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Table of Contents
About this document..........................................................................................................9
1 Hardware and software installation procedures......................................................11
Installing the hardware.........................................................................................................................11
Access the system card bay.............................................................................................................11
Install the card.................................................................................................................................11
Connect the card to the network.....................................................................................................12
Installing the software...........................................................................................................................14
Prepare for the Installation..............................................................................................................15
Open the Computer Management program...................................................................................15
Install the adapter driver.................................................................................................................15
Ping a host on the network..............................................................................................................16
Troubleshooting....................................................................................................................................16
Check the connection.......................................................................................................................17
2 Specifications and Regulatory Information................................................................19
Card Specifications...............................................................................................................................19
Cable specifications...............................................................................................................................20
AD380A (copper).............................................................................................................................20
AD381A (fiber)................................................................................................................................20
RJ-45 pinouts and crossover function (applies to AD380A only).........................................................20
10/100 pinouts using internal, straight-through crossover.............................................................20
10/100 pinouts using external crossover through twisted-pair media............................................21
Gigabit over copper pinouts using internal crossover....................................................................22
Gigabit over copper pinouts using external crossover through twisted pair media......................23
Regulatory compliance information.....................................................................................................24
Regulatory compliance identification numbers..............................................................................24
Federal Communications Commission notice................................................................................24
Class A equipment...........................................................................................................................24
Class B equipment...........................................................................................................................24
Declaration of conformity for products marked with the FCC logo, United States only...............25
Modifications...................................................................................................................................25
Canadian notice (Avis Canadien).........................................................................................................25
European Union regulatory notice.......................................................................................................25
Japanese notice......................................................................................................................................26
Korean Class A notice...........................................................................................................................27
Korean Class B notice............................................................................................................................27
BSMI notice...........................................................................................................................................27
Disposal of waste equipment by users in private households in the European Union.......................27
Electrostatic discharge..........................................................................................................................28
Preventing electrostatic discharge...................................................................................................28
Grounding methods to prevent electrostatic discharge..................................................................28
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List of Figures
1-1 Inserting the card...........................................................................................................................12
1-2 Connecting the AD380A (copper) card.........................................................................................13
1-3 Connecting the AD381A (fiber) card.............................................................................................14
1-4 Ipconfig command output ............................................................................................................16
1-5 Adapter error display in the taskbar.............................................................................................16
1-6 Adapter error display in the Network Connections window.......................................................17
2-1 10/100 pinouts using internal, straight-through crossover...........................................................21
2-2 10/100 pinouts using external crossover through twisted-pair media..........................................22
2-3 Gigabit over copper pinouts using internal crossover..................................................................23
2-4 Gigabit over copper pinouts using external crossover through twisted pair media....................24
2-5 Harmonized European standards product marking....................................................................26
2-6 Non-telecom and EU harmonized telecom products marking.....................................................26
2-7 Japanese product notice................................................................................................................26
2-8 Korean Class A notice...................................................................................................................27
2-9 Korean Class B notice....................................................................................................................27
2-10 BSMI notice....................................................................................................................................27
2-11 EU waste disposal marking...........................................................................................................27
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List of Tables
2-1 AD380A and AD381A card specifications....................................................................................19
2-2 Operating distances for AD381A adapter.....................................................................................20
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About this document
The instructions in this document apply to the AD380A (copper) and AD381A (fiber) 2-Port GbE
Ethernet cards for Windows™ and Linux systems. You can download the driver at:
http://www.hp.com/support/itaniumservers
Audience
This document is for those who install and configure network interface cards.
Organization
This document is organized as follows:
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Describes the steps to install and configure the AD380A and AD381A 2-Port GbE Ethernet
card.
Provides information about the physical and environmental specifications of the AD381A
2-Port GbE Ethernet card.
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