Connecting The Power Adapter; Connecting Your Computer To The Gateway; Connecting Through Local Ethernet - 2Wire HomePortal 3801HGV User Manual

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HomePortal 3801HGV Gateway User Guide

Connecting the Power Adapter

Follow these steps to power on the gateway:
1. Connect one end of the power adapter to the POWER port of your gateway.
2. Connect the other end of the power adapter to an electrical outlet. Once the gateway is
powered on, the power LED flashes green for a brief period of time and then turns solid
green.
Figure 2: Power Connection
Note
Use the 2Wire power adapter packaged with the gateway, as it is compliant with local
regulatory requirements.

Connecting Your Computer to the Gateway

The first computer you connect to the gateway is used to configure the HomePortal 3801HGV
gateway for proper operation. You can connect your gateway to additional computers and/or other
devices with Ethernet cable and wireless AP .

Connecting through Local Ethernet

The HomePortal 3801HGV gateway has four Ethernet ports for directly connecting computers or
devices. Use the Ethernet interface(s) on the gateway to create a broadband network. Follow these
steps to connect the computer to the gateway using the Ethernet cable:
1. Connect one end of the Ethernet cable (yellow) to any available LOCAL ETHERNET port on
the gateway.
2. Connect the other end of the Ethernet cable to the Ethernet port of the Network Interface
Card (NIC) on the computer.
Connecting the Power Adapter
Installing the HomePortal 3801HGV Gateway
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