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Installing and using the
Expedience RSU wireless
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Directions for connecting your RSU to a computer or
LAN and obtaining high-speed Internet access.
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  • Page 1 Installing and using the Expedience RSU wireless modem Directions for connecting your RSU to a computer or LAN and obtaining high-speed Internet access.
  • Page 2 IN NO EVENT SHALL NEXTNET WIRELESS OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOST PROFITS OR LOSS OF DAMAGE TO DATA ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS GUIDE, EVEN IF NEXTNET WIRELESS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Welcome................1 Before you begin ..............1 Connecting your RSU to a computer ........3 Installation overview ............3 Setting up the computer to dynamically receive an IP address ..3 Windows 95, Windows NT, Windows 98, Windows ME: Setting up the network connection ..........

  • Page 5: Welcome

    Welcome This document describes how to install and use your Expedience residential subscriber unit (RSU) to obtain wireless high-speed Internet access. You can connect your RSU to a computer or to a small office/home office (SOHO) local area network (LAN) through a hub, switch, or router.
  • Page 6 Figure 1 illustrates the RSU package contents. Power supply RSU device Installing the Ethernet cable Wireless Modem guide Figure 1: RSU package contents Table 1 lists the standard contents in your RSU package. Table 1: RSU package components Component Part number Quantity RSU device (vertical polarization) 900-0060-1000...

  • Page 7: Connecting Your Rsu To A Computer

    Connecting your RSU to a computer This section describes how to connect your RSU to a computer. If you want to connect your RSU to a network device (such as a router or switch), refer to the section “Connecting the RSU to a network” on page 10, in this guide. NSTALLATION OVERVIEW The installation consists of the following major tasks, each of which is explained in greater detail in the sections that follow:...

  • Page 8: Windows Xp: Setting Up The Network Connection

    XP: S INDOWS ETTING UP THE NETWORK CONNECTION 1. From the Start menu, select Settings. Then select Network Connections. 2. Right click the connection you want to alter; that is, the name of your NIC. From the pop- up menu, select Properties. 3.
  • Page 9 The lights on top of your RSU blink to indicate signal strength (Figure 3). Lights blink on Lights blink off Lights blink on Figure 3: Indicator lights blinking: signal found...
  • Page 10 Note: If the RSU’s lights blink in sequence (that is, chase each other), rather than blink simultaneously, the RSU cannot detect enough signal from your service provider to operate properly. You must adjust the RSU so that at least one light blinks. Step 3 on page 7 describes how to adjust the RSU.

  • Page 11: Finding The Strongest Service Provider Signal

    INDING THE STRONGEST SERVICE PROVIDER SIGNAL To provide the best service, the RSU searches for the strongest signal transmitted by your service provider. Your RSU is equipped with an internal directional antenna. The back side of the RSU, where the antenna is located, is the side without a logo printed on it. Figure 5 illustrates the RSU’s back side.
  • Page 12 To use the lights to find the strongest service provider signal: Before you begin, make sure: • The RSU’s power supply is connected to the RSU and to a power source. • The Ethernet cable is connected to the RSU. The other end of the Ethernet cable is not connected to the computer.

  • Page 13: Connecting To The Internet

    Plug the Ethernet cable into your computer. The other end of the cable should already be plugged into the RSU. 10 Turn on your computer. During power up, the lights on the RSU stop blinking, and are continuously lit. ONNECTING TO THE NTERNET After completing steps 1 through 3, the RSU is positioned to provide a reliable connection.

  • Page 14: Renewing The Host Computer's Ip Address

    Renewing the host computer’s IP address When you renew the host computer’s IP address, your service provider is assigning your computer a new IP address by using the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP). The host computer’s IP address is automatically renewed when you restart the computer. Connecting the RSU to a network Note: Plan to use only one RSU on an Ethernet network.
  • Page 15 Figure 8 illustrates lights blinking in sequence. Figure 8: Indicator lights chasing: no signal found If you have tried to use your RSU in several locations within your home or office—without being able to receive a signal— contact your service provider for further information about connecting.

  • Page 16: You Successfully Completed The Signal Scan, But Your Internet

    OU SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE SIGNAL SCAN BUT YOUR NTERNET BROWSER CANNOT CONNECT TO A WEB SITE If you tried to connect to only one Internet address, try to connect to a few more. It is important to try a few different Internet addresses because the single site you were unable to reach may indicate that the site is out of service, not that the RSU is malfunctioning.

  • Page 17: Rsu Malfunctions After You Write On The Rsu Or Attach Stickers To The Rsu

    MALFUNCTIONS AFTER YOU WRITE ON THE OR ATTACH STICKERS TO THE Do not write on the RSU or attach stickers to the RSU. Doing so may interfere with the Internet signal, causing your RSU to malfunction.

  • Page 19: Fcc / Industry Canada Information

    This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Cet appareil numérique de la classe B conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. Responsible Party: NextNet Wireless, Inc. 9555 James Ave. South Suite 270 Bloomington, MN 55431...
  • Page 20 Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
  • Page 21 Index computer network device NIC requirement 1 connecting to RSU 10 cross-over cable 10 NIC requirement 1 Ethernet cable part numbers list 2 category 5 requirement 1 power Ethernet jack supplying to RSU 4 location 4 router indicator lights connecting to RSU 10 blinking in sequence 10 blinking slowly 12 back side illustration 7...

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