Asante Technologies FR3000 Series user manual Before You Start

Before You Start

Thank you for purchasing the Asanté FriendlyNET FR3000 Series router. Your FR3000 Series router has been designed to provide a lifetime of trouble-free op- eration. However, to ensure a smooth installation, you must have the following items before you begin:

•Internet connection: Valid ISP account and Cable/DSL modem with 10BaseT Ethernet port. Optional support for dial-up (v.90 or ISDN TA) mo- dem with FR3004C/FR3004LC

Note: If you can receive email or access the Internet via your web browser using your existing Cable/DSL modem, then you probably have a working Internet connection. Contact your ISP if you have problems verifying that you have a working Internet connection.

•Network connection: Built-in 10/100 Fast Ethernet port or 10/100 Fast Ethernet network adapter (AsantéFast or FriendlyNET 10/100 PCI recom- mended) for each computer sharing the Internet connection.

•Cables: 10BaseT or 100BaseTX Fast Ethernet cables to connect computers to the router.

•Client operating system: Client must be capable of accepting IP address from a DHCP server. Supported operating systems include Apple Mac OS 8 and higher, Microsoft Windows 95/98/NT/XP or Windows 2000 Profes- sional, UNIX/Linux

•Network protocol: TCP/IP network protocol for each client with an estab- lished IP address from your ISP

•Web browser: Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape Communicator, ver- sion 3 or later

•Optional: FR3004LC/FR3002AL with Print Server Function: Functional Printer with Parallel cable and appropriate connector.

Note: Users who wish to have Macintosh computers utilize the Print Server fea- ture must have a printer with both a parallel printer port and PostScript capabil- ity. Please contact the printer manufacturer if you are unsure whether your printer supports PostScript.

•Optional: FR3004C/FR3004LC: Working 56K or ISDN Macintosh or PC modem with an RS-232 cable with appropriate connector.

The following devices are not compatible with the FR3000 Series routers: Cable/ DSL modems with USB or Firewire connections, asymmetrical dual media con- nections, Home PNA or other non-Ethernet compatible communication devices.

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