NETGEAR FB 104 User manual

Model FB104 100 Mbps Network Starter Kit Installation Guide

This kit includes everything you need to set up a 100 Mbps network using two Pentium PCs

running Windows

95. When you have ﬁnished setting up your network, you will be able to share

ﬁles, printers, CD-ROMs, and applications. You can expand your 100 Mbps network by adding

another 100 Mbps hub to connect additional PCs. It is important to remember that all networked

PCs must have 100 Mbps network cards (such as the NETGEAR Model FA310TX) installed.

These ﬁve easy steps provide information for installing and using your network:

1. Verify Package Contents

2. Install the Hub

3. Install a Network Card in Each PC

4. Connect the Network Cables

5. Install the Windows 95 Network Driver

As a last step, be sure to ﬁll out and send in your warranty card.

Unpack the contents of the package and make sure that you have everything.

Verify PC Requirements

The instructions given in this guide are for using the NETGEAR

™

Model FA310TX Network

Card in a PC that has a Microsoft

Windows 95 operating system.

You must have a PC with:

• Windows 95

• An available PCI expansion slot

Start Here

Verify Package Contents

Model FA310TX

Network Cards (2)

Model FE104

Fast Ethernet Hub

Category 5

10/100 Mbps

UTP cables (2)

Power adapter

(for hub)

Installation

guide, Warranty and

Owner Registration Card

Model FA310TX

Drivers and

Diagnostics Disk

Installation

hardware

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Model FB104 100 Mbps Network Starter Kit Installation Guide

1. Set the hub on a ﬂat surface or mount it on a wall and choose a location that is close to

an electrical outlet, exposes the front and rear panels to allow connection of the network

cables and easy monitoring of the LEDs, and places the hub and PCs close enough to

connect the network cables.

To install the hub on a wall, measure the distance between the mounting holes at the back of

the hub and partially screw two 5/16-inch diameter ﬂathead screws (provided) into the wall.

Slide the hub down onto the screws.

2. Turn on power to the hub by connecting the power adapter.

3. Verify that the Pwr (power) LED is on.

If the Pwr LED is not on, the hub is defective and should be returned to your point-of-sale

representative.

4. Make sure that the Normal/Uplink push button is set to Normal.

Set the push button to Uplink only if port 4 is connected to another hub for expansion

purposes.

Install the Hub

Link/Rx LED

(On when link between hub port

and connecting port is good; blinks

when incoming data is on hub port)

Part LED

(On when excessive collisions

or jabber conditions cause

port to be partitioned)

Pwr LED

(On when power is

supplied to hub)

RJ-45 ports

Normal/Uplink push button

(Normal position when

connected to a PC)

Col LED

(Blinks when data

collision occurs on

hub; occasional

collisions are normal)

Ground clip

(Not used)

Power adapter

receptacle

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Model FB104 100 Mbps Network Starter Kit Installation Guide

1. Turn the power off and unplug the power cord from your computer.

2. Remove the PC cover.

3. Choose an available PCI slot (PCI slots are the shorter slots) and remove the

corresponding back plate from the PC chassis.

4. Insert the network card into the PCI expansion slot.

5. Fasten the network card to the rear of the computer chassis by tightening the screw that

is on the PC.

6. Replace the PC cover and reconnect the power cord to the PC.

Note:

Touch a grounded metal object to free yourself of static electricity before you

handle the network card.

Note:

To avoid damaging any components on the network card, handle it by the

edges, using your thumbs to push it securely into the PCI slot. Make sure the network

card is fully inserted into the slot to prevent the PC operating system from freezing at

startup.

Install a Network Card in Each PC

Network card

Back plate

removed

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Model FB104 100 Mbps Network Starter Kit Installation Guide

Using the UTP cables that are supplied, connect any port on the hub to the port on a network card

in each PC.

Note:

Set the Normal/Uplink push button on the Model FE104

hub to Normal when

connecting port 4 on the hub to either a PC or the network card.

Connect the Network Cables

8090FA

RJ-45

connector RJ-45

connector

PC with network

card installed Power adapter PC with network

card installed Printer

(optional)

*Use the cables provided or any Category 5 UTP cable.

Maximum length = 100 meters (300 feet)

Category 5 10/100 Mbps UTP cables*

Hub

Model FB104 100 Mbps Network Starter Kit Installation Guide

This guide provides you with instructions for installing the Windows 95 Network Driver. All

versions of Windows 95 might not respond with the same screens. Therefore, windows that

are different than those shown in these instructions might open but prompt you for the same

information, and windows might open in a different order than the order of the steps in these

instructions.

You need to have the Windows 95 CD-ROM and the FA310TX Drivers and Diagnostics Disk

ready to use in the installation process.

If you have not yet named your PC and your network, before you proceed with the installation

steps, decide on a name for your network and for each PC. When the “Network”window

opens, it prompts you with the message that “you must provide computer and workgroup

names....”Click on “OK.”The second “Network”window opens and prompts you for the

names. Enter a name (a different one-word name for each computer) in the “Computer name”

entry ﬁeld; enter a workgroup name (the name of your entire network) in the “Workgroup”

entry ﬁeld. Click on “OK”or “Close.”

1. Turn on the power to the computer and start Windows 95.

The new hardware is found and the driver is automatically loaded.

Select “Driver from disk provided by hardware manufacturer,” and then click on

“OK.”

If a different “New Hardware Found”window opens that prompts you to click on “Next,”

doing so opens the “Update Device Driver Wizard”window in Step 3.

Note:

You must install the network card (instructions on other side of this guide)

before installing the network driver.

Note:

If the “Insert Disk”window opens and the “Please insert the disk labeled

Windows 95...”message appears at any time during the installation process, insert the

Windows 95 CD-ROM in Drive D (the CD-ROM drive) and click on “OK.”Then

follow the next step in the instructions.

Install theWindows 95 Network Driver

New Hardware Found

PCI Ethernet Controller

Select which driver you want to install for your new hardware:

Windows default driver

Driver from disk provided by hardware manufacturer

Do not install a driver (Windows will not prompt you again)

Select from a list of alternate dirvers

OK Cancel Help

Model FB104 100 Mbps Network Starter Kit Installation Guide

Insert the FA310TX Drivers and Diagnostics Disk in DriveA, and then click on “Next.”

Click on “Finish.”

< Back Next> Cancel

Update Device Driver Wizard

This wizard will complete the installation of:

by searching your local drives, network, and Internet

locations for the most current driver.

If you have a disk or CD-ROM that came with this device,

insert it now.

PCI Ethernet Controller

It is recommended that you let Windows search for an

updated driver. To do this, click Next to continue.

< Back

Other Locations...

Finish Cancel

Update Device Driver Wizard

Windows found the following updated driver for this

device:

If you want to use this driver, click Finish. If this is not the

correct driver and you want to search for a different driver

manually, click Other Locations.

NETGEAR FA310TX Fast Ethernet PCI Adapter

Location of Driver

Model FB104 100 Mbps Network Starter Kit Installation Guide

Type A:\ in the “Copy ﬁles from” entry ﬁeld and click on “OK.”

Remove the Drivers and Diagnostics Disk from the ﬂoppy drive, remove the Windows

95 CD-ROM from the CD drive (if you have inserted it), and then click on “Yes.”

Restarting your system is a necessary step to enable your PC to ﬁnish setting up your new

hardware.

7. Proceed to “Verify Installation.”

Cancel

Skip File

Details...

Copying Files...

The file NDIS2DOS\NGRPCI.dos on Windows 95 CD-ROM

could not be found.

Insert Windows 95 CD-ROM into the drive

selected below, and click OK.

Copy files from:

A:\

Model FB104 100 Mbps Network Starter Kit Installation Guide

Double-click on “My Computer” on the desktop, double-click on “Control Panel,”

and then double-click on “System.”

Click on “Device Manager.”

Verify Installation

Model FB104 100 Mbps Network Starter Kit Installation Guide

Double-click on “Network adapters.”

If there is a problem with the installation of the driver, an exclamation point appears

next to “NETGEAR FA310TX Fast Ethernet PCIAdapter.” If there is an exclamation

point, double-click on “NETGEAR FA310TX Fast Ethernet PCIAdapter.” The

“Properties” window opens, and a message regarding the status of the device is

displayed in the window. Continue to click on “OK” or click on the “X” in the right

hand corner to close any open windows and return to the Windows 95 desktop.

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