User manual NETGEAR MCA1001

[. . . ] Coax-Ethernet Adapter MCA1001 User Manual NETGEAR, Inc. Plumeria Drive San Jose, CA 95134 USA 202-10391-01 December 2008 ©2008 by NETGEAR, Inc. All rights reserved. Technical Support Please refer to the support information card that shipped with your product. By registering your product at http://www. netgear. com/register, we can provide you with faster expert technical support and timely notices of product and software upgrades. [. . . ] Select Firmware Update under Advanced on the main menu. The Firmware Update screen displays. Figure 3-5 2. Make note of the firmware version of your coax-ethernet adapter. Connect your computer to the Internet and go to the MCA1001 support page on the NETGEAR website at http://www. netgear. com/support. Compare the version number of the most recent firmware offered to the firmware version of your coax-ethernet adapter. If the version on the NETGEAR website is more recent, download the file from the MCA1001 support page to your computer. Reconnect your computer. to your coax-ethernet adapter and log in to the MCA1001 Configuration Utility. Again, select Firmware Update under Advanced on the main menu. Click Browse, and locate the firmware file that you downloaded to your computer (the file name includes the version number and ends with . bin). Click Upload to send the firmware to the coax-ethernet adapter. Managing Your MCA1001 Coax-Ethernet Adapter Network v1. 0, December 2008 3-7 Coax-Ethernet Adapter MCA1001 User Manual The update process typically takes 2 to 3 minutes. Warning: When uploading firmware to the Coax-Ethernet Adapter, do not interrupt the update by pressing the coax-ethernet adapter's Mode Config/Normal button. Also, do not remove power or disconnect either your computer or coax-ethernet adapter. If the update is interrupted, it could corrupt the firmware. If a failure message appears, repeat the update steps. When the update is complete, a success confirmation appears. Your updated firmware version is now displayed in the Firmware Update screen. Viewing Statistics Use statistics to review information about your Coax-Ethernet Adapter network. Note: Any status or settings displayed while in configuration mode will be those updated before the coax-ethernet adapter was taken out of normal mode. 3-8 Managing Your MCA1001 Coax-Ethernet Adapter Network v1. 0, December 2008 Coax-Ethernet Adapter MCA1001 User Manual To view the connected Coax-Ethernet Adapter's current status and settings, select Coax Statistics under Bridge Status in the main menu. The Coax Statistics screen displays. Figure 3-6 Table 3-1 explains the information displayed in the Coax Statistics screen. Table 3-1. Coax-Ethernet Adapter Status and Settings Information Item MoCA Version Device Count Packet Errors Rx Power MAC Address Coax TX Coax RX Description The version number related to MoCA compliance. The number of coax-ethernet adapters on your network. The number of packet errors that have been received through the Coax IN connection. The power level of the traffic on the Coax IN connection. The MAC address of the Coax-Ethernet Adapter. [. . . ] To avoid pauses in video viewing, select hard disk drives and network equipment designed to handle large files quickly. If you want to send video over a wireless network connection, new wireless technologies like those found in the NETGEAR RangeMaxTM products are good choices. Not only do they operate at higher speeds, but they also sustain those speeds over greater distances. File transfer speed depends on the following: · Hard disk drive speed SATA hard drives can be any of the following speeds: 4, 500 RPM, 5, 400 RPM, 7, 200 RPM, 10, 000 RPM. [. . . ]