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1.3.4 Buttons

Overview

WPS button

The WPS (

) button allows you to add new wireless clients to your network in a swift and easy way, without the need to

enter any of your wireless settings manually.

For more information, see

“5.1 Connecting Your Wireless Client via WPS” on page 40

.

ECO button

The

ECO

(

) button allows you to disable your wireless access point. You can do this when you do not have any devices

that are connected to the wireless access point. This allows you to save the energy that the Technicolor Gateway would be

using for the wireless access point. For more information, see

“ECO button” on page 47

.

The LED on the ECO button summarizes the overall status of your Technicolor Gateway.

Reset button

The Reset button allows you to reset your Technicolor Gateway to factory defaults.

For more information, see

“10.6 Reset to Factory Defaults” on page 89

.

Reset

Colour

State

Description

Green

Solid on

All services are available. The wireless access point is

enabled

.

Blue

Solid on

All services are available. The wireless access point is

disabled

.

Red

Solid on

Some services are not available. The Technicolor Gateway automatically

activates the other status LEDs to allow you to see which services are

running.

Blinking

The Technicolor Gateway is starting up.

Off

The Technicolor Gateway is powered off.

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1.3.5

Status LEDs

Introduction

On the front panel of your Technicolor Gateway, you can find a number of status LEDs, indicating the state of the device.

ECO button LED

The ECO (

) button LED provides information about the overall state of your Technicolor Gateway. For more

information, see

“ECO button” on page 10

.

Ethernet LED

Wireless LED

Internet

Broadband

Wireless

Ethernet

WPS

ECO

The other status LEDs are only activated when the Internet service is down.

Colour

State

Description

Green

Solid on

Network device connected to the Ethernet switch.

Blinking

Network device connected to the Ethernet switch and sending/receiving

data.

Off

No Ethernet connection on your local network

Colour

State

Description

Green

Solid on

Wireless clients connected, no wireless activity

Blinking

Wireless clients connected, wireless activity

Off

No wireless clients connected or wireless access point disabled

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Broadband LED (if you are using the

DSL Gateway

scenario)

Broadband LED (if you are using the

Local Router

scenario)

Internet LED

WPS LED

For more information about WPS, see

“5.1 Connecting Your Wireless Client via WPS” on page 40

.

Colour

State

Description

Green

Solid on

DSL line synchronised

Blinking

Trying to detect carrier signal or pending DSL line synchronisation

Off

Technicolor Gateway powered off.

Colour

State

Description

Green

Solid on

Connected to the WAN device

Off

Not connected to the WAN device

Colour

State

Description

Green

Solid on

Connected to the Internet, no activity

Blinking

Connected to the Internet, sending/receiving data

Red

Solid on

Failed to setup the Internet connection

Off

No Internet connection

Colour

State

Description

Green

Solid On

Client successfully registered via WPS

Orange

Blinking

WPS registration ongoing

Red

Blinking

Error occurred

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1.4

Preparing for the Installation

DSL service requirements

This section is only applicable if you are using your Technicolor Gateway as DSL gateway. For more information, see

“1.2 User Scenarios” on page 5

.

Make sure that:



Your service provider activated the DSL service on your telephone line by your service provider.



You have the installation information (for example, user name, password, service profile,...) provided by your service

provider at hand.

Local connection requirements

Wireless connection

If you want to connect your computer using a wireless connection, your computer must be equipped with a WiFi-certified

wireless client adapter.

Wired connection

If you want to connect a computer using a wired connection, your computer must be equipped with an Ethernet Network

Interface Card (NIC).

Start with the installation

You are now ready to start with the installation of your Technicolor Gateway.

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