Abocom M73-APO08-420 manual

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

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    REGULA TOR Y ST A TEMENTS FCC Certification Part15, Class B The United States Federal Communication Commission (FCC) and the Canadian Department of Comm unications have established certain rules governing the use of electronic equipment. FCC Part 15 Registration This device complies with Part 15 of FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following t[...]

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    INTRODUCTIONS The USB 10/100M Fast Ethernet Adapter provides outsid e-the-box plug- and-play local area network connections for USB-ena bled PCs, notebooks an d laptops. This ad apter uses a B type USB port to connect with the USB ho st, and an RJ-45 port to connect with a 10/ 100 Fast Ethernet LAN l ink. Installation is easy and no external power [...]

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    Parts Names and Functions  USB Connection Cable: connects the USB host port to t he USB 10/100M Fast Et hernet Adapter. connects to the USB 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 Adapter is transmitting/receiving data.  Link LED indicat[...]

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    HARDWARE INSTALLATION Precaution Before the installatio n, make sure the USB port exists in your computer and is enabled. To check this, go to My Comp uter  Contro l Panel  System . Open the Device Manager tab. If the Universal Ser ial Bus contro ller device is found, it means your USB port is in stalled and enabled. If not, either no USB por[...]

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    2. Connect another end of the USB connection cable to the d evice port ( USB B ) of your USB 10/100M Fast Ethernet Adapter until it clicks. 3. Connect the UTP cable to the Fast Ethernet Adapter. 4. Connect the other end to a Hub. - 4 -[...]

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    SOFTWARE INSTALLATION Installation for Windows 98 1. Once the device is properly connected to your computer, Windows 98 will automatically detect the new h ardware device. Perform the following proced ures for installing the device dri ver. 2. Insert the devi ce driver disk into your floppy drive. When the above figure appears, click Next . - 5 -[...]

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    3. The installation program will proceed automatically. Follow the on-screen instruction to finish. 4. When Windows pr ompts you to restar t your com puter, click No to mak e so me changes to your network settings. - 6 -[...]

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    5. Go to Start  Settings  Control Pa nel . Double-click Network . 6. When the Network dialog box appea rs, select USB 10/100M Fast Ethernet and click Add . Set the ap propriate protocol s and client for you nee ds. When complet ed, click OK . 7. Rem ember to restart your computer to activate the new device Setup Diagnostics To verify if the d[...]

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    Adapter is found, it means that your device is properly installe d and enabled. Installation for Windows 2000 1. Once the device is well connected t o your computer, Windows 2000 will au tomatically detect the new device. Clic k Next to proceed. - 8 -[...]

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    2. Select Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended) and click Next . 3. Insert the new device drive r to the disk d rive. Select Floppy disk drives . Click Next . 4. Clic k Next . Windows will copy all the necessary files to your system. 5. Clic k Yes to continue. 6. Clic k Finish to complete the software installation. - 9 -[...]

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    7. Go to Start  Settings  Control Panel  Network and Di al-up Connections . Double-click Local Area Connections . 8. Whe n the Network dialog box appears , select USB 10/100 Network Adapter and click Install . Set the appropriate protoc ols and client for you need s. When completed, click OK . - 10 -[...]

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    9. Remem ber to restart your computer to activate the new device. Setup Diagnostics To verify if the device exists in your com puter and is enable d, go to Start  Settings  Control Panel  System  Hardware. Click the Device Manager tab. If the USB 1 0/100 Network Ada pter is found, it means that your device is properly instal led and ena[...]

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

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    5. Clic k Finish to complete the software installation. 6. When aske d if you want to restart your computer, click No to continue the Network configuration. 7. Go to Start  Settings  Control Pa nel . Double-click Network . 8. When the Network dialog box appea rs, select USB 10 /100 Network Ad apter and - 13 -[...]

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    click Add . Set the ap propriate protocol s and client for you nee ds. When complet ed, click OK . 9. Rem ember to restart your computer to activate the new device. Setup Diagnostics To verify if the device exists in your com puter and is enable d, go to Start  Settings  Control Panel  System. Click the Device Manager tab. If the USB 10/10[...]

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    2. Insert the device Driver Disk into the floppy disk drive of your system . Select Search removable media (floppy, CD- ROM…) and click Next. 3. Clic k Next to continue. - 15 -[...]

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    4. W indows will start searching for the appropriate driver for the installation. When the scre en appears as below, click Continue Anyway to proceed. 5. Wait for seconds whi le Windows copies the appropriate driver to your sy stem. 6. Clic k Finish. The software installation for this network device is now com pleted. - 16 -[...]

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    7. Go to Start  Settings  Cont rol Panel  Network and Dial-up Connec tions . Double-click Local Area Connections . 8. When the Network dialog box appea rs, select USB 10 /100 Network Ad apter and - 17 -[...]

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    click Install . Set the appropriate protocols and client for you nee ds. When complet ed, click OK. 9. Rem ember to restart your computer to activate the new device. Setup Diagnostics To verify if the device exists in your com puter and is enabled, go to Start  Contr ol Panel  System . Click the Device Manager tab. If the USB 10/100 Network A[...]