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Installation Guide and User Manual

 

1.  About This Manual 

This manual provides a comprehensive user’s guide and installation manual for  Acer 
ADSL Surf USB Modem. It has been organized in such a way to make it easy to be 
followed by users worldwide. In order to ensure optimal comprehension, the following list 
provides brief descriptions of the formatting styles used throughout this manual. 

Commands :  

Commands are always referred to by using the word

 “ Click ” 

before 

them. These commands are always shown as bold-faced words. For example, click 

Next , 

click 

OK

, or click 

Cancel

Names of Windows  ( Dialog Boxes ) :

 The names of the windows ( also referred to 

as dialog boxes ) that appear on the PC screen are always referred to in quotes. For 
example, the

 “ Setup Complete ”

 window. 

Names of Options in Windows  :

 The names of options to choose from inside the 

windows that appear on the PC screen are always referred to in italics. For example, 
choose the 

Yes, I want to restart my computer”

 

option from the window.   

Notes  :

  In some cases, preparatory or cautionary information is needed before 

proceeding to the next step in an installation process. This kind of information is 
provided in the form of notes, which are always referred to in bold-faced and italicized 
letters.   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for ADSL Surf USB Modem

Page 1: ...Installation Guide and User Manual 1 Acer European Support http support acer euro com Acer ADSL Surf USB Modem Installation Guide ...

Page 2: ...allation Guide and User Manual 2 Table of Contents 1 About The Manual 2 Specification 3 Preface Chapter 1 ADSL Overview Chapter 2 NDISLAN RFC 1483 Driver for Windows 98 Original Edition 98SE ME XP and 2000 ...

Page 3: ...or example click Next click OK or click Cancel q Names of Windows Dialog Boxes The names of the windows also referred to as dialog boxes that appear on the PC screen are always referred to in quotes For example the Setup Complete window q Names of Options in Windows The names of options to choose from inside the windows that appear on the PC screen are always referred to in italics For example cho...

Page 4: ...ver ATM ALL5 u RFC 2364 Point To Point Protocol Over ATM ALL5 u RFC 2516 Point To Point Protocol Over Ethernet Bus Type Type B USB Cables Connectors 1 RJ 45 11 cable 1 Type A B USB cable Graphical User Interface DSL GUI is a tool that enables users to monitor USB Modem and ADSL line status and to change the Modem configuration Operating System Support Windows 98 Original Edition 98SE Windows ME Wi...

Page 5: ... Environment Operating 0 50 Non operating 20 70 Humidity Operating 20 80 RH Non operating 10 80 RH Standard Approval CE CLASS B FCC PART 15 CLASS B FCC PART 68 EN60950 K 21 Status LED 1 LED indicates ADSL Detect Connect 1 LED indicates Power Ready ...

Page 6: ...ftware upgradeable Includes a DSL GUI monitoring program for configuring the adapter and checking the status of the connection Provides an RJ 11 connector for connection to the telephone line Supports DSL downstream data rates up to 8Mbps 125 times faster than standard 56K modems Supports DSL upstream data rates up to 1024 Kbps Supports 3rd party PPP Over Ethernet PPPoE clients Ship Kit Contents Y...

Page 7: ...regarding the installation operation and configuration of the Acer ADSL Surf USB Modem The following chapters are included in this manual l Chapter 1 Overview offers a brief description of ADSL protocol and device driver selection l Chapter 2 NDISLAN RFC1483 Driver for Windows 98 Original Edition 98SE ME XP and 2000 ...

Page 8: ...em is fully software upgradeable so that new features and updates may be added by simply loading a new version of the device driver onto your PC ADSL modems employ ATM Asynchronous Transfer Mode framing ATM is a protocol that divides packets into small fixed sized cells for rapid transmission over high speed networks The ATM protocol allows various types of traffic e g data voice and video to be s...

Page 9: ...net RFC 2516 This protocol makes the modem appear as a local area network LAN device to the operating system It allows multiple computer users on an Ethernet to share a common DSL connection to the Internet LAN type of device drivers is provided for the Acer ADSL Surf USB modem ...

Page 10: ...client software and related documentation VPI VCI and other specifications can be configured via DSLMON GUI or during installation of software drivers DO NOT plug the USB cable from the PC into the USB connector of the Acer ADSL Surf USB Modem until driver is installed The following instructions apply for Windows 98 98SE ME XP and 2000 Some of the screens may slightly differ from those shown due t...

Page 11: ...Installation Guide and User Manual 11 2 Click NEXT to confirm setting 3 Click Finish to continue ...

Page 12: ...uare end of the USB cable into the USB port of the Acer ADSL Surf USB Modem and Click OK 5 The device driver will be automatically installed into your system 6 Click OK to complete the installation procedures NOTE You will need to reboot your system after the above installation procedures if your operating system is Windows 98 Original Edition Windows 98SE or Windows ME ...

Page 13: ... provided by your ADSL service provider such as WinPoet and NTS Consult the documentation provided with the appropriate third party PPPoE client software or your service provider for installation and configuration procedures VPI VCI and other specific ations can be configured via DSLMON GUI 1 After the USB ADSL Driver is successfully installed the Status Task Bar will appear in the System Tray Dou...

Page 14: ...nstallation Guide and User Manual 14 3 You can see your configuration in the following dialog box Whenever you need to change the settings please also refer to this dialog box and make appropriate change ...

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