D-Link DHN-120, User Manual

Page 1: ...i D Link DHN 120 10Mb Home Phoneline USB Adapter User s Guide ...

Page 2: ...ows 98 5 Installing Software in Windows 2000 9 Chapter 4 Networking Basics 13 TCP IP Protocol 13 Computer Identification 17 Sharing Files 19 Sharing Printers 26 Playing Network Games 31 Chapter 5 Troubleshooting 36 Verify Each Computer s Identification 36 Verify Network Adapter Installation 36 Verify Cable Connections 37 Understanding Indicators 38 Getting Technical Support 38 Technical Specificat...

Page 3: ...ning Windows 98 or Windows 2000 The HomePNA standard allows you to connect computers and devices at speeds up to 10 Mbps The DHN 120 is based on the newest HomePNA 2 0 standard Older Network Cards based on HomePNA 1 0 support speeds up to 1 Mbps The DHN 120 is backwards compatible with HomePNA 1 0 products as well This Quick Starter Guide will take you through the steps of planning your network in...

Page 4: ...2 Box Contents You should have the following items 1 DHN 120 10 Mbps HomePNA 2 0 Network Adapter 1 Phoneline Cable 1 USB Cable DHN 120 Quick Starter Guide This Manual DHN 120 Driver CD ...

Page 5: ...DHN 120 at will but for the purposes of this manual it is best if you initially install the adapters with your computers powered off Installing Cables The cable included in the box is 15 feet in length If you need a longer cable they are sold at most electronics stores If you want to use a phone on the same phone jack we recommend that you purchase a splitter for the jack If you plan to use 2 or m...

Page 6: ... of ports on the first DHN 120 to an available active phone line Then run the second cable from the second port of the first DHN 120 to one of the ports on the second DHN 120 If you have a free port available on the DHN 120 it can be used to plug in a phone or modem The DHN 120 won t interfere with your phone DSL or modem signal Congratulations The hardware is ready to be configured into a network...

Page 7: ... to install the Networking System Software This will consist primarily of installing device drivers for your Network Adapters Device drivers help the operating system on your computer to identify and operate devices such as printers and Network Adapters Installing Software under Windows 98 Since the DHN 120 is Plug and Play Windows 98 recognizes that you have added a Network Adapter and requests t...

Page 8: ...nd will launch the Add New Hardware Wizard The wizard will find your new D Link DHN 120 as shown in Figure 2 Figure 2 Add New Hardware Wizard C Insert the DHN 120 Drivers CD provided with your kit into your CD ROM drive and click Next to continue ...

Page 9: ...iver for your device Recommended and click Next to continue as shown in Figure 3 Figure 3 Search for Driver E The wizard will now ask you to identify the location to search Ensure that CD ROM Drive has a check in Windows 98 and click Next to continue as shown in Figure 4 Figure 4 Specify Driver Location ...

Page 10: ...e driver for the D Link DHN 120 10Mb Home Phoneline USB Adapter Click Next to continue as shown in Figure 5 G The wizard will install the driver and additional networking software from the Windows 98 CD ROM If requested please provide the Windows 98 CD ROM Figure 5 Driver Installation ...

Page 11: ...r computer reboot as shown in Figure 6 Figure 6 Click Finish to complete the installation Installing Software in Windows 2000 Since the DHN 120 is Plug and Play Windows 2000 will recognize that you have added a Network Adapter and request that you provide the necessary device driver The Windows 2000 installation disks or CD will be needed to complete this installation I Power ON your computer ...

Page 12: ...10 J Windows 2000 will detect the new hardware and will launch the Add New Hardware Wizard The wizard will find your new D Link DHN 120 see Figure 7 Figure 7 Found New Hardware Wizard ...

Page 13: ... device recommended then click Next see Figure 8 Figure 8 Locate Driver Files L Make sure your DHN 120 installation CD is in your CD ROM drive and the box next to CD ROM drives is checked Press Next see Figure 9 Figure 9 Driver Files Search Results ...

Page 14: ...ill find the appropriate driver Press Next Figure 10 Digital Signature Not Found A Press Yes see Figure 10 Figure 11 Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard N To complete the installation press Finish see Figure 11 ...

Page 15: ... com D Link is one of the largest manufacturers of Ethernet products in the world D Link s technological expertise and dedication to providing quality products at a low price makes D Link a good place to watch for the newest in networking innovations Or you may want to get the newest drivers available for your Network Adapters TCP IP Protocol Before you start sharing files and printers you need to...

Page 16: ...14 Figure 12 Start Settings Control Panel P Double Click the Network icon in the Control Panel as shown in Figure 13 Figure 13 Control Panel ...

Page 17: ...15 This Window will appear as shown in Figure 14 Figure 14 Network Q Highlight the line that says TCP IP D Link DHN 120 10Mb Home Phoneline USB Adapter and press the Properties button ...

Page 18: ...Specify an IP Address Enter 192 168 0 1 for the IP address and 255 255 255 0 for the Subnet Mask After you have done this your screen should look like this as shown in Figure 15 Figure 15 TCP IP Properties S Now press OK and press OK again Your system will probably prompt you to reboot at this point just answer Yes That s it ...

Page 19: ...t Mask For your third computer set the address as 192 168 0 3 and so on 192 168 0 4 for the 4th 192 168 0 5 for the 5th etc It does not matter which computer is which number just that each computer has its own unique number starting with 192 168 0 and the same subnet mask of 255 255 255 0 as shown in Figure 16 Figure 16 Specify an IP Address Computer Identification You may need to verify that each...

Page 20: ...that other computers on your network will use to communicate with this computer Each computer s name must be unique on a particular network or confusion will result The computer s name should be 15 or fewer characters with no spaces W Type the workgroup name this computer will be a part of in the Workgroup box All of the computers on your network should have an identical Workgroup name X The Compu...

Page 21: ...gure 18 Figure 18 Network Sharing Files With your computers connected together on a network you may now open and save files on another computer You will be able to specify particular folders or disk drives to share and even password protect them The steps below will enable you to share specific files and folders with other computers on your network ...

Page 22: ...od and select Properties from the context menu as shown in Figure 19 Figure 19 Network Neighborhood AA This dialog box is where you will come to configure most of your computers network settings It is also available through the Network icon in the Control Panel ...

Page 23: ...aring button as shown in Figure 20 Figure 20 Network CC Click to place a check mark next to I want to be able to give others access to my files DD Click OK on the File and Print Sharing dialog box EE Click OK on the Network dialog box ...

Page 24: ...hare You may want to share a folder that both you and a colleague family member needs to access occasionally Or maybe you want to share a CD ROM drive so your other computer that does not have one can read CD s Both of these processes are the same Only the disk drives and folders that you specifically identify as shared will be accessible to other computers on your network HH Find the disk drive o...

Page 25: ...ification may help as more resources on your network are shared LL The Comment box is optional You can use this box to further describe the disk drive or folder for others on the network MM Access Type allows you to designate how much someone else on the network can do with this disk drive or folder Read Only allow others to only look at or open the files on the disk drive or in the folder Full al...

Page 26: ...ing the Depends on Password setting Leaving the Password boxes empty gives everyone on the network access to the disk drive or folder OO Click OK to continue You will be prompted to enter the password s you provided for verification Retype the password s just as you entered them the first time Figure 23 Figure 23 Properties PP You may now access this disk drive or folder from another computer on y...

Page 27: ...ed over the network from most Windows 98 applications To make this process easier Windows allows you to map these disk drives and folders to a drive letter on another computer For example on a computer where you are accessing a shared folder from another computer inside Windows Explorer right click and select Map Network Drive You will then be able to assign an available drive letter Checking Reco...

Page 28: ...nt with other computers on your network SS On your Desktop right click the icon Network Neighborhood and select Properties from the context menu Figure 25 Figure 25 Network Neighborhood TT Click the File and Print Sharing button UU Click to place a check mark next to I want to be able to allow others to print to my printer s VV Click OK on the File and Print Sharing dialog box WW Click OK on the N...

Page 29: ... Provide the Windows 98 installation CD or diskette s if prompted or direct Windows to the proper location of the installation files Reboot if prompted as shown in Figure 26 Figure 26 File and Print Sharing ...

Page 30: ...to this computer with other computers on your network From the Start button on the Task Bar select Setting and then Printers as shown in Figure 27 Figure 27 Printers ZZ Right click on the printer you want to share with others on the network and select Sharing ...

Page 31: ...Figure 28 Figure 28 Printer Properties BBB Shared printers become Network Printers for other computers on the network For a computer to access a Network Printer the device driver or software for that printer must be installed and pointed to the proper location of the printer This is done much the same way you installed the printer on the computer it is connected to ...

Page 32: ...Wizard GGG Now you will identify the location of the Network Printer If you know the name of the computer and the share name of the printer you can type it into the Network path or queue name box However it is easier to click the Browse button and navigate to the location of the printer Click OK when you have selected the desired printer Finish the installation by continuing the Add Printer Wizard...

Page 33: ... to worry which computer is turned on as shown in Figure 30 Figure 30 Browse for Printer Playing Network Games Part of the fun of having a network is being able to play some of today s hottest games against friends and family While a game may be fun when played in single player mode or even against competitors across the Internet playing someone in the same room across a network rocks If you follo...

Page 34: ...ection for a walk through Some games may require IPX protocol support as well To add IPX to each computer follow these steps III From the Start menu go to Settings Control Panel as shown in Figure 31 Figure 31 Control Panel ...

Page 35: ...33 Double Click the Network icon in the Control Panel This window will appear as shown in Figure 32 Figure 32 Network ...

Page 36: ...ress Add as shown in Figure 33 Figure 34 Select Network Protocol Press OK see Figure 34 Windows may ask you for your original Windows installation CD and then to reboot Once completed the protocol will be available to your network adapter Follow these steps for each computer on your network ...

Page 37: ...ctX 6 0 if it is not already available on your computer DirectX is a multimedia enhancement for Windows 95 98 To play Diablo or WarCraft II with another computer on the network you must install the games on both computers Each user must select Multi Player and then Local Area Network IPX Follow the instructions above to make sure that IPX is installed on each computer Have fun This CD includes Mic...

Page 38: ...or device drivers your network will not function properly Use these steps to verify that your Network Adapters are properly installed see Figure 35 JJJ Double click the System icon in the Control Panel KKK Click the Device manager tab on top of the System Properties dialog box LLL Double click Network adapters if you do not see any items branching out You should see D Link DHN 120 10Mb Home Phonel...

Page 39: ...rties Verify Cable Connections Check to see that the computer s you are troubleshooting are properly connected to the either a phone jack or another computer Also make sure that if both computers are connected to phone jacks that the phone line and phone number is the same for both jacks You may want to plug a phone into each phone jack to ensure that it is working properly ...

Page 40: ...teady green LINK light indicates a good connection between cards A flashing green Activity light indicates that the Network Adapter is sending or receiving data A steady green Power light indicates that the DHN 120 is receiving enough power Please note that if the DHN 120 is plugged into a USB hub or a USB port on a monitor that the port must be self powered If the Power light is not steady green ...

Page 41: ... USB high power device Ports One upstream USB Type B receptacle Two RJ 11 HomePNA 2 0 Diagnostic LEDs Power Link RJ 11 Activity RJ 11 Temperature Operating Temperature 0 C to 50 C Storage Temperature 25 C to 55 C Humidity 10 to 90 non condensing Power Requirements Bus Powered 2 5 W 0 5 A 5 VDC Compliances CE FCC Class B VCCI C Tick BSMI Safety CSA International ...

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Page 47: ...ENCE OR DAMAGES OF ANY CHARACTER WHETHER DIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF GOODWILL LOSS OF REVENUE OR PROFIT WORK STOPPAGE COMPUTER FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION FAILURE OF OTHER EQUIPMENT OR COMPUTER PROGRAMS TO WHICH D LINK S PRODUCT IS CONNECTED WITH LOSS OF INFORMATION OR DATA CONTAINED IN STORED ON OR INTEGRATED WITH ANY PRODUCT RETURNED TO ...

Page 48: ...ul interference to radio communication However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the re...

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