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Installation:::…
First off you have to make sure the splitter (also known as a filter or micro-filter) is installed anywhere a phone is plugged in, so that when you use the phones you won’t hear the high pitched ADSL modulation hiss over the phone line.
The splitter is basically a filter that filter out the ADSL signal frequency over the phone line effectively splitting it into a separate connection . That connection then of course goes to the DSL port on the modem.
To set up and install the modem you have to connect to it, the first time you connect to it is with a network connection using a wired connection.
Because the modem doesn't have a USB port but only wired LAN or wireless port available, you should be able to connect to the modem with any operating system and set it up.
This means that the modem works with Windows XP x64 as well.
Using this connection you can surf to the default IP address in order to access the modem's browser based menu screens displayed below.
Login Screen
The modem is password protected, a standard password is found in the manual, it’s of course useful to change that to something better, first chance you get.
Initial Setup Screen
The next screen features two choices, the setup wizard to get you started right away or the advanced setup for more settings.
We'll choose the setup wizard for now and go into the advanced setup later on.
The setup wizard takes you through 5 easy steps to set up your connection.
Getting Started
First step is to get you started, welcoming you and explaining what is coming up.
Wireless Settings
The next step is to get the wireless part of the modem going.
You need to give the wireless network a name and choose whether or not you want to broadcast that. For security reasons you may not want to broadcast it.
Then you select the wireless mode and pick from 2 speeds (11Mbps (the 802.11b standard) or 54 Mbps (the 802.11g-standard) or mixed.
And of course you have to set the channel it uses for the wireless connections.
Time Zone
Third step requires you to set the time zone for the modem.
Optionally you can choose to synchronize the time with so called time servers. The modem will then automatically download and adjust the time to the time found on the time servers.
ADSL Settings
Last but not least the ADSL settings are set.
The modem has a few pre-configured Internet Service Providers listed per country; most of them are the more commonly used service providers for that location. For those not available in the presets it should be a simple matter to get the settings from your ISP by phone or via their website.
The protocol setting will vary, depending on what service provider you choose and of course you can change what it automatically suggested to fit your needs.
Summary Screen
The final step will be the summary of all your settings, after which you will choose finish to apply them and commit them to the modem.
For most users this setup works quite well and after these steps you can go onto the internet to your heart’s content, for the control freaks among us, you might want to check out the advanced setup to see what’s going on underneath the hood.
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