TRENDnet TE100-ECFX, TE100-ECFXL User Manual

TRENDnet User’s Guide

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TRENDnet User’s Guide

Contents

Product Overview .................................................................................... 2

Package Contents.................................................................................................... 2

Features.................................................................................................................. 2

Product Hardware Features .................................................................................... 3

Application Diagram ................................................................................................ 4

Installation - Hardware ............................................................................ 4

Adapter .................................................................................................................. 4

Fiber Cable .............................................................................................................. 5

Cabling Requirements ............................................................................................. 5

Table of Contents

Installation - Software ............................................................................. 6

Driver ..................................................................................................................... 6

Diagnostic Utility ..................................................................................................... 9

Configuration of Diagnostic Utility......................................................... 11

General ................................................................................................................. 11

VLAN..................................................................................................................... 11

Driver -> Advanced Setting ................................................................................... 11

Diagnostics ........................................................................................................... 12

Diagnostics -> Send and Receive ........................................................................... 12

Statistics ............................................................................................................... 12

Cable .................................................................................................................... 12

Wake On LAN ........................................................................................................ 13

EEE Status ............................................................................................................. 13

Technical Specifications ......................................................................... 13

Troubleshooting..................................................................................... 14

TRENDnet User’s Guide

Product Overview

TE100-ECFX TE100-ECFXL

Package Contents

TE100-ECFX package includes:

 1 x TE100-ECFX  Quick Installation Guide  CD-ROM (Driver & User’s Guide)

TE100-ECFXL package includes:

 1 x TE100-ECFXL  Quick Installation Guide  CD-ROM (Driver & User’s Guide)

Features

The 100Base SC Fiber PCIe Adapter, model TE100-ECFX, or the Low Profile 100Base SC

Fiber PCIe Adapter, Model TE100-ECFXL, provides a reliable high performance

connection from a PC or server to a Multi-Mode SC-type fiber connection for distances

of up to 2 kilometers (1.2 miles).

Full-Duplex technology generates data rates of up to 200 Mbps. Supports Wake-on-LAN,

remote wake-up, 802.1p priority encoding, and 802.1Q VLAN tagging. Compatible with

Microsoft Windows 8, Windows 7, Server 2008, Unix, and Linux operating systems.

 100Base SC-type Multi-Mode fiber to PCIe adapter  Supports fiber connections for distances of up to 2 km (1.2 miles)  Wake-on-LAN, 802.1p, and 802.1Q support  Compatible with Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, Unix,

and Linux operating systems

TE100-ECFX / TE100-ECFXL

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Product Hardware Features

TE100-ECFX

TE100-ECFXL

 PCI Express Connector: Connect the PCI Express card into computer’s PCIe slot.  Fiber Connector: Connect one end of the fiber cable to adapter’s fiber

connector and connect the other end to the fiber Network.

 LED Indicators

LEDs Status Indication

LNK/ACT

(Link/Activity)

SPD

(Speed)

Steady

(green)

Blinking

(green)

Off No connection/activity

Steady

(green)

Off 10Mbps.

Network connection established.

Transmitting or receiving data.

ACT stands for ACTIVITY.

100Mbps.

TE100-ECFX / TE100-ECFXL

 Low Profile Bracket: used for low profile computer

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Application Diagram

Installation - Hardware

TE100-ECFX / TE100-ECFXL

Adapter

1. Power off the computer

2. Remove any metal object from your hand and wrists to prevent shocks

3. Remove the cover from your computer’s towel

4. Locate an empty PCI Express slot and remove the corresponding back plate. Save

the screws for use in step 6.

5. Carefully insert the PCI Express adapter into the slot and ensure the adapter is

firmly seated in the slot.

6. Secure the PCI Express adapter with the screws that you saved in step 4.

7. Replace the PC cover

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Fiber Cable

This section describes how to connect the TE100-ECFX or TE100-ECFXL to a 100 Mbps fiber-based Ethernet network, which contributes to its optimal performance.

Please ensure that you installed the TE100-ECFX or TE100-ECFXL into the computer before installing the driver.

1. Remove the protective rubber covers from the TE100-ECFX or TE100-ECFXL.

2. Connect one end of the fiber cable to TE100-ECFX or TE100-ECFXL and then

connect the other end of the fiber cable to the fiber converter or fiber port into the fiber network.

Note: The fiber cable comes with a pair. Some of them may mark as Transmitter (TX) and Receiver (RX), some of them may have color coded or have letters on each end. Make ensure that you have one end (TX) of the fiber cable connects to the TX port of the TE100-ECFX or TE100-ECFXL and have the other end of the (TX) connects to the fiber’s network device’s RX port as example showed below.

Cabling Requirements

For connector type, cabling requirements, and maximum segment distance when connecting the PCI Express Ethernet Adapter to your network, please refer to the following table. The table listed below showed the type of cable that connected to TE100-ECFX or TE100-ECFXL PCI-e adapter. You may also choose the proper fiber cable that suitable for your network usage.

3. Turn on the computer

4. Windows will automatic install the driver.

5. Check the LNK (link) LED on the TE100-ECFX or TE100-ECFXL. The LNK LED will

be steady on to indicate the network connection is establish.

Connector Type on Fiber Adapter

SC Multi-mode, 50/125 µm 550m

SC Multi-mode, 62.5/125 µm 2 km

Wavelength of 1300nm Fiber Optic required

TE100-ECFX / TE100-ECFXL

Maximum Distance

(* full-duplex)

<Note>

The maximum node-to-node network distance is in full-duplex operation.

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