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Logging In to the Wireless Voice Gateway

You can log into the gateway to view or change its configuration settings.

The gateway has two default user names. They are

MSO

, with the default password of

changeme

, and

admin

, with the default password of

password

. As shown in the following

table, the MSO user name has access to all menu selections. The admin user name has limited

access.

Note:

To connect to the gateway, your computer must be configured to use DHCP. For

instructions on how to do this, see the link to

“Preparing a Computer for Network

Access:” in Appendix B

.

Table 1-1. Access to Menu Selections Based on User Name

Menu Heading

Selection

Admin

Access

MSO

Access

Setup

Basic Settings

No

Yes

Wireless Settings

Yes

Yes

WiFi Multimedia

No

Yes

Guest Network

No

Yes

MTA Status

No

Yes

Content Filtering

Logs

No

Yes

Block Sites

Yes

Yes

Services

No

Yes

Maintenance

Gateway Status

Yes

Yes

Connection

No

Yes

Set Password

Yes

Yes

Backup

No

Yes

Event Log

Yes

Yes

Diagnostics

No

Yes

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To log in to the gateway:

1.

Using the computer that you first used to access your cable modem Internet service, connect to

the gateway by typing

in the address field of your Internet browser.

2.

Enter the user name and password. You are now connected to the gateway.

Advanced

MAC Filtering

No

Yes

Port Blocking

Yes

Yes

Port Forwarding

Yes

Yes

Port Triggering

Yes

Yes

DMZ Host

Yes

Yes

LAN IP

Yes

Yes

UPnP

Yes

Yes

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Table 1-1. Access to Menu Selections Based on User Name

(continued)

Menu Heading

Selection

Admin

Access

MSO

Access

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Connecting to the Internet and VoIP

To configure the gateway to connect to the Internet you must log in as the user name

MSO

with

the default password of

changeme

, or whatever password you have set for MSO.

1.

From the main menu, select Basic Settings. The Basic Settings screen displays:

The settings displayed on this screen depend on the selection in the

Cable Network Settings

field. By default, DHCP is selected, as shown in the previous figure.

2.

Enter the Network Configuration settings, and adjust the

Cable Network Settings

field if

needed.

The fields in this screen are described in

Table 1-2

.

3.

Click

Apply

so that your changes take effect.

4.

If you have VoIP service, connect the phone to a

Voice Port 1. If your service includes a

second line, you can connect that phone to Voice Port 2. To check the voice status, see

“Viewing and Emailing Event Logs” on page 4-4

. To set up a wireless connection, see

Chapter 2, “Wireless Configuration”

.

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The following table explains the settings in the Basic Settings screen.

Table 1-2.

Basic Settings

Settings

Description

Network

Configuration

WAN IP Address

This is the current configuration for the WAN side of your

gateway.

WAN Subnet Mask

WAN Default Gateway

The ISP router to which your gateway will connect.

Primary DNS

The DNS server is a host on the Internet that translates

Internet names (such as

) to

numeric IP addresses. Typically your ISP transfers the IP

address of one or two DNS servers to your gateway during

login. If the ISP does not transfer an address, you must

obtain it from the ISP and enter it manually. If you enter an

address here, you should reboot your PCs after configuring

the gateway.

Secondary DNS

You can specify a secondary DNS server in this field.

Cable Network

Settings

DHCP

If your service provider assigns your IP address through

DHCP, use this default setting.

Static

If your service provider assigned you a permanent, fixed

(static) IP address for your PC, select

Static

. Fill in the

following fields:

•

Static IP Address (also known as the netmask)

•

Static IP Mask

•

Default Gateway

•

Primary DNS

•

Secondary DNS

L2TP (DHCP)

Use this setting for a layer two tunnelling protocol with

DHCP. Then fill in the following fields:

•

PPP User Name

•

PPP Password

•

L2TP Server

L2TP (static)

Use this setting for a layer two tunneling protocol with a

static IP address. Then fill in the following fields:

•

Static IP Address (also known as the netmask)

•

Static IP Mask

•

Default Gateway

•

PPP User Name

•

PPP Password

•

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Chapter 2

Wireless Configuration

This chapter describes how to set up the wireless features of your wireless voice gateway. In

planning your wireless network, consider the level of security required. Select the location of your

wireless equipment in order to maximize the network speed.

Set up wireless features for the wireless voice gateway in this order:

1.

Install the wireless voice gateway as described in

Chapter 1, “Installing the Gateway”

. The

wireless voice gateway should be working on your LAN before you set up the wireless

features.

2.

Plan the location for the wireless voice gateway based on considerations in

“Wireless

Placement and Range Guidelines”

.

3.

Use the form in section

“SSID and Wireless Security Settings Form” on page 2-3

to keep track

of your settings.

4.

Enter the wireless settings, and verify wireless connectivity as described in

“Viewing or

Changing Wireless Settings”

and

“WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)”

.

For more information about wireless technology, see the link to the online document

“Wireless

Communications:” in Appendix B

.