Configuration Manager

Most MG7550 users never use the Configuration Manager. Here are some

reasons for using the Configuration Manager:

•

You want to change the wireless router setup. For instance, maybe you’re

replacing a router and want to use your existing Wireless Network Name(s)

and/or Password(s) instead of the unique ones that come with the MG7550.

•

You want to set up special Internet gaming settings.

•

You want to set up parental controls including white lists and/or black lists

for certain users and times.

•

You want to get performance information about the MG7550 modem and/or

built-in router. This can be helpful in optimizing wireless performance.

If you need to access the MG7550 Configuration Manager, open your Web

browser. Type

in the address bar and press the Enter

key.

In the login dialog box, type the following User Name and Password in lower

case, then click OK.

User Name:

admin

Password:

motorola

The status page will appear. If the Status page doesn’t appear, please see

the

Troubleshooting Tips

below.

For details about the Configuration Manager, please see

Chapter 6 in this

manual.

Wireless Router

As noted before, the MG7550 has unique Wireless Network Names/SSIDs

and a unique WPA/WPA2 Wireless Security Key/Password printed on the

MG7550’s bottom label. If you don’t change these, you should set up your

wireless devices to work with these SSIDs and security key.

Note that wireless performance depends on a number of factors. Please

keep these things in mind:

•

Where possible, put the MG7550 in a central place so that it’s not too far

away from your other wireless devices.

•

Try to avoid interference from other wireless devices such as Bluetooth

headsets and stereos, and 2.4 GHz and/or 5 GHz cordless phones and base

stations. Don’t put the MG7550 close to these interfering devices.

•

Sometimes it helps to change the MG7550 wireless channel frequencies to

reduce interference with neighbors’ wireless networks. This is discussed in

the Troubleshooting section.

Front Panel Lights

During Power up, the lights will blink for about a minute.

LIGHT

COLOR

DESCRIPTION

Power

Green

ON:

MG7550 power on

OFF:

MG7550 power off

Upstream

Green

or

Blue

Green Blinking: Ranging in progress

Green ON:

Connected on 1 channel

Blue Blinking:

Negotiating bonded channel(s)

†

Blue ON:

Bonded with 2 or more channels

O

FF:

Upstream not connected

Downstream

Green

or

Blue

Green Blinking: Scanning for DS channel

Green ON:

Connected on 1 downstream channel

Blue Blinking:

Negotiating bonded channel(s)

†

Blue ON:

Bonded with 2 or more channels

Online

Green

Blinking:

Trying to go online

ON:

Online

O

FF:

Offline

1

2

3

4

Ethernet

LAN ports

Green

or

Amber

Blinking:

Ethernet data is flowing

Green:

Connected at highest LAN speed, 1 Gbps

Amber:

Connected at 10 or 100 Mbps

O

FF:

No connection

2.4 GHz

WLAN

Green

Blinking:

Data is flowing

ON:

2.4 GHz Wi-Fi is enabled

O

FF:

2.4 GHz Wi-Fi is not enabled

5 GHz

WLAN

Green

Blinking:

Data is flowing

ON:

5 GHz Wi-Fi is enabled

O

FF:

5 GHz Wi-Fi is not enabled

WPS

Green

Blinking:

WPS is in discovery mode

ON:

Light will remain solid after

WPS configuration is successful

†

If a blue light blinks continuously, this indicates partial service (at least one designated channel has not

completed bonding). You should still get high Internet speeds, but your service provider may want to know

so they can adjust their network.

Alternate Ways to Connect Your Coax Cable

As summarized in the Quick Start, one important connection is the coaxial

cable connection that carries your cable Internet service to your MG7550.

Here are the main ways you can make that connection:

1)

Use the loose end of an available “live” coaxial cable from your cable

service provider. Plug the loose end into the Coax jack of your cable

modem.

2)

If there’s a “live” coax jack in your wall, connect a coax cable between

that jack and the Coax jack of your cable modem.

3)

Use a “live” cable that’s plugged into one of your televisions. If you still

want cable TV to go to that TV set, you can get a coaxial splitter and

two cables of the right length as shown below.

Connecting Devices to Your Cable Modem/Router

You can connect computers, smartphones, tablets, game consoles, security

cameras, streaming media devices (like Roku, Chromecast & AppleTV),

Internet-enabled HDTVs and other devices to your cable modem/router.

You can connect these devices either with an Ethernet cable (a wired

connection), or via Wi-Fi (a wireless connection).

An Ethernet connection is normally a faster, more reliable connection than a

wireless connection. To make an Ethernet connection, you need a device

with an Ethernet connector and a cable to connect between that device and

your cable modem. In some cases, this may be impossible because of the

location of the devices. In those cases, or if the device doesn’t have an

Ethernet connector, you will need to create a wireless connection as

described below.

Connecting a Device via Ethernet

To make the connection at the Ethernet-capable device, simply plug in one

end of the Ethernet cable to an Ethernet jack on the device. At the cable

modem, plug the other end of the cable into any of the cable modem’s LAN

jacks. You can connect up to four devices by using the four LAN jacks.