Introduction; General Description - D-Link DFE-680TX User Manual

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Introduction

Thank you for choosing D-Link DFE-680TX, the value leader among Ethernet / Fast

Ethernet adapters for CardBus notebook PCs. This chapter provides a general description

of DFE-680TX features, with a summary of features at the end of the chapter. Installation

instructions are given in Chapters 2 and 3.

The D-Link DFE-680TX 10/100 Ethernet PC Card for CardBus notebook PCs is a credit-

card sized Ethernet / Fast-Ethernet adapter for connecting a notebook PC to an IEEE

802.3 or 802.3u Ethernet network. The notebook PC must be equipped with CardBus (32

bit) extension bus and Type II or Type III PC Card slot (s).

NOTE: The terms "PC Card" and "CardBus" are used throughout this manual to refer to

those objects as defined in the PCMCIA / PC Card standards published by Personal

Computer Memory Card Industry Association (PCMCIA). The term "slot" is used in this

manual is synonymous with "socket" where the standards use the latter term in reference

to the physical receptacles of a host notebook computer, for insertion/connection of PC

Cards. More information on the standards is available from PCMCIA's www server at

http://www.pc-card.com.

The DFE-680TX automatically detects the parameters of its Ethernet environment, and

automatically negotiates and determines its own speed and duplex settings as required for

maximum performance within the environment. (The autonegotiation function is

effective only when the DFE-680TX is connected to the network by a device (switch or

hub) which also has autonegotiation functionality.)

Inside its compact case, the D-Link DFE-680TX holds an Ethernet controller, network

processing interface, a 68-pin PC Card Standard front-end plug, which connects to the

notebook PC, and a 15-pin back-end receptacle for connecting the media coupler.

TheDFE-680TX requires no pre- installation setup -- simply insert its front end into the

notebook PC's PC-Card slot.

The DFE-680TX is supplied with a media coupler, which plugs into the back end (15-pin

receptacle) of the DFE-680TX. The other end of the media coupler has an RJ-45

receptacle, which receives the network cable. The media coupler features full LED

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