Com Dev Wireless Group 9001000101 Operating Manual
NetLink Terminal for
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Microsoft
WindowsR User Guide
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NetLink Te rminal for Microsoft® Windows® User Guide
Version 1.0
Beta Release
March 7, 2002
380-10003-01-E05
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Copyright© 2001, 2002 by COM DEV Broadband. The copyright to this document is owned, without reservation, by COM DEV Broadband. This document may not be copied in whole or part without the express,
written permission of COM DEV Broadband. The information in this document is subject to change without
notice. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States.
COM DEV Broadband is the owner of the trademark M/ERGY among others. All other products or company names are used for identification purposes only, and are trademarks of their respective owners.
Contents
Chapter 1: Welcome to M/ERGY for Microsoft Windows. . . 1
Features of M/ERGY and Your NetLink Terminal. . . . . . . . . 1
Speed Advantages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Where You Can Use Your NetLink Terminal . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
What Your System Needs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Getting More Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Chapter 2: Installing the Software on Your Computer . . . . . 5
Windows 2000 Considerations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Using the Installation Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Uninstalling M/ERGY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Chapter 3: Installing Your NetLink Terminal. . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Connecting Your NetLink Terminal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Preparing to Use Your NetLink Terminal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Getting to Know Your NetLink Terminal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
LEDs on Your NetLink Terminal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Chapter 4: Using Your NetLink Terminal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Getting an M/ERGY Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Connecting to the Internet for the First Time . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Connecting to the Internet Daily . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Disconnecting from the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Making Changes to Your M/ERGY Service . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Viewing the M/ERGY Status Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
General Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Details Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Modifying Your Internet Sharing Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Charging the Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Updating Your NetLink Terminal Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Nomadic vs. Mobile Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
How to Improve Data Speed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Conditions to Avoid. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Chapter 5: Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Problems and Their Solutions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Copyright © 2001, 2002 by COM DEV Broadband. The copyright to this document is owned, without reservation, by COM DEV Broadband. This document may not
be copied in whole or part without the express, written permission of COM DEV Broadband. The information in this document is subject to change without notice. All
rights reserved. Printed in the United States.
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NetLink Terminal for Microsoft Windows User Guide
Copyright © 2001, 2002 by COM DEV Broadband. The copyright to this document is owned, without reservation, by COM DEV Broadband. This document may not
be copied in whole or part without the express, written permission of C OM DE V Broad band . The information in this docu men t is subject to change without notice. All
rights reserved. Printed in the United States.
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Chapter 1
Welcome to M/ERGY for Microsoft Windows
Features of
M/ERGY and Your
NetLink Terminal
Welcome to M/ERGY™ for Microsoft
along with your NetLink Terminal, make it easy for you to obtain a wireless
Internet connection from anywhere, including your home, your office, and
even while traveling in a moving vehicle. By simply installing the M/ERGY
software and plugging in your NetLink Terminal, you can quickly begin surfing
the Web and checking your e-mail – all wirelessly.
®
Windows
®
. Your M/ERGY software,
Figure 1-1: The NetLin k Termi na l
Speed
Advantages
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be copied in whole or part without the express, written permission of COM DEV Broadband. The information in this document is subject to change without notice. All
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Your NetLink Terminal allows you to wirelessly access the Internet at speeds
comparable to wired broadband systems such as DSL. While M/ERGY offers
peak data rates of 2.4 Mbps, average data rates are 1.2 Mbps.
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Where You Can
Use Your NetLink
Terminal
In Different Rooms of Your Home
Enjoy the ease and convenience of browsing the Internet from any spot in
your home, including your living room, bedroom, and even your backyard.
The NetLink Terminal’s light-weight design allows it to be easily transported,
along with your laptop, to anywhere inside or outside your home.
In Different Locations in Your Office
Conduct your daily business activities with the assurance that you can access
the Internet, your corporate intranet, and e-mail from anywhere within your
office. The NetLink Terminal’s light-weight design allows you to freely take it
with you as you move from your office to a conference room, or anywhere
else in your office building.
In Your Car or on the Train
Experience the convenience of browsing the Internet while traveling in the car
on business or vacation. Or you can take care of your e-mail correspondence
and update your schedule on the corporate intranet while traveling to and
from work on the train. No matter what your reasons for accessing the Internet, your NetLink Terminal allows you to do so while traveling at speeds up to
120 km/h (75 mph).
WARNING!Do not use your NetLink Terminal while in control of a moving
vehicle.
What Your System
Needs
Getting More
Information
Minimum System Requirements
Before installing the M/ERGY software and your NetLink Terminal, make sure
that your system meets the following requirements:
•Microsoft
• Universal Serial Bus (USB) port
•Pentium
• CD-ROM drive
• 32 MB RAM
• 10 MB free space on hard drive
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Windows® 98 or Windows 2000
®
200 MHz processor
Using the NetLink Terminal for Windows Help System
In case you encounter problems with your NetLink T erminal or its accompanying software, you can find solutions in the online help system that comes with
your M/ERGY software.
To use the help system, click Help in the M/ERGY program group or click
Help on the M/ERGY taskbar menu. This opens your Web browser and
allows you to view the online help.
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1 Welcome to M/ERGY for Microsoft Windows
A table of contents appears, along with an Index and a Search tab. Within the
Contents tab, click on the specific topic you would like to view. Information
about that topic appears in the main window.
When you are working in the main window, you can click on the up or down
arrows to move throughout the various topics. Click on the Index tab to view
an alphabetical list of all help topics. You can also search for a particular topic
by clicking o n the Search tab. Enter the topic you wish to search for in the text
box, and then click Go.
Contacting COM DEV Technical Support
In case you encounter problems with your NetLink T erminal or its accompanying software, you can call COM DEV technical support at 805-544-1089,
extension 2232.
Now that you know the ways in which you can use M/ERGY and your NetLink
Terminal, you are ready to install the M/ERGY software.
Copyright © 2001, 2002 by COM DEV Broadband. The copyright to this document is owned, without reservation, by COM DEV Broadband. This document may not
be copied in whole or part without the express, written permission of COM DEV Broadband. The information in this document is subject to change without notice. All
rights reserved. Printed in the United States.
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NetLink Terminal for Microsoft Windows User Guide
Copyright © 2001, 2002 by COM DEV Broadband. The copyright to this document is owned, without reservation, by COM DEV Broadband. This document may not
be copied in whole or part without the express, written permission of C OM DE V Broad band . The information in this docu men t is subject to change without notice. All
rights reserved. Printed in the United States.
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Chapter 2
Installing the Software on Your Computer
Windows 2000
Considerations
If you are not running Windows 2000, you can proceed with the instructions in
the next section titled “Using the Installation Wizard.”
However, if you are running Windows 2000, you must decide whether you
want to make the software available to all people who use your computer or
just yourself. If you indicate that you do not want to make the software available to all users, then anyone who logs onto your computer with a user name
and password other than your own will not be able to access the Internet via
your NetLink Terminal.
Here are some decision-making guidelines:
• If you do not currently use a user name and password to access your
computer, the best option is to make the M/ERGY software available
to all users.
• If you do log on to your computer with a user name and password,
and want to have exclusive Internet access, the best option is to
make the M/ERGY software available to only yourself.
IMPORTANT! You must install the M/ERGY software before plugging in
your NetLink Terminal. Failure to do so will result in improper
software installation .
Using the
Installation Wizard
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be copied in whole or part without the express, written permission of COM DEV Broadband. The information in this document is subject to change without notice. All
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The Installation Wizard will guide you through the following steps for installing
M/ERGY on your computer.
1. Insert the M/ERGY CD into your CD-ROM drive. The Installation Wiz-
ard launches automatically.
If the Installation Wizard does not launch automatically:
• Select Run from the Start menu. The Run dialog box appears.
• Type d:\Windows\setup and clic k OK. (d represents the drive
letter for your CD-ROM drive.) The Installation Wizard window
appears.
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