usb100h1 April 2000.qxd 4/4/00 11:14 AM Page 1 HomeLink™ Series Phoneline + 10/100 U S B Network Adapter Model No.
usb100h1 April 2000.qxd 4/4/00 11:14 AM Page 3 COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS Copyright © 2000 Linksys, All Rights Reserved. Phoneline + 10/100 USB network Adapter is a registered trademark of Linksys. Microsoft, Windows, and the Windows logo are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks and brand names are the property of their respective proprietors.
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usb100h1 April 2000.qxd 4/4/00 11:14 AM Page 1 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 Network Adapter. The Linksys HomeLink Phoneline + 10/100 USB Network Adapter offers instant connectivity to multiple PCs over your telephone wiring. There's no need for a switch, a hub, or any additional cables.
usb100h1 April 2000.qxd 4/4/00 11:14 AM Page 2 Linksys HomeLink™ Series Package Contents for the Phoneline + 10/100 USB Network Adapter • One HomeLink Phoneline + 10/100 USB Network Adapter • One Standard USB Cable • One Standard Telephone Cable • One Driver Diskette • One User Guide and Registration Card Windows & Computer Compatibility To use this device, you must have Microsoft Windows 98 or Windows 2000 installed on your PC. If you do not have Windows 98 or Windows 2000, this device will not work.
usb100h1 April 2000.qxd 4/4/00 11:14 AM Page 3 Phoneline + 10/100 USB Network Adapter Getting to Know the Phoneline + 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 connected to an Ethernet or Fast Ethernet network. If you are using the LAN 10/100 port, the HomeLink and Phone ports will be inactive.
usb100h1 April 2000.qxd 4/4/00 11:15 AM Page 4 Linksys HomeLink™ Series The Adapter’s LEDs ACT The Activity LED will flicker orange when network data is passing through the USB Network Adapter. HOMELINK The HomeLink LED will illuminate green if a successful connection is made to a Phoneline network. 10 The 10Mbps LED will illuminate green if a successful 10Mbps connection is made to an Ethernet network.
usb100h1 April 2000.qxd 4/4/00 11:15 AM Page 5 Phoneline + 10/100 USB Network Adapter USB Cabling The EtherFast 10/100 USB Network Adapter comes with one USB cable. One end of the USB cable has a rectangular plug, which is called a type A connector. The other end of the cable has a square plug, or a type B connector. Type A Type B The USB cable’s type B end connects to the USB device—in this case the USB Network Adapter. The type A end connects to a computer’s USB port.
usb100h1 April 2000.qxd 4/4/00 11:15 AM Page 6 Linksys HomeLink™ Series Installing the Phoneline + 10/100 USB Network Adapter Overview The following instructions will help you physically connect your computer to your network through your Phoneline + 10/100 USB Network Adapter. After you physically install the adapter, you have to then install the adapter’s driver software onto your computer and configure your computer to access your network.
usb100h1 April 2000.qxd 4/4/00 11:15 AM Page 7 Phoneline + 10/100 USB Network Adapter Connecting to a Phoneline Network Computers on a Phoneline network can either connect through their HomeLink ports, or through your home’s existing telephone wiring. The diagram below shows a HomeLink network that takes advantage of both types of connections. Follow the instructions below to connect your computer to your HomeLink network. 1.
usb100h1 April 2000.qxd 4/4/00 11:15 AM Page 8 Linksys HomeLink™ Series Connecting to an Ethernet or Fast Ethernet 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 a Ethernet or Fast Ethernet hub, switch, or router. If you plan to use both 10BaseT 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.
usb100h1 April 2000.qxd 4/4/00 11:16 AM Page 9 Phoneline + 10/100 USB Network Adapter Windows 98 Installation & Setup Overview After physically installing the Phoneline + 10/100 USB Network Adapter in your computer, follow these instructions to install the network driver. The installation procedure for the network driver will vary slightly depending on which version of Windows 98 you are using, and on your current system configuration.
usb100h1 April 2000.qxd 4/4/00 11:16 AM Page 10 Linksys HomeLink™ Series 4. Select "Search for the best driver for your device (Recommended).” Click Next. 5. Select "Floppy disk drives". Click Next to continue. Note: Windows 98 may ask you for a computer or workgroup name. If so, skip ahead to the instructions on page 15. Once you have established your computer and workgroup names, return to where you left off and continue with the installation.
usb100h1 April 2000.qxd 4/4/00 11:16 AM Page 11 Phoneline + 10/100 USB Network Adapter 6. A window will open saying that Windows is now ready to install the Linksys EtherFast 1/10/100 USB Network Adapter driver. Click Next. 7. Windows will begin copying the USB Adapter’s driver files to your PC. Refer to the chart below to help guide you through the process. Under no circumstance are you to click Cancel or Skip File! • If your PC asks for the Linksys Setup or Driver Disk 1. Click OK. 2.
usb100h1 April 2000.qxd 4/4/00 11:16 AM Page 12 Linksys HomeLink™ Series 8. Windows will finish installing the software onto your PC. Click Finish. 9. When asked if you want to restart your PC, remove the Program Disk and click Yes. If you are using the Windows CD-ROM, leave it in your PC. You may need it later. If Windows does not ask you to restart your PC, click the Start button. Choose Shut Down, choose Restart, then click Yes. The Windows 98 driver installation is complete.
usb100h1 April 2000.qxd 4/4/00 11:16 AM Page 13 Phoneline + 10/100 USB Network Adapter Network Component Configuration 1. Once you are back at the Windows 98 desktop, click on your taskbar's Start button, then Settings, then Control Panel, then double-click the Network icon. 2. The Network window will appear. Click on the Configuration tab. A window similar to the one below will appear.
usb100h1 April 2000.qxd 4/4/00 11:16 AM Page 14 Linksys HomeLink™ Series 3. Click the File and Print Sharing button. The File and Print Sharing window 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. 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.
usb100h1 April 2000.qxd 4/4/00 11:16 AM Page 15 Phoneline + 10/100 USB Network Adapter 7. After ensuring that all of the listed network components are installed on your system, in the Primary Network Logon box select Client for Microsoft Networks. Note: Your Computer and Workgroup Names must both be fewer than 15 characters, and should only consist only of numbers and letters. 8. Click on the Identification tab. Type the name of your computer in the Computer Name box.
usb100h1 April 2000.qxd 4/4/00 11:16 AM Page 16 Linksys HomeLink™ Series 11. Optional: Choose the Access Control tab. Ensure that Shared-level access control is selected. If the setting is on User-Level access control and you can’t change it, skip to problem 4 in the Troubleshooting section on page 23. 12. Click the OK button. Your system may or may not ask you 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.
usb100h1 April 2000.qxd 4/4/00 11:16 AM Page 17 Phoneline + 10/100 USB Network Adapter 14. A Logon window will appear, requiring you to enter a User name and Password. Make up a user name and password (if you haven’t already) and click OK. Do not click the Cancel button or Escape [ESC] key. Clicking either of these buttons will prevent you from logging into the network. If the logon does not appear or if it does not allow you to log on, refer to problem 3 in the Troubleshooting section on page 23. 15.
usb100h1 April 2000.qxd 4/4/00 11:16 AM Page 18 Linksys HomeLink™ Series Sharing Your Files and Printers in Windows 98 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 you are not sure if you have a file server, continue below.
usb100h1 April 2000.qxd 4/4/00 11:16 AM Page 19 Phoneline + 10/100 USB Network Adapter 7. When you're done, click on the Apply button, followed by OK. Repeat steps 1-7 for any drive or folder you desire to share on the network. You have successfully enabled File Sharing on your PC. Your selected drives or folders can now be accessed by other network users.
usb100h1 April 2000.qxd 4/4/00 11:17 AM Page 20 Linksys HomeLink™ Series Windows 2000 Installation & Setup Overview After physically installing the Phoneline + 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.
usb100h1 April 2000.qxd 4/4/00 11:17 AM Page 21 Phoneline + 10/100 USB Network Adapter 3. The Install Hardware Device Drivers 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.
usb100h1 April 2000.qxd 4/4/00 11:17 AM Page 22 Linksys HomeLink™ Series 6. The Driver File Search Results dialog box will appear. Click Next. 7. The Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard 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.
usb100h1 April 2000.qxd 4/4/00 11:17 AM Page 23 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. • You might not have installed the adapter correctly or securely into the appropriate port of your computer. Check that the adapter is securely inserted into the appropriate slot.
usb100h1 April 2000.qxd 4/4/00 11:17 AM Page 24 Linksys HomeLink™ Series • Try connecting your PCs using only the phone wire provided with the HomeLink adapter. Disconnect your PCs from any phone jacks and remove any telephone, modem, or other device that you have connected to the HomeLink adapters. • If the PCs are far away from each other, bring them close to each other and try connecting them directly together.
usb100h1 April 2000.qxd 4/4/00 11:17 AM Page 25 Phoneline + 10/100 USB Network Adapter click on Start, Settings, Control Panel, then open Network and click on the Configuration tab. Highlight IPX/SPX-compatible Protocol (only one of them) and click on Properties. • Click on the NetBIOS tab. Put a check next to I want to enable NetBIOS over IPX/SPX and click OK. Click OK again. • After Windows finishes copying the appropriate files, restart your computer.
usb100h1 April 2000.qxd 4/4/00 11:17 AM Page 26 Linksys HomeLink™ Series Appendix Client for Microsoft Setup for Windows 98 If you are installing the Phoneline + 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. Doubleclick on Network. The Network window appears. Click on the Configuration tab. 2. In the Primary Logon Box, you have two choices.
usb100h1 April 2000.qxd 4/4/00 11:17 AM Page 27 Phoneline + 10/100 USB Network Adapter Novell NetWare 3.x Client Setup for Windows 98 The instructions below explain how to set up the regular Novell NetWare 3.x client for use on a Windows 98 PC. 1. Follow the Windows 98 setup instructions. 2. Start up Windows 98. Click on Start, Settings, then Control Panel. Double-click on Network. The Network window appears. Click on the Configuration tab. 3.
usb100h1 April 2000.qxd 4/4/00 11:17 AM Page 28 Linksys HomeLink™ Series 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 Settings, click on Control Panel. 2. Double-click on the Network Icon. 3.
usb100h1 April 2000.qxd 4/4/00 11:17 AM Page 29 Phoneline + 10/100 USB Network Adapter 4. Remove any instance of the name Linksys in the box. This includes IPX/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 automatically remove other components as well. If this happens, skip ahead to step six.
usb100h1 April 2000.qxd 4/4/00 11:17 AM Page 30 Linksys HomeLink™ Series 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 ProtocolAOL Adapter or TCP/IP-Compatible Protocol-Dial-Up Adapter. 6. When you have completed the removal of all unnecessary components, click OK.
usb100h1 April 2000.qxd 4/4/00 11:17 AM Page 31 Phoneline + 10/100 USB Network Adapter 8. If Network Adapters is listed, then expand it by clicking on the plus [+] sign and remove all devices with the name Linksys 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.
usb100h1 April 2000.qxd 4/4/00 11:17 AM Page 32 Linksys HomeLink™ Series Starting Over in Windows 2000 1. Click the Start button, choose Settings, choose Control Panel, then double-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.
usb100h1 April 2000.qxd 4/4/00 11:17 AM Page 33 Phoneline + 10/100 USB Network Adapter 5. Right-click on Linksys EtherFast 1/10/100 USB Network Adapter. A context menu should open (see the example below). 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.
usb100h1 April 2000.qxd 4/4/00 11:17 AM Page 34 Linksys HomeLink™ Series 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 components are installed.
usb100h1 April 2000.qxd 4/4/00 11:17 AM Page 35 Phoneline + 10/100 USB Network Adapter IPX/SPX-compatible Protocol Click the Add button. Choose Protocol and click the Add button. Select Manufacturer and choose Microsoft. Under the Network Protocol box, highlight IPX/SPX-compatible protocol. 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. NetBEUI Click the Add button. Select Protocol, then click Add.
usb100h1 April 2000.qxd 4/4/00 11:17 AM Page 36 Linksys HomeLink™ Series Twisted-Pair Cabling There are different grades, or categories, of twisted-pair cabling. Category 5 is the most reliable and is highly recommended. Category 3 is a good second choice. Straight-through cables are used for connecting computers to a hub.
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usb100h1 April 2000.qxd 4/4/00 11:18 AM Page 38 Linksys HomeLink™ Series 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.
usb100h1 April 2000.qxd 4/4/00 11:18 AM Page 39 Phoneline + 10/100 USB Network Adapter Specifications Model Number: Standards: Protocol: Ports: Speed: Cabling Phoneline: 10/100: Topology: Bus Speed: LED Status Lights: USB100H1 IEEE 802.3 IEEE 802.3u, HPNA 1.1, USB v1.
usb100h1 April 2000.qxd 4/4/00 11:18 AM Page 40 Linksys HomeLink™ Series Customer Support For help with the installation or operation 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 Fax E-mail Web FTP Site 40 800-326-7114 949-261-1288 949-261-8868 support@linksys.com http://www.linksys.com ftp.linksys.
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