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ZyXEL Communications P-660HWP-D1 manual

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  • Page 1

    Copyright © 2007. All rights reserved. P-660HWP-Dx 802.1 1g HomePlug A V ADSL2+ Gateway Quick S tart Guide V ersion 3.40 7/2007 Edition 1[...]

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    P-660HWP-Dx Quick Start Guide 1 Overview The P-660HWP-Dx is a gateway which combin es high-speed ADSL Internet access, a built-in switch, a firewal l, and HomePlug A V and high-speed wireless networking capability . The figure below shows the P-660HWP -Dx connecting devices via a firewalled DSL connection to the Internet through: • standard elect[...]

  • Page 3

    P-660HWP-Dx Quick Start Guide 2 1 Hardware Connections 1D S L : Use the gray telephone wire to connect your P-660HWP-Dx’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 on the P-660HWP-Dx for initial configuration a[...]

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    P-660HWP-Dx Quick Start Guide 3 1 Open a browser such as Internet Explorer and go to your favorite website. Wait while your P-660HWP-Dx tries to detect your DSL connection to your ISP . This may take a few minutes. 2 After it detect s the connecti on, the DSL light shows green on your device and the Internet light comes on when th e Internet is rea[...]

  • Page 5

    P-660HWP-Dx Quick Start Guide 4 4 Enter your new password to log in again. 5 Click Apply in the screen be low to create a new certific ate for your P- 660 HWP -Dx . T his screen will continue to appear un til you apply this option. 6 Select Go to Wiza rd setup in the screen below . Click Apply to access the Wizard. 3.2 Connect to the Internet Using[...]

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    P-660HWP-Dx Quick Start Guide 5 • If you do not see th e screen below , or yo ur ISP has given you Internet access set- tings not available on this screen, see T roubleshooting . 3 In the next screen , select either Obt ain an IP Address Automatically or S tatic IP Address. If you select St atic IP Address then fill out the require d fields based[...]

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    P-660HWP-Dx Quick Start Guide 6 1 Select Active and click Next to continue. It is strongly recommended that Enable OTIST is NOT selected. See the Users’ Guide fo r more information on OTIST . 2 Configure your wireless se ttings in the screen displa yed. Click Next . 3 If you select either WEP or WP A-PSK security (recommended ), then follow the d[...]

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    P-660HWP-Dx Quick Start Guide 7 5 Click Finish t o co mpl ete and sa ve t he w iza rd s etu p. Y ou r Internet connection is ready for you to use. Open a browser such as Inte rnet Explorer and navigate to a website. 4 Setting Up a Wireless Network T o set up a wireless network you need at least o ne wireless network ca rd/adapter . • If you ha ve[...]

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    P-660HWP-Dx Quick Start Guide 8 • T ype the Network Password for your network. This will connect you to other Home- Plug A V de vices which have the same password and allow you to configure them. HomePlugA V is the default password for ZyXEL HomePlug A V devices. • Y ou do not need to type the Device Access Key (DAK) for the P-660HWP-Dx unless [...]

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    P-660HWP-Dx Quick Start Guide 9 T roubleshooting V If you cannot access the web con f igurator check the following. 1 Y our computer may be set to use a static IP address in a dif f erent subnet from the ZyXEL device. See the User ’s Guide for information on setting up your IP address. 2 If you are using Internet Explorer in Win dows XP or Window[...]

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    P-660HWP-Dx Quick Start Guide 10 section and enter it in the IP Address field. If not, select Obtain an IP Address Automatically . Click Apply and run the Intern et/Wireless Setup wizard again r V If you have a DSL connection and have entered your ISP settings, but you cannot access the Internet, follow these steps. 1 Check you have correctly enter[...]

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    P-660HWP-Dx Quick Start Guide 11 V If you cannot access your HomePl ug A V network, try the following: 1 Make sure that the network password is the same on all of you r HomePlug A V adapters and that the DAKs for your HomePlug A V devi ces are typed correctly . 2 Make sure that all the power line adapters you are using are HomePlug A V co mpliant. [...]

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    P-660HWP-Dx Quick Start Guide 12[...]