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85 Mbp s Mega P lu g E t he r ne t A d ap t e r M o del # : HPE100T U s e r M an u al V e r 1.0 Solutions for the Digital Life ™.
i T able of C onten ts 1 In troduction 1 Package Contents 1 F eatures 2 System Requirements 2 Getting to Know the Ethernet Adapter 3 T echnical Suppor t 4 2 C onnec ting the MegaPlug Adapter 5 Connect.
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1 Intr o duc tion Th ank y ou f or pu rc hasi ng th e A cti ont ec M ega Plu g Et he rnet A da pte r . The M ega Pl ug E th erne t A dap ter is on e of the eas ies t wa ys t o en jo y ho me or s ma ll bu si- ne ss ne tw ork ing.
2 Actiontec MegaPlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual 3 Chapter 1 Introduction F eatures s Ho meP lug T u rbo c omp lian t s 85 Mb ps da ta ra te (max imu m) s 56- bit DES e ncrypti on s T w o-p r ong ed .
2 Actiontec MegaPlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual 3 Chapter 1 Introduction Getting to Know the Ethernet Adapter Th is se cti on c ont ains a qui ck d es cript ion o f the Ad apt er’ s ex ter na l fea tur es.
4 Actiontec MegaPlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual T echnical Support A cti ont ec El ec tr on ic s p ri de s i ts el f on ma ki ng du ra bl e, h igh -q ua li ty , hi gh- pe rf or - ma nc e pr od uc ts .
5 C on ne c ti ng t he Me ga Pl ug A da pt er T o c onn ect th e A da pt er , it m ust be c onn ect ed to a c omp ute r , plu gge d in to a st an- da rd w all out le t, an d the C onf ig urati on U til ity lo ade d on the c omp ut er .
6 Actiontec MegaPlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual 7 Chapter 2 Connecting the MegaPlug Adapters 5. In sert t he ot her e nd of the Eth erne t cab le in to a n E ther net p ort o n a r out er / gat ew a y co nnec ted t o a co mpu te r .
6 Actiontec MegaPlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual 7 Chapter 2 Connecting the MegaPlug Adapters 4. W hen this w i ndo w ap pear s, cli ck Finish . 5. R epe at f or o th er c ompu te rs c onn ect ed t o an Ad apt er .
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9 U sing the C onfigur ation Utility On c e t he A da pt er s h a v e be en pr o pe rl y c on ne ct ed an d i ns ta ll ed , th e u se r c an fu rth er c on fi gu re th e A da pt e rs us in g t he A cti on te c M ega Pl ug Co nf ig ur at io n U ti li ty .
10 Actiontec MegaPlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual 11 Chapter 3 Using the C onfiguration Utility Local Device(s) on Y our Computer Th e lis t di spl ay s al l M egaP lu g A da pt ers c onn ect ed to t he c om put er .
10 Actiontec MegaPlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual 11 Chapter 3 Using the C onfiguration Utility Local Device(s) on Y our Computer Th e lis t di spl ay s al l M egaP lu g A da pt ers c onn ect ed to t he c om put er .
12 Actiontec MegaPlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual Set All Devices Cl ick th is bu tt on t o e nc r ypt all d evic es on t he M ega Pl ug ne two rk. About Se le cti ng A b out fr om th e ro w o f tabs n ear t he to p of the Uti lity ’ s win do w gen er - at es th e “ Ab out ” ta b.
13 T roubleshooting Th is ch apt er c ont ains a lis t o f pro ble ms th at ma y be e nco unt er ed wh ile u sing the M ega Pl ug E th erne t A dap ter , and t ech niq ues to so lv e th em . N ot e th at th ese t ech - ni que s ma y no t be s ucc ess ful in a ll cas es.
14 Actiontec MegaPlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual 15 Chapter 4 T roubleshooting s U s e t he A dap te r’ s Co nf igu rat io n U ti li ty t o de te ct a ll o th er A da pt er s o n t he ne tw ork . The n, pl ug the A da pt ers int o a dja ce nt so ck et s.
14 Actiontec MegaPlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual 15 Chapter 4 T roubleshooting N o . T he A da pte r ope rat es at a dif fer ent fre que ncy t han o th er po we r lin e co ntr ol de vic es an d can co- exi st wit h tec hno logi es su ch a s X - 10, CEB us, an d LO N wo rks .
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17 Setting Up S tatic IP Addr ess T o c omm uni cat e with a M ega Pl ug E th erne t A dap ter fro m a c om put er o n the net - w or k, th e use r ma y ha ve to s wit ch t he IP a ddr ess set ting s fr om DH CP -e nab led t o st atic I P , so tha t the com put er a nd th e A dap ter a r e o n th e sam e sub net .
18 Actiontec MegaPlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual 19 Chapter 5 Setting Up Static IP Addr ess 3. An ot her m enu a pp ea rs. Sel ect Control P anel . 4.
18 Actiontec MegaPlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual 19 Chapter 5 Setting Up Static IP Addr ess 5. Th e “N etw ork ” wi nd ow app ear s. In th e “The foll owi ng ne two rk c omp on ent s ar e in st alle d” li st bo x, lo cat e and d oubl e-c lic k TCP/IP .
20 Actiontec MegaPlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual 21 Chapter 5 Setting Up Static IP Addr ess 9. En te r th e fol lo win g num ber s in th e “S ub ne t ma sk ” te xt bo x: 2 55 .2 55 .2 55 .0 P res s the s pa ce ba r on the key boar d to a dd th e peri ods bet wee n the n umbe rs.
20 Actiontec MegaPlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual 21 Chapter 5 Setting Up Static IP Addr ess 3. An ot her m enu a pp ea rs. Sel ect Control P anel . 4.
22 Actiontec MegaPlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual 23 Chapter 5 Setting Up Static IP Addr ess 5. Th e “N etw ork ” wi nd ow app ear s. I n the “The f ollo win g ne two rk c ompo nen ts ar e in st alle d” li st bo x, lo cat e and d oubl e-c lic k TCP/IP .
22 Actiontec MegaPlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual 23 Chapter 5 Setting Up Static IP Addr ess 9. En ter t he f ol lo wing n umbe rs i n the “S ub net m as k” tex t bo x: 2 55 .2 55 .2 55 .0 Do not inc lu de th e peri ods ; the y are aut oma tica lly ent er ed.
24 Actiontec MegaPlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual 25 Chapter 5 Setting Up Static IP Addr ess 3. An ot her m enu a pp ea rs. Sel ect Control P anel . 4. W h en th e “ Con tro l P ane l” win do w app ears , d ou ble -c lic k Netwo rk and Dial- up Connections .
24 Actiontec MegaPlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual 25 Chapter 5 Setting Up Static IP Addr ess 5. In the “N etw ork a nd Di al -up C onn ecti ons ” win do w , do ub le-c lic k Local Area Connection . A n umb er m a y be di spl a yed a fte r the L ocal Ar ea C onn ecti on .
26 Actiontec MegaPlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual 27 Chapter 5 Setting Up Static IP Addr ess 7. Th e “L oc al Ar ea C onne ctio n Pr op ertie s” wind ow a ppea rs. Cl ick General . 8. I n th e “ Com pone nts c hec ked are u se d by t his c onn ecti on ” list bo x, dou bl e- cl ick Int ernet Prot o col ( T CP/IP ) .
26 Actiontec MegaPlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual 27 Chapter 5 Setting Up Static IP Addr ess 12. En ter t he f ol lo wing n umbe rs i n the “S ub net m as k” tex t bo x: 2 55 .2 55 .2 55 .0 P res s the s pa ce ba r on the key boar d to a dd th e peri ods bet wee n the n umbe rs.
28 Actiontec MegaPlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual 29 Chapter 5 Setting Up Static IP Addr ess 3. W hen the “C ontr ol P a nel” wind ow ap pea rs, do ubl e-c lic k N etwork Connections . 4. In the “N etw ork C onn ecti ons ” win do w , do ub le-c lic k Local Area Connection .
28 Actiontec MegaPlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual 29 Chapter 5 Setting Up Static IP Addr ess 5. Th e “Lo cal Ar ea C onne ctio n Pr op ertie s” wind ow a ppea rs. Se le ct General . 6. In the “ T hi s co nnec tion uses the f ollo wing ite ms ” lis t bo x, do ub le-c lic k Internet Protocol ( TCP/IP ) .
30 Actiontec MegaPlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual 8. In the General ta b, ma ke s ur e th e ci rc le ne xt t o “U se the f ollo win g IP A ddr ess ” is se lect ed. W h en act iv e, a bla ck d ot ap pear s in t he ci rcl e. If the c ir cle alr ead y c onta ins a b lac k dot , l ea v e it al one .
31 # Setting Up F ile and Printer Sha ring Th is ch apt er de scri bes h ow t o sha re fi les , h ard d ri ves , an d pri nte rs o ve r th e M ega Pl ug ne two rk.
32 Actiontec MegaPlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual 33 Chapter 6 Setting Up File and Print er Sharing 3. Cl ick Change . 4. W hen the “C omp ut er N am e Ch ange s” wind ow ap pea rs, en te r a ne w co mpu ter na me in th e “ Com put er na me ” te xt bo x .
32 Actiontec MegaPlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual 33 Chapter 6 Setting Up File and Print er Sharing Window s 2000 Af te r in sta llin g and c onf igur ing t he A da pte r , W in do ws 20 00 au to mati call y en able s fi le sh arin g. The o nl y ite m th at ne eds to be alt ere d is w ork gr oup set ting s.
34 Actiontec MegaPlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual 35 Chapter 6 Setting Up File and Print er Sharing 4. Th e “I den tif ic atio n Ch an ges ” win do w ap pea rs. In th e “ Com put er N am e” te xt bo x, type a na me di ffe re nt th an th e oth er c omp ute rs o n the net wo rk.
34 Actiontec MegaPlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual 35 Chapter 6 Setting Up File and Print er Sharing Window s 98, 98SE, and Me 1. Cl ick Start , s el ect S ettings , the n Control P anel . 2. In the C ont rol P a ne l win do w , d oubl e-c lic k the N etwork ic on .
36 Actiontec MegaPlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual 37 Chapter 6 Setting Up File and Print er Sharing 4. Se le ct Ser v ice , th en c lic k Add . The “Se le ct N etw ork Se rvic e ” wind ow a pp ears . 5. H igh ligh t File and pr inter sharing for Microsoft Netwo rks , t he n cli ck O K .
36 Actiontec MegaPlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual 37 Chapter 6 Setting Up File and Print er Sharing 7. Cl ick OK . The N et w or k win do w re appe ars . 8. In the N et wor k wind ow , se lect I dentificat ion . The “I den tifi cat io n ” ta b ap pear s.
38 Actiontec MegaPlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual 39 Chapter 6 Setting Up File and Print er Sharing 15. Af te r y our c omp ute r re sta r t s, W i ndo ws p ro mp ts f or a use r nam e and pass - w or d.
38 Actiontec MegaPlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual 39 Chapter 6 Setting Up File and Print er Sharing Depends on Passw ord - A llo ws y ou t o set bo th R ead Only and F ull a cc es s o n th e sha red fi le o r dr iv e. Th e lev el of ac ce ss wil l dep end on t he pa ssw or ds en ter ed i n the ap pr opr ia te fi eld .
40 Actiontec MegaPlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual 4. A “ Pr ope rties ” wi nd ow app ear s, wi th th e “S hari ng ” tab d is pla ye d. 5. Se le ct Shared As or Share this Printer . Th is au to mati call y ins erts a de fa ult na me fo r the p rint er sh ar e na me.
41 Specifications General Model Numb er HP E 100 T (M ega Plu g 85 Mb ps E th erne t A dap ter ) Standards H ome Plu g T urbo IE EE 80 2.3 10 Base T Security 56 -bi t DE S dat a enc r ypt io n Fr equenc y Band 4.
42 Actiontec MegaPlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual LED Indic at ors P o wer , Link Envir onmental Po wer Ex ter nal, 11 0 - 24 0v 0. 2a, 50 - 60 H z Certifications FC C pa rt 15, CE Operating T empera.
43 Glossar y Access P oint A d evic e th at al lo ws wi rel ess c lie nts t o co nne ct to o ne an othe r . A n acc es s po int ca n als o act a s a bri dg e bet we en wir ele ss c li ents and a “wir ed” n etw ork, su ch a s an E the rne t net wor k.
44 Actiontec MegaPlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual 45 Appendix B G lossary Ethernet Network A st and ard wi r ed net wo rki ng c onf igur atio n usi ng ca ble s and h ubs. Fir ewall A me thod pre ve nt in g use rs ou tsi de th e net w or k fr om ac ce ssi ng an d/or dama g- in g fil es or c omp ute rs o n the ne two rk.
44 Actiontec MegaPlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual 45 Appendix B G lossary PPPoE (P oint-T o-P oint Prot ocol over Ethernet)/ PPPoA (P oint-T o-P oint Prot ocol over A TM) M eth ods o f sec ur e da ta tra nsm issi on. Router A c entr al devi ce tha t man age s the da ta tra ffi c of yo ur ne two rk.
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47 Notic es Regulatory C ompliance Notic es Class B Equipment Th is eq uipm ent h as bee n te ste d and f ound t o co mpl y with t he li mit s for a Cl ass B di gita l de vice , pu rsu ant to P art 1 5 of the F CC R ul es .
48 Actiontec MegaPlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual 48 Th is devi ce co mpl ies wi th P art 1 5 of the F CC R ule s. Opera tio n is su bje ct to t he f ol - lo wing two c ond itio ns: 1 .
49 Lim ited W ar r a nty Har dware : A cti on tec El ectr on ics, I nc., wa rrant s to t he e nd us er ( “ Cu sto mer ”) th at th is ha rd war e pr odu ct wi ll be f ree fr om d efec ts in w ork m.
50 Actiontec MegaPlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual TH IS A CT IONT EC ELE CTR ONI CS PR ODU CT MA Y INC L UDE O R BE BU NDL ED WI TH THI RD-P AR T Y SOF TW ARE, TH E USE O F WH IC H IS G O VER NE D BY A SE P ARA TE EN D-US ER LIC ENS E A G RE EM EN T .
50 Actiontec MegaPlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual 51 Limited W arranty NE IT HE R AS SU ME S NO R A UTHO RIZE S AN Y OT HER PER SON T O AS SUME FO R IT AN Y O TH ER LIA BILI TY IN CO NNEC TION WIT H THE SA LE, INS T AL LA TIO N, MA IN TE N ANC E OR U SE OF I TS PR OD UCT S.
52 Actiontec MegaPlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual Gov er ning L a w : Thi s Lim ite d W arra nty sh all be g ov erne d by th e la ws o f th e St ate of Ca lif orn ia, U .
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