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Page 3 - Introduction; Contents

Introduction Your Linksys HomeLink Phoneline Network Card Congratulations on purchasing your new Linksys HomeLink PhonelineNetwork Card(s). This exciting new technology is being offered in compli-ance with the standards of the Home Phoneline Networking Alliance(HomePNA). The Linksys HomeLink Phoneli...

Page 6 - Installing Your HomeLink Card

Installing the HomeLink Card 1. Power off your PC and disconnect any peri-pheral equipment including the power cable. 2. Remove your computer's outside cover. 3. Locate an open PCI expansion slot on the motherboard, and determinewhich PCI slot is a Master slot. If you have diff iculties locating a P...

Page 7 - Installing Your Cabling

If several of your PCs can only access one phone jack, you can connect thosePCs together using the Daisy Chain method. Just plug the cabling from yourf irst PC with its HomeLink Card into the phone jack, then use the second RJ-11 port on the same Card to connect to your second PC’s Card. One phoneja...

Page 8 - Installing the Driver Software

Installing the Driver Software Preparing to Install the HomeLink Software Setting up the HomeLink Card's software involves installing a network driv-er onto your computer. The driver will allow the card to communicate withyour Windows software package. Before attempting to install a network driverfo...

Page 9 - Windows 98 Driver Setup

4. Select the f irst option, Search for the best driver for your device(Recommended) and click Next. 5. Make sure the HomeLink CD is still in the CD-ROM drive, and click CD-ROM drive to prompt Windows to search for the drivers there. Click Next. Phoneline Network Card & Network in a Box 13 Windo...

Page 11 - Windows 95 Driver Setup

Windows 95 Driver Setup Now that you’ve installed the HomeLink hardware in your PC, follow theseinstructions to install the Windows 95 network driver. The installation proce-dure for your network driver will vary slightly depending on your system con-f iguration and what version of Windows you are r...

Page 14 - Windows NT 4.0 Driver Setup

Installing the NT 4.0 Network Driver 1. Log on as the network administrator. From the Windows NT Desktop,click Start, Settings, Control Panel. Click on the Network icon. If youalready have NT Networking installed, click Adapter, then click Add, andskip to step 3. Otherwise, a message will ask you, “...

Page 16 - Internet LanBridge

Internet LanBridge Internet LanBridge Overview Acotec’s Internet LanBridge Internet sharing software allows you to shareyour dial-up or ISP connection across your entire network using only onemodem and one ISP account. Do not install LanBridge before making sure thatyour HomeLink Card has been succe...

Page 19 - Troubleshooting

33 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Hints for Windows PCs Problem 1Windows doesn't detect new hardware when I plug in my HomeLink Card,or it detects the card each time I restart my PC. Solutions- Check your HomeLink Card to see that it is inserted into the appropriatePCI slot all the way, and that al...

Page 22 - Appendix

38 Linksys HomeLink Series Connecting to an Existing Ethernet Network If you want to add your HomeLink PC to an already existing Ethernet net-work, you must use the HomeLink Card’s RJ-45 port to connect your PC tothat Ethernet network. It is not possible to connect the HomeLink Card viathe RJ-11 por...

Page 30 - References

Straight Through Ethernet Cabling Crossover Ethernet Cabling Phoneline Network Card and Network in a Box 55 54 References Types of Cabling Ethernet Cabling There are different grades, or categories, of twisted-pair cabling. The mosthighly recommended type of network cabling is Category 5 UTP Etherne...