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EZ Connect™ Wireless Cable Modem Gateway
Install Guide
SMC8014W-G
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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™ Wireless Cable Modem Gateway LED Indicators Rear Panel Description Resetting and Restoring the EZ Connect™ Wireless 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 Configu
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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 - 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 mo
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Package Contents Before installing the EZ Connect™ Wireless 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™ Wireless 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 or
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CHAPTER 2 | Getting to Know the EZ Connect™ Wireless Cable Modem Gateway The EZ Connect™ Wireless 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 • High-speed 54 Mbps 802.11g Wireless Access Point • Comprehensive LEDs for network status and troubleshooting • Reset Button • 4 – 10/100 Mbps Auto-Sensing LAN ports with Auto-MDI MDIX f
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Rear Panel Description CATV Power LAN Connector Ports Reset Button USB 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. Rebootin
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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 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.
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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 cross over Ethernet cable since the Gateway incorporates Auto-MDI MDIX functionality. You can also connect the Gateway to your PC (using a wireless client adapter) via radio signals. NO
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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™ 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 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-bas
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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 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
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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 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
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If your password is lost, or you cannot gain access to the user interface, press the Reset button on the rear panel (holding it down for at least five seconds) to restore the factory defaults. From this section you can also configure the RADIUS, TACACS+ and TACACS authentication. Note: only one form of authentication can be enabled at any one time.
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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 configure: • Configure the HTTP remote management port (default port: 8080) • Configure the Telnet remote management port (default port: 2323) • Configure the HTTPS remote managem
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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 access the remote management web login from the Internet. The [Everyone] option allows any Internet user to access the web management login. The [IP address range] option allows you to s
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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 bar, click on [WAN] link and then click on the [MAC Spoofing] link. LAN From this section you can configure the following settings: • The PUBLIC LAN IP settings, including IP Address,
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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 rules were previously setup and the Private LAN IP address is changed, then those rules will need to be recreated to reflect the new Private LAN IP network. DHCP Server Settings The Gateway’s DHCP Server can be t
