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Local Network Connection

Overview

Wireless Access Point

The built-in WiFi-certified wireless access point provides wireless access to your WiFi-certified wireless clients.

For more information, see

“5 The MediaAccess Gateway Wireless Access Point” on page 39

.

Ethernet switch

The Ethernet switch

(

)

allows you to connect an Ethernet device (for example, a computer) to your local network. For

more information, see

“3.3 Connecting Your Network Devices to the MediaAccess Gateway” on page 23

.

A LED may be provided per Ethernet port to indicate link integrity (or activity).

USB Port

The USB port

(

)

can be used to:



Connect a USB mass storage device to

share your content

(for example, music, movies,...):



On your local network via the

Network File server

or the

UPnP AV Media Server

.



On Internet via

FTP

.

For more information, see

“8 Sharing Content” on page 63

.



Connect a 3G mobile adaptor to set up a 3G connection that can work as a backup for your main Internet connection.

For more information, see

“3.5 Setting Up the 3G Fall-Back WAN Connection” on page 27

.

LED Status

Description

Solid on

Device connected.

Blinking

Device connected and sending/receiving data.

Off

No device connected.

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Broadband Connection

Overview

DSL port

This port can be used to connect your MediaAccess Gateway to your service provider’s DSL network.

For more information, see

“3.1 Connecting the MediaAccess Gateway to your Service Provider’s Network” on page 20

.

DSL

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Voice Connection

Overview

Phone Port

The

Phone

(

) port allows you to connect a traditional phone to your MediaAccess Gateway. This way you will be able to

make phone calls over the Internet and save on communication costs, especially for long-distance calls.

For more information, see

“6.1 Setting Up Your Telephone Network” on page 48

.

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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 MediaAccess Gateway would be

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

“ECO button” on page 62

.

Reset button

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

For more information, see

“11.7 Reset to Factory Defaults” on page 110

.

Reset

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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

Voice

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