PRELIMINARYChapter 2: What You Need To Start

Phone Service

If you get phone service, all you need is an RJ-11 phone jack to connect your phone. This lite-rate modem provides splitterless capability, which allows reception of phone service

without special splitters or filters; simply connect your phone.

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WHAT YOU NEED FROM YOUR SERVICE PROVIDER

Use the worksheets, provided in Appendix C on page 73, to record your configuration information. When you begin to configure the modem in Chapter 4 on page 17, the procedures refer you to the proper table for the configuration information that you recorded.This section lists the information you need to configure system settings and sessions for the modem. Contact your service provider for this information.

1 If using CHAP, the CHAP authentication name for each session.

 

 

 

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2 Session address for Ports 1 through 3 (WAN configuration):

• ATM VPI and ATM VCI (specified for each session)

• when using fixed IP addresses, IP address specified for each session by the

 

 

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• Login Name and Login Password (specified for each session)

For more information about the configuration choices listed above, see Chapter 9 on page 55.

 

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CHOOSE A POWER CABLE

 

 

EL PRThe Megabit Modem 500L is available with a variety of power supplies and power cords. When

you order your modem, choose one of the following as the last number in the product part number (150-2120-7x) for your order to indicate which power option you need:

• 2 indicates a power supply for International use and does not include a power cord.

• 3 indicates a power supply for North American use and includes a North American power cord.

• 4 indicates a Universal power supply and includes a European power cord.

• 5 indicates a Universal power supply and includes a UK/Ireland power cord.

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