Planet Technology ADP-8301 manual

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    Networkin g & Comm u nicatio n PCI ADS L Modem A DP -8301 User ’ s Manual[...]

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    Cop y right Copyright (C) 2002 PLANE T T echnology Corp. All righ t s reserved. The produc t s and p r ograms desc r ibed in t his U ser ’ s Manual a r e licensed produc t s o f PLANE T T echnolog y , This User ’ s M anual con t ains prop r ie t ary in f ormation pro t ec t ed by copyright, and this User ’ s M anual and all accompanying hard [...]

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    T rademarks The PLANE T logo is a trademark of P LANE T T echnolog y . This documen t a t ion may refer t o nume r ous hard w are and so ftw are produc t s by their trade names. In mos t , if not all cases , these designa t ions are claimed as trademarks or registered tradema r ks by thei r respective companies. Re v ision User ’ s M anual for PL[...]

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    T A BLE OF C ONTENTS C H A P T ER 1 IN T RODUC T I O N ................................................................................ .1 F E A TU R ES .............................................................................................................. . 1 S YSTEM R EQUIREME NT ............................................................[...]

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    1 Chapter 1 Introduction P L ANE T PCI A D S L m ode m ADP-83 0 1 is d esi g ne d t o pr o vid e cost-e ff ective access to high-sp e ed ADSL servi c es. W ith our ADS L m ode m , sur f ing on In t erne t is j u s t li k e drivin g a sport car o n the Exp r ess Hig h w a y . Vid e o on D e m and, Videoc o n f er- ence an d a n y high-spe e d intern[...]

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    2 l Encaps u la t io n m ode (exa m ple : RFC 1 483 , 1 5 77.. . etc. ) l IP Address, Su b net m as k l Gat e w a y v a lue l DNS For A DSL W A N (PPPoE/PPP o A ) mode user l VP I /VC I val u e l Encaps u la t io n m ode (exa m ple : RFC 2 364 , 25 1 6.. . etc.) l User na m e & pas s w ord[...]

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    3 Chapter 2 Installation Har d w a r e Ins t alla t ion 1. Ma k e sure t h at y our c o m puter is s w itc h ed o ff . U n pl u g th e p o wer cord f ro m t he wall soc k et. Also t urn o ff all ot h er pe r ip h erals y o u m a y h a v e at t ached to y o u r c o m puter. Re m ove y our c o m puter cover 2. Select a f ree PCI s lot . R e m ove th [...]

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    4 2. C h oose t he “ A utomatic search for a better d ri v er (Recommended) ” a n d clic k Next .[...]

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    5 3. C h oose CD-R O M drive a nd Speci f y a location. T he n clic k Next . 4. Clic k Next .[...]

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    6 5. Clic k Finish to co m plete the inst a ll a ti o n. Dri v er Inst a lla t ion for both L A N and W A N mode w it h Win ME 1. T he “ Add N e w Har d war e W i z ard ” w ill b e dis p l a y e d and ch o ose A u to m atic search f or a bet t er driver ( R eco m m ended).Clic k Next .[...]

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    7 2. Pleas e speci f y t he p ath which A D SL m ode m connected y o ur co m puter to I nte r- net, t he n clic k O K . 3. W indo w s is inst a llin g drivers f or y o ur n e w har d ware. Clic k Finish . Dri v er Inst a lla t ion for both L A N and W A N mode w it h Win 2000 1. T he “ Add N e w Har d ware W izard ” w ill be dis p l a y ed an d[...]

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    8 2. Ch o ose t h e “ Search for a suitabl e dri v er f o r m y d e v ice (r e commended) ” , a n d clic k Next . 3. S e lect t h e “ CD-ROM drives ” , th e n clic k Next . (Make sure y ou h a ve inserted t h e driver CD int o th e CDROM drive.)[...]

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    9 4. W indo w s will f ind a driv e r f or this d e vice. T hen click Next . 5. W indo w s is inst a llin g drivers f or y o ur n e w har d ware .[...]

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    10 6. T he “ Digital Signatur e Not Found ” w ill be dis p l a yed, C lic k Yes .[...]

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    1 1 7. Clic k Finish to co m plete ADP- 8 30 1 ins t alla t ion. Dri v er Inst a lla t ion for both L A N and W A N mode w it h Win XP 1. T he “ Add Ne w Ha rd w a r e W i z ard ” w ill b e d ispl a y ed . Choose Install f rom a l i st or spe c ific lo c ation ( A d v anced) an d click Next.[...]

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    12 2. C h oose “ Search f or t h e best driver in these loc a ti o ns ” , and “ Se a rch remo va ble media (flop p y , C D _ROM … ) ” , then c lic k Next 3. ” Conexant A c ce s sRun n er PCI A rbi t ration De v ice ” w ill be d ispl a y e d a nd click Next. 4. u n der “ Soft w are Insta l l a tion ” w ind o w. C lic k “ Continue[...]

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    13 5. U n der “ Hard w are Instal l ation ” win do w . C lic k “ Continue A n y way ” .[...]

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    14 6. Clic k “ Finish ” to co m plete th e “ Fou n d N e w Har d ware W i z ard ” o f A D P-83 0 1. Dri v er Inst a lla t ion for both L A N and W A N mode under Win NT 1. Search a nd o pe n f or the proper l y driver f iles, e.g. D: Conex a nt W innt4 ch o os e s LAN or W AN and run SE T UP.[...]

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    15 2. I f this m assage a p pears, p lease install R E M O T E A C C ESS SE R VI C ES ( R A S) . 3. Clic k OK to co m plete th e inst a llation. 4. C lic k the Conexan t A c c es s Runner A D SL icon , i t will be dis p l a y e d t h e st a tus o f the m ode m .[...]

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    17 Chapter 3 A DSL Configuration A D S L L A N Configuration 1. Conexant A c ce s s Runner A D SL ic o n sho u ld b e a dd ed in the c o ntrol pa n el o r on t h e d es k top. 2. Clic k the Conexan t A c c e s s Runn e r A D S L ico n , it will b e dis p l a y e d t h e sta t u s o f the m ode m . 3[...]

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    18 3. Press A lt + P o n th e ke y board, the r ig h t f igure ap pe ars. 4. U n der t h e Protocol Se t up pl e ase set t he v a lue o f VCI, VPI a n d Encapsu l at i on. 5. Clic k M y Co m puter on th e desktop Contr o l Panel Net w ork Configuration -> select T CP/IP -> clic k propertie s to se t up T CP/ I P r e la t ed p ara m eter[...]

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    19 6. I P A d d re s s set t i n g: s e l e ct Spe c i f y an ad d re ss , th en e nter th e value o f IP A d- dres s a n d Subnet M ask which r e leas e d f r o m y our I SP. 7. Gate w ay setting: en t er t he d ata f ro m y our I SP a n d clic k A dd .[...]

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    20 8. D N S Configuration s e tti n g: S e lect Enabl e D NS , en t er Hos t na m e an d ad d DNS Ser ve r Search Ord e r. Clic k A dd and O K . 9. R e boo t co m puter to activate t he m odi f icati o ns i f ne c essa r y . NO T E: T CP/I P configuration listed abo v e is a s a mple for A D P- 8 301 ins t a l la- tion on Windo w s 98 machine. It i[...]

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    21 2. Clic k the Con e xant A c c e ss Runn e r A D SL icon , m od e m status be d is- pl a y e d. 3. Press A lt + P o n th e ke y board, the r ig h t f igure ap pe ars. 4. U nde r th e Protoco l Setup pleas e set th e valu e o f VCI , VP I a n d Enca p sulat i on, then c lic k OK.[...]

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    22 5. Clic k the A c c e ss Ru n ner DSL ic o n on t h e d e sktop -> enter U s er n a me, Pa s s w ord an d Phone n u mber (don ’ t c a re; reco m mend “ 0 0 00 ” ) f ro m y o u r ISP. 6. Clic k Connect . N o w , y o u can sur f er the I n terne t .[...]

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    23 NO T E: T CP/I P configuration listed abo v e is a s a mple for A D P- 8 301 ins t a l la- tion on Windo w s 2000 machine. It is strong l y re c ommended to refer user ’ s m anua l of operat i on s y s t em o r consult ne t w ork administrator to ensur e c o rr e ctnes s o f T CP/I P configuration. M ean w hile, p arame- ters of T CP/I P confi[...]