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Allied Telesis AT-2911T/2 User's Manual

1. Figure 28 Network Address Page 61 Chapter 3 Modifying Advanced Properties 62 3 In the Value text box enter a locally administered address for the AT 2911 adapter By default no network address is assigned Here are guidelines to assigning a locally administered address O The address must be unique O The address consists of a 12 digit hexadecimal number for example O00C46005501 O The range is from 0000 0000 0001 to FFFF FFFF FFFD O Do not use a MAC address whose least significant bit of the most significant octet is 1 The MAC address is a multicast address 4 Click OK AT 2911 Series Gigabit Ethernet Network Adapters Installation and User s Guide NS Offload The NS Neighbor Solicitation Offload feature one of the network power management features allows the adapter to respond to a Neighbor Solicitation request without waking up the computer To enable or disable the NS Offload feature do the following 1 Access the Advanced Properties See Accessing Advanced Properties on page 43 2 Select NS Offload in the Property box The NS Offload page is displayed as shown in Figure 29 Allied Telesis AT 291Lo General Advanced Driver Details Resources Power Management The following properties are available for this network adapter Click the property you want to change on the left and then select its value Value Large Send Offlo
2. Figure 7 SFP Slot LEDs The AT 2911 series adapter has an LED per port Table 1 describes the link states that the LED indicates Table 1 LED Status State Description On Valid link off No link Flashing Data traffic is present between the adapter and the switch 21 Chapter 1 Overview Model Naming Conventions The hardware features of the AT 2911 adapters are represented by the letters and numbers in the model names The conventions for the AT 2911 adapters are identified in Figure 8 AI 2911 X 21C b d 1 2 3 Figure 8 AT 2911 Model Naming Conventions The conventions are defined in Table 2 Table 2 AT 2911 Model Naming Conventions Convention Definition 1 Indicates the product name 2 Identifies the physical layer standard for Gigabit Ethernet transmission or SFP option The following is a list of standards O SX 1000BASE SX multi mode fiber optic cable O LX 1000BASE LX single mode fiber optic cable o T 10 100 1000BASE T twisted pair cable m STX dual port of SX fiber optic and twisted pair cable O LTX dual port of LX fiber optic and twisted pair cable O SFP SFP slot 3 Identifies the type of fiber optic connector and the number of connectors The connectors are listed here o SC SC connector oO LC LC connector The AT 2911 Series offers single and dual port Number 2 means that the model has two ports of same type 22 AT 2
3. M 53 IPyA GC hiecksumrOffload anode epe dicta 54 Nue ipe 56 large Send Offload IPVab s cae ON 57 Large Send Offload v2 IDv4 iecore trece A oc Er eed sei eed et eed eee dede cet 59 Large Send Offload v2 IPV6 e iei Lets tese ee deed oe exe at eee tiny asad dep aioe eve reed ase perte ue 60 Contents Network Address cuca A onte A iia 61 NS MM id 63 Priority S VLAN iii 64 Receive Buffers nisi p 66 RECEIVE SIDE SCALING ii da 67 SA NS 68 O A OTAN 70 TCP UDP Ch cksum Offload IPV4 tic A Rr ese te le 72 TGP UDP Checksum Offload IP46 iiei a la i E Abbas 74 Virtual Machine QUEUES c 76 ju Hp TT VMO Lo0kahead Split 2 A iile Geeta osos 78 VMQVLAN Filter ac 79 Chapter 4 Installing the Driver Software o o oooononcninnncnnnncccnonccccncccnnnnrcccnno cnn nono eee nennen nennen enne nnne enne nene 81 NI E A a taa 82 GUIdelNeS it od tilda 82 Installing LINUX DrIVer A A essed eee eee 82 Downloading the Driver Software iii a eiii 83 Accessing the Device Manager 000 aa 85 Accessing Device Manager on Windows Server 2008 R2 Server 2008 Vista or 7 85 Accessing Device Manager on Windows Server 2003 and XP ssssssssssssssseeeeeen nene e
4. Make sure the card is securely seated See Figure 13 Figure 13 Inserting the Network Adapter Card A Caution Do not use excessive force when seating the card because this may damage the system or the adapter If the card resists seating remove it from the system realign it and try again 7 Secure the network adapter card to the chassis with a Phillips head screw not provided as shown in Figure 14 on page 37 Figure 14 Securing the Adapter Card 37 Chapter 2 Installing the Hardware 8 Replace the system s cover and secure it with the screws removed in Step 2 9 Power the system on Note When you installed the adapter in a Windows Operating system before installing the driver software the Found New Hardware Wizard launches automatically except Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 systems For installing the driver software refer to the section for your Windows Operating system Once the system returns to proper operation the adapter card is fully installed Next connect the network cables See Connecting the Network Cables on page 39 38 AT 2911 Series Gigabit Ethernet Network Adapters Installation and User s Guide Connecting the Network Cables Fiber Optic Cable After you install an AT 2911 series adapter in your desktop computer attach the system to a compatible link partner or an IEEE 802 3 compliant Gigabit Ethernet switch The adapter has a fiber
5. 89 2 71 59 53 2 1 AT 2911SX 2LC 8 25 3 25 6 89 2 71 65 2 2 3 AT 2911LX 2LC 8 25 3 25 6 89 2 71 65 2 2 3 AT 2911SFP 2 8 44 3 32 6 89 2 71 48 19 1 7 AT 2911T 2 7 62 3 00 6 89 2 71 48 19 1 7 111 Appendix A Specifications Environmental Specifications The following environmental specifications apply to the AT 2911 adapter Table 5 Environmental Specifications 0 C to 45 C 32 F to 113 F 20 C to 70 C 4 F to 158 F Operating Temperature Storage Temperature Operating Humidity 5 to 90 non condensing 5 to 95 non condensing 3048 m 10 000 ft Storage Humidity Operating Altitude Range Power Specifications The following power specifications apply to the AT 2911 adapter Table 6 Power Specifications 112 Model ies AT 2911SX SC 1 51 3 3V AT 2911SX LC 1 51 3 3V AT 2911LX SC 1 51 Q 3 3V AT 2911LX LC 1 51 3 3V AT 2911SFP 1 51 Q 3 3V AT 2911STX SC 1 65 3 3V AT 2911STX LC 1 65 3 3V AT 2911LTX SC 1 65 3 3V AT 2911LTXILC 1 65 3 3V AT 2911SX 2LC 2 42 3 3V AT 2911LX 2LC 242 3 3V AT 2911SFP 2 2 42 3 3V AT 29117 2 1 35 3 3V Performance Specification AT 2911 Series Gigabit Ethernet Network Adapters Installation and User s Guide The following MTBF Mean Time Between Failure specifications apply to all of the AT 29xx Ser
6. AppendixA Specifications oce ei ede Ub a eig be gei dhe Need eo He esed qu Sc Po eene eh e Redde erbe opes 111 Physical and Power Specifications teen cere oeil ie 111 Environmental Eeo io aee E E teneis tenete nets tsi an RR nn Ran ET 112 Power Specifications 5 3 0 A tede BRE ode eh oeque o ERE sei eia ce ado Pee tede Ecce 112 Performance Specification iere erem eC E MH EEG REID DR 113 Optical Specifications iia 114 Appendix B Cleaning Fiber Optic Connectors oooocccocococcccccococccccncononnncnncnonnononnnnnnnnn cnn cnn anar nn nr nene n nnne sehen nens nenne nnns 115 eI EE 116 Cleaning Fiber Optic Connectors Using a Cartridge Type Cleaner esee emen eren 117 Cleaning Fiber Optic Connector Using a Swab sssssssseeeenee ttunttun EAEn NEA nennen nennen enne nennen nne 119 Figures Figure 1 AT 29119X SC Adapter ee deiectus ibas 18 Figure 2 AT 2911L TX EC Adapter ited t ree eec id 19 Fig re 3 SC Fiber Optic Connector 2 ierit ii 19 Figure 4 EC Fiber Optic Connector cs ei ie eis ies eoe ads 20 Figure 5 Twisted Pair Cable Port Figure 6 Pin and RJ 45 Connector Pin Layout eene mener enne enne enters nenne ener innen 20 Fig re 7 dlc LEE 21 Figure 8 AT 2911 Model Naming Conventions eesssssesesseeen enne rre 22 Figure 9 Removing the Low Profile Bracket oon noiinnnnnnnccnnnocccnonoconnnccnonnrrnnnnnn cnn nn men
7. System Window on Windows Server 2008 R2 Server 2008 Vista and 7 85 Chapter 4 Installing the Driver Software 2 Click Device Manager on the left side bar File The Device Manager window opens Your AT 2911 series adapter is detected as Ethernet Controller as shown in Figure 44 Action View Help e s U m Ee a i WIN 64 1M Computer Ga Disk drives A Display adapters E DVD CD ROM drives IDE ATA ATAPI controllers lt gt Keyboards A Mice and other pointing devices amp Monitors Network adapters 4 5 Other devices gy Ethernet Controller jg WD SES Device USB Device E Portable Devices 1 Ports COM amp LPT Dl Processors Xj Sound video and game controllers M System devices Universal Serial Bus controllers Figure 44 Device Manager Window on Windows Server 2008 R2 Sever 2008 Vista and 7 Accessing Device To access Device Manager on Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP do Manager on the following Windows Server 4 2003 and XP 86 Right click the My Computer icon on the desktop and select Properties AT 2911 Series Gigabit Ethernet Network Adapters Installation and User s Guide The System Properties window is opened as shown in Figure 45 System Properties System Restore Automatic Updates Remote General Computer Name Hardware Advanced System Microsoft Windows XP Professional Version 2002 Service Pack 3 Registered to ATG
8. or relocate the receiving antenna ncrease the separation between the equipment and the receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Changes and modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer or registrant of this equipment can void your authority to operate this equipment under Federal Communications Commission rules Industry Canada This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 Cet appareil num rique de la classe B est conforme la norme NMB 003 du Canada European Union Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances RoHS in Electrical and Electronic Equipment This Allied Telesis RoHS compliant product conforms to the European Union Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances RoHS in Electrical and Electronic Equipment Allied Telesis ensures RoHS conformance by requiring supplier Declarations of Conformity monitoring incoming materials and maintaining manufacturing process controls RFI Emissions FCC Class B EN55022 Class B VCCI Class B C TICK CE Immunity EN55024 Class B Electrical Safety EN60950 TUV UL 60950 1 cULys A Laser Safety EN60825 Translated Safety Statements Important The indicates that a translation of the safety statement is available in a PDF document titled Translated Safety Sta
9. page 89 u uuu iu Updating the Driver Software on page 96 81 Chapter 4 Installing the Driver Software Overview To install or update the driver software onto the Windows systems you must follow the steps below o Downloading the Driver Software on page 83 o Accessing the Device Manager on page 85 D Installing the Driver Software on page 89 Or o Updating the Driver Software on page 96 Guidelines Here are the guidelines for installing and updating the driver software on your operating system O To install or update the driver software you must have administrative privileges O When you install the AT 2911 adapter on your computer and start the system the Windows system detects a new adapter and may install a default driver To update the driver software for the AT 2911 adapter follow the instructions described in Downloading the Driver Software on page 83 and Updating the Driver Software on page 96 O When you install the AT 2911 adapter on your computer and start the system the Windows system may install the native Broadcom driver if your computer has an onboard Broadcom network interface To update the driver for the AT 2911 adapter follow the instructions described in Downloading the Driver Software on page 83 and Updating the Driver Software on page 96 Installing Linux Allied Telesis supports Linux systems for the AT 2911 series adapter To Driver _ install driver software s
10. possibility of such damages Electrical Safety and Emissions Standards This product meets the following standards U S Federal Communications Commission Declaration of Conformity Manufacturer Name Allied Telesis Inc Declares that the product Gigabit Ethernet Network Adapter Model Numbers AT 2911SX SC AT 2911SX LC AT 2911LX SC AT 2911LX LC AT 2911SFP AT 2911STX SC AT 2911STX LC AT 2911LTX SC AT 2911LTX LC AT 2911LX 2LC AT 2911SX 2LC AT 2911SFP 2 AT 2911T 2 This product complies with FCC Part 15B Class B Limits This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device must not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Radiated Energy Note This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of 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 instructions may cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on The user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient
11. the default setting 4 Click OK 58 AT 2911 Series Gigabit Ethernet Network Adapters Installation and User s Guide Large Send Offload v2 IPv4 The Large Send Offload v2 IPv4 feature allows you to control the load of sending out large packets When this feature is enabled the AT 2911 adapter segments large packets for IPv4 traffic and reduces the CPU load This feature which supports large packets up to 256kb overrides the Large Send Offload IPv4 feature if both features are enabled To enable or disable the Large Send Offload v2 IPv4 feature do the following 1 Access the Advanced Properties See Accessing Advanced Properties on page 43 2 Select Large Send Offload v2 IPv4 in the Property box The Large Send Offload v2 IPv4 page is displayed as shown in Figure 26 Allied Telesis AT 291be Gig General Advanced Driver Details Resources Power Management The following properties are available for this network adapter Click the property you want to change on the left and then select its value Value Enable vi 802 3az EEE ARP Offload EEE Control Policies ok coca Figure 26 Large Send Offload v2 IPv4 Page 3 Select one of the following options 4 Click OK O Disabled The feature is disabled O Enabled The adapter segments large packets up to 256kb for IPv4 traffic before sending th
12. 16 18 6 Pinging 172 16 18 6 with 32 bytes of data 16 6 bytes 32 time lt iGms 18 6 SUIS PURT 2 tine lt i ns TIL gt 18 6 byte 2 tine lt i ns CiN Figure 60 Command Window with ping displayed AT 2911 Series Gigabit Ethernet Network Adapters Installation and User s Guide Software Problems and Solutions Microsoft Remote Installation Service RIS Instructions Windows Server 2003 Miscellaneous Problem Microsoft Remote Installation Service RIS installation fails for Windows XP Solution Refer to Microsoft Article Q246184 How to Add Third Party OEM Network Adapters to RIS Installations Windows XP Image To deploy a Windows XP Image follow the steps in the Microsoft Article Q246184 at http support microsoft com default aspx scid kb 3ben us 3b246184 This section lists known problems and solutions when Windows Server 2003 Problem IP address is configurable on a member of the team Solution When a team is created the TCP IP properties for the adapters are unselected Then you can select and configure TCP IP properties of the adapters and configure an IP address manually Problem When creating 64 VLANS all virtual adapters show disconnected or one of the 64 VLANs show disabled Solution The maximum VLAN configurations are 63 tagged and one untagged VLAN ID 0 If 64 tagged VLANs are created they are disconnected A reboot is required and only 63 tagged VLANs show links while a 64
13. 18 Note Rub the ferrule tip on the cleaning surface in one direction only 3 When you reach the end of the cleaning surface pick up the ferrule tip rotate and place it at the top and rub downwards at least 2 times A Caution Failing to pick up the ferrule tip when you reach the bottom of the cleaning surface can result in static electricity that can damage the fiber optic cable 4 f desired repeat steps 3 and 4 5 Ifa fiber inspection scope is available use the scope to inspect the ferrule end face to make sure that it is clean 6 Reconnect the cable to the port or protect the ferrule tip with a dust cap Note Always keep a dust cap on a fiber optic cable when it is not in use Note Do not touch the end face of the ferrule in the connector A Warning Do not stare into the laser beam L2 A Warning Do not look directly at the fiber optic cable ends or inspect the cable ends with an optical lens 2 L6 AT 2911 Series Gigabit Ethernet Network Adapters Installation and User s Guide Cleaning Fiber Optic Connector Using a Swab Specially treated swabs stick cleaners are available for cleaning inside connector adapters or hard to reach ferrule tips These swabs often referred to as lint free or alcohol free swabs are available from many vendors Stick cleaners are available in both 2 5 mm and 1 25 mm sizes for use on SC and MU connectors respectively See Figure
14. 65 Note NEVER use a household cotton swab and or alcohol to clean a fiber optic connector This may leave a residue on the ferrule tip Figure 65 Lint Free and Alcohol Free Swabs Note Do not use compressed air or aerosol air to clean a fiber optic connector To clean a recessed ferrule using a swab do the following 1 Insert the swab into the adapter as shown in Figure 64 and rub the ferrule tip with the swab a Figure 66 Cleaning a Recessed Ferrule 2 If needed repeat step 1 119 Appendix A Cleaning Fiber Optic Connectors 3 Ifa fiber inspection scope is available use the scope to inspect the connector to make sure that it is clean and to check for scratches pits or other problems that may affect performance Note Always keep a dust cap on a fiber optic cable when it is not in use A Warning Do not stare into the laser beam L2 A Warning Do not look directly at the cable ends or inspect the cable ends with an optical lens 2 L6 120
15. 911 Series Gigabit Ethernet Network Adapters Installation and User s Guide Supported Operating Systems The following list shows the supported operating systems for the AT 291 1 series adapters Windows XP 32 bit Windows XP 64 bit Windows Server 2003 32 bit Windows Server 2003 64 bit Windows Vista 32 bit Windows Vista 64 bit Windows Server 2008 32 bit Windows Server 2008 64 bit Windows 7 32 bit Windows 7 64 bit Windows Server 2008 R2 64 bit Linux 2 6 Linux 3 x 022 0 02 O08 08 0 0 0 002 0 U OQ 23 Chapter 1 Overview Features The AT 2911 adapter supports the following features One or two interfaces x1 PCI Express v2 0 PXE 2 0 remote boot support Flow control IEEE 802 3x VLAN tag support IEEE 802 10 Jumbo packet 9K TCP IP and UDP checksum TCP segmentation Transmit Side Scaling TSS Receive Side Scaling RSS 17 Receive Queues 16 Transmit Queues 17 MXI x Vectors support per queue Link Activity LED per port SNMP MIB II Comprehensive diagnostic and configuration software ACPI 1 1a compliant RoHS compliant Teaming Manageability CIM and SNMP User Diagnostics 4900000000000 00 0 a dad 0 0 24 AT 2911 Series Gigabit Ethernet Network Adapters Installation and User s Guide Broadcom Utilities Teaming CIM SNMP The AT 2911 series adapter which has a Broadcom s BCM5718 chipset inside supports teaming and management functions such as CIM and SNMP In a
16. 911xx Gigabit Fiber Ethernet o Realtek PCle GBE Family Controller Update Driver Software fa Other devices Disable jg WD SES Device USB Device Uninstall E Portable Devices K y Ports COM amp LPT Scan for hardware changes 9 Processors Sound video and game controllers ji System devices Universal Serial Bus controllers Properties Opens property sheet for the current selection Figure 57 Device Manager with an Expanded List on Windows Server 2008 R2 Server 2008 Vista and 7 Select Update Driver Software The Update Driver Software window pops up as shown in Figure 49 on page 90 Select Browse my computer for driver software The Update Device Software window prompts you to enter the location of the driver folder as shown in Figure 50 on page 91 Specify the location of the driver software Click Next The confirmation message appears when the driver software is successfully updated See Figure 51 on page 92 Click Close To install the driver software for the AT 2911 adapter onto the Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP do the following Access Device Manager See Accessing Device Manager on Windows Server 2003 and XP on page 86 97 Chapter 4 Installing the Driver Software 98 2 In the Device Manager window right click the device you wish to update It may be listed as Allied Telesis AT 2911xx Gigabit Fiber Ethernet or as a Broadcom Device The shortcut menu appears as s
17. ATG 76487 340 5386024 22323 Computer Pentium R Dual Core CPU E5400 2 70GHz 2 69 GHz 3 24 GB of RAM Figure 45 System Properties Window on Windows Server 2003 and XP 2 Select the Hardware Tab The Hardware page is shown in Figure 46 System Properties System Restore Automatic Updates Remote General Computer Name Hardware Advanced Device Manager The Device Manager lists all the hardware devices installed e on your computer Use the Device Manager to change the properties of any device Device Manager Drivers E Driver Signing lets you make sure that installed drivers are compatible with Windows Windows Update lets you set up how Windows connects to Windows Update for drivers Hardware Profiles JU Hardware profiles provide a way for you to set up and store EY different hardware configurations Hardware Profiles Figure 46 Hardware Page on Windows Server 2003 and XP 87 Chapter 4 Installing the Driver Software 3 Click Device Manager The Device Manager window opens as shown in Figure 47 E Device Manager File Action View Help e amp 2a SA WINXP 32 4 Computer lt Disk drives Display adapters 2 DVD CD ROM drives 3 IDE ATA ATAPI controllers gt Keyboards 15 Mice and other pointing devices Monitors 375847FB1EKDELL M9935 X375847FB1EKDELL M993s i Network adapters E E Other devices Audio Device on High Definition Audio Bus SM Bus Cont
18. MV Allied Telesis A T 2911 Series Adapters Gigabit Ethernet Network Interface Cards O O O O O O O O O O O O O Al 29 SX SC AT 2911SX LC AT 2911LX SC AT 29 LX LC AT 29 I SFP AI 29 ISTAUSC Al 29 ISTX LC AT 29 1 ILTX SC AT 29 ILTX LC AT 29 1 LX 2LC AT 291 SX 2LC Al 22 11 SFP 2 AT 2911 1 2 Installation and User s Guide 613 001705 Rev A AV Allied Telesis the solution the network Copyright O 2012 Allied Telesis Inc All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced without prior written permission from Allied Telesis Inc Microsoft and Internet Explorer are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Netscape Navigator is a registered trademark of Netscape Communications Corporation All other product names company names logos or other designations mentioned herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners Allied Telesis Inc reserves the right to make changes in specifications and other information contained in this document without prior written notice The information provided herein is subject to change without notice In no event shall Allied Telesis Inc be liable for any incidental special indirect or consequential damages whatsoever including but nat limited to lost profits arising out of or related to this manual or the information contained herein even if Allied Telesis Inc has been advised of known or should have known the
19. ad IPv4 Large Send Offload v2 IPv4 Large Send Offload v2 IPv6 Address Figure 29 NS Offload Page 3 Select one of the following options O Disable The computer wakes up from sleep mode and responds to an NS request O Enable The adapter responds to a Neighbor Solicitation request without waking up the computer This is the default setting 4 Click OK 63 Chapter 3 Modifying Advanced Properties Priority amp VLAN The Priority 8 VLAN feature allows you to control sending and receiving tagged frames of QoS and VLAN When the property is set to Priority amp VLAN Enabled the adapter sends and receives QoS and VLAN tagged frames with Priority Enabled the adapter sends and receives QoS tagged frames with VLAN Enabled the adapter sends and receives VLAN tagged frames To assign a VLAN ID to the adapter see VLAN ID on page 77 To enable or disable the Priority amp VLAN feature do the following 1 Access the Advanced Properties See Accessing Advanced Properties on page 43 2 Select Priority amp VLAN in the Property box The Priority amp VLAN page is displayed as shown in Figure 30 Allied Telesis AT 2911xx Gig General Advanced Driver Details Resources Power Management The following properties are available for this network adapter Click the property you want to change on the left and then select its value on the r
20. ard 4 eei rete poii ter E HI e e ER dene Hc e EN HE DER Has EHE TE suite ue ae ien 95 Device Manager with an Expanded List on Windows Server 2008 R2 Server 2008 Vista and 7 97 Network Adapters on Windows Server 2003 amp XP eee emen en nennen nnne 98 Confirm Device Uninstall WindOW inicie icis eere eese decre enitn e danda nte annee Dade one dede nne 103 Command Window with ping displayed sese eene ennemi een nnne 108 Ferr le in ari SC Connector Plug ita 116 Unclean arid Clean Ferr le cocoa peor beet aed ee ger fer o test 116 Cartridge Cleaner EE 117 Rubbing the Ferrule Tip on the Cleaning Surface sse enne nennen errem 117 Lint Free and Alcohol Free Swab 5 adan 119 Cleaning a Recessed Ferrule ee rte rede ad 119 Tables Table 1 Table 2 Table 3 Table 4 Table 5 Table 6 Table 7 Table 8 LED Status iii is 21 AT 2911 Model Naming Conventions esses enne enters erret rre 22 1000BASE X Fiber Optic Cable Specifications ssssssesee een en eene nennen enne 39 Physical Specifications spinse eerie a usd ducis 111 Environmental Specifications paierai isiat been b edema tada 112 POWer SpecifiCatiONS viii ds 112 Power SpecifiCtONS uri tras 113 Optical Specications Wu pica 114 11 Tables Preface This manual is the installation and user s g
21. ault setting 45 Chapter 3 Modifying Advanced Properties Note For fiber connectors the setting is always disabled O Enable The adapter saves energy consumption when the link is idle 4 Click OK 46 AT 2911 Series Gigabit Ethernet Network Adapters Installation and User s Guide ARP Offload The ARP Offload feature one of the network power management features allows the adapter to respond to an ARP request without waking up the computer To enable or disable the ARP Offload feature do the following 1 Access the Advanced Properties See Accessing Advanced Properties on page 43 2 Select ARP Offload in the Property box The ARP Offload page is displayed as shown in Figure 18 Allied Telesis AT 291Lo General Advanced Driver Details Resources Power Management The following properties are available for this network adapter Click the property you want to change on the left and then select its value Value Large Send Offload IPv4 Large Send Offload v2 IPv4 Large Send Offload v2 IPv6 Network Address NS Offload Priority amp VLAN Figure 18 ARP Offload Page 3 Select one of the following options O Disable The computer wakes up from sleep mode and responds to an ARP request O Enable The adapter responds to an ARP request without waking up the computer This is the default setting 4 Click OK 47 Cha
22. bo Mtu The Jumbo Mtu Maximum transmission unit feature allows you to specify the size of the Ethernet frame that the adapter supports The network performance usually improves when the larger frame size is specified however the network must be capable of supporting the oversized Ethernet frames To change the Jumbo Mtu setting do the following 1 Access the Advanced Properties See Accessing Advanced Properties on page 43 2 Select Jumbo Mtu in the Property box The Jumbo Mtu page is displayed as shown in Figure 24 The range of the value is from 1 500 to 9 000 The default value is 1 500 Click OK Allied Telesis AT 2911xx General Advanced Driver Details Resources Power Management The following properties are available for this network adapter Click the property you want to change on the left and then select its value on the right 802 3az EEE ARP Offload EEE Control Policies IPv4 Checksum Offload Large Send Offload IPv4 Large Send Offload v2 IPv4 Large Send Offload v2 IPv6 Network Address NS Offload Priority amp VLAN Figure 24 Jumbo Mtu Page Specify the size of the frame in the Value box AT 2911 Series Gigabit Ethernet Network Adapters Installation and User s Guide Large Send Offload IP v4 The Large Send Offload IPv4 feature allows you to control the load of sending out large packets When this feature is enabled t
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24. cket The AT 2911 series adapters from a factory are shipped with a low profile bracket attached however you can replace it with the standard profile bracket if your PCle slot is the standard profile size Note The AT 2911 adapter is not shipped with a software driver CD You must download the driver software from the Allied Telesis website See Chapter 4 Downloading the Driver Software on page 83 Inform your network supplier of any missing or damaged items If you need to return the module you must pack it in the original or equivalent packing material or the warranty will be voided See Contacting Allied Telesis on page 15 The product documentation is available in Portable Document Format PDF on our web site at www alliedtelesis com support software You can view the documents online or download them onto a local workstation or server 27 Chapter 1 Overview Warranty Registration Allied Telesis hardware products are covered under limited warranties All Allied Telesis warranties are subject to and provided only on the terms and conditions set out in the Allied Telesis Limited Warranties listed on the Allied Telesis website at www alliedtelesis com support warranty 28 Chapter 2 Installing the Hardware This chapter contains the following sections a Reviewing Safety Precautions on page 30 o Pre Installation Checklist on page 32 o Replacing the Bracket on page 33 a Installing
25. d select a feature you want to change its setting To access the advanced properties do the following 1 Access Device Manager Follow one of the procedures below D Accessing Device Manager on Windows Server 2008 R2 Server 2008 Vista or 7 on page 85 O Accessing Device Manager on Windows Server 2003 and XP on page 86 2 In the Device Manager window double click Allied Telesis AT 2911xx Gigabit Fiber Ethernet The properties window pops up as shown in Figure 15 E Allied Telesis AT 2911xx Gigabit Fiber Ethernet Properties m General Advanced Driver Details Resources Power Management Mk Alied Telesis AT 291 tx Gigabit Fiber Ethemet lt Device type Network adapters Manufacturer Broadcom Location PCI bus 1 device 0 function 0 Device status This device is working properly Figure 15 Properties Window 43 Chapter 3 Modifying Advanced Properties 3 Click the Advanced tab The Advanced Properties window opens as shown in Figure 16 E Allied Telesis AT 291 Lor Gagabit Fiber PEIEE Properties General Advanced Driver Details Resources Power Management The following properties are available for this network adapter Click the property you want to change on the left and then select its value on the right Value Disable y Large Send Offload IPv4 Large Send Offload v2 IPv4 Large Send Of
26. ddition you can run a series of diagnostic tests on your AT 2911 series adapter using Broadcom s user diagnostics utility To configure and run these functions you must install the utilities that Broadcom provides Teaming is a method of grouping network adapters together in your system as a team and making a team of network adapters function as a single adapter To configure teaming you must have Broadcom Advanced Server Program BASP on your host computer BASP runs within Broadcom Advance Control Suite BACS an integrated utility that enables tests analyses and diagnostics for network adapters installed in your system To install BASP and BACS download the Broadcom Management Application Installer on the Allied Telesis website as described in Installing Broadcom Utilities on page 26 For more information about teaming and how to install BASP and BACS see the Broadcom NetXtreme 57XX User Guide To view the document refer to Broadcom Documentation on page 26 The Common Information Model CIM is an industry standard defined by the Distributed Management task Force DMTF Broadcom s CIM data provider provides information through various classes and you can view them using a CIM client application To configure CIM you must have the CIM provider and BACS on your host computer To install CIM provider and BACS download the Broadcom Management Application Installer on the Allied Telesis website as described in Ins
27. e AT 2911 series adapter connects a PCle compliant computer to a Gigabit Ethernet network Allied Telesis offers models equipped with a single port interface or dual port interface in the AT 2911 series The AT 2911 adapter is equipped with single or dual fiber optic connector copper connector SFP slot or a combination of these connectors The following AT 2911 series models are equipped with a single port interface AT 2911SX SC AT 2911SX LC AT 2911LX SC AT 2911LX LC AT 2911SFP uuuiu u The AT 2911SX SC adapter card is shown in Figure 1 Figure 1 AT 2911SX SC Adapter AT 2911 Series Gigabit Ethernet Network Adapters Installation and User s Guide AT 2911 Series The following AT 2911 series models are equipped with a dual port Dual Port interface Adapters AT 2911STX SC AT 2911STX LC AT 2911LTX SC AT 2911LTX LC AT 2911LX 2LC AT 2911SX 2LC AT 2911SFP 2 AT 2911T 2 Oaaaadadda The AT 2911LTX LC adapter is shown in Figure 2 Figure 2 AT 2911LTX LC Adapter SC Fiber Optic The AT 2911SX SC AT 2911LX SC AT 2911STX SC and Connector 4 2911LTX SC adapters are equipped with a 1000BASE SX or 1000BASE LX SC fiber optic connector for attaching to a compatible link partner The SC fiber optic connector is shown in Figure 3 T NSW 2485 Figure 3 SC Fiber Optic Connector Chapter 1 Overview 20 LC Fiber Optic Connector Twisted Pair Copper Port SFP Slot To connect the adapte
28. earch focuments and SettingsiTestiDesktopidrivenxP EE vi O Don t search will choose the driver to install Choose this option to select the device driver from a list Windows does not guarantee that the driver you choose will be the best match for your hardware Figure 55 Hardware Update Wizard 3 8 Specify the location of the driver software 9 Click Next The confirmation message is displayed as shown in Figure 56 Hardware Update Wizard Completing the Hardware Update Wizard The wizard has finished installing the software for Eg Allied Telesis AT 2911xx Gigabit Fiber Ethernet Click Finish to close the wizard Figure 56 Hardware Update Wizard 4 10 Click Finish 95 Chapter 4 Installing the Driver Software Updating the Driver Software 96 Updating the Driver on Windows Server 2008 R2 Server 2008 Vista or 7 If your operating system detects an adapter and installs a default driver you need to update the driver software with the driver that you downloaded from the Allied Telesis website To obtain the latest version of the AT 2911 series adapter driver see Downloading the Driver Software on page 83 To update the driver software you use the same procedure for installing the driver software for the first time The only difference between updating and installing the driver software is the name of your adapter that Device Manager detects and lists Device Manager lists your adapte
29. ee the Broadcom NetXtreme 57XX User Guide To view this document see Broadcom Documentation on page 26 82 AT 2911 Series Gigabit Ethernet Network Adapters Installation and User s Guide Downloading the Driver Software The AT 2911 series adapter is not shipped with a software driver CD You must download driver software from the Allied Telesis website To download driver software do the following 1 Open a web browser such as Internet Explorer or FireFox on your system and enter the following http www alliedtelesis com support software 2 The Allied Telesis Software Download page is displayed 3 Enter 2911 in the search box and press the enter key Figure 41 shows an example of the search result ATZ Allied Telesis 25 Anniversary Solutions Products Support About Purchase Search Support HOME SUPPORT SOFTWARE SOFTWARE DOWNLOADS Support Center Sofware Software Downloads Documentation Replacement Services Choose a product below for a comprehensive list of software patches and documentation available for Open Source Downloads download Warranties Some software downloads are restricted Service Contracts Log in to access restricted software Training You searched for 2911 Back to list Title Size Date Driver AT 2911SX Windows 7 Vista Windows Server 2008 32 bit Version 14 8 0 5 178 60 KB 19 Jan 2012 Driver AT 2911SX Windows 7 Vista Wi
30. em out This is the default setting 59 Chapter 3 Modifying Advanced Properties Large Send Offload v2 IPv6 The Large Send Offload v2 IPv6 feature allows you to control the load of sending out large packets When this feature is enabled the AT 2911 adapter segments large packets for IPv6 traffic and reduces the CPU load To enable or disable the Large Send Offload v2 IPv6 feature do the following 1 Access the Advanced Properties See Accessing Advanced Properties on page 43 2 Select Large Send Offload v2 IPv6 in the Property box The Large S Figure 27 General end Offload v2 IPv6 page is displayed as shown in Allied Telesis AT 2911xx Gigi Advanced Driver Details Resources Power Management The following properties are available for this network adapter Click the property you want to change on the left and then select its value on the right Property 802 3az EEE ARP Offload EEE Control Policies Value Enable M Ethemet Wire Speed Flow Control Interrupt Moderation IPv4 Checksum Offload Jumbo Mtu Large Send Offload IPv4 Large Send Offload v2 IPv4 Large Send Offload v2 IPv6 m ox cma F igure 27 Large Send Offload IPv6 Page 3 Select one of the following options 4 Click OK 60 O Disabled The adapter does not segment packets for IPv6 traffic O Enabled The adapter segments
31. er nrne nennen nnn enne en erret 33 Figure 10 Fastening Screws onto Standard Bracket sssssssssssssseee eene enne nene enn ener nennen 34 Figure 11 Removirig the PE GCOVer roO eR re opio epe etii RE E tinens 35 Figure 12 Removing the Faceplate From PCle Slot ssssssseseeeeneeneen nennen errem nene enne erre 36 Figure 13 Inserting the Network Adapter Card essen nennen eren nne enne en trennen nnns 37 Fig re 14 Securing thie Adapter Card jc ad ae 37 Figure TO Properties Window eae ei on iid Wei hee RA el 43 Figure 16 Advanced Properties Window sseseseeeeen eene een enne nnnennrnen nne enne enr en nene enne nennen 44 Figure 17 802 3aZ EEE Page eren e deae ie i ee rede Peru dide e A 45 Figure 18 ARP Offload Page 3 eee lee prre Herb iia 47 Figure 19 EEE Control Page 000 acid 48 Figure 20 Ethernet WireSpeed Page ssseseeeeeeeen eene nenne enne en nne erre nennen nne entren erret 49 Figure 21 Flow Control Page cocina dai 51 Figure 22 Interrupt Moderation Page 4 eerte terret tre Ene xe Rt deer a nente e Enti Ron aede teen rien 53 Figure 23 IPv4 Checksum Offload Page saiit edenn eene narrar 54 Figure 242 Jumbo Mtu Page eot A MSRP eir 56 Figure 25 Large Send Offload IPvA Page oiooonmiconionoincici esee esee tte redde aser dinner enn desine d inue cade 57 Figure 26 Large Send Offload v2 IPv4 P gen vsin ener ne e
32. es on page 76 VLAN ID on page 77 VMQ Lookahead Split on page 78 VMQ VLAN Filtering on page 79 41 Chapter 3 Modifying Advanced Properties Overview To modify the advanced properties of the AT 2911 adapter you must access Device Manager on your operating system then go to each advanced property page Guidelines Here are the guidelines to modifying the advanced properties 42 Twisted pair copper port o To change the advanced property settings you must have Administrator privileges O When you upgrade the driver software the settings of the advanced properties may change Verify the settings after upgrading the driver software In addition to the advanced properties listed on page 41 twisted pair copper ports have the following properties O Wake Up Capabilities Oo WOL Speed Wake Up Capabilities The Wake Up Capabilities property enables the network adapter to wake up from a low power mode when it receives a network wake up frame Two types of wake up frames are available Magic Packet and Wake Up Frame WOL Speed The WOL Speed property allows you to set the speed at which the adapter connects to a network while the adapter is in the Wake on LAN WOL mode AT 2911 Series Gigabit Ethernet Network Adapters Installation and User s Guide Accessing Advanced Properties To modify advanced properties first access Device Manager open the properties of your AT 2911 series adapter an
33. etails Resources Power Management The following properties are available for this network adapter Click the property you want to change on the left and then select its value S Duplex TCP UDP Checksum Offload iva TCP UDP Checksum Offload IPv VMQ VLAN Filtering Figure 34 Speed amp Duplex Page 3 Select one of the following options O Auto Auto negotiation This is the default setting AT 2911 Series Gigabit Ethernet Network Adapters Installation and User s Guide Note For fiber connectors the setting is always Auto O 10 Mbps Half Duplex 10 Mbps speed in the half duplex mode O 10 Mbps Full Duplex 10 Mbps speed in the full duplex mode O 100 Mbps Half Duplex 100 Mbps speed in the half duplex mode o 100 Mbps Full Duplex 100 Mbps speed in the full duplex mode This is the default setting 4 Click OK 71 Chapter 3 Modifying Advanced Properties TCP UDP Checksum Offload IPv4 The TCP UDP Checksum Offload IPv4 function enables the adapter to compute the checksum of transmitting IPv4 packets and verify the checksum of receiving IPv4 packets taking load off from the CPU To modify the TCP UDP Checksum Offload IPv4 setting do the following 1 Access the Device Manger on your operating system See Accessing Advanced Properties on page 43 2 Select TCP UDP Checksum Offload IPv4 in the Property box The TCP UDP Checksum Offload IPv4
34. etwork adapter Click the property you want to change on the left and then select its value on the right Property Value RSS 4 Queues z Speed amp Duplex 3 TCP UDP Checksum Offload IPv TCP UDP Checksum Offload IPv Transmit Buffers I VMQ VLAN Filtering ok J cms n Figure 33 RSS Queues Page 3 Select one of the following options Note The supported number of RSS queues and default setting depend on the adapter and operating system You might not see all options listed below 0 RSS 4 Queues The system allocates four RSS queues O RSS 1 Queue The system allocates one RSS queue AT 2911 Series Gigabit Ethernet Network Adapters Installation and User s Guide O RSS 2 Queues The system allocates two RSS queues 4 Click OK 69 70 Chapter 3 Modifying Advanced Properties Speed amp Duplex The Speed amp Duplex feature sets the link speed and duplex mode of the adapter with a twisted pair copper interface Note This feature is valid only for copper ports For fiber connectors the setting is always Auto To change the Speed amp Duplex property do the following 1 Access the Advanced Properties See Accessing Advanced Properties on page 43 2 Select Speed amp Duplex in the Property box The Speed amp Duplex page is displayed as shown in Figure 34 Allied Telesis AT 291 General Advanced Driver D
35. face to establish a link at a lower speed when only two pairs of wires are available in the connected cable Note This feature is valid only for copper ports For fiber connectors the setting is always disabled To enable or disable the Ethernet WireSpeed feature do the following 1 Access the Advanced Properties See Accessing Advanced Properties on page 43 2 Select Ethernet WireSpeed in the Property box The Ethernet WireSpeed page is displayed as shown in Figure 20 Allied Telesis AT 2911xx Gig General Advanced Driver Details Resources Power Management The following properties are available for this network adapter Click the property you want to change on the left and then select its value IPv4 Checksum Offload Jumbo Mtu Large Send Offload IPv4 Large Send Offload v2 IPv4 Large Send Offload v2 IPv6 Figure 20 Ethernet WireSpeed Page 3 Select one of the following options oO Disabled The adapter tries to establish a link at 1000 Mbps 49 Chapter 3 Modifying Advanced Properties Note For fiber connectors the setting is always disabled O Enabled The adapter establishes a link at a lower speed when only two pairs of wires are available in the connected cable This is the default setting for the AT 2911 series adapters with a twisted pair copper interface 4 Click OK 50 Flow Control AT 2911 Series Gigabit Ethernet Network Ada
36. fload v2 IPv6 Network Address NS Offload Priority amp VLAN b ok Cama fm Figure 16 Advanced Properties Window 44 AT 2911 Series Gigabit Ethernet Network Adapters Installation and User s Guide 802 3az EEE The 802 3az EEE Energy Efficient Ethernet feature allows you to reduce power consumption when the network link is idle Note This feature is valid only for copper ports For fiber connectors the setting is always disabled To enable or disable the 802 3az EEE feature do the following 1 Access the Advanced Properties See Accessing Advanced Properties on page 43 2 Select 802 3az EEE in the Property box The 802 3az EEE page is displayed as shown in Figure 17 General Advanced Driver Details Resources Power Management The following properties are available for this network adapter Click the property you want to change on the left and then select its value on the right Property Value Disable ARP Offload Al EEE Control Policies Ethemet2Wire Speed Flow Control Interrupt Moderation IPv4 Checksum Offload Jumbo Mtu Large Send Offload IPv4 Large Send Offload v2 IPv4 Large Send Offload v2 IPv6 Network Address NS Offload Priority amp VLAN Figure 17 802 3az EEE Page 3 Select one of the following options O Disable The Energy Efficient Ethernet feature is off This is the def
37. fore opening the cabinet of your system for removing or inserting the adapter please review all precautions outlined under Reviewing Safety Precautions on page 30 O Inspect all cables and connections Verify that the cable connections between the adapter and the switch are attached properly Make sure that the cable length and rating are compliant with the requirements listed in Connecting the Network Cables on page 39 O Check the adapter installation by reviewing Chapter 2 Installing the Hardware on page 29 O Make sure that the adapter board is properly seated in a PCle slot Check for specific hardware problems such as obvious damage to board components or the PCle edge connector O Check the configuration settings and change them if they are in conflict with another device O Make sure that your system is using the latest BIOS O Try inserting the adapter in another slot If the new position works the original slot in your system may be defective O Replace the adapter that is not working with one that is known to work properly If the second adapter works in the slot where the first one failed the original adapter is probably defective o Install the adapter in another functioning system and run the tests again If the adapter passed the tests in the new system the original system may be defective O Remove all other adapters from the system and run the tests again If the adapter passes the test
38. hands and wrists Make sure to use only insulated or nonconducting tools Verify that the system is powered OFF and unplugged before accessing internal components Installation or removal of modules must be performed in a static free environment The use of a properly grounded wrist strap or other personal antistatic devices and an antistatic mat is strongly recommended E39 31 Chapter 2 Installing the Hardware Pre Installation Checklist 32 Before installing the AT 2911 series adapter check the following list 1 Check that your computer has an appropriate open PCle slot 2 Verify that your computer is using the latest BIOS 3 When you download the driver software from the Allied Telesis website record the path to where the driver file resides on your system 4 f your computer is active shut it down 5 When the system shutdown is complete power off and unplug your system 6 Holding the adapter by the edges remove it from its shipping package and place it on an antistatic surface 7 Checkthe adapter for visible signs of damage particularly on the edge connector A Caution Do not attempt to install a damaged adapter If the adapter is damaged report it to Allied Telesis See Contacting Allied Telesis on page 15 AT 2911 Series Gigabit Ethernet Network Adapters Installation and User s Guide Replacing the Bracket The AT 2911 series adapter is shipped with the low profile b
39. he AT 2911 adapter segments large packets and reduces the CPU load The Large Send Offload IPv4 feature supports large packets up to 64kb The Large Send Offload v2 IPv4 which supports large packets up to 256kb overrides the Large Send Offload IPv4 feature if both features are enabled For more information see Large Send Offload v2 IPv4 on page 59 To enable or disable the Large Send Offload IPv4 feature do the following 1 Access the Advanced Properties See Accessing Advanced Properties on page 43 2 Select Large Send Offload IPv4 in the Property box The Large Send Offload IPv4 page is displayed as shown in Figure 25 Allied Telesis AT 291100 General Advanced Driver Details Resources Power Management The following properties are available for this network adapter Click the property you want to change on the left and then select its value on the right Property Value 802 3az EEE Enable ARP Offload EEE Control Policies Ethemet amp Wire Speed Flow Control Interrupt Moderation IPv4 Checksum Offload Jumbo Mtu Large Send Offload v2 IPv4 Large Send Offload v2 IPv6 Figure 25 Large Send Offload IPv4 Page 3 Select one of the following options O Disabled This feature is disabled 57 Chapter 3 Modifying Advanced Properties O Enabled The adapter segments large packets up to 64kb for IPv4 traffic before sending them out This is
40. hown in Figure 58 i Device Manager File Action View Help Em mau A WINXP 32 Computer Se Disk drives E Display adapters 2 DVD CD ROM drives 3 IDE ATAJATAPI controllers ae Keyboards j Mice and other pointing devices Monitors My X375847FB1EKDELL M993s Y X375847FB1EKDELL M993s Bg Network adapters Allied Telesis AT 2911xx Gigabit Fiber Ethern Bg Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller a Other devices Disable Audio Device on High Definition Audio Bus Uninstall SM Bus Controller 4 Ports COM amp LPT MR Processors Properties Sound video and game controllers See Storage volumes Scan for hardware changes Launches the Hardware Update Wizard For the selected device Figure 58 Network Adapters on Windows Server 2003 amp XP Select Update Driver The Hardware Update Wizard window pops up as shown in Figure 53 on page 93 Select No not this time Click Next The Hardware Update Wizard prompts you to select one of two options as shown in Figure 54 on page 94 Select Install from a list or specific location Advanced Click Next The Hardware Update Wizard prompts you to specify the location of your driver software as shown in Figure 55 on page 95 Specify the location of the driver software that you downloaded from Allied Telesis website Click Next AT 2911 Series Gigabit Ethernet Network Adapters Installation and User s Guide The confirmation message is di
41. icy Can Windows connect to Windows Update to search for software O Yes this time only O Yes now and every time connect a device O No not this time Click Next to continue Figure 53 Hardware Update Wizard 1 93 Chapter 4 Installing the Driver Software 4 Select No not this time 5 Click Next The Hardware Update Wizard prompts you to select one of two options as shown in Figure 54 Hardware Update Wizard This wizard helps vou install software for Ethemet Controller If your hardware came with an installation CD or floppy disk insert it now What do you want the wizard to do O Install the software automatically Recommended Install from a list or specific location Advanced Click Next to continue Figure 54 Hardware Update Wizard 2 6 Select Install from a list or specific location Advanced 7 Click Next The Hardware Update Wizard prompts you to specify the location of your driver software as shown in Figure 55 on page 95 94 AT 2911 Series Gigabit Ethernet Network Adapters Installation and User s Guide Hardware Update Wizard Please choose your search and installation options SS Y Search for the best driver in these locations Use the check boxes below to limit or expand the default search which includes local paths and removable media The best driver found will be installed Search removable media floppy CD ROM Include this location in the s
42. ies adapters Table 7 Power Specifications Model MTBF 230C AT 2911SX SC 1 960 000 AT 2911SX LC 1 550 000 AT 2911LX SC 810 000 AT 2911LX LC 1 130 000 AT 2911SFP 7 720 000 AT 2911STX SC 530 000 AT 2911STX LC 1 130 000 AT 2911LTX SC 950 000 AT 2911LTX LC 750 000 AT 2911SX 2LC 630 000 AT 2911LX 2LC 400 000 AT 2911SFP 2 6 910 000 AT 2911T 2 3 430 000 113 Appendix A Specifications Optical Specifications 114 The following optical specifications apply to the AT 2911 series adapters Table 8 Optical Specifications Optical Output Wavelength Sensitivity Optical Power 1000SX SC Connector 17 dBm 9 5 4 dBm 850 nm 1000SX LC Connector 17 dBm 9 5 1 5 dBm 850 nm 1000LX SC Connector 20 dBm 9 5 3 dBm 1310 nm 1000LX LC Connector 20 dBm 9 5 3 dBm 1310 nm Appendix B Cleaning Fiber Optic Connectors This appendix explains how to clean fiber optic connectors and includes the following topics O Overview on page 116 O Cleaning Fiber Optic Connectors Using a Cartridge Type Cleaner on page 117 0 Cleaning Fiber Optic Connector Using a Swab on page 119 115 Appendix A Cleaning Fiber Optic Connectors Overview The fiber optic connector consists of a fiber optic plug and its adapter The end of the fiber optic cable is held in the core of the ferrule in the plug Light signals are transmi
43. ight Property Value 802 3az EEE Priority amp VLAN Enabled ARP Offload EEE Control Policies Ethemet Wire Speed Flow Control Interrupt Moderation IPv4 Checksum Offload Jumbo Mtu Large Send Offload IPv4 Large Send Offload v2 IPv4 Large Send Offload v2 IPv6 Network Address NS Offload yi m Figure 30 Priority amp VLAN Page 3 Select one of the following options 64 O Priority 8 VLAN Enabled The adapter sends and receives QoS and VLAN tagged frames This is the default setting AT 2911 Series Gigabit Ethernet Network Adapters Installation and User s Guide O Priority Enabled The adapter sends and receives QoS tagged frames O VLAN Enabled The adapter sends and receives VLAN tagged frames Click OK 65 Chapter 3 Modifying Advanced Properties Receive Buffers The Receive Buffers property specifies the number of receive buffers allocated for the adapter Increasing this value may enhance performance in receiving traffic but consumes more system memory To change the Receive Buffers value do the following 1 Access the Advanced Properties See Accessing Advanced Properties on page 43 2 Select Receive Buffers in the Property box The Receive Buffers page is displayed as shown in Figure 31 Allied Telesis AT 2911xx Gig General Advanced Driver Details Resources Power Management The following proper
44. ing procedures have been followed A Warning High voltage inside the system presents a safety hazard Make sure the power is off before removing the cover 2 Remove the system cover See Figure 11 js Figure 11 Removing the PC Cover 3 Select any appropriate empty PCle slot If you do not know how to identify an appropriate PCle slot refer to your system documentation 35 Chapter 2 Installing the Hardware 4 Remove the faceplate that is directly in line with the PCle slot you selected See Figure 12 Keep the faceplate in a safe place You may need it for future use N OY m a anl p Figure 12 Removing the Faceplate From PCle Slot Note If you cannot locate or know how to find an appropriate PCle slot refer to the documentation that came with your system 5 Remove the network adapter card from the shipping package and store the packaging material in a safe location Caution Wear a grounding device and observe electrostatic discharge precautions when installing the network adapter card in a system Failure to observe this caution could result in damage to the adapter card 36 AT 2911 Series Gigabit Ethernet Network Adapters Installation and User s Guide 6 Applying even pressure at both corners of the card push the adapter card until it is firmly seated in the PCle slot you have selected
45. l the driver software onto Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP do the following 1 Access Device Manger See Accessing Device Manager on Windows Server 2003 and XP on page 86 2 In the Device Manager window right click Ethernet Controller AT 2911 Series Gigabit Ethernet Network Adapters Installation and User s Guide The shortcut menu appears as shown in Figure 52 Device Manager File Action View Help e 163 9us mm z WINXP 32 Jj Computer Se Disk drives 1 Display adapters DYD CD ROM drives 2 IDE ATA ATAPI controllers Ge Keyboards 10 Mice and other pointing devices Monitors MY X375847FB1EKDELL M993s F 237504 7FB1EKDELL M993s 88 Network adapters Gh Other devices Audio Device on High Definition Audio Bus SM Bus Contri Update Driver J Pots comaipr Disable SW Processors Uninstall Sound video and s Storage volumes 3 System devices Properties Scan for hardware changes E FE RE Ee Launches the Hardware Update Wizard for the selected device Figure 52 Ethernet Controller on Windows Server 2003 and XP 3 Select Update Driver The Hardware Update Wizard window pops up as shown in Figure 53 Hardware Update Wizard Welcome to the Hardware Update Wizard Windows will search for current and updated software by looking on your computer on the hardware installation CD or on the Windows Update Web site with pour permission Read our privacy pol
46. large packets up to 256kb for IPv6 traffic before sending them out This is the default setting AT 2911 Series Gigabit Ethernet Network Adapters Installation and User s Guide Network Address The Network Address allows you to replace the MAC address originally assigned to the adapter with a user defined address The user defined address that you assign to the adapter is called a locally administered address A Caution A locally administered address overrides the original MAC address stored in the AT 2911 adapter hardware When you change the MAC address be sure to assign a unique MAC address To assign or change the Network Address do the following 1 Access the Advanced Properties See Accessing Advanced Properties on page 43 2 Select Network Address in the Property box The Network Address page is displayed as shown in Figure 28 Allied Telesis AT 291 Lo General Advanced Driver Details Resources Power Management The following properties are available for this network adapter Click the property you want to change on the left and then select its value on the right Property Value 802 3az EEE C ARP Offload EEE Control Policies A Ethemet G WireSpeed Vi Flow Control Interrupt Moderation IPv4 Checksum Offlo Jumbo Mtu Large Send Offload IPv4 Large Send Offload v2 IPv4 Large Send Offload v2 IPv6 Network Address NS Offlo Priority 4 VLAN
47. lit page is displayed as shown in Figure 39 Allied Telesis AT 291 0 G General Advanced Driver Details Resources Power Management The following properties are available for this network adapter Click the property you want to change on the left and then select its value on the right Property Value Network Address Disable NS Offload Priority amp VLAN Receive Buffers Receive Side Scaling RSS Queues Speed amp Duplex TCP UDP Checksum Offload IPv TCP UDP Checksum Offload Pv Transmit Buffers E Virtual Machine Queues VLAN ID VMQ Lookahead Split VMQ VLAN Filtering Figure 39 VMQ Lookahead Split Page 3 Select one of the following options O Disable The feature is disabled This is the default setting O Enable The adapter uses two separate lookahead receive buffers 4 Click OK 78 VMO VLAN Filtering AT 2911 Series Gigabit Ethernet Network Adapters Installation and User s Guide The VMQ VLAN Filtering feature allows the adapter to filter data packets using the VLAN ID in the media access control MAC header to improve networking performance and reduce CPU utilization This feature applies to host computers with Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7 64 bit operating systems only To make this feature effective the host computer must be set in virtual environment To enable of disable the VMQ VLAN Filtering feature do the followi
48. llowing 1 Access the Advanced Properties See Accessing Advanced Properties on page 43 2 Select VLAN ID in the Property box The VLAN ID page is displayed as shown in Figure 38 Advanced Driver Details Resources Power Management The following properties are available for this network adapter Click the property you want to change on the left and then select its value Value pC Receive Side Scaling RSS Queues Speed amp Duplex TCP UDP Checksum Offload IPv TCP UDP Checksum Offload IPv Transmit Buffers E Virtual Machine Queues VMQ Lookahead Split VMQ VLAN Filtering Ga Gees Figure 38 VLAN ID Page 3 Specify an VLAN ID in the Value box The range of the value is from 0 to 4094 The default value is 0 4 Click OK TT Chapter 3 Modifying Advanced Properties VMO Lookahead Split The VMQ Lookahead Split feature allows the adapter to split receive buffers into two separate buffers This feature applies to host computers with Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7 64 bit operating systems only To make this feature effective the host computer must be set in virtual environment To enable of diable the VMQ Lookahead Split feature do the following 1 Access the Advanced Properties See Accessing Advanced Properties on page 43 2 Select VMQ Lookahead Split in the Property box The VMQ Lookahead Sp
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51. n the Device Manager window right click Ethernet Controller 89 Chapter 4 Installing the Driver Software The shortcut menu appears as shown in Figure 48 File Action View Help AE smi WIS 4 Ey WIN7 64 Ml Computer gt cs Disk drives i Display adapters gt fj DVD CD ROM drives b gg IDE ATA ATAPI controllers gt lt 2 Keyboards b n Mice and other pointing devices i Monitors gt AP Network adapters 4 b Other devices a Ethernet Controlle o p WD SES Device US Update Driver Software E Portable Devices Disable gt J Ports COM amp LPT Uninstall b n Processors b a Sound video and ga Scan for hardware changes M System devices m b Universal Serial Bus c Launches the Update Driver Software Wizard for the selected device Figure 48 Ethernet Controller on Windows Server 2008 R2 Server 2008 Vista and 7 3 Select Update Driver Software The Update Driver Software window pops up as shown in Figure 49 How do you want to search for driver software gt Search automatically for updated driver software Windows will search your computer and the Internet for the latest driver software for your device unless you ve disabled this feature in your device installation settings gt Browse my computer for driver software Locate and install driver software manually Figure 49 Update Driver Software Window on Windows Serve
52. ndows Server 2008 Windows Server 2008 R2 201 05KB 19 Jan 2012 64 bit Version 14 8 0 5 Driver AT 2911SX Windows XP 32 bit Version 14 8 0 5 120 51 KB 19 Jan 2012 Driver AT 2911SX Windows XP 64 bit Version 14 8 0 5 154 04 KB 19 Jan 2012 AEZ Allied Telesis the solution the network Figure 41 Software Downloads Search Result Example 4 Select the driver for your adapter model and operating system 5 Save the zip folder onto your system 6 Right click the zip folder and select Extract All 83 Chapter 4 Installing the Driver Software 84 A window as shown in Figure 42 pops up and prompts you to specify the location of a folder that you want to place unzipped files in co Y 1 Extract Compressed Zipped Folders Select a Destination and Extract Files Files will be extracted to this folder CAUsers Test Desktop driver Browse V Show extracted files when complete s Figure 42 Specifying the Folder for Unzipped Files 7 Specify the location of the folder and click Extract 8 Record the location of the folder AT 2911 Series Gigabit Ethernet Network Adapters Installation and User s Guide Accessing the Device Manager Accessing Device Manager on Windows Server 2008 R2 Server 2008 Vista or 7 When you install or update the driver software for AT 2911 series adapter you must first access Device Manager The procedures for accessing Device Manager are slightly different among Wind
53. nemies nenne eterne nnne 59 Fig re 27 Large Send Offload IPv6 Page nciht inne itle tein iie Rein rose E ER 60 Figure 28 Network Address Page ome iere svete rie ede eed ende ici 61 Fig re 29 NS Offload Page iis eec AA a ide 63 Figure 30 Priority amp VEAN Page iii d e pede dee Hed Y tine ely 64 Fig re 31 Receive Bulfers Page 2 2 eret tere eL phone teats dd ts 66 Figure 32 Receive Side Scaling Page iiem dois eii edet dete odie 67 Figure 337 RSS QUeues Page eee ette ER eH aia 68 Figure 34 Speed amp Duplex Page 2 ie edi 70 Figure 35 TCP UDP Checksum Offload IPv4 Page sssseseneeennen eene enne nnne nene enne erret 72 Figure 36 TCP UDP Checksum Offload IPv6 Page ooooococcconnoccccconcnononcnononccnnnn non onn cnn eene eene nnne nne enne erret 74 Figure 37 Virtual Machine QUEUES Page insin hrii i nonn nro rre 76 Fig re 38 VEAN AD Page ta 77 Figure 39 VMQ Lookahead Split Page erret ca 78 Fig re 40 VMQ VLAN Filtering Page 2 ie ici 79 Figure 41 Software Downloads Search Result Example ooooocccnnocconoccccnnonccnonanononnn conan nc nono nennen eene nnne eterne nene 83 Figure 42 Specifying the Folder for Unzipped FileS oooooocconnnncnononinnocccnnnccncnonano nono nc nnnrnn crono rr nnne ennemis 84 Figure 43 System Window on Windows Server 2008 R2 Server 2008 Vista and 7 oooo
54. ng 1 Access the Advanced Properties See Accessing Advanced Properties on page 43 Select VMQ VLAN Filtering in the Property box The VMQ VLAN Filtering page is displayed as shown in Figure 40 General Advanced Driver Details Resources Power Management Allied Telesis AT 291 Loc Gi The following properties are available for this network adapter Click the property you want to change on the left and then select its value on the right Property Value Network Address Disable NS Offload Priority amp VLAN Receive Buffers Receive Side Scaling RSS Queues Speed amp Duplex TCP UDP Checksum Offload IPv TCP UDP Checksum Offload IP vt Transmit Buffers E Virtual Machine Queues VLAN ID VMQ Lookahead Split Figure 40 VMQ VLAN Filtering Page 3 Select one of the following options 4 Click OK O Disable The feature is disabled This is the default setting O Enable The adapter filters data packets using the VLAN ID in the MAC header 79 Chapter 3 Modifying Advanced Properties 80 Chapter 4 Installing the Driver Software This chapter describes how to install driver software for the AT 2911 adapter onto your operating system It contains the following topics Overview on page 82 Downloading the Driver Software on page 83 Accessing the Device Manager on page 85 Installing the Driver Software on
55. on on page 26 To download Broadcom utilities do the following 1 Open a web browser such as Internet Explorer or FireFox on your system and enter the following http www alliedtelesis com support software The Allied Telesis Software Download page is displayed 2 Enter 2911 in the search box and press the enter key 3 Select the Broadcom Management Applications Installer or User Diagnostics 4 Save the zip folder onto your system You can view more detailed information for the following features and topics for the AT 2911 series adapter in the Broadcom NetXtreme 57XX User Guide including Introduction Teaming Introduction Manageability Installing Linux Driver Software Installing Management Applications Configure Teaming Windows Using Broadcom Advance Control Suite u uuuuiuiu User diagnostics To access this document click on the following link www broadcom com docs support ethernet nic Broadcom NetXtreme Server 15 pdf AT 2911 Series Gigabit Ethernet Network Adapters Installation and User s Guide Contents of Your Shipment The following items are included with your AT 2911 series adapter o Antistatic bag The adapter is shipped in an antistatic bag It protects the module when stored or shipped Keep the module in its packaging until ready for installation O Standard profile bracket The standard profile bracket is a faceplate whose length is longer than the low profile bra
56. optic cable to the adapter 39 Chapter 2 Installing the Hardware 40 Twisted Pair Copper Cable SFP Transceiver 4 Connect the other end of the fiber optic cable to the appropriate Ethernet network port or fiber optic port After connecting the system to the network and power is supplied the adapter performs auto negotiation and attempts to establish the connection at 1000 Mbps full duplex only The adapter port LED should be functional at this point See Table 1 on page 21 for a description of adapter port LED operation Note Even minor smudges or dirt on the end face of the fiber can disrupt light transmission and lead to failure of the connection For instructions that describe how to clean the fiber optic connector see Appendix B Cleaning Fiber Optic Connectors on page 115 If your AT 2911 series adapter is equipped with a twisted pair copper port you need a copper network cable with RJ 45 connectors See Twisted Pair Copper Port on page 20 1 Connect one end of the cable to the adapter 2 Connectthe other end of the cable to the appropriate Ethernet network port or twisted pair copper port After connecting the system to the network and power is supplied the adapter performs auto negotiation and attempts to establish the connection at the appropriate speed and duplex mode If your AT 2911 series adapter is equipped with an SFP slot you must have an SFP transceiver and an appropriate cable 1 In
57. optic connector copper connector SFP slot or a combination of these connectors Note You must have a fiber optic or copper cable to connect your system to the network If your adapter has an SFP slot you must have an SFP transceiver as well Contact your Allied Telesis distributor of reseller for a list of supported transceivers The AT 2911 series fiber optic adapters are equipped with two types of fiber optic connectors SC and LC connectors For optical characteristics of the AT 2911 adapter see Appendix A Specifications on page 111 In addition the AT 2911 data sheet is available on the Allied Telesis website www alliedtelesis com To connect a fiber optic network cable to the adapter perform the following procedure 1 Prepare a fiber optic cable according to the specifications in Table 3 Table 3 1000BASE X Fiber Optic Cable Specifications Maximum Port Type Connector Media Distance 1000BASE SX Fiber Optic 50 um multimode 550 meters 850 nm 1 804 feet 1000BASE SX Fiber Optic 62 5 um multimode 275 meters 850 nm 853 feet 1000BASE LX Fiber Optic 9 125 um single mode 10 kilometer 1310 nm 6 213 miles A Warning The fiber optic ports contain a Class 1 laser device When the ports are disconnected always cover them with the provided plug Exposed ports may cause skin or eye damage 2 Remove a rubber plug from the adapter 3 Connect one end of the fiber
58. ows Server 2008 R2 Server 2008 Vista 7 Server 2003 and XP To access Device Manager on your operating system follow one of the procedures below D Accessing Device Manager on Windows Server 2008 R2 Server 2008 Vista or 7 next O Accessing Device Manager on Windows Server 2003 and XP on page 86 To access Device Manager on Windows Server 2008 R2 Windows Sever 2008 Windows Vista or Windows 7 do the following 1 Right click the Computer icon on the desktop and select Properties The System window is opened as shown in Figure 43 hal EZ Control Panel System and Security System Control Panel Home View basic information about your computer Device Manager Windows edition Remote settings Windows 7 Professional System protection Copyright 2009 Microsoft Corporation All rights reserved Advanced system settings Get more features with a new edition of Windows 7 System Rating System rating is not available Processor Pentium R Dual Core CPU E5400 2 70GHz 2 70 GHz Installed memory RAM 4 00 GB System type 64 bit Operating System Pen and Touch No Pen or Touch Input is available for this Display Computer name domain and workgroup settings See also Computer name WIN7 64 Change settings Action Center Full computer name WIN7 64 Windows Update Computer description Performance Information and Workgroup WORKGROUP Tools Windows activation Figure 43
59. page is displayed as shown in Figure 35 Advanced Driver Details Resources Power Management The following properties are available for this network adapter Click the property you want to change on the left and then select its value Value Large Send Offload IPv4 Rx amp Tx Enabled hd Large Send Offload v2 IPv4 Large Send Offload v2 IPv6 Network Address NS Offload Receive Side Scaling RSS Queues peed 4 Duplex TCP UDP Checksum Offload IPv4 TCP UDP Checksum Offload Pv Transmit Buffers VLAN ID ES Figure 35 TCP UDP Checksum Offload IPv4 Page 3 Select one of the following options O Rx amp Tx Enabled Enables the TCP UDP Checksum Offload IPv4 function for both receiving and transmitting IPv4 packets This is the default setting O RxEnabled Enables the TCP UDP Checksum Offload IPv4 function only for receiving IPv4 packets 72 AT 2911 Series Gigabit Ethernet Network Adapters Installation and User s Guide O Tx Enabled Enables the TCP UDP Checksum Offload IPv4 function only for transmitting IPv4 packets 4 Click OK 73 Chapter 3 Modifying Advanced Properties TCP UDP Checksum Offload IPv6 The TCP UDP Checksum Offload IPv6 function enables the adapter to compute the checksum of transmitting IPv6 packets and verify the checksum of receiving IPv6 packets taking load off from the CPU To enable or disable the TCP UDP Checksum Offload IPv6 featu
60. pand the Network Adapter folder The selection expands to show the list of installed network adapter cards Right click Allied Telesis AT 2911xx Gigabit Fiber Ethernet The shortcut menu appears See Figure 57 on page 97 Select Uninstall The Confirm Device Uninstall window pops up as shown in Figure 59 u Alied Telesis AT 291 bx Gigabit Fiber Ethemet lt Waming You are about to uninstall this device from your system E Delete the driver software for this device ox crea Figure 59 Confirm Device Uninstall Window 103 Chapter 5 Uninstalling the Driver Software 6 Check the check box if you wan to remove the driver software for your adapter Note This option is available only for Windows Server 2008 Windows 7 and Windows Vista operating systems 7 Click OK to complete the uninstall 104 Chapter 6 Troubleshooting This chapter describes troubleshooting procedures and contains the following sections Troubleshooting Checklist on page 106 Checking a Port LED on the Adapter on page 107 Testing Network Connectivity on page 108 u uuu Software Problems and Solutions on page 109 105 Chapter 6 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Checklist 106 The following checklist provides recommended actions to resolve problems installing the Allied Telesis AT 2911 Series Gigabit Ethernet Network Adapters or running them in your system A Warning Be
61. pter 3 Modifying Advanced Properties EEE Control The EEE Energy Efficient Ethernet Control feature allows you prioritize power saving performance optimal power and performance To change the setting of the EEE Control feature do the following 1 Access the Advanced Properties See Accessing Advanced Properties on page 43 2 Select EEE Control in the Property box The EEE Control page is displayed as shown in Figure 19 General Advanced Driver Details Resources Power Management The following properties are available for this network adapter Click the property you want to change on the left and then select its value Value Optimal Power and Perf did Large Send Offload IPv4 Large Send Offload v2 IPv4 Large Send Offload v2 IPv6 Network Address NS Offload Priority amp VLAN Figure 19 EEE Control Page 3 Select one of the following options O Optimal Power and Performance The adapter manages the best trade off between energy efficiency and performance This is the default setting O Maximum Performance The adapter manages power for the best performance O Maximum Power Saving The adapter manages power for the best energy saving 4 Click OK 48 AT 2911 Series Gigabit Ethernet Network Adapters Installation and User s Guide Ethernet WireSpeed The Ethernet WireSpeed feature enables the adapter with a twisted pair copper inter
62. pters Installation and User s Guide The Flow Control feature allows you to control the flow between the AT 2911 adapter and its link partner You can enable or disable the adapter to process received PAUSE frames and transmit PAUSE frames To enable or disable the Flow Control feature do the following 1 Access the Advanced Properties See Accessing Advanced Properties on page 43 2 Select Flow Control in the Property box The Flow Control page is displayed as shown in Figure 21 Allied Telesis AT 2911xx G General Advanced Driver Details Resources Power Management The following properties are available for this network adapter Click the property you want to change on the left and then select its value on the right Property Value y Large Send Offload IPv4 Large Send Offload v2 IPv4 Large Send Offload v2 IPv6 Network Address NS Offload Priority 8 VLAN Y Figure 21 Flow Control Page 3 Select one of the following options m Auto Receiving and transmitting PAUSE frames are optimized This is the default setting Disabled The adapter ignores PAUSE frames Tx amp Rx Enabled The adapter processes PAUSE frames when receiving and transmits PAUSE frames Rx Enabled The adapter processes PAUSE frames when receiving but does not transmit PAUSE frame 51 Chapter 3 Modifying Advanced Properties O Tx Enabled The adapter
63. r 2008 R2 Server 2008 Vista and 7 90 AT 2911 Series Gigabit Ethernet Network Adapters Installation and User s Guide 4 Select Browse my computer for driver software The Update Device Software window prompts you to enter the location of the driver folder as shown in Figure 50 Browse for driver software on your computer Search for driver software in this location C Users Test Desktop driver WIN7_VISTA 64 Y Include subfolders gt Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer This list will show installed driver software compatible with the device and all driver software in the same category as the device Figure 50 Update Device Software Window on Windows Server 2008 R2 Server 2008 Vista and 7 5 Specify the location of the driver software See Downloading the Driver Software on page 83 for details 6 Click Next 91 Chapter 4 Installing the Driver Software Installing the Driver Software on Windows Server 2003 and XP 92 The confirmation message shown in Figure 51 appears when the driver software is successfully updated Windows has successfully updated your driver software Windows has finished installing the driver software for this device K Allied Telesis AT 2911xx Gigabit Fiber Ethernet Figure 51 Update Device Software Window on Windows Server 2008 R2 Server 2008 Vista and 7 7 Click Close To instal
64. r as Allied Telesis AT 2911xx Gigabit Ethernet once you installed the driver software Before you installed the driver software Device Manager does not know the name and lists your adapter as Ethernet Controller or as a Broadcom device The procedures for installing the driver software are slightly different among Windows Server 2008 R2 Server 2008 Vista 7 Server 2003 and XP To install the driver software on your system follow one of the procedures below o Updating the Driver on Windows Server 2008 R2 Server 2008 Vista or 7 next O Updating the Driver on Windows Server 2003 and XP on page 97 To update the driver software for your AT 2911 series adapter perform the following procedure 1 Access the Device Manager See Accessing Device Manager on Windows Server 2008 R2 Server 2008 Vista or 7 on page 85 2 In the Device Manager window right click the device you wish to update It may be listed as Allied Telesis AT 2911xx Gigabit Fiber Ethernet or as a Broadcom Device Updating the Driver on Windows Server 2003 and XP AT 2911 Series Gigabit Ethernet Network Adapters Installation and User s Guide The shortcut menu appears as shown in Figure 57 File Action View Help AE ee PR 4 ij WINT 64 Mi Computer s Disk drives E Display adapters E DVD CD ROM drives cg IDE ATA ATAPI controllers lt Keyboards n Mice and other pointing devices AL Monitors Network adapters a Allied Telesis AT 2
65. r to a network cable you must have a fiber optic network cable with the SC connector For more information see 1000BASE X Fiber Optic Cable Specifications on page 39 The AT 2911SX LC AT 2911LX LC AT 2911STX LC and AT 2911LTX LC adapters are equipped with a 1000BASE SX or 1000BASE LX LC fiber optic connector for attaching to a compatible link partner The AT 2911LX 2LC and AT 2911SX 2LC adapters have two LC connectors The LC fiber optic connector is shown in Figure 4 2483 Figure 4 LC Fiber Optic Connector To connect the adapter to a network cable you must have a fiber optic network cable with the LC connector The AT 2911STX SC AT 2911STX LC AT 2911LTX LC adapters are equipped with a port for a 10 100 1000BASE T twisted pair cable The AT 2911T 2 adapter has two ports The twisted pair cable port is shown in Figure 7 Figure 5 Twisted Pair Cable Port The pin layout to a port and RJ 45 connector is illustrated in Figure 6 Figure 6 Pin and RJ 45 Connector Pin Layout The AT 2911SFP adapter has an SFP slot that you can plug in an SFP transceiver to connect the adapter to a compatible link partner The AT 2911SFP 2 adapter has two SFP slots AT 2911 Series Gigabit Ethernet Network Adapters Installation and User s Guide Note An SFP transceiver must be purchased separately For a list of supported transceivers contact your Allied Telesis distributor or reseller The SFP slot is shown in Figure 7
66. racket attached to the adapter Depending on your PC you may need to replace the bracket attached to your adapter The following procedure describes how to remove the low profile bracket from the adapter and replace it with the standard bracket You can also use this procedure to remove the standard bracket and replace it with the low profile bracket To replace the low profile bracket with the standard bracket perform the following procedure 1 Remove the screws that attach the bracket to the adapter See Figure 9 Figure 9 Removing the Low Profile Bracket 33 Chapter 2 Installing the Hardware 34 2 Align the tabs of the standard bracket with the holes on the adapter and fasten the screws onto the adapter See Figure 10 Figure 10 Fastening Screws onto Standard Bracket AT 2911 Series Gigabit Ethernet Network Adapters Installation and User s Guide Installing the AT 2911 Series Adapter Card The following instructions describe how to install an AT 2911 series adapter in most systems Refer to the manuals that were supplied with your system for details about performing these tasks on your particular system To install an AT 2911 series adapter perform the following procedure 1 Review Reviewing Safety Precautions on page 30 and Pre Installation Checklist on page 32 Before installing the adapter ensure the system power is OFF and unplugged from the power outlet and that proper electrical ground
67. re do the following 1 Access the Device Manger on your operating system See Accessing Advanced Properties on page 43 2 Select TCP UDP Checksum Offload IPv6 in the Property box The TCP UDP Checksum Offload IPv6 page is displayed as shown in Figure 36 Allied Telesis AT 2911xx Gigabit Fibe General Advanced Driver Details Resources Power Management The following properties are available for this network adapter Click the property you want to change on the left and then select its value Value Large Send Offload IPv4 Rx amp Tx Enabled Y Large Send Offload v2 IPv4 Large Send Offload v2 IPv6 TCP UDP Checksum Offload IPv Transmit Buffers VLAN ID Figure 36 TCP UDP Checksum Offload IPv6 Page 3 Select one of the following options O Rx amp Tx Enabled Enables the TCP UDP Checksum Offload IPv6 function for both receiving and transmitting IPv6 packets This is the default setting O Rx Enabled Enables the TCP UDP Checksum Offload IPv6 function only for receiving IPv6 packets 74 AT 2911 Series Gigabit Ethernet Network Adapters Installation and User s Guide O Tx Enabled Enables the TCP UDP Checksum Offload IPv6 function only for transmitting IPv6 packets 4 Click OK 75 Chapter 3 Modifying Advanced Properties Virtual Machine Queues The Virtual Machine Queues feature allows you to control the load of sorting data packets When this fea
68. rization RMA and contact Allied Telesis technical experts USA and EMEA phone support Select the phone number that best fits your location and customer type Hardware warranty information Learn about Allied Telesis warranties and register your product online Replacement Services Submit an RMA request via our interactive support center Documentation View the most recent installation guides user guides software release notes white papers and data sheets for your product Software Updates Download the latest software releases for your product For sales or corporate contact information go to www alliedtelesis com purchase and select your region Preface 16 Chapter 1 Overview This chapter contains an overview for the AT 2911 Series Gigabit Ethernet Network Adapters and includes the following sections Physical Description on page 18 Model Naming Conventions on page 22 Supported Operating Systems on page 23 Features on page 24 Broadcom Utilities on page 25 Broadcom Documentation on page 26 Contents of Your Shipment on page 27 u uuuuuiuiu Warranty Registration on page 28 Chapter 1 Overview Physical Description AT 2911 Series Single Port Adapters The AT 2911 Series Gigabit Ethernet Network Adapters are integrated Ethernet network interface cards based on Broadcom s BCM5718 chipset with a PCI Express PCle x1 version 2 interface Th
69. roller iY Ports COM amp LPT SR Processors Sound video and game controllers Se Storage volumes 3 System devices CREP t2 t E E E 8 Figure 47 Device Manager Window on Windows Server 2003 and XP 88 AT 2911 Series Gigabit Ethernet Network Adapters Installation and User s Guide Installing the Driver Software Installing the Driver Software on Windows Server 2008 R2 Server 2008 Vista or 7 Once you physically install the AT 2911 series adapter the system detects the new hardware and creates an entry in Device Manger when the Windows operating system first boots up Shortly after you log in you need to install the driver software for your adapter Note To install the driver software you must have administrative privileges The procedures for installing the driver software are slightly different among Windows Server 2008 R2 Server 2008 Vista 7 Server 2003 and XP To install the driver software on your system follow one of the procedures below O Installing the Driver Software on Windows Server 2008 R2 Server 2008 Vista or 7 next O Installing the Driver Software on Windows Server 2003 and XP on page 92 To install the driver software on Windows Server 2008 R2 Windows Server 2008 Windows Vista or Windows 7 do the following 1 Access Device Manager see Accessing Device Manager on Windows Server 2008 R2 Server 2008 Vista or 7 on page 85 2 I
70. s the other adapters may be causing contention AT 2911 Series Gigabit Ethernet Network Adapters Installation and User s Guide Checking a Port LED on the Adapter Each port has an LED that indicates the link status The LED functions once the driver is installed and the cables are connected properly The LED is lit is on if data traffic is present Before the port LED can provide troubleshooting information the adapter must be connected to the network and the network driver for your particular operating system must be installed Before troubleshooting verify the following O The adapter driver software has been installed O The adapter is connected to a network O The LED operates properly To check the LED status see Table 1 on page 21 107 Chapter 6 Troubleshooting Testing Network Connectivity 108 To test network connectivity for Windows perform the following procedure Note When using forced link speeds make sure that both the adapter and the switch or link partner are forced to the same speed Or make sure the adapter and the link partner are configured for Auto Negotiation 1 Start the DOS prompt See Starting the DOS Diagnostic Utility on page 105 2 Atthe prompt type ipconfig all 3 Type ping IP address from the command line then press Enter The network connectivity information is displayed as shown in Figure 60 Ue CNWINNTASystem32Ncmd exe Civ gt ping 172
71. s displayed as shown in Figure 32 Allied Telesis AT 2911xx Gi General Advanced Driver Details Resources Power Management The following properties are available for this network adapter Click the property you want to change on the left and then select its value on the right Property Value Enable F TCP UDP Checksum Offload IPv TCP UDP Checksum Offload IPvi Transmit Buffers Virtual Machine Queues N ID VMQ Lookahead Split VMQ VLAN Filtering a a Figure 32 Receive Side Scaling Page 3 Select one of the following options O Enabled Receiving data is processed by multiple CPUs This is the default setting o Disabled Receiving data is processed by a single CPU 4 Click OK 67 Chapter 3 Modifying Advanced Properties RSS Queues 68 The RSS Queues feature allocates queue space between the adapter and processor and allows you to specify the number of RSS queues that the adapter assigns receiving data to To Specify the RSS Queues value do the following 1 Access the Advanced Properties See Accessing Advanced Properties on page 43 2 Select RSS Queues in the Property box The RSS Queues page is displayed as shown in Figure 33 Allied Telesis AT 291 bx 6 General Advanced Driver Details Resources Power Management The following properties are available for this n
72. sert an SFP transceiver into the SFP socket on the adapter until the SFP transceiver snaps into place in the socket 2 Remove a plug from the SFP transceiver 3 Connect one end of the cable to the SFP transceiver 4 Connectthe other end of the cable to the appropriate Ethernet network port or an appropriate port After connecting the system to the network and power is supplied the adapter performs auto negotiation and attempts to establish the connection at 1000 Mbps full duplex only Chapter 3 Modifying Advanced Properties This chapter includes the following topics uuuuuuu auai g i ga a aai gcaauuuu uz uc uuucl uulu amp u u uo u Overview on page 42 Accessing Advanced Properties on page 43 802 3az EEE on page 45 ARP Offload on page 47 EEE Control on page 48 Ethernet WireSpeed on page 49 Flow Control on page 51 Interrupt Moderation on page 53 IPv4 Checksum Offload on page 54 Jumbo Mtu on page 56 Large Send Offload IPv4 on page 57 Large Send Offload v2 IPv4 on page 59 Large Send Offload v2 IPv6 on page 60 Network Address on page 61 NS Offload on page 63 Priority amp VLAN on page 64 Receive Buffers on page 66 Receive Side Scaling on page 67 RSS Queues on page 68 Speed amp Duplex on page 70 TCP UDP Checksum Offload IPv4 on page 72 TCP UDP Checksum Offload IPv6 on page 74 Virtual Machine Queu
73. splayed as shown in Figure 56 on page 95 10 Click Finish 99 Chapter 4 Installing the Driver Software 100 Chapter 5 Uninstalling the Driver Software This chapter describes how to uninstall the driver software for the AT 2911 adapter This chapter contains the following topics o Overview on page 102 o Uninstalling the Driver Software on page 103 101 Chapter 5 Uninstalling the Driver Software Overview 102 Guidelines When you no longer use the AT 2911 series adapter for your computer you may want to uninstall the driver software from your operating system Here are the guidelines to uninstalling the driver software from your system O You must have Administrator privileges to remove the driver software O Before uninstalling the Allied Telesis device capture all of the Advanced Property settings for later use The properties are lost during the uninstall process AT 2911 Series Gigabit Ethernet Network Adapters Installation and User s Guide Uninstalling the Driver Software To uninstall the driver software from your operating system do the following 1 2 Start your Windows operating system and log in Access the Device Manager See Accessing the Device Manager on page 85 In the Device Manager window click the gt next to the Network Adapters folder Note For the Windows XP operating systems click the next to the Network Adapters folder to ex
74. talling Broadcom Utilities on page 26 For more information about CIM and how to install the CIM provider and BACS see the Broadcom NetXtreme 57XX User Guide To view the document see Broadcom Documentation on page 26 Simple Network management Protocol SNMP is an internet standard protocol for managing devices on IP networks The AT 2911 series adapter supports SNMP To configure SNMP you must have the SNMP subagent and BACS on your host computer To install SNMP subagent and BACS download the Broadcom Management Application Installer on the Allied Telesis website as described in Installing Broadcom Utilities on page 26 25 Chapter 1 Overview User Diagnostics Installing Broadcom Utilities Broadcom Documentation 26 For more information about SNMP and how to install SNMP subagent and BACS see the Broadcom NetXtreme 57XX User Guide To view the document see Broadcom Documentation on page 26 The Broadcom User Diagnostics utility is an MS DOS based application that allows you to run a series of diagnostic tests on the AT 2911 series adapters To run the user diagnostics you must install the Broadcom user diagnostics utility Download the user diagnostics utility on the Allied Telesis website as described in Installing Broadcom Utilities next For more information about the Broadcom User Diagnostics utility see the Broadcom Netxtreme 57XX User Guide To view the document see Broadcom Documentati
75. tements posted on the Allied Telesis website at www alliedtelesis com support Contents Safety Symbols Used in this Doc ment ii a caco 14 Contacting P rtampc im rin 15 Chapter 1 Overview inue e A MILIUM M RN EM SC ee LEONE S DE 17 Physical Description aan 18 AT 2911 Series Single Port Adapters ccoo ela ca bore ud o ed seed dec 18 AT 2911 Senes Dual Port Adapters 5 reete tete rete ert ree ERO rtt ER CH REDE RR LER 19 SC Fiber Optic Conriector eee cios 19 EC Fiber Opte CONE C OT iare rer Her teh i ORE EI ee eR RR eet on t ee Te Re ERR egit 20 Twisted Pair Copper Poltica aos 20 SEP SlOf rii ee e ete Re ee RUE EE ve eque eat eges ete ee ee 20 Hz pn 21 Model Naming Conventlons aeeie A ere da Tec Ted dede Ete d a anie one dede nenne eiTe 22 Supported Operating Systems s 2 2 tte etie its 23 Features EN 24 Broadcom Utilities 3 rt rtr a aid 25 MCI EEE E E E B 25 CIMLZ Ais be uuu IDEM Ri E A 25 r 25 User DiagrioStlCs 4 edente TRUE ER E REPERTA ERE RR CEN TR ree e ERR e Utere 26 Installing Broadcom Utilities 111 rime tetro eoo eet entente ies 26 Broadcom Documentation 2 1 irre dtp pepe tne ias 26 Contents of Yo r Shipment EH 27 Warranty Registratio
76. th is disabled The following are known miscellaneous problems and solutions Problem When the bus on the system is operating at PCle mode the adapter performs at PCle mode if it is added by the Hot Plug application Solution When the system is booted up without an adapter the bus operates at the lowest mode which is PCle This problem can be corrected by rebooting the system Problem The adapter may not perform at optimal level when it is added by the Hot Plug application on some systems Solution The system BIOS in some systems does not set the cache line size and the latency timer after the adapter is added by the Hot Plug application This problem can be corrected by rebooting the system 109 Chapter 6 Troubleshooting 110 Appendix A Specifications Physical and Power Specifications Table 4 Physical Specifications Table 4 provides the dimensions and weight specifications of the AT 2911 series adapters Length Height Weight Model oz cm inch cm inch g AT 2911SX SC 8 76 3 45 6 89 2 71 56 7 2 0 AT 2911SX LC 8 76 3 45 6 89 2 71 56 7 2 0 AT 2911LX SC 8 76 3 45 6 89 2 71 56 7 2 0 AT 2911LX LC 8 76 3 45 6 89 2 71 56 7 2 0 AT 2911SFP 8 87 3 49 6 89 2 71 45 36 1 6 AT 2911STX SC 8 81 3 47 6 89 2 71 5953 2 1 AT 2911STX LC 8 81 3 47 6 89 2 71 59 53 2 1 AT 2911LTX SC 8 81 3 47 6 89 2 71 59 53 2 1 AT 2911LTX LC 8 81 3 47 6
77. the AT 2911 Series Adapter Card on page 35 o Connecting the Network Cables on page 39 29 Chapter 2 Installing the Hardware Reviewing Safety Precautions 30 Please review the following safety precautions before you begin to install a module gt pb ppp Note The indicates that a translation of the safety statement is available in a PDF document titled Translated Safety Statements posted on the Allied Telesis website at www alliedtelesis com support software Warning This is a Class 1 LED product L1 Warning Do not stare into the laser beam L2 Warning Do not look directly at the fiber optic cable ends or inspect the cable ends with an optical lens L6 Warning Do not work on this equipment or cables during periods of lightning activity 2 E2 Warning Operating Temperature This product is designed for a maximum ambient temperature of 40 degrees C E7 Note All Countries Install this product in accordance with local and National Electric Codes E8 AT 2911 Series Gigabit Ethernet Network Adapters Installation and User s Guide A Warning The module is being installed in a system that operates with voltages that can be lethal Before you remove the cover of your system you must observe the following precautions to protect yourself and to prevent damage to the system components Remove any metallic objects or jewelry from your
78. ties are available for this network adapter Click the property you want to change on the left and then select its value on the right Property Value Network Address Default NS Offload Priority 4 VLAN Receive Side Scaling Queues RSS Speed amp Duplex TCP UDP Checksum Offload IPv TCP UDP Checksum Offload IP vt Transmit Buffers Virtual Machine Queues VLAN ID VMQ Lookahead Split VMQ VLAN Filtering Figure 31 Receive Buffers Page 3 Select one of the following options O Default Specifies the default number of receive buffers allocated to the adapter This is the default setting O Maximum Specifies the maximum number of receive buffers allocated to the adapter O Minimum Specifies the minimum number of receive buffers allocated to the adapter 4 Click OK 66 AT 2911 Series Gigabit Ethernet Network Adapters Installation and User s Guide Receive Side Scaling The Receive Side Scaling RSS feature allows the adapter to efficiently distribute receive processing across multiple CPU and to prevent from overloading a single CPU To make this feature effective the computer must have multiple CPUs in a multiprocessor system To enable or disable the Receive Side Scaling feature do the following 1 Access the Advanced Properties See Accessing Advanced Properties on page 43 2 Select Receive Side Scaling in the Property box The Receive Side Scaling page i
79. transmits PAUSE frames but ignores PAUSE frames when receiving 4 Click OK 52 AT 2911 Series Gigabit Ethernet Network Adapters Installation and User s Guide Interrupt Moderation The Interrupt Moderation feature allows you to limit the rate of interrupts to the CPU during packet transmission and packet reception When this feature is enabled interrupts are handled as a group so that the CPU utilization decreases however the latency may increase To enable or disable the Interrupt Moderation feature do the following 1 Access the Advanced Properties See Accessing Advanced Properties on page 43 2 Select Interrupt Moderation in the Property box The Interrupt Moderation page is displayed as shown in Figure 22 G Allied Telesis AT 2911xx Advanced Driver Details Resources Power Management p The following properties are available for this network adapter Click the property you want to change on the left and then select its value Large Send Offload IPv4 Large Send Offload v2 IPv4 Large Send Offload v2 IPv6 Figure 22 Interrupt Moderation Page 3 Select one of the following options O Disabled The Interrupt Moderation feature is disabled O Enabled The Interrupt Moderation feature is enabled This is the default setting 4 Click OK 53 Chapter 3 Modifying Advanced Properties IPv4 Checksum Offload The IPv4 Checksum Offload feat
80. tted through the core of the fiber Even minor smudges or dirt on the end face of the fiber completely invisible to the naked eye can disrupt light transmission and lead to failure of the component or of the entire system Therefore it is of utmost importance to clean all fiber optic connectors before use Figure 61 shows the ferrule in an SC connector Ferrule Figure 61 Ferrule in an SC Connector Plug Figure 62 shows part of the end face of an unclean and clean ferrule 156 Unclean Clean Figure 62 Unclean and Clean Ferrule 116 AT 2911 Series Gigabit Ethernet Network Adapters Installation and User s Guide Cleaning Fiber Optic Connectors Using a Cartridge Type Cleaner Fiber optic cartridge type cleaners are available from many vendors and typically called cartridge cleaners See Figure 63 ATA lt a gt 2e Figure 63 Cartridge Cleaner Note Do not use compressed air or aerosol air to clean a fiber optic connector To clean a fiber optic connector using a cartridge cleaner do the following 1 With one hand hold the cartridge cleaner and push the lever on the cleaning cartridge in the direction of the arrow to expose the cleaning surface 2 Place the ferrule tip on the exposed cleaning surface and rub the ferrule in a downward direction as shown in Figure 64 Figure 64 Rubbing the Ferrule Tip on the Cleaning Surface 117 Appendix A Cleaning Fiber Optic Connectors 1
81. ture is enabled the adapter sorts data packets to improve networking performance and reduce CPU utilization This feature applies to host computers with Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7 64 bit operating systems only To make this feature effective the host computer must be set in virtual environment To change the Virtual Machine Queues do the following 1 Access the Advanced Properties See Accessing Advanced Properties on page 43 2 Select Virtual Machine Queues in the Property box The Virtual Machine Queues page is displayed as shown in Figure 37 Allied Telesis AT 2911xx G General Advanced Driver Details Resources Power Management The following properties are available for this network adapter Click the property you want to change on the left and then select its value Value Disable NE VMQ Lookahead Split VMQ VLAN Filtering Figure 37 Virtual Machine Queues Page 3 Select one of the following options O Disable The feature is disabled This is the default setting O Enable The adapter sorts data packets 4 Click OK 76 VLAN ID AT 2911 Series Gigabit Ethernet Network Adapters Installation and User s Guide The VLAN ID property allows you to specify a VLAN ID on your network to the adapter The adapter adds the value of the VLAN ID to a frame in the VLAN tag before transmitting the frame To change the VLAN ID value do the fo
82. uide for the AT 2911 Series Gigabit Ethernet Network Adapters The instructions in this guide explain how to install the network adapter on a desktop computer install and uninstall the driver software and configure the driver software This preface contains the following sections o Safety Symbols Used in this Document on page 14 a Contacting Allied Telesis on page 15 Preface Safety Symbols Used in this Document This document uses the following conventions Note Notes provide additional information Caution Cautions inform you that performing or omitting a specific action may result in equipment damage or loss of data Warning Warnings inform you that performing or omitting a specific action may result in bodily injury Warning Warnings inform you that an eye and skin hazard exists due to the presence of a Class 1 laser device AT 2911 Series Gigabit Ethernet Network Adapters Installation and User s Guide Contacting Allied Telesis If you need assistance with this product you may contact Allied Telesis technical support by going to the Support amp Services section of the Allied Telesis web site at www alliedtelesis com support You can find links for the following services on this page o 24 7 Online Support Enter our interactive support center to search for answers to your questions in our knowledge database check support tickets learn about Return Merchandise Autho
83. ure allows the adapter to verify the IPv4 checksum to enhance IPv4 receive and transmit performance and reduce CPU utilization To enable or disable the IPv4 Checksum Offload feature do the following 1 Access the Advanced Properties See Accessing Advanced Properties on page 43 2 Select IPv4 Checksum Offload in the Property box The IPv4 Checksum Offload page is displayed as shown in Figure 23 Allied Telesis AT 2911x General Advanced Driver Details Resources Power Management The following properties are available for this network adapter Click the property you want to change on the left and then select its value on the right Value Rx amp Tx Enabled Se Large Send Offload IPv4 Large Send Offload v2 IPv4 Large Send Offload v2 IPv6 Network Address NS Offload Priority amp VLAN Figure 23 IPv4 Checksum Offload Page 3 Select one of the following options O Rx amp Tx Enabled The adapter verifies IPv4 Checksum for both receiving and transmitting packets This is the default setting O Disabled The CPU verifies IPv4 checksum O Rx Enabled The adapter verifies IPv4 Checksum only for receiving packets O Tx Enabled The adapter verifies IPv4 Checksum only for transmitting packets 54 AT 2911 Series Gigabit Ethernet Network Adapters Installation and User s Guide 4 Click OK 55 56 Chapter 3 Modifying Advanced Properties Jum

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