USB 10M HomePNA Network Adapter

User Manual

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 authority to operate the equipment.

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 the telephone network; 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.

Table of Contents INTRODUCTIONS ......................................... 1

FEATURES ...................................................... 1 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ................................ 2 SPECIFICATIONS ............................................. 2

Network Standard ...................................... 2 Supported Operating Systems.................... 2

PARTS NAMES AND FUNCTIONS ..................... 3 HARDWARE INSTALLATION.................... 5

BEFORE GETTING STARTED............................. 5 GETTING HOOKED UP .................................... 5 CONNECTING TELEPHONE CABLING............... 6

SOFTWARE INSTALLATION..................... 7 WINDOWS 98 INSTALLATION ......................... 7

Network Component Configuration........... 9 Using File and Printer Sharing ............... 11

WINDOW ME INSTALLATION........................ 14 Network Component Configuration......... 16

WINDOWS 2000 INSTALLATION ................... 19 Network Component Configuration......... 22

WINDOWS XP INSTALLATION ...................... 25 Network Component Configuration......... 27

DIAGNOSTICS ............................................. 31

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Introductions The USB 10M HomePNA Network Adapter is fully compatible with the Universal Serial Bus (USB) functionality built in Windows 98/ME, Windows 2000 and Windows XP. It provides you the instant connectivity to multiple PCs over a home's existing telephone lines.

You can share network-enabled printers, transfer files between computers, play network games, and moreover - no switches, hubs, or even any additional cables is required. The network runs on standard home-grade-telephone wires just like the ones you use everyday. Plus, it doesn’t interfere your normal phone use.

Features Build a network by using your existing

telephone line

10Mbps or 1Mbps transfer rate over telephone lines

Share Internet access between your PCs

Enable file, data and printer sharing between your PCs

Microsoft Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP supported

External USB network adapter with 1 RJ-11 modular telephone port

USB cable included – true plug & play

HomePNA specification 2.0 compliant - 1 -

Connect up to 25 devices together on your home phone network

System Requirements A Pentium processor-based personal

computer 166MMX or above. At least 16 MB of RAM. One USB port well installed and enabled. Microsoft Windows 98, Windows ME,

Windows 2000, or Windows XP.

Specifications Network Standard HomePNA specification 2.0 Standard phone wiring

Supported Operating Systems Windows 98 Windows ME Windows 2000 Windows XP

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Parts Names and Functions

Port Functions

1 USB-B USB device port.

2 Phone connects the USB 10M HomePNA Network Adapter to a phone setting.

3 Line connects the USB 10M HomePNA Network Adapter to a phone jack.

Table 1. Connection Ports

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LED Status

4 POWER glows green when your PC power is on and the device is well connected to the USB host port of your system.

5 TX blinks amber when transmitting data.

6 Link glows green when linked with other HomePNA compliant devices.

7 RX blinks amber when receiving data.

Table 2. Indicator LEDs

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Hardware Installation Before getting started Before installation, make sure the USB port on your computer is enabled. To learn how to check this, see the Diagnostics section.

Getting Hooked Up 1. Locate the USB host port of your system.

Align the USB connector toward the USB host port, push evenly and steadily until it is seated.

2. Connect the other end of the USB

connection cable to the device port of your USB 10M HomePNA Network Adapter (i.e. USB B Port, refer to the section titled “Parts Names and Functions” for details).

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3. Windows will automatically detect the new hardware device. Perform the following procedures to install the device driver.

Connecting Telephone Cabling 1. Attach one end of the telephone line to the

USB 10M HomePNA Network Adapter’s Line port.

2. Connect the other end of the line into a phone jack in the wall.

3. Connect the USB 10M HomePNA Network Adapter’s Phone port to a phone setting.

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Software Installation Windows 98 Installation 1. Once the USB 10M HomePNA Network

Adapter is well connected, Windows will detect the new device and prompt you to insert the network device driver. Click Next.

2. Insert the USB 10M HomePNA Network

Adapter Driver Disk into the floppy disk drive. Select Search for the best driver for your device… and click Next.

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3. Specify Floppy disk drivers and click Next. Windows will start searching for the appropriate driver for the network device installation.

4. Ensure that the file path is correct. Click

Next to continue.

5. Windows will copy the appropriate driver to

your system. If Windows 98 asks you to supply your original Windows 98 installation CD-ROM, load it on the CD-ROM drive.

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6. Click Finish to complete the software installation.

Network Component Configuration 1. Once the driver has been installed, you must

make some changes to your network settings. Click Start Settings Control Panel Network and make sure that you have all the following components installed. Client for Microsoft Networks

USB 10MHomPNA Adapter

NetBEUI TCP/IP

If any components are missing, click the Add button to include the missing components. All the protocols and clients required and listed above are provided by Microsoft. After you click Add, highlight the component you need, click Add again, highlight Microsoft, and then double-click on the item you want to include.

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2. Enable the File and Printer Sharing to make your computer visible on the network.

3. Click the Identification tab. Type the name of your computer in the Computer Name field. Make up a name that is unique among the computers names on your network.

4. Type the name of your workgroup in the Workgroup box. The name you type should be the same workgroup name used by all of the other PCs on the network.

5. Click the Access Control tab. Make sure that Shared-level access control is selected. If connecting to a NetWare server, the share level can be set to User-level access control.

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6. When finished, remove all disks from your computer and restart your computer to activate the new device.

7. Once the computer has restarted and Windows 98 has booted up, a Logon window will appear requiring you to enter a username and password. Make up a username and password, enter them, and click OK. Do not click the Cancel button, or you won’t be able to log onto the network.

8. When you are at the Windows 98 desktop, double-click the Network Neighborhood icon. You should see the names of the other PCs on the network that have enabled file and printer sharing.

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.

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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.

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.

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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.

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).

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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 willing 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 it’s done, click Apply, followed by OK. Your printer(s) are now shared.

Window Me Installation 1. Once the USB Home PhoneLine 1Mbps

Network Adapter is well connected to your computer, Windows ME will automatically detect the new device. Select Specify the Location of the driver… and click Next.

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2. Insert the device driver disk into the floppy disk drive on your system. Select Removable Media (Floppy, CD-ROM…) and click Next.

3. Click Next to continue.

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4. Windows will copy the appropriate driver

to your system. If Windows ME asks you to supply your original Windows ME installation CD-ROM, load it on the CD-ROM drive.

5. Click Finish to complete the software installation.

Network Component Configuration 1. Once the driver has been installed, you must

make some changes on your network settings. Click Start Settings Control

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Panel Network and make sure that you have all the following components installed:

Client for Microsoft Networks

USB 10M HomePNA Adapter

NetBEUI TCP/IP

If any components are missing, click the Add button to include the missing components. All the protocols and clients are required and listed above, provided by Microsoft. After you click Add, highlight the component you need, click Add again, highlight Microsoft, and then double-click on the item you want to include.

2. Enable the File and Printer Sharing to make your computer visible on the network.

3. Click the Identification tab. Type the name of your computer in the Computer Name field. Make up a name that is unique among the computers names on your network.

4. Type the name of your workgroup in the Workgroup box. The name you type should be the same workgroup name in use by all of the other PCs on the network.

5. Click the Access Control tab. Make sure that Shared-level access control is selected. If connecting to a NetWare server, the share level can be set to User-level access control.

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6. When finished, remove all disks from your

computer and restart your computer to activate the new device.

7. Once the computer has restarted and Windows ME has booted up, a Logon window will appear requiring you to enter a username and password. Make up a username and password, enter them, and click OK. Do not click the Cancel button, or you won’t be able to log onto the network.

8. When you are at the Windows ME desktop, double-click the My Network Places icon. You should see the names of the other PCs on the network that have enabled file and printer sharing.

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Note: To use File And Printer Sharing and to learn more about the details, please refer to the related sections in Windows 98.

Windows 2000 Installation 1. Once the USB 10M HomePNA Network

Adapter is well connected, Windows will detect the new device and prompt you to insert the network device driver. Click Next.

2. Insert the USB 10M HomePNA Network

Adapter Driver Disk into the floppy disk drive of your system. Select Search for the best driver for your device… and click Next.

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3. Specify Floppy disk drivers and click Next.

Windows will start searching for the appropriate driver for the network device installation.

4. Ensure that the file path is correct. Click

Next to continue.

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5. Click Yes to continue.

6. Windows will copy the appropriate driver to

your system. If Windows 2000 asks you to supply your original Windows 2000 installation CD-ROM, load it on the CD-ROM drive.

7. Click Finish to complete the software installation.

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Network Component Configuration 1. Go to Start Settings Control Panel

Network and Dial-up Connections.

2. When you double-click the Local Area Connection icon, the following screen will appear:

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3. Click the Properties button. Make sure the following components are installed:

Client for Microsoft Networks File and Printer Sharing for

Microsoft Networks

NetBEUI Protocol

Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)

If any components listed above are missing, click the Install button to add them in manually. Click Close to exit.

4. Go to Start Settings Control Panel System. Open the Network Identification tab and click the Properties button.

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5. Type the name of your computer in the

computer name box. Make up a name that is unique among the computers names on your network.

6. Type the name of your workgroup in the Workgroup box. The name you type should be the same workgroup name in use by all of the other PCs on the network.

7. When finished, remove all disks from your computer and restart your computer to activate the new device.

8. Once the computer has restarted and Windows 2000 has booted up, a Logon window will appear requiring you to enter a

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username and password. Make up a username and password, enter them, and click OK. Do not click the Cancel button, or you won’t be able to log onto the network.

9. When you are at the Windows 2000 desktop, double-click

My Network Places Computers Near Me. You should see the names of the other PCs on the network that have enabled file and printer sharing.

Note: To use File And Printer Sharing and to learn more about the details, please refer to the related sections in Windows 98. Windows XP Installation 1. Once the USB 10M HomePNA Network

Adapter is well connected, Windows will detect the new device and prompt you to insert the network device driver. Click Install from a list or specific location… and click next.

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2. Insert the USB 10M HomePNA Network

Adapter Driver Disk into the floppy disk drive of your system. Select Search for the removable media… and click Next.

3. Windows will start searching for the

appropriate driver for the installation. When the screen appears as below, click Continue Anyway to proceed.

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4. Wait for seconds while Windows copies

the appropriate driver to your system.

5. Click Finish. The software installation for this network device is now completed.

Network Component Configuration 1. Go to Start Settings Control Panel

Network and Dial-up Connections.

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2. When you double-click the Local Area Connection icon, the following screen will appear:

3. Click the Properties button. Make sure the following components are installed:

Client for Microsoft Networks File and Printer Sharing for

Microsoft Networks

NetBEUI Protocol

Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)

If any components listed above are missing, click the Install button to add them in manually. Click Close to exit.

4. Go to Start Control Panel System,

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the following figure will appear.

5. Type the name of your computer in the

Computer Name box. Make up a name that is unique among the computers names on your network.

6. Type the name of your workgroup in the Workgroup box. The name you type should be the same workgroup name in use by all of the other PCs on the network.

7. When finished, remove all disks from your computer and restart your computer to activate the new device.

8. Once the computer has restarted and Windows XP has booted up, a Logon window will appear requiring you to enter a username and password. Make up a

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username and password, enter them, and click OK. Do not click the Cancel button, or you won’t be able to log onto the network.

9. When you are at the Windows XP desktop, double-click

My Network Places Local Network. You should see the names of the other PCs on the network that have enabled file and printer sharing.

Note: To use File And Printer Sharing and to learn more about the details, please refer to the related sections in Windows 98.

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Diagnostics How should I know if the devices (i.e. Universal Serial Bus controller, USB 10M HomePNA Network Adapter) exist and are enabled in my computer?

Step1 Windows 98/ME Go to Start Settings Control Panel System Device Manager. Windows 2000 Go to Start Settings Control Panel System Hardware Device Manager. Windows XP Go to Start Control Panel System

Hardware Device Manager. Step 2

Check if the devices are displayed in the following Device Manager Window. If not, consult your computer dealer for technical support.

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