User manual BELKIN F5U004

[. . . ] Therefore each host can be up to 5 meters away from the USB Direct Connect. Figure 1 below shows the different ways that the USB Direct Connect(s) can be connected to host computers. D. i. y Ch. i@ Figure 1. Network Topology Note from the "Tree" Configuration in the previous section that it is possible to connect more than two USB Direct Connects to a host, however, only eight USB Direct Connects may be connected per host. Another restriction is the following: the hosts must NEVER be connected in such a way that any two hosts in the network have more than one USB Direct Connect connecting them. [. . . ] Computer 1, Computer 2, PC1, PC2, PC3, Jonathan, Winston, Majid, Chris, Melody, Justin, Derek or Ferdi). Type one in and click next. 4. A window will appear asking for a Workgroup name. That is, the Workgroup name on all the computers should be exactly the same . Type one in and click Next. 5. A window will appear asking for a PC description. You can type anything on the computer description or you can just leave it blank . 6. A window will appear asking if you want to assign your own IP address. If you choose 'Yes', proceed to the next step. You can choose to let Windows pick an IP address but this will lengthen the time it takes for your computer to boot. 7. Enter the IP address for this computer on in the four entry boxes. Click 'Continue'. 8. The network drivers for your computer will now be installed. You may be asked to insert your Windows 95/98 CD or for the location of your Windows 95/98 CAB files. When the driver installation is finished, you will be asked to reboot. Eject the driver diskette on Drive A then click 'Yes'. 9. After reboot your computer should be ready to go . 4. 3. 0 Sharing resources between computers After installing the services necessary for networking, you can share your resources between each computer e. g. The following procedure outlines the steps on how to share Hard Drives (also applicable to CD-ROMs): 1) Double click on the MY COMPUTER Icon on your Desktop. 2) Left click on the hard drive available on your computer (e. g. On the pull down menu that appears, select Sharing. 3)A window like the one below will appear. Select `Shared As', Share name is `C', set the Access Type to `Full then click Apply. Click OK . 4. When you go back to My Computer, you will see a `small hand' underneath the C drive signifying that the drive is now shared. The Installation is now complete on the first computer. Go back to section 4. 0 and commence installation on the rest of the computers connected to the network. Once the installation is done on all the computers, on your Desktop (main screen) you can double click on the Network Neighborhood Icon. Once it is open, you should see all the computers connected to the network. If you get an error saying " Not able to browse the network ", wait for a minute or two then press the F5 key on your keyboard to refresh the network connections. 5. Setting Up Network Support Manually IF you choose `Advanced Installation' on Netsetup under section 4. 2. 0, you will need to setup the network manually. Setting up the network manually will also enable you to troubleshoot the network if it does not work right after running Netsetup using `Typical Installation'. This section gives instructions for installing various network components that you will need depending on how you intend to use the Belkin USB Direct Connect. You will need to determine how your network is currently set up and what you will need to add to your configuration for proper functionality. [. . . ] Display the "Configuration" tab in the Network dialog from the Control Panel (see directions in section 5. 1). In the Computer name: edit box, type in a unique name for the computer. In the Workgroup edit box, type in the workgroup name that you would like to use for all of the computers. Belkin Components has made their best effort to ensure that all the information contained in this document is accurate and reliable. [. . . ]