Start Here Instructions in this guide are for users of Windows® 95 and Windows 98 who are installing the Model PA301 Network Card. For instructions on installing and verifying the Windows network driver, refer to “Install the Network Card” on this page. The following seven easy steps are provided in this guide for installing your Model PA301 Network Card: 1. Verify Package Contents 2. Install the Network Card 3. Connect the Telephone Cables 4. Install the Network Driver 5.
Install the Network Card Network card Back plate removed 7983FB Note: Touch a grounded metal object to free yourself of static electricity before you handle the network card. 1. Turn the power off and unplug the power cord from your computer. 2. Remove the PC cover. 3. Choose an available PCI slot (PCI slots are the shorter slots) and remove the corresponding back plate from the PC chassis. 4.
Connect the Telephone Cables PC with network card installed Phone line behind the wall PC with network card installed RJ-11 connectors Printer (optional) Telephone 9552FA Using the telephone cable provided in the NETGEAR package, connect one end of the telephone cable to the port labeled “TO WALL” on the network card and the other end of the cable to an available wall jack, as illustrated above.
The illustration below depicts the configuration with an internal modem and shows a closeup of the connections for the wall jack, modem card, Model PA301 Network Card, and phone. Note that the caption on the modem card and network card direct you to the outlets where you connect the cable from the wall jack and the cable that connects to the phone.
Install the Network Driver This guide provides instructions for installing the Windows Network Driver. The steps given are for users of Windows 95. However, because all versions of Windows 95 might not respond the same, windows that are different from those shown in these instructions might open but prompt you for the same information, or windows might open in a different order than shown in these instructions.
3. Insert the NETGEAR Phoneline10X Resource CD and click on Next. 4. Click on Finish to start copying the drivers. It may take several minutes for the operating system to complete the driver installation.
• If the following window opens: Make sure the NETGEAR Phoneline10X Resource CD is inserted in the CD drive and click on OK to open the following Copying Files window: Be sure the destination is typed correctly in the Copy files from entry field to point to the root directory of your CD drive (for example, in the entry field, “G:” represents the CD drive and the backslash (\) represents the root directory). Click on OK.
• If the following window opens: Insert your Windows 95 CD and click on OK. Be sure the destination is typed correctly in the Copy files from entry field to point to the WIN directory of your CD drive (for example, in the entry, field “G:” represents the CD drive and the backslash WIN95 (\WIN95) represents the subdirectory). If you are using Windows 95, type \WIN95 for the subdirectory; if you are using Windows 98, type \WIN98 for the subdirectory. Click on OK. 5. Click on Yes to Restart your PC.
Install the PA301 Software Note: If you have an Ethernet adapter installed in the same PC, you can use your Ethernet adapter to share your Internet connection. The Ethernet adapter must be connected to a cable modem, ADSL modem, or router. However, if your Ethernet adapter is connected to an Ethernet network instead of a modem or router, you will not be able to share files and printers between the Phoneline network and the Ethernet network.
2. Click on Next to open the Choose Destination Location window. 3. Click on Browse and, if needed, change the destination folder; then click on Next to open the FirstGear - Installation Wizard window.
4. This window introduces the steps you will go through to set up your home network. Click on Next to open the FirstGear - Computer Name Entry Page window. 5. Note: No two PCs in your home should have the same name.
Enter a unique name for your PC, and click on Next to open the FirstGear - Workgroup Entry Page window. Note: Each PC in your home must have the exact same Workgroup name in order to share resources among the PCs. Write the workgroup name on a sheet of paper to have available when you install FirstGear on all the other PCs in your home to be certain that you input the exact same Workgroup name for each PC.
• If you have printers installed: Click on Next to open the following FirstGear - Shared Printers Selection Page window. Select the printers attached to this PC that you want to share with other PCs in your home. The PC you are currently configuring must be powered on in order to share the printer with other PCs in your home. Double-click on the printer you want to share (shown in the field to the left of the window) to move it to the Shared Printers field (shown to the right of the window).
Access the Internet If you do not have a modem or Ethernet card installed, proceed to section 7, “Access the Network Printer.” Note: Only one PC in your home can be designated to share the Internet service with all other PCs in your home. 1. Answer Yes for the one PC connected to a modem or router that can be used for Internet access. For all other PCs in your home, answer No. The default setting is No.
3. Select the connection you have and click on Next to open the FirstGear Warning window. 4. If you selected Dial-Up Modem, click on Next to open the FirstGear Share the Internet window. If you don’t have the Internet Dial-up Connection, FirstGear completed the installation and you are prompted to restart your computer. Proceed to section 7. 5. Click on Next to open the FirstGear - Choose Default Phone Entry window.
6. The Choose Default Phone Entry field has a drop-down menu. From this menu, choose the ISP connection you want to share with the other PCs in your home. Click on Finish. Note: If you have only one connection set up, the Choose Default Phone Entry window will not appear. The Restarting Windows window opens. Select Yes to restart your PC, and click on OK.
Access the Network Printers Follow the instructions in this section after your network is installed. Be sure the PC attached to your shared printer is powered on. 1. For each PC that is to make use of the shared printer, double-click on the Add Network Printer icon on your desktop to open the Install Network Printer window. 2. Click on OK to open the Browse for Printer window. 3. Choose the PC that you set up earlier to share printers. 4. Select a network printer. 5.
Technical Specifications Model PA301 Network Card Standards Compatibility Compatible with HPNA 1.0 and HPNA 2.0 Supports Microsoft Windows 95 and Windows 98 PCI 2.2 Plug-and-Play compatible DC operating voltage +5V + / - 5% @ 400 mA maximum Physical Specifications Dimensions 4.75 x 2.875 in. (12 x 7.1 cm.) Weight 0.
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