2Wire 2701 Installation Manual

Installation Guide - 2Wire 2701 modem

Getting Your Modem Up and Running

Check your modem package contents. It should contain the items shown here:

Fig. 1

Familiarize yourself with the back of your modem

 Power - this is where you plug the power adapter

 Reset - to reset your modem from time to time and when connection issues arise

 DSL - connects your modem to your phone line with an telephone wire (gray color)
 Ethernet - these ports are used for wired Ethernet connections

Fig. 2

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Connect Your Modem

Fig. 3

A. Plug one end of the telephone cable into the DSL port on the back of the modem. Plug the other end of the phone

cable directly

*NOTE:

1. If your modem will be sharing the wall jack with a regular phone, plug a phone splitter into the wall jack first.

Plug the modem's phone cord into one side of the splitter and plug your phone cable into a filter and then plug it

to the other side of the splitter.

2. If you have other phones in your home, unplug them and connect a filter before plugging them back into the wall

jack.

a. A filter normally gets installed between a phone and its wall jack to prevent noise interference when the same

line is being used for DSL Internet access. With a modem, there should NOT be a filter between the phone cord

and the wall jack.

b. All phones, fax machines and satellite receivers connected to the phone line must use filters - they eliminate

noise on your phone line and help prevent speed and service interruptions.

Connect one end of the Ethernet cable to any Ethernet port on the back of the modem. Connect the other end of

B.

that Ethernet cable into your computer's Ethernet port.

Connect one end of the power supply to the modem and the other end into a surge-protected power bar (not

C.

included).

D.

Turn on your computer and the modem.

into a wall phone jack.

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Are all your modem lights green?

If not, turn off your modem (or unplug it), wait 30-60 seconds and then turn it back on. Wait a few minutes and then

check your lights again.

What does it mean if your modem lights are red?

 Power - If this light is red and all other lights are off, your modem is broken. You need to contact World-Link

Internet support to get a replacement.

 Ethernet – If this light is off, then your computer is not connected to the modem. Check the Ethernet cable

(yellow cable) and refer to Fig. 2 and Fig. 3.

 Wireless – If this light is off, you have not enabled the modem’s wireless feature or no wireless device

connected. Follow the section Setting Wireless Network to enable wireless.

 DSL - If this light is red or blinking in green, then the DSL is not connected properly. Check the telephone

wire (gray wire) and refer to Fig. 2 and Fig. 3.

 Internet - If this light is red, then you are not connected to the Internet because there is a problem with your

username or password. Please follow the next section Set up Your Internet Connection.

Set up Your Internet Connection

Reset your modem

Before setting up your Internet Connection, it is recommended to reset your modem to the factory default state by
pressing Reset and hold for 5 seconds.

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Open a Web browser (e.g. explorer, firefox) and enter follow in the address bar:

http://192.168.1.254

Setting a System Password

The first time you access the configuration pages you will be directed to the set a system password.

To set your system password:

1. Click the Create or edit a custom password radio button.

2. In the Enter new password field, enter your system password. You can make up your own or simply

use “admin”. Please write this password down as you will need to password to access modem later.

3. In the Confirm new password field, re-enter your system password.

Optional: In the Enter a password hint field, enter a hint. (A hint is a word, phrase, or question that

reminds you what the password is. There is and “I forgot the password” link on the password entry page.

When you clink this link, it show you your hint and allows you to enter your password.

4. Click Save.

If you select Use default system password, the password will be set as the 26 digit numeric key located on the sticker
on the modem.

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