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  • Page 1

    HomeLink ™ Series Phoneline 10M Cable/DSL Router User Guide Use this guide to install: HPRO200[...]

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    COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS Copyright © 2001 Linksys, All Rights Reserved. HomeLink is a register ed trademark of Linksys. Microsoft, Windows, and the Windows logo ar e register ed trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks and brand names ar e the property of their respective pr oprietors. LIMITED W ARRANTY Linksys guarantees that e[...]

  • Page 3

    Phoneline 10M Cable/DSL Router T roubleshooting 30 Common Problems and Solutions 30 Frequently Asked Questions 32 Appendix 36 How to Ping Y our ISP’s E-mail & Web Addresses 36 Installing the TCP/IP Protocol 38 T wisted Pair Cabling 41 Crimping Y our Own Network Cables 42 Glossary 43 Specifications 48 Environmental 49 W arranty Infor mation 50[...]

  • Page 4

    Phoneline 10M Cable/DSL Router • One HomeLink™ Phoneline 10M Cable/DSL Router • One A C Po w er Adapter • One User Guide and Registration Card • W indows 95, 98, Millennium, NT 4.0, or 2000 • P entium-Grade CPU or better • 32 MB of RAM • Microsoft IE 4.0 or higher , Netscape Navigator 4.06 or higher • An Ethernet or Home Phoneline[...]

  • Page 5

    Phoneline 10M Ethernet Bridge 4 Getting to Know the HomeLink Phoneline 10M Cable/DSL Router Rear Panel Ports Phone Use this port for connecting your telephone. It emplo ys a microf ilter for signal clarity . Do not plug your telephone into any of the other ports. HPN A Use the HPN A por ts to connect your Home Phoneline Router to your HomeLink netw[...]

  • Page 6

    Po w e r The Pow e r LED will light up w hen the HomeLink Phoneline Router is po wered on. Note that there is no ON/OFF switch; simpl y plug in the po w er adapter . The LAN Indicators Link/Act Gr een . The Link/Act LED serves tw o pur poses. If the LED is continuously illuminated , the HomeLink Phoneline Router is successfully connected to a de vi[...]

  • Page 7

    The follo wing instr uctions will hav e your HomeLink Phoneline Router up and running in minutes. Basic Installation 1. Make sur e that ev ery component of y our netw ork (including an y PCs and the HomeLink Phoneline Router) is po wered of f. 2. Connect your Ether net device to the HomeLink Phoneline Router through the HomeLink Phoneline Router’[...]

  • Page 8

    If your netw ork connections begins acting erratically , you ma y w ant to reset the Homelink Phoneline Router . T o reset your Homelink Phoneline Router , do the follo wing: 1. Shut do wn all of your netw ork components. 2. Disconnect the Homelink Phoneline Router’ s pow er supply and w ait f ive seconds. 3. Plug the Homelink Phoneline Router’[...]

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    3. The HomeLink Phoneline 10M Cab le/DSL Router’ s Setup page will appear . 4. Conf igure the f ollo wing v alues . Router Name & Domain Name These f ields allo w you to suppl y a host and domain name for the HomeLink Phoneline Router . Some ISPs require these names as identif ication. Y ou may ha ve to check with y our ISP to see if your Bro[...]

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    7. Unless you alr eady ha v e a DHCP serv er on your internal netw ork, choose Enab le from the DHCP Server f ield. By choosing Enable, you will con- f igure the HomeLink Phoneline Router to automatically assign IP address- es to each of your PCs. In the Number of DHCP Users box, enter the num- ber of PCs you plan on netw orking to the HomeLink Pho[...]

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    6. W indows will ask y ou to restar t the PC. Click the Y es button. Repeat steps 1-6 for each PC on y our netw ork. When all of y our PCs are conf igured, the HomeLink Phoneline Router Setup and Installation is complete. If y ou w ould like, y ou ma y continue on to lear n more about the HomeLink Phoneline Router’ s W eb-based Utility . 3. In th[...]

  • Page 12

    Phoneline 10M Cable/DSL Router 18 On the follo wing pages y ou will f ind brief descriptions of each utility web-page and each page’ s more impor tant functions. More detailed explanations and instructions can be found by clicking each page’ s Help button. T o apply an y settings you’ ve altered on any page, click the A pply button, then clic[...]

  • Page 13

    Phoneline 10M Cable/DSL Router 20 It is strongl y recommended that you set a pass word for the HomeLink Phoneline Router . When you f irst po w er up the HomeLink Phoneline Router, you will notice that the P assw ord setting has been left blank. When the pass- w ord f ield is blank, all users on y our network can access the HomeLink Phoneline Route[...]

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    Phoneline 10M Cable/DSL Router 22 • WA N These f ields displa y the HomeLink Phoneline Router’ s IP Address, Subnet Mask and Gate wa y IP , as seen by e xter nal users on the Inter net. • DNS (Domain Name Serv er) IP Addr ess This f ield sho ws the IP Address of the DNS cur rently being used. Multiple DNS IP settings are common. The f irst a [...]

  • Page 15

    Phoneline 10M Cable/DSL Router 24 4. Enter the HomeLink Phoneline Router’ s administration pass w ord into the P asswor d Conf irm box. 5. Click the Br o wse button and f ind the f ir mware upgrade f ile that you do wn- loaded from the Linksys w ebsite. Double-click the upgrade f ile . 6. Click the Upgr ade button and follo w the instr uctions th[...]

  • Page 16

    Phoneline 10M Cable/DSL Router 26 F orwarding is generall y used to set up a webserver , ftp ser ver , or e-mail ser ver on your netw ork. T o add a ser ver using F orwarding: 1. Enter the port number used by the server . On the same line, enter the IP Address of the server that you w ant the Inter net users to be able to access. 2. Conf igure as m[...]

  • Page 17

    T o create a static route entr y: 1. Select Static Route Entry from the drop do wn list. The HomeLink Phoneline Router supports up to 20 static route entries. 2. Enter the follo wing data to create a new static route: Destination LAN IP The Destination LAN IP is the Address of the remote netw ork or host to which you w ant to assign a static route.[...]

  • Page 18

    Troubleshooting This section pro vides possible solutions to prob lems regarding the installation and operation of the HomeLink Phoneline Router . Read belo w description to solve y our problems. If you can’ t f ind an answ er here, check the Linksys w eb- site at www .linksys.com. 1. I Can’t connect to the HomeLink Phoneline Router . • The H[...]

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    • If y ou are connecting to a cable modem, try plugging the cable modem into the HomeLink Phoneline Router’ s uplink por t rather than a 10BaseT port. • If all else fails, reset the HomeLink Phoneline Router . What is the maximum number of IP addresses that the HomeLink Phoneline Router will support? The Router will support to 253 IP addresse[...]

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    Web page hangs, corrupt downloads, or nothing but junk characters are being dis- played on the screen. What do I need to do? F orce your NIC to 10Mbps or half-duplex mode, and turn off the "Autone gotiate" feature of your NIC as a temporary measure. (Please look at the Network Control P anel, in your Ethernet Adapter's Adv anced Prop[...]

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    Appendix V ir tually all Internet addresses are conf igured with w ords or characters (i.e., www .linksys.com, www .yahoo.com, etc.) In actuality , ho we ver , these Inter net addresses are assigned to IP addresses, w hich are the true addresses on the Internet. IP and w eb addresses, how ev er , can sometimes be long and hard to remember . Because[...]

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    1. At the DOS command pr ompt , type “ping -a 24.53.32.4”, where 24.53.32.4 is the IP address y ou just pinged. Information such as the fol- lo wing data will be display ed. 2. Write do wn the web ad dr ess r eturned b y the ping command . (In the example abo ve: mail.msn v3.occa.home.com.) This w eb address is the web address assigned to the I[...]

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    7. After a few seconds y ou will be brought back to the main Netw ork windo w . The TCP/IP Protocol should no w be listed. 8. Click OK . W indo ws ma y ask for original W indo ws installation f iles. Supply them as needed (i.e.: D:win98, D:win95, c:windo wsoptionscabs.) 9. W indows will ask y ou to restar t the PC. Click Ye s . The TCP/IP Inst[...]

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    There are dif ferent grades, or categories, of twisted-pair cabling. Cate gory 5 is the most reliable and is highl y recommended. Category 3 is a good second choice. Straight-through cables are used for connecting computers to a hub . Crosso ver cables are used for connecting a hub to another hub (there is an exception: some hubs ha ve a built-in u[...]

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    Dynamic Routing - The ability for a router to forw ard data via a dif ferent route based on the cur rent conditions of the communications circuits. F or example, it can adjust for o verloaded traf f ic or failing lines and is much more fle xible than static routing, which uses a f ixed forw arding path. Fir e wall - A f irew all is a set of related[...]

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    PPP oE (P oint to P oint Protocol o v er Ethernet) - A method used mostly b y DSL pro viders for connecting personal computers to a broadband modem for Internet access. It is similar to how a dial-up connection w orks but at higher speeds and quicker access. PPTP (P oint-to-Point T unneling Protocol) - A protocol (set of communication rules) that a[...]

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    Specifications Standards: IEEE 802.3 (10BaseT), IEEE 802.3u (100BaseTX), HPN A 1.0, 1.1, and 2.0 Compatible Pr otocol: CSMA/CD P orts: W AN: One RJ-45 P or t LAN: One RJ-45 P or t HPN A: T w o Standard RJ-11 Ports One RJ-11 P or t with Micro Filter Cab ling T ype: 10BaseT: UTP Cate gor y 3 or better 100BaseTX: UTP Category 5 or better HPN A: Standa[...]

  • Page 28

    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 FOR THE PR ODUCT FR OM DIRECT , INDIRECT , SPECIAL, INCIDEN- T AL, OR CONSEQUENTI[...]

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    Phoneline 10M Ethernet Bridge 52 Contact Information F or help with the installation or operation of this product, contact Linksys Customer Support at one of the phone numbers or Inter net addresses below . Information 800-546-5797 (LINKSYS) T ech Suppor t 800-326-7114 RMA Issues 949-261-1288 Fa x 949-261-8868 Email support@linksys.com We b http://[...]

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    © Cop yright 2000 Linksys, All Rights Reser ved. http://www .linksys.com[...]