Page 3 - TABLE OF CONTENTS; CHAPTER 1 | Introduction
TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 | Introduction Features and Benefits Package Contents Minimum Requirements CHAPTER 2 | Getting to know the EZ Connect™ Wireless Cable Modem Gateway LED Indicators Rear Panel Description Resetting and Restoring the EZ Connect™ Wireless Cable Modem Gateway CHAPTER 3 | Insta...
Page 4 - Wireless: WEP and WPA encryption, Hide SSID, and MAC Filtering
CHAPTER 1 | Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the EZ Connect™ Wireless Cable Modem Gateway. SMC is proud to provide you with a powerful yet simple communication device for connecting your local area network (LAN) to the Internet. Features and Benefits • EZ 3-Click Installation Wizard ...
Page 8 - CHAPTER 3 | Installation; Keep the Gateway away from any heating devices.
CHAPTER 3 | Installation The EZ Connect™ Wireless Cable Modem Gateway can be installed in any location where you have cable Internet access, and your cable Internet service provider has approved the Gateway. To confirm you meet these 2 criteria points, please contact your cable operator. For general...
Page 9 - power adapter may damage your unit and void the warranty.
Basic Installation Procedure 1. Connect the LAN: You can connect the Gateway to your PC, or to a hub or switch. Run Ethernet cable from one of the LAN ports on the rear of the Gateway to your computer’s network adapter or to another network device. You can use either a standard straight through or c...
Page 10 - CHAPTER 4 | Configuring your Computer; NOTE: Windows may ask you for the
CHAPTER 4 | Configuring your Computer The information outlined in this chapter will guide you through the configuration for the following Operating Systems: • Windows 95/98 • Windows Me • Windows 2000 • Windows XP • Apple Macintosh Configuring Windows 95/98/Me 1. Access your Network settings by clic...
Page 11 - Access your Network settings by clicking
Configuring Windows 2000 1. Access your Network settings by clicking [Start], choose [Settings], and then select [Control Panel] 2. In the Control Panel, locate and double- click the [Network and Dial-up Connections] icon 3. Locate and double-click the [Local Area Connection] icon for the Ethernet a...
Page 13 - Disable any firewall or security software that may be running.
CHAPTER 5 | Configuring the EZ Connect™ Wireless Cable Modem Gateway After you have configured TCP/IP on a client computer, use a web browser to configure the EZ Connect™ Wireless Cable Modem Gateway. The Gateway can be configured by any Java- supported browser including Internet Explorer 5.0 or abo...
Page 14 - NOTE; Wireless Cable Modem Gateway.
Accessing the EZ Connect™ Wireless Cable Modem Gateway’s Web Management To access the EZ Connect™ Wireless Cable Modem Gateway’s web-based management screens, follow the steps below: 1. Launch your web-browser. NOTE : Your computer does not have to be ONLINE to configure the EZ Connect™ Wireless Cab...
Page 15 - SYSTEM
CHAPTER 6 | Navigating the Web-based Administration The EZ Connect™ Wireless Cable Modem Gateway’s management interface allows you to configure both basic and advanced features and options. Some of these advanced functions include: hacker attack detection, IP and MAC address filtering, intrusion det...
Page 17 - HTTP Remote Management
Remote Management Allows a remote PC to configure, manage, and monitor the Gateway using a standard web browser. To access the Remote Management configuration page, on the Side Navigation bar, click on [System] link and then click on the [Remote Management] link. This feature has several options to ...
Page 18 - WAN; From this section you can configure all the WAN Settings.
This feature enables the customer to remotely access the web-based administration screen with their username and password (default: cusadmin/password). To enable this feature, check the [Customer Remote Management] checkbox. Remote Management Access Rule This option will allow you to limit who can a...
Page 19 - LAN; Enable or Disable the integrated DHCP server
MAC Spoofing This is an optional configuration that may or may not be required by your cable operator. For more information about MAC Clone/Spoofing please contact your cable operator to determine if this is a required setting. To access the MAC Spoofing configuration page, on the Side Navigation ba...
Page 21 - ROUTING
NOTE: You cannot use the IP address of the Gateway (192.168.0.1 – default IP) in the client address pool. PPTP IP Address Pool When the Gateway is configured to act as a PPTP VPN server in the VPN Settings section, PPTP clients will be assigned IP addresses in this range for their PPTP WAN interface...
Page 23 - before they enable the RIP setting.; WIRELESS
1. You will need to confirm the network is setup with a valid Public LAN IP in [LAN] page before they enable the RIP setting. NOTE: The RIP setting is disabled by default. 2. After you confirm the LAN Settings, then you will need to configure the RIP Settings. These settings will need to be configur...
Page 25 - or Shared Key from the [WEP Authentication Type] drop down menu.
If you are transmitting sensitive data across wireless channels, you should enable either Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) or WiFi Protected Access (WPA) encryption. Encryption requires you to use the same set of encryption/decryption keys for the Gateway and all of your wireless clients. To access th...
Page 27 - NAT
You can also configure a [Device Name] that is associated with a specific MAC address. In doing this, you can easily recognize the computers that you are in your access list. NOTE: MAC filtering only applies to Wireless Clients. NAT Network Address Translation (NAT) allows multiple users at your loc...
Page 30 - FIREWALL
Remote IPs: Any (allow access to any public IP) Public Port: 8000 Private Port: 80 With this configuration, all HTTP (Web) TCP traffic on port 8000 from any IP Address from the WAN side will be redirected through the firewall to the Internal Server (192.168.0.100) on port 80. NOTE: This configuratio...
Page 31 - Predefined Filtering Access Rule:; down menu
The second section is used to configure Access Rules for the Private LAN to the Internet. These rules will block services on the private LAN to the Internet. From this section, you can also choose to have the Gateway to [Respond to Ping on Internet WAN Port]. If you check this option, the Gateway wi...
Page 32 - NOTE: The Name is only for reference purposes.; The options are
4. Select the [LAN IPs] that you want this access rule to apply to. You can choose to apply this rule to Any IP Address, a Single IP Address, or a Range of IP Addresses. a. Any IP Address [Any] – choose this option to block all LAN clients. You don’t need to configure the [Start IP] or [End IP] opti...
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6. Set the [Interval] of the rule. This is the time in between the outgoing and incoming data traffic. NOTE: If you set this value too low, the incoming ports will be closed before the return data arrives at the firewall and the connection will be broken and the application will not work. 7. The las...
Page 38 - TOOLS; Locally backup your Gateway’s settings to a configuration file
Immediate Alerts can be generated for both the email and Syslog alerts. To configure the type of Alert that you want to get: - An Intrusion is detected – this is a hacker attack attempt from the WAN - Attempts to access a blocked site – alert to any attempts to access a site or keyword listed in you...
Page 39 - Click [Save] on the File Download dialog box
Locally Backup Settings to Configuration File The first Tools option is to [Back Up] your configuration settings of your Gateway. This includes, but is not limited to, Port Forwarding, Special Application, and Alert Emails. To save the Gateway settings to a configuration file, follow the steps below...
Page 40 - To complete the Restore process the Gateway will reboot.
3. Click [OK] to confirm the restore process 4. To complete the Restore process the Gateway will reboot. NOTE: This file format (.cfg) is the only format that you can use to restore settings from. This is format that is provided by the Backup option. Remotely Backup/Restore Gateway Settings To backu...
Page 44 - the remote VPN end point.
a. Either the Gateway’s Private LAN IP address or Public LAN IP address can be configured as the end point for the VPN tunnel. Select either [Protect Private Lan] or [Protect Public Lan] to enable the entire Private or Public LAN to be part of the VPN tunnel and the respective Gateway LAN IP address...
Page 46 - Click the [Apply] button to save your changes
9. The [Status] should now be [Phase 2 Completed]. Create a PPTP VPN Tunnel To enable and configure a PPTP server on the Gateway, follow the steps below. Note that remote PPTP clients that connect into the Gateway will be assigned IP addresses from the PPTP IP Address Pool on the LAN Settings page f...
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STATUS The Status screen summarizes important information about the Gateway including WAN/LAN connection status, Wireless settings, software version and hardware versions, and uptime statistics. The Network Log shows both firewall and network activity The LAN Client Log shows the clients connected t...
Page 50 - APPENDIX A | Telnet and SSH CLI Commands; Enter; Enter the same user and password as used for the GUI/HTTP
APPENDIX A | Telnet and SSH CLI Commands Refer to the Remote Management section in Chapter 6 to enable and configure Telnet and SSH settings. Refer to the 8014 CLI document for command specifics. To remotely access the CLI of the SMC8014W-G via Telnet, open a DOS/Command Prompt and type: telnet IP r...
Page 51 - Type “cmd” or “command” (without the quotes) to open a DOS prompt.
APPENDIX B | Troubleshooting This appendix describes common problems you may encounter and possible solutions to them. B.1 | Verify you are connected to the EZ Connect™ Wireless Cable Modem Gateway If you are unable to access the Gateway’s web-based administration pages, then you may not be properly...
Page 53 - Bad Connection; computer must be on.
B.4 | Pinging the EZ Connect™ Wireless Cable Modem Gateway To verifying Your TCP/IP Connection is configured properly and you are able to access the EZ Connect™ Wireless Cable Modem Gateway’s web-based management screens – you can use the ‘Ping’ command in DOS. To access the DOS dialog window please...
Page 54 - Gateway for more information.; Check that you have a valid network connection to the Gateway.
B.5 | Symptom / Action Troubleshooting The Gateway can be easily monitored through panel indicators to identify problems. Please refer to Chapter 2 – Section 2.0 | LED Definitions to confirm you have the correct LED status. If not, then refer to the symptoms and actions outlined below: SYMPTOM: Powe...
Page 57 - APPENDIX D | Compliances
APPENDIX D | Compliances FCC Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against radio interference in a commercial environment....
Page 58 - APPENDIX E | Technical Support
APPENDIX E | Technical Support At this time, the SMC8014W-G is only distributed through cable operators. Contact your cable operator with any technical support needs you may have. PHONE From U.S.A. and Canada (24 hours a day, 7 days a week) • (800) SMC-4-YOU • (949) 679-8000 • Fax: (949) 679-1481 Fr...
