2wire HOMEPORTAL User Manual

Notice to Users

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Congratulations on your HomePortal purchase. To install your HomePortal and
configure your home network, follow these steps.

1 Insert the HomePortal Setup Wizard CD

Insert the HomePortal Setup Wizard CD into the CD-ROM drive of your
computer.

DO NOT INSTALL ANY EQUIPMENT UNTIL INSTRUCTED
BY THE CD DURING YOUR INSTALLATION.

2 Add Computers to Your Network

Insert the HomePortal Setup Wizard CD into the CD-ROM drive of each
computer that you wish to connect to your network and follow the onscreen
instructions.

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The HomePortal Home Page

When your installation is complete, the HomePortal Home Page will display. Use this
page to perform a variety of administrative functions for easy management of your
home network. From this page you can:

 Upgrade your HomePortal software

 View your network settings

 Change wireless network settings (wireless models only)

 Modify the security settings for your broadband connection

View firewall

Set system password

Privacy policy

Monitor your Internet
connection

Test maximum connection
speed

View summary

View the home network

settings

View available
upgrades and
options

Registration info

Run System Setup
Wizard

Accessing the HomePortal Home Page

There are three ways in which to access the HomePortal Home Page:

 Click on the

 Open a browser and type http://gateway.2Wire.net or

 Click on the

computer screen, then choose
HomePortal Monitor menu.

icon on your desktop or

icon in the task bar located on the lower right corner of your

Go to HomePortal HOME Page…from the

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Connecting Your Computer Using USB

Connecting your computer to the HomePortal using USB requires an available USB
port. Only One Windows or Macintosh computer can be directly connected to the
2Wire HomePortal using the USB connection.

Installing the HomePortal and USB Driver on a Windows PC

With your computer powered off and the HomePortal Setup Wizard CD still in the
CD-ROM drive, connect the provided
2Wire Gateway to your computer’s USB port. A USB port is identified by the
following icon:

blue USB cable from the USB port on the

To complete your USB connection to the HomePortal, you must install the 2Wire
gateway USB driver on your computer.

1. Power on your computer. If the Add Hardware Wizard displays, follow the onscreen
instructions selecting the recommended default settings. If prompted to identify
where to search for drivers,

2. After the driver installs click
HomePortal Setup Wizard CD will now resume when your PC has rebooted.

NOTE TO WINDOWS 98 USERS: Microsoft Windows 98 users may be prompted to

insert the Windows 98 installation CD-ROM after installing the 2Wire gateway USB
drivers. Once Windows 98 updates have been completed, remove the Windows 98
CD and reinsert the HomePortal Setup Wizard CD into your CD-ROM prior to
rebooting your PC.

uncheck Floppy Disk drive and check CD-ROM drive.

Finish to complete the driver installation. Your

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