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Chapter 4: Connecting the Home Wireless-G Gateway

Wired Connection to a Computer

Home Wireless-G Gateway

Wired Connection to a Computer

1.

Make sure that all of your network’s hardware is powered off, including the Gateway and all computers.

2.

Connect a phone cable from the Line port on the Gateway’s side panel to the wall jack of the ADSL line. A

small device called a microfilter (not included) may be necessary between each phone and wall jack to

prevent interference.

Contact your ISP if you have any questions.

3.

Connect one end of an Ethernet network cable to one of the Ethernet ports on the back of the Gateway, and

the other end to an Ethernet port on a computer.

Repeat this step to connect a switch, or other network devices to the Gateway.

4.

Connect the power adapter to the Gateway’s Power port, and then plug the power adapter into a power outlet.

The Power LED on the front panel will light up green as soon as the power adapter is connected properly. The

Power LED will flash for a few seconds, and then it will be solidly lit when the self-test is complete. If the LED

flashes for one minute or longer, see “Appendix A: Troubleshooting.”

5.

Power on one of your computers that is connected to the Gateway.

Go to “Chapter 5: Configuring the Home Wireless-G Gateway.”

Figure 4-2: Connect a PC

Figure 4-1: Connect the ADSL Line

Figure 4-3: Connect the Power

NOTE:

You should always plug the Gateway’s power adapter into a power strip with

surge protection.

NOTE:

A small device called a microfilter (not included) may be necessary between each phone and

wall jack to prevent interference.

Contact your ISP if you have any questions.

NOTE:

This Gateway is intended to replace your existing ADSL modem that already has a microfilter

in place. If this Gateway is not replacing an existing modem, then you will need to purchase a BT

approved microfilter.

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Chapter 4: Connecting the Home Wireless-G Gateway

Wireless Connection to a Computer

Home Wireless-G Gateway

Wireless Connection to a Computer

If you want to use a wireless connection to access the Gateway, follow these instructions:

1.

Make sure that all of your network’s hardware is powered off, including the Gateway and all computers.

2.

Connect a phone cable from the Line port on the Gateway’s back panel to the wall jack of the ADSL line. A

small device called a microfilter (not included) may be necessary between each phone and wall jack to

prevent interference.

Contact your ISP if you have any questions.

3.

Connect the power adapter to the Power port, and then plug the power adapter into a power outlet.

The Power LED on the front panel will light up green as soon as the power adapter is connected properly. The

Power LED will flash for a few seconds, and then it will be solidly lit when the self-test is complete. If the LED

flashes for one minute or longer, see “Appendix A: Troubleshooting.”

4.

Power on one of the computers on your wireless network(s).

5.

For initial access to the Gateway through a wireless connection, make sure the computer’s wireless adapter

has its SSID set to

linksys

(the Gateway’s default setting), and its wireless security is disabled. After you have

accessed the Gateway, you can change the Gateway and this computer’s adapter settings to match your usual

network settings.

Go to “Chapter 5: Configuring the Home Wireless-G Gateway.”

NOTE:

You should always change the SSID from its

default,

linksys

, and enable wireless security.

NOTE:

A small device called a microfilter (not included) may be necessary between each phone

and wall jack to prevent interference.

Contact your ISP if you have any questions.

IMPORTANT:

Because the microfilter has an RJ-11 connector, except for ISDN users, install the

microfilter between the Gateway and the wall jack.

Figure 4-4: Connect the ADSL Line

Figure 4-5: Connect the Power

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Chapter 5: Configuring the Home Wireless-G Gateway

Overview

Home Wireless-G Gateway

Chapter 5: Configuring the Home Wireless-G Gateway

Overview

Follow the steps in this chapter and use the Gateway’s web-based utility to configure the Gateway. This chapter

will describe each web page in the Utility and each page’s key functions. The utility can be accessed via your web

browser through use of a computer connected to the Gateway. For a basic network setup, most users only have to

use the following screens of the Utility:

•

Basic Setup. On the Basic Setup screen, enter the settings provided by your ISP.

•

Management. Click the

Administration

tab and then the

Management

tab. The Gateway’s default username

and password is admin. To secure the Gateway, change the Password from its default.

There are seven main tabs: Setup, Wireless, Security, Access Restrictions, Applications & Gaming, Administration,

and Status. Additional tabs will be available after you click one of the main tabs.

Setup

•

Basic Setup. Enter the Internet connection and network settings on this screen.

•

DDNS. To enable the Gateway’s Dynamic Domain Name System (DDNS) feature, complete the fields on this

screen.

•

Advanced Routing. On this screen, you can alter NAT and routing configurations.

Wireless

•

Basic Wireless Settings. You can choose your wireless network settings on this screen.

•

Wireless Security. Configure your wireless security settings on this screen.

•

Wireless Access. This screen lets you control access to your wireless network.

•

Advanced Wireless Settings. On this screen you can access the advanced wireless network settings.

NOTE:

For added security, you should change

the password through the Administration tab.

HAVE YOU:

Enabled TCP/IP on your

computers? Computers communicate over the

network with this protocol. Refer to Windows

Help for more information on TCP/IP.

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Security

On this screen you can disable or enable the firewall, set up filters, block WAN requests, and enable or disable

Virtual Private Networks (VPN) PassThrough.

Access Restrictions

•

Internet Access. This screen allows you to control the Internet usage and traffic on your local network.

Applications & Gaming

•

Single Port Forwarding. Use this screen to set up common services or applications that require forwarding on

a single port.

•

Port Range Forwarding. To set up public services or other specialized Internet applications that require

forwarding on a range of ports, use this screen.

•

Port Triggering. To set up triggered ranges and forwarded ranges for Internet applications, click this tab.

•

DMZ. To allow one local computer to be exposed to the Internet for use of special-purpose services, use this

screen.

•

QoS. Use Quality of Service (QoS) to assign different priority levels to different types of data transmissions.

Administration

•

Management. On this screen, alter Gateway access, Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), Universal

Plug and Play (UPnP), IGMP-Proxy (IGMP stands for Internet Group Multicast Protocol), and wireless

management settings.

•

Reporting. If you want to view or save activity logs, click this tab.

•

Diagnostics. Use this screen to run a Ping test.

•

Backup&Restore. On this screen, you can back up or restore the Gateway’s configuration.

•

Factory Defaults. If you want to restore the Gateway’s factory default settings, use this screen.

•

Firmware Upgrade. Click this tab if you want to upgrade the Gateway’s firmware.

•

Reboot. If you need to do a hard or soft reboot of the Gateway, use this screen.

vpn

(virtual private network): a security

measure to protect data as it leaves one

network and goes to another over the Internet.

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Chapter 5: Configuring the Home Wireless-G Gateway

How to Access the Web-based Utility

Home Wireless-G Gateway

Status

•

Gateway. This screen provides status information about the Gateway.

•

Local Network. This provides status information about the local network.

•

Wireless. This screen provides status information about the wireless network.

•

DSL Connection. This screen provides status information about the DSL connection.

How to Access the Web-based Utility

To access the web-based utility, launch Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator, and enter the Gateway’s default

IP address,

192.168.1.1

, in the

Address

field. Then press

Enter

.

A login screen will appear (Windows XP users will see a similar screen). Enter

admin

(the default user name) in

the

User Name

field, and enter

admin

(the default password) in the

Password

field.

Then click the

OK

button.

The Setup Tab

The Basic Setup Tab

The first screen that appears is the Basic Setup tab. This tab allows you to change the Gateway's general

settings. Change these settings as described here and click the

Save Settings

button to save your changes, or

click the

Cancel Changes

button to cancel your changes.

Internet Setup

•

Internet Connection Type. The Gateway supports five Encapsulation methods: RFC 1483 Bridged, RFC 1483

Routed, RFC 2516 PPPoE, RFC 2364 PPPoA, and Bridged Mode Only. Select the appropriate type of

encapsulation from the drop-down menu. Each

Basic Setup

screen and available features will differ

depending on what type of encapsulation you select.

•

VC Settings. You will configure your Virtual Circuit (VC) settings in this section.

•

Multiplexing: Select

LLC

or

VC

, depending on your ISP.

•

QoS Type: Select from the drop-down menu:

CBR

(Continuous Bit Rate) to specify fixed bandwidth for

voice or data traffic;

UBR

(Unspecific Bit Rate) for application that are none-time sensitive, such as e-mail;

or

VBR

(Variable Bite Rate) for Bursty traffic and bandwidth-sharing with other applications.

Figure 5-2: Basic Setup

Figure 5-1: Login Screen

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