Askey Computer HNH010D75 Users manual
Home-LAN Manual
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1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................ 1
1.1 Package Includes......................................................................................................................... 2
1.2 Minimum System Requirements................................................................................................... 2
2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION.........................................................................................................3
2.1 Home-LAN Installation................................................................................................................ 3
2.2 Connection Diagram ................................................................................................................... 3
3 DRIVER INSTALLATION................................................................................................................. 5
3.1 Driver Installation for Windows 95............................................................................................. 5
3.2 Driver Installation for Windows 98............................................................................................. 9
4 WINGATE™ INSTALLATION....................................................................................................... 15
4.1 WinGate™ Installation for “Gateway/ Server”........................................................................ 15
4.2 WinGate™ Installation for “Client”......................................................................................... 17
1 INTRODUCTION
Home-LAN allows users not only to share local disks and printers over the network, but also to share a
single Internet account simultaneous. The computer (configured as Gateway/Server) can share Internet
account with the other networked computers. With Home-LAN, Networking is no longer expensive
and complex.
Ease and convenience
Home-LAN networking use existing telephone wiring as medium for networking PCs. There are no
complicated network wiring and administration. With easy networking configuration and ordinary
phone wiring, you can network your PC from most any where at home. The provided software handles
the complex communications that make traditional networks so hard.
Cost savings
Home-LAN provides total package of home networking. Give everyone access the networked PCs’
sources, such as printers, Internet access simultaneous, files and more.
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1.1 Package Includes
• A Home-LAN PCI Card
• A Phone Co r d
• An Quick Installation
• A CD-Based Software, including drivers for Windows 95
Installation Guide
1.2 Minimum System Requirements
• PC with at least a 586 microprocessor (Pentium ® recommended)
• At least 16MB RAM
• At least 8 MB available hard drive space
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/98® ,WinGate™ Software,
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• Available PCI slot
• CD-ROM dr i ve
• For Internet sharing, at least one PC (configured as the Server/Gateway) must have a modem
and a valid Internet account.
• You may need Wind o ws 95/9 8 CD ha nd y (co ntai ning t he versi on o f Wind o ws curr entl y runni ng
on your PC ) because Windows 95/98 may ask for Windows 95/98 CD to copy network
components during software installation process.
• You may need phone cord s for connecting depending on your network configuration.
® Windows ® 95/98 Operating System
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2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION
SAFETY PRECAUTION: Turn off your electronic devices, including your personal computer, before
you begin to connect and disconnect cables.
2.1 Home-LAN Installation
Follow the steps below to install Home-LAN card(s) into your PC(s).
Step 1: With the power to your PC disconnected, remove the PC's casing.
Step 2: Press the Home-LAN card firmly into the PCI slot, and secure it with screws to your PC.
Step 3: Reinstall the casing on your PC.
2.2 Connection Diagram
After installing the Home-LAN cards into your PC, you need to connect your network and related
devices. For connecting, you just need:
• Attach the phone cord to the port marked “network” on your Home-LAN card and a nearby phone
jack.
• For adding another PC to your Home-LAN ne twork, connect two Home-LANs with phone cord.
The typical Home Network Connection with Home-LAN networ k solution is illustrated in Diagram 2-1.
We suppose the Server/Gateway PC and Client 1& 2 PCs are located in different rooms in the home.
The three PCs are networked together to share each other over the existing phoneline and Home-LANs.
Diagram 2-1
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The left side of the diagram above describes a Home Computer used as a Server/Gateway. A
Server/Gateway is defined as a system that has an ISP account setup and has a communication device
like a modem installed on it for connection to Internet. The Server/Gateway system is connected to a
nearby phone jack.
The right side of the diagram describes two clients daisy chained together (multiple connection) with the
Home-LAN card. A Client is defined as a computer that gets Internet access through the
Server/Gateway. Client 1 is connected to a nearby phone jack.
It is recommended to install and configure the Home-LAN card on Server/Gateway first. There must be
only one PC configured as Server/Gateway on your Home-LAN network.
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3 DRIVER INSTALLATION
After install Home-LAN into your PC, you need to install the driver first; then install WinGate
software. This chapter describes the driver installation for your Home-LAN.
3.1 Driver Installation for Windows 95
1. After installing Home-LAN into your PC, power on your PC.
2. Start Windows 95 with provided CD in your CD-ROM drive. The “Update Hardware Wizard”
appears announcing the detecting of “PCI Ethernet Controller”. Click “Next”.
3. Windows 95 will find and install the approp riate drivers. Click “ Finish “. Then Windows will cop y
necessary files into your hard disk.
Note: If Windows can not locate the drivers for your new hardware, please click “Other
locations…” to locate your CD-ROM drive.
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4. When prompted with the message box below, please type the drive letter of your CD-ROM and press
“ OK “.
5. Click “ Yes “ to restart your computer.
Note: It is better to complete the driver installation of all networked stations before installing
the WinGate software.
6. After restart Windows 95. The “Update Device Driver Wizard” appears announcing the detecting of
“ PCI Communication Device ”. Click “Next”.
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