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Instant EtherFast ® Series Fast Ethernet Switched 10/100 Network In a Bo x Use this guide to install : Model No.: FESWSK05 v3 User Guide.
COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS Copyright © 2001 Linksys, All Rights Reserved. EtherFast ® is a register ed trademark of Linksys. Microsoft, Windows, and the Windows logo ar e registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks and brand names ar e the property of their respective pr oprietors.
Fast Ethernet Switched 10/100 Network In a Box Instant EtherFast ® Series T able of Contents Introduction 1 The Linksys Fast Ethernet Switched 10/100 Network In a Box 1 Package Contents 2 Getting to .
Fast Ethernet Switched 10/100 Network In a Box Package Contents • T w o EtherF ast ® 10/100 LAN Cards • One EtherF ast ® 10/100 5-P ort W orkgroup Switch (version 2) • T w o Category 5 Netw ork Cables • One 3.
Fast Ethernet Switched 10/100 Network In a Box 4 Instant EtherFast ® Series 3 100 The 100 LED will illuminate if the port is operating at (per port) 100Mbps. The LED will be of f if the port is r unning at 10Mbps. LINK/A CT The LINK/A CT LED will illuminate if the port has an (per port) activ e netw ork connection.
Fast Ethernet Switched 10/100 Network In a Box 5. Replace y our PC's co ver . 6. Reconnect your PC’ s po wer , then po w er on y our computer . Y our com- puter will automatically reco gnize the LAN Card and assign it a unique IRQ ("inter r upt") and I/O address.
Fast Ethernet Switched 10/100 Network In a Box Installing the Drivers for Windows 95 Overview After installing the EtherF ast ® hardw are in y our computer , follo w these instructions for installing the network dri ver .
Fast Ethernet Switched 10/100 Network In a Box 3. If you click ed the Other Locations button, this windo w will appear . Enter a:win95 . W indo ws will begin cop ying the LAN Card’ s driver f iles to your PC. 4. Once W indo ws has located the driv ers, the follo wing windo w will appear .
Fast Ethernet Switched 10/100 Network In a Box 12 Instant EtherFast ® Series 11 Installing the Drivers for Windows 98 Overview After ph ysically installing the LAN Card in y our computer , follo w these instructions to install the network dri ver .
Fast Ethernet Switched 10/100 Network In a Box 14 Instant EtherFast ® Series 13 6. A windo w will open sa ying that W indo ws is no w ready to install the EtherF ast 10/100 LAN Card dri ver . Click Next . 7. Windo ws will be gin cop ying the LAN Card’ s driv er f iles to your PC.
Instant EtherFast ® Series 4. Select Sear ch for the best driv er f or y our device (Recommended) and select Specify a location . Then, type “ A:WINME” in the drop-do wn box and click Next . 5. A windo w will open, notifying you that W indo ws is searching for the Linksys LNE100TX F ast Ethernet Adapter dri ver .
Fast Ethernet Switched 10/100 Network In a Box Windows NT 4.0 Installation & Setup Overview The follo wing instructions will set up the EtherF ast ® 10/100 LAN Card in a computer running W indo ws NT 4.
Fast Ethernet Switched 10/100 Network In a Box 20 Instant EtherFast ® Series 19 6. The LAN Card will be added to the list of installed adapters. Click Ne xt .
Fast Ethernet Switched 10/100 Network In a Box 22 Instant EtherFast ® Series 21 11. W indo ws NT will copy the necessary netw ork driv ers to your PC. When the cop ying is complete, you will see a list of installed bindings. Change the bind- ings settings if needed and click Next .
Fast Ethernet Switched 10/100 Network In a Box 24 Instant EtherFast ® Series 23 Installing the LAN Card Driver if Networking is Alr eady Installed The follo wing steps will install the EtherF ast © 10/100 LAN Card’ s driv er soft- ware on y our PC, enabling y our PC to properl y communicate with the card.
Fast Ethernet Switched 10/100 Network In a Box 26 Instant EtherFast ® Series 25 6. W indo ws NT will probabl y ask you to suppl y your original W indo ws NT CD-R OM or setup disks. Direct W indo ws NT to the proper location (most likel y D:i386 ). 7.
Fast Ethernet Switched 10/100 Network In a Box 28 Instant EtherFast ® Series 27 Windows 2000 Installation & Setup Overview After ph ysically installing the EtherF ast ® 10/100 LAN Card in your computer , fol- lo w these instructions to install the net- w ork driv er .
Fast Ethernet Switched 10/100 Network In a Box 30 Instant EtherFast ® Series 29 5. When the F ound New Hardwar e Wizard bo x appear s , inser t the Linksys EtherF ast ® 10/100 Driver Disk into your flopp y driv e. In the “ Copy man- ufactur er’ s f iles fr om “ f ield , type “ A:W in2000 ”.
Instant EtherFast ® Series 7. The Completing the F ound New Hardw are Wizar d dialog bo x will appear , indicating that the dri ver has been successfull y installed. Click Finish . 8. Remo v e the driv er disk from the floppy dri ve. The Windo ws 2000 driv er installation is complete.
9. T ype the name of your w orkgr oup in the W orkgr oup box. The W orkgroup name should be the same W orkgroup Name in use by all of the other PCs on the netw ork. Use the same W orkgroup Name that is in use on your other computers for ease of use. Do NO T click OK when y ou are done.
Fast Ethernet Switched 10/100 Network In a Box 36 Instant EtherFast ® Series 35 Novell NetW are Ser ver Setup Overview The EtherF ast ® 10/100 LAN Card dri ver will be automaticall y installed dur- ing all of the follo wing NetW are installation procedures.
Fast Ethernet Switched 10/100 Network In a Box 38 Instant EtherFast ® Series 37 Installing a 5.x Server 1. On the PC in which y ou installed the EtherF ast card , simultaneously press CTRL and ESC . 2. When the next screen pops up, select the number for System Console and press Enter .
Fast Ethernet Switched 10/100 Network In a Box 40 Instant EtherFast ® Series 39 T roubleshooting T roubleshooting hints for W indo ws can be found belo w . If y ou are using W indo ws NT , NetW are, or another netw ork operating system, skip to the LAN Card’ s Diagnostics section.
Fast Ethernet Switched 10/100 Network In a Box 42 Instant EtherFast ® Series 41 10. In Network Neighborhood you can only see computers running the same operating system as your computer (i.e ., your PC is running Windows 95 and it can only see other Windows 95 computers and not any computer running Windows 98 or Windows Millennium).
Fast Ethernet Switched 10/100 Network In a Box 44 Instant EtherFast ® Series 43 Running the LAN Card’ s Diagnostics If you suspect that there ma y be a prob lem with the EtherF ast ® LAN Card , or if you need to identify the LAN Card’ s MA C address, you can use the DIA G diagnostic program on the EtherF ast ® 10/100 LAN Card Driver Disk.
Fast Ethernet Switched 10/100 Network In a Box 46 Instant EtherFast ® Series 45 6. If you w ant to assign access pass w ords, type the passw ords into the Pass w ord box es. 7. When you're done, click on the A pply button, follo w ed b y OK . Repeat steps 1-7 for an y driv e or folder you desire to share on the netw ork.
Fast Ethernet Switched 10/100 Network In a Box 48 Instant EtherFast ® Series 47 Novell NetW are 3.x Client Setup for Windows 95, 98 or Millennium These instructions explain ho w to set up the regular No v ell NetW are 3.x client for use on a W indo ws 95, 98 or Millennium PC.
Fast Ethernet Switched 10/100 Network In a Box 50 Instant EtherFast ® Series 49 Starting Over in Windows 95, 98, Millennium or 2000 If you e xperience installation diff iculties, you ma y need to re-install all of the W indo ws netw orking components from scratch.
Fast Ethernet Switched 10/100 Network In a Box 52 Instant EtherFast ® Series 51 5. F or PCs with Dial-Up Netw orking and/or an A OL adapter , remo ve any instance of the name Linksys, all IPX/SPX protocols, all NetBEUI, all Clients, and File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Netw orks.
Fast Ethernet Switched 10/100 Network In a Box 54 Instant EtherFast ® Series 53 Starting Over in Windows 2000 1. Click the Star t button, choose Settings, choose Control Panel, then dou- ble-click the System icon.The System Properties windo w will open.
8. Right-click on the EtherF ast 10/100 LAN Card again. This time, select Uninstall.... Click OK . 9. The LAN Cards category should be remov ed from the Device Manager listing. 10. Close the Device Manager , click the System Proper ties window’ s OK but- ton, and restart your computer .
IPX/SPX-compatible Protocol Click on the Add button. Choose Pr otocol and click on the Add button. Select Manufactur er and choose Micr osoft . Under the Netw ork Protocol box, highlight IPX/SPX-compatib le pr otocol . Click OK .The computer will begin cop ying f iles to your system.
About Plug-and-Play PCI T echnology The EtherF ast ® 10/100 LAN Card is designed to run in a 32-bit desktop com- puter equipped with PCI expansion slots.
Glossar y 10BaseT - An Ethernet standard that uses twisted wire pairs. 100BaseTX - IEEE ph ysical la y er specif ication for 100 Mbps o v er tw o pairs of Category 5 UTP or STP wire. Adapter - Printed circuit board that plugs into a PC to add to capabilities or connectivity to a PC.
Motherboard - A motherboard is the physical arrangement in a computer that contains the computer's basic circuitry and components. Netw ork - A system that transmits an y combination of voice, video and/or data betw een users.
66 Fast Ethernet Switched 10/100 Network In a Box Specifications Model No: LNE100TX ver .5 Standards: IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, PCI 2.1, A CPI, PC99 Pr otocol: CSMA/CD P orts: One 10BaseT/100BaseTX RJ-.
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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 . Sales Information 800-546-5797 (LINKSYS) T ech Support 888-793-4632 RMA Issues 949-261-1288 Fa x 949-261-8868 Email support@linksys.
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