BenQ AEN100 User manual
BENQ AEN100/101
BENQ AEN100/101
10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet Card
User’s Guide
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purpose. Further, Benq Corporation reserves the right to revise this
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or changes.
FCC COMPLIANCE STATEMENT
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits of a
Class B computing devices, 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.
If you suspect this product is causing interference, turn your computer on
and off while your radio or TV is showing interference. If the
interference disappears then when you turn the computer off and
reappears then you turn the computer on, something in the computer is
causing interference.
You can try to correct the interference by one or more of the following
measures:
1. Reorient/Relocate the receiving antenna.
2. Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
3. Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit difference from that
to which the receiver is connected.
4. Ensure that all expansion slots (on the back or side of the computer)
are covered. Also ensure that all metal retaining brackets are tightly
attached to the computer.
Table of Content
1Introduction .................................................................................1
2Package Contents........................................................................2
3Features and Specifications........................................................3
3.1 Features & Benefits .....................................................................................3
3.2 Technical Specifications..............................................................................3
4Installation....................................................................................5
4.1 Hardware Installation .................................................................................5
4.2 Hardware Requirement for Wake on LAN..........................................5
4.3 Hardware Installation for Wake on LAN..............................................5
4.4 Driver Installation........................................................................................6
5Troubleshooting ..........................................................................6
Introduction
Thanks you for purchasing Benq AEN100/101 Fast Ethernet Card. This
guide is to provide the installation and usage of this product for network
installers and users. The AEN100/101 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet Card
complies to PCI 2.1 and PCI 2.2 specification and supports half/full duplex
feature which can double network speed.
The AEN100/101 support both 10Mbps and 100Mbps network speed,
100Base-TX operates on two pairs of category 5 UTP cable and 10Base-T
operates on Category 3,4,5 UTP cable.
With the Auto-Negotiation technology, network speed is auto detected.
When you connect it to 10Base-T hub via UTP cable, the network speed
becomes 10Mbps. Similarly, if you connect it to 100Base-TX hub, the
network speed is 100Mbps. If the hub is a switching hub that supports
full duplex function, then the speed will be doubled to 20Mbps/200Mbps.
Real hassle free installation is achieved by conforming to PCI bus. Just
plug in the card and all setup is done automatically. No more software to
run!
Furthermore, the AEN100 Fast Ethernet Card supporting the Wake On
LAN (WOL) feature allows users to configure network card that are
capable of “listening to” network packets even when the computer is
turned off.
The AEN100/101 supplies many drivers including ODI driver for NetWare
3.x/4.x/5.x, NDIS driver for Microsoft LAN Manager,
Windows95/98/NT/2000/Me, Linux, and a Packet Driver for TCP/IP
software. Whatever your requirements are ease of installation, superior
performance or responsive support backed up by unlimited technical
support, the Benq AEN100/101 is the superior choice.
Note: The AEN100 and AEN101 are different in some features: The AEN100
supports Wake on LAN (WOL) and Boot ROM functions, and the AEN101 doesn’t
support these functions.
Package Contents
First, please check if the following items are included in the package:
yFor AEN100
- Fast Ethernet Card * 1
- Driver Diskette * 1
- User’s Guide * 1
yFor AEN101
- Fast Ethernet Card * 1
(Without Wake on LAN and Boot ROM functions)
- Driver Diskette * 1
- User’s Guide * 1
- WOL Cable * 1
Features and Specifications
Features & Benefits
y Supports 32-bit PCI Bus Master for high performance and low
processor utilization.
y Complies to PCI 2.1 and PCI 2.2 specification
y Complies with the IEEE 802.3 CSMA/CD, 100Base-TX and 10Base-T
standard.
y Full duplex design to double the performance to 20Mbps/200Mbps.
y One STP connector for 100Mbps or 10Mbps network speed.
y Support Auto-negotiation function.
y Built-in FIFO buffers to eliminate external memory.
y Auto-setups IRQ and I/O address.
y Supports early interrupt on transmit to increase performance.
y Supports ODI driver for NetWare 3.x/4.x/5.x: NDIS driver for LAN
Manager, Windows 95/98/NT/2000/Me, Linux, and Packet Driver for
TCP/IP software.
y Provides diagnostic software and two LEDs to indicate network
link/activity and 10/100Mbps selection.
Technical Specifications
Topology Star
Connector RJ-45
Standard IEEE 802.3 10Base-T, IEEE 802.3u 100 Base-TX
Transmission Rate Half duplex – 10Mbps or 100Mbps,
Full duplex – 20Mbps or 200Mbps
Hardware
Requirement
IBM compatible PC with available PC slots (PCI 2.1 or
PCI 2.2)
IRQ Line Assigned by System
I/O Address Assigned by System
Drivers ODI driver for NetWare 3/4/5 NDIS driver for LAN
Manager, Windows 95/98/2000/Me, Linux, Packet Driver for
TCP/IP software
Temperature 00C to 550C (Opening)
Humidity 10% to 90% (Non-condensing)
Certification FCC Class B, CE Mark Microsoft Certified
LED Yellow:On-10M/Link; Off-10M/Unlink;
Blinking-10M/Activity
Green: On-100M/Link; Off-100M/Unlink;
Blinking-100M/Activity
Dimension 120x44 mm
Power
Consumption
1.8W (Max.)
Installation
Hardware Installation
To insert the network card into your PC, follow the steps below:
1. Turn off the computer and remove its cover.
2. Insert the card into a PCI slot.
3. Secure this card to the rear of the computer chassis and put back the
computer cover.
4. Connect the card to the network using twisted-pair cable.
Hardware Requirement for Wake on LAN
y If your motherboard supports the PCI 2.1 only, then the motherboard
must provide a 3-pin WOL connector. (Some computers may require
you to change a setting in your computer’s BIOS or setup program to
enable the WOL feature.) If the motherboard supports PCI 2.2, we
don’t need the 3-pin WOL connector. (The function will be provided
from the PCI bus directly)
y ATX 2.01 power supply.
Note: Install only one active WOL adapter per computer. You can install additional,
non-WOL adapters.
Hardware Installation for Wake on LAN
If your motherboard supports the PCI 2.2 standard, no other procedure is
needed. But, you still can follow the steps (for PCI 2.1) below on the PCI
2.2 motherboard, and all the function include the WOL will work
normally.
Driver Installation
Use the drivers supplied by the diskette included in this product.
For detail description, please refer to readme.doc or readme.exe in
the diskette.
Troubleshooting
If you experience any problems with the AEN100/101, first make sure the
appropriate driver is loaded, the proper cable is connected to the adapter
port and the hub complies with the adapter specification, such as 10Mbps
10Base-T or 100Mbps 100Base-TX, then check the LED. The AEN
100/101 provides two LEDs to indicate network status:
•10M/Link/Activity
A yellow LED indicates if the 10Mbps UTP has been LINK ok or not.
When the light is OFF, it indicates that the 10Mbps UTP port has not been
connected or LINK not ok. When the light is ON, it indicates that the
10Mbps UTP port LINK ok. When the light is BLINKING, it indicates
that there is traffic flow on the network that the card is connected to.
•100M/Link/Activity
A green LED indicates if the 100Mbps UTP has been LINK ok or not.
When the light is OFF, it indicates that the 100Mbps UTP port has not
been connected or LINK not ok. When the light is ON, it indicates that
the 100Mbps UTP port LINK ok. When the light is BLINKING, it
indicates that there is traffic flow on the network which the card is
connected to.
(Wake On LAN)
••The PC cannot boot up after installing the AEN 100.
1. Remove the 3-pin cable from the PC connector.
2. Boot up the PC, run setup program to configure the AEN100 as
“Active Low”(Default setting is “Active High”)
3. Turn off the PC and reconnect the 3-pin cable to the PC.
4. Boot up the PC again.
•The PC does not boot up when a Magic Packet or Wake Up
Frame is sent.
1. Check the specification of this PC meets the hardware requirement in
chapter 2.
2. Verify the BIOS setting of Wake On LAN is configured properly.
(Please check your computer owner’s manual or contact your dealer
for more information.)
3. Remove the PC cover and check the 3-pin cable connection.
4. Run configure program to check the setting of this card.
5. If the card still does not wake up, install a known good working Wake
On LAN card and 3-pin auxiliary power cable in the PC and recheck
the PC.
[!] Contact your dealer if problem persist.
8 Ji Hu Road, Nei-hu, Taipei, 114,
Ta iwan
Tel: +886-2-2799-8800
Fax: +886-2-2656-6390
www.benq.com.tw
P/N: 98.33001.001
Issue Date: 2002/02/05
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