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Home Page - Information
The Home Page contains a
summary
of the Gateway’s configuration settings and status.
Summary Information
Field
Status and/or Description
Connection Information
DSL/WAN Status
Wide Area Network may be
Waiting for DSL
(or other waiting status),
Up
or
Down
Connection
Up
or
Down
User Name
Your ISP-assigned Username
IP Address
IP address assigned to the WAN port.
IP Gateway
The IP address of the gateway to which the connection defaults. If doing DHCP, this
info will be acquired. If doing PPP, this info will be negotiated.
Primary and
Secondary DNS
Server
Address(es) of your ISP's Domain Name Server(s).
Speed
Your upstream and downstream data rates
Line Attenuation
amount of attenuation on your phone lines.
Restart Connec-
tion button
allows you to attempt to reconnect using the same login credentials as your current
connection.
Connect button
allows you to reconnect using a different User Name and Password. This button is
only available if you are not connected.
Disconnect button
allows you to disconnect your current connection. This button is only available if a
connection is established.
Router Information
Router Name and
Model
Your Router's manufacturing information
Serial Number
Your Router's unique serial number. Usually also printed on the Router's label.
MAC Address
Your Router's unique hardware address
Software Version
The version of embedded operating system software currently running on the Gate-
way.
Warranty Date
Original date when your Gateway is first connected and gets the time via the network,
for warranty purposes.
Local Network
IP Address
The IP address of your Router as seen from your internal LAN
Ethernet
Status of your Ethernet network connection (if supported).
Connected
or
Not
Con-
nected
.
USB
Status of your USB network connection (if supported).
Connected
or
Not
Connected
.
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Links Bar
Links Bar
The Links Bar is the frame at the left-hand side of the page
containing the major navigation links. These links are available
from every page, allowing you to move freely about the site.
The headings in the following table are hyperlinks. You can
click on any heading to read about that feature.
This chapter covers the following:
Note:
Ethernet
,
Wireless
, and
USB
links are only available on supported models.
Advanced Setup
Configure
Connection
DHCP Server
IP Passthrough
NAT
IPSec
Router Password
Time Zone
VLAN
Wireless
Status
DSL
ATM
Ethernet
IP
LAN
USB
Wireless
Logs
User List
Diagnostics
Update Router
Reset Router
Restart Router
Basic Mode
Help
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Link:
Confi
gure
When you click
Confi
gure
, the Links bar expands to display the con-
figuration options available.
Advanced options are intended for experienced users and adminis-
trators. Exercise great caution when making any changes to
Advanced Configuration options.
Connection
” on page
79
DHCP Ser
ver
” on page
82
IP Passthr
ough
” on page
85
NA
T
” on page
87
IPSec
” on page
94
Router Passwor
d
” on page
104
T
ime Zone
” on page
105
VLAN
” on page
106
W
ir
eless
” on page
125
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Links Bar
Link:
Connection
When you click
Connection
, the
Connection Configuration
page appears.
Note: The appearance of this page will vary based on the model and WAN connection you
have.
Here you can set up or change the way you connect to your ISP. You should only change
these settings at your ISP's direction, or by agreement with your ISP.
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VPI/VCI:
These values depend on the way your ISP's equipment is configured. The
default setting is 8/35. With this setting, the router will match the settings your ISP is
using, with no input on your part. You probably would not need to change this.
Protocol:
The authentication and encapsulation protocol is determined by your ISP,
often by the type of account that you have signed up for. Options here are PPPOE LLC,
PPPOE VCMUX, ETHER LLC, IP LLC, PPPOA LLC, and PPPOA VCMUX.
Bridging:
Your Router can be turned into a simple bridge, if desired. However, it will no
longer provide routing or security features in this mode.
Concurrent Bridging/Routing
: Your Router can bridge or route traffic, depending on
the IP addresses, at the same time. When this mode is enabled, the Router will also
bridge traffic from the LAN if it has a valid LAN-side address.
PPPoE/PPPoA/DHCP Autosensing
: The pull-down menu allows you to select an
autosensing feature, or to disable it. Selecting between PPPoE/DHCP or PPPoE/PPPoA
enables automatic sensing of your WAN connection type. If you select
PPPoE/DHCP
,
the gateway attempts to connect using PPPoE first. If the Gateway fails to connect after
60 seconds, it switches to DHCP. As soon as it can connect via DHCP, the Gateway
chooses and sets DHCP as its default. Otherwise, after attempting to connect via DHCP
for 60 seconds, the Gateway switches back to PPPoE. The Gateway will continue to
switch back and forth in this manner until it successfully connects. Similarly, selecting
PPPoE/PPPoA
causes the Gateway to attempt to connect by trying these protocols in
parallel, and using the first one that is successful. If you choose to disable the feature,
select
Off
.
User Name
and
Password
: Provided by your ISP.
Confirm Password:
Repeat your Password entry for confirmation
Select the IP Type
:
Dynamic IP - DHCP (Default) –
Single Static IP Address –
Block of Static IP Addresses (Unnumbered Mode) –
Static IP Address:
Your service provider may tell you that the WAN IP Address for your
Router is static. If so, enter the IP Address from your service provider in this field.
IP Gateway:
The IP Address of the default gateway, or peer address if using PPP. This
is normally set to 0.0.0.0 for PPP connections.
Primary DNS Server:
The IP Address of the Primary Domain Name Server
Secondary DNS Server:
The IP Address of the backup Domain Name Server
Connection Type:
If using PPPoE, this is a choice to have either an uninterrupted con-
nection or an as-needed connection. The type of service you have signed up for with
your ISP. Options are On-Demand, Always ON, and Manual.

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