What's In the Carton?

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What's In the Carton?

When you receive your residential gateway, you should check the equipment and

accessories to verify that each item is in the carton and that each item is undamaged.

The carton contains the following items:

One EPC3940 (left) or EPC3940L

(right) EuroDOCSIS Wireless

Residential Gateway with Voice

One AC power adapter with power

cord (Image may vary from actual

product. Item varies based on the

region where the item is used.)

One Ethernet cable (May not be

provided with all products.)

One USB cable (Image may vary from

product. May not be provided with all

products.)

If any of these items are missing or damaged, please contact your service provider

for assistance.

Notes:



You need an optional cable signal splitter and additional standard RF coaxial

cables if you want to connect a VCR, a Digital Home Communications Terminal

(DHCT) or a set-top converter, or a TV to the same cable connection as your

residential gateway.



If your product supports telephone service, cables and other equipment needed

for telephone service must be purchased separately. Contact your service

provider to inquire about the equipment and cables you need for telephone

service.

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Front Panel Description

The front panel of your residential gateway provides LED status indicators that

indicate how well and at what state your residential gateway is operating. See

Operation of Front Panel Indicators

(on page 21), for more information on front

panel LED status indicator functions.

Gateway Model EPC3940 (lef t) and Gateway Model EPC3940L (right)

1

POWER

—ON, power is applied to the residential gateway.

2

DS

—ON, the residential gateway is receiving data from the cable network.

3

US

—ON, the residential gateway is sending data to the cable network.

4

ONLINE

—ON, the residential gateway is registered on the network and fully

operational.

5

1-4

—ON, the Ethernet connection is operational. BLINKING indicates that data

is being transferred over the Ethernet connection. OFF indicates that the Ethernet

connection is not connected or has been disabled by the user.

6

WIRELESS ON/OFF Button

(model EPC3940L only)—Press this button to

activate the Wireless feature. This feature allows users to transfer data over the

wireless connection.

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2.4G

—ON, the wireless access point is operational. Blinking indicates that data is

being transferred over the wireless connection. OFF indicates that the wireless

access point is not enabled.

8

5G

—ON, the wireless access point is operational. Blinking indicates that data is

being transferred over the wireless connection. OFF indicates that the wireless

access point is not enabled.

9

WPS

(model EPC3940 only)—OFF (normal condition), indicates that the wireless

setup is not active. BLINKING indicates the user has activated wireless setup to

add new Wireless Protected Setup (WPS) clients on the wireless network.

10

WPS Button

(model EPC3940L only)—Press this button to activate the Wireless

Setup feature for the model EPC3940L. This feature allows users to add new

Wireless Protected Setup (WPS) compliant wireless clients to the home network.

Note:

The WPS button is on the top panel of model EPC3940. For more

information, see

Top Panel Description

(on page 6).

11

TEL1

—ON indicates telephony service is enabled. Blinks when line 1 is in use.

OFF indicates that phone service for TEL 1 is not enabled.

12

TEL2

—ON indicates telephony service is enabled. Blinks when line 2 is in use.

OFF indicates that phone service for TEL 2 is not enabled.

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Top Panel Description

The WPS button on the top panel of the EPC3940 residential gateway shows the

status of the Wireless Protected Setup (WPS) feature. The EPC3940L residential

gateway has a similar button on the front panel. For more information, see

Front

Panel Description

(on page 4).

Gateway Model EPC3940

1

WIRELESS SETUP Button

—Press this button to activate the Wireless Setup

feature. This feature allows users to add new Wireless Protected Setup (WPS)

compliant wireless clients to the home network.

Back Panel Description

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Back Panel Description

The following illustration identifies the back panel components on the EPC3940 and

EPC3940L residential gateways. Descriptions for each component follow the

illustration.

Gateway Model EPC3940 (lef t) and Gateway Model EPC3940L (right)

Important:

Do not connect your PC to both the Ethernet and USB ports at the same

time. Your residential gateway will not function properly if both the Ethernet and

USB ports are connected to your PC at the same time.

1

POWER and ON/OFF Switch

—Connects the residential gateway to the AC

power adapter and allows you to turn off of the residential gateway without

removing the power cord. Turning the residential gateway off using this switch

ensures that the unit is consuming no energy

2

TELEPHONE 1 and 2

—RJ-11 telephone ports connect to home telephone wiring

to conventional telephones or fax machines

3

USB (Optional for some models)

—Connects to selected devices. For models that

support USB, the default is one USB port