2Wire PC Port Installation Manual

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Introduction

Congratulations on your purchase of the 2Wire PC Port Phoneline USB Adapter. This installation guide is designed to:

e Introduce you to the PC Port Phoneline USB Adapter features and benefits.

e Guide you through the PC Port Phoneline USB Adapter installation process.

e Introduce the benefits of using 2Wire PC Port Phoneline USB Adapters in conjunction

with the 2Wire HomePortal™ residential gateway.

e Provide helpful troubleshooting tips.

Key features and benefits

Ideal for households with multiple PCs, the 2Wire PC Port Phoneline USB Adapter allows you to connect all of your PCs

over existing phonelines.

e Supports HomePNA 2.0 (Home Phoneline Networking Alliance) at 10 megabits-per-second,

and is backward compatible with HomePNA 1.0.

e Compatible with any USB-equipped PCs.

e Guaranteed interoperability with the 2Wire HomePortal.

e All your PCs can share a single Internet connection (such as high-speed DSL, cable modem or dial-up).

e Simultaneously talk on the phone or use a fax machine while exchanging data among networked computers.

e Connected PCs can share files and printers.

e Enjoy multi-player gaming; listen to MP3 music stored on any PC in the home.

e Quick and easy installation without opening your PC.

e Provides built-in, dual phone ports to connect the PC and the telephone simultaneously.

Check your present systems

Each computer you connect to a PC Port Phoneline USB Adapter must have:

e Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition, or Windows 2000

e USB port

e CD-ROM drive

Get started

Make sure your package includes the items listed here.

e 2Wire PC Port

e Telephone cable (10 ft.)

e Installation Guide

e Installation CD

Phone cord

2Wire PC Port

To install the PC Port Phoneline USB Adapter, complete the

following three steps:

Note: You may have more than one phoneline in your home. Your networked PCs and

devices must be connected to the same phoneline in order to be on the same network.

Step 1. Install the PC Port USB Adapter

Insert the PC Port Phoneline USB Adapter into the USB port.

USB port

Some PCs have more than one USB port. The PC Port Phoneline

USB Adapter can be inserted into any USB port.

2Wire PC Port

Telephone wall jack

Step 2. Connect the telephone cables

1. Connect one end of the provided telephone cable to

the Adapter port labeled "TO WALL," and the other end

of the telephone cable to an available wall jack, as

shown in the diagram.

2. PC Port has an additional adapter port labeled

"TO PHONE" for an optional telephone connection.

2Wire PC Port

Phone

Printer

(optional)

Step 3. Install the Network Driver

Note: If your PC is running Windows 98* , you may need your Windows 98 CD to complete this install. Because not all

Windows versions respond to new hardware in the same way, screens may appear in a different order and may have a

different appearance than the screens shown in these instructions.

* Windows 2000 installation steps are similar to the steps below

To install the network driver:

Installation Guide

Installation CD

1. Power on the computer.

Windows recognizes the PC Port and

automatically launches the Add New

Hardware Wizard. Click Next to continue.

2. Select "Search for the best driver for your device."

Click Next to continue.

3. Insert the PC Port CD.

Step 4. Share an Internet connection and share files and printers

Select the "CD-ROM drive" checkbox.

The 2Wire HomePortal automatically configures Internet connection sharing as well as file and printer sharing. If you do

Click Next to continue.

not have a 2Wire HomePortal, you can still use the 2Wire PC Port to share an Internet connection and to share files and

printers among your networked computers.

To learn how to enable your PC Port phoneline home network to share an Internet connection and to do file and printer

sharing, log on to www.2Wire.com/support and download the following instructions:

e File and Printer Sharing in Microsoft Windows

e Internet Connection Sharing in Microsoft Windows

See the other side of this Installation Guide for more information about how the HomePortal can make home networking

easy and help you get the most out of your home network.

4. Windows is now ready to load the network driver.

Click Next to continue.

Note: If asked to insert your Windows CD, please do so and follow

onscreen instructions. If you don't have your Windows CD handy, try

the following options for locating the driver:

C:\WINDOWS\options\cabs

C:\Windows

C:\Windows\system

D:\Win98

5. Click Finish.

Windows may take several minutes to

complete the driver installation.

6. Click Yes to restart the computer.

If the System Settings Change window does not

appear, restart your PC: From the Start menu, select

Shut Down, select Restart, and click OK.