US Robotics 8000a, Installation Manual

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Broadband Router
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Broadband Router
What You Need to Begin
• PC with an Ethernet NIC installed
• A functioning Ethernet-based Cable or DSL modem OR an RS-232 based analogue or ISDN
modem
• Operating system installation CD-ROM
• Internet Explorer 4 or higher OR Netscape 4 or higher
• If you have an analogue or ISDN modem, an RS-232 cable
Front View
Reset Button: Pressing in and holding the Reset button for one second will reboot the Broadband Router; holding the
Reset button for five seconds will reset the Broadband Router to factory defaults.
Power LED: The green Power LED stays lighted to indicate the system is functioning properly and flashes during the
self-test phase or firmware upgrade process.
WAN LED: The green WAN port LED flashes when the WAN port is sending or receiving data.
LAN Ports 1 -4: The LAN ports are used to connect devices to the local area network. The green Link/Act LEDs flash
when the specific LAN port is sending or receiving data. The yellow 10/100 LEDs are illuminated to indicate a
speed of 100 Mbps and not illuminated to indicate a speed of 10 Mbps.
Back View
PRINTER: This parallel port is used to attach a printer to the local area network.
WAN: The RJ-45 WAN port is used to connect to a broadband modem.
COM: This serial port can be used to connect an analogue modem.
1 2VDC: This connection port is for the power supply of the Broadband Router.
The U.S. Robotics Broadband Router can easily be connected to any Ethernet-based Cable modem or
DSL modem, or an RS-232 based analogue or ISDN modem. You can verify compatibility by checking
to see if your Cable or DSL modem is connected to the network adapter in your computer using an
Ethernet cable. If you have an analogue or ISDN Internet connection, proceed to the
Before you begin
- Analogue or ISDN section of this Guide.