NetComm Corporate Series Manual de usuario
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Contents
Introduction ...................................................................................................................................... 3
Step 1: Hardware Installation ......................................................................................................... 3
Step 2: Driver Installation ............................................................................................................... 4
Windows 95 ................................................................................................................................. 4
Windows 98 ................................................................................................................................. 4
Windows ME ............................................................................................................................... 5
Windows XP ................................................................................................................................ 7
Windows NT ................................................................................................................................ 9
Windows 2000 ........................................................................................................................... 10
Linux .......................................................................................................................................... 12
Other Operating systems .......................................................................................................... 13
Troubleshooting ............................................................................................................................ 13
Step 3: Registering your NetComm Product .............................................................................. 14
Contact Information ................................................................................................................... 14
Product Warranty ...................................................................................................................... 14
Limitations of Warranty ............................................................................................................. 15
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Introduction
Congratulations on your purchase of the NP1500 Fast Ethernet LAN Adaptor. This guide is
provided as a quick start reference for hardware and software installation, as well as registration
of your new NetComm product.
Step 1: Hardware Installation
1. Turn off your computer and disconnect the power cable.
2. Remove the cover from your computer.
Please check your computer’s documentation (particularly your warranty details) for
instructions and warnings regarding the removal of covers or installation of add-in
boards.
3. Select an empty PCI slot and remove the
appropriate expansion slot cover from the
backplane of the computer.
4. Insert the card into the PCI slot and secure
with a screw in the backplane.
5. If supplied connect the WOL (Wake On
LAN) cable to the WOL connector on the
card and on your motherboard.
6. Replace the computer’s cover.
7. Insert one end of the network cable into the socket on the NP1500 Fast Ethernet LAN
Adaptor.
8. Connect the other end of the network cable into a port on your Ethernet hub.
9. Reconnect the power cable and turn on your computer.
10. Follow the section for your operating system overleaf to complete installation
NOTE: You may be asked for your original Windows® CD during the installation
process. Please have it ready. If your computer came with Windows® pre
loaded the installation files may be located in c:\windows\option\cabs.
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Step 2: Driver Installation
Please ensure that your hardware has been correctly installed by following the Step 1:
Hardware Installation instructions before continuing.
Windows 95
1. Turn on your computer. Windows 95 should auto-detect your new adaptor and the New
Hardware Found dialogue box will appear.
2. Select Driver from disk provided by hardware manufacturer and then select OK.
3. Insert the driver CD into your CD ROM drive and specify the path D:\Drivers\WIN95 to
copy the driver files to your system.
4. If you have not previously had your computer connected to a network you will now need to
configure any network protocols that you require. Do this BEFORE rebooting your
computer by going to the Control Panel and double clicking on the Network icon to install
the required protocols.
5. When the driver installation is completed, restart Windows 95.
Windows 98
1. Turn on your computer. Windows 98 should
auto-detect your new adaptor and install
generic Windows drivers. These need to be
updated with the drivers shipped with the
adaptor.
2. Once the generic Windows drivers have been
installed you may be prompted to restart your
computer.
3. Select Start > Settings > Control Panel and
double click on the System icon. Select the
Device Manager tab and click on the +next
to Network Adaptors. Select the Intel
21143 Based 10/100 mbps Ethernet
Controller and click on the Properties
button.
4. Select the Driver tab and click on the Update
Driver button. The Update Device Driver
Wizard will now be displayed. Select Next
to continue.
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5. The Wizard will now ask you what you want
to do. Select Display a list of all the drivers
in a specific location… and select Next.
6. Insert the driver CD into your CD ROM drive
and then specify Have Disk. Enter the path of
the driver D:\Drivers\Win98 in the Copy
manufacturers files from field and then
click OK.
7. Select the NP1500 32-bit PCI 10/100M
Wake_On_LAN Fast Ethernet card and
select OK. At this point Windows may
prompt you to insert the Win 98 disk. If so,
simply enter the same driver location as in
step 6 (D:\Drivers\Win98).
8. The Wizard is now ready to complete the
installation. Select Next. At this point
Windows may prompt for the Win 98 disk
again. If so, simply enter the same driver
location as in step 6 (D:\Drivers\Win98).
9. If you have not previously had your computer
connected to a network you will now need to
configure any network protocols that you
require. Do this BEFORE rebooting your
computer by going to the Control Panel and
double clicking on the Network icon to
install the required protocols.
10. When the driver installation is completed,
restart Windows 98.
Windows ME
1. Turn on your computer. Windows ME should
auto-detect your new adaptor and install
generic Windows drivers. These will need to
be updated with the drivers shipped with the
adaptor.
2. Once the generic Windows drivers have been
installed you will be prompted to restart your
computer.
3. Select Start > Settings > Control Panel and
double click on the System icon. Select the
Device Manager tab and click on the +next
to Network adaptors. Select the Intel 21143
Based PCI Fast Ethernet Adaptor and click
on the Properties button.
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4. Select the Driver tab and click on the Update
driver button. The Update Device Driver
Wizard will now be displayed.
5. The Wizard will now ask what you want to
do. Select Specify the location of the driver
(Advanced) and select Next.
6. Insert the driver CD into your CD ROM drive
and select Display a list of all the drivers in
a specific location, so you can select the
driver you want. Select Next to continue.
7. Select Have disk and then type in
D:\Drivers\WinME. Select OK.
8. This will display NP1500 32-bit PCI 10/
100M Wake_On_LAN Fast Ethernet card
in the Select Devices window. Select this
device and click on the OK button.
9. Windows ME is now ready to install the
selected driver. Select Next and then Finish
to complete the driver installation.
10. If you have not previously had your computer
connected to a network you will now need to
configure any network protocols that are
required. Do this BEFORE rebooting your
computer by going to the Control Panel and
double clicking on the Network icon to
install the required protocols.
11. When the driver installation is completed,
restart Windows ME.
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Windows XP
1. Turn on your computer and log in with
administrator access. Windows XP has
drivers built in for this adaptor and will
auto-detect and install it as an Intel 21143
based PCI Fast Ethernet Adaptor
(Generic).
We recommend you install the updated
driver provided on the NetComm CD by
performing steps 3 to 10.
2. If your version of Windows XP has no
built in driver for the NP1500, please
follow steps 5 to 10 to install the driver.
3. Select Start > Control Panel and double
click on the System icon. Select
Hardware > Device Manager. (You may
need to select Switch to classic view to
see the System icon). Click on the +next
to Network adaptors and select the Intel
21143 Based PCI Ethernet Adaptor
(Generic). Select Properties to continue.
4. Select the Driver tab and click on the
Update Driver button. This will start the
Upgrade Device Driver Wizard.
5. The Wizard will now ask what you want
to do. Select Install from a list or
specific location (Advanced) and then
select Next.
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6. Insert the driver CD into your CD ROM
drive, select Don't search. I will choose
the driver to install and then select Next.
Select Have disk and then type in
D:\Drivers\WinXP. Click OK to
continue.
7. This will display NP1500 32-bit PCI 10/
100M Wake_On_LAN Fast Ethernet
card in the Network Adaptor field.
Select Next.
8. Windows XP will copy the driver and
system files for the network. Windows
XP will display a message which says that
it has not passed Windows Logo testing
to verify its compatibility with
Windows XP. Please select Continue
Anyway to complete the installation of
the drivers.
9. The Completing the hardware update
wizard should now be displayed. Select
Finish.
10. You should now have NP1500 32-bit
PCI 10/100M Wake_On_LAN Fast
Ethernet card displayed in the Network
Adaptors list.
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Windows NT
1. Click on Start > Settings > Control Panel.
2. Double click on the Network icon.
3. If this is the first time a Network device is being installed on your computer, the system will
ask if you wish to install a Network Adaptor. Select Yes. If a Network adaptor has
previously been installed, click on Adaptors and then select Add.
4. From the Add Network Adaptor dialog box you will be presented with several models. Do
not select any of these. Click Have Disk to continue.
5. Insert the driver CD into your CD ROM drive then type the path D:\Drivers\WINNT40
and select OK.
6. Select NP1500 32-bit PCI 10/100M Wake_On_LAN Fast Ethernet card from the Select
OEM Option box and then select OK. More than one may be displayed. Select one of the
NP1500 32-bit PCI 10/100M Wake_On_LAN Fast Ethernet card listed.
7. Select the appropriate operating mode from the list presented:
* AutoSense Senses dynamically the media ports
10BaseT (TP) To connect 10BaseT Ethernet hubs
10BaseT (TP) Full Duplex To connect 10BaseT Full Duplex hubs
10BaseT (TP) No_Link_Test To connect hubs not supporting the Link Integrity Test
100BaseTx (TP 100) To connect 100BaseTx Ethernet hubs
100BaseTx (TP 100) FDx To connect 100BaseTx Full Duplex hubs
* Default - Recommended for most modern networks
8. Upon completion, the selected adaptor is added to the Installed Adapter Cards list the
Network Setting box (the number prefixing the adaptor is the adaptor number).
9. Click on Close to complete the Network Setting initialization. You may be prompted to
setup your network at this point. Do this and select Apply and then OK.
10. Shutdown and reboot the system when prompted.
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Windows 2000
1. Turn on your computer and log in with
administrator access. Windows 2000 has
drivers built in for this adaptor and will
auto-detect and install it as an Intel 21143
based PCI Fast Ethernet Adaptor.
We recommend you install the updated
driver provided on the NetComm CD by
performing steps 3 to 10.
2. If your version of Windows 2000 has no
built in driver for the NP1500, please
follow steps 5 to 11 to install the driver.
3. Select Start > Settings > Control Panel
and double click on the System icon.
Select Hardware > Device Manager and
click on the +next to Network adaptors.
Select the Intel 21143 Based PCI
Ethernet Adaptor and then select
Properties.
4. Select the Driver tab and click on the
Update Driver button to start the
Upgrade Device Driver Wizard. Select
Next to continue.
5. The Wizard will now ask what you want
to do. Select Display a list of the known
drivers for this device so that I can
choose a specific driver and select Next
to display the Locate driver file window.
Select Specify a location and then Next.
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