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Before installing or updating the drivers, insert your adapter(s) in the computer and plug in the network cable. When Windows discovers the new adapter, it attempts to find an acceptable Windows driver already installed with the operating system.
If found, the driver is installed without any user intervention. If Windows cannot find the driver, the Found New Hardware Wizard window is displayed.
Regardless of whether or not Windows finds the driver, it is recommended that you follow the procedure below to install the driver. Drivers for all Intel adapters supported by this software release are installed.
If you are installing drivers from the Product CD, insert the CD. If you do not have the Product CD, download drivers from the support website and transfer them to the system.
If the Found New Hardware Wizard screen is displayed, click Cancel.
Start the autorun located on the CD. If you downloaded the software package from the support website, the autorun automatically runs after you have extracted the files.
Click Install Drivers and Software.
Follow the instructions in the install wizard.
These instructions uninstall the drivers for all Intel network adapters in a system.
From the Control Panel, double-click Add/Remove Programs.
Select Intel(R) Network Connections Drivers.
Click Add/Remove.
When the confirmation dialog displays, click OK.
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In the default mode, an Intel® Network Adapter using copper connections will attempt to auto-negotiate with its link partner to determine the best setting. If the adapter cannot establish link with the link partner using auto-negotiation, you may need to manually configure the adapter and link partner to identical settings to establish link and pass packets. This should only be needed when attempting to link with an older switch that does not support auto-negotiation or one that has been forced to a specific speed or duplex mode.
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Your link partner must match the setting you choose.
Fiber-based adapters operate only in full duplex, and only at their native speed.
By default, auto-negotiation is enabled. Change this setting only to match your link partner.
Per the IEEE specification, gigabit speed is available only in full-duplex.
The settings available when auto-negotiation is disabled are:
10 Mbps or 100 Mbps Full duplex (requires a full duplex capable link partner set to full duplex). The adapter can send and receive packets at the same time. You must set this mode manually.
10 Mbps or 100 Mbps Half duplex (requires a link partner set to half duplex). The adapter performs one operation at a time; it either sends or receives. You must set this mode manually.
Auto-Negotiation 1000 Mbps. The adapter only advertises gigabit speed at full duplex.
Intel® 10 Gigabit adapters that support 1 gigabit speed allow you to configure the Speed setting. If this option is not present, your adapter only runs at its native speed.
If the adapter cannot establish link with the gigabit link partner using auto-negotiation, set the adapter to 1 Gbps Full duplex.
Intel 10 gigabit fiber-based adapters and SFP direct-attach devices operate only in full duplex, and only at their native speed. Multi-speed 10 gigabit SFP+ fiber modules support full duplex at 10 Gbps and 1 Gbps.
The settings available when auto-negotiation is disabled are:
10 Mbps or 100 Mbps Full duplex (requires a full duplex capable link partner set to full duplex). The adapter can send and receive packets at the same time. You must set this mode manually.
10 Mbps or 100 Mbps Half duplex (requires a link partner set to half duplex). The adapter performs one operation at a time; it either sends or receives. You must set this mode manually.
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Intel® network adapters are enabled for use in selected servers equipped with PCI Hot Plug support and running Microsoft* Windows* operating systems. For more information on setting up and using PCI Hot Plug support in your server, see your hardware and/or Hot Plug support documentation for details. PCI Hot Plug only works when you hot plug an identical Intel network adapter.
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Jumbo frames are Ethernet frames that are larger than 1518 bytes. You can use Jumbo Frames to reduce server CPU utilization and increase throughput. However, additional latency may be introduced.
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Jumbo Frames can be implemented simultaneously with VLANs and teaming.
To configure Jumbo Frames at the switch, consult your network administrator or switch user's guide.
Restrictions:
Jumbo frames are not supported in multi-vendor team configurations.
Supported protocols are limited to IP (TCP, UDP).
Jumbo frames require compatible switch connections that forward Jumbo Frames. Contact your switch vendor for more information.
When standard sized Ethernet frames (64 to 1518 bytes) are used, there is no benefit to configuring Jumbo Frames.
The Jumbo Frames setting on the switch must be set to at least 8 bytes larger than the adapter setting for Microsoft* Windows* operating systems, and at least 22 bytes larger for all other operating systems.
The Intel® PRO/1000 PL Network Connection supports jumbo frames in Microsoft* Windows* operating systems only when Intel® PROSet for Windows Device Manager is installed.
The following devices do not support jumbo frames larger than 4096 bytes:
Intel® 82577LM Gigabit Network Connection
Intel® 82578DM Gigabit Network Connection.
The following devices do not support jumbo frames:
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Open Microsoft* Windows* Device Manager.
Open Properties on your adapter.
Click the Advanced tab.
Select Jumbo Frames from the list of advanced features.
Set your desired packet size (based on network capability).
Click OK to apply the changes.
All equipment on the network must also support the larger frame size. When setting up Jumbo Frames on other network devices, be aware that different network devices calculate Jumbo Frame size differently. Some devices include the header information in the frame size while others do not. Intel adapters do not include header information in the frame size. When configuring Jumbo Frames on a switch, set the frame size four bytes higher for CRC, plus four bytes if you are using VLANs or QoS packet tagging.
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The Intel® PROSet Power Management tab replaces the standard Microsoft* Windows* Power Management tab in Device Manager. It includes the Power Saver and Wake on LAN* (WoL*) options that were previously included on the Advanced tab. The standard Windows power management functionality is incorporated on the Intel PROSet tab.
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The Intel PROSet Power Management tab includes several settings that control the adapter's power consumption. For example, you can set the adapter to reduce its power consumption if the cable is disconnected.
If Reduce speed during standby is enabled, then Wake on Magic Packet and/or Wake on directed packet must be enabled. If both of these options are disabled, power is removed from the adapter during standby. Wake on Magic Packet from power off state has no effect on this option.
The Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE) feature allows a capable device to enter Low Power Idle between bursts of network traffic. Both ends of a link must have EEE enabled for any power to be saved. Both ends of the link will resume full power when data needs to be transmitted. This transition may introduce a small amount of network latency.
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The Intel® Auto Connect Battery Saver (ACBS) feature turns off the adapter when link is down or the network cable is disconnected. After a timeout period, the adapter will power off. When the network cable is reconnected and link is restored, the NIC powers up and functionality is fully restored.
ACBS only functions when the system is on battery power. If the power cable is connected, ACBS will be automatically disabled. If ACBS is active, the adapter will appear to be powered off. If you have Intel® PROSet installed, on the Link Speed tab, the Link Status will indicate Speed: Not connected. Power off.
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The Intel® System Idle Power Saver feature sets the adapter to negotiate the lowest possible speed setting when the system and network are idle. When the system activity is detected, the link will be negotiated to a higher speed.
To support this feature, the adapter must be
The ability to remotely wake computers is an important development in computer management. This feature has evolved over the last few years from a simple remote power-on capability to a complex system interacting with a variety of device and operating system power states. More details are available here.
Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Vista*, Windows 7, Windows Server* 2003, Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2008 R2 are ACPI-capable. These operating systems do not support wake from a power-off (S5) state, only from standby (S3) or hibernate (S4). When shutting down the system, they shutdown ACPI devices, including Intel adapters. This disarms the adapters remote wake up capability. However, in some ACPI-capable computers, the BIOS may have a setting that allows you to override the operating system and wake from an S5 state anyway. If there is no support for wake from S5 state in your BIOS settings, you are limited to Wake From Standby when using these operating systems in ACPI computers.
For some adapters, the Power Management tab in Intel PROSet includes a setting called Wake on Magic Packet from power off state. Enable this setting to explicitly allow wake up with a Magic Packet* from shutdown under APM power management mode.
In ACPI-capable versions of Windows, the Intel PROSet Power Management tab includes Wake on Magic Packet and Wake on directed packet settings. These controls the type of packets that wake up the system from standby.
Intel® Ready Access keeps your network connection active when the rest of your system is in sleep or standby mode, so that content on your system is readily accessible. Requests from other computers will wake up your computer.
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Intel® PROSet for Windows* Device Manager is an extension to the Windows
Device Manager. When you install the Intel PROSet software, additional tabs are
automatically added to Device Manager.
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Intel PROSet for Windows Device Manager is installed from the Product CD with the same process used to install drivers. You can select Intel PROSet for Windows Device Manager and Advanced Network Services from the Install Options dialog.
Use Add/Remove programs from the Control Panel to uninstall Intel PROSet for Windows Device Manager.
You can use the command line utility prosetcl.exe to change most Intel PROSet settings under Windows Server Core. Please refer to the help file prosetcl.txt located in the \Program Files\Intel\DMIX\CL directory. For iSCSI Crash Dump cofiguration, use the CrashDmp.exe utility and refer to the CrashDmp.txt help file.
The following devices do not support Intel PROSet for Windows Device Manager
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A "Push," or unattended, installation provides a means for network administrators to easily install the drivers on systems that have similar equipment. The following document provides instructions for a basic unattended installation of Microsoft* Windows* that includes the installation of drivers for Intel® Network Adapters.
For 32-bit Microsoft Windows operating systems, see the Push32.txt file in the Apps\Setup\Push\Win32 directory on the Product CD or in the download directory. This file applies to the following operating systems:
For x64 Microsoft Windows operating systems, see the Pushx64.txt file in the APPS\SETUP\PUSH\WINX64 directory on the Product CD or in the download directory. This file applies to the following operating systems:
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Quality of Service (QoS) allows the adapter to send and receive IEEE 802.3ac tagged frames. 802.3ac tagged frames include 802.1p priority-tagged frames and 802.1Q VLAN-tagged frames. In order to implement QoS, the adapter must be connected to a switch that supports and is configured for QoS. Priority-tagged frames allow programs that deal with real-time events to make the most efficient use of network bandwidth. High priority packets are processed before lower priority packets.
Under Windows XP and Windows Server 2003, tagging is enabled and disabled using the "QoS Packet Tagging" setting in the Advanced tab in Intel® PROSet. Under Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2008 R2, tagging is enabled using the "Priority/VLAN Tagging" setting on the Advanced tab.
Once QoS is enabled in Intel PROSet, you can specify levels of priority based on IEEE 802.1p/802.1Q frame tagging.
The supported operating systems have a utility for 802.1p packet prioritization. For more information, see the Windows system help and Microsoft's knowledge base.
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The Save and Restore Command Line Tool is a VBScript (SavResDX.vbs) that allows you to copy the current adapter and team settings into a standalone file (such as on a floppy disk) as a backup measure. In the event of a hard drive failure, you can reinstate most of your former settings.
The system on which you restore network configuration settings must have the same configuration as the one on which the save was performed.
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cscript SavResDX.vbs save|restore [filename]
SavResDX.vbs has the following command line options:
| save | Saves adapter and team settings that have been changed from the default settings. When you restore with the resulting file, any settings not contained in the file are assumed to be the default. |
| restore | Restores the settings. |
| filename | The file to save settings to or restore settings from. If no filename is specified, the script default to WmiConf.txt. |
To save the adapter settings to a file on a floppy diskette, do the following.
cscript SavResDX.vbs save a:\settings.txt
To restore the adapter settings from a file on a floppy diskette, do the following:
cscript SavResDX.vbs restore a:\settings.txt
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The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is a network protocol used to manage TCP/IP networks. SNMP-compliant devices (agents) communicate with management applications (consoles) to send alerts and updates and allow configuration changes.
The Intel® SNMP Agent translates event notices from the adapter and sends them to specified SNMP management stations. The SNMP agent provides information on Intel® network adapters as well as information about advanced features, such as teaming and VLANs.
Before you install the Intel SNMP Agent on a computer, you must install SNMP on the computer. See your operating system documentation for more information.
To use the Intel SNMP Agent with an SNMP management application, you must first compile the Intel MIB (Management Information Base) into the management application's database. This allows the management application to recognize and support the adapter.
This utility should only be employed by experienced network administrators. Additional software/services must be installed on your network prior to installing the Intel® SNMP Agent.
To install the SNMP Agent, start the autorun menu from the Product CD or download directory and click Install Drivers and Software. Follow the instructions on the screen.
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Intel support is available on the web or by phone. Support offers the most up-to-date information about Intel products, including installation instructions, troubleshooting tips, and general product information.
Support: http://www.intel.com/support
Corporate Site for Network Products: http://www.intel.com/products/ethernet/overview.htm
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The term VLAN (Virtual Local Area Network) refers to a collection of devices that communicate as if they were on the same physical LAN. Any set of ports (including all ports on the switch) can be considered a VLAN. LAN segments are not restricted by the hardware that physically connects them.
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VLANs offer the ability to group computers together into logical workgroups. This can simplify network administration when connecting clients to servers that are geographically dispersed across the building, campus, or enterprise network.
Typically, VLANs consist of co-workers within the same department but in different locations, groups of users running the same network protocol, or a cross-functional team working on a joint project.
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By using VLANs on your network, you can:
Improve network performance
Limit broadcast storms
Improve LAN configuration updates (adds, moves, and changes)
Minimize security problems
Ease your management task
To set up IEEE VLAN membership (multiple VLANs), the adapter must be attached to a switch with IEEE 802.1Q VLAN capability.
A maximum of 64 VLANs per network port or team are supported by Intel software.
VLANs can co-exist with teaming (if the adapter supports both). If you do this, the team must be defined first, then you can set up your VLAN.
The Intel PRO/100 VE and VM Desktop Adapters and Network Connections can be used in a switch based VLAN but do not support IEEE Tagging.
You can set up only one untagged VLAN per adapter or team. You must have at least one tagged VLAN before you can set up an untagged VLAN.
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In Microsoft* Windows*, you must use Intel® PROSet to set up and configure VLANs. For more information, select Intel PROSet in the Table of Contents (left pane) of this window.
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In most environments, a maximum of 64 VLANs per network port or team are supported by Intel PROSet.
If you want to have VLANs on the parent partition and on any child partitions, each child partition's VLAN must have the same VLAN ID as a VLAN on the parent partition.
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Intel warrants to the original owner that the adapter product delivered in this package will be free from defects in material and workmanship. This warranty does not cover the adapter product if it is damaged in the process of being installed or improperly used.
THE ABOVE WARRANTY IS IN LIEU OF ANY OTHER WARRANTY, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTY OF NONINFRINGEMENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARISING OUT OF ANY PROPOSAL, SPECIFICATION, OR SAMPLE.
This warranty does not cover replacement of adapter products damaged by abuse, accident, misuse, neglect, alteration, repair, disaster, improper installation, or improper testing. If the adapter product is found to be defective, Intel, at its option, will replace or repair the hardware product at no charge except as set forth below, or refund your purchase price provided that you deliver the adapter product along with a Return Material Authorization (RMA) number (see below), along with proof of purchase (if not registered), either to the dealer from whom you purchased it or to Intel with an explanation of any deficiency. If you ship the adapter product, you must assume the risk of damage or loss in transit. You must use the original container (or the equivalent) and pay the shipping charge.
Intel may replace or repair the adapter product with either new or reconditioned parts, and any adapter product, or part thereof replaced by Intel becomes Intel's property. Repaired or replaced adapter products will be returned to you at the same revision level as received or higher, at Intel's option. Intel reserves the right to replace discontinued adapter products with an equivalent current generation adapter product.
Before returning any adapter product, contact Intel Customer Support and obtain a Return Material Authorization (RMA) number by calling +1 916-377-7000.
If the Customer Support Group verifies that the adapter product is defective, they will have the RMA department issue you an RMA number to place on the outer package of the adapter product. Intel cannot accept any product without an RMA number on the package.
Return the adapter product to the place of purchase for a refund or replacement.
Intel wants you to be completely satisfied with the Intel adapter product that you have purchased. Any time within ninety (90) days of purchase, you may return your Intel adapter to the original place of purchase for a full refund of the purchase price from your dealer. Resellers and distributors, respectively, accepting returns and refunding money back to their customers may return Intel adapters to their original place of purchase. Intel guarantees that it will accept returns under this policy and refund the original purchase price to customers purchasing directly from Intel.
INTEL'S SOLE LIABILITY HEREUNDER SHALL BE LIMITED TO DIRECT, OBJECTIVELY MEASURABLE DAMAGES. IN NO EVENT SHALL INTEL HAVE ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY INDIRECT OR SPECULATIVE DAMAGES (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, AND SPECIAL DAMAGES) INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, INFRINGEMENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, REPROCUREMENT COSTS, LOSS OF USE, BUSINESS INTERRUPTIONS, LOSS OF GOODWILL, AND LOSS OF PROFITS, WHETHER ANY SUCH DAMAGES ARISE OUT OF CONTRACT NEGLIGENCE, TORT, OR UNDER ANY WARRANTY, IRRESPECTIVE OF WHETHER INTEL HAS ADVANCE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF ANY SUCH DAMAGES. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, INTEL'S TOTAL LIABILITY FOR ALL CLAIMS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT SHALL NOT EXCEED THE PRICE PAID FOR THE PRODUCT. THESE LIMITATIONS ON POTENTIAL LIABILITIES WERE AN ESSENTIAL ELEMENT IN SETTING THE PRODUCT PRICE. INTEL NEITHER ASSUMES NOR AUTHORIZES ANYONE TO ASSUME FOR IT ANY OTHER LIABILITIES.
Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitations may not apply to you.
Critical Control Applications: Intel specifically disclaims liability for use of the adapter product in critical control applications (including, for example only, safety or health care control systems, nuclear energy control systems, or air or ground traffic control systems) by Licensee or Sublicensees, and such use is entirely at the user's risk. Licensee agrees to defend, indemnify, and hold Intel harmless from and against any and all claims arising out of use of the adapter product in such applications by Licensee or Sublicensees.
Software: Software provided with the adapter product is not covered under the hardware warranty described above. See the applicable software license agreement which shipped with the adapter product for details on any software warranty.
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The Intel® Network Adapters Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) Provider enables WMI-based management applications such as Intel® PROSet for Windows Device Manager to monitor and configure the status of PCI network adapters. Intel Network Adapters WMI Provider uses WMI, a user-level instrumentation technology for the Microsoft Windows* platform.
WMI is a middleware layer that allows measurement and instrumentation information to be collected from kernel mode data providers. This information can then be provided to local or remote user-mode data consumers through the use of a common set of interfaces (Web-based Enterprise Management called WBEM). WMI is a data-independent pipeline between the data consumer and the data provider that makes no assumptions about the format of the data.
A guide is available on this distribution, which contains detailed information on the Intel Network Adapters WMI Provider, also referred to as Network Configuration Services (NCS2) WMI Providers. This guide is located in \APPS\WMI\DOCS. The technical reference paper describes the external view of NCS2 WMI providers so WMI-based management applications could use it to manage the network configuration for the Intel adapters.
Any Intel® PRO/100, Intel® Gigabit Network Adapter, or Intel® 10GbE Network Adapter
related driver software
a supported Microsoft* Windows* operating system. Please refer to the System Requirements page for a list of supported operating systems.
The Intel Network Adapters WMI Provider supports all Intel PRO/100, Gigabit, and 10GbE network adapters.
The Intel Network Adapters WMI Provider are installed as part of Intel® PROSet for Windows Device Manager software installation. See the Installing Intel PROSet for Windows Device Manager section for more information on how to install Intel PROSet for Windows Device Manager.
Intel PROSet for Windows Device Manager Typical Setup Type registers the Intel Network Adapters WMI Provider into the root\IntelNCS2 namespace.
The Intel Network Adapters WMI Provider supports the standards based CIM 2.6 specification.
This Intel Network Adapters WMI Provider cannot jointly operate with the Intel® DMI-SNMP instrumentation.
You must elevate (i.e., embed a manifest file) in your application in order to access all of the Intel WMI classes.
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