Linksys HPN100 Manual - Free PDF Download

Page 4 - Contents

Contents Introduction 2 About The Hardware 3 How to Get Technical Support 3 Hardware Setup 4 LED Indicators 7 About the Software 8 Windows 98 Setup 11 Windows 95 Setup 19 Windows NT 4.0 Setup 29 Novell NetWare Client32 Setup 36 Linux, Open Source and Beta OSes 38 Appendix Windows NT 4.0 Client Setup...

Page 5 - Introduction

Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the Linksys HomeLink Phoneline +10/100 Network PC Card. This exciting new technology is being offered incompliance with the standards of the Home Phoneline Networking Alliance(HomePNA). The Linksys HomeLink Phoneline + 10/100 Network PC Cardnow offers...

Page 8 - Hardware Setup

Hardware Setup Before You Begin The HomeLink Phoneline + 10/100 Network PC Card is equipped with twophone wire ports, also known as RJ-11 ports, for use with a Phoneline networkthat utilizes your existing telephone system. The card also has an RJ-4510BaseT Ethernet port for use with 10Mbps Ethernet ...

Page 11 - About the Software

About the Software The HomeLink Phoneline + 10/100 Network PC Card requires two differentkinds of software in order to work: Socket and card services are special software drivers that allow a PC card tocommunicate with your computer. Plug and Play operating systems like Windows 98 and 95 already hav...

Page 12 - Network Driver Setup

Network Driver Setup Follow these instructions carefully. You can view or print the setup directionsfrom your favorite word processor, or if you prefer, use the reader that isincluded on the 10/100 card's disk. To access the reader, put the HomeLink10/100 PC Card disk into drive A and run the README...

Page 13 - Windows 98 Setup

Windows 98 Setup Boot up your Windows 98 PC with the HomeLink Phoneline + 10/100 PC Cardhardware installed. Follow the instructions below. 1. Windows 98 will automatically detect the presence of the HomeLinkPhoneline + 10/100 Network PC Card in your computer. If Windows 98 goesdirectly to the window...

Page 21 - Windows 95 Setup

Windows 95 Setup After installing the HomeLink Phoneline + 10/100 Network PC Card hardwarein your computer, follow the instructions below to install the HomeLinkPhoneline + 10/100 Network PC Card's Windows 95 network driver from thecard's program disk. Please keep in mind that the installation proce...

Page 35 - Changing the Card Settings

Changing the Card Settings For most users, the HomeLink default settings will be perfect for bothPhoneline and Ethernet networking. However, you can make any necessarychanges to your system's network settings by clicking on your taskbar's Startbutton, then Settings, then Control Panel, and then the ...

Page 40 - Telephone Cable

Telephone Cable The telephone cables you use can be either crossed over or straight-through.Standard telephone cables like the ones you use everyday in your home shoulddo the job. Note: If you are only sharing Internet access between 2 PCs, you can connectyour modem directly to your HomeLink Card us...

Page 41 - Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Hints for Windows Problem: Windows doesn't detect new hardware with the HomeLink Cardhardware installed, or it continues to detect the card each time I restart the PC. SolutionsYou might not have inserted the PCMCIA card correctly or securely into theappropriate slot ...

Page 50 - Enabling PCMCIA Services in Windows NT

Enabling PCMCIA Services in Windows NT To enable card and socket services in NT, click on Start, Settings, ControlPanel. Double click on Devices. Scroll down the list until you f ind PCMCIA.Highlight it and click Startup and choose Boot from the options. After you are done click on Close and restart...

Page 51 - Specifications

Specifications Standards IEEE 802.3 IEEE 802.3u, HPNA 1.0, 1.1 Transfer Rate Phone Line Half Duplex: 1Mbps10BaseT Half Duplex: 10Mbps 10BaseT Full Duplex: 20Mbps (Aggregate) 100BaseTX Half Duplex: 100Mbps100BaseTX Full Duplex: 200Mbps (Aggregate) LEDs Link/Act, 10/100, Phone Line Ports 1 Auto-Sensin...