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VERVIEW
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Document
Conventions
These tables list conventions used throughout this guide.
IconNotice TypeDescription
Information noteInformation that contains important features or
CautionInformation to alert you to potential damage to a
WarningInformation to alert you to potential personal injury
ESDInformation to alert you to take proper grounding
ConventionDescription
Text represented as a
screen display
Text represented as
commands
Text represented as
menu
names
sub-menu
or
.
This typeface
terminal screen, for example:
Netlogin:
This typeface
example:
setenv TCMHOME directory
This guide always gives the full form of a command in
uppercase and lowercase letters. However, you can
abbreviate commands by entering only the uppercase letters
and the appropriate value. Commands are not case-sensitive.
This typeface
within procedures, for example:
On the
instructions.
program, system, or device.
or fatality. May also alert you to potential electrical
hazard.
precautions before handling a product.
represents displays that appear on your
represents commands that you enter for
represents all menu and sub-menu names
File
menu, click
New
.
Product Description
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Product Description
Product
Compatibility
The PCI Dual 10/100Base-T Ethernet Network Interface Card (NIC)
provides an Ethernet interface between a particular Network Application
Card (NAC) in the 3Com Total Control chassis and your network.
This NIC features two high speed Ethernet ports capable of
auto-detecting between 10Base-T and 100Base-TX interfaces. In
addition, the NIC also features an RS-232 user interface (UI) console port.
The PCI Dual 10/100Base-T Ethernet NIC is installed in the rear of the
chassis behind its corresponding NAC.
The PCI Dual 10/100Base-T Ethernet NIC is compatible with the following
NACs:
To install this NIC in the Total Control chassis, you need a #2 Phillips and
flat-head screwdriver.
To install this NIC:
To reduce the risk of electrostatic discharge (ESD), take proper
ESD:
grounding precautions before handling the NIC.
Install the NIC with or without power applied to the chassis.
1
Configure the NIC via the jumper and switches. Put the jumper in the
NAC position. Refer to the following graphic for more information.
This NIC
order to function properly.
be configured with the jumper in the
must
position in
NAC
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To...Do this...
Configure the Ethernet 1 port to
connect directly to another NIC
Configure the Ethernet 1 port to
Push both switches in
position
Push switches in
connect to a hub
Configure the Ethernet 2 port to
connect directly to another NIC
Configure the Ethernet 2 port to
connect to a hub
Push both switches in
position
Push both switches in
position
Detail A
Detail A
Detail B
Detail B
in the
in the up
down
position
up
in the
down
in the
Installation Procedure
2
Select a slot at the rear of the Total Control chassis for installing the NIC.
Install this NIC in slot(s): 1–16.
For managed chassis, slot 17 is reserved for the Network Management
Card (NMC) NIC.
2-3
3
Use a #2 Phillips screwdriver to remove the safety panel covering this slot.
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4
Insert the NIC between the slot’s upper and lower card guides.
5
Slide the NIC into the chassis, until the front of the NIC is flush with the
chassis.
Installation Procedure
6
Use a flat-head screwdriver to tighten the screws on the front panel.
7
Cover any unused chassis slots with safety panels.
8
Install the Network Application Card (NAC) corresponding to this NIC.
Refer to the NAC’s Getting Started Guide for more information.
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Physical Interfaces
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This chapter provides information about the physical interfaces of the
PCI Dual 10/100Base-T Ethernet Network Interface Card (NIC) and
instructions for accessing the corresponding Network Application Card
(NAC) through the user interface (UI).
The PCI Dual 10/100Base-T Ethernet NIC has the following physical
interfaces:
Callout Interface Description
1
2
3
RS-232:
RJ-45 DTE port.
Connect to this port to access the
corresponding NAC’s UI. This port’s
speed is determined by DIP switch
settings on the NAC.
Ethernet 1:
RJ-45 10/100Base-T Ethernet port.
Features TX/RX and link LEDs. Refer to
Trouble Clearing
the
details.
Ethernet 2:
RJ-45 10/100Base-T Ethernet port.
Features TX/RX and link LEDs. Refer to
Trouble Clearing
the
details.
section for LED
section for LED
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Accessing the User
Interface
To access the UI of the corresponding NAC, connect the following cables
to the NIC’s console port.
Callout Description
1RJ-45 connector to NIC’s console port
2DB-25 male connector to modem for remote operations
3DB-25 female-to-female null modem adapter to PC or terminal
COM port
ROUBLE
T
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C
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Trouble Clearing
ECHNICAL
T
This table describes Ethernet port LEDs and provides trouble clearing
information.
LEDColorDescription/Trouble Clearing
LinkGreenValid Ethernet connection
NoneNo Ethernet connection detected; to get an
TX/RX Flashes GreenReceiving data
Flashes YellowTransmitting data
NoneNo activity
PECIFICATIONS
S
Ethernet connection, check the:
■
User interface console port cabling
■
Cable for damage
■
Power
The Ethernet port must be configured properly in order to transmit and
receive data. Refer to the NAC’s Product Reference guide for additional
hardware trouble clearing information. The NAC’s user interface (UI)
console has status screens that supply information on power-up self tests
and card status.
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Technical
Specifications
CertificationEMC
ROUBLE CLEARING AND TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
A: T
CISPR 22, Class B, radiated and line conducted
FCC Part 15, Class A, radiated and line conducted
VDE 0878
EN 55022, EMI
EN 55022, Electrostatic Discharge
EN 55022, Immunity (Susceptibility), radiated and line
conducted
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a
Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits
are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful
interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial
environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio
frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the
instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely
to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to
correct the interference at his own expense.
Technical Specifications
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Interface
Specifications
RS-232 Port
Electrical specification
Connector
Configuration
Transmission method
Transmission rate
RS-232-C (EIA/TIA-232-E standard)
RJ-45, 8 position modular jack
Data Terminal Equipment (DTE)
Unbalanced RS-232
115,200 bps maximum
Ethernet 10Base-T/100 Base-TX Ports
Data Transfer Rate10/100 Mbps Auto-negotiated
Connector8-position modular jack, Stewart 88-360808 or
equivalent
Accessing SchemeCSMA/CD (Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision
TopologyStar Wired Hub (using multiport repeater)
Maximum NodesLimited only by repeater used
Transmission mediumUnshielded Twisted Pair (UTP) cable type CAT3 or CAT5
Network Lobe Distance 100 meters (328 ft.) suggested maximum (Longer
Detection)
(CAT5 recommended) for 10Base-T applications, CAT5
for 100Base-TX
cabling can be used at the expense of reduced receiver
squelch levels)
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ROUBLE CLEARING AND TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
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Current Draw
EnvironmentShipping and Storage
Physical Dimensions
+5.2 VDC @ 2.0 A typical maximum
Typical maximum refers to the maximum current draw under most typical
configurations.
Temperature
Relative Humidity
-25° to 75° C, -13° to 167° F
0 – 100%, non-condensing
Operating
Temperature
Relative Humidity
InchesCentimeters
Length
Width
Height
4.4011.18
.792.01
6.4016.26
0° to 50° C, 32° to 122° F
0 – 95%, non-condensing
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