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2.2.2 Interfaces and Buttons

Figure 2-3

Interfaces and buttons

Table 2-3

Functions of the interfaces and buttons

Interface or

Button

Function

DSL

Connects a splitter.

PHONE1,

PHONE2

Connects a phone.

LAN1–LAN4

Connect PCs, switches, or other equipment.

RESET

Restarts the equipment if this button is pressed and held for three

to six seconds, restores the factory settings of the equipment if

held for more than six seconds.

NOTE

After you restore the default settings, the customized data will be lost.

Therefore, press the RESET button with caution.

WPS

It is used to enable or disable the WPS function.

WLAN

It is used to enable or disable the WLAN function.

ON/OFF

It is used to power on or off the HG655b.

POWER

Connects a power adapter.

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3.1 Connecting the Cables

Before connecting the cables, power off all equipment connected to it including the

HG655b, the PC, and the switch.

Connect the cables according to Figure 3-1.

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Figure 3-1

Connecting the HG655b

1

Phone interface

2

Splitter

3

Phone

4

PC

5

Set-top box

6

Power adapter

3.2 Getting Started

To power on the HG655b, press the

ON/OFF

button on the rear panel of the HG655b.

After you power on the HG655b, the

DSL

indicator blinks (for less than three minutes),

which indicates that the HG655b is being activated. Later, the

DSL

indicator turns solid

on. The

POWER

indicator is also solid on, which indicates that the HG655b is working

properly.

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Configuring the HG655b

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Configuring the HG655b

4.1 Ac

through which

the HG655b.

Step 2

ss bar of the Internet Explorer, and then press

Enter the administrator name (

admin

by default) and password (

admin

by default) in the

Login

dialog box, and then click

Login

.

4.2 Ch

rd easy to remember, you can change the

gging in to the Web-based configuration utility.

ew password. Then enter the new password again in

Step 4

change the password successfully, next time log in to the Web-based

tility, enter the new password, and then click

Login

.

cessing the Web Configuration Page

page,

The HG655b provides simple and easy-to-use Web configuration

you can check and configure the working parameters of

To log in to the Web configuration page, do as follows:

Step 1

Start the Internet Explorer on the PC.

Enter

http://192.168.1.1

in the addre

Enter

.

The

Login

dialog box is displayed.

anging the Administrator Password

For safety reasons or to make the passwo

administrator password for login after lo

To change the password, do as follows:

Step 1

Log in to the Web-based configuration utility.

Step 2

Choose

Maintenance

>

Account

in the navigation tree to display the account page.

Step 3

Enter the current password and the n

the

Confirm Password

text box for confirmation.

Click

Submit

to save the settings.

After you

configuration u

If you forget the user name or password that has been changed, you can restore the default

settings of the HG655b by pressing and holding the

RESET

button for over six seconds. After

you restore the default settings, however, your customized data is lost. Therefore, use this

function with caution.

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4.3 Changing the IP Address

:

tree to display the LAN settings page.

Step 2

in th

Step 3

Clic

To make the login IP address easy to remember, you can change the IP address after

logging in to the Web-based configuration utility.

To change the IP address, do as follows

Step 1

Choose

Basic

>

LAN

in the navigation

Enter a new IP address as desired in the

IP address

text box. Then, enter a subnet mask

e

Subnet mask

text box.

k

Submit

to save the settings.

To log in to the Web-based configuration utility after you change the IP address successfully,

then enter the new IP address in the address bar.

in the same network segment as that of the

4.4 Re

l. To restore the default settings, press and hold the

RESET

the HG655b through the Web-based

tility. To restore the default settings through the Web-based configuration

Step 2

tep 3

Click

Restore Default Settings

button.

After the preceding operations, the page jumps to the login page. You can log in to the

Web-based configuration utility by entering the default user name and password that are

admin

.

you need to launch the Internet Explorer, and

Ensure that the IP address of the computer is

HG655b so that the computer can access the Web-based configuration utility.

storing Default Settings

You can quickly restore the default settings of the HG655b by pressing the

RESET

button on the rear pane

button for over six seconds after the HG655b is powered on, and then release the button.

In addition, you can restore the default settings of

configuration u

utility, do as follows:

Step 1

Log in to the Web-based configuration utility, and then choose

Maintenance

>

Device

in the navigation tree to display the reboot page.

Select

Reset

.

S