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usb100h1 April 2000.qxd 4/4/00 11:14 AM Page 1
HomeLink™ Series
Phoneline + 10/100
USB Network
Adapter
Model No.: USB100H1
User Guide
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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. LIMITED WARRANTY Linksys guarantees that every Phoneline + 10/100 USB network Adapter is free from physical defects i
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usb100h1 April 2000.qxd 4/4/00 11:14 AM Page 4 Linksys HomeLink™ Series Table of Contents Introduction 1 Package Contents 2 Windows & Computer Compatibility 2 Getting to Know the Phoneline + 10/100 USB 3 Network Adapter The Adapter’s Ports 3 The Adapter’s LEDs 4 The USB Icon 4 USB Cabling 5 Modem and Fax Compatibility 5 Installing the Phoneline + 10/100 USB 6 Network Adapter Installing the USB Network Adapter & Cabling 6 Connecting to a Phoneline Network 7 Connecting to an Ethernet or Fast Et
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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. The network runs on standard home-grade telephone wires just li
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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
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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 N No otte e:: The Phoneline + 10/100 USB Network Adapter 10/100 USB will connect to your computer. Network This port is a USB type B port. Adapter sup- ports only one network media type at a time. If you LAN 10/100 The LAN 10/100 port allows want to use the adapter to your computer to be connected
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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. 100 The 100Mbps LED will illuminate green if a successful 100Mbps connection is made to a
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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 con- nector. 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. The picture below s
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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 net- work. Driver installation and PC configuration instruct
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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 dia- gram 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. Connect one end of your telephone cabling to your Phoneline + 10/
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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. For more infor-
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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 con- figuration. If at any time during the installation you encounter pr
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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. N No otte e:: Windows 98 may ask you for a c co om mp pu utte er r o or r w wo or rk kg gr ro ou up p n na am me e. If so, skip ahead to the instruc- tions on page 15. Once you have established your computer and workgroup names, return to where you left off and continue with the ins
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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 1. Click O OK K. Setup or Driver Disk 2.
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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. Please contin
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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. There may be other compo- nents listed in addition to the ones shown below (for example, a Dial-up Adapter)
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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 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. N No otte e:: If you do not enable 5. If you'd like to share your printer with other File and Print Sharing, your users on the network, select I want to be able PC will be invisible on the n
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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 N No otte e:: Your Computer and Workgroup Names must both components are installed on your system, in be fewer than 15 characters, the Primary Network Logon box select and should only consist only Client for Microsoft Networks. of numbers and letters. 8. Click on the Identification tab. Type the name of your computer in the Computer Name box. Choose a name t
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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 locati
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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 pag
