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EZ Connect™ Cable Modem Gateway
Install Guide
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SMC8014
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TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 | Introduction Features and Benefits Package Contents Minimum Requirements CHAPTER 2 | Getting to know the EZ Connect™ Cable Modem Gateway LED Indicators Rear Panel Description Resetting and Restoring the EZ Connect™ Cable Modem Gateway CHAPTER 3 | Installation Basic Installation Procedure CHAPTER 4 | Configuring your Computer Configuring Windows 95/98/Me Configuring Windows 2000 Configuring Windows XP Configuring a Macintosh C
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CHAPTER 1 | Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the EZ Connect™ 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 - A new and improved way to install your Gateway Modem. In 3 simple clicks, you will be connected to the Internet. • Internet connection to cable modem service via an integrated cable modem port
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Package Contents Before installing the EZ Connect™ Cable Modem Gateway, verify that you have the items listed under below. Also be sure that you have the necessary cabling. If any of the items are missing or damaged, contact your local SMC distributor. • 1 - EZ Connect™ Cable Modem Gateway • 1 - Power adapter (12V/1.25A) • 1 - CAT-5 Ethernet cable • 1 - USB Cable • Installation CD, including: o User Guide o USB Drivers If possible, retain the carton and original packing mat
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CHAPTER 2 | Getting to Know the EZ Connect™ Cable Modem Gateway The EZ Connect™ Cable Modem Gateway is the perfect all in one solution, for the home or business environment. This full-featured device has: • An approved DOCSIS 1.1 and 2.0 Cable modem • Advanced SPI Firewall Gateway • Comprehensive LEDs for network status and troubleshooting • Reset Button • 4 – 10/100 Mbps Auto-Sensing LAN ports with Auto-MDI MDIX feature • 1 – USB 1.1 LAN Port for PC connectivity NOTE: Cable mode
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Rear Panel Description Item Description Power Connect the included power adapter to this port. Reset Use this button to reset the power or restore the default factory settings. LAN 1-4 Four 10/100 Auto-sensing switch ports (RJ-45). Connect devices on your local area network to these ports (such as a PC, hub, or switch). USB Connect a USB Cable from your PC to this port. CATV Connect your cable line to this port. Rebooting and Restoring the EZ Connect™ Cable Modem G
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CHAPTER 3 | Installation The EZ Connect™ 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 installation please follow the guidelines outlined below to best performance: • Keep the Gateway away from any heating devices. • Do not place the Gateway in a dusty or wet environment. Bas
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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 clicking [Start], choose [Settings], and then select [Control Panel]. 2. In the Control Panel, locate and double-click the [Network] icon. 3. Highlight the TCP/IP line that has bee
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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 adapter that is connected to the Gateway. When the Status dialog box window opens, click the [Properties] button. 4. On the [Local Area Connection] Properties box, verify the box nex
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6. Reboot your PC. Configuring a Macintosh Computer You may find that the instructions here do not exactly match your screen. This is because these steps and screen shots were created using Mac OS 10.2. Mac OS 7.x and above are all very similar, but may not be identical to Mac OS 10.2. 1. Pull down the Apple Menu. Click System Preferences and select Network. Make sure that 2. Built-in Ethernet is selected in the Show field. 3. On the TCP/IP tab, select Using DHCP in the Configure
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CHAPTER 5 | Configuring the EZ Connect™ Cable Modem Gateway After you have configured TCP/IP on a client computer, use a web browser to configure the EZ Connect™ Cable Modem Gateway. The Gateway can be configured by any Java-supported browser including Internet Explorer 5.0 or above, or Netscape Navigator 5.0 or above. Using the web management interface, you can configure the Gateway features and view its settings. Before you attempt to log into the Gateway’s Web-based Administration, p
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Accessing the EZ Connect™ Cable Modem Gateway’s Web Management To access the EZ Connect™ 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™ Cable Modem Gateway. 2. In the Address Bar, type: http://192.168.0.1 3. When the Gateway’s Login screen appears, enter the default username and password, and click the [Login] button to access the Gateway.
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CHAPTER 6 | Navigating the Web-based Administration The EZ Connect™ 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 detection, port forwarding setup, virtual DMZ hosts, as well as other advanced functions. Making Configuration Changes Once a configuration change has been made on a page, be sure to click the [Apply] o
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LAN IP Use the LAN section to configure the LAN IP address for the Gateway and to enable the DHCP server for dynamic client address allocation. You can also configure the Lease Time for the DHCP clients on your network. Private LAN IP Settings Define the Gateway’s private LAN settings. The IP address configured here is the Gateway’s (default: 192.168.0.1). NOTE: Port Forwarding and Access Control rules will be based on the network scope defined here. If either of these types of rul
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To access the Port Forwarding configuration page, on the Side Navigation bar, click on [NAT] link and then click on the [Port Forwarding] link. This Port Forwarding function supports 2 types of Services: • Predefined Service • Customer Defined Service Predefined Service The Predefined Service option has a pull-down menu with several popular Service Applications, such as HTTP (80), FTP (20/21), and AIM/ICQ (5190). To configure Port Forwarding with a Predefined Service
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Customer Defined Service Rule (Custom) The Customer Defined Service section allows you to custom configure a Port Forwarding rule with any Traffic type (TCP/UDP/TCP and UDP), Public Port, and Private Port. To configure this custom option, follow the steps below: 1. Enter in a Description [Name] for this custom setting 2. Configure the Traffic or Data [Type] that you want to forward. The options are TCP | UDP | TCP/UDP. 3. Set the [LAN Server IP] of the PC that you want this
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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 configuration is useful because you don’t have to reconfigure your web server to accept traffic on a different port, you can do this configuration on the Gateway. FIREWALL The Gateway provides a stateful inspection firewall (SPI), which is designed to protect against Denial of Serv
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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. For convenience, each Access Control section includes 2 filtering options: • Predefined Filtering • Customer Defined Filtering Predefined Filtering Access Rule: 1. On the Side Navigation bar, click on [Firewall] then select [Access Control] 2. Under the Predefined Section, click on the [Add] button 3. On the Predef
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3. On the Customer Defined Filter page, define a Name for the service/application that you want to block. NOTE: The Name is only for reference purposes. 4. Then select the protocol type from the pull-down menu that they would like to block. The options are TCP | UDP | TCP/UDP. 5. 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] – choo
