Instant BroadbandTM Series
ADSL Ethernet
Modem
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Model No.: ADSLME1
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Introduction
The Instant Broadband ADSL Ethernet Modem
TM
Introduction
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The Instant BroadbandTM ADSL Ethernet Modem
Features
Congratulations on the purchase of your new Instant BroadbandTM ADSL
Ethernet Modem. With ADSL’s high-speed Internet access, now you can enjoy
the full potential of Internet applications.
Package Contents
System Requirements
Now you can make the most of the Internet and surf the web at speeds you
never imagined possible. ADSL broadband service means no more waiting for
slow downloads even the most graphic-intensive web pages load in seconds. If
you’re looking for convenience and affordability, the Instant Broadband™
ADSL Ethernet Modem really delivers! The Instant Broadband™ ADSL
Ethernet Modem also makes sharing your high-speed Internet connection easy.
Just connect the ADSL Ethernet Modem to your Ethernet network, and you’re
ready to go.
Getting to Know the ADSL Ethernet Modem
Overview
The ADSL Ethernet Modem’s Rear Panel
The ADSL Ethernet Modem’s Front Panel
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Connecting the ADSL Ethernet Modem to Your PC 5
Troubleshooting
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So if you’re ready for broadband speed, then you’re ready for the Instant
Broadband™ ADSL Ethernet Modem from Linksys. It’s the easiest and most
affordable way to harness the full potential of the Internet.
Appendix
Installing the TCP/IP Protocol
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Glossary
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Features
Specifications
Environmental
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Compliant with ANSI T1.413 Issue 2, ITU-T G.dmt (G.992.1), and ITU-T
G.lite (G.992.2) Standards
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Contact Information
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Dedicated Connection
Download Speeds of up to 8Mbps
Upload Speeds of up to 800 Kbps
No Second Phone Line Required
Support 10Mbps half-duplex Mode for LAN
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Getting to Know the ADSL Ethernet
Modem
Overview
Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL), the most popular residential
DSL technology, provides high-speed Internet access over regular, copper
phone lines by maximizing bandwidth use. In this way, ADSL Internet service
can coexist on the same line as your phone service, without disrupting calls.
ADSL is “asymmetric” because it downloads, or receives data, faster than it
uploads, or transmits data. Asymmetric operation is ideal for home and small
office use where files and information are downloaded more frequently than
uploaded.
The ADSL Ethernet Modem’s Rear Panel
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One Instant Broadband™ ADSL Ethernet Modem
One Telus® QuickConnect™ Kit (contents included)
One AC Power Cable
One Cross-Over Network Cable (for connecting to a PC with an Ethernet
Adapter)
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One Standard Phone Cable
One User Guide
One Quick Installation Sheet and Registration Card (not shown)
Power
Console
Line
The Power port is where you will connect the
power adapter.
System Requirements
This port is reserved for future development and is
currently of no use.
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Windows 95, 98, Millennium, NT or 2000
Pentium 100MHz CPU or faster with:
This port connects your modem to your ADSL
line.
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ADSL Internet Service
CD-ROM Drive
Network Adapter
LAN
This LAN (Local Area Network) port connects to
your PC with the included network cable. You can
also connect network devices, such as a hubs and
switches with a straight-through RJ-45 cable or use
a cross-over RJ-45 cable to connect a router.
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The ADSL Ethernet Modem’s Front Panel
ADSL Ethernet Modem
Connecting the ADSL Ethernet
Modem to Your PC
1. Attach one end of a standard network cable (included) to your computer’s
network adapter and the other to the ADSL Ethernet Modem’s LAN port.
2. Connect the standard phone cable (included) from the ADSL outlet to the
Power
Alert
Green. The Power LED lights up when the Modem is pow-
ered on.
Line port on the ADSL Ethernet Modem.
3. Plug in the Modem's AC power adapter to the Power port on the back
of the Modem. Plug the other end of the Power adapter into an electrical
outlet. The Power LED will light up.
Red. The Alert LED is off during normal Modem operation.
When an alarm or error occurs, this light will be on. The
LED will blink when firmware is being downloaded or self-
testing is in progress.
The Hardware Installation is complete. If you are configuring the ADSL
Ethernet Modem using your network connection, refer to the Installing
the TCP/IP Protocol section in the Appendix.
LAN Activity Green. Lights when the LAN connection has an activity.
LAN Link
ADSL Link
ADSL Tx
Green. The LAN Link lights up when a successful Ethernet
connection is made through the corresponding port. If this
LED is not lighting up, then an Ethernet connection has not
been established.
Green. The ADSL Link is continuously lit up when the
Modem is successfully connected to an ADSL line. If the
Link LED is blinking, the unit is attempting a connection to
an ADSL line.
Green. The ADSL Tx LED blinks when the Router is active-
ly sending or receiving data over that port.
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Troubleshooting
Appendix
This section offers solutions to common issues that may occur during the
installation and operation of your ADSL Ethernet Modem.
Installing the TCP/IP Protocol
Follow these instructions to install the TCP/IP Protocol on one of your PCs only
after a network card has been successfully installed inside the PC. These
instructions are for Windows 95, 98, and Millennium. For TCP/IP setup under
Windows NT or 2000, please refer to your Windows NT or 2000 manual.
1. Which protocols might I need to use with my ADSL Ethernet Modem?
• Refer to the documentation or manual provided by your ISP for details. The
protocol required in your configuration depends on the equipment used by
your DSL service provider. There are several possibilities:
1. Click the Start button. Choose Settings, then Control Panel.
a. Point-to-Point Protocol Over ATM (PPPoA) (RFC 2364) - PPP pro-
vides session setup, user authentication (login), and encapsulation for
upper-layer protocols such as IP (Internet Protocol). The use of PPP
makes the modem appear as a dial modem to the operating system. Dial-
Up Networking is used to establish a connection.
2. Double-click the Network icon. Your Network window should pop up.
Select the Configuration tab.
b. Bridged/Routed Ethernet/IP over ATM (RFC 1483) - This protocol
makes the modem appear as a local area network (LAN) device to the
operating system.
c. Point-to-Point Protocol Over Ethernet (PPPoE) (RFC 2516) - PPP
provides session setup, user authentication (login), and encapsulation for
upper-layer protocols such as IP (Internet Protocol). PPP makes the
modem appear as a dial modem to the operating system. Dial-Up
Networking is used to establish a connection. The protocol must be sup-
ported by a PPPoE client, such as WinPoet or EnterNET 300 logon soft-
ware, on the RFC 1483 driver.
2. The ADSL Ethernet Modem can achieve an ADSL connection, but cannot
access the Internet.
• If network settings are assigned by the DHCP server, check whether the IP
address and Gateway IP address have actually been assigned by the DHCP
server.
• Try to ping the Gateway IP Address, then check the response from the
Gateway.
3. Click the Add button.
4. Double-click Protocol.
5. Highlight Microsoft under the list of manufacturers.
• If this fails, contact your ISP for more information.
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6. Find and double-click TCP/IP in the list to the right (below).
ADSL Ethernet Modem
Glossary
Adapter - Printed circuit board that plugs into a PC to add to capabilities or
connectivity to a PC. In a networked environment, a network interface card
(NIC) is the typical adapter that allows the PC or server to connect to the
Internet.
ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line) - A technology for transmitting
digital information at a high bandwidth on existing phone lines to homes and
businesses. Unlike regular dialup phone service, ADSL provides continuously-
available, "always on" connection. ADSL is asymmetric in that it uses most of
the channel to transmit downstream to the user and only a small part to receive
information from the user. ADSL simultaneously accommodates analog (voice)
information on the same line. ADSL is generally offered at downstream data
rates from 144 Kbps to about 6 Mbps. A form of ADSL, known as Universal
ADSL or G.lite, has been approved as a standard by the ITU-TS.
7. After a few seconds you will be brought back to the main Network window.
The TCP/IP Protocol should now be listed.
ADSL was specifically designed to exploit the one-way nature of most multi-
media communication in which large amounts of information flow toward the
user and only a small amount of interactive control information is returned.
Several experiments with ADSL to real users began in 1996. In 1998, wide-
scale installations began in several parts of the U.S. In 2000 and beyond, ADSL
and other forms of DSL are expected to become generally available in urban
areas. With ADSL (and other forms of DSL), telephone companies are com-
peting with cable companies and their cable modem services.
Bandwidth - The transmission capacity of a given facility, in terms of how
much data the facility can transmit in a fixed amount of time; expressed in bits
per second (bps).
Bit - A binary digit. The value - 0 or 1-used in the binary numbering system.
Also, the smallest form of data.
Broadband - A data-transmission scheme in which multiple signals share the
bandwidth of a medium. This allows the transmission of voice, data and video
signals over a single medium. Cable television uses broadband techniques to
deliver dozens of channels over one cable.
8. Click OK. Windows may ask for original Windows installation files. Supply
them as needed (i.e.: D:\win98, D:\win95, c:\windows\options\cabs.)
9. Windows will ask you to restart the PC. Click Yes.
CPU (Central Processing Unit) - The computing part of the computer. Also
called the "processor," it is made up of the control unit and ALU.
The TCP/IP Installation is complete.
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DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) - A protocol that lets network
administrators manage centrally and automate the assignment of Internet
Protocol (IP) addresses in an organization's network. Using the Internet's set of
protocol (TCP/IP), each machine that can connect to the Internet needs a
unique IP address. When an organization sets up its computer users with a con-
nection to the Internet, an IP address must be assigned to each machine.
Without DHCP, the IP address must be entered manually at each computer and,
if computers move to another location in another part of the network, a new IP
address must be entered. DHCP lets a network administrator supervise and dis-
tribute IP addresses from a central point and automatically sends a new IP
address when a computer is plugged into a different place in the network.
Hardware - Hardware is the physical aspect of computers, telecommunica-
tions, and other information technology devices. The term arose as a way to dis-
tinguish the "box" and the electronic circuitry and components of a computer
from the program you put in it to make it do things. The program came to be
known as the software.
Hub - The device that serves as the central location for attaching wires from
workstations. Can be passive, where there is no amplification of the signals; or
active, where the hubs are used like repeaters to provide an extension of the
cable that connects to a workstation.
IEEE - The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. The IEEE
describes itself as "the world's largest technical professional society -- promot-
ing the development and application of electrotechnology and allied sciences
for the benefit of humanity, the advancement of the profession, and the well-
being of our members."
DHCP uses the concept of a "lease" or amount of time that a given IP address
will be valid for a computer. The lease time can vary depending on how long a
user is likely to require the Internet connection at a particular location. It's espe-
cially useful in education and other environments where users change fre-
quently. Using very short leases, DHCP can dynamically reconfigure networks
in which there are more computers than there are available IP addresses.
The IEEE fosters the development of standards that often become national and
international standards. The organization publishes a number of journals, has
many local chapters, and several large societies in special areas, such as the
IEEE Computer Society.
DHCP supports static addresses for computers containing Web servers that
need a permanent IP address.
Download - To receive a file transmitted over a network. In a communications
session, download means receive, upload means transmit.
IP Address - In the most widely installed level of the Internet Protocol
(Internet Protocol) today, an IP address is a 32-binary digit number that identi-
fies each sender or receiver of information that is sent in packet across the
Internet. When you request an HTML page or send e-mail, the Internet
Protocol part of TCP/IP includes your IP address in the message (actually, in
each of the packets if more than one is required) and sends it to the IP address
that is obtained by looking up the domain name in the Uniform Resource
Locator you requested or in the e-mail address you're sending a note to. At the
other end, the recipient can see the IP address of the Web page requestor or the
e-mail sender and can respond by sending another message using the IP address
it received.
Driver - A workstation or server software module that provides an interface
between a network interface card and the upper-layer protocol software running
in the computer; it is designed for a specific NIC, and is installed during the
initial installation of a network-compatible client or server operating system.
Ethernet - IEEE standard network protocol that specifies how data is placed
on and retrieved from a common transmission medium. Has a transfer rate of
10 Mbps. Forms the underlying transport vehicle used by several upper-level
protocols, including TCP/IP and XNS.
ISP - An ISP (Internet service provider) is a company that provides individuals
and companies access to the Internet and other related services such as Web site
building and virtual hosting.
Firmware - Programming that is inserted into programmable read-only mem-
ory (programmable read-only memory), thus becoming a permanent part of a
computing device.
Gateway - A device that interconnects networks with different, incompatible
communications protocols.
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LAN - A local area network (LAN) is a group of computers and associated
devices that share a common communications line and typically share the
resources of a single processor or server within a small geographic area (for
example, within an office building).
Software - Instructions for the computer. A series of instructions that performs
a particular task is called a "program." The two major categories of software are
"system software" and "application software." System software is made up of
control programs such as the operating system and database management sys-
tem (DBMS). Application software is any program that processes data for the
user.
Mbps (MegaBits Per Second) - One million bits per second; unit of measure-
ment for data transmission.
A common misconception is that software is data. It is not. Software tells the
hardware how to process the data.
Network - A system that transmits any combination of voice, video and/or data
between users.
Switch - 1. A data switch connects computing devices to host computers,
allowing a large number of devices to share a limited number of ports. 2. A
device for making, breaking, or changing the connections in an electrical cir-
cuit.
NIC (Network Interface Card) - A board installed in a computer system, usu-
ally a PC, to provide network communication capabilities to and from that com-
puter system. Also called an adapter.
Ping - (Packet INternet Groper) An Internet utility used to determine whether
a particular IP address is online. It is used to test and debug a network by send-
ing out a packet and waiting for a response.
TCP/IP - Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) is the
basic communication language or protocol of the Internet. It can also be used
as a communications protocol in a private network (either an intranet or an
extranet). When you are set up with direct access to the Internet, your comput-
er is provided with a copy of the TCP/IP program just as every other computer
that you may send messages to or get information from also has a copy of
TCP/IP.
Port - A pathway into and out of the computer or a network device such as a
switch or router. For example, the serial and parallel ports on a personal com-
puter are external sockets for plugging in communications lines, modems and
printers.
Throughput - The amount of data moved successfully from one place to anoth-
PPPoE (Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet) - A method used mostly by DSL
providers for connecting personal computers to a broadband modem for
Internet access. It is similar to how a dial-up connection works but at higher
speeds and quicker access.
er in a given time period.
Upload - To receive a file transmitted over a network. In a communications ses-
sion, upload means transmit, download means receive.
RJ-11 (Registered Jack-11) - A telephone connector that holds up to six wires.
The RJ-11 the common connector used to plug a telephone into a wall.
UTP - Unshielded twisted pair is the most common kind of copper telephone
wiring. Twisted pair is the ordinary copper wire that connects home and many
business computers to the telephone company. To reduce crosstalk or electro-
magnetic induction between pairs of wires, two insulated copper wires are
twisted around each other. Each signal on twisted pair requires both wires.
Since some telephone sets or desktop locations require multiple connections,
twisted pair is sometimes installed in two or more pairs, all within a single
cable.
RJ-45 (Registered Jack-45) - A connector similar to a telephone connector that
holds up to eight wires, used for connecting Ethernet devices.
Router - Protocol-dependent device that connects subnetworks together.
Routers are useful in breaking down a very large network into smaller subnet-
works; they introduce longer delays and typically have much lower throughput
rates than bridges.
Server - Any computer whose function in a network is to provide user access
to files, printing, communications, and other services.
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Environmental
Specifications
Dimensions:
7.87 x 5.51 x 1.57 inches
(200 mm x 140 mm x 40 mm)
Model No.:
ADSLME1
Standards:
IEEE 802.3 (10BaseT), ANSI T1.413 Issue 2,
ITU-T G.dmt (G.992.1), ITU-T G.lite (G.992.2)
Unit Weight:
Power:
10.58 oz. (0.3 kg)
Input 120V AC, Output 15V DC, 400mA
FCC Part 15, FCC Part 68, CSA-03
32ºF to 122ºF (0ºC to 50ºC)
14ºF to 140ºF (-10ºC to 60ºC)
Protocol:
Ports:
RFC 1483 Bridge
Certifications:
Operating Temp:
Storage Temp:
One Console Port
One RJ-11 port
One 10Mbps RJ-45 port
Line
LAN
Cabling Type:
UTP Category 5 or better, standard phone line
cable
Operating Humidity: 5% to 90%, Non-Condensing
Storage Humidity: 5% to 90%, Non-Condensing
Speed (Mbps):
LEDs
Line
10 (Half Duplex)
ADSL Up to 8Mbps (Download Speed)
Up to 800Kbps (Upload Speed)
Power, Alert, LAN Activity, LAN Link, ADSL Link,
ADSL Tx
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