Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto GA621 del fabbricante NETGEAR
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GA 621 MODEL F iber Gigabit Ethern et Card Reference Guide.
ii © 2001 by N ETG EAR, Inc. All ri ghts reserved. T rademarks N ETG EAR® is a reg istered trademar k of N ETG EAR, INC. in the Un ited States and other countr ies. Microsoft®, W indo ws® and Wi ndows N T® are reg is tered tr ademarks of Microsoft Cor porati on.
iii T his dev ice complies with P ar t 15 of the FCC Rules. Operati on is subject to the follo wing two cond iti ons: 1. T his dev ice may not cause harmful inte rference. 2. T his dev ice mus t accept any interfe rence received, i ncludi ng inte rference that may cause undesired oper ation.
iv Customer Support F or assistance with installin g and confi guri ng y our N ETG EAR system or with ques tions or pr oblems f ollowi ng installation: • Check the N ETG EAR W eb page at http://www .N ETG EAR.com. • Call T echnical Support at the phone number l isted on the Suppor t Infor mation Card that sh ipped with y our switch.
contents v CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 Introduction Benef its 1-1 Features 1-1 CHAPTER 2 HARDW ARE INST ALLA TION P ackage Contents 2-1 Requirements 2-2 Hardware Descripti on 2-5 Prepari ng to Install Y our GA.
contents vi CHAPTER 6 NETW ARE DRIVER SOFTW ARE Pre-Installation Requirements 6-2 Installi ng the Dr ive r Software 6-2 Modifyi ng Dr i ver Pr operties 6-5 Installation T r oub leshootin g 6-6 CHAPTER.
contents vii FIGURE Fi gure 2-1. F r ont P anel of Model GA621 Gi gabit Ether net Card 2-5 T ABLES T able 2-1. Software and Hardware Requirements 2-2 T able 2-2. GA621 LEDs 2-6 T able 2-3. GA621 (1000BASE-SX) Cable Char acter is tics 2-8 T able 3-1. P aramete r Descripti ons 3-6 T able 4-1.
intr oduction 1-1 CHAPTER 1: INTR ODUCTION Cong ratulati ons on your pur chase of the N ETG EAR ® G A 6 2 1 Fiber Gi gabit Ether net Card. Desi gned especially f or hi gh-perf or mance systems, such .
intr oduction 1-2 • Duple x SC fibe r connector for 62.5-m icron or 50-m icron multi mod e fibe r cable • Inter ope rabi l ity with e x isting F ast Ether net equipment compl iance with the f ollowi ng standards and protocols: – IEEE 802.3z 1000BASE-SX Gi gabit Ethe r net – IEEE 802.
CHAPTER 2: HARDW ARE INST ALLA TION T h is chapter pr o vi des inf ormati on abou t the package contents, sys tem requirements, and installati on of the N ETG EAR GA621 F iber Gi gabit Ether net Card.
hardware installation 2-2 Requirements Bef ore install in g the GA621 Fibe r Gi gabit Ethe rnet Card, verify that y our sys tem meets the oper ati ng system and hard ware requirements ou tl ined i n T able 2-1.
hardware installation 2-3 T ab le 2-1. Software and Hardware Requirements (continued) System Requirements Oper ating System W indows N T 4.0 with Service P ack 5 or abo ve. T o download the latest Service P ack, go to the f ollowi ng Micr osoft W eb page and search for the latest service pack: http://www .
hardware installation 2-4 T ab le 2-1. Software and Hardware Requirements (continued) System Requirements NetWare Hardware A P entium-based server that meets NetW are 4.2, NetW are 5.0, or NetW are 5.1 software requirements One open 32-bit or 64-bit PCI slot Min i mum 64 MB memory Oper ating System If y ou are usi ng NetW are 4.
hardware installation 2-5 Hardware Description As i llustrated in F i gure 2-1, the GA621 Fiber Gi gabit Ether net Card has an SC connector por t and two por t LEDs.
T ab le 2-2. GA621 LEDs Label Activ ity Descripti on DA T A Bl inkin g Brief bursts of data detec ted on the por t On Streams of data detec ted on the por t Off No data detec ted on the por t LINK On .
hardware installation 2-7 Danger: Y ou are install ing the card i n a machi ne that oper ates with voltages that can be danger ous. Follo w the steps after this war ni ng to pr otect yourself and to prevent damage to the PC components.
hardware installation 2-8 Connecting the Network Cab les T he GA621 has one SC port that can be us ed with either 62.5/125-Micron multi- mode fibe r or with 50/125-Micr on multi mode fibe r . 1. Prepare an appropr iate cab le. T able 2-3 l ists the cable char acteristics f or connecting to 1000BASE-SX por t.
W indo ws 95 OSR2/98/Me dri ver software 3-1 CHAPTER 3: W I N D O W S 9 5 O S R 2 /98/ME DRIVER SOFTW ARE T h is chapter pr o vi des inf ormati on abou t the Microsoft W i ndows 95 OSR2/98/Me dri ve r software.
W indo ws 95 OSR2/98/Me dri ver software 3-2 T o install the GA621 Fibe r Gi gabit Ethe r net Card software f or Wi ndo ws 98, perf orm the f ollowi ng pr ocedure: 1. When y ou boot up the W indo ws 98 system after install in g the Gi gabit Ether net card, a ser ies of F ound New Hardware W izard dialog bo xes opens.
W indo ws 95 OSR2/98/Me dri ver software 3-3 2. When the f ollowi ng d ialog bo x opens, cl ick Search f or the bes t dri ver f or y our device (recommended), and then click Ne xt. 3. In the ne xt dialog bo x, check the “Specify a locati on” bo x.
W indo ws 95 OSR2/98/Me dri ver software 3-4 4. When W indo ws retur ns its search results in the f ollowin g dialog bo x, verify that the correct path to the dri ve r software is shown, and then cl ick Ne xt.
W indo ws 95 OSR2/98/Me dri ver software 3-5 5. T he dr ive r is copied onto y our system, and the GA621 Gi gabit UTP Adapte r Prope rties dialog bo x opens. 6. Cl ick OK to accept the default settings. 7. Y ou can change ope rati ng par ameters as desired.
W indo ws 95 OSR2/98/Me dri ver software 3-6 T ab le 3-1. Parameter Descriptions Prope r ty Descr iption Address Allows y ou to change the networ k address. P acket Size Enables send ing large r Ether net packets Pri ority Queues Specif ies the pri ority number f or traff ic pr ior itizati on.
CHAPTER 4: WINDOWS NT DRIVER SOFTW ARE T h is chapter pr o vi des inf ormati on abou t the Microsoft W i ndows N T drive r software. T h is chapter also g ives d irections f or pe rf orm in g the f ol.
W indo ws N T dri ver software 4-2 3. Double-cl ick the Network icon. T he Networ k dialog bo x opens. If there are any prev i ousl y installed GA621 Fibe r Gi gabit Ethe rnet Card dr i vers l ist- ed, the dri vers must be updated before i nstalli ng anothe r dri ve r f or a new card.
W indo ws N T dri ver software 4-3 4. Cl ick on the Adapters tab , and then cl ick Add. T he Se lec t Network Adapte r dialog bo x opens. 5. Cl ick Have Disk.
W indo ws N T dri ver software 4-4 6. Insert the GA621 Fiber Gigabit Ethernet Card Driver and Documentation CD into the CD-ROM dr i ve in y our PC, type the path to the dri ve r that matches y our system, and then cl ick OK. F or e xample, enter the f ollowi ng path: E: In this e xample , the letter E: is the CD-ROM dri ve.
W indo ws N T dri ver software 4-5 7. Cl ick OK. T he Networ k dialog bo x opens. 8. Cl ick Close. If other cards i n y our system us e TCP/IP bindi ngs, the Microsoft TCP/IP Prope rties dialog bo x opens. Set any necessary TCP/IP conf i gur ati ons, and cl ick OK when fi n ished.
W indo ws N T dri ver software 4-6 T ab le 4-1. Parameter Descriptions Prope r ty Descr iption Address Allows y ou to change the networ k address. P acket Size Enables send ing large r Ether net packets Pri ority Queues Specif ies the pri ority number f or traff ic pr ior itizati on.
W indo ws N T dri ver software 4-7 Updating the Driver Software T o replace old dr ive r software with a newe r versi on: 1. Star t your W i ndows N T sys tem and log in. Y ou mus t have Network Adm in istrator pr iv i leges to install the dri ve r software.
Mo ving the Netw ork Card to a Different Slot Bef ore mo vi ng y our GA621 F iber Gi gabit Ether net Card to a d ifferent slot in the same system, you must f irs t remove the card dr ive r software. After remo vin g the dri ve r software , you can mo ve the card to a d ifferent slot and rei nstall the dri ve r software.
W indo ws 2000 dri ver software 5-1 CHAPTER 5: WINDOWS 2000 DRIVER SOFTW ARE T h is chapter pr o vi des inf ormati on abou t the Microsoft W i ndows 2000 dr ive r software.
W indo ws 2000 dri ver software 5-2 T o install the card software f or Wi ndo ws 2000, perf or m the f ollowi ng pr ocedure: 1. When y ou boot up the W indo ws 2000 system after install in g the GA621 Fibe r Gi gabit Ethe r net Card, a s er ies of F ound New Hardware Wizard d ialog bo xes are display ed.
W indo ws 2000 dri ver software 5-3 2. In the Install Hard ware Device Dri ve rs dialog bo x, click “Search f or a suitable dri ve r f or my device (recommended) ,” and then click Ne xt.
W indo ws 2000 dri ver software 5-4 3. In the Locate Dri ve r Fi les d ialog bo x, check the “Specify a locati on” bo x. 4. Insert the GA621 Fiber Gigabit Ethernet Card Driver and Documentation CD into y our CD-ROM drive and cl ick OK.
W indo ws 2000 dri ver software 5-5 5. In the Dri ve r Fi les Sear ch Results dialog bo x, verify that the cor rect path to the dri ve r software is shown, and then cl ick Ne xt.
W indo ws 2000 dri ver software 5-6 6. Cl ick Fi n ish to complete the installati on. Mo ving the Netw ork Card to a Different Slot W i ndows 2000 automatically detects the installation and remo v al of hardware. T o mo ve a GA621 Fibe r Gi gabit Ethe r net Card to a diffe rent slot in the same system, y ou need to do the follo wi ng: 1.
W indo ws 2000 dri ver software 5-7 Remo ving the Driv er Software Under W i ndows 2000, the drive r software is automatically un installed when its hardware is removed. T o remove a card, do the f ollowi ng: 1. Shut down the system and remove the card fr om the PCI slot.
CHAPTER 6: NETW ARE DRIVER SOFTWARE T h is chapter pr o vi des inf ormati on abou t the Nove ll NetW are drive r software. T h is chapter also descr ibes how to: • V e rify the NetW are pre-installa.
NetW are dri ver software 6-2 Pre-Installation Requirements Bef ore y ou can use the Gig abit Ether net card i n y our NetW are system, you must install the network dev ice dri ve r . First, make sure that the Gi gabit Ethe r net card is physically i nstalled on your system.
NetW are dri ver software 6-3 T o install the NetW are dr ive r software: 1. At the System Console, type: load nwconfig T he NetW are Confi g urati on Options d ialog bo x opens. 2. Select the “Dri ver Opti ons (load/unload disk and network dr i vers)” opti on.
NetW are dri ver software 6-4 8. Press the Enter key to se lec t the listed dri ver . 9. At the “Do y ou want to cop y dri ver Ga621.LAN?” prompt, select Y es. T he “Board Ga621_1 (Dri ve r Ga621) Ac tions” d ialog bo x opens. 10. Select the “Save paramete rs and load drive r” opti on.
NetW are dri ver software 6-5 Modifying Driver Properties Note: The dr i ver pr operties can be modif ied onl y duri ng the dr ive r software installati on. If you want to mod ify these prope r ties after the dri ve r has already installed, you must f irs t remove the dr ive r , and then reinstall it.
NetW are dri ver software 6-6 T ab le 6-3. Parameter Descriptions (continued) P arameter Descr iptions CheckSum Off-load Allows y ou to enable/d isable hardware CheckSum. Dri ver V ersi on T his i nfor mati on fie ld d isplays the versi on of the dri ver software.
CHAPTER 7: LINUX DRIVER SOFTW ARE T h is chapter pr o vi des inf ormati on abou t the Red Hat Linux 6.0, 6.1, 6.2, 7.0 and 7.1 dri ve r software. T h is chapter also descr ibes: • T he f i les inclu.
Linux dr ive r software 7-2 Installing the Driver Software Y our Fibe r Gi gabit Ethe r net Card mus t be physically i ns talled in the server bef ore install in g the software dri ver . If you are i nstalli ng more than one F iber Gi gabit Ether net Card, y ou must perf orm the f ollo win g procedure f or each card.
Linux dr ive r software 7-3 4. Add the f ollowi ng l i nes to any of the star tup scripts l ike /etc/rc.d/rc.local or /etc/rc.d/init.d/network so that the dri ve r wi ll load w hen the sys tem boots up: # /sbin/insmod /lib/modules/2.
Linux dr ive r software 7-4 All the devices on the PCI bus can be l isted by runn in g the follo wi ng command: # cat /proc/pci IRQ and IO address inf ormati on from th is can be cor related with the i nf ormati on display ed by the dr ive r in the /var/log/messages f ile.
troub leshooting 8-1 CHAPTER 8: TR OUBLESHOO TING T h is chapter pr o vi des troub leshooti ng inf ormati on f or the N ETG EAR GA621 F iber Gi gabit Ethe r net Card.
troub leshooting 8-2 Using a T roubleshooting Checklist If y ou need to test the network card fur ther , check the follo wi ng items: • Inspect all cables and connections. Check the length and r atin g of the cable. Make sure that the cab le segment is compl iant with the requirements shown i n T able 2-3 on page 2-8.
troub leshooting 8-3 • T r y inserting the networ k card in anothe r slot. If the new positi on works, the ori g inal slot i n y our system may be d efec tive.
specif icati ons A-1 APPENDIX A: SPECIFIC A TIONS T h is appendix pr o vi des specif ications f or the N ETGEAR GA621 F iber Gi gabit Ether net Card. Cab le Specif ications GA621 (1000BASE-SX) P o rt T ype Connector Media Max i mum Dis tance 1000BASE-SX SC 62.
Gener al Specif icati ons N ETG EAR GA621 Fibe r Gig abit Ether net Card Oper ating Hum id ity 10 to 90% noncondensi ng Agency Compl iance CE mark, commerc ial FCC, P ar t 15, Class B EN 55 022 (CISP .
B benef its 1-1 C customer suppor t iv F features 1-1 H hardware descripti on 2-5 requirements 2-2 I inte rope rabi l ity 1-2 installati on instructions 2-7 Linux software dr ive r 7-2 NetW are softwa.
NETGEAR, Inc. 4500 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA Phone: 1-888-NETGEAR E-mail: support@NETGEAR.com www .NETGEAR.com Jul y 2001 SM-GA621NA-0.
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