FriendlyNet book
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1. FriendlyNet PC Card Users Manual 2 In the New Hardware Found screen which specifies the Asant FriendlyNet PC card select Driver from disk pro vided by hardware manufacturer and click OK New Hardware Found VISES YET Figure 2 8 Selecting Driver option in New Hardware Found screen 3 When the Install from Disk screen is displayed insert the Asant Installation disk and verify the specified path for example A Install From Disk Figure 2 9 Install from Disk screen 4 When you have inserted the disk and checked the path click OK FriendlyNet book Page 10 Friday December 4 1998 10 58 AM Installation 5 In the Select Device screen choose the ASANTE Friendly Net PC Card and click OK Select Device amp NTE FriendlyNet PC Card Figure 2 10 Select Device screen TheAsant files will be copied from the Installation Disk and Windows 95 will recognize the network functionality of the Asant PC card Windows 95 98 Network Installation In most casesWindows 95 98 network files will need to be installed using CAB files from a diskette or CD ROM Some of these files may already be present on your system 1 If prompted for Windows 95 98 networking files insert the diskette or CD ROM containing the CAB files then click OK in the Insert Disk screen 2 Inthe Copying Files screen specify the path to the Windows 95 98 installation files usually c windows options cabs or D if2. Introduction The FriendlyNet PC Card Thank you for purchasing Asant s FriendlyNet PC Card an Ethernet adapter that connects any PC card equipped PowerBook or PC notebook computer to an Ethernet network system Available with BNC and RJ 45 connectors for thin and 10BASE T Ethernet cable the FriendlyNet PC Card is hot swappable easy to install and remove and provides communication with servers printers and other network devices on an Ethernet cable system Features O Installs in minutes with easy to use installation software Q Maintains network connection during the computer s energy saving sleep mode Compliant with PCMCIA 2 1 Type II slots Supports most popular network operating systems Supports protocol analyzer software such as EtherPeek Hot swappable Compact and lightweight quickly inserted and removed CUCO O Package Contents FriendlyNet PC Card Software Installation Disk Installation Guide User Manual Warranty Registration Card RJ 45 Cable with a 15 pin connector 10BASE T only RJ 45 BNC T connector Combo only L CODODD O Page 1 1 hg FriendlyNet book Page 2 Friday December 4 1998 10 58 AM i 2 Installation Installation Overview This chapter describes the FriendlyNet PC Card and the procedures for installing and using it Installation of the FriendlyNet PC Card consists of three procedures O Software installation Hardware setup 4 Connectin
3. 886 25162636 F 886 25171999 Asant Technologies Europe T 441 81 332 1326 F 441 81 332 1334 1996 Asant Technologies Inc Asant is a trademark of Asant Technologies Inc All brand names and products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders Part Number 06 00254 02 0
4. installing from a CD ROM then click OK Page 2 10 SIN FriendlyNet book Page 11 Friday December 4 1998 10 58 AM FriendiyNet PC Card Users Manual Completing Windows 95 98 Installation When the System Settings Change screen appears remove the Asant disk from the disk drive and click Yes If Windows 95 98 networking was installed the computer will restart Hardware Setup 10BASE T PC Card To connect the 10BASE T PC Card 1 Connect the 15 pin connector of the provided cable to the FriendlyNet PC Card s Slot Connector See Figure 2 11 Slot Connector PC Card 15 pin con ca nector ble INSZ LAaNAIONZIN 4 auvD Sd Lasvaol 301S Dd Ul Hesul are ee Y Figure 2 11 Connecting 15 pin connector to the FriendlyNet PC Card 2 Connect the RJ 45 end of the cable to the 10BASE T hub in your network 3 Skip to the next section Connecting to the Network on page 2 17 to continue with the installation 4 4 SIN FriendlyNet book Page 12 Friday December 4 1998 10 58 AM Installation Combo PC Card The Combo PC Card contains a Network Media Module with a 15 pin con nector cable and a BNC T connector To connect the Combo PC Card 1 Connect the 15 pin connector of the provided cable to the FriendlyNet PC Card 2 For a 10 BASE T network connect a cable with RJ 45 con nectors on both ends to the Network Media Module and the 10BASE T hub See Figu
5. of Liability The liability of Asant Technologies Inc arising from this warranty and sale shall be limited to a refund of the purchase price In no event shall Asant Technologies Inc be liable for costs of procurement of substitute products or services or for any lost profits or for any consequential incidental direct or indirect damages however caused and on any theory of liability arising from this warranty and sale a e hg FriendlyNet book Page iii Friday December 4 1998 10 58 AM mi Table of Contents a Introduction 0000c0eeeeree d The FriendlyNet PC Card se wea een PaaS ne ee 1 Pe atures chutes ee ee et nur I AT et ner alt EE 1 Installation 65 86 64 35 06 4 aire aS Installation Overview 2 4 is ae Raw Soe eR eae DRS 2 Software Installation Windows NT 4 0 3 PCMCIA Services Verification 3 Software Installation Windows 95 98 8 Hardware Setup oiris as an NT cies RE E 11 Connecting to Apple Networks 13 Working with Global Village Modems 15 Removing the FriendlyNet Hardware ie bso eth elt Sse ot Te lt ner alt bu 17 Software Eden nn der hob hang Sala ude haan Seal teens 17 Troubleshooting Oe aE MOOD ORS SEER CORLL Troubleshooting Tips for the FriendlyNet PC Card 19 hg FriendlyNet book Page 1 Friday December 4 1998 10 58 AM i
6. s Manual 6 In the Select Network Adapter screen click Have Disk Select Network Adapter 2 Lx Click the Network Adapter that matches your hardware and then Haj click OK If you have an installation disk for this component click Have Disk Network Adapter 16 bit Ethernet Adapter EJ 3Com Etherlink II Adapter also 11 16 and 11 16 TP ER 3Com Etherlink III 1S4 PCMCIS Adapter EF 3Com EtherLink Ill PCI Bus Master Adapter 30590 ER 3Com Etherlink16 EtherLink16 TP Adapter xl BA Can Cant Cet ile DOI 10 MONDACE T Adantear ICE OF1 Have Disk Figure 2 3 The Select Network Adapter Screen 7 When prompted insert the Asant FriendlyNet PC Card Installation Disk and make sure the specified path is correct for example A Insert Disk Insert disk with software provided by the software or g hardware manufacturer If the files can be found at a different location for example on another drive type a new path to the files below __ Cancel D Figure 2 4 Insert Disk Screen 8 When the disk is inserted and you have checked the path click OK Page 2 5 a e hg FriendlyNet book Page 6 Friday December 4 1998 10 58 AM Installation 9 In the Select OEM Option screen select ASANTE Friendly Net PC Card and click OK Select DEM Option Choose a software supported by this hardware manufacturer s disk NTE FriendipNet PC Card Figure 2 5 Select OEM Op
7. Village modem before the FriendlyNet PC Card If you have the FriendlyNet PC Card currently installed and working on your computer you must re install the FriendlyN et softw are after installing the Global Village modem See page 4 1 of this manual for more help on using Global Village modems with the FriendlyNet PC Card Page 2 15 te hg FriendlyNet book Page 16 Friday December 4 1998 10 58 AM Installation Page 2 16 a id e hg FriendlyNet book Page 17 Friday December 4 1998 10 58 AM i 3 Removing the FriendlyNet PC Card This chapter explains how to remove the FriendlyNet PC Card hardware and software from the computer Hardware To remove the FriendlyNet PC Card A Make sure you exit from all network applications before ejecting the FriendlyNet PC Card from your computer 1 Drag the FriendlyNet PC Card icon to the trash 2 The computer automatically ejects the card from the slot 3 Once the card is ejected remove the 15 pin connector Software To remove the FriendlyNet PC Card software driver 1 Insert the FriendlyNet Software Installation Disk into the disk drive Double click the Installer icon 2 3 Click Continue on the Asant EtherTalk Installer splash screen 4 Select Custom Remove from the drop down menu in the Asant Install window 5 Click the Asant FriendlyNet PC Card Driver in the list of drivers window Click Remove 7 Click Restar
8. c warrants that the FriendlyNet PC Card will be free from defects in title materials and manufacturing workmanship If the FriendlyNet PC Card is found to be defective then as your sole remedy and as the manufacturer s only obligation Asant Technol ogies Inc will repair and replace the product provided that 1 you call Asant Technologies Inc for a Returned Merchandise Authorization RMA number that 2 you clearly write this RMA number on the outside of the package and that 3 you return it postage prepaid during the warranty period This warranty is exclusive and is limited to the Asant FriendlyNet PC Card This limited lifetime warranty shall not apply to FriendlyNet PC Card products that have been subjected to abuse misuse abnormal electrical or environmental conditions or any condition other than what can be considered normal use Note The warranty card must be filed with Asant Technologies within 30 days after the date of purchase WARRANTY DISCLAIMERS Asant Technologies Inc makes no other warranties express implied or otherwise regarding the FriendlyNet PC Card and specifically disclaims any warranty for merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose The exclusion of implied warranties is not permitted in some states and exclusions specified herein may not apply to you This warranty provides you with specific legal rights There may be other rights you have which vary from state to state Limitation
9. dlyNet PC Card when it is inserted and prompt for the Asant software installation disk When you insert this disk the files will be copied to the hard disk and the computer will restart Important Notes Please note the following information before starting the installation pro cess The usual path for Windows 95 files installed on your hard disk is C WINDOWS OPTIONS CABS The CAB files are compressed versions of the Windows 95 distribution files Organization of the CD ROM version of these files mirrors the dis kette version For example if you are prompted to Insert Disk 1 the corresponding CD ROM file and path would be c windows options cabs disk1 cab If you do not have the CAB files on your hard disk you will need to use the Windows 95 installation CD ROM Recommended Installation Steps The following steps cover insertion of the card detection of it and responding to a prompt for a disk 1 With the computer powered up and Windows 95 run ning insert the Asant FriendlyNet PC card into the PC card slot in the computer Windows 95 will detect the insertion of the adapter For this to take place PCMCIA support must be enabled If it is not enabled run the PCMCIA Wizard by double clicking the PCMCIA icon in the Control Panel so that Windows 95 will automatically detect the type of PCMCIA controller in the machine Lo 4 18 FriendlyNet book Page 9 Friday December 4 1998 10 58 AM
10. g to the network hg FriendlyNet book Page 3 Friday December 4 1998 10 58 AM FriendlyNet PC Card User s Manual Software Installation Windows NT 4 0 PCMCIA Services Verification 1 Before beginning installation of the FriendlyNet PC Card make sure that PCMCIA services are enabled on your computer 2 Select Devices from the Control Panel as shown in Figure 2 1 gt Figure 2 1 Selecting Devices Icon in Control Panel 3 In the Devices Panel scroll down the Device list to the PCMCIA device The Status should be Started and the Startup Type should be Boot If this is not how PCMCIA is configured click Startup then set the Startup Type to Boot and click OK Page 2 3 te x hg FriendlyNet book Page 4 Friday December 4 1998 10 58 AM Installation Network Driver Installation Use the following procedure to install the network driver 1 Shutdown the computer to the power down state 2 Insert the FriendlyNet PC Card into the PC Card slot in the computer 3 Power up the computer 4 Select Network from the Control Panel The Network panel appears Idenificadon aracan Paoiscol dagian Hireingr Habeark Adaptec TS eee RL aiir Figure 2 2 The Adapters tab in the Network Control Panel 5 Select the Adapters tab and click Add 4 hg FriendlyNet book Page 5 Friday December 4 1998 10 58 AM FriendlyNet PC Card User
11. hg FriendlyNet book Page i Friday December 4 1998 10 58 AM FnendlyNet PC Card Dual Platform for Macintosh and PC notebooks Installation Guide and Users Manual Asant Technologies Inc 821 Fox Lane San J ose CA 95131 December 1998 Part Number 06 00254 02 e hg FriendlyNet book Page ii Friday December 4 1998 10 58 AM Copyright Notice Copyright 1996 by Asant Technologies Inc All rights reserved No part of this manual or any associated artwork softw are product design or design concept may be copied reproduced or stored in whole or in part in any form or by any means mechanical electronic optical photocopying recording or otherwise including translation to another language or format without the express written consent of Asant Tech nologies Inc Trademarks Asant Technologies and FriendlyNet are trademarks of Asant Technologies Inc Apple AppleShare AppleTalk PowerBook and Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Computer Inc Ethernet is a registered trademark of the Xerox Corporation Inc EtherPeekisa trademark of TheAG Group All brand names and products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders LIMITED WARRANTY ThisAsant FriendlyNet PC Card has a limited lifetime warranty which applies to the original purchaser of the product The accompanying 10T TN cable or 10T cable has a one year war ranty Asant Technologies In
12. l Operating System 7 5 3 O Switch from LocalTalk to EtherTalk Alternative again Page 4 19 D Open the Choose menu and select AppleShare hg FriendlyNet book Page 20 Friday December 4 1998 10 58 AM Troubleshooting Cannot find FriendlyNet PC Card in EtherPeek Interfaces Avail able List OO Make sure you are using EtherPeek version 3 x or higher D Ifamodem is inserted in the other PC slot eject the modem prior to running EtherPeek on the FriendlyN et PC Card No EtherTalk Altemative icon in the Network Control Panel Check if the Apple EtherTalk software is installed If it is not install the EtherTalk software using your MacOS Sys tem Software Installation diskettes You can use the Floppy Disk Maker application in the Utilities folder in your PowerBook L L 2 e hg FriendlyNet book Page 21 Friday December 4 1998 10 58 AM A Technical Specifications Standards Supported PCMCIA Release 2 1 IEEE 802 3 Ethernet FCC Class B certified Compatible Platforms Macintosh PowerBooks with PCMCIA slots including PowerBook 1900 5300 2400 3400 and G3 models Most PC notebooks with PCMCIA slots supporting Windows 95 98 and Windows NT Workstation Network Operating Systems Apple System 7 5 2 or later AppleShare Novell NetWare for Macintosh AppleTalk and TCP IP Windows95 98 and Windows NT Workstation Media 10BASE T and thin coax or 10BASE T only Diagno
13. on page 4 1 for help 2 Double click the FriendlyNet PC Card icon or open the Network Control Panel if you have Operating System 7 5 2 or less installed or the AppleTalk Control Panel if you have Operating System 7 5 3 installed For PowerBook 1400 and 5300 users Q Ifyou have Operating System 7 5 3 installed select Alternate Ethernet in the Connect Via drop down menu box The current zone should display the network segment to which you are connected Q For prior versions of the Operating System select the EtherTalk Alternative icon Click OK to change from Local to EtherTalk Page 2 13 hg FriendlyNet book Page 14 Friday December 4 1998 10 58 AM Installation For PowerBook 3400 and G3 users Q Ifyou have Operating System 7 5 3 installed select FriendlyNet in the Connect Via drop down menu box The current zone should display the network segment to which you are connected Q Alternatively you can double check the FriendlyNet icon on your desktop Close the Control Panel if you have opened it Open the Apple menu and select Chooser Click the AppleShare icon eN mn A U Select the network server to log on to the network 4 je hg FriendlyNet book Page 15 Friday December 4 1998 10 58 AM FriendlyNet PC Card User s Manual Working with Global Village Modems For the Asant FriendlyNet PC Card and Global Village modem to work together properly you must install the Global
14. re 2 12 15 pin connector cable Cable with RJ 45 N 1 connectors 101 Od ul Yasu Connect RJ 45 cable to Se 10BASE T hub Netw ork M edia Module Figure 2 12 Connecting the FriendlyNet PC Card to a 10BASE T network 3 For a thin coax network connect the provided BNC T con nector to the Network Media Module s BNC connector See Figure 2 13 A Ifthe PowerBook computer is the last node in the net work terminate one end of the T connector with a 50 ohm terminator Connect the other end of the T con nector to your network Lo e SIN FriendlyNet book Page 13 Friday December 4 1998 10 58 AM FriendiyNet PC Card Users Manual A Ifthe PowerBook computer is not the last node in the network connect both ends of the T connector to other nodes in the network 15 pin connector cable N gt ol 32 on ZZ zag Li or 3a Baz pan 1971 101S Dd Ul Hesul BNC T Connector Netw ork Media M odule Netw ork Media Module s BNC Connector Figure 2 13 Connecting the FriendlyNet PC Card to a thin coax network Connecting to Apple Networks After inserting and connecting the FriendlyNet PC Card log on to the net work following the instructions below to connect to an AppleTalk or EtherTalk network 1 After powering up the computer the FriendlyNet PC Card icon appears on the screen If the icon does not appear on the screen refer to troubleshooting
15. stic LEDs Traffic and link integrity LOBASE T only Physical Dimensions 85mm x 54mm x 5mm PC Card Type II form factor Operating Conditions 0 to 55 C 10 to 90 humidity non condensing Warranty Limited lifetime warranty for the FriendlyNet PC Card One year warranty for the 10T TN cable part number 60 10062 00 and the 10T cable part number 60 10063 00 a page A 21 d hg FriendlyNet book Page 22 Friday December 4 1998 10 58 AM i Support Free technical support by phone Fax commercial on line BBS Models FNPB 10T 10BASE T only FNPB 10T TN 10BASE T and thin coax A Page A 22 L hg FriendlyNet book Page 23 Friday December 4 1998 10 58 AM B Technical Support Contacting Technical Support To contact Asant Technical Support Telephone 800 622 7464 Fax 801 566 3787 Bulletin Board Service BBS 408 432 1416 FTP Archive ftp asante com Internet Mail support asante com WorldWide Web Site http w w w asante com Technical Support Hours 6 00 AM to 6 00 PM Mountain time USA Monday Friday Page 8 23 te FriendlyNet book Page 24 Friday December 4 1998 10 58 AM 71 ASANTE ASANTE TECHNOLOGIES INC HEADQUARTERS 821 FOX LANE SAN JOSE CA 95131 Phone 408 435 8388 800 662 9686 Fax 408 432 7511 APPLELINK ASANTE SALES e mail address sales asante com Internet Web Site http www asante com Asant Technologies Asia T
16. t when the Removal was successful window appears to complete the removal 4 mn t 0 eN tg FriendlyNet book Page 18 Friday December 4 1998 10 58 AM Removing the FriendlyNet PC Card 4 4 e hg FriendlyNet book Page 19 Friday December 4 1998 10 58 AM i Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Tips for the FriendlyNet PC Card The following are suggestions to possible problems error messages you may encounter when using the FriendlyNet PC Card ERROR MESSAGE The correct software you need to use the PC Card in the lower PC Card slot is not installed Do you want to eject the card now Q If you receive this message after inserting the PC Card into the PowerBook ignore the message by clicking on Cancel Two Global Village icons appear instead of one Global Village icon and one FriendlyNet PC Card icon when restarting the computer O This does not affect the functionality of the FriendlyNet PC Card D To reach the Network AppleTalk Control Panel use the Apple Menu Cannot Switch from the LocalTalk to the EtherTalk Altemative D Check if the Asant FriendlyNet PC Card driver is installed OQ Check the connection between your PowerBook Friendly Net PC Card and the network link light should be green Cannot see the servers or other AppleTalk network neighbors in your network Launch the Network Control Panel Operating System 7 5 2 or less or theAppleTalk Control Pane
17. tion Screen 10 In the Asant FriendlyNet Setup screen choose appropriate settings for your site ASANTE FriendlyNet PC Card Setup EX IRQ Level 7 x 1 0 Port Address 0x320 3d Memory Base OxD0000 x Cancel Figure 2 6 Specifying settings in the Card Setup screen 11 When you are satisfied with these settings click OK Page 2 6 10 hg FriendlyNet book Page 7 Friday December 4 1998 10 58 AM FriendlyNet PC Card User s Manual 12 In the Network screen check to see that the ASANTE Friend lyNet PC Card is listed then click Close If the FriendlyNet PC card icon does not appear on the screen refer to the trou bleshooting information on page 4 23 for help Network 24 x Identification Services Protocols Adapters Bindings Network Adapters ES 1 ASANTE FriendlyNet PC Card Remove Properties Update Item Notes ASANTE FriendlyNet PC Card Close angel Figure 2 7 Updated Network screen 13 When the Network Settings Change screen is displayed remove the FriendlyNet Installation Disk from the disk drive and click Yes The computer will shutdown and restart Page 2 7 10 hg FriendlyNet book Page 8 Friday December 4 1998 10 58 AM Installation Software Installation Windows 95 98 Overview Installation on a computer running Windows 95 or Windows 98 is a plug and play operation Windows will recognize the Asant Frien
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