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Configuring Windows 2000 PCs

1.

Go to the Network screen by clicking the

Start

button. Click

Settings

and then

Control Panel

.

From there, double-click the

Network and Dial-up Connections

icon.

2. Select the

Local Area Connection

icon for the applicable Ethernet adapter (it’s usually

the first Local Area Connection listed). Double-click the

Local Area Connection

. Click the

Properties

button.

3. Select

Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)

, and click the

Properties

button.

4. Select

Obtain an IP address automatically

. Once the new window appears, click the

OK

button. Click the

OK

button again to complete the PC configuration.

5. Restart your computer.

Configuring Windows XP PCs

The following instructions assume you are running Windows XP with the default interface. If you

are using the Classic interface (where the icons and menus look like previous Windows versions),

please follow the instructions for Windows 2000.

1.

Go to the Network screen by clicking the

Start

button and then

Control Panel

. From there,

double-click the

Network Internet Connections

icon and then the

Network Connections

icon.

2. Select the

Local Area Connection

icon for the applicable Ethernet adapter (it’s usually

the first Local Area Connection listed). Double-click the

Local Area Connection

. Click the

Properties

button.

3. Select

Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)

, and click the

Properties

button.

4. Select

Obtain an IP address automatically

. Once the new window appears, click the

OK

button. Click the

OK

button again (or the

Close

button if any settings were changed) to

complete the PC configuration.

5. Restart your computer.

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Connecting Your Devices

1.

Before you begin, make sure that all of your hardware is powered off, including the gateway,

PCs, hubs, and switches.

2.

Connect one end of an Ethernet cable to one of the LAN ports (labeled 1, 2, 3, or 4) on the

back of the gateway and the other end to a standard port on a network device, e.g., a PC,

print server, hub, or switch. Repeat the above step to connect more PCs or network devices to

the gateway.

3.

Connect the coaxial cable from the wall to the CABLE jack on the back of the gateway.

4.

Connect the power supply cable to the Power jack on the back of the gateway, then plug the

supplied power cable into an AC power outlet.

Activating the Wireless Cable Gateway

Initialization

1.

Connect the power cable to the back of the gateway. For the first few seconds of operation,

multiple LEDs will flash in unison while the gateway performs self-test diagnostics.

The Cable Modem section of the gateway proceeds with DOCSIS initialization. In this process,

the CM performs the following sequence of steps. For a newly-installed gateway, this can take as

much as 20 minutes to complete.

•

Tuning - searching for a downstream DOCSIS CM signal

•

Ranging - establishing 2-way communication with the cable company

•

Connecting - obtaining the CM IP Address (for IP Stack 1)

•

Configuring - downloading and applying the cable company CM configuration file

•

Registering - establishing Internet access with the cable company

During this process, the LED indicators on the front of the unit indicate progress.

•

DS – Flashing indicates Tuning; lit solid indicates Tuning step completed successfully.

•

US – Flashing indicates Ranging; lit solid indicates Ranging step completed successfully.

•

Online – Flashing indicates Connecting, Configuring, Registering in progress; lit solid

indicates these steps completed successfully.

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Fig. 9

Fig. 8

When the Online LED is lit solid, all gateway initialization and startup steps have been

completed successfully, and the gateway should be capable of providing connectivity

between your PCs on the gateway LAN-side and your cable operator on the gateway

WAN-side.

Mandatory User Configuration

This feature allows you to configure the gateway to function in your network and gain access

to the Internet through your cable company. Your ISP may require the use of a Host Name and

Domain Name. You will need to get the setup information from your ISP. If you do not have this

information, please contact your ISP before proceeding.

The instructions from your ISP will tell you how to set up your PC for Internet access.

Also, you must disable any Internet log-on software (such as Ivasion Winpoet or Enternet 300)

and any firewall software (such as ZoneAlarm and Watchdog) on all of your PCs.

To set up your gateway for internet access, you will use its built-in web pages feature. The

gateway includes a built-in HTTP server which can deliver many web-style pages of

information with which you can observe your current gateway settings and make changes.

1.

Open your web browser. (It’s all right if you get an error

message at this point. Continue following these directions).

Enter

in the browser’s Address field if

your gateway is in the CM Mode, or http://192.168.0.1 if it

is in the RG or CH Mode. Press the

Enter

key.

2.

An Enter Network Password window appears (for Windows

XP users, the screen may look different). Leave the User

Name field empty, and enter

admin

in lowercase letters in

the Password field (

admin

is the default password). Then,

click the

OK

button.

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Fig. 10

3.

This step is not required with most installations. However, based on setup instructions from

your cable company, you may need to enter the following information. To enter it, navigate

to the Network – WAN gateway web page by clicking

Network

at the top of the page, then

click

WAN

(on the left side of the page). Click the

Apply

button to save your settings.

Host Name and Domain Name

: These fields allow you to provide a host name and domain

name for the gateway. These fields are usually left blank. If requested by your cable company,

complete these two fields.

Static IP Address and IP Mask

: If your cable company says that you are connected through a

static or fixed IP address, you should enter the field of

Default Gateway

,

Primary DNS

and/or

Secondary DNS

also.

Spoofed MAC Address

: You can give a spoofed MAC Address to hide your gateway’s real MAC

address. However, this is NOT recommended, as this could cause an address conflict, causing

your connection to the network to be rejected.

4.

The gateway provides a Status Password webpage where you can change the web page’s

access password and restore factory default of the gateway. Also, you can change the default

“admin” password to the desired password. Click the

Apply

button to save your settings.

IMPORTANT: If you have previously enabled any Internet-Sharing Proxy server software on any of

your PCs, disable it.

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Some examples of Internet-sharing software are Internet LanBridge, Wingate, ICS, and Sygate. To

disable your Internet-sharing software:

•

If you are running Netscape Navigator: Click Edit >> Preference >> Advanced >> Proxies >,

and click Direct Connection to the Internet.

•

If you are running Internet Explorer v5 or better, click Start >> Settings >> Control Panel >>

Internet Options >> Connections >> LAN Settings. Remove the checks from all three boxes.

Click OK to continue.