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1.

Decide on a location for the Gateway.

Put the Gateway in a location where air can circulate freely around it.

2.

Power the Gateway.

Connect the power supply to the power jack on the back panel of the Gateway. Then, plug the power supply

into an electrical outlet. Turn on the Power switch.

The

Power

LED should light solid green.

3.

Insert the Netopia CD into your CDROM drive.

The Netopia Installation Guide Wizard automates several tasks to get you up and running easily. Run the

Wizard on every Windows-based PC that will connect to your network.

The Installation Guide Wizard should start automatically and the Welcome screen should appear to step

through your connection installation(s).

The Installation Guide Wizard lets you choose which type

of Netopia device you are installing, and where you are

installing it. Choose

Install via Ethernet

and click the

Next

button.

Follow the on-screen instructions to make all of your con-

nections.

Be sure to configure each computer connected to your Netopia Gateway to accept a Dynamically-assigned IP
address, commonly referred to as DHCP.

Set up your Gateway

Configure Your PCs for DHCP

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DSL

POWER

4 3 ETHERNET 2 1

RESET

ON

OFF

LED

Behavior

Power

Green

when power is on.

Red

if device malfunctions.

Ethernet 1, 2, 3, 4

Solid

green

when connected. Flashes

green

when there is

activity on the LAN.

DSL

Solid

green

when Internet connection is established.

Internet

Solid

green

when Gateway is connected. Flashes

green

when

transmitting or receiving data on the WAN port.

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P

W

R

E

1

2

3

4

ETHER NET

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D

L

N

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T

N

R

T

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Telephone/DSL jack

DC Power

Rear View

DSL Port

Ethernet

Ports

Power Switch

Power

Ethernet 1, 2, 3, 4

DSL

Top View

Internet

When all of your connections are made, your connections should look like this:

Power outlet

Note:

You will need an extra hub or switch if more Ethernet ports are needed.

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