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EMTA User Manual Safety Notes For Installation Use only the type of power source indicated on the marking labels. Use only the power adapter supplied with the product. Do not overload wall outlet or extension cords as this may increase the risk of electric shock or file. If the power cord is frayed, replace it with a new one.
Contents Contents Before You Use ....................vi Features ....................vi System Requirements ................vi Unpacking....................vii Chapter 1: Overview ..................1 Physical Outlook ..................1 Front Panel ..................1 Rear Panel ..................2 Chapter 2: Installation ..................3 Connecting the Cable Modem to Your Computer..........3 Installation Procedure for Ethernet Interface........
Before You Use The CME090W is a DOCSIS 1.0/1.1 and CableHome 1.0 compliant wireless cable residential gateway that provide high-speed connectivity to residential, commercial, and education subscribers on public and private networks via an existing cable infrastructure. The CME090W is equipped with 4-port Ethernet switch, USB, IEEE802.11b Wireless, HPNA interfaces.
ADSL Router User Manual " Windows98/2000/ ME/XP operating system " Available USB port " Subscribe to a Cable Television Company for cable modem service For Phone Connection " Standard touch-tone telephone and phone cord with RJ-11 connector " Subscribe to a VoIP system company (VoIP service provider) for VoIP services Unpacking Check the contents of the package against the pack contents checklist below.
Chapter 1: Overiew Physical Outlook The following illustration shows the front panel of the EMTA machine: LED Indicators The LEDs on the front panel are described in the table below (from left to right): Color Status Description Power Green Power off. Power on.
Chapter 2: Installation This cable modem equips USB and Ethernet interfaces. You can choose either one to connect to the cable modem. Go to the section “Installation Procedure for Ethernet Interface”, if your computer has installed TCP/IP and Ethernet card with 10/100BaseT capability.
Chapter 3: Software Installation and Configuration USB Driver Installation Wait for the cable modem is running in the operational state (registration O.K.). Plug the USB cable into your PC USB port. You will see the next page. Click the “Next” button. Select “Search for the best drivers for your device“...
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Cable Modem User’s Manual Select “The updated driver...” and click the “Next” button. Click the “Next” button. Installation has been completed here. Click the “Finish” button.
Chapter 3: Software Installation and Configuration The system will ask you to restart your computer. Click “Yes” to complete the installation. Wait for the cable modem is running in the operational state (registration O.K.). Plug the USB cable into your PC USB port.
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Cable Modem User’s Manual Insert the driver CD into CD-ROM. Select “CD-ROM drive” and clicks the “Next” button. Click the “Next” button. A Digital Signature Not Found dialog box appears to ask you to continue the installation or stop the procedure. Please click Yes.
Chapter 3: Software Installation and Configuration Installation has been completed here. Click the “Finish” button. Uninstall USB Driver Click “Start” button on your computer’s taskbar, point to “Settings”, and then click “Control Panel”. Select Add/Remove Programs. On the Install/Uninstall tab, select USB Cable Modem Adapter from the list box. Click the Add/Remove button.
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Cable Modem User’s Manual A dialog box appears to ask you unplug USB cable, please unplug the cable and click OK.
Chapter 3: Software Installation and Configuration Setting TCP/IP on Client PC After you successfully complete the network interface card (Ethernet card) installation task, you need to make sure the TCP/IP communications protocol used by the Ethernet card is installed and correctly configured on your system. Click on the Start menu, point to Settings and click on Control Panel.
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Cable Modem User’s Manual The Select Network Component Type dialog box will show up. Click ”Protocol”, and then click ”Add”. You will see the Select Network Protocol dialog box. Click “Microsoft” in the “Manufactures:” list, and then click “TCP/IP” in the “Network Protocols:” list. Click “OK”.
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Chapter 3: Software Installation and Configuration You will be directed back to the Network dialog box, and on the “Configuration” tab, the entry that includes TCP/IP -> followed by the Ethernet card installed in your computer will appear in the list of installed network components.
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Cable Modem User’s Manual Click “Gateway” to bring it to the front. On this tab, leave the “New gateway:” blank. If there is the entry in the “Installed gateway:” list, click it and then click “Remove” to remove all installed gateways. 10.
Chapter 3: Software Installation and Configuration 11. The Copying Files dialog box will pop up and the system will start copying files from Windows. At the first time you will be asked to insert the Windows 98 CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive during the files copying, and follow the instructions when they show up, then click “OK”.
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Cable Modem User’s Manual The Network and Dial-up Connections window will show up. Double-click “Local Area Connection” icon in the Network and Dial-up Connections window. The Local Area Connection status window will show up. Click the “Properties” button. Click “Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)” and then click “Properties”.
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Chapter 3: Software Installation and Configuration The Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties dialog box appears. Click “Obtain an IP address automatically”. Click “Obtain DNS server address automatically”. Click “OK” to close the dialog box. Windows will appear the System Settings Change dialog box and ask you if you would like to restart your computer.
Cable Modem User’s Manual DHCP Server PC connected to the cable modem can automatically get a private IP address from the DHCP server of cable modem before cable modem is on line. The following steps will show you how to get an IP address. Click “Start“, point to “Run“, and click to open the “Run“...
Chapter 3: Software Installation and Configuration Click “Start“, point to “Run“, and click to open the “Run“ windows. The Run dialog box appears. Type “cmd” in the “Open” field, and then click “OK” to execute the command. You will enter the dos mode, type “ipconfig”, press “Enter” on your keyboard, and you will see the IP address your computer get from the cable modem.
Cable Modem User’s Manual Type “ipconfig /renew”, and press “Enter” on your keyboard to renew the IP. You can repeat the steps until your computer gets the correct IP. Click “Apple menu“, point to “Control Panels“, and click “TCP/IP” to open the “TCP/IP” window.
Chapter 3: Software Installation and Configuration If the iMac gets an invalid IP, select “Using DHCP Server” in “Configure” field. Click the “Close box” at the upper left corner to close the “TCP/IP” window. Click the “Save” in the prompted message box. You need to wait about 2 minutes and open “TCP/IP”...
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Cable Modem User’s Manual from your ISP’s server. Select the “OK“ to close the IP Configuration window.
Chapter 4: Web Configuration Usin4g Web-Based Manager Once your host PC is properly configured, please proceed as follows: Start your web browser and type the private IP address of the cable modem in the URL field: 192.168.100.1. After connecting to the device, you will be prompted to enter username and password. By default, the username is empty and the password is SA.
Cable Modem User’s Manual The page shows the connection information about the access point in the status of WAN connection. If you are not satisfied with the password that the system gave you, you can change the password in this web page. Please enter the new one on the right box to the Password.
Chapter 3: Software Installation and Configuration Wireless To configure the wireless setting for the Access Point, please open this web page. Service Set Identifier (SSID):Type in the SSID for your service provider. New Channel: Select the channel that you need. Current Channel: The current channel that your access point is in.
Cable Modem User’s Manual Encryption Mode: Choose the encryption mode for your necessity. Authentication: The access point supports three authentication types: Open System, Shared key and Both. This should be considered with the WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) mechanism. Default Key: Select the number as the default key for WEP encryption.
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Chapter 3: Software Installation and Configuration Basic Data Rates: It decides the speed of the management packet transmission. Control Tx Rates: It decides the speed of the data packet transmission. Beacon Interval: Type in the beacon interval number. The range is from 0 to 65535. DTIM Interval: Type in the DTIM interval number.
Chapter 5: Access Internet through Cable Modem For making sure that you can get into Internet successfully, please make sure the following first. 1. Make sure the connection (through Ethernet or USB) between the cable modem and your computer is OK. 2.
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Chapter 6: Troubleshooting If the suggested solutions in this section do not resolve your issue, contact your system administrator or Internet service provider. Can I use the same cable line for TV and cable modem? A. Yes, the TV and cable modem uses the cable line. You need a splitter to use them at the same time. Ask Cable Company to install the splitter for you to avoid signal degradation.
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Appendix: Specifications RF Specifications(US) Downstream Upstream Operating Frequency Range 88-860MHz 5-42MHz Frequency Channel HRC, IRC, STD Frequency Selection Auto Scanning Controlled by Head end Bandwidth 6MHz Programmable (200*N KHz) N=1, 2, 4, 8, 16 Characteristic Impedance 75Ω Nominal 75Ω Nominal Signal Level Range -15 to +15dBmV/64QAM +8 to +58dBmV/QPSK...
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Cable Modem User’s Manual Output Power Average 15 dbm Interface PCMCIA Type II (PCMCIA v2.1, 3.3V) Network Network Protocol IP/TCP/UDP/ARP/ICMP/DHCP/TP/TFTP/SNMP/HTTP Packet Filtering Up to 253 CPE MAC filters, 32 LLC filters, 32 IP filters Security and Encryption DOCSIS BPI X.509 Certificate/56-Bit DES Wireless LAN Authentication Open System &...
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