User's Manual

Chapter 1
Product Overview
1
Wireless-N ADSL2+ Gateway
C
h
apter
1
:
Pro
d
uct Over
v
i
ew
Thank you
f
or choosing the Linksys Wireless-N ADSL2+
Gateway. T
h
e Gateway
l
ets you access t
h
e Internet via a
wireless connection or through one o
f
its
f
our switched
ports. You can a
l
so use t
h
e Gateway to s
h
are resources
such as computers, printers and
f
iles. A variety o
f
security
f
eatures help to protect your data and your privacy while
online. Security
f
eatures include WPA2 security, a State
f
ul
Packet Inspection (SPI)
f
irewall and NAT technology.
Con
f
iguring the Gateway is easy using the provided
b
rowser-
b
ase
d
uti
l
ity
.
Front Pane
l
P
owe
r
(
Green
)
T
h
e Power LED
l
ig
h
ts up an
d
stays on w
h
i
l
e t
h
e Gateway is powere
d
on
.
Ethernet
1
-
4
(
Green
)
These numbered LEDs,
correspon
d
ing wit
h
t
h
e num
b
ere
d
ports on
t
h
e Gateway’s
b
ac
k
pane
l
, serve two purposes.
I
f
the LED is continuously lit, the Gateway is
success
f
ully connected to a device through that
port. It
f
lashes to indicate network activity over
that port
.
W
i
-
F
i
Protecte
d
Setup Button Press t
h
is
b
utton to cause Wi-Fi Protecte
d
Setup to searc
h
f
or your Wi-Fi Protected Setup-supported
wire
l
ess
d
evice
.
N
O
TE
:
Wi-Fi Protecte
d
Setup
i
s a
f
eature that makes it easy to con
f
igure
your wire
l
ess networ
k
an
d
its security
settings. For more in
f
ormation, re
f
er to
“Wire
l
ess > Basic Wire
l
ess Settings“ in
the “Advanced Con
f
iguration” chapter.
W
i
re
l
es
s
(
Green
)
T
h
e Wire
l
ess LED
l
ig
h
ts up
when the wireless
f
eature is enabled. It
f
lashes
w
h
en t
h
e Gateway is active
l
y sen
d
ing or
receiving
d
ata over t
h
e networ
k.
(
Green
)
The DSL LED lights up whenever
there is a success
f
ul DSL connection. The LED
f
lashes while the Gateway is establishing the
AD
S
L connection
.
I
nternet
(
Green
)
T
h
e Internet LED
l
ig
h
ts up
an
d
stays on w
h
en t
h
ere is a connection ma
d
e
t
hrough the Internet port. It
f
lashes to indicate
networ
k
activity over t
h
e Internet port.
Bac
k
Pane
l
D
SL
T
h
e DSL port connects to t
h
e ADSL
l
ine.
Et
h
ernet
1
,
2
,
3
,
4
T
h
ese Et
h
ernet ports (1, 2,
3, 4) connect t
h
e Gateway to wire
d
computers
an
d
ot
h
er Et
h
ernet networ
k
d
evices.
R
ese
t
T
h
ere are two ways to reset t
h
e Gateway’s
f
actory de
f
aults. Either press and hold the Reset
button
f
or approximately
f
ive seconds, or restore
t
he de
f
aults
f
rom the A
d
ministration > Factory
De
f
ault
s
screen o
f
the Gateway’s web-based
uti
l
ity
.
P
owe
r
Th
e Power port is w
h
ere you wi
ll
connect t
h
e power a
d
apter.