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NP285 Turbo HomePlug Ethernet over Power Adaptor
YML798 Rev1
2. All about the Home Network
This chapter contains important information on how to set up Window’s Networking. You
will need to enable TCP/IP to allow the NP285 Turbo HomePlug Ethernet Adaptors to
communicate with each other.
Please refer to the section below that corresponds to the Windows operating system you
have.
Windows 98 and Windows Me
1. Please ensure that you have an Ethernet Network Adaptor card installed in your PC and
that you have correctly installed the drivers. If in doubt, please refer to the Installation
manual that came with your Ethernet Network adaptor Card for further instructions.
2. Open the properties of the LAN connection on the connected computers by selecting
Start > Settings > Control Panel >Network
3. Click the entry for the TCP/IP protocol of the network adaptor and on Properties. Enable
the option ‘Obtain an IP address automatically’. You can ignore all other options: they
either remain empty or retain their default settings. Click on OK to close the dialog box.
Note: If you cannot find an entry similar to ‘TCP/IP’ or ‘TCP/IP -> Network Adaptor Name’
or ‘Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)’, you must install the TCP/IP protocol. Under Add select
‘Protocol’ and click Add again. In the next dialog box under ‘Manufacturer’ select ‘Mi-
crosoft’ and under ‘Network Protocol’ select ‘TCP/ IP’.
4. If you wish to share your Internet connection over your network, you will need to ensure
that the computers are set up to use the LAN for Internet access. Under Start > Settings
> Control Panel > Internet Option select the ‘Connections’ tab and enable the ‘Never
dial a connection’ option. Click on OK to close the dialog boxes.
Note: Other Internet applications such as e-mail clients may also need this information. This
generally involves changing a setting with a name like ‘Connect to LAN’.
Windows 2000
1. Please ensure that you have an Ethernet Network Adaptor card installed in your PC and
that you have correctly installed the drivers. If in doubt, please refer to the Installation
manual that came with your Ethernet Network adaptor Card for further instructions.
2. Open the properties of the LAN connection on the connected computers by selecting
Start > Settings > Control Panel > Network and Dial-up Connections. Click with the
right mouse button on the corresponding LAN connection and select ‘Properties’.
3. Click the entry for the TCP/IP protocol of the network adaptor and on Properties. Enable
the option ‘Obtain an IP address automatically’. You can ignore all other options: they
either remain empty or retain their default settings. Click on OK to close the dialog box.
