Allied Telesis AT-2701 Series Adapters - Manual (Page 5)

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Contents
Preface ..................................................................................................................................................................................7
Safety Symbols Used in this Document..................................................................................................................................8
Contacting Allied Telesis ........................................................................................................................................................9
Chapter 1: Overview ..........................................................................................................................................................11
Description............................................................................................................................................................................12
SC Fiber Optic Adapter .................................................................................................................................................13
ST Fiber Optic Adapter..................................................................................................................................................13
Twisted Pair Copper Port ..............................................................................................................................................13
LED ...............................................................................................................................................................................14
Model Naming Conventions..................................................................................................................................................15
Features ...............................................................................................................................................................................16
Supported Operating Systems .............................................................................................................................................17
Accessing Documents ..........................................................................................................................................................18
Allied Telesis Documents ..............................................................................................................................................18
Contents of Your Shipment ..................................................................................................................................................19
Warranty Registration...........................................................................................................................................................20
Chapter 2: Installing the Hardware ..................................................................................................................................21
System Requirements ..........................................................................................................................................................22
Reviewing Safety Precautions..............................................................................................................................................23
Pre-Installation Checklist ......................................................................................................................................................25
Replacing the Bracket ..........................................................................................................................................................26
Installing a Network Adapter Card........................................................................................................................................28
Connecting the Network Cables ...........................................................................................................................................32
Chapter 3: Installing the Driver Software for Windows ..................................................................................................33
Overview...............................................................................................................................................................................34
Guidelines .....................................................................................................................................................................34
Installing the Driver Using Device Manager ..................................................................................................................34
Installing the Driver Using the Silent Installation Method ..............................................................................................34
Downloading the Driver Software for Windows ....................................................................................................................35
Accessing the Device Manager ............................................................................................................................................37
Accessing Device Manager on Windows 7 ...................................................................................................................37
Accessing Device Manager on Windows XP.................................................................................................................38
Installing the Driver Software for Windows ...........................................................................................................................40
Installing the Driver Software on Windows 7.................................................................................................................40
Installing the Driver Software on Windows XP ..............................................................................................................42
Updating the Driver Software for Windows...........................................................................................................................46
Updating the Driver on Windows 7................................................................................................................................46
Updating the Driver on Windows XP .............................................................................................................................47
Performing the Silent Installation..........................................................................................................................................49
Installing the Driver Silently ...........................................................................................................................................49
Viewing Supported DPInst Options ...............................................................................................................................50
Chapter 4: Configuring the Ethernet Interface for Linux Systems ...............................................................................51
Overview...............................................................................................................................................................................52
Configuring an Ethernet Interface on Linux Systems ...........................................................................................................53
Configuring an Ethernet Interface on Ubuntu................................................................................................................53
Configuring an Ethernet Interface on Red Hat ..............................................................................................................54