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AlphaNET Installation Guide, Revision 05

2. Enter the Product Installation Code

After copying the AlphaNET software onto your computer, you must code that software to run on your

specific computer. See “Installing the Product Installation Code” in Chapter 3 for details on using the

NETINI command to enter the Product Installation Code (PIC).

3. Install the Required Network Hardware

Before we discuss the software configuration procedures required to define a network, we need to

determine what hardware we need. For our sample purposes, let’s build a hypothetical network

connecting two Alpha Micro Eagle 300 computers together using Ethernet. To do this, we need to have

some hardware to go along with the software we downloaded in the previous section:

• Two Eagle 300s with built-in Ethernet capability

• Two BNC T-connectors.

• A length of 50-ohm thin Ethernet coaxial cable with BNC connectors at each end.

• Two 50-ohm BNC style network terminators.

• Two MAUs (Media Adapter Units) that adapt Ethernet AUI (thicknet) to thinnet cabling.

In our hypothetical network we’re using less expensive and easier to install thinnet Ethernet

cabling. You may choose to use standard thicknet Ethernet cabling, but the job will probably

require a third party that specializes in cable installation. Alpha Micro also supports 10BaseT

Ethernet cabling, which is another inexpensive and easily installed cable for AlphaNET

configurations using Ethernet.

Installing the Hardware

Each of the Eagle 300 computers in our hypothetical network have built-in Ethernet capability. (Note that

other models of Eagles may require the use of the separate AM-366 Ethernet card.) Since the Eagle

Computer Service Manual contains detailed information on configuring the Eagle 300 for Ethernet use,

only the basic points of the installation will be covered here.

1. The Eagle 300 is factory configured for 10BaseT Ethernet applications. Remove Jumper W10 on

the AM-319 board to select thicknet cabling. (You will then use the MAU to adapt the thicknet

cabling to thinnet.) See the Eagle Computer Service Manual for information on the Ethernet

media selection jumper.

2. A BNC style T-connector must be installed on each AM-319 board. The BNC T-connectors will

be used to link the two computers together as shown in Figure 1. Note how the network is

terminated at each end.

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