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Linksys PLUSB10 User Manual

Linksys PLUSB10 User Manual

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  • Page 1 Instant PowerLine Series PowerLine USB Adapter Use this guide to install: PLUSB10 ver. 2 User Guide...
  • Page 2 Linksys reserves the right to revise or update its products, software, or documentation without obligation to notify any individ- ual or entity.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction The Linksys PowerLine USB Adapter Features Chapter 2: Getting to Know the PowerLine USB Adapter The USB Adapter’s Ports The USB Adapter’s Front Panel LEDs Chapter 3: Planning Your PowerLine Network Chapter 4: Using the Setup CD-ROM...

  • Page 4: Chapter 1: Introduction

    And if you use a PowerLine Bridge to interface one of the famous Linksys Broadband Routers from your cable or DSL Internet connection to your PowerLine network, you'll be able to get to the Internet from any computer in the house.

  • Page 5: Chapter 2: Getting To Know The Powerline Usb Adapter

    Chapter 2: Getting to Know the PowerLine USB Adapter The USB Adapter’s Ports Figure 2-1 The USB Port, shown in Figure 2-1, is where you will connect your USB cable. To work with USB ports, your computer must be running Windows 98SE, 2000, Millennium, or XP. The USB icon shown in Figure 2-2 marks a USB port on a PC or device.

  • Page 6: Chapter 3: Planning Your Powerline Network

    Chapter 3: Planning Your Powerline Network With the Instant PowerLine products, a network can be created using home powerlines. Computers can be networked over powerlines using a PowerLine USB Adapter or an EtherFast 10/100 Bridge. Use the USB Adapter for a USB- enabled computer, or use the 10/100 Bridge for an Ethernet-enabled computer.
  • Page 7 2. As the installation starts, you will see the screen shown in Figure 4-2. Figure 4-2 3. The License Agreement screen appears next, shown in Figure 4-3. Read the license agreement. To continue the installation, you must accept the terms of the license agreement.
  • Page 8 6. The screen in Figure 4-6 may appear while the files are being copied. Figure 4-6 Windows 2000 users: Windows will inform you that there was no digital signature found (on the screen shown in Figure 4-7). Click the Yes button to proceed with the installation.

  • Page 9: Chapter 5: Connecting The Powerline Usb Adapter

    8. You will be asked to restart your computer (shown in Figure 4-10). Click the Yes button to restart now, or click the No button to restart later. Figure 4-10 Proceed to “Chapter 5: Connecting the USB Adapter.” Instant PowerLine Series PowerLine USB Adapter Chapter 5: Connecting the...

  • Page 10: Chapter 6: Installing The Driver For The Powerline Usb Adapter

    Chapter 6: Installing the Driver for the PowerLine USB Adapter Overview After installing your USB Adapter in your computer, you will install the network driver. The installation procedure for the network driver will vary depending on which operating system you are using on your computer. Proceed to the instruc- tions for your operating system: Windows 98SE, 2000, Millennium, or XP.

  • Page 11: Windows Xp

    Windows XP 1. Windows XP will automatically detect the presence of the USB Adapter in your computer after you have completed the hardware installation. Click the radio button next to Install the software automatically (Recommended) on the screen shown in Figure 6-5. Then click the Next button. Figure 6-5 Instant PowerLine Series...

  • Page 12: Chapter 7: Using The Powerline Configuration Utility

    • Security - Set the password for your current local device. • About - If you have an active Internet connection, connect to Linksys’s website, www.linksys.com, from this screen. Device The Device screen (Figure 7-3) lists the powerline devices connected to your Figure 7-1 Status - This indicates which powerline device is currently used by the PC.

  • Page 13: Network

    Network The Network screen (Figure 7-4) lists allows you to search the powerline net- work for all powerline devices configured with the same Network Password as the device you are currently using for your PC. Figure 7-4 MAC address - The MAC address of each powerline device is shown here. Data Rate (Mbps) - The transmission speed of the powerline device is dis- played here.

  • Page 14: About

    This section provides possible solutions to problems regarding the installation and operation of the PowerLine USB Adapter. Read the description below to solve your problems. If you can’t find an answer here, check the Linksys web- site at www.linksys.com. 1. None of the LEDs light up after I installed the PowerLine USB Adapter.

  • Page 15: Appendix B: Glossary

    Appendix B: Glossary 10BaseT - An Ethernet standard that uses twisted wire pairs. 100BaseTX - IEEE physical layer specification for 100 Mbps over two pairs of Category 5 UTP or STP wire. Bridge - A device that interconnects different networks together. CAT 5 - ANSI/EIA (American National Standards Institute/Electronic Industries Association) Standard 568 is one of several standards that specify “categories”...
  • Page 16 Hot Swap - The ability to replace a card or other hardware part in a hardware device without turning it off or losing functionality. IEEE - The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. The IEEE describes itself as “the world’s largest technical professional society—promot- ing the development and application of electrotechnology and allied sciences for the benefit of humanity, the advancement of the profession, and the well- being of our members.”...
  • Page 17 TCP/IP - Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) is the basic communication language or protocol of the Internet. It can also be used as a communications protocol in a private network (either an intranet or an extranet). When you are set up with direct access to the Internet, your comput- er is provided with a copy of the TCP/IP program just as every other computer that you may send messages to or get information from also has a copy of TCP/IP.

  • Page 18: Appendix C: Ip Addressing

    Appendix C: I P Addressing What’s an IP Address? IP stands for Internet Protocol. Every device on an IP-based network, includ- ing PCs, print servers, and routers, requires an IP address to identify its “loca- tion,” or address, on the network. Since the Internet is simply one huge global network, every PC that logs on to the Internet also needs an IP address.

  • Page 19: Environmental

    FROM THE PRODUCT'S PACKAGING ON HAND WHEN CALLING. RETURN REQUESTS CANNOT BE PROCESSED WITHOUT PROOF OF PURCHASE. IN NO EVENT SHALL LINKSYS’S LIABILITY EXCEED THE PRICE PAID FOR THE PRODUCT FROM DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCI- DENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THE PRODUCT, ITS ACCOMPANYING SOFTWARE, OR ITS DOCUMENTATION.

  • Page 20: Appendix F: Contact Information

    Appendix F: Contact Information For help with the installation or operation of this product, contact Linksys Technical Support at one of the phone numbers or Internet addresses below. Sales Information 800-546-5797 (LINKSYS) Tech Support 888-793-4632 RMA Issues 949-271-5461 949-265-6655 Email support@linksys.com...

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