3Com 3CR990 guide

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3Com 3CR990 manual Connect a straight-through cable from the PC to the hub

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3CR990 Family of EtherLink NICs EtherLink 10/100 PCI Network Interface Card with 3XP processorUser Guide Published August 3Com Corporation 5400 Bayfront Plaza SantaClara, California UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT LEGEND CONTENTS 3 NIC INSTALLATION2 3CR990 NICS 1 BEFORE YOU BEGIN 4 WINDOWS DRIVERS 5 NETWARE DRIVERS6 IP SECURITY Multiple NICs 8 CONFIGURATION 9 TROUBLESHOOTING7 UPGRADING DRIVERS Accessing the 3Com KnowledgeBase E MBA BOOT ROM A SPECIFICATIONSD UNINSTALLING NIC SOFTWARE B TECHNICAL SUPPORT F DYNAMICACCESS TECHNOLOGY INDEX WARRANTY AND REGULATORY COMPLIANCE INFORMATIONDynamicAccess Features Conﬁguring DynamicAccess TechnologyPage BEFORE YOU BEGIN 2 Click Register Product, and then Register Online Go to Auto Insert Go to Root Subdirectories 1 Right-click the My Computer icon, and then select Properties click NIC Software, Drivers and Diagnostics, NIC Preinstallation NIC Installation with Windows 2000, and then DoneGo to NIC Installation Minimum System DOS-Bootable Diskette Installationto install these drivers about installation diskettes Installations \ Diskette.pdf To make installation diskettes 3CR990 NICS NIC Overview NIC Features Encryption chip Remote Wake-Up RWU connector 3XP processor3CR990 NICs support up to 168-bit 3DES encryption NOTE The 3CR990 NICs provide a network connection with or without the Remote Wake-Up cable installedUpgrading software Scanning for viruses Ofﬂoad Features DynamicAccess Technology, and Install 3Com DMI Agent nowOfﬂine Diagnostics Windows 2 Click the Local Area Connection icon NOTE The default hex value is F all ofﬂoads enabled3 Click Conﬁgure 20 CHAPTER 2 3CR990 NICS NIC INSTALLATION Installing the NICyour system For more information 22 CHAPTER 3 NIC INSTALLATION Installing the NIC Remote Wake-Up Cable 24 CHAPTER 3 NIC INSTALLATION DATATX ACT L N K What do you want to do? Go to Windows Go to Windows Go to Windows NT Go to Windows NTGo to NetWare Drivers Go to Multiple NICsPage Windows 2000 and installed the NIC, go to step 7 in this procedure 3 Click Drivers and Diagnostics4 Click NIC Preinstallation 5 Click NIC Installation with Windows 2000, and then click Done Go to 3Com DOS Conﬁguration Program NOTE You must restart your computer to complete the installation To verify that the installation was successfulGo to Verifying Successful Installation Go to New Hardware Found Go to Update Device Driver Wizard Go to Verifying Successful Installation Driver Wizard Update Device Windows NT Windows NTPC or server running Windows NT 4 Click Add Adapter a Select the Enable Automatic DHCP Conﬁguration check box6 Click Continue Verifying Successful Installation34 CHAPTER 4 WINDOWS DRIVERS Multiple NICs 5 Click NIC Installation with Windows 2000, and then Doneoperating system Windows 95 and 36 CHAPTER 4 WINDOWS DRIVERS 5 Click Have Disk Page NETWARE DRIVERS NOTE 3CR990 NICs do not support NetWare 3.11 and 4.0x servers 4.11, and Go to Verifying the PCI Slot Number For NetWare a Select Reinitialize System Verifying the PCI Slot Number load c\nwserver\3c99x.lan IP SECURITY Overview Creating a Security Policy 5 Select IP Security Policy Management, and then click Add 7 Clear the Activate the default response rule check box1 In the left pane, click IP Security Policies on Local Machine Filter Action Creating a Security Policy 2 Select Un-assign 46 CHAPTER 6 IP SECURITY UPGRADING DRIVERS 8 Click Have Disk Go to Windows 95 Version A Build Go to Windows 98 and Windows 6 Click Close 7 Click Have DiskWindows NT 4.0 6 Click Restart Now 50 CHAPTER 7 UPGRADING DRIVERS Provides the ability to boot a PC CONFIGURATION100BASE-TX 100 Mb/s If you do not have a DOS-bootable diskette Go to Making a DOS-Bootable Diskette3Com DOS Conﬁguration Diagnostics Program Diagnostics Program3Com NIC Go to To Run the Network Test 5 Repeat the process for each setting that you want to change TROUBLESHOOTING Accessing theTroubleshooting the Installation Running Diagnostics ProgramsGo to 10BASE-T Description Go to 100BASE-TX Description Go to Technical Support For more information about how to make a DOS-bootable diskette 4 Click 3Com NIC DoctorGeneral Tab Conﬁguration Tab Diagnostics Tests Diagnostics TabFlash Update Tab Accessing the 3Com To run the NIC test, Network test, or Remote Wake-Up test 2 Click Perform NIC Test Accessing 3Com Support ServicesGo to Troubleshooting Remote Wake-Up Go to 3Com NIC Diagnostics Program Remote Wake-Up 3Com Tray Iconconnection between the NIC and the network Network Connection Troubleshooting aNOTE For more information on PCI speciﬁcations and Remote Wake-Up 2 Connect a straight-through cable from the PC to the hub SPECIFICATIONS NIC SpeciﬁcationsPCI Local Bus Specification, Revision Hardware Connection Criteria NetworkNetwork Cable 1 TD+ 2 TD 3 RD+ 6 RD Assignments1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pause Frames Flow ControlLink Negotiation Services TECHNICAL SUPPORTRegister this Product Online Technical 1 408 727 1 847day, 7 days a week Country Support from 3ComTelephone Number To obtain an RMA number, call or fax over-the-network installations SUPPORTED DRIVERSAdditional Drivers NOTE DOS drivers are not supported for 3CR990 NICs. However, they arePage Windows 98 and UNINSTALLING NIC SOFTWAREor Windows 76 APPENDIX D UNINSTALLING NIC SOFTWARE MBA BOOT ROM the Boot ROM SettingBooting with the MBA Boot ROM MBA boot ROM, see the documentation that came with MBA on the EtherCD Non-BBS DYNAMICACCESS TECHNOLOGY DynamicAccessFeatures Failure to install the patch will result in system failure Installing Technologyyou install the NIC software To install DynamicAccess technology Conﬁguring NOTE You must restart your PC to complete the installationmanagement tools for an Ethernet network Removing 1 Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon in the Control Panel 2 Select the DAPassThru Driver Transport protocol Page INDEX Numbers uninstalling NIC software 76 unshielded twisted pair UTP 3Com Corporation Limited Warranty WARRANTY AND REGULATORY COMPLIANCE INFORMATIONYEAR 2000 WARRANTY OBTAINING WARRANTY SERVICE Regulatory Compliance Information LIMITATION OF LIABILITYDISCLAIMER GOVERNING LAW 3COM END USER SOFTWARE IMPORTANT Read Before Using This Product INDUSTRY CANADA CLASS BEMISSION COMPLIANCE STATEMENT 3Com Corporation 5400 Bayfront Plaza P.O. Box Santa Clara, CA 95052-8145 408