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  • Page 1

    Instant PowerLine TM Series Use this guide to install the following products: PLEBR10 PLUSB10 User Guide EtherFast ® 10/100 Bridge & U S B Adapter[...]

  • Page 2

    COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS Copyright © 2002 Linksys, All Rights Reserved. Instant PowerLine is a 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 ever[...]

  • Page 3

    EtherFast ® 10/100 Bridge and USB Adapter Chapter 8: Connecting the USB Adapter 17 Chapter 9: Installing the Driver for the USB Adapter 18 Overview 18 W indows 98 18 W indows 2000 22 W indows Millennium 23 W indows XP 24 Chapter 10: Using the Security Configuration Utility 26 Overview 26 Setting Up Security on an Instant P ow erLine Device 26 Appe[...]

  • Page 4

    Chapter 1: Introduction to the EtherFast 10/100 Bridge r The Linksys Instant P ow erLine™ EtherF ast ® 10/100 Bridge of fers a complete Internet connection solution for your home po werline netw ork. The P o werLine Bridge makes sharing y our broadband access easier than e ver . Build a strong and simple-to-use home netw ork by taking adv antage[...]

  • Page 5

    EtherFast ® 10/100 Bridge and USB Adapter Chapter 2: Introduction to the U S B Adapter The new est and fastest wa y to netw ork your PCs is through po w erline net- w orking, which allo ws you to turn the pow erlines in your home into y our net- w ork cable. The easiest wa y to integrate any PC or laptop into such a po w erline netw ork is with th[...]

  • Page 6

    EtherFast ® 10/100 Bridge and USB Adapter Chapter 3: Getting to Know the EtherFast 10/100 Bridge P o werline The P o werline P ort is where you will connect y our pow er cord. 10/100 RJ-45 The 10/100 RJ-45 P or t is w here you will connect y our UTP Category 5 cable. 5 • One Instant P ow erLine USB Adapter • One P ow er Cord • One USB Cab le[...]

  • Page 7

    EtherFast ® 10/100 Bridge and USB Adapter Chapter 4: Getting to Know the U S B Adapter P o werline The P o w erline P ort is where y ou will con- nect your po w er cord. USB The USB P or t is where y ou will con- nect your USB cable. T o w ork with USB ports, your computer must be running W indows 98, 2000, Millennium, or XP . The USB icon sho wn [...]

  • Page 8

    EtherFast ® 10/100 Bridge and USB Adapter Chapter 5: Planning Y o u r Powerline Network W ith the Instant Po w erLine products, a network can be created using home po w erlines. Computers can be netw orked o ver po w erlines using a USB Adapter or an EtherF ast 10/100 Bridge. Use the USB Adapter for a USB-enabled com- puter , or use the 10/100 Bri[...]

  • Page 9

    EtherFast ® 10/100 Bridge and USB Adapter 2. When you see F igure 6-2, click the Next button to continue. 3. Enter your User Name and Compan y Name . Select An y one w ho uses this computer (all users) to install a shortcut to the Security Conf iguration Utility on e very user’ s desktop (This selection is not av ailable for W indows 98 and ME u[...]

  • Page 10

    EtherFast ® 10/100 Bridge and USB Adapter Windo ws XP users: W indo ws will notify y ou that the dri v er has not passed W indows Lo go testing. Click the Continue An ywa y button. 5. If you are installing the 10/100 Bridg e , proceed to step 6. If you are installing the USB Adapter , click the Finish button to e xit the InstallShield W izard , an[...]

  • Page 11

    EtherFast ® 10/100 Bridge and USB Adapter 8. Click the Finish button to exit the InstallShield W izard. 9. Y ou will be asked to restart your computer . Click the Ye s button to restart no w , or click the No button to restar t later . The installation of the EtherF ast 10/100 Bridge is complete. Pr oceed to Chapter 10: Using the Instant P o werLi[...]

  • Page 12

    EtherFast ® 10/100 Bridge and USB Adapter 17 16 Chapter 8: Connecting the USB Adapter 1. Insert the other end of the USB cable with the T ype A con- nector into the computer’ s USB port. Figure 8-1 sho ws two USB ports as they might appear on your computer . Note the tw o USB icons marking the por ts. 2. Insert the standard USB cable’ s T ype [...]

  • Page 13

    EtherFast ® 10/100 Bridge and USB Adapter 2. Click the radio button next to Sear ch for the best driv er for y our device. (Recommended) . 3. W indows will look for ne w driv ers and ask you w hich locations you want to search. Select Specify a location: , and enter C:Pr ogram FilesLinksysUSB Driv ers in the location f ield (if “C” is the l[...]

  • Page 14

    EtherFast ® 10/100 Bridge and USB Adapter 6. W indows will tell y ou when it has f inished installing the ne w driver . Click the Finish button. 7. Click the Ye s button to restar t your computer , or click the No button to restart later . The Windo ws 98 driv er installation is no w complete . Pr oceed to Chapter 10: Using the Instant P o werLine[...]

  • Page 15

    EtherFast ® 10/100 Bridge and USB Adapter 1. W indows Millennium will automaticall y detect the presence of the USB Adapter in your computer after y ou hav e completed the hardw are installa- tion. W indows will ask y ou the location of the USB driver f iles. Enter C:Pr ogram FilesLinksysUSB Dri v ers in the Cop y f iles from: f ield (if “C?[...]

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    EtherFast ® 10/100 Bridge and USB Adapter 25 Instant PowerLine TM Series 1. W indows XP will automaticall y detect the presence of the USB Adapter in your computer after y ou ha ve completed the hardw are installation. Click the radio button next to Install fr om a list or specif ic location (Ad v anced) . Then click the Next button. 2. Click the [...]

  • Page 17

    EtherFast ® 10/100 Bridge and USB Adapter 27 Instant PowerLine TM Series 26 2. All of the Instant P ow erLine devices on y our pow erline netw ork must share the same netw ork passw ord. The passw ord must ha ve betw een 4 and 24 characters. The passw ord is case-sensitiv e, so note whether y ou use low er- case or uppercase letters. The passw ord[...]

  • Page 18

    EtherFast ® 10/100 Bridge and USB Adapter 4. The Security Conf iguration Utility will tell y ou when the Instant P ow erLine device has been conf igured with the netw ork passw ord. Click the Finish button. The security conf iguration of y our EtherF ast 10/100 Bridge or USB Adapter is no w complete . 29 Instant PowerLine TM Series 3. The Security[...]

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    EtherFast ® 10/100 Bridge and USB Adapter How do the Instant PowerLine products handle signal interference between two adjacent homes? How is eavesdropping prevented? The Instant P ow erLine products use 56-bit DES security encryption to ensure netw ork separation between homes. T o enable 56-bit DES security encr yption on Instant P o w erLine pr[...]

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    EtherFast ® 10/100 Bridge and USB Adapter 33 Instant PowerLine TM Series 32 user is likel y to require the Internet connection at a par ticular location. It’ s espe- ciall y useful in education and other en vironments where users change fre- quently . Using very shor t leases, DHCP can dynamically reconf igure netw orks in which there are more c[...]

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    EtherFast ® 10/100 Bridge and USB Adapter Netw ork - A system that transmits any combination of v oice, video and/or data betw een users. Netw ork Mask - also kno wn as the “Subnet Mask. ” Plug-and-Pla y - The ability of a computer system to conf igure expansion boards and other devices automaticall y without requiring the user to tur n of f t[...]

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    EtherFast ® 10/100 Bridge and USB Adapter A different “plug-and-pla y” standard , FireW ire/IEEE 1394, is designed to sup- port much higher data rates and devices such as video camcorders and digital video disk (digital versatile disk) pla yers. Both standards are e xpected to exist to gether , ser ving different de vice types. UTP - Unshielde[...]

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    EtherFast ® 10/100 Bridge and USB Adapter Appendix D: Specifications for the EtherFast 10/100 Bridge Standards: IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3U, HomePlug 1.0 P orts: Powerline One Powerline Port LAN One 10BaseT/100BaseTX RJ-45 Port Cabling T ype: Powerline Power Cord LAN UTP Categor y 5 or Better T opology: Star (Ethernet), Bus (Powerline) Speed: Powerlin[...]

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    EtherFast ® 10/100 Bridge and USB Adapter Appendix E: Specifications for the USB Adapter Standards: USB Spec . 1.1, HomePlug 1.0 Encryption: 56-Bit Data Encryption with Key Management P orts: Powerline One Powerline Port USB One USB Port Cabling T ype: Powerline Power Cord USB Standard USB Cable T opology: Bus (Powerline) Speed: Powerline Up to 12[...]

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    EtherFast ® 10/100 Bridge and USB Adapter 43 Instant PowerLine TM Series Dimensions: 6.50" x 3.82" x 1.24" (165mm x 97mm x 31.5mm) Unit Weight: 0.7 lbs. (0.3.2 kg) Certifications: FCC Class B , UL Listed, HomePlug 1.0 Operating T emp.: 32°F to 104°F (0°C to 40°C) Storage T emp. : -4°F to 158°F (-20°C to 70°C) Operating Humid[...]

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    Instant PowerLine TM Series Appendix G: Contact Information F or help with the installation or operation of this product, contact Linksys T echnical Suppor t at one of the phone numbers or Inter net addresses belo w . Sales Information 800-546-5797 (LINKSYS) T ech Suppor t 888-793-4632 RMA Issues 949-261-1288 Fa x 949-261-8868 Email support@linksys[...]