Installing the BT Voyager 2091

NB: If you have received a CD with your package, either use the CD OR use these instructions. do not use both. If you have no CD, just follow these instructions.

Before you proceed with the installation, you should prepare your PC.

How to prepare your PC for an ethernet modem

First, if you are connecting via USB, you will want to download the latest USB driver from here:

Latest Voyager 2091 Drivers for XP & Vista

Do this BEFORE you remove your existing modem! Anyway, on with the show...

Ethernet modems are “always on” ADSL router/modems. (ADSL just means broadband). In English this means that you don’t have to dial up each time you access the internet. Instead you configure the modem and it dials up for you automatically. As far as you are concerned, you are always on the internet.

Now, your existing setup may well have a dialup connection to the internet already configured. You will no longer need this, so you should configure Internet Explorer not to use it. In fact, you want to tell Internet Explorer to use nothing. This is because the modem itself will tell your computer where to get the internet from.

So before you start configuring your modem, you need to check Internet Explorer’s configuration. The following guide assumes you are using XP. If you are using another Operating System and you can’t follow the instructions, then just drop us an email. Don’t spend ages trying to sort it out.

1. Click the START button at the bottom left of the screen.
2. Open the Control Panel
3. Double Click “Internet Options”. This will open a dialog box
4. On the GENERAL tab you see, click the USE BLANK button.
   This will turn off your home page. We do this because when we are configuring the modem, there will be no internet access. If you had a home page specified here, it would still try to load, and take ages. By setting it to blank it speeds up the configuration process. Once you are complete, you can return here and type in whatever homepage you want.
5. Click the CONNECTIONS tab, and make sure it is set to “Never dial a connection.”
6. Click the LAN SETTINGS button, and make sure all the controls are empty, as shown below.
   
7. Click OK and close the remaining dialog boxes.

To test this worked, load Internet Explorer. It should immediately show a blank screen.

Once you have done that, its time to get the 2091 up and running...

Setting up the hardware.

1. Unpack everything from the box.
2. Connect a microfilter to every phone socket that is used in the house.
3. Connect one end of the black phone cable provided into one of the microfilters you just connected.
4. Attach the other end to the DSL socket on the modem.
5. Connect the power supply to the modem, and switch it on.
   Most of the lights will light up, then after a few seconds only a couple should remain lit.

Connecting The PC to the Modem.

For USB connections.

First, if you are connecting via USB and haven't already done so, you will want to download the latest USB driver from here:

Latest Voyager 2091 Drivers for XP & Vista

Once downloaded, unzip and run the application. Do this before you have connected the USB cable. The software itself will prompt you to connect.

If you have a problem at this point, don't forget to check the troubleshooting section.

For Ethernet connections

Just connect the Ethernet cable from your PC to the modem.

For Wireless connections

The 2091 is preconfigured with WEP wireless security. You will find the key at the base of the modem on a pink label. Just install the adapter as per the instructions, and select the Voyager 2091 from the list of wired networks. You will be asked to enter the WEP key. this is a one off.

Configuring the Modem

1. Wait a couple of minutes after you have connected everything as outlined in the preceding section, as it takes a few seconds for the modem to start up properly and detect the presence of ADSL.
2. Using a web browser, navigate to http://192.168.1.1
3. Enter your ISP username and password.
   NB if you are AOL your username is [yourAOLname]@AOL.COM. It is NOT just [yourAOLname]
   Also, AOL passwords should be entered in lower case and be no longer than 8 characters.
4. Press CONNECT

That’s it!

You are now online. You won’t have to do the above again. In future, to get on the net, just open up your web browser and away you go.

You can configure more options on the router by entering the advanced menu. If you get asked for a username and password it is as follows:

Username: admin
Password: admin

If you have problems connecting, check out this link: Troubleshooting the connection

If you have any questions, just post on the Help Desk. Have a look through the various forums first though, as your question may well have already been answered.

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