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The Connection Tab
This screen shows a summary of information on the Cable Gateway’s cable
connection, as show in Figure 5-4.
Procedure
These statistics reflect your ISP’s and the Cable
Gateway’s connection procedure.
Downstream Channel
These statistics reflect the information coming into
your network from the Internet
Upstream Channel
These statistics reflect the information going from
your network to the Internet.
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Cable Modem MAC Address
This is the Cable Gateway’s MAC
Address. This is the address that will be
registered with your Cable provider to
enable Internet access.
Cable Modem Serial Number
This field identifies a unique identifying
number and bar code format assigned to
every Cable Gateway manufactured.
CM certificate
This field identifies if the cable modem
certificate is installed on the Cable
Gateway.
Status
System Up Time
This field displays the period of time the
Cable Gateway has been functioning
properly.
Network Access
This field identifies if the Cable
Gateway is registered with your Cable
provider.
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The Diagnostics Tab
This page provides ping diagnostics for the LAN and WAN networks.
Ping Test Parameters
Ping Target
Enter the target into the fields provided.
Ping Size
Enter the size of the pings into the field.
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The Security Tab
This screens allows you to change your password for the Cable Gateway and
restore the Cable Gateway’s factory default settings, as shown in Figure 5-5.
Password
To change your network administrator’s password
for the Cable Gateway, enter the new password into
the Password field. Then, re-enter it into the Re-
Enter Password field and click the
Apply
button.
The Enter Network Password window (shown in
Figure 5-2) will now reappear, prompting you to
enter the new password. This will provide you
access to the Cable Gateway with your new pass-
word.
Restore Factory Defaults
To restore the Cable Gateway’s factory defaults and
remove all of your custom settings, select
Yes
beside Restore Factory Defaults and click the
Apply
button.
Restoring the factory defaults may affect settings
applied by your Cable provider. Contact your Cable
provider if you have any problems connecting after
restoring the factory defaults.
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Note:
Restoring factory defaults may end the
wireless connection for any of your wireless PCs.
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No. of Pings
Enter the number of pings into the field.
Ping Interval
Enter the interval of the pings into the field.
Ping Timeout
Enter the timeout of the pings into the field.
Start Test
Click the
Start Test
button to start the ping
test.
Abort Test
Click the
Abort Test
button to stop the ping
test.
Clear Results
Click the
Clear Results
button to clear the
entries in the fields.
Click the
Refresh
button to update the screen.
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In order for the Cable Gateway’s wireless functions to work properly, the
Linksys Instant Wireless
®
Network PC Card (model number WPC11) must be
properly inserted into the Cable Gateway’s Wireless PC Card Slot, before pow-
ering on the Cable Gateway. The wireless settings in the Cable Gateway will
only work with this card.
If this card is not properly inserted into the Cable Gateway’s Wireless PC Card
Slot, a screen similar to that shown in Figure 5-6 appears when Wireless is
clicked in the Web-Based Utility.
With the Linksys Instant Wireless
®
Network PC Card (model number WPC11)
properly inserted, the first tab to appear when Wireless is clicked is the Basic
tab.
The Wireless Tabs
Figure 5-6
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The Privacy Tab
From the Privacy tab, you can enable and configure WEP encryption on your
wireless network. Using WEP encryption is a good way of keeping your net-
work secure and can be used in either 64-bit or 128-bit mode. All points in your
wireless network must be use with the same type of WEP encryption with the
same settings for it to work.
When the Privacy tab is first selected, before WEP encryption has not yet been
enabled, you will see a screen similar to that shown in Figure 5-6.
Encryption Mode
Select the Encryption Mode, either
64-bit
or
128-bit
, for
your wireless network. While 128-bit mode is slightly more
secure, you may notice a drop in performance.
Authentication
You may choose between
Open System
,
Shared Key
, and
Open System or Shared Key
.
The Authentication type
default is set to
Open System or Shared Key
.
Select the
Encryption Mode
and
Authentication
type you wish to use and
proceed to the following sections on 64-bit or 128-bit encryption to continue.
Figure 5-6
The Basic Tab
From the Basic tab, shown in Figure 5-7, you can view and set basic wireless
settings for your wireless network.
Service Set Identifier
The
SSID
is a unique name for your wireless network.
(SSID)
It is case sensitive and must not exceed 32 characters.
The default SSID is "linksys" but you should change
this to a personal wireless network name.
All wireless
points in your network must use the same SSID.
New Channel
Select the appropriate channel for your network from the
list provided.
All wireless points in your network must
use the same channel in order to function properly.
Current Channel
This displays the channel at which your wireless net-
work currently broadcasts.
Encryption Mode
This displays the type of encryption utilized for your
wireless network.
Firmware Version
This displays the firmware version for the Linksys
Instant Wireless
®
Network PC Card (model number
WPC11) inserted into
the Cable Gateway’s Wireless
PC Card Slot.
Click the
Apply
button to apply the settings.
Figure 5-5
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Using 128-Bit Encryption
Selecting 128-bit encryption will bring up a screen similar to that shown in
Figure 5-8.
Select the
Default Key
that you will be using for your wireless network and then
enter the encryption key in the fields, under the heading “128-Bit Keys”, for
the corresponding key number you chose.The WEP key must be composed of
hexadecimal digits, which are any character between the numbers “0” through
“9” and the letters from “a” through “f ”.
Then, click the
Apply
button.
Figure 5-8
Important:
Some wireless products allow the use of a
“passphrase” in generating a WEP key. The Cable Gateway
does not, at present, allow the use of a “passphrase” and
requires the WEP key to be entered manually.
Do not utilize a “passphrase” in your wireless network
when using the Cable Gateway.
Important:
All points on your wireless network must use
the same WEP encryption method and the same Key for
WEP to function properly.
Using 64-Bit Encryption
Selecting 64-bit encryption will bring up a screen similar to that shown in
Figure 5-7.
Select the
Default Key
that you will be using for your wireless network, and
then enter the encryption key in the fields under the heading “64-Bit Keys” for
the corresponding key number you chose. The WEP key must be composed of
hexadecimal digits, which are any character between the numbers “0” through
“9” and the letters from “a” through “f ”.
Then, click the
Apply
button.
Figure 5-7
Important:
Some wireless products allow the use of a
“passphrase” in generating a WEP key. The Cable Gateway
does not, at present, allow the use of a “passphrase” and
requires the WEP key to be entered manually.
Do not utilize a “passphrase” in your wireless network
when using the Cable Gateway.
Important:
All points on your wireless network must use
the same WEP encryption method and the same Key for
WEP to function properly.
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