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Using your Router with AOL Broadband
AOL Cable or AOL BYOA (Bring Your Own Access)
Users Directions
AOL Cable users need to follow these directions. If you have AOL
DSL, go to the “Directions for AOL DSL” section beginning on
page 97.
AOL Cable Users STEP 1:
Create AOL screen names for each computer that will be using
your AOL service.
AOL DSL Users STEP 2:
Configure your computers with the new AOL screen names you
just created.
AOL Cable or AOL BYOA Users
Step 1
Creating new AOL screen names
Note:
Your AOL connections must be set to operate on the TCP/IP
standard. If you have designated another protocol, reset them to
TCP/IP before proceeding.
1.
Connect the Router to the network per the instructions in your
User Manual. Once the Router is installed properly, go to the
next step.
2.
Log on to your AOL master account.
3.
Perform a keyword
search on “names” by
clicking “Keyword”, and
then “Go to Keyword”.
4.
In the “Keyword”
window, type in
“names” then
click “Go”.
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You should see the
“AOL Screen Names”
window. Click “CREATE
a Screen Name”.
6.
A window will appear
that asks whether the
screen name is for a
child. Click “Yes” or
“No” to answer.
7.
The “Choose a Screen
Name” window will
appear. Type in the
screen name of the
computer for which you
are creating this screen
name. Click “Continue”.
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The “Choose a
password” screen
will appear. Enter the
password for this
screen name twice, and
click “Continue”.
9.
The “Select a Parental
Controls setting”
window will appear.
Choose the appropriate
setting for this screen
name. Click “Continue”.
10.
The “Confirm your
Settings” window will
appear. Select “Accept
Controls”.
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The “AOL Screen
Names” window
appears. This window
will include all the
accounts you have
created to this point.
12.
Repeat steps 1-11 for
each computer that
will be using AOL and
that will be connected
to your Belkin Router.
When you are finished
adding screen names,
go to Step 2.
Step 2
Configure your computers with the new AOL screen names
you just created
This step consists of installing the AOL software on each computer
and configuring it to use one of the screen names you created in
Step 1. Remember that each computer MUST use a different screen
name. For help installing and configuring the AOL software, contact
AOL’s technical support department.
Network Configuration
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Troubleshooting
Problem:
Installation CD does not automatically start
Solution:
If the CD-ROM does not start the Easy Install Wizard automatically,
it could be that the computer is running other applications that are
interfering with the CD drive.
1.
If the Easy Install Wizard screen does not appear within 15-20
seconds, open up your CD-ROM drive by double clicking on the
“My Computer” icon that is located on your desktop.
2.
Next, double-click on the CD-ROM drive that the Easy Installation
CD has been placed in to start the installation.
3.
Easy Install should start within a few seconds If, instead, a window
appears showing the files on the CD, double-click on the icon
labeled “EasyInstall.exe”.
4.
If the Easy Install Wizard is still does not start, reference the
section titled “Manually Configuring Network Settings” (page 89 of
this manual for alternative setup method).
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