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  • Page 1

    HomeLink ® Series Phoneline 10M Integrated PC Card User Guide Use this User Guide to Install the PCM200HA[...]

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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[...]

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    Linksys HomeLink Series Phoneline 10M Integrated PC Card Introduction The Linksys Phoneline 10M Integrated PC Card Congratulations on your purchase of the Linksys HomeLink Phoneline 10M Integrated PC Card. The Linksys HomeLink Phoneline 10M Integrated PC Card no w offers instant connecti vity to multiple PC's o ver a home's existing telep[...]

  • Page 4

    Phoneline 10M Integrated PC Card Getting to Know the Phoneline 10M Integrated PC Card LEDs Link The green LED will remain lit when the Phoneline 10M Integrated PC Card is connected. Rx The Receiv e LED will blink green when data is being receiv ed across the the phone cable. Tx The T ransfer LED will blink green when data is being transmitted acros[...]

  • Page 5

    Connecting to a Phoneline Network Computers on a HomeLink netw ork can be connected in one of two w ays. They can be daisy chained through their HomeLink port to another HomeLink PC in a string, or they can be connected directl y to a phone jack. The diagram below sho ws a HomeLink phoneline netw ork that uses both types of connections. T o connect[...]

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    Phoneline 10M Integrated PC Card 4. Select Sear ch f or the best driv er for y our de vice (Recommended). Click Next. 5. Select "CD-R OM drive". Click Ne xt to continue. 6. A windo w will open saying that Windo ws is no w ready to install the Linksys Phoneline 10M Integrated PC Card driv er (seen on the next page). Click Next . 7 Linksys [...]

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    Phoneline 10M Integrated PC Card 9 Linksys HomeLink Series 8 8. W indows will f inish installing the software onto y our PC. Click Finish . 9. When asked if y ou w ant to restart your PC, remo ve the Driv er CD and click Ye s . 10. If W indows does not ask y ou to restar t your PC, click the Start button, choose Shut Do wn , choose Restart , then c[...]

  • Page 8

    Linksys HomeLink Series 4. If you'd lik e others to be able to access the f iles on your PC's hard dri ve, select I w ant to be ab le to giv e others access to m y f iles . 5. If you'd lik e to share your printer with other users on the netw ork, select I want to be a ble to allo w others to print to m y printer . 6. Click the OK but[...]

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    11. Optional : Choose the Access Contr ol tab . Ensure that Shared-le vel access contr ol is selected. If the setting is on User-Le vel access control and you can’ t change it, skip to problem 6 in the T roubleshooting section. 12. Click the OK button. Y our system ma y or ma y not ask you for your W indows CD-R OM or the location of the W indows[...]

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    15 Windows 2000 Installation & Setup Overview After ph ysicall y installing the Phoneline 10M Integrated PC Card in your computer , follo w these instructions to install the network dri ver . The installation procedure for the netw ork driver will vary slightl y depending on which v ersion of W indows 2000 y ou are using, and on your cur- rent [...]

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    17 Linksys HomeLink Series 16 5. The Driv er File Search Results dialo g box will appear . Click Next . 6. The Completing the F ound New Hard war e Wizar d dialo g box will appear . Click Finish . 7. Remo ve the CD from the CD-R OM drive. NO TE: W indows 2000 will not ask r equir e you to restart your computer . The Windo ws 2000 driv er installati[...]

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    19 Linksys HomeLink Series 18 6. On the Access Control T ab , User Level Access is selected, but Shared Level Access is grayed out and not accessible . • Y ou pre viously had y our primar y netw ork logon set to Client for NetW are Networ ks . On the Conf iguration tab of the Networ k Pr operties windo w , ensure that your primary netw ork logon [...]

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    21 Appendix Sharing Y our Files and Printers Overview By sharing your f iles and printers, other PCs on your netw ork will be able to access the resources on your PC. Before sharing your f iles and printers, you should prepare y our computer to be used with an y f ile ser vers that ma y be on the netw ork. If you are not using W indows 98 or ME wit[...]

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    23 Linksys HomeLink Series 22 InstalSharing Y our Files and Printersling the Driver in Windows 95 V ersion A The follo wing instr uctions are for W indo ws 98 or ME. T o star t o ver in W indows 2000, go to page 27. Starting Over in Windows 98 or ME 1. At the desktop click on the Start Button, highlight Settings , click on Contr ol P anel . 2. Doub[...]

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    25 Linksys HomeLink Series 24 6. When you ha ve completed the remo val of all unnecessary components, click OK . When asked to restart, click No . 7. Return to the W indo ws Contr ol P anel . Double-click on the System Icon. The System Pr operties windo w will appear . Click on the Device Manager Ta b . 8. Scroll do wn to the Networ k Adapters list[...]

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    27 Linksys HomeLink Series 26 Starting Over in Windows 2000 1. Click the Start button, choose Settings , choose Control P anel , then dou- ble-click the System icon.The System Pr operties window will open. 2. Choose the Har dwar e tab. 3. Click the Device Mana ger button. The Device Mana ger windo w will open. 4. Click the plus sign (+) beside Netw[...]

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    29 Linksys HomeLink Series 5. Right-click on HomeLink Phoneline 10M Inte gr ated Adapter . A pop-up menu should open (belo w). 6. First, choose Disable . 7. When asked if y ou w ant to Disable the de vice, click Ye s . 8. Right-click on the HomeLink Phoneline 10M Integr ated Adapter again. This time, select Uninstall . Click OK . 9. The Networ k Ad[...]

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    31 Linksys HomeLink Series 30 Model Number: PCM200HA Bus T ype: 32-Bit Cardbus Standards: HPN A 1.0, 1.1, &2.0 Compatible P or ts: T w o RJ-11 Standard Modular T elephone P or ts (Phone, HomeLink) Speed: Up to 10Mbps Cabling: Standard Modular T elephone Cable (with RJ- 11 connectors) T opology: Daisy Chain LED Status Lights: Link, Rx, Tx Enviro[...]

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    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 . Sales Information 800-546-5797 (LINKSYS) T ech Support 800-326-7114 RMA Issues 949-261-1288 F ax 949-261-8868 Email support@linksys.com W eb http://www .linksys.com FTP Site ft[...]

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    © Cop yright 2001 Linksys, All Rights Reser v ed. Printed in the USA. http://www .linksys.com[...]