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3 Electrical Safety and Emissions St a n d a r d s This product meets the following standards: . RFI Emissions FCC Class B, EN55022 Class B, VCCI Class B, C-TICK, CE Immunity EN55024 Class B Electrical Safety EN60950-1 (TUV), UL 60950 -1 ( C UL US ) U.
4 T ranslated Safety S tatements Important: The indicates that a translation of th e safety statement is available in a PDF document titled “Translated Safety State ment s” posted on the Allied Telesis website at: www.alliedtelesis.com/support/ .
5 Contents Preface .............. .............. ............ .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. ... ............. ............... .............. ......... 9 Safety Symbols Used in th is Docu ment.
AT-2911GP Gigabit Fib er Ethernet PoE+ Adapte rs Installation and User’s Guide 6 Performing the Silent Installation ................. .............. ................. .............. ................. .............. ................... ..............
Contents 7 VMQ VLAN Filter ing ............ .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. ............. .................. .............. .............. 127 Wake Up Capabilitie s ....... ....................
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9 Pr eface This manual is the installation and us er’s guide for th e AT-2911GP Gigabit Fiber Ethernet PoE+ Adapter cards. The ada pter cards included in this series are: AT-2911GP/SXLC AT-2.
AT-2911GP Gigabit Fib er Ethernet PoE+ Adapte rs Installation and User’s Guide 10 Safety Symbols Used in this Document This document uses the following conventions: Note Notes provide additional informatio n. Caution Cautions inform you t hat performing or omitting a spe cific action may result in equipment damage or loss of data.
Preface 11 Contacting Allied Telesis If you need assistance with this prod uct, you may contact Allied Telesis technical support by going to the Suppo rt & Services section of the Allied Telesis web site at www.
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13 Chapter 1 Intr oduction This chapter provides an introductio n to th e Allied Telesis AT-2911GP Gigabit Fiber Ethernet PoE+ Adapter cards. This chapter contains the following sections: “Descr.
AT-2911GP Gigabit Fib er Ethernet PoE+ Adapte rs Installation and User’s Guide 14 Description The AT-2911GP adapter is a Gigabit Et hernet PCI Express (PCIe) card developed based on Broadcom’s BCM57 18 Ethernet controller.
Chapter 1: Introduction 15 Dual Port Adapter The AT-2911GP adapter is a dual port adap ter to connect a PC to two separate networks. You can assign an IP add ress to each port. After you physically install t he AT-2911GP adapter on your Windows operating s ystem, you must ins tall driver s oftware.
AT-2911GP Gigabit Fib er Ethernet PoE+ Adapte rs Installation and User’s Guide 16 SC Fiber Optic Adapter The AT-2911GP/SXSC and AT-2911G P/LXSC adapter cards are equipped with a 1000BASE-SX or 1000BASE-LX port with the SC adapter. The SC adapter is shown in Figure 3.
Chapter 1: Introduction 17 LED The AT-2911GP adapter card comes with two LED’s built into the copper port as shown in Figure 7. The LED away from the fiber optic po rt indicates the link and activity status of the cop per port; the LED close to the fiber optic port indicates the link and activity stat us of the fiber optic port.
AT-2911GP Gigabit Fib er Ethernet PoE+ Adapte rs Installation and User’s Guide 18 Model Naming Conventions The hardware features of the AT-2911GP adap ter cards are represented by the letters and numbers in the model names. The conventions for the AT-2911GP adapter cards are ide ntified in Figure 8.
Chapter 1: Introduction 19 Supported Operating Systems The AT-2911GP adapter card can be used as a dual port adapter or a bridge to connect two ports. Dual Port Adapter The following list shows the su.
AT-2911GP Gigabit Fib er Ethernet PoE+ Adapte rs Installation and User’s Guide 20 Accessing Documents Documents for AT-2911GP adapter cards are a vailable at Allied Telesis websites. Allied Telesis Documents To access documents for AT-2911GP adapter cards, do the following: 1.
Chapter 1: Introduction 21 Contents of Your Shipment The following items are Incl uded with your adapter card: Antistatic bag The adapter card is shipped in an antist atic bag. It protects the adapter card when stored or shipped. Keep the ada pter card in its p ackaging until ready for inst allation.
AT-2911GP Gigabit Fib er Ethernet PoE+ Adapte rs Installation and User’s Guide 22 Warranty Registration Allied Telesis hardware products are covered under limited warran ties.
23 Chapter 2 Installing the Hardwar e This chapter contains the following sections: “System Requirements” on p age 24 “Reviewing Safety Precautions” on p age 25 “Pre-Installa tio.
AT-2911GP Gigabit Fib er Ethernet PoE+ Adapte rs Installation and User’s Guide 24 System Requirements Before installing the AT-2911GP adap ter card, make sure your system meets the requirements list.
Chapter 2: In stalling the H ardware 25 Reviewing Safety Precautions Review the following safety precauti ons before you begin to install an adapter card. Note The indicates that a translation of the safety statement is available in a PDF document title d “Translated Safety Statements” posted on the Allied Telesis website at www.
AT-2911GP Gigabit Fib er Ethernet PoE+ Adapte rs Installation and User’s Guide 26 Warning The module is being installed in a system that operates with voltages that can be lethal. Before you remove the cover of your system, you must observe the following precaut ions to protect yourself and to prevent damage to the system compone nts.
Chapter 2: In stalling the H ardware 27 Pre-Installation Checklist Before installing the AT-2911GP adapter card, check the following list: 1. Check that your computer has an ap propriate open PCIe slot. 2. Check that the power supply on your computer ha s a SATA power connector.
AT-2911GP Gigabit Fib er Ethernet PoE+ Adapte rs Installation and User’s Guide 28 Replacing the Bracket The AT-2911GP adapter card is ship ped with the low-profile bracket attached to the adapter. Depending on your system, you may need to replace the bracket attached to your adapter card.
Chapter 2: In stalling the H ardware 29 Figure 10. Fastening Screws onto Stand ard Bracket.
AT-2911GP Gigabit Fib er Ethernet PoE+ Adapte rs Installation and User’s Guide 30 Installing a Network Adapter Card The following instructions apply to installing an AT-2911GP adapter card in most systems. Refer to the manuals that were supplied with your system for details about performing t hese tasks on your particular system.
Chapter 2: In stalling the H ardware 31 3. Select an empty, non-shared PCIe slot a nd remove the faceplate. Keep the faceplate in a safe place. Y ou may nee d it for future use.
AT-2911GP Gigabit Fib er Ethernet PoE+ Adapte rs Installation and User’s Guide 32 Figure 13. Inserting the Netwo rk Adapter Card Caution Do not use excessive force when seating the card, as the force may damage the system or the adapter ca rd. If the card resists seating, remove it from the system, realign it, and try again.
Chapter 2: In stalling the H ardware 33 Figure 15. Connecting the SAT A Receptacle 8. Replace the system’s cover and secure it with the screws removed in step 2.
AT-2911GP Gigabit Fib er Ethernet PoE+ Adapte rs Installation and User’s Guide 34 Connecting the Network Cables The AT-2911GP adapter card is e quipped with the fiber optic and PoE+ copper ports. The fiber optic port is f or the network; the PoE+ copper port is for a PoE Powered Device (PD), such as a VoIP phone .
35 Chapter 3 Installing the Driver Softwar e This chapter describes how to instal l driver software for the AT-2911GP adapter card onto your operating system.
AT-2911GP Gigabit Fib er Ethernet PoE+ Adapte rs Installation and User’s Guide 36 Overview When you install the AT-2911GP adapter card o n your computer, your next step is to install driver software onto your Windows operating system. You can install driver software using Device Manag er or using the silent installation method.
Chapter 3: Installing the Dri ver Software 37 Downloading the Driver Software The AT-2911GP adapter is not shipped with a software drive r CD. You must download driver software from the Allied Telesis website. To download driver software, do the follo wing: 1.
AT-2911GP Gigabit Fib er Ethernet PoE+ Adapte rs Installation and User’s Guide 38 5. Save the zip folder onto your system. 6. Right-click the zip folder and select Extract All . A window as shown in Figure 17 pop s up and prompts you to specify the location of a folder that you want to p lace unzipped files in.
Chapter 3: Installing the Dri ver Software 39 Accessing the Device Manager When you install or update the driver software fo r AT-2911GP adapter card, you must first access Device Manager. The procedures for accessing Device Manager are slightly dif ferent among Windows operating systems.
AT-2911GP Gigabit Fib er Ethernet PoE+ Adapte rs Installation and User’s Guide 40 The drop-up menu appears as shown in Figure 19. Figure 19. Drop-up Menu on Windows Server 2 012 and Windows 8 3. Select Device Manager from the menu. The Device Manager window opens.
Chapter 3: Installing the Dri ver Software 41 Figure 20. Device Manager on Windows Server 20 12 and Windows 8 Accessing Device Manager on Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, or Windows 7 To access Device Manager on Windows Server 2008, Windows Vist a, or Windows 7, do the following: 1.
AT-2911GP Gigabit Fib er Ethernet PoE+ Adapte rs Installation and User’s Guide 42 2. Click Device Manager on the le ft side bar. The Device Manager window opens. The syst em creates two Ethernet Controller entries as shown in Figure 22 on p age 42. Note The Windows system lists two entries as Ethernet Controllers if n o driver is installed.
Chapter 3: Installing the Dri ver Software 43 Figure 23. System Properties Window on Win dows Server 2003 and XP 2. Select the Hardware Tab. The Hardware p age is shown in Figure 24. Figure 24. Hardware Page on Win dows Server 2003 and XP 3. Click Device Manage r .
AT-2911GP Gigabit Fib er Ethernet PoE+ Adapte rs Installation and User’s Guide 44 The Device Manager window opens. The syst em creates two Ethernet Controller entries as shown in Figure 25. Note The Windows system lists two entries as Ethernet Controllers if n o driver is installed.
Chapter 3: Installing the Dri ver Software 45 Installing the Driver Software Once you physically install the AT -2911GP adapter, the system detects the new hardware and creates two entries in Device Manager when the Windows operating system first boots up.
AT-2911GP Gigabit Fib er Ethernet PoE+ Adapte rs Installation and User’s Guide 46 Figure 26. Ethernet Controller on Windows Server 201 2 and Windows 8 3. Select Update Driver Software . The Update Driver Softwa re window pop s up as shown in Figure 27.
Chapter 3: Installing the Dri ver Software 47 4. Select Browse my computer for driver software . The Update Driver Sof tware window prompts you to enter th e location of the driver folder as shown in Figu re 28. Figure 28. Update Dr iver Software Window on Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8 5.
AT-2911GP Gigabit Fib er Ethernet PoE+ Adapte rs Installation and User’s Guide 48 Figure 29. Update Driver Software Window on Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8 7.
Chapter 3: Installing the Dri ver Software 49 Figure 30. Ethernet Controller on Windows Se rver 2008, Vista, and 7 3. Select Update Driver Software . The Update Driver Sof tware window pops up as shown in F igure 31.
AT-2911GP Gigabit Fib er Ethernet PoE+ Adapte rs Installation and User’s Guide 50 4. Select Browse my computer for driver software . The Update Driver Software window prompt s you to enter the location of the driver folder as shown in Figure 32. Figure 32.
Chapter 3: Installing the Dri ver Software 51 7. Click Close . 8. Repeat step 2 to step 7 on th e other Ethernet Controller en try. Installing the Driver Software on Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP To install the driver software onto Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP, do the following: 1.
AT-2911GP Gigabit Fib er Ethernet PoE+ Adapte rs Installation and User’s Guide 52 Figure 35. Hardware Update W izard 1 4. Select No, not this time . 5. Click Next . The Hardware Update Wizard prompt s you to select one of two options as shown in Figure 36 Figure 36.
Chapter 3: Installing the Dri ver Software 53 6. Select Install from a list or specific location (Adv anced) . 7. Click Next . The Hardware Update Wizard prompt s you to specify the location of your driver software as shown in Figure 3 7 on page 53. Figure 37.
AT-2911GP Gigabit Fib er Ethernet PoE+ Adapte rs Installation and User’s Guide 54 Figure 38. Hardware Update W izard 4 10. Click Finish . 11. Repeat step 2 to step 10 on the other Ethernet Controller entry.
Chapter 3: Installing the Dri ver Software 55 Updating the Driver Software If your operating system automatically in stalls a default driver or Broadcom driver, you need to update the d river software with th e driver that you downloaded from the Allied Tel esis website.
AT-2911GP Gigabit Fib er Ethernet PoE+ Adapte rs Installation and User’s Guide 56 Figure 39. Device Manager on Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8 2. In the Device Manager window, right-click an Allied Telesis AT-2911GP Ethernet entry. The shortcut menu appears.
Chapter 3: Installing the Dri ver Software 57 Updating the Driver on Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, or Windows 7 To update the driver software for yo ur AT-2911GP adapter card, perform the following procedure: 1. Access the Device Manager. See “Accessing Device Manage r on Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, or Windows 7” on pa ge 41.
AT-2911GP Gigabit Fib er Ethernet PoE+ Adapte rs Installation and User’s Guide 58 8. Repeat step 2 to step 7 o n the other Allied Telesis AT-2911GP Ethernet entry.
Chapter 3: Installing the Dri ver Software 59 The Hardware Update Wizard prompt s you to specify the location of your driver software as shown in Figure 3 7 on page 53. 8. Specify the location of the driver soft ware that you downloaded from Allied Telesis website.
AT-2911GP Gigabit Fib er Ethernet PoE+ Adapte rs Installation and User’s Guide 60 Performing the Silent Installation To simplify the driver installation process, you may perfo rm a silent installation when installing driver software fo r the AT-2911GP adapter card entries.
Chapter 3: Installing the Dri ver Software 61 7. Change the directory to the folde r where the dpin st utility and the driver files reside. 8. Install the driver in the silent mode by entering the fol.
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63 Chapter 4 Installing the A T -MUX Utility This chapter describes how to inst all the AT-MUX utility onto your operating system and set VLAN pro perties.
AT-2911GP Gigabit Fib er Ethernet PoE+ Adapte rs Installation and User’s Guide 64 Overview The AT-MUX utility is a Windows based application tha t bridges the fiber optic port to the copper port. Once you in stalled the AT-MUX utility on your system, the copper port of the AT-2911GP adapter card turns into a switch port.
Chapter 4: Installing th e AT-MUX Utility 65 Downloading the AT-MUX Utility Setup File The AT-2911GP adapter is not shipped with a AT-MUX utility CD. You must download the AT-MUX utility setup file from the Allied Telesis website. To download driver software, do the follo wing: 1.
AT-2911GP Gigabit Fib er Ethernet PoE+ Adapte rs Installation and User’s Guide 66 5. Save the zip folder onto your system. 6. Right-click the zip folder and select Extract All . A window as shown in Figure 43 pop s up and prompts you to specify the location of a folder that you want to p lace unzipped files in.
Chapter 4: Installing th e AT-MUX Utility 67 Installing the AT-MUX Utility After you download the AT-MUX util ity setup file from Allied Telesis website, install the AT-MUX utility. Note To install the AT-MUX utility, you must have administrative privileges.
AT-2911GP Gigabit Fib er Ethernet PoE+ Adapte rs Installation and User’s Guide 68 Figure 45. AT-MUX Setup Wizard 2 3. Click Nex t. The confirmation message appears as shown in Figure 46 when the A T -MUX utility is successfully installed. Figure 46.
Chapter 4: Installing th e AT-MUX Utility 69 Accessing the AT-MUX Utility To configure the AT-MUX utility, do the fo llowing: Note The procedures for accessing the AT-MUX utility are slightly different among Windows operating syste ms. The following instructions is for Windows 7 operatin g system to show an example.
AT-2911GP Gigabit Fib er Ethernet PoE+ Adapte rs Installation and User’s Guide 70 Figure 48. Network and Internet in Control Panel 4. Click ATI Vlan Setup . The A T -MUX utility start s as shown in Figure 49. Figure 49. AT-MUX Utility 5. Click one of the ATI Virtual LAN Adapter en tries.
Chapter 4: Installing th e AT-MUX Utility 71 Figure 50. AT-MUX Vlan Settings 6. Specify the Vlan ID and Priority. Vlan ID— The range is from 0 to 40 55. Priority — The range is from 0 to 7. 7. Click OK . 8. Repeat step 5 to step 7 on th e other ATI Virtual LAN Adapter ent ry.
AT-2911GP Gigabit Fib er Ethernet PoE+ Adapte rs Installation and User’s Guide 72 Uninstalling the AT-MUX Utility If you want to use the copper port on the AT-2911GP adapter as a re gular network port, you must uninstall the AT-MUX utility.
Chapter 4: Installing th e AT-MUX Utility 73 Figure 52. Control Panel - Programs and Fea tures 4. Double-click Allied Telesis ATMux Ethernet Bridge Driver . A confirmation window pop s up as shown in Figure 53. z Figure 53. Uninstall Confirmation Window 5.
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75 Chapter 5 Configuring a V oIP Phone System This chapter describes how to co nfigure a VoIP phone system using AT- 2911GP adapters. It contains the following topics: “Overview” on page 76 .
AT-2911GP Gigabit Fib er Ethernet PoE+ Adapte rs Installation and User’s Guide 76 Overview The AT-2911GP adapter ca rd is installed on a PC and connects the PC to the Ethernet network through th e fiber optic port and a Powered Device (PD) through the PoE+ copper port.
Chapter 5: Configuring a VoIP Phone System 77 Configuring VLAN Tagg ing on Adapter Ports To separate voice traffic coming from the VoIP phone from data traffic from the PC, several combinations of VLAN tagging setti ngs are possible. VLAN Tagging Combinations Figure 55 illustrates possible VLAN tagg ing combinations.
AT-2911GP Gigabit Fib er Ethernet PoE+ Adapte rs Installation and User’s Guide 78 Using VLAN- Capable VoIP Phones Some VoIP phones are capable o f VLAN tagging. Config 1 and Config 2 are using VLAN-capable VoIP phones . If your VoIP phone is VLAN capable, assigns the VLAN ID 150 to a VoIP phone setting.
79 Chapter 6 Modifying Advanced Pr operties This chapter includes the following topics: “Overview” on page 81 “Supported Advanced Properties” on p age 82 “Accessing Advanced Propertie s” on page 87 “802.1p QOS” on p age 89 “802.
AT-2911GP Gigabit Fib er Ethernet PoE+ Adapte rs Installation and User’s Guide 80 “Virtual Machine Queues” on page 125 “VLAN ID” on page 126 “VMQ VLAN Filtering” o n page 127.
Chapter 6: Modifying Adv anced Properties 81 Overview The AT-2911GP adapter ports allow you to modify advanced properties to meet your requirements. To access the advanced properties, access Device Manager, then go to each advanced prop erty page.
AT-2911GP Gigabit Fib er Ethernet PoE+ Adapte rs Installation and User’s Guide 82 Supported Advanced Properties The supported advanced properties depend u pon the driver version, interface, and the operating system that the adapter is installed on.
Chapter 6: Modifying Adv anced Properties 83 T able 5. Advanced Properties for Windows V ista and Server 2008 Advanced Property Windows V ista and Server 2008 v .
AT-2911GP Gigabit Fib er Ethernet PoE+ Adapte rs Installation and User’s Guide 84 Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 Table 6 shows lists of supported advanced properties when the adapter is installed on Windows 7 or Windows Serve r 2008 R2. Driver software versions 15.
Chapter 6: Modifying Adv anced Properties 85 ∗ the property is not supported in Windows 7 32 -bit version. Windows 8 and Server 2012 Table 7 shows lists of supported advanced properties when the adapter is installed on Windows 8 or Windows Serv er 2012.
AT-2911GP Gigabit Fib er Ethernet PoE+ Adapte rs Installation and User’s Guide 86 ∗ the property is not su pported in Windows 8 32 -bit version. “Ethernet@WireSpeed” on page 9 6 XX “Flow Con.
Chapter 6: Modifying Adv anced Properties 87 Accessing Advanced Properties To modify advanced properties, first access Device Manager, open the properties of your adapter interf ace, and select a feature you want to change its setting.
AT-2911GP Gigabit Fib er Ethernet PoE+ Adapte rs Installation and User’s Guide 88 3. Click the Advanced tab. The Advanced Properties window op ens as shown in Figure 57.
Chapter 6: Modifying Adv anced Properties 89 802.1p QOS The 802.1p QOS property allows you to enable or disable the Quality of Service (QoS) feature on the adapte r. QoS is a network standard for managing traffic by assigning priority to packet s. Note Enable the 802.
AT-2911GP Gigabit Fib er Ethernet PoE+ Adapte rs Installation and User’s Guide 90 802.3az EEE The 802.3az EEE (Energy Efficient Ethernet) pro perty allows you to optimize the energy usage of a co pper in terface over Ethernet. To enable or disable the 802.
Chapter 6: Modifying Adv anced Properties 91 ARP Offload The ARP Offload feature enables the adapter not to wake up when responding to an ARP request. ARP is used to verify whethe r a computer is still present on the network an d resolute an IP address into a MAC address.
AT-2911GP Gigabit Fib er Ethernet PoE+ Adapte rs Installation and User’s Guide 92 Checksum Offload The Checksum Offload feature allows the adapter to verify the TCP/IP checksum to enhance receive and transmit performance and reduce CPU utilization. To enable or disable the Checksum Offload fe ature, do the following: 1.
Chapter 6: Modifying Adv anced Properties 93 3. Select one of the following options: None — The TCP/IP checksum feature is disabled. Rx TCP/IP Checksum — The adapter ve rifies TCP/IP checksum only for receiving packets. Tx TCP/IP Checksum — The adapter verifies T CP/IP checksum only for transmitting packets.
AT-2911GP Gigabit Fib er Ethernet PoE+ Adapte rs Installation and User’s Guide 94 EEE Control Policies The EEE (Energy-Efficient Ethernet) Cont rol Policies feature enables the adapter to manage power for the best performan ce. To change the setting of the EEE Con trol Policies feature, do the following: 1.
Chapter 6: Modifying Adv anced Properties 95 Maximum Power Saving — The adapter mana ges power for the best energy saving. 4. Click OK ..
AT-2911GP Gigabit Fib er Ethernet PoE+ Adapte rs Installation and User’s Guide 96 Ethernet@WireSpeed The Ethernet@WireSpeed feature c onnects two gigabit device s even when the devices are connected throug h an impaired copper cable. To view the Ethernet@WireSpeed setting, do the following: 1.
Chapter 6: Modifying Adv anced Properties 97 Flow Control The Flow Control feature allows y ou to control the flow between the AT-2911GP adapter port and its lin k partner. You can enable or disable the adapter port to process receive d PAUSE frames and transmit PAUSE frames.
AT-2911GP Gigabit Fib er Ethernet PoE+ Adapte rs Installation and User’s Guide 98 Tx & Rx Enabled (Tx/Rx PAUSE) — The adapter processes PAUSE frames when receiving and transmits PAUSE frames. Rx Enabled (Rx PAUSE) — The adapter processes PAUSE frames when receiving, but does not transmit PAUSE frame .
Chapter 6: Modifying Adv anced Properties 99 Interrupt Moderation The Interrupt Moderation feature allows you to limit the rate of interrupts to the CPU during packet transmission and packet reception. When this feature is enabled, interrupts are han dled as a group so that the CPU utilization decreases; however, the latency may i ncrease.
AT-2911GP Gigabit Fib er Ethernet PoE+ Adapte rs Installation and User’s Guide 100 IPv4 Checksum Offload The IPv4 Checksum Offload feature allows the adap ter to verify the IPv4 checksum to enhance IPv4 receiv e and transmit performance and reduce CPU utilization.
Chapter 6: Modifying Adv anced Properties 101 Jumbo Mtu The Jumbo Mtu (Maximum transmission unit) feature a llows you to specify the size of the Ethernet frame tha t the adapter port supports.
AT-2911GP Gigabit Fib er Ethernet PoE+ Adapte rs Installation and User’s Guide 102 Large Send Offload The Large Send Offload feature allows you to control the load of sending out large packets. When this feature is e nabled, the adapter segments large packets and reduces the CPU load.
Chapter 6: Modifying Adv anced Properties 103 Large Send Offload (IPv4) The Large Send Offload (IPv4) feature allows you to control the load of sending out large packets. When this feature is enabled, the adapter port segments large packets and reduces the CPU load.
AT-2911GP Gigabit Fib er Ethernet PoE+ Adapte rs Installation and User’s Guide 104 3. Select one of the follo wing options: Disable — This feature is disabled. Enable — The adapter port segments large packets up to 64kb for IPv4 traffic before sending them out.
Chapter 6: Modifying Adv anced Properties 105 Large Send Offload v2 (IPv4) The Large Send Offload v2 (IPv4) feature allows you to control the load of sending out large packets. When this feature is enabled, the adapter port segments large packets for IPv4 traffic and reduces the CPU load.
AT-2911GP Gigabit Fib er Ethernet PoE+ Adapte rs Installation and User’s Guide 106 3. Select one of the follo wing options: Disable — The feature is disabled. Enable — The adapter port segments large packets up to 256kb for IPv4 traffic before sending them out.
Chapter 6: Modifying Adv anced Properties 107 Large Send Offload v2 (IPv6) The Large Send Offload v2 (IPv6) feature allows you to control the load of sending out large packets. When this feature is enabled, the adapter port segments large packets for IPv6 traffic and reduces the CPU load.
AT-2911GP Gigabit Fib er Ethernet PoE+ Adapte rs Installation and User’s Guide 108 Locally Administered Address The Locally Administered Address allows you to replace the MAC address originally assigned to the adapter with a user-defined address. The user- defined address that you assign to the adapter is called a locally administered address.
Chapter 6: Modifying Adv anced Properties 109 Figure 72. Locally Administered Address Page 3. In the Value text box, enter a locally administere d address for the AT-2911GP adapter. By default, no locally administered address is assigned. 4. Click OK .
AT-2911GP Gigabit Fib er Ethernet PoE+ Adapte rs Installation and User’s Guide 110 Network Address The Network Address property allows you to replace the MAC address originally assigned to the adapter with a user-defined address. The user- defined address that you assign to the adapter is called a locally administered address.
Chapter 6: Modifying Adv anced Properties 111 3. In the Value text box, enter a locally administere d address for the AT-2911GP adapter. By default, no locally administered address is assigned. For more information, see “Gui delines for Assigning a Locally Administered Address” on pa ge 108.
AT-2911GP Gigabit Fib er Ethernet PoE+ Adapte rs Installation and User’s Guide 112 NS Offload The NS (Neighbor Solicitation) Offload feature enables the adapter not to wake up when responding to an NS requ est. To enable or disable the NS Offload featu re, do the following: 1.
Chapter 6: Modifying Adv anced Properties 113 Priority & VLAN The Priority & VLAN feature allows you to control sending and receiving tagged frames of QoS and VLAN. Note When you install the AT-MUX utility on your system to bridge frames from the copper port to the fiber port, se t a priority and VLAN ID in the AT-MUX utility.
AT-2911GP Gigabit Fib er Ethernet PoE+ Adapte rs Installation and User’s Guide 114 3. Select one of the follo wing options: Priority & VLAN Enabled — The adapter sends and receives QoS and VLAN tagged frames.
Chapter 6: Modifying Adv anced Properties 115 Receive Buffers The Receive Buffers property spe cifies the number of packet receive buffers allocated for the adapter port. Increasing this value may enhance performance in receiving traffic, but consume s more system memory.
AT-2911GP Gigabit Fib er Ethernet PoE+ Adapte rs Installation and User’s Guide 116 Receive Side Scaling The Receive Side Scaling (RSS) feature allows the adapter to e fficiently distribute receive processing across multiple CPU’s and to prevent from overloading a single CPU.
Chapter 6: Modifying Adv anced Properties 117 Maximum Number of RSS Queues The Maximum Number of RSS Queues property allows you to specify the maximum number of RSS queues that the adapter assig ns receiving data to. To Specify the Maximum Number of RSS Queue s, do the following: 1.
AT-2911GP Gigabit Fib er Ethernet PoE+ Adapte rs Installation and User’s Guide 118 RSS Queues The RSS Queues feature allocates queue space between the adap ter port and processor, and allows you to specify th e number of RSS queues that the adapter assigns receiving data to.
Chapter 6: Modifying Adv anced Properties 119 Speed & Duplex The Speed & Duplex property sets the link speed and duplex mode for the copper port. For the fiber port, Auto or Auto Negotiatio n is specified. To change the Speed & Duplex p roperty, do the following: 1.
AT-2911GP Gigabit Fib er Ethernet PoE+ Adapte rs Installation and User’s Guide 120 TCP/UDP Checksum Offload (IPv4) The TCP/UDP Checksum Offload (IPv4) function enables the adapter port to compute the checksum of transmitt ing IPv4 packets and verify the checksum of receiving IPv4 packets, taking loa d off from the CPU.
Chapter 6: Modifying Adv anced Properties 121 3. Select one of the following options: Rx & Tx Enabled — Enables the TCP/UDP Checksum Offload (IPv4) function for both receivi ng and transmitting IPv4 packets.
AT-2911GP Gigabit Fib er Ethernet PoE+ Adapte rs Installation and User’s Guide 122 TCP/UDP Checksum Offload (IPv6) The TCP/UDP Checksum Offload (IPv6) function enables the adapter port to compute the checksum of transmitt ing IPv6 packets and verify the checksum of receiving IPv6 packets, taking loa d off from the CPU.
Chapter 6: Modifying Adv anced Properties 123 3. Select one of the following options: Rx & Tx Enabled — Enables the TCP/UDP Checksum Offload (IPv6) function for both receivi ng and transmitting IPv6 packets.
AT-2911GP Gigabit Fib er Ethernet PoE+ Adapte rs Installation and User’s Guide 124 Transmit Buffers The Transmit Buffers property specifies the number of packet transmit buffers allocated for the adapter port. To change the Transmit Buffers va lue, do the following: 1.
Chapter 6: Modifying Adv anced Properties 125 Virtual Machine Queues The Virtual Machine Queues feature allows th e adapter port to create virtual network queues to reduce network traff ic. To enable or disable the Virtual Machine Queues feature, do the following: 1.
AT-2911GP Gigabit Fib er Ethernet PoE+ Adapte rs Installation and User’s Guide 126 VLAN ID The VLAN ID property allows you to specify a VLAN ID on your network to the adapter port. The adapter port a dds the value of the VLAN ID to a frame in the VLAN tag before transmitting the frame.
Chapter 6: Modifying Adv anced Properties 127 VMQ VLAN Filtering The VMQ VLAN Filtering feature a llows the adapter port to filter data packets using the VLAN ID in the m edia access control (MAC) header to improve networking performance and reduc e CPU utilization.
AT-2911GP Gigabit Fib er Ethernet PoE+ Adapte rs Installation and User’s Guide 128 Wake Up Capabilities The Wake Up Capabilities feature en ables the adapter to wake up from a low-power mode when the adapter port re ceives a network wake-up data unit.
Chapter 6: Modifying Adv anced Properties 129 Magic Packet — The adapter wakes up from a low-power mode when receiving a Magic packet. None — The adapter stays in a low-power mode . Wake Up Frame — The adapter wa kes up from a low-power mode when receiving a Wake Up frame.
AT-2911GP Gigabit Fib er Ethernet PoE+ Adapte rs Installation and User’s Guide 130 Wake on Magic Packet The Wake on Magic Packet feature en ables the adapter to wake up from a low-power mode when the adapter port re ceives a Magic packet. To enable or disable the Wa ke on Magic Packe t feature, do the following: 1.
Chapter 6: Modifying Adv anced Properties 131 Wake on Pattern Match The Wake on Pattern Match f eature enables the network adapter to wake up from a low-power mode wh en the packet matches the wake patterns specified in the operating system. To enable of disable the Wake on Pattern Match feature, do the following: 1.
AT-2911GP Gigabit Fib er Ethernet PoE+ Adapte rs Installation and User’s Guide 132 WOL Speed The WOL Speed property allows you to sp ecify the speed of Wake- on- LAN on your adapter port. To view this setting, do the following: 1. Access the Advanced Properties.
133 Chapter 7 Uninstalling the Driver Softwar e This chapter describes how to unins tall the driver software for the AT-2911GP adapter card. This chapter contains the following to pics: “Overvie.
AT-2911GP Gigabit Fib er Ethernet PoE+ Adapte rs Installation and User’s Guide 134 Overview When you no longer use the AT-2911GP adap ter card for your computer, you may want to uninstall the driver sof tware from your operating system.
Chapter 7: Uninstalling the Dri ver Software 135 Uninstalling the Driver Soft ware Using Device Manager To uninstall the driver software from you r operating system, do the following: 1. Start your Windows operating system and log in. 2. Access the Device Manager.
AT-2911GP Gigabit Fib er Ethernet PoE+ Adapte rs Installation and User’s Guide 136 7. Click OK to complete the uninstall. 8. Repeat step 4 to step 7 o n the other Allied Telesis AT-2911GP Ethernet entry.
Chapter 7: Uninstalling the Dri ver Software 137 Uninstalling the Driver Software Silently You can apply the silent installa tion method to uninstall th e driver. Uninstall the driver without user-int erven tion, perform the following steps: 1. Open a command prompt window with admin istrator privileges.
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139 Chapter 8 T r oubleshooting This chapter describes troubleshooting p rocedures. It contain s the following sections: “Checking the Port LED on the Adapter” on p age 140 “T roubleshoo.
AT-2911GP Gigabit Fib er Ethernet PoE+ Adapte rs Installation and User’s Guide 140 Checking the Port LED on the Adapter The AT-2911GP adapter card comes with two LED’s. On e LED indicates the link status for the copper port; the other indicates the lin k status for the fiber optic port.
Chapter 8: Troublesho oting 141 Troubleshooting Checklist The following checklist provides recommended actions t o take to resolve problems installing the AT-2911GP adap ter card or running it in your system.
AT-2911GP Gigabit Fib er Ethernet PoE+ Adapte rs Installation and User’s Guide 142 Testing Network Connectivity This section describes how to test network connectivity f or Windows and Linux networks. Note When you are using the fiber optic port, both the adapter and the switch must be set to the same sp eed and duplex mode.
Chapter 8: Troublesho oting 143 Figure 93. Command Window with ip config/all displayed 4. Type ping <IP address> from the command line, then p ress Enter .
AT-2911GP Gigabit Fib er Ethernet PoE+ Adapte rs Installation and User’s Guide 144 To ping an IP host on the network to ve rify connection has been established, perform the following pro cedure. 1. From the command line, type ping <IP addre ss> .
145 Appendix A Specifications Physical Specifications Dimensions: 14.09 cm x 5.6cm (5.5 in. x 2.2 in.) Weight : 68 g (2.4 oz) Environmental Specifications Operating T emperature: 0°C to 40°C (32°F .
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147 Appendix B Cleaning Fiber Optic Connectors This appendix provides how to clea n fi ber optic connectors and consists of the following sections: “Overview” on page 148 “Cleaning Using.
AT-2911GP Gigabit Fib er Ethernet PoE+ Adapte rs Installation and User’s Guide 148 Overview The fiber optic connector consists of a fiber optic plug and its adapter. The end of the fiber optic cable is held in the core of t he ferrule in the plug as shown in Figure 95.
Appendix B: Cleaning Fiber Optic Connectors 149 Cleaning Using a Cartridge-Type Cleaner Fiber optic cartridge cleaners are availa ble from many vendors and are typically called “cartridge cleaners,” as shown in Figure 97. Figure 97. Cartridge Cleaner Note Do not use compressed air or aerosol air to clean a fiber optic connector.
AT-2911GP Gigabit Fib er Ethernet PoE+ Adapte rs Installation and User’s Guide 150 Note Rub the ferrule tip on the clea ning surface in one direction only. 3. When you reach the end of the cleaning surface, pick up the ferrule tip, rotate and place it at the top and ru b downwards at least 2 times.
Appendix B: Cleaning Fiber Optic Connectors 151 Cleaning Using a Swab Specially treated swabs (stick cleaner s) are available for cleaning inside connector adapters or hard-to-reach ferrule tips. These swabs, ofte n referred to as “lint free” or “alcohol fre e” swabs, are available from many vendors.
AT-2911GP Gigabit Fib er Ethernet PoE+ Adapte rs Installation and User’s Guide 152 3. If a fiber inspection scope is avail able, use the scope to inspect th e connector to make sure that it is clea n. 4. Reconnect the cable t o the port or protect the ferr ule tip with a dust cap.
Un punto importante, dopo l’acquisto del dispositivo (o anche prima di acquisto) è quello di leggere il manuale. Dobbiamo farlo per diversi motivi semplici:
Se non hai ancora comprato il Allied Telesis AT-2911GP/SXLC è un buon momento per familiarizzare con i dati di base del prodotto. Prime consultare le pagine iniziali del manuale d’uso, che si trova al di sopra. Dovresti trovare lì i dati tecnici più importanti del Allied Telesis AT-2911GP/SXLC - in questo modo è possibile verificare se l’apparecchio soddisfa le tue esigenze. Esplorando le pagine segenti del manuali d’uso Allied Telesis AT-2911GP/SXLC imparerai tutte le caratteristiche del prodotto e le informazioni sul suo funzionamento. Le informazioni sul Allied Telesis AT-2911GP/SXLC ti aiuteranno sicuramente a prendere una decisione relativa all’acquisto.
In una situazione in cui hai già il Allied Telesis AT-2911GP/SXLC, ma non hai ancora letto il manuale d’uso, dovresti farlo per le ragioni sopra descritte. Saprai quindi se hai correttamente usato le funzioni disponibili, e se hai commesso errori che possono ridurre la durata di vita del Allied Telesis AT-2911GP/SXLC.
Tuttavia, uno dei ruoli più importanti per l’utente svolti dal manuale d’uso è quello di aiutare a risolvere i problemi con il Allied Telesis AT-2911GP/SXLC. Quasi sempre, ci troverai Troubleshooting, cioè i guasti più frequenti e malfunzionamenti del dispositivo Allied Telesis AT-2911GP/SXLC insieme con le istruzioni su come risolverli. Anche se non si riesci a risolvere il problema, il manuale d’uso ti mostrerà il percorso di ulteriori procedimenti – il contatto con il centro servizio clienti o il servizio più vicino.
