Linksys USB100M Quick Installation

This Quick Installation is meant to help you install the product quickly and easily. For detailed instructions
on installation and configuration and further setup options, please consult the User Guide.
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USB100M
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Package Contents Minimum Requirements
• One EtherFast 10/100 Compact USB
• USB-Ready PC with One Available USB Port
Network Adapter (1) • CD-ROM Drive
• One USB Extension Cable (2)
• Microsoft Windows 98, 2000, Millennium, or
• One Setup Utility CD (3) XP
• One User Guide (4)
• Pentium-Class 200MHz or higher
• Quick Installation and Registration Card (not • Minimum 64MB RAM
shown)
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After physically connecting the Compact USB Network Adapter to your computer's
USB port (Section 1), you must install the drivers for the adapter (Section 2).
Follow the appropriate Operating Systems instructions to install the hardware
device driver into your computer. During the installation you may be asked to pro-
vide the original Windows installation files or original Windows CD-ROM.
Note: This document assumes that your CD-ROM drive letter in your computer is D: .
Connecting Your 10/100 Compact
USB Network Adapter to Your PC
A. Power off you PC. Insert the Adapter's USB end or the end of the USB exten-
sion cable connected to the Adapter (the type A connector) into the USB port
on your PC.
B. Attach one end of an Ethernet cable into the Adapter's RJ-45 port.
C. Plug the other end of the RJ-45 cable into a network Ethernet or Fast Ethernet
hub, switch, or router. If you plan to use both 10Mbps and 100Mbps network
segments on the same network, you'll need a 10/100 hub or switch that allows
segments of different speeds to communicate.
Installing Your 10/100 Compact USB
Network Adapter Drivers on Your PC
Windows 98 Driver Installation
Instructions
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A. If you haven't already, start your computer.
B. Windows 98 will automatically detect the EtherFast 10/100 Compact USB LAN
Network Adapter on your computer.
C.When the first "Add New Hardware Wizard" screen appears, insert the Driver
CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive and click Next.
D. Select Search for the best driver for your device (Recommended) and click
Next.
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E. Select Specify a location only to find the correct driver and type D:\ in the field
USB Type A
provided. Then, click Next to continue.
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Note: Do not click Cancel or
Skip at any time during the F. A window will open saying that Windows is now ready to install the Linksys
installation process. Doing so
EtherFast 10/100
will prevent your driver from
Compact USB
being properly installed on
Network Adapter
your PC.
driver. Click the
Next button to
continue.
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G. Windows will begin copying the driver files to your computer. If Windows asks
you for the original Windows CD-ROM, click OK and in the window that
appears type C:\windows\options\cabs, or insert the Original Windows CD-
ROM in your CD-ROM drive and type D:\win98, etc. (any file named USB100M
is provided on the Linksys Driver CD-ROM, D:\). When Windows finishes,
click Finish.
H. When asked if you want to restart your computer, remove the Driver CD-ROM
and click Yes. If Windows does not ask you to restart your PC, click Start.
Choose Shut Down, select Restart, and click OK.
Installation of the EtherFast 10/100 Compact USB
Network Adapter is complete.
Note: Do not click Cancel or
Windows Millennium Driver Installation
Skip at any time during the
Instructions installation process. Doing so
will prevent your driver from
being properly installed on
A. If you haven't already, start up your computer.
your PC.
B. Windows Millennium will automatically detect the presence of the Linksys USB
LAN Adapter hardware in your computer.
C. Insert the Driver CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive and select Specify the loca-
tion of the driver (Advanced). Click Next.
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