Allied Telesis AT-2746FX - Manual (Page 5)

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Preface ................................................................................................................................................................................. 9
Document Conventions ....................................................................................................................................................... 10
Where to Find Web-based Guides ...................................................................................................................................... 11
Contacting Allied Telesyn .................................................................................................................................................... 12
Online Support ..............................................................................................................................................................12
Email and Telephone Support.......................................................................................................................................12
Returning Products........................................................................................................................................................12
For Sales or Corporate Information...............................................................................................................................12
Adapter Card Driver Updates ........................................................................................................................................12
Chapter 1: Network Adapter Card Overview .................................................................................................................. 13
Overview.............................................................................................................................................................................. 14
AT-2450FTX and AT-2451FTX Series ................................................................................................................................ 16
Specifications ................................................................................................................................................................17
LEDs..............................................................................................................................................................................20
AT-2700FX and AT-2701FX Series..................................................................................................................................... 21
Specifications ................................................................................................................................................................22
LED ...............................................................................................................................................................................24
AT-2700FTX and AT-2701FTX Series ................................................................................................................................ 25
Specifications ................................................................................................................................................................26
LEDs..............................................................................................................................................................................28
AT-2745FX and AT-2746FX Series..................................................................................................................................... 30
Specifications ................................................................................................................................................................31
LEDs..............................................................................................................................................................................34
Additional Features.............................................................................................................................................................. 35
Wake on LAN ................................................................................................................................................................35
Driver Installation and the AT-Setup Utility....................................................................................................................36
Virtual LANs and the AT-MUX Protocol.........................................................................................................................37
Operating Statistics and the AT-Stat Utility ...................................................................................................................38
Diagnostics and the AT-Diag Utility ...............................................................................................................................39
Load Balancing and Fail-over Protection ......................................................................................................................39
Managed Boot Agent.....................................................................................................................................................43
Chapter 2: Installing a Network Adapter Card ............................................................................................................... 45
Verifying Package Contents ................................................................................................................................................ 46
Reviewing Safety Precautions............................................................................................................................................. 47
Installing the Low Profile Bracket......................................................................................................................................... 48
Installing a Network Adapter Card....................................................................................................................................... 51
Chapter 3: Microsoft Windows 2000, 2003, and XP ....................................................................................................... 57
Choosing a Network Adapter Card Driver ........................................................................................................................... 58
Installing or Updating a Driver Using the AT-Setup Utility ................................................................................................... 59
AT-Setup Guidelines .....................................................................................................................................................59
Running AT-Setup from the Installation CD ..................................................................................................................60
Running AT-Setup from a Driver Installation Diskette ...................................................................................................66
Creating a Driver Installation Disk ....................................................................................................................................... 68
Manually Installing a Driver.................................................................................................................................................. 73
Manually Updating a Driver ................................................................................................................................................. 77
Removing a Driver ............................................................................................................................................................... 85
Running AT-Setup to Complete Driver Installation.............................................................................................................. 90
Configuring the Network Adapter Card Settings.................................................................................................................. 91
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