Allied Telesis AT-2911GP-LXLC, AT-2911GP-SXLC, AT-2911GP-LXSC, AT-2911GP-SXSC User Manual

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AT-2911GP Network Adapters

Gigabit Fiber Ethernet PoE+ Adapters

 AT-2911GP/SXLC

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 AT-2911GP/LXSC

Installation and User’s Guide

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Electrical Safety and Emissions Standards

This product meets the following standards:

U.S. Federal Communications Commission

Declaration of Conformity

Manufacturer Name: Allied Telesis, Inc.

Declares that the product: Gigabit Fiber Ethernet PoE+ Adapter

Model Numbers: AT-2911GP/SXLC, AT-2911GP/SXSC, AT-2911GP/LXLC, AT-2911GP/LXSC

This product complies with FCC Part 15B, Class B Limits:

This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device must not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

Radiated Energy

Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of 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 instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment 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 separation between the equipment and the receiver.

- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

Changes and modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer or registrant of this equipment can void your authority to operate this equipment under Federal Communications Commission rules.

Industry Canada

This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.

Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada.

European Union Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances

(RoHS) in Electrical and Electronic Equipment

This Allied Telesis RoHS-compliant product conforms to the European Union Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances (RoHS) in Electrical and Electronic Equipment. Allied Telesis ensures RoHS conformance by requiring supplier Declarations of Conformity, monitoring incoming materials, and maintaining manufacturing process controls.

RFI Emissions FCC Class B, EN55022 Class B, VCCI Class B, C-TICK, CE Immunity EN55024 Class B Electrical Safety EN60950-1 (TUV), UL 60950-1 (

CULUS

)

Laser Safety EN60825

Translated Safety Statements

Important: The  indicates that a translation of the safety statement is available in a PDF document titled “Translated Safety Statements” posted on the Allied Telesis website at:

www.alliedtelesis.com/support/.

Preface ..................................................................................................................................................................................9

Safety Symbols Used in this Document................................................................................................................................10

Contacting Allied Telesis ......................................................................................................................................................11

Chapter 1: Introduction .....................................................................................................................................................13

Description............................................................................................................................................................................14

AT-2911GP Models.......................................................................................................................................................14

PoE+ Capable ...............................................................................................................................................................14

Dual Port Adapter..........................................................................................................................................................15

Bridge to Connect Two Ports to One Network...............................................................................................................15

SC Fiber Optic Adapter .................................................................................................................................................16

LC Fiber Optic Adapter..................................................................................................................................................16

Twisted Pair Copper Port ..............................................................................................................................................16

LED ...............................................................................................................................................................................17

Model Naming Conventions..................................................................................................................................................18

Supported Operating Systems .............................................................................................................................................19

Dual Port Adapter..........................................................................................................................................................19

Bridge to Connect Two Ports to One Network...............................................................................................................19

Accessing Documents ..........................................................................................................................................................20

Allied Telesis Documents ..............................................................................................................................................20

Contents of Your Shipment ..................................................................................................................................................21

Warranty Registration...........................................................................................................................................................22

Chapter 2: Installing the Hardware ..................................................................................................................................23

System Requirements ..........................................................................................................................................................24

Reviewing Safety Precautions..............................................................................................................................................25

Pre-Installation Checklist ......................................................................................................................................................27

Replacing the Bracket ..........................................................................................................................................................28

Installing a Network Adapter Card ........................................................................................................................................30

Connecting the Network Cables ...........................................................................................................................................34

Connecting a Fiber Optic Network Cable ......................................................................................................................34

Connecting a Twisted-Pair Copper Cable .........................................................................................

Chapter 3: Installing the Driver Software ........................................................................................................................35

Overview...............................................................................................................................................................................36

Guidelines .....................................................................................................................................................................36

Installing the Driver Using Device Manager ..................................................................................................................36

Installing the Driver Using the Silent Installation Method ..............................................................................................36

Downloading the Driver Software .........................................................................................................................................37

Accessing the Device Manager ............................................................................................................................................39

Accessing Device Manager on Windows Server 2012 or Windows 8 ...........................................................................39

Accessing Device Manager on Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, or Windows 7 ................................................41

Accessing Device Manager on Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP ........................................................................ 42

Installing the Driver Software................................................................................................................................................45

Installing the Driver Software on Windows Server 2012 or Windows 8.........................................................................45

Installing the Driver Software on Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, or Windows 7 ..............................................48

Installing the Driver Software on Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP......................................................................51

Updating the Driver Software................................................................................................................................................55

Updating the Driver on Windows Server 2012 or Windows 8........................................................................................55

Updating the Driver on Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, or Windows 7 .............................................................57

Updating the Driver on Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP.....................................................................................58

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Performing the Silent Installation ..........................................................................................................................................60

Installing the Driver Silently ...........................................................................................................................................60

Viewing Supported DPInst Options ...............................................................................................................................61

Chapter 4: Installing the AT-MUX Utility ..........................................................................................................................63

Overview...............................................................................................................................................................................64

Supported Operating Systems ......................................................................................................................................64

Guidelines......................................................................................................................................................................64

Using the AT-MUX Utility...............................................................................................................................................64

Downloading the AT-MUX Utility Setup File .........................................................................................................................65

Installing the AT-MUX Utility .................................................................................................................................................67

Accessing the AT-MUX Utility ...............................................................................................................................................69

Uninstalling the AT-MUX Utility.............................................................................................................................................72

Chapter 5: Configuring a VoIP Phone System ................................................................................................................75

Overview...............................................................................................................................................................................76

Configuring VLAN Tagging on Adapter Ports .......................................................................................................................77

VLAN Tagging Combinations ........................................................................................................................................77

Using VLAN-Capable VoIP Phones...............................................................................................................................78

Using VLAN-Incapable VoIP Phones ............................................................................................................................78

Other Combinations.......................................................................................................................................................78

Chapter 6: Modifying Advanced Properties ....................................................................................................................79

Overview...............................................................................................................................................................................81

Guidelines......................................................................................................................................................................81

Supported Advanced Properties...........................................................................................................................................82

Windows XP and Server 2003.......................................................................................................................................82

Windows Vista and Server 2008....................................................................................................................................82

Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 ....................................................................................................................................84

Windows 8 and Server 2012 .........................................................................................................................................85

Accessing Advanced Properties ...........................................................................................................................................87

802.1p QOS..........................................................................................................................................................................89

802.3az EEE.........................................................................................................................................................................90

ARP Offload..........................................................................................................................................................................91

Checksum Offload ................................................................................................................................................................92

EEE Control Policies.............................................................................................................................................................94

Ethernet@WireSpeed...........................................................................................................................................................96

Flow Control..........................................................................................................................................................................97

Interrupt Moderation .............................................................................................................................................................99

IPv4 Checksum Offload ......................................................................................................................................................100

Jumbo Mtu ..........................................................................................................................................................................101

Large Send Offload.............................................................................................................................................................102

Large Send Offload (IPv4) ..................................................................................................................................................103

Large Send Offload v2 (IPv4) .............................................................................................................................................105

Large Send Offload v2 (IPv6) .............................................................................................................................................107

Locally Administered Address.............................................................................................................................................108

Guidelines for Assigning a Locally Administered Address...........................................................................................108

Assigning the Locally Administered Address...............................................................................................................108

Network Address.................................................................................................................................................................110

NS Offload ..........................................................................................................................................................................112

Priority & VLAN...................................................................................................................................................................113

Receive Buffers ..................................................................................................................................................................115

Receive Side Scaling..........................................................................................................................................................116

Maximum Number of RSS Queues.....................................................................................................................................117

RSS Queues.......................................................................................................................................................................118

Speed & Duplex ..................................................................................................................................................................119

TCP/UDP Checksum Offload (IPv4)...................................................................................................................................120

TCP/UDP Checksum Offload (IPv6)...................................................................................................................................122

Transmit Buffers..................................................................................................................................................................124

Virtual Machine Queues......................................................................................................................................................125

VLAN ID..............................................................................................................................................................................126

Contents

VMQ VLAN Filtering ...........................................................................................................................................................127

Wake Up Capabilities .........................................................................................................................................................128

Wake on Magic Packet.......................................................................................................................................................130

Wake on Pattern Match ......................................................................................................................................................131

WOL Speed ........................................................................................................................................................................132

Chapter 7: Uninstalling the Driver Software .................................................................................................................133

Overview.............................................................................................................................................................................134

Guidelines ...................................................................................................................................................................134

Uninstalling the Driver Software Using Device Manager ....................................................................................................135

Uninstalling the Driver Software Silently.............................................................................................................................137

Chapter 8: Troubleshooting ............................................................................................................................................139

Checking the Port LED on the Adapter ..............................................................................................................................140

Troubleshooting Checklist ..................................................................................................................................................141

Testing Network Connectivity .............................................................................................................................................142

Windows......................................................................................................................................................................142

Linux............................................................................................................................................................................143

Appendix A: Specifications ............................................................................................................................................145

Physical Specifications .......................................................................................................................................................145

Environmental Specifications..............................................................................................................................................145

Power Specifications ..........................................................................................................................................................145

Optical Specifications .........................................................................................................................................................145

SX................................................................................................................................................................................145

LX ................................................................................................................................................................................145

Appendix B: Cleaning Fiber Optic Connectors ............................................................................................................147

Overview.............................................................................................................................................................................148

Guidelines ...................................................................................................................................................................148

Cleaning Using a Cartridge-Type Cleaner..........................................................................................................................149

Cleaning Using a Swab ......................................................................................................................................................151

AT-2911GP Gigabit Fiber Ethernet PoE+ Adapters Installation and User’s Guide

Preface

This manual is the installation and user’s guide for the AT-2911GP Gigabit Fiber Ethernet PoE+ Adapter cards. The adapter cards included in this series are:

 AT-2911GP/SXLC

 AT-2911GP/SXSC

 AT-2911GP/LXLC

 AT-2911GP/LXSC

The Preface contains the following sections:

 “Safety Symbols Used in this Document” on page 10

 “Contacting Allied Telesis” on page 11

AT-2911GP Gigabit Fiber Ethernet PoE+ Adapters Installation and User’s Guide

Note

Caution

Warning

Safety Symbols Used in this Document

This document uses the following conventions:

Notes provide additional information.

Cautions inform you that performing or omitting a specific action may result in equipment damage or loss of data.

Warnings inform you that performing or omitting a specific action may result in bodily injury.

Warnings inform you that an eye and skin hazard exists due to the presence of a Class 1 laser device.

Contacting Allied Telesis

If you need assistance with this product, you may contact Allied Telesis technical support by going to the Support & Services section of the Allied Telesis web site at www.alliedtelesis.com/support. You can find links for the following services on this page:

 24/7 Online Support - Enter our interactive support

center to search for answers to your questions in our knowledge database, check support tickets, learn about Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA), and contact Allied Telesis technical experts.

 USA and EMEA phone support - Select the phone

number that best fits your location and customer type.

 Hardware warranty information - Learn about Allied

Telesis warranties and register your product online.

 Replacement Services - Submit an RMA request via

our interactive support center.

Preface

 Documentation - View the most recent installation

guides, user guides, software release notes, white papers and data sheets for your product.

 Software Updates - Download the latest software

releases for your product.

For sales or corporate contact information, go to www.alliedtelesis.com/purchase and select your region.

AT-2911GP Gigabit Fiber Ethernet PoE+ Adapters Installation and User’s Guide

Chapter 1

Introduction

This chapter provides an introduction to the Allied Telesis AT-2911GP Gigabit Fiber Ethernet PoE+ Adapter cards.

This chapter contains the following sections:

 “Description” on page 14

 “Model Naming Conventions” on page 18

 “Supported Operating Systems” on page 19

 “Accessing Documents” on page 20

 “Contents of Your Shipment” on page 21

 “Warranty Registration” on page 22

AT-2911GP Gigabit Fiber Ethernet PoE+ Adapters Installation and User’s Guide

Description

The AT-2911GP adapter is a Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express (PCIe) card developed based on Broadcom’s BCM5718 Ethernet controller. The adapter card is equipped with one 1000SX or 1000LX fiber optic port and one 10/100/1000T Power over Ethernet Plus (PoE+) copper port capable of providing electrical power to Class 4 devices.

The AT-2911GP adapter card can be used as a dual port adapter or a bridge that connects two ports. As a dual port adapter, the adapter card connects the PC to two separate networks. As a bridge, the adapter connects two ports on the card to the same network.

Figure 1 shows the AT-2911GP/LXSC model.

Figure 1. AT-2911GP Adapter Card

AT-2911GP

Models

The AT-2911GP series offers the following models:

 AT-2911GP/SXLC

 AT-2911GP/SXSC

 AT-2911GP/LXLC

 AT-2911GP/LXSC

PoE+ Capable Power over Ethernet (PoE) is a system that supports power along with

data using a single Ethernet cable. Class 4 devices require power between 12.95 watts and 25.5 watts. PoE+ is a PoE standard for devices that provide power up to 25.5 watts.

Chapter 1: Introduction

Note

Dual Port

Adapter

Bridge to

Connect Two

Ports to One

Network

The AT-2911GP adapter is a dual port adapter to connect a PC to two separate networks. You can assign an IP address to each port.

After you physically install the AT-2911GP adapter on your Windows operating system, you must install driver software. To install driver software, see Chapter 3, “Installing the Driver Software” on page 35.

You do not need to install driver software for Linux system because Linux has inbox drivers for the AT-2911GP adapters.

The AT-2911GP adapter is designed to connect a computer to the Ethernet network using a fiber optic cable and a Powered Device (PD) such as a Voice over IP (VoIP) phone, Wi-Fi access point, or security camera, using a copper cable. In this setting, the adapter functions as a bridge between the fiber port and copper port. Figure 2 on page 15 illustrates an example of a topology with VoIP phones.

Figure 2. Configuration Example

To use the AT-2911GP adapter to connect a VoIP phone as shown in Figure 2, you must install the AT-MUX utility as well as driver software. The AT-MUX utility bridges frames between the fiber optic port and copper port. To install AT-MUX utility, see Chapter 4, “Installing the AT-MUX Utility” on page 63.

To configure a VoIP phone system as shown in Figure 2, see Chapter 5, “Configuring a VoIP Phone System” on page 75.

AT-2911GP Gigabit Fiber Ethernet PoE+ Adapters Installation and User’s Guide

SC Fiber Optic

Adapter

LC Fiber Optic

Adapter

The AT-2911GP/SXSC and AT-2911GP/LXSC adapter cards are equipped with a 1000BASE-SX or 1000BASE-LX port with the SC adapter.

The SC adapter is shown in Figure 3.

Figure 3. SC Fiber Optic Adapter

To connect the SC adapter to a network cable, you must have a fiber optic network cable with the SC connector.

The AT-2911GP/SXLC and AT-2911GP/LXLC adapter cards are equipped with a 1000BASE-SX or 1000BASE-LX port with the LC adapter.

The LC fiber optic adapter is shown in Figure 4.

Twisted Pair

Copper Port

Figure 4. LC Fiber Optic Adapter

The AT-2911GP adapter card is equipped with a PoE+ copper port for a 10/100/1000BASE-T twisted pair cable.

The twisted pair cable port is shown in Figure 5.

Figure 5. Twisted Pair Cable Port

The pin layout to a port and RJ-45 connector is illustrated in Figure 6.

Figure 6. Pin and RJ-45 Connector Pin Layout

Chapter 1: Introduction

LED The AT-2911GP adapter card comes with two LED’s built into the copper

port as shown in Figure 7. The LED away from the fiber optic port indicates the link and activity status of the copper port; the LED close to the fiber optic port indicates the link and activity status of the fiber optic port.

Figure 7. LED’s on the Copper Port

Table 1 describes the link states that the LED’s indicate.

Table 1. LED Status

State Description

On Valid link.

Off No link.

Flashing The port is receiving or transmitting network packets.

AT-2911GP Gigabit Fiber Ethernet PoE+ Adapters Installation and User’s Guide

Model Naming Conventions

The hardware features of the AT-2911GP adapter cards are represented by the letters and numbers in the model names. The conventions for the AT-2911GP adapter cards are identified in Figure 8.

Figure 8. AT-2911GP Model Naming Conventions

The conventions are defined in Table 2.

Table 2. AT-2911GP Model Naming Conventions

Convention Definition

1 Indicates the product name

2 Identifies the physical layer standard for Gigabit Ethernet

transmission. The following is a list of standards:

 LX - port of 1000BASE-LX fiber optic cable

 SX - port of 1000BASE-SX fiber optic cable

3 Identifies the type of fiber optic connector. The following is

a list of connectors:

 SC - SC connector

 LC - LC connector

Supported Operating Systems

The AT-2911GP adapter card can be used as a dual port adapter or a bridge to connect two ports.

Chapter 1: Introduction

Dual Port

Adapter

The following list shows the supported operating systems to use the AT2911GP adapter card as a dual port adapter:

 Windows 8

 Windows Server 2012

 Windows 7

 Windows Server 2008 R2

 Windows Vista

 Windows Server 2008

 Windows XP

 Windows Server 2003

 Linux

The AT-2911GP adapter uses Linux inbox driver software to operate so that you do not need to install driver software for Linux systems. A driver supplied with an operating system is called an inbox driver.

For Windows Operating Systems, you must install driver software for the AT-2911GP adapter. To install driver software for Windows Operating Systems, see Chapter 3, “Installing the Driver Software” on page 35.

Bridge to

Connect Two

Ports to One

Network

The following list shows the supported operating systems to use the AT2911GP adapter as a bridge:

 Windows 7

 Windows XP 32-bit

In addition to installing driver software, you must install the AT-MUX utility on your system to function as a bridge. See Chapter 4, “Installing the ATMUX Utility” on page 63.

AT-2911GP Gigabit Fiber Ethernet PoE+ Adapters Installation and User’s Guide

Accessing Documents

Documents for AT-2911GP adapter cards are available at Allied Telesis websites.

Allied Telesis

Documents

To access documents for AT-2911GP adapter cards, do the following:

1. Open a web browser, such as Internet Explorer or FireFox, on your system and enter the following:

http://www.alliedtelesis.com/

The Allied Telesis home page is displayed.

2. Enter “2911GP” in the search box and press the enter key.

3. Click “AT-2911GP” from the search results.

The AT-2911GP product page is displayed.

4. Click one of the listed documents.

The content of the document is displayed.

Contents of Your Shipment

Note

The following items are Included with your adapter card:

 Antistatic bag

The adapter card is shipped in an antistatic bag. It protects the adapter card when stored or shipped. Keep the adapter card in its packaging until ready for installation.

 Standard-profile bracket

The standard-profile bracket is longer than the low-profile bracket. The AT-2911GP adapter cards are shipped with a low-profile bracket attached.

The AT-2911GP adapter card is not shipped with a software driver CD. You must download the driver software for Windows from the Allied Telesis website. See Chapter 3, “Downloading the Driver Software” on page 37.

Chapter 1: Introduction

Inform your network equipment supplier of any missing or damaged items. If you need to return the module, you must pack it in the original (or equivalent) packing material or the warranty will be voided. See “Contacting Allied Telesis” on page 11.

AT-2911GP Gigabit Fiber Ethernet PoE+ Adapters Installation and User’s Guide

Warranty Registration

Allied Telesis hardware products are covered under limited warranties.

All Allied Telesis warranties are subject to and provided only on the terms and conditions set out in the Allied Telesis Limited Warranties listed on the Allied Telesis website at http://alliedtelesis.com/support/warranty.

Chapter 2

Installing the Hardware

This chapter contains the following sections:

 “System Requirements” on page 24

 “Reviewing Safety Precautions” on page 25

 “Pre-Installation Checklist” on page 27

 “Replacing the Bracket” on page 28

 “Installing a Network Adapter Card” on page 30

 “Connecting the Network Cables” on page 34

AT-2911GP Gigabit Fiber Ethernet PoE+ Adapters Installation and User’s Guide

System Requirements

Before installing the AT-2911GP adapter card, make sure your system meets the requirements listed below:

 PC with one of the following operating systems installed:

– Windows 8

– Windows Server 2012

– Windows 7

– Windows Server 2008 R2

– Windows Vista

– Windows Server 2008

– Windows XP

– Windows Server 2003

– Linux

 One open PCIe slot

 128 MB RAM (minimum)

Reviewing Safety Precautions

Note

Warning

Note

Review the following safety precautions before you begin to install an adapter card.

The  indicates that a translation of the safety statement is available in a PDF document titled “Translated Safety Statements” posted on the Allied Telesis website at www.alliedtelesis.com/ support/software/.

Do not stare into the laser beam.  L2

Chapter 2: Installing the Hardware

This is a “Class 1 LED product”.  L3

Do not look directly at the fiber optic cable ends or inspect the cable ends with an optical lens.  L6

Do not work on this equipment or cables during periods of lightning activity.  E2

Operating Temperature: This product is designed for a maximum ambient temperature of 40 degrees C.  E7

All Countries: Install this product in accordance with local and National Electric Codes.  E8

AT-2911GP Gigabit Fiber Ethernet PoE+ Adapters Installation and User’s Guide

Warning

The module is being installed in a system that operates with voltages that can be lethal. Before you remove the cover of your system, you must observe the following precautions to protect yourself and to prevent damage to the system components.

– Remove any metallic objects or jewelry from your hands and

wrists.

– Make sure to use only insulated or nonconducting tools.

– Verify that the system is powered OFF and unplugged before

accessing internal components.

– Installation or removal of modules must be performed in a static-

free environment. The use of a properly grounded wrist strap or other personal antistatic devices and an antistatic mat is strongly recommended.  E39

Pre-Installation Checklist

Caution

Before installing the AT-2911GP adapter card, check the following list:

1. Check that your computer has an appropriate open PCIe slot.

2. Check that the power supply on your computer has a SATA power connector.

3. Verify that your system is using the latest BIOS.

4. When you download the driver software from the Allied Telesis website, record the path to where the driver file resides on your system.

5. If your system is active, shut it down.

6. When system shutdown is complete, power OFF and unplug your system.

Chapter 2: Installing the Hardware

7. Holding the adapter card by the edges, remove it from its shipping package and place it on an antistatic surface.

8. Check the adapter for visible signs of damage, particularly on the card’s edge connector.

Never attempt to install any damaged adapter card. If the adapter card is damaged, report it to Allied Telesis. See “Contacting Allied Telesis” on page 11.

AT-2911GP Gigabit Fiber Ethernet PoE+ Adapters Installation and User’s Guide

Replacing the Bracket

The AT-2911GP adapter card is shipped with the low-profile bracket attached to the adapter. Depending on your system, you may need to replace the bracket attached to your adapter card.

The following procedure describes how to remove the low-profile bracket from the adapter card and replace it with the standard bracket. You can also use this procedure to remove the standard bracket and replace it with the low-profile bracket.

To replace the low-profile bracket with the standard bracket, perform the following procedure:

1. Remove the screws that attach the bracket to the adapter card. See Figure 9.

Figure 9. Removing the Low-Profile Bracket

2. Align the tabs of the standard bracket with the holes on the adapter card and fasten the screws onto the adapter card. See Figure 10 on page 29.

Chapter 2: Installing the Hardware

Figure 10. Fastening Screws onto Standard Bracket

AT-2911GP Gigabit Fiber Ethernet PoE+ Adapters Installation and User’s Guide

Warning

Installing a Network Adapter Card

The following instructions apply to installing an AT-2911GP adapter card in most systems. Refer to the manuals that were supplied with your system for details about performing these tasks on your particular system.

To install the network adapter card, perform the following procedure:

1. Review the “Pre-Installation Checklist” on page 27 and “Reviewing Safety Precautions” on page 25.

Before installing the adapter card, ensure the system power is OFF and unplugged from the power outlet, and that proper electrical grounding procedures have been followed.

High voltage inside the system presents a safety hazard. Make sure the power is off before removing the cover.

2. Remove the system cover and select any empty PCIe slot. See Figure 11.

If you do not know how to identify a PCIe slot, refer to your system documentation.

Figure 11. Removing the PC Cover

Chapter 2: Installing the Hardware

Note

Caution

3. Select an empty, non-shared PCIe slot and remove the faceplate.

Keep the faceplate in a safe place. You may need it for future use. See Figure 12.

Figure 12. Removing the Faceplate From PCIe Slot

If you cannot locate or know how to find a PCIe slot, refer to the documentation that came with your system.

4. Remove the network adapter card from the shipping package and store the packaging material in a safe location.

Wear a grounding device and observe electrostatic discharge precautions when installing the network adapter card in a system. Failure to observe this caution could result in damage to the card.

5. Applying even pressure at both corners of the card, push the adapter card until it is firmly seated in the PCIe slot.

Make sure the card is securely seated. See Figure 13 on page 32.

AT-2911GP Gigabit Fiber Ethernet PoE+ Adapters Installation and User’s Guide

Caution

Figure 13. Inserting the Network Adapter Card

Do not use excessive force when seating the card, as the force may damage the system or the adapter card. If the card resists seating, remove it from the system, realign it, and try again.

6. Secure the network adapter card to the chassis with a Phillips-head screw (not provided) as shown in Figure 14.

Figure 14. Securing the Adapter Card

7. Connect a SATA power connecter from the power supply on your system to the SATA receptacle on the AT-2911GP adapter card as shown in Figure 15 on page 33.

Chapter 2: Installing the Hardware

Note

Figure 15. Connecting the SATA Receptacle

8. Replace the system’s cover and secure it with the screws removed in step 2.

9. Disconnect any personal antistatic devices.

10. Power the system on.

If you installed the adapter card in Windows XP system before installing the driver software, the Found New Hardware Wizard launches automatically. For more information, see Chapter 3, “Installing the Driver Software” on page 35.

When the system returns to proper operation, the adapter hardware is fully installed. Next, connect the network cables. See “Connecting the Network Cables” on page 34.

AT-2911GP Gigabit Fiber Ethernet PoE+ Adapters Installation and User’s Guide

Warning

Note

Connecting the Network Cables

The AT-2911GP adapter card is equipped with the fiber optic and PoE+ copper ports. The fiber optic port is for the network; the PoE+ copper port is for a PoE Powered Device (PD), such as a VoIP phone. To connect the adapter card to the network and PD, you must have a fiber optic cable with the appropriate connecter and a twisted-pair copper cable.

Connecting a

Fiber Optic

Network Cable

To connect a fiber optic network cable to the adapter, perform the following procedure:

1. Prepare a fiber optic cable with an appropriate connecter.

The fiber optic ports contain a Class 1 laser device. When the ports are disconnected, always cover them with the provided plug. Exposed ports may cause skin or eye damage.

2. Remove a rubber plug from the adapter.

3. Connect one end of the cable to the adapter.

4. Connect the other end of the cable to the appropriate Ethernet network port or fiber optic port.

After the cable is properly connected at both ends, the adapter card LED should be functional. See Table 1 on page 17 for a description of LED operation.

Connecting a

Twisted-Pair

Copper Cable

To connect a twisted-pair copper cable to the adapter, perform the following procedure:

1. Prepare a twisted-pair copper cable.

2. Connect one end of the cable to the adapter.

3. Connect the other end of the cable to a PD, such as a VoIP phone.

After the cable is properly connected at both ends, the adapter card LED should be functional. See Table 1 on page 17 for a description of LED operation.

Chapter 3

Installing the Driver Software

This chapter describes how to install driver software for the AT-2911GP adapter card onto your operating system. It contains the following topics:

 “Overview” on page 36

 “Downloading the Driver Software” on page 37

 “Accessing the Device Manager” on page 39

 “Installing the Driver Software” on page 45

 “Updating the Driver Software” on page 55

 “Performing the Silent Installation” on page 60

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Overview

When you install the AT-2911GP adapter card on your computer, your next step is to install driver software onto your Windows operating system. You can install driver software using Device Manager or using the silent installation method.

When you install deriver software using Device Manager, the dialog boxes guide you through the installation process. On the other hand, using the silent installation method, you can install software without constant interactions by suppressing dialog boxes.

Guidelines Here are the guidelines for installing and updating the driver software on

your operating system:

 To install or update the driver software, you must have

administrative privileges.

 When you install AT-2911GP adapter card on your computer and

start the system, the Windows system creates two Ethernet controller entries for fiber and copper interfaces if your system no driver is installed. You must install driver software for each entry.

Installing the

Driver Using

Device Manager

Installing the

Driver Using the

 When you install the AT-2911GP adapter card on your computer

and start the system, the system detects a new adapter and may install a default driver. Or, the native Broadcom driver may be installed if your system has an onboard Broadcom network interface. In either case, you must update the driver software for the AT-2911GP adapter. See “Installing the Driver Using Device Manager”, or “Installing the Driver Using the Silent Installation Method”.

To install or update the driver software using Device Manager, follow the steps below:

 “Downloading the Driver Software” on page 37

 “Accessing the Device Manager” on page 39

 “Installing the Driver Software” on page 45

 “Updating the Driver Software” on page 55

To install or update the driver software using the silent installation, follow the steps below:

Silent Installation

Method

 “Downloading the Driver Software” on page 37

 “Performing the Silent Installation” on page 60

Downloading the Driver Software

The AT-2911GP adapter is not shipped with a software driver CD. You must download driver software from the Allied Telesis website.

To download driver software, do the following:

1. Open a web browser, such as Internet Explorer or FireFox, on your system and enter the following:

http://www.alliedtelesis.com/support/software

2. The Allied Telesis Software Download page is displayed.

3. Select “AT-2911GP” from the pull-down menu.

Figure 16 shows an example of the search result.

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Figure 16. Software Downloads Search Result Example

4. Select the driver for your adapter model and operating system.

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5. Save the zip folder onto your system.

6. Right-click the zip folder and select Extract All.

A window as shown in Figure 17 pops up and prompts you to specify the location of a folder that you want to place unzipped files in.

Figure 17. Specifying the Folder for Unzipped Files

7. Specify the location of the folder and click Extract.

8. Record the location of the folder.

Accessing the Device Manager

When you install or update the driver software for AT-2911GP adapter card, you must first access Device Manager.

The procedures for accessing Device Manager are slightly different among Windows operating systems. To access Device Manager on your operating system, follow one of the procedures below:

 “Accessing Device Manager on Windows Server 2012 or Windows 8,”

 “Accessing Device Manager on Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista,

or Windows 7” on page 41

 “Accessing Device Manager on Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP”

on page 42

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Accessing Device

Manager on

Windows Server

2012 or Windows

To access Device Manager on Windows Server 2012 or Windows 8, do the following:

1. Move the cursor to the lower left corner of the desktop.

The Start tile appears as shown in Figure 18.

Figure 18. Start Tile on Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8

2. Right-click the Start tile.

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The drop-up menu appears as shown in Figure 19.

Figure 19. Drop-up Menu on Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8

3. Select Device Manager from the menu.

The Device Manager window opens. The system creates two Ethernet Controller entries as shown in Figure 20 on page 41.

The Windows system lists two entries as Ethernet Controllers if no driver is installed. The system may list entries as Broadcom NetXtreme devices or Allied Telesis devices. For more information, see “Guidelines” on page 36.

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Accessing Device

Manager on

Windows Server

2008, Windows

Vista, or

Windows 7

Figure 20. Device Manager on Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8

To access Device Manager on Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, or Windows 7, do the following:

1. Right-click the Computer icon on the desktop and select Properties.

The System window is opened as shown in Figure 21.

Figure 21. System Window on Server 2008, Vista, and 7

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Note

2. Click Device Manager on the left side bar.

The Device Manager window opens. The system creates two Ethernet Controller entries as shown in Figure 22 on page 42.

Accessing Device

Manager on

Windows Server

2003 or Windows

Figure 22. Device Manager Window on Server 2008, Vista, and 7

To access Device Manager on Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP, do the following:

1. Right-click the My Computer icon on the desktop and select Properties.

The System Properties window is opened as shown in Figure 23.

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Figure 23. System Properties Window on Windows Server 2003 and XP

2. Select the Hardware Tab.

The Hardware page is shown in Figure 24.

Figure 24. Hardware Page on Windows Server 2003 and XP

3. Click Device Manager.

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Note

The Device Manager window opens. The system creates two Ethernet Controller entries as shown in Figure 25.

Figure 25. Device Manager Window on Windows Server 2003 and XP

Installing the Driver Software

Note

Once you physically install the AT-2911GP adapter, the system detects the new hardware and creates two entries in Device Manager when the Windows operating system first boots up. Shortly after you log in, you need to install the driver software for your adapter card.

To install the driver software, you must have administrative privileges.

The procedures for installing the driver software are slightly different among Windows operating systems. To install the driver software on your system, follow one of the procedures below:

 “Installing the Driver Software on Windows Server 2012 or Windows

8,” next

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Installing the

Driver Software

on Windows

Server 2012 or

Windows 8

 “Installing the Driver Software on Windows Server 2008, Windows

Vista, or Windows 7” on page 48

 “Installing the Driver Software on Windows Server 2003 or Windows

XP” on page 51

To install the driver software on Windows Server 2012 or Windows 8:

1. Access Device Manager. see “Accessing Device Manager on Windows Server 2012 or Windows 8” on page 39.

2. In the Device Manager window, right-click an Ethernet Controller entry.

The shortcut menu appears as shown in Figure 26 on page 46.

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Figure 26. Ethernet Controller on Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8

3. Select Update Driver Software.

The Update Driver Software window pops up as shown in Figure 27.

Figure 27. Update Driver Software Window on Windows Server 2012 and

Windows 8

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4. Select Browse my computer for driver software.

The Update Driver Software window prompts you to enter the location of the driver folder as shown in Figure 28.

Figure 28. Update Driver Software Window on Windows Server 2012 and

Windows 8

5. Specify the location of the driver software. See “Downloading the Driver Software” on page 37 for details.

6. Click Next.

The confirmation message shown in Figure 29 on page 48 appears when the driver software is successfully updated.

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Figure 29. Update Driver Software Window on Windows Server 2012 and

Windows 8

Installing the

Driver Software

on Windows

Server 2008,

Windows Vista,

or Windows 7

7. Click Close.

8. Repeat step 2 to step 7 on the other Ethernet Controller entry.

To install the driver software on Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista or Windows 7, do the following:

1. Access Device Manager. see “Accessing Device Manager on Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, or Windows 7” on page 41.

2. In the Device Manager window, right-click an Ethernet Controller entry.

The shortcut menu appears as shown in Figure 30 on page 49.

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Figure 30. Ethernet Controller on Windows Server 2008, Vista, and 7

3. Select Update Driver Software.

The Update Driver Software window pops up as shown in Figure 31.

Figure 31. Update Driver Software Window on Windows Server 2008,

Vista, and 7

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4. Select Browse my computer for driver software.

The Update Driver Software window prompts you to enter the location of the driver folder as shown in Figure 32.

Figure 32. Update Driver Software on Windows Server 2008, Vista, and 7

5. Specify the location of the driver software. See “Downloading the Driver Software” on page 37 for details.

6. Click Next.

The confirmation message shown in Figure 33 on page 50 appears when the driver software is successfully updated.

Figure 33. Update Driver Software on Windows Server 2008, Vista, and 7

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Note

7. Click Close.

8. Repeat step 2 to step 7 on the other Ethernet Controller entry.

Installing the

Driver Software

on Windows

Server 2003 or

Windows XP

To install the driver software onto Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP, do the following:

1. Access Device Manager. See “Accessing Device Manager on Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP” on page 42.

2. In the Device Manager window, right-click an Ethernet Controller entry.

The shortcut menu appears as shown in Figure 34 on page 51.

Figure 34. Ethernet Controller on Windows Server 2003 and XP

3. Select Update Driver.

The Hardware Update Wizard window pops up as shown in Figure 35 on page 52.

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Figure 35. Hardware Update Wizard 1

4. Select No, not this time.

5. Click Next.

The Hardware Update Wizard prompts you to select one of two options as shown in Figure 36

Figure 36. Hardware Update Wizard 2

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6. Select Install from a list or specific location (Advanced).

7. Click Next.

The Hardware Update Wizard prompts you to specify the location of your driver software as shown in Figure 37 on page 53.

Figure 37. Hardware Update Wizard 3

8. Specify the location of the driver software.

9. Click Next.

The confirmation message is displayed as shown in Figure 38 on page

54.

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Figure 38. Hardware Update Wizard 4

10. Click Finish.

11. Repeat step 2 to step 10 on the other Ethernet Controller entry.

Updating the Driver Software

If your operating system automatically installs a default driver or Broadcom driver, you need to update the driver software with the driver that you downloaded from the Allied Telesis website. To obtain the latest version of the AT-2911GP adapter driver, see “Downloading the Driver Software” on page 37.

To update the driver software, you use the same procedure for installing the driver software for the first time. The only difference between updating and installing the driver software is the name of your adapter that Device Manager detects and lists.

Device Manager lists your adapter card entries as Allied Telesis AT2911GP Gigabit Copper Ethernet and Allied Telesis AT-2911GP Gigabit Fiber Ethernet once you installed the driver software. Before you installed the driver software, Device Manager lists your adapter entries as Ethernet Controllers, Broadcom NetXtreme devices, or Allied Telesis devices.

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Updating the

Driver on

Windows Server

2012 or Windows

The procedures for installing the driver software are slightly different among Windows operating systems. To install the driver software on your system, follow one of the procedures below:

 “Updating the Driver on Windows Server 2012 or Windows 8,” next

 “Updating the Driver on Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, or

Windows 7” on page 57

 “Updating the Driver on Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP” on

page 58

To update the driver software for your AT-2911GP adapter card, perform the following procedure:

1. Access the Device Manager. See “Accessing Device Manager on Windows Server 2012 or Windows 8” on page 39.

The Device Manager window pops up as shown in Figure 39 on page

56.

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Figure 39. Device Manager on Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8

2. In the Device Manager window, right-click an Allied Telesis AT-2911GP Ethernet entry.

The shortcut menu appears.

3. Select Update Driver Software.

The Update Driver Software window pops up as shown in Figure 26 on page 46.

4. Select Browse my computer for driver software.

The Update Driver Software window prompts you to enter the location of the driver folder as shown in Figure 28 on page 47.

5. Specify the location of the driver software.

6. Click Next.

The confirmation message appears when the driver software is successfully updated. See Figure 29 on page 48.

7. Click Close.

8. Repeat step 2 to step 7 on the other Allied Telesis AT-2911GP Ethernet entry.

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Updating the

Driver on

Windows Server

2008, Windows

Vista, or

Windows 7

To update the driver software for your AT-2911GP adapter card, perform the following procedure:

1. Access the Device Manager. See “Accessing Device Manager on Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, or Windows 7” on page 41.

2. In the Device Manager window, right-click an Allied Telesis AT-2911GP Ethernet entry.

The shortcut menu appears as shown in Figure 40.

Figure 40. Device Manager with an Expanded List on Windows Server

2008, Vista, and 7

3. Select Update Driver Software.

The Update Driver Software window pops up as shown in Figure 31 on page 49.

4. Select Browse my computer for driver software.

The Update Driver Software window prompts you to enter the location of the driver folder as shown in Figure 32 on page 50.

5. Specify the location of the driver software.

6. Click Next.

The confirmation message appears when the driver software is successfully updated. See Figure 33 on page 50.

7. Click Close.

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8. Repeat step 2 to step 7 on the other Allied Telesis AT-2911GP Ethernet entry.

Updating the

Driver on

Windows Server

2003 or Windows

To install the driver software for the AT-2911GP adapter card onto the Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP, do the following:

1. Access Device Manager. See “Accessing Device Manager on Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP” on page 42.

2. In the Device Manager window, right-click an Allied Telesis AT-2911GP Ethernet entry.

The shortcut menu appears as shown in Figure 41.

Figure 41. Network Adapters on Windows Server 2003 and XP

3. Select Update Driver.

The Hardware Update Wizard window pops up as shown in Figure 35 on page 52.

4. Select No, not this time.

5. Click Next.

The Hardware Update Wizard prompts you to select one of two options as shown in Figure 36 on page 52.

6. Select Install from a list or specific location (Advanced).

7. Click Next.

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The Hardware Update Wizard prompts you to specify the location of your driver software as shown in Figure 37 on page 53.

8. Specify the location of the driver software that you downloaded from Allied Telesis website.

9. Click Next.

The confirmation message is displayed as shown in Figure 38 on page

54.

10. Click Finish.

11. Repeat step 2 to step 10 on the other Allied Telesis AT-2911GP Ethernet entry.

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Performing the Silent Installation

To simplify the driver installation process, you may perform a silent installation when installing driver software for the AT-2911GP adapter card entries. The silent installation is a method of installing software in the silent mode without constant interactions by suppressing dialog boxes.

You can apply the silent installation method only to Microsoft certified drivers. The drivers that Allied Telesis provides for the AT2911GP adapters are all Microsoft certified.

Use a command line utility called Driver package Installer (DPInst) for the silent installation. DPInst is included in the Windows Developer Kit (WDK) provided by Microsoft. You can obtain the latest DPInst by downloading and installing the latest WDK from the Microsoft website.

Installing the

Driver Silently

To install the driver silently, perform the following instructions:

1. Create a folder in your Windows system.

2. Download driver software for the AT-2911GP adapter.

See “Downloading the Driver Software” on page 37.

3. Place the driver files that you downloaded into the folder that you created in step 1.

The folder should include the following driver files:

–.sys

–.inf

–.cat

4. Download the latest WDK to obtain the dpinst utility.

Consult Microsoft websites to download WDK.

5. Place the dpinst.exe and its supporting files in the same folder where you placed the driver files.

You must place the 64-bit dpinst utility if your operating system is the 64-bit version. Place the 32-bit for dpinst utility for the 32-bit version operating system.

6. Open a command prompt window with administrator privileges.

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Note

7. Change the directory to the folder where the dpinst utility and the

driver files reside.

8. Install the driver in the silent mode by entering the following command:

> dpinst /S

Adding the /S switch to the dpinst command suppresses the display of wizard pages, user dialog boxes, and other user intervention requests.

The driver is installed silently.

Viewing

Supported

DPInst Options

You can display help information about the dpinst command-line options.

View all supported dpinst options by executing the following command:

1. Open a command prompt window with administrator privileges.

2. Change the directory to the folder where the dpinst utility and the

driver files reside.

> dpinst /?

The command displays the help text.

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Chapter 4

Installing the AT-MUX Utility

This chapter describes how to install the AT-MUX utility onto your operating system and set VLAN properties.

This chapter contains the following topics:

 “Overview” on page 64

 “Downloading the AT-MUX Utility Setup File” on page 65

 “Installing the AT-MUX Utility” on page 67

 “Accessing the AT-MUX Utility” on page 69

 “Uninstalling the AT-MUX Utility” on page 72

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Overview

The AT-MUX utility is a Windows based application that bridges the fiber optic port to the copper port. Once you installed the AT-MUX utility on your system, the copper port of the AT-2911GP adapter card turns into a switch port. When you want to connect a VoIP phone to your PC, you must install the AT-MUX utility on your Windows operating system.

Supported

Operating

Systems

The following list shows the supported operating systems for the AT-MUX utility:

 Windows 7

 Windows XP 32-bit

Guidelines Here are the guidelines for installing on your operating system:

 To install the AT-MUX utility, you must have administrative

privileges.

 Once you install the AT-MUX utility on your computer, the copper

port no longer functions as a regular network port. For example, you cannot assign an IP address to the copper port. If you want to use the copper port as a network port, uninstall the AT-MUX utility. See “Uninstalling the AT-MUX Utility” on page 72.

Using the AT-

MUX Utility

To use the AT-MUX utility to work as a bridge between the fiber optic port and copper port of the AT-2911GP adapter card, follow the steps below:

 “Downloading the AT-MUX Utility Setup File” on page 65

 “Installing the AT-MUX Utility” on page 67

 “Accessing the AT-MUX Utility” on page 69

Downloading the AT-MUX Utility Setup File

The AT-2911GP adapter is not shipped with a AT-MUX utility CD. You must download the AT-MUX utility setup file from the Allied Telesis website.

To download driver software, do the following:

1. Open a web browser, such as Internet Explorer or FireFox, on your system and enter the following:

http://www.alliedtelesis.com/support/software

2. The Allied Telesis Software Download page is displayed.

3. Select “AT-2911GP” from the pull-down menu.

Figure 42 shows an example of the search result.

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Figure 42. Software Downloads Search Result Example

4. Select the AT-MUX for your operating system.

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5. Save the zip folder onto your system.

6. Right-click the zip folder and select Extract All.

A window as shown in Figure 43 pops up and prompts you to specify the location of a folder that you want to place unzipped files in.

Figure 43. Specifying the Folder for Unzipped Files

7. Specify the location of the folder and click Extract.

8. Record the location of the folder.

Installing the AT-MUX Utility

Note

After you download the AT-MUX utility setup file from Allied Telesis website, install the AT-MUX utility.

To install the AT-MUX utility, you must have administrative privileges.

1. Click the AT-MUX utility setup file that you just downloaded.

The AT-MUX Setup Wizard starts as shown in Figure 44.

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Figure 44. AT-MUX Setup Wizard 1

2. Click Next.

The wizard asks you to confirm the installation of the AT-MUX utility as shown in Figure 45 on page 68.

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Figure 45. AT-MUX Setup Wizard 2

3. Click Next.

The confirmation message appears as shown in Figure 46 when the AT-MUX utility is successfully installed.

Figure 46.

Figure 46. AT-MUX Setup Wizard 3

4. Click Close.

Accessing the AT-MUX Utility

Note

To configure the AT-MUX utility, do the following:

The procedures for accessing the AT-MUX utility are slightly different among Windows operating systems. The following instructions is for Windows 7 operating system to show an example.

1. Start your Windows operating system and log in.

2. Access Control Panel.

The procedures for accessing Control Panel are slightly different among Windows operating systems. One common way is to leftclick Start button and select Control Panel from Start Menu.

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Figure 47 shows an example of Control Panel.

Figure 47. Control Panel

3. Select Network and Internet.

Network and Internet appears as shown in Figure 48 on page 70.

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Figure 48. Network and Internet in Control Panel

4. Click ATI Vlan Setup.

The AT-MUX utility starts as shown in Figure 49.

Figure 49. AT-MUX Utility

5. Click one of the ATI Virtual LAN Adapter entries.

The Vlan Settings windows pops up as shown in Figure 50 on page

71.

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Note

Figure 50. AT-MUX Vlan Settings

6. Specify the Vlan ID and Priority.

 Vlan ID— The range is from 0 to 4055.

 Priority — The range is from 0 to 7.

7. Click OK.

8. Repeat step 5 to step 7 on the other ATI Virtual LAN Adapter entry.

The fiber port and copper port have separate VLAN ID and Property settings.

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Uninstalling the AT-MUX Utility

If you want to use the copper port on the AT-2911GP adapter as a regular network port, you must uninstall the AT-MUX utility.

To uninstall the AT-MUX utility from your operating system, do the following:

The procedures for uninstalling a program are slightly different among Windows operating systems. The following instructions is to uninstall the AT-MUX utility on Windows 7 operating system to show an example.

1. Start your Windows operating system and log in.

2. Access Control Panel.

See step 2 in the Accessing the MUX Utility section.

Control Panel appears as shown in Figure 52.

Figure 51. Control Panel

3. Select Uninstall a program under Programs.

Control Panel lists programs to uninstall as shown in Figure 52 on page 73.

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Figure 52. Control Panel - Programs and Features

4. Double-click Allied Telesis ATMux Ethernet Bridge Driver.

A confirmation window pops up as shown in Figure 53.

Figure 53. Uninstall Confirmation Window

5. Click Yes.

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Chapter 5

Configuring a VoIP Phone System

This chapter describes how to configure a VoIP phone system using AT2911GP adapters. It contains the following topics:

 “Overview” on page 76

 “Configuring VLAN Tagging on Adapter Ports” on page 77

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Overview

The AT-2911GP adapter card is installed on a PC and connects the PC to the Ethernet network through the fiber optic port and a Powered Device (PD) through the PoE+ copper port. A PD is a device powered through an Ethernet cable by a Power Supply Equipment (PSE). A PC with the AT2911GP adapter card is a PSE; a VoIP phone, Wi-Fi access point, and security camera are PD’s. Figure 54 illustrates the configuration of PC’s and VoIP phones as an example using the AT-2911GP adapter cards.

Figure 54. VoIP Phone Configuration Example

When you connect VoIP phones to your network through PC’s, you must separate voice traffic from data traffic using VLAN because voice traffic must have higher priority over other types of traffic.

The AT-MUX utility allows you to assign a VLAN ID to the fiber and copper ports and bridges frames from the copper port to the fiber port.

For example, you assign the VLAN ID 150 to the copper port and the VLAN ID 10 to the fiber port. Frames from the copper port are tagged with the VLAN ID 150. When the copper port does not have a VLAN ID assigned, frames from the copper port remain untagged when they arrive at the switch. For more tagging examples, See “Configuring VLAN Tagging on Adapter Ports” on page 77.

To assign a VLAN ID to the copper and fiber ports, see “Accessing the ATMUX Utility” on page 69.

Before you configure the AT-MUX for your VoIP phones, you must do the following tasks:

 Install the AT-2911GP adapter onto your PC. See Chapter 2, “Installing

the Hardware” on page 23.

 Install the driver software onto your Windows operating system. See

Chapter 3, “Installing the Driver Software” on page 35.

 Install The AT-MUX utility onto your Windows operating system. See

Chapter 4, “Installing the AT-MUX Utility” on page 63.

Configuring VLAN Tagging on Adapter Ports

To separate voice traffic coming from the VoIP phone from data traffic from the PC, several combinations of VLAN tagging settings are possible.

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VLAN Tagging

Combinations

Figure 55 illustrates possible VLAN tagging combinations. In this example, voice frames belong to the VLAN 150 and data frames belong to the VLAN

10.

Figure 55. VoIP Phone Tagging Example

Table 3 shows VLAN tagging combinations.

Table 3. VLAN Tagging Combinations

Config.1 Config. 2 Config. 3 Config. 4 Config. 5 Config. 6

VoIP Phone (in Phone setting)

VLAN tag

(VID: 150)

VLAN tag

(VID: 150)

----

Copper Port - - VLAN tag

(VID: 150)

Fiber Port VLAN tag

(VID: 10)

- VLAN tag (VID: 10)

VLAN tag

(VID: 150)

- VLAN tag

(VID: 10)

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Using VLAN-

Capable VoIP

Phones

Using VLAN-

Incapable VoIP

Phones

Other

Combinations

Some VoIP phones are capable of VLAN tagging. Config 1 and Config 2 are using VLAN-capable VoIP phones. If your VoIP phone is VLAN capable, assigns the VLAN ID 150 to a VoIP phone setting. Voice frames get the VLAN tagged at the phone, are sent to the copper port, and transmitted to the switch through the fiber port. The voice frames are unchanged through the fiber port.

You can assign a VLAN ID to the fiber port; however, when voice frames are tagged at the VoIP phone, do not assign a VLAN ID to the copper port.

Config 3 and Config 4 are using non VLAN-capable phones. When the VoIP phone is not capable of VLAN tagging, you can assign the VLAN ID 150 to the copper port. Voice frames from the VoIP phone get tagged when they arrive at the copper port, are sent to the switch through the fiber port. The voice frames are unchanged through the fiber port.

You can assign a VLAN ID only to the fiber port as with Config 5 in Table 3 on page 77. In addition, you can leave the fiber port, copper port, and VoIP phone untagged as with Config 6.

Chapter 6

Modifying Advanced Properties

This chapter includes the following topics:

 “Overview” on page 81

 “Supported Advanced Properties” on page 82

 “Accessing Advanced Properties” on page 87

 “802.1p QOS” on page 89

 “802.3az EEE” on page 90

 “ARP Offload” on page 91

 “Checksum Offload” on page 92

 “EEE Control Policies” on page 94

 “Ethernet@WireSpeed” on page 96

 “Flow Control” on page 97

 “Interrupt Moderation” on page 99

 “IPv4 Checksum Offload” on page 100

 “Jumbo Mtu” on page 101

 “Large Send Offload” on page 102

 “Large Send Offload (IPv4)” on page 103

 “Large Send Offload v2 (IPv4)” on page 105

 “Large Send Offload v2 (IPv6)” on page 107

 “Locally Administered Address” on page 108

 “Network Address” on page 110

 “NS Offload” on page 112

 “Priority & VLAN” on page 113

 “Receive Buffers” on page 115

 “Receive Side Scaling” on page 116

 “Maximum Number of RSS Queues” on page 117

 “RSS Queues” on page 118

 “Speed & Duplex” on page 119

 “TCP/UDP Checksum Offload (IPv4)” on page 120

 “TCP/UDP Checksum Offload (IPv6)” on page 122

 “Transmit Buffers” on page 124

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 “Virtual Machine Queues” on page 125

 “VLAN ID” on page 126

 “VMQ VLAN Filtering” on page 127

 “Wake Up Capabilities” on page 128

 “Wake on Magic Packet” on page 130

 “Wake on Pattern Match” on page 131

 “WOL Speed” on page 132

Overview

Guidelines Here are the guidelines to modifying the advanced properties:

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The AT-2911GP adapter ports allow you to modify advanced properties to meet your requirements. To access the advanced properties, access Device Manager, then go to each advanced property page.

 To change the advanced property settings, you must have

Administrator privileges.

 When you upgrade the driver software, the settings of the

advanced properties may change. Verify the settings after upgrading the driver software.

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Supported Advanced Properties

The supported advanced properties depend upon the driver version, interface, and the operating system that the adapter is installed on.

Windows XP and

Server 2003

Table 4 shows lists of supported advanced properties for fiber and copper interfaces when the adapter is installed on Windows XP or Windows Server 2003. Driver software version 15.2.0.4 is available for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003.

Table 4. Advanced Properties for Windows XP and Server 2003

Windows XP and

Server 2003

Advanced Property

“802.1p QOS” on page 89 XX

“802.3az EEE” on page 90 XX

“Checksum Offload” on page 92 XX

“EEE Control Policies” on page 94 XX

“Ethernet@WireSpeed” on page 96 XX

v. 15.2.0.4

Fiber Copper

Windows Vista

and Server 2008

“Flow Control” on page 97 XX

“Jumbo Mtu” on page 101 XX

“Large Send Offload” on page 102 XX

“Locally Administered Address” on page 108 XX

“Receive Buffers” on page 115 XX

“Speed & Duplex” on page 119 XX

“Transmit Buffers” on page 124 XX

“Wake Up Capabilities” on page 128 XX

“WOL Speed” on page 132 XX

Table 5 shows lists of supported advanced properties when the adapter is installed on Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008. Driver software versions 15.2.0.5 and 15.6.0.3 are available for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008.

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Table 5. Advanced Properties for Windows Vista and Server 2008

Windows Vista and Server 2008

Advanced Property

v. 15.2.0.5 v. 15.6.0.3

Fiber Copper Fiber Copper

“802.3az EEE” on page 90 XXXX

“EEE Control Policies” on page 94 XXXX

“Ethernet@WireSpeed” on page 96 XXXX

“Flow Control” on page 97 XXXX

“Interrupt Moderation” on page 99 XXXX

“IPv4 Checksum Offload” on page 100 XX

“Jumbo Mtu” on page 101 XXXX

“Large Send Offload (IPv4)” on page 103 XX

“Large Send Offload v2 (IPv4)” on page 105 XXXX

“Large Send Offload v2 (IPv6)” on page 107 XXXX

“Network Address” on page 110 XXXX

“Priority & VLAN” on page 113 XXXX

“Receive Buffers” on page 115 XXXX

“Receive Side Scaling” on page 116 XXXX

“RSS Queues” on page 118 XX

“Maximum Number of RSS Queues” on page 117 XX

“Speed & Duplex” on page 119 XXXX

“TCP/UDP Checksum Offload (IPv4)” on page 120 XXXX

“TCP/UDP Checksum Offload (IPv6)” on page 122 XXXX

“Transmit Buffers” on page 124 XXXX

“VLAN ID” on page 126 XXXX

“Wake Up Capabilities” on page 128 X

“Wake on Magic Packet” on page 130 XX

“Wake on Pattern Match” on page 131 XX

“WOL Speed” on page 132 XXX

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Note

Windows 7 and

Server 2008 R2

“802.3az EEE” on page 90 XXXX

“ARP Offload” on page 91 XXXX

“EEE Control Policies” on page 94 XXXX

Table 6 shows lists of supported advanced properties when the adapter is installed on Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2. Driver software versions 15.2.0.5 and 15.6.0.3 are available for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2.

The Virtual Machine Queues and VMQ VLAN Filtering properties are not supported in Windows 7 32-bit version.

Table 6. Advanced Properties for Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2

Windows 7 and Server 2012

Advanced Property

v. 15.2.0.5 v. 15.6.0.3

Fiber Copper Fiber Copper

“Ethernet@WireSpeed” on page 96 XXXX

“Flow Control” on page 97 XXXX

“Interrupt Moderation” on page 99 XXXX

“IPv4 Checksum Offload” on page 100 XX

“Jumbo Mtu” on page 101 XXXX

“Large Send Offload (IPv4)” on page 103 XX

“Large Send Offload v2 (IPv4)” on page 105 XXXX

“Large Send Offload v2 (IPv6)” on page 107 XXXX

“Network Address” on page 110 XXXX

“NS Offload” on page 112 XXXX

“Priority & VLAN” on page 113 XXXX

“Receive Buffers” on page 115 XXXX

“Receive Side Scaling” on page 116 XXXX

“RSS Queues” on page 118 XX

“Maximum Number of RSS Queues” on page 117 XX

“Speed & Duplex” on page 119 XXXX

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Note

Table 6. Advanced Properties for Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 (Continued)

Windows 7 and Server 2012

Advanced Property

v. 15.2.0.5 v. 15.6.0.3

Fiber Copper Fiber Copper

“TCP/UDP Checksum Offload (IPv4)” on page 120 XXXX

“TCP/UDP Checksum Offload (IPv6)” on page 122 XXXX

“Transmit Buffers” on page 124 XXXX

“Virtual Machine Queues” on page 125

∗

XXXX

“VLAN ID” on page 126 XXXX

“VMQ VLAN Filtering” on page 127

∗

XXXX

“Wake Up Capabilities” on page 128 X

“Wake on Magic Packet” on page 130 XX

“Wake on Pattern Match” on page 131 XX

“WOL Speed” on page 132 XXX

∗

the property is not supported in Windows 7 32-bit version.

Windows 8 and

Server 2012

Table 7 shows lists of supported advanced properties when the adapter is installed on Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012. Driver software version

15.6.0.3 is available for Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012.

The Virtual Machine Queues and VMQ VLAN Filtering properties are not supported in Windows 8 32-bit version.

Table 7. Advanced Properties for Windows Server 2008 R2

Windows 8 and

Server 2012

Advanced Property

v. 15.6.0.3

Fiber Copper

“802.3az EEE” on page 90 XX

“ARP Offload” on page 91 XX

“EEE Control Policies” on page 94 XX

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Table 7. Advanced Properties for Windows Server 2008 R2 (Continued)

Windows 8 and

Server 2012

Advanced Property

v. 15.6.0.3

Fiber Copper

“Ethernet@WireSpeed” on page 96 XX

“Flow Control” on page 97 XX

“Interrupt Moderation” on page 99 XX

“Jumbo Mtu” on page 101 XX

“Large Send Offload v2 (IPv4)” on page 105 XX

“Large Send Offload v2 (IPv6)” on page 107 XX

“Network Address” on page 110 XX

“NS Offload” on page 112 XX

“Priority & VLAN” on page 113 XX

“Receive Buffers” on page 115 XX

“Receive Side Scaling” on page 116 XX

“Maximum Number of RSS Queues” on page 117 XX

“Speed & Duplex” on page 119 XX

“TCP/UDP Checksum Offload (IPv4)” on page 120 XX

“TCP/UDP Checksum Offload (IPv6)” on page 122 XX

“Transmit Buffers” on page 124 XX

“Virtual Machine Queues” on page 125

∗

“VLAN ID” on page 126 XX

“VMQ VLAN Filtering” on page 127

∗

“Wake on Magic Packet” on page 130 XX

“Wake on Pattern Match” on page 131 XX

“WOL Speed” on page 132 XX

∗

the property is not supported in Windows 8 32-bit version.

Accessing Advanced Properties

To modify advanced properties, first access Device Manager, open the properties of your adapter interface, and select a feature you want to change its setting.

1. To access the Device Manager, follow one of these procedures:

 “Accessing Device Manager on Windows Server 2003 or Windows

XP” on page 42

 “Accessing Device Manager on Windows Server 2008, Windows

Vista, or Windows 7” on page 41

 “Accessing Device Manager on Windows Server 2012 or Windows

8” on page 39

2. In the Device Manager window, double-click Allied Telesis AT-

2911GP Gigabit Fiber Ethernet or Allied Telesis AT-2911GP Gigabit Copper Ethernet.

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The properties window pops up as shown in Figure 56.

Figure 56. Properties Window

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3. Click the Advanced tab.

The Advanced Properties window opens as shown in Figure 57.

Figure 57. Advanced Properties Window

802.1p QOS

Note

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The 802.1p QOS property allows you to enable or disable the Quality of Service (QoS) feature on the adapter. QoS is a network standard for managing traffic by assigning priority to packets.

Enable the 802.1p QOS property only when the network supports QoS.

To enable or disable the 802.1p QOS feature, do the following:

1. Access the Advanced Properties.

See “Accessing Advanced Properties” on page 87.

2. Select 802.1p QOS in the Property box.

The 802.1p QOS page is displayed as shown in Figure 58.

Figure 58. 802.1p QOS Page

3. Select one of the following options:

 Disable — The 802.1p QOS feature is disabled. This is the default

setting.

 Enable — The 802.1p QOS feature is enabled.

4. Click OK.

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Note

802.3az EEE

The 802.3az EEE (Energy Efficient Ethernet) property allows you to optimize the energy usage of a copper interface over Ethernet.

To enable or disable the 802.3az EEE feature, do the following:

1. Access the Advanced Properties.

See “Accessing Advanced Properties” on page 87.

2. Select 802.3az EEE in the Property box.

The 802.3az EEE page is displayed as shown in Figure 59.

Figure 59. 802.3az EEE Page

3. Select one of the following options if available:

The options and default setting depend on your operating system and the version of the driver that you installed.

 Disable — The 802.3az EEE feature is disabled. This is the

default setting.

 Enable — The 802.3az EEE feature is enabled.

4. Click OK.

ARP Offload

Chapter 6: Modifying Advanced Properties

The ARP Offload feature enables the adapter not to wake up when responding to an ARP request. ARP is used to verify whether a computer is still present on the network and resolute an IP address into a MAC address.

To enable or disable the ARP Offload feature, do the following:

1. Access the Advanced Properties.

See “Accessing Advanced Properties” on page 87.

2. Select ARP Offload in the Property box.

The ARP Offload page is displayed as shown in Figure 60.

Figure 60. ARP Offload Page

3. Select one of the following options:

 Disable — This feature is disabled.

 Enable — The adapter does not wake up when responding to an

ARP request. This is the default setting.

4. Click OK.

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Checksum Offload

The Checksum Offload feature allows the adapter to verify the TCP/IP checksum to enhance receive and transmit performance and reduce CPU utilization.

To enable or disable the Checksum Offload feature, do the following:

1. Access the Advanced Properties.

See “Accessing Advanced Properties” on page 87.

2. Select Checksum Offload in the Property box.

The Checksum Offload page is displayed as shown in Figure 61.

Figure 61. Checksum Offload Page

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3. Select one of the following options:

 None — The TCP/IP checksum feature is disabled.

 Rx TCP/IP Checksum — The adapter verifies TCP/IP checksum

only for receiving packets.

 Tx TCP/IP Checksum — The adapter verifies TCP/IP checksum

only for transmitting packets.

 Tx/Rx TCP/IP Checksum — The adapter verifies Checksum for

both receiving and transmitting packets. This is the default setting.

4. Click OK.

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Note

EEE Control Policies

The EEE (Energy-Efficient Ethernet) Control Policies feature enables the adapter to manage power for the best performance.

To change the setting of the EEE Control Policies feature, do the following:

1. Access the Advanced Properties.

See “Accessing Advanced Properties” on page 87.

2. Select EEE Control Policies in the Property box.

The EEE Control Policies page is displayed as shown in Figure 62.

Figure 62. EEE Control Policies Page

3. Select one of the following options if available:

The options and default setting depend on your operating system and the version of the driver that you installed.

 Optimal Power and Performance — The adapter manages the

best trade-off between energy efficiency and performance.

 Maximum Performance — The adapter manages power for the

best performance.

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 Maximum Power Saving — The adapter manages power for the

best energy saving.

4. Click OK.

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Note

Ethernet@WireSpeed

The Ethernet@WireSpeed feature connects two gigabit devices even when the devices are connected through an impaired copper cable.

To view the Ethernet@WireSpeed setting, do the following:

1. Access the Advanced Properties.

See “Accessing Advanced Properties” on page 87.

2. Select Ethernet@WireSpeed in the Property box.

The Ethernet@WireSpeed page is displayed as shown in Figure 63.

Figure 63. Ethernet@WireSpeed Page

3. Select one of the following options if available:

The options and default setting depend on your operating system and the version of the driver that you installed.

 Disable — The Ethernet@WireSpeed feature is disabled

 Enable — The Ethernet@WireSpeed feature is enabled.

4. Click OK.

Flow Control

Note

Chapter 6: Modifying Advanced Properties

The Flow Control feature allows you to control the flow between the AT-2911GP adapter port and its link partner. You can enable or disable the adapter port to process received PAUSE frames and transmit PAUSE frames.

To enable or disable the Flow Control feature, do the following:

1. Access the Advanced Properties.

See “Accessing Advanced Properties” on page 87.

2. Select Flow Control in the Property box.

The Flow Control page is displayed as shown in Figure 64.

Figure 64. Flow Control Page

3. Select one of the following options if available:

The options and default setting depend on your operating system and the version of the driver that you installed.

 Auto — Receiving and transmitting PAUSE frames are optimized.

 Disabled — The adapter ignores PAUSE frames.

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 Tx & Rx Enabled (Tx/Rx PAUSE) — The adapter processes

PAUSE frames when receiving and transmits PAUSE frames.

 Rx Enabled (Rx PAUSE) — The adapter processes PAUSE

frames when receiving, but does not transmit PAUSE frame.

 Tx Enabled (Tx PAUSE) — The adapter transmits PAUSE

frames, but ignores PAUSE frames when receiving.

4. Click OK.

Interrupt Moderation

The Interrupt Moderation feature allows you to limit the rate of interrupts to the CPU during packet transmission and packet reception. When this feature is enabled, interrupts are handled as a group so that the CPU utilization decreases; however, the latency may increase.

To enable or disable the Interrupt Moderation feature, do the following:

1. Access the Advanced Properties.

2. Select Interrupt Moderation in the Property box.

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See “Accessing Advanced Properties” on page 87.

The Interrupt Moderation page is displayed as shown in Figure 65.

Figure 65. Interrupt Moderation Page

3. Select one of the following options:

 Disable — The Interrupt Moderation feature is disabled

 Enable — The Interrupt Moderation feature is enabled. This is the

default setting.

4. Click OK.

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IPv4 Checksum Offload

The IPv4 Checksum Offload feature allows the adapter to verify the IPv4 checksum to enhance IPv4 receive and transmit performance and reduce CPU utilization.

To enable or disable the IPv4 Checksum Offload feature, do the following:

1. Access the Advanced Properties.

See “Accessing Advanced Properties” on page 87.

2. Select IPv4 Checksum Offload in the Property box.

The IPv4 Checksum Offload page is displayed as shown in Figure 66.

100

Figure 66. IPv4 Checksum Offload Page

3. Select one of the following options:

 Rx & Tx Enabled — The adapter verifies IPv4 Checksum for both

receiving and transmitting packets. This is the default setting.

 Disable — The CPU verifies IPv4 checksum.

 Rx Enabled — The adapter verifies IPv4 Checksum only for

receiving packets.

 Tx Enabled — The adapter verifies IPv4 Checksum only for

transmitting packets.

4. Click OK.

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Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Contents

Preface

Safety Symbols Used in this Document

Contacting Allied Telesis

Chapter 1

Introduction

Description

PoE+ Capable Power over Ethernet (PoE) is a system that supports power along with

Model Naming Conventions

Supported Operating Systems

Accessing Documents

Contents of Your Shipment

Warranty Registration

Chapter 2

Installing the Hardware

System Requirements

Reviewing Safety Precautions

Pre-Installation Checklist

Replacing the Bracket

Installing a Network Adapter Card

Connecting the Network Cables

Chapter 3

Installing the Driver Software

Overview

Guidelines Here are the guidelines for installing and updating the driver software on

Downloading the Driver Software

Accessing the Device Manager

Installing the Driver Software

Updating the Driver Software

Performing the Silent Installation

Chapter 4

Installing the AT-MUX Utility

Overview

Guidelines Here are the guidelines for installing on your operating system:

Downloading the AT-MUX Utility Setup File

Installing the AT-MUX Utility

Accessing the AT-MUX Utility

Uninstalling the AT-MUX Utility

Chapter 5

Configuring a VoIP Phone System

Overview

Configuring VLAN Tagging on Adapter Ports

Chapter 6

Modifying Advanced Properties

Overview

Guidelines Here are the guidelines to modifying the advanced properties:

Supported Advanced Properties

Accessing Advanced Properties

802.1p QOS

802.3az EEE

ARP Offload

Checksum Offload

EEE Control Policies

Ethernet@WireSpeed

Flow Control

Interrupt Moderation

IPv4 Checksum Offload