2-Wire Third-Party User manual

Third-Party Adapter
Installation Guide

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Contents
Preface
Finding Information in this Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii
Hardware Installation Instructions
Installing PCI cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Installing PCMCIA cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Installing USB Adapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Installing the PC Port Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Box Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Installing the PC Port adapter on a Windows PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Installing the PC Port adapter on a Macintosh Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Installing the 5-Port Ethernet Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Before You Install the 5-Port Ethernet Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Identifying the Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Installing the 5-Port Ethernet Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Identifying the LED Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Installing the 4-Port USB Hub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Box Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Installing the 4-Port USB Hub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Installing Drivers for Windows 98SE
Installing the Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Installing Drivers for Windows ME
Installing the Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Installing Drivers for Windows 2000
Installing the Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Installing Drivers for Windows XP
Activating Drivers for Adapters with Built-in Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Installing Drivers for the Ethernet PC, Ethernet USB, and PC Port Adapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Installing Drivers for the Wireless PC Card and USB Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Installing Drivers for the Mac OS
Installing the Drivers for the PC Port Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Installing the Drivers for MacOS 8.6 to 9.x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Installing the Drivers for MacOS 10.1.3 or higher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Installing the Drivers for the Ethernet PC Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Troubleshooting Tips
PCI Adapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Internal Phoneline Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Internal Wireless Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Windows PCs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Verifying IP Address for Windows 95, 98, and ME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Verifying IP Address for Windows NT, 2000, and XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

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Preface
This Adapter Installation Guide contains information on how to install and configure your networking
solution. As part of your networking solution, you may have received one or more of the following pieces
of hardware:
• Ethernet Internal Card — The Ethernet Internal Card is a standard PCI adapter that connects your
computer to an Ethernet or Fast Ethernet network.
• Ethernet PC Card — The Ethernet PC Card is a credit card-sized Ethernet/Fast Ethernet adapter
that you can use to connect a laptop PC to an Ethernet network.
• Ethernet USB Adapter — The Ethernet USB Adapter provides plug-and-play local area network
(LAN) connections for devices that use a USB port, such as USB-enabled PCs, laptops, and hubs.
• Internal Phoneline Adapter — The Internal Phoneline Adapter allows you to build a network using
standard home telephone lines.
• Phoneline PC Card — The Phoneline PC Card allows you to build a network using standard home
telephone lines.
• PC Port — The PC Port is an adapter that you can use to connect a telephone line to your computer
using one of the USB ports located on your machine.
• Internal Wireless Adapter — The Internal Wireless Adapter is a standard PC Card-to-PCI bus
adapter that you can use to install PC cards into computers that do not have a factory-installed PC
Card slot.
• Wireless PC Card — The Wireless PC Card is a wireless network card that fits into any standard
PC Card Type II slot.
• Wireless USB Adapter — The Wireless USB Adapter is a wireless networking device that is
connected to a USB port on your computer using a USB cable.
• 5-Port Ethernet Switch —The 5-Port Ethernet Switch is a networking device that allows you to
connect up to five PCs or laptops using Ethernet or Fast Ethernet to form a local area network
(LAN).
• 4-Port USB Hub — The 4-Port USB Hub is a simple, external plug and play device that allows
you to connect a variety of products that have a USB interface to your computer.
Finding Information in this Guide
This installation guide is divided into the following chapters:
•“Hardware Installation Instructions,” which contains all the information you need to install your
networking hardware.
•“Installing Drivers for Windows 98SE,” which contains instructions for installing the software
drivers if you are running the Windows 98SE operating system.

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•“Installing Drivers for Windows ME,” which contains instructions for installing the software
drivers if you are running the Windows ME operating system.
•“Installing Drivers for Windows 2000,” which contains instructions for installing the software
drivers if you are running the Windows 2000 operating system.
•“Installing Drivers for Windows XP,” which contains instructions for installing the software
drivers if you are running the Windows XP operating system.
•“Installing Drivers for the Mac OS,” which contains instructions for installing the software drivers
if you are running the Macintosh operating system.
•“Troubleshooting Tips,” which contains troubleshooting information for your installation.
To quickly locate the information you need to install the software for your adapter card, you can use the
following table. Find the device you have in the left column, and the operating system that you are running
in the top row, and you will see the page number for your device driver installation information in the
appropriate box.
Driver Installation Locater
Device Windows 98SE Windows ME Windows 2000 Windows XP Mac OS
Ethernet Internal Card page 8 page 11 page 13 page 16 Not supported
Ethernet PC Card page 8 page 11 page 13 page 17 page 24
Ethernet USB Adapter page 8 page 11 page 13 page 17 Not supported
Internal Phoneline Adapter page 8 page 11 page 13 page 16 Not supported
Phoneline PC Card page 8 page 11 page 13 page 16 Not supported
PC Port adapter page 8 page 11 page 13 page 17 page 20
Internal Wireless Adapter page 8 page 11 page 13 page 16 Not supported
Wireless PC Card page 8 page 11 page 13 page 18 Not supported
Wireless USB Adapter page 8 page 11 page 13 page 18 Not supported
5-Port Ethernet Switch NA NA NA NA NA
4 Port USB Hub NA NA NA NA NA

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Hardware Installation Instructions
This chapter describes how to install your adapter card and other networking devices. It contains the
installation details for the following devices:
• Ethernet Internal Card
• Internal Phoneline Adapter
• Internal Wireless Adapter
• Ethernet PC Card
• Phoneline PC Card
• Wireless PC Card
• Ethernet USB Adapter
• Wireless USB Adapter
•PCPortAdapter
• 5-Port Ethernet Switch
• 4-Port USB Hub
Installing PCI cards
This section describes how to install the following PCI adapters:
•Ethernet Internal Card: Fast Ethernet is a network technology that extends traditional 10 Mbps
Ethernet technology to achieve 100 Mbps transmission and reception. Your Wireless USB Adapter
gives you the ability to share information and resources, such as files and printers, and take full
advantage of a connected environment for work and play.
•Internal Phoneline Adapter: This adapter allows you to build a network using standard home
telephone lines. Using the Internal Phoneline Adapter, you do not need to install separate hardware
or special cables.
•Internal Wireless Adapter: This adapter is a standard PC Card-to-PCI bus adapter that you can
use to install PC cards into computers that do not have a factory-installed PC Card slot. After you
install the Internal Wireless Adapter in your computer, you can then insert a standard PC Card into
the adapter and configure the PC Card for use.
Note: To avoid static electric charges, touch an unpainted screw to the outside of the power supply before
installing or working with the adapter.

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To install your PCI adapter, follow these steps:
1. Power off the computer and unplug the power cord.
2. Remove the outer cover of your computer and locate an available PCI slot.
3. Remove the backplate (the small piece of metal that covers the opening for the PCI card on the back
cover that you just removed).
4. Insert the PCI adapter into the PCI slot.
5. Secure the adapter with the screw from the
backplate and replace the cover of your
computer.
6. If necessary, use the supplied network cable
to connect the adapter to your network
hardware.
Installing PCMCIA cards
This section describes how to install the following PCMCIA cards:
•Ethernet PC Card: A credit card-sized Ethernet/Fast Ethernet adapter that you can use to connect
a laptop PC to an Ethernet network.
•Phoneline PC Card: Allows you to build a network using standard home telephone lines. Using
the Phoneline PC Card, you do not need to install separate hardware or special cables.
•Wireless PC Card: A wireless network card that fits into any standard PC Card Type II slot. A
standard Ethernet card requires a cable connection to a hub or a patch panel. Using the Wireless
PC Card, you have the same connectivity without the wires. Expanding or redesigning your
network is easy, and unlike cabled Ethernet, the Wireless PC Card allows you to roam throughout
the network while remaining connected to the LAN.
To install your PCMCIA adapter card, follow these steps:
Installing USB Adapters
This section describes how to install the following USB Adapters:
•Ethernet USB Adapter: Provides plug-and-play local area network (LAN) connections for
devices that use a USB port, such as USB-enabled PCs, laptops, and hubs.The Ethernet USB
Adapter connects to a USB host and comes with an RJ-45 port that is used to connect to an
1. Power off the computer.
2. Gently insert the front end of the PC card into the
Cardbus PC slot on your laptop, until it is firmly
seated. (If you have a desktop computer, you must
use an internal wireless adapter in order to insert
the Wireless PC Card.)

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Ethernet or Fast Ethernet LAN. Using the Ethernet USB Adapter, you can share files and printers
with other network users.
•Wireless USB Adapter: A wireless networking device that is connected to a USB port on your
computer using a USB cable. Using the Wireless USB Adapter, you can communicate with one or
more computers that are equipped with wireless adapters. Where a standard Ethernet card requires
a cable connection to a hub or a patch panel, wireless networking provides the same connectivity
without the wires. Expanding or redesigning your network is easy, and unlike cabled Ethernet, the
Wireless USB Adapter allows users to roam throughout the network while remaining connected to
the LAN.
The supplied USB cable has a different type of USB connector on each end.
Series A connector. The Series A USB connector plugs into the USB port on your computer.
Series B connector. The Series B USB connector plugs into the back of your USB device, such
as the port located on the back of your USB hub.
To install the Wireless USB Adapter, simply connect the adapter to an available USB port on your
computer using the supplied USB cable.
Installing the PC Port Adapter
The PC Port is an adapter that enables you to connect a telephone line to your computer using a USB port
on your system.
Box Contents
Verify that your PC Port adapter box contains these items:
•Y-adapter
• Telephone cable (6 ft.)
• 2Wire PC Port
Installing the PC Port adapter on a Windows PC
1. Power off your computer.
2. Insert the PC Port adapter into an available
USB port on your computer.
3. Connect one end of the supplied telephone
cable to the PC Port adapter and the other end
of the telephone cable to an available wall
jack.
Note: You may have more than one phone line in
your home. Your networked computers and
devices must be connected to the same phone line
in order to be on the same network.

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Installing the PC Port adapter on a Macintosh Computer
1. Power off your computer..
2. Insert the PC Port adapter into an available
USB port on your computer. You can use any
USB port except the keyboard port on the
iMac
3. Connect one end of the supplied telephone
cable to the PC Port adapter and the other end
of the telephone cable to an available wall
jack.
Installing the 5-Port Ethernet Switch
The 5-Port Ethernet Switch is a networking device that allows you to connect up to five PCs or laptops
using Ethernet or Fast Ethernet to form a local area network (LAN). The 5-Port Ethernet Switch acts as a
high-speed selective bridge between your LAN devices.
Before You Install the 5-Port Ethernet Switch
Before you install the switch, make sure you provide proper ventilation around the switch so that heat can
dissipate easily. Do not place heavy objects on the switch.
Identifying the Ports
The ports are located on the rear panel of the switch, as shown in the following figure:
The following table describes the ports on the switch.
Port Description
DC Power Jack Use this port to plug in the switch using the supplied external AC power adapter.
Auto-MDI Jacks Use these ports to connect Ethernet devices (such as PCs equipped with an Ethernet
adapter) to your network.

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Installing the 5-Port Ethernet Switch
Follow these steps to install the 5-Port Ethernet Switch:
1. Insert the supplied power adapter into the DC power jack of the switch and plug the cable into an
electrical outlet.
2. To connect a PC to the switch, use a two-pair Category 3, 4, or 5 unshielded or shielded twisted pair
cable. Connect one end of the cable to your PC. Connect the other end of the cable to one of the five
Auto-MDI jacks located on the back of the switch.
Note: If you are using Fast Ethernet, you must use a Category 5 cable.
Identifying the LED Indicators
The LED indicators are located on the front panel of the switch, as shown in the following figure:
The following table describes the LED indicators.
Installing the 4-Port USB Hub
The 4-Port USB Hub is an external plug-and-play device that allows you to connect a variety of products
that have a USB interface to your computer. These products include computer monitors, printers, digital
speakers, modems, digital cameras, joysticks, and multimedia equipment.
Box Contents
Verify that your 4-Port USB Hub box contains the following items:
• 1 4-Port USB Hub
•1USBcable
•1poweradapter
LED Description
Power Steady green indicates the switch is powered on.
Link/Act Steady green indicates the port is connected to a LAN device.
Blinking green indicates the port is sending or receiving data on the LAN.
100M Steady green indicates the port is connected to a Fast Ethernet device.
Off indicates the port is connected to an Ethernet device.
FDX/COL Steady green indicates the port is in full-duplex (FDX) mode.
Blinking green indicates the port is experiencing collisions.

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Installation
The supplied USB cable has a different type of USB connector on each end.
Series A connector. The Series A USB connector plugs into the USB port on your computer.
Series B connector. The Series B USB connector plugs into the back of your USB device, such
as the port located on the back of your USB hub.
Installing the 4-Port USB Hub
Follow these steps to install the 4-Port USB Hub:
1. Insert the supplied power adapter into the power jack of the hub and plug the cable into an electrical
outlet.
2. Connect the Series A connector of the supplied USB cable to the USB port located on your computer.
3. Connect the Series B connector of the supplied USB cable to the open port on the back of the 4-Port
USB Hub.
4. Connect Series A connectors of your USB devices (such as a mouse or a keyboard) into any of the
available ports on the front of the hub.

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The following illustration shows the 4-Port USB Hub connected to four USB devices.

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Installing Drivers for Windows 98SE
This chapter describes how to install the Windows 98SE software drivers for the following devices:
• Ethernet Internal Card
• Ethernet PC Card
• Ethernet USB Adapter
•PCPortAdapter
• Internal Phoneline Adapter
• Phoneline PC Card
• Internal Wireless Adapter
• Wireless PC Card
• Wireless USB Adapter
For information on how to install the adapter hardware, see the appropriate section in the “Hardware
Installation Instructions” chapter of this guide.
Installing the Drivers
1. Power on your computer. The Add New
Hardware Wizard opens. Click Next to
continue.

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2. When the next window opens, select Search
for a better driver for your device
(Recommended), and click Next.
3. Insert the 2Wire Setup Wizard CD into your
CD-ROM drive, deselect the Floppy disk
drives checkbox, select the CD-ROM drive
checkbox, and click Next.
4. Windows locates the best driver for your
device. Click Next to continue.

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5. After the drivers are copied, the Add New
Hardware Wizard displays the adapter card
appropriate to your installation. Click Finish.
6. When the System Setting Change window
opens, click Yes to reboot your computer and
complete the installation.

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Installing Drivers for Windows ME
This chapter describes how to install the Windows ME software drivers for the following devices:
• Ethernet Internal Card
• Ethernet PC Card
• Ethernet USB Adapter
• Phoneline PC Card
•PCPortAdapter
• Internal Wireless Adapter
• Wireless PC Card
• Wireless USB Adapter
Note: For the Internal Phoneline Adapter, once you install the hardware and power on your computer,
the drivers are automatically installed. You need only reboot your computer to complete the installation.
For information on how to install the adapter hardware, see the appropriate section in the “Hardware
Installation Instructions” chapter of this guide.
Installing the Drivers
1. Power on your computer and insert the 2Wire
Setup Wizard CD into your CD-ROM drive.
2. When the Add New Hardware Wizard
window opens, select Automatic search for a
better driver (Recommended).
3. Click Next.

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4. After the driver files are copied, the Add New
Hardware Wizard displays the adapter card
appropriate to your installation. Click Finish.
5. When the System Settings Change window
opens, click Yes to reboot your computer and
complete the installation.

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Installing Drivers for Windows 2000
This chapter describes how to install the Windows 2000 software drivers for the following devices:
• Ethernet Internal Card
• Ethernet PC Card
• Ethernet USB Adapter
•PCPortAdapter
• Internal Phoneline Adapter
• Phoneline PC Card
• Wireless PC Card
• Wireless USB Adapter
Note: For the Internal Wireless Adapter, once you install the hardware and power on your computer, the
drivers are automatically installed.
For information on how to install the adapter hardware, see the appropriate section in the “Hardware
Installation Instructions” chapter of this guide.
Installing the Drivers
1. Power on your computer and insert the 2Wire
Setup Wizard CD into your CD-ROM drive.
2. When the Found New Hardware Wizard
window opens, click Next to continue.

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1. The next window prompts you to install
device drivers.
2. Select Search for a suitable driver for my
device (recommended), and click Next.
3. When the Locate Driver Files window opens,
deselect the Floppy disk drives checkbox,
select the CD-ROM checkbox.
4. Click Next.
5. The Driver Files Search Results window
opens. Click Next.