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The

Modem Secure

screen will appear. Go to the

Modem Secure

screen in section 7.1, “Logging on to Your

Gateway,” for logon instructions.

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9.

BASIC CONFIGURATION

IMPORTANT:

The following sections assume that you have active DSL and Internet service.

Your Gateway allows you to make changes to the configurable features of your Gateway, such as account profiles,

routing configurations, wireless settings, and security settings. The following sections explain each feature and show

you how to make changes to the Gateway’s settings. The main menu, displayed at the top of each page, allows you

to navigate to the various configuration screens of your Gateway. Whenever you change the configurable settings of

your Gateway, you must click

save

(or

apply

where applicable) to allow the changes to take effect in the Gateway.

To configure the settings in your Gateway, follow the instructions provided in sections 10 through 14.

NOTE:

The menu options displayed will vary according to the configuration you have chosen to use:

LAN

Ethernet port

or

WAN Uplink port

. If you are using WAN Uplink port, some menu options will not be available.

However, all menu options will be available when the Gateway is configured for LAN Ethernet port. Instructions on

enabling and disabling LAN Ethernet port and WAN Uplink port are explained in the section 14.4.3, “VersaPort.”

This document was created with the Gateway configured for LAN Ethernet port mode.

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10.

HOME

This section explains the initial screen of your Gateway and guides you through the configurable settings.

After you have logged on to your Gateway and established a PPP session with your Internet service provider (ISP),

click

Home

in the top navigational menu (also referred to as the “main menu”), and the following screen will appear.

The

Home

screen allows you to view connection information reported by your Gateway and to quickly access Internet

services provided by your ISP. The following sections discuss each panel in the

Home

screen.

10.1

Broadband Connection Panel

The

Broadband Connection

panel of the

Home

screen allows you to view details about your Gateway’s

connections. By clicking the

Add/Edit Internet Connection

link, you can access the screens that allow you to set

up new account profiles, edit existing account profiles, and connect or disconnect from your ISP. After you have

connected to your ISP, this panel will display the connection details. Additional information about your Gateway’s

broadband connection can be found in section 7, “Accessing Your Gateway.”

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VPI/VCI

Displays VPI (Virtual Path Indicator) value and VCI (Virtual Channel Indicator) for a

particular VC, which is defined by your ISP.

DSL Speed

(Down/Up)

Displays the transmission rates (in Kbits/sec) of your DSL signal.

Down

is the rate at

which data is transmitted downstream (from the Internet to your computer).

Up

is the rate

at which data is transmitted upstream (from your computer to the Internet).

Internet

Displays status of your Internet connection: Connected or Not Connected.

Add/Edit Connection

Click this link to open the

Home > Connection Overview

screen, which provides a quick

summary of your Gateway’s Internet connection settings. Refer to sections 7, “Accessing

Your Gateway.”

Connection Type

Displays the protocol used for your Internet connection, which is provided by your ISP.

Username

Displays the username that you used to connect to your ISP. The username and password

are provided by your ISP.

WAN IP

Displays a WAN IP address that has been assigned to your Gateway by your ISP. You will

receive a WAN IP address only after your Gateway has established an Internet connection

with your ISP. (The IP address “192.168.1.1” is your Gateway’s LAN IP address, which is

assigned to your Gateway by factory default.)

WAN Gateway IP

Displays the WAN IP address of the “upstream” connection point.

Primary DNS IP

Displays primary DNS IP provided by your ISP.

Secondary DNS IP

Displays secondary DNS IP provided by your ISP.

10.2

Quick Links Panel

The

Quick Links

panel of the

Home

screen allows you to quickly access certain features of your Gateway by

clicking on the icon.

Enable an online game connection…

Click this link to set up a service profile and attach VPN,

Gaming, or other NAT services to the profile. Refer to

13.2.2, “Port Forwarding” for additional information.

Show more information about my Internet

connection…

Click this link to display a summary your Gateway’s

network statistics. Refer to section 14.2.3.1, “Summary,”

for additional information.

Check for updates and improvements for this

software…

Click this link to update your Gateway’s software, if

available. Refer to section 14.2.8, “Update Device,” for

additional information.

Change the password required to make changes to my

network…

Click this link to change your administrator password.

Refer to section 13.4, “Change Password,” for additional

information.

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Test Connection…

Click this link to test your Gateway’s connection and run

diagnostics as shown in the following screen.

10.3

My Network Panel

The

My Network

panel of the

Home

screen allows you to view information about devices that are connected to

your network.

Name

Displays the ASCII (text) name of the device connected to the network

Type

Displays the type of device connected to your network.

Connection

Displays the physical connection used to interface with your Gateway.

IP Address

Displays the IP address assigned to your computer by your Gateway’s DHCP server.

Access Shared Files

Click this link to access shared files from a device on your local network. (The device

must have file sharing enabled.) Note: If the device has a firewall turned on, you will

not be able to access shared files from the device.

10.4

Services Panel

The

Services

panel of the

Home

screen allows you to access features and services provided by your ISP.

NOTE:

The links displayed in the

Services

panel will only be available after you have established a PPP session

with your ISP and are specific to the services offered by your ISP.

Go To My Home Page

Click this button to go to the default page of your Web browser; however, if your PPP

session is down, you will not have Internet access. To browse the Internet, you must

first establish a PPP session with your ISP. When you are ready to return to the

Gateway’s Web interface, type

in your Internet browser’s address

bar, and press

Enter

on your keyboard.