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    Belkin T ech Support A ustrali a: 1800 666 040 N ew Zealan d: 0800 441 913 Singapore: 800 616 1790 US : 310.898.1100 ext 2263 Belkin Corporation 501 West W alnut Str eet Compton • CA • 90220 • USA Te l: 310.898.1100 Fax: 310.898.1111 Belkin Components, Ltd. Express Business P ark Shipton Way • Rushd en • NN10 6GL U nited Ki ngdom Te l: +4[...]

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    U ser Manual F5D5730au High-Speed ADSL Modem with USB and Ethernet Connect your PC or network for high-speed Internet access[...]

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    T ABLE OF CONTENTS Intr odu ction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 P ackag e Conten ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 System Requirem ents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    1 INTRODUCTION Thank you for pur chasing th e Belkin High-Speed ADSL M odem with U SB and Ethern et. This Mod em will allow you to surf the W eb an d connect to some popular game con soles. F eatur es • RJ45 Ethern et interf ace support via cr ossover cable; USB in terface support • IEEE 802.3 stand ard 10/100Mbps compli ance • DHCP Server ?[...]

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    INTRODUCTION 2 System Requir ements PC running Win dows® 98SE , M e , 2000, XP CD-ROM drive (For U SB Installati on Only) One fr ee USB port (For U SB Installati on Only) One RJ45 Eth ernet port (Eth ernet In stallation Only)[...]

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    3 KNOWING Y OUR MODEM (1) (2) Front o f Modem 1. ADSL ON ADSL Connected OFF No ADSL Detected Blinking Conn ecting/H andshakin g 2. LAN ON Ethern et Connected OFF No Eth ernet Conn ection Blinking Data T ran smitting[...]

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    4 Back of Modem KNOWING Y OUR MODEM Befor e Y ou Start Befor e you start to use your Mod em you must have th e followin g: 1. An active ADSL account an d line with a user n ame an d password . 2. IP add ress , DNS, and gateway settin gs from your I SP only if applicable . 3. At least one computer with eith er USB or Eth ernet conn ection. 4. T CP/I[...]

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    5 INST ALLA TION 5 Y ou can connect your equipm ent in on e of two ways: vi a an Ethern et crossover cable or a USB conn ection. If you are conn ecting vi a an Ethern et crossover conn ection then f ollow the diagr am below and pr oceed to “Installati on Meth od 1” on page 6. If you have chosen to conn ect via a U SB connecti on, mak e sure the[...]

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    6 INST ALLA TION 6 Installation Method 1 - Ethernet 1. Make sure that the computer that you ar e connectin g to is powered o ff. 2. Connect on e end o f the Eth ernet cr ossover cable to your Modem’s Eth ernet port; connect th e other en d to your computer’s Ethern et port. 3. Connect th e RJ11 phon e line pr ovid ed for ADSL into th e line soc[...]

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    7 INST ALLA TION Modem Configuration Enter th e def ault user nam e and passwor d and click “OK” . If you do n ot see the screen below th en turn to “ Anne x A Problem 1” . Default U ser Nam e: admin Default P assword: password Yo u will then be logged in to the web in terface o f the Mod em.[...]

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    8 INST ALLA TION 1. Click on “W AN” und er the Confi gurati on men u on the left-han d side o f the scr een. 2. Y our screen will look lik e this.[...]

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    INST ALLA TION 9 3. For New Z ealand users , chang e the “VPI” to “0” an d the “VCI” to “100”—by def ault this is set to 8/35. Set the “ENCAPSULA TION” to “PPP oA VC-Mux” — the d efault is PPP oE LLC. For Austr alian users , ensur e the “VPI” is “8” an d the “VCI” is “35” and th e “ENCAPSULA TION” is [...]

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    INST ALLA TION 10 h. A uthen ticati on: Select “ Auto” . i. A utomati c Reconnect: Sh ould remain ch ecked . 6. Scroll d own to the bottom o f the scr een and you will see th e following. 7. Click th e “Submit” button to update th e chang es and th en scroll back to the bottom of th e screen an d then cli ck on “Save Configur ation” . 8[...]

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    INST ALLA TION 11 10. When you see this scr een, the M odem has r ebooted and is r eady to be connected to ADSL. 11. On the left o f the scr een und er the Status settin gs in your browser , cli ck on “PPP” . Yo u will then see the f ollowing.[...]

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    INST ALLA TION 12 12. Ensur e that “Connect” is displayed in th e dr op-down win dow and th en click on the “Ex ecute” button. The M odem will initi ate the conn ection to your ADSL pr ovider an d the scr een shot will look similar to this on e once conn ected. N ote that und er the “Status” column it will indi cate “ connected” on [...]

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    ANNEX A – TROUBLESHOOTING Problem My Intern et web browser would n ot display the login di alogue box wh en I typed in the n umbers “10.0.0.2” . Solution •C h eck that your br owser add ress bar displays n othing e xcept “10.0.0.2” . •C h eck that your PC is confi gured to accept IP ad dr esses dyn amically by doin g the f ollowing: S[...]

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    ANNEX A – TROUBLESHOOTING 14 6. Select the “Disable DNS” r adio button an d click “OK” to finish the confi gurati on. Solution for Windo ws 2000 1. Go to “Start / Settings / Con trol P anel” . In the Con trol P anel, double-cli ck on “Network an d Dial-up Conn ection s” . 2. Double-click “LAN Ar ea Connecti on” .[...]

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    ANNEX A – TROUBLESHOOTING 15 3. In the “LAN Ar ea Connecti on Status” wind ow , click “Pr operties” . 4. Select “Intern et Protocol (T CP/IP)” and click “Pr operties” .[...]

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    ANNEX A – TROUBLESHOOTING 16 5. Select “Obtain an IP add ress autom atically” an d “Obtain DNS server add ress automati cally” . Click “OK” to finish th e configur ation. Solution for Windo ws XP 1. Go to Contr ol P anel on your computer an d double-cli ck “Network Conn ection s” and ri ght-cli ck your network connecti on and sele[...]

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    ANNEX A – TROUBLESHOOTING 17 2. Highli ght “In ternet Pr otocol (T CP/IP)” and select “Properti es” . If you do n ot have T CP/IP displayed in the list th en you will need to install T CP/IP befor e proceedin g. 3. Ensur e that: “Obtain an IP add ress autom atically” an d “Obtain DNS server add ress autom atically” is selected an [...]

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    ANNEX B – F AQs 18 Can I connect two computer s to my modem, one via Ethernet and one via USB, and be on the Internet with both computers at the same time? Ye s, it is possible to have two computers using the M odem at th e same tim e via US B and Ethern et. It is also possible to shar e files between the two computers . Can I connect my Modem to[...]

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    ANNEX B – F AQs 19 Where can I get help configuring m y modem in New Z ealand or Austr alia? Y ou can call our technical support on th e followin g numbers . Befor e calling, ensur e that you have your ISP settin gs such as usern ame an d password. N ew Zealan d – 0800 441 913 A ustrali a – 1800 666 040 Where can I get mor e information on ne[...]

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    20 INFORMA TION FCC Statement DECLARA TION OF CONFORMITY WITH FCC RULES FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC COMP A TIBILITY We, Belkin Corporation, o f 501 West W alnut Street, Compton, CA 90220, declar e under our sole r espon sibility that the prod uct, F5D5730au to which this d eclaration r elates, complies with P art 15 of th e FCC Rules. Operation is subject [...]