D-Link D DFE-550FX DFE-550FX User manual

100Mbps Fast Ethernet Fiber
Connection
32-bit PCI Bus Master Operation
Full/half Duplex Support
Wake-on-LAN (WOL) for Power
Management
IEEE 802.3x Full-duplex Flow
Control
IEEE 802.1Q VLAN Support
IEEE 802.1p Priority Tagging
Multi-OS Support
Optional Boot ROM for Remote
Program Load from Servers
The DFE-550FX is a 100Base-FX Multimode fiber
based network card supporting transfer speeds of up to
200Mbps in full duplex mode and cable distances up
to 2km. It can be used in either workstations or servers
and supports advanced features such as WOL (Wake-
on-LAN management), 802.3x Flow control, 802.1Q
VLAN support, and 802.1p priority tagging.
High Performance
With 32-bit bus master operation, the DFE-550FX
guarantees the highest level of performance. Bus
mastering guarantees data is passed directly between
the card and the host bypassing the host CPU and
reducing added workload and CPU overhead. This in
turn improves network and host performance.
Wake-on-LAN Power Management
The DFE-550FX supports Advanced Configuration
Power Interface (ACPI) Wake-On-LAN (WOL), which
allows your computer to be powered ON/OFF from a
remote location. Providing a great utility for power
management, this function allows the administrator
to send a ‘wake-up’ signal to a computer or server to
initiate a power-up sequence.
802.3x Flow Control to Minimize Packet Loss
The DFE-550FX supports 802.3x flow control. This
provides a means to protect against possible data loss
during transmission on the network. When connected
to a Fast Ethernet switch that also supports flow control,
the card receives signals from the switch regarding
buffer overrun during peak usage periods. The card then
delays transmission until the switch is ready again to
accept new data.
802.1Q VLAN to Improve Performance and Security
The DFE-550FX supports IEEE 802.1Q VLAN tagging,
allowing you to segment the network into smaller
domains to improve performance and security. The
DFE-550FX provides a VLAN table for the following
functions: filtering packets by recognizing VLAN
Tags, stripping VLAN Tags on receive, and inserting
VLAN Tags on transmit.
100Base-FX fiber based Network Adapter
Optical Fiber Fast Ethernet Card
DFE-550FX

Cache Buffer
• 2K bit receive FIFO
• 2K bit transmit FIFO
Drivers Supported
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003
• Microsoft Windows XP/2000
• NDIS 3 driver
• NDIS 4 driver
• NDIS 5 driver
• Novell Netware Server 4.1X
• Novell Netware Server 5.X
• Novell Netware Server 6.X
• Linux : kernel v2.4.x
Standards
• IEEE 802.3u standard 100Mbps Ethernet
100Base-FX
• PCI local bus 2.2 specifications
• IEEE 802.3x Flow Control
• IEEE 802.1Q VLAN tagging
• IEEE 802.1p priority tagging
• Advanced Configuration and Power
Interface (ACPI) v.1.0
Network Media
Media interface: SC 62.5/125 micron
multimode fiber-optics (2km at full-duplex,
412m at half-duplex)
Diagnostic LEDs
• Link
• Activity (Tx/Rx)
• Full duplex
Power Consumption
1.5 Watts max
Temperature
• Storage: -13 ° ~ 131 °F (-25 ° ~ 55 °C)
• Operating: 32 ° ~ 122 °F (0 ° ~ 50 °C)
Humidity
10% to 90% non-condensing
Compliances
• FCC Class B
• VCCI Class B
• CE Class B
• C-Tick
• BSMI
Dimensions
4.73 x 2.88 inches (120 x 73 mm)
Weight
0.26 lb. (120g)
Remote Boot (Optional)
Boot ROM Address
• Searched by system BIOS
Boot ROM Flash Memory
• RPL boot ROM: 2KB
• PXE boot ROM: 2KB
Boot Servers Supported
• Novell RPL Boot ROM code
• NetWare 3.x, 4.x RPL server
• Microsoft Windows NT 3.51, 4.x RPL server
• Intel PXE 2.0
Warranty
• 1-Year
DFE-550FX
Optical Fiber Fast Ethernet Card
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IEEE 802.1p Priority Queues Support
With packet prioritization capability, the
DFE-550FX allows traffic to be queued
as critical and non-critical, permitting
your computer to run Voice over IP
(VoIP), video-conferencing/ multimedia
applications and other time-sensitive traffic
with higher priority than non-critical
data. This in turn helps to eliminate jitter
and lag in multimedia streams.
RPL and PXE Remote Boot Options
With RPL (Remote Program Load) and
PXE (Pre-boot Execution Environment)
support, administrators can choose to set up
a security scheme for diskless workstations
to boot from. Stations with boot ROMs
installed on the on-board socket can boot
from NetWare, NT and other servers to run
applications designated by the administrator.