4
C
HAPTER
1: B
EFORE
Y
OU
B
EGIN
CAUTION
: Your cable service provider will provide a cable
connection. Do not attempt any rewiring without first
contacting your cable service provider.
You Will Need These Items
Supplied
■
Cable modem
■
Cable modem power adapter
■
Ethernet cable
■
USB cable
■
This
Getting Started Guide
■
The Cable
Connections
TM
CD, which contains:
■
The software drivers necessary for installation using
the USB port
■
Valuable free software products
See “Using the Cable
Connections
CD” for more
information.
Also Needed
■
To use the cable modem’s
USB
port:
■
A PC running Windows
®
98, Windows 2000, or
Windows Me operating system. The USB setup does
not support the Macintosh
®
operating system.
■
An active USB port on your computer.
■
To use the cable modem’s
Ethernet
port:
■
A PC running Windows 95 (or later), or a Macintosh
computer running System 7.6 (or later).
■
An active Ethernet port on your computer.
■
TCP/IP protocol installed. See the following chapter
for more information on installing the TCP/IP
protocol.
■
Windows 95/98/2000/Me CD or diskettes.
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An active two-way cable line.
■
An adjustable wrench for securing the cable line to the
modem.