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DSL Equipment Installation Guide
Netopia 45413 Router
Version 2.2
2002 MegaPath Networks Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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Table of Contents Follow Steps 1 through 5 to complete the DSL Equipment Installation Step 1: Verify Your System Requirements and Documents 3 Step 2: Verify the Contents of Your DSL Equipment Kit 4 Step 3: Install a Telephone Filter on Every Telephone Line 5 Step 4: Install the Netopia® DSL Router 7 Step 5: Configure Your Computer Windows 95 and 98 Dynamic Configuration 8 Windows 95 and 98 Static Configuration 11 Windows 2000 Dynamic Configuration
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Welcome to MegaPath DSL service. You will find everything you need to install your DSL service in this kit. It is important to carefully and exactly follow the step-by-step instructions for your operating system. Note: Do NOT use the instructions that came with your Netopia. Step 1: Verify Your System Requirements and Documents This MegaPath DSL kit was designed for installation on computers operating with Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows ME, Windows 98, Windows
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Netopia Router Step 2: Verify the Contents of Your DSL Equipment 1-2 way Phone Splitter 4-Phone Line Filters Power Cord 1-Standard Phone Cord Ethernet/Data Cable Netopia Router Serial Port Cable Ethernet/Data Phone Serial Port Cable Cord Cable Installation Guide for Customer Self Install, Windows 9x/ME/NT/2000/Mac Page 4 2002 MegaPath Networks Inc. All rights reserved.
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Step 3: Install a Telephone Filter on Every Telephone Line IMPORTANT: Install filters on every phone jack on your DSL line that will be used for an analog device to prevent interference from the digital signal provided by DSL service. A filter is required between all phones, answering machines, fax machines, Caller ID units or analog routers and the phone jack for the DSL line. Connect the phone line connected to your router to the side of the filter labeled “ADSL HPN” a. Desktop
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c. DSL Router and Analog Device on the Same Jack 1. 1. Connect the filter to your phone jack. 2. 2. A filter is required between all phones, answering machines, fax machines, Caller ID units or analog routers 3. and the phone jack for the DSL line. 3. Connect the phone line connecter to your router to the side of the filter labeled “ADSL HPN”. d. DSL Router Running Directly from the Wall Jack with No Shared Devices 1. Connect the router to your phone jack. 1. 2. N
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Step 4: Install the Netopia 45413 DSL Router Insert the connector from the power adapter to the power port, and plug the Connect one end of the other end into an phone cord to the jack electrical outlet. labeled “DSL” on your router, and the other end to the side of the filter labeled “ADSL HPN”. This is not necessary if the router does not share the jack with another analog device such as a phone, answering machine, fax Use Serial Port cable to transfer Plug one
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PC Environment Step 5: Configuring Your Computer Windows® 95 and Windows® 98 Dynamic Configuration (Recommended) Before you use your new DSL connection, you must have TCP/IP set up on your computer. If you do not see TCP/IP listed in your Network Components, go to page 22 and follow the instructions for installing TCP/IP. Windows 95 and Windows 98 Dynamic Configuration (Recommended) 1. Find the Network Neighborhood icon on your desktop. Right click on Network Neighborhood a
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3. Select the IP Address tab. Click Obtain an IP Address automatically. 4. Click on the Gateway tab. If the box under Installed Gateways contains any IP addresses, highlight the IP addresses and click Remove. Installation Guide for Customer Self Install, Windows 9x/ME/NT/2000/Mac Page 9 2002 MegaPath Networks Inc. All rights reserved.
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5. Click on the DNS Configuration tab. Click Disable DNS. Click OK. 6. When prompted, reboot the computer. Click OK. 7. To check the success of your setup, open a web browser and visit www.megapath.net. While there, you will find more information about additional services as well as setup and other support information. Installation Guide for Customer Self Install, Windows 9x/ME/NT/2000/Mac Page 10 2002 MegaPath Networks Inc. All rights
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Windows 95 and Windows 98 Static Configuration (Optional) 1. Find the Network Neighborhood icon on your desktop. Right click on Network Neighborhood and select Properties. Once highlighted, left click on your mouse. 2. Highlight TCP/IP and click on the Properties button. If you do not see TCP/IP in the list, go to the section in this guide titled Installing TCP/IP. Installation Guide for Customer Self Install, Windows 9x/ME/NT/2000/Mac Page 11 2002 MegaPath Networks
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3. Select the IP Address tab. Click Specify an IP Address. Move your cursor to the IP address dialog box. Enter 192.168.1.2 as your IP address. Your subnet mask is 255.255.255.0. If you have multiple computers, use the same subnet mask number and different IP addresses for each computer. 192.168.1.3 - second computer 192.168.1.4 - third computer 192.168.1.5 - fourth computer 4. Click on the Gateway tab. Enter 192.168.1.1 in the box under New Gateway. We recommend that you r
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5. If you already have an Internet connection, this window will be populated with the information required by your current Internet provider. It is necessary to remove this information and replace it with the information below. Click on the DNS configuration tab. Enter the information as shown below. 1. Move your cursor to the Host dialog 1. 2. 4. Move your cursor box. Highlight to this dialog box and existing content and enter 66.80.130.23 click your keyboard and click Add
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If you do not already have an Internet Service provider, move your cursor to each dialog box and enter the information as shown. 3. Type in 1. Type in the word 66.80.130.23 and anything. click Add. The IP address will appear in the box shown in 1. 2. box 4. Type in 66.80.131.5 2. Type in the word and click Add. The megapathdsl.net. 3. IP address will appear in the box shown in box 4. 4. 6. Click OK. When prompted, restart the computer. 7. To check the succ
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Windows 2000 Dynamic Configuration (Recommended) 1. Right click on My Network Places and select Properties. Once highlighted, left click once on your mouse. 2. Double click on Local Area Connection. 3. Select the Properties button. Installation Guide for Customer Self Install, Windows 9x/ME/NT/2000/Mac Page 15 2002 MegaPath Networks Inc. All rights reserved.
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4. Highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click on the Properties button. If you do not see TCP/IP in the list, go to the section in this guide titled Installing TCP/IP. 5. Click Obtain an IP address automatically. Click Obtain DNS server address automatically. 6. Click OK twice to close the last two screens and click Close to close the last screen. Under most circumstances, Windows 2000 will not require a reboot. If it does, please do so. 7. To check for the success of
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Windows 2000 Static Configuration (Optional) 1. Right click on My Network Places and select Properties. Once highlighted, left click once on your mouse. 2. Double click on Local Area Connection. 3. Select the Properties button. Installation Guide for Customer Self Install, Windows 9x/ME/NT/2000/Mac Page 17 2002 MegaPath Networks Inc. All rights reserved.
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4. Highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click on the Properties button. If you do not see TCP/IP in the list, go to the section in this guide titled Installing TCP/IP. 5. Click Use the following IP address. Enter in your static IP address, Subnet Mask, and Gateway as shown below. 1. Move your cursor to the “IP address” dialog box and enter 192.168.1.2. Click here. 2. Move your cursor to the “Subnet mask” box and enter 255.255.255.0. 3. Move your cursor to the “Defa
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Windows NT Dynamic Configuration (Recommended) 1. Right click on My Network Places and select Properties. Once highlighted, left click once on your mouse. 2. Single click on the Protocols tab at the top of the window. Installation Guide for Customer Self Install, Windows 9x/ME/NT/2000/Mac Page 19 2002 MegaPath Networks Inc. All rights reserved.
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3. In the next window, you will see TCP/IP Properties. Highlight this, and left click on the Properties button at the bottom of the Network Protocols window. 4. The following window will appear. Click on Obtain an IP address from DHCP server and then click OK. Installation Guide for Customer Self Install, Windows 9x/ME/NT/2000/Mac Page 20 2002 MegaPath Networks Inc. All rights reserved.
