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  • Page 1

    OfficeConnect ® Gateway ADSL Data and V oice (3CR100A V97) Quick Start Guide[...]

  • Page 2

    3Com Corporation 5400 Bayfront Plaza Santa Clara, California 95052-8145 Copyright © 2001 3Com Corporation. All rights r eserved. No part of this docum entation may be r eproduced in an y form or b y any means or used to mak e any deriv ative w ork (such as translation, transformation, or ada ptation) without written permission from 3Com Corporatio[...]

  • Page 3

    1 Congratulations on choosing the 3Com ® Of fi ceConnect ® Gate w a y , y our ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line) br oadband access solution. This guide describes how to set u p the Of fi ceConnect Gatew ay Data and V oice (3CR100A V97) base unit. The Of fi ceConnect Gatew ay allo ws one or more networ k ed computers to connect to the In[...]

  • Page 4

    Figure 1 2 Unpack the contents and ensure that it includes the f ollo wing items: • A C/DC, 18 w att P ow er Adapter and P ow er Cord • LAN Ca ble, RJ-45 (CA T -5), Blue • ADSL Ca ble RJ-11/RJ-11, Black • One RJ-11, 7-ft telephone ca ble, Silver • Rubber f eet (4) • Stacking clip Positioning the Gateway Package Contents When positioning[...]

  • Page 5

    3 The ports and ca bles of the Of fi ceConnect Gatew a y products ar e color -coded to help you connect the ca bles properl y . The follo wing illustration shows the connector ca bling: T o connect the Of fi ceConnect Gatewa y ’ s ca bles: 1. Connect the DSL cable. Connect the DSL ca ble (black) to the ADSL wall jack and the other end to the DS[...]

  • Page 6

    DHCP: (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) : Dynamic IP addressing is the type of addressing scheme most often used by Internet Service Providers (ISPs), and is also the type that is preva- lent in many existing corporate networks. The Of fi ceConnect Gateway , which can act as a DHCP server , is optimized for use with dynamic, rather than static[...]

  • Page 7

    5 Con fi gur e the Gateway The follo wing procedure describes ho w to initially con fi gur e the Wide Ar ea Network (W AN) interf ace settings for y our Of fi ceConnect Gatew ay or r e-con fi gure them after r esetting the unit to its factory def ault settings. Using a web br owser on y our PC, launch the Of fi ceConnect Gatew ay hom e pag e b[...]

  • Page 8

    RFC1483 Dynamic Con fi guration WA N Con fi guration Related Documents The onl y information r equired f or an RFC 1483 con fi guration in a d ynamic en vironm ent are the VPI/VCI number s from your ISP . The DHCP Client over W AN setting is ena bled, and unless instructed otherwise, the IP Routing Protocol should be set to RIPv2. Assign a meani[...]

  • Page 9

    RFC1483 Static Con fi guration PPPoE or PPPoA Con fi guration V oice Con fi guration Save Y our Con fi guration In an RFC 1483 or an RFC 1483-MER con fi guration with static IP ad dressing , the DHCP Client over W AN setting is disa bled. Y ou will also see fi elds for local and r emote W AN IP addr esses, and for the W AN IP Mask. Assign a m[...]

  • Page 10

    Rebooting the Of fi ceConnect Gateway Data and V oice Base Unit: T o reboot an Of fi ceConnect Gatew ay Data and V oice unit that is pow ered u p , press and hold the Reset button f or at least two seconds. Reset Button The Reset button is located on the rear panel of the Of fi ceConnect Gatew ay Data and V oice Base Unit, as previousl y shown i[...]

  • Page 11

    9 The LED Indicators on the fr ont panels of the Of fi ceConnect Gatew ay Data and V oice unit pro vide the following inf ormation: Fr ont Panel Indicators Alert Off Off indicates the unit has passed the Power On Self-T est and is working properly . Amber (blinking) Lit during Power On Self-T est or software upgrade. Red Indicates a diagnostic fai[...]

  • Page 12

    Information contained in this docum ent is correct at tim e of publication. The follo wing services are a vaila ble 24 hours a da y , 7 da ys a w eek. For the most u p – to – date information, 3Com r ecom- mends that y ou access the 3Com Corporation W orld W ide W eb site. World Wide W eb Site http://www .3com.com This service pro vides access [...]

  • Page 13

    Returning Products for Repair Befor e y ou send a product dir ectl y to 3Com for r epair , you m ust fi rst obtain a Return Materials A uthorization (RMA) n umber . Products sent to 3Com without RM A number s will be returned to the sender unopened, at the sender ’ s e xpense. T o obtain an RMA n umber , please call the local n umber for y our r[...]

  • Page 14

    12 3Com Corporation Limited W arranty The duration of the w arranty for the Of fi ceConnect Gatew ay is Lif etime. Hardwar e 3Com w arrants the Of fi ceConnect Gatew a y to be free from def ects in wor kmanship and materials, under normal use and service, for lif etime fr om the date of pur chase from 3Com or its authorized reseller . If a produc[...]

  • Page 15

    13 W arranties Exclusive IF A 3COM PR ODUCT DOES NOT OPER A TE AS W ARRANTED A BOVE, CUST OMER ’ S SOLE REMED Y FOR BREA CH OF THA T W ARRANTY SHALL BE REP AIR, REPLA CEMENT , OR REFUND OF THE PUR- CHASE PRICE P AID , A T 3COM ’ S OPTION. TO THE FULL EXTENT ALLO WED BY LA W , THE FORE- GOING W ARR ANTIES AND REMEDIES ARE EXCLUSIVE AND ARE IN LI[...]

  • Page 16

    3Com Corporation, Corporate Headquarters , 5400 Ba yfront Plaza, Santa Clara, CA 95052-8145, USA. T o learn more a bout 3Com solutions, visit www .3com.com. 3Com Corporation is publicly traded on Nasdaq under the symbol COMS. All speci fi cations are subject to chang e without notice. Printed in the U .S.A. Part No. 10045511 Rev . AB 07/01[...]