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2Wire PC Port USB to HPNA Adapter The PC Port USB-to-HPNA adapter allows you to connect computers to your home network using existing phone lines. Following are the steps needed to complete the PC Port installation: Step 1 - Install the PC Port adapter into a USB port on your computer.
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Step 1: Install the PC Port adapter Power off your computer. Insert the PC Port adapter into an available USB port on your computer.
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Non-DSL Broadband Service (for example, Cable or Fiber) Installation - First PC The first PC on the network must be connected to the 2Wire gateway via Ethernet, USB or wireless. It cannot be connected via HPNA; however, if you are connecting additional PCs to your network via HPNA, you must connect the phone line from the 2Wire Gateway's HPNA port to a phone jack.
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DSL Broadband Service Installation You will need to connect the telephone cable to the phone line filter (filters are sold separately). Refer to the following table for a description of filter types and installation. The filter examples are 2Wire DSL Filters.
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Filter Type If Sharing Wall Jack with Phone Single port • Insert the other end of the telephone cable into one of the Y-adapter ports. • Connect your DSL filter into the open port on the Y- adapter and your phone into the filter. •...
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Step 3: Install the adapter device driver Installing drivers for Windows XP With your computer powered on, insert the 2Wire Driver CD into your CD-ROM drive. When the Found New Hardware Wizard window opens, select Install the software and click automatically (Recommended) to continue.
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Windows loads the drivers from the CD on to your computer. When the Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard screen opens, click Finish The driver installation is complete.
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Installing Drivers for Windows 2000 With your computer powered on, insert the 2Wire Driver CD into your CD-ROM drive. When the Found New Hardware Wizard window opens, click to continue. Next...
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The next window prompts you to install device drivers. Select Search for a suitable , and click driver for my device (recommended) Next When the Locate Driver Files window opens, deselect the Floppy disk drives checkbox, select the CD-ROM drives checkbox, and click Next...
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When the Driver Files Search Results window opens, click Next When the Completing Found New Hardware Wizard window opens, click Finish...
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Installing Drivers for Windows ME Power on your computer. Insert the 2Wire Driver CD into your CD-ROM drive. When the Add New Hardware Wizard window opens, select Automatic search for a better , and click driver (Recommended) Next...
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After the driver files are copied, click Finish If the System Settings Change window opens, click to restart your computer. Your installation is complete.
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Installing Drivers for Windows 98 SE Power on your computer. Insert the 2Wire Driver CD into your CD-ROM drive. When the Add New Hardware Wizard opens, click to continue. Next...
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When the next window opens, select Search for the best driver for your device , and click (Recommended) Next Deselect the checkbox, Floppy disk drives select the checkbox, and CD-ROM drive click Next...
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Verify that The updated driver radio button is selected (Recommended) and click Next Windows locates the best driver for your device. Click to continue. Next...
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When the Insert Windows installation CD window opens, remove the 2Wire Driver CD, and insert your Windows installation Click . Remove the Windows Finish installation CD from the CD-ROM drive, and insert the 2Wire Driver CD. If the System Settings Change window opens, click to restart your computer.
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Installing Drivers for MacOS 10.2 Power on your computer. Insert the 2Wire Driver CD into your CD-ROM drive. If you have set up an administrator name and password, the authenticate screen opens. Enter your administrator name and password and click...
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Open the 2Wire USB folder from the CD and click the 2Wire USB Driver. Click Continue Accept or decline the License Agreement. Click to continue Accept your PC Port installation. Selecting will end your installation. Decline...
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Select Easy Install. If Easy Install is not already selected in the 2Wire USB Driver window, select it from the pull- down menu. After the USB driver has been copied to your computer, you are prompted to restart your computer.
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Establish your PC Port connection. From the Apple menu, select System , then click Preferences Network Verify that Ethernet adapter (en1) is selected in the Show field. If it is not, select it from the pull-down menu. When the New Port Detected message displays, click Note: Your Macintosh computer automatically assigns the name...
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Click to save your configuration Apply changes.
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Installing Drivers for MacOS 8.6 to 9.x Power on your computer. Insert the 2Wire Driver CD into your CD-ROM drive. Mac OS recognizes the PC Port and asks if you would like to load the software over the Internet. Click to continue.
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Open the 2Wire USB folder from the CD and click . Click 2Wire USB Driver Continue Accept or decline the License Agreement. Click to continue Accept your PC Port installation. Selecting will end your installation. Decline...
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Select Easy Install. If Easy Install is not already selected in the 2Wire USB window, select it from the pull-down menu. After the USB driver has been loaded on your computer, you will be prompted to restart your computer. Your PC Port installation is complete.
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From the Apple menu, select Control , then Panel TCP/IP Set the Connect via field to 2Wire PC Port. In the configure field, ensure that Using DHCP Server is selected. If it is not, select it from the pull-down menu and close the window.
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