Install Guide
Table Of Contents
- Remove or Disable Conflicting Applications
- Check Your Computer’s Browser and System Requirements
- Choose a Computer and Connection Type
- Install the DSL Filter
- Ethernet Connection
- Wireless Connection
- Non-2Wire Wireless Adapter Configuration
- a. The network name is the word “2WIRE” (in all capital letters), followed by the last three digits of the gateway serial number (for example, 2WIRE110).
- b. The encryption key is a 64-bit hex value, located beneath the bar code on the bottom of the 2Wire gateway. In the example, it is 4119627022.
- c. For Mac OS X users, you may need to enter the “$” character at the beginning of the encryption key (for example, $4119627022).
- Non-2Wire Wireless Adapter Configuration
- USB Connection
- Windows XP/2K/ME/98SE
- Macintosh OS 10.1.4/10.1.5/10.2.0 - 10.2.8/10.3.3 - 10.3.8
- Ethernet Connection
- USB Connection
- Wireless Connection
- Ethernet Connection
- USB Connection
Appendix A: Install the Gateway on Other Operating Systems
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8. Open the network Control Panel by selecting the Apple icon > Control Panel > TCP/IP.
9. Verify that “Connect Via: 2Wire USB Remote NDIS…” is selected to set the network adapter as active.
10. Click Save to complete your installation.
11. Proceed to “Configuring the Internet Connection” on page 16.
Configuring the Internet Connection
Now that your first computer is connected to the gateway, you need to configure your gateway to
communicate with your Internet service provider.
To activate your Internet account:
1. Open your Internet browser.
2. Type http://gateway.2wire.net/setup into the browser’s address line.
3. When prompted to enter a key code, enter the key code provided by your Internet service in the key
code field, and click
NEXT.
4. Select your Local Time Zone and click NEXT.
5. You may be prompted to enter service provider information such as username and password. Enter any
required service provider information and click
NEXT.
6. The connection process will begin. During this process the INTERNET light on the front of the gateway
will first blink green then turn solid green. This step could take up to five minutes as the gateway
searches for your broadband service.
7. The gateway will now connect to the Internet. This process may take several minutes. If the registration
screen opens, click the
REGISTER button and complete the 2Wire registration process.
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