ZyXEL Communications OMNI 56K Plus Manual

Omni 56K Plus Modem
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Contents
1. MAKING CONNECTION VIA USB 2
HARDWARE INSTALLATION........................................2
SOFTWARE INSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS OS.........4
UNINSTALLATION.........................................................7
INSTALL USB DRIVER AND SETUP PPP FOR
MACOS..........................................................................9
2. MAKING CONNECTION VIA RS-232 18
HARDWARE INSTALLATION......................................18
SOFTWARE INSTALLATION........................................20
3. SETTING UP INTERNET CONNECTION FOR
WINDOWSOS 27
INSTALLING TCP/IP...................................................27
CONFIGURING TCP/IP...............................................29
CREATING A DIAL-UP CONNECTION.......................30
4. BITWARE INSTALLAT ION 31
INSTALLING BITWARE ...............................................31
5. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS 33
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1. Making Connection
via USB
Hardware Installation
ÊConnect your modem to your analog phone or fax.
ËUse the included phone line to connect to the
phone jack on the wall.
ÌPlug one end of your USB connectors to your
modem and another end to any one of available
USB ports on your PC.
ÍUse the included power adapter to connect your
modem to the outlet.
Ê
Ë
ÍÌ

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Note 1:Be sure to use the power adapter
included in your modem package as your power
supply adapter. If you use the one not
appropriate for the ZyXEL Omni modem, your
new modem could be damaged.
Note 2: The power supply connection is required
for ZyXEL Omni 56K Plusmodem.

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Software Installation for
Windows OS
Follow the steps below to install your USB drivers.
Step 1. Turn on your USB
Modem. Be sure
your PC is already
powered on before
turning on your
modem. The plug
and play function of
your Windows 98
will detect your new
device and show an
installationwizard
as left. Click Next to
continue.
Note: If your Windows system doesn’t detect
your new device automatically, you may turn off
your modem (or unplug the USB cable) and
reboot your Windows system, then try the above
Step 1 again.
Note: The information in the attached CD-ROM is
also available on ZyXEL's web site at
http://www.zyxel.com .

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Step 2. Click Next to
accept the default
selection.
Step 4. The installation
wizard has found
the location of
your USB drivers.
Click Next to
continue.
Step 3. Insert the included
CD into your CD-
ROM driver, select
“CD-ROM drive”
and then click
Next.

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For more information on how to upgrade your
modem's firmware, please refer to the User's Guide
for ZyXEL Omni 56K and Omni 56K Plus Modems.
Step 5. ZyXEL USB modem
has been
successfully
installed in your
computer. Click
Finish then follow
the wizard to
complete the drivers
installation.

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Uninstallation
Follow the steps below to uninstall your USB drivers.
Step 1. Turn off your modem.
Step 2. From Start select Settings to enter
Control Panel. Double-click on the
Add/Remove Programs icon as shown
below.
Step 3. Now, you will see a screen as below:
Click OKto
continue.
Select this item then
click on
Add/Remove button.

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Step 4. Select "ZyXEL USB Omni 56K Plus,"
click on Add/Remove button, then click on
OK.
Step 5. If you are sure to remove ZyXEL USB
Omni 56K modem drivers, then clickOK.
Step 6. The uninstallation program will start
removing the programs regarding USB
omni drivers. You will see the screen as
below:

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You have to reboot your system to complete
the uninstallation process. Click Yes to
reboot.
Your uninstallation process is completed
after restarting your system.
Install USB Driver and Setup
PPP for MacOS
This section provides step by step procedures to
install the USB device driver and setup PPP on
MacOS.
Install USB Driver for MacOS
Omni56K_Plus_USB_Installer, a MindVision VISE
Installer, is used to install ZyXEL Omni56K Plus
USB device driver on your Macintosh. Follow the
instructions below to install the USB device driver on
your Macintosh.
Step 1. Be sure your Omni56K Plus is powered on.

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Step 2. Insert the CD attached with your modem
device into your CD-ROM drive. You will see
the icon as shown below:
Step 3. Plug the USB connector connecting to the
Omni56K Plus into any one of your devices
with USB port, such as your computer, monitor
and keyboard, etc.
Step 4. Double click on the
Omni56K_Plus_USB_Installer icon. Then, click
Continue.
Step 5. Click on Install button. The ZyXEL USB
device driver will be installed in the extension
folder of the system folder.

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Step 6. This installation requires your computer to
restart after installing the USB device driver.
Now, click onContinue.

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Step 7. Click on Restart to reboot your Macintosh.
At this moment, you have finished the USB device
driver installation for your MacOS. Following is the
information to setup PPP connection for Internet
access.

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Setup OT/PPP for MacOS
Before using OT/PPP, you must use control panels to
setup Modem, TCP/IP and Remote Access(or PPP).
Setup the Modem Control Panel
Step 1. Choose Control Panels from Apple Menu
and open the Modem control panel.You will
see a window as shown below:
Step 2. Choose the port toZyXEL Omni56K Plus
from the “Connect via” pop-up menu.
Step 3. Choose ZyXEL Omni56K Plus from the
“Modem” pop-up menu.
Step 4. Close and save.

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Setup TCP/IP for PPP
Step 1. Choose Control Panels from Apple Menu
and open the TCP/IP control panel. You will
see a window as shown below:
Step 2. Choose PPPfrom the “Connect via” pop-up
menu.
Step 3. Choose your configuration method from the
“Configure” pop-up menu. For example, Using
PPP Server.
Step 4. The most common selection is Using PPP
Serverwhich causes OT/PPP to request IP
address from the server when it connects.

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Step 5. Enter name serveraddresses.
Step 6. Close and save.

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Setup Remote Access (or PPP)
Step 1. Choose Control Panels from Apple Menu
and open the Remote Access(or PPP)control
panel. You will see a window as shown below:
Step 2. Click Setupto show this panel’s screen.
Step 3. ClickGuestor Registered User.
Step 4. Enter your PPP user name and password in
the text boxes.
Step 5. Enter your ISP's telephone number in the

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Number text box.
Click Connect. This will start to dial up and
make an OT/PPP connection.

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2. Making Connection
via RS-232
Hardware Installation
ÊConnect your modem to your analog phone or fax.
ËUse the included phone line to connect to the
phone jack on the wall.
ÌPlug one end of your RS-232 connectors to your
modem and another end to your PC’s serial port.
ÍUse the included power adapter to connect your
modem to the outlet.
Ê
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Í Ì

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Note 1:Before using RS-232 to connect your
modem to your PC, please find the COM port on
the back of your PC to determine the pin type of
connector you need.
Note 2: Be sure to use the power adapter
included in your modem package as your power
supply adapter. If you use the one not
appropriate for the ZyXEL Omni modem, your
new modem could be damaged.

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Software Installation
If Plug and Play function is supported by your
operation system such as Windows 95/98/2000/NT,
when you plug the RS-232 cable attached to your
Omni modem to your computer, the Plug and Play
function in the operating system will
automatically detect. Then, follow the
instructions in this section to complete
software installation.
If Plug and Play function is not supported by your
operation system, you may go to the next section to
install your INF files manually.
Installing by Plug-and-Play
Step 1. Turn on your
Modem. Be sure
your PC is already
powered on before
turning on your
modem. The plug
and play function of
your Windows will
detect your modem
and show an
installationwizard
as left. Click Next to
continue.