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Ethernet

To connect your computer to the modem via Ethernet:

1.

Locate the Category 5 Ethernet cable which came with your modem.

2.

Connect your computer to the modem using the Ethernet cable.:

USB

To connect your computer to the modem via USB involves installing the USB driver:

1.

Install the USB driver

a.

Insert the CD which came with your modem into the CD drive of your computer.

a.

Connect the USB cable to your modem and plug in the AC power for the modem.

b.

Use the USB cable to connect your computer to the modem.

Note:

Note:

The CG814M Gateway incorporates Auto Uplink

TM

technology. Each

LOCAL Ethernet port will automatically sense whether the cable plugged into the port

should have a 'normal' connection (e.g. connecting to a PC) or an 'uplink' connection

(e.g. connecting to a switch or hub). That port will then configure itself to the correct

configuration. This feature also eliminates the need to worry about crossover cables, as

Auto Uplink will accommodate either type of cable to make the right connection.

Note:

The USB connection option is only available for Windows PCs. Also, Windows

95 does not support USB without special operating system upgrades and patches.

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The found new hardware Windows installation wizard will prompt you for the drivers.

Browse to the CD and install the USB driver by clicking through the Windows wizard prompts.

Wireless

Detailed instructions on configuring your wireless devices for TCP/IP networking are provided in

the next chapter. However, if you already have a functioning wireless network and you wish to use

a wireless PC to initially configure the router, you will need to change the settings of that PC to

match the default settings of the router:

•

The SSID should be

Wireless

(note the capitalization).

•

The Channel should be set to

6

.

•

WEP encryption is disabled.

Connecting to your Cable Service Provider

Using a coaxial cable provided by your cable service provider, connect the coaxial cable jack on

you wall to the cable connector on the gateway.

The Cable Link LED will be solid green when your gateway has synchronized with the cable

headend.

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Connecting the Power Adapter

To connect the power adapter to the gateway:

1.

Plug the connector of the power adapter into outlet on the rear panel of the modem.

2.

Plug the other end of the adapter into an AC power outlet.

3.

Verify that the PWR LED on the modem is lit.

After applying power to the gateway, complete the following steps to verify that power is correctly

applied:

1.

When power is first applied, verify that the Power LED comes on.

All the numbered LAN LEDs will be briefly tested.

2.

After approximately 10 seconds, verify that the local Ethernet or USB port LED is lit for the

port that is connected to your computer.

If a port’s LED is lit, a link has been established to the connected device. If a local Ethernet port is

connected to a 100 Mbps device, verify that the port’s LED is green. If the port is 10 Mbps, the

LED should be yellow.

Log in to the Gateway

1.

Turn on the gateway.

2.

Now, turn on your computer.

Note:

If you usually run software to log in to your Internet connection, do not run that

software.

Note:

To connect to the gateway, your computer needs to be configured to obtain an IP

address automatically via DHCP. Please refer to

Appendix C, "Preparing Your Network"

for instructions on how to do this.

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Now that the gateway, and the computer are turned on, verify the following:

•

When power on the gateway was first turned on, the PWR light went on, the numbered

LAN LEDs turned on for a few seconds.

•

The gateway’s LOCAL LINK/ACT lights are lit for any computers that are connected to

it.

•

The gateway’s Cable Link LED is lit, indicating a link has been established to the cable

service provider.

3.

Next, use a browser like Internet Explorer or Netscape to log in to the gateway at its default

address of http://192.168.0.1.

Figure 2-2: Log in to the gateway

A login window opens as shown in

Figure 2-3

below:

Figure 2-3: Login window

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For security reasons, the gateway has its own user name and password. When prompted, enter

admin

for the gateway User Name and

password

for the gateway Password, both in lower case

letters..

4.

Connect to the Internet

Figure 2-4: Connection page.

You are now connected to the gateway’s

Connection

page, shown in

Figure 2-4

. This page

provides detailed information about your cable connection.

Note:

The user name and password are not the same as any user name or password you

may use to log in to your Internet connection.

Note:

If you were unable to connect to the gateway, please refer to

“Basic Functions” on

page 6-1

.

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