HP hn210p User manual

hp digital home networking
phoneline USB
network adapter
model hn210p

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conventions
The following conventions are used in this guide:
symbols
The > symbol guides you through a series of software steps. For example:
Click Start > Settings > Control Panel to view the active control panels.
warnings
A Warning indicates possible damage to the HP Gateway or to other equipment. A Warning can also
indicate a possible harm to yourself or to others.
For example:
Copyright 2001 Hewlett-Packard Company
Warning: Plugging into a nongrounded electrical socket can damage your
Gateway.

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contents
introduction .............................................................5
hp digital home networking phoneline USB
network adapter ............................................................. 5
features ......................................................................... 6
getting to know the phoneline USB network adapter.....7
ports ............................................................................. 7
LEDs.............................................................................. 8
USB icon ....................................................................... 9
USB cabling ................................................................. 10
telephone jack splitter.................................................... 11
troubleshooting ......................................................13
specifications.........................................................17
general........................................................................ 17
environmental............................................................... 18
glossary ................................................................19
index....................................................................29
regulatory notices...................................................31

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introduction
hp digital home networking phoneline USB
network adapter
Congratulations on your purchase of the HP Digital Home Networking Phoneline
USB Network Adapter. The Phoneline USB Network Adapter allows your phone line
to carry network data at the same time it carries your regular telephone voice
service. There is no need for extra hubs or cables. The network runs on a standard
home-grade telephone line.
The adapter is equipped with two standard telephone ports and one USB port,
which connects to any 1 Mbps or 10 Mbps network without swapping devices or
running multiple adapters. The adapter connects to your Windows PC’s USB port.
Plug the Phoneline USB Network Adapter into any standard wall jack, and you are
networked.

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features
The Phoneline USB Network Adapter has plug-and-play compatability with
Windows 98, Millenium, 2000, and XP and includes the following:
❑Network up to 30 computers using existing telephone line
❑Easy plug-and-play installation
❑10 Mbps transfer rate over telephone lines
❑External USB network adapter with two RJ-11 modular telephone ports
❑USB cable and phoneline cable included — nothing more to buy
❑Four easy-to-read LED status indicators
❑HomePNA-compatible technology
❑Backward compatible with 1 Mbps HomePNA-compatible hardware
❑No hubs or switches required — data travels over your phone lines
❑Share high-speed Internet access with your home phone line network users

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getting to know the phoneline
USB network adapter
ports
Phoneline USB Network Adapter Ports
USB Connect the Type B square end of the
Universal Serial Bus (USB) cable (provided)
to the adapter’s USB port and the Type A
rectangular end to your computer’s Type A
USB port.
Wall Connect one end of the phone line cable
provided to the adapter’s wall port and the
other to a standard phone wall jack in your
home.
Phone You can connect a telephone to the phone
port if desired.
phone
USB wall
to USB port
to Phone port to Wall port

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LEDs
Phoneline USB Network Adapter LEDs
Power Lights green when the adapter is connected
to a power source.
TX Lights green when the adapter is
successfully sending data over your
phoneline network.
LINK Lights green when the adapter is actively
connected to your phoneline network.
RX Lights green when the adapter is
successfully receiving (downloading) data
from your phone line network.
POWER
TX
LINK
RX

USB icon
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USB icon
The USB icon identifies a USB port.
USB icon

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USB cabling
The Phoneline USB Network Adapter comes with one USB cable. The cable has two
plugs:
❑Type A rectangular plug
❑Type B square plug
connecting the cable
Follow the steps below to connect the cable:
1Connect the Type B square plug to the Phoneline USB Network Adapter.
2Connect the Type A rectangular plug to the USB port of your computer.
USB plugs
USB port
Type A Type B
Typical USB ports
on a computer

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telephone jack splitter
A telephone jack splitter (which can be purchased with two or more ports) allows
you to plug a telephone and multiple computers into a single phone wall jack. Plug
your telephone (or fax machine) into one of the splitter’s ports and the phone line
cable from the computer's network adapter into the other port.

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troubleshooting
Windows does not detect new hardware with the Phoneline USB Network Adapter
hardware installed, or it continues to detect the adapter each time I restart the PC.
❑Verify that the adapter is securely inserted into the appropriate port on your
computer.
❑Verify that your system BIOS is USB compatible and that your PC’s USB settings
are enabled. The motherboard of your PC may have USB options not supported
by your Windows operating system. If you are not sure, contact your PC’s
manufacturer.
Windows can’t locate the driver for the Phoneline USB Network Adapter.
❑Verify that you have inserted the correct CD-ROM into your PC’s drive.
❑The CD-ROM may be defective, files may be missing, or you may be pointing
Windows to the wrong drive. Confirm that the CD-ROM includes the files
BCM42CTL.DLL, BCM42RLY.SYS, BCM42RLY.VXD, BCM42U.CAT,
BCM42U.INF, BCM42U.SYS, and BCMNDIU.DLL. If the files are not on the
CD-ROM, contact HP customer care (see your Quick Start Guide).
The Windows logon screen doesn’t appear after restarting the computer.
❑Click Start, then click Log Off and log back on. If the logon screen still does
not appear, the PC manufacturer may have disabled Windows networking.
Contact the manufacturer for help. For Windows 2000, consult your Microsoft
documentation.
On the Access Control tab, user level access is selected, but Shared Level Access is
grayed out and not accessible.
❑The primary network logon is set to Client for NetWare Networks. On the
Configuration tab of the Network Properties window, set the primary network
logon to Client for Microsoft Networks.
❑Your personal Web server PC or Microsoft Front Page may require you to
choose a user level for security reasons.
In Network Neighborhood I can see my computer but not others.
❑Verify that the cables are connected correctly and that the Link and TX LEDs
are lit on the Phoneline USB Network Adapter. Replace the cable with one you
know works.
❑Verify that the other computers are turned on.

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❑Verify that the Phoneline USB Network Adapter’s phoneline configuration is set
to Auto Configuration.
❑If the PCs are far from each other, bring them closer together and connect them
directly to each other. This will determine whether the phone line or the
adapters are causing the network to malfunction.
I do not want to share a drive or printer anymore, or I want to physically remove a
drive or printer from my network.
❑You will have to manually reconfigure your File and Printer Sharing settings. To
disable printer sharing:
1From the Windows Start menu, select Settings > Printers.
2Right-click the printer you wish to disable on the network.
3Click Sharing, then select the Sharing tab.
4Click Do not share this folder.
5Click Apply, then OK.
❑To disable drive sharing:
1On your Windows desktop, double-click My Computer, then, right-click
the drive you want to stop sharing.
2Click Sharing, then select the Sharing tab.
3Click Not Shared.
❑Click Apply, then OK.
In Network Neighborhood, I can only see some of the computers on my network
when your operating system is Windows 98.
❑To locate computers on your network when your operating system is
Windows 98:
1On your Windows desktop, right-click Network Neighborhood, then
select Find Computer.
2In the left panel of the Computer Name box, enter the name of a missing
computer and click Find Now.
3Verify that you are using the same protocols and workgroup names on the
computers by clicking Start > Settings > Control Panel, then double-
clicking the Network icon.
4Select the Configuration tab, and verify your protocol settings.
5Add any missing protocols using the Add button in the Network window.

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6Select the Identification tab, and verify that your workgroup settings are
consistent with your other computers.
❑To locate computers on your network when the operating system is Windows
2000, Me, or XP:
1On your Windows desktop, right-click My Network Places, then select
Search for Computers.
2In the left panel in the Computer Name box, enter the name of a missing
computer and click Search Now.
3Verify that you are using the same protocols on the computers as follows:
❑From the Windows Start menu select Settings > Control Panel.
❑Double-click the Networking & Dialup Settings icon.
❑Double-click the Local Area Connection icon.
4Verify that you are using the same workgroup names on the computers as
follows:
❑On the Windows desktop, right-click My Computer and select
Properties.
❑Click the Network ID tab. The workgroup (or domain) will be
displayed.
My Network Neighborhood is empty.
❑Verify that your Microsoft Client is installed. See the Windows setup instructions
for directions.
❑Verify that you have logged in correctly. Refresh the screen by pressing F5
several times.
The LEDs on the adapter flash back and forth in rhythm.
❑The driver for the Phoneline USB Network Adapter has not been properly
installed. Run the installation program again from the CD-ROM.

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On some laptop PCs, the Phoneline USB Network Adapter fails to configure
correctly after the drivers have been loaded.
❑After loading the drivers:
1Log off and disconnect the adapter from your laptop’s USB port.
2Turn off your laptop.
3Reconnect the adapter.
4Reboot the laptop
5Log back on.

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specifications
general
Model number hn210p
Standards HomePNA Version 2.0-compatible,
Universal Serial Bus (USB) Version 1.0 or
higher
Protocol CSMA/CD
Ports one USB Type B port
two standard modular RJ–11 telephone
ports with pass-through feature
Speed 10 Mbps or 1 Mbps
Cabling standard copper telephone cable with
RJ–11 connectors
Topology daisy chain
Bus speed 12 Mbps (buffered) USB
LEDs Power, TX, Link, RX

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environmental
Dimensions 97 mm x 66 mm x 30 mm
(3.8 in x 2.6 in x 1.2 in)
Power 5V bus, powered by PC
Certifications FCC Part 68 and Part 15, Class B
Operating temperature 32° F to 122° F (0° C to 49° C)
Storage temperature –4° F to 158° F (–20° C to 70° C)
Operating humidity 10% to 85% noncondensing
Storage humidity 5% to 90% noncondensing

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glossary
10BaseT
Ethernet standard topology for twisted pair (T) cabling (transfer rate of 10 Mbps
over 100 meters).
100BaseT
Fast Ethernet twisted pair cabling (transfer rate of 100 Mbps over 100 meters).
ad-hoc network
Group of computers, each with a wireless LAN network adapter, connected as
an independent wireless local area network for the duration of a single
communications session. An ad-hoc wireless LAN is applicable at a
departmental scale for a branch or SOHO (small office/home office) operation.
ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line)
A DSL modem technology geared to acceptable Internet performance in which
downstream data transfer (downloading data from the Internet to the subscriber)
is faster than upstream data transfer (uploading data from the subscriber).
ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode)
Asynchronous transfer mode (broadband switching). ATM (asynchronous
transfer mode) — a dedicated-connection switching technology that transmits
digital data over a physical medium using digital signal technology. An
individual cell is processed asynchronously relative to other related cells and is
queued before being multiplexed over the transmission path.
broadband
Fast Internet access through DSL, cable modem, or other means.
BSS (Basic Service Set)
One wireless network.
BSSID (Basic Service Set Identification)
A unique name (or ID) used by all computers on the network. A specific ad-hoc
LAN. Computers in a BSS must be configured with the same BSSID.
bus topology
Simple way of connecting computers in a network linearly along a single cable
(each connected to the cable, not one to another).

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client/server network
Network in which one computer (the “server”) shares resources with other
computers, called “clients” (as opposed to a peer-to-peer network).
CSMA/CD (Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Detect)
The protocol for carrier transmission access in an Ethernet network in which
each device senses whether the line is idle and then sends data. If another
device sends data at the same time, a collision occurs, the data is discarded,
and the devices try again.
default gateway
The router used to forward all traffic not addressed to a station within the local
subnet.
DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)
A utility for assigning TCP/IP addresses to workstations automatically (a unique
IP address must be assigned to each computer in the network). When computers
are moved within the network, DHCP allows automated IP addresses to be
assigned automatically. DHCP “leases” an IP address to a device for a specific
amount of time, which is useful in education and other environments where
users change frequently. DHCP also supports static IP addresses for computers
needing a permanent IP address, such as those containing Web servers. See
static IP address.
DCHP Client
A device configured to receive a DHCP address.
DHCP Server
A device configured to assign IP addresses to DHCP clients.
DMZ (Demilitarized Zone)
Computer host or small network inserted as a “neutral zone” between a
company’s private network and the external public network. It prevents outside
users from having access to an internal server containing confidential data.
DMZ Hosting
Allows one IP address (or computer) to be exposed to the Internet. Some
applications require multiple TCP/IP ports to be open. It is recommended that
you set your computer with a static IP address if you want to use DMZ Hosting.