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Page 3 - Table of Contents; Chapter 1: Introduction

Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction 1 The Linksys Cable Gateway 1 Features 1 An Introduction to LANs and WANs 2 IP Addresses 2 Network Setup Overview 4 Chapter 2: Getting to Know the Cable Gateway 5 The Cable Gateway’s Back Panel Ports 5 The Reset Button 6 Rebooting the Cable Gateway 6 The Cab...

Page 4 - The Linksys Cable Gateway; Appendix C: Installing the TCP/IP Protocol; Appendix G: Warranty Information

Chapter 1: Introduction The Linksys Wireless-G Cable Gateway is the all-in-one solution for Internet connectivity inyour home. The Cable Modem function gives you a blazing fast connection to the Internet,far faster than a dial-up, and without tying up your phone line. Connect your computer to the Wi...

Page 5 - Dynamic IP Addresses; DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) Servers; What’s an IP Address?

Dynamic IP Addresses A dynamic IP address is automatically assigned to a device on the network, such as PCs and print servers. These IP addresses are called “dynamic”because they are only temporarily assigned to the PC or device. After a certain time period, they expire and may change. If a PC logs ...

Page 6 - Power; LAN; WAN

5 Chapter 2: Getting to Know the Cable Gateway The Cable Gateway’s ports are located on the back panel of the Cable Gateway,as shown in Figure 2-1. On/Off Switch This switch is used for turning the Cable Gatewayon and off. Power The Power port is where you will connect the poweradapter. Reset Press ...

Page 8 - The USB Icon; Overview

9 Chapter 3: Connecting the Cable Gateway You will connect the Cable Gateway to your Cable service’s coaxial cable lineand to the computers in your home or business. With the Cable Gateway, youcan use a standard Ethernet connection or connect via USB. For Ethernet con-nection continue with the Ether...

Page 9 - USB Port Connection

First, make sure that all the devices that you’ll be working with are powereddown, including your PCs and the Cable Gateway. 1. Connect the coaxial cable that is provided by your cable service provider to the Cable port that is on the back of the Cable Gateway, as shown in Figure3-4. 2. Connect one ...

Page 10 - Next

3. Select CD-ROM drive as the only location where Windows will search for the driver software and click the Next button. 4. Windows will notify you that it has identif ied the appropriate driver and is ready to install it. Click the Next button. 13 Wireless-G Cable Gateway 1. When the Add New Hardwa...

Page 11 - Installing the USB Driver for Windows Millennium

1. Start up your PC in Windows Millennium. Windows will detect new hard- ware connected to your PC. 2. Insert the Setup CD into your CD-ROM drive. When Windows asks you for the location of the best driver, select Automatic search for a better driver (Recommended) and click the Next button. 3. Window...

Page 12 - Installing the USB Driver for Windows 2000

1. Start up your PC. Windows will notify you that it has detected new hard- ware. Insert the Setup CD into the CD-ROM drive. 2. When the Found New Hardware Wizard screen appears to conf irm that the USB Modem has been identif ied by your PC, make sure the Setup CDis in the CD-ROM drive and click Nex...

Page 14 - Finish

3. Windows will now search for the driver software. Click the Next button. 4. When Windows has completed installing the driver, click Finish . The Windows XP driver installation is complete. Return to the section on the USB Port Connection to finish the setup. 21 Wireless-G Cable Gateway 1. Start up...

Page 15 - Chapter 4: Configuring the PCs

2. On the Conf iguration tab, select the TCP/IP line for the applicable Ethernetadapter, as shown in Figure4-1. Do not choose aTCP/IP entry whose namementions DUN, PPPoE,VPN, or AOL. If the word TCP/IP appears by itself, select that line. (If there isno TCP/IP line listed, referto “Appendix C: Insta...

Page 17 - Windows XP

4. Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) , and click the Properties button. 5. Select Obtain an IP address automatically . Once the new window appears, click the OK button. Click the OK button again (or the Close but- ton if any settings were changed) to complete the PC conf iguration. 6. Restart your c...

Page 18 - Default Gateway; Chapter 5: Using the Cable; Enter; admin

29 Wireless-G Cable Gateway 28 The Setup The f irst screen that appears is the Setup tab. This tab allows you to change theRouter's general settings. Change these settings as described here and click theSave Settings button to save your changes or Cancel Changes to cancel yourchanges. Internet Setup...

Page 19 - Basic Wireless Settings; The Wireless Tab

Basic Wireless Settings Wireless Network. If you want to disable wireless networking, select Disable . Wireless Network Name. Enter the Wireless Network Name (SSID) into the f ield. The SSID is the network name shared among all devices in a wireless net-work. The SSID must be identical for all devic...

Page 20 - Wireless Security

33 Wireless-G Cable Gateway Wireless Security Wireless SSID Broadcast. When wireless clients survey the local area for wireless networks to associate with, they will detect the SSID broadcast by theRouter. To broadcast the Router's SSID, keep the default setting, Enabled. Ifyou do not want to broadc...

Page 21 - Wireless Network Access

35 Wireless-G Cable Gateway 128-Bit Encryption Default Key. Select which WEP key (1-4) will be used when the Router sends data. Make sure the receiving device is using the same key. Passphrase for Keys. Instead of manually entering WEP keys, you can enter a Passphrase. This Passphrase is used to gen...

Page 22 - Advanced Wireless Settings

the next DTIM with a DTIM Interval value. Its clients hear the beacons andawaken to receive the broadcast and multicast messages. Fragmentation Threshold. This value should remain at its default setting of 2346. The range is 256-2346 bytes. It specif ies the maximum size for a packetbefore data is f...

Page 23 - Firewall; The Security Tabs

39 Wireless-G Cable Gateway Firewall When you click the Security tab, you will see the Firewall screen (see Figure5-11). This screen contains Filters and Block WAN Requests. Filters blockspecif ic internal users from accessing the Internet and block anonymousInternet requests and/or multicasting. Fi...

Page 24 - The Access Restrictions Tabs

Website Blocking Keyword Blocking. To block a keyword, click Enable. Enter a keyword in the New Keyword f ield, then click Add. To remove a keyword from being blocked, select the keyword from the Keyword List, then click Remove . Website Blocking. To block a website, click Enable . Then click Deny W...

Page 25 - Filter Internet Traffic

43 Wireless-G Cable Gateway Select the MAC Address from the list, click the Select button , and click the Add button. Click the Refresh button if you want to refresh the screen. Click the Close button to return to the previous screen. When you return to the Timed Access screen, the MAC Address will ...

Page 26 - Port Range Forwarding; The Applications & Gaming Tabs

Port Range Forwarding Port Range. To add a server using Port Range Forwarding, complete the fol- lowing f ields: Application. Enter the name of the application. Start and End. Enter the number or range of external ports(s) used by the serv- er or Internet application. Check with the Internet applica...

Page 27 - Port Triggering; Port Triggering

DMZ The DMZ screen allows one local user to be exposed to the Internet for use of a special-purpose service such as Internet gaming and videoconferencing.Whereas Port Range Forwarding can only forward a maximum of 10 ranges ofports, DMZ hosting forwards all the ports for one PC at the same time. DMZ...

Page 28 - Diagnostics; Security; The Administration Tabs

Diagnostics This screen allows you to run a Ping Test to determine if an IP Address isonline. Ping TestPing Target . Enter the IP Address that you want to ping in the f ield. No. of Pings . Enter the number of times that you want to ping. Ping Siz e. Enter the size of the ping to send. Ping Interval...

Page 29 - Advanced; The Status Tabs

51 Wireless-G Cable Gateway Advanced The Advanced screen allows you to restore the Router’s conf iguration to its fac-tory default settings, and to enable routing and NAT. Advanced Administration Restore Factory Defaults. To clear all of the Gateway’s settings and reset them to its factory defaults,...

Page 30 - Upstream Channel; Local Network; client; Status; WAN DHCP IP Address Lease.; Connect

53 Wireless-G Cable Gateway 52 Startup Procedure. The status and comments for Acquire Downstream Channel, Connectivity State, Boot State, and Security are displayed. Downstream Channel. The status of the downstream channel items of Lock Status, Modulation, Channel ID, Sybol rate, Downstream Power, a...

Page 31 - winipcfg; Frequently Asked Questions; Appendix A: Troubleshooting

4. The Cable Link LED will not go solid. • Verify that the coaxial cable is f irmly plugged into the Cable Gateway’s cable port, with the other end plugged directly into the Cable wall jack. • Verify that your Cable account is active.• Verify that your cable ISP has been given the correct MAC Addres...

Page 32 - Network Address Translation

57 Wireless-G Cable Gateway 56 How do I get Half-Life: Team Fortress to work with the Cable Gateway? The default client port for Half-Life is 27005. The computers on your LAN need to have“+clientport 2700x” added to the HL shortcut command line; the x would be6, 7, 8, and on up. This lets multiple c...

Page 33 - Appendix B: Configuring Wireless; Features Setup; on the last page of this manual, or online at

59 Wireless-G Cable Gateway 58 Appendix B: Configuring Wireless Security in Windows XP An acronym for Wired Equivalent Privacy, WEP is an encryption scheme usedto protect your wireless data communications. WEP uses a combination of 64-bit or 128-bit keys to provide access control to your network and...

Page 35 - Wireless Networks

63 Wireless-G Cable Gateway 62 6. When the “Wireless Network Connection Properties” window appears, click the Wireless Networks Tab. 7. If the appropriate wireless network, specif ied by the Gateway’s SSID, is displayed in the “Preferred networks” section, double-click it and continueto the next ste...

Page 36 - Protocol

Appendix C: Installing the TCP/IP Protocol Follow these instructions to install the TCP/IP protocol on one of your PCs only after a network card has been successfully installed inside the PC. Theseinstructions are for Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows Me. For TCP/IPsetup under Windows NT, 2000, an...

Page 37 - Appendix D: Finding the MAC

67 Wireless-G Cable Gateway 6. Find and double-click TCP/IP in the list to the right (see Figure C-2). 7. After a few seconds, the main Network window will appear. The TCP/IP Protocol should now be listed. 8. Click the OK button. Windows may ask for original Windows installation f iles. Supply them ...

Page 45 - Appendix F: Specifications

Dimensions: 7.32" x 2.48" x 6.08" (186 mm x 63 mm x 154.5 mm) Unit Weight: 1.5 lb. (0.68 kg) Power: 12VDC, 1A Certifications: DOCSIS 1.1, DOCSIS 2.0, FCC Part 15B Class B, UL 1950, EN60950, CE EN 55022 Class B, VCCI, IC-03 Operating Temp.: 0ºC to 40ºC (32ºF to 104ºF) Storage Temp.: -20°C...

Page 46 - Appendix H: Contact Information

85 Wireless-G Cable Gateway Appendix G: Warranty Information LIMITED WARRANTYLinksys warrants to You that, for a period of three years (the “Warranty Period”), yourLinksys Product will be substantially free of defects in materials and workmanship undernormal use. Your exclusive remedy and Linksys' e...