Introduction
Hey what’s going on? You just found your new gateway. How do you connect it? Well, I’m going to show you some tricks and how I did my search a long time ago before I knew much about AT&T.
Gather Your Equipment
Got your router, green data cable, and power plug?
Find the Outlet
Where is this shop? I haven’t seen it anywhere. The easiest thing to do is just clean the house a little because it’s probably behind a basket or a TV stand or something. Luckily for me, it’s behind this little basket. Look at that, right there – incredible.
Set Up Your Gateway
- Hold your gateway, place it on the ground or on a stand or whatever.
- Plug your power into the outlet.
- Plug your receive side into the gateway.
Connect the Cables
The green light should come on. These are color coded:
- Green for DSL
- Red is for ONT (no longer applicable)
- White for phone
If your house is wired for a phone, the line will go straight through here and light all the other plugs in the house. For DSL broadband AT&T, you need a direct line connection from the outside network to the pole, from the pole to the serving terminal, and so on.
Data Cable
Plug the green data cable into the gateway.
Plug the other end into the network.
Check the Lights
This will start flashing all kinds of colors. I don’t have broadband DSL fiber in this house, but in my previous house, it was set up that way. Preferably, these are in central locations of homes. If they aren’t, these gateways have some pretty good power and can get through some walls here and there. Mesh systems will also be your best friend if you decide to get something like this.
Speed Considerations
If your speed is less than 50 megabytes per second, you don’t really need 5G. All you need is 2.4. Here is a BGN card; The N card will reach about 100 megabytes per second on 2.4 and has a much higher limit.
Phone Jacks
If you don’t have these types of phone jacks in your home, you should be able to look for something with a new plate and a single port or dual port. Generally, green colors indicate Internet while red colors indicate ONT. If your home has a red port, you may want to contact AT&T to see if your home has an ONT. ONTs are usually found in garages.
Final Steps
- Pella is basically feeding the signal from here to a wall outlet, then to a smart panel, and then back-feeding to other ports in your home.
- Make sure your account is up and running.
- Use Smart Home Manager for setup.
- Conclusion
I hope this helps you out with self-installs, reinstalls, or any kind of installs. I hope to bring out more content for you guys and hopefully, I can speak to an AT&T Tech to give me more tips and advice. Have a good one!
