SN2000T/CT User's Guide ----------------------- Trademarks ---------- Brand and product names used in this guide are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies. FCC Certification ----------------- ß SN2000T FCC Class B ID : KA2APC20002 ß SN2000CT FCC Class B ID : KA2APC20001 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Warning ------- This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: -- Reoriented or relocate the receiving antenna. -- Increase the separation between the equipment and 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. Shielded interface cables must be used in order to comply with emission limits. Quick Installation Guide ------------------------ Congratulations on your purchase of an SN2000 adapter. With this adapter, you are sure to get the most of your investment -- as result of the rigorous quality-control programs implemented in all our products. Again, congratulation and happy networking! This guide applies to the following adapters: ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍËÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍËÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ» º Model º Connector º Media º ÌÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÎÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÎÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ͹ º SN2000T º RJ-45 º UTP º ÌÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÎÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÎÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ͹ º SN2000CT º BNC, RJ-45 º Thin coax, UTP º ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÊÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÊÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼ Adapter Installation -------------------- CAUTION: The adapter is packed in a plastic antistatic package to protect it during shipment. To avoid damaging any static- senstive components, after removal from the package, be sure to reduce any static electricity on your body. You can tocuh the metal chassis of your computer, and maintain grounding by wearning a wrist strap attached to the chassis. Turn off your computer and then install the adapter into an empty 8 or 16 bit slot. Configure the adapter. See Setup Program. Install the appropriate network software driver. See Supported Network Drivers. Boot ROM Installation (Option) ------------------------------ A Boot ROM allows your computer to load the operating system over the network. Among the operating systems that can be loaded are Novell Netware, IBM LAN Server, and MS LAN Manager. Plug in the Boot ROM into the provided socket on the adapter. Enable the Boot ROM function and select its starting address. See Setup Program. Setup Program ------------- This program comes in a diskette with the adapter package. To run, type the following at the DOS prompt > SETUP The main menu appears with the following options: ß Setup Configuration. Lets you specify the connector type, I/O base address, interrupt number, boot ROM starting address, and whether or not to enable the remote boot function. For a list of the various supported settings, see Specifications. ß Run Diagnostics. Lets you perform a diagnostic test on your adapter. When configuring multiple adapters, ensure to assign a different I/O base address and interrupt number for each. Also, reboot your computer after saving a new configuration to allow the new configuration to be loaded into the system memory. Note: If data in the EEPROM have been corrupted, setup would not be able to configurae the adapter. If this occurs, type the following at the DOS prompt > SETUP /F This command restores the data in the EEPROM, thus allowing configuration of the adapter. If you use SETUP /D command, then the setup program will reference SETUP.DAT file to configurae your adapter. LED Indicators -------------- The LED indicators help you monitor the network status. They are arranged in a row and are located on the same side as the connectors(s). The following describes the function of each: ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ» º Power/Tx º ÌÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍËÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍËÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ͹ º Connector º Used State º Description º ÌÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÎÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÎÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ͹ º UTP/BNC º ON º There is power º ÌÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÎÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÎÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ͹ º UTP º Blink º There is data transmission º ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÊÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÊÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼ ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ» º Link/Rx º ÌÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍËÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍËÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ͹ º Connector º Used State º Description º ÌÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÎÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÎÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ͹ º UTP/BNC º ON º There is link between port & nodeº ÌÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÎÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÎÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ͹ º UTP º Blink º There is data reception º ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÊÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÊÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼ Supported Network Drivers ------------------------- Before you could use an adapter in a certain networking environment, you need to install first its driver program for that type of environment. Otherwise, the adapter will not operate properly. ß NetWare 3.x, 4.x server, Client 32 for DOS/WIN, Windows 95 ß NetWare ODI for DOS, OS/2 ß NDIS for DOS, OS/2 ß Packet ß Windows NT ß Windows NT Advanced Server ß Windows for Workgroup V.3.11 ß Windows 95 ß SCO UNIX Aside from the drivers listed above, you may also use the NE2000 drivers on the SN2000 series. For the installation procedure, see the README file in the driver diskette. Specifications -------------- ß I/O address: 240, 260, 280, 2A0, 2C0, 2E0, 300*, 320, 340, 360,380 ß IRQ: 3*, 5, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15 ß Boot ROM starting address: C8000h, CC000h, D0000h*, D4000h, D8000h, DC000h ß Boot ROM size: 16k ß Buffer RAM size: 16K bytes ß Transmission distance: -- UTP: 100 meters -- BNC: 185 meters (without repeater) 925 meters (with repeater) ( *: default value)Download Driver Pack
After your driver has been downloaded, follow these simple steps to install it.
Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.
Otherwise, open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu and selecting Device Manager.
Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.
Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.
For more help, visit our Driver Support section for step-by-step videos on how to install drivers for every file type.