Package Contents
• One EtherFast 10/100 Compact USB
Network Adapter (
1
)
• One USB Extension Cable (
2
)
• One Setup Utility CD (
3
)
• One User Guide (
4
)
• Quick Installation and Registration Card (not
shown)
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Instant EtherFast®
USB100M
Minimum Requirements
• USB-Ready PC with One Available USB Port
• CD-ROM Drive
• Microsoft Windows 98, 2000, Millennium, or
XP
• Pentium-Class 200MHz or higher
• Minimum 64MB RAM
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.
Windows 98 Driver Installation
Instructions
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.
Connecting Your 10/100 Compact
USB Network Adapter to Your PC
D. Select Search for the best driver for your device (Recommended) and click
Next.
E. Select Specify a location only to find the correct driver and type D:\ in the field
provided. Then, click Next to continue.
F. A window will open saying that Windows is now ready to install the Linksys
EtherFast 10/100
Compact USB
Network Adapter
driver. Click the
Next button to
continue.
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.
Windows Millennium Driver Installation
Instructions
A. If you haven’t already, start up your computer.
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.
Continued on back
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.
1
2
3
4
USB Type A
Installing Your 10/100 Compact USB
Network Adapter Drivers on Your PC
Note:
Do not click
Cancel
or
Skip
at any time during the
installation process. Doing so
will prevent your driver from
being properly installed on
your PC.
D
E
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.
C
Note:
Do not click
Cancel
or
Skip
at any time during the
installation process. Doing so
will prevent your driver from
being properly installed on
your PC.
Note:
This document assumes that your CD-ROM drive letter in your computer is
D:
.
Installation of the EtherFast 10/100 Compact USB
Network Adapter is complete.
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