Amer.com CB110 User manual

32-bit CardBus
10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet
PC Card
User’s Guide

FCC Warning
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the
regulations 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 when the equipment is
operated in a commercial environment. This equipment
generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if
not installed and used in accordance with this user’s guide,
may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to
cause harmful interference, in which case the user will be
required to correct the interference at his own expense.
CE Mark Warning
This is a Class B product. In a domestic environment, this
product may cause radio interference, in which case the user
may be required to take adequate measures.
VCCI Mark Warning
P/N:6012-0001129 Rev.A1-01

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Table Of Contents
INTRODUCTION............................................................1
GENERAL DESCRIPTION..................................................................1
LED INDICATORS............................................................................2
SUMMARY OF FEATURES.................................................................2
CARD INSERTION AND REMOVAL......5
CARD INSERTION.............................................................................5
[1] Insert the 32-bit CardBus 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet
PC Card.....................................................................................5
[2] Attach the Media Coupler................................................5
[3] Connect to the Network Media.......................................6
CARD REMOVAL...............................................................................7
[1] Disconnect PSL Plug........................................................7
[2] Eject the 32-bit CardBus 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet
PC Card.....................................................................................7
DRIVER INSTALLATION....................................9
DIAGNOSTICS................................................................11
Adapter Basic Diagnostics...................................................12
Network Diagnostics.............................................................13
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS...............15

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Introduction
General Description
The 32-bit CardBus 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet PC Card is a
credit-card sized Fast Ethernet adapter for connecting a
notebook to an IEEE 802.3 Ethernet network and IEEE 802.3u
Fast Ethernet network. It’s designed to work with notebooks or
handheld computers with 32-bit CardBus slots. Inside its
compact package, the PC Card holds the Ethernet controller,
network processing interface, RAM for the data buffer, a
68-pin PC Card plug and a 15-pin media adapter plug. It
requires no pre-installation setup -- simply insert its 68-pin end
(its big-connector end) into the computer's 32-bit CardBus PC
Card slot.
The 32-bit CardBus 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet PC Card is
supplied together with a media coupler suited to your network
cable media. The media coupler has a 15-pin connector which
plugs into the exposed end of the PC Card. The other end of
the media coupler has one RJ-45 connector for connecting
your network cable. The media coupler features LED
indicators for 10M Link/Activity and 100M Link/Activity.

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LED Indicators
The 32-bit CardBus 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet PC Card’s
media couplers provide two LED indicators:
1. 10M Link/Activity Indicator (10M LINK/ACT)
?? This indicator lights green when the port is
connected to a 10Mbps Ethernet network. If
transmitting/receiving data to/from the 10Mbps
Ethernet network, this indicator blinks green.
2. 100M Link/Activity Indicator (100M LINK/ACT)
?? This indicator lights green when the port is
connected to a 100Mbps Fast Ethernet network. If
transmitting/receiving data to/from the 100Mbps
Fast Ethernet network, this indicator blinks green.
Summary of Features
The 32-bit CardBus 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet PC Card
provides the following features:
?? Complies with IEEE 802.3 10BASE-T Ethernet standard
?? Complies with IEEE 802.3u 100BASE-TX Fast Ethernet
standard
?? Complies with ANSI/IEEE 802.3 NWay
Auto-Negotiation standard
?? Complies with 32-bit CardBus Standard
?? Built-in 32KB RAM data buffer
?? Auto-Polarity for UTP/STP cables.

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?? No manual setup switches -- automatically configured by
software
?? Low power consumption
?? Standard 15-pin (PSL1) connector for media coupler
?? Supported driver list:
??Microsoft Windows 95/OSR2
??Microsoft Windows 98
??Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
??Microsoft Windows 2000
??MS Windows for Workgroup 3.11 (NDIS2)
??Microsoft Client for DOS (NDIS2)
??Novell NetWare Client for DOS
??Novell NetWare v5.0 Server
??Novell NetWare v4.1x Server
??Novell NetWare v3.12 Server
??Novell NetWare Client 32 for DOS/WIN
??Packet Driver
??NDIS Driver v2.0 for DOS
??Linux
1Position Shielded latching connector, per 16/32 bit PC Card standard, sometimes
known as Honda connector.

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Card Insertion and Removal
Card Insertion
Follow these four steps to install the 32-bit CardBus
10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet PC Card:
[1] Insert the 32-bit CardBus 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet PC
Card
Find and select an available Type II or Type III 32-bit CardBus
PC Card slot on your notebook’s side or rear panel. Holding
the 32-bit CardBus 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet PC Card with
the label facing up (the detail label with bar code facing down),
insert its big-connector end into the 32-bit CardBus PC Card
slot. Slide the 32-bit CardBus 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet PC
Cardall the way into the PC Card slot until it reaches a firm
stop.
[2] Attach the Media Coupler
The small-connector end of the 32-bit CardBus 10/100Mbps
Fast Ethernet PC Card remains accessible (approximately flush
with the case of the computer) when the 32-bit CardBus
10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet PC Card is properly seated in its
32-bit CardBus PC Card slot. The topside of the media
coupler's PSL plug is marked with a small triangle molded into
the plastic. Keeping the topside of the PSL plug up, insert the

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plug into the 32-bit CardBus 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet PC
Card 's receptacle until it is firmly seated.
NOTE: When the PSL plug is firmly seated, it is held in place by
small latching hooks at either end of the plug. To avoid
damage when removing the PSL plug from the 32-bit
CardBus 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet PC Card, it is
necessary to depress the two small latch wings of the plug.
See the following section, "Remove 32-bit CardBus
10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet PC Card."
[3] Connect to the Network Media
Simply plug one end of the cable (RJ-45 connector) into an
available hub port, and plug the other end (RJ-45 connector)
into the RJ-45 socket of your media connector.

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Card Removal
Follow these two steps to remove the PC Card:
[1] Disconnect PSL Plug
Unplug the media coupler from the 32-bit CardBus
10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet PC Card before ejecting the PC
Card from the 32-bit CardBus PC Card slot. The PSL plug is
held in place by small latching hooks at either end of the plug.
To remove the PSL plug from the PC Card, it is necessary to
unlatch the hooks by depressing the two small latch wings of
the plug. Use thumb and forefinger to squeeze the latch wings
into the plug body and gently pull the plug out of its receptacle.
NOTE: Pulling the coupler plug out of its receptacle without
depressing the clip wings will cause damage to the plug.
[2] Eject the 32-bit CardBus 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet PC
Card
Use the computer's PC Card Eject mechanism to unseat the
32-bit CardBus 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet PC Card from the
computer's PC Card slot. The PC Card will then protrude
from the 32-bit CardBus PC Card slot and you can easily
remove the PC Card by gripping its protruding end and
withdrawing it from the PC Card receptacle.

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Driver Installation
Before you connect the 32-bit CardBus 10/100Mbps Fast
Ethernet PC Card to the network, you have to install the
network driver first. The driver for each networking operating
system is under a separate directory. A HELP.EXE file under
root directory lists the information and detailed installation
procedure of all the available drivers.
Card insertion as described in Chapter “Card Insertion and
Removal” must be completed before you proceed with
software installation.

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Diagnostics
If you experience any problems with the 32-bit CardBus
10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet PC Card, first verify that the
appropriate driver is loaded, that the proper grade of cable is
employed for the network connection, and that the supporting
hub is functioning properly.
1. Check that the 32-bit CardBus 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet
PC Card is fully and firmly seated in the 32-bit CardBus
PC Card slot.
2. Check the length and rating of connecting cables.
3. Replace the adapter in question with a verified adapter and
run CBDIAG.BAT diagnostic tests on the driver diskette at
directory of \Diag\.
4. Install the questioned adapter in another notebook PC and
run the tests again.
Remove all other PC Card from the notebook PC and run the
tests again. If the diagnostic run is abnormal, then there is
probably an interrupt number conflict that will have to be
resolved manually by a CMOS Setup utility run after you have
reinstalled all of the expansion cards.
The Diagnostic Program provides two levels of testing:
Adapter Basic Diagnostics and Network Diagnostics.
Adapter Basic Diagnostic does not require substitution of a
loopback cable. All procedures of the Adapter test may be
carried out with the network cable connection in place.

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For the Network Diagnostics, the cable connecting your station
with its supporting hub must be in place. Network Diagnostic
involves ”broadcast” transmission of test packets from the
initiator station. The test cannot be fully implemented unless a
responder station on the LAN is available to the Network
Diagnostics, in order to return the test packets to the initiator
station.
To run the Diagnostic Program, proceed with these steps:
Adapter Basic Diagnostics
1. Insert the 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet PC Card Driver
Diskette in an available drive (here shown as drive A). At
the DOS prompt (here shown as >), key in:
> A: \Diag\CBDIAG.BAT and <Enter>.
The opening screen of the Diagnostic program will appear.
2. Review the reported configuration data before proceeding
to Step 3.
3. The Configuration Data screen also features a Diagnostic
Menu. Follow the cues at the foot of the screen to select
and run the Adapter Basic Diagnostic program. The
adapter function test results will appear onscreen. In the
Loopback test, test signals are intercepted and reflected at
the MAC level without reaching the network cable. If the
results are normal, then go ahead to the Network
Operation test, starting with Step 4.

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Network Diagnostics
4. Insert the 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet PC Card Driver
Diskette into an available drive of the chosen initiator
station on your LAN. At the DOS prompt (here shown as
>), key in:
> A: \Diag\CBDIAG.BAT and <Enter>.
The opening screen of the Diagnostic program will appear
onscreen at the initiator station. Follow the cues at the
foot of the screen to select and run the Network Test
program at the initiator station. The initiator station then
begins broadcasting test packets, and at the same time is
also ready to receive and return test signals transmitted
from the responder station’s newly installed 10/100Mbps
Fast Ethernet PC Card.
5. Remove the 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet PC Card Driver
Diskette from your station's (the initiator station's) diskette
drive, and insert it into an available drive of a responder
station on your LAN. At the DOS prompt (here shown as
>), key in:
> A: \Diag\CBDIAG.BAT and <Enter>.
The opening screen of the Diagnostic program will
appear onscreen at the responder station. Follow the cues
at the foot of the screen to select and run the Network
Diagnostic program. Observe the “Packets Sent” line to
see a steadily and rapidly increasing packet count. This
will indicate normal transmission onto the LAN, and will
be the end of your Diagnostic run. Skip the remaining
steps shown below.