Follow Steps 1 through 8 to complete the DSL Equipment Installation
Step 1: Verify Your System Requirements and Documents 2
Step 2: Verify the Contents of Your DSL Equipment Kit 3
Step 3: Install a Telephone Filter on Every Telephone Line 4
Step 4: Choose Your Modem and Check Your Minimum Requirements 7
Step 5: Install the Efficient Networks® DSL Modem 12
Step 6: PC Requirements Passed 14
Step 7: Finish Configuring your System 15
Step 8: Follow Instructions Provided by your Internet Service Provider 17
APPENDICES 18
Having Trouble? 19
Troubleshooting SBC Express 20
For Support:
• Review the troubleshooting in this guide on page 19.
• Call your Internet Service Provider 'help desk' for further information on Internet Service
Provider connection, and registration.
IMPORTANT NOTE: This guide portrays the typical flow for the installation process.
Please follow the instructions, including running the SBC Express software BEFORE
installing any NIC cards or modems. Some computer or network configurations may cause
software windows to appear that are not depicted in this guide. Please read and follow the
instructions on those screens to continue the installation process.
Verify that you are installing your DSL equipment AFTER the “Service Completion Date”
given to you when you ordered your DSL Internet Service.
SBC Advanced Solutions, Inc. and affiliates have no responsibility for any personal injury
or property damage which may result from your installation of DSL Equipment as
discussed in this Guide. SBC Advanced Solutions, Inc. and its affiliates specifically
disclaim any liability for such injury or damage. By proceeding with this installation, you
assume all risk of personal injury or property damage. Please consult the documentation
provided by your PC vendor to identify any impacts to your warranty. SBC, SBC
EXPRESS and the SBC Logo are registered trademarks of SBC Communications, Inc.
Step 1: Verify Your System Requirements and Documents
This Installation Guide is for Windows® 98/Me users only.
The SBC Express installation software will ensure that you meet the following minimum
requirements. You will not be able to complete the installation without meeting these
requirements.
•PC with a Pentium-class processor, CD-ROM Drive, 166 MHz, 25 Mb free disk space,
32 Mb
Other items you may need during the installation process:
• Your system manufacturer Owner’s Manual.
• Documentation and/or software from your Internet Service Provider.
Call your Internet Service Provider if you have questions regarding System Requirements
or System Documentation.
3-2 Install a filter on all other phones and phone devices.
Why do I need a filter on all my other phones and phone devices?
Converting your regular phone line into a high-speed Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) can
cause audible noise (high pitched tones and static) when you talk on the phone. You
need to install a filter on every telephone or device that shares the same phone number as
your DSL line to eliminate this noise.
Other phones
filter
Analog computer modems
Answering machines
filter
Fax machines
Caller ID boxes
filter
Wall mount phones
Use the wall mount filter shown
filter
filter
Wall mount filter
Remember! Don’t install a filter on the data cable that you are
If your computer does not meet the minimum requirements, SBC Express displays a message
with details of the problem. Your computer must meet the minimum requirements before you
proceed.
One of the minimum requirements is that the Efficient Networks®
4060 modem must be installed (see screen below). To install the
Efficient Networks
® 4060, please go to Step 5 on page 12.
If you shutdown your computer, leave the CD in the the CD-ROM
drive, and SBC Express will continue after you restart.
If your Efficient Networks® 4060 is incorrectly installed, SBC Express will help you fix it. See Troubleshooting SBC Express on page 20 for help troubleshooting network card and minimum
requirement problems.
If your computer meets the minimum requirements, including having the
Efficient Networks® 4060 installed, SBC Express automatically proceeds to
Step 8: Follow the Instructions Supplied Separately
by your Internet Service Provider
Your Internet Service Provider may have provided you additional instructions. These
instructions may contain information about account setup, additional software installation, and/or
Internet usage. Please follow those instructions to complete your Internet connection setup.
Your Internet Service Provider will offer technical assistance if you need help connecting to the
Internet.
If the suggestions below don’t resolve your problem, technical support is available from your
Internet Service Provider. Please refer to the Internet Service Provider's information on how to
contact them for technical assistance.
I can’t connect. What do I do?
• Make sure there is no filter on the phone jack/cord connected to your DSL modem
• Check your USB connection. Is it secure?
• Verify that you are installing your DSL equipment AFTER the “Service Completion Date”
given to you when you ordered your DSL Internet Service.
• Call your Internet Service Provider 'help desk' for further information on Internet Service
Provider connection, and registration.
Please refer to this list if you are having problems using SBC Express or if you receive an error
message. If after troubleshooting, you are still having problems, then you should contact your
Internet Service Provider for assistance.
Step Problem Solution
Launch The following dialog appears:
Minimum
Resources
Installing
Network
Interface Card
Incompatible
Adapter
SBC Express verifies minimum requirements on
several resources including hard drive space, RAM,
operating system level, and processor speed and
family.
If any of these resources are under the required value,
an error will display describing which resource did not
meet the requirement.
When installing Network Interface Cards on Windows
systems the installation process may ask for the
original installation disk.
This scenario can occur when a machine had a
previous NIC or Network Adapter installed, but the
physical device is missing or was misconfigured.
Reset your display to 256 colors or more. SBC
Express will not run in 16 color mode.
From the start menu, choose “settings->control
panel”. Double-click “Display” and choose the
“settings” tab. Select more colors from the
“colors” pull-down list.
Update your computer to the recommended
resource level.
Some of these files can be found in the SYSTEM
directory or the WINDOWS directory of the
machine. If not, you will have to provide an
installation CD-ROM for the installation of the
drivers to be successful.
Use the “Fix” button to launch the appropriate
system control panel along with context sensitive
help. The help provided will guide you through
the steps to disable or remove the adapter.
Missing Internet
Protocol
Disabled
Network Adapter
This scenario can occur if Client for Microsoft
Networks is not installed with the TCP/IP protocol or
if the NIC is installed without binding TCP/IP to the
NIC.
This scenario can occur when a NIC is present in the
system, yet the adapter has been disabled.
Use the “Fix” button to launch the appropriate
control panel and context sensitive help to guide
you in binding TCP/IP to the network adapter.
Use the “Fix” button with context sensitive help
to guide you through enabling the adapter.
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Unknown
Network
Interface
Adapter
Ping TestThe Ping Test is usually accomplished within the Configure
DNS Test The DNS Test will determine the currently defined DNS
This scenario can occur if a NIC is physically present and
detected by Plug-n-Play, but no drivers were installed for the
NIC. Windows will add this device to the “Other Devices”
section in the Device Manager.
TCP/IP step, where SBC Express pings the default gateway.
An explicit IP address can also be used.
servers, attempt to ping them, and upon a successful ping,
will resolve a specified hostname to an IP address.
Use the “Fix” button to launch the appropriate
control panel and context sensitive help to
guide you through removing the “Unknown
device”.
Failure during this test can occur from invalid
network settings, the USB cable not being
plugged in, the DSL modem not being in
synch, or if the specified IP address does not
allow a ping.
Make sure your USB cable is plugged in and
powercycle your DSL modem. Use the “Retry”
button to try the test again.
This test can fail if the DNS server is invalid.
If you entered static IP information, ensure you
entered the DNS servers correctly.
This concludes the DSL Equipment Installation Guide