Connect to the Network and Access the Gateway
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Dual Band Wireless VDSL2 + Ethernet Gateway
Connect to the Network
You can connect to the gateway’s network through a wired or WiFi connection. If you set up
your computer to use a static IP address, change the settings so that it uses Dynamic Host
Configuration Protocol (DHCP).
Wired Connection
You can connect your computer to the gateway using an Ethernet cable and join the
gateway’s local area network (LAN).
To connect your computer to the gateway with an Ethernet cable:
1.
Make sure power is supplied to the gateway and the WiFi LED is lit.
2.
Connect an Ethernet cable to an Ethernet port on your computer.
3.
Connect the other end of the Ethernet cable to one of the numbered Ethernet ports.
Your computer connects to the local area network (LAN). A message might display on
your computer screen to notify you that an Ethernet cable is connected.
WiFi Connection
You can connect to the gateway’s WiFi network with Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) or you can
find and select the WiFi network.
To use WPS to connect to the WiFi network:
1.
Make sure that power is supplied to the gateway and the WiFi LED is lit.
2.
Check the WPS instructions for your computer or wireless device.
3.
Press the
WPS
button on the gateway.
4.
Within two minutes, on your computer or WiFi device, press its
WPS
button or follow its
instructions for WPS connections.
Your computer or wireless device connects to the WiFi network.
To find and select the WiFi network:
1.
Make sure that power is supplied to the gateway and the WiFi LED is lit.
2.
On your computer or wireless device, find and select the WiFi network.
The WiFi network name is on the product label.
3.
Join the WiFi network and enter the WiFi password.
The password is on the product label.
Your wireless device connects to the WiFi network.
