USB to 10/100 Ethernet,
1M HomeNet
Adapter
User's Guide
V2.0
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Table of Contents
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1. Unpacking Information
2. Introduction of USB to 1/10/100Mbps Adapter
2.1 General Description
2.2 Key Features
2.3 System LEDs
2.3.1 SPEED
2.3.2 LINK/ACT LED
2.3.3 FDX/COL LED
2.3.4 HPNA LED
2.4 The Rear Panel
3. Installing And Using the USB Adapter
3.1 System Requirement
3.2 Hardware Installation
3.2.1 Precaution
3.2.2 Getting Hooked Up
3.2.3 Installing Ethernet Cabling
3.2.4 Installing Telephone Cabling
3.3 Software Installation
4. Product Specifications
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1. Unpacking Information
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Thank you for purchasing the USB to 10/100Mbps Ethernet and Home
networking adapter. Before you start, please check all the contents of this
package.
The product package should include the following:
1. One USB to 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet and 1M Homenet Adapter
2. One telephone line
3. One driver diskette
4. User's guide
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2. Introduction of USB to 1/10/100Mbps Adapter
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2.1 General Description
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The USB to 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet , 1Mbps Homenet Adapter allows
your phone line to carry computer data along with your regular Telephone voice
service . The USB adapter is equipped with two standard telephone ports and
one 10/100Mbps dual-speed Fast Ethernet port. You can connect to 1Mbps
HomePNA network, 10Mbps Ethernet or 100Mbps Fast Ethernet network
without swapping devices or running multiple adapters .
The 1Mbps home networking is a new technology that provides the
network connections through the most widespread telephone wires with no
impact on current voice communication. Therefore, users do not need to rewire
the network cables and share the network resources at home. Home
networking technology becomes more and more important especially the multi-
PC home environment is booming.
The USB adapter connects to your computer's USB port with Windows
98/ME or Windows 2000 running. Easy to configure and also fully compliant
with all kinds of network protocols. Moreover, the rich diagnostic LEDs on the
front-panel for providing the operating status of individual port and whole
system.
For network connection:
The adapter can use the following types of cabling:
ƒÞ 10BASE-T, Category 3, 4 or 5 UTP
ƒÞ 100BASE-TX, Category 5 UTP
ƒÞ 1Mbps HomePNA v1.0/1.1, Twisted-pair telephone wires
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2.2 Key Features
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The Adapter provides the following key features:
ƒÞ Complies with 1Mbps HomePNA specification 1.0/1.1
ƒÞ Complies with 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX specifications of the
IEEE802.3/IEEE802.3u standard
ƒÞ Two RJ-11 bypass connectors for home networking port
ƒÞ Supports one 1Mbps home networking ports
ƒÞ Supports one Auto Sensing 10/100Mbps Ethernet port
ƒÞ Supports extensive LED indicators for network diagnostics
ƒÞ HomePNA port could allow 25 nodes devices together on your home
phone network
ƒÞ FCC Class B, CE, VCCI
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2.3 System LEDs
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2.3.1 SPEED LED
100Mbps Ethernet ¡V Green On
10 Mbps Ethernet ¡V Green Off
2.3.2 LINK/ACT LED
LINK ¡V Green On
ACT ¡V Green Blinking (for 10/100Mbps only)
2.3.3 FDX/COL LED
Full Duplex¡V Green On
Collision ¡V Blinking Green
2.3.4 HPNA LED
HPNA Link ¡V Green On
HPNA No Link ¡V Green Off
If the port is connected but the Link/Activity LED is dark, check the following
items:
1. The switching hub and the connected device's power are on or not
2. The port's cable is firmly seated in its connectors in the switching hub and in
the associated device.
3. The connected cable is good and has correct type
4. The connecting device, including any network adapter is functioning.
2.4 The Rear Panel
The rear panel of the adapter is shown below
Each 1Mbps home networking port has two RJ-11 bypass connectors and
there is no order issue for in and out. Moreover, one connector for the
10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet port.
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3. Installing And Using the USB Adapter
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3.1 System Requirements
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„P A Pentium processor-based personal computer 166MMX or above
„P One USB port well installed and enabled
„P Microsoft Windows 98/ME, or Windows 2000
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3.2 Hardware Installation
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3.2.1 Precaution
Before the installation , make sure the USB port exists in your computer
and is enabled. To check this, go to My Computer ¡÷ Control Panel ¡÷
System. Open the Device Manager tab. Make sure the USB port is installed
and enabled in your computer like the Universal Serial Bus controller device
found below.
3.2.2 Getting Hooked Up
1. Locate the USB host port of your system. Align the USB A-Type
connector toward the USB host port, push evenly and steadily until
it is seated.
3.2.3 Installing Ethernet Cabling
1. Connect the UTP Ethernet cable to the network port of the USB
Adapter .
2. Plug the other end of the cable into a 10BaseT or 10/100 Switch or
Hub.
3.2.4 Installing Telephone Cabling
1. Attach one end of the telephone wire to the USB Adapter's RJ-11
telephone port. Connect the other end of the cable into a telephone
jack in your wall.
The USB Adapter is now connected to your PC. Perform the following
procedures to install the Telephone cabling or Ethernet cabling.
REMARK : If you choose to use the RJ-45 port on your USB Adapter, the
RJ-11 Phoneline networking capabilities automatically become disabled.
The two ports cannot operate at the same time.
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3.3 Software Installation
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Windows 98/ME Setup
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1. Once the USB Adapter is connected to your computer, Windows 98/ME
will automatically detect the new hardware device as shown below. Click
Next.
2. Insert the driver diskette into your floppy drive. When Windows prompts
you What do you want Windows to do? Select Search for the best
driver for you device. (Recommended) . Click Next.
3. Follow the on-screen instruction to proceed.
4. Windows will finish copying all the necessary files to your system. When
the following window appears, click Finish.
5. When asked if you want to restart your computer, Click No.
6. Once you are back at the Windows 98/ME desktop, click the Start button.
Click Settings, then Control Panel.
7. Double-click the Network icon. The Network window will appear. Click
the Configuration tab.
8. Make sure that the following network components are installed:
Client for Microsoft Networks
USB To Fast Ethernet/HomePNA Adapter
NetBEUI
TCP/IP
9. If you are missing required components, you'll need to install them
manually. If you need to install the TCP/IP Protocol, contact your system
administrator or refer to the Windows documentation .
10. In the Primary Network Logon box, select Client for Microsoft
Networks.
11. Click the Identification tab. Enter the required information appropriately.
12. Click the Access Control tab. Make sure that Shared-level access
control is selected.
13. When finished, remember to restart your computer to activate the new
device.
Once the computer has been restarted and Windows 98/ME has booted up.
And a Logon window will appear requiring you to enter a username and
password. Make up a username and password, enter them, and click OK.
When you are at the Windows 98/ME desktop, double-click the Network
Neighborhood icon. You should see the name of the network, and/or the
names of the other PCs on the network.
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Client Setup
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If you are not using Windows 98/ME with an NT or Netware file server, skip the
next two paragraphs.
Perform the following procedures to prepare your computer to be used with any
file servers that may be on the network.
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Connecting to a Netware File Server
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1. Click My Computer, Control Panel, and Network.
2. Change the Network Logon to Client for Netware Network.
3. Double-click the Client for Netware networks. Put your server's name
in the Preferred Server box. Click in the Enable Logon Script Processing box.
4. Click OK and restart your PC.
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Connecting to a Windows NT Domain
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1. Click My Computer, Control Panel, and Network.
2. Change the Primary Network Logon to Client for Microsoft Network.
3. Double-click the Client for Microsoft networks.
4. Select the Log on to Windows NT domain box. Put your NT domain
name in Windows NT domain area.
5. Click OK and restart your PC.
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4. Product Specifications
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Standard
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IEEE802.3, 10BASE-T
IEEE802.3u, 100BASE-TX
HomePNA specification 1.0/1.1
USB v1.1
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Interface
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1* 1Mbps HomeNet ports by two bypass RJ-11 connectors
1* 10Base-T / 100Base-TX Fast Ethernet Port Cable Connections
RJ-45 (10BASE-T) : UTP Category 3,4,5
1Mbps HomeNet : Twisted-pair telephone wires
Network Data Rate
100Mbps, 10Mbps, 1Mbps
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LED indications
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Port LED :
Ethernet Speed (SPD) x 1
Ethernet Link/Activity x1
Ethernet FDX/COL x 1
HPNA x 1
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Emission
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FCC Class B, CE, VCCI
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Operating Temperature
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0 ~ 50C (32 ~ 122F)
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Operating Humidity
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10% - 90%
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Supported Operation systems
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Windows 98/ME ,Widows 2000
Download Driver Pack
After your driver has been downloaded, follow these simple steps to install it.
Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.
Otherwise, open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu and selecting Device Manager.
Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.
Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.
For more help, visit our Driver Support section for step-by-step videos on how to install drivers for every file type.