Instant EtherFast® Series EtherFast® 10/100 Compact USB Network Adapter Model No.
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Instant EtherFast® Series EtherFast® 10/100 Compact USB Network Adapter Table of Contents Appendix Client for Microsoft Setup for Windows 98 Starting Over in Windows 98 Starting Over in Windows 2000 Manually Installing Network Components in Windows 98 Linux, Open Source & Beta Operating Systems 35 35 35 39 41 42 Introduction The EtherFast® 10/100 Compact USB Network Adapter Features Package Contents 1 1 1 2 Getting to Know the EtherFast® 10/100 Compact USB Network Adapter The Adapter’s Connections The
Instant EtherFast® Series EtherFast® 10/100 Compact USB Network Adapter Introduction The EtherFast® 10/100 Compact USB Network Adapter Now you can connect to any 10, 100, or 10/100Mbps hub or switch without having to open your PC. The EtherFast® 10/100 Compact USB Network Adapter from Linksys allows you to instantly connect to a network from a USB-enabled desktop or notebook PC running Windows 98, Millennium, or 2000.
Instant EtherFast® Series Getting to Know the EtherFast® 10/100 Compact USB Network Adapter EtherFast® 10/100 Compact USB Network Adapter The Adapter’s LEDs The Adapter’s Connections 100 This LED will illuminate Green when the Compact USB Network Adapter is transferring data at 10Mbps. ACT The ACT LED will flicker Green whenever network data is passing through the Compact USB Network Adapter. 10 This LED will illuminate Green when the Compact USB Network Adapter is transferring data at 100Mbps.
Instant EtherFast® Series USB Cabling The Compact USB Network Adapter comes with one USB extension cable. One end of the USB cable has a rectangular plug, which is called a Type A male connector. The other end of the cable has a larger rectangular plug, which is a Type A female connector.
Instant EtherFast® Series Windows 98 Installation and Setup EtherFast® 10/100 Compact USB Network Adapter 4. Select Search for the best driver for your device (Recommended) and click the Next button. Overview After physically connecting the Compact USB Network Adapter to your computer’s USB port, follow these instructions to install the hardware device driver.
Instant EtherFast® Series 6. A window will open saying that Windows is now ready to install the Linksys EtherFast 10/100 Compact USB Network Adapter driver. Click the Next button to continue. 8. Windows will finish installing the software onto your PC. Click the Finish button to continue. 7. Windows will begin copying the driver files to your PC. Refer to the chart below to help guide you through the process. 9.
Instant EtherFast® Series Windows 98 Network Configuration EtherFast® 10/100 Compact USB Network Adapter 3. Click the File and Print Sharing button. The File and Print Sharing window will appear. 1. From the Windows 98 desktop, click the Start button, select Settings, open the Control Panel and double-click the Network icon. 2. The Network window will appear. Click the Configuration tab. A window similar to the one below will appear.
Instant EtherFast® Series 6. From the “Primary Network Logon” field Note: Your Computer and Workgroup Names must both select Client for Microsoft Networks. EtherFast® 10/100 Compact USB Network Adapter 10. From the Access Control tab, you can set the level of access those on the network will have to this computer. be fewer than 15 alphanumeric characters. 7. Click the Identification tab. Type the name of your computer in the “Computer Name” field.
Instant EtherFast® Series 13. 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 the OK button. Do not click the Cancel button or press the Escape [ESC] key as this 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 the Troubleshooting section. 14. Once you are at the Windows 98 desktop, double-click on the Network Neighborhood icon.
Instant EtherFast® Series Enabling Printer Sharing 1. Double-click the My Computer icon. 2. Double-click the Printers folder. A window of available printers will appear. 3. Right click the printer that you want to share with other users. Then, click the Sharing button, followed by the Sharing tab. 4. Click the Share As button. In the Share Name field, give a name to the printer you want to share.
Instant EtherFast® Series 4. In the following screen, select Search for the best driver for your device (Recommended). Click the box beside Specify a location and type D:\ in the field below. Then, click the Next button. 5. A window will open saying that Windows is now ready to install the Linksys EtherFast 10/100 Compact USB Network Adapter driver. Click the Next button. EtherFast® 10/100 Compact USB Network Adapter 6. Windows will finish installing the software onto your PC. Click the Finish button.
Instant EtherFast® Series Windows Millennium Network Configuration EtherFast® 10/100 Compact USB Network Adapter 3. Click the File and Print Sharing button. The File and Print Sharing window will appear. 1. From the Windows Millennium desktop, click the taskbar's Start button, select Settings, open the Control Panel and double-click the Network icon. 2. The Network window will appear. Click the Configuration tab. A window similar to the one below will appear.
Instant EtherFast® Series 6. 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. 7. Click the Identification tab. Type the name of your computer in the “Computer Name” field. Choose a name that is unique from the other computer names on the network. 10. From the Access Control tab, you can set the level of access those on the network will have to this computer.
Instant EtherFast® Series 13. 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 the OK button. 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 the Troubleshooting section. 14.
Instant EtherFast® Series Enabling Printer Sharing 1. Double-click the My Computer icon. EtherFast® 10/100 Compact USB Network Adapter Windows 2000 Installation and Setup 2. Double-click the Printers folder. A window of available printers will appear. 3. Right click the printer that you want to share with other users. Click the Sharing button, followed by the Sharing tab. 4. Click the Share As button. In the Share Name field, give a name to the printer you want to share.
Instant EtherFast® Series 3. The “Install Hardware Device Drivers” dialog screen will appear. Select Search for a suitable driver for my device (Recommended) and click the Next button. EtherFast® 10/100 Compact USB Network Adapter 5. In the “Copy manufacturer’s files from” field, type D:\ and click the OK button. 6. When Windows asks you to search for a digital signature, click Yes to continue your installation. 4. The “Locate Driver Files” dialog screen will appear.
Instant EtherFast® Series 8. The Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard dialog screen will appear. The following adapter name will be shown: Linksys EtherFast 10/100 Compact USB Network Adapter. Click Finish. EtherFast® 10/100 Compact USB Network Adapter Troubleshooting 1. Windows doesn't detect new hardware with the Compact USB Network Adapter hardware connected, or it continues to detect the adapter each time I restart the PC.
Instant EtherFast® Series 5. In Network Neighborhood I can see myself but no other computers. • Make sure that the cables are connected correctly. Make sure you are getting Link or Activity lights on both the Compact USB Network Adapter and your hub if you are using one. Try changing to a new cable that you know is working. • Make sure that the other PC is turned on. 6.
Instant EtherFast® Series Appendix EtherFast® 10/100 Compact USB Network Adapter 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. Client for Microsoft Setup for Windows 98 If you are installing the Compact USB Network Adapter in a Windows 98 PC that is used in an NT domain, follow the directions below. 1. Start up Windows. Click Start, select Settings and open the Control Panel. Double-click Network.
Instant EtherFast® Series In some cases, removing one of these components may in turn automatically remove other components as well. If this happens, skip ahead to step 6. 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.
Instant EtherFast® Series Starting Over in Windows 2000 EtherFast® 10/100 Compact USB Network Adapter 5. Right-click on Linksys EtherFast 10/100 Compact USB Network Adapter. A context menu should open (see the example below). 1. Click the Start button, choose Settings, open the Control Panel and double-click the System icon. The System Properties window will open. 2. Choose the Hardware tab. 6. Select Uninstall... from the menu that appears and click the OK button. 3. Click the Device Manager button.
Instant EtherFast® 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. EtherFast® 10/100 Compact 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 and click the OK button.
Instant EtherFast® Series Glossary 10BaseT - An Ethernet standard that uses twisted wire pairs. Ethernet - IEEE standard network protocol that specifies how data is placed on and retrieved from a common transmission medium. Has a transfer rate of 10 Mbps. Forms the underlying transport vehicle used by several upper-level protocols, including TCP/IP and XNS. 100BaseTX - IEEE physical layer specification for 100 Mbps over two pairs of Category 5 UTP or STP wire.
Instant EtherFast® Series Mbps (MegaBits Per Second) - One million bits per second; unit of measurement for data transmission. Motherboard - A motherboard is the physical arrangement in a computer that contains the computer's basic circuitry and components. NetBEUI (NetBIOS Extended User Interface) - The transport layer for NetBIOS. NetBIOS and NetBEUI were originally part of a single protocol suite that was later separated. NetBIOS sessions can be transported over NetBEUI, TCP/IP and SPX/IPX protocols.
Instant EtherFast® Series Topology - A network's topology is a logical characterization of how the devices on the network are connected and the distances between them. The most common network devices include hubs, switches, routers, and gateways. Most large networks contain several levels of interconnection, the most important of which include edge connections, backbone connections, and wide-area connections. EtherFast® 10/100 Compact USB Network Adapter Specifications Standards: IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.
Instant EtherFast® Series Warranty Information Environmental Dimensions 49 EtherFast® 10/100 Compact USB Network Adapter 2.6” x .87” x .39” (67mm x 22mm x 10mm) Unit Weight .5 oz. (14 gm.) Power Input 5V Bus Power from USB Host Controller or Hub Certifications FCC Class B, CE Mark, Commercial, Operating Temp. 32ºF to 104ºF (0ºC to 55ºC) Storage Temp. -4ºF to 158ºF (-20ºC to 65ºC) Operating Hum. 10% to 90% Non-Condensing Storage Hum.
Instant EtherFast® Series Contact Information For help with the installation or operation of this product, contact Linksys Customer Support at one of the phone numbers or Internet addresses below. Sales Information Tech Support RMA Issues Fax Email Web FTP Site 800-546-5797 (LINKSYS) 888-793-4632 949-261-1288 949-261-8868 support@linksys.com http://www.linksys.com ftp.linksys.com http://www.linksys.com © Copyright 2001 Linksys, All Rights Reserved.
