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Home Page - Basic Mode

Home Page - Basic Mode

After you have performed the basic Quickstart configuration, any time you log in to your

Netopia Gateway you will access the Netopia Gateway Home Page.

You access the Home Page by typing

in your Web browser’s loca-

tion box.

The Basic Mode Home Page appears.

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The Home Page displays the following information in the center section:

The links in the left-hand column on this page allow you to manage or configure several fea-

tures of your Gateway. Each link is described in its own section.

Item

Description

Serial Number

This is the unique serial number of your Gateway.

Software

Release

This is the version number of the current embedded software in your Gate-

way.

Warranty Date

This is the date that your Gateway was installed and enabled.

Status of DSL

DSL connection (Internet) is either

Up

or

Down

Status of

Connection

‘Waiting for DSL’ is displayed while the Gateway is training. This should

change to ‘Up’ within two minutes.

‘Up’ is displayed when the ADSL line is synched and the PPPoE session is

established.

‘Down’ indicates inability to establish a connection; possible line failure.

Local WAN IP

Address

This is the negotiated address of the Gateway’s WAN interface. This

address is usually dynamically assigned.

Remote

Gateway

Address

This is the negotiated address of the remote router to which this Gateway

is connected.

Primary DNS

Secondary

DNS

These are the negotiated DNS addresses.

ISP Username

This is your PPPoE username as assigned by your service provider.

Ethernet

Status

(if so equipped) Local Area Network (Ethernet) is either

Up

or

Down

USB Status

If your Gateway is so equipped, Local Area Network (USB) is

either

Up

or

Down

Date & Time

This is the current UTC time; blank if this is not available due to lack of a

network connection.

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Home Page - Basic Mode

You can change your ISP account information for the Netopia Gateway. You can also man-

age other aspects of your account on your service provider’s account management Web

site.

Click on the

link. The Manage My Account page appears.

If you have a PPPoE account, enter your username, and then your new password. Confirm

your new password. For security, your actual passwords are not displayed on the screen as

you type. You must enter the new password twice to be sure you have typed it correctly.

Click the

button.

If you have a non-PPPoE account, click the

button.

You will be taken to your service provider’s Web site account management page.

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If you need to diagnose any problems with your Netopia Gateway or its connection to the

Internet, you can run a sophisticated diagnostic tool. It checks several aspects of your

physical and electronic connection and reports its results on-screen. This can be useful for

troubleshooting, or when speaking with a technical support technician.

Click on the

link. The Diagnostics page appears.

Click the

button to run your diagnostic tests. For a detailed description

of these tests, see

“

Diagnostics

” on page

215

.

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Home Page - Basic Mode

This link allows you to authorize a remotely-located person, such as a support technician,

to directly access your Netopia Gateway. This is useful for fixing configuration problems

when you need expert help. You can limit the amount of time such a person will have

access to your Gateway. This will prevent unauthorized individuals from gaining access

after the time limit has expired.

Click the

link. The Enable Remote Management page appears.

Since you’ve already has entered an Admin password, you can use that Admin password or

enter a new password. If you enter a new password, it becomes the temporary Admin pass-

word. After the time-out period has expired, the Admin password reverts to the original

Admin password you entered.

Enter a temporary password for the person you want to authorize, and confirm it by typing it

again. You can select a time-out period for this password, from 5 to 30 minutes, from the

pull-down menu. Be sure to tell the authorized person what the password is, and for how

long the time-out is set. Click the

button.