Broadband Link Area Of The Network At A Glance Panel; Home Network Area Of The Network At A Glance Panel - 2Wire Gateway 2701HG Installation Manual

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Broadband Link Area of the Network at a Glance Panel

The Broadband Link area of the Network at a Glance panel displays the overall status of your gateway's
physical connectivity.
The diamond symbol in this area indicates the overall status of the broadband link and corresponds to the
light on the front of your gateway.
internet
The following table shows a list of possible
Broadband Link Light
Off
Solid Green
Connection Speed displays the broadband speed for which DSL is configured by your ISP . Both the Incoming
(or Downstream — from your service provider to your system) and Outgoing (or Upstream — from your
system to your service provider) connection rates are shown. The actual throughput of your Internet
connection rate (such as downloading a file from a Web site) will be somewhat less, because of the
overhead required to send information over the Internet.
Accessing the Broadband Link Summary Page
The Broadband Link Summary page provides general information about the current status of your
broadband link connection and your system configuration. To access the Broadband Link Summary page,
click the
Broadband Link
Launching the 2Wire Bandwidth Meter
The Bandwidth Meter measures the maximum data throughput obtained from 2Wire's Web site to your
system. Because it tests the speed over the Internet, your results may vary, depending on Internet
conditions.
To launch the 2Wire Bandwidth Meter, click the Test connection speed link.

Home Network Area of the Network at a Glance Panel

The Home Network area of the Network at a Glance panel displays your system's
status and a list of the devices currently connected to your local network.
The diamond symbol in this area indicates the overall status of the network and corresponds to the
, , or
Ethernet USB Wireless
Ethernet, USB, or Wireless Light
Off
Solid Green
BROADBAND LINK
Condition
The gateway has been unable to detect a DSL
signal.
DSL signal detected; the gateway is
attempting to train.
The gateway is fully connected to your
broadband service(s).
icon or the View summary link.
light on the front of your gateway.
Condition
The gateway is powered off or booting up.
Device(s) connected via Ethernet, USB, or Wireless.
light states and their associated meanings:
LOCAL NETWORK
System Tab
light
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