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What have I received? And why?
You have opted to take part in the Calix GigaSpire Employee Pilot Program. Depending on the answers that you
provided on the intake questionnaire, you will receive one GigaSpire BLAST u6 system and potentially GigaSpire
BLAST u4 or u4m systems to provide additional coverage.
Note:
If you have an existing GigaSpire BLAST system in your home, onboarding a new BLAST u6 as your gateway will reset your Wi-Fi
network name (SSID) to ‘Calix GigaSpire WiFi’. You will also lose customized configurations in CommandIQ, like Enhanced Parental
Control profiles. This can be avoided by contacting
to schedule a TAC assisted install.
How do I get started?
The following slides provide quick-start instructions to get you up and running. Please keep in mind, your experience is
not the same as a typical subscriber, whose GigaSpire BLAST system would be connected to a service provider
network that has the back-office integration to initially provide the management settings needed to fully setup the
GigaSpire and all its features. Instead, you will be connecting your GigaSpire BLAST system to your existing service
provider's gateway. This is referred to as an 'OFF-NET' model and is not typical. Your experience will otherwise be
identical to that of a typical residential subscriber of high-speed Internet services.
If you need help along the way, reach out to the Technical Assistance Center (TAC) team:
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