Hardware Setup
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Dual Band Wireless VDSL2 + Ethernet Gateway
• Place the gateway away from electrical devices such as these:
- Ceiling fans
- Home security systems
- Microwaves
- Computers
- Base of a cordless phone
- 2.4 GHz cordless phone
• Place the gateway away from large metal surfaces, large glass surfaces, insulated walls,
and items such as these:
- Solid metal doors
- Aluminum studs
- Fish tanks
- Mirrors
- Brick
- Concrete
Cable Your Gateway
You can use the gateway with a DSL line or an Ethernet WAN connection.
VDSL
Phone
Line
DSL
Ethernet
Figure 4. Gateway cabling diagram
To cable your gateway:
1. Connect DSL or a cable modem.
• For DSL, use phone cable to connect the DSL line to the gateway’s xDSL port.
• For a cable modem, unplug the modem’s power. Remove the battery
, if present. Then
plug in the modem and put the battery back in.