2Wire Gateways have indicator lights that can be used to solve installation and connection problems. The tables below can help you to understand what the indicator lights mean.
There are 2 tables, the first is for the 2701 and the second is for the older 1000 series
Whenever the 2Wire is first powered on it performs a
Power
On
Self
Test, The gateway must complete this test, If it fails you may have faulty unit.
2Wire Gateways have a factory reset button on the rear panel look for the red circle.
2Wire 2701 gateway
The
Power light will flash green during POST when POST completes successfully the Power light glows steady green.
The table below is a key for the lights on the front panel of a 2Wire 2701 Gateway after a successful POST.
| Modem Light state | Unlit | Flashing Red | Steady Red | Flashing Orange | Flashing Green slow | Flashing Green fast | Steady Green |
Power Light | Gateway has no power | Not Applicable
| System Error Contact Tech Support | Gateway Undergoing a Software Upgrade | Gateway Undergoing POST | Not Applicable | Gateway is ready for Service |
Ethernet Light | Gateway is off or no devices connected | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Data Traffic Lan/Wan | Devices Connected to Gateway |
Wireless Light | Gateway is off or no devices connected | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Data Traffic WLan/Wan | Devices Connected to Gateway |
DSL Light | Gateway is off or booting up | Not Applicable | Gateway is unable to establish sync
| Not Applicable | Gateway is attempting to establish sync | Not Applicable | Gateway has established sync |
Internet Light | Gateway is unable to detect a DSL signal | Not Applicable | Gateway is unable to initiate a PPPoE session | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Gateway initiating a PPPoE session | Gateway has established a PPPoE session |
2Wire 1000 series
•The Power light will flash green during POST when POST completes successfully the Power light glows steady green.
•The Broadband Link light will glow steady green when the gateway has ADSL sync and a PPPoE session. A flashing orange light means ADSL synchronization is being attempted. A steady orange light means the gateway has ADSL sync and no PPPoE session, terminated PPPoE session. A flashing green light means a PPPoE session is being initiated.
•The Local Network light glows steady green if a computer or other lan devices have a lan connection using any available provided access on the gateway.
The table below is a key for the lights on the front panel of a 2Wire 1000 series Gateway after a successful POST.
| Modem Light state | Unlit | Steady Red | Flashing Orange | Steady Orange | Flashing Green | Steady Green |
Power | Gateway has no power | Gateway has failed POST | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Gateway is doing POST | Gateway is ready |
Broadband Link | No ADSL signal is detected | No ADSL signal is detected | ADSL synchronization is being attempted | Gateway has ADSL sync and no PPPoE session | PPPoE session is being initiated | Gateway has ADSL sync and a PPPoE session |
Local Network | No connected lan devices | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Gateway detects connected lan device |
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last modified: 2007-03-19 16:26:26
