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2.

Select Dynamic or Static IP Address:

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If your service provider assigns your IP address through DHCP, select “Dynamic IP.”

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If your service provider assigned you a permanent, fixed (static) IP address for your PC,

select “Static IP.” Then enter the IP address that your ISP assigned. Also enter the Static IP

Mask (also known as netmask), Gateway IP address and Domain Name Server (DNS)

Address.

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The WAN Default Gateway is the ISP’s router to which your gateway will connect.

•

A DNS server is a host on the Internet that translates Internet names (such as

) to numeric IP addresses. Typically your ISP transfers the IP

address of one or two DNS servers to your gateway during login. If the ISP does not

transfer an address, you must obtain it from the ISP and enter it manually here. If you enter

an address here, you should reboot your PCs after configuring the gateway.

3.

Click

Apply

to accept these settings.

Figure 1-5

Dynamic IP

Static IP

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If you have VoIP service, connect the phone to a

Voice Port 1. If your service includes a

second line, you can connect that phone to Voice Port 2. To check the voice status, see

“MTA

Status” on page 4-3

.

To set up a wireless connection, see

Chapter 2, “Wireless Configuration”

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Chapter 2

Wireless Configuration

This chapter describes how to set up the wireless features of your wireless voice gateway. In

planning your wireless network, consider the level of security required. Select the location of your

wireless equipment in order to maximize the network speed.

Set up wireless features for the wireless voice gateway in this order:

1.

Install the wireless voice gateway as described in

Chapter 1, “Installing the Gateway”

. The

wireless voice gateway should be working on your LAN before you set up the wireless

features.

2.

Plan the location for the wireless voice gateway based on considerations in

“Wireless

Placement and Range Guidelines” on page 2-1

.

3.

Use the form in section

“SSID and Wireless Security Settings Form” on page 2-3

to keep track

of your settings.

4.

Enter the wireless settings, and verify wireless connectivity as described in

“Configuring

Wireless Settings” on page 2-4

.

5.

Set up wireless security as described in

“Understanding Wireless Security Options” on

page 2-4

and

“Configuring Wireless Settings” on page 2-4

.

For more information about wireless technology, see the link to “Wireless Communications” in

Appendix B, “Related Documents”

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Wireless Placement and Range Guidelines

The range of your wireless connection can vary significantly based on the physical placement of

the wireless voice gateway. The latency, data throughput performance, and notebook power

consumption of wireless adapters also vary depending on your configuration choices.

For best results, place your wireless voice gateway:

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Near the center of the area in which your PCs will operate.

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In an elevated location such as a high shelf where the wirelessly connected PCs have line-of-

sight access (even if through walls).

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Away from sources of interference, such as PCs, microwave ovens, and 2.4 GHz cordless

phones.

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Away from large metal surfaces.

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Put the antenna in a vertical position to provide the best side-to-side coverage. Put the antenna

in a horizontal position to provide the best up-and-down coverage.

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If using multiple access points, it is better if adjacent access points use different radio

frequency channels to reduce interference. The recommended channel spacing between

adjacent access points is 5 channels (for example, use channels 1 and 6, or 6 and 11).

The time it takes to establish a wireless connection can vary depending on both your security

settings and placement. WEP connections can take slightly longer to establish. Also, WEP

encryption can consume more battery power on a notebook computer.

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SSID and Wireless Security Settings Form

For a new wireless network, print or copy this form and fill in the settings. For an existing wireless

network, the person who set up or is responsible for the network can get the settings. Be sure to set

the Regulatory Domain correctly as the first step.

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SSID

.

The Service Set Identification (SSID) identifies the wireless local area network.

NETGEAR is the default SSID. However, you may customize it by using up to 32

alphanumeric characters. Write your customized SSID on the line below.

____________________________________________________

The SSID in the wireless voice gateway is the SSID you configure in the wireless adapter card.

All wireless nodes in the same network must be configured with the same SSID.

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Authentication.

Circle one: Open System or Shared Key. Choose Shared Key for more security.

To use Shared Key, all devices in the network must be set to Shared Key and have the same

keys in the same positions as those in the CVG824G.

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WEP Encryption Keys.

For all four keys, choose the Key Size. Circle one: 64, or 128 bits.

Key 1: ______________________________________________

Key 2: ______________________________________________

Key 3: ______________________________________________

Key 4: ______________________________________________

•

WPA-PSK (Pre-Shared Key)

and

WPA2-PSK

. Record the WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK key.

Key: _____________________________________________

(8-63 characters)

•

WPA

and

WPA2 RADIUS

Settings. For WPA and WPA2, record the following settings for

the primary and secondary RADIUS servers.

Server Name/IP Address: _____________________________________________

Port: _____________________________________________

Shared Key: _____________________________________________

Use the procedures described in the following sections to configure the CVG824G. Store this

information in a safe place.