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To connect the stand, line up the arrow on the stand with the arrow on the bottom of the device as

shown.

Figure 1

Connecting the Stand

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1.5

Hardware Connections

To connect your Device:

Figure 2

Hardware Connections

1

Attach the antenna and point it up.

2

Do one of the following for your Internet connection:

2a

DSL WAN

: Use a telephone cable to connect your Device’s

DSL WAN

port to a telephone jack

(or the DSL or modem jack on a splitter if you have one).

2b

ETHERNET WAN

: If you already have a broadband router or modem, use an Ethernet cable

to connect the

ETHERNET WAN

port to it for Internet access.

3

ETHERNET LAN

: Use an Ethernet cable to connect a computer to an

ETHERNET

LAN

port for

initial configuration and/or Internet access.

2a

3

4

1

2b

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4

POWER

: Use the provided power adaptor to connect the

POWER

socket to an appropriate power

source. Make sure the power at the outlet is on. After connecting the power adaptor, look at the

lights on the front panel.

1.6

LEDs (Lights)

The following graphic displays the labels of the LEDs.

Figure 3

LEDs on the Device

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None of the LEDs are on if the Device is not receiving power.

1.7

The RESET Button

If you forget your password or cannot access the web configurator, you will need to use the

RESET

button at the back of the device to reload the factory-default configuration file. This means that you

will lose all configurations that you had previously and the password will be reset to the default.

1

Make sure the

POWER

LED is on (not blinking and not red or flashing red).

Table 1

LED Descriptions

LED

COLOR

STATUS

DESCRIPTION

POWER

Green

On

The Device is receiving power and ready for use.

Blinking

The Device is self-testing.

Red

On

The Device detected an error while self-testing, or there is a

device malfunction.

Off

The Device is not receiving power.

Blinking

Firmware upgrade is in progress.

ETHERNET

LAN 1-4

Green

On

The Device has a successful 100 Mbps Ethernet connection with

a device on the Local Area Network (LAN).

Blinking

The Device is sending or receiving data to/from the LAN at 100

Mbps.

Off

The Device does not have an Ethernet connection with the LAN.

ETHERNET

WAN

Green

On

The Gigabit Ethernet connection is working.

Blinking

The Device is sending or receiving data to/from the Gigabit

Ethernet link.

Off

There is no Gigabit Ethernet link.

USB

Green

On

The Device recognizes a USB connection.

Blinking

The Device is sending/receiving data to /from the USB device

connected to it.

Off

The Device does not detect a USB connection.

DSL WAN

Green

On

The DSL line is up.

Blinking

The Device is initializing the DSL line.

Off

The DSL line is down.

INTERNET

Green

On

The Device has an IP connection but no traffic.

Your device has a WAN IP address and the DSL connection is

up.

Blinking

The Device is sending or receiving IP traffic.

Off

There is no Internet connection or the gateway is in bridged

mode.

WLAN/WPS

Green

On

The wireless network is activated.

Blinking

The Device is communicating with other wireless clients.

Green

and

Orange

Blinking

The Device is setting up a WPS connection.

Off

The wireless network is not activated.

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2

To set the device back to the factory default settings, press the

RESET

button for ten seconds or

until the

POWER

LED begins to blink and then release it. When the

POWER

LED begins to blink,

the defaults have been restored and the device restarts.

Note: The default username and password are on the label on the bottom of the Device.

1.8

Wireless Access

The Device is a wireless Access Point (AP) for wireless clients, such as notebook computers,

smartphones or tablets. It allows them to connect to the Internet without having to rely on

inconvenient Ethernet cables.

You can connect to your wireless network using the WPS button, without having to access the Web

Configurator.

Figure 4

Wireless Access Example

1.8.1

Using the WLAN/WPS Button

Note: The wireless client must be a WPS-aware device (for example, a WPS USB adapter

or PCMCIA card), which can be identified by the WPS logo:

.

If the wireless network is turned off, enable wireless in the

Wireless

section of the Web

Configurator. The

WLAN/WPS

LED will be green when wireless is enabled.

You can use the

WLAN/WPS

button to quickly set up a secure wireless connection between the

Device and a WPS-compatible client device by adding one device at a time.

To activate WPS:

1

Make sure the

POWER

LED is green and not blinking.