Page 5 - Limited Warranty
i Limited Warranty Limited Warranty Statement: SMC Networks, Inc. (“SMC”) warrants its products to be free from defects in workmanship and materials, under normal use and service, for the applicable warranty term. All SMC products carry a standard 90-day limited warranty from the date of purchase fr...
Page 6 - ii
L IMITED W ARRANTY ii WARRANTIES EXCLUSIVE: IF AN SMC PRODUCT DOES NOT OPERATE AS WARRANTED ABOVE, CUSTOMER'S SOLE REMEDY SHALL BE REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT OF THE PRODUCT IN QUESTION, AT SMC'S OPTION. THE FOREGOING WARRANTIES AND REMEDIES ARE EXCLUSIVE AND ARE IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES OR CONDITI...
Page 7 - iii; OMPLIANCES
iii C OMPLIANCES FCC - Class B 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. These limits are designed to provide rea-sonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equip-men...
Page 8 - iv; EC Conformance Declaration - Class B
C OMPLIANCES iv EC Conformance Declaration - Class B SMC contact for these products in Europe is: SMC Networks Europe,Edificio Conata II, Calle Fructuós Gelabert 6-8, 2 o , 4 a , 08970 - Sant Joan Despí, Barcelona, Spain. This information technology equipment complies with the requirements of the Co...
Page 9 - Industry Canada - Class B
C OMPLIANCES v Industry Canada - Class B This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the interference-causing equipment standard entitled “Digital Apparatus,” ICES-003 of the Department of Communications. Cet appareil numér...
Page 11 - vii; ABLE
vii T ABLE OF C ONTENTS 1 Installing The Network Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1Hardware Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 LED Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Page 12 - viii; Index
viii Offload Checksum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2Packet Size (Maximum) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2Pause Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3Receive Buffer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Page 13 - Introduction
1-1 C HAPTER 1 I NSTALLING T HE N ETWORK C ARD Introduction SMC’s EZ Card 1000, SMC9452TX, is a Gigabit Ethernet network interface card for 32-bit PCI local bus-compliant computers. It operates under the 1000BASE-T specification over Category 5 UTP Cable, as well as being compatible with 100BASE-TX ...
Page 14 - Hardware Description
I NSTALLING T HE N ETWORK C ARD 1-2 Hardware Description The EZ Card 1000 is a Gigabit Ethernet network card designed for 32-bit PCI-bus computers. The card has a single RJ-45 connector to attach to Category 5 UTP cable and supports 10 Mbps, 100 Mbps and 1000 Mbps Ethernet operations. It also suppor...
Page 15 - LED Indicators
I NSTALLING T HE N ETWORK C ARD 1-3 LED Indicators The EZ Card 1000 network card includes status LED indicators as described in the following figure and table. Figure 1-2. Status LEDs LED Status Description Link On Green Indicates a valid 1000BASE-T connection. ACT Flashing Green Indicates that the ...
Page 16 - Package Contents
I NSTALLING T HE N ETWORK C ARD 1-4 Package Contents After unpacking the EZ Card 1000, check the contents of the box to be sure you have received the following components: ◆ EZ Card 1000 network card SMC9452TX ◆ SuperDisk™ network drivers diskette ◆ This User Guide ◆ SMC Warranty Registration Card I...
Page 17 - System Requirements; Inserting the Network Card
I NSTALLING T HE N ETWORK C ARD 1-5 System Requirements Before you install the EZ Card 1000, check your system for the following requirements: ◆ A PC and BIOS that support the PCI Local Bus Specification v2.0 or later ◆ An available bus-mastering 32-bit PCI slot ◆ Category 5 or 5e UTP cable with RJ-...
Page 19 - PCI Configuration
I NSTALLING T HE N ETWORK C ARD 1-7 4. Replace the chassis cover on your PC and power it on. 5. The EZ Card 1000 should be automatically configured by the host computer’s BIOS. However, if you have an older computer, you may have to manually configure the computer’s BIOS settings (see Appendix, A “T...
Page 20 - Connecting Category 5 Cable; Cable Testing for Existing Category 5 Cable
I NSTALLING T HE N ETWORK C ARD 1-8 Connecting Category 5 Cable To connect to a 1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet device, use the RJ-45 connector on the network card and Category 5, 5e or better UTP cable. This connection can be made directly to the device, or indirectly via a wall outlet that has the pro...
Page 21 - Connecting UTP Cable; Category 5 Cable
I NSTALLING T HE N ETWORK C ARD 1-9 Connecting UTP Cable 1. Attach the male RJ-45 connector on one end of a UTP cable to the network card’s RJ-45 port. Figure 1-4. Connecting UTP Cable 2. Attach the male connector on the other end of the UTP cable directly to an Ethernet, Fast Ethernet or Gigabit Et...
Page 23 - Windows NT 4.0 Installation; First-Time Installation
2-1 C HAPTER 2 I NSTALLING AND C ONFIGURING N ETWORK D RIVERS Windows NT 4.0 Installation Caution: Prior to installing the driver, make sure you have upgraded to NT Service Pack 4 or later. First-Time Installation If you have already installed a network card, configured Windows NT Networking, or con...
Page 25 - Secondary Installation
I NSTALLING AND C ONFIGURING N ETWORK D RIVERS 2-3 Secondary Installation Follow this procedure if you have already installed another network card or loaded another driver. 1. Be sure to install Windows NT Service Packet 4 or later if it is not already installed. 2. Install the SMC network card (if ...
Page 26 - Further Configuration
I NSTALLING AND C ONFIGURING N ETWORK D RIVERS 2-4 Further Configuration You can modify card settings, install additional protocols and other network components via the Windows NT “Network” applet. 1. Double-click on the “My Computer,” “Control Panel,” and “Network” icons. The “Network” dialog box a...
Page 28 - Novell NetWare Installation
I NSTALLING AND C ONFIGURING N ETWORK D RIVERS 2-6 Novell NetWare Installation NetWare Server 5.0 Installing the LAN driver is part of the NetWare installation process. Use the following instructions with those in the NetWare installation manual to install the driver. You will need the SMC SuperDisk...
Page 32 - Manual Loading and Configuration
I NSTALLING AND C ONFIGURING N ETWORK D RIVERS 2-10 Linux 2.2.X or Later Installation This section describes the procedure for manual and automatic loading and configuration of the EZ Card 1000 Unix stream driver for Linux 2.2.X or later. The Linux driver can be found in the “\linux” directory on th...
Page 34 - Automatic Installation
I NSTALLING AND C ONFIGURING N ETWORK D RIVERS 2-12 BOOTPROTO=none BROADCAST=207.200.5.255 NETWORK=207.200.5.0 NETMASK=255.255.255.0 IPADDR=207.200.5.2 Automatic Installation This section describes how to install the Linux driver so that it is automatically loaded and configured at boot time. The fo...
Page 36 - Windows 98 Installation
I NSTALLING AND C ONFIGURING N ETWORK D RIVERS 2-14 Windows 98 Installation The EZ Card 1000 driver for Windows 98 conforms to the Network Driver Interface Specification (NDIS) 5.0 and can be found in the “\Win98” directory on the SMC SuperDisk driver diskette. 1. If Windows 98 is already installed ...
Page 38 - Other Installations
I NSTALLING AND C ONFIGURING N ETWORK D RIVERS 2-16 Other Installations Refer to the installation documents on SMC’s SuperDisk for instructions on installing drivers for use with other operating systems. Please note that new releases of SMC drivers and operating systems may result in procedures slig...
Page 39 - Configuration; Address
3-1 C HAPTER 3 C ONFIGURING THE N ETWORK C ARD Configuration This section describes the configuration procedure in a Windows environment. When you install the Windows driver, the configuration utility is also installed. You can run this utility by clicking on the “Properties” button for the card in ...
Page 40 - Media Type
C ONFIGURING THE N ETWORK C ARD 3-2 Media Type In this field auto-negotiation can be enabled, or the card’s link speed and duplex mode can be selected. If auto-negotiation is enabled, the card will match settings with its link partner. If the link partner has a fixed configuration, the link speed wi...
Page 41 - Pause Control
C ONFIGURING THE N ETWORK C ARD 3-3 Pause Control Pause frames are used to control network congestion. In this field the card may be configured to transmit and to receive pause frames (IEEE 802.3x dull duplex flow control). The default is “Enabled”. Receive Buffer This field lets you set the number ...
Page 42 - Using VLANs; Traffic Priority
C ONFIGURING THE N ETWORK C ARD 3-4 Using VLANs The TigerCard 1000 network card supports the IEEE 802.1Q VLAN standard and can be configured to participate in a network with other devices that use VLANs. An IEEE 802.1Q VLAN is a group of ports that can be located anywhere in the network, but communi...
Page 43 - PCI Compatibility
A-1 A PPENDIX A T ROUBLESHOOTING PCI Compatibility Early PCI BIOS versions do not properly support the PCI specification and may “hang” when a network card driver tries to load. If this occurs, make sure your BIOS correctly supports the PCI Local Bus Specification (v2.0 or later) and upgrade your co...
Page 45 - Solutions for Common Problems; Network Card Installation Problems
T ROUBLESHOOTING A-3 Solutions for Common Problems Problems are often caused by cabling errors, conflicts with other devices installed in the same computer, or software that has been configured incorrectly. If you encounter a problem with the EZ Card 1000 network card, use the following checklists t...
Page 46 - Network Connection Problems
T ROUBLESHOOTING A-4 Network Connection Problems If your computer cannot find the EZ Card 1000 card, or the network driver does not install correctly, check the following items before contacting SMC Technical Support. ◆ Make sure your card is installed properly. See “Network Card Installation Proble...
Page 47 - Cable Specifications
B-1 A PPENDIX B C ABLES Cable Specifications Cable Types and Specifications Cable Type Max. Length Connector 10BASE-T Cat. 3, 4, 5 100-ohm UTP 100 m (328 ft) RJ-45 100BASE-TX Cat. 5 100-ohm UTP 100 m (328 ft) RJ-45 1000BASE-T Cat. 5, 5e 100-ohm UTP 100 m (328 ft) RJ-45
Page 48 - Twisted-Pair Cable and Pin Assignments
C ABLES B-2 Twisted-Pair Cable and Pin Assignments Caution: DO NOT plug a phone jack connector into any RJ-45 port. Use only twisted-pair cables with RJ-45 connectors that conform with FCC standards. The RJ-45 port on the EZ Card 1000 supports 1000, 100, and 10 Mbps Ethernet operation, with auto-neg...
Page 53 - Software Drivers
S PECIFICATIONS C-3 Software Drivers ODI Drivers NetWare Server 4.1x or later NDIS Drivers Windows NT 4.0Windows 95Windows 98Windows MEWindows 2000 Unix Drivers Linux 2.2.X or later
Page 55 - LOSSARY; Bandwidth
Glossary-1 G LOSSARY 10BASE-T IEEE 802.3 specification for 10 Mbps Ethernet over two pairs of Category 3, 4, or 5 UTP cable. 100BASE-TX IEEE 802.3u specification for 100 Mbps Fast Ethernet over two pairs of Category 5 UTP cable. 1000BASE-T IEEE 802.3ab specification for Gigabit Ethernet over four pa...
Page 57 - LAN Segment
G LOSSARY Glossary-3 IEEE 802.3 Defines carrier sense multiple access with collision detection (CSMA/CD) access method and physical layer specifications. IEEE 802.3u Defines CSMA/CD access method and physical layer specifications for 100BASE-TX Fast Ethernet. IEEE 802.3ab Defines CSMA/CD access meth...
Page 58 - Network Diameter; UTP
G LOSSARY Glossary-4 Network Diameter Wire distance between two end stations in the same collision domain. Switched Ports Ports that are on separate collision domains or LAN segments. Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Protocol suite that includes TCP as the primary transport p...
Page 59 - NDEX
Index-1 A auto-negotiation 2-2 B BIOS requirements 1-5 , A-1 bus-mastering 1-5 , A-1 C cable adjusting Category 5 cable 1-8guidelines 1-7specifications B-1 card installation 1-5Category 5 cable 1-8CE Mark ivchecklist of contents 1-4compliances iiiconfiguration Linux 2-10Windows 2000 2-14Windows 98 2...
