User manual LINKSYS USBHUB04

[. . . ] Instant Ethernet Series USB Network Adapter User Guide COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS Copyright © 1999 Linksys, All Rights Reserved. Instant Ethernet is a registered trademark of Linksys. Microsoft, Windows, and the Windows logo are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks and brand names are the property of their respective proprietors. [. . . ] Once you are back at the Windows 98 desktop, click on the Start button. Make sure that the following network components are installed: 9 Windows 98 Client for Microsoft Networks Client for Netware Network Linksys USB-Network Adapter IPX/SPX-compatible Protocol NetBEUI There may be other components listed in addition to the ones shown above. However, if any components shown above are missing, you'll need to install them manually. In the Primary Network Logon box, select Client for Microsoft Networks. Click on the Identification tab. 10 Windows 98 Type the name of your PC in the Computer name box. Make up a name that is unique from the other computers' names on the network. You can call it anything you'd like, (eg: Tardis, JoePC, etc. ). Type the name of your workgroup in the Workgroup box. Enabling File and Printer Sharing in Windows 98 File and printer sharing in Windows 98 allows you to share files or printers that are on your computer with other PCs on the network. If you don't enable file or printer sharing, your PC will be "invisible" to all of the other PCs on the network, (even yourself). To set up sharing for the first time on a computer, click on Start, Settings, Control Panel, then double-click on Network. Click on the Configuration tab, followed by the File and Printer Sharing button. The File and Printer Sharing window will appear. 13 Windows 98 If you'd like others to be able to access the files on your PC's hard drive, select I want to be able to give others access to my files. If you'd like to share your printer with other users on the network, select I want to be able to allow others to print to my printer. File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft networks should now appear in the list of installed components. When asked to restart your PC, choose to do so. After following the preparation instructions, double-click on your My Computer icon. A window of available disk drives will appear. Using your right mouse button, click once on the drive or folder that you want to make available to other users. Click on Sharing, followed by the Sharing tab. In the Share Name box, enter a name for the drive or folder you are sharing, (eg: C-Drive, CD-ROM, Leela, etc. ). Next, decide on the type of access that you want to give other users: · Read-Only access lets other users view the files on your PC. [. . . ] Log off and unplug the device from your PC's USB port 2. Plug the device back in and then reboot. Log on as a different user after the PC reboots. 20 Appendix Manually Installing Network Components There may be times when you might need to manually install missing Windows 98 networking components. Click on Start, Settings, then Control Panel. [. . . ]