levelone GNC-0210 Gigabit PCIe x4 Network Card User Guide

: June 17, 2024
: LevelOne

Table of Contents

Overview
Specification
Package content
Cabling Requirements:
Hardware installation
Install Drivers and software
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GNC-0210
10-Gigabit PCIe x4 Network Card, 1 x RJ45
User Guide

levelone GNC-0210 Gigabit PCIe x4 Network Card EN ver2.01

Overview

The PCI Express AQ107 10GbE Ethernet card is a high-performance, Multi- gigabit Ethernet card that supports the 10GBASE-T/5GBASE-T/2.5GBASE-T/1000BASE-T/ 100BASE-T, with a PCI Express Gen3x4 or Gen2x4, the AQtion Ethernet controller easily handles the 10GbE Line-rate performance. The AQC107 incorporates Aquantia’s AQrate® PHY technology which delivers 10GbE network connectivity speed through Cat 6a and delivers 5 GbE and 2.5 GbE network connectivity speed through 100 meters of Cat 5e or better cabling enabling higher data rates with zero change to legacy cabling.

Specification

Compliant with PCI Express Revision 3.0 and downstream with PCI Express Reivison2.0
Supports line rate of 8.0GT/s and 5.0GT/s per lane
Supports Gen 3×4 or Gen 2×4
Supports communication and management function
Integrated Aquantia AQrate PHY featuring NBASE-T technology
Supports PHY specifications with 10GBASE-T/5GBASE-T/2.5GBASE-T/1000BASE-T /100BASE-T.
On-chip high resolution cable analyzer for advanced cable diagnostics
Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE) Support
Supports IEEE1588v2 Precision Time Protocol
Support large send offload, Receive Side Scaling (RSS), Direct Cache Access(DCA) and Header
checksum for increased network performance and lower host CPU utilization
Wake-On-LAN(WoL) power management
Supports IPv4, IPv6 and IPv6/UDP checksum offload
Supports Jumbo frame (up to 16kbytes)
Quality of Service (QoS)
Supports up to eight traffic classes and Data Center Bridging (DCB)
Support Operation Systems: Winddows®Win7/Win8/Win8.1/Win10/ Server2012 / Server2016/ Linux

Package content

Quick Installation Guide
User Guide
Resource CD (Driver)
Low Profile Bracket

System Requirements

FreeBSD, Linux, VMWare ESXi, Win7/ Win-server2012/ Win-server2008/ Win8/Win8.1/Win-server2016/win10
One available PCI Express x4 slot

Cabling Requirements:

Intel 10 Gigabit adapters

For 10GBASE-T on Category 6, Category6a, or Category 7 wiring, twisted 4-pair copper:
Category 6 wiring supports 55 meters max.
Category 6a wiring supports 100 meters max.
Category 7 wiring supports up to 100 meters.

Intel 1 Gigabit adapters

For 1000BASE-T or 100BASE-TX.use Category 5 or Category 5e wiring, twisted 4-pair copper:
Make sure you use Category 5 cabling that complies with the TIA-568 wiring specification for more information on this specification.
Length is 100 meters max.
Category 3 wiring supports only 10Mbps.

CAUTION : If using less than 4-pair cabling, you must manually configure the speed and duplex setting of the adapter and the link partner. In addition, with 2 and 3-pair cabling the adapter can only achieve speeds of up to 100Mbps.

For 100BASE-TX. use Category 5 wiring.
For 10BASE-T. use Category 3 or 5 wiring.

Cabling Requirements:

Transmission bandwidth| Twisted pair type| Transmission distance
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10 Gbps| Cat 6a or better| 100 meters
5 Gbps| Cat 5e or better| 100 meters
2.5 Gbps| Cat 5e or better| 100 meters
1000 Mbps| Cat 5e or better| 100 meters
100 Mbps| Cat 5e or better| 100 meters

LED Indicators

Link speeds	LED Green	LED Orange
10 Gbps	ACT blinking	10G link
5Gbps/2.5Gbps/1000Mbps/100Mbps	ACT blinking	No bright

Hardware installation

Turn off the computer and unplug the power cord.
Remove the computer cover and the adapter slot cover from the slot that matches your adapter.
Insert the adapter edge connector into the slot and secure the bracket to the chassis.
Replace the computer cover, then plug in the power cord.
Power on the computer

Install Drivers and software

Windows®Operating Systems
You must have administrative rights to the operating system to install the drivers.

insert the CD driver bound with PCI Express AQ107 10GbE Ethernet card driver into your CD-ROM drive:
If the Found New Hardware Wizard screen is displayed, click Cancel
Open the location of the driver file and select the driver file according to the system type.
For Windows 32bit
Type
“Driver\AQC107\Windows\Windows Installer\Aquantia_AQtion_x32_Win_ver2.1.1 7.0.msi”
For Windows 64bit
Type
“Driver\AQC107\Windows\Windows Installer\Aquantia_AQtion_x64_Win_ver2.1.1 7.0.msi”
Double clicks it
Follow the instructions in the install wizard to finish it