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Quick Install Guide SMC8002CM -US EZ Connect ™ USB/Ether net Cable Modem • Complies with DOCSIS 1.0 cable modem requirements • Concurrent USB and Ethernet support • Up to 40Mpbs do wnstream and 10Mbps upstream • Supports SNMP management[...]
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i Contents Introduction 1 Key Featu res 1 Description of Ha rdware 2 LED Func tions 3 Installing the Modem 3 Package Contents 3 Mountin g the Mode m 4 Syst em Req uire ments 4 Connectin g the Modem 5 Installa tion 6 USB Ins tallation for W indows 98, Window 200 0 and Win dows Me 6 Ethernet In stallati on for Wind ows 6 Window s 95/98/NT 6 Window s [...]
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1 Introduction The EZ Connect C a b l e M od e m p r o v i d es h i g h - s pe e d I n t e r n e t a c c ess o v er t h e t he sa m e cable netw ork syste m that bring s cable TV serv ice to the hom e. The data transmi ssion ra te on the cable connectio n is asym metric, in that it provid es a high er data rate in the downs tream ( receive) directi[...]
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Quick Install ation Guide 2 Description of Hardware The SMC8002CM-US i s an e x t e r nal D O C S I S - b a s e d ca b l e m od e m p r o d u ct f or h i g h - s pe e d Internet acc ess appl ications.T he modem pr ovides an op tional USB or Ethernet c o nn e c t i on t o a PC or LA N . I n a n E t h e r n et L A N e n v i r o n m e n t , i t s u p [...]
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Installing the Modem 3 LED Functions The EZ Connect C a b l e M od e m c o n t a i n s f our LE D s on t he t op pan e l . T h e op e r a t i o nal status of the mo dem is indic ated by the LED condition s listed below. Installing the Modem Before ins talling the mode m, verify tha t you have all the items list ed under “ Package C o n t e n t s [...]
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Quick Install ation Guide 4 Mounting t he Modem The SMC8002CM-US co m e s w i t h a s l o t - i n s t and wi t h w h i c h i t m ay be m o u n t ed v e r t i c a l l y or horizo ntally . T o do this, sim ply slide the modem on to the stand with the flanges provided on the base or the side. The tw o mountin g options are illus trated bel ow . System[...]
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Installing the Modem 5 Connecting the Modem Be f o r e c on n ec t i ng t he EZ Connect C a b l e M od e m , c on t a c t y our ca b l e se r v i c e p r ov i d e r and che ck the followin g poin ts: • Be sure th at your serv ice provider supplies a tw o-way data l ink. • Check that they ha ve set u p an Int ernet Acce ss Accou nt. To d o this [...]
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Quick Install ation Guide 6 Installation USB Installatio n for Windows 98 , Window 2 000 and Win dows Me 1. Insert the sq uare (B-typ e) USB plug of the U SB cabl e into the USB port at the back of the modem an d the rectangular (A -type) US B plug into the USB port at the back o f the comput er . 2. Th e “Found New Hardware ” screen will appea[...]
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Installing the Modem 7 Making a Connection to the E thernet Port Y ou can us e straight- through twisted- pair cable to conn ect the Ethernet p ort on the mode m to a PC. 1. Make sur e you have installed a 1 0 /100Mbps n e t w o r k a da p t e r c a r d in the P C. 2. Prepare st raight-throu gh shiel ded or unshielded twisted-p air cables with RJ- [...]
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Quick Install ation Guide 8 Product Specifi cations General Spec ifications S t a nd a r d s Co n f o r m a n c e DOCSIS 1. 0 , IEEE 8 0 2. 3, IEEE 802.3u , USB 1 . 1 Cable M odem Requirem ents Modulat ion Downst ream: 64-Q AM/25 6-QAM (rec eive) Upst ream: QPSK/16-QA M (transmit) Data Rate Downst ream: 30.4 32 Mbps (64-Q AM), 42. 88 Mbps (256 -QAM[...]
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T roublesh ooting 9 Troubleshooting Cannot Connect to the Inter net • Confirm that you have establishe d an acc ount wi th your s ervice pr ovider an d that a two- way cabl e ser vice is provided . • Check tha t all cables ar e connect ed to the mode m and PC. Verify that the pr oper cable type is used and its leng th does not exceed specified [...]
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Quick Install ation Guide 10 Port and Cable A ssignments Cauti on: DO NOT plug a pho ne jack co nnector in to any RJ-45 po rt. Use on ly twisted- pair cables with RJ-45 conn ectors tha t conform w ith FCC standards . An Ethernet twisted-pair link segment req uires two pairs of wi res. Each wire pair is identifi ed by two dif ferent colors. Each wir[...]
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Port and Cable As signments 11 Straight-Through Wir ing If the twist ed-pair cable is to join two ports and on ly one of the ports has an internal crossov er (MDI-X ), the two pairs of wires must be straight-t hrough. Crossover Wiring If the twist ed-pair cable is to join two ports and eit her both por ts are labeled wi th an “X” (MDI -X) or ne[...]
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Quick Install ation Guide 12 EMI C ertification FCC Class B Cer tification (USA) Thi s dev ice c ompli es wi th Pa rt 1 5 of t he FC C Rule s. Op erati on i s su bject to t he followi ng conditions : 1. T his device may not ca use h armfu l int erfer enc e, and 2. T his device mus t acce pt any inte rfer ence r ece ived, incl uding inte rfer ence t[...]
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EMI Certi fication 13 CE Mark Declaration of Conformance This inform ation tec hnology equ ipment co mplies wi th the requir ements of the Council Dire ctive 89/336/EEC on the Approx imation of the laws of the Member S tates relating to Electromag netic Com patibility and 73/2 3/EEC for elect rical equipmen t used within certain v oltage limi ts an[...]
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Quick Install ation Guide 14 Safety Compliance Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (US A) Importa nt! Before ma king connecti ons, make sure yo u have the corre ct Cord Set. Check it (read the label on the cable ) against the f ollowing spec ificatio n list. Operating Volta ge Cord Set Specif ications 120 Volts UL Lis ted/CS A Certified Cord Set Minimum[...]
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Warranty 15 Wa rranty SMC w a rr an t s t o t he o r i g i n a l o w ner t h at t h e p r od u ct de li v e r e d i n t h i s pac k a g e wi l l be free from defec ts in material and workma nship for a period of three (3) years fro m t h e d a t e o f p u r c h a se f r o m SMC or i t s A u t h o r i z ed r e s e l l e r . F o r t h e w a rr an t y[...]
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FOR TECHNICAL SUPPORT, CALL: From U.S.A. and Canada (24 hours a day, 7 days a week) (800) SMC-4-YOU; (949) 679-8000; Fax: (949) 679-1481 From Europe (8:00 AM - 5:30 PM UK Tim e) 44 (0) 118 974 8700; Fax: 44 (0) 118 974 8701 INTERNET E-mail addresses: techsupport@smc.com european.techsupport@smc-europe.com Driver updates: http://www.smc.com/index.cf[...]