Belkin WIRELESSINT User Manual

Wireless Internet Connection

PCS Installation

For Windows ®95,

98, 2000 and NT 4.0

Belkin Components

501 West Walnut Street
Compton • CA • 90220 • USA
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Table of Contents

I. Welcome…………………………………..........3

II. Installation 95, 98 and 2000………..............4

III. Installation NT 4.0……………………….........10

IV. Common Questions…..………………........… 21

V. Troubleshooting…………………………......... 25

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Welcome to Belkin

Say good-bye to fumbling for a wall jack for your modem
cable. Belkin Wireless Internet Connection is the mobile
alternative to a computer modem. Your web enabled cell
phone performs all the functions of a wireless phone and
conventional modem. Have your notebook or desktop
computer connect over your carrier’s network. Expand your
freedom of communication by sending and receiving
information around the clock, everywhere.

Your computer recognizes your web enabled cell phone as it
would any modem, but you’ll experience the difference. Surf
the Web, respond to e-mails or fax colleagues and friends
away from home and the office.

Even though your web enabled cell phone does everything
your stationary modem did, there’s no modem in the phone.
The modem is part of your carrier’s network. All the phone
does is connect your computer with the network’s modem.
Conversely, the network modem interacts with your
designated computer or network, such as your service
provider.

Feel free to use your traditional cabled modem when you
have easy access to a wall jack or would like to use any
special services your modem provides. There will be times
when the wall jack isn’t convenient, and you’ll be glad to
have your web enabled cell phone handy. Your web enabled
cell phone is a second modem that’s built to travel.

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Installation Instructions for Windows®95,
98 and 2000 Operating Systems Users

You’re ready to install the Belkin Wireless Internet Connection
on your Windows 95, 98 and 2000 Operating system. All you
need to get started are:

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A PC-compatible computer with at least an Intel 486
processor, no less than 16MB of RAM, 1MB of space
available on your hard drive, VGA or a more advanced
video display, a CD-ROM drive (contact us for installation
software on 3.5" floppy diskettes), and a free serial (or
COM) port

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An activated web enabled cell phone. Please call your
carrier about activating your web enabled cell phone

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Data cable that came with your Belkin Wireless Internet
Connection (At opposite ends of the data cable are a 9­pin female serial connection and a phone connector)

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The installation CD-ROM that came with your Belkin
Wireless Internet Connection

All these items equip you to make full use of your Belkin
Wireless Internet Connection.

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Installation Windows®95, 98 and 2000

Attaching Your Phone to Your Computer

Please follow these steps to prepare your web enabled cell
phone for action:

1. Whether your phone is switched ‘On’ or ‘Off’, you can now
attach the phone connector end of the data cable to your
phone port. Depending on your phone model, you may
have to open a cover to access the port.

2. Your serial port has 9 pins and is usually found in the back or
side of the computer. Disconnect any other device that’s
using this port before connecting the large connector of
your data cable to the serial port. Be sure to tighten the
screws once the connector is in place.

3. You may now switch on your phone and computer if they’re
not already running.

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Installation Windows®95, 98 and 2000

Installing Belkin Software

A series of screens will guide you through the steps for installing
Belkin Wireless Internet Connection software on your Windows®95, 98
or 2000 system. You will be clicking ‘Next’ to advance between
screens.

1. To activate the installation program, place the Belkin CD-ROM
into your CD-ROM drive. If the CD-ROM doesn’t automatically
begin, click on the "Start" menu and then go to the "Run"
command. In this field, type either "D:\Setup.exe" and hit
‘Enter’. You may need to enter another letter drive, depending
on the location of your CD-ROM drive.

2. The install wizard will now ask you if you would like it to start the
installation process on your computer.

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Installation Windows®95, 98 and 2000

3. Be sure to read the User License Agreement carefully.
If you accept the terms, answer ‘Yes’ and then continue
with installation.

4. Next you must choose a destination location. Select folder
where setup will install files.

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Installation Windows®95, 98 and 2000

5. Please select a program folder. Setup will add program icons to
the program folder listed.

6. Now setup will check to see if DUN has been installed. If it has,
you will not be prompted to do anything. If DUN was not
detected, a dialog will come up informing you that DUN is going
to be installed.

7. Setup will now attempt to install your web enabled cell phone as
a modem. If it is unsuccessful the Add New Hardware Wizard
will begin. In that case, follow the screen instructions and refer to
the computer users manual for making selections.

8. Please make sure that your phone is attached to the PC and the
power is On. Press Auto Detect to determine which COM Port
the phone is plugged into, or choose a COM Port. Press OK to
assign the phone to the selected COM Port.

9. Setup has now finished installing the Belkin Wireless Internet
Connection on your computer.

* Windows®2000 has its own procedures for installing Dial-up
Networking. Please follow the installation section of the Windows
2000 User Guide.

Congratulations! You’re ready to reap the advantages of wireless
computing.

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Installation Instructions for Windows

®

NT Users

Before you begin installing your Belkin Wireless Internet
Connection on your Windows®NT operating system, please
verify that your system can support this software. You will need:

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A PC or PC-compatible computer with a Windows NT 4.0
operating system, at least 16 MB RAM, 1 MB space free on
your hard drive, Intel 486 or above processor, available serial
(COM) port, and CD-ROM drive.

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An activated web enabled cell phone. Please call your
carrier about activating your web enabled cell phone

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The CD-ROM and data cable that were included with your
Belkin Wireless Internet Connection. Verify that one end of
the data cable has a 9-pin female serial connection and the
other end has a customized phone connector.

Attaching the Phone to Your Computer

These steps will prepare your phone for action.

1. It makes no difference whether your phone is ‘On’ or ‘Off’.
You can connect the phone connector end of the data
cable to your phone port. Depending on your phone
model, you may have to open a cover to access the port.

2. Your serial port has 9 pins and is usually found in the back
or side of the computer. Disconnect any other device that’s
using this port before connecting the large connector of
your data cable to the serial port. Be sure to tighten the
screws once the connector is in place.

3. You may now switch on your phone and computer if
they’re not already active.

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