
Before you begin:
Verify that the following items came with your DSL kit:
Documentation
R-11 DSL cable
RJ-45 Ethernet cable
straight-through
RJ-45 crossover
(Xover) Ethernet cable
Line filter(s)PCI Ethernet adapter
Wall-mount line filter
Power supply
Two-to-one adapter(s)
Your service provider may include a wall-mount filter, two-to-one adapter(s), line filter(s), and an Ethernet
adapter in your DSL kit. If you received any of these items, follow the instructions provided in this guide for
basic installation. If you need further assistance installing these items, please contact your service provider.
5251 or 5260 Modem

Step
Step
Two-to-One Adapter
If your DSL modem and another device will share the same phone jack, install a two-to-one adapter:
1. Plug adapter into the phone jack.
2. Plug a line filter into one of the sockets of
the two-to-one adapter. The other socket will
be used to connect the DSL cable.
3. Plug the telephone (or other device) cord
into the line filter.
For each device that shares the DSL phone number:
1. Unplug the device’s cord from the phone jack.
2. Plug the filter into the phone jack.
3. Plug the phone cord (or other device cord)
into the filter.
Stand-alone Line Filter
1
Wall Mount Filter
2 3
For a wall mount phone, install a wall mount filter:
1. Remove the phone.
2. Connect the wall mount filter to the wall plate.
3. Reconnect the phone.
1
1
2
3
2
3
1
Install Line Filters

4
Connect to the Internet
Step
Step
2
Install the Ethernet Adapter
Step
Step
Congratulations, you have successfully completed the installation of your SpeedStream LAN modem.
There is no modem software installation required. Simply power on the modem and the computer.
Refer to your Internet Service provider’s instructions for installing their software and/or connecting to
the Internet.
Hub
RJ-11
DSL cable
Optional:
Use Crossover (Xover) cable
when connecting to a hub or
switch without an “Uplink” port
Power Supply
Internet Connection
Internet Connection
w/two-to-one adapter
Ethernet Connection
to computer (RJ-45)
straight through
You will need to install an Ethernet adapter if your computer does not already have one installed.
Refer to your Ethernet adapter manufacturer’s documentation for complete installation instructions.
1. With your computer off, connect the Ethernet Cable to the Ethernet port on the modem.
2. Connect the other end of the Ethernet cable to the Ethernet port on your computer.
3. Plug the DSL cable into the DSL port on the modem.
4. Plug the other end of the DSL cable into the phone jack.
4a. If using a two-to-one adapter, plug the cable into the open socket.
5. Plug the power adapter into the power outlet and modem.
Step
Step
3
Connect the DSL Modem

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Unlit
Red
Yellow
Green
sys
Power off
POST error occurred;
call customer
support to report
problem
POST in progress
Normal system
operation
dsl
Power off; power on
self-test (POST) in
progress
DSL error; LAN modem
not configured
correctly
Solid: Line not ready
BlinkingGreen/Yellow:
Searching for signal
Solid:
Ready for data traffic
Blinking:
Line not ready
enet
Power off.
No Ethernet link
detected, check
cable connection
POST error occurred;
call customer
support to report
problem
N/A
Solid:
Ethernet ready
Blinking:
Ethernet traffic flow
atm
Power off; ATM not
ready
ATM failure; call
customer support to
report problem
N/A
Solid:
ATM ready (occurs after
dsl goes solid green)
Blinking:
ATM traffic flow
LEDs
Trouble Shooting
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5251 Specifications
Size: 5.56" W x 7.3" D x 1.75" H
(14.12cm W x 18.54cm D x 4.44cm H)
Weight: 0.8 lb. Bridge only (0.36 kg)
Power: Wall-mount 6 or 12 watt AC to DC adapter.
12vDC @ 0.5 amp max output. AC input to meet country-specific input
requirements.
- USA: 115 Vac, 60 Hz, 0.2 amp max
-Europe: 220 Vac, 50 Hz, 0.1 amp max
- Other: 230 Vac, 60 Hz, 0.1 amp max
Temperature: Operating: 0 to 40 degrees C
Non-operating, storage: -10 to 85 degrees C
Humidity: 10 to 90% noncondensing
Ethernet Interface
Cabling: Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP) Category 3, 4, or 5
(IEEE 802.3 Standard Compliant)
Connector: Eight-contact, shielded RJ45
DSL Interface
Connector: Two-contact, shielded RJ45 (pins 4 and 5) isolation per IEC 950.
(Consult Efficient Networks for alternate available pinouts)
Operating 18,000 feet max. at 192KB on standard 26 AWG copper pair wire
distance: (varies by data transmission rate)
5251 Configuration Settings
ATM - One Permanent Virtual Circuit supported VPI=0, VCI=38
Interface: - F4/F5 loopback cells supported
- Multiprotocol over ATM AAL5 (MPOA) per RFC 2684 Multiprotocol
encapsulation over ATM Adapter Layer 5
- Logical Link Control (LLC)/Subnetwork Access Protocol (SNAP)
encapsulation over ATM per RFC 1483
Ethernet 10 Mbps half duplex
Interface:
Bridging: - LLC encapsulation of Ethernet packets to/from the ATM interface
- LLC duplication supported (for frames whose source MAC
address and destination MAC address are the same, learns address,
but does not forward)
- Supports learning of up to 14 MAC addresses

5260 Specifications
Size: 5.5" W x 7" D x 1.5" H
(14 cm W x 17.8 cm D x 3.8 cm H)
Weight: 1.25 lb. bridge only (0.57 kg)
Power: Wall-mount 12 watt AC to DC adapter. 11-18vDC @ 1.1 amp output. AC
input to meet country-specific input requirements.
- North America: 115 Vac, 60 Hz, 0.2 amp max
- Europe: 220 Vac, 50 Hz, 0.1 amp max
- Other: 230 Vac, 60 Hz, 0.1 amp max
Temperature: Operating: 0 to 40 degrees C
Non-operating, storage: -10 to 85 degrees C
Humidity: 10% to 90% noncondensing
Ethernet Interface
Cabling: Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP) Category 3, 4, or 5
(IEEE 802.3 Standard Compliant)
DSL Interface
Connector: Two-contact, shielded RJ11 (pins 3 and 4) isolation per IEC 950
Operating 18,000 feet max. on standard 26 AWG copper pair wire
distance:
5260 Configuration Settings
ATM - One Permanent Virtual Circuit supported
Interface: - F4/F5 loopback cells supported
- Multiprotocol over ATM AAL5 (MPOA) per RFC 2684 Multiprotocol
encapsulation over ATM Adapter Layer 5
- Logical Link Control (LLC)/Subnetwork Access Protocol (SNAP)
encapsulation over ATM per RFC 1483, Mutiprotocol encapsulation
over ATM Adapter Layer 5
Ethernet 10 Mbps half duplex
Interface:
Bridging: - LLC encapsulation of Ethernet packets to/from the ATM interface
- LLC duplication supported (for frames whose source MAC address
and destination MAC address are the same, learns address, but does
not forward)
- Supports learning of up to 255 MAC addresses

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