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Chapter 1

Connecting the Gateway

This chapter describes how to configure your Voice Gateway Internet connection. For help

installing your gateway, see the

Wireless Cable Voice Gateway CG3000/3100 Quick Install

Guide

.For information about product features and compatible NETGEAR products, see the

NETGEAR website at

.

Package Contents

The product package should contain the following items:

•

NETGEAR® Wireless Cable Voice Gateway

•

Wireless Cable Voice Gateway CG3000/3100 Quick Install Guide

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AC power adapter with separate battery

•

Category 5 (CAT5) Ethernet cable

•

USB cable

•

Resource CD

, including:

–

This manual

–

Application Notes, Tools, and other helpful information

If any of the parts are incorrect, missing, or damaged, contact your NETGEAR dealer. Keep the

carton, including the original packing materials, in case you need to return the product for repair.

Gateway Front Panel

The front panel of the gateway contains status LEDs.

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You can use the LEDs to verify status and connections. The following table lists and describes

each LED and button on the front panel of the gateway.

Table 1-1. LED and Front Panel Button Descriptions

LED

Description

Power

•

Solid green

. Power is supplied to the cable modem.

•

Off

. No power.

Downstream

•

Solid green

. The unit is synchronized, and all four channels are in use (channel

bonding).

•

Blinking

. The unit is scanning for a downstream DOCSIS channel.

•

Off

. No downstream channels are locked.

Upstream

•

Solid green

. The unit is synchronized, and all four channels are in use (channel

bonding).

•

Blinking

. The unit is scanning for an upstream channel.

•

Off

. No upstream channels are locked.

Internet

•

Solid green

. The cable modem is online.

•

Blinking

. The cable modem is synchronizing with the cable provider’s CMTS.

•

Off

. The cable modem is offline.

LAN (

Ethernet)

•

Green indicates 1,000 Mbps. Amber indicates 10/100 Mbps.

•

Solid

. An Ethernet device is connected and powered on.

•

Blinking

. Data is being transmitted or received on the Ethernet port.

•

Off

. No Ethernet device is detected on the Ethernet port.

Voice Ports

(1 and 2)

•

Solid green

. Registered with the Call Agent.

•

Blinking

. There is an active call.

•

Slow blink

. Phone is “on-hook,” registration with Call Agent is in progress.

•

Off

. No phones are connected to the voice port.

Button

Description

Wireless

On/Off

Turn the wireless radio in the gateway on and off. The wireless radio is on by default. The

LED located below this button indicates if the wireless radio is on or off.

Push 'N'

Connect (WPS)

Pushing this button opens a 2-minute window for the gateway to connect with other WPS-

enabled devices. For more information, about using the WPS method to implement secu-

rity, see the Wireless Cable Voice Gateway CG3000/CG3100 User Manual

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Gateway Rear Panel

The rear panel includes the following connections, viewed from left to right, as illustrated in the

following illustration:

Power

Ethernet

Coaxial

Voice/phone

USB

ports

LAN ports

adapter

input

cable

connector

Power On/Off

port

button

Figure 1-2

•

Two Voice/Phone ports

: With VoIP service, connect one or two handsets to these ports.

•

Four Ethernet LAN ports:

Use these ports to connect local computers.

•

USB port:

The USB port is a USB host and can be used for connecting a USB hard drive,

flash drive, or printer.

•

Coaxial cable connector:

Attach coaxial cable to the cable service provider’s connection.

•

Power:

AC power adapter input.

Note:

You can return the gateway to its factory settings. On the bottom of the gateway,

press and hold the Restore Factory Settings button

for over 7 seconds. The

gateway resets, and returns to its factory settings. See

“Factory Default Settings” in

Appendix A

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Logging In to Your Gateway

You can log in to the gateway to view or change its settings. Links to Knowledge Base and

documentation are also available on the gateway main menu.

Note:

Your computer must be configured for DHCP. For help with configuring DHCP, see

the documentation that came with your computer or see the link to the online

document in

“Preparing a Computer for Network Access” in Appendix B

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When you have logged in, if you do not click

Logout

, the gateway waits for 5 minutes after no

activity before it automatically logs you out.

To log in to the gateway:

1.

Using the computer that you first used to access your cable modem Internet service, connect to

the gateway by typing

in the address field of your Internet browser. A login

window displays:

Figure 1-3

2.

Enter

admin

for the user name and

password

for the password, both in lower case letters.

When you connect to the gateway the Modem Status screen displays:

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Viewing the Basic Settings

To view or configure the basic settings, select Basic Settings from the main menu:

Figure 1-5

By default Dynamic IP is selected. If you make changes, you must click

Apply

to accept the new

settings.