Intel Internet Station manual

Intel ® InBusiness ™ Internet Station User’ s Guide[...]

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T able of Contents Overview ..................................................................................................... 5 Features .......................................................................................... 5 Compatibility .................................................................................. 6 New T echnologies[...]

Modem Compatibiltiy List .................................................................. 20 T roubleshooting ......................................................................................... 21 Problems during initial installation .............................................. 21 Problems during client installation ......................[...]

5 Intel ® InBusiness™ Internet Station Overview The Intel ® InBusiness™ Internet Station is a powerful, yet simple communica- tions device. When you use the Internet Station, networked computers ha ve simultaneous access to the Internet through a single Internet account. The Internet Station Installation CD-ROM detects your network configurat[...]

6 Intel ® InBusiness™ Internet Station • W eb bro wser-based conf iguration for fast and simple Internet setup • Microsoft Internet Explorer* and Modem Pooling software included Sending email over the Internet is easy using the email program included with Internet Explorer or another email package. Email allows you to communicate without the[...]

7 Intel ® InBusiness™ Internet Station Any computer with Internet Explorer* 4.01, or Netscape Navigator* or Commu- nicator* 4.06 (or newer versions of each) can access the Internet through the Internet Station. New T echnologies The Internet Station of fers many new technologies that mak e your company’ s Internet access easier to manage. Inst[...]

8 Intel ® InBusiness™ Internet Station DHCP , N A T alle viates the cost and complexity of having an IP address for every computer on the network. DNS Domain Name Services simplifies Internet usage by mapping domain names, a unique name that identifies the Internet site, to IP addresses, a unique Internet Protocol number . It allows users to set[...]

9 Intel ® InBusiness™ Internet Station technologies. If the ISP supports Multilink, you need to consider any additional char ges for its use. Benefits of Modem Aggregation Faster Internet and Information T ransfer Access: decrease time spent on tasks Readily A vailable Hardware: analog modems are readily a vailable Cost Savings: no need to pay f[...]

10 Intel ® InBusiness™ Internet Station Bef ore Y ou Begin Before you begin to connect the Internet Station hardware or install the software, you must ha ve your hardware, softw are, and ISP services available. The Specifi- cations and Compatibility section lists many options that the Internet Station supports. Use these lists to make your hardw[...]

11 Intel ® InBusiness™ Internet Station If you don’t have an ISP account Contact the Internet Service Provider (ISP) of your choice and establish an account. Use the ISP panel of the Installation Poster to make sure you have all the information you need for on-line setup. Ø Tips f or selecting an ISP Check with your current long distance carr[...]

12 Intel ® InBusiness™ Internet Station Order an ISDN line If you choose to use an ISDN line, the ISDN panel of the installation poster helps you gather the information you need for setup. The ISDN panel of the installation poster guides you through ordering an ISDN phone line. Use the screen designated for your location. Use the North American [...]

13 Intel ® InBusiness™ Internet Station Get Connected Before you connect the Internet Station to your network and run the Installation CD-ROM, make sure that you have made all of your hardware decisions and connected it correctly . Y our Internet Station package contains: Internet Station Power supply and 6 ft. cable CableKeeper cable management[...]

14 Intel ® InBusiness™ Internet Station Connect the network cable Attach a network cable to the RJ-45 connector of the Internet Station and your 10Mbps Ethernet hub. Use a Category 5 10Base-T cable for your connection. Connect your modem or ISDN adapter Ø Caution: Make sure your Internet Station power is off bef ore you connect or disconnect mo[...]

15 Intel ® InBusiness™ Internet Station Front panel LEDs On power -up, the LAN, Serial, and PC Card LEDs light. The Serial and PC Card lights blink while they detect the presence of a modem or ISDN adapter in each port. During use, the LEDs light as shown belo w . Internet Station Installation CD-ROM The Installation CD-R OM sets up your compute[...]

16 Intel ® InBusiness™ Internet Station any system or network changes that need to be made, and if a compatible browser was detected. T o use the Internet Station, you must hav e a compatible browser installed. Click the More Info buttons for more information about each option. Click Next. 4 If you choose to install Internet Explorer , the Inter[...]

17 Intel ® InBusiness™ Internet Station Use the Internet Station Once the Internet Station is set up, set up the other PCs on your network. Use the Installation CD-ROM for fast set up and configuration of the workstations. If you want to manually set up the workstations, use the Manual Setup instructions. Set up workstations to browse The Instal[...]

18 Intel ® InBusiness™ Internet Station 6 Clear all entered settings on this page except Host name. Enter your computer name. 7 Click the OK bottom of the TCP/IP windo w . 8 Click OK to close and restart your computer . T o configure a Windows 95 system 1 Right-click Network Neighborhood. 2 Click the Properties pop-up menu. 3 Click the Configura[...]

19 Intel ® InBusiness™ Internet Station T o install Modem Pooling 1 Insert the Installation CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive on your PC. If Setup does not start automatically , run the SETUP .EXE from the CD. 2 On the Select Components screen, select the Modem Pooling option. 3 Setup configures your PC to use the modems on the Internet Station and i[...]

20 Intel ® InBusiness™ Internet Station Uninstall Internet Station software T o remove the software installed during setup: 1 Click the My Computer icon on your desktop. 2 Click the Control Panel folder . 3 Click the Add/Remove Programs icon. 4 Select the Internet Station User Software from the list. The Add/Remove b ut- ton becomes active. 6 Cl[...]

21 Intel ® InBusiness™ Internet Station T roub leshooting T roubleshooting gives you solutions to problems that may occur during installa- tion and operation of the Internet Station. Problems during initial installation No power to the Internet Station • V erify that the po wer cable is firmly connected. • Make sure the outlet is working by [...]

22 Intel ® InBusiness™ Internet Station IP address is not in this range, click Release and then click Rene w . On W indows NT*: T ype the following from the command prompt: ipconfig The PC should have a network address of 192.168.42.n, where n is from 1 to 127. If the IP address is not in this range, type the following commands: ipconfig /releas[...]

23 Intel ® InBusiness™ Internet Station Status Page shows incorrect information • Click the Refresh button in your bro wser . • V erify that both PC Cards are inserted correctly . • Check the serial port connection. • Press the Power b utton of f and on. Connection Status page does not change • Click the Refresh button in your bro wser[...]

24 Intel ® InBusiness™ Internet Station T o clarify your problem and narrow the list of solutions, click Answer Clarifying Questions. The answer questions screen asks ho w each of the solutions fit your specific problem. Answer the questions and click Continue at the bottom of the screen. The solution list that shows contains only the solutions [...]

25 Intel ® InBusiness™ Internet Station Specifications and Compatibility The Intel InBusiness Internet Station is designed to make your compan y’ s Internet access simple to set up and maintain. The Intel InBusiness Internet Station has been tested with the following hardw are and software options. W e strongly recommend that you use the liste[...]

26 Intel ® InBusiness™ Internet Station Protocol Support TCP/IP , DHCP , DNS, HTTP , FTP , PPP , CHAP , P AP , T elnet Internet Service Provider IP Addressing Dynamic or Static IP Addressing Supported Configuration Software W eb-based bro wser configuration software Network Speed 10 Mbps Network Cabling Support Category 3 or 5 for 10Base-T ports[...]

27 Intel ® InBusiness™ Internet Station Compliance and License Agreements Certification Statements FCC Radio Interference, Class A NO TE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to P art 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmfu[...]