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Linksys BEFCMU10 manual

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  • Page 1

    Instant Broadband TM Series EtherFast ® Cable Modem Use this guide to install the following: Model No.: BEFCMU10 User Guide with USB and Ethernet Connection[...]

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    COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS Copyright© 2001 Linksys, All Rights Reserved. Instant Broadband is a r egistered trade- mark of Linksys. Microsoft, Windows, and the Windows logo ar e register ed trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks and brand names ar e the pr operty of their respective pr oprietors. LIMITED W ARRANTY Linksys guaran[...]

  • Page 3

    EtherFast ® Cable Modem with USB and Ethernet Connection Introduction The Instant Broadband TM Cable Modem with USB and Ethernet Connection Congratulations on the purchase of your new Instant Broadband TM Cab le Modem with USB and Ethernet Connection. W ith cable’ s high-speed Internet access, no w you can enjo y the full potential of Inter net [...]

  • Page 4

    Instant Broadband TM Series Package Contents • One EtherF ast ® Cable Modem with USB and Ethernet Connection • One AC Adapter • One P ow er Cord • One USB Cable • One Setup Utility CD • Electronic User Guide (on Setup Utility CD) • One Registration Card System Requirements • CD-R OM drive • PC r unning W indo ws 98, Millennium or[...]

  • Page 5

    EtherFast ® Cable Modem with USB and Ethernet Connection 5 4 The Cable Modem with USB and Ethernet Connection’ s Rear Panel Cab le P ort The cable from y our Inter net Ser vice Pro vider connects here. It is a round coaxial cable, e xactly like the one that connects to the back of your cab le box (if you ha ve one), or like the one that probabl [...]

  • Page 6

    7 EtherFast ® Cable Modem with USB and Ethernet Connection Connecting the Cable Modem with USB to Y our PC Connecting Using the Ethernet Por t 1. Make sur e that you ha v e TCP/IP installed on y our computer . If you don’ t kno w what TCP/IP is or you don’ t ha ve it installed , refer to the section in the Appendix called Installing the TCP/IP[...]

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    9 8 EtherFast ® Cable Modem with USB and Ethernet Connection Instant Broadband TM Series 1. When the Add New Har dwar e W izar d windo w appears, inser t the Setup Utility CD into your CD-R OM dri ve and click Ne xt . 2. Select Sear ch f or the best driv er for y our device and click the Next but- ton. Installing the USB Driver for Windows 98 1. M[...]

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    11 EtherFast ® Cable Modem with USB and Ethernet Connection 5. W indo ws will begin installing the dri ver for the modem. At this point, the installation ma y require f iles from your W indo ws 98 CD-ROM. If prompt- ed , insert your W indows 98 CD-R OM into your CD-R OM dri ve and enter d:win98 in the box that appears (w here “d” is the lette[...]

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    13 Instant Broadband TM Series 12 EtherFast ® Cable Modem with USB and Ethernet Connection many manufacturers use c:windo wsoptionsinstall as the path. T ry enter- ing this path into the box. If no f iles are found , check your computer’ s doc- umentation or contact your computer manufacturer for more information. 4. When W indows f inishes i[...]

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    15 Instant Broadband TM Series 14 EtherFast ® Cable Modem with USB and Ethernet Connection 3. Select Sear ch f or a suitab le driv er for m y device and click the Next but- ton. 4. W indows will no w search for the driv er software. Select CD-R OM driv es and click the Next button. The USB CABLE Icon 1. Insert the Setup Utility CD into the CD-R OM[...]

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    17 Instant Broadband TM Series 5. W indows will notify y ou that it has located the appropriate driver and is ready to install it. Click the Next button. 6. When W indows will ask y ou to search for a digital signature, click OK to f inish your installation. 16 7. When W indows has completed installing the dri ver , click Finish . The Windo ws 2000[...]

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    The Cable Status LED never stops blinking. The signal from your cab le company's equipment ma y be too weak or the cable line ma y not be properly attached to the modem. If the cab le line is properly connected to the modem, call y our cable compan y to verify whether or not a w eak signal ma y be the problem. All of LEDs on the front of my mo[...]

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    Appendix F ollo w these instructions to install the TCP/IP Protocol on one of your PCs only after a netw ork card has been successfully installed inside the PC. These instructions are for W indo ws 95, 98 or Milliennium. F or TCP/IP setup under Microsoft W indows NT or 2000, please refer to y our Microsoft W indo ws NT or 2000 manual. 1. Click the [...]

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    22 Instant Broadband TM Series Renewing Y our PC’ s IP Address Occsionally , your PC ma y f ail to rene w its IP address, which will keep it from connecting to your Cab le Inter net Ser vice Pro vider . When this happens, y ou will not be able to access the Internet through your Cab le Modem. This is fair- l y normal, and does not indicate a prob[...]

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    25 Specifications pecifications Model No: BEFCMU10 Standards: IEEE 802.3 (10BaseT), IEEE 802.3u (100BaseTX), DOCSIS 1.0 USB Specifications 1.1 Downstream: Modulation 64QAM, 256QAM Data Rate 30Mbps (64QAM), 43Mbps (256QAM) Frequency Range 88MHz to 860MHz Bandwidth 6MHz Input Signal Level -15dBmV to +15dBmV Upstream: Modulation QPSK, 16QAM Data Rate [...]

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    Instant Broadband TM Series 26 Contact Information F or help with the installation or operation of this product, contact Linksys Customer Support at one of the phone numbers or Inter net addresses below . Information 800-546-5797 (LINKSYS) T ech Support and RMA Issues 866-242-8558 Fa x 949-261-8868 Email support@linksys.com We b http://www .linksys[...]

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    © Copyright 2001 Linksys, All Rights Reserved. http://www .linksys.com[...]