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GHz
2,4
802.11g
Home Wireless-G
Gateway
WIRELESS
User Guide
Model No.
HG200
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Home Wireless-G Gateway Copyright and Trademarks Specifications are subject to change without notice. Linksys is a registered trademark or trademark of Cisco Systems, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the U.S. and certain other countries. Copyright © 2005 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. How to Use this Guide Your Guide to the Home Wireless-G Gateway has been designed to make understanding
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Home Wireless-G Gateway Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction 1 Welcome 1 What’s in this User Guide? 2 Chapter 2: Planning Your Network 4 The Gateway’s Functions 4 IP Addresses 4 Chapter 3: Getting to Know the Home Wireless-G Gateway 6 Ports and Reset Button on Side Panel 6 LEDs on Side Panel 7 The Bottom Panel 8 Chapter 4: Connecting the Home Wireless-G Gateway 9 Overview 9 Wired Connection to a Computer 10 Wireless Connection to a Computer 11 Chapter 5: Configuring the Home Wireless-G Gate
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Home Wireless-G Gateway Appendix C: Finding the MAC Address and IP Address for Your Ethernet Adapter 65 Windows 98 or Me Instructions 65 Windows 2000 or XP Instructions 66 Appendix D: Upgrading Firmware 67 Appendix E: Glossary 68 Appendix F: Regulatory Information 75 Appendix G: Warranty Information 81 Appendix H: Specifications 82 Appendix I: Contact Information 84
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Home Wireless-G Gateway List of Figures Figure 2-1: Network 4 Figure 3-1: Ports and Reset Button on Side Panel 6 Figure 3-2: LEDs on Side Panel 7 Figure 3-3: Bottom Panel with Stand in Closed Position 8 Figure 3-4: Gateway Using Stand 8 Figure 4-1: Connect the ADSL Line 10 Figure 4-2: Connect a PC 10 Figure 4-3: Connect the Power 10 Figure 4-4: Connect the ADSL Line 11 Figure 4-5: Connect the Power 11 Figure 5-1: Login Screen 14 Figure 5-2: Basic Setup 14 Figure 5-3: RFC 1483 Bridged - Dynamic I
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Home Wireless-G Gateway Figure 5-23: Internet Access 30 Figure 5-24: Internet Policy Summary 30 Figure 5-25: List of PCs 31 Figure 5-26: Add/Edit Service 31 Figure 5-27: Single Port Forwarding 32 Figure 5-28: Port Range Forwarding 33 Figure 5-29: Port Triggering 34 Figure 5-30: DMZ 35 Figure 5-31: QoS 36 Figure 5-32: Management 37 Figure 5-33: Allowed IP - IP Range 37 Figure 5-34: Reporting 39 Figure 5-35: System Log 39 Figure 5-36: Ping Test 40 Figure 5-37: Backup&Restore 40 Figure 5-38: Factor
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Home Wireless-G Gateway Chapter 1: Introduction Welcome Thank you for choosing the Home Wireless-G Gateway. This Gateway will provide your computers with a high- speed Internet connection as well as resources, including files and printers. Since the Gateway is wireless, Internet access can be shared over the wired network as well as the wireless broadcast at up to 11Mbps for Wireless-B or up to 54Mbps for Wireless-G. How does the Gateway do all of this? By connecting the Internet, as well as y
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Home Wireless-G Gateway What’s in this User Guide? This user guide covers the steps for setting up and using the Home Wireless-G Gateway. Chapter 1: Introduction This chapter describes applications of the Home Wireless-G Gateway and this User Guide. Chapter 2: Planning Your Network This chapter describes the basics of networking. Chapter 3: Getting to Know the Home Wireless-G Gateway This chapter describes the physical features of the Gateway. Chapter 4: Connecting the Home Wireless-G Ga
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Home Wireless-G Gateway Appendix H: Regulatory Information This appendix supplies the regulatory information regarding the Gateway. Appendix I: Contact Information This appendix provides contact information for a variety of Linksys resources, including Technical Support. Chapter 1: Introduction 3 What’s in this User Guide?
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Home Wireless-G Gateway Chapter 2: Planning Your Network The Gateway’s Functions A Gateway is a network device that connects two networks together. In this instance, the Gateway connects your Local Area Network (LAN), or the group of computers in your home or office, to the Internet. The Gateway processes and regulates the data that travels between these two networks. The Gateway’s NAT feature protects your network of computers so users on the public, Internet side cannot “see” your computers
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Home Wireless-G Gateway Since you use the Gateway to share your DSL Internet connection, contact your ISP to find out if they have assigned a static IP address to your account. If so, you will need that static IP address when configuring the Gateway. You can get that information from your ISP. Dynamic IP Addresses A dynamic IP address is automatically assigned to a device on the network, such as computers and print servers. These IP addresses are called “dynamic” because they are only temp
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Home Wireless-G Gateway Chapter 3: Getting to Know the Home Wireless-G Gateway Ports and Reset Button on Side Panel The Gateway’s ports and Reset button are located on a side panel. Figure 3-1: Ports and Reset Button on Side Panel Line The Line port connects to the ADSL line. Ethernet The Ethernet port connects to your computer or other network device. IMPORTANT: Resetting the Gateway to factory defaults will erase all of your settings Reset Button There are two ways to reset the Gateway's fa
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Home Wireless-G Gateway LEDs on Side Panel The Gateway's LEDs, which indicate network activity, are located on the other side panel. Figure 3-2: LEDs on Side Panel POWER Green. The POWER LED lights up when the Gateway is powered on. WIRELESS Green. The WIRELESS LED lights up whenever there is a successful wireless connection. If the LED is flashing, the Gateway is actively sending or receiving data to or from one of the devices on the network. ETHERNET Green. The ETHERNET LED serves two purpos
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Home Wireless-G Gateway The Bottom Panel The Gateway has a built-in stand available. If you place the Gateway flat on a surface, then you can leave the stand in the closed position. However, if you want the Gateway to be upright, swivel the stand clockwise 90º and position the Gateway accordingly. Figure 3-3: Bottom Panel with Stand in Closed Position Figure 3-4: Gateway Using Stand Chapter 3: Getting to Know the Home Wireless-G Gateway 8 The Bottom Panel
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Home Wireless-G Gateway Chapter 4: Connecting the Home Wireless-G Gateway Overview The installation technician from your ISP should have left the setup information for the modem with you after installing your broadband connection. If not, you can call your ISP to request that data. After you have the setup information you need for your specific type of Internet connection, you can begin installation and setup of the Gateway. If you want to use a computer with an Ethernet adapter to configure
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Home Wireless-G Gateway Wired Connection to a Computer 1. Make sure that all of your network’s hardware is powered off, including the Gateway and all computers. 2. Connect a phone cable from the Line port on the Gateway’s side panel to the wall jack of the ADSL line. A small device called a microfilter (not included) may be necessary between each phone and wall jack to prevent interference. Contact your ISP if you have any questions. NOTE: A small device called a microfilter (not included) ma
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Home Wireless-G Gateway Wireless Connection to a Computer If you want to use a wireless connection to access the Gateway, follow these instructions: 1. Make sure that all of your network’s hardware is powered off, including the Gateway and all computers. 2. Connect a phone cable from the Line port on the Gateway’s back panel to the wall jack of the ADSL line. A small device called a microfilter (not included) may be necessary between each phone and wall jack to prevent interference. Contact y
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Home Wireless-G Gateway Chapter 5: Configuring the Home Wireless-G Gateway Overview Follow the steps in this chapter and use the Gateway’s web-based utility to configure the Gateway. This chapter HAVE YOU: Enabled TCP/IP on your will describe each web page in the Utility and each page’s key functions. The utility can be accessed via your web computers? Computers communicate over the browser through use of a computer connected to the Gateway. For a basic network setup, most users only have to
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Home Wireless-G Gateway Security On this screen you can disable or enable the firewall, set up filters, block WAN requests, and enable or disable Virtual Private Networks (VPN) PassThrough. vpn (virtual private network): a security measure to protect data as it leaves one Access Restrictions network and goes to another over the Internet. Internet Access. This screen allows you to control the Internet usage and traffic on your local network. Applications & Gaming Single Port Forwarding. Us
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Home Wireless-G Gateway Status Gateway. This screen provides status information about the Gateway. Local Network. This provides status information about the local network. Wireless. This screen provides status information about the wireless network. DSL Connection. This screen provides status information about the DSL connection. Figure 5-1: Login Screen How to Access the Web-based Utility To access the web-based utility, launch Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator, and enter the Gate
