Status Monitoring; Why Monitor Status; Monitoring Adsl Status - Zoom X3 User Manual

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Status Monitoring

This chapter discusses how to check the status of your modem
and its ADSL connection.
Most users can skip this chapter, as it is primarily for advanced
users and for those who are instructed by their Internet service
provider or Zoom Technical Support to verify settings, usually
for troubleshooting. If you skip this section, you should go to
chapter 4.

Why Monitor Status?

The X3 and X4 provides easy-to-read screens for you to review the
status of the modem and its ADSL connection.
While most users will probably never need to check the status,
there are some cases in which it would be helpful. For example,
you may need to know the IP address assigned to you by your
Internet service provider.
For advanced users with special configuration needs, the status
information is useful for overall system maintenance.

Monitoring ADSL Status

If you want to check the status of your ADSL connection, click on
the Status link on the left pane in the Zoom Configuration
Manager. (If you forgot how to log in to the Zoom
Configuration Manager, see page 10.)
The Status page provides information about your ADSL
connection. For example, you can verify whether your ADSL
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