Abocom RE450MX User Manual

10M Ethernet Attached Port
PC Card Adapter
Quick Installation Guide
M73-APO01-260
FCC Regulatory Statements
Part15, Class B
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. The attached port integrating the connector in the card, eliminates the need for dongles or external connectors. You can then plug standard network cables directly into this card.

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 Ethernet connectivity to your LAN

SPECIFICATIONS

IEEE 802.3 10BaseT
10Mbps speed
Internal buffer memory, No system memory
used
NE2000 compatible ODI client, Packet driver and NDIS version 2.x, 3.x driver supported
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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
Windows 95
Windows 98
Windows ME
Windows 2000
Windows XP
Lantastic 6.0
IBM OS/2 Warp Version 3
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INSTALLATION

Hardware Connections & LEDs Indicators

Insert the PCMCIA Ethernet card into the
PCMCIA slot of your notebook
RJ-45 Port: Connect one end of the Ethernet
cable into the card’s RJ-45 port. Plug the other end of the cable into a switch hub.
Link LED indicator: lights green when 10M
Network is linked
ACT LED indicator: blinks green when
transmitting/receiving data
Power LED indicator: lights yellow when
receiving power

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.
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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”.
2.
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.
3. For the first time installation, please click
Network icon in Control Panel to add Protocols, Client and Service if you needed
4. Reboot the machine and the card will be fully
functional.

Windows 98 Installation

Make sure that the drivers of PC Card slot are well installed. The System Icon in the Status Area can report
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on its functionality. Apart from which is mentioned above, any questions on this layer need to be taken up with the computer's manufacturer.
1. Once the PC Card is connected to your computer, Windows will automatically detect the new device. Windows will prompt an ADD NEW
HARDWARE WIZARD dialog box, then press Next.
2. Select Search for the best… and press Next.
3. Select Floppy disk drives and insert driver diskette. Then press Next, the driver will be installed.
4. Click Next to continue. Windows will start to copy the appropriate driver to your system. If Windows asks you to supply your original Windows 98 installation CD-ROM, load it in the CD-ROM drive.
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5. For the first time installation, please click Network icon in Control Panel to add Protocols, Client and Service if you needed.
6. Reboot the machine and the card will take effect.

Windows ME Installation

1. Once the PC Card is connected to your computer,
Windows will automatically detect the new device. Insert the device Driver Disk into the floppy disk drive of your system. Select Automatic search
for a better driver (Recommended) and click Next.
2 Windows will copy the appropriate driver to your
system. If Windows ME asks you to supply your original Windows ME installation CD-ROM, load it in the CD-ROM drive.
3 Click Finish to complete the software installation.
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Windows NT 4.0

1. Make sure that the Network Services already
installed in the NT 4.0 system.
2. Insert the Ethernet Adapter into one of the
system's PCMCIA Slots
3. Power up Windows NT 4.0
4. Open My Computer
5. Open Control Panel
6. Run the Network
7. Select Adapters page
8. Press Add to add network adapter
9. Press Have Disk button
10. Insert the driver disk into drive A:
11. Specify the path to ” A:\ and press OK
12. A dialog box will appear to adjust the
driver's settings. The resources assignment to the adapter must be unique in the system.
13. Press OK when all settings are completed.
Press Close to complete network setting.

Windows 2000 Installation

1. Connect one end of the cable for the PCMCIA
Ethernet card to your computer and the other
end to the port of the new hardware device. Windows will appear the following picture. Click Next.
2.
Select Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended). Click Next.
3.
Select Floppy disk drives and insert the disk associated with the PCMCIA Ethernet card in the disk drive. Click Next.
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4.
Click Next to make Windows install the appropriate driver for the new device.
5.
Click Yes to continue.
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6. Click Finish to complete the software installation.

Windows XP Installation

1 Once the device is connected, Windows will
automatically detect the new device. Insert the device Driver Disk into the floppy disk drive of your system. Click Install the software automatically (Recommended) and click Next.
2. Click Continue Anyway to proceed.
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3. Wait while Windows copies the appropriate driver
to your system.
4 Click Finish to complete the software installation.
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