Broadband Link Tab

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Test Connection Speed

The Test connection speed

link launches the 2Wire Bandwidth Meter. The Bandwidth Meter measures the

maximum download speed from 2Wire’s Web site to your system in Kilobits per second (Kbps).

The 2Wire Bandwidth Meter estimates your connection speed from the Internet. Because the Internet

consists of thousands of interconnections, your connection to a Web site could be affected by many

different factors. If you experience slow performance on a particular Web site, you can use the 2Wire

Bandwidth Meter to verify whether this is isolated to that particular Web site, or if it is a more general

occurrence. Because the 2Wire Bandwidth Meter measures the download speed from 2Wire’s Web site to

your computer and can be affected by many factors on the Internet, it is not an accurate measurement of

the service from your ISP

.

Using Broadband Diagnostics

Diagnostics displays an itemized list of your broadband connection’s current status. Technical support

representatives use this information to help troubleshoot problems with your broadband connection.

To access the Broadband Link Diagnostics page:

•

Open a Web browser and access the gateway user interface by entering

•

Click the

Broadband Link

tab.

•

Click the Diagnostics

link under the tab to open the Broadband Link Diagnostics page.

Figure 9. Broadband Link Diagnostics Page

To update the broadband link status, click

REFESH

.

To initiate a full test of your broadband link, click

TEST

. The test will take several minutes, during which the

system reestablishes all broadband connections. You will not be able to access the Internet until the test is

complete.

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Viewing Statistics

The View Broadband Link Statistics page shows statistics associated with the 2Wire gateway broadband

link, including cumulative DSL statistics.

To access the Broadband Link Statistics page:

•

Open a Web browser and access the gateway user interface by entering

•

Click the

Broadband Link

tab.

•

Click the Statistics

link under the tab to open the View Broadband Link Statistics page.

Figure 10. View Broadband Link Statistics Page

The Transmit and Receive Data panel displays the following information.

•

Transmit.

The cumulative number of IP packets transmitted, the cumulative number of IP payload bytes

transmitted, and the number and percentage transmitted in error.

•

Receive.

The number of bytes and packets received, and the number and percentage received in error.

Broadband Link Tab

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The Data Errors panel displays the following information.

Data Error

Description

ATM Cell Header Errors

The number of ATM cell header CRC errors since the 2Wire gateway

was last restarted, and the elapsed time since the last cell header

error.

ATM Loss of Cell Delineation

The number of ATM loss of cell delineation errors since the 2Wire

gateway was last restarted, and the elapsed time since the last

loss of cell delineation error.

DSL Link Retrains

The number of DSL retrains since the 2Wire gateway was last

restarted, and the time elapsed since the last retrain.

DSL Training Errors

The number of failed DSL retrains since the 2Wire gateway was

last restarted, and the elapsed time since the last failed retrain.

DSL Training Timeouts

The number of timeouts waiting for response from ATU-C since the

2Wire gateway was last restarted, and the elapsed time since the

last initialization timeout.

DSL Loss of Framing Failures

The number of DSL loss of framing failures since the 2Wire

gateway was last restarted, and the elapsed time since the last

line search initialization.

DSL Loss of Signal Failures

The number of DSL loss of signal failures since the 2Wire gateway

was last restarted, and the elapsed time since the last loss of

signal failure.

DSL Loss of Power Failures

The number of DSL loss of power indications from the ATU-C since

the 2Wire gateway was last restarted, and the elapsed time since

the last loss of power indication.

DSL Loss of Margin Failures

The number of DSL loss-of-margin failures at current data rate

since the 2Wire gateway was last restarted, and the elapsed time

since the last loss of margin failure.

DSL Cumulative Errored

Seconds

The number of cumulative errored seconds since the 2Wire

gateway was last restarted, and the elapsed time since the last

error.

DSL Severely Errored Seconds

The number of severely errored seconds since the 2Wire gateway

was last restarted, and the elapsed time since the last severely

errored second.

DSL Corrected Blocks

The number of corrected DSL superframes that had data errors

detected during reception.

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Using Advanced Settings

The Advanced Settings page allows you to manually configure your DSL and Internet connection settings.

Typically, these settings are automatically provided by your service provider. You should adjust these

settings

ONLY

if you are very familiar with DSL and networking technology.

To access the Broadband Link Advanced Settings page:

•

Open a Web browser and access the gateway user interface by entering

•

Click the

Broadband Link

tab.

DSL Uncorrected Blocks

The number of uncorrected DSL superframes that had data errors

detected.

ISP Connection Establishment

The number of times the ISP connection was established since the

statistics were last reset, and the elapsed time since the last

establishment.

Data Error

Description

Broadband Link Tab

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•

Click the Advanced Settings

link under the tab to open the Broadband Link Advanced Settings page.

Figure 11. Broadband Link Advanced Settings Page

Modifying DSL and ATM Settings

By default, the gateway automatically detects which DSL line to use. The DSL and ATM panel allows you to

select a DSL line and manually configure your ATM settings.

1.

From the DSL Line Selection drop-down menu, select Automatic, Line 1 (inner pair), or Line 2 (outer

pair).

2.

In the ATM Circuit Identifier VPI and VCI fields, enter the VPI and VCI you want the gateway to use to

connect to your ISP

.

3.

From the ATM Encapsulation drop-down menu, select Bridged LLC, Bridged VC-Mux, Routed LLC, or

Routed VC-Mux.