Instant Broadband® Series
The Reset Button*
Briefly pressing the Reset Button will refresh the Cable/DSL Firewall Router’s connections, potentially clearing any jammed links.
Pressing the Reset Button and holding it in for a few seconds will clear all of the Cable/DSL Firewall Router’s data. This should be done only if you are experiencing heavy routing problems, and only after you have exhausted all of the other troubleshooting options. By resetting the Cable/DSL Firewall Router, you run the risk of creating conflicts between your PCs’ actual IP Addresses and what the Cable/DSL Firewall Router thinks their IP Addresses should be. You may be forced to reboot the entire system(s).
If the Cable/DSL Firewall Router locks up, simply power it down for three to five seconds by removing the power cable from the Cable/DSL Firewall Router’s Power Port. Leaving the power off for too long could result in the loss of network connections.
The Router’s Front Panel LEDs
The Router’s LEDs, shown in Figure
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Diag Red. The Diag LED lights up when the Router goes through its self- diagnosis mode during every
If this LED stays on for an abnormally long period of time, see “Appendix A: Troubleshooting.”
DMZ Green. The DMZ LED lights up when the Cable/DSL Firewall Router’s DMZ function is enabled. Enabling this function will remove firewall protection from Port 4/DMZ.
Power Green. The Power LED lights up when the Router is powered on.
EtherFast® Cable/DSL Firewall Router with
WAN and LAN LEDs
Link/Act Green. The Link/Act LED serves two purposes. If the LED is con- tinuously lit, the Router is successfully connected to a device through the corresponding port (1, 2, 3 or 4/DMZ). If the LED is flickering, the Router is actively sending or receiving data over that port.
Full/Col Green. The Full/Col LED also serves two purposes. If this LED is lit up continuously, the connection made through the correspon- ding port is running in Full Duplex mode. If the LED flickers, the connection is experiencing collisions. Infrequent collisions are normal.
If this LED flickers too often, there may be a problem with your connection. See “Appendix A: Troubleshooting” if you encounter this problem.
100Orange. The 100 LED lights up when a successful 100Mbps con- nection is made through the corresponding port.
If this LED does not light up, then your connection speed is 10 Mbps.
Proceed to “Chapter 4: Connect the Router.”
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