Windows ME USB configuration for the AETA

The following steps will enable the USB port to be configured for Windows ME.  For more detail on any step, simply click on it.

  1. Plug in the USB cable from the AETA to the PC
  2. The “found new hardware” dialogue box will be displayed briefly when windows detects the USB device.
  3. The search for device driver window will open.  Ensure the Automatic search option is selected and click NEXT to continue.
  4. Windows will now advise your ISDN AETA Modem (USB) is installed. Click Finish to continue.
  5. The found new hardware dialogue will be displayed briefly when windows detects the Modem device on the USB.
  6. The search for device driver window will open.  Ensure the Automatic search option is selected and click NEXT to continue.  
  7. The window now displays the finished installing your ISDN AETA Modem (USB) dialogue.  Click Finish to finish the installation.

Multilink PPP

Multilink PPP is used to double the available connection speed to the Internet, this can potentially halve the time to download web pages and files from the Internet*.  The AETA does this by making a second call to your Internet Service Provider (ISP) so that two lines are then available for downloading information.  The AETA  will make the second call to your ISP depending upon the amount of information you are downloading from the Internet.  By default it will also disconnect the second call to allow an incoming or outgoing phone call.

If your ISP supports Multilink PPP, you may wish it enabled.  Follow the link below for instructions on enabling Multilink PPP.

   

* Download times from the Internet vary due to many factors only one of which is the speed you are connected to the internet. Other factors may include the speed of the server you are connecting to and the speed and bandwidth of any connections between your ISP and the server you are connecting to.

 

Step by step guide

1. Plug in the USB cable to the AETA and your PC.

  1. Get the USB cable that came with the AETA. The connectors on the end of the cable look this.
  2. Plug the D shaped connector in to the AETA (Connector on right of image). The socket on the AETA is marked with a USB symbol
    and the word "USB".
  3. The other Connector on the cable goes to your PC's USB port which should be marked in a similar fashion to the AETA port.

 

2. The "found new hardware" dialogue box will appear when windows detects the USB device.

  

3. The search for device driver window will open. Ensure the Automatic search option is selected and the installation CD is inserted. Click NEXT to continue installing the AETA drivers.

  

4. The window now displays the "Finished installing your ISDN AETA Modem" dialogue. Click Finish to continue.

  

5. The found new hardware dialogue will be displayed briefly when windows detects the Modem device on the USB. 

  

6. The search for device driver window will open, ensure the Automatic search option is selected and click NEXT to continue.

  

7. The window now displays the finished installing your ISDN AETA Modem (USB) dialogue. Click FINISH to finish the installation.

  

 

An Internet connection to your ISP can now be supported through the USB port.