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Wired USB Connection to a Computer

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Installing the USB Driver for Windows 2000

1.

Start up your PC.

Windows will notify you that it has detected new hardware. Insert the Setup CD into the CD-

ROM drive.

2.

When the

Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizar

d screen appears to confirm that the device has been

identified by your PC, click

Next

.

3.

Select

Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended)

and click the

Next

button.

Figure 4-18: Found New Hardware

Figure 4-19: Welcome

Figure 4-20: Search for Driver

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4.

Windows will now search for the driver software. Select only

CD-ROM drives

and click the

Next

button.

5.

Windows will notify you that it has located the appropriate driver and is ready to install it. Click the

Next

button.

6.

When Windows has completed installing the driver, click the

Finish

button.

7.

The Windows 2000 driver installation is complete.

8.

Contact your Cable ISP to activate your account.

Your Cable ISP will need what is called a MAC Address for

the cable modem capability of the Gateway in order to set up your account. The 12-digit modem MAC address

is printed on a bar code label on the bottom of the Gateway.

Once you have given them this number, your

Cable ISP should be able to activate your account.

The Online LED flashes when the Gateway is establishing a connection to your cable ISP. When the Cable is

synchronized with your cable ISP, the LED will be solidly lit.

The Gateway’s hardware installation is now complete. Go to “Chapter 5: Configuring the Gateway.”

Figure 4-21: CD-ROM Drives

Figure 4-22: Driver Located

Figure 4-23: Driver Installation Complete

IMPORTANT:

Make sure to contact your Cable ISP with the Gateway’s MAC address after the

Gateway is powered on, so they can activate your account or you will not have Internet access.

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Installing the USB Driver for Windows XP

1.

Start up your PC.

Windows will notify you that it has detected new hardware. Insert the Setup CD into the CD-

ROM drive.

2.

When the

Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard

screen appears to confirm that the device has been

identified by your PC, click the

Next

button.

3.

Windows will now search for the driver software.

Figure 4-24: Found New

Hardware

Figure 4-25: Welcome

Figure 4-26: Searching for Driver

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4.

When Windows has completed installing the driver, click the

Finish

button.

5.

The Windows XP driver installation is complete.

6.

Contact your Cable ISP to activate your account.

Your Cable ISP will need what is called a MAC Address for

the cable modem capability of the Gateway in order to set up your account. The 12-digit modem MAC address

is printed on a bar code label on the bottom of the Gateway.

Once you have given them this number, your

Cable ISP should be able to activate your account.

The Online LED flashes when the Gateway is establishing a connection to your cable ISP. When the Cable is

synchronized with your cable ISP, the LED will be solidly lit.

The Gateway’s hardware installation is now complete. Go to “Chapter 5: Configuring the Gateway.”

Figure 4-27: Driver Installation Complete

IMPORTANT:

Make sure to contact your Cable ISP with the Gateway’s MAC address after the

Gateway is powered on, so they can activate your account or you will not have Internet access.

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Overview

Wireless-G Cable Gateway

Chapter 5: Configuring the Wireless-G Cable 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:

•

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

•

Security. Click the

Administration

tab and then the

Security

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

•

Setup. Enter the Internet connection settings on this screen.

Wireless

•

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

•

Wireless Security. This screen allows you to choose your wireless security mode.

•

Wireless Network Access. This screen displays your wireless network access list.

•

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

•

WDS. The wireless distribution system feature is accessed on this screen.

Security

•

Firewall. This screen contains filters and the Block WAN Requests feature. Filters block specific internal users

from accessing the Internet and block anonymous Internet requests.

•

VPN Passthrough. To enable or disable IPSec and/or PPTP Passthrough, use this screen.

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.

NOTE:

Depending on your service provider,

some features and functions in the Web-based

Utility may not be available or may perform

differently than described in the User Guide.