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HomeLink ® Series Phoneline10M Netw ork Use this guide to install these Linksys product s: HPN200 HomeLink ® Phoneline 10M Network Card HPN200SK HomeLink ® Phoneline 10M Network In a Box User Guide.
COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS Copyright © 2001 Linksys, All Rights Reserved. Instant Broadband is a r egistered trademark of Linksys. Microsoft, Windows, and the Windows logo ar e registered trade- marks of Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks and brand names ar e the proper- ty of their respective pr oprietors.
Intr oduction The Linksys HomeLink ® Phoneline Network Card Congratulations on your purchase of the Linksys HomeLink ® Phoneline Netw ork Card (or Netw ork in a Bo x)–the second generation Netw or.
Network in a Box Package Contents • T w o HomeLink ® Phoneline 10M Netw ork Cards • T w o Standard Modular T elephone Cables • One User Guide and Registration Card • One Installation CD-R OM System Requirements • PCI 2.
in the wall, then plug the other phone cab le por t on the card to your second PC with a standard phone cable. Y ou can connect up to thirty PCs on one chain.
W indows 9 5 Installation and Setup OInstallingverview After installing the HomeLink ® hardw are in your computer , follow these instructions for installing the netw ork driver in Windo ws 95 version B, the more common version of Windo ws 95. If you ha ve Windo ws 95 version A, go to the version A installation section in the Appendixno w .
1. Start up W indo ws 95. If you are asked to lo g in, be sure to give y our cor rect username and passw ord. 2. T o set up sharing for the f irst time on a computer , click on Start and select Settings and Contr ol Panel . Then, double-click on Netw ork .
Windows 98 & ME Installation and Setup Overview After ph ysically installing the HomeLink ® card in y our notebook computer, follo w these instr uctions to install the device dri ver .
6. A windo w will open sa ying that W indo ws is no w ready to install the Linksys Phoneline 10M Netw ork Card dri ver . Click the Next button. 7. W indo ws will begin copying the HomeLink ® card’ s dri ver f iles to your PC. Refer to the chart below to help guide y ou through the process.
W indows NT 4.0 Installation and Setup Overview After installing the HomeLink ® hardw are in your computer , follo w these instructions for installing the network dri ver in W indo ws NT 4.
4. A new windo w will appear that sho ws a long list of adapters from different manufacturers. Since the HomeLink ® card is a new product, it is not listed here. Select Ha ve Disk . 5. A message that sa ys “Insert Disk” will appear . Put the HomeLink ® CD-R OM in the CD-R OM dri ve and type D: (or y our CD-R OM Driv e letter).
9. V erify that your netw ork ser vices are cor rect. If you are unsure as to ho w your services should be set up, consult your NT documentation. Click the Next button. 10. The setup wizard will tell you that it’ s ready to install your netw orking components.
15. NT will ask you to enter a W orkgr oup or Domain name. If you are unsure as to what y our W orkg roup or Domain name should be, consult y our net- w ork administrator or your W indo ws NT documentation. Enter the cor rect information and click the Next button.
Windows 2000 Installation and Setup Overview After ph ysically installing the Phoneline 10M Netw ork Card in your computer , follow these instructions to install the network dri ver .
5. The Driv er File Search Results dialog bo x will appear . Click the Next button. 6. The Completing the F ound New Har d war e Wizard dialog bo x will appear . Click the Finish button. 7. Remo ve the CD from the CD-R OM drive. NO TE: W indows 2000 will not ask you to r estart your computer but it is r ecommended that you do so .
10M Phoneline Network Card 27 26 4. In Network Neighborhood I can only see myself and no other computers on the network. • Make sure that the cab les are connected cor rectly . Make sure you are get- ting Link or Activity lights on both the HomeLink ® Card.
29 28 Appendix There ma y be times w hen y ou might need to manuall y install missing W indows netw orking components. 1. Click on the Start button, select Settings , Control P anel , and then double- click on the Netw ork icon. 2. Click on the Conf iguration tab .
31 30 After follo wing the preparation instr uctions, double-click on y our My Computer icon. A windo w of a vailab le disk drives will appear . Using your right mouse button, click once on the driv e or folder that you want to mak e a vailab le to other users.
33 After follo wing the steps on the previous pages, double-click on y our My Computer icon. Click on the previous pages, a windo w of av ailable printers will appear . Using your right mouse button, click once on the printer that y ou want to share with other users.
34 Glossar y Daisy Chain - Connected in series, one after the other . Transmitted signals go to the f irst device, then to the second and so on. DHCP (Dynamic Host Conf iguration Protocol) - A protoco.
IPCONFIG - A utility that pro vides for querying, def ining and managing IP addresses within a netw ork. A commonly used utility for conf iguring netw orks with static IP addresses. IPSec - IPSec (Internet Protocol Security) is a developing standard for securi- ty at the netw ork or packet processing lay er of network communication.
UTP - Unshielded twisted pair is the most common kind of copper telephone wiring. T wisted pair is the ordinar y copper wire that connects home and many business computers to the telephone company . T o reduce crosstalk or electro- magnetic induction betw een pairs of wires, tw o insulated copper wires are twisted around each other .
Dimensions: 4.75” x 2.56” x 0.5” (120mm x 65mm x 13mm) Unit Weight: 3 oz. (85.05 g) P ower: 2W Maximum Certifications: FCC Class B , CE Mark Commer cial Operating T emperature: 0°C - 50°C (32.
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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