StarTech.com PEX1000SFP2 User manual

Manual Revision: 08/03/2018
User Manual
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PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Fiber Network
Card with Open SFP Slot
Actual product may vary from photos
SKU#: PEX1000SFP2

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Compliance Statements
FCC Compliance Statement
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 the equipment o 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 separation between the equipment and receiver
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit dierent from that to
which the receiver is connected
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help
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WARNING: Cancer and Reproductive Harm
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Safety Statements
Safety Measures
• Wiring terminations should not be made with the product and/or electric
lines under power.
• Product installation and/or mounting should be completed by a certied
professional as per the local safety and building code guidelines.
• Cables (including power and charging cables) should be placed and routed
to avoid creating electric, tripping or safety hazards.
Mesures de sécurité
• Les terminaisons de câblâge ne doivent pas être eectuées lorsque le produit
et/ou les câbles électriques sont sous tension.
• L’installation et/ou le montage du produit doit être réalisé par un
professionnel certié et dans le respect des normes locales et du code de
construction local.
• Les câbles (y compris les câbles d’alimentation et de chargement) doivent
être placés et acheminés de façon à éviter tout risque électrique, de chute ou
de sécurité
安全対策
• 電源が入っている状態の製品または電線の終端処理を行わないでくださ
い。
• 製品の設置やマウントは、使用地域の安全ガイドラインおよび建築基準に
従い、有資格の専門業者が行うようにしてください。
• ケーブル（電源ケーブルと充電ケーブルを含む）は、適切な配置と引き回し
を行い、電気障害やつまづきの危険性など、安全上のリスクを回避するよう
にしてください。
Misure di sicurezza
• I terminiali dei li elettrici non devono essere realizzate con il prodotto e/o le
linee elettriche sotto tensione.
• L’installazione e/o il montaggio dei prodotti devono essere eseguiti da un
tecnico professionale certicato che conosca le linee guida locali sulle norme
edilizie e sulla sicurezza.
• I cavi (inclusi i cavi di alimentazione e di ricarica) devono essere posizionati
e stesi in modo da evitare pericoli di inciampo, rischi di scosse elettriche o
pericoli per la sicurezza.

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Säkerhetsåtgärder
• Montering av kabelavslutningar får inte göras när produkten och/eller
elledningarna är strömförda.
• Installation och/eller montering får endast göras av behöriga yrkespersoner
och enligt gällande lokala förordningar för säkerhet och byggnormer.
• Kablar (inklusive elkablar och laddningskablar) ska dras och placeras på så
sätt att risk för snubblingsolyckor och andra olyckor kan undvikas.
Warning Statements
Make sure to assemble this product according to the instructions. Failure to do
so might result in personal injury or property damage.
Never use this product if parts are missing or damaged.

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Table of Contents
Compliance Statements........................................................................1
Safety Statements..................................................................................2
Warning Statements ..............................................................................3
Product Diagram ....................................................................................5
Card................................................................................................................................................................ 5
Jumper.......................................................................................................................................................... 5
Product Information .............................................................................6
Package Contents ..................................................................................................................................... 6
System Requirements.............................................................................................................................. 6
Installation ..............................................................................................7
Hardware Installation .............................................................................................................................. 7
Driver Installation...................................................................................................................................... 8
Verifying Installation................................................................................................................................ 11
Software Utility ......................................................................................14
Connecting to a Network......................................................................14
Network Conguration ........................................................................................................................... 14
Card to Card Direct Conguration.......................................................16
LEDs..........................................................................................................17
Specications..........................................................................................17

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Product Diagram
Card
Jumper
Link LED
SFP
Slot Activity
LED
JP2 Jumper

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Product Information
Package Contents
• Port PCI Express Gigabit SFP Network Card x 1
• Low Prole Bracket x 1
• Driver CD x 1
• User Manual x 1
System Requirements
• PCI Express enabled computer with an available PCI Express
slot
• Windows® 8 / 8.1 (32/64bit), 7 (32/64), Vista (32/64), XP
(32/64), Windows Server® 2012, 2008 R2, 2003, Mac OS
10.5 and up (Tested up to 10.9), Linux 2.4.x, 2.6.x and 3.5.0,
Microsoft Hyper-V®

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Installation
Hardware Installation
WARNING! PCI Express cards, like all computer equipment,
can be severely damaged by static electricity. Be sure that
you are properly grounded before opening your computer
case or touching your PCI Express card. StarTech.com recom-
mends that you wear an anti-static strap when installing any
computer component. If an anti-static strap is unavailable,
discharge yourself of any static electricity build-up by touch-
ing a large grounded metal surface (such as the computer
case) for several seconds. Also be careful to handle the PCI
Express card by its edges and not the gold connectors.
1. Turn your computer o and any peripherals connected to
the computer (i.e. Printers, external hard drives, etc.). Unplug
the power cable from the rear of the power supply on the
back of the computer and disconnect all peripheral devices.
2. Remove the cover from the computer case. See
documentation for your computer system for details.
3. Locate an open PCI Express slot and remove the metal
cover plate on the rear of the computer case (Refer to
documentation for your computer system for details).
Note: This card will work in PCI Express slots of additional
lanes (i.e.x4, x8, or x16 slots).
4. Gently insert the card into the open PCI Express slot and
fasten the bracket to the rear of the case.

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Note: If installing the card into a small form factor/low
prole system, replacing the pre-installed full prole bracket
with the included low prole installation bracket may be
necessary.
5. Place the cover back onto the computer case.
6. Insert the power cable into the socket on the power supply
and reconnect all other connectors removed in Step 1.
Driver Installation
Windows
Note: The card may auto-install using native drivers, how-
ever it is recommended to use the procedure below to update
to the latest driver version.
1. Upon starting Windows, if the Found New Hardware dialog
appears on the screen, cancel/close the window and insert
the included Driver CD into the computer’s CD/DVD drive.

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2. If AutoPlay is enabled, select the “Open folder to view les”
option when the dialog appears.
Autoplay screen
3. Open the “PEX1000MMSC2_SFP2_Driver” folder, and run the
“Setup.exe” application within the appropriate Operating
System folder for the system you are using.

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4. If AutoPlay is disabled, browse to your CD/DVD drive, open
the “PEX1000MMSC2_SFP2_Driver” folder, and run the
“Setup.exe” application within the appropriate Operating
System folder for the system you are using.
Setup.exe

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Mac OS
1. Insert the provided CD into your DVD/CD-ROM drive.
2. For OS 10.7 and up, browse to the“\PEX1000MMSC2_SFP2_
Driver\MacOS\MacOS 10.7\Packages”folder on the disc and
then run the “dstroot.pkg” application to start the install.
dstroot.pkg
NOTE: For OS 10.4-10.6, please run the appropriate “.pkg” ap-
plication from the applicable OS version folder for the system
you are using.
3. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the
installation.
Verifying Installation
Windows
1. From the main desktop or start menu, right-click on
“Computer” (“My Computer” in XP), then select “Manage.”

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2. In the Computer Management window, select “Device
Manager” from the left window panel.
Device Manager
3. Windows 8.1 users can right click on the “Start” button and
click “Device Manager.”
Device Manger (Window 8.1)

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4. Under the Network Adapters category should be a “Realtek
PCIe GBE Family Controller” device. “Right-click” on the
device and select “Properties”to make sure it is installed and
working correctly.
5. Follow any on-screen instructions to complete the software
installation.
Note: You may be prompted to restart your system.
Mac OS
1. Open the “System Proler” by clicking the Apple symbol in
the top left corner, select “About this Mac”, then select “More
I n fo.”
2. On the next screen, select “System Report” and under the
“Ethernet Cards” heading within the “Hardware”category
should be an “ethernet” device.
System Report screen

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Software Utility
The PCI Express Fiber Gigabit Ethernet Adapter also includes
an optional monitoring and maintenance software utility.
Run the “setup.exe”le located within the “PEX1000MMSC2_
SFP2_Utility” folder on the included CD to provide access to
conguration settings as well as testing and reporting statistics.
Ethernet Diagnostic Utility screen
Connecting to a Network
Network Conguration
For connector type, cabling requirements, and maximum
segment distance when connecting the PCI Express Gigabit
Ethernet Adapter to your network, please refer to the following
table:

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Speed Connector Port Speed
Half/Full
Duplex
Cable Max.
Distance
1000Base-
SX
SC, LC 2000 Mbps MMF
(62.5μm)
220 m 2
km
1000Base-
SX
MMF
(50μm)
550 m
1000Base-
LX
SMF(9,
10μm)
10, 20, 50
km
1000Base-
BX
SMF(9,
10μm)
20, 40 km
1. Install your desired SFP into the SFP slot on the card.
2. Prepare a network cable with corresponding connectors
for the two end devices. One end to the PCI Express Fiber
Gigabit Ethernet Adapter and the other to a 1000Mbps ber
port on the network switch.
3. Connect the network cable to the connector on the PCI
Express Fiber Gigabit Ethernet Adapter. This network cable
consists of two individual cables: one for“transmission (TX)”,
and the other for“reception (RX)”.
4. Connect the other end of the network cable to a 1000BASE-
SX/LX switch.
5. Insert the cable that is connected to the transmit (TX)
connector on the PCI Express Fiber Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
into the receive (RX) connector on the network switch.

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6. Insert the cable that is connected to the receive (RX)
connector on the PCI Express Fiber Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
into the transmit (TX) connector on the network switch
7. When the cable is properly connected to two end devices,
turn on the power to the PC.
8. Check the LNK (Link) LED. The LED will come on when the
PCI Express Fiber Gigabit Ethernet Adapter is receiving a
good link signal from the connected device, or switch.
Card to Card Direct Conguration
The PCI Express Fiber Gigabit Ethernet Adapter allows for a
card-to-card direct ber connection. One adapter should be
set to “auto negotiation mode”while the other should be set
to “1000 Mbps full duplex mode” when two card adapters are
connected to each other via ber connectors.
Follow the below jumper settings to create a direct
conguration:
1. Auto negotiation (default setting): Set the JP2 jumper
conguration for “Card A” to jumper position “2 and 3.”
2. 1000Mbps full duplex: Set the JP2 jumper conguration for
“Card B”to jumper position “1 and 2.”

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LEDs
LED Status Indication
LNK (Link)
(Green)
Steady A valid network connection established
O No network connection
ACT (Activity)
(Yellow)
Flashing Transmitting or receiving data
O No activity
Specications
Type Description
Bus Type PCI Express
Card Prole Standard Prole (LP bracket incl.)
Chipset ID Realtek - RTL8168E; Marvell - 88E1111B1
Industrial Standards IEEE802.3z 1000BASE-SX/LX, IEEE
802.1Q VLAN tagging, IEEE 802.1P Layer
2 Priority Encoding, RFC 1157 SNMP v1,
IEEE 802.3x full duplex ow control
Interface Fiber Ethernet
Ports 1
Connector Types 1x PCI Express x1, 1x SFP Slot Female
Auto MDIX Yes
Buer Size 48 KB
Compatible Networks 1000 Mbps (1 Gbps)

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Type Description
Full Duplex Support Yes
Max. Transfer Rate 2000Mbps (Full-Duplex)
OS Windows® 8 / 8.1 (32/64bit), 7 (32/64),
Vista (32/64), XP (32/64), Windows
Server® 2012, 2008 R2, 2003, Mac OS
10.5 and up (Tested up to 10.9), Linux
2.4.x, 2.6.x and 3.5.0, Microsoft Hyper-V
Product Dimensions (LxWxH) 118 mm x 19 mm x 118 mm
Product Weight 51g
Power Consumption 3.2W Max.
Humidity 5 - 95% RH (Non-condensing)
Operating Temperature 0°C to 45°C (32°F to 113°F)
Storage Temperature -20°C to 70°C (-4°F to 158°F)

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workmanship for the periods noted, following the initial date of purchase.
During this period, the products may be returned for repair, or replacement with
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