Allied Telesis AT-AR236E User Manual
AT-AR236E
ADSL Ethernet & USB Router
Easy Start
Version 1.0
Contents
Introduction ....................................................... 2
Minimum System Requirements ........................... 2
ADSL Router Package ......................................... 3
ADSL Router Overview ........................................ 3
Step 1: Connecting the ADSL Router to Your
Computer/Notebook................................. 6
Step 2: Configuring Your Ethernet Network Card /
Installing Your USB Device ......................10
Step 3: Configuring Your Internet Browser ............18
Step 4: Connecting to the Internet ......................19
• Product warranty does not apply to damage caused by lightning, power surges or wrong voltage usage.
• This product is for use only in UL Listed computers.
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Introduction
Thank you on your purchase of the Allied Telesyn AT-AR236E ADSL Ethernet & USB Router!
The ADSL Router provides you with a high-speed broadband Internet connection using your
existing phone line that at the same time allows you to make phone calls.
The ADSL Ethernet & USB Router can be connected to any computer/notebook with a USB
Port or 10/100 Base-T Ethernet card. For multiple users connection, you may connect your
computers/notebooks to both the Ethernet Port and USB Port on the ADSL Router at the
same time or expand the Ethernet connection of the ADSL Router with an Ethernet Hub
/ Switch.
This documentation assumes that you have already installed an Ethernet card on your
computer/notebook.
Minimum System Requirements
• Pentium® MMX 233MHz
• A CD-ROM Drive
• Ethernet card installed with TCP/IP Protocol
ETHERNET port of your DSL Router)
• USB Port (required only if you are connecting to the USB Port of your ADSL Router)
• Host Operating Systems support for USB:
Windows® 98 Second Edition
Windows® 2000
Windows® Me
Windows® XP
• OS independent for Ethernet
• Web Browser support:
Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 (or later versions)
Netscape® Navigator 3.02 (or later versions)
(required only if you are connecting to the
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ADSL Router Package
For any missing items, please contact your dealer immediately.
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1. ADSL Ethernet & USB Router
5. Telephone cable (RJ-11)
8. POTS-Splitter
1 The telephone extension cable used for this ADSL Router is a UL Listed Communication Circuit
Accessory, minimum 26AWG.
2 This pr oduct is intended to be supplied by a UL Listed Direct Plug-In Power Unit marked "Class
2" and rated Input: 120VAC, 50-60Hz, 26W, Output: 9Vdc, 1A Only. Different countries are
bundled with different types of power adapter. The above illustration is only a representative.
3 Depending on your country of pur chase, your package may or may not come with a POTS Splitter.
The POTS Splitter is required if you are connecting a Telephone Set to the Ethernet Modem.
Please refer to Step 1.2 - Connecting to the ADSL Line for details. POTS-Splitter can also be
purchased from your dealer.
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(optional)
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2. Installation CD
6.
Power adapter (DC 9V)
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7. CAT-5 UTP Straight
Ethernet Network cable (RJ-
4.
USB cable
45)
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Front Indicators
ADSL Router Overview
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l PPP
Lights up when the PPP connection is established.
m PWR
Lights up when power is supplied to the Router.
n DSL
Lights up when the ADSL connection is established.
Flickers when the ADSL Router is trying to establish a connection with the ADSL
Service Provider.
o ETH/ACT
Lights up when the Ethernet cable is properly connected from your ADSL
Router to the Ethernet Card.
Flickers when the ADSL is transmitting/receiving data.
p USB
Lights up when the USB device driver is successfully installed in your Computer/
Notebook.
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Back Panel
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p
l DSL
Telephone jack (RJ-11) to connect to your Telephone Wall Socket (ADSL line).
m USB
USB port to connect to the USB port on your computer/notebook.
n ETHERNET
10/100 Base-T Ethernet jack (RJ-45) to connect to your Ethernet Network card or
Ethernet Hub / Switch
o RESET
To reset your ADSL Router to factory default settings. (All customised settings that you
have saved will be lost!)
Please refer to the below footer
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on how to activate the reset function.
p DC IN
To connect to the Power Adapter that comes with your package.
3 To activate the reset function:
- Ensure that your ADSL Router is powered on.
- Use a paper clip or a pencil tip to depress the reset button and release. At this point, the
DSL indicator light will go off, followed by the USB and ETHERNET indicators. The reset is in
progress.
- When the DSL indicator starts blinking, it means that the reset process is completed. The
default settings are now restored.
- ADSL line is established once the DSL indicator lights up.
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Step 1: Connecting the ADSL Router to Your
Computer/Notebook
Power off your Computer/Notebook or/and any connected devices
before connecting to the ADSL Router!
To connect to your ADSL Router, you need to have either an Ethernet Port or a USB Port
present on your Computer/Notebook.
Step 1.1 Connecting to the Ethernet/USB
(See the note on the following page if you are not sure of how the Ethernet and USB Port
looks like)
1.1.1 For Single-User Connection
The following shows a typical single-user connection.
Check if your Computer/Notebook has an Ethernet Port.
Ethernet / USB
Computer/Notebook with
Ethernet Network Card or USB
Port
- If an Ethernet Port is present, please proceed to section 1.1.2(a) Connecting
to the Ethernet.
- If an Ethernet Port is not present, locate the USB Port on your Computer/
Notebook and proceed to section 1.1.2(b) Connecting to the USB.
1.1.2 For Multiple-Users Connection
You may connect one computer/notebook to the Ethernet Port and another one
to the USB Port on the ADSL Router at the same time. Refer to both section
1.1.2(a) Connecting to the Ethernet and section 1.1.2(b) Connecting to the
USB for the connections.
For more than 2 Computers/Notebooks connections, you may also expand the
Ethernet connection by connecting the ADSL Router to an Ethernet Switch/Hub.
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