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USRobotics Wireless Cable/DSL Router manual

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  • Page 1

    W ireless Cable/DSL R outer Companion R efer ence Guide R24.0262.00[...]

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    1 What Y ou Need to Begin For Broadband Router Functions: • PC with an Ethernet NIC installed or an 802.11b Wireless Adapter installed • A functioning Ethernet-based cable or DSL modem OR an RS-232-based analog or ISDN modem • Operating system installation CD-ROM (i.e., your Windows XP CD-ROM) • Internet E xplorer 4 or later O R Netscape 4 [...]

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    3 2 Back View 1. R ES ET Button: Press in and hold the RE SE T button. While holding the RE SET button, unplug then plug back in the power supply . When the Wireless Cable/DSL Router has power again, continue to hold the R ES ET button for about five seconds to reset the Wireless Cable/DSL Router to the factory default settings. 2. PR INT ER: This [...]

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    5 4 3. Connect the power supply T urn on your cable or DSL modem. Connect the included power cord to the power jack on the Wireless Cable/DSL Router . Plug the power cord into a standard power outlet. T urn on your PC. Congratulations! The installation procedure is now complete. Y ou should now have secure and shared Internet access. T o verify you[...]

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    7 6 3. Connect the power supply T urn on your analog or ISDN modem. Connect the included power cord to the power jack on the Wireless Cable/DSL Router . Plug the power cord into a standard power outlet. 4. Select the connection method Launch a Web browser . In the location or address line of your Web browser , type http:// 192.168.123.254 to access[...]

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    9 8 Click Next to launch the Add Printer Wizard . When prompted to choose how your printer is attached to your computer , select Local Printer . Select USRPRTSHR for the printer port and click Next . Y ou will then need to supply Windows with the correct printer drivers provided by the printer’ s manufacturer . Enter a name for the printer and cl[...]

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    11 10 I do not know if my assigned IP Address is Static or Dynamic. Possible Solution: If you have cable or DSL service, you most likely have a Dynamic I P address. Y ou should always check with your service provider to verify this information, since some providers will assign Static I P addresses. If you have a Dynamic I P address, select Dynamic [...]

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    13 12 Are Y ou Still Having Problems? 1. Go to the Support section of the U.S. Robotics W eb site at www .usr .com . Many of the most common difficulties users experience have been addressed in the F AQ and T roubleshooting Web pages for your specific product. 2. Call the U.S. Robotics T echnical Support Department. T echnical questions about U.S. [...]

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    15 14 Appendix A This guide cov ers most cable and DSL installations that are configured for Dynamic or Static I P addressing. This guide assumes that you have active and properly functioning cable or DSL Internet ser vice. If you are uncer tain about which type of configuration you have, refer to the User Guide located on the Installation CD-ROM f[...]

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    17 16 Note: If you collected any network information, you will need to enter this information into the WAN configuration screens of the Primary Setup section of the Configuration Utility . Note: Write down the settings for your Wireless Cable/DSL Router for future reference. Y ou can view the settings in the Wireless Cable/DSL Router Configuration [...]

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    19 18 In the location or address line of your Web browser , type http://192.168.123.254 to access the Configuration Utility . The Web-based Configuration Utility is where you can go to make any changes to the settings of the Wireless Cable/DSL Router . There is no default password for the Wireless Cable/DSL Router , so just click Login . Click Prim[...]

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    20 U.S. Robotics shall not be responsible for any software, firmware, information, or memory data of Customer contained in, stored on, or integrated with any products returned to U.S. Robotics for repair , whether under warranty or not. WARRANTI ES E XCLUSIVE: IF A U.S. ROBO TICS PRODUCT DOES NO T OPERATE AS WARRA NTED ABOVE, CUSTOMER’S SOLE RE M[...]

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    21 Printed in T aiwan[...]