NetComm NP1100 Network Card User Manual
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1. NEILOMM Broadband Solutions User Guide NP1100 10 100Mbps PCI Bus Fast Ethernet Card Melton Contents MIS GIOM enasna e a a AEREE O EE D AEA 3 Step 1 Hardware Installation erreseina anai EEEn anaia 3 Step 2 BIOS Conng rati Oss sises eonna nan aai eas a 4 Step 3 Driver IstallatioN ss srei reai aaan 5 Stepr4s Whats MEXE ekinera reanna a T anaa ias eai aa 17 MOUBIESNOO NOs ane onran n Vedas hence p TE nia EErEE 18 Features aidi paiia in aaa a e i ena Tagg 19 SPECICATION Seo a gasa eE eE EEE E aE EE 20 Appendix At Glossary anessin erea aoaaa e ENa aaa aeua 21 Appendix B Registration and Warranty Information c cceeeeeeeee sere enone 28 Caution The NetComm NP1100 must be installed and operated in accordance with the instructions provided in this Quick Start Guide Damage caused by incorrect or careless installation is not covered by warranty Static Electricity Computers are very sensitive to static electricity which may be discharged by the user when the internal circuitry is touched Ensure that you have discharged any static prior to touching the computer s PCI slots and to removing the NetComm NP1100 from its static bag by touching an earthed object first This can be the computer s Power Supply provided the power is switched off at the wall but the power cord is connected to the power socket static will be discharged through the power cord s earth connection 2 NP1100 10 100Mbps PCI Bus2. 10 100Mbps PCI Bus Fast Ethernet Card YML567 Rev2 NEICOMM Customer Information ACA Australian Communications Authority requires you to be aware of the following information and warnings 1 This unit shall be connected to the Telecommunication Network through a line cord which meets the 2 3 gt requirements of the ACA TS008 Standard This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the Standards for C Tick and or A Tick as set by the ACA These standards are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio noise and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions detailed within this manual may cause interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur with the installation of this product in your home or office If this equipment does cause some degree of interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on we encourage the user to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Change the direction or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between this equipment and the receiver Connect the equipment to an alternate power outlet on a different power circuit from that to which the receiver TV is connected Consult an experienced radio TV techni
3. Fast Ethernet Card YML567 Rev2 Melton Installation The 10 100Mbps PCI bus Fast Ethernet Card requires Hardware installation first then BIOS and Driver installation Step 1 Hardware Installation 1 Turn off your computer and disconnect the power cable 2 Remove the cover from your computer Please check your computer s documentation particularly your warranty details for instructions and warnings regarding the removal of covers or installation of add in boards 3 Select an empty PCI slot and remove the appropriate expansion slot cover from the computer 4 Insert the card into the PCI slot and secure with a screw in the backplane 5 If supplied connect the WOL wake on LAN cable to the WOL connector on the card and on your motherboard 6 Replace the computer s cover 7 Insert one end of the network cable into the socket on the PCI Network Card NP1100 10 100Mbps PCI Bus Fast Ethernet Card 3 YML567 Rev2 Melton 8 Connect the other end of the network cable into a port on your Ethernet hub 9 Reconnect the power cable and turn on your computer 10 You may need to follow Step 2 BIOS Configuration If not continue to Step 3 Driver Installation and follow the section for your operating system to complete installation of the PCI Network Adaptor NOTE You may be asked for your original Windows CD during the installation process please have it ready If your computer came with Windows pre l
4. IP address upon plugged with the Ethernet cable everywhere on the network Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum DSSS generates a redundant bit pattern for each bit to be transmitted This bit pattern is called a chip or chipping code The longer the chip the greater the probability that the original data can be recovered Even if one or more bits in the chip are damaged during transmission statistical techniques embedded in the radio can recover the original data without the need for retransmission To an unintended receiver DSSS appears as low power wideband noise and is rejected ignored by most narrowband receivers An IP address that is assigned automatically to a client station in a TCP IP network by a DHCP server NP1100 10 100Mbps PCI Bus Fast Ethernet Card 23 YML567 Rev2 Melton Encryption ESS ESSID Ethernet Fragmentation Fragmentation Threshold Gateway 24 A security method that uses a specific algorithm to alter the data transmitted thus prevent others from knowing the information transmitted ESS stands for Extended Service Set More than one BSS is configured to become Extended Service Set LAN mobile users can roam between different BSSs in an ESS The unique identifier that identifies the ESS In infrastructure association the stations use the same ESSID as AP s to get connected A popular local area data communications network originally developed by Xerox Corp that accep
5. is a binary pattern that is matched up with the IP address to turn part of the host ID address field into a field for subnets Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol The basic communication language or protocol of the Internet It can also be used as a communications protocol in a private network i e intranet or internet When you are set up with direct access to the Internet your computer is provided with a copy of the TCP IP program just as every other computer that you may send messages to or get information from also has a copy of TCP IP The amount of data transferred successfully from one point to another in a given period of time Wired Equivalent Privacy WEP is an encryption scheme used to protect wireless data communication To enable the icon will prevent other stations without the same WEP key from linking with the AP One of the additional AP operating modes offered by 54mpbs Access Point which allows a pair of APs to act as the bridge that connects two Ethernet networks or Ethernet enabled clients together NP1100 10 100Mbps PCI Bus Fast Ethernet Card 27 YML567 Rev2 Melton Appendix B Registration and Warranty Information All NetComm Limited NetComm products have a standard 12 month warranty from date of purchase against defects in manufacturing and that the products will operate in accordance with the specifications outlined in the User Guide However some products have an extended warranty op
6. profession The IEEE fosters the development of standards that often become national and international standards An infrastructure network is a wireless network or other small network in which the wireless network devices are made a part of the network through the Access Point which connects them to the rest of the network he FCC and their counterparts outside of the U S have set aside bandwidth for unlicensed use in the ISM Industrial Scientific and Medical band Spectrum in the vicinity of 2 4GHz in particular is being made available worldwide Media Access Control Address is a unique hex number assigned by the manufacturer to any Ethernet networking device such as a network adapter that allows the network to identify it at the hardware level Sending data to a group of nodes instead of a single destination One of the additional AP operating modes offered by 54Mbps Access Point which allows a group of APs that consists of two or more APs to connect two or more Ethernet networks or Ethernet enabled clients together The way that multiple bridge setups is based on the topology of Ad Hoc mode NP1100 10 100Mbps PCI Bus Fast Ethernet Card 25 YML567 Rev2 NEICOMM Node Packet PLCP PPDU Preamble PSDU Roaming RTS RTS Threshold SSID 26 A network junction or connection point typically a computer or workstation A unit of data routed between an origin and a destination in a network Phys
7. the future Microsoft strongly recommends that you stop this installation now and contact the hardware vendor for software that has passed Windows Logo testing STOP Installation 15 Melton Windows NT 4 1 Click on Start Settings Control Panel 2 Double click on the Network icon 3 If this is the first time a Network device is being installed in your computer the system will ask if you wish to install a Network Adapter Select Yes If a Network Adapter has previously been installed click on the Adapter tab and choose Add 4 Select Have Disk insert the 110 100Mbps Driver CD ROM into your computer s CD ROM drive and click on OK 5 The Select OEM Option window will display the 10 100 PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter Click on OK 6 Reboot your computer when requested 16 NP1100 10 100Mbps PCI Bus Fast Ethernet Card YML567 Rev2 Melton Step 4 What s next Now that the card and operating system drivers are installed you may need to configure the network protocols depending on your network setup Ifyou are running a Windows 95 98 or Me peer to peer network then you may need to setup file and printer sharing Ifyou are running a Windows NT or 2000 domain you need to configure the Client for Microsoft Networks to log onto your domain Ifyou are running a Windows 95 peer to peer network with shared Internet access via a NetComm Smart i Share56 or SmartAccess or similar Internet Router you
8. al up Connections 3 Printers PMR Taskbar amp Start Menu Realtek RILU1IXA PUI fast Lthernet Adapter POSSE TE General Advanced Diver Resources ay Roaick RTLEI ZNA PO Fast Ethemet Adapter Detale To urinatall the diver flas for tha device chok Urinatal To update o chive fles for this device chick Update Drives eee as 10 NP1100 10 100Mbps PCI Bus Fast Ethernet Card YML567 Rev2 7 The Upgrade Device Driver Wizard will appear To continue click on Next gt 8 Select Display a list of known drivers for this device so that I can choose a specific driver and click on Next gt 9 Select Have Disk and insert the 110 100Mbps Driver CD ROM into you computer s CD ROM drive 10 When prompted for a location enter D WIN98 where D is the letter of your CD ROM drive and Click on OK Windows 98 and Windows 2000 use the same driver The NP1100_4 10 100M Wake _On_ Lan Fast Ethernet card will appear in the Network Adaptor window Click on Next gt NP1100 10 100Mbps PCI Bus Fast Ethernet Card YML567 Rev2 Upgrade Device Driver Wizard Melton device dover a solvers program thal enables a hardware device lo work with an opeising system Thit wizard upgrades drivers for the folowing hardware device ay Realek RILSTSHA PC Fast Ethernet Adapter Upgeading to a newer version of a device diver may add functionality to or impaove the Performance of thit device What do yo
9. aterials or labour The customer is responsible for the security of their computer and network at all times Security features may be disabled within the factory default settings NetComm recommends that you enable these features to enhance your security The warranty is automatically voided if 1 2 30 You or someone else use the product or attempts to use it other than as specified by NetComm The fault or defect in your product is the result of a voltage surge subjected to the product either by the way of power supply or communication line whether caused by thunderstorm activity or any other cause s The fault is the result of accidental damage or damage in transit including but not limited to liquid spillage Your product has been used for any purposes other than that for which it is sold or in any way other than in strict accordance with the user manual supplied Your product has been repaired or modified or attempted to be repaired or modified other than by a qualified person at a service centre authorised by NetComm and The serial number has been defaced or altered in any way or if the serial number plate has been removed NP1100 10 100Mbps PCI Bus Fast Ethernet Card YML567 Rev2 Melton Limitations of Warranty The Trade Practices Act 1974 and corresponding State and Territory Fair Trading Acts or legalisation of another Government the relevant acts in certain circumstances imply mandatory conditions an
10. cation 2 Shared Key Shared Key authentication supports authentication of stations as either a member of those who knows a shared secret key or a member of those who does not The core infrastructure of a network which transports information from one central location to another where the information is unloaded into a local system NP1100 10 100Mbps PCI Bus Fast Ethernet Card 21 YML567 Rev2 NEICOMM Bandwidth The transmission capacity of a device which is calculated by how much data the device can transmit in a fixed amount of time expressed in bits per second bps Beacon A beacon is a packet broadcast by the Access Point to keep the network synchronized Included in a beacon are information such as wireless LAN service area the AP address the Broadcast destination addresses time stamp Delivery Traffic Indicator Maps and the Traffic Indicator Message TIM Bit A binary digit which is either 0 or 1 for value is the smallest unit for data Bridge An internetworking function that incorporates the lowest 2 layers of the OSI network protocol model Browser An application program that enables one to read the content and interact in the World Wide Web or Intranet BSS BSS stands for Basic Service Set It is an Access Point and all the LAN PCs that associated with it Channel The bandwidth which wireless Radio operates is divided into several segments which we call them Channels AP and the client sta
11. cian for help The power supply that is provided with this unit is only intended for use with this product Do not use this power supply with any other product or do not use any other power supply that is not approved for use with this product by NetComm Failure to do so may cause damage to this product fire or result in personal injury NP1100 10 100Mbps PCI Bus Fast Ethernet Card 29 YML567 Rev2 Melton Product Warranty The warranty is granted on the following conditions fi 2 3 This warranty extends to the original purchaser you and is not transferable This warranty shall not apply to software programs batteries power supplies cables or other acces sories supplied in or with the product The customer complies with all of the terms of any relevant agreement with NetComm and any other reasonable requirements of NetComm including producing such evidence of purchase as NetComm may require The cost of transporting product to and from NetComm s nominated premises is your responsibility and NetComm does not have any liability or responsibility under this warranty where any cost loss injury or damage of any kind whether direct indirect consequential incidental or otherwise arises out of events beyond NetComm s reasonable control This includes but is not limited to acts of God war riot embargoes acts of civil or military authorities fire floods electricity outages lightning power surges or shortages of m
12. d warranties which cannot be excluded This warranty is in addition to and not in replacement for such conditions and warranties To the extent permitted by the Relevant Acts in relation to your product and any other materials provided with the product the Goods the liability of NetComm under the Relevant Acts is limited at the option of NetComm to Replacement of the Goods or Repair of the Goods or Payment of the cost of replacing the Goods or Payment of the cost of having the Goods repaired NP1100 10 100Mbps PCI Bus Fast Ethernet Card 31 YML567 Rev2 NETCOMM LIMITED ABN 85 002 490 486 PO Box 1200 Lane Cove NSW 2066 Australia P 02 9424 2070 F 02 9424 2010 Broadband Solutions E sales netcomm com au W www netcomm com au
13. e device drer bom a ket eit ed ch eel the diver you choose wal be the best match tor your lt Back J New gt C Coca NP1100 10 100Mbps PCI Bus Fast Ethernet Card YML567 Rev2 Melton 11 When prompted for a location enter D WINXP where D is the letter of your CD ROM drive and Click on OK The NP1100_4 10 100M Wake_On_ Lan Fast Ethernet card will appear in the Network Adaptor window Click on Next gt 12 When a window is displayed warning about compatibility testing with Windows XP click on Continue Anyway 13 The Hardware Update Wizard will continue Click Finish to complete the installation NP1100 10 100Mbps PCI Bus Fast Ethernet Card YML567 Rev2 Hardware Update Wizard Select Network Adapter Wiech reivacrk aclaptie do you sard bo melal a a hanrmeed ada me panara SaN If you have an B iadsin dh for ris componere chch Hove Z Show compatible hudwue Network Adacter NPO 1071004 Waka On LAN Fast Etweret card A Tit iver i not tty sineat Ialma nbw drear szarna is mesatard Bock J Neta Coreat Hardware Installation The software you are installing for this hardware NP1100_4 10 100M Wake_On_LAN Fast Ethernet card has not passed Windows Logo testing to verify its compatibility with Windows XP Tell me why this testing is important Continuing your installation of this software may impair or destabilize the correct operation of your system either immediately or in
14. ed Windows 98 Second Editon CO HOM and then chh OF Restart your computer when prompted to complete the installation NP1100 10 100Mbps PCI Bus Fast Ethernet Card 7 YML567 Rev2 Melton Windows Me 1 As Windows Me starts the 10 100Mbps Fast Ethernet Adapter will be found and the drivers will be automatically installed You will need to update the driver to continue 2 Click on Start Settings Control Panel 3 Open Network and Dial Up Connections and then open System 4 Select Device Manager click on the Realtek RTL8139 A PCI Fast Ethernet Adaptor under Network Adaptors and click on the Properties button 5 Select the Driver tab and click on the Update Driver button System Properties F 2x General Device Manager Hardware Profiles Performance View devices by ype View devices by connection W Computer CDROM Creative Miscellaneous Devices 1 9 Disk drives E Display adapters 41 Floppy disk controllers E Hard disk controllers GB Keyboard Modem H Monitors Y Ports COM amp LPT B Sound video and game controllers E System devices z Universal Serial Bus controllers j Update Device Driver Wizard 6 The Update Device Driver Wizard screen will appear Choose Search for a better driver than the one your device is using now Recommended type D WINME where D is the letter of your CD ROM drive in the Specify a location box and click on Nex
15. ical layer convergence protocol PLCP protocol data unit The preamble is a sequence of bits transmitted at 1Mbps that synchronises wireless transmission within the network The Short Preamble and header may be used to minimize overhead and thus maximize the network data throughput However the Short Preamble is supported only by the IEEE 802 11b High Rate standard and not by the original IEEE 802 11standard meaning that stations using Short Preamble cannot communicate with stations implementing the original version of the protocol PLCP service data unit ALAN mobile user moves around an ESS and enjoys a continuous connection to an Infrastructure network Request To Send An RS 232 signal sent from the transmitting station to the receiving station requesting permission to transmit Transmitters contending for the medium may not be aware of each other RTS CTS mechanism can solve this Hidden Node Problem If the packet size is smaller than the preset RTS Threshold size the RTS CTS mechanism will NOT be enabled Service Set Identifier which is a unique name shared among all clients and nodes in a wireless network The SSID must be identical for each clients and nodes in the wireless network NP1100 10 100Mbps PCI Bus Fast Ethernet Card YML567 Rev2 Subnet Mask TCP IP Throughput WEP Wireless Bridge NEICOMM The method used for splitting IP networks into a series of sub groups or subnets The mask
16. ke_On_LAN Fast Ethemet card If you want to search for Microsoft digitally signed software visit the Windows Update Web site at Tin wevconeurelne masok com to see if one is ave Do you want to continue the installation No More Info NP1100 10 100Mbps PCI Bus Fast Ethernet Card YML567 Rev2 Windows XP 1 Log into your computer as a user with administrator access 2 Windows XP will automatically detect the 10 100 PCI Fast Ethernet Network Adapter and install a basic driver that will need to be updated 3 Click on Start Settings Control Panel 4 Open Network and Dial Up Connections and then open Local Area Network 5 Click on Configure and then select the Driver tab 6 Select Update driver Choose Display a list of known drivers and click on Next gt NP1100 10 100Mbps PCI Bus Fast Ethernet Card YML567 Rev2 Melton Local Area Connection 2 Properties PR Teneis Authentication Advanced Connect using ID Reatok ATLG139 Fad PCI Fost Etheenet NIC eeripae The connmction usas the following dnes 5 a and Printer Sharing tor Micronolt Netwrotks MY F005 Packet Schecter MW intemat Protocol TOPAP Ca Ciia Cein Description Allows your computet to access resources on a Micosott netvrorh Show icon in netiication area when connected Cox A Realtek RILO139 Family PCI Fast Etherne ANIC Prope 2 Genesi Advanced Orver Resouces Hp
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18. need to add and configure the TCP IP protocol For more detailed information please see Windows help NP1100 10 100Mbps PCI Bus Fast Ethernet Card 17 YML567 Rev2 Melton Troubleshooting If you experience any problems with the adapter first verify that the appropriate driver is loaded that the proper grade of cable is employed for the network connection and that the supporting hub is functioning properly 1 Ascertain that the adapter card is fully and firmly seated in the slot connector 2 Check the length and rating of connecting cables 3 Ascertain that the adapter s PCI slot is not deactivated at the BIOS level The CMOS Setup utility in PCI computers ordinarily provides the option to activate or deactivate PCI slots 4 Replace the adapter in question with a verified adapter and run DIAG EXE diagnostic tests on the 110 100Mbps Driver CD ROM from the D DIAG directory where D is the letter of your CD ROM drive 5 Install the questioned adapter in another PCI computer and run the tests again Remove all other PCI adapters from the computer and run the tests again If the verification diagnostic run is not normal then there is probably an interrupt number conflict which will have to be resolved manually by a CMOS Setup utility run after you have reinstalled all of the expansion cards 18 NP1100 10 100Mbps PCI Bus Fast Ethernet Card YML567 Rev2 NEICOMM Features Support 32 bit PCI Local Bus Master high
19. oaded the installation files may be located in C windows option cabs folder Step 2 BIOS Configuration Due to a fault in some Plug n Play BIOS programs it happens occasionally that a newly installed adapter is assigned an Interrupt Number which is already assigned to another device In such a case the conflict of Interrupt Number will cause faults in the behavior of both devices Then it is necessary to run the CMOS Setup utility and manually assign a non conflicting Interrupt Number 4 NP1100 10 100Mbps PCI Bus Fast Ethernet Card YML567 Rev2 Melton Step 3 Driver Installation Before you connect the 10 100Mbps PCI bus Card to the network you will need to install the appropriate network driver for your operating system The driver for each networking operating system is included under separate directories on the CD ROM included with your card Pun 2x Type the name of a program folder document or Internet resource and Windows will open it for you Dpen Cancel Browse Also included on the CD ROM is a Help file If your operating system eg Linux is not included in this Quick Start Guide refer to the Help file for more information 1 Click on Start Run and type in D HELP EXE where D is the letter of your CD ROM drive 2 Follow the screen instructions to view information and detailed installation instructions for your operating system NP1100 10 100Mbps PCI Bus Fast Ethernet Ca
20. ondensing 0 8 Watts maximum 2 layers Microsoft Windows 95 98 Me 2000 XP NT 4 0 Workgroup 3 11 Microsoft LAN Manager for DOS Novell NetWare Server 3 12 4 1x 5 0 Novell Netware ODI for DOS Novell Netware ODI Client 32 Packet Driver NDIS 2 0 Linux NP1100 10 100Mbps PCI Bus Fast Ethernet Card YML567 Rev2 NELCOMM Appendix A Glossary Access Point Ad Hoc AP Client ASCII Authentication Type Backbone An internetworking device that seamlessly connects wired and wireless networks An independent wireless LAN network formed by a group of computers each with a network adapter One of the additional AP operating modes offered by a 54Mbps Access Point which allows the Access Point to act as an Ethernet to Wireless Bridge thus a LAN or a single computer station can join a wireless ESS network through it American Standard Code for Information Interchange ASCII is one of the two formats that you can use for entering the values for WEP key It represents English letters as numbers from 0 to 127 Indication of an authentication algorithm which can be supported by the Access Point 1 Open System Open System authentication is the simplest of the available authentication algorithms Essentially it is a null authentication algorithm Any station that requests authentication with this algorithm may become authenticated if 802 11 Authentication Type at the recipient station is set to Open System authenti
21. rd 5 YML567 Rev2 Melton Windows 95 98 1 As Windows 95 98 starts the PCI Network Adapter will be found and the Add New Hardware Wizard will start Click on Next gt 2 Select Search for the best driver for you device Recommended and click on Next gt 3 Insert the 110 100Mbps Driver CD ROM into your CD ROM drive Add New Hardware Wizard This wizard searches for new drivers for PCI Ethernet Controller A device driver is a software program that makes a hardware device work Display a list of all the drivers in a specific location so you can select the driver you want lt Back Cancel NP1100 10 100Mbps PCI Bus Fast Ethernet Card YML567 Rev2 Melton Windows will search for new drivers in its driver database on your hard drive and in any of the following selected locations Click Next to start the search 4 Select Specify a location and type in Add New Hardware Wizard D WIN98 for Windows 98 or D WIN95 for Windows 95 where D is the letter of your CD ROM drive and m DTA click on Next gt pea 3 Te Microsoft windows Update 5 Follow the Add New Hardware Wizard aes F Specify a location to complete installation of your network pme card lt Back Next gt Cancel You may be prompted to insert your Windows 98 or Windows 95 CD ROM to continue with the installation of the network card Please nent the dick label
22. speed operation of Rev 2 1 and Rev 2 2 Specification Plug and Play installation simply insert the card into a PC and it will automatically be configured by the PC BIOS One RJ 45 connector Auto detection of 10Mbps Ethernet and 100Mbps Fast Ethernet Supports 10 100Mbps NWay Auto negotiation operation Supports Full duplex mode doubles network data rate to 20Mbps 200Mbps Supports PCI 2 1 PCI 2 2 ACPI power management and Wake On LAN Supports Wake On LAN function and remote wake up Magic Packet LinkChg and Microsoft wake up frame Compliant to PC99 standard Contains two large 2Kbyte independent receive and transmit FIFO s Advanced power saving mode when LAN function or wake up function is not used Supports Full duplex Flow Control IEEE 802 3x 2 LED indicator Link Activity NP1100 10 100Mbps PCI Bus Fast Ethernet Card 19 YML567 Rev2 Melton Specifications Standards Host interface Wake On Lan LED indicators Media Interface EMI Compatiblity Temperture Humidity Power Consumption PCB Layer Supplied Drivers 20 IEEE 802 3 10BASE T TEEE802 3u 100BASE TX ANSI IEEE 802 3 NWay Auto negotiation IEEE 802 3x Full Duplex flow control PCI Local Bus Rev 2 1 2 2 32 bit PCI 2 1 2 2 Bus Master Magic Packet LinkChg Microsoft wake up frame Link Activity RJ 45 FCC Class B CE Certification Class B VCCI Class B Storage 10 C 70 C Operating 0 C 50 C 10 90 non c
23. t gt 7 Select the updated driver and click on Windows will now search for updated drivers in its driver database and in any of the following locations Search for a better driver than the one your device is using now Recommended IV Removable Media Floppy CD ROM Specify a location JDAwine 7j i Display a list of all the drivers in a specific location so you can select the driver you want Next gt lt Back Next gt Cancel 8 NP1100 10 100Mbps PCI Bus Fast Ethernet Card YML567 Rev2 You may be prompted to insert your Windows Me CD ROM to continue with the installation of the network card 8 Follow the Update Device Driver Wizard to complete the installation and restart your computer when prompted NP1100 10 100Mbps PCI Bus Fast Ethernet Card YML567 Rev2 NCIC Update Device Driver Wizard Melton Windows 2000 1 Log into your computer as a user with administrator access 2 Windows 2000 will automatically detect the 10 100 PCI Fast Ethernet Network Adapter and install a basic driver that will need to be updated 3 Click on Start Settings Control Panel 4 Open Network and Dial Up Connections and then open Local Area Network Network and Dial up Co 5 Click on Configure and then select the Driver tab 6 Select Update driver Choose Display a list of known drivers and click on Next gt 3 Network and Di
24. tion please refer to your packaging To be eligible for the extended warranty you must supply the requested warranty information to NetComm within 30 days of the original purchase by registering on line via the NetComm web site at www netcomm com au Contact Information If you have any technical difficulties with your product please do not hesitate to contact NetComm s Customer Support Department Email support netcomm com au Fax 612 9424 2010 Web www netcomm com au Copyright Information This manual is copyright Apart from any fair dealing for the purposes of private study research criticism or review as permitted under the Copyright Act no part may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form by any means be it electronic mechanical recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of NetComm Limited NetComm Limited accepts no liability or responsibility for consequences arising from the use of this product Please note that the images used in this document may vary slightly from those of the actual product Specifications are accurate at the time of the preparation of this document but are subject to change without notice NetComm Limited reserves the right to change the specifications and operating details of this product without notice NetComm is a registered trademark of NetComm Limited All other trademarks are acknowledged the property of their respective owners 28 NP1100
25. tions that it associated work in one of the channels CSMA CA In local area networking this is the CSMA technique that combines slotted time division multiplexing with carrier sense multiple access collision detection CSMA CD to avoid having collisions occur a second time This works best if the time allocated is short compared to packet length and if the number of situations is small 22 NP1100 10 100Mbps PCI Bus Fast Ethernet Card YML567 Rev2 CSMA CD DHCP DSSS Dynamic IP Address NEICOMM Carrier Sense Multiple Access Collision Detection which is a LAN access method used in Ethernet When a device wants to gain access to the network it checks to see if the network is quiet senses the carrier If it is not it waits a random amount of time before retrying If the network is quiet and two devices access the line at exactly the same time their signals collide When the collision is detected they both back off and wait a random amount of time before retrying Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol which is a protocol that lets network administrators manage and allocate Internet Protocol IP addresses in a network Every computer has to have an IP address in order to communicate with each other in a TCP IP based infrastructure network Without DHCP each computer must be entered in manually the IP address DHCP enables the network administrators to assign the IP from a central location and each computer receives an
26. ts transmission from computers and terminals Ethernet operates on a 10 100 Mbps base transmission rate using a shielded coaxial cable or over shielded twisted pair telephone wire When transmitting a packet over a network medium sometimes the packet is broken into several segments if the size of packet exceeds that allowed by the network medium The Fragmentation Threshold defines the number of bytes used for the fragmentation boundary for directed messages The purpose of Fragmentation Threshold is to increase the transfer reliability thru cutting a MAC Service Data Unit MSDU into several MAC Protocol Data Units MPDU in smaller size The RF transmission can not allow to transmit too big frame size due to the heavy interference caused by the big size of transmission frame But if the frame size is too small it will create the overhead during the transmission A device that interconnects networks with different incompatible communication protocols NP1100 10 100Mbps PCI Bus Fast Ethernet Card YML567 Rev2 HEX IEEE Infrastructure ISM Band MAC Address Multicasting Multiple Bridge Melton Hexadecimal HEX consists of numbers from 0 9 and letters from A F The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers which is the largest technical professional society that promotes the development and application of electrotechnology and allied sciences for the benefit of humanity the advancement of the
27. u want the wizard to do C Seach for a siatie diver for my device recommended g Roads i S O Ihe denon 20 lhat can choose a spaolie et ED cen Upyrade Device Driver Wizard Select Network Adapter Which network adanter do you wart to instal Cee On Reed Ake 8 Hate HO DES then click OK It pou have an ratakoton dk tor the component cick Have Network Adapter WWPTTO0_4 10 100M Wake_Ur_LAN Fan Elherel cond ea lt Back Nest gt 11 Melton 11 Click on Next gt to start the Device Driver Installation 12 When the Digital Signature Not Found window is displayed click on Yes to continue 13 Follow the Update Device Driver Wizard to complete the installation 12 Stort Device Driver Installation The device diver rill be invtabied with the delad settings The wizard is ready to natal the driver tor the tolowang hardware device a9 NP1100_4 10 100M Wake_On_LAN Fast Ethamat coed Windows wil use dela settings to instal the software for thes hardens device To instal the softrvate for your new hardware chch Next Digital Signature Not Found xj The Microsoft digital signature affirms that software has been tested with Windows and that the software has not been altered since it was tested The software you are about to install does not contain a Microsoft digital signature Therefore there is no guarantee that this software works corectly with Windows NP1100_4 10 100M Wa
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