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Configuring the Netopia Gateway

1.

Run your Web browser application, such as Firefox or Microsoft Internet

Explorer, from the computer connected to the Netopia Gateway.

Enter

in the Location text box.

The Admin Password page appears.

Access to your Netopia device can be controlled through two access control accounts,

Admin

or

User

.

•

The

Admin

, or administrative user, performs all configuration, management or mainte-

nance operations on the Gateway.

•

The

User

account provides monitor capability

only

.

A user may

NOT

change the configuration, perform upgrades or invoke maintenance

functions.

For the security of your connection, an Admin password must be set on the Netopia

unit.

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Configuring the Netopia Gateway

MiAVo VDSL and Ethernet WAN models Quickstart

The browser then displays the Quickstart page.

2.

Click the

button.

Once a connection is established, your browser is redirected to your service provider’s

home page or a registration page on the Internet.

☛

For MiAVo Series models, your configuration is complete. You can skip to

“

Home Page - Basic Mode

” on page

31

.

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PPPoE Quickstart

For a PPPoE connection, your browser will display a different series of web pages:

The browser then displays the Quickstart web page.

3.

Enter the username and password supplied by your Internet Service Pro-

vider. Click the

button.

Once you enter your username and password here, you will no longer need to enter

them whenever you access the Internet. The Netopia Gateway stores this information

and automatically connects you to the Internet.

The Gateway displays a message while it configures itself.

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Configuring the Netopia Gateway

4.

When the connection succeeds, your browser will display a success

message.

Once a connection is established, your browser is redirected to your service provider’s

home page or a registration page on the Internet.

5.

Congratulations! Your installation is complete. You can now surf to your

favorite Web sites by typing an URL in your browser’s location box or by

selecting one of your favorite Internet bookmarks.

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Netopia Gateway Status Indicator Lights

Colored LEDs on your Netopia Gateway indicate the status of various port activity. Different

Gateway models have different ports for your connections and different indicator LEDs.

The

Quickstart Guide

accompanying your Netopia Gateway describes the behavior of the

various indicator LEDs.

Example status indicator lights

Status Indicator Lights (LEDs)