Linksys HomeLink™ Series
Installing the HomeLink Phoneline 10M USB Network Adapter
Overview
The following instructions show you how to attach your Phoneline 10M USB Network Adapter to your PC. After you install the adapter, you must install the adapter’s driver software on your PC and configure your PC to access your HomeLink phoneline network.
Driver installation and PC configuration instructions follow these hardware installation instructions.
Installing the USB Network Adapter & Cabling
1.Insert the cable’s Type B connector into the USB Adapter’s Type B port.
2.Insert the other end of the USB cable with the Type A connector into the USB port on your PC or your USB hub.
Your USB Network Adapter is now connected to your PC. Continue on to the next page to connect your PCs as a HomeLink phoneline network.
Note: Details on USB cabling and ports infor- mation can be found on page 5.
Phoneline 10M USB Network Adapter
Connecting to a Phoneline Network
Computers on a HomeLink network can be connected in one of two ways. They can be daisy chained through their HomeLink port to another HomeLink PC in a string, or they can be connected directly to a phone jack. The diagram below shows a HomeLink phoneline network that uses both types of connections.
To connect your HomeLink PCs together in your HomeLink network:
1.Connect one end of your telephone cabling to your Phoneline 10M USB Network Adapter’s HomeLink port.
2.Connect the other end of that telephone cable into another computer’s HomeLink port or directly into a phone jack.
Your computer is now connected to your Phoneline network.
•If your computer runs Windows 98, go to page 8 now for instructions on installing your Windows 98 driver.
•If your computer runs Windows 2000, go to page 19 now for instructions on installing your Windows 2000 driver.na
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