User Manual

Contents
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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 ......................................................... 3
Windows 2000: Setting up the network connection ................... 3
Windows XP: Setting up the network connection ....................... 4
Plugging in the RSU .............................................................. 4
Finding the strongest service provider signal ............................ 7
Using the indicator lights to find the strongest service provider
signal ................................................................................. 8
Using the software-assisted method to find the strongest signal 10
Fine-tuning the connection to the service provider ...................12
Connecting to the Internet ...................................................12
Renewing the host computer’s IP address........................... 13
Windows users: Renewing the IP address ...............................13
Non-Windows users: Renewing the IP address ........................13
Connecting the RSU to a network ........................................ 13
Troubleshooting .................................................................. 13
The RSU can successfully receive a signal at home, but not
at work or at a friend’s house ...............................................13
The RSU cannot receive your service provider’s signal ..............14
The RSU’s lights blink in sequence .........................................14
You successfully completed the signal scan, but your Internet
browser cannot connect to a web site ....................................16
The lights on the RSU blink more slowly than normal ...............16
You receive a dialog box indicating that you cannot connect
to your service provider .......................................................16
LinkMonitor application cannot communicate with RSU when
VPN is used ........................................................................17
RSU malfunctions after you write on the RSU or attach stickers
to the RSU .........................................................................17
FCC information ................................................................... 19