Allied Telesis AT-2911GP Network Adapters - Manual (Page 64)

AT-2911GP Gigabit Fiber Ethernet PoE+ Adapters Installation and User’s Guide
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Overview
The AT-MUX utility is a Windows based application that bridges the fiber
optic port to the copper port. Once you installed the AT-MUX utility on your
system, the copper port of the AT-2911GP adapter card turns into a switch
port. When you want to connect a VoIP phone to your PC, you must install
the AT-MUX utility on your Windows operating system.
Supported
Operating
Systems
The following list shows the supported operating systems for the AT-MUX
utility:
 Windows 7
 Windows XP 32-bit
Guidelines
Here are the guidelines for installing on your operating system:
 To install the AT-MUX utility, you must have administrative
privileges.
 Once you install the AT-MUX utility on your computer, the copper
port no longer functions as a regular network port. For example,
you cannot assign an IP address to the copper port. If you want to
use the copper port as a network port, uninstall the AT-MUX utility.
See “Uninstalling the AT-MUX Utility” on page 72.
Using the AT-
MUX Utility
To use the AT-MUX utility to work as a bridge between the fiber optic port
and copper port of the AT-2911GP adapter card, follow the steps below:
 “Downloading the AT-MUX Utility Setup File” on page 65
 “Installing the AT-MUX Utility” on page 67
 “Accessing the AT-MUX Utility” on page 69