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Planet USB ADSL Modem ADU-2120 manual

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    USB ADS L Modem A DU -2 1 20 User ’ s Manual[...]

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    Cop y right Copyright (C) 2004 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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    Re v ision User ’ s M anual for PLANE T U SB ADS L M odem M odel: ADU-2120 A / ADU-2120B Rev: 1.0 (JAN. 2004) Part No.: E M -ADU2120[...]

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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 D AT A R EQUIREMENT ................................................................[...]

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    1 Chapter 1 Introdu c tion P L ANE T USB A D SL m ode m ADU-2120 is d esig n e d to p r ovid e cost-e ff ective a c- cess to high-speed A D SL services. W ith our ADSL m od e m , sur f ing on Interne t is just li k e driving a sport car on t h e Express H ig h w a y . Vid e o on De m and, Vid e oco n- f erence an d a n y high-spe e d In t erne t a [...]

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    2 S y stem Require m ent l Mainb o ard with U SB sup po rt l Pen t iu m II CPU an d a b ove or co m patible l RAM : 6 4 M or a b o ve l W indo w s 98SE, W indo w s 2 000, W indo w s M E, W indows XP, W indo w s 2 0 03 Server NOTE: For Windows X P it is recom m ended that your PC have at least 128 M Bytes o f m e mory. LED defini t ion Bel o w is th[...]

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    3 Chapter 2 Instal l ation Pl e ase re f er to t he f oll o wi n g steps t o co m plete ADU- 2 120 inst a llation. Har d w a r e Ins t alla t ion 1. T urn on y our PC 2. Inser t t h e rect a ng u lar e nd o f a USB c a ble int o t he USB p ort o f y ou r PC . T hen, insert t h e sq u are e nd o f t he USB ca b le int o th e USB p ort o f the ADU 21[...]

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    4 3. Choose “ Speci f y a loc a ti on ” . T hen clic k “ Bro w se ” to f ind out t h e driver loca t i o n to ins t all . (Assu m e "E" i s y o ur C D-ROM drive , t he drive r ca n b e f oun d in E:d r iverADU- 2 12 0 B) t h en clic k OK. Pl e ase t h en clic k “ Next ” to con t in u e.[...]

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    5 4. T he A dd Ne w Hard w ar e Wizard w ill a p pear a n d in d icate the P L A N E T A D U - 21 2 0 USB A D SL modem has been reco g niz e d and w ill ins t all a n ew drive r . C lic k Next 5. Pl e ase t h en go t o Secti o n “ Dri v er Configuration ” f or further con f i g uration. Dri v er Inst a lla t ion w ith W ind o w s M E 1. T he ?[...]

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    6 2. Pl e ase speci f y the p ath which A D SL m ode m connected y our co m puter to Intern e t, th e n clic k OK . Please select t h e directo r y w ith ADU- 2 120 d r iver an d then c lic k “ OK ” . 3. Pl e ase t h en go t o Secti o n “ Dri v er Configuration ” f or further con f i g uration. Dri v er Inst a lla t ion w ith W ind o w s 20[...]

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    7 2. Choose t h e “ Search f or a suita b le driver f or m y d e vice (rec o m m ended) ” , and clic k Next. 3. Next y o u will b e pro m pted f or so f t w are drivers. Select Speci f y a location.[...]

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    8 4. Insert t h e ADSL Drive r C D i n to y o ur s y ste m s CD-ROM driv e a n d t h en c lick “ Br o w se ” t o f ind out th e driver loca t io n t o ins t all. (As s u m e "E" is y ou r CD-RO M drive, t h e d r iver can b e f o u nd in E:driver ADU- 2 12 0 B ) the n clic k OK. 5. T he Found N e w Har d ware W i z ard will th e n [...]

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    9 6. T he “ Digi t al Signa t ure N ot Found ” wi n d o w will p op-u p, Clic k Yes. 7. Pl e ase t h en go t o Secti o n “ Dri v er Configuration ” f or further con f i g uration. Dri v er Inst a lla t ion w ith W ind o w s X P 1. T he “ Add N e w Har d ware W izard ” will be d ispl a y e d. Ch oose Inst a ll f ro m a list or speci f ic[...]

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    10 2. Insert the A D SL Driver CD into y o ur s y s te m s CD-ROM drive, s e lect “ Includ e this loca t io n i n t h e search ” an d t h en clic k “ Bro w se ” to f ind o ut t he driver loca- tion t o inst a ll. (Assu m e "E" is y our CD-ROM driv e , t h e driver can be f ound in E:d r iverADU- 2 12 0 B). C li ck “ Next ” t[...]

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    1 1 3. T he Har d w are I nstalla t io n win do w a pp e ars. Clic k Contin u e A n yw a y . 4. N o w p leas e go to Ste p 3 fo r driver con f igura t i o n. Dri v er Configur a tion Step 3: Dri v er Confi g uration 1. T he s y ste m will start t o co p y t he driver a nd utili t y f iles t o y o ur PC. A f ter co m- ple t i n g, t h e ADSL M o de [...]

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    12 3. On this p a ge, y o u n e e d t o selec t t h e o pera t io n m ode (RFC 14 8 3, PPP o A or PPP o E) a n d i n pu t t h e VPI / V C I v a lue s pe r y o ur I SP ’ s require m ent. Clic k “ Next ” to con t in u e.[...]

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    13 4. Pleas e th e n select t h e f ra m ing t y p e y o ur I SP uses: LLC or VC M UX/NUL L . 5. I f y o u select RFC 1 4 83, y o u will th e n ne e d to speci f ied i f it is Bridg e d or Rou te d RFC 14 8 3. Y o ur ISP sh o uld also provi d e t h is in f or m ati o n.[...]

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    14 6. T he s y ste m will th e n a sk y o u t o re b oot y o ur PC. Pl e ase s e lect “ Yes, I w a nt t o restart m y co m puter n ow ” a nd clic k OK to f inish t h is se t up proc e dure. 7. A f ter reb o ot, t he s y s t e m will as k y ou t o ins t all t h e driver ag a in. Pl e ase sel e ct “ Install th e so f t w a r e a u to m atic a l[...]

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    15 8. T he Har d w are Inst a llati o n pa g e is sh o w n. Please select “ Con t in u e A n y w ay ” or W indo w s XP a n d “ OK ” o n W indo w s 20 0 0 3. T he Found N e w H ar d w a re W i z ard wi n d o w ap p ears and d ispl a y s y our ne w l y in- stalled P L ANE T A D U-21 20 USB ADSL I n ter f ace, t h e n clic k Finish. T he s y s[...]

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    16 A D S L L A N Configuration T o con f igure the c o nnec t i o n, a f ter y o u h ave install e d t he a pprop r iat e driver: Step 1. Clic k either t h e de sk top icon, or t he D i al-Up N et w orking icon to op e n t he Connect T o w ind o w. For W indo w s XP, p lease c lic k “ Start ” -> “ Settings ” -> “ N et- w ork Connect[...]

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    17 Chapter 4. User Interface A CCESSING C S A T he User Inter f ace to t h e ADSL Mo d e m is provided b y the Contro l and Status A p pl i cation (C S A) . You c a n access the C SA b y d o u b le-clic k ing on t he C SA ic o n in t he S y ste m T r a y , locat ed near t he cloc k on the tas k bar. T he ico n , w h ich a p- pears as t w o m onitor[...]

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    18 Modem Performance T he Mode m Per f or m ance displ a y s p er f or m ance in f or m ati o n. T he pri m a r y pur p ose is to d ispl a y th e ins t ant a n e ous thro u gh p ut ra t e f or bo t h trans m it and rec e ive p at h s o f the m ode m . T his rate i s calcul a te d bas e d on th e p o ll p eri o d ( g ener a l l y 2 sec on ds) and t [...]

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    19 tio n : • A D SL lin k connected • A D SL lin k disconnected De v ice Status T he De v ice Status f i e ld c h anges t o in d icate t he st a tu s o f the m ode m connection : • A D SL Mo d e m availa b le • A D SL Mo d e m not availa b le Connect/ Di s connect But t on T he CONNEC T /DISCON N EC T butt o n per f or m s the connec t io n[...]

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    20 Chapter 5. Unin s tall M od e m USB M odem uni n stallation USB M ODE M T o uninst a ll t he so ft w are a n d har d ware f or the USB ASDL M o de m , per f or m the f oll o wing: Step 1. Detac h th e USB M ode m f r o m y o ur co m puter. Step 2. At W indo w s St a rt , clic k on Programs > A D S L M odem Dri v er > Remo v e A D SL M odem[...]

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    21 Chapter 6. Trouble s hooting I f y our inter n et co n nection is not w or k ing, t he f oll o win g hi n ts m a y b e h e lp f ul . A f ter t r y i n g t h ese h ints, i f y o u still can n o t m a k e y our co n ne c tio n w or k , it is reco m- m ended that y o u as k y our service p r ovider f or assist a nce. T o run tro u bles h oo t in g [...]

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    22 Chapter 7. A bbr e v i at i ons A A L A T M Ad a pta t i o n L a y er. A f uncti o n p er f or m ed durin g A T M cell processi n g to ada p t tra d ition a l I P or Et h ernet tra ff ic f or trans m ission throug h an A T M ne t w or k . A D S L A s y mm etric Digit a l Subscriber Line. A m ethod f or m odula t i n g d a ta t o achi e ve high b[...]