Microsoft Windows 2000 This is an ASCII file called WIN2000.TXT in the ATI CardAssistant INFO directory. Use a text editor or a word processor with a mono-space font such as Courier to print this file if needed for reference. ************************************************************ ************************************************************ ** ** ** Installing the AT-2450/2700 Series Drivers on ** ** Windows 2000 ** ** ** ************************************************************ ************************************************************ ------------------------------------------------------------ -- Contents -- ------------------------------------------------------------ I. Special Considerations II. Automatic Installation III. If You Installed The Card Before Running WinPrep IV. Updating an Allied Telesyn Driver V. Removing an Existing Driver VI. Files Needed for Installation VII. How to See MAC Address VIII. 802.1P IX. Advanced Properties I. Special Considerations ========================== 1. In most cases the default AMD Driver present in Windows 2000 will be installed for the AT-2450/2700 Series PCI Ethernet Adapter. The AMD Driver will need to be replaced with the appropriate Allied Telesyn driver to ensure full functionality of the Ethernet Adapter. 2. Configuration of the AT-2450/2700 Series PCI Ethernet adapter resources are under PCI control. For most applications, no setup other than normal installation of the network software is necessary. To change port settings, to manually view the card's configuration or to run Diagnostics, use the Card Assistant setup program, SETUP.EXE. The SETUP utility only runs under DOS. II. Automatic Installation - WinPrep ==================================== 1. Start Windows 2000 with no network adapter installed in the system. If you have installed the adapter before running WinPrep, please go to Section III. 2. Insert the Card Assistant CD ROM and if autorun is enabled, the CD will open. Click on the adapter listed that you want to install and then click on Click to run WinPrep. If autorun is not enabled, double click on My Computer, double click on the Allied Telesyn CD ROM and then click on the network adapter listed that you want to install. Click on Click to run WinPrep. Select Run this program from its current location and then click OK. 3. Click Next to run Winprep and it will copy the NDIS drivers and configuration files to the appropriate directories. Select Done when Winprep has completed, close all open windows. 4. Shut Down the system, install the network adapter, and reboot. During system boot the network adapter will be automatically detected and the NDIS 5 driver installed. Click Yes if you see the Microsoft Digital Signature Not Found message. III. If You Installed the Card Before Running WinPrep ===================================================== 1. In most cases the default AMD driver present in Windows 2000 will be detected and installed into the Device Manager. This driver will need to be replaced. 2. On the Windows desktop, right-click My Computer and select Properties. 3. Select the Hardware tab, and click the Device Manager button. The network adapter will be listed under Network Adapters. Right click the present adapter and choose Uninstall and then OK. 4. Now running WinPrep will correctly install the AT-2450/2700 Series driver. 5. Insert the Card Assistant CD ROM and if autorun is enabled the CD will open. Click on the adapter listed that you want to install and then click on Click to run WinPrep. If autorun is not enabled, double click on My Computer, double click on the Allied Telesyn CD ROM and then click on the network adapter listed that you want to install. Click on Click to run WinPrep. Select Run this program from its current location and then click on OK. 6. Click Next to run Winprep and it will copy the NDIS drivers and configuration files to the appropriate directories. Select Done when Winprep has completed, close all open windows. 7. Shut Down the system, install the network adapter, and reboot. During system boot the network adapter will automatically be detected and the NDIS 5 driver will be installed. Click Yes if you see the Microsoft Digital Signature Not Found message. IV. Updating an Allied Telesyn Driver ===================================== Please note that the latest version of the AT-2450/2700 Series driver is available for download on the Allied Telesyn web site. If you want to update an already installed driver for your Allied Telesyn AT-2450/2700 series PCI Ethernet Adapter, follow these steps: 1. On the Windows desktop, right click My Computer and select Properties. 2. Select the Hardware tab, and click the Device Manager button. The network adapter will be listed under Network Adapters. Then right click the Network adapter, and choose properties. Insert the CardAssistant CD. 3. Select the Drivers tab, then select the Update driver button. 4. The Upgrade Device Driver Wizard starts. Click Next, then choose Search for suitable driver then click Next. 5. Select Specify a location. Click Next. Browse to the path on the CD ROM \drivers\24_27, click Open and then click OK. Windows locates the driver NETATNIC.INF then click Next. Since the driver was not certified at the time of release, you will see the following window - Digital Signature Not Found. Choose yes to continue and install the driver. Otherwise, installation will be cancelled. 6. Click Finish and then Close and now you should see listed under Network adapters in Device Manager the Allied Telesyn 2450 or 2700 PCI Ethernet adapter. V. Removing an Existing Driver ============================== 1. On the Windows desktop, right click My Computer and select Properties. 2. Select the Hardware tab, and click the Device Manager button. The network adapter will be listed under Network Adapters. Right click the present adapter and choose Uninstall and then OK. VI. Files Needed for Installation ================================= The following files are required for installation: \ATNICm5.SYS--NDIS 5.0 driver) \NETATNIC.INF--OEM setup file for Windows) \WINPREP.EXE--Pre-installation utility) \NETATNIC.CPY--WinPrep version of NETATNIC.INF) VII. How to See MAC Address =========================== To determine the MAC address for a NIC: Click the Start Button and Select Run. Type "cmd" and click OK. Now in the DOS shell, type the command "IPCONFIG /ALL", this will list all IP devices and their associated MAC(Physical) addresses. Note: If you are not using the IP protocol, another method is to Boot the computer into DOS with no drivers loaded. Insert the CardAssistant disk 1 in the floppy drive and launch SETUP: type a:\setup. The main screen shows a table listing the AT-2450/2700 Series PCI Ethernet adapters installed in the computer. Write down the address(es) listed in the "MAC" column of the table. VIII. 802.1p Traffic Prioritization =================================== The NDIS 5.0 (ATNICm5.SYS) driver is 802.1p capable. With 802.1p, packets can be prioritized according to the needs of specific applications, and specific types of traffic with similar service requirements can be grouped for efficient handling. This QOS (quality-of-service) networking ensures that high-priority, delay and jitter-sensitive traffic always gets priority over lower-priority traffic. This 802.1p traffic prioritization can be enabled through Microsoft's Windows 2000 Server. For more information please visit Microsoft's Web Site (http://www.microsoft.com/) and view their White Papers concerning Quality of Service issues. IX. Advanced Properties ======================= The Advanced Properties are provided to support special functions that are supported by AT-2450/2700 PCI Series Ethernet Adapter Cards. It is recommended that if you are not sure as to how these settings will affect your configuration, please contact your LAN Administrator before changing the advanced settings on an adapter card. To get to the Advanced Properties Section of the Allied Telesyn driver: 1. On the Windows desktop, right click My Computer and select Properties. 2. Select the Hardware tab, and click the Device Manager button. The network adapter will be listed under Network Adapters. Then right click the Network adapter, and choose properties. Select the Advanced tab. This will list the advanced properties and their values when highlighted. Below is an explanation of the advanced properties. 1. IEEE 802.1p Tagging (Default: Off) - When on, the Allied Telesyn driver will support 802.1p Prioritization as described in Section VIII. When off, the Allied Telesyn driver will not support 802.1p Prioritization. 2. Magic Packet (Default: Off) - Magic Packet (Wake on Lan) is a property that allows an Administrator to "Wake Up" a computer that is in a powered down state. Check your Motherboard Manual for Wake on Lan support and how to enable it in the system BIOS. For Magic Packet to work, the Wake on Lan Header on the Motherboard needs to be connected to the AT-2450/2700 Series PCI Ethernet Adapter Card. When on, the Allied Telesyn driver will enable Magic Packet, when off this support will be disabled. More information is available on the CD directory \drivers\at24_27\info\wol.txt 3. Network Address (LAA) (Default: Not Present) - This parameter overrides the network address of the network adapter card. The value of this parameter is a hexadecimal string of 12 digits, e.g. 00001A180123. The address must be unique among all other network adapter addresses on the network. To enter in a Network address, enter in a new value into the value box. Warning: This setting is not recommended unless the user is familiar with its use and implications. 4. Speed/Duplex (Default: Depends on card) - Depending upon which AT-2450/2700 Series PCI Ethernet Adapter Card is installed the menu options for Speed/Duplex vary. For a copper connection, the best setting is Auto Negotiate, which will detect the best setting for Speed and Duplex. Any other setting for speed and duplex will need to be matched with the link partner. For a fiber connection, Auto Negotiate is not supported and the best setting is to match speed and duplex with the link partner. WARNING: The card and the connected device must be set to the same speed and duplex mode. Incorrectly forcing a specific speed or duplex mode may result in poor performance and data loss. Consult your LAN administrator before forcing a speed or duplex mode or if you don't know the capabilities of the attached device.