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The speedtouch™ is not responding, Speedtouch™ documentation cannot be viewed, Chapter 5 – RCA SpeedTouch 580 User Manual

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Chapter 5

Internet Connection Troubleshooting

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No dedicated firewall device or router is placed between your PC and the
SpeedTouch™.

No personal firewall software is running on your PC.

Your PC is correctly connected to the SpeedTouch™, in other words, check
whether the WLAN client is correctly associated with the SpeedTouch™:

1

In the Windows XP notification area, click the Wireless Network
Connection icon

.

2

Check whether the displayed network has your SpeedTouch™ network
name (SSID).

To repeat the search for your SpeedTouch™, click Back or restart the wizard. As soon
as the wizard finds your SpeedTouch™, you can continue with

”Configuring the

SpeedTouch™ (and your PC)” on page 18

.

The SpeedTouch™ is

not responding

If after running the SpeedTouch™ Home Install Wizard, the completing window does
not appear, this might be due to the reconfiguration of he SpeedTouch™’s IP settings
or wireless access point settings. In this case, the last window of the Home Install
Wizard will not be shown because of loss of connectivity. Your SpeedTouch™ is
correctly set up though and you will be able to surf the Internet.
If the connection is lost, the following window appears:

If you did not reconfigure the SpeedTouch™’s IP settings or wireless access point
settings, restart the wizard.
If the setup fails over a wireless connection, try - if possible - to setup your
SpeedTouch™ using a wired connection.
If the problem persists, refer to the Service Provider’s instructions for more
information.

SpeedTouch™

documentation cannot

be viewed

To be able to view the SpeedTouch™ documentation pages on the Setup CD,
Javascript must be enabled in your web browser. For more information, see the help
file of your web browser.
To allow active content on an MS Windows XP system, see

“ Active content in

Internet Explorer” on page 38

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If you’re not connected, this icon will have a red cross: