2Wire PC Port USB-to-HPNA User manual

Installation Guide

Wireless PC Port

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2Wire PC Port USB to HPNA Adapter

The PC Port USB-to-HPNA adapter allows you to connect computers to your home

network using existing phone lines.

Following are the steps needed to complete the PC Port installation:

Step 1 - Install the PC Port adapter into a USB port on your computer.

Step 2 - Connect the telephone cable.

Step 3 - Install the adapter device driver.

The following sections give you detailed instructions for completing each step.

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Step 1: Install the PC Port adapter

1. Power off your computer.

2. Insert the PC Port adapter into an available USB port on your computer.

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Step 2: Connect the telephone cable(s)

Non-DSL Broadband Service (for example, Cable or Fiber) Installation - First PC

The first PC on the network must be connected to the 2Wire gateway via Ethernet,

USB or wireless. It cannot be connected via HPNA; however, if you are connecting

additional PCs to your network via HPNA, you must connect the phone line from

the 2Wire Gateway's HPNA port to a phone jack.

1. Disconnect power from the 2Wire gateway.

2. Locate the HPNA port on the back of the 2Wire

gateway. Plug one end of the telephone cable into the

HPNA port, the other end into the phone jack.

3. Reconnect power to the 2Wire Gateway. When all

three indicator lights display green, the process is

complete.

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Secondary PCs

1. Power off the computer.

2. Connect one end of the telephone cable to the adapter

port, the other end to the phone jack.

DSL Broadband Service Installation

You will need to connect the telephone cable to the phone

line filter (filters are sold separately). Refer to the following

table for a description of filter types and installation. The

filter examples are 2Wire DSL Filters.

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Filter Type If Sharing Wall Jack with Phone

Single port • Insert the other end of the telephone cable into one of

the Y-adapter ports.

• Connect your DSL filter into the open port on the Y-

adapter and your phone into the filter.

• Insert the Y-adapter into the wall jack.

Dual port • Insert the other end of the telephone cable into the

port labeled DSL/HPNA or DSL HPN.

• Connect your telephone into the port designated for

phone service.

• Insert the DSL filter into the wall jack.

Wall-mount After your DSL wall mount filter has been installed and the

telephone is connected:

• Insert the other end of the telephone cable from the

PC Port into the port labeled DSL or DSL HPNA.

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Step 3: Install the adapter device driver

Installing drivers for Windows XP

1. With your computer powered on, insert

the 2Wire Driver CD into your CD-ROM

drive.

2. When the Found New Hardware Wizard

window opens, select

Install the software

automatically (Recommended)

and click

Next to continue.

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3. Windows loads the drivers from the CD on

to your computer.

4. When the Completing the Found New

Hardware Wizard screen opens, click

Finish.

The driver installation is complete.

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Installing Drivers for Windows 2000

1. With your computer powered on, insert the

2Wire Driver CD into your CD-ROM drive.

2. When the Found New Hardware Wizard

window opens, click

Next to continue.

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3. The next window prompts you to install

device drivers. Select

Search for a suitable

driver for my device (recommended)

, and click

Next.

4. When the Locate Driver Files window

opens, deselect the

Floppy disk drives

checkbox, select the

CD-ROM drives

checkbox, and click

Next.

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5. When the Driver Files Search Results

window opens, click

Next.

6. When the Completing Found New Hardware

Wizard window opens, click

Finish.

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Installing Drivers for Windows ME

1. Power on your computer. Insert the 2Wire

Driver CD into your CD-ROM drive.

2. When the Add New Hardware Wizard window

opens, select

Automatic search for a better

driver (Recommended)

, and click Next.

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3. After the driver files are copied, click Finish.

4. If the System Settings Change window

opens, click

Yes to restart your computer.

Your installation is complete.

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Installing Drivers for Windows 98 SE

1. Power on your computer. Insert the 2Wire

Driver CD into your CD-ROM drive.

2. When the Add New Hardware Wizard opens,

click

Next to continue.

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3. When the next window opens, select Search

for the best driver for your device

(Recommended)

, and click Next.

4. Deselect the Floppy disk drives checkbox,

select the

CD-ROM drive checkbox, and

click

Next.

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5. Verify that The updated driver

(Recommended)

radio button is selected

and click

Next.

6. Windows locates the best driver for your

device. Click

Next to continue.

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7. When the Insert Windows installation CD

window opens, remove the 2Wire Driver

CD, and insert your Windows installation

CD.

8. Click Finish. Remove the Windows

installation CD from the CD-ROM drive, and

insert the 2Wire Driver CD.

9. If the System Settings Change window

opens, click

Yes to restart your computer.

Your installation is complete.

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Installing Drivers for MacOS 10.2

1. Power on your computer. Insert the

2Wire Driver CD into your CD-ROM

drive.

2. If you have set up an administrator

name and password, the authenticate

screen opens. Enter your

administrator name and password and

click

OK.

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3. Open the 2Wire USB folder from the

CD and click the 2Wire USB Driver.

Click

Continue.

4. Accept or decline the License

Agreement. Click

Accept to continue

your PC Port installation. Selecting

Decline will end your installation.

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5. Select Easy Install. If Easy Install is

not already selected in the 2Wire USB

Driver window, select it from the pull-

down menu.

6. After the USB driver has been copied

to your computer, you are prompted to

restart your computer.

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2Wire PC Port USB-to-HPNA User manual

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