Linksys USB100TX - EtherFast 10/100 USB Network Adapter, User Manual

Page 1: ...Instant EtherFast Series 10 100 USB Network Adapter Model No USB100TX User Guide ...

Page 2: ...NG THE PRODUCT VOIDS THE LINKSYS WARRANTY Linksys makes no warranty or representation expressed implied or statutory with respect to its products or the contents or use of this documentation and all accompanying software and specifically disclaims its quality performance mer chantability or fitness for any particular purpose Linksys reserves the right to revise or update its products software or d...

Page 3: ...10 100 USB Network Adapter 2 Getting to Know the EtherFast 10 100 USB Network Adapter 3 The Adapter s Ports 3 The Adapter s LEDs 4 The USB Icon 4 USB Cabling 5 Installing the EtherFast 10 100 USB Network Adapter 6 Overview 6 Installing the USB Network Adapter Cabling 6 Connecting to an Ethernet or Fast Ethernet Network 7 Windows 98 Installation Setup 8 Overview 8 Installing the USB Network Adapter...

Page 4: ...abled desktop or notebook PC with Windows 98 Millennium or 2000 The Plug and Play compatible adapter attaches to any USB enabled Windows 98 Millennium or 2000 PC Connect a standard network cable into the other end the EtherFast 10 100 USB Network Adapter install the included network software drivers and go You ll be net worked in no time The EtherFast 10 100 USB Network Adapter is bus powered it d...

Page 5: ... it s connected at 100Mbps The USB Icon below generally indicates where a USB port is located on a desktop or notebook computer Linksys EtherFast Series Getting to Know the 10 100 USB Network Adapter The Adapter s Ports USB The USB port is where your 10 100 USB Network Adapter will connect to your computer This port is a USB Type B port LAN 10 100 The LAN 10 100 port allows your computer to be con...

Page 6: ...ow connected to your EtherFast 10 100 USB Network Adapter Continue onto the next page to connect your computer to an Ethernet or Fast Ethernet network N No ot te e USB cabling and port informa tion can be found in the G Ge et tt ti in ng g t to o K Kn no ow w t th he e 1 10 0 1 10 00 0 U US SB B N Ne et tw wo or rk k A Ad da ap pt te er r section Linksys EtherFast Series USB Cabling The EtherFast ...

Page 7: ...er 3 Slide the Linksys Driver Disk into your floppy drive while the Add New Hardware Wizard window is visible Click Next Linksys EtherFast Series 7 Connecting to an Ethernet or Fast Ethenet Network 1 Attach one end of an Ethernet cable into the USB Network Adapter s LAN 10 100 port 2 Plug the other end of the cable into an Ethernet or Fast Ethernet hub switch or router If you plan to use both 10Ba...

Page 8: ... 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 type c windows options cabs 4 Click O OK K 1 Insert the L Li in nk ks sy ys s D Dr ri iv ve er r D Di is sk k into your PC s floppy drive 2 Type a win98 in the Copy files from box 3 Click O OK K 1 Choose to keep the newest version of the file by clicking Y ...

Page 9: ...upport or troubleshooting for TCP IP Linksys EtherFast Series 11 8 Windows will finish installing the software onto your PC Click Finish 9 When asked if you want to restart your PC remove the driver CD ROM and click Yes If Windows does not ask you to restart your PC click the Start button Choose Shut Down then Restart then click Yes If you are using the Windows CD ROM leave it in your PC You may n...

Page 10: ...s box is optional and can be left blank N No ot te e Your Computer and Workgroup Names must both be fewer than 15 characters and should only consist only of numbers and letters Linksys EtherFast Series 13 3 Click the File and Print Sharing button The File and Print Sharing win dow will appear 4 If you d like others to be able to access the files on your PC s hard drive select I want to be able to ...

Page 11: ...he screen If that doesn t work go to the Troubleshooting section If you only see your own computer in Network Neighborhood skip to the Troubleshooting section If you see all computers on the network except yours press the F5 key a few times If after a minute or so you still can t see your own PC see the Troubleshooting section If you only see computers that are running the same operating system as...

Page 12: ... you think this may be the case with your printer Linksys EtherFast Series 17 Overview By sharing your files and printers other PCs on your network will be able to access the resources on your PC Before sharing your files and printers you should prepare your computer to be used with any file servers that may be on the network If you are not using Windows 98 with an NT or NetWare file server or if ...

Page 13: ...l the network driver The installation pro cedure for the network driver will vary slightly depending on your current system configuration If at any time during the installation you encounter problems consult the Troubleshooting section After installing the EtherFast 10 100 USB Network Adapter follow the instructions below to install the adapter s software into your Windows Millennium computer 1 If...

Page 14: ... area network Client for Microsoft Networks Linksys EtherFast 10 100 USB Network Adapter TCP IP If any of the components shown above are missing however you ll need to manually install them If so refer to Manually Installing Network Components now Network Component Configuration 10 100 USB Network Adapter 22 21 5 Windows will finish installing the software onto your PC Click Finish 6 When asked if...

Page 15: ...Network Adapter 24 23 3 Click the File and Print Sharing button The File and Print Sharing win dow will appear 4 If you d like others to be able to access the files on your PC s hard drive select I want to be able to give others access to my files 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 5 Click the OK butto...

Page 16: ...Troubleshooting section If you only see your own computer in Network Neighborhood skip to the Troubleshooting section If you see all computers on the network except yours press the F5 key a few times If after a minute or so you still can t see your own PC see the Troubleshooting section If you only see computers that are running the same operating system as you and you don t see any others go to t...

Page 17: ...th your printer 10 100 USB Network Adapter 28 27 Overview By sharing your files and printers other PCs on your network will be able to access the resources on your PC Before sharing your files and printers you should prepare your computer to be used with any file servers that may be on the network If you are not using Windows Millennium with an NT or NetWare file server or if you are not sure if y...

Page 18: ...EtherFast Series 29 Windows 2000 Installation Setup Overview After physically installing the EtherFast 10 100 USB Network Adapter in your computer follow these instructions to install the network driver The installation procedure 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 ins...

Page 19: ...ws 98 Millennium or 2000 If you are not sure contact your PCs manufacturer 2 Windows can t locate the driver for the EtherFast 10 100 USB Network Adapter You may have inserted the wrong diskette into your PCs drive The diskette may be defective or files may be missing or you may be pointing Windows to the wrong drive Ensure that the driver disk includes the files USB100TX inf and USB100TX sys 3 Th...

Page 20: ...the USB Network Adapter and your hub if you are using one Try changing to a new cable that you know is working Ensure that the other PC is turned on 6 I ve decided that I don t want to share a drive or printer anymore or I have decided to physically remove a drive or printer from my network You re going to have to manually reconfigure your File and Printer Sharing settings To do so double click on...

Page 21: ...ortion of your Windows setup is complete Linksys EtherFast Series 35 Appendix Client for Microsoft Setup for Windows 98 If you are installing the EtherFast 10 100 USB Network Adapter in a Windows 98 PC that you plan on logging into a NT domain server follow the directions below 1 Start up Windows Click on Start Settings then Control Panel Double click on Network The Network window appears Click on...

Page 22: ...ppens skip ahead to step six Linksys EtherFast Series 37 Starting Over in Windows 98 If you experience installation difficulties you may need to re install all of the Windows networking components from scratch 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 Se...

Page 23: ...lation instructions Linksys EtherFast Series 39 5 For PCs with Dial Up Networking and or an AOL adapter remove any instance of the name Linksys all IPX SPX protocols all NetBEUI all Clients and File and Printer Sharing 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 r...

Page 24: ...uld no longer be listed 10 Click the OK button and restart your computer Go to the Windows 2000 Installation Setup section to install the Windows 2000 drivers Linksys EtherFast Series 41 Starting Over in Windows 2000 1 Click the Start button choose Settings choose Control Panel then dou ble click the System icon The System Properties window will open 2 Choose the Hardware tab 3 Click the Device Ma...

Page 25: ... technical support for Beta operating systems Linksys EtherFast Series 43 Manually Installing Network Components in Windows 98 There may be times when you will need to manually install missing Windows networking components 1 Click on Start Settings then Control Panel 2 Double click the Network icon The Network window appears 3 Click the Configuration tab Make sure that the following network com po...

Page 26: ...Category 5 cables can be purchased or crimped as either 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 th...

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