2Wire HomePortal Installation And Support Manual

Manual is about: for Models 100 and 100W

Summary of HomePortal

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    Notice to users ©2003 2wire, inc. All rights reserved. This manual in whole or in part, may not be reproduced, translated, or reduced to any machine-readable form without prior written approval. 2wire provides no warranty with regard to this manual, the software, or other information contained herei...

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    1 congratulations on your homeportal purchase. To install your homeportal and configure your home network, follow these steps. 1 insert the homeportal setup wizard cd insert the homeportal setup wizard cd into the cd-rom drive of your computer. Do not install any equipment until instructed by the cd...

  • Page 4: The Homeportal Home Page

    2 the homeportal home page when your installation is complete, the homeportal home page will display. Use this page to perform a variety of administrative functions for easy management of your home network. From this page you can: upgrade your homeportal software view your network settings change wi...

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    3 connecting your computer using usb connecting your computer to the homeportal using usb requires an available usb port. Only one windows or macintosh computer can be directly connected to the 2wire homeportal using the usb connection. Installing the homeportal and usb driver on a windows pc with y...

  • Page 6: Troubleshooting

    4 troubleshooting homeportal indicator and status lights the homeportal has three indicator lights that can be used to diagnose installation and connection problems. The following tables describe how to interpret the power, broadband link, and local network lights. . Power light operating state off ...

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    5 diagnosing connection problems this section describes some connection problems you may encounter with your homeportal home network and provides suggestions for solving those problems. If the problem you are having is not covered here or in the 2wire online help system, or if the suggestions provid...

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    6 running your homeportal setup wizard manually if after one minute the homeportal setup wizard does not automatically run: windows users: double-click the my computer icon located on the desktop. Double-click the icon that corresponds to your cd-rom drive. Double-click setup.Exe and follow the onsc...

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    7 accessing driver status 4. Click the “+” sign next to the other devices and/or network adapters categories to expand them. This displays a list of all adapters and/or devices that you have installed. Check to see if your adapter is marked with a yellow question mark (driver not installed) or excla...

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    8 non-2wire wireless adapter configuration if you use a 2wire wireless adapter (pc card or usb adapter) for wireless networking, the homeportal setup wizard software automatically configures it to communicate with the homeportal during setup. If you are not using a 2wire wireless adapter, you will n...

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    9 configuring apple airport note : requires airport client software revision 2.0 or greater. 1. From the apple pull-down menu, select airport to open the airport dialog box. 2. In the airport network panel, click the choose network pull-down menu. 3. Select your wireless network name. Your wireless ...

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    10 configuring other wireless ethernet adapters the following steps are completed using the configuration program provided with your wireless adapter. If you have not already done so, install the wireless adapter configuration software before continuing. 1. Set the network type to infrastructure. Re...

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    11 homeportal technical specifications home network interfaces • ethernet, homepna, usb, wireless 802.11b+ standards compatibility • adsl g.Dmt (itu g.992.1) (inner or outer pair) • ansi ti.413 (inner or outer pair) • homepna 2.0 (10 mbps) and 1.0 (1 mbps) • usb 1.1 and 1.0 • tcp/ip, dhcp, and dns (...

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    12 regulatory information declaration of conformity trade name: 2wire responsible party: 2wire, inc. Address: 1704 automation parkway san jose, ca this device complies with part 15 of the fcc rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interfere...