6. Trouble Shooting

 

Question

 

 

Answer

 

 

Why are all the indicators

 

 

Check the connection between the power

 

 

off?

 

 

adapter and the power socket.

 

 

 

 

Check whether the power switch is turned on.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Check the connection between the device and

 

 

Why is the LAN indicator

 

 

your PC, hub or switch.

 

 

off?

 

 

Check the running status of the computer, hub,

 

 

 

 

 

or switch.

 

 

Why is the ADSL

 

 

Check the connection between the Line port of the

 

 

indicator off?

 

 

device and the wall jack.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Why does Internet access

 

 

Check whether the VPI, VCI, user name and

 

 

fail while the ADSL

 

 

password are correctly entered.

 

 

indicator is on?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Choose Start > Run from the desktop, and ping

 

 

Why can I not access the

 

 

192.168.2.1 (IP address of the DSL router). If the

 

 

 

 

DSL router is not reachable, check the type of

 

 

web configuration page

 

 

 

 

 

 

network cable, the connection between the DSL

 

 

of the DSL router?

 

 

 

 

 

 

router and the PC, and the TCP/IP configuration of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the PC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To restore the factory default settings, turn on the

 

 

 

 

 

device, and press the reset button for about 3

 

 

How to load the default

 

 

seconds, and then release it. The default IP address

 

 

settings after incorrect

 

 

and the subnet mask of the DSL router are

 

 

configuration?

 

 

192.168.2.1 and 255.255.255.0, respectively.

 

 

 

 

 

User/password of super user: admin/1234

 

 

 

 

 

User/password of common user: user/user

 

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Edimax Technology AR-7182WNB manual Question Answer, 255.255.255.0, respectively

AR-7182WNB specifications

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