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TM
Instant Broadband Series
ADSL USB Modem
Use this guide to install the following:
Model No.: USBDSL1
User Guide
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TM Instant Broadband Series ADSL USB Modem Package Contents Getting to Know the ADSL USB Modem Overview Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL), the most popular residential DSL technology, provides high-speed Internet access over regular, copper phone lines by maximizing bandwidth use. In this way, ADSL Internet service can coexist on the same line as your phone service, without disrupting calls. ADSL is “asymmetric” because it downloads, or receives data, faster than uploads it is transmitt
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TM Instant Broadband Series ADSL USB Modem Connecting the ADSL USB The ADSL USB Modem’s Rear Panel Ports Modem to Your PC Installing the ADSL USB Modem 1. Plug the rectangular end of the USB cable into your PC’s USB port. Connect the square end of the USB cable into the Modem’s USB port. A green Power LED will light up, indicating that the modem has been succes- fully connected to your PC and that its power is on. 2. Connect a standard phone cable from the DSL outlet to the DSL port on the ADSL
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TM Instant Broadband Series ADSL USB Modem 3. Select “Search for the best driver for your device” and click Next. 5. Windows will notify you that it is ready to install the driver. Click Next. 4. Select CD-ROM drive as the location where Windows will search for the 6. After Windows has completed installing this driver, click Finish. driver software and click Next. Your Windows 98 driver installation for the ADSL USB Modem is now complete. 6 7
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TM Instant Broadband Series ADSL USB Modem 3. Windows will notify you that it has found the driver to install for your Installing the Modem Driver for Windows Millennium modem. Click Next to install the driver. 1. Start up your PC in Windows Millennium. Windows will detect new hard- ware connected to your PC. 2. When Windows asks you for the location of the best driver, select “Automatic search for a better driver (Recommended)” and click Next. 4. When Windows finishes installing
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TM Instant Broadband Series ADSL USB Modem 5. If Windows asks you for the location of Windows Millennium files, direct Installing the Modem Driver for Windows 2000 your PC to the location of the files and click OK. Windows 2000 will automatically detect the ADSL USB Modem once it is con- nected to the PC. Before the modem can function properly with your PC, you must first install a Windows 2000 driver for the modem. 1. Insert the Setup CD into the CD-ROM drive. Windows will notify you th
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ADSL USB Modem ADSL USB Modem 3. Select “Search for a suitable driver for my device” and click Next. 5. Windows will notify you that it is ready to install the driver. Click Next. 6. When Windows has completed installing the first driver, click Finish. 4. Windows will now search for the driver software. Select CD-ROM drives and click Next. 12 13
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ADSL USB Modem ADSL USB Modem 7. When Windows will ask you to search for a digital signature, click OK to Configuring Your ADSL USB Modem finish your installation. Now that your installation is complete, you are ready to use your ADSL USB Modem’s Configuration program. The configuration is modified through the Linksys ADSL USB Adapter Properties screen. You may access this screen one of two ways: 1. Right click on the Modem Icon in the system tray (the area next to the clock) as pictured
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TM Instant Broadband Series ADSL USB Modem 2. Or, the same screen may be accessed through the Control Panel by going 4. Press +A to display the Properties window below. The “General” tab to Start, Settings, Control Panel, and click on the Linksys on this screen displays information about your modem connection. ADSL USB Modem icon, shown below. 3. The Linksys ADSL USB Adapter Properties window will appear, displaying 5. Click on the ATM Link Statistics tab to display the status of your
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TM Instant Broadband Series ADSL USB Modem 6.Click on the AAL Link Statistics tab to display information about your 8. Click on the Connection tab to display information about what features are AAL Adaption Layer. enabled when connecting to your provider. 7. Click on the AutoLog tab to display logging activity. Click on Enable 9. Click on the ATM OAM Loopback tab to manage the OAM Loopback AutoLog Tool to activate this feature. functions of your modem. 18 19
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TM Instant Broadband Series ADSL USB Modem 10. Click on the TCP/IP tab to display information about your TCP/IP prop- 12. Press +P from the Linksys ADSL USB Adapter Properties screen to erties and configuration. display the Properties window below. As you will notice, this screen con- tains many of the tabs discussed earlier. The General tab displays more detailed information about your modem connection. 11. From the Linksys ADSL USB Adapter Properties screen, press +C to display the
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TM Instant Broadband Series ADSL USB Modem 14. For information on each of the following tabs, refer to the pages of this 16. Click on the Line Setup tab to setup or change the ADSL’s operational guide indicated below: mode. ATM Link Statistics - page 17 AAL Link Statistics - page 18 Protocol Setup - page 21 ATM OAM Loopback - page 19 TCP/IP - page 20 Conection - page 18 AutoLog - page 17 15. Click on the HAL Diagnostics tab to obtain information about the aver- age send and receive rates of you
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TM Instant Broadband Series ADSL USB Modem 18. Click on the AAL Statistics tab to display information about your current AAL statistics. Troubleshooting Common Problems and Solutions This section offers solutions to common issues that may occur during the installation and operation of your ADSL USB Modem. 1. Which protocols might I need to use with my ADSL USB Modem? • Refer to the documentation or manual provided by your ISP for details. The protocol required in your configuration depends on
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