Windows NT 4.0 This is an ASCII file called WINNT.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 NT 4.0 ** ** ** ************************************************************ ************************************************************ ------------------------------------------------------------ -- Contents -- ------------------------------------------------------------ I. Special Considerations II. Installing the Miniport Driver III. Removing an Existing Driver IV. Files Needed for Installation V. Advanced Properties I. Special Considerations ========================= 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 CardAssistant setup program, SETUP.EXE. The SETUP utility only runs on DOS. If you do not have a DOS boot partition on your Windows NT drive, boot DOS from a floppy. To uninstall the driver, use the remove driver option from your Windows NT Network Control Panel. See section III Removing an Existing Driver. II. Installing the Standard Miniport Driver =========================================== If you are installing multiple adapter cards in a single, computer, complete the installation process for each card. 1. If the network adapter is already installed, reboot into Windows NT. If you have not installed the network adapter, shutdown the computer, turn it off and unplug it. Install the card by following the instructions included with your computer. Restart the computer into Windows NT. 2. On the Windows desktop, click Start, select Settings, and click Control Panel. 3. Double-click the Network icon and select the Adapters tab. 4. Click the Add button. From the Select Network Adapter pop-up window choose the Have Disk button. 5. Insert the CardAssistant CDROM into your CDROM drive. The path to the drivers is: :\drivers\at24_27\winnt 6. Select the appropriate Allied Telesyn Ethernet Adapter in the Select OEM Option dialog box. Then click OK. 7. In the Network Adapters dialog box, verify the correct AT-2450/2700 Series PCI Ethernet Adapter Card appears in the list. Then click OK. 8. This completes the card installation. Windows NT prompts you to configure the protocols you will be using for network communications. When prompted to restart your computer, click Yes. III. Removing an Existing Driver ================================ 1. From the desktop, right-click Network Neighborhood and select Properties. 2. Select the Adapters tab. Highlight the adapter you want to remove, and click Remove. Click Yes, if prompted, in the Warning dialog box that is confirming you want to remove a Network Device from your system. 3. From the Network dialog box, verify that the selected adapter has been removed from the Network Adapters list. Then choose OK. 4. Close the Network dialog box, then click Yes when prompted to Restart the computer for the new settings to take effect. 5. After the Windows NT operating system shuts down, turn the power switch off and on. 6. Log on to Windows NT. The computer is now ready to have a new driver installed following the installation procedure in Section II. IV. Files Needed for Installation ================================= The following files are required for installation: \ATNICm4.SYS--NDIS4 driver \OEMSETNT.INF--OEM setup file for NT 4.0 \ATIDLG.DLL-DLL file for the driver V. 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: A. On the Windows desktop, right click Network Neighborhood and select Properties. Select the Adapters tab. B. The Allied Telesyn AT-2450/2700 Series PCI Ethernet Adapter will be listed in the Network Box. Highlight the network adapter, and choose the properties button. This will list the advanced properties and their values. Below is an explanation of the advanced properties. 1. 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. 2. UTP Port (Default: unchecked) - UTP Port (Unshielded Twisted Pair) is only valid for the legacy AT-2450FT/T/BT/AT PCI Ethernet Adapter Cards. For these adapters, checking this property will direct the card to communicate on the 10BaseT port. When unchecked, the card will communicate on the non-10BaseT port. For any other card, it is recommended this box remain unchecked. 3. Magic Packet (Default: unchecked) - 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 checked, the Allied Telesyn driver will enable Magic Packet, when unchecked this support will be disabled. More information is available on the CD directory \drivers\at24_27\info\wol.txt 4. IEEE 802.1p Prioritization (Default: unchecked) - The NDIS 4.0 (ATNICm4.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. When checked, the Allied Telesyn driver will support 802.1p Prioritization. When unchecked, the Allied Telesyn driver will not support 802.1p Prioritization.