Digicom PALLADIO LAN 10/100 User manual

PALLADIO LAN 10/100
User’s Guide
Dear customer,
thank you for purchasing a Digicom product.
DESCRIPTION
With your Digicom Palladio LAN 10/100 network card you can connect
your Laptop computer to a LocalArea Network regardless of its operating
speed (10 or 100 Mbit/s).
Using Palladio LAN 10/100 will bring several advantages thanks to its
advanced features and simple installation:
lPlug and Play
lAutosensing,operatingspeedisautomaticallydetectedassoonas cable
is plugged
lFull Duplex capability
lDriver support for most common operating systems
PACKAGE CONTENTS
lPalladio LAN 10/100
lUser Guide
lDriver diskette
PREFACE
The following installation rules should be respected in order to have the
best working order of the equipment and for the user’s safety.
ENVIROMENTAL CONDITIONS
ENVIROMENTAL TEMPERATURE RELATIVE HUMIDITY
from 0 to + 65°C from 10 to 95% n.c.
from 32 to 158°F
Rapid changes of temperature or humidity should be avoided (0,03°C/
min).
lDust, humidity, heat from direct sun light.
lObjectswhichirradiateheat.Thesecouldcausedamagetothecontainer
or other problems.
lObjects which produce a strong electtromagnetic field (loudspeakers,
etc.)
lLiquids or chemical corrosive substances.
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DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY
This product satisfies the basic requirements of Electromagnetic
Compatibility and Safety of the below indicated Directive:
l89/336/CEE of 3 May 1989 with subsequent modifications (Directive
92/31/CEE of April 28, 1992, Directive 93/68/CEE of July 22,1993 and
Directive 93/97/CEE of 29 October 1993).
l73/23/CEE of February 19, 1973 with subsequent modifications
(Directive 93/68 ECC of July 22, 1993).
CHECK REPORT
The equipment has been successfully tested according to the check
procedure indicated on the inside back cover of the user’s manual. It is in
conformitywiththe technical characteristics described intheusers’ manual
supplied with the equipment.
WARRANTY
WARRANTY CLAUSES
lThe equipment has a warranty which covers manufacturing and
operating faults for the period indicated on the inside back cover of the
user’s manual.
lThe warranty is to be considered freight forward and the goods must
reach the address indicated below at customer’s expences.
lWarranty means the substitution or repairing of fault products. Working
hours used for repairing included in the warranty.
lThe estetic and the separable parts are not included in the warranty.
lThe warranty is not extended to equipments which have been subject
to misuse, improper installation, electric discharge or repaired by
unauthorized staff.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
lType II PC Card Standard
lRJ45 port
lCategory 3,4,5 cabling for 10BaseT
lCategory 5 for 100BaseTX
lIEEE 802.3 for 10BaseT, IEEE802.3u for 100BaseTX
l10/100 Mbps auto-sensing
lFull Duplex
lActivity, Link, 10/100 Mbps led indicators
l5 VDC, 300mA
lOperating Temperature 0 to 65 °C - 4 to 158 F
lHumidity 10% to 95% non condensing
lCE Mark
lDriver support for Microsoft Windows® 3.x, Windows® 98/95/NT,
Microsoft Lan Manager, IBM LAN Support, DEC Pathworks, SUN PC-
NFS, Banyan VINES,Artisoft LANtastic, FTPPC/TCP, Novell NetWare
3.x, 4.x, Personal Netware, OS/2 Warp
HARDWARE INSTALLATION
Insert the card in an unused Type II or Type III PCMCIA slot.
Refer to the UP INSERT sign on the card sticker for correct insertion.
Oncefullyinserteda card release mechanism should comeout(depending
on the PC type).
Connectthe PC Cardto a 10Base-T
or 100Base-TX hub or switch using
RJ45-RJ45UTPcables(Category3,
4 or 5 for 10BASE-T; Category 5 for
100BASE-TX).
The maximum allowable length of
10BASE-T or 100BASE-TX cable
connections is 100 meters (328 ft.).
INSTALLAZIONE SOFTWARE
Windows® 98/95
At card hot insertion or PC
startup the card will be
automatically detected and
you will be asked for the
drivers. Click on Next.
Insertthe driver diskinto
the floppy drive, typeA:\
and click on Browse.
Select Win95 or Win98
folder. Click on OK.
Followtheinstructionsto
completetheinstallation.
OTHER OPERATING SYSTEMS OR APPLICATIONS
All drivers regarding supported operating systems and applications are
located in dedicated folders on the diskette.
Refer to the Release.txt file on the diskette for more details and general
informations.
Where needed a *.TXT file provides specific installation and use details.
LED DESCRIPTION
10/100
ON when the card is operating at 100Mbit/s.
OFF when the card is operating at 10Mbit/s.
Link Integrity
ON when the card is correctly connected.
Flashing during data packet receiving.
Activity
ON when the card is correctly initialized.
Flashing during data packet transmission.
Pin assignment
1 RD+
2 RD -
3 TD+
4 not used
5 not used
6 TD -
7 not used
8 not used