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Instant Broadband TM Series ADSL USB Modem Use this guide to install the following: Model No.: USBDSL1 User Guide[...]
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ADSL USB Modem 3 Getting to Know the ADSL USB Modem Overview Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL), the most popular residential DSL technolo gy , pro vides high-speed Internet access o v er regular , copper phone lines b y maximizing bandwidth use. In this wa y , ADSL Internet ser vice can coexist on the same line as y our phone service, witho[...]
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ADSL USB Modem 5 Connecting the ADSL U S B Modem to Y our PC Installing the ADSL USB Modem 1. Plug the r ectangular end of the USB cab le into your PC’ s USB por t. Connect the square end of the USB cable into the Modem’ s USB por t. A green Powe r LED will light up, indicating that the modem has been succes- fully connected to y our PC and tha[...]
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ADSL USB Modem 7 6 5. Windo ws will notify you that it is ready to install the dri ver . Click Ne xt . 6. After Windo ws has completed installing this driv er, click Finish. Y our W indows 98 dri ver installation for the ADSL USB Modem is no w complete. Instant Broadband TM Series 3. Select “Sear ch for the best driver f or your device” and cli[...]
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Instant Broadband TM Series 8 Installing the Modem Driver for Windows Millennium 1. Start up your PC in Windo ws Millennium. Windo ws will detect ne w hard- w are connected to your PC. 2. When W indo ws asks you for the location of the best driv er, select “ Automatic sear ch f or a better driver (Recommended) ” and click Next . ADSL USB Modem [...]
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ADSL USB Modem 11 Installing the Modem Driver for Windows 2000 W indo ws 2000 will automaticall y detect the ADSL USB Modem once it is con- nected to the PC. Before the modem can function properly with y our PC, you must f irst install a Windo ws 2000 dri ver for the modem. 1. Insert the Setup CD into the CD-ROM dri ve. Windo ws will notify you tha[...]
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ADSL USB Modem 5. Windo ws will notify you that it is ready to install the dri ver . Click Ne xt . 6. When W indo ws has completed installing the f irst dri ver , click Finish . 13 12 ADSL USB Modem 3. Select “ Sear ch for a suita ble driver f or my de vice” and click Ne xt . 4. Windo ws will no w search for the driv er softw are. Select CD-R O[...]
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14 ADSL USB Modem 15 Configuring Y our ADSL USB Modem No w that your installation is complete, you are ready to use y our ADSL USB Modem’ s Conf iguration program. The conf iguration is modif ied through the Linksys ADSL USB Adapter Pr operties screen. Y ou ma y access this screen one of tw o wa ys: 1. Right click on the Modem Icon in the system [...]
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ADSL USB Modem 4. Press <Alt>+A to displa y the Properties window belo w . The “General” tab on this screen displa ys infor mation about your modem connection. 5. Click on the A TM Link Statistics tab to displa y the status of your A TM connection. 17 Instant Broadband TM Series 16 2. Or , the same screen may be accessed through the Contr[...]
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ADSL USB Modem 19 Instant Broadband TM Series 18 6.Click on the AAL Link Statistics tab to displa y infor mation about your AAL Adaption Lay er . 7. Click on the A utoLog tab to displa y lo gging acti vity . Click on Enab le A utoLo g T ool to activ ate this feature. 8. Click on the Connection tab to displa y information about what features are ena[...]
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ADSL USB Modem 21 12. Press <Alt>+P from the Linksys ADSL USB Adapter Pr operties screen to displa y the Proper ties windo w belo w . As you will notice, this screen con- tains man y of the tabs discussed earlier . The General tab displa ys more detailed information about your modem connection. 13. Click on the Ph ysical La yer Statistics tab[...]
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ADSL USB Modem 23 Instant Broadband TM Series 22 16. Click on the Line Setup tab to setup or change the ADSL ’ s operational mode. 17. Click on the A TM Statistics tab to give information about your current A TM statistics. 14. F or infor mation on each of the follo wing tabs, refer to the pages of this guide indicated belo w: A TM Link Statistic[...]
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25 ADSL USB Modem Troubleshooting Common Problems and Solutions This section offers solutions to common issues that ma y 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 pro vided by y our ISP for details. The protocol required[...]
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