Abocom LA100 User Manual

10/100Mbps Dual Speeds

Fast Ethernet PC Card

Quick Installation Guide

HARDWARE INSTALLATION

1. Locate the PCMCIA slot of your system.

2. Align the PCMCIA Fast Ethernet Attached Port PC Card toward the PCMCIA slot. Push evenly and steadily until it is seated.

3. Connect the attached RJ-45 port with an Ethernet Hub/Switch.

4. You are now ready to continue the software installation.

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LED Indicators

• 100M/FULL: grows orange at 100 Mbps, green at FULL duplex.

• LINK/RX: grows green when connected to the network, blinks green when receiving datum.

• POWER/TX: grows green when power is on, blinks green when transmitting datum.

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SOFTWARE INSTALLATION

Windows NT 3.51

1. In Main Group of NT 3.51, open Control Panel and click on Network icon.

2. In Network Settings dialog box, push Add Adapter... button. The Add Network Adapter dialog box will appear.

3. Choose <Other> requires disk from manufacturer from the network adapter card list and press Continue..

4. When Windows NT prompts for manufacturer disk, insert driver diskette and press OK until the Network Setting Change dialog box appears.

5. Restart now to have the card take effect.

Windows NT 4.0

 Assumed that the Network Services already installed in the NT 4.0 system.

1. Insert the Fast Ethernet PC Card into any one of PC Card Slots in system.

2. Power up Windows NT 4.0

3. Open My Computer

4. Open Control Panel

5. Run the Network

6. Select Adapters page.

7. Press Add to add network adapter.

8. Press Have Disk button.

9. Insert the driver disk into drive A:

10. Specify the path to A:\ and press OK

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11. A dialog box will appear to adjust the driver's settings. The resources assignment to the adapter must be unique in the system.

12. Press OK when all setting are completed.

13. Press Close to complete network setting

Windows 95 Installation

 1.Assumed that the drivers of PC Card slot are

well installed. The System Icon in the Control Panel can report on its functionality. Apart from above mentioned, any questions on this layer need to be taken up with the computer's manufacturer.

 2.Insert the PC Card into the slot. In New

Hardware Found dialog box, select Driver from disk provided by hardware manufacturer.

 3.Please input the path, A:\ and insert driver

diskette. The driver will be installed and you may be asked for the original Windows 95 CD/disks.

 4.For the first time installation, please click

Network icon in Control Panel to add Protocols,

Client and Service if you needed.

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 5.Reboot the machine and the card will be fully

functional.

Windows 98 Installation

1. Assumed that the drivers of PC Card slot are well installed. The System Icon in the Control Panel can report on its functionality. Apart from above mentioned, any questions on this layer need to be taken up with the computer's manufacturer.

2. Insert the PC Card into the slot. In New Hardware Found dialog box, select Driver from disk provided by hardware manufacturer.

3. Windows will prompt a ADD NEW HARDWARE WIZARD dialog box, then press

Next.

4. Then Windows will prompt a ADD NEW HARDWARE WIZARD dialog box. In this time,

select Search for the … and press Next.

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