Determine What You Need

STEP 2—DETERMINE WHAT YOU NEED

In addition to what is shipped with the modem, you need the following hardware and software to complete the installation and configuration.

Equipment:

Requirement:

 

 

PC

Hardware:

 

• Ethernet NIC Card (10 Mbps) installed in each PC and other network equipment

 

that will be connected to the LAN. Verify if the NIC in the device which directly

 

connects to the modem LAN port is half- or full-duplex. The modem LAN port

 

must be set to the same transmission direction(s) as the NIC.

 

• Optional—serial interface card installed in PC (used for access to the modem

 

console port).

 

Software:

 

• TCP/IP protocol stack installed (see the operating system documentation for

 

information).

 

• Terminal emulation program (such as HyperTerminal) installed for access to

 

the command line interface. through the console port (see the operating system

 

documentation for information).

 

• Web browser installed such as Internet Explorer® Version 4.0 (or higher).

 

• Operating System CD-ROM (Win98, Win98SE, Win2000, WinME, or WinXP).

 

 

Ethernet hub, switch,

Optional—use either a hub, switch, or a router to connect multiple PCs or other

or router

LAN equipment to the modem Ethernet 10Base-T port (LAN port).

STEP 3—ATTACH FEET TO THE MODEM

Attach oval rubber feet to the modem to prevent it from slipping on surfaces (a desktop, for example) and from scratching those surfaces. Do the following:

1Remove the paper from the adhesive back of the oval rubber feet.

2Attach each of the four oval rubber adhesive-backed feet to a footprint recess on the bottom of the modem.

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