Zoom 5590 Quick Install Guide

Quick Start

ADSL X6 Modem, Wireless-G Router, Firewall, and 4-Port Switch

Model 5590

This Quick Start contains instructions for using a Windows computer to set up a wired and/or wireless network. Macintosh and Linux users should refer to the User’s Guide on the CD.

About the ADSL X6

The Zoom ADSL X6 supports up to 253 Internet connections.

You can connect a computer or network device (for example, a router, hub, or switch) into any of the unit’s four LAN ports, and you can “connect” wireless devices via the unit’s wireless access point.

We recommend that you first configure the modem and establish an Internet connection using a Windows computer that is directly connected to one of the modem’s LAN ports.

Then—once you are certain your connection is working—you should set up your network.

Package Contents

Your package contains the following items:

The CD contains the installation software, documentation, information about security and other advanced features, the warranty, and detailed Customer Support information. The most complete and up-to-date information can normally be found at: http://www.zoom.com/techsupport/adsl/adsl_x6.shtml

If anything is missing or damaged, please contact Zoom Customer Support or whoever sold you the modem.

In addition, the package may include:

•A splitter to enable you to use a single ADSL wall jack for both an Internet connection and for telephone service (certain countries only)

•Phone-jack adapter to adapt the phone cord to a particular phone jack (certain countries only)

•ADSL line filter(s) (certain models only)

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Before You Begin

Before you begin installing the X6 modem using this Quick Start, you must have the following available to you:

•ADSL service enabled on your telephone line. To do this, you need to sign up with an ADSL service provider. Once this service is enabled, you should have an ADSL-enabled telephone wall jack to plug the X6 modem into. (Your service provider may refer to “ADSL service” as “DSL service.”)

•A Windows computer (98/Me/2000/XP) with an Ethernet port for setting up the X6. This is the computer that you will physically connect to the X6 (using an Ethernet cable), and then use to configure the modem.

•An Ethernet port for each additional computer that you plan to plug into one of the unit’s LAN ports (or into a network device that is plugged into one of the LAN ports). The additional computers that connect can be Windows, Macintosh, and/or Linux computers.

•Wireless capability for each desktop or notebook computer that will make a wireless connection to the X6.

The X6 supports 802.11band 802.11g-compatible network adapters.

•Additional Ethernet cables. If you plan to connect more than one computer directly to the modem, you will need additional Ethernet cables to make the connection. The modem supports up to four direct connections via its four LAN ports.

Quick Start Instructions

Installing the X6 involves four steps: Installing the Software,

Installing the Hardware, Establishing Communication, and Setting Up Your Wired and/or Wireless Network.

Step 1: Installing the Software

Regardless of how many computers you plan to use with the X6, you only have to install the software on one of them.

You will install the software on a Windows computer that you directly connect to the X6, and then use that computer to configure the modem. This computer must have an Ethernet port. If it does not, you can purchase a Network Interface Card to add one.

Important!

If possible, use a computer that is centrally located in your home or office and that has easy access to an ADSL line. If you do not have a desktop computer located centrally in your home (for example, it is in the basement), or you only have notebook computers, you should still directly connect this desktop computer or one of your notebooks to the X6 to configure it. Once the X6 is set up and your Internet connection is working, you can unplug the computer from the unit and move the X6 to a more central location.

1 Turn on your computer (if it is not on already).

2 Insert the supplied CD into the CD-ROM drive of your computer. The CD should start automatically and the Language Selection screen should appear. (If the CD does not start automatically, on the Windows desktop, click the Start button, click Run, and then type D:\setup.exe, where D is the letter of your CD-ROM drive.)

3 Select your language. The Main Menu screen opens.

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4 Click Installation Wizard to start the software installation, then click Next when prompted.

5 When the installation is complete, click Finish, then click

Exit.

6 Close any applications that may be open, then remove the CD from the CD-ROM drive.

7 Shut down the computer.

Congratulations! You have installed the software. Now continue with the next section, Installing the Hardware.

Step 2: Installing the Hardware

Be sure that you have already installed the software BEFORE beginning this section.

1 Shut down your computer (if it is not shut down already). This is the computer on which you just installed the software.

2 Rotate the antenna on the back of the modem to a vertical position.

3 Connect the modem to the computer’s Ethernet port.

Plug one end of the Ethernet cable into any one of the X6 modem’s LAN ports (LAN 1, LAN 2, LAN 3, or LAN 4) and plug the other end into your computer’s Ethernet port.

4 Plug the included power cube into a power strip or wall outlet and then plug its other end into the modem’s power (PWR) jack.

Important!

Only use the power cube shipped with the X6. Other power cubes may damage your hardware.

The PWR and WLAN lights on the front panel of the modem should become steady on, and the LINK light should blink. If the PWR light does not turn on, make sure there is power at the wall outlet or power strip where you plugged in the power cube.

5 Turn the computer on.
6 Plug one end of the supplied phone cord	into the

modem’s ADSL port and the other into the ADSL wall jack. The blinking LINK light should become steady on. If it does not, refer to Troubleshooting Tips on page 22.

Tip!

If your X6 came with an ADSL splitter, you can plug it into the ADSL wall jack. This enables you to use the wall jack for both your ADSL connection and for telephone service. The splitter has two jacks, one labeled for your ADSL modem connection and the other for your phone.

7 Phone filters are not absolutely required, but we HIGHLY

RECOMMEND that you use a filter for EVERY phone and fax that is sharing the ADSL phone line. (Do not plug a filter between the ADSL wall jack and the X6.) Phone filters block the ADSL frequencies so that someone making a normal phone call will not hear modem noise on the line. They also keep phone noise from interfering with ADSL performance.

You may have received ADSL phone filters with your X6. If you did not, or if you need more filters, they are available at most retail stores that carry consumer electronics.

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Typically, you plug a phone or fax into the filter’s PHONE jack and plug the filter’s LINE end into the wall jack.

Congratulations! You have installed the hardware. Now continue with the next section, Establishing Communication.

Step 3: Establishing

Communication

You must set up the X6 so that it can communicate with your Internet service provider. To do this, you must use the Zoom Configuration Manager.

1 Log in to the Zoom Configuration Manager from the computer on which you installed the X6 software:

aOn your desktop, double-click the Zoom icon.

This icon should have been placed there automatically when you installed the software earlier. (If the Zoom icon is not there: Open your Web browser and, in its address bar, type http://10.0.0.2 and then press the Enter key on your keyboard.)

Note:

Even though you are not yet configured to browse the Internet, your Web browser can access the Web interface of the X6 modem.

bOn the Enter Network Password dialog box, type the following user name and password in the appropriate boxes, then click OK. You must enter them using lowercase letters.

User Name: admin Password: zoomadsl

As you type your password, it will appear as bullets or asterisks (depending on your operating system). This is to protect your password from being seen by others.

If you are not prompted for a User Name and Password, do the following in this order: Recheck all connections; restart the modem and computer; and reset the modem by inserting a paper clip into the Reset pinhole in the center of the modem’s back panel and pressing it three times.

Tip:

If you want to choose your own password, you can do so later. For instruction on how to do this, see the User’s Guide (located in PDF format on the CD).

The User Name and Password you enter here do not serve the same purpose as any name and password that your Internet service provider may have given you.

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2 The Zoom Configuration Manager opens and displays its Basic Setup page.

Use this Web page to configure the modem so it can connect with your Internet service provider. Do the following:

aEnter your Protocol, Encapsulation, VPI and VCI settings in the appropriate boxes. If you do not know these settings, refer to the tables on page 31 and look up your service provider.

Tip!

If you refer to the tables and there is more than one listing for your service provider, the most common is labeled (1), the next (2), and so on.

NAT (Network Address Translation) is Enabled by default. This feature lets multiple users access the Internet sharing a single IP address.

Select Disable if users on your LAN have public IP addresses and can access the Internet directly.

bDepending on the Encapsulation setting you selected, the bottom half of the page will change so that you can enter additional information.

If you selected PPPoA or PPPoE, enter your ADSL

Username and Password in the appropriate boxes. This information should have been given to you by your Internet service provider. (Your Username is typically your email address or the characters preceding the @ sign in your email address. This is NOT the same login you that you used earlier to open the Zoom Configuration Manager.)

If you selected 1483 Bridged or 1483 Routed, you have the option of using either dynamic or static IP addressing. Depending on your situation, select the appropriate option button:

−[MOST USERS] Ensure that Obtain an IP address Automatically is selected if you are using Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (also known as DHCP or dynamic IP addressing). This option is selected by default because most Internet service providers use dynamic IP addressing.

−Select Use the following IP Address if you have a static IP address that you plan to use with the X6. Then, in the boxes that appear, enter the IP Address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway, and

DNS that you plan to use. There is typically an extra charge for a static IP address and you usually have to make special arrangements with your Internet service provider to get one.

cClick the Save Changes button, then click the Write Settings to Flash button.

3 Verify that your Internet connection is working. Open your Web browser (i.e., Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator) and try to connect to a familiar Web address.

If you connect successfully, you are ready to set up the rest of your wired and/or wireless Internet connections. (If you do not connect, see the Troubleshooting Tips on page 15.)

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Tip!

If you configured the X6 using a notebook computer, you can keep it plugged in or you can disconnect it from the unit’s LAN port. As long as it remains plugged into an ADSL wall jack and a power source, the X6 can function as a stand-alone device. You can then make your notebook part of your wireless network.

Congratulations! You have established communication and your computer is now connected to the Internet. Now continue with

Establishing a Wired and/or Wireless Network on page 11.

Step 4: Establishing A Wired and/or Wireless Network

Once a computer that is directly connected to the X6 modem is able to browse the Web, you know for certain that your Web connection is working. Now you can set up the rest of your wired and/or wireless network.

It is up to you whether you want to have some computers connected directly to the X6 and others connected wirelessly. The X6 supports both wired and wireless connections. You can have up to 253 connections, four of which can be wired through the use of the unit’s four LAN ports. You can also plug a network device (such as a hub, switch, or router) into one of the LAN ports.

To set up your network, you can do any or all of the following, in any order that you choose:

•If you want to connect additional computers directly to the X6, see To Connect Additional “Wired” Computers below.

•If you want to connect a hub, switch, or router directly to the X6, see To Connect a Network on page 12.

•If you want to set up a wireless network, see To Set Up a Wireless Network on page 13.

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