USB 10/100 Ethernet Adapter

User's Manual  

Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction

Features

Network interface

Driver support

Physical characteristics

Chapter 2 Getting Started

Check package contents

Installing the USB 10/100 Ethernet Adapter

LED Indicators

README.TXT File

Chapter 3 Setup for Windows 98

Installation

Chapter 4 Setup for Windows 2000

Installation

Chapter 5 Setup for Windows ME

Installation

Chapter 6 Setup for Windows XP

Installation

Chapter 7 Setup for LINUX

Installation

Chapter 1 Introduction

This manual describes how to operate USB 10/100 Ethernet Adapter. USB 10/100 Ethernet Adapter is a USB compatible Ethernet Adapter which works with any Computer, Notebook, Sub-notebook that supports USB function.

Feature

1. USB specification 1.0 & 1.1
2. IEEE 802.3 for 10Base-T and IEEE 802.3u for 100Base-TX compliant
3. Automatically negotiates 10 or 100 Mbps connection rate, depending on the speed of the network
4. Provides full-duplex to enhance throughput
5. Support USB suspend / Rusume detection logic
6. Support Windows Plug & Play, Hot swap
7. 3.3V low power consumption
8. LEDs diagnostics and monitoring indicators

Network interface

RJ-45 to connect with 10BASE-T or 100 BASE-TX Hub

Driver support

NDIS 5 Miniport Driver for Microsoft Windows 98/ME, and Windows 2000.

Physical characteristics

1. Temperature: 0 ~ 70degree Celsius
2. Humidity: 10% to 90%
3. Distance: 100 m Hub to Node

Chapter 2 Getting Started

Check package contents

• USB 10/100 Ethernet Adapter
• Driver Diskette
• This Quick Start Guide

Installing the USB 10/100 Ethernet Adapter

You will be installing the USB 10/100 Ethernet adapter in your computer.

In order to use this device, you must have a copy of Microsoft Windows 98/ME(or Windows 2000) operating system installed on your PC. Some versions of Windows 95 version B (OSR2) support USB, but the device drivers included in this package are designed specifically for Windows 98 and Windows 2000.If you do not have Windows 98/ME or Windows 2000, this device will not work.

LED Indicators

• 100M LED

         This LED is used to indicate the Ethernet speed: Green means "connected with 100Base-TX Ethernet network".

• 10 LED

           This LED is used to indicate the Ethernet connection: Green means   "connected with 10 Ethernet network"

• ACT LED

           This Green indicator is used to indicate the network activity, and will flash on and off intermittently when the PC is transmitting or receiving packets from the network.

Power Consumption:

10Mbps mode: Max 46.5mA @5V

100Mbps mode: Max 113mA @5V

Certification - EMC:

FCC part 15 class B: is must

CE (CISPR22 class B) and VCCI class 2:

Mechanical:

PC card dimension : 66.5 x 22 x 9.5 mm (L x W x H)

README.TXT File

In your driver diskette, there is one file named README.TXT which provides the information about this Driver Diskette's contents and installation guide. This file is located in the root directory of the diskette.

Chapter 3 Setup for Windows 98

Installation

1. Make sure your PC is powered on and that you are at the Windows 98 operating system.
2. Insert the USB cable (the A-type connector) into the USB port on your PC. The system will display the "Add New Hardware Wizard" dialog box. Insert the "USB 10/100 LAN" driver diskette into floppy driver and then press "Next" button.

3. Select "Search for the Best Driver for your device (Recommended)", press "Next" button.

4. Select "Floppy disk drives" (or select "Specify a location" and type A:\ in the location), where the device information file (.INF file) and the driver USB100R.SYS can be found. Press "Next" button.

5. After Windows finds the driver, the following prompt will appear: "USB 10/100 Ethernet Adapter ", press "Next" button.

6. After the driver is found, Windows will begin to copy all the necessary files to install network function.  If Windows tries to copy "USB100R.SYS" file and displays the following dialog box, just input "A:\" to specify the location of this file.

7. Windows may request you to "Insert Windows 98 CD-ROM into the driver selected, and click OK". Follow the instruction and input CD-ROM or disks as needed, direct Windows to the proper location, and then click "OK" button.

8. When Windows finishes the installation, the "USB 10/100 Ethernet Adapter " message box will be prompted, then click "Finish" button .

9. System will ask you "Do you want to restart your computer now". Click "Yes" to restart your computer.

10. After the computer is restarted, the network function will be ready.

Chapter 4 Setup for Windows 2000

Installation

1. Make sure your PC is powered on and that you are at the Windows 2000 operating system.
2. Insert the USB cable (the A-type connector) into the USB port on your PC. The system will display the "Found New Hardware Wizard" dialog box. Insert the "USB 10/100 Ethernet Adapter" driver diskette into floppy driver and then press "Next" button.

3. Select "Search for a suitable driver for my device (Recommended)", press "Next" button

4. Select "Floppy disk drives" (or select "Specify a location" and type "A:\" in the location), where the device information file (.INF file) and the driver USB100.SYS can be found.

5. After Windows finds the driver, the following prompt will appear: "USB 10/100 Ethernet Adapter ". Press "Next" button, the driver then installs itself.

6. When Windows finishes the installation, the "USB 10/100 Ethernet Adapter " message box will be prompted, then click "Finish" button .

7. Restart your computer, after the computer is restarted, the network function will be ready.

Chapter  Setup for Windows ME

Installation

(1)Make sure your PC is powered on and that you are at the Windows ME operating system.

(2)Insert the USB cable (the A-type connector) into the USB port on your PC. , Windows ME will recognize the device. It will show “found New hardware Wizard”, select “Automatic search for a batter driver” and insert the driver diskette or CD and click "Next".

(3) Windows ME will search and recognize the driver of the Device, 

(4) Then  Windows will automatically copy the driver files and related files into the system. 

(5) After copying the driver files, the device installation is completed, click "Finish".

(6) Restart your computer, after the computer is restarted, the network function will be ready.

Chapter 6 Setup for Windows XP

Installation

(1)Make sure your PC is powered on and that you are at the Windows ME operating system.

(2)Insert the USB cable (the A-type connector) into the USB port on your PC. , Windows ME will recognize the device. It will show “found New hardware Wizard”, select “Install the software automatically ” and insert the driver diskette or CD and click "Next".

(3) Windows XP will search the best match driver of the device, and please select "a:\winxp\usbkr100.inf" this driver and click " Next"  to continue.

(4) Then  Windows will pop-up one Hardware Installation windows please click "Continue Anyway" system will automatically copy the driver files and related files into the system. 

(5) After copying the driver files, the device installation is completed, click "Finish".  

(6) Restart your computer, after the computer is restarted, the network function will be ready.

Chapter 7 Setup for LINUX

Installation

(1)Make sure your PC is powered on and that you are at the LINUX operating system.

(2)Insert the USB cable (the A-type connector) into the USB port on your PC. 

(3)Compile:gcc -DMODULE -D__KERNEL__ -c rtl8150.c -I/usr/src/linux-2.4.0/include/
*linux-2.4.0 will change according to the kernel version.

(4) insert the driver as module:insmod rtl8139.o 
(run 'lsmod' to see if the module is inserted)

(5) bind your card to an IP address:
/sbin/ifconfig eth0 ${IPADDR} netmask ${NETMASK} broadcast ${BROADCAST} 
(run 'netstat -i' to see if there is a interface 'eth0')

(6) add your card to IP routing table and add gateway:
/sbin/route add default gw ${GATEWAY} dev eth0


*make sure that your kernel is version 2.4.0 or next version.
Otherwise, you have to upgrade your kernel.
(http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4)