User's Guide

Starting Your Gateway 9
CHAPTER 2: Installing Your Gateway
Starting Your Gateway
When cables are connected, your gateway is ready to be turned on. The POWER switch is located
on the back of the gateway. The following illustration shows the POWER switch location and the
table lists and describes the indicators when the gateway is operating under different states.
Gateway Indicators Description
Indicators Description
POWER The POWER indicator is off for a brief period of time, and then changes to solid green
within few seconds of power application.
• Constant green indicates that power is on.
• Red indicates that the gateway is faulty.
ETHERNET 1 – 4 • Solid green indicates that a device (such as a computer) is connected to an ETHERNET
port.
• Flickering green indicates that inbound activity from devices is associated with the
Ethernet port. The flickering of the light is synchronized to the actual data traffic.
WIRELESS • Solid green indicates that there is Wireless client associated to a specific Access Point.
• Flickering green indicates that there is inbound/outbound activity. The flickering of the
light is synchronized to the actual data traffic.
BROADBAND This indicator shows the gateway DSL status.
• Constant green indicates successful broadband connection and no interruption in
Internet access.
• Flashing green indicates that the gateway is attempting to establish a broadband
connection.
• Red indicates that there is no DSL signal.
SERVICE • Constant green indicates that the gateway has obtained a WAN IP address from your
service provider through the DHCP or PPP connection and the broadband connection is
up.
• Flashing green at a faster pace indicates that the gateway is attempting to obtain an IP
address.
• Flashing green at a slower pace indicates that the service provider’s network is not
responding, a misconfiguration, or an authentication failure.