M5632 Hi-Speed USB to USB Super-Link/Virtual-Network Controller
Preliminary
ALi M5632 Virtual-Network User Guide
>Conforms to USB 12Mbps & 480Mbps Specification, Version 1.1 and 2.0.
>Patented architecture.
>Single chip solution for host-to-host communication.
>File transfer application software running on Windows 98SE、Win ME、Windows 2000 and Win XP.
>Suitable for mobile and SOHO environment.
>On-chip 3.3V output.
>Internal power-on reset.
>Power management support.
>Smallest completely integrated solution in the market.
>Only requires a single crystal and small serial EEPROM for full implementation.
>High data transfer rate.
>Support TCP/IP, NetBEUI, IPX/SPX protocols.
Overview
ALi M5632 Host-to-Host Virtual-Networking Controller provides an USB-based host-network feature for two or more USB hosts of PC/Notebook. Designed with the proprietary power-saving technology, M5632 is a low-power single-chip solution with built-in two USB2.0 transceiver/controllers with embedded ping-pong FIFOs for optimized throughput. Through ALi’s proprietary auto detecting and switching method between USB High-Speed (HS) and Full-Speed (FS), ALi M5632 supports a user-friendly oriented host-to-host networking application via both USB2.0 and USB1.1 interfaces.
"USB Virtual Network" software package is developed to be an NDIS-compliant solution by emulating a virtual-network interoperability among peer-to-peer end-users' computers. It provides a single-chip solution for networking two or more computers via their USB ports. It is inherently incompatible to connect two PCs together via a simple USB cable.
This document is generated to describe the basics and operational reference for related networking setup under Windows, with ALi’s USB Virtual-networking controller product.
>The application/driver runs on Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP.
Steps By Steps to Install M5632 Virtual-Network【For Win98SE/ME/2K/XP】
ALi M5632 Super-Link provides 2 kinds of installation methods for users：
（a） Setup installation.
（i）From M5632 Virtual-Network installation package, there is a “setup.exe” for installing. Please click it then into setup procedures.
（ii）Click “Setup.exe”, then start to installation steps.
（iii）There are 2 selection for installing，please select “USB Virtual-Network Adapter”，then click “Next”
Note：Please unplug your cable first while install driver, or error message would show up.
（iv）Please select the target folder you want to install in or follow default setting, then click “Next”
（v）In Windows XP system, there will be a software verification requesting windows pop out,
just click “Continue Anyway”, then continue to install. In Windows 98SE/ME/2K won’t
have this requesting windows.
（vi）Just a few seconds, the completed install windows will pop out, just click “Finish” to
complete whole setup procedures.
（vii）Users can plug M5632 Virtual-Network into Host PC, then following figure is found.
Since the necessary components were installed into system, users can just click
“Next” to let windows auto-search the driver components.
（viii）Also, in Windows XP system, there will be a software verification requesting windows
pop out, just click “Continue Anyway”, then continue to install. In Windows 98SE/ME/2K
won’t have this requesting windows.
（x）Just a few seconds, the installation is completed, then press “Finish” to completed whole
install procedures.
（xi）To check M5632 Super-Link whether install succeed, please go to the device manager to find the “USB Super Link Adapter”，and the installation is successful.
（b）Normal add/remove hardware installation.
（i） Plug M5632 Virtual-Network cable into host first. When the “Found New Hardware Wizard” opens, please select the “Install from a list or specific location （Advanced）”,then click “Next”.
（ii）Select the correct source file location and click “Next”.
（iii）Also, in Windows XP system, there will be a software verification requesting windows pop out, just click “Continue Anyway”, then continue to install. In Windows 98SE/ME/2K won’t have this requesting windows.
（iv）Just a few seconds, the driver is installed completed, and click “Finish”.
（v）To check M5632 Super-Link whether install succeed, please go to the device
manager to find the “USB Virtual-Network Adapter”.
Note：How to switch to M5632 Super-Link mode from Virtual-Network
Since M5632 support multi-functions by different driver, user can switch Virtual-Network to Super-Link via driver exchanging.
1. Click Setup.exe first, and select menu will pop out, select the “USB Super-Link” item, and click “Next”.
2. User can select only remove Virtual-Network driver or install Super-Link driver.
（1）Just remove driver.
（2）Or install another driver：Super-Link driver, and fill in the target folder or follow up default setting. Click “Next”
Also, just wait a few seconds, and the driver is uninstalled or switched to Super-Link.
Steps by Steps to enable Internet Connection Sharing on a network connection:
1. Peer-to-Peer File-Sharing with M5632 Virtual-Network connection.（For Windows 98/ME/2K/XP, both sides setting are the same）
Manual IP address setting.
（1） Open Network Connections (Click Start, click Control Panel, click Network and Internet Connections, and then click Network Connections).
（2） Select “Internet Protocol（TCP/IP）”, and click “Properties”.
（3） Fill in M5632 driver default IP address value：”169.254.x.x”, and click “OK”.
（4） User can check the connection information to verify whether IP address is settle done.
（5） Or use windows command prompt：”IPCONFIG” to check the connection status.
（6） Another connection of Virtual-Network setting in another computer is the same. User can use “My Network Places：search for computer” to find the connected computer.
Fill in the computer name to search target computer in the network.
Auto-detected IP address setting
User have to wait for windows O.S. assigning IP address about 2~3 minutes while connected. And the following steps are same as manual IP address setting.
2. Two computers share in internet resource with M5632 Virtual-Network connection,（For Win98SE/ME/2K/XP）,
Setup A-computer which is external internet connection.（LAN or Modem）
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