USRobotics USR7900 User Manual

10/100 Mbps Network Card

Fast Ethernet

User Guide

model number USR7900

part number R24.0209.00

Introduction

The U.S. Robotics Ethernet Network Card is a dual-speed Ethernet card for PCI local bus-compliant computers. A true Pl ug and Play devic e, t h is card is
auto-configurable upon power up and also supports auto-negotiation to automatically select the optimum speed and communication m ode of an attached
device.

The U.S Robotics Ethernet Network Card complies with ACPI and OnNow PC98/PC99 and also supports Remote LAN Wakeup. By connecting the U.S.
Robotics Ethernet Network Card’s Wake-On-LAN (WOL) cable, a WOL-enabled computer can be managed remotely. Software can be loaded and
updated, configurations changed, data backed up, and inventory checked, all from a central locati on.

Package Checklist

U.S. Robotics Ethernet Network Card package includes:
1 Wake-On-LAN cable
1 Ethernet Network Card
1 Installation CD-ROM
1 Installation Guide

Inform your dealer if there are any incorrect, missing, or damaged parts. If possible, retain the carton, including the original packing
materials. Use them again to repack the product in case there is a need to return it for repair.

Hardware Description

The U.S. Robotics Ethernet Network Card is equipped with:
1 3-pin connector for Wake-On-LAN cable
1 Socket for optional boot ROM
1 LED indicator

Remote LAN Wakeup

Remote LAN Wakeup capability is a key feature of a centrally managed PC environment. This technology enables networked PCs to be “woken up” from
a sleep or powered-off state so they can be managed from a central location, at any time of the day or night.

To employ Remote LAN Wakeup, three elements are required:
Desktop management software that can send a “wake-up” packet to a PC.
A Wake-On-LAN enabled PC motherboard that can supply low-level auxiliary power to a network card when the PC is powered off.
A Wake-On-LAN network card that can recognise a wake-up packet and signal the PC to power up.
A Wake-On-LAN enabled PC is never completely powered off; it maintains a low-level auxiliary power supply to the motherboard. The 3-wire Wake-On-

LAN cable provides one line for the network card auxiliary power and one line for the card wake-up signal; the other line is ground. Even if the PC is
powered off, the network card is always active and monitoring the network. When a wake-up packet is detected, the card signals the motherboard to
power up the PC. With the PC powered on, maintenance and other support tasks can be performed.

Installation Procedure

All Users

Make sure that your computer is shut down. Turn off your computer and all peripheral devices. Unplug your computer. Remove the cover from your
computer. Unscrew and remove the expansion slot cover from a free PCI slot. Insert the Ethernet Network Card completel y into the PCI slot. S ecure the
modem with the slot screw. After you have secured the Ethernet Network Card, replace the cover and turn your PC on.

Windows 98 users

When Windows detects the new hardware, click Next. Select Search for the best driver for your device and click Next.
Insert the Installation CD into your CD-ROM drive. Select Specify a location, type D:\WIN98, and click Next. If your CD-ROM drive uses a different

letter, type that letter in place of “D”. When Windows locates the driver, click Next.
After the driver installation is complete, remove the Instal l ation CD from your CD-ROM drive, c lick Finish, and then click Yes to restart your computer.

When the computer restarts, the installation procedure will be complete.

Windows 2000 users

When the Found New Hardware Wizard detects the NIC, click Next. Select Search for a suitable driver for my device and click Next.
Insert the Installation CD into your CD-ROM drive. Select only Specify a location and click Next. Type D:\WIN2000 and click OK. If your CD-ROM drive

uses a different letter, type that letter in place of “D”. When the correct drivers are found, click Next.*
After the driver installation is complete, remove the Instal l ation CD from your CD-ROM drive, c lick Finish.

Windows Me Users

When Windows detects the new hardware, click Next. Select Specify the location of the driver and click Next.
Insert the Installation CD into your CD-ROM drive. Select Specify a location, type D:\WinME, and click Next.* If your CD-ROM drive uses a different

letter, type that letter in place of “D”. Follow the on-screen instructions. When the correct driver is located, click Next. *
After the driver installation is complete, remove the Instal l ation CD from your CD-ROM drive, c lick Finish, and then click Yes to restart your computer.

When the computer restarts, the installation procedure will be complete.

Windows NT users

Click Windows Start, Settings, and then Control Panel. Double-click Network and click the Adapters tab. Click the Add button and then click the
Have Disk button.

Insert the Installation CD into your CD-ROM drive. Type D:\WINNT and cl ick OK. If your CD-ROM drive uses a different l ett er, t ype that letter in place of

“D”. Select the USR 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Network Card and click OK. Follow the on-screen instructions.
When you return to the Network window, click Close. Remove the Installation CD from yout CD-ROM drive. You will then be prompted for the TCP/IP

properties. Select the USR 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Network Card from the adapter pulldown menu.
Assuming you are connected to a network, if you know your IP settings, select Use the following IP address and enter the information in the

appropriate fields. If you do not know your IP settings, select Obtain an IP address from a DHCP server and click OK.
Follow the on-screen instructions and then click Yes to restart your computer.