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The Administration Tab

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Reboot

This tab allows you to do a soft or hard reboot of your Gateway.

Reboot Mode. To reboot your Gateway, select

Hard

or

Soft

. Choose hard to power cycle the Gateway or soft to

restart it without a power cycle.

To begin the reboot process, click the

Save Settings

button. When a screen appears asking you if you really

want to reboot the device. Click

OK

.

Click the

Cancel Changes

button if you want to undo your changes.

Figure 5-36: Reboot

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The Status Tab

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The Status Tab

Gateway

This screen displays information about your Gateway and its WAN (Internet) Connections.

Gateway Information

Gateway Information displays the Software Version, MAC Address, and Current Time.

Internet Connections

The Internet Connections will be displayed after selecting the Internet connection number from the drop-down

menu. They are the Login Type, interface, IP Address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway, and DNS 1, 2, and 3 servers.

DHCP Renew. Click the

DHCP Renew

button to replace your Gateway’s current IP address with a new IP address.

DHCP Release. Click the

DHCP Release

button to delete your Gateway’s current IP address.

Click the

Refresh

button if you want to Refresh your screen.

Local Network

The Local Network information that is displayed is the local Mac Address, IP Address, Subnet Mask, and DHCP

Server, Start IP Address, and End IP Address. To view the DHCP Clients Table, click the

DHCP Clients

Table

button.

DHCP Clients Table. Click the

DHCP Clients Table

button to show the current DHCP Client data. You will see the

MAC address, computer name, and IP address of the network clients using the DHCP server. (This data is stored

in temporary memory and changes periodically.) To delete a client from the DHCP server, select the client, then

click the

Delete

button.

Click the

Refresh

button if you want to Refresh your screen. Click the

Close

button to close the screen.

Figure 5-39: DHCP Clients Table

Figure 5-38: Local Network

Figure 5-37: Status

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The Status Tab

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DSL Connection

The DSL Connection information that is displayed is the Status, Downstream Rate, and Upstream Rate.

The PVC Connection information that is displayed is Encapsulation, Multiplexing, QoS, Pcr Rate, Scr Rate,

Autodetect, VPI, VCI, and PVC Status.

Click the

Refresh

button if you want to Refresh your screen.

Figure 5-40: DSL Connection

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Appendix A: Troubleshooting

Common Problems and Solutions

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Appendix A: Troubleshooting

This appendix consists of two parts: “Common Problems and Solutions” and “Frequently Asked Questions.”

Provided are possible solutions to problems that may occur during the installation and operation of the Gateway.

Read the descriptions below to help you solve your problems. If you can’t find an answer here, check the Linksys

international website at www.linksys.com/international.

Common Problems and Solutions

1.

I need to set a static IP address on a computer.

You can assign a static IP address to a computer by performing the following steps:

•

For Windows 98 and Me:

1.

Click

Start

,

Settings

, and

Control Panel

. Double-click

Network

.

2.

In The following network components are installed box, select the TCP/IP-> associated with your

Ethernet adapter. If you only have one Ethernet adapter installed, you will only see one TCP/IP line

with no association to an Ethernet adapter. Highlight it and click the Properties button.

3.

In the TCP/IP properties window, select the IP address tab, and select Specify an IP address. Enter a

unique IP address that is not used by any other computer on the network connected to the Gateway.

Make sure that each IP address is unique for each computer or network device.

4.

Click the

Gateway

tab, and in the New Gateway prompt, enter 192.168.1.1, which is the default IP

address of the Gateway. Click the Add button to accept the entry.

5.

Click the

DNS

tab, and make sure the DNS Enabled option is selected. Enter the Host and Domain

names (e.g., John for Host and home for Domain). Enter the DNS entry provided by your ISP. If your

ISP has not provided the DNS IP address, contact your ISP to get that information or go to its website

for the information.

6.

Click the

OK

button in the TCP/IP properties window, and click Close or

the OK button for the Network

window.

7.

Restart the computer when asked.

•

For Windows 2000:

1.

Click

Start

,

Settings

, and

Control Panel

. Double-click

Network and Dial-Up Connections

.

2.

Right-click the Local Area Connection that is associated with the Ethernet adapter you are using, and

select the Properties option.

3.

In the Components checked are used by this connection box, highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and

click the

Properties

button. Select

Use the following IP address

option.

4.

Enter a unique IP address that is not used by any other computer on the network connected to the

Gateway.

5.

Enter the Subnet Mask, 255.255.255.0.

6.

Enter the Default Gateway, 192.168.1.1 (Gateway’s default IP address).

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7.

Toward the bottom of the window, select Use the following DNS server addresses, and enter the

Preferred DNS server and Alternative DNS server (provided by your ISP). Contact your ISP or go on its

website to find the information.

8.

Click the

OK

button in the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties window, and click the

OK

button in the

Local Area Connection Properties window.

9.

Restart the computer if asked.

•

For Windows XP:

The following instructions assume you are running Windows XP with the default interface. If you are using

the Classic interface (where the icons and menus look like previous Windows versions), please follow the

instructions for Windows 2000.

1.

Click

Start

and

Control Panel

.

2.

Click the

Network and Internet Connections

icon and then the

Network Connections

icon.

3.

Right-click the

Local Area Connection

that is associated with the Ethernet adapter you are using,

and select the Properties option.

4.

In the

This connection uses the following items

box, highlight

Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)

. Click

the

Properties

button.

5.

Enter a unique IP address that is not used by any other computer on the network connected to the

Gateway.

6.

Enter the Subnet Mask, 255.255.255.0.

7.

Enter the Default Gateway, 192.168.1.1 (Gateway’s default IP address).

8.

Toward the bottom of the window, select Use the following DNS server addresses, and enter the

Preferred DNS server and Alternative DNS server (provided by your ISP). Contact your ISP or go on its

website to find the information.

9.

Click the

OK

button in the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties window. Click the

OK

button in the

Local Area Connection Properties window.

2.

I want to test my Internet connection.

A.

Check your TCP/IP settings.

For Windows 98, Me, 2000, and XP:

•

Refer to Windows Help for details. Make sure Obtain IP address automatically is selected in the settings.

For Windows NT 4.0:

•

Click

Start

,

Setting

s, and

Control Panel

. Double-click the

Network

icon.

•

Click the Protocol tab, and double-click on TCP/IP Protocol.

•

When the window appears, make sure you have selected the correct Adapter for your Ethernet adapter

and set it for

Obtain an IP address

from a DHCP server.

•

Click the

OK

button in the TCP/IP Protocol Properties window, and click the

Close

button in the Network

window.

•

Restart the computer if asked.

B.

Open a command prompt.