Linksys Compact USB 2.0 manual

Instant EtherFast ® Series Compact USB 2.0 10/100 Network Adapter Use this guide to install: USB200M User Guide[...]

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Instant EtherFast ® Series T able of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction 1 The Compact USB 2.0 10/100 Netw ork Adapter 1 F eatures 1 Package Contents 2 Minimum Requirements 2 Chapter 2: About USB 3 Overview 3 USB 2.0 3 USB Icon 3 USB Cabling 4 Chapter 3: Getting to Know the Compact USB 2.0 10/100 Network Adapter 5 The Adapter’ s P or ts and LEDs 5 [...]

Instant EtherFast ® Series Appendix E: Linux, Open Source, and Beta Operating Systems 41 Appendix F: Glossary 42 Appendix G: Specifications 48 En vironmental 48 Appendix H: W arranty Infor mation 49 Appendix I: Contact Information 50 Compact USB 2.0 10/100 Network Adapter 1 Chapter 1: Introduction No w you can connect to an y 10/100 Ethernet netwo[...]

Compact USB 2.0 10/100 Network Adapter 3 Instant EtherFast ® Series • One Compact USB 2.0 10/100 Netw ork Adapter • One Driv er Installation CD with User Guide included • One USB Coupler • One Quick Installation guide • One Registration Card One PC with the follo wing: • 200MHz or F aster Processor • 64MB RAM Recommended • A v aila[...]

There are tw o kinds of USB connectors, T ype A and T ype B. T ype A is a rec- tangular connector , and T ype B is a square connector . The USB extension cab le that comes with the Adapter has T ype A connectors on both ends. One is a male T ype A connector that plugs into the PC’ s USB port, and the other is a female T ype A connector that plugs[...]

Compact USB 2.0 10/100 Network Adapter 7 Instant EtherFast ® Series 6 Chapter 5: Windows 98 Installation and Setup After ph ysicall y connecting the Adapter to your computer’ s USB port or hub, follo w these instr uctions to install the hardw are de vice driv er . The installation procedure for the hardware de vice dri v er ma y v ary slightly d[...]

Compact USB 2.0 10/100 Network Adapter 6. W indows will be gin copying the dri ver f iles to your computer . If Windo ws asks you for the original W indo ws CD-ROM, insert the CD-R OM, and direct W indows to the proper location for the CD-R OM (e.g., D: ). If you ha ve the W indo ws 98 setup f iles already installed in a director y , click OK , an[...]

Compact USB 2.0 10/100 Network Adapter 4. If you’ d like others to be ab le to access the f iles on y our PC’ s hard drive, select I want to be ab le to give other s access to m y f iles. If you’ d like to share y our printer with other users on the network, select I want to be a ble to allo w others to print to m y printer(s). 5. Click the O[...]

Compact USB 2.0 10/100 Network Adapter 10. From the Access Contr ol tab, you can set the le vel of access that netw ork users will ha ve to this computer . 11. Click the OK button. Y our system ma y ask you for y our W indows 98 CD- R OM or the location of the W indo ws 98 installation f iles. If it does, direct W indows to the appropriate location[...]

Compact USB 2.0 10/100 Network Adapter Chapter 6: Windows Millennium Installation and Setup After ph ysicall y connecting the Adapter to your computer’ s USB por t or hub, follo w these instr uctions to install the hardw are de vice driv er . The installation procedure for the hardware de vice driv er ma y vary slightly depending on y our cur ren[...]

Compact USB 2.0 10/100 Network Adapter 5. When W indows has completed cop ying the driv er f iles, click the Finish button. 6. When asked if y ou w ant to restart your computer , remov e the Driver CD from the CD-R OM dri v e, and click the Ye s button. If W indo ws does not ask you to restart your PC, click Start . Click Shut Do wn , and select Re[...]

Compact USB 2.0 10/100 Network Adapter 3. Click the File and Print Sharing button. The F ile and Print Sharing win- do w will appear . 4. If you’ d like others to be ab le to access the f iles on y our PC's hard driv e, select I want to be ab le to give other s access to m y f iles. If you’ d like to share y our printer with other users on[...]

Compact USB 2.0 10/100 Network Adapter 10. From the Access Contr ol tab, you can set the le vel of access that netw ork users will ha ve to this computer . 11. Click the OK button. Y our system may ask for y our W indows Millennium CD-R OM or the location of the W indo ws Millennium installation f iles. If it does, direct W indows to the appropriat[...]

Compact USB 2.0 10/100 Network Adapter Chapter 7: Windows 2000 Installation After ph ysicall y connecting the Adapter to your computer’ s USB por t or hub, follo w these instr uctions to install the hardw are de vice driv er . The installation procedure for the hardware de vice driv er ma y vary slightly depending on y our cur rent system conf ig[...]

Compact USB 2.0 10/100 Network Adapter 25 Instant EtherFast ® Series 4. Select Specify a location to f ind the cor rect dri ver . Click the Next button to continue. 5. In the Copy manufactur er’ s f iles fr om: f ield , enter D:win2000 . Then click the OK button. 24 6. The Driver F iles Searc h Results screen will appear . Click the Next button[...]

Compact USB 2.0 10/100 Network Adapter 3. Select Search f or the best driver in these locations . Onl y select Include this location in the sear ch: , and enter D:winxp in the f ield pro vided. Then click the Next button. 4. W indows will notify y ou that the driver has not passed W indo ws Logo test- ing. This is normal, and it has been verif ied[...]

Compact USB 2.0 10/100 Network Adapter Appendix A: Troubleshooting 1. Windows doesn’t detect new hardware when I connect the Compact USB 2.0 10/100 Network Adapter , or it continues to detect the Adapter each time I restart the PC. • Y ou might not ha ve correctly or securel y installed the Adapter in your com- puter . Check that the Adapter is[...]

Compact USB 2.0 10/100 Network Adapter • Click the NetBIOS tab . Put a check next to I want to ena b le NetBIOS o ver IPX/SPX and click OK . Click OK again. • After W indo ws f inishes copying the appropriate f iles, restar t your comput- er . When y ou’ ve returned to the desktop, open Netw or k Neighborhood or My Netw ork Places , and look [...]

Compact USB 2.0 10/100 Network Adapter • F or W indo ws XP , do the following: 1. Click Star t , and right-click My Computer . 2. Select Properties . 3. Click the Hard war e tab . 4. Click the Device Manager button. 5. Click the + sign next to Networ k adapters . 6. Highlight Linksys Compact USB 2.0 10/100 Networ k Adapter , and right-click it. 7[...]

Compact USB 2.0 10/100 Network Adapter Appendix B: Client for Microsoft Setup for Windows 98 If you are installing the Compact USB 2.0 10/100 Netw ork Adapter in a W indows 98 PC that is used in an NT domain, follo w these directions: 1. Start up W indo ws. Click Start , and select Settings . Open the Contr ol P anel . 2. Double-click the Netw ork [...]

Compact USB 2.0 10/100 Network Adapter 7. Return to the W indo ws Control Panel. Doub le-click the System icon. The System Pr operties screen will appear . Click the De vice Manager tab . 8. If Netw ork adapters is listed , then expand it by clicking the + sign. Remo ve all devices with the name Linksys in its description. (If at an y point you are[...]

Compact USB 2.0 10/100 Network Adapter 5. If you’ ve added all the components you require, click the OK button again. 6. The computer will begin cop ying f iles to your system. When the installa- tion is complete, you will be ask ed if you w ant to reboot the computer . Click the Ye s button. 1. If you plan on connecting to a No vell NetW are ser[...]

Compact USB 2.0 10/100 Network Adapter Appendix E: Linux , Open Source, and Beta Operating Systems Linksys does not pro vide technical suppor t for Linux, BSD , or other freew are and open source operating systems. Although many Linksys products ha ve been pro v en to perfor m w ell under Linux and other free ware operating systems, technical suppo[...]

Compact USB 2.0 10/100 Network Adapter 43 Instant EtherFast ® Series Appendix F: Glossar y 10BaseT - An Ethernet standard that uses twisted wire pairs. 100BaseTX - IEEE ph ysical la yer specif ication for 100 Mbps o ver tw o pairs of Category 5 UTP or STP wire. Adapter - Printed circuit board that plugs into a PC to add to capabilities or connecti[...]

Compact USB 2.0 10/100 Network Adapter 45 Instant EtherFast ® Series 44 Netw ork - A system that transmits any combination of voice, video and/or data betw een users. Notebook (PC) - A notebook computer is a battery-pow ered personal comput- er generally smaller than a briefcase that can easil y be transpor ted and con ve- nientl y used in tempora[...]

Compact USB 2.0 10/100 Network Adapter UTP - Unshielded twisted pair is the most common kind of copper telephone wiring. T wisted pair is the ordinary copper wire that connects home and many business computers to the telephone company . T o reduce crosstalk or electro- magnetic induction betw een pairs of wires, two insulated copper wires are twist[...]

Compact USB 2.0 10/100 Network Adapter 49 Instant EtherFast ® Series 48 Appendix H: Warrant y Information BE SURE T O HA VE Y OUR PR OOF OF PURCHASE AND A B ARCODE FR OM THE PR ODUCT’S P A CKA GING ON HAND WHEN CALLING. RETURN REQUESTS CANNO T BE PR OCESSED WITHOUT PR OOF OF PURCHASE. IN NO EVENT SHALL LINKSYS’ LIABILITY EXCEED THE PRICE P AID[...]

Instant EtherFast ® Series 50 © Copyright 2002 Linksys, All Rights Reserved. Printed in the USA. www .linksys.com Appendix I: Contact Information F or help with the installation or operation of this product, contact Linksys T echnical Support at one of the phone numbers or Inter net addresses belo w . Sales Information 800-546-5797 (LINKSYS) T ec[...]