Allied Telesis AT-AR236E Product information sheet

AT-AR236E
ADSL Ethernet & USB Router
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Version 1.0
Contents
Introduction ....................................................... 2
Minimum System Requirements ...........................2
ADSL Router Package ......................................... 3
ADSL Router Overview ........................................ 3
Step 1: Connecting the ADSL Router to Your
Computer/Notebook................................. 6
Step 2: Configuring Your Ethernet Network Card /
Installing Your USB Device ......................10
Step 3: Configuring Your Internet Browser ............18
Step 4: Connecting to the Internet ......................19
• Product warranty does not apply to damage caused by lightning, power surges or wrong voltage usage.
• This product is for use only in UL Listed computers.

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Introduction
Thank you on your purchase of the Allied Telesyn AT-AR236E ADSL Ethernet & USB Router!
The ADSL Router provides you with a high-speed broadband Internet connection using your
existing phone line that at the same time allows you to make phone calls.
The ADSL Ethernet & USB Router can be connected to any computer/notebook with a USB
Port or 10/100 Base-T Ethernet card. For multiple users connection, you may connect your
computers/notebooks to both the Ethernet Port and USB Port on the ADSL Router at the
same time or expand the Ethernet connection of the ADSL Router with an Ethernet Hub
/ Switch.
This documentation assumes that you have already installed an Ethernet card on your
computer/notebook.
Minimum System Requirements
• Pentium®MMX 233MHz
• A CD-ROM Drive
• Ethernet card installed with TCP/IP Protocol (required only if you are connecting to the
ETHERNET port of your DSL Router)
• USB Port (required only if you are connecting to the USB Port of your ADSL Router)
• Host Operating Systems support for USB:
Windows® 98 Second Edition
Windows® 2000
Windows® Me
Windows® XP
• OS independent for Ethernet
• Web Browser support:
Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 (or later versions)
Netscape® Navigator 3.02 (or later versions)

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1. ADSL Ethernet & USB Router
5. Telephone cable (RJ-11) 16. 
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Power adapter (DC 9V) 2
2. Installation CD
1 The telephone extension cable used for this ADSL Router is a UL Listed Communication Circuit
Accessory, minimum 26AWG.
2 This product is intended to be supplied by a UL Listed Direct Plug-In Power Unit marked "Class
2" and rated Input: 120VAC, 50-60Hz, 26W, Output: 9Vdc, 1A Only. Different countries are
bundled with different types of power adapter. The above illustration is only a representative.
3 Depending on your country of purchase, your package may or may not come with a POTS Splitter.
The POTS Splitter is required if you are connecting a Telephone Set to the Ethernet Modem.
Please refer to Step 1.2 - Connecting to the ADSL Line for details. POTS-Splitter can also be
purchased from your dealer.
7. CAT-5 UTP Straight
Ethernet Network cable (RJ-
45)
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ADSL Router Package
For any missing items, please contact your dealer immediately.
4. 
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USB cable
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8. POTS-Splitter3(optional)

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ADSL Router Overview
Front Indicators
lPPP
Lights up when the PPP connection is established.
mPWR
Lights up when power is supplied to the Router.
nDSL
Lights up when the ADSL connection is established.
Flickers when the ADSL Router is trying to establish a connection with the ADSL
Service Provider.
oETH/ACT
Lights up when the Ethernet cable is properly connected from your ADSL
Router to the Ethernet Card.
Flickers when the ADSL is transmitting/receiving data.
pUSB
Lights up when the USB device driver is successfully installed in your Computer/
Notebook.
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lDSL
Telephone jack (RJ-11) to connect to your Telephone Wall Socket (ADSL line).
mUSB
USB port to connect to the USB port on your computer/notebook.
nETHERNET
10/100 Base-T Ethernet jack (RJ-45) to connect to your Ethernet Network card or
Ethernet Hub / Switch
oRESET
To reset your ADSL Router to factory default settings. (All customised settings that you
have saved will be lost!)
Please refer to the below footer3on how to activate the reset function.
pDC IN
To connect to the Power Adapter that comes with your package.
Back Panel
3To activate the reset function:
- Ensure that your ADSL Router is powered on.
- Use a paper clip or a pencil tip to depress the reset button and release. At this point, the
DSL indicator light will go off, followed by the USB and ETHERNET indicators. The reset is in
progress.
- When the DSL indicator starts blinking, it means that the reset process is completed. The
default settings are now restored.
- ADSL line is established once the DSL indicator lights up.
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Step 1: Connecting the ADSL Router to Your
Computer/Notebook
Power off your Computer/Notebook or/and any connected devices
before connecting to the ADSL Router!
To connect to your ADSL Router, you need to have either an Ethernet Port or a USB Port
present on your Computer/Notebook.
Step 1.1 Connecting to the Ethernet/USB
(See the note on the following page if you are not sure of how the Ethernet and USB Port
looks like)
1.1.1 For Single-User Connection
The following shows a typical single-user connection.
Check if your Computer/Notebook has an Ethernet Port.
-If an Ethernet Port is present, please proceed to section 1.1.2(a) Connecting
to the Ethernet.
-If an Ethernet Port is not present, locate the USB Port on your Computer/
Notebook and proceed to section 1.1.2(b) Connecting to the USB.
1.1.2 For Multiple-Users Connection
You may connect one computer/notebook to the Ethernet Port and another one
to the USB Port on the ADSL Router at the same time. Refer to both section
1.1.2(a) Connecting to the Ethernet and section 1.1.2(b) Connecting to the
USB for the connections.
For more than 2 Computers/Notebooks connections, you may also expand the
Ethernet connection by connecting the ADSL Router to an Ethernet Switch/Hub.
Ethernet / USB
Computer/Notebook with
Ethernet Network Card or USB
Port

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NOT SURE HOW THE ETHERNET/USB PORT LOOKS LIKE?
The following are some tips to help you locate your Ethernet and USB Ports on
your Computer/Notebook. Alternatively, you may refer to the documentation that
comes with your Computer/Notebook.
Locating the Ethernet Port on your Computer/Notebook
Most Computers/Notebooks have labels describing the Ports. For Ethernet Port,
you will see either ETHERNET,ETH or RJ45 labelled near the Port.
If your Computer/Notebook does not have such descriptions, try the following.
-Picture A gives the illustration of an Ethernet Port. All Ethernet Ports have 8
conductors on it. Do not mistaken with the LINE Port (Picture B) that has only 6
conductors.
- The Ethernet Port is slightly bigger than the LINE Port.
A. ETHERNET : B. LINE:
Locating the USB Port on your Computer/Notebook
The USB Port on your Computer/Notebook can often be identified by the label
USB or the icon .
For details on the connection and types of Ethernet Network cable to use with
the Ethernet Switch/Hub, please refer to the documentation that comes with your
Ethernet Switch/Hub.
See the following illustration.
Computer/Notebook
with USB Port
USB
Ethernet
Ethernet Switch / Hub
Computers/Notebooks with
Ethernet Network Cards

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Back view of a computer
Ethernet Network cable
Ethernet Port
Back view of
the ADSL
Router
Ethernet
Network Card
Back view of a
computer
USB cable
USB
Port
Back view of
the ADSL Router
1.1.2(a) Connecting to the Ethernet
(This connection is not required if you are connecting to an Ethernet Switch/Hub for multiple-
users connection).
1.1.2(b) Connecting to the USB
You may now proceed to Step 1.2.
You may now proceed to Step 1.2.

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Step 1.2 Connecting to the ADSL Line
To connect the ADSL Ethernet Modem to the ADSL line, carried out Step 1.2(a).
To connect the ADSL Ethernet Modem to the ADSL line and a Telephone Set, carried out
Step 1.2(b).
(a) To connect to the ADSL line
(b) To connect to the ADSL line and Telephone Set
The POTS Splitter(with built-in Microfilter) is a device that allows you to connect both your
Telephone cable and Telephone Set to the same Telephone Wall Socket. The device at
the same time helps to eliminate background noise on the telephone line, ensuring the best
possible phone performance.
Telephone Wall
Socket
Telephone cable
Back view of the
ADSL Ethernet Modem
Telephone Wall
Socket
POTS Splitter
Connect the Telephone set to
the jack labelled TEL or
PHONE and the telephone
cable to the jack labelled
LINE.
Back view of the
ADSL Ethernet
Modem
Telephone Set
Telephone cable

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Step 1.5 Powering On
-Power on the Power Outlet that is connected to your ADSL Router.
-Power on your Computer(s)/Notebook(s).
Please proceed to Step 2.
Step 1.3 Connecting to the Power Outlet
Connect your ADSL Router to the Power Outlet via the Power adapter (that comes with your
ADSL Router package).
Back view of
the ADSL
Router Connect the other end of the
Power Adapter to the Power
Outlet.