Page 5 - Limited Warranty
L IMITED W ARRANTY 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 da...
Page 7 - OMPLIANCES; EC Conformance Declaration - Class B
i 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-ment ...
Page 8 - ii; Industry Canada - Class B
C OMPLIANCES ii 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 numé...
Page 9 - iii; ABLE
iii T ABLE OF C ONTENTS 1 Installing The Network Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1Hardware Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 LED Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Page 10 - iv; Index
iv Network Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2Network Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2Jumbo Frame Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2IEEE Compliance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2Receive Buffer...
Page 11 - Introduction
1-1 C HAPTER 1 I NSTALLING T HE N ETWORK C ARD Introduction SMC’s EZ Card 1000 network interface card is a Gigabit Ethernet card for 32 and 64-bit PCI local bus compliant computers. It operates under the 1000BASE-T specification over Category 5 UTP Cable. This adapter provides up to ten times the ba...
Page 12 - 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 and 64-bit PCI-bus computers. The SMC9462TX 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...
Page 13 - 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 on the fiber port. ACT Flashing Green I...
Page 14 - Package Contents; SuperDisk 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 SMC9462TX ◆ SuperDisk™ network drivers diskette ◆ This User Guide ◆ SMC Warranty Registration Card I...
Page 15 - 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 card, check your system for the following requirements: ◆ A PC and BIOS that support the PCI Local Bus Specification v2.2 or later ◆ An available bus-mastering 32-bit or 64-bit PCI slot ◆ Category 5 or 5e UTP...
Page 17 - 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. 6. The SMC SuperDi...
Page 18 - 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 19 - Connecting UTP 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 or Fast Ethernet device. OR ...
Page 21 - 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 23 - 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 24 - 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 26 - 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 30 - 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 32 - 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 34 - 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 36 - 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 37 - Configuration; Network Card Information
3-1 C HAPTER 3 C ONFIGURING AND T ESTING 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...
Page 41 - 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 (v2.2 or later) and upgrade your co...
Page 43 - 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 44 - 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 the card is securely seated in the PCI slot. Check for any hardware pro...
Page 45 - Cable Specifications
B-1 A PPENDIX B C ABLES Cable Specifications 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. For 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX connections, a twisted-pair cable must have...
Page 51 - Software Drivers
S PECIFICATIONS C-3 Software Drivers ODI Drivers NetWare Server 4.11 or later NDIS Drivers Windows NT 4.0Windows 98Windows MEWindows 2000 Unix Drivers Linux 2.2.X or later
Page 53 - 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 55 - LAN Segment; MII
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 method and phy...
Page 56 - UTP
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 protocol, a...
Page 57 - 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 1-7RJ-45 pin assignments B-3specifications B-1 card installation 1-5Category 5 cable 1-8checklist of contents 1-4compliances iconfiguration Linux 2-10Windows 98 2-14W...
