Abocom 10/100M Fast Ethernet M73-APO08-420 manual

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    USB 10/100M FAST ETHERNET Quick Installation Guide M73-APO08- 420[...]

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    REGULA TO R Y ST A TEMENTS FCC Certification Part15, Class B The United States Federal Communication Comm ission (FCC) and the Canadian Departm ent of Communications have established certain rules governing the use of electronic equipm ent. FCC Part 15 Registration This device complies with Part 15 of FCC rules. Operation is subject to the followin[...]

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    INTRODUCTIONS The USB 10/100M Fast Ethernet Adapter provid es outside-th e-box plug- and-play lo cal area network connections for USB-enabled PCs, noteb ooks and lap tops. This ad apter uses a B type USB po rt to co nnect with the USB ho st, and an RJ-45 port to connect with a 10/100 Fast Ethernet L AN link. Installa tion is easy an d no external p[...]

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    Parts Names and Functions  USB Connection Cable: connects the USB host port t o the USB 10/10 0M Fast Et hernet Adapter. connects t o the U SB host port 1 3 2 4 6 5  USB-B Port : USB device port.  USB Fast Ethernet Adapter  Rx/Tx LED indicator: blinks green when the Fast Ethernet Ad apter is transmitting/receiving data.  Link LED ind[...]

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    HARDWARE INSTALLATION Precaution Before the insta llation, make su re the USB port exists in your computer and is enabled. To check this, go to My Computer  Con trol Panel  System . Ope n the Device Manager tab. If the Universa l Seria l Bus contro ller device is found, it means you r USB port is installed and enabled. If not, either no USB p[...]

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    2. Connect ano ther end of the USB connection cable to the device port ( USB B ) of your USB 10/100M Fast Ethernet Adapter until it clicks. 3. Connect the UTP cable t o the Fast Ethe rnet Adapter. 4. Connect the other end t o a Hub. - 4 -[...]

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    SOFTWARE INSTALLATION Installation for Windows 98 1. Once the de vice is properly connecte d to your computer, Windows 98 will automatically d etect the new hardware device. Perfo rm t he following proced ures for installi ng the device driver. 2. Insert t he device dri ver disk i nto your floppy dri v e. When the above figure appears, click Next .[...]

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    3. The installation program will proceed automatically. Fo llow the on-screen instruction to finish. 4. When W indows pro mpts you to restar t your c omput er, clic k No to mak e s o me changes to your network sett ings. - 6 -[...]

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    5. Go to Start  Settings  Co ntrol Pa nel . Double-clic k Network . 6. When the Net work di alog bo x appea rs, select USB 10/100M Fast Ethernet and click Add . Set the approp riate pr otocol s and client fo r you needs. When com plete d, click OK . 7. Remember to restart your com puter to activate the new device Setup Diagnostics To verify i[...]

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    Adap ter is found, it means that your device is properly inst alled and enable d. Installation for Windows 2000 1. Once the de vice is well connected to your computer, Windows 2000 will automatically detect the new device. Click Next to proceed. - 8 -[...]

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    2. Select Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended) and click Next . 3. Insert t he ne w device driver t o the disk drive. Select Floppy disk drives . Click Next . 4. Cl ick Next . Windows will copy all the necessary files to your system. 5. Cl ick Yes to continue. 6. Cl ick Finish to complete the software installation. - 9 -[...]

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    7. Go to Start  Settings  Contro l Panel  Network and Dial-u p Connections . Double-clic k Local Area Connections . 8. When the Net work dial og bo x appears , select USB 10/ 100 Ne twork Ad apter and click Install . Set the a ppropriate protoc ols and client for you n eeds. When completed , click OK . - 10 -[...]

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    9. Remember to restart your com puter to activate the new device. Setup Diagnostics To verify if the de vice exists in your com puter and is e nabled, go to Start  Setting s  Control Panel  Syst em  Hardware. Click the Device Manager tab. If the USB 10/100 Network Adapter is found, it means that your device is properly installe d and en[...]

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    3. Cl ick Next to continue. 4. Cl ick Next . Windows will copy all the necessary files to your system. - 12 -[...]

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    5. Cl ick Finish to complete the software installation. 6. When a sked i f you want t o restart y our computer, click No to con tinue th e Network configurati on. 7. Go to Start  Settings  Co ntrol Pa nel . Double-clic k Network . 8. When the Net work di alog bo x appea rs, select USB 10/10 0 Netw ork Adapter and - 13 -[...]

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    click Add . Set the approp riate pr otocol s and client fo r you needs. When com plete d, click OK . 9. Remember to restart your com puter to activate the new device. Setup Diagnostics To verify if the de vice exists in your com puter and is e nabled, go to Start  Setting s  Control Panel  Syst em. Click the Device Manager tab. If the USB [...]

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    2. Insert the de vice Driver Disk in to th e floppy disk dr ive of yo ur system . Select Search removable media (floppy, CD- ROM…) and click Next. 3. Cl ick Next to continue. - 15 -[...]

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    4. W indows will start searching for the appropriate driver for the installatio n. When the sc reen appea rs as below, click Continue Anyway to proceed. 5. Wait for seco nds while Windows copies the appropriate dri ver to your system . 6. Cl ick Finish. The software installation for this network devi ce is now com pleted. - 16 -[...]

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    7. Go to Start  Settin gs  Contro l Panel  Network and Dial -up Connections . Double-clic k Local Area Connections . 8. When the Net work di alog bo x appea rs, select USB 10/10 0 Netw ork Adapter and - 17 -[...]

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    click Install . Set the appropriate protoc ols and client fo r you needs. When com plete d, click OK. 9. Remember to restart your com puter to activate the new device. Setup Diagnostics To verify if the de vice exists in your com puter and is enab led, go to Start  Control Panel  System . Click the Device Manager tab. If the USB 10/100 Netw o[...]