Installation pc requirements, Customer installation requirements – Hughes Direcway DW6000 User Manual

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Appendix C • Installing the DW6000 using Installer Console

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Installation PC requirements

The installer laptop PC must fulfill the following requirements.
You will receive network parameters during installation.

• Ethernet enabled network interface card (NIC)
• Windows 98 SE, Windows Me, Windows 2000, or Windows

XP with TCP/IP configured to automatically obtain IP
addresses. Appendix D – Configuring the installer laptop for
IP addressing,
on page 121.

Customer installation

requirements

The customer must have or provide:

• Operating system

– PC: Windows 98 SE, Windows Me, Windows 2000,

Windows XP

– MAC: 9.0 - 10.2 (excludes 10.0)

• Processor

– PC: Pentium II 333 Mhz or faster
– MAC: 300 Mhz or faster

• Memory

– PC: 64MB RAM, Windows 98SE and Me; 128MB RAM

Windows 2000 and XP.

– MAC: 128MB

• Free hard drive space

– PC: 100MB
– MAC: 150MB

• A functioning 10/100 Ethernet interface installed on at least

one computer. This is not necessary to commission the
DW6000, but you must ensure the customer can surf before
you leave.

• A 6-foot Cat-5 Ethernet cable is supplied to connect the

DW6000 and the customer’s computer. If a longer cable is
needed the customer must supply it. Either crossover or
straight-through Cat-5 Ethernet cable can be used.

• A power strip or surge protector. If one of these is not present,

proceed with the installation using the wall outlet or other
power source.

• An analog phone line.

Note:

If the customer wants to connect a network to the

DW6000, he or she must do so via an Ethernet hub or other such
equipment. The customer must supply and configure the hub and
cables. IP address information is provided during commissioning.

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