Netgear PA301 Quick Start Manual

Start Here

Instructions in this guide are for users of Windows® 95 and Windows 98 who
are installing the Model PA301 Network Card. For instructions on installing and
verifying the Windows network driver, refer to “Install the Network Card”
this page

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The following seven easy steps are provided in this guide for installing your
Model PA301 Network Card:

1. Verify Package Contents

2. Install the Network Card

3. Connect the Telephone Cables

4. Install the Network Driver

5. Install the Model PA301 Software

6. Access the Internet

7. Access the Network Printers

As a final step, be sure to register your NETGEAR™ product at

www.NETGEAR.com

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Verify Package Contents

Unpack the package contents and verify that you have the following:

Model PA301
Network Card

Telephone cable
(10 ft)

Resource CD

Installation
guide

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Verify PC Requirements

The instructions given in this guide are for using the NETGEAR Model PA301
Network Card in a PC that has a Microsoft

®

Windows 95 operating system.

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Install the Network Card

Network card

Back plate

removed

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Note:

Touch a grounded metal object to free yourself of static

electricity before you handle the network card.

1. Turn the power off and unplug the power cord from your computer.

2. Remove the PC cover.

3. Choose an available PCI slot (PCI slots are the shorter slots) and
remove the corresponding back plate from the PC chassis.

4. Insert the network card into the PCI slot and fasten the card to the
computer chassis by tightening the screw that is on the PC.

Note:

To avoid damaging any components on the network card,
handle it by the edges, using your thumbs to push it securely into the
PCI slot. Make sure the network card is fully inserted into the slot to
prevent the PC operating system from experiencing problems.

5. Replace the PC cover and reconnect the power cord to the PC.

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Connect the Telephone Cables

PC with network
card installed

RJ-11
connectors

Phone line
behind the
wall

PC with network
card installed

Telephone

Printer
(optional)

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Using the telephone cable provided in the NETGEAR package, connect one end
of the telephone cable to the port labeled “TO WALL” on the network card and
the other end of the cable to an available wall jack, as illustrated above.

Using the cable shipped with your telephone or modem, connect that cable to
the port labeled “TO PHONE” on the network card.

If you are using an external analog modem to connect to the Internet, refer to the
following illustration that shows the connections for the wall jack, Model PA301
Network card, external modem, and phone. Note that the captions on the modem
Card, network card, and modem direct you to the outlets where you connect the
cables.

Wall jack

PC Serial cable External

modem

Telephone wire

Phone

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The illustration below depicts the configuration with an internal modem and
shows a closeup of the connections for the wall jack, modem card, Model
PA301 Network Card, and phone. Note that the caption on the modem card and
network card direct you to the outlets where you connect the cable from the wall
jack and the cable that connects to the phone.

To phone

PC with Model PA301 Network Card

and internal modem

Wall jack

Modem

Model PA301 Network Card

Note:

For optimal performance, the Model PA301 Network Card

To line

Phone

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should be plugged directly into a wall jack, and the modem should be
plugged directly into the network card.

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Install the Network Driver

This guide provides instructions for installing the Windows Network Driver . The
steps given are for users of Windows 95. However, because all versions of
Windows 95 might not respond the same, windows that are different from those
shown in these instructions might open but prompt you for the same
information, or windows might open in a different order than shown in these
instructions.

If you are using W indows 98, read these instructions thoroughly for an overview
of the steps that are necessary for the installation of the software driver. Follow
the instructions given by the Windows 98 Installation Wizard to install the
driver.

Note:

You must install the network card before installing the
network driver. You need to hav e the W indo ws 95 or W indo ws 98 CD
and the
installation process.

NETGEAR Phoneline10X Resource CD ready to use in the

If you have not yet named your PC and your network, before you proceed with
the installation steps, decide on a name for your network and for each PC. You
will be using these names in section 5, “Install the PA301 Software.”

Note:

If the “Insert CD” window opens and the “Please insert the
CD labeled Windows”...message appears at any time during the
installation process, insert the Windows CD and click on OK. Then
proceed with the following steps.

1. Turn on the power to the computer and start Windows.

The new hardware is found and the driver is automatically loaded.

2.

New Hardware Found

PCI Ethernet Controller

Select which driver you want to install for your new hardware:

Windows default driver

Driver from disk provided by hardware manufacturer
Do not install a driver (Windows will not prompt you again)
Select from a list of alternate dirvers

OK Cancel Help

Select “Driver from disk provided by hardware manufacturer,” and
click on OK to open the Update Driver Wizard window.

(A New Hardware Found window might open that is different from the one
above and prompt you to click on Next to open the Update Driver Wizard
window.)

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3.

Insert the NETGEAR Phoneline10X Resource CD and click on Next.

4.

Click on Finish to start copying the drivers.

It may take several minutes for the operating system to complete the driver
installation.

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