NETGEAR XM128S manual

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    M1-XM128S-1 March 1998 NETGEAR , I nc. A B ay Networ ks Compan y 4401 G reat Amer ica Pa rkwa y Santa Clar a, CA 95054 USA Phone 88 8-NETGEAR Getting Sta r ted Usin g FirstGear f or the Mod el XM 128S ISDN Di gital Modem XM 128S _bk.f m.b ook Pa ge i Frid ay , Ma rch 6 , 19 98 1 1:3 3 AM[...]

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    ii © 1998 by NETG EA R, Inc . Al l ri ght s r ese rv e d . T rademar ks Bay N etw orks i s a re gi s tered tra dem a rk of Bay Net wor ks , In c. NETGE AR and Fir stGea r ar e tr ad emar ks of Bay Net wor ks , In c. Mi cro soft, W indo ws, and W i ndo ws NT are tra dema rks of Mic ros of t Cor poratio n. Ot her bra nd an d pro duc t name s ar e tr[...]

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    Contents ii i Contents Prefac e Purpose ... .... ... ..... .... ... .... ..... .. ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .. ..... .... ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .. ..... .... .v ii Con v e nti ons . ..... ..... ..... .. ..... .... ... ..... .... ... .... ..... .. ..... ..... ..... .... ... ..... .... ... .... ..... .. ..... .....[...]

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    iv Contents XM 128S _bk.f m.b ook Pa ge i v Fr ida y, M arch 6, 1 998 11 :33 A M[...]

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    Fig ures v Figures Figure 2-1. F r ont pane l of the M odel XM 128S mode m (with S/ T interf ace) ............... 2-1 Figure 2-2. Rear pan el of t he M odel XM128S modem .................... .. ....... .......... ....... . 2-3 Figure 3-1. Model XM128S modem connect ions .... ................... ................... ............. 3-2 Figure 3 - 2. Ne[...]

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    vi Tab les T a bles T ab le 2-1. LED de script ions ..... .... ..... .. ..... ..... ..... .... ... .... ..... ... .... ..... .. ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .. . 2 -2 T able 2-2. Rea r panel c omponent s . .. .. ....... .......... .. ....... .......... .. ....... ....... .......... .. ...... 2-3 XM 128S _bk.f m.b ook Pa ge vi Fr ida y, M arch 6, 1 99[...]

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    Pr efa ce vi i Preface Congrat ulation s on your purcha se of the NETGEAR ™ Model XM128S I SDN Digital Modem. The Model XM 128S mod em sets a ne w pric e a nd p erform an c e stan dar d for ra pidly gr o wi ng Int ernet and tele commuting appl ic ations. The NETGEAR Model XM128S modem pr o vi des connec tion f or one or more PCs to the In te rnet[...]

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    Gett ing Star te d Using F irstG ear for the Model X M128S ISD N Digi tal Mod em viii Pr eface Con ventions This s e ction de scr ibes t he c on ventions us ed in this guide. Spe cial M essag e For mats This g uide uses the follo wi ng f ormats to hig hlight specia l message s. Us e of Ent er , T ype, and Pre ss This guide uses “enter ,” “typ[...]

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    Gett ing St art ed Using Fi rst Gear f or t he Mod el XM128S I SDN D igital Modem Pref ac e ix Othe r Con ve ntions This g uide uses the follo wi ng a dditiona l con vent ions: italic s Book titl es and UNIX fi le, command, and dire ctory names. Init ial C aps Menu ti tles and windo w and b utt on names. Re lated P ublicat io n F or more informa ti[...]

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    XM 128S _bk.f m.b ook Pa ge x Fri day , Mar ch 6, 19 98 11: 33 AM[...]

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    Introduction 1-1 Chapter 1 Intr oduction This guide describe s ho w to install and use the Model XM128S ISDN Di gita l Modem. It includes a p hysi cal descrip tion and i nstallation i nstructions f or t he har dware, as well a s ins truct ions for insta lli ng and using FirstGe a r to confi gur e the modem. Use this guide as a referenc e for getti [...]

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    Getting S tarted U s ing FirstGear f or the M odel XM128S ISDN Digi tal Modem 1-2 Introduc t ion The Model XM128S modem has the follo w i ng speed an d compatibili ty featur es: • Plug-a nd-Pl ay suppor t for a W indo ws ® 95 en vironment • Full compati bility with both ISDN a nd remote public -switc he d teleph one netw or k (PSTN) by way of [...]

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    Ph y s ic al Des c r i pti on 2-1 Chapter 2 Ph ysical Descrip tion This c hapte r pr o vides infor mati on about th e ha rdwa re features of the Model XM128S I SDN Digita l Modem. Use the k ey a t the bot tom of ea ch il lustra tio n t o id entify t he pane l com ponents. Fr ont P anel F or easier mana gemen t and control of the Model XM128S modem,[...]

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    Getting S tarted U s ing FirstGear f or the M odel XM128S ISDN Digi tal Modem 2-2 Physica l Desc ri ption LED s LEDs on the front pa nel of the Model XM128S modem a ll o w you t o monitor and di agnose the de vi ce. T a ble 2-1 describe s ea ch LED. T able 2-1. LED de sc riptio ns Label Color Activi ty Descri pti on PWR (po w er) Gr een On P ow er [...]

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    Getting Started Using FirstGear for t he Mode l XM128S ISDN Digital Modem Physica l Desc ri ption 2-3 Rear P anel The rear pane l ( Figure 2- 2 ) contai ns a powe r switch; a po we r recepta c le; and ports to co nnect a compute r , an ISDN line, and two anal og dev ic es (te lephone , f a x, or modem). Ke y : 1 = O N/O FF switch 2 = R ece pt a cle[...]

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    XM 128S _bk.f m.b ook Pa ge 4 Fri day , Mar ch 6, 19 98 11: 33 AM[...]

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    Ins ta lla tio n 3-1 Chapter 3 Installa tion This c hapte r pr o vides infor mati on about in stallin g and using the M odel XM128S I SDN Digi ta l Modem. P ac ka ge Contents Y our pac kage shoul d contain th e follo wing ite ms: • Model XM128S ISDN Digital M o dem • Power adap t er • RJ-45 I SDN te lephon e cable • Shielde d RS-232 25- pi [...]

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    Gett ing Star te d Using F irstG ear for the Model X M128S ISD N Digi tal Mod em 3-2 Ins ta lla tio n Installing the Modem Before conne cting a ny of the de vices to your m odem, mak e sure the po wer i s turn ed of f on you r compute r and your Model XM128S modem. T o conne ct the ISDN line to your modem, you must use an NT1 de vice (usua ll y sup[...]

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    Gett ing St art ed Using Fi rst Gear f or t he Mod el XM128S I SDN D igital Modem Inst alla tio n 3-3 2. Conn ect the ot her en d (fe male end) of the 25 -pin s traigh t cab le to the s erial (CO M) po rt on your com put er . 3. Usin g the ISD N ca ble tha t is inclu ded, connect the RJ-4 5 con necto r on o ne end of the cable to t he ISDN-S port o[...]

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    Gett ing Star te d Using F irstG ear for the Model X M128S ISD N Digi tal Mod em 3-4 Ins ta lla tio n Insta lling the Windows 95 D r iver The Model XM128S mode m is Plu g-and-Pla y compati ble with W indo ws 95. If yo u are running W indo ws 95 or W indo ws NT , refer to this se ct ion to install the W indows 95 dri v e r . If you are runni ng W in[...]

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    Gett ing St art ed Using Fi rst Gear f or t he Mod el XM128S I SDN D igital Modem Inst alla tio n 3-5 4. Click on OK. The Insta ll From Disk screen ope ns, as illus tr ated in Figure 3-3 . Figure 3-3. I nstall From Disk screen 5. Inser t the NETGEAR X M12 8 Dri ver Disk in the floppy dri ve. 6. As instruc ted on the Install Fr o m Disk scr een, typ[...]

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    Gett ing Star te d Using F irstG ear for the Model X M128S ISD N Digi tal Mod em 3-6 Ins ta lla tio n 8. Sele ct the app r opri ate driver bas ed on the r equired d ata r ate a nd B-chan nel pro toco l . F or exampl e, sel ect “ Netge ar XM 128, MP- PPP 128K ” to connect to most I SPs. Y ou can use a differ e n t driv er f or eac h dial-up conn[...]

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    Gett ing St art ed Using Fi rst Gear f or t he Mod el XM128S I SDN D igital Modem Inst alla tio n 3-7 Figure 3-5. W el come s creen 4. F ollow the instructi ons on y our scr ee n until the inst alla t i on is complete. The First Gear soft wa re inst allat ion is co mplete. Y ou can n o w run the First Gear soft ware. 5. Open the NETGEAR program gr [...]

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    Gett ing Star te d Using F irstG ear for the Model X M128S ISD N Digi tal Mod em 3-8 Ins ta lla tio n Figure 3-6. Fir stGear scree n 7. T yp e tele phone numbers i n the analo g port (Analo g P ort 1 or Analog Port 2) f ie lds. Each analog por t telep hone number is a ssigne d b y your PTT (telephone compan y) for incoming calls. T ype the number( [...]

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    Gett ing St art ed Using Fi rst Gear f or t he Mod el XM128S I SDN D igital Modem Inst alla tio n 3-9 Usin g th e Adv anc ed F eatur e for Se tting T ele pho ne Num bers T o use the FirstGe ar ad v a nced featur e for setting te le phone number s: 1. Clic k on the Advance d butto n. The Multiple Subscribe r Numbers scr een, as illustr ated in Figur[...]

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    Gett ing Star te d Using F irstG ear for the Model X M128S ISD N Digi tal Mod em 3-10 Ins ta lla tio n Figure 3-8. Outgoing T elephone Nu mbers screen . 3. T yp e in the outgoin g telephon e numbers. These f ields de f ine t he out going tele phone n umber s for voice and data call s. Nor mally , the se numbers are the same as those assigned for th[...]

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    Gett ing St art ed Using Fi rst Gear f or t he Mod el XM128S I SDN D igital Modem Inst alla tio n 3-11 Con figu ring Wi ndows 9 5 Di al-Up Net working Configur ing Dial- Up Netw ork ing f or One B Channel T o conf igur e your Model XM128S modem with Dial-Up Networ king f or one B c ha nne l: 1. Double-c lick on t he My Computer icon . 2. Double-c l[...]

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    Gett ing Star te d Using F irstG ear for the Model X M128S ISD N Digi tal Mod em 3-12 Ins ta lla tio n 5. Select th e ap propriat e Mod el XM128S modem driv er f or t he dial- up con nection. Each dial -up connec tion c an use a dif f erent Model XM128S modem dri v e r . Ea c h dri v er automat ical ly selects the appropri at e protocol an d data r[...]

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    Gett ing St art ed Using Fi rst Gear f or t he Mod el XM128S I SDN D igital Modem Inst alla tio n 3-13 10. S elect the new icon in the Dial-Up Networki ng f olde r , an d clic k on the right mouse button. 11. Select Properti es from the m enu. The My Connection scr een, as illu str ated in Figure 3- 11 , ope ns. Figure 3-11. My Co nnection scree n [...]

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    Gett ing Star te d Using F irstG ear for the Model X M128S ISD N Digi tal Mod em 3-14 Ins ta lla tio n 13. Click on t he Se r ver T yp es tab. The Serve r T ype s tab opens, as illustr ated in Figur e 3-12 . If yo u are usin g PPP , use th e d ef ault se ttin gs sho wn in Figure 3-12 . If you are conne cting to a LAN, select Log on to ne t work. If[...]

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    Gett ing St art ed Using Fi rst Gear f or t he Mod el XM128S I SDN D igital Modem Inst alla tio n 3-15 14. Cli c k on TCP/IP Settin gs. The TCP/IP Sett ings scree n, as illus trat ed in Figure 3-13 , opens. Figure 3-13. TCP/ IP Se ttings screen 15. Click on the Sp ecify na m e server ad dresse s rad io butto n. 16. E nter y our primary and second a[...]

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    Gett ing Star te d Using F irstG ear for the Model X M128S ISD N Digi tal Mod em 3-16 Ins ta lla tio n Configur ing Dial- Up Netw ork ing f or T wo B Chann els T o conf igur e your Model XM128S modem f o r use with two B channel s using Mult ili ngual PPP: 1. Double-c lick on t he My Computer icon . 2. Double-c lick on t he Dial-Up Ne twor king f o[...]

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    Ind ex 1 B bul leti n bo ard se rvic e, i i C con v ent i ons , x cu st omer support, ii F fea tur es , 1- 1 Firs tGe a r sc reen , 3-8 Firs tG e a r soft ware , in s ta llin g, 3-6 fro nt pa nel, 2 -1 I Inst al l From D is k scr ee n, 3-5 inst alla tion , 3 -2 inst alli ng soft ware fo r Window s, 3 -3 ISDN port, 2 -3 L LED de sc ription s, 2-2, 3[...]

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    2 Index Serv er T yp es tab, 3- 14 TCP/I P S et tings , 3-15 We l c o m e , 3 - 7 Sele ct De vi ce sc reen, 3-5 ser ia l por t, 2- 3 Serv er T yp es tab s cre en, 3- 14 swi tch , 2-3 T TCP/I P S et tings s cree n, 3- 15 V verif yin g in s talla tio n, 3-3 W We l c o m e s c r e e n , 3 - 7 W in dows 95 conf i gu ring Di al -Up Netw or kin g for on [...]