Linksys USB100H1, User Manual

Page 1: ...HomeLink Series Phoneline 10 100 USB Network Adapter Model No USB100H1 User Guide ...

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Page 3: ...ernet or Fast Ethernet Network 8 Windows 98 Installation Setup 9 Installing the USB Network Adapter s Driver 9 Network Component Configuration 13 Sharing Your Files Printers 18 Windows 2000 Installation Setup 20 Installing the USB Network Adapter s Driver 20 Troubleshooting 23 Appendix 26 Client For Microsoft Setup for Windows 98 26 Novell NetWare 3 x Client Setup for Windows 98 27 Starting Over i...

Page 4: ...or any Ethernet or Fast Ethernet network without swap ping devices or running multiple adapters The adapter connects to your Windows 98 or Windows 2000 computer s USB port Since your HomeLink network runs on regular telephone cables there s no extra hardware to buy Plug the Phoneline 10 100 USB Network Adapter into any standard wall jack and you re networked Features Connect to a Network Using You...

Page 5: ... do not have Windows 98 or Windows 2000 this device will not work Also the device requires that a USB port is installed and enabled on your PC Some PCs have a disabled USB port If your port doesn t seem to be work ing there may be jumpers on the motherboard or a menu option in the BIOS that will enable a PCs USB port Consult your computer s user guide Some motherboards have USB interfaces but no p...

Page 6: ...e jack to your home The phone jack will only carry telephone service if your HomeLink network plugs into one of your phone jacks If you do not attach a telephone into the Phone port you can use the Phone port to daisy chain to another HomeLink computer See page 7 for details on daisy chaining HomeLink The HomeLink port allows your computer to be connected to a HomePNA network If you use the HomeLi...

Page 7: ...Mbps LED will illuminate green if a successful 10Mbps connection is made to an Ethernet network 100 The 100Mbps LED will illuminate green if a successful 100Mbps connection is made to a Fast Ethernet network Only one of the HOMELINK 10 or 100 LEDs should be illuminated at any time If none of the three are illuminated your USB Network Adapter is not making a successful network connection The USB Ic...

Page 8: ...USB device in this case the USB Network Adapter The type A end connects to a computer s USB port The picture below shows two USB ports as they might be found on your computer Note the two USB icons above the port Modem and Fax Compatibility If you have only one phone jack in a room and you want to use your modem or fax it is recommended that you purchase a telephone jack splitter Plug your telepho...

Page 9: ...structions Keep in mind that the USB Network Adapter will only support one network media type at a time The adapter can not connect any device to a Phoneline network and an Ethernet network at the same time Installing the USB Network Adapter Cabling 1 Insert the cable s type B plug into the adapter s B type port 2 Insert the other end of the USB cable the type A connector into the USB port on your...

Page 10: ...llow the instructions below to connect your computer to your HomeLink network 1 Connect one end of your telephone cabling to your Phoneline 10 100 USB Network Adapter s HomeLink Port 2 Connect the other end of that telephone cable into another computer s HomeLink port or into a networked wall jack Your computer is now connected to your Phoneline network If your computer runs Windows 98 go to page ...

Page 11: ...0BaseT and 100Mbps network segments on the same network you ll need a dual speed hub or switch that allows segments of different speeds to communicate For more infor mation on 10 100 dual speed hubs and switches visit the Linksys web site at www linksys com Your computer is now connected to your Ethernet or Fast Ethernet net work If your computer runs Windows 98 go to page 9 now for driver install...

Page 12: ...ation If at any time during the installation you encounter problems con sult the Troubleshooting section on page 23 Installing the USB Network Adapter s Driver After installing the HomeLink 10 100 USB Network Adapter follow the instructions below to install the adapter s software into your Windows 98 computer 1 If you haven t already start up your computer 2 Windows 98 will automatically detect th...

Page 13: ...isk drives Click Next to continue N No ot te e Windows 98 may ask you for a c co om mp pu ut te er r o or r w wo or rk kg gr ro ou up p n na am me e If so skip ahead to the instruc tions on page 15 Once you have established your computer and workgroup names return to where you left off and continue with the installation ...

Page 14: ...ion Conflict error 1 Click O OK K 2 Ensure that the L Li in nk ks sy ys s D Dr ri iv ve er r D Di is sk k is in your PC s floppy drive 3 Type a in the Copy files from box 4 Click O OK K 1 Click O OK K 2 If you have a W Wi in nd do ow ws s 9 98 8 C CD D R RO OM M type d win98 in the Copy files from box where d is your CD ROM drive 3 If you don t have a W Wi in nd do ow ws s 9 98 8 C CD D R RO OM M ...

Page 15: ...t then click Yes The Windows 98 driver installation is complete Please continue on to the next section which will provide instructions for configuring Windows 98 s network protocol Consult your network administrator for your net work configuration information if necessary N No ot te e From this point on you must provide Windows with a User Name and Password every time you are prompted to do so Rem...

Page 16: ...guration tab A window similar to the one below will appear There may be other compo nents listed in addition to the ones shown below for example a Dial up Adapter which is normal Client for Microsoft Networks Linksys EtherFast 1 10 100 USB Network Adapter IPX SPX compatible Protocol NetBEUI TCP IP If any of the components shown above are missing however you ll need to manually install them If so r...

Page 17: ...to give others access to my files 5 If you d like to share your printer with other users on the network select I want to be able to allow others to print to my printer 6 Click the OK button File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks should now appear in the list of installed components N No ot te e If you do not enable File and Print Sharing your PC will be invisible on the network and inacce...

Page 18: ...e that is unique from the other com puter names on the network 9 Type the name of your workgroup in the Workgroup box The Workgroup name should be the same Workgroup Name in use by all of the other PCs on the network Do NOT click OK when you are done 10 Enter a description of your computer in the Computer Description box This box is optional and can be left blank N No ot te e Your Computer and Wor...

Page 19: ... for your Windows 98 CD ROM or the location of the Windows 98 installation files If it does direct Windows to the appropriate location i e D win98 if you have the Windows 98 CD ROM or C windows options cabs 13 Once Windows has copied the necessary files the System Settings Change window appears Remove all disks from your PC and click Yes to restart your PC If you don t see this window simply shut ...

Page 20: ...d then the Windows 98 net work configuration is complete Continue with Sharing Your Files and Printers in Windows 98 on the next page if you want data from your PC to be available to others on the network You may stop here however if you wish to configure File and Print Sharing at a later time If you don t see anything at all in Network Neighborhood press the F5 key on your keyboard a few times to...

Page 21: ...er that you want to make available to other users 3 Click on Sharing followed by the Sharing tab Click on Share As 4 In the Share Name box enter a name for the drive or folder you are shar ing This can be any drive on your PC floppy drive hard drive CD drive zip drive etc 5 Decide on the type of access that you want to give other users Read Only access allows other users to view the files on the s...

Page 22: ...r 3 Using your right mouse button click once on the printer that you want to share with other users Click on Sharing followed by the Sharing tab 4 Click on Share As In the Share Name box give a name to the printer you want to share If you want to assign a password to the printer so that only certain users can access it type a password in the Password box 5 Click on the Apply button followed by OK ...

Page 23: ...for the network driver could vary slightly depending on which version of Windows 2000 you are using and on your current system configuration If at any time during the installation you encounter problems consult the Troubleshooting section on page 23 Installing the Network Adapter s Driver 1 If you haven t already start your computer and boot Windows 2000 2 Windows will display the Welcome to the F...

Page 24: ...dialog box will appear When Linksys USB Adapter is displayed select Search for a suitable driver for my device Recommended Click Next 5 The Locate Driver Files dialog box will appear Select the Floppy disk drives option and insert the Driver Disk into your floppy drive Click Next ...

Page 25: ...dialog box will appear The following adapter name will be shown Linksys EtherFast 1 10 100 USB Network Adapter Click Finish 8 Remove the Program Disk from the floppy drive The USB Network Adapter driver installation is complete If you want to share files or printers refer to your Microsoft documentation or ask your system administrator 22 ...

Page 26: ...tart my computer Click on Start then Log Off Log back in If this doesn t solve the prob lem your PCs manufacturer may have disabled Windows networking Contact your computer s manufacturer for help If using Windows 2000 refer to your Microsoft documentation 4 On the Access Control Tab User Level Access is selected but Shared Level Access is grayed out and not accessible You previously had your prim...

Page 27: ...n the same way In Windows Explorer right click on the drive you want to stop sharing Click on Sharing fol lowed by the Sharing tab Click on Not Shared When you re done click on the Apply button followed by OK 7 In Network Neighborhood you can only see computers running the same operating system as you For example since you are running Windows 98 you can only see other Windows 98 computers and not ...

Page 28: ...me of the computer in the window that comes up and click Find Now Now make sure that the you are using the same protocol s and work group name on computers To do this click Start Settings Control Panel on two computers running different Windows operating systems Click on the Network icon choose the Configuration tab then click on the Identification tab for Workgroup name Compare the protocols on b...

Page 29: ...ername and password set up 3 Under the the following network components are installed box highlight Client for Microsoft Networks and click on the Properties button 4 The Client for Networks Properties window will appear Under the Logon Validation box make sure that Log on to Windows NT domain is checked Enter the name of your domain into the Windows NT Domain box 5 Optional Click on the Access Co...

Page 30: ... refer to page 34 to install this component 4 Under the The following network components are installed box highlight Client for NetWare Networks and click on the Properties button 5 The Client for NetWare Networks Properties window appears Under the General tab enter the name of your network s Preferred Server Assign the First Network Drive Letter the default is F Make sure the Enable logon script...

Page 31: ...h The instructions below explain how to give your PC a clean sweep so that you can retry the USB Network Adapter s software installation 1 At the desktop click on the Start Button highlight Settings click on Control Panel 2 Double click on the Network Icon 3 If the Configuration box has a component called Dial Up Adapter skip forward to step 5 If it doesn t continue with step 4 ...

Page 32: ...SPX Linksys NetBEUI Linksys and TCP IP Linksys Also remove Client for Microsoft Networks Client for NetWare Networks and File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks In some cases removing one of these components may in turn automati cally remove other components as well If this happens skip ahead to step six ...

Page 33: ...for Microsoft Networks Do not remove Dial Up Adapter AOL Adapter TCP IP Compatible Protocol AOL Adapter or TCP IP Compatible Protocol Dial Up Adapter 6 When you have completed the removal of all unnecessary components click OK When asked to restart click No 7 Return to the Windows Control Panel Double click on the System Icon The System Properties window will appear Click on the Device Manager Tab...

Page 34: ...in its description If at any point you are asked to restart the computer click No 9 If Other Devices is listed click the plus sign beside it Remove Linksys EtherFast 1 10 100 USB Network Adapter 10 Click the OK button shut down Windows and restart your computer 11 After your computer has restarted turn to page 9 for Windows 98 and fol low the setup instructions ...

Page 35: ...e Control Panel then dou ble click the System icon The System Properties window will open 2 Choose the Hardware tab 3 Click the Device Manager button The Device Manager window will open 4 Click the plus sign beside Network Adapters The Linksys EtherFast 1 10 100 USB Network Adapter listing should appear ...

Page 36: ...low 6 First choose Disable 7 When asked if you want to disable the device click Yes 8 Right click on the Linksys EtherFast 1 10 100 USB Network Adapter again This time select Uninstall Click OK 9 The Network Adapters category should no longer be listed 10 Click the OK button restart your computer and go to page 20 to install the Windows 2000 drivers ...

Page 37: ...to peer network click on the Add button Highlight Client and click on Add Choose Microsoft as the manufacturer in the Network Client box Highlight Client for Microsoft Networks and click OK The computer will begin copying files to your sys tem When the installation is complete you will be asked if you want to reboot Click OK Client for NetWare Networks If you plan on connecting to a Novell NetWare...

Page 38: ...Click OK TCP IP Click the Add button Select Protocol then click Add Under Manufacturer highlight Microsoft Under Network Protocol highlight TCP IP Click OK The computer will begin copying files to your system When the installation is complete you will be asked if you want to reboot Click OK Linux Open Source and Beta Operating Systems Linksys does not provide technical support for Linux BSD or oth...

Page 39: ...ther straight through or crossover Inside a Category 5 cable are 8 thin color coded wires inside that run from one end of the cable to the other All 8 wires are used In a straight through cable wires 1 2 3 and 6 at one end of the cable are also wires 1 2 3 and 6 at the other end In a crossover cable the order of the wires change from one end to the other wire 1 becomes 3 and 2 becomes 6 See the di...

Page 40: ...Phoneline 10 100 USB Network Adapter 37 Straight Through Cabling Cross Over Cabling Crimping Your Own Network Cables ...

Page 41: ...ys HomeLink Series 38 Telephone Cabling The telephone cables you use can be either crossover or straight through cables Standard telephone cables like the ones you use everyday in your home should do the job ...

Page 42: ...Phoneline Standard Copper Telephone Cable 10 100 UTP STP Category 5 or better Topology Star Ethernet and Fast Ethernet or Daisy Chain HomeLink Bus Speed 12Mbps Buffered Universal Serial Bus LED Status Lights Activity ACT HOMELINK 10Mbps 10 100Mbps 100 Environmental Dimensions 3 8 x 2 6 x 1 2 97 x 66 x 30 mm Unit Weight 5 0 oz 156 g Power 5v Bus Powered from PC Certifications FCC Class B CE Mark Co...

Page 43: ...n of your HomeLink Phoneline 10 100 USB Network Adapter contact Linksys Customer Support at one of the phone numbers or Internet addresses below Customer Support 800 326 7114 949 261 1288 Fax 949 261 8868 E mail support linksys com Web http www linksys com FTP Site ftp linksys com 40 ...

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