Westell Technologies B90-36R305 User Manual

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USB ADSL M

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CONTENTS

INSTALLATION AND USER GUIDE...................................................................................... 1

NTRODUCTION

RODUCT DESCRIPTION

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Key Features ..............................................................................................................1

YSTEM REQUIREMENTS

NPACKING

AFETY

OFTWARE INSTALLATION

INDOWS

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INDOWS

98/W

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Windows 98/Windows ME Software Installation Procedure.......................................5

Creating a Dial-Up Connection for Windows 98.........................................................9

Creating a Dial-Up Connection for Windows ME .....................................................14

Uninstalling the USB Driver for Microsoft Windows 98/Windows ME ......................18

INDOWS

2000 I

NSTALLATION

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Windows 2000 Software Installation Procedure.......................................................21

Creating a Dial-Up Connection for Windows 2000...................................................26

Uninstalling the USB Driver for Microsoft Windows 2000 ........................................33

ACINTOSH INSTALLATION

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Macintosh Software Installation Procedure ..............................................................36

Creating a Dial-Up Connection for Macintosh ..........................................................38

Uninstalling the USB Driver for Macintosh ...............................................................44

ONITORING WINDOWS PERFORMANCE

ONITORING MACINTOSH PERFORMANCE

RODUCT ASSISTANCE AND GENERAL INQUIRIES

RODUCT SPECIFICATIONS

EGULATORY INFORMATION

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INSTALLATION AND USER GUIDE

NTRODUCTION

This guide is written for end users and installation personnel. It contains information about the hardware and software installation setup and modem status. This document also contains reference information about the features and interfaces of this product.

RODUCT DESCRIPTION

The Westell WireSpeed™ Bus-Powered USB ADSL Modem (36R305) can be easily connected to a USB port on the PC by a standard USB cable. The PC must be running one of the following operating systems:

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Microsoft

•

Microsoft

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Microsoft

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Macintosh OS 8.6 or OS 9.0.

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Windows 98 or Windows 98 Second Edition (Windows 98SE)

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Windows Millennium Edition (Windows ME)

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Windows 2000

The modem is powered by the PC and does not need to be plugged into a wall socket.

ADSL signals must be blocked from reaching each telephone, answering machine, fax machine, conventional computer modem or any similar devices. Failure to do so may degrade telephone voice quality and ADSL performance. Contact your DSL provider to obtain a POTS splitter or inline microfilters.

Key Features

The USB ADSL Modem provides the following features:

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USB BUS Power Operation – No external power supply is required.

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DMT transmission technology supports full-rate ADSL with speeds up to 8.0 Mbps downstream and 800 kbps upstream.

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Permanent Virtual Circuits (PVCs).

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Upgradeable protocol software.

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Configuration and management interface based on Windows Control Panel and Macintosh operating systems.

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RJ-11 telephone line connector.

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Compliant with Universal Serial Bus Specification Revision 1.1.

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YSTEM REQUIREMENTS

Windows

The following specifications are the minimum required for optimum performance of this ADSL modem:

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PC with Pentium, Celeron, Xeon or compatible processor

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USB V1.0 or V1.1-compliant bus

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At least 32 MB RAM

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10 MB of free hard drive space

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TCP/IP protocol stack installed

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Microsoft Windows 98/98SE, Windows Millennium (ME), Windows 2000 CD-ROM, or the appropriate CAB files.

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Internet Explorer 4.x (or later) or Netscape Navigator 4.x (or later) installed

Macintosh

The following specifications are the minimum required for optimum performance of this ADSL modem:

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G3 or G4 Macintosh computer

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USB V1.0 or V1.1-compliant bus

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At least 32 MB RAM

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10 MB of free hard drive space

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TCP/IP protocol stack installed

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Macintosh operating system OS 8.6 or OS 9.

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Internet Explorer 4.x (or later) or Netscape Navigator 4.x (or later) installed

NPACKING

Your Westell modem box should contain the following items.

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One ADSL modem

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One phone cord

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One USB cable

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One Westell USB Installation CD-ROM

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One Installation And User Guide (this document)

Verify that these items are present. Thoroughly inspect the components for damage. If any part has been damaged during transit, report the damage immediately to your service provider.

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AFETY

Follow these safety precautions when installing any electronic/telephone equipment:

WARNING Risk of electric shock. Voltages up to 140 Vdc (Volts direct current with reference to ground) may be present on telecommunications circuits.

1. Never install any telephone wiring during a lightning storm.

2. Never install telephone jacks in wet locations unless the jack is specifically designed for wet locations.

3. Never touch non-insulated telephone wires or terminals unless the telephone line has been disconnected at the network interface.

4. Use caution when installing or modifying telephone lines.

5. This equipment is to be installed and used with approved telco terminal sockets that provide primary lightning protection.

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OFTWARE INSTALLATION

Before you start…

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ADSL Connection:

connect and install your ADSL modem.

Windows CD-ROM/CAB Files:

when starting the installation process. Installing Westell modem software on Windows operating systems may require the user to insert their Windows operating system CD-ROM or to have the CAB files installed on their system.

USB Connection:

software installation process. The USB modem should be connected to a USB port on your computer or a powered hub, not into a keyboard port. See the Hardware Installation section for details on connecting the hardware.

Internet Browser:

connect to the Internet.

Your ADSL line must be installed and activated by your service provider before you can

Windows users should have their Windows operating system CD-ROM on hand

Do NOT attach the USB cable to your computer until specifically instructed to do so during the

Browser software must be installed in order to set up your modem dial-up connection and

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INDOWS

NOTE: The modem software drivers must be installed in the PC connected to the PC. Because the PC will automatically restart as part of this process, it is important to save and close all open applications before starting the installation. Modem installation is not complete and the DSL line will NOT synchronize with the Central Office equipment until the USB software drivers have been installed.

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before

the USB modem is

Windows 98/Windows ME Software Installation Procedure

Note: For Windows ME, screen text may vary slightly from the examples shown.

1. Verify that the modem is NOT connected to the PC.

2. Insert the Westell USB Installation CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. The program will automatically start and display the the Setup.exe file to start the program.)

Welcome

screen. (If the program does not start automatically, choose the CD-ROM drive and click

3. Click

Figure 1

Figure 2

Next.

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4. The system will search for existing drivers and install them.

Figure 3

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5. After the drivers have finished loading, the

Figure 4

Setup Complete

screen appears. Click

Finish.

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Figure 5

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6. When the

DSL Installer

screen tells you to plug in your modem, use the instructions in the following Hardware

Installation section.

Hardware Installation (Windows 98/Windows ME)

IMPORTANT! Do NOT connect the USB modem to the PC until instructed to do so in

the software driver installation procedure for your operating system.

1. Insert the flat rectangular end of the USB cable into the USB port on your computer. The figure below shows the basic cable connections.

POWER

READY

USB CABLE

Figure 6. ADSL Modem Cable Connections

2. Insert the square end of the USB cable into the USB port of the ADSL modem. The green POWER LED indicates that it has been plugged in correctly and that the power is

3. Plug a telephone cable into the ADSL/Line connector and into a standard RJ-11 telephone jack.

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4. When the modem is physically connected, the Plug and Play program will recognize the USB modem and install the hardware drivers.

Figure 7

Figure 8

5. Click

Yes

to restart your computer.

This completes your installation for Windows 98 or Windows ME. Proceed to the section on creating a dial-up connection for your operating system.

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Creating a Dial-Up Connection for Windows 98

NOTE WINDOWS ME USERS: Instructions for creating a Windows ME dial-up connection differ from Windows 98 and are located in a separate section beginning on page 14.

Use the following procedure to create your DSL dial-up connection on computers using Windows 98 operating system.

1. From your PC desktop, double click the

My Computer

Figure 9

icon.

2. From the

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My Computer

window, double-click the

Dial-Up Networking

icon.

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3. Double-click Tab to the

Select a device:

Make New Connection.

field and select the

On the

Figure 10

Make New Connection

DSLWanUsb-Line0

device from the drop-down menu.

screen type a name for your connection.

Figure 11

4. Click

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5. On the

Make a New Connection

otherwise by your DSL service provider.)

Note: the

Country or region code

screen, tab to the

Telephone number

: field and type in

field is not required and can remain at the default setting.

0,38

. (Unless directed

6. Click

. A message informs you that a new Dial-Up Networking has been successfully created and displays

the name of the connection.

Figure 12

Figure 13

7. Click

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Finish

to return to the

Dial Up Networking

screen.

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8. Double-click the

My Connection

Figure 14

icon.

Figure 15

9. Enter the user name and password provided by your service provider.

10. Click

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Connect

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11. A dialogue box appears briefly indicating user name and password verification.

Figure 16

The icon that appears in this dialogue box now appears in the lower right-hand corner of your Task Bar. Clicking this icon displays a dialogue box that shows connection details as illustrated in the following figure.

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A DSL icon (double arrows) also appears in the lower right-hand corner of your Task Bar at the bottom of your screen.

DSL icon

Figure 18

The color of the arrows indicates the state of the DSL connection:

Color Status

Solid yellow Idle Flashing yellow Training (DSL) Solid green Modem synchronized Flashing green Transmitting/receiving traffic.

(Upstream/downstream data rates appear.)

Red DSL Modem not responding

Figure 19

If you pass your cursor over the DSL icon a yellow text box displays a message indicating the state of the connection.

You have successfully installed the Westell DSL modem hardware and software drivers.

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Creating a Dial-Up Connection for Windows ME

Use the following procedure to create your DSL dial-up connection on computers using Windows ME operating system.

1. From your PC desktop, click

2. From the window opens.

Control Panel

window, double-click the

Start

Settings

Control Panel

Figure 20

Dial-Up Networking

icon. The

Dial-Up Networking

Figure 21

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3. Double-click

Make New Connection.

On the

Make New Connection

connection. (For example, My Connection, My DSL, R305USB, etc.) Tab to the select the

DSLWanUsb-Line0

device from the drop-down menu.

screen type a name to identify your

Select a device:

field and

4. Click

5. On the

Make a New Connection

screen, tab to the otherwise by your DSL service provider.) Note: the remain at the default setting.

Figure 22

Telephone number

Country or region code

: field and type in

0,38

field is not required and can

. (Unless directed

Figure 23

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6. Click

. A message informs you that a new Dial-Up Networking has been successfully created and displays

the name of the connection.

Figure 24

7. Click

Finish

to return to the

Dial Up Networking

screen.

Figure 25

8. Double-click the

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My Connection

icon.

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