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HomeLink ™ Series Phoneline 10M Cable/DSL Router User Guide Use this guide to install: HPRO200.
COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS Copyright © 2001 Linksys, All Rights Reserved. HomeLink is a register ed trademark of Linksys. Microsoft, Windows, and the Windows logo ar e register ed trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks and brand names ar e the property of their respective pr oprietors.
Phoneline 10M Cable/DSL Router T roubleshooting 30 Common Problems and Solutions 30 Frequently Asked Questions 32 Appendix 36 How to Ping Y our ISP’s E-mail & Web Addresses 36 Installing the TCP.
Phoneline 10M Cable/DSL Router • One HomeLink™ Phoneline 10M Cable/DSL Router • One A C Po w er Adapter • One User Guide and Registration Card • W indows 95, 98, Millennium, NT 4.0, or 2000 • P entium-Grade CPU or better • 32 MB of RAM • Microsoft IE 4.
Phoneline 10M Ethernet Bridge 4 Getting to Know the HomeLink Phoneline 10M Cable/DSL Router Rear Panel Ports Phone Use this port for connecting your telephone. It emplo ys a microf ilter for signal clarity . Do not plug your telephone into any of the other ports.
Po w e r The Pow e r LED will light up w hen the HomeLink Phoneline Router is po wered on. Note that there is no ON/OFF switch; simpl y plug in the po w er adapter .
The follo wing instr uctions will hav e your HomeLink Phoneline Router up and running in minutes. Basic Installation 1. Make sur e that ev ery component of y our netw ork (including an y PCs and the HomeLink Phoneline Router) is po wered of f.
If your netw ork connections begins acting erratically , you ma y w ant to reset the Homelink Phoneline Router . T o reset your Homelink Phoneline Router , do the follo wing: 1. Shut do wn all of your netw ork components. 2. Disconnect the Homelink Phoneline Router’ s pow er supply and w ait f ive seconds.
3. The HomeLink Phoneline 10M Cab le/DSL Router’ s Setup page will appear . 4. Conf igure the f ollo wing v alues . Router Name & Domain Name These f ields allo w you to suppl y a host and domain name for the HomeLink Phoneline Router . Some ISPs require these names as identif ication.
7. Unless you alr eady ha v e a DHCP serv er on your internal netw ork, choose Enab le from the DHCP Server f ield. By choosing Enable, you will con- f igure the HomeLink Phoneline Router to automatically assign IP address- es to each of your PCs.
6. W indows will ask y ou to restar t the PC. Click the Y es button. Repeat steps 1-6 for each PC on y our netw ork. When all of y our PCs are conf igured, the HomeLink Phoneline Router Setup and Installation is complete. If y ou w ould like, y ou ma y continue on to lear n more about the HomeLink Phoneline Router’ s W eb-based Utility .
Phoneline 10M Cable/DSL Router 18 On the follo wing pages y ou will f ind brief descriptions of each utility web-page and each page’ s more impor tant functions. More detailed explanations and instructions can be found by clicking each page’ s Help button.
Phoneline 10M Cable/DSL Router 20 It is strongl y recommended that you set a pass word for the HomeLink Phoneline Router . When you f irst po w er up the HomeLink Phoneline Router, you will notice that the P assw ord setting has been left blank.
Phoneline 10M Cable/DSL Router 22 • WA N These f ields displa y the HomeLink Phoneline Router’ s IP Address, Subnet Mask and Gate wa y IP , as seen by e xter nal users on the Inter net. • DNS (Domain Name Serv er) IP Addr ess This f ield sho ws the IP Address of the DNS cur rently being used.
Phoneline 10M Cable/DSL Router 24 4. Enter the HomeLink Phoneline Router’ s administration pass w ord into the P asswor d Conf irm box. 5. Click the Br o wse button and f ind the f ir mware upgrade f ile that you do wn- loaded from the Linksys w ebsite.
Phoneline 10M Cable/DSL Router 26 F orwarding is generall y used to set up a webserver , ftp ser ver , or e-mail ser ver on your netw ork. T o add a ser ver using F orwarding: 1. Enter the port number used by the server . On the same line, enter the IP Address of the server that you w ant the Inter net users to be able to access.
T o create a static route entr y: 1. Select Static Route Entry from the drop do wn list. The HomeLink Phoneline Router supports up to 20 static route entries. 2. Enter the follo wing data to create a new static route: Destination LAN IP The Destination LAN IP is the Address of the remote netw ork or host to which you w ant to assign a static route.
Troubleshooting This section pro vides possible solutions to prob lems regarding the installation and operation of the HomeLink Phoneline Router . Read belo w description to solve y our problems. If you can’ t f ind an answ er here, check the Linksys w eb- site at www .
• If y ou are connecting to a cable modem, try plugging the cable modem into the HomeLink Phoneline Router’ s uplink por t rather than a 10BaseT port.
Web page hangs, corrupt downloads, or nothing but junk characters are being dis- played on the screen. What do I need to do? F orce your NIC to 10Mbps or half-duplex mode, and turn off the "Autone gotiate" feature of your NIC as a temporary measure.
Appendix V ir tually all Internet addresses are conf igured with w ords or characters (i.e., www .linksys.com, www .yahoo.com, etc.) In actuality , ho we ver , these Inter net addresses are assigned to IP addresses, w hich are the true addresses on the Internet.
1. At the DOS command pr ompt , type “ping -a 24.53.32.4”, where 24.53.32.4 is the IP address y ou just pinged. Information such as the fol- lo wing data will be display ed. 2. Write do wn the web ad dr ess r eturned b y the ping command . (In the example abo ve: mail.
7. After a few seconds y ou will be brought back to the main Netw ork windo w . The TCP/IP Protocol should no w be listed. 8. Click OK . W indo ws ma y ask for original W indo ws installation f iles. Supply them as needed (i.e.: D:win98, D:win95, c:windo wsoptionscabs.
There are dif ferent grades, or categories, of twisted-pair cabling. Cate gory 5 is the most reliable and is highl y recommended. Category 3 is a good second choice.
Dynamic Routing - The ability for a router to forw ard data via a dif ferent route based on the cur rent conditions of the communications circuits. F or example, it can adjust for o verloaded traf f ic or failing lines and is much more fle xible than static routing, which uses a f ixed forw arding path.
PPP oE (P oint to P oint Protocol o v er Ethernet) - A method used mostly b y DSL pro viders for connecting personal computers to a broadband modem for Internet access. It is similar to how a dial-up connection w orks but at higher speeds and quicker access.
Specifications Standards: IEEE 802.3 (10BaseT), IEEE 802.3u (100BaseTX), HPN A 1.0, 1.1, and 2.0 Compatible Pr otocol: CSMA/CD P orts: W AN: One RJ-45 P or t LAN: One RJ-45 P or t HPN A: T w o Standar.
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Phoneline 10M Ethernet Bridge 52 Contact Information F or help with the installation or operation of this product, contact Linksys Customer Support at one of the phone numbers or Inter net addresses below . Information 800-546-5797 (LINKSYS) T ech Suppor t 800-326-7114 RMA Issues 949-261-1288 Fa x 949-261-8868 Email support@linksys.
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