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LINKSYS BEFCMU10 ver. 3 User Manual Safety Notes For Installation Use only the type of power source indicated on the marking labels. Use only the power adapter supplied with the product. Do not overload wall outlet or extension cords as this may increase the risk of electric shock or file. If the power cord is frayed, replace it with a new one. Proper ventilation is necessary to prevent the product overheating.
LINKSYS BEFCMU10 ver. 3 User Manual NOTE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules.These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
LINKSYS BEFCMU10 ver. 3 User Manual Chapter 1: Overview 1.1 Physical Outlook 1.1-1 Front Panel The following illustration shows the front panel of the LINKSYS BEFCMU10 VER. 3 Cable Modem. LED Indicators The LEDs on the front panel are described in the table below (from left to right): LED Color POWER Green Cable Green Activity Green Ethernet USB Green Green Status Description Off Power off. On Power on. Off Power off or the initial test is over.
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LINKSYS BEFCMU10 ver. 3 User Manual Chapter 2: Installation 2.1 Connecting the Cable Modem to Your Computer 2.1-1 Installation Procedure for Ethernet Interface Follow the steps below for proper installation: 1. Make sure your computer meets the system requirements. 2. Connect a coaxial cable (supplied by the local Cable Television Company) to the CABLE connector on the modem. 3. Plug the power adapter into the POWER connector of the modem. 4. Plug the other end of the power adapter into a power outlet. 5.
LINKSYS BEFCMU10 ver. 3 User Manual 2.1-2 Installation Procedure for USB Interface 1. 2. 3. 4. Follow the steps below for proper installation: Make sure your computer meets the system requirements. Connect a coaxial cable (supplied by the local Cable Television Company) to the CABLE connector on the modem. Plug the power adapter into the POWER connector of the modem. Plug the other end of the power adapter into a power outlet. 5. Check CABLE LED. If it is solid ON, the Cable Modem is on-line now.
LINKSYS BEFCMU10 ver. 3 User Manual Chapter 3: Software Installation and Configuration 3.1 USB Driver Installation 3.1-1 For Windows 98/Me 1. Wait for the cable modem is running in the operational state (registration O.K.). Plug the USB cable into your PC USB port. You will see the next page. Click the “Next” button. 2. Select “Search for the best drivers for your device“ and click the “Next” button. 3. Check “Specify a location” and browse CD-ROM:\Win9x or WinME. Click the “Next” button.
LINKSYS BEFCMU10 ver. 3 User Manual 4. Select “The updated driver...” and click the “Next” button. 5. Click the “Next” button. 6. Installation has been completed here. Click the “Finish” button.
LINKSYS BEFCMU10 ver. 3 User Manual 7. The system will ask you to restart your computer. Click “Yes” to complete the installation. 3.1-2 For Windows 2000/XP 1. Wait for the cable modem is running in the operational state (registration O.K.). Plug the USB cable into your PC USB port. 2. You will see the next page. Click the “Next” button.
3. LINKSYS BEFCMU10 ver. 3 User Manual Select “Search for a suitable driver for my device“ and click the “Next” button. 4. Insert the driver CD into CD-ROM. Select “CD-ROM drive” and clicks the “Next” button. 5. Click the “Next” button.
6. LINKSYS BEFCMU10 ver. 3 User Manual Installation has been completed here. Click the “Finish” button. 3.2 Uninstall USB Driver 3.2-1 For Windows 98/ME 1. Click “Start” button on your computer’s taskbar, point to “Settings”, and then click “Control Panel”. 2. 3. Select Add/Remove Programs. On the Install/Uninstall tab, select USB Cable Modem Adapter from the list box. Click the Add/Remove button. A confirmation dialog appears. Click Yes.
LINKSYS BEFCMU10 ver. 3 User Manual 3.3 Setting TCP/IP on Client PC After you successfully complete the network interface card (Ethernet card) installation task, you need to make sure the TCP/IP communications protocol used by the Ethernet card is installed and correctly configured on your system. 3.3-1 For Windows 98/Me 1. Click on the Start menu, point to Settings and click on Control Panel. 2. The Control Panel window will show up. Double-click the “Network” icon in the Control Panel window. 3.
LINKSYS BEFCMU10 ver. 3 User Manual 4. The Select Network Component Type dialog box will show up. Click ”Protocol”, and then click ”Add”. 5. You will see the Select Network Protocol dialog box. Click “Microsoft” in the “Manufactures:” list, and then click “TCP/IP” in the “Network Protocols:” list. Click “OK”.
LINKSYS BEFCMU10 ver. 3 User Manual 6. 7. You will be directed back to the Network dialog box, and on the “Configuration” tab, the entry that includes TCP/IP -> followed by the Ethernet card installed in your computer will appear in the list of installed network components. Click TCP/IP -> followed by the Ethernet card installed in your computer, and then click ”Properties”. The TCP/IP Properties dialog box will appear.
8. 9. LINKSYS BEFCMU10 ver. 3 User Manual In the TCP/IP Properties dialog box, please follow the directions below: Click “IP Address” tab to bring it to the front, and then click “Obtain an IP address automatically” on the tab. Click “Gateway” to bring it to the front. On this tab, leave the “New gateway:” blank. If there is the entry in the “Installed gateway:” list, click it and then click “Remove” to remove all installed gateways. 10.
LINKSYS BEFCMU10 ver. 3 User Manual 11. The Copying Files dialog box will pop up and the system will start copying files from Windows. At the first time you will be asked to insert the Windows 98 CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive during the files copying, and follow the instructions when they show up, then click “OK”. It will prompt another Copying Files dialog box. Please type the command line that Windows files located in the dialog box (For example, D:\win98). Click “OK” to continue the files copying. 12.
LINKSYS BEFCMU10 ver. 3 User Manual 3.3-2 For Windows 2000/XP 1. Click “Start” button on your computer’s taskbar, point to “Settings”, and then click ”Network and Dial-up Connections”. 2. The Network and Dial-up Connections window will show up. Double-click “Local Area Connection” icon in the Network and Dial-up Connections window. 3. The Local Area Connection status window will show up. Click the “Properties” button.
LINKSYS BEFCMU10 ver. 3 User Manual 4. Click “Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)” and then click “Properties”. 5. The Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties dialog box appears. Click “Obtain an IP address automatically”. Click “Obtain DNS server address automatically”. Click “OK” to close the dialog box.
LINKSYS BEFCMU10 ver. 3 User Manual 6. Windows will appear the System Settings Change dialog box and ask you if you would like to restart your computer. Click “Yes”. 3.4 DHCP Server PC connected to the cable modem can automatically get a private IP address from the DHCP server of cable modem before cable modem is on line. The following steps will show you how to get an IP address from DHCP server of cable modem before cable modem is on line. 3.4-1 For Windows 98/Me 1.
LINKSYS BEFCMU10 ver. 3 User Manual 2. Enter “winipcfg“ in the “Open“ field. Click “OK“ to execute the winipcfg and show the “IP Configuration“ window. 3. Select the “Ethernet adapter“ to show the IP address. Press “Release“ and “Renew“ if the PC is not accessing the Internet. After the cable modem is on line, you need to press the “Release“ and “Renew“ to get a new IP address from your ISP’s server. 3.4-2 For Windows NT/2000/XP 1. Click “Start“, point to “Run“, and click to open the “Run“ windows.
LINKSYS BEFCMU10 ver. 3 User Manual 2. The Run dialog box appears. Type “cmd” in the “Open” field, and then click “OK” to execute the command. 3. You will enter the dos mode, type “ipconfig”, press “Enter” on your keyboard, and you will see the IP address your computer get from the cable modem. 4. If PC is not access Internet, type “ipconfig /release”, and press “Enter” on your keyboard to release the IP.
LINKSYS BEFCMU10 ver. 3 User Manual 5. Type “ipconfig /renew”, and press “Enter” on your keyboard to renew the IP. You can repeat the steps until your computer gets the correct IP. 3.4-3 For Apple Macintosh 1. Click “Apple menu“, point to “Control Panels“, and click “TCP/IP” to open the “TCP/IP” window.
LINKSYS BEFCMU10 ver. 3 User Manual 2. If the iMac gets an invalid IP, select “Using DHCP Server” in “Configure” field. Click the “Close box” at the upper left corner to close the “TCP/IP” window. 3. Click the “Save” in the prompted message box. 4. You need to wait about 2 minutes and open “TCP/IP” window to see the new TCP/IP status. 3.5 Renew PC IP Address There is a chance that your PC does not renew its IP address after cable modem is on line and the PC cannot access the Internet.
1. LINKSYS BEFCMU10 ver. 3 User Manual Click “Start“, point to “Run“, and click to open the “Run“ windows. 2. Enter winipcfg in the “Open“ field. Click “OK“ to execute the winipcfg and show the “IP Configuration“ window. 3. Select the “Ethernet adapter“ to show the IP address. Press “Release“ and “Renew“ to get a new IP address from your ISP’s server. 4. Select the “OK“ to close the IP Configuration window.
LINKSYS BEFCMU10 ver. 3 User Manual Chapter 4: Access Internet through Cable Modem For making sure that you can get into Internet successfully, please make sure the following first. 1. Make sure the connection (through Ethernet or USB) between the cable modem and your computer is OK. 2. Make sure the TCP/IP protocol is set properly. 3. Subscribe to Cable Television Company and. Accessing Internet When you are sure all above is Ok, you can open the Browser (such as I.E.
LINKSYS BEFCMU10 ver. 3 User Manual Chapter 5: Web Manager Once your host PC is properly configured, please proceed as follows: Start your web browser and type the private IP address of the cable modem in the URL field: 192.168.100.1. Type the IP address as the figure shown below. After connecting to the device, you will be prompted to enter username and password. By default, the username is empty and the password is empty. See the following example for running under Windows XP. 5.1 Status 5.
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LINKSYS BEFCMU10 ver. 3 User Manual 5.1-3 Local Network This page shows the Connected Devices with their Mac and IP addresses.
LINKSYS BEFCMU10 ver. 3 User Manual Chapter 6: Troubleshooting If the suggested solutions in this section do not resolve your issue, contact your system administrator or Internet service provider. Can I use the same cable line for TV and cable modem? A. Yes, the TV and cable modem uses the cable line. You need a splitter to use them at the same time. Ask Cable Company to install the splitter for you to avoid signal degradation.
LINKSYS BEFCMU10 ver. 3 User Manual Appendix: Specification Product Overview LINKSYS BEFCMU10 ver. 3 is a DOCSIS 2.0-base cable modem that provides high-speed connectivity to residential, commercial, and education subscribers on public and private networks via an existing cable infrastructure. BEFCMU10 ver. 3 uses the advanced PHY (A-TDMA/S-CDMA) technologies to support higher bandwidth in the upstream. BEFCMU10 ver. 3 can inter-operate with any DOCSIS compliant headend equipment.
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LINKSYS BEFCMU10 ver. 3 User Manual S-CDMA: 1280/2560/5120 Ksym/sec Maximum Bit Rate 42.88Mbps/256QAM 30.72Mbps/64QAM 30.34Mbps/64QAM Forward Error Correction (FEC) RS(128,122)/Trellis Reed Solomon Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR) >30 Bit Error Rate (BER) 1×10-8 @ C/N=23.
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LINKSYS BEFCMU10 ver. 3 User Manual Power Consumption • Less than 9.5W Standards & Protocols: Standards • DOCSIS 1.0/1.1/2.0 Compliant • IEEE 802.3 • IEEE 802.3u • USB v1.
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