Accton Technology EN2216-2, EN2216-1 User Manual

Users Guide

16-Bit Ethernet PC Card

Ethernet PC Card

Whats Inside

Hardware Description 2

LED Indicators 2

Hardware Installation 3
Software Driver Installation 4
EMI Certification 5

Pages 6 to 8
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Specifications 7

Software Drivers 7

Technical Support 8

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Pages 2 to 5
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Hardware Description

Acctons Ethernet PC Card is a "feature-packed" credit card­sized adapter for PCMCIA-compliant personal computers.
The card comes in two models (two media couplers to choose
from):

 EtherPair-PCMCIA (EN2216-1)
 EtherDuo-PCMCIA (EN2216-2)

The EtherPair-PCMCIA has a single RJ-45 (10BASE-T) port
for unshielded twisted-pair connection, while the EtherDuo­PCMCIA has an RJ-45 and BNC (10BASE2) connector.

This product features NE2000 compatibility. You can use the
provided drivers in the driver diskette or use standard NE2000
network drivers.

LED Indicators

The following LEDs are found on both the EtherPair-PCMCIA
and EtherDuo-PCMCIA media couplers.

Transmit/Receive LED

Color: Green
Function: Monitors signals transmitted to and received from

the network.

The green LED labeled Tx/Rx lights up to indicate that the
Ethernet PC Card is transmitting or receiving signals from the
network. The rate of flashing is proportional to the amount of
network traffic.

Link LED

Color: Green
Function: Monitors link status of card's twisted-pair

connection.

This LED lights up to indicate that a valid 10BASE-T link is
established. It is always on under normal operating conditions.
If the LED is off after power is applied, check the RJ-45 port's
cable connection.

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Hardware Installation

1. Insert the Ethernet PC Card into the computers PCMCIA
slot. Insert the card with the 68-pin connector facing the
PCMCIA slot and the label facing up. See Figure 1 for
illustration.

Figure 1. Inserting the Ethernet PC Card into the Type II

PCMCIA Slot.

2. Plug the media coupler into the cards 15-pin connector.

3. Connect the media coupler to the network using either UTP

or thin coax cabling.
a. Connecting to the RJ-45 port using UTP cable.

Figure 2. Connection Using UTP Cable

(EtherPair-PCMCIA, model EN2216-1)

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