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AC1600 WiFi VDSL/ADSL Modem Router Model D6400 Quick Tips for Troubleshooting The following table includes tips for troubleshooting some common problems. Table 4. Quick tips for troubleshooting Problem Possible Solution Your network is unresponsive Restart your network: or does not function normally. 1. Turn off and unplug the DSL, cable, or fiber modem. 2. Turn off the modem router. 3. Plug in the DSL, cable, or fiber modem and turn it on. Wait two minutes. 4. Turn on the modem router and wait two minutes. If network problems still occur, make sure that your ISP does not require you to use the MAC address of the computer that was used to initially register the ISP account. If your ISP does require that you do this, you must change the modem router MAC address that the modem router uses. For more information, see one of the following sections: • Manually Set Up an ADSL Internet Connection on page 47 • Manually Set Up a VDSL Internet Connection on page 56 • Manually Set Up a Cable of Fiber Internet Connection on page 64 Your cannot connect over an • Make sure that the Ethernet cables are securely plugged in. Ethernet cable to the modem • Make sure that your computer or device does not use a static IP address router. but is configured to receive an IP address automatically with DHCP. (For most devices, DHCP is the default setting.) You cannot connect over WiFi • to the modem router. • • • Make sure that the WiFi settings in your WiFi device and modem router match exactly. For a device that is connected over WiFi, the WiFi network name (SSID) and WiFi security settings of the modem router and WiFi computer must match exactly. The default SSID and password are on the product label (see Bottom Panel Product Label on page 15). Make sure that your WiFi device supports the security that you are using for your WiFi network (WEP, WPA, or WPA2). For information about WiFi security settings, see Manage the Basic WiFi Settings and WiFi Security of the Main Network on page 91. Make sure that the modem router is not too far from your WiFi device or too close: - Move your WiFi device near the modem router but at least 6 feet (1.8 meters) away and see if the signal strength improves. - Make sure that the WiFi signal is not blocked by objects between the modem router and your WiFi device. Make sure that the WiFi LED on the modem router is not off. If this LED is off, both WiFi radios might be disabled. For more information about the WiFi radios, see Control the WiFi Radios on page 108. Troubleshooting 277