Linksys BEFCMUH4 Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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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

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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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