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GeneLinkTM User’s Guide Ver1.7

GeneLinkTM User’s Guide

Table of Contents

Overview -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2

Driver Installation -------------------------------------------------------- 3

Chapter 1 Build up your GeneLinkTM LAN

Step 1. Install Driver ----------------------------------------------------------- 3

Step 2. Network Protocol Setting ------------------------------------------ 6

Step 3. Network Login --------------------------------------------------------- 7

Step 4. Connect the GeneLinkTM -------------------------------------------- 8

Step 5. Sharing your Resource --------------------------------------------- 8

Chapter 2 Connecting to your existing Home or Office LAN

CASE 1. Windows 98SE / ME / NT / 2000 --------------------------------17

CASE 2. Windows XP ----------------------------------------------------------21

Chapter 3 Connecting to Internet through GeneLinkTM

Connecting to Internet through GeneLinkTM -----------------------------26

FAQ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------29

* GeneLinkTM is a trademark of Genesys Logic, Inc. 1


OverviewGeneLinkTM is the best solution for providing the easiest network connection service to you. By connecting multiple PCs through GeneLinkTM , you can build up a local area network without any network adapter. We give this Ethernet emulation environment a name -- GeneLinkTM LAN. GeneLinkTM supports TCP/IP, NetBEUI and IPX protocols. These features make your PCs can share their resources such as files or printers to each other. Further more, GeneLinkTM also give you the ability of connecting your GeneLinkTM LAN to your existing Home or Office LAN for network resource or Internet sharing.



Driver Installation

The driver installation procedures of GeneLinkTM will be separated in two sessions. First, we will let you know how to build up a pure GeneLinkTM LAN. That is, all PCs are connected via GeneLinkTM cable (for example, one PC and one Notebook). After that, we will tell you how to connect your GeneLinkTM LAN to your existing Home or Office LAN through the new advanced feature of GeneLinkTM.


A sample GeneLink TM LAN


Chapter 1 Build up your GeneLinkTM LAN

The setup procedure is same for each computer if all your computers are connected via GeneLinkTM only. GeneLinkTM LAN driver must be installed in each computer of GeneLinkTM LAN. The installation procedures are described as follows:

Step 1. Install driver

1. Insert the GeneLinkTM setup disk into your CD ROM drive.2. Run Setup.exe and the welcome dialog box appears.

3. Click ‘Next’ button.4. Choose the destination folder. If you don’t want to install the driver in the

default folder, click ‘Browse’ button to select another folder. Click ‘Next’ button.



5. Select components that you want to install. Leave ‘Software Router’ unchecked, then click ‘Next’ button.

6. The Setup Program will install all necessary components for GeneLinkTM automatically.

7. Setup complete. Then Setup Program will ask you to reboot you computer for updating your driver configuration if your operating system is Windows 98 / ME . Select ‘Yes, I want to restart my computer now’ radio button and click ‘Finish’ button to reboot your computer.

If your operating system is Windows NT / 2000 , you don’t need to reboot your computer, thus just click ‘Finish’ button to complete the installation procedures.



After you complete the installation procedures, you’ll find Setup Program has installed GeneLinkTM driver in your computer. It binds TCP/IP, NetBEUI and IPX protocols to GeneLinkTM device. Therefore, those computers which connecting to GeneLinkTM LAN can communicate with each other in TCP/IP or NetBEUI protocol. One last thing, please double-check if you define the same name for two or more computers within GeneLinkTM LAN. If you do that, name conflict will occur, and your GeneLinkTM LAN won’t work.

Step 2 – Network Protocol Setting *

*This step is only needed w hen you’r e using two computer which run the Windows ME and Windows XP operation system in each, and being connected via GeneLink TM .

The Windows ME computer won't be able to access the Windows XP computer unless the “IPX/SPX-compatible Protocol” of the Windows ME computer has been removed!

(It will happen only under this condition. In other conditions, you just need to install the GeneLinkTM driver in the computers.)

Please follow the steps:

a. In the Windows ME computer, move the cursor on “My Network Places” icon and right click on it. You’ll see a pop-up menu. Click on “Properties”, you’ll see another menu.

b. Choose “IPX/SPX-compatible Protocol” in Configuration tag, and then

press “Remove” button. And then press “OK” .



c. Done. Press “Yes” to restart your computer.

Step 3 - Network Login

When your restart your computer, you will be prompted for a user name and password to login your network.



Enter a user name and a password when you prompted. This user name should be a unique name for your desktop or notebook; otherwise, you’ll cause a network conflict and make your network mal-function.

Notice: Entering a Password is optional. If you don’t enter your password when you were prompted for a user name and password in the very first time, you can just click “OK” button at network login screen to complete your login procedure. But remember, please don’t just press “ESC” or click “CANCEL” button to bypass this login screen, or your GeneLinkTM may not work correctly.

Step 4 – Connect the GeneLinkTM

Well, it’s easy. Just find an available USB port on your Desktop/Notebook and plug GeneLinkTM in it.

Step 5 – Sharing your resource

You need to manually share your resources to make your resources (files, folders, drives and printers) accessible for other computers. Similarly, other computer’s resources have to been shared if you want to access them.

How to share your files, folders, drives and printers

(Take Windows XP for example)

a. Go to the file, folder, drive or printer that you want to share.

b. Right click your mouse pointer on the resource you want to share, you’ll see a POP-UP Menu.



c. Select “Sharing and Security”, and you’ll see another Pop-Up Menu.

d. You will see the “Network sharing and security” page, click on it.

e. Now start to set up your network, click “Next”.



f. Before you continue set up your network, Windows will ask you to review the chceklist, click “Next”.

g. Select a connection method, choose “Other”.



h. Other Internet connection method, choose “This computer belongs to a network that does not have a Internet connection.”

i. Give this computer a description and name.



j. Name your network by specifying a workgroup name.

k. Windows is ready to apply your network settings, click “Next”.



l. You will see Windows configures your network.

m. Now you’re almost done, you may choose “Just finish the wizard.” And then click “Next”.



n. Setup completed, click finish. And then restart your computer.



o. After the computer restarted, Right click cursor on the resource you want to share, you’ll see a POP-UP Menu.

p. Select “Sharing and Security”, and you’ll see another Pop-Up Menu.



q. Click “OK” button.

How to check if you have already shared your resource?

Go to the resource and check if Windows had added a hand on its icon or not. If yes, it means you’ve successfully shared your resource and you can access it through GeneLinkTM LAN; if not, you need to repeat “Sharing your files, folders, drives and printers” to complete your sharing processes and make your resources available on GeneLinkTM LAN.



Chapter 2 Connecting to your existing Home or Office LAN

CASE 1. Windows 98SE / ME / NT / 2000

To connect your PC or GeneLinkTM LAN to another existing Home of Office LAN via GeneLinkTM, you need to install GeneLinkTM Software Router in addition to GeneLinkTM driver. GeneLinkTM Software Router is responsible for handling all network packets between GeneLinkTM LAN and your Home/Office LAN. So only the computer that is physically connected to both LANs needs to install GeneLinkTM Software Router (i.e., this computer should install both GeneLinkTM for GeneLinkTM LAN and one network adapter for Home/Office LAN). For those computers on GeneLinkTM LAN, you only need to follow previous session (“Build up your GeneLinkTM LAN”) to install GeneLinkTM driver for them. Following procedures will show you how to install drivers to the computer that will link both GeneLinkTM LAN and your existing Home/Office LAN:


Install Software Router in this computer!

GeneLinkTM

Internet

Ethernet

GeneLinkTM LAN


Install GeneLinkTM Software Driver

1.Insert the GeneLinkTM setup disk into your CD ROM drive.2.Run Setup.exe and the welcome dialog box appears.

3.Click ‘Next’ button.4.Choose the destination folder. If you don’t want to install the driver in the

default folder, click ‘Browse’ button to select another folder. Click ‘Next’ button.

5.Select components that you want to install. Click ‘Software Router’ check box. Click ‘Next’ button.



6.The setup program will install all necessary components for GeneLinkTM automatically.

7.Setup complete. Then Setup Program will ask you to reboot you computer for updating your driver configuration.

8.Select ‘Yes, I want to restart my computer now’ radio button and click ‘Finish’ button to reboot your computer.

9.After you install Software Router, you also need to install GeneLinkTM drivers for the Desktop/Notebook that would like to connect to this “Software Router” ready computer. To do that, please follow the instructions of “Build up your GeneLinkTM LAN”.



Notice: if you want to connect your GeneLink TM LAN to your existing Home/Office LAN, you should use the same protocol for these two LANs. For example, if your Home/Office LAN uses TCP/IP protocol, you should also use TCP/IP protocol for your GeneLinkTM LAN. Otherwise, these two LANs cannot communicate to each other. The Setup Program installs TCP/IP, NetBEUI and IPX protocols for GeneLinkTM LAN by default. If your Home/Office LAN uses other protocol, please install the same protocol for those computers within GeneLinkTM LAN.

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Windows XP


CASE 2. Windows XP

To connect your PC or GeneLinkTM LAN to another existing Home of Office LAN via GeneLinkTM, you need to create the network bridge in addition to install GeneLinkTM driver. Network bridge is responsible for handling all network packets between GeneLinkTM LAN and your Home/Office LAN. So only the computer that is physically connected to both LANs needs to create the network bridge (i.e., this computer should install both GeneLinkTM for GeneLinkTM LAN and one network adapter for Home/Office LAN). For those computers on GeneLinkTM LAN, you only need to follow previous session (“Build up your GeneLinkTM LAN”) to install GeneLinkTM driver for them. Following procedures will show you how to install drivers to the computer that will link both GeneLinkTM LAN and your existing Home/Office LAN:


Create Network Bridge in this computer!

GeneLinkTM

Internet

Ethernet

GeneLinkTM LAN


Install GeneLinkTM Software Driver

1.Insert the GeneLinkTM setup disk into your CD ROM drive.

2.Run Setup.exe and the welcome dialog box appears.

3.Click ‘Next’ button.

4.Choose the destination folder. If you don’t want to install the driver in the default folder, click ‘Browse’ button to select another folder. Click ‘Next’ button.

5. The setup program will install all necessary components for GeneLinkTM automatically.



6. The setup program will give you the information about the Windows XP network bridge function if it detects another network card on your computer. The procedures to create network bridge will be described at point 8.Click ‘OK’ button to continue.

7. Setup complete, click ‘Finish’ button to complete the installation procedures.

8. The following steps shows how we create the network bridge between GeneLinkTM and another network card :



(1)Click Start, Settings, Control Panel, double click “ Network

Connections” icon.

(2)Select both the GeneLinkTM and your network card, then move your

mouse pointer and right click on it. You’ll see a pop-up menu. Click

on “Bridge Connections”.



(3)After you Click on it, you’ll see Windows bridges the connections

between GeneLinkTM and your network card.

(4)Done! Your GeneLinkTM and your network card are already bridged

together. You will be able to connect your GeneLinkTM LAN to your

existing Home/Office LAN for network resource or Internet sharing !

9. After you create the network bridge between GeneLinkTM and another network card, you also need to install GeneLinkTM drivers for the Desktop/Notebook that would like to connect to this “network bridge”



ready computer. To do that, please follow the instructions of “Build up your GeneLinkTM LAN”.



Chapter 3 Connecting to Internet through GeneLinkTM

If your existing HOME/OFFICE network IS using DHCP to assign client’s IP address, your Network Sever will configure your network configuration automatically. So you can skip those procedures described in previous session.

For accessing Internet resources through GeneLinkTM, here are something you should notice:

a. You must define which computer should install GeneLinkTM Software Router (or create network bridge when your OS is Windows XP);

b. The computer which had installed GeneLinkTM Software Router (or created network bridge) should have already been connected to internet;

c. All clients which would like to access Internet resources through GeneLinkTM should have installed GeneLinkTM driver.

Now we need to do some network configurations on the Desktop/Notebook which connect to GeneLinkTM Software Router to make your Internet access possible (maybe you need to consult you Network Administrator for doing that):

If your existing HOME/OFFICE network is NOT using DHCP to assign client’s IP address, your need to:

- Move your mouse pointer on Network Neighborhood icon and right click on it. You’ll see a pop-up menu.

- Click on “Properties”, you’ll see another menu.



- Choose TCP/IP in Configuration tag, and then press “Properties” button. You’ll see “TCP/IP Properties” menu.



-Now you need to navigate between “IP Address”, “Gateway”, and “DNS Configuration” tags to specify “IP Address”, “Subnet Mask”, “Gateway” and “DNS Server”. If you don’t know their value, pleases consult your Network Administrator.

-Press “OK” button to go backward to “Network” pop-up menu. Choose “Identification” tag. Specify a unique name for your computer if it doesn’t have and fill the name of your workgroup. If you are not sure what’s the name of your computer or Workgroup, please consult your Network Administrator.

- Press “OK” to complete your network configuration. Restart your computer and you’ll be ready to connect to Internet.

SPECIAL NOTICE for those users who have already installed Network Adapter in their system:

If you’ve already configured your [IPX/SPX] and [Client for Netware Networks] before install GeneLinkTM driver, we strongly recommend that you should also install Software Router when you installing GeneLinkTM driver into your system. If you decide not to install Software Router, then the OS will not allow two IPX/SPX configurations co-exist in the same system. This will cause GeneLinkTM Driver Install Program overwrite your original IPX/SPX configuration and make your original network configuration malfunction.



FAQ

1. Can I add an additional GeneLinkTM parallel to the original one? Will it

increase the transmission speed?

Ans: No! If you already have a GeneLinkTM between your two computers,

please DO NOT add an additional one, otherwise the transmission will

be failed!

2. My computer already has a LAN card installed, can I use GeneLinkTM?

Ans: In the whole GeneLinkTM network, there will be only one computer

allowed to have LAN card, and the "Software Router" should be installed

on this computer for exchanging data between LAN and GeneLinkTM

network.

3. I have a desktop PC in office with a network card for accessing LAN in

office. Recently I bought a GeneLinkTM to connect my notebook PC to my

desktop. After setup completed, I can see my desktop in "Network

Neighborhood" of notebook PC, but I can not see other members on the

LAN of our office.

Ans: In this case, you may forget to install the "Software Router" on the

desktop PC while you were installing driver! Please uninstall the driver

on desktop PC and reinstall again.

4. As connected in case 3, I can see members on the LAN of our office from

my notebook, but I can not access the Internet via the server in office.

Ans: When you connect your notebook to desktop via GeneLinkTM (with

"Software Router" installed on desktop PC), it's equal to you have a LAN

card on notebook PC connecting to LAN in office. You have to ask help

from MIS people to make proper settings for the TCP/IP, proxy,... on

your notebook PC. Note: If you need to acquire IP from DHCP server

on the LAN, please turn on notebook PC AFTER the desktop

entering OS! You notebook will acquire IP during turn on procedure, the

desktop has to enter OS first to make sure the connection of GeneLinkTM

is OK for IP acquiring.

5. As connected in case 3, do I have to install "Software Router" in the

notebook PC?



Ans: No! The only one PC you have to install "Software Router" is the

desktop PC in case 3, who takes the responsibility to exchange data

between LAN and GeneLinkTM network. If you want to daisy-chain

another notebook (no LAN card) to the first notebook with GeneLinkTM,

this notebook does not need "Software Router" either! If you have 2 PCs

at home and you want to connect them with GeneLinkTM, both of them do

not need "Software Router".

6. As connected in case 3, I installed "Internet Sharing" function in WIN98-SE

(WIN98 Second Edition), but my notebook (connected as in case 3) failed to

share the Internet resource of my desktop PC.

Ans: Please DO NOT enable the "Internet Sharing" function in WIN98-SE on

the desktop if this desktop PC has installed "Software Router"! "Internet

Sharing" function will provide a feature similar to DHCP server. But

through "Software Router", notebook can also access the 'real' DHCP

server on the LAN of your office. Therefore, there will be 2 DHCP server

provide IP to notebook, and it causes conflict.

Users of this case have 2 choices to manipulate their network resources:

(1) Do not install "Internet Sharing". As recommended in case 4, install

"Software Router" on the desktop, and make proper network settings

on notebook PC as the notebook is a member of the LAN. Then

notebook can access Internet as other members do on the LAN.

(2) Sometimes the internet resources in office are not enough to provide

additional IPs to your notebook, then you have to use "Internet

Sharing" function. Please follow the steps:

(a) Do not install "Software Router" while installing GeneLinkTM driver.

(b) Enable "Internet Sharing" function in WIN98-SE on the desktop.

Please follow the instructions in WIN98-SE help file. Because

"Software Router" was not installed, you have to give up the ability

to access the other members on office LAN.

7. I have 2 PCs at home, one (PC-1) has modem and "Internet Sharing"

installed, another (PC-2) does not have modem. I connect the 2 PCs with

GeneLinkTM, but PC-2 can not access internet via PC-1.



Ans: If you are sure you have right setting in both 2 PCs, please remember to

turn on PC-2 AFTER the PC-1 entering OS! Please refer to case 4

because the 2 cases are very similar.

8. Can I connect computers and transfer files between different operation

systems with GeneLinkTM?

Ans: Yes! Just like what you did with LAN card. You can access other

windows-based computers in "Network Neighborhood" if you use WIN98

(or "My Network Places->Computers Near Me" for WIN2000). For Mac

PC, you can access other Mac PCs via "Apple Talk", or share file with

IBM PC by 3'rd party software (like "Dave Client").

9. When I want to access a WIN2000 installed PC by "Network

Neighborhood" of WIN98 (or "Computers Near Me" of WIN2000), it said I

didn't have the right to access this computer.

Ans: For a WIN2000 installed PC on the same network, it will allow you to

access the resource it shared only if you are a legal user in it's account

list, and what it will check is the account you login your local PC. You

have to add your name and password in the account list of that WIN2000

PC with the same login name and password of your local PC. Note: If

you use a "Windows Family Login" in WIN98 and set the password to be

'blank' while you were installing WIN98 in your local PC, you may not see

the login dialog when you boot your PC, and you may forget the original

login name as time goes on! Please go to "Control Panel -> Users" to

find it!

10.If I want to uninstall the GeneLinkTM Driver, how can I do?

Ans: To uninstall GeneLinkTM driver program, Please follow the steps:

(1)Unplug the GeneLinkTM from your PC.

(2)Click Start, Settings, Control Panel, double click Add/Remove

programs icon.

(3)In Install/Uninstall tab, select GeneLinkTM driver.

(4)Click Add/Remove button and then click OK.

(5)Restart Windows system.



11. During the driver uninstallation, setup program told me that the driver

could not be uninstalled due to some problems.

Ans: It will happen only when there were unsuccessful installations before!

Please reinstall the GeneLinkTM Driver again, and then follow the steps in

"case 10" to remove it!

12. My PC failed to shut down after installing GeneLinkTM.

Ans: PC will be a little slower to turn on/off after installing a network device. If

your OS is WIN98-SE (Windows 98 Second Edition), please visit the

following web site to update the shut down related software:

http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/ Go to the "Product Updates" and

select to download "Windows 98 Second Edition Shutdown Supplement"

13. Can GeneLinkTM work in background when my PC in suspend state?

Ans: No! Your PC must be activated!


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