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February 2011
User Guide
VersaLink Wireless Gateway (Model 7550)
6.3.3
Connecting USB Devices to Your VersaLink
It is recommended that you connect your VersaLink via Ethernet connections. However, if you choose to connect
your computer via USB, please follow the instructions in this section.
IMPORTANT:
The USB in stallation will n ot fun ction for Macin tosh computers. Macin tosh u sers will n eed to
install the Router via Ethernet connection. See section 6.3.1 for Ethernet installation instructions.
To network a computer in your home or office to VersaLink using a USB connection, please follow these steps in
the order presented:
1.
Ensure that you have connected your Router to your broadband service using one of the installation methods
explained earlier in section 6.1 or 6.2.
2.
Insert the CD-ROM provided with your kit into the CD-ROM drive of the PC that will connect via USB.
3.
Use the Y-cable provided with your kit. At the “Y” end of the cable, plug the USB jack (labeled PC/USB, blue)
into the USB port on your computer. Then, at the other end of the Y-cable, plug the Ethernet jack (labeled
PC/Ethernet, yellow) into the Ethernet connector marked
E4/DATA
on the rear panel of the Router.
NOTE:
1. If you are networking a PC to VersaLink using USB, use only the E4/DATA jack on the rear of VersaLink.
2. If you are using the E1/UPLINK jack for your broadband connection, you can network PCs to your VersaLink
via Ethernet using jacks E2, E3, or E4.
3. If you are networking computers to VersaLink using Ethernet, you can use any of the four LAN Ethernet jacks
on the Router’s rear panel; each jack serves as an Ethernet switch.
4.
Plug the small end of the power supply cord into the connector marked
12 VDC
on the rear panel of the Router.
Plug the other end of the power supply into an AC wall socket, and then turn on the Router (if it is not already
on).
5.
Complete the instructions outlined in section 7, “Installing the USB Drivers.” Then, return to this section to
complete the remaining step.
6.
After the USB drivers have been installed, check to see if the
USB
LED is solid green. Solid green indicates that the
USB connection is functioning properly.
Congratulations! You have completed the USB hardware installation. Now proceed to section 8 to access VersaLink’s
Web pages.
