Linksys USB100M Prospecto

Package Contents
• One EtherFast 10/100 Compact USB

Network Adapter (

1

)

• One USB Extension Cable (

2

)

• One Setup Utility CD (

3

)

• One User Guide (

4

)

• Quick Installation and Registration Card (not 

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Minimum Requirements
• USB-Ready PC with One Available USB Port
• CD-ROM Drive
• Microsoft Windows 98, 2000, Millennium, or

XP

• Pentium-Class 200MHz or higher
• Minimum 64MB RAM 

A. Power off you PC.  Insert the Adapter’s USB end or the end of the USB exten-

sion cable connected to the Adapter (the type A connector) into the USB port
on your PC. 

B. Attach one end of an Ethernet cable into the Adapter’s RJ-45 port. 

C. Plug the other end of the RJ-45 cable into a network Ethernet or Fast Ethernet

hub, switch, or router. If you plan to use both 10Mbps and 100Mbps network
segments on the same network, you'll need a 10/100 hub or switch that allows
segments of different speeds to communicate.

A. If you haven’t already, start your computer.

B. Windows 98 will automatically detect the EtherFast 10/100 Compact USB LAN

Network Adapter on your computer. 

C. When the first “Add New Hardware Wizard” screen appears, insert the Driver

CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive and click Next.

D. Select Search for the best driver for your device (Recommended) and click

Next.

E. Select Specify a location only to find the correct driver and type D:\ in the field

provided. Then, click Next to continue.

F. A window will open saying that Windows is now ready to install the Linksys

EtherFast 10/100
Compact USB
Network Adapter
driver. Click the
Next button to
continue.

G. Windows will begin copying the driver files to your computer.  If Windows asks

you for the original Windows CD-ROM, click OK and in the window that
appears type C:\windows\options\cabs, or insert the Original Windows CD-
ROM in your CD-ROM drive and type D:\win98, etc. (any file named USB100M
is provided on the Linksys Driver CD-ROM, D:\).  When Windows finishes,
click Finish.

H. When asked if you want to restart your computer, remove the Driver CD-ROM

and click Yes. If Windows does not ask you to restart your PC, click Start.
Choose Shut Down, select Restart, and click OK. 

A. If you haven’t already, start up your computer.

B. Windows Millennium will automatically detect the presence of the Linksys USB

LAN Adapter hardware in your computer. 

C. Insert the Driver CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive and select Specify the loca-

tion of the driver (Advanced). Click Next.

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3

4

Note: Do not click Cancel or
Skip at any time during the
installation process. Doing so
will prevent your driver from
being properly installed on
your PC.

After physically connecting the Compact USB Network Adapter to your computer’s
USB port (Section 1), you must install the drivers for the adapter (Section 2).
Follow the appropriate Operating Systems instructions to install the hardware
device driver into your computer.  During the installation you may be asked to pro-
vide the original Windows installation files or original Windows CD-ROM. 

Note: Do not click Cancel or
Skip at any time during the
installation process. Doing so
will prevent your driver from
being properly installed on
your PC.

Note: This document assumes that your CD-ROM drive letter in your computer is D: .