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Asanté Talk Ethernet to LocalTalk Converter
2
Quick Start Guide
This section will guide you in setting up your Asanté
Talk to your Macintosh computer.
Follow the steps below to set up a direct connection or LAN connection with the As-
anté
Talk :
A
SANTÉ
T
ALK DIRECT CONNECTION TO THE
E
THERNET
E
QUIPPED
M
ACINTOSH
™
(Yellow cable - direct connection)
1.
Open the side door to expose the ports found inside your computer.
2. Locate the Ethernet port inside the computer. Plug the yellow direct connect ca-
ble into the computer’s Ethernet port.
3. Plug the other end of the yellow direct connect cable into the Asanté Talk .
4. Plug the power adapter into the Asanté Talk and then into a power outlet.
5. Plug the white mini din-8 to mini din-8 cable into the Side B of the Asanté Talk .
6. Plug the other end of the mini din-8 cable into your LocalTalk
®
printer or com-
puter.
A
SANTÉ
T
ALK
LAN
CONNECTION TO THE
E
THERNET
E
QUIPPED
M
ACINTOSH
(Silver cable - LAN connection)
1.
Open the side door to expose the ports found inside your computer.
2. Locate the Ethernet port inside the computer. Plug a standard LAN cable into the
computer’s Ethernet port. Plug the other end of the standard LAN cable into a
hub or switch.
3. Plug the silver LAN cable into the Asanté Talk ’s Ethernet port. Plug the other end
of the silver LAN cable into a switch or hub.
4. Plug the power adapter into the Asanté Talk and then into a power outlet.
5. Plug the existing LocalTalk network connection into Side B of the Asanté Talk .
6. If you have an network connection (i.e. cable modem, DSL, or T1 line) that con-
nects your system to the Internet, you will need to temporarily disconnect it from
the network in order to set up the Asanté
Talk and your printer.