USB 1M Home PNA
& 10/100 FAST ETHERNET User Manual Doc. No.: 092001-01 REGULATORY STATEMENTS Part15, Class B This device complies with Part 15 of FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
1. This device may not cause harmful interface, and 2. This device must accept any interface received, including interface that may cause undesired operation. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy, and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. Increase the distance between the equipment and receiver. Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
! Changes or modifications not expressly approved by party responsible for compliance could void the user the user authority to operate the equipment. 1 -
the telephone network;
FCC Part 68 Registration This device complies with FCC Part 68 rules, and the use of this device is subject to the following restrictions:
The FCC has established rules which permit this device to be directly connected to the telephone network. Standardized jacks are used for these connections. This equipment should not be used on party lines or coin phones. If this device is malfunctioning, it may also be causing harm to this device should be disconnected until the source of the problem can be determined and until repair has been made. If this is not done, the telephone company may temporarily disconnect service. The telephone company may make changes in it's facilities, equipment, operation and procedures; if such changes affect the compatibility or use of this device, the telephone company is required to give adequate notice of the situation with the FCC. If the telephone company requests information on what equipment is connected to their lines, inform them of:
a. The telephone number to which this unit is connected. b. The Ringer Equivalence Number (REN). c. The USOC jack required. d. The FCC Registration number. Items (b) and (d) are indicated on the label. The Ringer Equivalence Number (REN) is used to determine how many devices can be connected to your telephone line. In most areas, the sum of the REN's of all the devices on any one line should not exceed 5.0. If too many devices are attached, they may not ring properly. 2 -
Table of Contents Introductions...................................................... 1 Features.......................................................... 2 About Home Phone Networking Technology 2 Specifications................................................. 3 Parts Names and Functions............................ 4 Hardware Installation......................................... 6 Precaution...................................................... 6 Getting Hooked Up........................................ 7 Installing Ethernet Cabling............................ 8 Installing Telephone Cabling......................... 8 Software Installation.......................................... 9 Installation for Windows 98 .......................... 9 Installation for Windows 2000 .................... 11 Installation for Windows ME ...................... 14 Network Connection.................................... 16 Client Setup ................................................. 19 Using File and Printer Sharing..................... 21 3 -
INTRODUCTIONS The USB 1M HomePNA & 10/100 Fast Ethernet brings the latest technology of instant connectivity to multiple PCs over a home's existing telephone lines. You can network any notebook computer by connecting it to any standard phone line. No switches, hubs, or even any additional cables is needed - the network runs on standard home-grade telephone wires just like the ones you use everyday. This USB device is equipped with two standard RJ-11 telephone ports and a 10/100 dual-speed Fast Ethernet port. You can connect to any 1Mbps home phone network or any 10BaseT/100BaseTX network without swapping devices or running multiple adapters at once. The adapter connects to your Windows 98 computer via USB (Universal Serial Bus), you can enjoy the advantage of true plug-and-play connections through a single interface. You can share Internet access via a dial-up, cable modem or DSL connection, as well as files, printers, and CD-ROM drives at 1Mbps without interrupting regular telephone service. The home phone networking runs on regular telephone cables, so theres no extra hardware to buy. Just plug it into any standard wall jack and youre networked!
The USB 1M HomePNA & 10/100 Fast Ethernet complies the HomePNA specification which lets your phone line carry computer data as well as regular telephone voice service. Every standard 1 -
telephone jack in the home is capable of hosting a PC - you can connect up to 25 computers, thus transforming the home's telephone wiring into an easily expandable network. Features Connects to a network using your existing telephone Line -- No additional hubs or network cables needed Works with any PC with a USB port Supports Microsoft Windows 98/2000/ME Dual-speed RJ-45 port automatically detects 1Mbps transfer rate over telephone lines Ethernet or Fast Ethernet cabling speed External USB network adapter with 2 RJ-11 modular telephone ports and 1 RJ-45 auto-
sensing 10BaseT/100BaseTX port USB cable included true plug & play HomePNA compliant Connects up to 25 devices together on your home phone network About Home Phone Networking Technology The USB 1M HomePNA & 10/100 Fast Ethernet utilizes a technology known as Frequency Division Multiplexing (FDM) which essentially divides the data travelling over the phone lines into separate frequencies - one for voice, one for high-bandwidth net access such as DSL, and one for the network data. These frequencies can 2 -
coexist on the same telephone line without impacting one another. The 1 Megabit-per-second (one million bits-per-
second) data rate is 18 times that of the fastest analog modems available, which run at 56Kbps. Even high-speed modem, DSL, and ISDN connections will perform at full speed on a home network. Note: Because of the limitations of standard telephone cables, Home Phone Networking devices require that your cabling does not exceed a total length of 500 feet for your entire network. Specifications Network Standard
" HomePNA specification 1.1
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" Standard phone wiring
" CAT 3/CAT 5 UTP, STP cable up to IEEE 802.3 for 10BaseT IEEE 802.3u for 100BaseTX 328ft/100M Data Transfer Rate
" Up to 1 Mbps of HomePNA data transfer
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10/100 Mbps1 of LAN data transfer 1 CAT5 cable is required for 100M data transfer rate 3 -
" Doubled data transfer rate in Full duplex mode Supported Operating Systems
" Windows 98
" Windows 2000
" Windows ME Parts Names and Functions 1. USB Connection Cable: connects the USB 1M HomePNA & 10/100 Fast Ethernet to the USB host port of your computer. 2. USB B Type Connector 3. USB A Type Connector 4. RJ-11 telephone port:
" Phone port: connects to a telephone setting. 4 -
" Line port: connects to the phone jack on the wall. 5. RJ-45 Port 6. USB B Type Port 7. USB 1M HomePNA & 10/100 Fast Ethernet 8. 100M LED indicator: glows green when this adapter is linking to 100 Mbps Fast Ethernet. 9. 10M LED indicator: glows green when this adapter is linking to 10 Mbps Ethernet. 10. Home LED indicator: glows green when the adapter is connecting to 1Mbps HomePNA adapter. 11. ACT LED indicator: flashes orange when the Fast Ethernet Adapter is transmitting/receiving data via Ethernet or Home PhoneLine Networking. 5 -
HARDWARE INSTALLATION Precaution Before the installation, make sure the USB port exists in your computer and is enabled. To check this, go to My Computer # Control Panel #
System. Open the Device Manager tab. If the Universal Serial Bus controller device is found, it means your USB port is installed and enabled. If not, it means no USB port is installed or the USB bios is not properly enabled. In this case, consult your computer dealer for USB support. 6 -
Getting Hooked Up 1. Locate the USB host port of your system. Align the USB A-type connector toward the USB host port, push evenly and steadily until it is seated. 2. Connect the USB B-type connector to the device port (USB B type port) of your USB 1M HOMEPNA & 10/100 FAST ETHERNET until it clicks. 7 -
Installing Ethernet Cabling 1. Connect the UTP Ethernet cable to the RJ-45 port of the USB 1M HomePNA &
10/100 Fast Ethernet. 2. Plug the other end of the cable into a 10BaseT or 10/100 switching hub2. Installing Telephone Cabling 1. Attach one end of the RJ-11 telephone line to the Line port. Connect the other end of the cable into a telephone jack on the wall. 2. Attach one end of the RJ-11 telephone line to the Phone port. Connect the other end of the cable into a telephone setting. The USB 1M HomePNA & 10/100 Fast Ethernet is now connected to your PC. Perform the following procedures to install the Telephone cabling or Ethernet cabling. Remember that if you choose to use the RJ-45 port on your USB 1M HOMEPNA & 10/100 FAST ETHERNET, the RJ-11 Phoneline networking capabilities automatically become disabled. The two cannot operate at the same time. 2 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. 8 -
SOFTWARE INSTALLATION Installation for Windows 98 1. Once the USB 1M HomePNA & 10/100 Fast Ethernet is connected to your computer, Windows will automatically detect the new hardware device as shown below. Click Next. 2. Insert the device driver diskette into your floppy drive. When Windows prompts you What do you want Windows to do? Select Search for the best driver for your device.
(Recommended). Click Next. 3. Follow the on-screen instruction to proceed. 9 -
4. The installation program will proceed automatically. 5. Windows will finish copying all the necessary files to your system. When the following window appears, click Finish. 10 -
6. When asked if you want to restart your computer, click No Installation for Windows 2000 1. Once the USB 1M HomePNA & 10/100 Fast Ethernet is well connected to your computer as described in the previous section, Windows will appear the following picture. Click Next. 11 -
2. Load the device driver disk onto your disk drive. Select Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended). Click Next. 3. When the following window appears, select Floppy disk drives. Click Next. 4. Click Next to continue the installation. 12 -
5. Windows will finish copying all the necessary files to your system. When the following window appears, click Yes. 6. Click Finish. Then the installation will be fully completed. 13 -
7. When asked if you want to restart your computer, click No Installation for Windows ME 1. Once the USB 1M HomePNA & 10/100 Fast Ethernet is well connected to your computer as described in the previous section, Windows will appear the following picture. Select Specify the location of the driver (Advanced). 14 -
2. Click Next and load the device driver disk onto your disk drive. Click Specify a location when you see the following picture. You may click the Browse button to select the drive:\A. Click Next. 3. Click Next to continue. 4. The installation program will proceed automatically. 15 -
5. Windows will finish copying all the necessary files to your system. When the following window appears, click Finish. 6. When asked if you want to restart your computer, click No. Network Connection 1. Once you are back at the Windows desktop, go to Start#Settings#Control Panel. 2. Double-click the Network icon. The Network window will appear. Click the Configuration tab. 3. Make sure that the following network components are installed:
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Client for Microsoft Networks USB Home PhoneLine 1Mbps + Fast Ethernet Adapter NetBEUI TCP/IP 4. 5. 6. If you are missing required components, you'll need to install them manually. If you need to install the TCP/IP Protocol, contact your system administrator or refer to the Windows 98 documentation. In the Primary Network Logon box, select Client for Microsoft Networks. Click the Identification tab. Enter the required information appropriately. 17 -
7. Click the Access Control tab. Make sure that Shared-level access control is selected. 8. When finished, remember to restart your computer to activate the new device. Once the computer has restarted and Windows 98 has booted up, the Link light will be on. And a Logon window will appear requiring you to enter a username and password. Make up a username and password, enter them, and click OK. 18 -
When you are at the Windows desktop, double-
click the Network Neighborhood icon. You should see the name of the network, and/or the names of the other PCs on the network. Client Setup If you are not using Windows operation system with an NT or NetWare file server, skip the next two paragraphs. Perform the following procedures to prepare your computer to be used with any file servers that may be on the network. Connecting to a NetWare File Server 1. Click My Computer, Control Panel, and Network. 2. Change the Network Logon to Client for NetWare Network. 3. Double-click the Client for NetWare networks. Put your server's name in the Preferred Server box. Click in the Enable Logon Script Processing box. 19 -
4. Click OK and restart your PC. Connecting to a Windows NT Domain 1. Click My Computer, Control Panel, and Network. Change the Primary Network Logon to Client for Microsoft Network. 2. Double-click the Client for Microsoft networks. 3. Select the Log on to Windows NT domain box. Put your NT domain name in the Windows NT domain area. 4. Click OK and restart your PC. 20 -
5. When finished, restart your computer. Using File and Printer Sharing 1. Click Start, Settings, Control Panel. Double-click Network. 2. Click the Configuration tab, followed by the File and Printer Sharing button. The File and Printer Sharing window will appear. 21 -
If you'd like others to be able to access the files on your PCs hard drive, select I want to be able to give others access to my files.
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. 3. Click the OK button. File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks should now appear in the list of installed components. Click OK. When asked to restart your PC, choose to do so. Enabling File Sharing 1. Double-click My Computer. A window of available disk drives will appear. 2. Right-click once the drive or folder that you want to make available to other users. 3. Click Sharing, followed by the Sharing tab. Click Share As. In the Share Name box, enter a name for the drive or folder you are sharing, (e.g.: C-Drive, CD-ROM, Leela, etc.). 22 -
Next, decide on the type of access that you want to give other users. Read-Only access lets other users view the files on your PC. Full access lets users create, change, or delete files on your PC. Depends on Password lets users have Read-
Only and/or Full access, depending on the password that you decide to give them. 23 -
Use your mouse to select the type of file sharing access that you want other users to have. If you want to assign access password(s), type them into the Password box(es). If you are sharing a cable modem or DSL broadband connection that you will be using to access the Internet, you should protect all of your shared drives and printers with private passwords. When finished, click Apply, followed by OK. Enabling Printers Sharing Click Start####Setting#### Printers. A window of available printers will appear. Right-click the printer that you want to share with other users. Click Sharing, followed by the Sharing tab. Click Share As. In the Share Name box, give a name to the printer you're about to share (Jack's HP4, for example). If you want to assign a password to the printer so only certain users can access it, type a password in the Password box. When you're done, click Apply, followed by OK. Your printer(s) are now shared. 24 -