EP-325
Full Duplex Ethernet PCI Adapter
User's Guide
Introduction
EP-325 is a 32-bit high performance Ethernet PCI Local Bus adapter
to be used with IBM PC/AT and compatible with PCI local-bus slave slot.
It supports the jumperless bus and media configuration.
The EP-325 software drivers are backwards-compatible to the existing
Novell NE2000 adapters for all the leading network environments.
Package
Contents
* EP-325 Adapter
* EP-325 Driver Diskette
* BNC T-connector
The
Panel
EP-325 Card Layout
LED
Indicators
There is one LED indicator on the rear bracket for tracking network
operation and diagnosing problems with the network cable.
GREEN (Link)
10Base-T cabling only.
The LED remains on when cable link integrity is good.
Refer to the figure below for LED placement:
Making
Network Connections
Thin Coaxial Cable Installation
Thin coaxial cable uses the BNC port on the rear bracket. To make the
connection, follow the steps described below.
Step 1 Make sure the power to your computer is off to avoid damage
to both the computer and the
network interface
card.
Step 2 Connect the T-connector onto the BNC port on the card, then
connect one end of the
T-connector
to the network cable. If the station is being added to the middle of the
network
trunk cable,
connect the other end of the T-connector to the remainder of the trunk
cable. If the
station is being added to the end of the trunk cable, connect a 50-ohm
terminator to the free end
of the T-connector.
Max. Segment Length: 185 meters
Max. Number of Nodes per Segment: 30
Max. Network Cable Length: 925meters
Min. Distance Between Two Network Cards:
0.5 meter
Twisted-Pair Cable Connection
Twisted-Pair cable is used in conjunction with the RJ-45 modular plug on
the rear bracket. To make the connection, perform the two steps described
as follows.
Step 1 Make sure the power to your computer is off to avoid damage
to both the computer and the
network interface
card.
Step 2 Using the RJ-45 plug and twisted-pair cable, connect the network
interface card to a 10BASE-T
hub (concentrator). Note that the maximum cable length between a 10BASE-T
hub and any
computer is
100 meters.
Max. Nodes per Concentrator: Depends
on Concentrator
Max. Cable Length to Concentrator: 100
meters
Diskette
Contents
SETUP & DIAGNOSTIC PROGRAM
If you want to view or change the configuration of your Ethernet card,
you can perform setup program on the distributed diskette.
README File
Updates to this user guide are described in the README.DOC file found
on the diskette provided. Please take a few minutes to print and read this
file so that you don't miss any important changes to this manual.
Device Drivers on Diskette
The Utility Diskette contains several device drivers. These drivers
are described below. The utility diskette also contains more updated information
on configuring and installing these drivers with the network operating
system of your choice.
IPX, ODI The IPX & ODI drivers are used when this
card is installed in a Novell NetWare network.
NDIS The NDIS
driver is used by Microsoft LAN Manager, Windows for Workgroups, Banyan
VINES, DECnet Pathworks, WIN/TCP PathWay Access, IBM LAN Support Program
and
3Com's 3+ Open, etc.
NDIS3 The NDIS 3.X drivers are
used by Microsoft Windows for Workgroups, Windows NT and
Windows 95/95B.
NDIS4 Used by Windows NT4.0 and Windows98.
TCP/IP The TCP/IP Packet Driver is used
by FTP PC/TCP, Beame & Whiteside BW-NFS,
Wollogong Pathway Access, Sun PC-NFS, PC/IP of MIT, CMUand Harvard, CUTCP
of
Clarkson University, Phil Karn's KA9Q TCP/IP package and NCSA Telnet.
Key
Features
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Complies with IEEE 802.3 10BASE2 and 10BASE-T standards transceiver with
automatic port selection
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Single-chip controller complies to PCI local bus specification revision
2.0
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Software compatible with NE2000 driver
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Supports low power mode, ready for green computer
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Automatic twisted-pair receive polarity detection and correction
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Two connectors on the rear bracket:
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BNC for Thin Coaxial cable (RG-58)
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RJ-45 Twisted-Pair
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Supports optional Boot Rom for diskless applications
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Supports Full-Duplex function for double the bandwidth
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Directly supports LAN Manager, Banyan Vines, DECnet, NetWare, IBM LAN Support
Program, Windows for Workgroups, Windows NT, Windows 95, etc.
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Provides high performance network drivers such as ODI, IPX, NDIS, TCP/IP,
etc.
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One LED indicators on the rear bracket for network operation and diagnosis
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Use of VLSI components to provide excellent hardware reliability and low
power consumption
Federal Communications Commission
Frequency Interference Statement
This equipment generates, uses and radiate radio frequency energy and,
if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions in this manual,
may cause interference to radio communications. This equipment has been
tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A computing device
pursuant to Subpart J of Part 15 of the FCC rules, which are designed to
provide reasonable protection against radio interference when operated
in a commercial environment.
CE Declaration of Conformity
This equipment complies with the requirements relating to electromagnetic
compatibility, EN 55022 class A for ITE and EN 50082-1, the essential protection
requirements of Council Directive 89/336/EEC on the approximation of the
laws of the Member States relating to electromagnetic compatibility.
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