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Introducing the iNID System

The HomePortal®iNID (intelligent Network Interface Device) system comprises three components: i38HG

(inside unit), iPSU (power supply unit), and i3812V (outside unit). These components are dependent on

each other and do not have standalone functions. Using these components together provide triple-play

service (voice, data, and video) to your home.

The i38HG is the unit that goes inside your home and can be installed by you or your service provider.

Working together with the i3812V, the i38HG is a home networking hub that provides an 802.11b/g

Wi-Fi access point and Ethernet switch functions for connecting personal computers and other in-home

networked devices to the service provider's network. The i38HG has four Ethernet ports for directly

connecting computers or devices.

The i38HG includes an integrated wireless access point that allows you to roam wirelessly throughout the

home or office. 2Wire high-powered wireless technology virtually eliminates wireless "coldspots" in the

home. The i38HG high-power 400mW transmitter ensures that you benefit from increased wireless

bandwidth throughout the coverage area. In addition, the i38HG employs a special triple antenna design.

The third antenna is used only for transmitting packets, thus mitigating the power loss associated with

switching the antenna use back and forth between transmit and receive. This results in greater access

point sensitivity, as antenna placement can be better optimized with a dedicated set of receive-only

antennas.

To expand the wireless coverage in a home or add additional Ethernet ports in different locations in the

home, you can connect up to eight i38HG devices to different in-home phone outlets. Each i38HG is

automatically configured to operate on the same wireless network, and can be centrally configured and

managed at http://gateway.2wire.net.

Note:

Contact your service provider for information to implement multiple

i38HG devices.

Figure 1

shows the i38HG indicators and

Table 1

describes their functions.