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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 43

.

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 28

.

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 69

.



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 32

.

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 22

.

WAN port

This port allows you to use your MediaAccess Gateway as

Local Router

. For more information, see

“1.2 User Scenarios” on

page 5

.

WAN

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 52

.

PSTN Port (optional)

The

PSTN

port allows you to connect the MediaAccess Gateway to the traditional telephone network, i.e. the Public

Switched Telephone Network (PSTN). When the VoIP connection is not available, the MediaAccess Gateway will

automatically switch from VoIP to the traditional telephone network.

For more information, see

“6.1.1 Connection to the Traditional Telephone Network” on page 53

.

PSTN

If your MediaAccess Gateway does not have a

PSTN

port, this means that:



Your MediaAccess Gateways has an integrated filter

The MediaAccess Gateway separates the phone signal from the signal coming from the

DSL port

. Your

MediaAccess Gateway has an integrated filter if the product name printed on the label of your MediaAccess

Gateway ends with “wIF” (

w

ith

I

ntegrated

F

ilter). If this suffix is not present, then your MediaAccess Gateway

does not have an integrated filter.

- or -



Your MediaAccess Gateway is VoIP-only

All calls passing through the MediaAccess Gateway will be done via VoIP.

Be aware that, if you are not connected to the traditional telephone network, emergency calls will not be possible

when your Internet connection is down or your MediaAccess Gateway is powered off.

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1.3.5 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 44

.

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 68

.

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 116

.

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