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The steps for connecting your PCX5000 to your home computer network are as follows:
1. Install the PCX5000 in your cable TV and home computer network.
2. Configure your computers’ Ethernet, USB or wireless interfaces.
3. Configure your computers’ TCP/IP network settings.
4. Configure the PCX5000 for operating in your environment.
To avoid overheating problems, do not place any objects on top of the PCX5000. Do not block the
ventilation holes on the top of the unit. The top of the unit should be at least four inches from any
obstruction.
Connect the PCX5000 using the following steps, referring to figure 3.
1. Turn off the TV and computer.
2. Connect the cable TV coax cable to the input connector of a signal splitter.
3. Connect a coaxial cable from one of the output connectors of the splitter to the input connector of
the television set.
4. Connect a coaxial cable from the other output connector of the splitter to the cable TV coax input
connector (marked “RF”) on the PCX5000 rear panel.
5. Connect the 10/100 Ethernet and/or USB cable(s) from your computer(s) to the 10/100 Ethernet
and/or USB connector(s) on the PCX5000 rear panel.
You can use any combination of the following three ways to connect your computer(s) to the
PCX5000.
• Ethernet (up to four computers directly connected)
• USB (one computer)
• Wireless (up to 126 computers)
6. Connect the AC power adapter to the DC IN 5V 2.4A jack on the PCX5000 rear panel. Then plug
in the AC power adapter to the wall electrical outlet.
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RESET USB
RF
DC IN
5V 2.4A
10/100
Ethernet
Connection
USB
Connection
802.11b
Wireless
Connection
AC Adapter
Splitter
Television
Cable TV
Coax
PCX5000 Cable Modem
PCX5000 to Computer Connection (figure 3)