PictureTel III ISA manual Connecting to the Network, Go to Link LED later in this chapter

Connecting to the Network 1-5

Connecting to the Network

This section describes how to connect the 3C509B NIC to an Ethernet network using an RJ-45, BNC, or AUI port. Each 3C509B NIC provides different network ports, as shown in Figure 1-1.

When you first install the NIC and power on the PC, the LED on the NIC backplate lights, but the link is not active. To enable the link, you must load the network drivers. See “Link LED” in this chapter for more information.

Follow these steps to connect the RJ-45 port on the 3C509B-TPO, TPC, TP, and COMBO NICs to the network:

1Plug the RJ-45 connector on the twisted-pair network cable into the RJ-45 port on the NIC backplate. See Figure 1-3.

RJ-45 port

RJ-45 connector

Figure 1-3Connecting to the RJ-45 Port on the 3C509B NIC

2Connect the other end of the network cable to an active network port.

Go to “Link LED” later in this chapter.