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Connecting the Residential Voice Gateway to a Single Computer
This section of the manual explains how to connect your Residential Voice Gateway to the USB or
Ethernet port on your computer and install the necessary software.
Please refer to Figure 1 to
help you connect your Digital Cable Modem for the best possible connection.
Attaching the Cable TV Wire to the Residential Voice Gateway
1.
Locate the Cable TV wire. You may find it one of three ways:
a.
Connected directly to a TV, a Cable TV converter box, or VCR. The line will be connected
to the jack which should be labeled either IN, CABLE IN, CATV, CATV IN, etc.
b.
Connected to a wall-mounted cable outlet.
c.
Coming out from under a baseboard heater or other location. See Figure 1 for the
wiring example.
Notes:
For optimum performance, be sure to
connect your Residential Voice Gateway to the first
point the cable enters your home. The splitter must
be rated for at least 1GHz.
Fig. 1:
Basic Home Wiring
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Important Connection Information
The Residential Voice Gateway supports Ethernet and USB connections simultaneously.
Below are important points to remember before you connect the Residential Voice Gateway.
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For USB connections, follow the instructions on this page.
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For Ethernet connections, go to page 25.
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For telephone and fax connections, go to page 29.
USB Connection to One Computer
Note: Only use the power supply provided with this
unit. Using other power supplies may damage the
unit.
Fig. 2-1: USB Connection on TWG850
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Fig. 2-2: USB Connection on DWG855
If you received an Installation/Quick Start kit with the purchase of your modem, you should use
the software provided in that kit. If not, the Residential Voice Gateway CD included with your
modem contains the drivers and other information you need to install your Residential Voice
Gateway.
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USB Connection
If you do not want to use the CD-ROM, follow instructions 1 through 5 to connect the Residential
Voice Gateway to the USB port on your computer.
Instructions must be followed in the order they
appear.
1.
Connect one end of the coaxial cable to the cable connection in the wall, and the other end to
the CABLE jack on the Residential Voice Gateway.
2.
Connect the plug from the AC power supply into the POWER AC ADAPTER jack on the
Residential Voice Gateway and plug the power supply into an AC outlet.
3.
Insert the supplied Residential Voice Gateway CD-ROM. Wait momentarily for the CD window
display.
4.
Close
all
open applications and dialog boxes, including the CD window.
Note: Open applications may interfere with your Residential Voice Gateway installation.
5.
Connect one end of the USB cable to the USB port located on the back of your computer.
Connect the other end of the USB cable to the USB port on the Residential Voice Gateway.
Note: Use only the power supply that accompanied this unit. Using other power supplies may
damage the unit.
Next, you need to install the USB driver for your operating system.
Using Windows 2000 for USB Connection
Follow steps 6 through 14 if you have a Windows 2000 operating system:
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6.
When the “Found New Hardware Wizard” appears, click “Next” to initiate the search for drivers
for your USB device.
Note: If Windows 2000 does not recognize the presence of the Residential Voice Gateway, your
BIOS settings may not permit USB and/or Plug-and-Play devices. Please contact the customer
service department of the computer company.
7.
Choose the “Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended)” option, and click
“Next”.
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