Linksys ProConnect USBHUB04 User manual

USB Network
Adapter
Instant Ethernet Series
User Guide

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Contents
Introduction 1
About USB 2
Important Disclaimer 4
Hardware Setup 5
Windows 98 Setup 7
File and Priner Sharing in Windows 98 13
Troubleshooting 16
Manually Installing Network
Components 21
Specifications 23
Customer Support 24
Notes 25
Contents

Introduction
Congratulations on your purchase of the USB
NetworkAdapter.
Now you can connect to any 10Mbps or 10Mbps/
100Mbps hub without having to install any inter-
nal cards or hardware! The USB Network Adapter
from Linksys allows you to connect to a network
instantly from a USB-enabled PC, notebook PC,
or even a USB hub. The Plug-and-Play compatible
device attaches to any Universal Serial Bus-
enabled PC or hub via a USB Type B receptacle.
Connect a standard Category 5 RJ-45 network
cable in the other end, install the included NDIS
drivers, and go.You’ll be networked in no time!
The USB NetworkAdapter is bus-powered -- it
draws power from the host PC and requires no
external power cords. The low 500mA maximum
power consumption rate is complimented by an
energy-saving auto-sleep function. Compatibility
with Windows 98 makes it easy for almost anyone
with a USB-ready PC or notebook to connect to a
10Mbps or 10/100 network. Use it in conjunction
with a USB 4-Port Hub, (Model: USBHUB04)
and you can operate up to four USB devices
simultaneously. The USB Network Adapter fea-
tures an 8Mbps maximum throughput, easy-to-
read LEDs, compact design, a 1-year limited war-
ranty, and free world-class technical support -- all
for a low price that’ s hard to beat.
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Introduction

Here are some of the features of the USB10T
• One B-type USB Port For a Standard USB cable
• One RJ-45 10BaseT Port For a Straight-Through
Catagory 3 or 5 Cable
• Fast 8Mbps Data Throughput with 6Mbps Burst
Transfer
• Easy-to-Read Link and Activity LED Indicators
• No External Power Supply Needed
• Low Power Consumption Rate
• Auto-Sleep Mode Conserves Power and
Notebook PC Battery Life
• Compact Design -- Perfect for Use with Laptops
and Notebook PCs
• Fully Compatible with any USB Hub
• Plug-and-Play Compatible with Windows 98 for
Easy Installation
• CE, FCC Class B Approved
• Free Technical Support on the Phone and on the
Web
• Free Software Upgrades
• 1-Year Limited Warranty
About USB
USB, which is short for Universal Serial Bus, is
a technology designed to make connecting devices
to computers easier. Originally developed in 1996
by a group of computer industry leaders that
included Compaq, Digital, IBM, Intel, Microsoft,
NEC, and Northern Telecom, USB is quickly
becoming the first choice for users who want to
add peripherals to their computers.
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Introduction

USB is unique because it is Plug-and-Play, which
allows a computer to instantly recognize when a
device like a keyboard, mouse, or scanner has
been connected to it. Once the device has been
recognized, it’s ready to go. No special setup is
required. Similarly, USB supports hot swapping -
- the insertion or removal of devices while the
computer is turned on. You can swap one device
for another without having to power down your
system or install any special software -- it really is
that easy.
Another unique USB feature is its ability to allow
multiple devices to be connected to a computer’s
single USB port. When used in conjunction with a
USB Hub, like the Linksys USB 4-Port Hub, mul-
tiple devices can operate simultaneously and inde-
pendent of each other, allowing easy access to an
enormous array of different devices at the same
time. Hubs and devices can be connected together
-- you can connect up to 127 devices to a PC’s
USB port.
Some of the devices that USB supports include
digital cameras and scanners, joysticks, gamepads,
keyboards, hard drives, mice, modems, phones,
printers, speakers, and more.
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About USB

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER
In order to use this device, you must have a copy
of Microsoft Windows 98 operating system
installed on your PC. Some versions of Windows
95 version B (OSR2) support USB, but the device
drivers included in this package are designed
specifically for Windows 98. If you do not have
Windows 98, this device will not work.
Also, the device requires that a USB port is
installed and enabled on your PC. Some PCs have
a USB port, but it is disabled. Usually there is a
toggle switch on the motherboard or a menu
option in the BIOS that will enable a PC’s USB
port. Consult your computer’s user guide.
Some motherboards have USB interfaces, but no
ports. You should be able to install your own USB
port and attach it to your PC’s motherboard using
hardware purchased at any computer store.
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Disclaimer

Hardware Setup
Before installing the adapter, make sure you have
received all of the following items. If any of the
items are damaged or missing, contact your ven-
dor for replacements:
• USB Network Adapter
• USB Cable
• User Guide and Registration Card
• Program Disk
After unpacking the adapter, follow the steps
below to complete the installation.
Connecting the USB Network Adapter
The USB Network Adapter comes with a USB
cable. One end of the cable has a rectangular plug,
which is called an A-type connector. The other
end of the cable has a square plug, or B-type con-
nector.
The adapter has two ports. One is for RJ-45 UTP
network cabling --it looks like and over-sized
phone jack. The other port looks like a square hole
-- this is the USB B-type port.
1. Make sure your PC is powered on and that you
are at the Windows 98 desktop.
2. Insert the cable’s square B-type plug into the
adapter’s B-type port.
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Hardware Setup

3. Insert the other end of the USB cable (the A-
type connector) into the USB port on your PC.
The adapter is now connected to your PC.
4. Connect your adapter to a 10Mbps or 10Mbps/
100Mbps auto-sensing hub using Category 5 UTP
RJ-45 straight-through cabling. The RJ-45 jacks
should fit into the RJ-45 port on both the adapter
and the hub.
Note: Do NOT connect the USB Network Adapter
directly to another network card or adapter.
Remember that a 10Mbps/100Mbps dual speed
network always uses Category 5 Twisted Pair
RJ-45 cabling or better. Cables of lesser quatity
and category will not work. Be sure that your
cables are free of defects and that they do not
exceed 100 meters (328 feet) in length.
If you are connecting to a 10Mbps Ethernet, you
can use Category 3 cables instead. However, it is
always best to use Cat 5 Fast Ethernet cables so
that you won’t need to buy new cables when you
upgrade to Fast Ethernet.
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Hardware Setup

Windows 98 Setup
After installing the USB Network Adapter, follow
the instructions below to install the adapter’s soft-
ware.
1. Install the USB Network Adapter if you haven’t
already.
2. Start up your computer and Windows 98.
3. At this point, Windows 98 should display a
“New Hardware Found” window.
If the message is not displayed, and this is the first
time that you are using the device, check to make
sure that the USB port on your computer is
enabled. Usually, there is a toggle switch on the
motherboard of your PC or a setting option in the
PC’s BIOS that turns the USB port on and off.
Consult your PC’s user guide to learn how to
enable your computer’s USB port.
4. When you see the New Hardware Found mes-
sage, continue on the step 5.
5. While the Update Device Driver Wizard win-
dow is visible, put the USB Network Adapter pro-
gram diskette into drive A and click on Next. A
window will apear and ask you What would you
like Windows to do?
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Windows 98

6. Select Search for the best driver for your device
(Recommended). Click Next.
7. A window will appear asking Where would you
like Windows 98 to search for the driver? Make
sure that Floppy disk drive is selected and that a:\
is specified in the location window. Click Next to
continue.
8. Windows will begin searching your drives for
the correct device drivers. If a message appears
that reads Windows found the following updated
driver for this device, go to step 9.
If a window appears that reads Windows was
unable to locate the driver for this device, skip to
problem 2 of the Troubleshooting section.
9. After Windows detects the proper network
adapter device driver on the disk, click on the
Finish button when it appears.
10. When the Insert Disk message appears, click
OK.
11. When the Copying Files... window appears,
type a:\ into the box displayed and click OK. Note
that all of the files that Linksys provides begin
with the name USB10T. If at any time Windows
asks you to supply any other files, insert the
Windows 98 CD-ROM or disks as needed, direct
Windows to the proper location, and click OK.
For example, if you have a Windows 98 CD-ROM,
and it is located in drive D, you would type
d:\win98 and press Enter when asked to supply
the path to the CD-ROM.
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Windows 98

12. Windows will finish copying all the necessary
files to your system. When asked if you want to
restart your computer, click No. This window may
not appear, depending on your computer’s config-
uration. If it doesn’t, just move on to the next step.
13. Once you are back at the Windows 98 desktop,
click on the Start button. Click on Settings, then
Control Panel.
14. Double-click on the Network icon. The
Network window will appear.
15. Click on the Configuration tab. Make sure
that the following network components are
installed:
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Windows 98

Client for Microsoft Networks
Client for Netware Network
Linksys USB-Network Adapter
IPX/SPX-compatible Protocol
NetBEUI
There may be other components listed in addition
to the ones shown above. However, if any compo-
nents shown above are missing, you’ll need to
install them manually. Follow the instructions on
page 20.
16. In the Primary Network Logon box, select
Client for Microsoft Networks.
17. Click on the Identification tab.
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Windows 98

Type the name of your PC in the Computer name
box. Make up a name that is unique from the other
computers' names on the network. You can call it
anything you’d like, (eg: Tardis, JoePC, etc.).
18. Type the name of your workgroup in the
Workgroup box. The name you type should be
the same workgroup name in use by all of the
other PCs on the network. The Workgroup box is
case sensitive -- be sure to use the same case that
is in use on your other PCs.
19. Enter a description of your PC in the
Computer Description box. This box is optional.
20. Click on the Access Control tab.
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Windows 98

Make sure that Shared-level access control is
selected. If the setting is on User-level access con-
trol and you can’t change it, skip to problem 5 in
the Troubleshooting section.
21. Click on the OK button. Your system may or
may not ask you to insert your Windows 98 CD-
ROM or Diskette. If it does, insert your disk into
the proper drive and direct Windows to it.
22. Once Windows is done copying the necessary
files, the System Settings Change window
appears. Remove all disks from your computer
and click on Yes to restart your PC. If you don’t
see this window, simply close down Windows 98
and restart your computer.
The driver installation is complete.
23. Once the computer has restarted and Windows
is up, a Logon window will appear requiring you
to enter a username and password. Make up a
username and password, enter them, and click
OK.
Do not click the Cancel button, or you won’t be
able to log onto the network. If the logon window
does not appear or if it does not allow you to log
on, refer to the problem number 3 in the trou-
bleshooting section.
24. Once you are at the Windows 98 desktop, dou-
ble-click on the Network Neighborhood icon.
You should see the names of the other PCs on the
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Windows 98

network that have enabled file and printer sharing
When you’re finished, if you still need to set up
file and printer sharing so your PC shows up in
Network Neighborhood, proceed to the Enabling
File & Printer Sharing section.
If you don’t see anything at all, press the F5 key a
few times on your keyboard to refresh the screen.
If you only see your computer in Network
Neighborhood, skip to problem 6 in the
Troubleshooting section.
If you see all computers on the network except
yours, and the other PCs can’t see your computer,
see the Troubleshooting section.
Enabling File and Printer Sharing in
Windows 98
File and printer sharing in Windows 98 allows you
to share files or printers that are on your computer
with other PCs on the network. If you don't enable
file or printer sharing, your PC will be "invisible"
to all of the other PCs on the network, (even your-
self).
1. To set up sharing for the first time on a comput-
er, click on Start, Settings, Control Panel, then
double-click on Network.
Click on the Configuration tab, followed by the
File and Printer Sharing button. The File and
Printer Sharing window will appear.
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Windows 98

If you’d like others to be able to access the files on
your PC’s hard drive, select I want to be able to
give others access to my files. If you’d like to
share your printer with other users on the network,
select I want to be able to allow others to print to
my printer. Click on the OK button. File and
Printer Sharing for Microsoft networks should
now appear in the list of installed components.
Click OK. When asked to restart your PC, choose
to do so.
2. After following the preparation instructions,
double-click on your My Computer icon. A win-
dow of available disk drives will appear. Using
your right mouse button, click once on the drive or
folder that you want to make available to other
users. Click on Sharing, followed by the Sharing
tab. Click on Share As. In the Share Name box,
enter a name for the drive or folder you are shar-
ing, (eg: C-Drive, CD-ROM, Leela, etc.).
Next, decide on the type of access that you want
to give other users:
· Read-Only access lets other users view the files
on your PC.
· Full access lets users create, change, or delete
files on your PC.
· Depends on Password lets users have Read-
Only and/or Full access, depending on the pass-
word that you decide to give them.
Use your mouse to select the type of file sharing
access that you want other users to have. If you
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Windows 98

want to assign access password(s), type them into
the Password box(es).
3. When you're done, click on the Apply button,
followed by OK.Your drive(s) or folder(s) can
now be accessed from other users whenever they
click on their Windows Network Neighborhood
icons. If a user tries to access one of your drives
that's password-protected, he or she will be asked
for the appropriate Read-Only or Full access pass-
word.
4. To share your printer(s), double-click on your
My Computer icon. Click on the Printers folder.
A window of available printers will appear. Using
your right mouse button, click once on the printer
that you want to share with other users. Click on
Sharing, followed by the Sharing tab. Click on
Share As. In the Share Name box, give a name to
the printer you're about to share (Jack's HP4, for
example).
If you want to assign a password to the printer so
only certain users can access it, type a password in
the Password box. When you're done, click on the
Apply button, followed by OK.
Your printer(s) is now shared. When you're fin-
ished, restart your PC, log into your network. The
setup is complete.
Note: Some printers may not be networkable or
may require extra setup steps or software. Refer to
the printer’s user guide or contact the manufactur-
er if you are unsure.
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Windows 98

Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting hints for Windows 98 can be
found below. The USB10T is not compatible with
any other operating system. Please see the dis-
claimer on page 4.
Troubleshooting Hints for Windows 98
Problem 1: Windows 98 doesn’t detect new hard-
ware with the USB Adapter hardware installed, or
it continues to detect the adapter each time you
restart your PC.
Solutions
You might not have installed the USB adapter cor-
rectly. Check that the USB cable and RJ-45 cable
are securely inserted into the appropriate ports.
You may have previously aborted a new hardware
setup. Reinstall the hardware.
The motherboard in your system might not be
USB enabled, your PC’s USB settings may not be
enabled, or the motherboard may have USB
options not supported by Windows 98. Your PC’s
USB port may not be supplying the Ethernet
Adapter with a sufficient amount of power.
If you are not sure, consult your PC user guide or
contact your PC’s manufacturer.
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