Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto Network Adapte del fabbricante Netopia
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U ser Guide 3 Simple St ep s to Setting Up Y our D SL C onnection.
PC Users—St ar t Here. L et This CD Get Y ou Online Quic kly 1 1 . . Just insert this CD 2 2 . . Fol low the simpl e self-pac ed instructions pre sented on the CD to prepar e your PC 3 3 . . The Setup W izard will autom atically guide you through your D SL c onnection It’s as easy as th at .
USER GUIDE T ab le of C ontents Getting Start ed w ith 3 Simple St eps What you’l l find in this guide Bef or e Y ou Begin .................................................................................. 4 A chec klist of everything you need to in stall your D SL connection St ep 1 .
2. Is there a NIC car d on your comput er? Whether your sy stem is Macintosh or W indows-based, you need a 10Ba se-T E thernet Network Interfac e Card (NIC) or a w ireless Network Interfac e to run a D SL connection. If you don’t have a NIC card, you c an buy one at most computer stor es.
5 www .c ovad.net/onlines upport Bef ore Y ou Begin Get y our DSL connection parts re ady Check the contents of your C ovad DSL instal lation kit agains t the parts list below. T o help you sta y organiz ed, we recommend th at y ou keep the parts needed for e ach step separate.
6 Estimat ed time for this st ep: 5 - 10 minutes Y our computer i s rea dy and y ou’ve organiz ed all the parts you need to set up D SL. Now it’s time to prep are the phone equipment in y our location. 1 1 . . Y our starting point is the wall phone j ack you’ll be using to c onnect y our wireles s router .
7 phone outlet phon e outlet fa x machin e phone DS L filte r g ray phon e c o rd f rom kit www .c ovad.net/onlines upport Estimat ed time for this st ep: 10 minutes 1. Attach the two w ireless antennas inc luded in your kit to your r outer as sho wn.
8 5 . C onnect the yel low Ethernet c able from the in stall ation kit to any avai l- able Ethernet por t on your router , color-coded in yellow . Plug the other end of the Ethernet c able into the NIC or Ethernet card on your computer .
9 www .c ovad.net/onlines upport Estimat ed time for this st ep: 5 minutes T o set up your D SL connection, y ou’ll need to c onfigure your computer’s hardwar e and your wir eless DSL router. The procedur e for configuring your comp uter varie s from one operating sy stem to another.
WINDOWS XP HOME/PROFESSIONAL/MEDIA C ENTER EDITION 1. Select Start and then C ontrol Panel OR Start and then Settings > C ontrol P anel . 2. Select Network and Internet C onnections and then select Network C onnections OR double-clic k on Network C onnections .
11 www .c ovad.net/onlines upport Step 3 C ONFIGURING Y OUR WIRELESS D SL ROUTER Now that you have c onfigured your computer , it’s time to configure y our wireless D SL router. 1. Open your W eb browser . The router’s login pag e should appear autom atically .
12 T o start sending and rec eiving email using y our DSL service, ju st v isit http://webmail.c ovad.net usin g your We b browser . Use the username and p asswor d you c hose when you plac ed your order. Or , to set up your em ail program, you’ll need to follow a f ew quick steps.
13 www .c ovad.net/onlines upport Got a tec hnical probl em you need help w ith, or a question about y our Cova d acc ount? For answers t o practical ly any question relat ed to C ovad, ju st t urn to S MART Ac count Man ager. Thi s online re source c enter is just a few clicks away at www.
How can I t ell if my comp uter ha s a NIC or Ethernet c ard? Look for an Ethernet port on the back or side of your c omputer. Some laptops ma y have an ext ernal c ard, usually found on the s ide of the comput er. Man y newer laptop s have a wireles s network inter f ace built -in to the computer.
15 www .c ovad.net/onlines upport Frequently Ask ed Question s How do I get ad ditional D SL filter s? DSL filters — also known a s DSL bloc kers, micr ofilters, or D SL phone line filter s — are avail able for pur cha se at most electronic stor es or on the Internet.
What if I need t o reinst all my wir eless connection? If your w ireless connection profi le is delet ed or stops working, you can r e-run the Quic kStart Instal lation CD to rec onfigure your c om- puter. Choo se the Inst all Wireless Adapter Only path, and when prompted by the CD, c hoose Y es u ninsta ll the wiz ard .
17 www .c ovad.net/onlines upport DSL An acronym for digital subscriber line, D SL is a high-speed connection that uses the same w ires as your regul ar phone. But even though it uses the same connection as your phone, DSL service does not tie up your phone line.
18 T o help you stay organiz ed, use this portion of your User Guide to write down your personal username, passw ord, and email addresses. M y primary usern ame/user ID is: ______________________________@cova d.
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Un punto importante, dopo l’acquisto del dispositivo (o anche prima di acquisto) è quello di leggere il manuale. Dobbiamo farlo per diversi motivi semplici:
Se non hai ancora comprato il Netopia Network Adapte è un buon momento per familiarizzare con i dati di base del prodotto. Prime consultare le pagine iniziali del manuale d’uso, che si trova al di sopra. Dovresti trovare lì i dati tecnici più importanti del Netopia Network Adapte - in questo modo è possibile verificare se l’apparecchio soddisfa le tue esigenze. Esplorando le pagine segenti del manuali d’uso Netopia Network Adapte imparerai tutte le caratteristiche del prodotto e le informazioni sul suo funzionamento. Le informazioni sul Netopia Network Adapte ti aiuteranno sicuramente a prendere una decisione relativa all’acquisto.
In una situazione in cui hai già il Netopia Network Adapte, ma non hai ancora letto il manuale d’uso, dovresti farlo per le ragioni sopra descritte. Saprai quindi se hai correttamente usato le funzioni disponibili, e se hai commesso errori che possono ridurre la durata di vita del Netopia Network Adapte.
Tuttavia, uno dei ruoli più importanti per l’utente svolti dal manuale d’uso è quello di aiutare a risolvere i problemi con il Netopia Network Adapte. Quasi sempre, ci troverai Troubleshooting, cioè i guasti più frequenti e malfunzionamenti del dispositivo Netopia Network Adapte insieme con le istruzioni su come risolverli. Anche se non si riesci a risolvere il problema, il manuale d’uso ti mostrerà il percorso di ulteriori procedimenti – il contatto con il centro servizio clienti o il servizio più vicino.
