NETGEAR EA101C User manual

Model EA101 USB Ethernet Adapter Installation Guide

Instructions in this guide are for users of Windows

who are installing the

Model EA101 USB Ethernet Adapter. For instructions on installing and

verifying the Windows network driver, refer to “Install the Network Driver”

the other side of this guide

These four easy steps provide information for installing your Model EA101

USB Ethernet Adapter:

1. Verify Package Contents

2. Install the Network Adapter

3. Connect the Network Adapter and Cables

4. Install the Network Driver

As a last step, be sure to ﬁll out and send in your warranty card.

To register online, direct your Web browser to the Web page at:

http://www.netgear.com

Unpack the contents of the package and make sure that you have everything.

Verify PC Requirements

The instructions given in this guide are for using the NETGEAR

™

Model

EA101 USB Ethernet Adapter in a PC that has a Microsoft

Windows 98

operating system.

Start Here

Verify Package Contents

Model EA101 USB Ethernet Adapter

Category 5 10/100 Mbps

UTP cable (provided with

Model EA101C Ethernet

Adapter)

Installation

guide, Warranty &

Owner Registration Card,

and Support Information Card

Drivers and

Diagnostics Disk

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Model EA101 USB Ethernet Adapter Installation Guide

The Model EA101 USB Ethernet Adapter is hot swappable, which means it can

be inserted into a PC that is either turned off or powered on.

1. Insert the Model EA101 USB EthernetAdapter into the USB (universal

serial bus) as shown in the illustration below.

Some PCs have two USB ports. The Model EA101 USB Ethernet Adapter

can be inserted into either port.

2. Insert the Category 5 10/100 Mbps UTP cable into the RJ-45 plug at the

end of the Model EA101 USB EthernetAdapter.

3. Turn on power to the PC, if you have chosen to install the adapter with

the power turned off.

Install the Network Adaptere

Model EA101

USB Ethernet

Adapter

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Model EA101 USB Ethernet Adapter Installation Guide

1. Using a UTP cable, connect any port on the hub to the RJ-45 port on

the adapter.

2. Follow the illustration below to connect the network cables.

Note:

One of the ports on NETGEAR hubs is switchable between

Normal (MDI-X) and Uplink (MDI) with a Normal/Uplink push

button. If you are using this switchable port on a NETGEAR hub to

connect to a PC, a network card, or to the Model EA101 USB Ethernet

adapter, make sure the Normal/Uplink push button is set to Normal.

Connect the Network Adapter and Cables

Power adapter

PC with network

card installed

Category 5 10/100 Mbps UTP cables*

*Use the cables provided or any Category 5 UTP cable.

Maximum length = 100 meters (300 feet)

PC with USB port

USB

connector

Model EA101 USB

Ethernet Adapter

Hub

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Model EA101 USB Ethernet Adapter Installation Guide

This guide provides you with instructions for installing the Windows network

driver. The steps given in these instructions are for users of Windows 98.

Before you proceed with the installation steps, decide on a name for your

network and for each PC (each name must be only one word and the name of

each PC must be different). You also need to have the Windows CD-ROM and

the NETGEAR EA101 Drivers and Diagnostics Disk ready to use in the

installation process.

1. Turn on the power to the computer and start Windows 98.

The new hardware is found.

Click on “Next.”

Note:

You must install the Ethernet adapter (instructions on other side

of this guide) before installing the network driver.

Note:

If the “Insert Disk”window opens and the “Please insert the

disk labeled Windows 98...”message appears at any time during the

following process, insert the Windows 98 CD-ROM in Drive D (the

CD-ROM drive) and click on “OK.”Then follow the next step in the

instructions.

Install the Network Driver

< Back Next> Cancel

Add New Hardware Wizard

This wizard searches for new drivers for:

A device driver is a software program that

makes a hardware device work.

NETGEAR EA101 USB Ethernet Adpater

Model EA101 USB Ethernet Adapter Installation Guide

Select “Search for the best driver.....”

Click on “Next.”

Select “Floppy disk drives” and insert the NETGEAR EA101 Ethernet

Adapter Drivers and Diagnostics Disk into the ﬂoppy drive.

Select “Specify a Location” and make sure the location is “A:\.”

Click on “Next.”

< Back Next> Cancel

Add New Hardware Wizard

What do you want windows to do?

Search for the best driver for your device

(Recommended).

Display a list of all the drivers in a specific

location, so you can select the driver you want.

< Back Next> Cancel

Add New Hardware Wizard

Windows will search for new drivers in its driver database

on your harddrive, and in any of the following

selected locations. Click Next to start the

search.

Floppy disk drives

CD-ROM drive

Microsoft Windows Update

Specify a Location:

Browse...

A:\

< Back Next> Cancel

Add New Hardware Wizard

Windows driver file search for the device:

NETGEAR EA101 USB Ethernet Adapter

Windows is now ready to install the best driver

for this device. Click Back to select a different

driver, or click Next to continue.

Location of driver:

A:\

Model EA101 USB Ethernet Adapter Installation Guide

Click on “OK.”

Make sure that the location and the correct driver are displayed (for

example, A:\).

Click on “OK.”

Note:

If you copied the Windows 98 CD-ROM to your hard drive, the

next two windows may not appear.

Insert Disk

Please insert the the disk labeled

'NETGEAR EA101 USB Ethernet Adapter Drivers Disk'

and then click OK.

Cancel

Skip File

Details...

Browse...

Copying Files...

The file 'EA101ND4.SYS' on

NETGEAR EA101 USB Ethernet Adapter

Drivers Disk could not be found.

Insert NETGEAR EA101 USB Ethernet Adapter

Drivers Disk in the selected drive

and click OK.

Copy files from:

A:\

Insert Disk

Please insert the the disk labeled

'Windows 98 CD-ROM' and then click OK.

Model EA101 USB Ethernet Adapter Installation Guide

Insert the Windows 98 CD-ROM.

Make sure the designated path to the Windows 98 CD-ROM is

displayed in the “copy ﬁles from” prompt line (for example,

D:\WIN98).

Click on “OK.”

10.

Click on “Finish.”

11.

Remove the NETGEAR EA101 Drivers and Diagnostics Disk and the

Windows 98 CD-ROM.

Click on “Yes” to restart your computer.

You must restart your computer to complete the installation of the driver.

12. Proceed to “Verify Installation.”

Cancel

Skip File

Details...

Browse...

Copying Files...

The file 'choosusr.dll' on Windows 98

CD-ROM could not be found.

Insert Windows 98 CD-ROM into the drive

selected below, and click OK.

Copy files from:

D:\WIN98

< Back Finish Cancel

Update Device Driver Wizard

NETGEAR EA101 USB Ethernet Adapter

Windows has finished installing the software that your new

hardware device requires.

Yes No

Network

To finish setting up your new hardware, you must restart

your computer.

Do you want to resatrt your computer now?

Model EA101 USB Ethernet Adapter Installation Guide

Double-click on “My Computer”on your desktop, double-click on

“Control Panel,”and then double-click on “System.”

Click on “Device Manager.”

Verify Installation

Model EA101 USB Ethernet Adapter Installation Guide

Double-click on “Network adapters”and then double-click on

“NETGEAR EA101 USB EthernetAdapter”to open the “Properties”

window that displays a message regarding the status of the device.

If there is a problem with the driver installation, an exclamation point

appears next to “NETGEAR EA101 USB EthernetAdapter.”

Continue to click on “OK”or click on the “X”in the right-hand corner

to close any open windows and return to the Windows 98 desktop.

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