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Using the
Home Screen
This chapter gives a short overview of the Home screen of the Gateway’s firmware,
including explanations of the Home screen’s sections and links.
Accessing the Home Screen
To access the Home screen:
1.
Open a Web browser. In the “Address” text box, type:
then press
Enter
on the keyboard.
2
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2.
The Gateway’s Home screen appears.
3.
Enter the username “admin” and the password (printed on the label located on the
bottom of the Gateway) in the Username and Password text boxes at the top right side
of the screen, then click
Login
.
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4.
You can now access all of the Home screen’s options
.
Icon Bar
At the top of the Home screen is the Icon Bar. Here, you can quickly access the
other four main sections of the Gateway’s firmware by clicking on the appropriate
icon: Status (see chapter 6 for more details); Wireless Setup (see chapter 3 for more
details), Firewall (see chapter 4 for more details); and Advanced Setup (see chapter
5 for more details). Clicking Home in any other firmware screen generates the
Home screen.
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General Information
The next section of the Home screen is the General Information section.
This section is divided into three subsections: Summary, Product Info, and
Login Status.
Summary
The Summary subsection contains four status lines. Broadband displays the status
of the Gateway’s broadband connection (connected or disconnected). Wireless
displays the status of the Gateway’s wireless network (enabled or disabled), and also
whether any wireless devices are connected to the network. System Up Time dis-
plays the length of time the Gateway has gone between reboots. DSL Link Up Time
displays how long the DSL link has been active.
Product Info
The Summary subsection contains four information lines. Model# displays the
model number of the Gateway. Serial# displays the serial number of the Gateway.
MAC Address displays the Gateway’s MAC address. Firmware Version displays the
Gateway’s firmware version number.
Login Status
The Login Status subsection displays whether you have logged into the Gateway’s
firmware. If not, enter your user name and password in the appropriate text boxes.
If you are logged in, you can log out by clicking
Log Out
.
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Connection Status
This subsection of the Home screen displays the status of various parameters
regarding the Gateway’s wired and wireless networks.
This section contains two subsections: WAN Connection Status and Wireless.
WAN Connection Status
The WAN Connection Status subsection contains a number of status lines that
pertain to the Gateway’s WAN (Internet) connection: WAN Type, Dynamic/Static
(type of IP address used), Modem IP Address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway,
Lease Time Remaining, DNS Address #1, and DNS Address #2.
Wireless
The Summary subsection contains three information lines. SSID displays the name
of the Gateway’s wireless network. Security displays whether the wireless network
has security enable. Security Type displays the type of security enabled.
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