TP-LINK TG-3468 V1 User Manual

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  TG-3468 
Gigabit PCI Express Network Adapter
 
Chapter 1.  Introduction 
1.1  Overview of the product 
The TG-3468 10/100/1000Mbps PCI EXPRESS Gigabit Network Adapter is a highly integrated 
and cost-effective Gigabit Ethernet Adapter which is fully compliant with IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u 
and IEEE 802.3ab specifications. 
TG-3468 keeps low cost and eliminates usage barriers. It is the easiest way to upgrade a network 
from 10/100Mbps to 1000 Mbps. It supports 10/100Mbps network speed automatically both in 
Half-Duplex and Full-Duplex transfer modes, and 1000Mbps in Full-Duplex transfer mode,using 
Auto-Negotiation technology to detect the network speed. It can be widely used in most modern 
Operating Systems and includes a boot ROM for Diskless Workstations. 
1.2  Features 
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Integrated 10/100/1000Mbps transceiver 
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Support PCI Express 1.0a 
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Fully compliant with IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE802.3ab   
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Auto-Negotiation with Next Page capability 
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 Support 
pair 
swap/polarity/skew 
correction 
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Crossover Detection & Auto-Correction 
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Wake-on-LAN and remote wake-up support 
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Microsoft NDIS5 Checksum Offload (IP, TCP, UDP) and Largesend Offload support 
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Support Full Duplex flow control (IEEE802.3X) 
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Support IEEE 802.1p Layer 2 Priority Encoding and IEEE802.1Q VLAN tagging 
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Support power down/link down power saving 
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Support drivers for 
Linux-2.4.x, Linux-2.6.x, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows Vista 
(32bit/ 64bit), and Windows 7 (32bit/ 64bit)
 
1.3  LED Status 
There are four LEDs, including a 10Mbps Link/Act LED, a 100Mbps Link/Act LED, a 1000Mbps 
Link/Act LED and a Full Duplex Mode LED. 
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The Link/Act LEDs of TG-3468 PCI EXPRESS 10/100/1000M LAN Card indicates Link/Act 
status. They will light when connection has been built, and glitter when the adapter transmits 
or receives data. 
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The Full Duplex LED will light when the adapter works in full duplex.