Abocom USB Home PhoneLine 1Mbps Network Adapter User Manual

USB Home PhoneLine

1Mbps Network Adapter

User’s Guide

M73-APO08-250

REGULATORY STATEMENTS

Part15, Class B

This device complies with Part 15 of FCC rules. Operation
is subject to the following two conditions:

1. This device may not cause harmful interface, and

2. This device must accept any interface received,
including interface that may cause undesired operation.
This equipment has been tested and found to comply
with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to
Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to
provide reasonable protection against harmful
interference in a residential installation. This
equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio
frequency energy, and if not installed and used in
accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful
interference to radio communications. However, there
is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a
particular installation. If this equipment does cause
harmful interference to radio or television reception,
which can be determined by turning off and on, the
user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by
one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the distance between the equipment and

receiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit
different from that to which the receiver is connected.

Changes or modifications not expressly approved by

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party responsible for compliance could void the
user the user authority to operate the equipment.

FCC Part 68 Registration

This equipment complies with Part 68 of the FCC Rules.
On the bottom of this equipment is label that contains,
among other information, the FCC registration Number and
Ringer equipment Number (REN) for the equipment. If
requested, this information must be given to the Telephone
Company.

The REN is useful to determine the quantity of devices you
may connect to your telephone line and still have all of
those devices ring when your telephone number is called.
In most, but not all areas, the sum of the REN’s of all
devices connected to one line should not exceed five (5.0).
To be certain of the number of devices you’re local
telephone company to determine the maximum REN for
you’re calling area. If your telephone equipment cause
harm to the telephone network, the Telephone Company
may discontinue your service temporarily. If possible, they
will notify you in advance. But if advance notice isn’t
practical, you will be informed of your right to file a
complaint with the FCC.

Your telephone company may changes in its facilities,
equipment, operations or procedures that could affect the
proper functioning of your equipment. If they do, you will
be notified in advance to given you and opportunity to
maintain uninterrupted telephone service. If you experience
trouble with this telephone equipment, please contact the
following address and phone number for information on
obtaining service or repairs. The telephone company may
ask that your disconnect this equipment from the network
until the problem has been corrected or until you are sure
that the equipment is not malfunctioning. This equipment
may not be used on coin service provide by the telephone
company. Connection to party lines is subject to state tariffs.

INTRODUCTIONS

The USB Home PhoneLine 1Mbps Network
Adapter is fully compatible with the Universal Serial

Bus (USB) functionality built in Windows 98. It
enables the instant connectivity to multiple PCs over
a home's existing telephone lines.

You can share network-enabled printers, transfer files
between computers, play network games, and
moreover - no switches, hubs, or even any additional
cables is needed. The network runs on standard
home-grade-telephone wires just like the ones you
use everyday. Plus, it doesn’t interfere with your
normal phone use.

Features

• Connects to a network using your existing
telephone line -- No additional hubs or network
cables needed

• Working with any PC with a USB port

• Microsoft Windows 98/2000/Millennium

supported

• 1Mbps transfer rate over telephone lines

• External USB network adapter with 1 RJ-11

modular telephone port

• USB cable included – true plug & play

• HomePNA specification 1.1 compliant

• Connects up to 25 devices together on your

home phone network

About Home Phone Networking Technology

The USB Home PhoneLine 1Mbps Network Adapter
utilizes a technology known as Frequency Division
Multiplexing (FDM) which essentially divides the

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data travelling over the phone lines into separate
frequencies - one for voice, one for high-bandwidth
net access such as DSL, and one for the network data.
These frequencies can coexist on the same telephone
line without impacting one another.

The 1 Megabit-per-second (one million bits-per­second) data rate is 18 times that of the fastest analog
modems available, which runs at 56Kbps. Even high­speed modem, xDSL, and ISDN connections will
perform at full speed on a home network.

Note: Because of the limitations of standard
telephone cables, Home Phone Networking
devices require that your cabling does not
exceed a total length of 500 feet for your
entire network.

System Requirements

 A Pentium

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processor-based personal computer

166MMX or above.

 At least 16 MB of RAM.
 One USB port well installed and enabled.
 Microsoft Windows 98

Specifications

Network Standard

 HomePNA specification 1.1
 Standard phone wiring

Supported Operating Systems

 Windows 98
 Windows 2000
 Windows Millennium

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Parts Names and Functions

 USB Connection Cable: connects the USB host

port with the USB Home PhoneLine 1Mbps
Network Adapter.

connects to the USB host port

1

2

4

6

5

3

 USB-B Port: USB device port.
 USB Home PhoneLine 1Mbps Network Adapter
 Rx/Tx LED indicator: blinks amber when the

USB Home PhoneLine 1Mbps Network Adapter
is transmitting/receiving data

 Link LED indicator: glows green when the USB

Home PhoneLine 1Mbps Network Adapter is well
connected.

 RJ-11 port: connects the USB Home PhoneLine

Network Adapter with telephone wire.

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HARDWARE INSTALLATION

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. If the Universal Serial Bus
controller device is found, it means your USB port is

installed and enabled. If not, either no USB port is
installed or the USB bios is not properly enabled. In
this case, consult your computer dealer for USB
support.

Getting Hooked Up

1. Locate the USB host port of your system. Align
the USB connector toward the USB host port,
push evenly and steadily until it is seated.

2. Connect another end of the USB connection
cable to the device port of your USB Home
PhoneLine 1Mbps Network Adapter (i.e. USB B

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Port, refer to the section titled “Parts Names and
Functions” for details) until it clicks.

3. Windows 98 will automatically detect the new
hardware device. Perform the following
procedures to install the device driver.

Connecting Telephone Cabling

1. Attach one end of the telephone wire to the USB
Home PhoneLine 1Mbps Network Adapter’s RJ­11 telephone port.

2. Connect the other end of the wire into a
telephone jack in your wall.

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SOFTWARE INSTALLATION (WINDOWS

98)

1. Once the USB Home PhoneLine 1M Network
Adapter was connected to your computer,
Windows 98 will automatically detect the new
hardware device as shown below. Click Next.

2. Insert the device driver diskette into your floppy
drive. When Windows prompts you What do

you want Windows to do? Select

best driver for your device. (Recommended)

Next.

Search for the

.

Click

3. Follow the on-screen instruction to proceed.

4. The installation program will proceed
automatically.

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5. Windows will finish copying all the necessary
files to your system. When the following
window appears, click Finish.

6. When asked if you want to restart your computer,
click No

7. Once you are back at the Windows 98 desktop,
click the Start button. Click Settings, then
Control Panel.

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8. Double-click the Network icon. The Network
window will appear. Click the Configuration
tab.

9. Make sure that the following network
components are installed:

Client for Microsoft Networks
USB Home PhoneLine 1Mbps Network Adapter
NetBEUI
TCP/IP

10. 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 98
documentation.

11. In the Primary Network Logon box, select
Client for Microsoft Networks.

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12. Click the Identification tab. Enter the required
information appropriately.

13. Click the Access Control tab. Make sure that
Shared-level access control is selected.

14. When finished, remember to restart your
computer to activate the new device.

Once the computer has restarted and Windows 98 has
booted up, the Link light will be on. 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 desktop, double­click 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

If you are not using Windows 98 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.

Connecting to a NetWare File Server

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.

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4. Click OK and restart your PC.

Connecting to a Windows NT Domain

1. Click My Computer, Control Panel, and
Network. Change the Primary Network Logon

to Client for Microsoft Network.

2. Double-click the Client for Microsoft networks.

3. Select the Log on to Windows NT domain box.
Put your NT domain name in the Windows NT
domain area.

4. Click OK and restart your PC.

5. When finished, restart your computer.

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Using File and Printer Sharing

1. Click Start, Settings, Control Panel. Double-
click Network.

2. Click the Configuration tab, followed by the

File and Printer Sharing button. The File and
Printer Sharing window will appear.

• If you'd like others to be able to access the files on

your PCs 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.

3. Click 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.

Enabling File Sharing

1. Double-click My Computer. A window of
available disk drives will appear.

2. Right-click once the drive or folder that you
want to make available to other users.

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3. Click Sharing, followed by the Sharing tab.
Click Share As. In the Share Name box, enter a
name for the drive or folder you are sharing.

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 password
that you decide to give them.

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Use your mouse to select the type of file sharing
access that you want other users to have. If you want
to assign access password(s), type them into the
Password box(es).

If you are sharing a cable modem or DSL broadband
connection that you will be using to access the
Internet, you should protect all of your shared drives
and printers with private passwords.

When finished, click Apply, followed by OK.

Enabling Printers Sharing

Click StartSetting Printers. A window of
available printers will appear.

Right-click the printer that you want to share with
other users. Click Sharing, followed by the Sharing
tab. Click 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 Apply, followed by OK. Your printer(s) are
now shared.

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