Linksys HPN100, HPN100SK, HPN100 - 1 Mbps Network User Manual
HomeLink™ Series
HomeLink Phoneline
Network Card
Use this guide to install these Linksys Products:
•
HomeLink Phoneline Network Card (HPN100)
• HomeLink Phoneline Network In a Box (HPN100SK)
User Guide
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Linksys guarantees that every Linksys HomeLink Phoneline Network Card and Network
in a Box is free from physical defects in material and workmanship under normal use
for five (5) years from the date of purchase. If the product proves defective during this
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FCC STATEMENT
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 according to 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 is found by turning the equipment 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 separation between the equipment or device
• Connect the equipment to an outlet other than the receiver’s
• Consult a dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for assistance
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Introduction
Your Linksys HomeLink Phoneline Network Card
Congratulations on purchasing your new Linksys HomeLink Phoneline
Network Card(s). This exciting new technology is being offered in compliance with the standards of the Home Phoneline Networking Alliance
(HomePNA). The Linksys HomeLink Phoneline Network Card now offers
instant connectivity to multiple PCs over existing telephone lines in your
home. You can network any computer by connecting it to any standard phone
line. There's no need for a switch, hub, or even any additional cables - the
network runs on standard, home-grade telephone wires just like the ones you
use every day.
The Linksys HomeLink Phoneline Network Card utilizes Advanced Micro
Devices' (AMD®) PCnet™-Home technology. This new technology lets your
phone line carry computer data as well as regular telephone voice service.
You can also use broadband connections like cable modems or Digital
Subscriber Lines (DSL). You can talk on the telephone or download files
from the Internet, and share resources over a network at the same time. Every
standard telephone jack in the home is capable of hosting a PC - you can connect up to 25 computers, transforming your home's telephone wiring into an
easily expandable network. Want to add more PCs? Just put a HomeLink
Card in your computer and plug it into your phone jack. It’s that simple!
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Contents
Introduction 1
Your Linksys HomeLink Phoneline Network Card 1
How Does HomeLink Networking Work? 2
Features 3
Package Contents 4
Sharing Your Resources 5
Installing Your HomeLink Card 6
Installing Your Cabling 8
Installing Your Driver Software 11
Windows 98 Driver Setup 12
Windows 95 Driver Setup 17
Windows NT 4.0 Driver Setup 22
Internet LanBridge 27
Installing Internet LanBridge 28
Using Internet LanBridge 30
Uninstalling Internet LanBridge 31
Troubleshooting 33
Troubleshooting for Windows PCs 33
General Troubleshooting Tips 37
Appendix 39
Changing the Card Settings 39
About Plug-and-Play PCI Technology 41
Windows 95 Version A Driver Installation 43
File and Printer Sharing 45
Starting Over in Windows 95 &98 48
Changing Computer or Workgroup Names 50
Manually Installing Network Components 51
Linux, Open Source, & Beta Operating Systems 53
References 54
Types of Cabling 54
Specifications 57
Customer Support 58
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How Does HomeLink Networking Work?
The Linksys HomeLink Phoneline Network Card utilizes a technology known
as Frequency Division Multiplexing (FDM) which divides the data travelling
over the phone lines into separate frequencies - one for voice, one for highbandwidth net access such as DSL, and one for the network data. These frequencies can coexist on the same telephone line without impacting one another, although you will not be able to use your telephone if you are connected
through an analog modem.
HomeLink’s 1Mbps data transfer rate over phone lines more than accommodates home PC applications such as file and printer sharing, gaming, and
Internet and email exchanges. You can share a modem or a high-speed
Internet connection over the entire network using the Internet LanBridge software package. The HomeLink Phoneline Network Card’s data transfer rate is
18 times faster than the fastest analog modems available, which run at
56Kbps. Even high-speed modem, DSL, and ISDN connections will perform
at full speed on a HomeLink network. The HomeLink Phoneline Network
Card gives you the perfect tool to bring the benefits of networking into your
home or office.
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Due to standard telephone cable limitations, HomeLink
HomePNA devices require that your cabling does not exceed a
total length of 500 feet for your entire network.
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Features
• Build A Network Using Your Existing Telephone Line No Additional Hubs or Cabling Needed
• Internal PCI Network Card with 2 RJ-11 Modular Telephone Ports
• 1Mbps Data Transfer Rate - Perfect for File and Printer Sharing, Email, Web
Surfing, Multi-User Gaming, and More
• Migrate to 10Mbps Ethernet at Any Time with the Optional RJ-45 Port
• Share Your Internet Access and ISP Connection Over a Network With
LanBridge Internet Sharing Software
• Each HomeLink Card Comes Packaged with Its Standard Telephone Cable
• Connect Up To 25 PCs on One Network with Up to 500 Feet of Cabling
• Data Transfer Rate is 18 Times Faster Than 56K Modems
• Works With Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, and Windows
2000 (Linksys will offer technical support for Windows 2000 after its official release by Microsoft.)
• Frequency Division Multiplexing (FDM) for Uninterrupted Simultaneous
Voice Service, High-Bandwidth xDSL Internet Access and Network Data
Transmissions
• HomePNA, UADSL, IEEE 802.3, CSMA/CD, and FCC Compliant
• Free Technical Support on the Phone and on the Inter net
• Free Software Driver Upgrades
• 5-Year Limited Warranty
Sharing Your Resources
The HomeLink Phoneline Network Card brings the advantages of inexpensive
networking to your home or office. Any networked device, including CDROM drives, hard drives, and printers, can be shared by any networked PC on
a HomeLink network.
Sharing Your Internet Connection with Your Network
The Linksys HomeLink Phoneline Network Card comes with an Internet
sharing software (also called proxy server software) package called Internet
LanBridge. The LanBridge Internet sharing software package allows you to
share your Internet connection by setting up a proxy server PC, a computer
that establishes the Internet connection and routes all Internet communications to the other networked PCs. Only one PC on your network will be the
proxy server PC. You should pick the PC that has the modem (analog, DSL or
cable) that you usually use to connect to the Internet already installed to be
the proxy server PC.
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America Online, Compuserve, Prodigy, and similar services are
not supported since you must go through their specific service and software to access the Internet. Consult your ISP provider for more details.
Your HomeLink network will let you talk on the phone and access the
Internet at the same time ONLY if you are using a DSL or cable modem
connection. If you are using an analog modem or other device that
requires you to dial out to your Internet Service Provider (ISP), then,
obviously, your telephone line is already in use, and you can not talk on
the phone. Your internal network data travels on a separate frequency,
so your network communications will not be interrupted no matter what
type of Internet connection you have or whether or not you are using
the telephone.
To share a networked device among your PCs on the network, you must
configure each of your PCs to handle that networked device. You can
also choose not to configure certain PCs to prevent them from using
that device.
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Package Contents
• One HomeLink Phoneline Network Card
(Network in a Box contains 2 HomeLink Cards)
• One Standard Modular Telephone Cable
(Network in a Box contains 2 Telephone Cables)
• Installation CD-ROM with HomeLink drivers and
Internet LanBridge Internet Sharing Software
• User Guide and Registration Card
If any of the above items are missing, contact your Linksys dealer.
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Installing the HomeLink Card
1. Power off your PC and disconnect any peripheral equipment including the power cable.
2. Remove your computer's outside cover.
3. Locate an open PCI expansion slot on the motherboard, and determine
which PCI slot is a Master slot. If you have difficulties locating a PCI
Master slot, consult your PC’s motherboard documentation.
4. Slide the HomeLink Card into your PCI slot. Make sure that all its pins are
touching the slot's contacts. Applying a bit of force may be required to push
the Card completely in. After the card is firmly in place, secure its fastening
tab to your PC's chassis with a mounting screw.
5. Replace your PC's cover and reconnect your PC’s power source. The card
installation is complete, and you are now ready to proceed to the next section
to install your telephone or Ethernet network cabling.
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Installing Your HomeLink Card
Before You Begin
The HomeLink Phoneline Network Card is equipped with two phoneline
ports, called RJ-11 ports, to use in a phoneline network utilizing your existing telephone line. The HomeLink Card also has an optional RJ-45 10Mbps
Ethernet port for use with 10BaseT Ethernet networks.
Using Your HomeLink Card in a Ethernet Network
If you intend to use the HomeLink Card on a 10Mbps Ethernet network, only
use RJ-45 twisted-pair cabling. 10BaseT cabling is available in various
grades. For best results, we recommend using 8-wire, Category 5 UTP
cabling for an Ethernet network. Although Category 3 can be used successfully, Category 5 is much more reliable, and it is compatible with faster
100Mbps networks- a useful feature if you upgrade to Fast Ethernet speeds in
the future.
Both Category 3 and Category 5 twisted-pair
cabling can be purchased from computer retail
stores, or if you prefer, you can crimp your own
cables. See page 54 for details on wiring.
Regardless of what speed your Ethernet network runs, you must always use
Category 5 UTP twisted-pair cabling with a switch or a hub. Each PC plugs
into the switch or hub with its own twisted pair cable. Because all the PCs'
cables converge at the hub's central location, a twisted-pair network is often
referred to as having a star topology.
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Do not connect PCs with crossover cables or without using a hub. Your
network might work, but the connection will be very unstable. Only use
crossover cables as a last resort when there are no uplink ports available.
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Keep in mind that RJ-11
and RJ-45 capabilities cannot
be used at the same time. If the
one is in use, the other is automatically disabled.
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Most newer PCs (Pentium
166 or higher) usually come
equipped with all PCI bus mastering slots. If your slots are not
labeled, check your motherboard’s
documentation to determine which
slot is a PCI Master slot.
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The RJ-45 cable connecting your PC's
HomeLink Card to your hub must not exceed
100 meters (328 feet) in length.
If several of your PCs can only access one phone jack, you can connect those
PCs together using the Daisy Chain method. Just plug the cabling from your
first PC with its HomeLink Card into the phone jack, then use the second RJ11 port on the same Card to connect to your second PC’s Card. One phone
jack can support up to twenty-five PCs on one daisy chain. Again, you can
use a two-way splitter to plug a phone or other device into your jack, or connect the device to the open telephone port on the last card in your daisy
chain. See the illustration below on daisy chaining HomeLink PCs.
Daisy Chaining HomeLink PCs from One Telephone Jack
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Installing Your Cabling
If you are installing telephone cabling for phoneline networking, follow the
instructions in the section below. If you are installing Ethernet cabling to be
used with a hub or a switch, follow the instructions on page 10 .
Installing RJ-11 Telephone
Cabling
1. Plug one end of the telephone wire
into either of the HomeLink Card's RJ11 telephone ports. There are two RJ11 ports and only one silver RJ-45 portthe RJ-11 ports are the smaller, black
ones on the left side of the Card. The
illustration on the right shows telephone cabling with its RJ-11 tip inserted into the black RJ-11 port.
2. Connect the other end of the cable into a telephone jack in your wall,
another PC, or a bridge. You may leave one of the RJ-11 ports empty if you
do not want to connect your PC to anything else.
3.Your hardware is now installed. Proceed with the installation of the software on page 11.
If you only have one phone jack and you want to use your phone, modem or
fax machine, you can purchase a two-way adapter to split your single phone
jack into two jack connections. Plug your phone, modem or fax machine into
one phone jack and your HomeLink Network Card cabling into the other
jack.
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If you are using an analog telephone, you can either connect the
device to a second phone jack (recommended), or you can connect
your telephone directly to the second port on your HomeLink Card.
Remember, using the RJ-45 ports on your HomeLink Card will automat-
tically disable your RJ-11 phoneline networking capabilities. The two
types of connections CANNOT be used at the same time. Choose only
ONE type of connection to use at a time.
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Standard phoneline cabling with RJ-11 tips
Installing the Driver Software
Preparing to Install the HomeLink Software
Setting up the HomeLink Card's software involves installing a network driver onto your computer. The driver will allow the card to communicate with
your Windows software package. Before attempting to install a network driver
for the HomeLink Card, Windows 95, 98, 2000* or NT should already be
installed on your computer. The HomeLink Phoneline Network Card driver
setup program will not work properly under any other operating systems.
Because you must answer several important questions about your PC during
the installation, it is strongly recommended that you read through the installation instructions for your specific operating system before continuing with
this installation.
• Windows 98 instructions are on page 12
• Windows 95 instructions are on page 17
• Windows NT 4.0 instructions are on page 22
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If you are using Windows 2000, also known as Windows NT
5.0, your Windows 2000 drivers are on the HomeLink CD-ROM. If
the Windows 2000 drivers are not on your CD-ROM, you can download them from the Linksys website. Since Windows 2000 is still in
development, Linksys will provide updated drivers and technical
support for Windows 2000 upon Microsoft’s official release of it.
Every PC must have a CD-ROM drive to be able to install the
HomeLink drivers. You must let the CD-ROM drive to begin
spinning up before starting the driver installation.
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Installing RJ-45 Ethernet
Cabling
1. Plug one end of a Category 5 UTP
Ethernet cable into the HomeLink Card's
RJ-45 port. The RJ-45 port is the silver
port on the far left of the Card. The
photo to the right shows a Category 5
UTP cable inserted into the RJ-45 port on
the Card.
2. Plug the other end of the cable into
your hub, switch, router or bridge. If you plan to use both 10Mbps devices
and 100Mbps devices on the same network, you'll need an autosensing hub
or switch to allow segments of different speeds to communicate. For more
information on 10/100 Autosensing Hubs and Switches, visit the Linksys
website at www.linksys.com or call us at (800) 546-5797 (LINKSYS).
3.Your Ethernet cabling installation is complete. Follow the instructions in
the next section to install your HomeLink driver software now.
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The LanBridge software documentation refers
to Windows 95 only, but the Windows 98 and 95
installation are almost identical. Use the instructions
for the proper operating system for best results.
Category 5 UTP Ethernet cabling
with its RJ-45 connector
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Cable modems and DSL connections to the Internet require a 10Mbps
interface. To connect your 100Mbps network to your cable or DSL line, use a
10/100 autosensing device to accommodate both speeds.
4. Select the first option, Search for the best driver for your device
(Recommended) and click Next.
5. Make sure the HomeLink CD is still in the CD-ROM drive, and click CD-
ROM drive to prompt Windows to search for the drivers there. Click Next.
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Windows 98 Driver Setup
Now that you’ve installed the HomeLink hardware in your PC, follow these
instructions for installing the Windows 98 network driver. The installation
procedure for the network driver will vary slightly, depending on your system
configuration and what version of Windows you are running.
The type of network built with HomeLink consists of two kinds of PCs - the
server PCs and the client PCs. The server PC is the "mother" computer,
while client PCs are the "children". Each of the client PCs must log on to the
Internet through the server PC, which in turn handles all Internet connections
for each client PC. Choose your server PC as the PC with an analog modem,
cable or DSL connection, or other communications device. Your best server
PC is your fastest, most powerful PC, but it doesn't necessarily have to be.
After you choose your server PC, make sure the Internet connection through
your server PC’s modem is configured and full
y functional before beginning
the installation of HomeLink drivers or LanBridge Internet sharing software.
Installing the HomeLink Network Driver
1. Start up your Windows 98 PC. A “New Hardware
Found” window will pop up for a moment.
2. Put the HomeLink Installation CD into your CD-ROM drive.
3. Windows will display a "Add New Hardware Wizard" window. Click Next.
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You must let your CD-ROM drive spin up before you begin using it,
especially if your CD-ROM drive runs at high speeds.
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Go to page 33
for the Troubleshooting
section if you run into
any problems.
8. An “Inser t Disk” window may ask for your Windows 98 installation files.
If so, click OK and insert your Windows 98 installation CD into your CDROM drive. Or, enter the location of those files on your hard drive, (e.g.,
D:\win98, C:\Windows\options\cabs). To do so, enter the hard drive location
of the Windows files in the “Copy files from” field, then click OK.
9. Windows will confirm successful installation with a message, “Windows
has finished installing the software that your new hardware device requires.”
Click Finish. When asked if you want to restart your PC, make sure the
HomeLink CD is still in your CD-ROM drive and click Yes.
10. The HomeLink driver installation is now complete. Choose a user name
and password if you have not already done so, and enter them in those fields
to log on to your network. Click OK to finish your log-on and access your
network.
From this point on, to access the network, you must enter the same user
name and password whenever Windows requests it, and click
OOKK..
.
Clicking
CCaanncceell
or hitting
EEssccaappee
will abort your network log-on attempt.
If you do not log on, not all network functions may be available to you.
If you are using of Windows 98 files on a CD, you may have to swap
back and forth between the HomeLink CD and the Windows 98 CD.
Make sure each CD is given a few seconds to spin up before use.
Do NOT hit
CCaanncceell
or
SSkkiipp FFiillee
! Doing so will disrupt the file copy.
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If you see”
VVeerrssiioonn CCoonnfflliicctt””
or a similar message, asking you if you want
to overwrite some existing files, it is highly recommended that you keep them.
You may get this message several times or not at all.
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6. Windows will display, “Windows is now ready to install the best driver for
this device” as it recognizes your HomeLink Card driver. Click Next.
Windows will copy the network files onto your PC, which may take a few
minutes.
7. A “Welcome” screen will ask for your computer’s name. Enter your computer’s name and click OK.
Your workgroup name will be automatically changed to
WWoorrkkggrroouupp
at
this time. Make note of your server’s name for future reference, as you
will need it later. Remember, each of your PC’s names must be unique.
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