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HIGH-SPEED INTERNET

Service Agreement

Information about your High-Speed Internet Service Agreement can be found at

http://www.windstream.com/broadbandagreement. If you have questions about

your agreement, please call 1.800.347.1991 (residential customers).

Find your Wi-Fi network name

and password

The Wi-Fi Network Name (SSID)

and Wi-Fi password (Wireless

Network Key) needed to

connect your devices to your

home network are located on

the side of the gateway. The

Wi-Fi Network Name begins

with “WIN” followed by several

characters. See illustration.

NVG343BQ–ProductLabel

WIN_nnnn

BASE

WIN5_nnnn

Note:_nnnnintheSSIDnameisbasedonthe

last4digitsoftheCPEserialnumber

Mac OS X users: You may need to enter the “$” character on the Wireless

Network Key (for example, $0690735510). For directions on connecting Mac

computers via USB cable, visit windstream.com/support.

Connect more computers to your Wi-Fi home network

You can connect more computers wirelessly or via Ethernet

• Connect an Ethernet cable from any available Ethernet port on the

Kinetic Gateway to your computer’s Ethernet port

• Connect wirelessly with a wireless enabled notebook or a computer with

an 802.11b/g wireless network adapter installed

1. Go to your computer’s Wireless Network Settings and refresh

the network list.

2. Select your Wi-Fi Network Name (SSID) from the list. You may

need to scroll through the list to nd your SSID.

3. Enter the Wi-Fi password in the Password eld to connect to

your network.

If your PC doesn’t have built-in wireless capability:

Install and congure your wireless adapter according to the

manufacturer’s instructions. Enter the Wi-Fi Network Name (SSID) and Wi-Fi

Password (Wireless Network Key).