User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Overview
- The Front Panel
- The Back Panel
- The Internal Antenna
- Introduction
- Installing the SOMAport
- Connecting Multiple Computers
- Overview
- Using an Ethernet Hub
- Using an Internet Router
- Finding Causes of Computer Problems
- Finding Causes of Telephone Problems
- The Signal is Weak
- There is a Fault Condition
- The SOMAport is Not Receiving Power
- There is a Problem with the Ethernet or USB Cabling
- There is a Problem with the USB Port Settings
- The Computer Uses an Old Dial-Up Connection
- Internet Explorer LAN Settings are Incorrect
- Ethernet Network Settings are Incorrect
- IP address Needs to be Renewed
- Troubleshooting
- Specifications
- Index
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USING AN ETHERNET HUB
An Ethernet hub or switch (referred to generically in this section as a
“hub”) can be used to have multiple computers share an Internet
connection from a single SOMAport.
NOTE: Each computer connected to the hub requires an IP address
assigned to it by your service provider. Contact your service provider for
information about provisioning an account that can use several IP
addresses.
To use an Ethernet hub with the SOMAport
1 Choose a location and power on the SOMAport, as described in chapter 2.
2 Wait for the SOMAport to find a basestation (the network light will turn
green).
3 Connect the SOMAport to the hub:
i Insert one end of a straight-through Ethernet cable into the Ethernet port
on the SOMAport.
ii Insert the other end of the cable into an uplink port (sometimes labeled
as a WAN or Internet port) on the hub.
NOTE: If the hub does not have an uplink port, you may connect to the
SOMAport using an Ethernet port (which may be labeled as a switched,
LAN, or numbered port) on the hub. However, you must obtain and use a
crossover Ethernet cable (not shipped with the SOMAport) to make this
connection.
4 Power on the hub.
5 Connect each computer to an Ethernet port on the hub.
6 Reboot each computer.
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