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Use this guide to install: HPRO200

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Page 1: ...HomeLink Series Phoneline 10M Cable DSL Router User Guide Use this guide to install HPRO200 ...

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Page 3: ...ble DSL Router 3 The HomeLink Phoneline Router s Rear Panel Ports 3 The HomeLink Phoneline Router s Front Panel LEDs 4 Using the HomeLink Phoneline 10M Cable DSL Router 7 Installation Overview 7 Connecting the HomeLink Phoneline Router to Your Network 8 Daisy chaining a HomeLink Network 9 Resetting the HomeLink Phoneline Router 10 Configuring Your Ethernet Network with the HomeLink Phoneline 10M C...

Page 4: ...cation throughout your home The groundbreaking technology inside every HomeLink Phoneline 10M Cable DSL Router delivers Internet and network connectivity at speeds of up to 10Mbps Share Your Cable DSL Connection with Every PC in Your House Using Standard Telephone Lines Bridge Your Home Phoneline Network to an Ethernet Network and Share Broadband Access Between Them Add a PC to Your Home Network S...

Page 5: ... Any connections made through a LAN will be lost 3 HomeLink Series The HomeLink Phoneline Router s Rear Panel Ports Crossover Switch The Crossover Switch X II toggles the LAN port between crossover mode X and straight through mode II If you are connecting the Router directly to a com puter or to an Uplink port choose crossover X For any thing else choose straight through II Power Connect your powe...

Page 6: ...meLink Series 5 Phoneline 10M Cable DSL Router 6 The HomeLink Phoneline Router s Front Panel LEDs The WAN Indicators Link Green The Link LED illuminates when a successful connection is made between the HomeLink Phoneline Router and your Broadband device or network Act Green The Act LED flickers when the HomeLink Phoneline Router is sending or receiving data over the broadband port Diag Red The Dia...

Page 7: ...DSL Router Since the HomeLink Phoneline 10M Cable DSL Router is a stand alone device that requires no software or system configuration its setup involves nothing but plugging everything in and turning all your hardware on However there are a few limitations to the amount of physical distance your network can cover without running the risk of data corruption These restrictions are due to Home Phone...

Page 8: ...networks link together like a string of Christmas lights In a HomeLink network data passes into on one side of a port and a new telephone cable continues out from the port s other side You can string up to 30 PCs on a single HomeLink network provided that the entire length of cable does not exceed 300 meters 1000 feet HomeLink networks can send data through existing telephone lines without disrupt...

Page 9: ...ssword prompt will appear Leave the User Name box empty and type admin the default password in the Password box Click the OK button Phoneline 10M Cable DSL Router 12 N No ot te e If you have previously enabled an Internet Sharing Proxy Service on any of your PCs you must disable it now If you are running Netscape Navigator Click E Ed di it t P Pr re ef fe er re en nc ce e A Ad dv va an nc ce ed d ...

Page 10: ...ecific internal needs there should be no reason to change these values For the internal LAN the default values are as follows Private IP Address 192 168 1 1 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 WAN IP Address These values refer to the outside network you connect to every time you access your Broadband Internet connection Most Broadband ISPs assign their clients with a different IP address each time they log ...

Page 11: ...ow select the TCP IP protocol line that has been associated with your network card adapter If there is no TCP IP line listed refer to the Appendix to install the TCP IP Protocol now 4 Click the Properties button then choose the IP Address tab Select Obtain an IP address automatically Press the OK button You have com pleted the client settings 5 Click the OK button Windows may ask for original Wind...

Page 12: ...his entry is necessary for some ISPs Firmware Version This entry shows the version of the firmware you are using Future versions of the HomeLink Phoneline Router s Firmware may become available on the Linksys website Setup 17 HomeLink Series The HomeLink Phoneline 10M Cable DSLRouter s Web based Utility The HomeLink Phoneline 10M Cable DSL Router has an internal integrated circuit chip but no keyb...

Page 13: ...ss If set to Obtain an IP address automatically these values are assigned by your ISP DNS Domain Name Server IP Address Your ISP will provide you with at least one DNS IP Address If set to Obtain an IP address automatically these values are assigned by your ISP You can test and see if the above settings are correct by successfully connect ing to the Internet PPPoE Point to Point Protocol over Ethe...

Page 14: ... start with when issuing IP addresses Number of DHCP users Enter the maximum number of PC that you want the DHCP server to assign IP addresses to with the absolute maximum being 253 DHCP 21 HomeLink Series This screen provides the current status of the device All of the information pro vided is read only Router Name This field shows the name of this device This entry is nec essary for some ISPs Fi...

Page 15: ...an also filter users by entering their network port number Enter the port numbers you want to filter into the port numbers fields Users who are connected to the HomeLink Phoneline Router will no longer be able to access any port number listed there Filters 23 HomeLink Series DHCP Client Table Click on the Client Table button to show the current DHCP Client information This information is stored in...

Page 16: ...ce and the destination The RIP protocol regularly broadcasts routing information to other routers on the network Dynamic Routing 25 HomeLink Series Block WAN Request By enabling the Block WAN Request feature you can prevent your network from being pinged or detected by other Internet users The Block WAN Request feature also adds another measure of security to your network by hiding your network po...

Page 17: ...s the host portion In the example above the Network Mask is 255 255 255 0 This determines by using the values 255 that the first three numbers of an network IP address identify this particular network while the last digit from 1 to 254 would identify the specific host Gateway IP This IP address should be the IP address of the gateway device that allows for contact between the HomeLink Phoneline Ro...

Page 18: ... Control Panel Network to check the Properties for the TCP IP protocol 2 The Diag LED stays lit when it shouldn t The Diag LED lights up when the device is first powered up Meantime the system will boot up itself and check for proper operation After fin ishing the checking procedure the LED turns off to show the system is working fine If the LED remains lit after this time the device is not workin...

Page 19: ...f using Windows 95 98 or ME check the TCP IP setup on the client side Run winipcfg by clicking on the Start button selecting Run typ ing winipcfg into the empty field and pressing the Enter key The PC should have an IP address of 192 168 1 xxx xxx is from 2 to 254 Subnet Mask is 255 255 255 0 the default gateway IP should be the Router s IP Address and DNS If using Windows NT or 2000 use IPCONFIG ...

Page 20: ...llennium NT or 2000 Yes but Linksys does not at this time provide technical support for setup configuration or troubleshooting of any non Windows operating systems Does the HomeLink Phoneline Router support ICQ send file Yes with the fol lowing fix ICQ menu preference connections tab check I am behind a firewall or proxy and set the firewall time out to 80 seconds in firewall setting The Internet ...

Page 21: ...th the HomeLink Phoneline Router No Does the HomeLink Phoneline Router pass PPTP packets or actively route PPTP sessions The Router allows PPTP packets to pass through What is the maximum number of users supported by the HomeLink Phoneline Router The Router supports up to 253 users Is the HomeLink Phoneline Router cross platform compatible Any platform that supports Ethernet and TCP IP is compatib...

Page 22: ...will be displayed 4 Write down the IP address returned by the ping command In the example above 24 53 32 4 This IP address is the actual IP address of the server mail or any other word or value you have pinged Step Two Pinging for a Web Address While the IP address returned above would work as your e mail server address it may not be permanent IP Addresses change all the time Web addresses however...

Page 23: ...win95 c windows options cabs 9 Windows will ask you to restart the PC Click Yes The TCP IP Installation is complete 2 Double click the Network icon Your Network window should pop up Select the Configuration tab 3 Click the Add button 4 Double click Protocol 5 Highlight Microsoft under the list of manufactures 6 Find and double click TCP IP in the list to the right Phoneline 10M Cable DSL Router 40...

Page 24: ...t run from one end of the cable to the other All 8 wires are used In a straight through cable wires 1 2 3 and 6 at one end of the cable are also wires 1 2 3 and 6 at the other end In a crossover cable the order of the wires changes from one end to the other wire 1 becomes 3 and 2 becomes 6 See the diagrams on the next page for more detailed information on straight through and crossover cabling To ...

Page 25: ...ce Locator you requested or in the e mail address you re sending a note to At the other end the recipient can see the IP address of the Web page requestor or the e mail sender and can respond by sending another message using the IP address it received Glossary Daisy Chain Connected in series one after the other Transmitted signals go to the first device then to the second and so on DHCP Dynamic Ho...

Page 26: ...nd messages to or get information from also has a copy of TCP IP IPCONFIG A utility that provides for querying defining and managing IP addresses within a network A commonly used utility for configuring networks with static IP addresses IPSec IPSec Internet Protocol Security is a developing standard for securi ty at the network or packet processing layer of network communication A big advantage of...

Page 27: ...home and many business computers to the telephone company To reduce crosstalk or electro magnetic induction between pairs of wires two insulated copper wires are twisted around each other Each signal on twisted pair requires both wires Since some telephone sets or desktop locations require multiple connections twisted pair is sometimes installed in two or more pairs all within a single cable Virtu...

Page 28: ...S CROSS SHIPMENTS A FASTER PROCESS FOR PRO CESSING AND RECEIVING YOUR REPLACEMENT LINKSYS PAYS FOR UPS GROUND ONLY ALL CUSTOMERS LOCATED OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND CANADA SHALL BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR SHIPPING AND HANDLING CHARGES PLEASE CALL LINKSYS FOR MORE DETAILS Dimensions 7 44 x 6 16 x 2 64 189mm x 156mm x 67mm Unit Weight 0 75 lbs 0 34 kg Power External 5V AC 2 1A Certifica...

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