Gateway 2wire 2701hgb Manual

For 2701
2Wire Gateway
Installation Guide 

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Contents
Getting Started 1
Remove or Disable Conflicting Applications 1
Check Your Computer’s Browser and System Requirements 1
Browser Requirements 1
System Requirements 1
Connect the First Computer to the Gateway 2
Choose a Computer and Connection Type 2
Install the DSL Filter 2
For Wall-Mounted Phones 3
Ethernet Connection 4
Check Your Connections 4
Wireless Connection 5
Non-2Wire Wireless Adapter Configuration 6
USB Connection 7
Install the 2Wire Gateway USB Driver - Windows 8
Install the 2Wire...

1
Getting Started
Remove or Disable Conflicting Applications
Internet sharing software and PC based firewall applications typically interfere with the 2Wire gateway, and 
should be removed or disabled before you install the gateway. The 2Wire gateway provides the same 
features as the products listed below.
If you have any of the following (or similar) applications installed on your computers, remove or disable 
them according to the manufacturer’s instructions before proceeding.
Check Your Computer’s...

2
Connect the First Computer to the Gateway
Congratulations on the purchase of your 2Wire gateway. To install your gateway and configure your network, 
follow these steps.
Choose a Computer and Connection Type
There are many ways to set up your network, but typically the first computer is located in the same room as 
the gateway and your DSL connection. Ethernet is the preferred connection method for your first computer, 
although instructions for connecting via wireless and USB are also provided.
The...

Connect the First Computer to the Gateway
3
To install the DSL filter:
1.Locate the phone jack where you want to connect your 2Wire 
gateway.
2.Insert the DSL filter into the jack.
3.If you have a phone, answering machine, fax machine, satellite TV 
equipment, or other phone device in this jack location, plug it into 
the filter por t labeled 
PHONE.
4.Install a DSL filter on all other phone devices in your house (such as dial-up modems, fax machines, 
caller ID devices, and set top boxes). Plug each of...

Connect the First Computer to the Gateway
4
Ethernet Connection
Figure 1. Gateway Connected Via Ethernet
1.
Connect the provided power adapter from the gateway’s POWER port to an electrical outlet. The POWER 
light on the front of the gateway should be green.
2.Connect the provided gray phone cable from the gateway’s PHONE LINE por t to the DSL filter jack labeled 
DSL/HPNA.
3.Connect the yellow Ethernet cable provided with the gateway from any available LOCAL ETHERNET port on 
the gateway to your...

Connect the First Computer to the Gateway
5
Wireless Connection
Requires wireless-enabled notebook or a computer with an 802.11b/g wireless network adapter installed. 
Wireless adapters can be purchased from your ser vice provider.
Figure 2. Gateway Connected Via Wireless
1.
Connect the provided AC power adapter from the 2Wire gateway’s POWER por t to an electrical outlet. 
The 
POWER light on the front of the gateway should be green.
2.Connect the provided gray telephone cable from the gateway’s PHONE...

Connect the First Computer to the Gateway
6
Non-2Wire Wireless Adapter Configuration
Locating the Serial Number and Wireless 
Encr yption Key
The serial number of your 2Wire gateway is 
used as the network name (SSID). Beneath 
the serial number is a ten-digit number 
which is used as the encr yption key. These 
are located on the bottom of your gateway 
(shown in horizontal orientation). You will 
need this information to configure your 
wireless adapter.
Configuring the Adapter
1.Install and configure...

Connect the First Computer to the Gateway
7
USB Connection
Figure 3. Gateway Connected Via USB
1.
Connect the provided AC power adapter from the 2Wire gateway’s POWER por t to an electrical outlet. 
The 
POWER light on the front of the gateway should be green.
2.Connect the provided blue USB cable from the gateway’s USB por t to the USB port on your computer.
3.Connect the provided gray telephone cable from the gateway’s PHONE LINE por t to a telephone jack with 
DSL ser vice.