Planet ENW-9600SX User Manual

User’ s Guide

1000Base-SX PCI Bus Gigabit Ethernet Adapter

ENW-9600SX

FCC Information

The Federal Communication Commission Radio Frequency Interference
Statement includes the following paragraph:
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a
Class B Digital Device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits
are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in
a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate
radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the
instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communication.
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.

The user should not modify or change this equipment without written
approval from company name. Modification could void authority to use
this equipment.
For the safety reason, people should not work in a situation which RF
Exposure limits are exceeded. To prevent the situation happening, people
who work with the antenna should be aware of the following rules:

1. Install the antenna in a location where a distance of 6.5 cm from the

antenna may be maintained.

2. While installing the antenna in the location, please do not turn on the

power of wireless card.

3. While the device is working, please do not contact the antenna.

Copyright

Copyright © 1999 Planet Technology Corp., all rights reserved. No part
of this publication may be reproduced, adapted, stored in a retrieval
system, translated into any language, or transmitted in any form or by
any means without the written permission of Planet Technology Corp.

Trademarks

Planet is trademark of Planet Technology Corp., all other trademarks
throughout this manual are the property of their respective companies.

Limited Warranty

In no event will Planet be liable for any damage, including loss of data
or profits, cost of cover, or other incidental, consequential or indirect
damages arising from the installation, maintenance, use, performance,
failure or interruption of Planet’s products, whatever caused and on
any theory of liability. This limitation will apply even if Planet has
been advised of the possibility of such damage.

CE Mark Warning

This is a Class A product. In a domestic environment, this product
may cause radio interference, in which case the user may be required
to take adequate measures.

About This Manual

1000Base-SX PCI Bus Gigabit Ethernet Adapter User’s Guide

is published by Planet Technology Corp. in 1999. This Revision is
issued in Nov. 1999.

Revision

1000Base-SX PCI Bus Gigabit Ethernet Adapter User’s Guide

ENW-9600SX
Part No.: EM-9600SX

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION ...........................................................................1

PACKAGE CONTENTS.................................................................2

HOW TO USE THIS GIGABIT ETHERNET ADAPTER............ 2

SPECIFICATION..........................................................................10

1

INTRODUCTION

Thanks for your purchase of this Gigabit Ethernet LAN adapter. It is fully
compliant with the IEEE802.3 standard. With the features like 1000Mbps
Gigabit Ethernet, full/half duplex mode transmission, it offers users a high
performance network.

Features

• IEEE802.3z and IEEE802.3x Standard Compliant

• 1000Mbps Gigabit data rate and full/half duplex transmission mode.

• 32-bit PCI local bus specification 2.1 Compliant

• Comprehensive software driver support for popular networking system.

• Provides on-board screening of VLAN tagged Ethernet frames.

• Duplex SC fiber connector.

Network Drivers Support

• Novell NetWare Server 3.12, 3.2 , 4.1x, 5.0 or later

• Microsoft Windows 95/98

• Microsoft Windows NT3.51, NT4.0, NT5.0

• Microsoft Windows 2000 Beta or later

• Linux 2.0, 2.2

System Requirements

This Gigabit Ethernet adapter has the following system requirements:

• At least 32MB of system memory.

• The latest BIOS.

• Microsoft Windows 95/98

• Microsoft Windows NT3.51, NT4.0, NT5.0

• Microsoft Windows 2000 Beta or later

• Novell NetWare 3.12, 3.2, 4.1x, 5.0 or later

• Linux 2.0, 2.2

• 62.5/125µm or 50/125µm multi-mode fiber optic cable