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Contact Your Local Cable Operator

Before installing you new wireless cable modem, you must contact your local cable service

provider to activate your Internet account. Be sure to have the wireless cable modem

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s MAC

address available, which can be found on the underside of the wireless cable modem.

Prepare Your Area for Wireless Cable Modem Installation

Before installing your wireless cable modem, you should first prepare your area. To do this:

1)

Locate your cable outlet and ensure that it is located within proper distance of your

wireless cable modem and computer. Be sure not to bend the cable as this may strain the

connector and cause damage.

2)

Place wireless cable modem as high as possible. Allow sufficient airflow around the

wireless cable modem to prevent overheating.

3)

Place wireless cable modem and wireless clients in open areas or far away from

transformers, heavy-duty motors, microware ovens, refrigerators, fluorescent lights, and other

manufacturing equipment.

4)

Ensure that the temperature in the room where the wireless cable modem will be

operating is between 0 and 40C (32 and 104F)

5)

The wireless signal may be weaker after it has passed through metal, concrete, brick,

walls, or floors. Also, make sure that the wireless cable modem and wireless adapters are

positioned so that the signal will travel straight through a wall or ceiling for better reception. For

example, a wall that is 1 foot thick, at a 45-degree angle appears to be almost 2 feet thick.

Gather Supplied and Required Items

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You will use a variety of items to install your wireless cable modem. Some of the items are

supplied with your wireless cable modem.

Supplied

Verify that these items were included in the cable modem

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s package:

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Wireless cable modem

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Power adapter

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USB cable (1.5m)

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Ethernet cable (1. 8m)

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CD containing USB drivers

Not Supplied

Verify that these items are available before beginning the installation:

If using the wireless cable modem

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s USB port:

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A PC running Windows 98" Second Edition (SE), Windows Me, Windows 2000,

or Windows XP. The cable modem’s USB setup does not support the

Macintosh operating

system, Windows 98 First Edition, and NT.

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Windows 98 SE, Windows Me, Windows 2000, or Windows XP CD or

diskettes.

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An active USB port on your PC.

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If using the wireless cable modem

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s Ethernet port:

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A PC running Windows 95 (or later) operating system or a Macintosh computer

running system 7.6 (or later) operating system

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An active Ethernet port on your PC or Macintosh

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If using the wireless cable modem

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s Wireless feature:

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A PC running Windows 98 (or later) operating system or a Macintosh computer

running system 7.6 (or later) operating system

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An active wireless client on your PC or Macintosh

Be sure to follow the instructions provided for the port that you want to use. Using the Wireless

feature of your wireless cable modem is the simplest and quickest way to connect your PC or MAC

to the Internet. All you need is an 802.1 1b/g wireless client that is connected to your PC or MAC.

Depending on your cable service provider, you may be able to connect multiple wireless clients to

your wireless cable modem. Using the USB port allows you to install the wireless cable modem

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more quickly and easily than using the Ethernet port, because you do not have to install and

configure a network interface card (NIC). USB, however, only enables you to connect one

computer to the wireless cable modem. Using the Ethernet port allows you connect multiple

computers to a wireless cable modem through the use of additional equipment, which is not

included. Please contact your cable service provider for more information on using multiple

computers.

3. Installing the Modem Using Wireless

This chapter explains the process for installing your wireless cable modem using the wireless

feature. First you will install the hardware (wireless cable modem, wireless client (not included),

coax cable (not included), and power adapter).

Installing the Hardware

This section explains how to connect the wireless cable modem to the computer, wall cable

outlet, and electrical outlet. To install the hardware:

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Power off the computer

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Connect one end of the coaxial cable to the wireless cable modem’s cable connector.

Connect the other end of the coaxial cable to the cable wall outlet. Be sure not to bend or

over tighten the cables as this may strain the connector and cause damage. If you plan to

connect the wireless cable modem and television to the same wall outlet, you must use a

cable line splitter (not included).

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Plug the wir

eless cable modem’s power adapter into the wireless cable modem’s power

jack and into an electrical outlet or surge protector.

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Follow the installation and configuration instructions included with your wireless client.

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You are now ready to use your cable modem.

Troubleshooting the Wireless Installation

The

LED is not lit.

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Verify that your Wireless PC Card or Wireless USB client is properly connected to

your

computer.

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Try positioning the computer closer to the wireless cable modem. The wireless signal

may be weaker after it has passed through metal, concrete, brick, walls, or floors. Make

sure that the wireless cable modem and wireless adapters are positioned so that the signal

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will travel straight through a wall or ceiling for better reception. For example, a wall that is 1

foot thick, at a 45-degree angle appears to be almost 2 feet thick.

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Make sure PC's wireless client is connecting to right WLCM. Check the SSID of the

WLCM and wireless client.

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If WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) is set, verify that the WEP key set in the modem

matches the WEP key set in the wireless client

4. Install Wireless Cable Modem Using USB Port

This chapter explains the process for installing your cable modem using the USB port. First, you

will install the hardware (cable modem, USB cable, coax cable, and power adapter). You will

then install the cable modem drivers and verify that the modem is functioning properly.

Using the USB port allows you to install the cable modem more quickly and easily than using

the Ethernet port, because you do not have to install and configure a network interface card

(NIC).

USB, however, only enables you to connect one computer to the cable modem. Using the

Ethernet port allows to you connect multiple computers to a cable modem through the use of

additional equipment which is not included. Please contact your cable service provider for

more information on using multiple computers.

Installing the Software Drivers Before Hardware Connection

CAUTION:

You should run the

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Setup.exe

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program first before you connect USB cable to PC.

To install the cable modem software drivers using the Windows operating system:

1.

Double click the

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Setup.exe

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program in the CD.

2.

Then the

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Choose Setup Language

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screen appears. You can choose the language you need

and click

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OK

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3.

You will see the following Welcome screen.

4. Click

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Next>

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. You will see the following Start screen.

5. Click

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Next>

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. You will see the following

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Complete

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screen.