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Gateway Front Panel
Figure 1. Gateway front view
You can use the LEDs to verify status and connections. The following table lists and
describes each LED and button on the front panel of the gateway.
LED
Description
Power
•
Green
. Power is supplied to the cable modem.
•
Blinking
. Power on self-test.
•
Off
. No power.
Downstream
•
Green solid
. One or more downstream channels is locked.
•
Green slow blink
. The unit is scanning for a downstream channel.
•
Green blink
. Data is being transmitted or received.
•
Off
: No downstream channel is locked.
Upstream
•
Green solid
. One or more upstream channels is locked.
•
Green slow blink
. The unit is scanning for an upstream channel.
•
Green blink
. Data is being transmitted or received.
•
Off
: No upstream channel is locked.
Internet
•
Solid green
. The cable modem is online.
•
Blinking
. The cable modem is synchronizing with the cable provider’s CMTS.
•
Off
: The cable modem is offline.
LAN (Ethernet)
Green indicates 1,000 Mbps. Amber indicates 100/10 Mbps.
•
Solid
. An Ethernet device is connected and powered on.
•
Blinking
. Data is being transmitted or received on the Ethernet port.
•
Off
. No Ethernet device is detected on the Ethernet port.
Phone Port
•
Green Solid
. Registered with the Call Agent.
•
Green Blink
. There is an active call.
•
Green Slow Blink
. Phone is on-hook, registration with Call Agent is in progress.
•
Off
. No phones are connected to the phone port.
Button
Description
Wireless On/Off
Turn the wireless radio in the gateway on and off. The wireless radio is on by default. The
LED located below this button indicates if the wireless radio is on or off.
WPS
Pushing this button opens a 2-minute window for the gateway to connect with other
WPS-enabled devices. For more information, about using the WPS method to implement
security, see the
Push 'N' Connect (WPS) Wireless Setup
on page
16
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Gateway Rear Panel
Ethernet LAN ports
USB
port
Coaxial
cable
connector
Power
adapter
input
Power On/Off
button
Voice ports
Figure 2. Gateway rear panel
The rear panel includes the following connections, viewed from left to right:
•
Two voice/phone ports.
WIth VoIP service, connect one or two handsets to these ports.
•
Four Gigabit-Ethernet LAN ports
. Use these ports to connect local computers.
•
USB port
. The USB port is a USB host and can be used for connecting a USB printer.
Note:
USB functionality is only available with future firmware upgrades.
•
Coaxial cable connector
. Attach coaxial cable to the cable service provider’s connection.
•
Power
. Power adapter input.
•
Power On/Off button
.
Note:
You can return the gateway to its factory settings. On the bottom of
the gateway, press and hold the Restore Factory Settings button
for over 7 seconds. The gateway resets, and returns to its factory
settings. See
Factory Default Settings
in Appendix
A.
Install the Voice Gateway
Installation is the four-step process summarized here and described in the headings that
follow. Make sure you complete the installation in this order.
1.
Check the Installation Requirements.
2.
Cable the Gateway.
3.
Log in to the Gateway.
4.
Connect to the Internet.and VoIP.
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After installation, set up the wireless connection as explained in
Chapter 2, Wireless
Configuration
.
Check the Installation Requirements
Check the requirements listed below before installing the gateway:
•
Local Computer
. During installation, you need a local computer to connect to the
gateway via Ethernet.
-
This computer should be set up to access the cable modem Internet service.
-
This computer must be set up to use DHCP to get its TCP/IP configuration from the
gateway.
•
Cabling
. Use a Category 5 (CAT5) cable such as the one provided with your gateway for
your LAN connections.
•
Cable Modem Service
. There must be active Data Over Cable Internet service provided
by cable modem account.
•
Internet Service Provider (ISP) Configuration
. Depending on how the ISP set up the
Internet account, you will need one or more of these configuration settings to connect the
gateway to the Internet:
-
Host and Domain Names
-
ISP Domain Name Server (DNS) Addresses
-
Fixed or Static IP Address
•
Computers on the Network
. Each computer that will connect to the gateway must have
either an installed Ethernet Network Interface Card (NIC), USB Host port, or 802.11b or
802.11g wireless adapter.
Cable the Gateway
To install the gateway, connect it to a computer by an Ethernet according to the guidelines
below.
Ethernet Connection
If you are connecting a computer to the gateway with an Ethernet cable, following these
instructions.
1.
Turn off your computer.
2.
Use the coaxial cable provided by your cable company to connect the wireless voice
gateway cable port to your cable line splitter or outlet.
3.
Connect the LAN port (for example, LAN port 4) on the gateway to your computer with the
Ethernet cable included in the box.
4.
Plug in the gateway and wait about 30 seconds for the lights to stop blinking.
5.
Turn on your computer. If software usually logs you in to your Internet connection, do not run
that software or cancel it if it starts automatically.
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6.
Verify the following:
a.
The power light
is lit after turning on the gateway.
b.
The Internet light
is solid green, indicating a link has been established to the
cable network.
c.
The LAN LED
is lit for the port where you connected the computer.
Log In to Your Gateway
You can log in to the gateway to view its settings. A link to the documentation is also available
on the gateway main menu.
Note:
To connect to the gateway you must use a computer configured for
DHCP (most computers are).
When you have logged in, if you do not click
Logout
, the gateway waits for 5 minutes after no
activity before it automatically logs you out.
1.
On the computer that is connected to the gateway with an Ethernet cable, type
in the address field of your Internet browser.
A login window opens.
2.
Log in with the user name
admin
and its default password of
password
.
When you connect to the gateway the Gateway Status screen displays.
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To view the gateway’s settings for the Internet connection, see the following section,
View
the Gateway Status
on page
10.
Connect to the Internet and VoIP
If you have VoIP service, connect the phone to a Voice Port 1
. If your service includes
a second line, you can connect that phone to Voice Port 2.
To check the voice status, see
MTA Status
on page
24. To set up a wireless connection, see
Chapter 2, Wireless Configuration
.
View the Gateway Status
The Gateway Status screen shows the Network Configuration for the gateway. Select
Gateway Status
from the main menu and the Network Configuration section is in the middle
of the page.
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