Network Driver Setup
Follow these instructions carefully. You can view or print the setup directions from your favorite word processor, or if you prefer, use the reader that is included on the 10/100 card's disk. To access the reader, put the HomeLink 10/100 PC Card disk into drive A and run the README.EXE program.
To run the program from DOS, for example, you would type:
a:\readme.exe
and press Enter. If you are using Windows 3.x, you could click on File and Run in the Program Manager, type a:\readme.exe, and press Enter.
Preparing to Install the Software
Setting up the HomeLink card's software involves installing a network driver onto your computer. The driver will allow the card to communicate with your Windows software package. Before attempting to install a network driver for the HomeLink card, Windows 95, 98 or NT should already be installed on your computer. The HomeLink Phoneline + 10/100 Network PC Card driver setup for these three operating systems is covered in this user guide.
You will need a floppy drive on every PC onto which you wish to install the network drivers. We recommend that you read through the installation instruc- tions for your operating system before continuing with the installation.
•Windows 98 instructions are on page 16
•Windows 95 instructions are on page 24
•Windows NT 4.0 instructions are on page 31
If you are using Windows 2000, also known as Windows NT 5.0, the drivers for your operating system are included on the HomeLink floppy diskette. If you received a diskette without the Windows 2000 drivers, you can get them from the Download Center on the Linksys website. Please note that the drivers and the operating system are still in development. When Microsoft officially releas- es the Windows 2000 operating system, Linksys will provide updated drivers and technical support for the operating system. If you choose to install the HomeLink Phoneline + 10/100 Network PC Card on a Windows 2000 PC, you do so at your own risk.
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