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2Wire Third-Party Adapter Installation Manual

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  • Page 1 Third-Party Adapter I n s t a l l a t i o n G u i d e...
  • Page 2 OR OTHER INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN OR THE USE THEREOF. 2Wire, Inc. reserves the right to make any modification to this manual or the information contained herein at any time without notice. The software described herein is governed by the terms of a separate user license agreement.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Preface Finding Information in this Guide ............iii Hardware Installation Instructions Installing PCI cards .
  • Page 4 Installing Drivers for the Mac OS Installing the Drivers for the PC Port Adapter ..........20 Installing the Drivers for MacOS 8.6 to 9.x .

  • Page 5: Preface

    Preface This Adapter Installation Guide contains information on how to install and configure your networking solution. As part of your networking solution, you may have received one or more of the following pieces of hardware: • Ethernet Internal Card — The Ethernet Internal Card is a standard PCI adapter that connects your computer to an Ethernet or Fast Ethernet network.
  • Page 6 • “Installing Drivers for Windows ME,” which contains instructions for installing the software drivers if you are running the Windows ME operating system. • “Installing Drivers for Windows 2000,” which contains instructions for installing the software drivers if you are running the Windows 2000 operating system. •...

  • Page 7: Hardware Installation Instructions

    Hardware Installation Instructions This chapter describes how to install your adapter card and other networking devices. It contains the installation details for the following devices: • Ethernet Internal Card • Internal Phoneline Adapter • Internal Wireless Adapter • Ethernet PC Card •...

  • Page 8: Installing Pcmcia Cards

    To install your PCI adapter, follow these steps: Power off the computer and unplug the power cord. Remove the outer cover of your computer and locate an available PCI slot. Remove the backplate (the small piece of metal that covers the opening for the PCI card on the back cover that you just removed).

  • Page 9: Installing The Pc Port Adapter

    • Y-adapter • Telephone cable (6 ft.) • 2Wire PC Port Installing the PC Port adapter on a Windows PC Power off your computer. Insert the PC Port adapter into an available USB port on your computer. Connect one end of the supplied telephone...

  • Page 10: Installing The Pc Port Adapter On A Macintosh Computer

    Installing the PC Port adapter on a Macintosh Computer Power off your computer.. Insert the PC Port adapter into an available USB port on your computer. You can use any USB port except the keyboard port on the iMac Connect one end of the supplied telephone cable to the PC Port adapter and the other end of the telephone cable to an available wall jack.

  • Page 11: Installing The 5-Port Ethernet Switch

    Installing the 5-Port Ethernet Switch Follow these steps to install the 5-Port Ethernet Switch: Insert the supplied power adapter into the DC power jack of the switch and plug the cable into an electrical outlet. To connect a PC to the switch, use a two-pair Category 3, 4, or 5 unshielded or shielded twisted pair cable.

  • Page 12: Installation

    Installation The supplied USB cable has a different type of USB connector on each end. Series A connector. The Series A USB connector plugs into the USB port on your computer. Series B connector. The Series B USB connector plugs into the back of your USB device, such as the port located on the back of your USB hub.
  • Page 13 The following illustration shows the 4-Port USB Hub connected to four USB devices.

  • Page 14: Installing Drivers For Windows 98Se

    Installing Drivers for Windows 98SE This chapter describes how to install the Windows 98SE software drivers for the following devices: • Ethernet Internal Card • Ethernet PC Card • Ethernet USB Adapter • PC Port Adapter • Internal Phoneline Adapter •...
  • Page 15 When the next window opens, select Search for a better driver for your device , and click (Recommended) Next Insert the 2Wire Setup Wizard CD into your CD-ROM drive, deselect the Floppy disk checkbox, select the drives CD-ROM drive checkbox, and click...
  • Page 16 After the drivers are copied, the Add New Hardware Wizard displays the adapter card appropriate to your installation. Click Finish When the System Setting Change window opens, click to reboot your computer and complete the installation.

  • Page 17: Installing Drivers For Windows Me

    For information on how to install the adapter hardware, see the appropriate section in the “Hardware Installation Instructions” chapter of this guide. Installing the Drivers Power on your computer and insert the 2Wire Setup Wizard CD into your CD-ROM drive. When the Add New Hardware Wizard window opens, select Automatic search for a...
  • Page 18 After the driver files are copied, the Add New Hardware Wizard displays the adapter card appropriate to your installation. Click Finish When the System Settings Change window opens, click to reboot your computer and complete the installation.

  • Page 19: Installing The Drivers

    For information on how to install the adapter hardware, see the appropriate section in the “Hardware Installation Instructions” chapter of this guide. Installing the Drivers Power on your computer and insert the 2Wire Setup Wizard CD into your CD-ROM drive. When the Found New Hardware Wizard window opens, click to continue.
  • Page 20 The next window prompts you to install device drivers. Select Search for a suitable driver for my , and click device (recommended) Next When the Locate Driver Files window opens, deselect the checkbox, Floppy disk drives select the checkbox. CD-ROM Click Next The Driver Files Search Results window...
  • Page 21 The next window prompts you to complete the installation. Click to complete the Finish installation.

  • Page 22: Installing Drivers For Windows Xp

    Installing Drivers for Windows XP This chapter contains instructions for installing the software drivers for the following adapter cards using Windows XP: • Ethernet Internal Card • Ethernet PC Card • Ethernet USB Adapter • Internal Phoneline Adapter • Phoneline PC Card •...

  • Page 23: Installing Drivers For The Ethernet Pc, Ethernet Usb, And Pc Port Adapters

    PC Port Adapter Install the adapter hardware, as described in the appropriate section of this guide. Power on your computer and insert the 2Wire Setup Wizard CD into your CD-ROM drive. When the Found New Hardware Wizard window opens, make sure that...

  • Page 24: Installing Drivers For The Wireless Pc Card And Usb Adapter

    This section describes how to install the software drivers for the following adapters: • Wireless PC Card • Wireless USB Adapter Power on your computer and insert the 2Wire Setup Wizard CD into your CD-ROM drive. When the Found New Hardware Wizard window opens, select Install the software and click automatically (Recommended) to continue.
  • Page 25 Click to complete the installation. Finish...

  • Page 26: Installing Drivers For The Mac Os

    Power on your computer. Mac OS recognizes the PC Port and asks if you would like to load the driver over the Internet. Click to continue. Cancel Insert the 2Wire PC Port CD. Select 2Wire USB 1.2.23 from the CD and click Continue...
  • Page 27 Select Easy Install Verify that Easy Install is selected in the 2Wire USB 1.2.23 window. If it is not, select it from the pull-down menu. Restart your computer. Your PC Port installation is complete. Click to load the PC Port settings.

  • Page 28: Installing The Drivers For Macos 10.1.3 Or Higher

    Accept or decline the License Agreement. Click to continue your PC Port Accept installation. Selecting will end your Decline installation. Select Easy Install Verify that Easy Install is selected in the 2Wire USB 1.2.23 window. If it is not, select it from the pull-down menu.
  • Page 29 Restart your computer. Your PC Port installation is complete. Click to load the PC Port settings. Restart Establish your PC Port connection. From the Apple menu, select System Preferences, then click Network. Verify that Ethernet Adaptor (en1) is selected in the Show field.

  • Page 30: Installing The Drivers For The Ethernet Pc Card

    Click Install When the driver is successfully installed, the following message displays. Click restart your computer. From the Apple menu, select Control Panel, then TCP/IP. From the Connect via pull-down, select Ethernet slot D-Link. Run the 2Wire Setup Wizard software.

  • Page 31: Troubleshooting Tips

    If you experience problems with the Internal Phoneline Adapter running under Windows ME, try updating the default Windows ME drivers for the adapter with the one supplied on the 2Wire Setup Wizard CD-ROM. To update the drivers, go to Device Manager>Network Adapters, highlight the Internal Phoneline Adapter, and select Properties to update the driver from the root of the 2Wire Setup Wizard CD-ROM.

  • Page 32: Windows Pcs

    To verify that the adapter or adapter driver is properly installed, check the Windows Device Manager. The following screen capture shows a 2Wire PC Port in the Network adapters list. If the adapter or adapter driver is not installed...
  • Page 33 Index Numerics Phoneline PC Card, 2 4-Port USB Hub USB adapters, 2 box contents, 5 Windows 2000 drivers, 13 installing, 5, 6 Windows ME drivers, 11 with devices connected, 7 Windows SE drivers, 8 5-Port Ethernet Switch Windows XP drivers, 16 identifying ports, 4 Windows XP Ethernet PC drivers, 17 identifying the LED indicators, 5...
  • Page 34 troubleshooting Internal Phoneline Adapter, 23 Internal Wireless Adapter, 23 PCI adapters, 23 tips, 23 USB adapters, installing, 2 Windows 2000 driver installation, 13 Windows ME driver installation, 11 Windows SE driver installation, 8 Windows XP drivers activating built-in, 16 Ethernet PC, 17 Ethernet USB, 17 installation, 16 PC Port Adapter, 17...
  • Page 35 5100-000036-002 Rev B...

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