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2. The page displayed is your modems
home page and from here you can get
a snap shot of your modems setup,
you can also select to login to the
modem and access its more advanced
features or set up your ADSL username
and password and ‘get online’!
2. What does the information on
the home page mean?
You will notice that on your modems
home page you have 8 headings, the
following will give you an overview in to
the information displayed.
1. the connection with my ISP is active?
You will either see ‘yes’ or ‘no’ in this box.
If ‘yes’ is displayed this means you have
an active ADSL line running over your
telephone line in your home and that
your modem is connected correctly
to your telephone line and is talking to
the main computer at your ISP. If ‘no’ is
displayed either your ADSL line is not
active or the modem is not connected
to your phone line in your home.
2. should I be able to surf the internet?
If you have a ‘yes’ displayed in box 1 and
you have the correct ADSL user name
and password entered in the modems
settings will ‘yes’ be displayed in this
box.
When you have ‘yes’ displayed in
box 2 will you be able to actually surf the
internet and check your emails.
3. my internet speed is approximately
Your connection to the internet is
displayed in this box, the speed of your
internet connection is determined by
the plan you sign up for with your ISP,
as well as the distance your house is
from the telephone exchange in your
local neighbourhood.
In the example
in image 2 you can see the numbers
2112/384kbps – this means your download
speed is 2112kbps and your upload speed
is 384kbps.
4. my modem is using firmware version
Software is loaded on your modem (just
like a standard PC) and this shows you
the latest version of software running on
your modem.
From time to time iiNet
may make changes to the software and
send you newer versions to make your
modem operate better under various
circumstances.
5. my modem has been connected for
this long
The time indicated in this box shows
you how long the modem has been
connected to the internet; the time
format is hh:mm:ss
6. the ADSL standard my modem is
using is
There are various standards that your
modem can connect to the internet.
You may have signed up to iiNet for
ADSL2 or if you are in an area that does
not have access to the faster speeds
you may have connected using ADSL1.
The following gives a brief description of
each of the standards:
Chapter 5
:
Modem Features
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