This configuration guide will assist you with manually configuring your version 1 iConnect ADSL modem to connect using PPPoE (a.k.a. "router" mode). Before you start, there are some things you need to check:
 

• Is your computer connected directly to the iConnect modem? If not, please connect your computer to the modem, preferably with the yellow Ethernet cable.
• Is your computer configured correctly? Check our guides for Windows XP and Mac OSX .
• Is your modem the correct revision for this guide? This guide is only for version 1 of the iConnectAccess 621 - check our iConnect version guide to make sure you're following the right instructions.

Load the modem's configuration screen in your browser (Internet Explorer if you're using Windows, Safari if you're on a Mac). The address you need to go to is http://192.168.1.254/.

You'll need to log in - the username is root, the password is 0P3N (username in lower case, password in upper case). You can also find these details on a sticker on the base of the modem. Click Log In.

 

Click the Setup tab up the top, then Connection 0 from the menu options down the left-hand side. Ensure that the Type: drop-down is set to PPPoE. Next, check the PPP Settings section - Username: should contain your Hotkey Broadband username and
Password: should contain your Hotkey Broadband password.
 

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Look for the Authentication: section and select the Auto.
Check that "On Demand" is not ticked, "Enforce MRU" is ticked and "Set Route" is ticked. Click Apply down the bottom, then click the OK button in the window that appears. From the menu options down the left-hand side, click on Save Settings, then click the OK button in the window that appears.

Your modem is now (re)configured! Switch your ADSL modem off for 30 seconds, switch it back on and you should be connected to the Internet within a few minutes.