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User Guide 3CR990 Family of EtherLink NICsEtherLink 10/100 PCI Network Interface Card with 3XP processor Published August Clara, California 3Com Corporation5400 Bayfront Plaza Santa UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT LEGEND 2 3CR990 NICS CONTENTS3 NIC INSTALLATION 1 BEFORE YOU BEGIN 6 IP SECURITY 4 WINDOWS DRIVERS5 NETWARE DRIVERS Multiple NICs 7 UPGRADING DRIVERS 8 CONFIGURATION9 TROUBLESHOOTING Accessing the 3Com KnowledgeBase D UNINSTALLING NIC SOFTWARE E MBA BOOT ROMA SPECIFICATIONS B TECHNICAL SUPPORT DynamicAccess Features F DYNAMICACCESS TECHNOLOGYINDEX WARRANTY AND REGULATORY COMPLIANCE INFORMATION 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 Go to NIC Installation click NIC Software, Drivers and Diagnostics, NIC PreinstallationNIC Installation with Windows 2000, and then Done Minimum System to install these drivers DOS-BootableDiskette Installation about installation diskettes Installations \ Diskette.pdf To make installation diskettes 3CR990 NICS NIC Overview 3CR990 NICs support up to NIC FeaturesEncryption chip Remote Wake-Up RWU connector 3XP processor 168-bit 3DES encryption Remote Wake-Up cable installed NOTE The 3CR990 NICs provide a network connection with or without theUpgrading software Scanning for viruses Ofﬂine Diagnostics Ofﬂoad FeaturesDynamicAccess Technology, and Install 3Com DMI Agent now Windows NOTE The default hex value is F all ofﬂoads enabled 2 Click the Local Area Connection icon3 Click Conﬁgure 20 CHAPTER 2 3CR990 NICS your system NIC INSTALLATIONInstalling the NIC For more information 22 CHAPTER 3 NIC INSTALLATION Installing the NIC Remote Wake-Up Cable TX ACT 24 CHAPTER 3 NIC INSTALLATIONDATA L N K Go to NetWare Drivers What do you want to do?Go to Windows Go to Windows Go to Windows NT Go to Windows NT Go to Multiple NICsPage 4 Click NIC Preinstallation Windows 2000 and installed the NIC, go to step 7 in this procedure3 Click Drivers and Diagnostics 5 Click NIC Installation with Windows 2000, and then click Done Go to 3Com DOS Conﬁguration Program Go to Verifying Successful Installation NOTE You must restart your computer to complete the installationTo verify that the installation was successful 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 a Select the Enable Automatic DHCP Conﬁguration check box 4 Click Add Adapter6 Click Continue Installation Verifying Successful34 CHAPTER 4 WINDOWS DRIVERS 5 Click NIC Installation with Windows 2000, and then Done Multiple NICsoperating 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 7 Clear the Activate the default response rule check box 5 Select IP Security Policy Management, and then click Add1 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 7 Click Have Disk 6 Click CloseWindows NT 4.0 6 Click Restart Now 50 CHAPTER 7 UPGRADING DRIVERS CONFIGURATION Provides the ability to boot a PC100BASE-TX 100 Mb/s 3Com DOS If you do not have a DOS-bootable disketteGo to Making a DOS-Bootable Diskette Conﬁguration 3Com NIC Diagnostics ProgramDiagnostics Program Go to To Run the Network Test 5 Repeat the process for each setting that you want to change Troubleshooting TROUBLESHOOTINGAccessing the the Installation Go to 10BASE-T Description Go to 100BASE-TX Description Running DiagnosticsPrograms Go to Technical Support General Tab For more information about how to make a DOS-bootable diskette4 Click 3Com NIC Doctor Conﬁguration Tab Flash Update Tab Diagnostics TestsDiagnostics Tab Accessing the 3Com To run the NIC test, Network test, or Remote Wake-Up test 2 Click Perform NIC Test Go to Troubleshooting Remote Wake-Up Accessing 3ComSupport Services Go to 3Com NIC Diagnostics Program 3Com Tray Icon Remote Wake-Upconnection between the NIC and the network Troubleshooting a Network ConnectionNOTE For more information on PCI speciﬁcations and Remote Wake-Up 2 Connect a straight-through cable from the PC to the hub PCI Local Bus Specification, Revision SPECIFICATIONSNIC Speciﬁcations Hardware Network Connection CriteriaNetwork Cable Assignments 1 TD+ 2 TD 3 RD+ 6 RD1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Flow Control Pause FramesLink Negotiation Register this Product ServicesTECHNICAL SUPPORT Online Technical 1 847 1 408 727day, 7 days a week Support from 3Com CountryTelephone Number To obtain an RMA number, call or fax Additional Drivers over-the-network installationsSUPPORTED DRIVERS NOTE DOS drivers are not supported for 3CR990 NICs. However, they arePage UNINSTALLING NIC SOFTWARE Windows 98 andor Windows 76 APPENDIX D UNINSTALLING NIC SOFTWARE Booting with the MBA BOOT ROMthe Boot ROM Setting MBA Boot ROM MBA boot ROM, see the documentation that came with MBA on the EtherCD Non-BBS Features DYNAMICACCESS TECHNOLOGYDynamicAccess Failure to install the patch will result in system failure you install the NIC software InstallingTechnology To install DynamicAccess technology NOTE You must restart your PC to complete the installation Conﬁguringmanagement 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 YEAR 2000 WARRANTY 3Com Corporation Limited WarrantyWARRANTY AND REGULATORY COMPLIANCE INFORMATION OBTAINING WARRANTY SERVICE DISCLAIMER Regulatory Compliance InformationLIMITATION OF LIABILITY GOVERNING LAW EMISSION COMPLIANCE 3COM END USER SOFTWARE IMPORTANT Read Before Using This ProductINDUSTRY CANADA CLASS B STATEMENT 3Com Corporation 5400 Bayfront Plaza P.O. 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3Com 3CR990 manual 3Com Corporation 5400 Bayfront Plaza P.O. Box, Santa Clara, CA 95052-8145 408

Models: 3CR990