Abocom RE450 User Manual

10M Ethernet

PC Card Adapter

Quick Installation Guide

FCC REGULATORY STATEMENTS

Part15, Class B

This device complies with Part 15 of FCC rules.
Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

1. This device may not cause harmful interface,
and

2. This device must accept any interface received,
including interface that may cause undesired
operation. 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 radiate 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 off and on, the user is
encouraged to try to correct the interference by
one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the distance between the equipment and

receiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit

different from that to which the receiver is
connected.

* Changes or modifications not expressly approved

by party responsible for compliance could void the
user the user authority to operate the equipment

INTRODUCTION

The PCMCIA Ethernet card is a credit-card-size Type
II PCMCIA Ethernet adapter that complies with the
PCMCIA 2.1 and IEEE 802.3 standards.
It works with computers that incorporate a compatible
interface. The drivers associated with this card allow
you to use the most popular Network Operating System
(NOS) in the PC environment very easily.

System Requirement

• An IBM compatible PC with 386SX or higher

• At least one type II PCMCIA socket

• Drivers and utilities provided with this product

• PCMCIA release 2.1 compliant Card Services and

Socket Services

• 10BaseT or 10Base2 Ethernet connectivity to your

LAN.

SPECIFICATIONS

• IEEE 802.3 10BaseT, 10Base2

• 10Mbps speed

• Internal buffer memory, No system memory used

• NE2000 compatible ODI client, Packet driver and

NDIS version 2.x, 3.x driver supported

Operating Environment

• Novell Netware 3.x, 4.x

• Microsoft LAN Manager

• Packet Driver Applications

• Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.11,

Windows 3.1

• Microsoft Windows NT 3.51, NT 4.0

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• Windows 95

• Windows 98

• Windows ME

• Windows 2000

• Windows XP

• Lantastic 6.0

• IBM OS/2 Warp Version 3

Physical Specification

• PCMCIA Type II

• 3.37 in. x 2.128 in. x 0.197 in.

• 85.6mm x 54mm x 5mm

• Weight: 35 g

• Power: +5V

±5%, @150mA

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INSTALLATION

Hardware Connections

1. Insert the PCMCIA Ethernet card into the

PCMCIA slot with the 68 pin connector toward
your notebook’s PCMCIA slot and the label
facing up.

2. Connect the media coupler to the PC card’s 15-pin

connector.

3. Connect one end of an Ethernet cable to the

coupler media. Plug the other end of the cable into
a switch hub.

Software Installation

Insert the driver diskette into the floppy drive and set
the current drive to the floppy drive. Then run
INSTALL to install the real mode drivers such as ODI
or NDIS 2.x or Packet Drivers into the target disk.

Windows 95 Installation

Make sure that the drivers of PCMCIA 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.

1. Insert PCMCIA Ethernet Card into PCMCIA slot.

In New Hardware Found dialog box, select Driver

from disk provided by hardware manufacturer”.

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