Allied Telesis AT-2400T User manual

Network
Adapter Cards
AT-2400 Series
AT-2450 Series
AT-2500 Series
AT-2501 Series
AT-2700 Series
AT-2701 Series
AT-2915 Series
AT-2930 Series
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Installation
Guide
Book I
FOR WINDOWS 95, 98, 2000, ME, NT, AND XP
OPERATING SYSTEMS
®
PN 613-50241-00 Rev B

Copyright 2002 Allied Telesyn, Inc.
960 Stewart Drive Suite B, Sunnyvale, CA 94085 USA
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced without prior written permission from Allied Telesyn, Inc.
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prior written notice. The information provided herein is subject to change without notice. In no event shall Allied Telesyn, Inc. be
liable for any incidental, special, indirect, or consequential damages whatsoever, including but not limited to lost profits, arising
out of or related to this manual or the information contained herein, even if Allied Telesyn, Inc. has been advised of, known, or
should have known, the possibility of such damages.

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Electrical Safety and Emission
Compliance Statement
Standards: This product meets the following standards
RFI Emission EN55022 Class B, EN61000-3-2, EN61000-3-3 !1
Warning: In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take
adequate measures. !2
Immunity EN55024 !3
Electrical Safety EN60950, UL 1950 (UL/cUL) !4
Laser EN60825 !5
U.S. Federal Communications Commission
Declaration Of Conformity
Manufacture Name: Allied Telesyn, Inc.
Manufacture Address: 960 Stewart Drive, Suite B
Sunnyvale, CA 94085 USA
ManufactureTelephone: 408-730-0950
Declares that the product: Network Adapter Cards
Model Numbers: AT-2400T, AT-2400BT, AT-2450FTX, AT-2500, AT-2501, AT-2500TX, AT-2700TX,
AT-2700FX, AT-2700FTX, AT-2701, AT-2745FX, AT-2915T, AT-2930
This product complies with FCC Part 15B, Class B Limits:
Thisdevicecomplies with part15 of the FCC Rules. Operationis subject to the following two conditions:(1) Thisdevicemustnot
cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause
undesired operation.
Radiated Energy
Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of FCC
Rules. These limits are designedto provide reasonable protection against harmfulinterferencein a residential installation.This
equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with
instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the
equipment 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 separation between the equipment and the receiver.
- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
- Consultthe dealer or an experienced radio/TVtechnician for help.
Changes and modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer or registrant ofthis equipment canvoid your authority
to operate this equipment under Federal Communications Commission rules.
Industry Canada
This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations.
Cet appareil numérique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du Règlement sur le matériel brouilleur du Canada.

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Important: AppendixA contains translatedsafetystatements forinstallingthis equipment.Whenyou seethe !, go toAppendix
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.
Vigtigt: Tillæg A indeholder oversatte sikkerhedsadvarsler, der vedrører installation af dette udstyr. Når De ser symbolet !, skal
De slå op i tillæg A og finde de oversatte sikkerhedsadvarsler i Deres eget sprog.
Belangrijk: Appendix Abevatvertaaldeveiligheidsopmerkingenvoorhetinstallerenvandezeapparatuur. Wanneeru de !ziet,
raadpleeg Appendix A voor vertaalde veiligheidsinstructies in uw taal.
Important: L'annexe A contient les instructions de sécurité relativesà l'installation de cet équipement. Lorsque vous voyez le
symbole !, reportez-vous à l'annexe A pour consulter la traduction de ces instructions dans votre langue.
Tärkeää: Liite A sisältää tämän laitteen asentamiseen liittyvät käännetyt turvaohjeet. Kun näet !-symbolin, katso käännettyä
turvaohjetta liitteestä A.
Importante: l’Appendice A contiene avvisi di sicurezza tradotti per l’installazione di questa apparecchiatura. Il simbolo !, indica
di consultare l’Appendice A per l’avviso di sicurezza nella propria lingua.
Viktig: Tillegg A inneholder oversatt sikkerhetsinformasjon for installering av dette utstyret. Når du ser !, åpner du til Tillegg A
for å finne den oversatte sikkerhetsinformasjonen på ønsket språk.
Importante: O Anexo A contém advertências de segurança traduzidas para instalar este equipamento. Quando vir o símbolo !,
leia a advertência de segurança traduzida no seu idioma no Anexo A.
Importante: El Apéndice A contiene mensajes de seguridad traducidos para la instalación de este equipo. Cuando vea el símbolo
!, vaya al Apéndice A para ver el mensajede seguridad traducido a su idioma.
Obs! Bilaga A innehåller översatta säkerhetsmeddelanden avseende installationen av denna utrustning.När du ser !, skall dugå
till Bilaga A för att läsa det översatta säkerhetsmeddelandet på ditt språk.

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Table of Contents
Preface ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................7
Purpose of this Guide ...........................................................................................................................................................................................7
How This Guide is Organized .............................................................................................................................................................................8
Where to Find Related Guides ...........................................................................................................................................................................9
Document Conventions ....................................................................................................................................................................................10
Contacting Allied Telesyn Technical Support ............................................................................................................................................11
Online Support..............................................................................................................................................................................................11
Telephone Support......................................................................................................................................................................................11
E-mail Support...............................................................................................................................................................................................11
Returning Products .............................................................................................................................................................................................12
For Sales or Corporate Information ...............................................................................................................................................................13
Tell Us What You Think ......................................................................................................................................................................................14
Chapter 1
Installing the Network AdapterCard .......................................................................................................................................................15
Verifying Package Contents......................................................................................................................................................................15
Reviewing Safety Precautions .........................................................................................................................................................................16
Installing a Network Adapter Card ................................................................................................................................................................17
Chapter 2
AT-Setup for Windows 98, 2000, Me, or XP ...........................................................................................................................................21
Overview .................................................................................................................................................................................................................21
AT-Setup Guidelines ...........................................................................................................................................................................................23
Running AT-Setup ................................................................................................................................................................................................24
Running AT-Setup to Complete Driver Installation .................................................................................................................................29
Chapter 3
Manually Installing a Network Adapter Driver ...................................................................................................................................31
Installation Guidelines ........................................................................................................................................................................................32
Creating a Driver Installation Disk ..................................................................................................................................................................33
Windows 95 ............................................................................................................................................................................................................36
Windows 98 ............................................................................................................................................................................................................38
Windows Me ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................42
Windows 2000 and XP ........................................................................................................................................................................................44
Windows NT 4.0 ....................................................................................................................................................................................................50

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Chapter 4
Updating a Network Adapter Driver .......................................................................................................................................................57
Manually Updating a Driver for Windows 98, 2000, Me, or XP ...........................................................................................................58
Chapter 5
Removing a Network Adapter Driver ......................................................................................................................................................69
Windows 95, 98, or Me ......................................................................................................................................................................................70
Windows 2000 or XP ..........................................................................................................................................................................................74
Windows NT 4.0 ...................................................................................................................................................................................................77
Chapter 6
AT-Stat ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................81
Overview .................................................................................................................................................................................................................81
System Requirements................................................................................................................................................................................83
Installing AT-Stat ..................................................................................................................................................................................................83
Removing AT-Stat ...............................................................................................................................................................................................87
Chapter 7
VLAN ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................91
Overview .................................................................................................................................................................................................................92
Installing an ATMUX VLAN Driver ..................................................................................................................................................................93
Adding an Additional VLAN ...........................................................................................................................................................................100
Removing a VLAN ..............................................................................................................................................................................................104
Removing the Allied Telesyn Multi-Vlan Support Protocol ................................................................................................................106
Chapter 8
Troubleshooting ..............................................................................................................................................................................................109
General Troubleshooting Guidelines .........................................................................................................................................................110
Suggestions.................................................................................................................................................................................................110
Twisted Pair Adapter Cards....................................................................................................................................................................110
Fiber Optic Adapter Card........................................................................................................................................................................111
Wake-on-LAN..............................................................................................................................................................................................112
BootPROM....................................................................................................................................................................................................112
Running Diagnostics ........................................................................................................................................................................................113
Card Test Diagnostics...............................................................................................................................................................................115
Appendix A
Translated Safetyand Emission Information ....................................................................................................................................117

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Preface
This installation guide contains instructions on how to install an Allied
Telesyn adapter card inyour computer and how to load theadapter
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.

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How This Guide is Organized
This guide contains the following chapters and appendix:
Chapter 1, InstallingtheNetwork AdapterCard, describes how to install
an adapter card intoyour computer.
Chapter 2, AT-Setupfor Windows98, 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.
Chapter 4, Updating a Network Adapter Driver,contains the procedures
for manually updating an adapter driver.
Chapter5,RemovingaNetworkAdapterDriver,containstheprocedures
for removing a network adapter driver from your systems.
Chapter 6, AT-Stat, contains instructions on how to install and remove
the AT-Stat utility.
Chapter 7, VLAN, contains instructions on how to install and remove
VLANs.
Chapter 8, Troubleshooting, contains instructions for running the
diagnostics program and guidelines for troubleshooting.
Appendix A, Translated Safety and Emission Information, contains
multi-languagetranslationsofthesafetyandemissionstatementsinthis
guide.

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Where to Find Related Guides
The Allied Telesyn web site at www.alliedtelesyn.com offers you an easy
way to access the most recentdocumentation, software updates, and
technical information for all of our products. The documents provided
on our web site are available as PDF files.

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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.

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Contacting Allied Telesyn Technical Support
You can contact Allied Teleysn technical support online or by telephone
or e-mail.
Online Support You can request technical support online by accessing the Knowledge
Base at http://kb.alliedtelesyn.com. Youcan use the Knowledge Base to
submit questions to our technical support staff and review answers to
previously asked questions.
Telephone
Support For technical support by phone, contact Allied Telesyn at one of the
following locations:
E-mail Support Latin America, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Caribbean, and Virgin Islands
[e-mail]
United Kingdom, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Finland
[email protected]
Americas
United States, Canada, Mexico, Central
America, South America
Tel:[phone]
Germany
Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Eastern
Europe
Tel:[phone]
Asia
Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Malaysia,
Indonesia, Korea, Philippines, China,
India, Hong Kong
Tel:[phone]
Italy
Italy,Spain,Portugal,Greece,Turkey,Israel
Tel:[phone]
Australia
Australia,NewZealand
Tel:[phone]
Japan
Tel:[phone]
France
France, Belgium, Luxembourg, The
Netherlands, Middle East, Africa
Tel:[phone]
UnitedKingdom
United Kingdom, Denmark, Norway,
Sweden,Finland,Iceland
Tel:[phone]

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Returning Products
Products for return or repair must first be assigned a Return Materials
Authorization (RMA) number. A product sent to Allied Telesyn without a
RMA number will be returned tothe sender at the sender’s expense.
To obtain an RMA number, contact technical support at oneof the
following locations:
❑United States and Canada
Toll-free: 1-800-762-1664
Fax: [phone]
❑Europe, Africa, and the Middle East
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
❑Latin America, the Caribbean, and Virgin Islands
Tel: International code + 425-481-3852
Fax: International code + 425-481-3895
❑PuertoRico
Toll-free: 1-800-424-5012, ext 3852
or 1-800-424-4284, ext 3852
❑Mexico
Toll-free: 800-424-5012, ext 3852
Fax: International code + 425-481-3895
❑Asia and Southeast Asia
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
❑Australia
Toll-free: 1-800-000-880
Fax: [phone]
❑New Zealand
Toll-free: 0800-45-5782

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For Sales or Corporate Information
You can contact Allied Telesyn forsales or corporateinformation at the
location listed below:
Allied Telesyn, Inc.
19800 North Creek Parkway, Suite 200
Bothell, WA 98011
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

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Tell Us What You Think
Ifyouhaveanycommentsorsuggestionsonhowwemightimprovethis
or other Allied Telesyn documents, please fill out the General Enquiry
Form online. This form can beaccessed byselecting Contact Us from
www.alliedtelesyn.com.

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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 Series
❑AT-2500 Series
❑AT-2501 Series
❑AT-2700 Series
❑AT-2701 Series
❑AT-2915 Series
❑AT-2930 Series
Verifying Package
Contents Make surethe following items are included in your package. If any item
is missing or damaged, contact your Allied Telesyn sales representative
forassistance.
❑Allied Telesyn Network Adapter Card
❑CardAssistant CD
❑Wake-on-LAN cable (AT-2450, AT-2500, AT-2501, AT-2700, and
AT-2701 Series only)

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Reviewing Safety Precautions
Please review the following safety precautions before youinstall the
network adapter card.
Warning
This is a “Class 1 LED product”. !6
Warning
Do not stareinto the laser beam. (AT-2450FT, AT-2450FL, AT-2700FX, AT-2701,
AT-2970SX Series only) !7
Warning
LightningDanger:Donotworkonthisequipmentorcablesduring
periods of lightning activity. !8
Caution
Operating Temperature: Thisproduct isdesignedforamaximum
ambient temperature of 40 degrees C. !9
Caution
All Countries: Install this product in accordance with local and
National Electric Codes. !10

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Installing a Network Adapter Card
This section explains how to install a network adapter card in most PC-
compatible computers.
To install the adapter card, perform the following procedure:
1. Shutdown your PCand disconnect the power cord from the outlet.
2. RemovethePC’scoverbyremovingthescrewsfromthechassisand
gently sliding off the cover. See Figure 1.
Figure 1 Removing the PC Cover
3. Select an empty, non-shared PCI slotand remove the faceplate.
Keep the faceplate in asafe place. You may needit for future use.
SeeFigure 2.
Figure 2 Removing the Faceplate From PCI Slot
Note
If you cannotlocate or know how tofind an PCI slot, referto the
documentation that came with your PC.

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4. Remove the network adapter card from the shipping package and
store the packaging material ina safe location.
Caution
Wear a grounding device and observe electrostatic discharge
precautions when installing the network adapter card in a PC.
Failuretoobservethiscautioncouldresultindamagetotheadapter
card.
5. Gently insert the network adapter card into the PCI slot. Make sure
the card is securely seated.
Figure 3 Inserting the Network Adapter Card
6. Securethe networkadaptercard tothechassiswith a Phillips-head
screw, not provided.
Figure 4 Securing the Adapter Card

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7. For the AT-2450, AT-2500, AT-2501, AT-2700, or AT-2701 Series
adapters, to usethe 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 adaptercard and to the Wake-on-LAN
connectoronthemotherboardofthecomputer.Forthelocationof
the Wake-on-LAN connector on the motherboard, refer to the
documentation that came with your computer.
8. Replace the PC’s coverand secure it with the screws removed in
Step2.
9. Connect the adapter card to thenetwork by connecting the
appropriate data cable.
Note
If you areinstalling an AT-2450FTX, AT-2700FTX, and AT-2745FX
adapters,connectonlyoneportontheadaptercardtothenetwork.
10. Power ON the PC.
Youarenowreadytoinstallthenetworkadapterdriver.Youcaninstalla
network adapter driver byperforming either of the following
procedures:Running AT-Setup on page 24 orManually Installing a
Network Adapter Driver on page 31.