Mbps: On
10Mbps :Off
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SOFTWARE INSTALLATION
Installation for Windows 95
The installation procedures for the network driver
may vary slightly depending on the version of
Windows 95 you are using and also your current
system configuration.
1. Once the PCMCIA Fast Ethernet PC Card
is connected to your computer, Windows 95
will automatically detect the new hardware
device. Insert the program diskette #1 into
your floppy drive.
2. Click Next. When the PCMCIA Fast
Ethernet PC Card message appears, click
Finish. The Installation program will
continue to copy the necessary files into your
computer.
3. Follow the on-screen instruction to proceed.
If Windows asks you to supply your original
Windows 95 installation or setup files, insert
the CD-ROM or disks as requested, and
direct Windows 95 to the proper location.
4. When asked if you want to restart your
computer, click Yes.
Installation for Windows 98
1. Once the PCMCIA Fast Ethernet PC
Card is connected to your computer,
Windows 98 will automatically detect
the new hardware device as shown
below. Click Next.

2. Insert the device driver diskette into
your floppy drive. When Windows
prompts you What do you want
Windows to do? Select Search for the
best driver for your device.
(Recommended).Click Next.
3. Follow the on-screen instruction to
proceed.
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4. The installation program will proceed
automatically.
5. In the following dialog box, direct your
system to copy the requested files from
the floppy root directory, i.e. A:\. Press
OK.

6. If you are asked to insert Windows 98
CD-ROM in the selective drive, please
do so to have Windows copy all the
necessary files to your system. . When
the following window appears, click
Finish.
7. Click Yes to restart your computer.
Installation for Window ME
1. Once the PC Card is well connected to your
computer, Windows ME will automatically
detect the new device. Select Automatic
search for a better driver
(Recommended) … and click Next.
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2. Insert the device driver disk into the floppy
disk drive on your system.
3. Windows will copy the appropriate driver
to your system. If Windows ME asks you
to supply your original Windows ME
installation CD-ROM, load it on the CD-
ROM drive. Click Finish to complete the
software installation.
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4. Reboot your computer to activate the new
device.
Installation for Windows 2000
1. Insert the PC Card into the slot. When the
Found New Hardware Wizard dialog box
appears, press Next.
2. When Windows prompt you a Found New
Hardware Wizard dialog box, select
Search for a … and press Next.
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3. Windows will prompt a Found New
Hardware Wizard dialog box. In this time,
select Floppy disk drives and insert the
driver diskette. Press Next. When asked for
the original Windows 2000 CD/disks please
follow the on-screen instruction.
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4. Wait for a while until Windows has found
the appropriate driver.
5. Click Yes to continue.
6. Click Finish. The PC Card driver
installation is successfully completed.
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7. For the first time installation, click Network
icon in Control Panel to add Protocols,
Client and Service if needed.
8. Reboot your computer to activate the new
device.
Installation for Windows XP
1. Once the device is well connected,
Windows will detect the new device and
prompt you to insert the network device
driver. Insert the device Driver Disk into
the floppy disk drive of your system. Click
Install the software automatically
(Recommended) and click Next.
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2. Windows will start searching for the
appropriate driver for this hardware. Select
any drivers named as PCMCIA Fast
Ethernet Card, and click Next.
3. Windows will start searching for the
appropriate driver for the installation.
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When the screen appears as below, click
Continue Anyway to proceed.
4. Wait while Windows copies the appropriate
driver to your system.
5. Click Finish. The software installation for
this network device is now completed.
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Installation for Windows NT 4.0
This section describes the installation for
Windows NT under the condition that Windows
NT is already installed in your computer. If your
computer is not yet networking installed, refer to
the Windows documentation for details. Also
remember to have your original Windows NT
CD-ROM handy before you begin the installation.
For Windows NT may ask for it during the
installation.
1. Before you turn on your computer, make
sure the PCMCIA Fast Ethernet PC Card
has been properly inserted into the free
PCMCIA slot of your computer.
2. Start Windows NT.
3. Click StartSettingsControl Panel.
Double-click on the Network icon.
4. When the Network window appears, click on
the Adapters tab. Click on the Add button,
followed by Have Disk. Put the driver disk
into drive A.
5. When asked to supply the path to the disk,
type a:\ and click OK.
6. Windows NT will ask you to supply the I/O
Base, Interrupt, and Memory values for the
card. Good values to start with are 300 (for
the I/O Base) and 5 (for the IRQ).
7. When you're finished, click OK. Windows
NT will copy necessary files to your
computer.

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8. When the Network window reappears, click
on the Bindings tab. Choose your bindings.
Click on the Protocols tab and select your
settings. Do the same for the Services tab.
9. After your bindings, settings, and services
are set, click on the Close button. Choose to
restart your computer. After Windows NT
restarts, be sure to log in.