Ovislink Air Live GE-2032R User Manual

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GE-2032R

32-bit Copper Gigabit Adapter

NWay Auto-MDI/MDIX

1× 10/100/1000Base-T

802.1Q Support

User’s Manual

FCC Class B Statement

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

• This device may not cause harmful interference.

• This device must accept any interference received, including

interference that may cause undesired operation.

Warning: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits
for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits
are designed to provide reasonable protection. This equipment generates, uses
and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in
accordance with the instructions, may cause interference to radio
communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not
occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful
interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by
turning 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 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.

Notice: Shielded interface cable must be used in order to comply with
emission limits.

Notice: Changes or modification not expressly approved by the party
responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the
equipment.

CE Mark Statement

The 10/100/1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet Adapter has passed the test
performed according to European Standard EN 55022/A1 Class B, and EN 50
082-1:1997(EN 61000-4-2:1995, EN 61 000-4-3:1996, EN 61 000-4-4:1995)

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS ...................................................................................I

1 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................4

Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) Bus Overview ...................................... 4

Product Description ..................................................................................................... 4

Auto-Negotiation Support ........................................................................................... 5

Auto MDI/MDI-X ........................................................................................................6

Features......................................................................................................................... 6

Package Contents ......................................................................................................... 6

2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION ............................................................7

Quick Installation.........................................................................................................7

Step 1. Insert the network interface card ...................................................................7

Step 2. Connect the Card to the network ...................................................................8

Step 3. Configure your Network................................................................................8

Correct Network Cable (STP/UTP) Requirements ..................................................9

10/100 Auto-negotiation (NWay) ................................................................................ 9

3 LED INDICATORS ............................................................................10

LED indicators of GE-2032R....................................................................................10

LED Table...................................................................................................................11

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4 DRIVER INSTALLATION ..................................................................12

Installing Network Drivers........................................................................................12

Windows XP Driver Installation ..............................................................................12

Windows 2000 Installation........................................................................................14

Windows 98/SE Driver Installation.......................................................................... 18

WinME Installation ...................................................................................................21

Windows NT 4.0 Installation ....................................................................................23

APPENDIX A: SPECIFICATIONS.................................................................24

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Figures

Figure 1-1 PCI Bus Architecture ...............................................................................4

Figure 1-2: The GE-2032R Gigabit Network Interface Card ....................................5

Fig. 2-1 Insert the Gigabit NIC into the PCI slot.......................................................7

Fig.2-2 Connecting the Network Cable to the RJ-45 Gigabit Port. ........................... 8

Fig. 2-3 Connecting the Gigabit NIC to the Gigabit Switch......................................9

Tables

Table 3-1 LEDs indicators of GE-2032R. ...............................................................11

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1 Introduction

1 Introduction

This Installation Guide contains information about the installation and configuration of GE­2032R Network Interface Card (NIC). GE-2032R is a 32-bit high-performance
10/100/1000BASE-T PCI bus adapter. It can be easily implemented in any PCI equipped PC
and is fully compatible with 32-bit PCI bus master slot.

GE-2032R operates automatically at 10/100/1000Mbps transmission speed, depending on the
speed of the network device connected. Auto MDI/MDI-X function is provided to allow auto
cross-over.

Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) Bus Overview

The Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) local bus is a high-performance 32-bit bus that
dramatically increases the speed of I/O-bound peripherals by directly connecting these devices
to the CPU local bus. The PCI bus is intended to be used as an interconnecting mechanism
among highly integrated peripheral controller components, peripheral add-on cards, and
processor/cache/memory subsystem. It is an industry-standard local bus architecture that
provides end-users with high-performance and ease of use without requiring high cost.

PCI is CPU-independent and can optimize I/O function and accommodate multiple high­performance peripherals such as LAN, SCSI, and Graphic devices. It enables concurrent
operation of the local bus with the processor/cache/memory subsystem.
The following PCI block diagram shows a typical PCI local bus system architecture:

Figure 1-1 PCI Bus Architecture

The processor/cache/memory subsystem connects the PCI local bus through a PCI bridge.
This bridge supports a low latency path through the processor, and may directly access PCI
devices mapped anywhere in the memory or I/O address spaces. It also provides a high
bandwidth path that allows PCI masters to directly access the main memory.

Product Description

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GE-2032R is a 32-bit PCI Gigabit Ethernet network interface card. It is designed for use on
computers with 32-bit PCI bus slots. GE-2032R runs in bus master mode, directly
sending/receiving Ethernet packets to/from memory.

The PCI bus master device is an intelligent device that can conduct processing independent of
the bus or other devices. It coordinates the sharing of the bus between the main processor and
target devices. Bus mastering allows a peripheral device to take control of the system bus
instead of only relying on the central processor.

GE-2032R complies with the IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE802.3x Full
Duplex Flow Control and PCI Local Bus version 2.2, and transmit data to the network at
10/100/1000Mbps. GE-2032R can also operates in full-duplex mode to double the network
speed up to 20/200/2000Mbps when working with a Ethernet/Fast Ethernet/Gigabit Ethernet
Switch. It is the fastest Ethernet design of its kind. GE-2032R provides one RJ-45 port for
connection with 10BASE-T Ethernet/100BASE-TX/1000BASE-TX Gigabit Ethernet network,
and automatically senses the connection type.

The following figure shows the board layout of GE-2032R network interface card:

LED Indicator

RJ-45 Port

Figure 1-2: The GE-2032R Gigabit Network Interface Card

Auto-Negotiation Support

GE-2032R is compliant with Nway auto-negotiation standard to automatically run at different
transmission speeds and modes that the connected hub supports. It detects the modes that are
currently running on the device on the other end, and announces its own ability to
automatically configure the highest performance mode possible for this connection.

If supported on both ends of the connection, auto-negotiation process is initiated to negotiate
for one of the following modes:

2000Mbps/FDX
1000Mbps/HDX
200 Mbps/FDX
100 Mbps/HDX
20 Mbps/FDX
10 Mbps/HDX

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Auto MDI/MDI-X

Ethernet UTP/STP cable has 4 pairs of wires inside. Each pair has one wire for transmitting
(Tx) and the other for receiving(Rx). When two network device are connected together by the
UTP cable, the Tx of one device must match the Rx of the other. Otherwise, data transmission
can not proceed. This is no problem when a card need to connect with a switch. However,
when a device of same type( “switch to switch” or “card” to card”) connect with each other,
the collision problem will occur. Normally, a crossover cable is needed to reverse the Tx/Rx
of the other device. The GE-2032R is equipped with Auto-MDI/MDI-X function to eliminate
all the cabling hassle. Auto MDI/MDI-X will automatically cross-over the signal if data
collision is detected. Best of all, it works with devices that doesn’t have this feature.

Features

 Support 32-bit 33/66MHz PCI Local Bus master for high throughput and low

processor utilization

 Comply with PCI Rev.2.2 specification
 Comply with the IEEE 802.3/IEEE 802.3u/IEEE 802.3ab/IEEE 802.1Q VLAN

Tagging standards

 Support IEEE 802.3x Full Duplex Flow Control
 Support IEEE 802.1Q VLAN tagging
 Plug and Play: Simply insert the card into a PC and it will automatically be configured

by the PC BIOS

 Support full-duplex operation to double the network speed up to 20Mbps

/200Mbps/2000Mbps

 LED indicators to report network status
 Provide single RJ-45 connector with auto-sensing & auto MDI-X crossover for

10/100/1000Mpbs network operation

Package Contents

Before you proceed further, please check and see whether you have all the necessary
accessories from the shipping package and make sure nothing is missing. The complete
package should include:

 GE-2032R Network Interface Card
 Support CD-ROM
 Quick Setup Guide (the electronic version of the full manual can also be found on the

Support CD-ROM)

If any of these items is damaged or missing, please contact your authorized network
supplier.

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2 Hardware Installation

This chapter will guide you through the installation of GE-2032R on your computer. First, you
must install the NIC on your system. Finally, you must correctly connect and configure your
network before the NIC can properly function within your network.

Quick Installation

The NIC installation involves the following steps:

Step 1. Power off the computer, and then insert the card into 32-bit PCI slot.
Step 2. Use a twisted-pair cable to connect the Gigabit port on the NIC to a Gigabit Switch.
Step 3. Configure your Network (Cable Connection Examples.)

The details of each step will be described in subsequent sections. Since GE-2032R is a PCI­bus device, you will no longer need to configure this device after installation. The system will
automatically allocate its resources such as I/O base address and IRQ at boot time. Simply
follow the steps mentioned previously and leave the system to configure for you automatically.

Step 1. Insert the network interface card

Follow the procedure below to install GE-2032R on your 32-bit PCI slot.

1. Turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet.

2. Remove the computer cover.

3. Insert the NIC into an available 32-bit PCI expansion slot.

Note: A 32-bit PCI slot should be similar to one shown in Fig. 2-1. If you do not know how to
identify a 32-bit PCI slot on your system, please check your PC user manual or ask your
system administrator. Make sure the NIC is inserted firmly in the 32-bit PCI bus-mastering
slot.

4. Secure the NIC in the slot with a bracket screw.

5. Replace the computer cover.

6. If you want to insert another NIC into your system, repeat steps 1 - 5.

7. Turn on the system power.

32-bit PCI Slot

Fig. 2-1 Insert the Gigabit NIC into the PCI slot.

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