User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Introduction
- EMTA Gateway Features
- What’s on the CD-ROM
- Accessing the Diagnostics Display through the CD-ROM
- Computer Requirements
- Setting the Modem in the Stand
- Wall Mounting
- EMTA Gateway Overview
- Connecting the EMTA Gateway to a Single Computer
- Attaching the Cable TV Wire to the EMTA Gateway
- Important Connection Information
- USB Connection to One Computer
- USB Connection - Using the Installation Wizard
- USB Connection - Without Using the Installation Wizard
- Using Windows 2000 for USB Connection
- Using Windows Me for USB Connection
- Using Windows XP for USB Connection
- Ethernet Connection to One Computer
- Connecting More Than Two Computers to the EMTA Gateway
- Telephone or Fax Connection
- Activating the EMTA Gateway
- Accessing the Internet
- Status
- Wireless
- Frequently Asked Questions
- General Troubleshooting
- FCC Declaration of Conformity and Industry Canada Information
Chapter 1: Connections and Setup
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Choose the “Automatic search for a better driver (Recommended)” option, and click “Next.”
Note: If Windows Me does not recognize the presence of the EMTA Gateway, i.e., the “Add New
Hardware Wizard” did not automatically appear, your BIOS settings may not permit USB and/or
Plug-and-Play devices. Please contact your computer’s customer service department.
7. The automatic search should find and install the driver for the “RCA or Thomson Digital
Cable Modem”. Click on “Finish” to complete the process.
8. When the “System Settings Change” window appears, click “Yes” to restart your computer.
9. The Thomson Digital Cable Modem installation is now complete. To validate a proper
installation, perform the following instructions:
A. Click on the “Start” icon in the lower left-hand corner of your screen.
B. Select “Settings,” followed by “Control Panel.” The “Control Panel” window will appear.
C. Double-click on the “System” icon, and select the “Device Manager.”
D. Scroll down the list until you come to “Network Adapters.” Double-click on “Network
Adapters.”
E. The “RCA or Thomson Digital Cable Modem” should exist. If “RCA or Thomson Digital
Cable Modem” does not exist, the Digital Cable Modem was NOT installed correctly.
Using Windows XP for USB Connection
Follow steps 6 through 9 if you have a Windows XP operating system:
6. Windows XP will display the “Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard,” and ask whether
you would like the Windows to connect to Windows Update to search for software, Choose
“No, not this time” and click “Next”.