ConnectGear GA-H03D User manual

122401-01
CardBus 10/100 Fast
Ethernet PC Card
User Manual

REGULATORY STATEMENTS
FCC Certification
The United States Federal Communication Commission (FCC)
and the Canadian Department of Communications have
established certain rules governing the use of modems and
other electronic equipment.
FCC Part 15 Registration
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.
•Consult an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION.............................................1
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS..................................1
Operating Systems.......................................1
INTRODUCTION TO CARDBUS..................2
HARDWARE INSTALLATION.....................4
Inserting the CardBus Dual-Speed PC Card
.....................................................................4
Removing the CardBus Dual-Speed PC
Card.............................................................4
Connecting to the Network..........................5
LED Indicators............................................5
SOFTWARE INSTALLATION ......................7
INSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS 95 (OSR2).......7
INSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS 98 ....................8
INSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS 2000 ..............10
INSTALLATION FOR WINDOW ME..................13
INSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS XP .................15
INSTALLATION FOR NOVELL NETWARE.........17
SPECIFICATIONS.........................................18

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INTRODUCTION
System Requirements
An IBM compatible notebook computer with
486 or faster processor with CardBus
supported socket.
Drivers and utilities provided with this
product
PCMCIA PC Card compliant Card Services
and Socket Services
100Base-TX Fast Ethernet or 10BaseT
Ethernet connectivity to your local area
network.
Operating Systems
Windows 95 OSR2, Windows 98/ME,
Windows 2000, XP, NT 4.0

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INTRODUCTION TO CARDBUS
Cardbus is the next generation 32-bit version
issued by PCMCIA PC Card standard. In
addition to support a wider bus (32 bits instead of
16 bits), CardBus also supports bus mastering and
operation speeds up to 33 MHz. The 132MBytes
bus transfer rate (compares with legacy 16-bit I/0
PC Card, 20MByte) provides the mobile user to
enjoy the high-bandwidth network connection.
A Mobil computer, which equipped with
CardBus and properly configured is the
fundamental requirement to use the CardBus
10/100M PC Card. To make sure about this
point, please follow the guideline listed below:
Cardbus is designed to support both 16-bit
and Cardbus Card. But the legacy 16-bit PC
Card slot couldn't accept the CardBus PC
Card. In order to prevent the wrong
operation, CardBus is thus developed with
particular mechanical consideration to
prevent it fit into the legacy 16-bit PC Card
Slot. If you can't insert the CardBus 10/100
PC Card into the slot firmly reaching the
bottom, your notebook probably hasn’t the
capability to support CardBus technology.
Please check your notebook manual for detail
information.

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Due to variant design of notebook
computers, some models implement a setting
in the Computer’s BIOS to switch between
Cardbus and 16-bit PC Card modes. You
could consult the User’s Guide of your
notebook and properly set on the CardBus
or Auto_Detect mode.

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HARDWARE INSTALLATION
Inserting the CardBus Dual-Speed PC
Card
1. Hold the CardBus PC Card with wide
connector toward the slot and the brand
label facing upward.
2. Insert the CardBus PC Card and push it
firmly into the bottom. (Please see the
figure on the next page for reference)
Removing the CardBus Dual-Speed 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 to the Network
Connect RJ-45 port of the CardBus 10/100
Ethernet PC Card Adapter to the Category 5
Network cable before loading any network driver.
For operation in the 100Mbps (100Base-TX)
Ethernet network, a Category 5 unshielded
twisted pair (UTP) cable should be used to
connect between the RJ-45 port and
100Mbps hub or switch.
For 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 RJ-45 port and a
10Mbps hub or switch.
LED Indicators
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1. RJ-45 port: connects to the Category 5
Ethernet Network Cable.
2. LINK 10 LED indicator: glows green when
operated in the 10Mbps Ethernet network.
3. LINK 100 LED indicator: glows green when
operated in the 100Mbps Ethernet network.

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4. ACT LED indicator: blinks orange when the
CardBus 10/100 Ethernet Attached Port PC
Card Adapter is transmitting/receiving data.

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SOFTWARE INSTALLATION
Installation for Windows 95 (OSR2)
1. Start Windows. Make sure the CardBus
10/100 Fast Ethernet PC Card is well
connected to the CardBus Socket.
2. Click Next on Update Device Drivers
Wizard.
3. Click The Others Locations button.
4. Insert driver diskette into the floppy disk.
5. Type A:\. The driver will be installed and
you may be asked for the original Windows
95 CD/disks.
6. For the first time installation, please click
Network icon in Control Panel to add
Protocols, Client and Service if needed.
7. Reboot the machine and the card will be
fully functional.

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Installation for Windows 98
1. When the PC Card is well inserted into the
PC Card slot in your computer, the
following picture will appear automatically
and prompt you to insert the new device
driver. Click Next to proceed.
2. Select Search for the best driver for your
device (recommended) and click Next.
3. Select Floppy disk drives and click Next
to proceed searching.

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4. Windows has found the appropriate driver
for the new device. Click Next to install.
5. Click Finish. The PC Card driver
installation will be successfully completed.

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6. Click Yes to restart your computer.
Installation for Windows 2000
1. When the PC Card is well inserted into the
PC Card slot in your computer, the
following picture will be appeared on the
screen automatically. Click Next to
proceed.

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2. Select Search for a suitable driver for my
device (recommended) and click Next.
3. Insert the new device driver to the disk
drive and click Next. Windows will start
searching for the appropriate driver for the
PC Card.
4. Wait for a while until Windows has found
the appropriate driver.

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5. Click Yes to continue.
6. Click Finish. The PC Card driver
installation is successfully completed.

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Installation for Window ME
1. Once the PC Card is well connected to
your computer, Windows ME will
automatically detect the new device.
Select Specify the Location of the
driver… and click Next.
2. Insert the device driver disk into the
floppy disk drive on your system. Select
Removable Media (Floppy, CD-
ROM…) and click Next.

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3. Click Next to continue.
4. 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.
5. Click Finish to complete the software
installation.

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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. Click Install from a list or
specific location… and click next.
2. Insert the device Driver Disk into the
floppy disk drive of your system. Select
Search for the removable media… and
click Next.

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3. Windows will start searching for the
appropriate driver for the installation.
When the screen appears as below, click
Continue Anyway to proceed.
4. Wait for seconds 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 Novell NetWare
1. At the DOS prompt type Start under the
path \NETWARE.
2. The installation program will automatically
proceed.
3. Follow Novell's instructions on using ODI
programs.
4. Enter login at the Netware login prompt,
e.g. f:login>.
5. Type your user name and password.
6. The connection is made.