Belkin F5U122-PC Hardware Installation, Cable Connections, 1 Basic PC-to-Ethernet Port Connection

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Hardware Installation

A USB cable and network cable are provided for connection of your equipment

Caution: If you choose to use a USB hub, the hub must be externally powered.

In order to use the adapter, you must install drivers in the USB host PC as described in the following sections. In addition, you may need to configure the network parameters. You may need your original Windows CD to complete the installation.

Cable Connections

Figure 2-1 illustrates the provided USB cable connection from the PC (A connector) to the adapter (B connector), and the provided standard Ethernet cable connection from the RJ45 connector on the adapter to an Ethernet port.

When prompted in the installation procedure, follow any of the following connections:

Figure 2-1: Basic PC-to-Ethernet Port Connection

An Ethernet port is used to connect the adapter to an Ethernet environment. Such a port might be an Ethernet hub, network wall socket, peripheral device, cable modem, etc.

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