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HomeLink™ Series Phoneline + 10/100 U S B Network Adapter Model No.: USB100H1 User Guide usb100h1 April 2000.qxd 4/4/00 11:14 AM Page 1.
COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS Copyright © 2000 Linksys, All Rights Reserved. Phoneline + 10/100 USB network Adapter is a register ed trademark of Linksys. Microsoft, Windows, and the Windows logo are r egistered trademarks of Micr osoft Corporation. All other trademarks and brand names are the pr operty of their respective proprietors.
Linksys HomeLink™ Series T able of Contents Introduction 1 Package Contents 2 Windows & Computer Compatibility 2 Getting to Know the Phoneline + 10/100 USB 3 Network Adapter The Adapter’ s Por.
Phoneline + 10/100 USB Network Adapter Introduction The Phoneline + 10/100 USB Network Adapter Congratulations on your purchase of the Linksys HomeLink Phoneline + 10/100 USB Netw ork Adapter . The Linksys HomeLink Phoneline + 10/100 USB Netw ork Adapter offers instant connecti vity to multiple PCs o ver your telephone wiring.
Linksys HomeLink™ Series Package Contents for the Phoneline + 10/100 USB Network Adapter • One HomeLink Phoneline + 10/100 USB Netw ork Adapter • One Standard USB Cable • One Standard T elepho.
Phoneline + 10/100 USB Network Adapter 3 Getting to Know the Phoneline + 10/100 USB Network Adapter The Adapter’ s Ports USB The USB port is where your 10/100 USB Netw ork Adapter will connect to your computer .
Linksys HomeLink™ Series The Adapter’ s LEDs ACT The Activity LED will flick er orange when netw ork data is passing through the USB Netw ork Adapter . HOMELINK The HomeLink LED will illuminate green if a successful connection is made to a Phoneline netw ork.
Phoneline + 10/100 USB Network Adapter USB Cabling The EtherF ast 10/100 USB Netw ork Adapter comes with one USB cable. One end of the USB cable has a rectangular plug, w hich is called a type A con- nector . The other end of the cable has a square plug, or a type B connector .
Linksys HomeLink™ Series Installing the Phoneline + 10/100 USB Network Adapter Overview The follo wing instr uctions will help you ph ysically connect your computer to your netw ork through your Phoneline + 10/100 USB Netw ork Adapter .
Phoneline + 10/100 USB Network Adapter Connecting to a Phoneline Network Computers on a Phoneline netw ork can either connect through their HomeLink ports, or through your home’ s existing telephone wiring. The dia- gram below sho ws a HomeLink netw ork that takes advantage of both types of connections.
Linksys HomeLink™ Series Connecting to an Ethernet or Fast Ether net Network 1. Attach one end of an Ethernet cab le into the USB Network Adapter’ s LAN 10/100 por t. 2. Plug the other end of the cab le into a Ethernet or F ast Ether net hub, switch, or router .
Phoneline + 10/100 USB Network Adapter 9 W indows 98 Installation & Setup Overview After ph ysicall y installing the Phoneline + 10/100 USB Network Adapter in your computer , follo w these instr uctions to install the netw ork dri ver .
Linksys HomeLink™ Series 10 4. Select "Search for the best dri ver for y our de vice (Recommended). ” Click Next. 5. Select "Flopp y disk dri ves". Click Ne xt to continue. N N o o t t e e : : Windows 98 may ask you for a c c o o m m p p u u t t e e r r o o r r w w o o r r k k g g r r o o u u p p n n a a m m e e .
Phoneline + 10/100 USB Network Adapter 11 6. A windo w will open saying that W indo ws is now ready to install the Linksys EtherF ast 1/10/100 USB Networ k Adapter driver . Click Next . 7. W indows will be gin copying the USB Adapter’ s dri ver f iles to your PC.
Linksys HomeLink™ Series 12 8. W indows will f inish installing the software onto y our PC. Click Finish . 9. When asked if y ou want to restart your PC, remo ve the Program Disk and click Ye s . If you are using the W indo ws CD-R OM, lea ve it in your PC.
Phoneline + 10/100 USB Network Adapter 13 Network Component Configuration 1. Once you are back at the Windo ws 98 desktop, click on your taskbar's Start button, then Settings , then Control P anel , then double-click the Netw ork icon. 2. The Netw ork windo w will appear .
Linksys HomeLink™ Series 14 3. Click the File and Print Sharing button. The File and Print Sharing win- do w will appear . 4. If you'd like others to be ab le to access the f iles on your PC's hard driv e, select I want to be a ble to giv e others access to m y f iles .
Phoneline + 10/100 USB Network Adapter 15 7. After ensuring that all of the listed netw ork components are installed on your system, in the Primary Networ k Log on box select Client f or Micr osoft Netw orks . 8. Click on the Identif ication tab . T ype the name of your computer in the Computer Name box.
Linksys HomeLink™ Series 16 11. Optional: Choose the Access Control tab . Ensure that Shared-le vel access contr ol is selected. If the setting is on User -Lev el access contr ol and you can’ t change it, skip to problem 4 in the T roubleshooting section on page 23.
Phoneline + 10/100 USB Network Adapter 17 14. A Logon windo w will appear , requiring you to enter a User name and P asswor d . Make up a user name and pass word (if y ou hav en’ t already) and click OK . Do not click the Cancel button or Escape [ESC] key .
Linksys HomeLink™ Series 18 Sharing Y our Files and Printers in Windows 98 Overview By sharing your f iles and printers, other PCs on your netw ork will be able to access the resources on your PC. Before sharing your f iles and printers, you should prepare your computer to be used with an y f ile ser vers that ma y be on the netw ork.
Phoneline + 10/100 USB Network Adapter 7. When you're done, click on the A pply button, follo w ed by OK . Repeat steps 1-7 for any dri ve or folder y ou desire to share on the netw ork. Y ou ha ve successfull y enab led File Sharing on your PC. Y our selected driv es or folders can no w be accessed by other netw ork users.
Linksys HomeLink™ Series 20 Windows 2000 Installation & Setup Overview After ph ysicall y installing the Phoneline + 10/100 USB Network Adapter in your computer , follo w these instr uctions to install the netw ork dri ver .
Phoneline + 10/100 USB Network Adapter 21 3. The Install Har dwar e Device Driver s dialog bo x will appear . When Linksys USB Adapter is displa yed , select “Sear ch f or a suitable driver f or my device (Recommended)” . Click Ne xt . 5. The Locate Driver Files dialo g box will appear .
Linksys HomeLink™ Series 6. The Driver F ile Searc h Results dialog bo x will appear . Click Next . 7. The Completing the F ound New Har dwar e W izard dialo g box will appear . The follo wing adapter name will be shown: Linksys EtherF ast 1/10/100 USB Networ k Adapter .
Phoneline + 10/100 USB Network Adapter Troubleshooting 1. Windows doesn't detect new hardware with the HomeLink Adapter hardware installed, or it continues to detect the adapter each time I restart the PC. • Y ou might not hav e installed the adapter cor rectly or securel y into the appropriate port of your computer .
Linksys HomeLink™ Series • T ry connecting your PCs using only the phone wire pro vided with the HomeLink adapter . Disconnect your PCs from an y phone jacks and remo ve an y telephone, modem, or other device that y ou hav e connected to the HomeLink adapters.
Phoneline + 10/100 USB Network Adapter click on Start , Settings , Control P anel , then open Netw ork and click on the Conf iguration tab . Highlight IPX/SPX-compatible Pr otocol (only one of them) and click on Pr operties . • Click on the NetBIOS tab .
Linksys HomeLink™ Series 26 Appendix Client for Microsoft Setup for Windows 98 If you are installing the Phoneline + 10/100 USB Netw ork Adapter in a W indows 98 PC that y ou plan on logging into a NT domain server , follo w the directions belo w . 1.
Phoneline + 10/100 USB Network Adapter 27 Novell NetW are 3.x Client Setup for Windows 98 The instructions below e xplain how to set up the re gular Nov ell NetW are 3.x client for use on a W indows 98 PC. 1. F ollo w the Windo ws 98 setup instructions.
Linksys HomeLink™ Series 28 Starting Over in Windows 98 If you e xperience installation diff iculties, you ma y need to re-install all of the W indows netw orking components from scratch. The instructions below explain ho w to giv e your PC a clean sw eep so that you can retry the USB Netw ork Adapter’ s software installation.
Phoneline + 10/100 USB Network Adapter 29 4. Remov e any instance of the name Linksys in the bo x. This includes IPX/SPX…Linksys , NetBEUI…Linksys , and TCP/IP…Linksys . Also remo v e Client for Micr osoft Networ ks , Client for NetW ar e Networ ks , and F ile and Printer Sharing for Micr osoft Networ ks .
Linksys HomeLink™ Series 30 5. F or PCs with Dial-Up Netw orking and/or an A OL adapter, remo ve an y instance of the name Linksys, all IPX/SPX protocols, all NetBEUI, all Clients, and File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Netw orks.
Phoneline + 10/100 USB Network Adapter 31 8. If Netw ork Adapter s is listed , then expand it b y clicking on the plus [+] sign and remo ve all de vices with the name Linksys in its description. (If at an y point you are ask ed to restart the computer, click No ).
Linksys HomeLink™ Series 32 Starting Over in Windows 2000 1. Click the Start button, choose Settings , choose Control P anel , then dou- ble-click the System icon. The System Pr operties window will open. 2. Choose the Hard w ar e tab . 3. Click the De vice Manager button.
Phoneline + 10/100 USB Network Adapter 33 5. Right-click on Linksys EtherF ast 1/10/100 USB Networ k Adapter . A context menu should open (see the e xample belo w). 6. First, choose Disable . 7. When asked if you w ant to disable the de vice, click Ye s .
Linksys HomeLink™ Series 34 Manually Installing Network Components in Windows 98 There ma y be times when you will need to manuall y install missing W indo ws netw orking components. 1. Click on Start , Settings , then Control P anel . 2. Double-click the Netw ork icon.
Phoneline + 10/100 USB Network Adapter 35 IPX/SPX-compatible Protocol Click the Add button. Choose Pr otocol and click the Add button. Select Manufactur er and choose Microsoft . Under the Netw ork Protocol box, high- light IPX/SPX-compatible pr otocol .
Linksys HomeLink™ Series 36 T wisted-Pair Cabling There are different grades, or categories, of twisted-pair cab ling. Category 5 is the most reliable and is highl y recommended. Category 3 is a good second choice. Straight-through cables are used for connecting computers to a hub .
Phoneline + 10/100 USB Network Adapter 37 • Straight-Through Cabling •Cross-Over Cabling Crimping Y our Own Network Cables usb100h1 April 2000.qxd 4/4/00 11:18 AM Page 37.
Linksys HomeLink™ Series 38 T elephone Cabling The telephone cables y ou use can be either crosso ver or straight-through cables. Standard telephone cab les like the ones you use e ver yda y in your home should do the job .
Phoneline + 10/100 USB Network Adapter Specifications Model Number: USB100H1 Standards: IEEE 802.3 IEEE 802.3u, HPN A 1.1, USB v1.0 or higher Protocol: CSMA/CD P or ts: 1 USB T ype B P ort 2 RJ-11 Sta.
Linksys HomeLink™ Series Customer Support F or help with the installation or operation of your HomeLink Phoneline + 10/100 USB Netw ork Adapter, contact Linksys Customer Support at one of the phone numbers or Internet addresses below . Customer Support 800-326-7114 949-261-1288 Fa x 949-261-8868 E-mail support@linksys.
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