Page 2 - PC Users—Start Here. Let This CD Get You Online Quickly; Customer Support; Mac Users—Please Use This Simple User Guide for Installation; This CD is not for Mac users.; PC QUICKSTART INSTALLATION CD; If your CD is missing
PC Users—Start Here. Let This CD Get You Online Quickly 1 1.. Just insert this CD 2 2.. Follow the simple self-paced instructions presented on the CD to prepare your PC 3 3.. The Setup Wizard will automatically guide you through your DSL connection It’s as easy as that. Also available on this CD is ...
Page 3 - USER GUIDE; Table of Contents; Getting Started with 3 Simple Steps; What you’ll find in this guide; READ ME
USER GUIDE Table of Contents Getting Started with 3 Simple Steps What you’ll find in this guide Before You Begin .................................................................................. 4 A checklist of everything you need to install your DSL connection Step 1 ................................
Page 4 - Get your computer ready; TIP; DON’T KNOW IF YOUR COMPUTER HAS A NIC CARD?; Before You Begin
2. Is there a NIC card on your computer? Whether your system is Macintosh or Windows-based, you need a 10Base-T Ethernet Network Interface Card (NIC) or a wireless Network Interface to run a DSL connection. If you don’t have a NIC card, you can buy one at most computer stores. For computers near the...
Page 5 - Get your DSL connection parts ready; MISSING A PART FROM YOUR DSL INSTALLATION KIT?; BROADBAND INSTALLATION KIT
5 www.covad.net/onlinesupport Before You Begin Get your DSL connection parts ready Check the contents of your Covad DSL installation kit against the parts list below. To help you stay organized, we recommend that you keep the parts needed for each step separate. 1. Open the bag labeled Step 1. This ...
Page 6 - Estimated time for this step: 5 - 10 minutes; You’ve now completed Step 1. Let’s proceed to Step 2.; WHY DO I NEED TO INSTALL DSL FILTERS?
6 Estimated time for this step: 5 - 10 minutes Your computer is ready and you’ve organized all the parts you need to set up DSL. Now it’s time to prepare the phone equipment in your location. 1 1.. Your starting point is the wall phone jack you’ll be using to connect your wireless router. Make sure ...
Page 7 - Estimated time for this step: 10 minutes
7 p h o n e o u t l e t p h o n e o u t l e t f a x m a c h i n e p h o n e D S L f i l t e r g ra y p h o n e c o r d f ro m k i t www.covad.net/onlinesupport Estimated time for this step: 10 minutes 1. Attach the two wireless antennas included in your kit to your router as shown. The antennas shou...
Page 9 - Estimated time for this step: 5 minutes; QUICKSTART INSTALLATION CD; Checking your computer’s network settings
9 www.covad.net/onlinesupport Estimated time for this step: 5 minutes To set up your DSL connection, you’ll need to configure your computer’s hardware and your wireless DSL router. The procedure for configuring your computer varies from one operating system to another. First we’ll turn off dial- up ...
Page 11 - CONFIGURING YOUR WIRELESS DSL ROUTER; MAC OS X v10.1 OR HIGHER
11 www.covad.net/onlinesupport Step 3 CONFIGURING YOUR WIRELESS DSL ROUTER Now that you have configured your computer, it’s time to configure your wireless DSL router. 1. Open your Web browser. The router’s login page should appear automatically. If the page does not appear, enter http://192.168.1.1...
Page 12 - How to Set Up Your Email
12 To start sending and receiving email using your DSL service, just visit http://webmail.covad.net using your Web browser. Use the username and password you chose when you placed your order. Or, to set up your email program, you’ll need to follow a few quick steps. 1. Open your email program. Pleas...
Page 13 - What you'll find on SMART; Get to Know SMART
13 www.covad.net/onlinesupport Got a technical problem you need help with, or a question about your Covad account? For answers to practically any question related to Covad, just turn to SMART Account Manager. This online resource center is just a few clicks away at www.covad.net. To access SMART, al...
Page 17 - Glossary
17 www.covad.net/onlinesupport DSL An acronym for digital subscriber line, DSL is a high-speed connection that uses the same wires as your regular phone. But even though it uses the same connection as your phone, DSL service does not tie up your phone line. __________________________________________...
Page 18 - Additional Email Accounts
18 To help you stay organized, use this portion of your User Guide to write down your personal username, password, and email addresses. My primary username/user ID is: [email protected] (Your username is also referred to as your email address or user ID) My primary password is...