ZyXEL Communications XOHM manual

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  • Page 1

    WiMAX Get St arted X OHM ™ Modem by ZyXEL[...]

  • Page 2

    W elcome t o X OHM X OHM is a wir eless Int ernet service that lets you ge t online at broadband speed. The XOHM WiMAX network connects you t o the people y ou need, the entertainment y ou love and the inf ormation y ou can’t live without . Y ou’ll connect to the Internet using y our choice of comput er without long- term contracts or complicat[...]

  • Page 3

    1 Get to K now Y our X OHM Modem Po wer Adapt er Ethernet Cable Get Started Guide (This Post er) X OHM Modem XOHM Modem Se tup As sistant CD User Guide What ’ s in the bo x 3[...]

  • Page 4

    Signal Strength Indicator WiMAX Signal Phone 1 & 2 [future service] LAN 1 & 2 Pow er Indicator ligh ts (LEDs) 4[...]

  • Page 5

    Po wer Adapt er Re se t Button Remo te Antenna [future service] T elephones [future service] Computer / Network Ethernet P orts Connections 5[...]

  • Page 6

    2 Find a Place F or Y our Modem 6[...]

  • Page 7

    c  Only use your X OHM Modem indoors. A void moisture or extreme t emperatur es. c  F or improv ed reception, plac e the modem near a closed window . c  Place your modem within easy reach of a r eliable pow er supply and the computer t o which it will be connect ed. c  Mak e sure ther e’ s plent y of space ar ound y our modem to provi[...]

  • Page 8

    3 Set Up Y our X OHM Modem F ollow these instructions to set up your X OHM Modem. 1. Disconnect any existing LAN (E thernet) connections or r outer s from your comput er . F or activation, the computer will need to connect to the Int ernet thr ough the X OHM Modem. 2. Insert the X OHM Modem Se tup A ssistan t CD i nt o y ou r co mput er’s CD driv[...]

  • Page 9

    c  Insert one end of the supplied Ethernet cable t o y our comput er and the other end int o the y ellow LAN 1 port on the modem. (The L AN 1 LED should illuminat e.) 4. Use the modem setup as sistant to check your X OHM Signal Str ength. It may take a f ew moments f or the signal t o find your modem. c  If the setup as sistant shows any gr [...]

  • Page 10

    6. Wait f or activation and pro visioning to comple te. ( A ctivation by X OHM is t ypically f ast but may take se veral minut es.) c  During pr ovisioning, make s ure that you do no t disconnect your modem. Doing so will int errupt the pr oces s. c  When pr ovisioning is complet e, the A ctiva tion Comple te window will be displayed, the mod[...]

  • Page 11

    The X OHM Modem Setup A ssistant will take you thr ough basic rout er setup and connection t esting. F or specific rout er configuration, consult y our r outer ’ s documentation. 1. T o set up a r outer , click Y es, Help Me Set Up My Wireless R outer . 2. Disconnect the Ethernet cable f rom your comput er and connect it to the r outer ’ s In[...]

  • Page 12

    Check out the X OHM Modem User Guide that came with your devic e. Go to ww w .x ohm.c om f or mor e informa tion. If y ou need help, call X OHM Car e at 8 77 -333- X OHM (8 77 -333- 9 646) . © 2008 Sprint . XOHM and the X OHM logo are trademarks of Sprint . ZyXEL is a regis tered trademark of Z yXEL Communications Co. F or Mor e Inf ormation[...]