ZyXEL Communications P-660HW-Dx v2 manual

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    P-660HW -Dx v2 802.1 1g Wireless ADSL2+ 4-port Gateway Quick S t art Guide V ersion 3. 40 3/2007 Edition 1[...]

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    P-660HW-Dx v2 Quick Start Guide 2 Overview The P-660HW-Dx v2 is a wireless ADSL ro uter with a four-port built-in switch. This Quick S tart Guide shows you how to use the P-660 HW-Dx v2 to connect to the Internet and how to configure the device setti ngs to connect wirelessl y . See your User ’s Guide for background information o n all features. [...]

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    P-660HW-Dx v2 Quick Start Guide 3 1 Hardware Connections 1D S L : Use the gray telephone wire to connect your P-660HW-Dx v2’s DSL port to a telephone jack (or to the modem port on a splitter if you are using one). 2E T H E R N E T : Use the yellow Ethernet cable to connect a computer to an ETHERNET port for initial configuration and/or Internet a[...]

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    P-660HW-Dx v2 Quick Start Guide 4 •T h e POWER light blinks while your P-660HW-Dx v2 starts up and stays on once it is ready . • Each ETHERNET light stays on if the corresponding ETHERNET port is properly connected and blinks when there is traffic. •T h e DSL lig ht is on when the P-660HW-Dx v2 has a DSL connection. •T h e INTERNET light is[...]

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    P-660HW-Dx v2 Quick Start Guide 5 2 T ype the admin password 1234 (default). Click Logi n . Note: If you r browser does not dis play the logi n screen, se e T roubleshoo ting on page 10 for deta ils. 3 T ype (and retype) a new password and click Apply . It is strongly recommended that you change the P- 660HW-Dx v2’s p assword and write it down. 4[...]

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    P-660HW-Dx v2 Quick Start Guide 6 4 If no ISP settings are detected, click next to go to the following screen. Enter yo ur Internet connection information exactly as provided by your ISP . 5 If you do not see this screen, or your ISP has given you Internet access settings not available on this screen, see section 6 . If you wish to set up a wireles[...]

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    P-660HW-Dx v2 Quick Start Guide 7 1 Select Active and click Next to continue. It i s strongly recommended that Enable OTIST is NO T selected. See section 7 for more information. 2 Configure your wireless settings in the screen. Click Next . 3) If you select either WEP or WP A-PSK security (recommended), then follow the dire ctions to enter the appr[...]

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    P-660HW-Dx v2 Quick Start Guide 8 4 Check your configuratio n and write down your wireless LAN settings for later use. Click Finish to complete an d save the wizard setup. 5 Y ou r Internet is ready fo r you to use. Open your browser and navigate to your favorite website. 6 Internet Connection Setu p Using Advanced Settings Use this section to set [...]

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    P-660HW-Dx v2 Quick Start Guide 9 Note: The fields available in this screen depend on the Mode and Encap sulation you sel ect 5 If you still cannot acce ss the Internet, see T roubles hooting and/or contact your Internet Service Provider (ISP) for assist ance. 7 Setting Up a Wirele ss Network with OTIST 7.1 About OTIST ZyXEL's One-T ouch Intel[...]

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    P-660HW-Dx v2 Quick Start Guide 10 7.2 Enabling OTIST T o enable OTIST on the P-660HW-Dx v2, you can either use the wizard (see section 3 ) or hold in the RESET button (see section 1 ) for about three second s. Do not hold the RESET button in for too long, as this will re set the P-660HW-Dx v2 to the factory defaults. T o enable OTIST on wireless c[...]

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    P-660HW-Dx v2 Quick Start Guide 11 • Click the wizard icon ( ). Run the Internet/Wireless Setup wizard again. Check whether you can access the Internet. If you still cannot access the Internet, take the following steps: • If you are using Br idge mode (check Mode in the Network > WA N > Internet Connection s creen) click NA T > General[...]