Ethernet Or Usb - Arris WBM750 Touchstone User Manual

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Ethernet Cable
USB Cable
USB
Installation Drivers

Ethernet or USB?

There are two ways to connect your computer (or other equipment) to the Wide-
band Cable Modem. The following will help you decide which is best for you:
Ethernet
Ethernet is a standard method of connecting two or more devices into a Local Area
Network (LAN). Use the Ethernet connection if your computer has built-in Ethernet
hardware, does not use Windows, or you want to share the Wideband Cable Modem
connection with several computers.
Note:
The Wideband Cable Modem package comes with a 6-foot (1.9m) Ethernet cable
(the connectors look like wide telephone connectors); you can purchase a longer
cable if necessary at a computer retailer. If you are connecting the Wideband Cable
Modem directly to a computer, or to an Ethernet hub or broadband router with a
cross-over switch, ask for Category 5 (CAT5) straight-through cable. If you are con-
necting the Wideband Cable Modem to an Ethernet hub or broadband router with-
out a crossover switch, ask for a Category 5 crossover cable.
USB
USB (Universal Serial Bus) is meant for connecting a variety of accessories, such as
keyboards, mice, printers, and communications devices (including Wideband Cable
Modems) to a single computer. Use the USB connection if you have only one com-
puter, and the computer is using a Windows operating system (Windows 2000 or
later), and has no built-in Ethernet hardware. Wideband Cable Modems with USB
ports include a 5-foot (1.6m) USB cable.
Both
If you have two or more computers, you can connect one computer to the Wide-
band Cable Modem's USB port and one or more other computers to the Ethernet
port. To connect two or more computers to the Ethernet port, you will need a hub
or broadband router (available at computer retailers).
For more information about connecting two or more computers, contact your cable
service provider.
Touchstone WBM750 Wideband Cable Modem User's Guide
Ethernet
Configuration Usage
To connect two or more computers to the Ethernet port, you will need a
hub or broadband router (available at computer retailers).
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