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Chapter 4: Connecting the Wireless-G ADSL Home Gateway

Overview

The installation technician from your ISP should have left the setup information for the modem with you after

installing your broadband connection. If not, you can call your ISP to request that data.

After you have the setup information you need for your specific type of Internet connection, you can begin

installation and setup of the Gateway.

If you want to use a computer with an Ethernet adapter to configure the Gateway, continue to “Wired Connection

to a Computer.” If you want to use a computer with a wireless adapter to configure the Gateway, continue to

“Wireless Connection to a Computer.”

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Wired Connection to a Computer

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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 (labeled 1-4) on the back of the

Gateway, and the other end to an Ethernet port on a computer.

Repeat this step to connect more computers, 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 Wireless-G ADSL Home 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.

IMPORTANT:

For countries that have phone jacks with RJ-11 connectors, make sure to only place

the microfilters between the phone and the wall jack and

not

between the Gateway and the wall

jack or your ADSL will not connect.

For countries that do

not

have phone jacks with RJ-11 connectors (e.g. France, Sweden,

Switzerland, United Kingdom, etc.), except for ISDN users, the microfilter has to be used between

the Gateway and the wall jack, because the microfilter will have the RJ-11 connector.

Annex B users (E1 and DE versions of the Gateway) must use the included special cable to connect

the Gateway to the wall jack (RJ-45 to RJ-12).

If you require splitters or special jacks, please

contact your service provider.

NOTE:

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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 Wireless-G ADSL Home Gateway.”

NOTE:

You should always change the SSID from its

default,

linksys

, and enable wireless security.

NOTE:

IMPORTANT:

For countries that have phone jacks with RJ-11 connectors, make sure you only place

the microfilters between the phone and the wall jack and

not

between the Gateway and the wall jack

or your ADSL will not connect.

For countries that do

not

have phone jacks with RJ-11 connectors (e.g. France, Sweden, Switzerland,

United Kingdom, etc.), except for ISDN users, the microfilter has to be used between the Gateway and

the wall jack, because the microfilter will have the RJ-11 connector.

Annex B users (E1 and DE versions of the Gateway) must use the included special cable to connect

the Gateway to the wall jack (RJ-45 to RJ-12).

If you require splitters or special jacks, please contact

your service provider.

Figure 4-4: Connect the ADSL Line

Figure 4-5: Connect the Power

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Wireless-G ADSL Home Gateway

Chapter 5: Configuring the Wireless-G ADSL Home 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.