User`s guide

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Chapter 1: Connections and Setup
Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 1
EMTA Features .................................................................................................................. 1
What’s on the CD-ROM ..................................................................................................... 2
Computer Requirements.................................................................................................... 3
Wall Mounting ...................................................................................................................4
Overview ................................................................................................................................. 5
Front Panel........................................................................................................................ 5
Rear Panel ......................................................................................................................... 7
Installing the Battery ......................................................................................................... 7
Relationship among the Devices .............................................................................................. 7
What the EMTA Does ......................................................................................................... 9
What the EMTA Needs to Do Its Job ................................................................................... 9
Contact Your Local Cable Company ................................................................................. 10
Connecting the EMTA to a Single Computer ........................................................................... 12
Attaching the Cable TV Wire to the EMTA ........................................................................ 12
Important Connection Information .................................................................................. 13
USB Connection to One Computer ................................................................................... 13
USB Connection............................................................................................................... 14
Using Windows 2000 for USB Connection ........................................................................ 15
Using Windows Me for USB Connection............................................................................ 18
Using Windows XP for USB Connection ............................................................................ 19
Ethernet Connection to One Computer ............................................................................ 21
Connecting More Than Two Computers to the EMTA ....................................................... 22
Telephone or Fax Connection .......................................................................................... 23