Allied Telesis AT-2911SX/SC User Manual

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Safety Symbols Used in this Document................................................................................................................................14
Contacting Allied Telesis ......................................................................................................................................................15

Chapter 1: Overview  ..........................................................................................................................................................17
Physical Description .............................................................................................................................................................18

AT-2911 Series Single Port Adapters ...........................................................................................................................18
AT-2911 Series Dual Port Adapters ..............................................................................................................................19
SC Fiber Optic Connector .............................................................................................................................................19
LC Fiber Optic Connector..............................................................................................................................................20
Twisted Pair Copper Port ..............................................................................................................................................20
SFP Slot ........................................................................................................................................................................20
LEDs..............................................................................................................................................................................21

Model Naming Conventions..................................................................................................................................................22
Supported Operating Systems .............................................................................................................................................23
Features ...............................................................................................................................................................................24
Broadcom Utilities.................................................................................................................................................................25

Teaming ........................................................................................................................................................................25
CIM................................................................................................................................................................................25
SNMP ............................................................................................................................................................................25
User Diagnostics ...........................................................................................................................................................26
Installing Broadcom Utilities ..........................................................................................................................................26
Broadcom Documentation.............................................................................................................................................26

Contents of Your Shipment ..................................................................................................................................................27
Warranty Registration...........................................................................................................................................................28

Chapter 2: Installing the Hardware  ..................................................................................................................................29
Reviewing Safety Precautions..............................................................................................................................................30
Pre-Installation Checklist ......................................................................................................................................................32
Replacing the Bracket ..........................................................................................................................................................33
Installing the AT-2911 Series Adapter Card .........................................................................................................................35
Connecting the Network Cables ...........................................................................................................................................39

Fiber Optic Cable ..........................................................................................................................................................39
Twisted Pair Copper Cable ...........................................................................................................................................40
SFP Transceiver............................................................................................................................................................40

Chapter 3: Modifying Advanced Properties  ....................................................................................................................41
Overview...............................................................................................................................................................................42

Accessing Advanced Properties...........................................................................................................................................43
802.3az EEE.........................................................................................................................................................................45
ARP Offload..........................................................................................................................................................................47
EEE Control..........................................................................................................................................................................48
Ethernet@WireSpeed...........................................................................................................................................................49
Flow Control .........................................................................................................................................................................51
Interrupt Moderation .............................................................................................................................................................53
IPv4 Checksum Offload........................................................................................................................................................54
Jumbo Mtu............................................................................................................................................................................56
Large Send Offload (IPv4)....................................................................................................................................................57
Large Send Offload v2 (IPv4) ...............................................................................................................................................59
Large Send Offload v2 (IPv6) ...............................................................................................................................................60