Introduction

Getting Started
Platform
Napatech SmartNIC
Content Type
Overview Document
Capture Software Version
Link™ Capture Software 12.1

In this document

This document explains how to get started with the NT SmartNICs with Napatech Link™ Software, and describes the documents included on docs.napatech.com (the Napatech Documentation Portal).
Note: This document refers to functionality related to use with Napatech SmartNICs with fourth-generation architecture (also referred to as 4GA). For users of Napatech SmartNICs with third-generation architecture (also referred to as 3GA), please refer to the appropriate documentation relevant for Napatech 3GA SmartNICs.

Terminology

In this document the term NT100E3-1-PTP does not include NT100E3-1-PTP-NEBS SmartNICs, the term NT80E3-2-PTP does not include NT80E3-2-PTP-NEBS SmartNICs, and it does not include NT80E3-2-PTP-8×10/2×40 SmartNICs, except in the title of the Hardware Installation Guide (DN-0980), the term NT80E3-2-PTP-NEBS does not include NT80E3-2-PTP-NEBS-8×10/2×40 SmartNICs, except in the title of the Hardware Installation Guide (DN-0981), the term NT40E3-4-PTP does not include NT40E3-4-PTP-NEBS SmartNICs, and the term NT20E3-2-PTP does not include NT20E3-2-PTP-NEBS SmartNICs.