Abocom Network Card USB Home PhoneLine 1Mbps Network Adapter User Manual

USB Home PhoneLine  
1Mbps Network Adapter  
User’s Guide  
M73-APO08-250  
 
FCC Part 68 Registration  
This equipment complies with Part 68 of the FCC Rules.  
On the bottom of this equipment is label that contains,  
among other information, the FCC registration Number and  
Ringer equipment Number (REN) for the equipment. If  
requested, this information must be given to the Telephone  
Company.  
The REN is useful to determine the quantity of devices you  
may connect to your telephone line and still have all of  
those devices ring when your telephone number is called.  
In most, but not all areas, the sum of the REN’s of all  
devices connected to one line should not exceed five (5.0).  
To be certain of the number of devices you’re local  
telephone company to determine the maximum REN for  
you’re calling area. If your telephone equipment cause  
harm to the telephone network, the Telephone Company  
may discontinue your service temporarily. If possible, they  
will notify you in advance. But if advance notice isn’t  
practical, you will be informed of your right to file a  
complaint with the FCC.  
Your telephone company may changes in its facilities,  
equipment, operations or procedures that could affect the  
proper functioning of your equipment. If they do, you will  
be notified in advance to given you and opportunity to  
maintain uninterrupted telephone service. If you experience  
trouble with this telephone equipment, please contact the  
following address and phone number for information on  
obtaining service or repairs. The telephone company may  
ask that your disconnect this equipment from the network  
until the problem has been corrected or until you are sure  
that the equipment is not malfunctioning. This equipment  
may not be used on coin service provide by the telephone  
company. Connection to party lines is subject to state tariffs.  
 
INTRODUCTIONS  
The USB Home PhoneLine 1Mbps Network  
Adapter is fully compatible with the Universal Serial  
Bus (USB) functionality built in Windows 98. It  
enables the instant connectivity to multiple PCs over  
a home's existing telephone lines.  
You can share network-enabled printers, transfer files  
between computers, play network games, and  
moreover - no switches, hubs, or even any additional  
cables is needed. The network runs on standard  
home-grade-telephone wires just like the ones you  
use everyday. Plus, it doesn’t interfere with your  
normal phone use.  
Features  
Connects to a network using your existing  
telephone line -- No additional hubs or network  
cables needed  
Working with any PC with a USB port  
Microsoft Windows 98/2000/Millennium  
supported  
1Mbps transfer rate over telephone lines  
External USB network adapter with 1 RJ-11  
modular telephone port  
USB cable included – true plug & play  
HomePNA specification 1.1 compliant  
Connects up to 25 devices together on your  
home phone network  
About Home Phone Networking Technology  
The USB Home PhoneLine 1Mbps Network Adapter  
utilizes a technology known as Frequency Division  
Multiplexing (FDM) which essentially divides the  
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data travelling over the phone lines into separate  
frequencies - one for voice, one for high-bandwidth  
net access such as DSL, and one for the network data.  
These frequencies can coexist on the same telephone  
line without impacting one another.  
The 1 Megabit-per-second (one million bits-per-  
second) data rate is 18 times that of the fastest analog  
modems available, which runs at 56Kbps. Even high-  
speed modem, xDSL, and ISDN connections will  
perform at full speed on a home network.  
Note: Because of the limitations of standard  
telephone cables, Home Phone Networking  
devices require that your cabling does not  
exceed a total length of 500 feet for your  
entire network.  
System Requirements  
A Pentiumprocessor-based personal computer  
166MMX or above.  
At least 16 MB of RAM.  
One USB port well installed and enabled.  
Microsoft Windows 98  
Specifications  
Network Standard  
HomePNA specification 1.1  
Standard phone wiring  
Supported Operating Systems  
Windows 98  
Windows 2000  
Windows Millennium  
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Parts Names and Functions  
USB Connection Cable: connects the USB host  
port with the USB Home PhoneLine 1Mbps  
Network Adapter.  
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connects to the USB host port  
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USB-B Port: USB device port.  
USB Home PhoneLine 1Mbps Network Adapter  
Rx/Tx LED indicator: blinks amber when the  
USB Home PhoneLine 1Mbps Network Adapter  
is transmitting/receiving data  
Link LED indicator: glows green when the USB  
Home PhoneLine 1Mbps Network Adapter is well  
connected.  
RJ-11 port: connects the USB Home PhoneLine  
Network Adapter with telephone wire.  
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HARDWARE INSTALLATION  
Precaution  
Before the installation, make sure the USB port exists  
in your computer and is enabled. To check this, go to  
My ComputerControl PanelSystem. Open the  
Device Manager tab. If the Universal Serial Bus  
controller device is found, it means your USB port is  
installed and enabled. If not, either no USB port is  
installed or the USB bios is not properly enabled. In  
this case, consult your computer dealer for USB  
support.  
Getting Hooked Up  
1. Locate the USB host port of your system. Align  
the USB connector toward the USB host port,  
push evenly and steadily until it is seated.  
2. Connect another end of the USB connection  
cable to the device port of your USB Home  
PhoneLine 1Mbps Network Adapter (i.e. USB B  
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Port, refer to the section titled “Parts Names and  
Functions” for details) until it clicks.  
3. Windows 98 will automatically detect the new  
hardware device. Perform the following  
procedures to install the device driver.  
Connecting Telephone Cabling  
1. Attach one end of the telephone wire to the USB  
Home PhoneLine 1Mbps Network Adapter’s RJ-  
11 telephone port.  
2. Connect the other end of the wire into a  
telephone jack in your wall.  
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SOFTWARE INSTALLATION (WINDOWS  
98)  
1. Once the USB Home PhoneLine 1M Network  
Adapter was connected to your computer,  
Windows 98 will automatically detect the new  
hardware device as shown below. Click Next.  
2. Insert the device driver diskette into your floppy  
drive. When Windows prompts you What do  
you want Windows to do? Select Search for the  
best driver for your device. (Recommended). Click  
Next.  
3. Follow the on-screen instruction to proceed.  
4. The installation program will proceed  
automatically.  
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5. Windows will finish copying all the necessary  
files to your system. When the following  
window appears, click Finish.  
6. When asked if you want to restart your computer,  
click No  
7. Once you are back at the Windows 98 desktop,  
click the Start button. Click Settings, then  
Control Panel.  
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8. Double-click the Network icon. The Network  
window will appear. Click the Configuration  
tab.  
9. Make sure that the following network  
components are installed:  
Client for Microsoft Networks  
USB Home PhoneLine 1Mbps Network Adapter  
NetBEUI  
TCP/IP  
10. If you are missing required components, you'll  
need to install them manually. If you need to  
install the TCP/IP Protocol, contact your system  
administrator or refer to the Windows 98  
documentation.  
11. In the Primary Network Logon box, select  
Client for Microsoft Networks.  
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12. Click the Identification tab. Enter the required  
information appropriately.  
13. Click the Access Control tab. Make sure that  
Shared-level access control is selected.  
14. When finished, remember to restart your  
computer to activate the new device.  
Once the computer has restarted and Windows 98 has  
booted up, the Link light will be on. And a Logon  
window will appear requiring you to enter a  
username and password. Make up a username and  
password, enter them, and click OK.  
When you are at the Windows 98 desktop, double-  
click the Network Neighborhood icon. You should  
see the name of the network, and/or the names of the  
other PCs on the network.  
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Client Setup  
If you are not using Windows 98 with an NT or  
NetWare file server, skip the next two paragraphs.  
Perform the following procedures to prepare your  
computer to be used with any file servers that may be  
on the network.  
Connecting to a NetWare File Server  
1. Click My Computer, Control Panel, and  
Network.  
2. Change the Network Logon to Client for  
NetWare Network.  
3. Double-click the Client for NetWare networks.  
Put your server's name in the Preferred Server  
box. Click in the Enable Logon Script  
Processing box.  
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4. Click OK and restart your PC.  
Connecting to a Windows NT Domain  
1. Click My Computer, Control Panel, and  
Network. Change the Primary Network Logon  
to Client for Microsoft Network.  
2. Double-click the Client for Microsoft networks.  
3. Select the Log on to Windows NT domain box.  
Put your NT domain name in the Windows NT  
domain area.  
4. Click OK and restart your PC.  
5. When finished, restart your computer.  
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Using File and Printer Sharing  
1. Click Start, Settings, Control Panel. Double-  
click Network.  
2. Click the Configuration tab, followed by the  
File and Printer Sharing button. The File and  
Printer Sharing window will appear.  
• If you'd like others to be able to access the files on  
your PCs hard drive, select I want to be able to give  
others access to my files.  
• If you'd like to share your printer with other users  
on the network, select I want to be able to allow  
others to print to my printer.  
3. Click the OK button. File and Printer Sharing for  
Microsoft Networks should now appear in the  
list of installed components. Click OK. When  
asked to restart your PC, choose to do so.  
Enabling File Sharing  
1. Double-click My Computer. A window of  
available disk drives will appear.  
2. Right-click once the drive or folder that you  
want to make available to other users.  
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3. Click Sharing, followed by the Sharing tab.  
Click Share As. In the Share Name box, enter a  
name for the drive or folder you are sharing.  
Next, decide on the type of access that you want to  
give other users.  
Read-Only access lets other users view the files  
on your PC.  
Full access lets users create, change, or delete  
files on your PC.  
Depends on Password lets users have Read-Only  
and/or Full access, depending on the password  
that you decide to give them.  
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Use your mouse to select the type of file sharing  
access that you want other users to have. If you want  
to assign access password(s), type them into the  
Password box(es).  
If you are sharing a cable modem or DSL broadband  
connection that you will be using to access the  
Internet, you should protect all of your shared drives  
and printers with private passwords.  
When finished, click Apply, followed by OK.  
Enabling Printers Sharing  
Click StartSettingPrinters. A window of  
available printers will appear.  
Right-click the printer that you want to share with  
other users. Click Sharing, followed by the Sharing  
tab. Click Share As. In the Share Name box, give a  
name to the printer you're about to share (Jack's HP4,  
for example). If you want to assign a password to the  
printer so only certain users can access it, type a  
password in the Password box. When you're done,  
click Apply, followed by OK. Your printer(s) are  
now shared.  
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