User manual LINKSYS USB100M

[. . . ] Instant EtherFast® Series EtherFast® 10/100 Compact USB Network Adapter Model No. : USB100M User Guide COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS Copyright © 2001 Linksys, All Rights Reserved. Microsoft, Windows, and the Windows logo are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks and brand names are the property of their respective proprietors. LIMITED WARRANTY Linksys guarantees that every EtherFast® 10/100 Compact USB Network Adapter is free from physical defects in material and workmanship for one year from the date of purchase, when used within the limits set forth in the Specification section of this User Guide. [. . . ] Select the Specify a location option and insert the Driver CD into your CD-Rom drive. Click the Next button. 29 30 Instant EtherFast® Series EtherFast® 10/100 Compact USB Network Adapter 8. The Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard dialog screen will appear. The following adapter name will be shown: Linksys EtherFast 10/100 Compact USB Network Adapter. Windows doesn't detect new hardware with the Compact USB Network Adapter hardware connected, or it continues to detect the adapter each time I restart the PC. · You might not have correctly or securely installed the adapter into your computer. Check that the adapter is securely inserted into the appropriate USB Port. · The system BIOS might not be USB compatible, your PCs USB settings may not be enabled, or the motherboard may have USB options not supported by Windows 98, Windows Millennium, or Windows 2000. Windows can't locate the driver for the Compact USB Network Adapter. · You may have inserted the wrong Driver CD into your PCs CD-Rom drive. · The Driver CD may be defective or files may be missing, or you may be pointing Windows to the wrong drive. Ensure that the driver CD includes the files "USB100M. inf " and "USB100M. sys". 9. The EtherFast® 10/100 Compact USB Network Adapter driver installation is complete. For more information about networking under Windows 2000, refer to your Microsoft Windows 2000 documentation. 3. The Windows Logon screen doesn't appear after restarting the computer. If this doesn't solve the problem, your PCs manufacturer may have disabled Windows' networking. On the Access Control Tab, User Level Access is selected, but Shared Level Access is grayed out and not accessible. · You previously had your primary network logon set to Client for NetWare Networks. On the Configuration tab of the Network Properties window, ensure that your primary network logon is set to Client for Microsoft Networks. · Your personal web server PC or Microsoft Front Page may require you to choose a user level for security reasons. 31 32 Instant EtherFast® Series EtherFast® 10/100 Compact USB Network Adapter 5. Make sure you are getting Link or Activity lights on both the Compact USB Network Adapter and your hub if you are using one. I've decided that I don't want to share a drive or printer anymore, or I have decided to physically remove a drive or printer from my network. [. . . ] The most common network devices include hubs, switches, routers, and gateways. Most large networks contain several levels of interconnection, the most important of which include edge connections, backbone connections, and wide-area connections. USB (Universal Serial Bus) - A "plug and play" interface between a computer and add-on devices (such as audio players, joysticks, keyboards, telephones, scanners, and printers). With USB, a new device can be added to your computer without having to add an adapter card or even having to turn the computer off. [. . . ]