RP-1450FC/FT User`s Manual
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1. RP 1450FC FT Fast Ethernet 100Base FX User s Manual 623 0131 000 1 Overview RP 1450FC FT is a PCI Fast Ethernet Board that fully complies with all IEEE 802 3u and 100Base FX standards Two LED indicators LINK ACT FDX on the bracket will help oversee the network board link activities collision and full duplex status 2 Checklist Before you start installing the RP 1450FC FT verify that the package contains the following items _ RP 1450FC FT Board LAN Driver Diskette This User s Manual Please notify your sales representative immediately if any of the aforementioned items is missing or damaged Boot Rom Socket A E Notch 3 RP 1450FC FT PCI Configuration For motherboards with automatic PCI configuration No specific setup is needed You can enter the system BIOS setup menu to view or specify the interrupt line of the PCI slots For motherboards with bus master amp interrupt jumpers Enable bus master operation in a selected PCI slot and select an interrupt IRQ level using the appropriate motherboard jumper _ Enable I O on the RP 1450FC FT PCI slot 4 PCI Bus System amp Configuration e Ensure that the PCI machine does support master slots INT multiple sharing and timing compatibility Do not install FE 1450 FX in PCI slave slots Please refer to your PCI system manual and select the appropriate configuration settings When installing multiple RP 1450FC FT boards at2. Limitations Node to Node 205m Half duplex Class IT Hub Node to Hub 100m Hub to Hub 5m Node to Node 412m Half duplex Switching Hub Node to Hub 412m Hub to Hub 412m Node to Node 2Km Full duplex Switching Hub Node to Hub 2Km Hub to Hub 2Km 7 Technical Specifications e Standard IEEE 802 3u Fast Ethernet 100Base FX Data Transfer Mode Speed PCI bus master Full or half duplex Default mode 100Mbps speed LED Indicators LINK ACT FDX on the bracket Power Requirement 1 0A 5V Ambient Temperature 0 to 50 C Humidity 5 to 90 PCB Dimensions 22 5 H x 80 W x138 D mm Complies with FCC Part 15 Class A and CE Mark Note For connecting this device to Router Bridge or Switch please refer to the corresponding device s Technical Manual eeee eee
3. the server station you should correctly configure the IRQ settings of the PCI slot Up to four RP 1450FC FT boards can be installed in a PCI file server running NetWare system The RP 1450FC FT server boards share the same interrupt line with the driver supporting multiple INT services at a time Each RP 1450FC FT s IRQ should not conflict with other boards Operation in full or half duplex Default mode is configured by LAN driver options The operating mode should match the remote link device s working status e You must use EMM386 version 4 49 or higher and install both DOS amp EMM386 that came from the same DOS package to avoid software problems 5 Diagnostic LEDs amp Boot ROM The LINK ACT LED lights when fiber cable connection is good and blinks to indicate the activity Collision and full duplex LED report the board s operating status To add the Remote Boot feature to a workstation you can insert the Boot ROM into the socket See Fig 1 6 Network Connection 100Base FX network allows 512 bit time delay between any two node stations in a collision domain The Fiber cable with devices bit time delay round trip is as below DTEODTE Class II Fiber 100Base FX Hub Cable 100 92 1 0 m The overall bit time of Fiber wires and devices must be within 512 bit in a segment You may use Switching Hub to break up collision domain and extend the cabling distance e Fiber Cable multi mode
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