iiNet BoB lite Manual

Also see for BOB Lite: User manual User manual Setup manual

Contents

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Page 132. The page displayed is yourmodems home page and fromhere you can get a snap shotof your modems setup, you canalso select to login to the modemand access its more advancedfeatures or set up your ADSLusername and password and ‘getonline’!2. What does the informationon the home page mean?You will notice that on your modemshome page you have 8 headings,the following will give you anoverview in to the informationdisplayed.1. the connection with my ISP isactive?You will either see ‘yes’ or ‘no’ inthis box. If ‘yes’ is displayed thismeans you have an active ADSLline running over your telephoneline in your home and that yourmodem is connected correctly toyour telephone line and is talkingto the main computer at your ISP.If ‘no’ is displayed either your ADSLline is not active or the modem is notconnected to your phone line in yourhome.2. should I be able to surf theinternet?If you have a ‘yes’ displayed in box1 and you have the correct ADSLuser name and password enteredin the modems settings will ‘yes’ bedisplayed in this box. When youhave ‘yes’ displayed in box 2 will yoube able to actually surf the internetand check your emails.3. my internet speed isapproximatelyYour connection to the internet isdisplayed in this box, the speedof your internet connection isdetermined by the plan you signup for with your ISP, as well as thedistance your house is from thetelephone exchange in your localneighbourhood. In the example inimage 2 you can see the numbers2112/384kbps – this means yourdownload speed is 2112kbps andyour upload speed is 384kbps.4. my modem is using firmwareversionSoftware is loaded on your modem(just like a standard PC) and thisshows you the latest version ofsoftware running on your modem.From time to time iiNet may makechanges to the software and sendyou newer versions to make yourmodem operate better undervarious circumstances.5. my modem has been connectedfor this longThe time indicated in this box showsyou how long the modem has beenconnected to the internet; the timeformat is hh:mm:ss6. the ADSL standard my modem isusing isThere are various standards that yourmodem can connect to the internet.You may have signed up to iiNet forADSL2 or if you are in an area thatdoes not have access to the fasterspeeds you may have connectedusing ADSL1. The following givesa brief description of each of thestandards:Chapter 5 : Modem Features