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TM
Instant PowerLine Series
®
EtherFast 10/100 Bridge &
USB Adapter
Use this guide to install the following products:
PLEBR10
PLUSB10
User Guide
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COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS Copyright © 2002 Linksys, All Rights Reserved. Instant PowerLine is a 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 Instant PowerLine EtherFast 10/100 Bridge and Instant PowerLine USB Adapter will be free from physical defects in material and workmanship for one year fr
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TM ® Instant PowerLine Series EtherFast 10/100 Bridge and USB Adapter Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction to the EtherFast Chapter 8: Connecting the USB Adapter 17 10/100 Bridge 1 The Linksys EtherFast 10/100 Bridge 1 Chapter 9: Installing the Driver for the Features 1 USB Adapter 18 Package Contents 2 Overview 18 System Requirements 2 Windows 98 18 Windows 2000 22 Chapter 2: Introduction to the USB Adapter 3 Windows Millennium 23 The Linksys USB Adapter 3 Windows XP 24 Features 3 Packag
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TM ® EtherFast 10/100 Bridge and USB Adapter Instant PowerLine Series Chapter 1: Introduction to the EtherFast 10/100 Bridge Appendix E: Specifications for the USB Adapter 41 r ® The Linksys EtherFast 10/100 Bridge Environmental 42 ® The Linksys Instant PowerLine™ EtherFast 10/100 Bridge offers a complete Appendix F: Warranty Information 43 Internet connection solution for your home powerline network. The PowerLine Bridge makes sharing your broadband access easier than ever. Build a strong Appen
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TM ® Instant PowerLine Series EtherFast 10/100 Bridge and USB Adapter Package Contents Chapter 2: Introduction to the USB Adapter The Linksys USB Adapter The newest and fastest way to network your PCs is through powerline net- working, which allows you to turn the powerlines in your home into your net- work cable. The easiest way to integrate any PC or laptop into such a powerline network is with the Linksys Instant PowerLine™ USB Adapter. Use your exist- ing USB port with your existing powerli
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® TM EtherFast 10/100 Bridge and USB Adapter Instant PowerLine Series Package Contents Chapter 3: Getting to Know the EtherFast 10/100 Bridge The EtherFast 10/100 Bridge’s Ports Figure 3-1 Powerline The Powerline Port is where you will connect your power cord. Figure 2-1 • One Instant PowerLine USB Adapter • One Power Cord • One USB Cable • One Setup Utility CD-ROM • One User Guide • Quick Installation and Registration Card (not shown) Figure 3-2 System Requirements 10/100 RJ-45 The 10/100 RJ-4
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TM ® Instant PowerLine Series EtherFast 10/100 Bridge and USB Adapter The EtherFast 10/100 Bridge’s Front Panel LEDs Chapter 4: Getting to Know the USB Adapter The USB Adapter’s Ports Powerline The Powerline Port is where you will con- nect your power cord. Figure 4-1 USB The USB Port is where you will con- nect your USB cable. To work with USB ports, your computer Figure 4-2 must be running Figure 3-3 Windows 98, 2000, PowerLine Status Millennium, or XP. Power Green. The Power LED will light up
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® ® EtherFast 10/100 Bridge and USB Adapter EtherFast 10/100 Bridge The USB Adapter’s Front Panel LEDs Chapter 5: Planning Your Powerline Network With the Instant PowerLine products, a network can be created using home powerlines. Computers can be networked over powerlines using a USB Adapter or an EtherFast 10/100 Bridge. Use the USB Adapter for a USB-enabled com- puter, or use the 10/100 Bridge for an Ethernet-enabled computer. The 10/100 Bridge is also ideal for any user who already has a ro
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TM ® Instant PowerLine Series EtherFast 10/100 Bridge and USB Adapter 2. When you see Figure 6-2, click the Next button to continue. Chapter 6: Using the Setup Utility CD-ROM Overview To begin installation of the EtherFast 10/100 Bridge or USB Adapter, you will use the Setup Utility CD-ROM to run the InstallShield Wizard. When installing the USB Adapter, you must run the Setup Utility CD-ROM on the PC that will be connected to the Adapter. Running the InstallShield Wizard 1. Insert the Setup Uti
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TM ® Instant PowerLine Series EtherFast 10/100 Bridge and USB Adapter 4. Click the Install button to begin installation of the Security Configuration Windows XP users: Windows will notify you that the driver has not passed Utility. Windows Logo testing. Click the Continue Anyway button. Figure 6-6 5. If you are installing the 10/100 Bridge, proceed to step 6. Figure 6-4 Windows 2000 users: Windows will inform you that there was no digital If you are installing the USB Adapter, click the Finish b
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TM ® Instant PowerLine Series EtherFast 10/100 Bridge and USB Adapter 6. You will see Figure 6-8. Proceed to Chapter 7: Connecting the EtherFast 8. Click the Finish button to exit the InstallShield Wizard. 10/100 Bridge. After installing the Bridge hardware, click the OK button. Figure 6-10 Figure 6-8 9. You will be asked to restart your computer. Click the Yes button to restart 7. If the 10/100 Bridge is connected to the PC as shown in the diagram (see now, or click the No button to restart lat
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® TM EtherFast 10/100 Bridge and USB Adapter Instant PowerLine Series Chapter 7: Connecting the Chapter 8: Connecting the USB EtherFast 10/100 Bridge Adapter 1. Plug the other end of the UTP Category 5 cable into the computer’s LAN port. 1. Insert the other end of the USB cable with the Type A con- nector into the computer’s USB port. Figure 8-1 shows two 2. Plug the UTP Category 5 cable into the 10/100 RJ-45 port on the 10/100 USB ports as they might appear on your computer. Note the Bridge. tw
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TM ® Instant PowerLine Series EtherFast 10/100 Bridge and USB Adapter 2. Click the radio button next to Search for the best driver for your device. Chapter 9: Installing the Driver (Recommended). for the USB Adapter Overview After installing your USB Adapter in your computer, you will install the net- work driver. The installation procedure for the network driver will vary depend- ing on which operating system you are using on your computer. Proceed to the instructions for your operating system:
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TM ® Instant PowerLine Series EtherFast 10/100 Bridge and USB Adapter 6. Windows will tell you when it has finished installing the new driver. Click 4. Windows will display a screen announcing that it is ready to install the driv- the Finish button. er for the USB Adapter. Click the Next button to continue. Figure 9-4 Figure 9-6 5. Windows will ask you to supply your Windows 98 Installation Files. Insert 7. Click the Yes button to restart your computer, or click the No button to the Windows 98 C
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TM ® Instant PowerLine Series EtherFast 10/100 Bridge and USB Adapter Windows Millennium Windows 2000 1. Windows 2000 will automatically detect the presence of the USB Adapter 1. Windows Millennium will automatically detect the presence of the USB in your computer after you have completed the hardware installation. Adapter in your computer after you have completed the hardware installa- Windows will inform you that there was no digital signature found. Click tion. Windows will ask you the locati
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TM ® Instant PowerLine Series EtherFast 10/100 Bridge and USB Adapter 3. Windows will notify you that the driver has not passed Windows Logo test- Windows XP ing. Click the Continue Anyway button. 1. Windows XP will automatically detect the presence of the USB Adapter in your computer after you have completed the hardware installation. Click the radio button next to Install from a list or specific location (Advanced). Then click the Next button. Figure 9-12 4. Windows will tell you when it has f
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TM ® Instant PowerLine Series EtherFast 10/100 Bridge and USB Adapter 2. All of the Instant PowerLine devices on your powerline network must share the same network password. The password must have between 4 and 24 Chapter 10: Using the Security characters. The password is case-sensitive, so note whether you use lower- case or uppercase letters. The password can include any letters of the alpha- Configuration Utility bet, numbers, or punctuation marks. Type in your password in the Network Passwor
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TM ® Instant PowerLine Series EtherFast 10/100 Bridge and USB Adapter 3. The Security Configuration Utility will search your powerline network for 4. The Security Configuration Utility will tell you when the Instant PowerLine the other Instant PowerLine devices configured with the same network device has been configured with the network password. Click the Finish password. These devices will be listed in the Powerline Network Devices button. MAC Address box. Then click the Next button. Figure 10
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TM ® Instant PowerLine Series EtherFast 10/100 Bridge and USB Adapter How do the Instant PowerLine products handle signal interference between two Appendix A: Troubleshooting adjacent homes? How is eavesdropping prevented? The Instant PowerLine products use 56-bit DES security encryption to ensure Common Problems and Solutions network separation between homes. To enable 56-bit DES security encryption on Instant PowerLine products, you must run the Security Configuration Utility This section prov
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TM ® Instant PowerLine Series EtherFast 10/100 Bridge and USB Adapter user is likely to require the Internet connection at a particular location. It’s espe- Appendix B: Glossary cially useful in education and other environments where users change fre- quently. Using very short leases, DHCP can dynamically reconfigure networks in which there are more computers than there are available IP addresses. 10BaseT - An Ethernet standard that uses twisted wire pairs. DHCP supports static addresses for co
