Allied Telesis AT-2746FX - Manual (Page 36)

Chapter 1: Network Adapter Card Overview
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When you install a PCI 2.2-compatible adapter in a PCI 2.2-compliant
computer, the Wake on LAN cable is unnecessary because the feature is
controlled through the connector bus on the network adapter card and the
system’s motherboard.
Note
Wake on LAN is not supported when a PCI 2.1-compliant adapter,
such as the AT-2450FTX Series, is installed in a PCI 2.2-compliant
computer. Additionally, Wake on LAN is not supported on the
10Base-FL ports on the AT-2450FTX and AT-2745FX Series
network adapter cards.
The following table can help sort things out. To determine whether you
need to use the Wake on LAN cable, match the type of adapter you
purchased with the type of system in which you are installing it.
This feature also requires a network management program capable of
sending out Magic Packets to the network adapter card. An example is HP
OpenView Network Node Manager. Of course, whatever program you
choose to use should also allow you to specify what network maintenance
functions you want performed once a system has powered ON.
Driver
Installation and
the AT-Setup
Utility
The quickest and easiest way to install the driver for the network adapter
card on a Microsoft Windows 2000, 2003, or XP system is with the
AT-Setup utility. This utility, included on the Allied Telesyn Installation CD,
is also useful in updating an adapter driver already installed on a system
or correcting a driver installation. For systems without a CD driver, the
Installation CD comes with a utility program that creates a driver
installation diskette that contains the AT-Setup utility and the driver, so
you can run the program from a diskette drive rather than from a CD drive.
For instructions on how to use the AT-Setup utility, refer to Chapter 3,
“Microsoft Windows 2000, 2003, and XP” on page 57.
Table 10. When to Use the Wake on LAN Cable
PCI 2.1-Compatible
System PCI 2-2 Compatible
System
PCI 2.1-compatible
adapter Install Wake on LAN
cable Wake on LAN not
supported.
PCI 2.2 compatible
adapter Install Wake on LAN
cable Connector bus
(Wake on LAN cable
not used)