Connect the First Computer to the Gateway

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Install the 2Wire Gateway USB Driver - Windows

1.

Power on your computer and place the 2Wire CD in your computer’s CD-ROM drive.

2.

If the Add Hardware Wizard displays, follow the on-screen instructions. If prompted to identify where to

search for drivers, deselect

Floppy Disk drive

and check

CD-ROM drive

.

3.

After the driver installs click

Finish

to complete the driver installation. The Setup Wizard will resume

when your PC has rebooted.

Install the 2Wire Gateway USB Driver - Macintosh

Before making your USB connection to the gateway, you must install the 2Wire gateway USB driver on your

computer. The following instructions are for USB installation on Macintosh computers running OS 10.2.

1.

Power on your computer and place the 2Wire CD in your computer’s CD-ROM drive.

2.

Double-click the 2Wire CD icon on your desktop.

3.

Double-click 2Wire USB to begin the driver installation.

4.

If you have set up an administrator name and password, the Authenticate screen opens. Enter your

administrator name and password and click

OK

.

5.

Follow the on-screen instructions. When the driver installation is complete, you will be prompted to

restart your computer.

6.

After your computer restarts, connect the provided blue USB cable from the

USB

port on the 2Wire

gateway to your computer’s USB port.

Check Your Connections

With your computer completely started, verify the

POWER

and

USB

indicator lights on the front of the 2Wire

gateway are green. If they are not, see “Understanding the Indicator Lights” on page 18.

The

INTERNET

indicator light will not turn green until the gateway software has been installed and an Internet connection has

been established.

Note:

Microsoft Windows 98 users may be prompted to insert the Windows 98 installation

CD-ROM after installing the 2Wire gateway USB drivers. After the Windows 98 updates are

complete, remove the Windows 98 CD and reinsert the 2Wire CD into your CD-ROM prior to

rebooting your PC.

Note:

The 2Wire gateway supports USB for Macintosh OS 8.6, 9.2, 10.1.4, 10.1.5, 10.2.0,

10.2.1 to 10.2.6, 10.3.3 to 10.3.9, 10.4.0, and 10.4.1.

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Run the 2Wire Setup Wizard

Windows XP/2K/ME/98SE

1.

Insert the 2Wire CD and follow the on-screen instructions. If the 2Wire Setup Wizard does not

automatically start:

−

Double-click the My Computer icon located on the desktop.

−

Double-click the icon that corresponds to your CD-ROM drive.

−

Double-click Setup.exe and follow the on-screen instructions.

2.

If prompted by the Setup Wizard, enter the 20-digit key code you received from your service provider.

If you were not provided with a key code, contact your service provider.

Macintosh OS 10.1.4/10.1.5/10.2.0 - 10.2.8/10.3.3 - 10.3.8

1.

Insert the 2Wire CD.

2.

Double-click the 2Wire icon.

3.

Double-click the 2Wire Setup Wizard icon.

4.

If prompted by the Setup Wizard, enter the 20-digit key code you received from your service provider.

If you were not provided with a key code, contact your service provider.

Note:

MAC OS 9.X AND OTHER OPERATING SYSTEM USERS: Users running Mac OS 9.X and

operating systems other than those stated above must perform a manual configuration of the

gateway. Refer to “Appendix A: Install the Gateway on Other Operating Systems” on page 20

for step-by-step instructions.

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Add Computers to the Network

After your first computer is connected to the 2Wire gateway and your Internet connection has been

established, you can connect other computers to the network.

Use any of the following methods to connect additional computers to your network.

Connection Type

Page

Ethernet

page 11

USB

page 12

Wireless

page 13

Add Computers to the Network

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Ethernet Connection

Figure 4. Gateway Connected to Second Computer Via Ethernet

1.

Connect an Ethernet cable from any available

LOCAL ETHERNET

1

port on the gateway to your computer’s

Ethernet port.

1.

The number of Ethernet ports vary by model (from one to four). If your gateway has four Ethernet ports, you

can connect up to four computers to your network via Ethernet.

Add Computers to the Network

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USB Connection

Figure 5. Gateway Connected to Second Computer Via USB

1.

Connect the provided blue USB cable from the gateway’s

USB

port to the USB port on your computer.

2.

Install the USB driver (refer to page 8 for instructions).

3.

Repeat “Run the 2Wire Setup Wizard” on page 9.