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9. Click on the Identification tab. Type the name of your computer in the "Computer name" box. Make up a name that is unique from all the other computers' names on the network. (e.g., Dino, Alpha, etc.) Instant EtherFast® Series 10. Type the name of your workgroup in the "Workgroup" box. The name you type should be the same workgroup name in use by all of the other PCs on the network. Make sure to use the same case that is used on your other computers. 11. Enter a description of your computer in the "Computer Description" box. This box is optional. 12. Optional: Click on the Access Control tab. Make sure that Shared-level access control is selected. If the setting is on User-Level access control and you can't change it, refer to the Troubleshooting section. 13. Click on the OK button. If your system asks you for your Windows 95 CDROM or the location of the 95 installation files, direct Windows to the appropriate location, (e.g., "D:\win95", "C:\windows\options\cabs"). 14 EtherFast® 10/100 PC Cards 14. Once Windows is done copying the necessary files, the System Settings Change window appears. Remove all disks from your computer and click on theYes button to restart your PC. If you don't see this window, simply close down Windows 95 and restart your computer by clicking on the Start button, then Shut Down, select Restart the Computer, then click theYes button. The installation is complete. Remember to remove the Driver Disk from the floppy drive. 15. Once the computer has restarted, look at the EtherFast Card's LEDs. If your cabling is properly attached and the network is detected, the green Link light will be on, and the Activity (ACT) light will be flickering or solid. 16. A Logon window will appear. Make up a username and password and click OK. Do not click the Cancel or Esc button, or you won't be able to log onto the network. If the logon does not appear or if it does not allow you to log on, refer to the Troubleshooting section. 17. Once you are at the Windows 95 desktop, double-click on the Network Neighborhood icon. You should see an icon for the Entire Network, and/or the names of the other PCs on the network. In order to see your other computers and shared resources in Network Neighborhood, you need to enable File and Printer Sharing. For help, refer to Sharing Your Files and Printers in the Appendix . If you don't see anything at all, press the F5 key on your keyboard a few times to refresh the screen. If you only see your computer in Network Neighborhood, if you only see computers that are running the same operating system as you and you don't see any others, or if you see all computers on the network except yours, and the other PCs can't see your computer, refer to the Troubleshooting section. 15

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EtherFast
®
10/100 PC Cards
14. Once Windows is done copying the necessary files, the
System Settings
Change
window appears. Remove all disks from your computer and click
on the
Yes
button to restart your PC.
If you don't see this window, simply close down Windows 95 and restart
your computer by clicking on the
Start
button, then
Shut Down
, select
Restart the Computer
, then click the
Yes
button. The installation is com-
plete. Remember to remove the Driver Disk from the floppy drive.
15. Once the computer has restarted, look at the EtherFast Card's LEDs. If your
cabling is properly attached and the network is detected, the green Link
light will be on, and the Activity (ACT) light will be flickering or solid.
16.A Logon window will appear. Make up a username and password and click
OK
. Do not click the
Cancel
or
Esc
button, or you won't be able to log onto
the network. If the logon does not appear or if it does not allow you to log
on, refer to the Troubleshooting section.
17. Once you are at the Windows 95 desktop, double-click on the
Network
Neighborhood
icon. You should see an icon for the
Entire Network
,
and/or the names of the other PCs on the network. In order to see your other
computers and shared resources in
Network Neighborhood
, you need to
enable
File and Printer Sharing
. For help, refer to
Sharing Your Files and
Printers
in the Appendix .
If you don't see anything at all
, press the F5 key on your keyboard a few
times to refresh the screen.
If you only see your computer in Network Neighborhood
,
if you only see
computers that are running the same operating system as you and you don’t
see any others
, or
if you see all computers on the network except yours, and
the other PCs can't see your computer
, refer to the Troubleshooting section.
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Instant EtherFast
®
Series
9. Click on the
Identification
tab. Type the name of your
computer in the “Computer
name” box. Make up a
name that is unique from
all the other computers'
names on the network.
(e.g., Dino, Alpha, etc.)
10.Type the name of your
workgroup
in
the
“Workgroup”
box.
The
name you type should be
the same workgroup name
in use by all of the other
PCs on the network. Make
sure to use the same case
that is used on your other
computers.
11. Enter a description of your computer in the “Computer Description” box.
This box is optional.
12.
Optional:
Click on the
Access Control
tab. Make
sure
that
Shared-level
access control
is selected. If
the setting is on User-Level
access control and you can’t
change it, refer to the
Troubleshooting section.
13. Click on the
OK
button. If
your system asks you for
your Windows 95 CD-
ROM or the location of the
95 installation files, direct
Windows to the appropriate
location, (e.g., “D:\win95”,
“C:\windows\options\cabs”).
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