TRENDnet PCMCIA User Manual
PF-16
PCMCIA 10/100 Mbps
Ethernet Card
User’s Manual
PCMCIA 10/100 Mbps Ethernet PC Card User’s Manual
Regulatory compliance
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. This equipment also complies with CE EN55022 Class B and VCCI V3 Class B
specifications. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection
against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy
and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual,
may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of
this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference
in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his
own expense.
Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the parties responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the
equipment.
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Preface
Table of contents
Regulatory compliance.........................................................................ii
Table of contents .................................................................................iii
About this manual................................................................................iv
CHAPTER 1 1
Introduction 1
Features ............................................................................................................1
CHAPTER 2 2
Hardware installation 2
What’s in the package.......................................................................................2
Hardware description........................................................................................2
Inserting the Ethernet Card...............................................................................3
Ethernet Card RJ-45 connector LEDs..............................................................5
Disconnecting the Ethernet Card......................................................................5
CHAPTER 3 7
Driver installation for Win 95/98/NT 7
Driver installation for Windows 95..................................................................7
Driver installation for Windows 98..................................................................9
Driver installation for Windows NT 4.0.........................................................11
CHAPTER 4 14
Driver installation for DOS environments 14
System Requirements .....................................................................................14
Driver installation..............................................................................14
Driver installation program.............................................................................14
Quick installation............................................................................................15
The Install program............................................................................16
Using the Install program...............................................................................16
Auto configuration..........................................................................................18
Custom configuration.....................................................................................19
Manual installation............................................................................21
Enablers..........................................................................................................21
Driver installation..............................................................................24
Microsoft Windows NT 3.51..........................................................................24
Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.11......................................................25
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Netware 3.X/4.X client...................................................................................26
Microsoft LAN Manager................................................................................26
Artisoft LANtastic version 6.0........................................................................27
CHAPTER 5 28
Installation for Linux 28
System Requirements .....................................................................................28
Installing the driver for Linux.........................................................................29
APPENDIX A 31
Troubleshooting 31
Q&A for Windows environments........................................................31
Windows 95/98...............................................................................................31
Windows NT 4.0 and 3.51..............................................................................32
APPENDIX B 33
Enabler program error messages 33
CARDGO.EXE...............................................................................................33
APPENDIX C 35
Specifications .....................................................................................35
About this manual
This user’s manual describes how to install and operate your PCMCIA
10/100 Mbps Ethernet Card. Please read this manual before you install
the product.
This manual includes the following topics:
! Product description, features and specifications.
! Hardware installation procedure.
! Software installation procedure.
! Trouble shooting procedures
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Chapter 1
Chapter 1
Chapter 1Chapter 1
Introduction
Thank you for purchasing the PCMCIA 10/100 Mbps Ethernet
Card.
This high-speed Ethernet network adapter card complies with the
PCMCIA Type II standard and uses a female RJ-45 adapter to
connect to the network.
The Ethernet Card is switchless and software configurable. An
enabler program is used to set up the card for your operating system; even without the card and socket service drivers for the
PCMCIA controller installed, you will still be able to use the card
by running the enabler program.
Features
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Type II credit-card size (5.0 mm)
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Complies with IEEE 802.3u 100Base-TX and 802.3
10Base-T protocols.
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Supports all popular operating systems
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Supports Nway auto-negotiation for 10/100 Mbps full/halfduplex
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Complies with PCMCIA Release 2.1 specifications and later
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Supports hot swap card insertion and removal
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PC Card standard 68-pin 16-bit PCMCIA interface
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5V power consumption
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FCC/VCCI/CE certified
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Chapter 2
Chapter 2
Chapter 2Chapter 2
Hardware installation
This chapter covers inserting your Ethernet Card in the notebook’s
PCMCIA port, and connecting the card to a network.
What’s in the package
Please ensure that the following items are included in your package. If any items are missing, contact your dealer.
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PCMCIA 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Card
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RJ-45 adapter
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Software and device driver disk
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This user’s manual
Hardware description
The Ethernet Card is encased in a stainless compact frame and has
a 68-pin connector for attaching to the notebook’s PCMCIA port,
and a 15-pin flat connector for connecting to the Ethernet adapter.
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Inserting the Ethernet Card
These instructions apply to most notebook computers.
For detailed information on inserting PC cards into
your notebook, consult the notebook user’s manual.
Follow the procedure below to install the Ethernet Card.
1. With the card’s 68-pin connector facing the notebook’s
PCMCIA slots, slide the card all the way into an empty slot.
Do not force the connection!
Figure 2-1: Inserting the Ethernet Card
2. Plug the RJ-45 adapter into the Ethernet Card’s 15-pin
connector.
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Figure 2-2: Connecting the RJ-45 adapter
3. Connect the RJ-45 adapter to the network.
You can connect the Ethernet adapter cable to a port on a
hub or to a RJ-45 phone jack with another male-to-male
RJ-45 line or connector.
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Figure 2-3: Connecting to the network
After you have inserted the Ethernet Card, you must install the
drivers. If your operating system is Windows 98, Window 95, or
Windows NT, refer to Chapter 3. If your operating system is
Windows NT 3.51 or another DOS environment network operating system, refer to Chapter 4. If your operating system is Linux,
refer to Chapter 5.
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Ethernet Card RJ-45 connector LEDs
The following illustration shows the Ethernet Card RJ-45 connector LEDs:
Fast
Ethernet
ACT 1 00M
Figure 2-4: RJ-45 connector LEDs
ACT
100M
LNK
LNK
The following table describes the meaning of the LEDs:
LED MEANING
ACT
100M
LNK
Indicates transmit or receive activity. It is normally off.
When there is packet transmit or receive activity, this LED
is on.
Indicates the connection speed. When off, the connection
speed is 10 Mbps. When on, the connection speed is 100
Mbps.
Indicates whether the link is active or not. When lit, indicates that the link is active. When off, indicates that the link
is inactive.
Disconnecting the Ethernet Card
The Ethernet Card RJ-45 connector is designed to lock in place
when connected to the Ethernet Card. The following illustration
shows the location of the clips:
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Figure 2-5: Disconnecting the RJ-45 cable
Warning!
Do not pull on the RJ-45 cable to disconnect the RJ-45 connector from the card. You may damage the RJ-45 connector
pins as well as the Ethernet Card.
After you have disconnected the RJ-45 cable, you can eject the
Ethernet Card from the notebook’s PC Card slot.
In Win 95/98 operating systems, you do not have to
power down the notebook to remove the card. The card
is hot-swappable—you can remove the card when the
notebook is powered on. However, Microsoft recommends that you stop the card. Refer to your Win 95/98
online help for information on stopping the Ethernet Card.
Most notebooks have an eject lever or button for ejecting PC cards
from the PC ports. Consult your notebook’s user’s manual for
details.
Warning!
Do not eject the Ethernet Card when a data transmission is
taking place. Exit your communications program normally,
stop the card if necessary, and then remove the card.
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Chapter 3
Chapter 3
Chapter 3Chapter 3
Driver installation for Win 95/98/NT
The following sections cover PCMCIA 10/100 Mbps Ethernet
Card driver installation in the Windows 95, Windows 98, and
Windows NT operating systems.
Driver installation for Windows 95
Installation of the Ethernet Card is just the same as for any normal
Windows 95 Plug & Play device. Follow the steps below to install the driver in Windows 95.
1. Insert the Ethernet Card into an available PCMCIA slot in
your notebook (refer to page 3 “Inserting the Ethernet
Card”).
2. After Windows 95 detects the card, the Update Device
Driver Wizard window appears:
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3. Insert the driver disk and click
to continue the instal-
Next
lation. Windows searches for the driver and the following
screen appears:
4. Click
. Windows 95 copies driver files to the hard
Finish
disk.
Windows 95 may need to copy required system files and will prompt you
to input the path to the files. Follow the
instructions on your screen, then click
OK
to continue.
5. After all files have been copied, Windows 95 prompts you
to restart the system. Click
to complete the installation.
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