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About This Manual

The

NETGEAR

®

Wireless Cable Voice Gateway Model CVG834G Reference Manual

describes

how to install, configure and troubleshoot the Wireless Cable Voice Gateway . The information in

this manual is intended for readers with intermediate computer and Internet skills.

Conventions, Formats, and Scope

The conventions, formats, and scope of this manual are described in the following paragraphs:

•

Typographical Conventions.

This manual uses the following typographical conventions:

•

Formats.

This manual uses the following formats to highlight special messages:

•

Scope.

This manual is written for the Voice Gateway according to these specifications:

Italics

Emphasis, books, CDs, URL names

Bold

User input

Fixed

Screen text, file and server names, extensions, commands, IP addresses

Note:

This format is used to highlight information of importance or special interest.

Tip:

This format is used to highlight a procedure that will save time or resources.

Warning:

Ignoring this type of note may result in a malfunction or damage to the

equipment.

Product Version

Wireless Cable Voice Gateway

Manual Publication Date

November 2007

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For more information about network, Internet, firewall, and VPN technologies, see the links to the

NETGEAR website in

Appendix B, “Related Documents”

.

How to Use This Manual

The HTML version of this manual includes the following:

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Buttons,

and

, for browsing forwards or backwards through the manual one page

at a time

•

A

button that displays the table of contents and an

button. Double-click on a

link in the table of contents or index to navigate directly to where the topic is described in the

manual.

•

A

button to access the full NETGEAR, Inc. online knowledge base for the product

model.

•

Links to PDF versions of the full manual and individual chapters.

How to Print this Manual

To print this manual you can choose one of the following several options, according to your needs.

•

Printing a Page in the HTML View

.

Each page in the HTML version of the manual is dedicated to a major topic. Use the

Print

button on the browser toolbar to print the page contents.

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Printing a Chapter

.

Use the

PDF of This Chapter

link at the top left of any page.

–

Click the

PDF of This Chapter

link at the top left of any page in the chapter you want to

print. The PDF version of the chapter you were viewing opens in a browser window.

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Your computer must have the free Adobe Acrobat reader installed in order to view and

print PDF files. The Acrobat reader is available on the Adobe website at

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Click the print icon in the upper left of the window.

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Printing the Full Manual

.

Use the

Complete PDF Manual

link at the top left of any page.

–

Click the Complete PDF Manual link at the top left of any page in the manual. The PDF

version of the complete manual opens in a browser window.

–

Click the print icon in the upper left of the window.

Revision History

Tip:

If your printer supports printing two pages on a single sheet of paper, you can

save paper and printer ink by selecting this feature.

Tip:

If your printer supports printing two pages on a single sheet of paper, you can

save paper and printer ink by selecting this feature.

Part Number

Version

Number

Date

Description

202-10306-01

1.0

August

2007

Original document.

202-10306-02

2.0

November

2007

Product update: New firmware and new user Interface .

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Chapter 1

Installing the Gateway

This chapter describes how to set up the wireless voice gateway on your local area network

(LAN), connect to the Internet, and perform basic configuration.

The Gateway Front Panel

The front panel of the Voice Gateway contains status LEDs.

You can use the LEDs to verify connections. The following table lists and describes each LED on

the front panel of the Voice Gateway.

Figure 1-1

Table 1-1. LED Descriptions

LED

Description

Power

•

Green solid

: Power is supplied to the gateway.

•

Green blink

: The battery is charged.

•

Amber solid

: Discharge battery (when 110V power is shut down).

•

Amber blink

: The battery capacity is low (<10%).

•

Off

: Power is not supplied to the gateway.