User guide

030-300505 Rev. A 12 April 2007

User GuideVersaLink Wireless Gatewa

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Model 327W

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6.4.1 Connecting VersaLink via 10/100 Base-T Ethernet

To connect your VersaLink using the 10/100-BaseT Ethernet connection, please follow these steps:

1. Connect the DSL phone cable from the connector marked DSL on the rear panel of VersaLink to the telephone

line jack (equipped with DSL service) on the wall. Please use the DSL phone cable that was provided with your

kit.

IMPORTANT: If you use a microfilter, you must plug the RJ-11 DSL phone cable from the VersaLink into the

DSL port of the microfilter.

2. Connect the yellow Ethernet cable (provided with your kit) from any one of the four Ethernet jacks marked E1,

E2, E3, or E4 on the rear panel of VersaLink to the Ethernet port on your computer. Repeat this step to connect

up to three additional PCs to VersaLink; each jack serves as an Ethernet switch.

3. Connect the power supply cord to the power connector marked DC 12V on the rear panel of the VersaLink. Plug

the other end of the power supply into an AC wall socket, and then turn on VersaLink (if it is not already on).

4. Check to see if the VersaLink’s POWER LED is solid green. This indicates that VersaLink is powered on.

5. Check to see if the DSL LED is solid green. If the DSL LED is solid green, the VersaLink is functioning

properly.

6. Check to see if the ETHERNET LED is solid green. Solid green indicates that the Ethernet connection is

functioning properly. Check the ETHERNET LED for the Ethernet jack you are using on VersaLink.

7. After you have logged on to your account and established an Internet connection, as explained later in section 8,

check to see if the Router’s INTERNET LED is solid green. Solid green indicates that an Internet link has been

established. (Flashing green indicates the presence of IP traffic.)

Congratulations! You have completed the Ethernet hardware installation. No software installation is required when using

only an Ethernet connection. Now proceed to section 7 to access VersaLink’s Web pages.

6.4.2 Connecting VersaLink via Wireless

IMPORTANT: If you are connecting to VersaLink via a wireless network adapter, the SSID must be the same for

both VersaLink and your PC’s wireless network adapter. The default SSID for VersaLink is the serial number of the

unit (located below the bar code on the bottom of the modem and also on the shipping carton). Locate and run the

utility software provided with your PC’s Wireless network adapter and enter the SSID value. The PC’s wireless

network adapter must be configured with the SSID (in order to communicate with VersaLink) before you begin the

account setup and configuration procedures. Later, for privacy you can change the SSID by following the

procedures outlined in section 12, “Wireless Settings.”

NOTE: Client PCs can use any Wireless 802.11b/g card to communicate with VersaLink. The Wireless card and

VersaLink must use the same Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) security code type. The factory default for WEP is

Enabled. Please be sure that your computer’s wireless adapter is configured properly for whichever network setting

you use: WEP or WPA. You can access the settings in the advanced properties of the wireless network adapter.

To network VersaLink to computers in your home or office using a wireless installation, you will need to confirm

the following:

1. Ensure that each PC on your wireless network has an 802.11b/g wireless network adapter installed.

2. Ensure that appropriate drivers for your wireless adapter have been installed on each PC.