Appendix C Preparing Your Network; What You Need To Use A Router With A Broadband Modem; Cabling And Computer Hardware; March - NETGEAR TA612V Reference Manual

This appendix describes how to prepare your network to connect to the Internet through the
TA612V Broadband Voice Adapter and how to verify the readiness of broadband Internet service
from an Internet service provider (ISP).
Note: If an ISP technician configured your computer during the installation of a
broadband modem, or if you configured it using instructions provided by your ISP, you
may need to copy the current configuration information for use in the configuration of
your firewall. Write down this information before reconfiguring your computers. Refer
to "Obtaining ISP Configuration Information for Windows
"Obtaining ISP Configuration Information for Macintosh
further information.

What You Need To Use a Router with a Broadband Modem

You need to prepare these three things before you begin:

Cabling and Computer Hardware

To use the TA612V adapter on your network, each computer must have an installed Ethernet
Network Interface Card (NIC) and an Ethernet cable. If the computer will connect to your network
using an Ethernet NIC at 100 Mbps, you must use a Category 5 (Cat 5) cable such as the one
provided with your router. For an explanation of Ethernet cabling, see
B-11. The cable or DSL broadband modem must provide a standard 10 Mbps (10BASE-T) or 100
Mbps (100BASE-Tx) Ethernet interface.

Computer Network Configuration Requirements

The TA612V includes a built-in Web Configuration Manager. To access the configuration menus
on the TA612V, your must use a Java-enabled Web browser program which supports HTTP
uploads such as Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator. Use Internet Explorer or
Netscape Navigator 4.0 or above.
Preparing Your Network
Preparing Your Network

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Appendix C
Computers" on page C-21
Computers" on page C-22
"Ethernet Cabling" on page
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C-1