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    Pr estige 630 ADSL USB Modem User’s Guide Versions 1.0.2.1 and 1.0.2.2 for Mac OS 8.6, 9.1 an d 9.2 October 2002[...]

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    Prestige 630 ADSL USB Modem ii Copyright Copyright Copyright ©2002 by Zy XEL Communications Corporation The contents of this publi cation may not be reproduced in any part or a s a whole, t ranscribed, sto red in a retrieval system, translated into any langu age, or tr ansmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optica[...]

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    Prestige 630 ADSL USB Modem ZyXEL Limited W arranty ZyXEL warrants to the original end us er (purchaser) that this prod uct is free from any defects in m aterials or workm anship for a period of up to two (2) years from the date of purchase. During the wa rranty pe riod and upon pr oof of purcha se, should t he product ha ve indicati ons of failure[...]

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    Prestige 630 ADSL USB Modem iv Information for Canadian Use rs Information for Canadian Users The Industry Canada label identifies certified equipment. This certification means that th e equipment meets certain telecom munications ne twork protecti ve operation a nd safety re quirements. The Industry Canada does not guarantee that the equ ipment w [...]

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    Prestige 630 ADSL USB Modem FCC v Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Interference Statement This device complies with Part 15 of FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two co nditions: This device m ay not cause ha rmful interference. This device must accept any interference received, includi ng interference th at may cause undesired[...]

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    Prestige 630 ADSL USB Modem Customer Support When contactin g your Customer Support Repr esentativ e, please have the following i nformation rea dy: ♦ Product m odel and serial num ber. ♦ Warranty Information. ♦ Date you received your Product. ♦ Brief description of the problem and the steps you took to solve it. METHOD LOCATION E-MAIL SUPP[...]

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    Prestige 630 ADSL USB Modem Table of Contents vii T able of Content s Copyright...................................................................................................................... ............................... ii ZyXEL Limite d Warr anty ............................................................................................[...]

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    Prestige 630 ADSL USB Modem viii Table of Contents 4.2 Uninstalling the Dr iver ........................................................................................................ ........ 4- 1 Chapter 5 Tro ubleshoot in g ...................................................................................................... ................. 5[...]

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    Prestige 630 ADSL USB Modem Lists of Figures and Table s ix List of Figures Figure 1-1 About This Com puter ................................................................................................. ................ 1-1 Figure 1-2 USB A DSL Modem App Icon .......................................................................................[...]

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    Prestige 630 ADSL USB Modem x Preface Preface This User’s Guide provi des instructions fo r using the Prestige 630 A DSL USB modem with Macintosh computers usin g Mac OS 8.6, 9.1 and 9.2 and later, but before OS X. Features The ZyXEL Prest ige 630 ADSL USB M odem provides the foll owing features: • Compliant with Universal Serial Bus Specificat[...]

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    Prestige 630 ADSL USB Modem Preface xi • Button and field labels, link s and screen names are in Bold Times New Roman font. • Predefined choices are in Bold Arial fo nt. • The “ZyXEL Prestige 630 ADSL USB Modem” is also referred to as the “modem” in this manual. • Driver ve rsion 1.0. 2.1 is the R FC 1483 d river. • Driver versi o[...]

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    Prestige 630 ADSL USB Modem Configuring Your Macintos h for Internet Access 1-1 Chapter 1 Installing Your Modem This chapter shows you how to install your modem and USB driver and introduces the ports and LED indicators. 1.1 Operating Systems The modem drivers are com patible with the Macintosh ope rating system versi ons 8.6, 9.1 and 9.2 and later[...]

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    Prestige 630 ADSL USB Modem 1-2 Configuring Your Macintosh for Internet Access Table 1-1 Needed Information REQUIRED INFORMATION FILL IN THE BLANKS For PPPoA, this protects your account from unauthorized use. Your modem supports RFC 1483 and PPPoA (Point to Point Protocol over ATM ) drivers. These refer to the underlying data transport protocols. U[...]

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    Prestige 630 ADSL USB Modem Configuring Your Macintos h for Internet Access 1-3 Step 4. Step 5. The Mac 8.9 folder con tains two folders, one for RFC 1483 an d one for PPPoA. Double-click the RFC 1483 folder if you need a RFC 1483 dr iver. Double-click th e PPPoA folder if you need a PPPoA drive r. The folder contains either the USB ADSL Modem App [...]

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    Prestige 630 ADSL USB Modem 1.4.2 Modem Hardware Installation Step 1. Connect the square end of the USB cable to th e back of your m odem and then connect the rectangular end of the USB cable t o your co mputer’s USB port. Figure 1-4 Back Panel Connections 1-4 Configuring Your Macintosh for Internet Access[...]

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    Prestige 630 ADSL USB Modem Connect this cable end to your mod em . Connect this cable end to your comput er . Figure 1-5 USB Cable Connectors Step 2. Use a telephone wire to con nect the ADSL port to a telephone wall jack . Y ou may opt to buy a telephone microfilter to inst all betw een the wall jack and your telephone(s). A microfilter ac t s as[...]

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    Prestige 630 ADSL USB Modem 1.5 Front Panel LEDs The LEDs on t he front pa nel of your m odem indicat e operational stat us. The table aft er the follo wing figure describes the LE D functions. Figure 1-7 Front Panel LEDs 1.6 Front Panel LED Descriptions Table 1-2 LED Descriptions LED FUNCTION DESCRIPTION USB USB Interface and Modem Power Connectio[...]

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    Prestige 630 ADSL USB Modem Configuring Your Macintos h for Internet Access 2-7 Chapter 2 Configuring Your Macintosh for Internet Access The following sections describe how to configu re your Macintosh computer for ADSL Internet access using the RFC1483 or PPPoA driver you installed in 1. 4.1 . 2.1 Configuring Y our Mac for RFC1483 and Making a DSL[...]

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    Prestige 630 ADSL USB Modem Step 2. Select ADSL USB in the Connect via field. Select Using DHCP Server in the Configure field if your ISP has will dynamically (automati cally) assign your IP address. Follow your ISP’s instructions if it tells you to enter an IP address. Step 3. Enter the DHCP Client ID if your ISP provided one. Close the screen. [...]

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    Prestige 630 ADSL USB Modem 2.2 Configuring Y our Mac fo r Making a PPPoA Connection Use the following steps to conf igure your Macintosh when using a PPPoA driver. PPPoA is a dial-up connection, so after you confi gure the driver, you also have to create a dial-up c onnection to use. This is not necessary with RFC 1483. Step 1. Click the Apple ico[...]

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    Prestige 630 ADSL USB Modem Step 2. Select ADSL USB PPP for the Connect via field. Select AME USB Modem (PPP) in th e Modem field, Off in the Sound field, Tone in the Dialin g field, an d the Ignore dial tone check box. Figure 2-4 PPPoA Configuration Step 3. Click the Apple icon, Control Panels and then TCP/ IP (refer to Figure 2-1 ). 2-10 Configur[...]

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    Prestige 630 ADSL USB Modem Step 4. Make sure that the Connect via field is set to PPP and the Configure field is set to Using PP P Server and close the window. Figure 2-5 TCP/IP Settings for PPPoA Configuring Your Macintos h for Internet Access 2-11[...]

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    Prestige 630 ADSL USB Modem Step 5. Click the Apple icon, Control Panels and then Remote Access . Figure 2-6 Path to Remote Access Configuration 2-12 Configuring Your Macintosh for Internet Access[...]

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    Prestige 630 ADSL USB Modem Step 6. Click the Optio ns button. Figure 2-7 Remote Access Configuring Your Macintos h for Internet Access 2-13[...]

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    Prestige 630 ADSL USB Modem Step 7. In the Connection tab, select t he Use verbose logging , and Flash icon in menu bar while connected check boxes. If y ou are using OS 8.6, g o to the next step. Othe rwise, clic k OK and go to section 2.3 to set up a dial-up connectio n. Figure 2-8 Remote Access: Connection Tab 2-14 Configuring Your Macintosh for[...]

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    Prestige 630 ADSL USB Modem Step 8. With OS 8.6 only, click the Protocol tab and m ake sure that the U se Protocol field is set to PPP . Select the Connect automatically when starting TCP/IP applications , Allow error correction and compression in m odem and Use TCP header com pression check boxes. Click OK . Go to section 2.3 to set up a dial-up c[...]

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    Prestige 630 ADSL USB Modem • Double-click the ADSL USB Modem Setti ngs shortcut on the desktop. Figure 2-10 Desktop Remote Access Icon Step 2. Enter the name and password that yo ur ISP gave you. Figure 2-11 Initiate the Dial-up Connection Step 3. Refer to section 3. 1.1 for how to access the Control and Status interface. Use the Conne ct button[...]

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    Prestige 630 ADSL USB Modem Control and Status 3-1 Chapter 3 Control And Status This chapter introduces the Control and Status Application GUI. 3.1 CSA The CSA (Control and Statu s Application) displays infor mation about your mode m’s status and performance, a nd also allows you to connect or disconnect an ADSL co nnection. 3.1.1 Accessing the C[...]

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    Prestige 630 ADSL USB Modem 3.2 ADSL Control and St atus Interface Screen Figure 3-2 Control and Status Application 3.2.1 Modem Performance Two bar graph s indicate the t hroughput rat es. One indicat es the transmit rate (upstream) of data being s ent out from the modem and the second indi cate s the receive rate (downst ream). 3.2.2 Connection St[...]

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    Prestige 630 ADSL USB Modem Control and Status 3-3 3.2.3 Device St atus This field displ ays ADSL modem available when the modem is properly connected to the computer a nd the modem driver is installed. The field displays ADSL modem not available whe n the m odem is not connected to the computer or the mode m driver is not properly installed. 3.2.4[...]

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    Prestige 630 ADSL USB Modem Removing Your Modem 4-1 Chapter 4 Uninstalling Your Modem This chapter tells how to uninsta ll your modem hardware and software. 4.1 Uninst alling the Hardware Disconnect the USB cable from your Macintos h’s USB po rt. 4.2 Uninst alling the Driver Use the follow ing steps to re move your m odem’s soft ware driver. Sa[...]

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    Prestige 630 ADSL USB Modem Figure 4-2 ADSL PPP Modem App Icon Step 6. Select Uninstall in the upper left corner box. Click Continue . Figure 4-3 Select Uninstall Make sure you have saved and closed all other running app lications and click Continue in the screen that tells you to restart after you uninstall this driver. Step 7. Step 8. Click Resta[...]

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    Prestige 630 ADSL USB Modem Troubleshooting 5-1 Chapter 5 Troubleshooting This chapter covers potential problems and the possible solutions. Table 5-1 Troubleshooting PROBLEM CORRECTIVE ACTION None of the LEDs turn on when I start the modem. Make sure your computer is turned on. Check the USB cable connections bet ween the modem and your computer. [...]

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    Prestige 630 ADSL USB Modem Index A Index C Close Button..................................................... 3-3 Compatibility an d Compliance ........................... x Configuration ................................................... 2-1 Connect Button ................................................ 3- 3 Connection Status ...................[...]

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    Prestige 630 ADSL USB Modem B Index R Related Documentation ....................................... x Removing......................................................... 4- 1 Repair ................................................................. iii RFC 1483 ......................................................... 1-2 RFC1483 .....................[...]