D-Link DGE-530T User manual

D-Link ™ DGE-530T
32-bit Gigabit Network Adapter
Manual
Version B1 (December 2005)
6DGE530T..05G
Printed in China
RECYCLABLE

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................................................1
System Requirements........................................................................................................................................1
Features .............................................................................................................................................................1
INSTALLATION .................................................................................................................................................3
Unpack and Inspect............................................................................................................................................3
Installing the Adapter..........................................................................................................................................3
Connecting the Network Cable ..........................................................................................................................3
Software Installation...........................................................................................................................................4
ADVANCED FEATURES ..................................................................................................................................5
Wake On LAN ....................................................................................................................................................5
QoS ....................................................................................................................................................................5
Jumbo Frames ...................................................................................................................................................5
The D-Link SNMP Agent Utility ..........................................................................................................................6
SNMP ...............................................................................................................................................................10
D-Link Network Control ....................................................................................................................................11
The Cable Diagnostic Feature...............................................................................................11
IEEE802.1p Priority Tagging ................................................................................................12
IEEE802.1Q VLANs..............................................................................................................13
Configuring the VLAN Settings.............................................................................................14
TROUBLESHOOTING.....................................................................................................................................17
SPECIFICATIONS ...........................................................................................................................................18
PRODUCT REGISTRATION ...........................................................................................................................25
International Offices .........................................................................................................................................66

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Introduction
Thank you for choosing the D-Link DGE-530T, the value leader among Gigabit adapters for PCI
Bus personal computers. This introduction gives a general description of the newer networking
technologies found on the DGE-530T.
The DGE-530T provides the bandwidth capability to support high-end servers and workstations.
With Auto-negotiation, this card can run on three different speeds: 10Mbps at half and full
duplex, 100Mbps at half and full duplex, and 1000Mbps at full duplex. When running at
1000Mbps, it provides a network throughput of 2Gbps in full-duplex mode.
The DGE-530T provides IEEE 802.3x Flow Control Enhancements, which are needed for a
network adapter to function with a switch. In full-duplex mode, the MAC implements the PAUSE
control function. This means when a switch is connected in full-duplex mode and it senses that
its buffer will overflow in the near future, the switch will transmit one standard Ethernet packet
that causes the DGE-530T to pause for a period, thus avoiding internal buffer overflow and
packet loss.
The NIC enables simple, scalable network migration, providing the benefits of Gigabit Ethernet
networking with the familiarity of Ethernet.
System Requirements
Before installing the DGE-530T, check your system for the following minimum configuration
requirements.
One of the following slot types:
•An open PCI bus master slot, 32-bit, operating at 33MHz.
32 MB of System Memory
150 MHz processor, or faster
The latest BIOS for your computer
One of the following types of twisted-pair network cabling:
•4 – pair Category 5 or better for 1000Mbps
•Category 5 or better for 100Mbps
•Category 3, 5 or better for 10Mbps
Features
Designed for versatility and performance, the DGE-530T Network Adapter provides the following:
•Operability in 32-bit, 33 MHz slot servers and workstations
•Universal Bus support 3.3V
•Compliance with IEEE 802.3ab 1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet standards, IEEE 802.3u Fast
Ethernet standards.
•Plug-and-Play installation
•Supports Wake-on-LAN

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•Full-duplex Gigabit Ethernet interface that delivers 2Gbps aggregate bandwidth
•Supports half and full duplex at 10Mbps, half and full-duplex at 100Mbps, and full-duplex
operation at 1000Mbps
•Supports for full-duplex double network throughput
•Supports TCP/IP checksum generation and verification
•Supports SNMP V1
•Supports 802.3x flow control
•Supports 802.1Q VLAN
•Supports 802.1p Priority Tags
•Supports Cable Diagnostic Feature
•Supports ACPI 2.0
•One built-in RJ-45 connector
•Auto-negotiation to the highest available speed
•Four LED indicators: Link/Activity, Full Duplex, 1000Mbps, 100Mbps.
•Low profile bracket included
•Supports Jumbo Frame up to 9K in size†
•Driver support for:
Microsoft Windows 98SE/98 Linux for Kernel 2.4.x , 2.6.x
Microsoft Windows Me Client 32
Microsoft Windows NT4.0 DOS.ODI
Microsoft Windows 2000 Netware 5.x, 6.x
Microsoft Windows 2003 MAC OS 10.2, 10.3
Microsoft Windows XP NDIS2
Microsoft Windows XP 64bit FreeBSD 5.3
†Check http://www.dlink.com for newest release of drivers.

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Installation
Unpack and Inspect
CAUTION: Under ordinary circumstances, a DGE-530T card will not be affected by a static charge that may be
received through your body during handling of the unit. In special circumstances, the user may carry
an extraordinarily high static charge and it is good practice to reduce the charge by touching a
ground before handling the adapter card.
Open the shipping carton and carefully remove all items. Ensure that the following items are
included:
•One DGE-530T Gigabit Ethernet Adapter Card
•DGE-530T Drivers and Manual on CD
•One Quick Installation Guide
If any of these items are missing or damaged, please contact your local reseller for replacement.
Installing the Adapter
1. Shut down the computer, unplug its power cord, and remove the chassis cover.
(Important: Opening the case of your computer may compromise the warranty of your computer.
Consult the computer manufacturer before opening the case to ensure that you adhere to
warranty guidelines. In some cases, you may need to have the DGE-530T installed by your
computer manufacturer.)
2. Insert the contact edge of the DGE-530T card into the connector of any available PCI Bus
Master expansion slot. Press the card firmly into the connector such that the card’s contacts
are fully seated in the connector.
3. Install the bracket screw that secures the card to the computer chassis.
4. Replace the computer’s chassis cover.
5. Reconnect the computer’s power cord, and switch computer power on. If the BIOS section of
your computer’s boot program is Plug-and-Play compliant, then at power-up the BIOS will
automatically configure any newly installed DGE-530T adapter.
NOTE: Due to a fault in some Plug-and-Play BIOS programs, occasionally a newly installed adapter is assigned an
Interrupt Number which has already been assigned to another device. In such a case, the conflict of the
Interrupt Number will cause faults in the behavior of both devices. Therefore, the user must run the CMOS
Setup utility, and manually assign a non-conflicting Interrupt Number.
Connecting the Network Cable
1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet enables operation over the extensive installed base of legacy
Category 5 cabling systems and, by default, the Category 5 cabling systems currently being
installed.
It provides optimal full-duplex 1000Mb/s Ethernet service over Category 5e links as defined by
ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-A-5. Topology rules for 1000BASE-T are the same as those used for
100BASE-T. Category 5 and 5e link lengths are limited to 100 meters.

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Software Installation
The CD included with your DGE-530T is designed to make installation of necessary software a
painless and trouble-free process. Simply click on the “Install Driver” button, and an Installation
Wizard will guide you through the process, no matter which operating system you’re running. The
included Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is needed to read or print out your user manual, will also
come in handy for many other applications.
Simply follow the directions in the Wizard, and your DGE-530T will be installed successfully in
just a few minutes, allowing you to enjoy the many advantages of joining an Ethernet LAN.

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Advanced Features
Wake On LAN
This Wake-on-LAN function can wake up the system from the sleeping mode to the fully powered
mode over the network immediately and automatically. Once the system is awake, it can be
directed to run management utilities. This function increases end-user productivity by avoiding
disruptions during working hours.
QoS
The QoS function allows the DGE-530T to transmit and receive tagged frames, such as 802.1p
priority tagged frames and 802.1Q VLAN tagged frames. In order for QoS to function on the DGE-
530T, it must be connected to a switch that supports and is configured for QoS. These priority
tagged frames will let real-time programs optimally utilize the network bandwidth. High priority
packets will be processed before low priority packets.
Jumbo Frames
Jumbo Frames are Ethernet frames that are larger than 1518 bytes. Jumbo frames may be used
to reduce server CPU utilization and improve wire efficiency.
By implementing extra data in fewer packets, jumbo frames can increase throughput and
decrease CPU utilization. However, additional latency may be introduced.
End-to-end network hardware must support this capability or these packets will be dropped.
Consult your network administrator or switch manual for more information concerning
configuring and understanding Jumbo Frames.
•Supported protocols are limited to IP (TCP, UDP).
•Jumbo frames require compatible switch connections that forward jumbo frames.
Contact your switch vendor or manual for additional information.
•There is no benefit to configure jumbo frames if standard size Ethernet frames (64
to1518 bytes) are used.
•Jumbo frames may be simultaneously used with VLANs.
NOTE: To implement QoS on the DGE-530T, it must be connected to a
switch or other device that supports and is configured for 802.1p QoS.
NOTE: Jumbo frames settings on a switch must be set to 8 bytes or larger
than the adapter settings for Windows operating systems, and at least 22
bytes larger for all other operating systems.

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The D-Link SNMP Agent Utility
Included on the installation CD is a program for viewing and configuring the DGE-530T, known
as the D-Link SNMP Agent Utility. This agent will allow the user to view error packets, set
passwords and choose NIC card options on your computer. This tool is only for computers
running Windows 2000 and Windows XP operating systems. Make sure that you have already
clicked Install Driver on the introduction page and completed Installation Wizard. Then, click
Install SNMP Agent Utility (also on the introduction page), and follow the steps of the
Installation Wizard.
After successfully installing the D-Link Ethernet Adapter Agent and restarting your computer,
the function is enabled by clicking Start >Programs > D-Link PC Agent> D-Link PC Agent.

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Window will then prompt the user to choose an Ethernet card from a pull down list.
After choosing the D-Link DGE-530T Gigabit Ethernet Adapter and clicking OK, the user will
be prompted with another window to input some personal information. You may input this
information now or to set this information later, simply click OK. A brief explanation of this
window may also be configured under the Option tab, which will be discussed later in this

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chapter. After clicking OK, the D-Link Ethernet Adapter icon, shown below, should appear in the
bottom right hand tool bar of your computer screen.
Double clicking the icon will open the Agent window, as shown below.
The Configuration Tab has two fields. The first field, “The agent is for:”, allows the user to
choose an Ethernet card to configure, from a pull down menu. The “Current Status” is a read
only field which displays the most recent action made by the Ethernet card.
Clicking the Error Log tab will open the following screen. The Error log will display packets
received by the DGE-530T, which were discarded due to an error. The user may choose to save
these messages or clear them, using the appropriate buttons.
Clicking the Options tab will display the following screen. Here the user may check the “Auto
launch when Windows starts up.” box to ensure the D-Link Ethernet Adapter Agent will
automatically start when the Windows operating system commences.

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To adjust your personal settings, click the Personal button, which will open the following screen.
The user may set the following fields.
•Name: A name chosen to identify the user when configuring the DGE-530T.
•Location: The user may identify the physical location of the computer where the Ethernet
card is installed.
•Contact: Information on how to contact the user, such as a telephone number or an e-mail
address.
The user may also set a password to protect the configuration settings previously set. Click the
Password button under the options tab to open the following screen.

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Enter a password into the space provided and click OK to set your new password. If no password
is set by the user, the default password of “private” is used and may need to be entered to
configure the D-Link SNMP Agent.
Clicking the About tab will show the current version of the adapter and the copyright information.
SNMP
SNMP is an acronym for Simple Network Management Protocol. This network protocol is used to
manage TCP/IP networks by using “Traps” sent from devices compliant with SNMP and collected
by one or more servers. Devices that comply with SNMP correspond with management
applications by sending alerts and updates, as well as allowing configuration changes.
The DGE-530T’s SNMP agent will take event notices from the adapter, translate and then forward
them to specified SNMP management stations.
Before installing the SNMP agent, you must install SNMP on your computer. Consult the
operating system documentation of your computer for additional information.
To install SNMP on the DGE–530T, simply click Install SNMP Agent on the Introduction Page and
complete the steps of the Installation Wizard.
NOTE: The default password for this utility is “private”.

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This utility should only be used by experienced network administrators. Additional software or
services may need to be previously installed or configured prior to installation of the SNMP
protocol.
D-Link Network Control
Installed automatically with the driver is the D-Link Network Control program, which may be
opened on the Control Panel of your computer. The configuration and settings information for
this program may be found by clicking the Help button of the current screen. This should provide
you with any information you should need.
NOTE: D-Link Network Control is not supported for Windows XP 64 Bit
Edition.
The Cable Diagnostic Feature
Within the D-Link Network Control program is a feature for examining the quality and the
characteristics of a network cable that has been connected to the DGE-530T. This feature, named
the Virtual Cable Tester (VCT), will make it possible for the user to detect and report potential
cabling issues such as cable opens, cable shorts and impedance mismatches. The distance of the
fault can be reported to within one meter.
To view the VCT window, simply double click the icon for the D-Link Network Control and select
the VCT folder heading at the top of the window as seen below.

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To test the diagnostic, first disconnect the cable from the remote end node so there is just an
open cable connected to the DGE-530T. Click the appropriate adapter from the tree view above
and then click the Start VCT button. The results which will appear in the table below will display
the cable pairs, the status of the corresponding cable, the distance to the fault, and the status of
the test. If the selected adapter is connected and has an uplink, the Digital Signal Processor
(DSP) will be activated and will report the speed of the connection (10, 100, 1000Mbps) and the
length of the cable.
IEEE802.1p Priority Tagging
With the growing number of network applications, local area networks (LANs) must deliver data
for a wide variety applications. Email, file transfers, database queries, voice over IP (VoIP), video-
conferencing and multimedia must all be delivered to the end-user’s. Some of the traffic, such as
video-conferencing, is of a higher priority, with a slight delay of packets resulting in noticeable
degeneration of video and audio quality, while other traffic, such as email will not be noticeably
affected by tiny delays. The large number of programs run over today’s networks serves to impede
the ability to deliver time-critical data. Even if bandwidth is not usually a problem on your
network, during peak hours bursts in network traffic can result in the delay of time-critical traffic.
IEEE802.1p defines seven levels of prioritization for Ethernet packets. High priority packets will
be sent through a network using 802.1p-compliant switches first. Lower priority packets will be
transferred whenever bandwidth is available. When properly setup, this ensures that time-critical
data arrives on time and is not affected by other traffic.

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IEEE802.1Q VLANs
The IEEE802.1Q VLAN can help improve network performance and security by segmenting the
network into VLANs. IEEE802.1Q VLANs can limit broadcast and node-to-node (unicast) traffic to
a single VLAN. This limits the effects of broadcast storms and provides additional security for
your network.
To set up GVRP VLANs, which support dynamic registration, the adapter should be connected to
a switch with GVRP VLAN capability.
For VLANs to function, the computer in which this NIC is installed must be using Windows 2000,
XP, 2003 or later as its operating system.

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Configuring the VLAN Settings
To configure the VLAN settings for your DGE-530T, first open the D-Link Network Control utility
located in the control panel of your computer, as shown below.
Once opened, click the Virtual LAN tab at the top of the page, which will display the following
screen. Click the “D-Link DGE-530T Gigabit Ethernet Adapter” link, which will display the
settings in the bottom half of the window.

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To add a VLAN setting to this window, click the Add VLAN button at the bottom of this screen,
which will open the following configuration window.
To set the VLAN, first select a Virtual LAN ID using the scroll up and down buttons. Available
VLAN IDs are usually between 1 and 4094 but be sure to select the correct one, depending on the
device’s settings to which the NIC is connected. Next, add the VLAN name on the remote device in

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the Virtual LAN Name field. The user can then adjust the Transmit and Receive Buffers in the
following two fields, but it is recommended that the user not adjust these two unless they are
sure of the proper settings. Once completed, click OK.
Once completed, the new settings will appear in the Virtual LAN window, marked by its VLAN, as
shown in the following example, with the setting of VLAN 24.
Click OK when your settings are complete.

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Troubleshooting
If you experience any problems with the adapter, check to see:
•that the appropriate driver is loaded;
•that the proper grade of cable is employed for the network connection;
•that the supporting hub is properly qualified for the application.
The DGE-530T Adapter features four LED indicators:
•Link/Activity – Steady green indicates good linkage between the DGE-530T and its
supporting server or switch. Flashing green indicates activity (transmitting or receiving) within
the adapter.
•Full– Steady green indicates the adapter is operating in full-duplex mode.
•1000M – The LED indicator lights green when a 1000 Mbps device is connected to the
adapter.
•100M –The LED indicator lights green when a 100 Mbps device is connected to the adapter.

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Specifications
EMC And Safety Certifications:
•FCC Class B
•CE Class B
•BSMI Class B
•C-Tick
Host interface: 32-bit PCI Bus (Bus Master)
I/O base address assigned by Plug and Play system
Interrupt Number Assigned by Plug and Play system
Physical Dimensions: 4.88 inches(L) x 2.17 inches (W) [124mm(L) x 51mm(W)]
Environment:
•Storage: −25°to 55°C (-13°to 131°F)
•Operating: 0°to 40°C (32°to 104°F)
•Humidity: 5% to 90% non-condensing
•Power Consumption: 3.5W