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Setting a System Password

Setting a system password protects your gateway settings from being modified or changed by someone who

has not been given permission to do so. After setting a system password, you will be required to enter it

whenever you attempt to access a gateway configuration page — for example, if you try to change the

gateway’s broadband connection settings or upgrade the gateway software. If a password has not been set,

a reminder notice is displayed when you attempt to access pages where settings can be changed.

Changing Your Time Zone Settings

The 2Wire gateway sets the time automatically using time servers on the Internet. It retrieves date/time

information in Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). You can set or change the Time Zone settings in the Edit Date

and Time Settings page.

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Viewing System Details

The System Details page provides information about your gateway, any enhanced services you may have,

and provides a link that you can use to restart your system.

Broadband Link Pages

Viewing Your Broadband Link Summary

The Broadband Link Summary page provides general information about the current status of your

broadband link connection and your system configuration.

The Connection panel shows information about your gateway’s connection to your broadband service. The

elements displayed will vary, depending on your gateway model and the type of broadband service you have.

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Connection Status. There are two ways you can check the current status of your gateway’s broadband

connection: you can use the BROADBAND LINK indicator light on the front of your gateway, or, if your

computer is connected to the network, you can view the user interface. Connection Speed

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Connection Speed shows the incoming and outgoing data rates of your DSL connection, measured in

kilobits per second (Kbps). Incoming is the speed of data flowing from the Internet to your network;

Outgoing is the speed of data flowing from your network to the Internet.

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Connection Information. Connection Information shows the following basic system configuration

information:

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Internet Address. The broadband IP address assigned by your service provider to your gateway so

that it can communicate on the service provider’s network. This address is assigned to you by your

broadband Service Provider for all communication on the broadband network.

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Hardware Address. (Also known as the MAC address or physical address). When your gateway is

connected to the broadband network, an association is made between its unique hardware address

and its Internet address before it can communicate to the broadband network.

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Key Code. The activation code that tells your gateway how to connect to your service provider. The

key code is used during the installation process to customize the settings for your broadband

provider.

Viewing Broadband Link Details

The Broadband Link Details page displays technical information about your broadband connection.

Technical support representatives use this information to help troubleshoot problems with your broadband

connection.

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The information displayed depends on the type of broadband service you have and your gateway model.

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 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

broadband network 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.

Note:

This page is not available for Ethernet broadband connections. When it is temporarily

displayed in menu bars (immediately after changing from a DSL configuration), it will not contain

any information.