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Status LEDs

Introduction

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

Power LED

Ethernet LED

Upgrade

Power

Ethernet

USB

Wireless

Broadband

Internet

TV

WPS

Colour

State

Description

Green

Solid on

Power on, normal operation

Blinking

Bootloader active (during upgrade)

Red

Solid on

Power on, self-test failed, indicating device malfunction

Orange

Solid on

Bootloader selftest

Blinking

Bootloader active (during upgrade)

Off

The MediaAccess Gateway is powered off.

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

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USB LED

Wireless LED

Broadband LED

Internet LED

Colour

State

Description

Green

Solid on

Device(s) connected to the MediaAccess Gateway’s USB port

Off

No device connected to the MediaAccess Gateway’s USB port

Colour

State

Description

Green

Solid on

No wireless activity, WPA2-PSK or WPA-PSK encryption

Blinking

Wireless activity, WPA2-PSK or WPA-PSK encryption

Orange

Solid on

No wireless activity, WEP encryption

Blinking

Wireless activity, WEP encryption

Red

Solid on

No wireless activity, no security

Blinking

Wireless activity, no security

Red/green

Toggling

Wireless client registration phase

Off

Wireless access point disabled

Colour

State

Description

Green

Solid on

DSL line synchronised

Blinking

Trying to detect carrier signal or pending DSL line synchronisation

Off

MediaAccess Gateway powered off.

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

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TV LED

Upgrade LED

WPS LED

For more information about WPS, see

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

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Colour

State

Description

Green

Solid on

Set-Top Box (STB) connected to the MediaAccess Gateway

Blinking

Unknown STB connected to the MediaAccess Gateway

Off

No STB connected to the MediaAccess Gateway

Colour

State

Description

Blue

Solid on

Software upgrade ongoing

Off

No software upgrade ongoing

Do not power off your MediaAccess Gateway or disconnect any cables as long as the

Upgrade

LED is on.

Interrupting the upgrade procedure may damage your MediaAccess Gateway.

Colour

State

Description

Green

Solid On

Client successfully registered via WPS

Orange

Blinking

WPS registration ongoing

Red

Blinking

Error occurred

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Preparing for the Installation

DSL service requirements

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 MediaAccess Gateway.

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