User manual GATEWAY SOLO 3350

[. . . ] Contents 1 Checking Out Your Gateway Solo 3350 . Installing a printer, scanner, or other peripheral device . 12 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 22 23 25 26 27 3 Windows Basics . Using the Windows Me or Windows 2000 Search utility . [. . . ] Gateway supports two types of wired connections, HPNA and Ethernet. What are HPNA and Ethernet? HPNA Creating an HPNA connected home is as easy as knowing where your telephone jacks and computers are located. HPNA uses your home's standard telephone lines and telephone jacks instead of special cabling to connect computers. You can use your connected home computers at the same time as you connect to your ISP, send a fax, or talk on your telephone. For the best performance, your computers or Internet appliances should have HPNA 2. 0 network cards or jacks for connecting to your connected home. Important If you have more than one telephone line in your home, make sure that all the computers in your connected home are connected to jacks that share the same telephone number. Ethernet Ethernet is a type of connection commonly used in offices around the world. This type of connection can also be used to build small computer networks in the home. Ethernet is available at two different speeds: standard Ethernet, which runs at the same speed as HPNA 2. 0, and Fast Ethernet, which runs up to ten times faster. To create an Ethernet connected home, you or your electrician must install special cables in your home. Your computers or Internet appliances must have Ethernet cards or jacks for connecting to a 10 or 10/100 Ethernet switch or hub. If you are connecting just two computers, you can eliminate the switch or hub and use a special crossover cable. Important Check local code requirements before installing Ethernet cable or other wiring in your home. Your municipality may require you to obtain a permit and hire a licensed installer. 158 Networking Your Home Assessing your connection needs To select the type of connected home that will work best for you, consider how you will use your connected home. An HPNA connected home is appropriate if: s Your home has a telephone jack with the same phone number in each room that has a device you want to connect You have several Windows-based computers that are used for drive sharing, printing to a single printer, or surfing the Internet Your notebook computer has one of the following: s s s s An HPNA jack for connecting to a telephone jack A USB port to connect to a HPNA adapter s Your connection needs are less than 8000 Kbps (see "Comparing data transfer speed" on page 160) An Ethernet or Fast Ethernet connected home is appropriate if: s You are building a new home or your existing home already has Ethernet cable installed in each room that has a device you want to connect You have a combination of Windows-based computers and non-Windows-based computers that are used for drive sharing, printing to a single printer, or surfing the Internet Your notebook computer has an Ethernet jack for connecting to the network s s Selecting a connection 159 Comparing data transfer speed When deciding between HPNA and Ethernet, compare the different data transfer speeds provided by each to the programs you plan to run in your connected home. The following table shows programs that you may run in your home and the connection speed each requires. Program Voice over IP (VoIP) Multiplayer Game Dial-up Internet MP3 Audio Printer Sharing Broadband Internet File Sharing MPEG Video Speed Required 5-20 Kbps 20-80 Kbps 24-56 Kbps 80-200 Kbps 80-200 Kbps 100-1000 Kbps 300-40000 Kbps 4000-8000 Kbps Source: Computer Shopper, January 2001 The following table shows the Gateway-supported connected home type and the maximum speed each will attain. Connection Type HPNA 1. 0 USB-based HPNA 2. 0 PCI-based HPNA 2. 0 or standard Ethernet Fast Ethernet Source: Computer Shopper, January 2001 Typical Maximum Speed 700 Kbps 4500 Kbps 8000 Kbps up to 100, 000 Kbps 160 Networking Your Home When comparing the speed at which your connected home will need to run to the speed you can get from the connection type, you should consider which programs may run at the same time in your connected home. For example, you have stored several MP3 audio files in your connected home. You typically play music on your Gateway Connected Music Player, and at the same time your teenager may play music on another computer. Playing two MP3 audio files simultaneously requires 200 Kbps + 200 Kbps = 400 Kbps. If at the same time you are playing two MP3 audio files, you also print a file to your printer, the speed required increases to 200 Kbps + 200 Kbps + 200 Kbps = 600 Kbps. A comparison of the two tables on the previous page shows that both HPNA 2. 0 and standard Ethernet can handle most programs in a connected home. If you anticipate using a combination of programs that regularly exceed 8000 Kbps, you should consider installing Fast Ethernet for your connection. Selecting a connection 161 Connected home shopping list Use the following shopping lists when purchasing equipment for your connected home. HPNA For an HPNA connected home you need: s An HPNA card installed in each computer - OR HPNA/V. 90 combination card installed in each computer - OR A USB HPNA adapter attached to each computer HPNA card s Telephone cable going from each computer to the closest telephone jack Important USB HPNA adapter Your Gateway computer may already have a factory installed HPNA/V. 90 combination card. A mixture of HPNA 1. 0 and HPNA 2. 0 components will result in your connected home running at the slower HPNA 1. 0 speed. 162 Networking Your Home Ethernet For an Ethernet connected home you need: s An Ethernet card installed in each computer An Ethernet hub or switch with enough ports for each computer and device in the connected home (hubs are slightly cheaper than switches but may run slower than switches) s Ethernet card and hub s Ethernet cable going from each computer to the hub or switch Important All Ethernet components should be either standard Ethernet (10 Mbps) or Fast Ethernet (100 Mbps). A mixture of Ethernet and Fast Ethernet components will result in your connected home running at the slower speed. Connected home shopping list 163 For more information For more information about the Gateway Connected Home, discuss your particular needs with your Gateway Country Store representative. [. . . ] Above all, it provides no assurance that any item will work correctly in all respects with another item of Telepermitted equipment of a different make or model, nor does it imply that any product is compatible with all of Telecom's network services. This equipment shall not be set up to make automatic calls to the Telecom `111' Emergency Service. Important Under power failure conditions, this telephone may not operate. Make sure that a separate telephone, not dependent on local power, is available for emergency use. Some parameters required for compliance with Telecom's Telepermit requirements are dependent on the equipment (PC) associated with this device. The associated equipment shall be set to operate within the following limits for compliance with Telecom's specifications: (a)There shall be no more than 10 calls to the same number within any 30-minute period for any single manual call initiation, and (b)The equipment shall go on-hook for a period of not less than 30 seconds between the end of one attempt and the beginning of the next attempt. [. . . ]