SMC Networks EZ Networking SMC8013WG User manual

EZ Connect
™
W i r el es s Ca b l e M od em G a tew a y
Install Guide
SMC8013WG

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H owever, no res onsibility is assumed by SMC for its use, nor for any infringements of atents
or other rights of third arties which may result from its use. No license is granted by
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change s ecifications at any time without notice.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
CH AP T E R 1 | I n trod u c tion
F eatures and B enefits
P ackage Contents
Minimum R eq uirements
CH AP T E R 2 | G e ttin g to k n ow the ire l e s s Ca b l e M od e m G a te w a y
L E D Indicators
R ear P anel Descri tion
R esetting and R estoring the W ireless Cable Modem G ateway
CH AP T E R 3 | I n s ta l l a tion
B asic Installation P rocedure
CH AP T E R 4 | Con f igu rin g you r Com pu te r
Configuring W indows 95 / 98 / Me
Configuring W indows 2000
Configuring W indows X P
Configuring a Macintosh Com uter
CH AP T E R 5 | Con f igu rin g the ire l e s s Ca b l e M od e m G a te w a y
B rowser Configuration
Disable P rox y Connection
Accessing the W ireless Cable Modem G ateway W eb Management
CH AP T E R 6 | N a v iga tin g the e b -b a s e d Ad m in is tra tion
Making Configuration Changes
System
L AN
W ireless
NAT
F irewall
Tools
Status
AP P E NDIX A | Troubleshooting
AP P E NDIX B | Technical S ecifications
AP P E NDIX C | Com liances
AP P E NDIX D | Technical Su ort

CH AP TER 1 | I n t r o d u c t i o n
Congratulations on your urchase of the E Z Connect™ W ireless Cable Modem G ateway. SMC is
roud to rovide you with a owerful yet sim le communication device for connecting your
local area network (L AN) to the Internet.
Fe a tu re s a n d B e n e f its
•E Z 3 -Cl ic k I n s ta l l a tion iz a rd - A new and im roved way to install your G ateway
Modem. In 3 sim le clicks, you will be connected to the Internet.
•Internet connection to cable modem service via an integrated cable modem ort
•L ocal network connection via 10/ 100 Mb s E thernet orts or 5 4 Mb s wireless
interface.
•8 02.11g wireless - intero erable with multi le vendors.
•W ireless: W E P and W P A encry tion, H ide SSID, and MAC F iltering
•DH CP for dynamic IP configuration, and DNS for domain name ma ing.
•F irewall with Stateful P acket Ins ection, client rivileges, hacker revention, DoS, and
NAT.
•V P N ass-through su ort using P P TP , L 2TP , or IP Sec
•U ser-definable a lication sensing tunnel su orts a lications req uiring multi le
connections
•B uilt-in P arental controls allow you to limit certain web sites – configurable by time
and date.
•E mail alerts when hacking attem ts on the users network are made
•E asy setu through a web browser on any o erating system that su orts TCP / IP
•Com atible with all o ular Internet a lications

P a c k a ge Con te n ts
B efore installing the E Z Connect™ W ireless Cable Modem G ateway, verify that you have the
items listed below.
•1 - W ireless Cable Modem G ateway
•1 - P ower ada ter (9V / 1A)
•1 - CAT-5 E thernet cable
•1 - U SB Cable (Note: De ending on your cable o erator, this may not be included)
•Installation CD, including (Note: De ending on your cable o erator, this may not be
included):
oU ser G uide
oU SB Drivers
oB Safe O nline© P arental Control Software
If ossible, retain the carton and original acking materials in case there is a need to return
the roduct.
P lease register your roduct on SMC’ s web site at htt : / / www.smc.com.
S ys te m R e q u ire m e n ts
Y ou must meet the following minimum req uirements:
•P rovisioned Internet access from a cable o erator that has a roved the SMC8 013W G
•A com uter eq ui ed with a wired or wireless network ada ter with TCP / IP installed.
•A J ava-enabled web browser, such as Microsoft Internet E x lorer 5 .5 or above, or
Netsca e Communicator 5 .0 or above.
•W indows 98 Second E dition or higher is req uired for U SB driver su ort.

CH AP TER 2 | G e t t i n g t o K n o w t e W i r e l e s s Ca b l e M o d e m
G a t e w a y
The E Z Connect™ W ireless Cable Modem G ateway is the erfect all in one solution, for the
home or business environment. This full-featured device has:
•An a roved DO CSIS 1.1 Cable modem
•Advanced SP I F irewall G ateway
•H igh-s eed 5 4 Mb s 8 02.11g W ireless Access P oint
•Com rehensive L E Ds for network status and troubleshooting
•R eset B utton
•4 – 10/ 100 Mb s Auto-Sensing L AN orts with Auto-MDI MDIX feature
•1 – U SB 1.1 L AN P ort for P C connectivity (Note: Not su orted by all cable o erators)
N OT E : Cable modems rovide u to 38 Mb s downstream and 10 Mb s u stream. H owever, you
should note that the actual rate rovided by s ecific service roviders may vary dramatically
from these u er limits.
L E D I n d ic a tors
The E Z Connect™ W ireless Cable Modem G ateway includes L E D indicators on the front anel
that sim lify installation and network troubleshooting.
The W ireless Cable Modem G ateway includes L E D indicators on the front anel that sim lify
installation and network troubleshooting.
L AB E L L E D COL OR ON FL AS H I N G OFF
P ower G re e n P ower is su lied to the
G ateway N/ A
P ower is not
su lied to the
G ateway
Diag Am b e r System F ailure. R eboot
G ateway N/ A Normal O eration
Cable G re e n Successfully connected to
cable network
Attem ting to
connect to network N/ A
Traffic G re e n Cable Modem has finished
CMTS registration
Attem ting to
register with CMTS N/ A
W ireless G re e n G ood W ireless L ink Data transmitting No W ireless L ink
L AN (1-4) Am b e r Connected at 10 Mb s Data transmitting No E thernet link
detected
L AN (1-4) G re e n Connected at 100 Mb s Data transmitting No E thernet link
detected
U SB G re e n U SB ort connected Data transmitting No U SB link detected

R e a r P a n e l D e s c ription
Item Descri tion
P ower Connect the included ower ada ter to this ort.
R eset U se this button to reset the ower or restore the default factory settings.
L AN 1-4 F our 10/ 100 Auto-sensing switch orts (R J -45 ). Connect devices on your local
area network to these orts (such as a P C, hub, or switch).
U SB Connect a U SB Cable from your P C to this ort.
CATV Connect your cable line to this ort.
W ireless Card P rovides W ireless Signal for wireless clients.
R e b ootin g a n d R e s torin g the ire l e s s Ca b l e M od e m G a te w a y
The R eset button is located on the rear anel of the E Z Connect™ W ireless Cable Modem
G ateway. U se a a er cli or a encil ti to ush the R eset button.
R e b oot
If the G ateway is having roblems connecting to the Internet, sim ly hold down the reset
button for less than 2 seconds then release.
R e s tore Fa c tory D e f a u l ts
If rebooting the W ireless Cable Modem G ateway does not resolve your issue, then you can
follow these ste s. Note: all configured settings will be erased.
1. L eave ower lugged into the W ireless Cable Modem G ateway.
2. L ocate the reset button on the back anel, ress and hold button for at least 5 seconds.
3. R elease reset button.
Wireless Card
P o w er
R eset
B u t t o n
L A N
P o rt s
CATV
Co n n ec t o r
U S B

CH AP TER 3 | I n s t a l l a t i o n
The E Z Connect™ W ireless Cable Modem G ateway can be installed in any location where you
have cable internet access, and the cable internet service rovider has a roved the E Z
Connect™ W ireless Cable Modem G ateway. To confirm you meet these 2 criteria oints, lease
contact your cable o erator.
F or general installation lease follow the guidelines outlined below to best erformance:
•K ee the W ireless Cable Modem G ateway away from any heating devices.
•Do not lace the W ireless Cable Modem G ateway in a dusty or wet environment.
•F or o timum wireless erformance, install the W ireless Cable Modem G ateway away
from other electronic devices, such as Monitors / TV / 2.4G H z Cordless P hones. These
devices can ham er your wireless through ut and distance.
The E Z Connect™ W ireless Cable Modem G ateway can be ositioned two ways, horiz ontal and
vertical.
To install the W ireless Cable Modem in a vertical osition, on the left side of the device, when
looking at the L E Ds – there is a built-in base stand. P ull out the stand out and turn it 90 degrees
and osition the gateway on its side. See the different Install ositions below:
V ert ic al B ase
S t an d
Horizontal Install
V e rtic al Install

B a s ic I n s ta l l a tion P roc e d u re
1. Con n e c t the L AN : Y ou can connect the W ireless Cable Modem G ateway to your P C, or to a
hub or switch. R un E thernet cable from one of the L AN orts on the rear of the W ireless
Cable Modem G ateway to your com uter’ s network ada ter or to another network device.
Y ou can use either a standard straight through or cross over E thernet cable since the
gateway incor orates Auto-MDI MDIX functionality.
Y ou can also connect the W ireless Cable Modem G ateway to your P C (using a wireless client
ada ter) via radio signals.
N OT E : It is recommended that for first-time setu you use a wired connection.
2. Con n e c t the AN : Connect a coax cable to the CATV ort on the back of the W ireless
Cable Modem G ateway from a cable ort located in your home. W hen connecting to the
CATV ort, use only manufactured coax ial atch cables with F -ty e connectors at both
ends for all connections.
N ote : If this modem was NO T installed by the cable service rovider (ISP ) or is being used
to re lace another cable modem – lease contact your Cable O erator (ISP ) to register the
SMC8 013W G . W ithout registering the modem with your ISP it will be unable to connect to
the cable network system.
3. P ow e r on : Connect the ower ada ter to the E Z Connect™ W ireless Cable Modem G ateway.
a rn in g: O nly use the ower ada ter that was rovided with the E Z Connect™ W ireless Cable
Modem G ateway, using another ower ada ter may damage your unit and void the warranty.

CH AP TER 4 | Co n f i g u r i n g y o u r Co m p u t e r
The information outlined in this cha ter will guide you through the configuration for the
following O erating Systems:
•W indows 95 / 98
•W indows Me
•W indows 2000
•W indows X P
•A le Macintosh
Con f igu rin g in d ow s 9 5/ 9 8 / M e
1. Access your Network settings by clicking
[ Start], choose [ Settings], and then select
[ Control P anel].
2. In the Control P anel, locate and double-click
the [ Network] icon.
3. H ighlight the TCP / IP line that has been
assigned to your network card on the
[ Configuration] tab of the [ Network]
ro erties window. (see network dialog box to
the right)
4. Nex t, click the [ P ro erties] button to view
that ada ter’ s TCP / IP settings.
5 . F rom the TCP / IP P ro erties dialog box , click
the [ O btain an IP address automatically]
o tion. (see TCP / IP dialog box to the
right)
6 . Nex t click on the [ G ateway] tab and verify
the G ateway field is blank. If there are IP
addresses listed in the G ateway section,
highlight each one and click [ R emove]
until the section is em ty.
7 . Click the [ O K ] button to close the TCP / IP
P ro erties window.
8 . O n the Network P ro erties W indow, click
the [ O K ] button to save these new
changes.
N OT E : W indows may ask you for the
original W indows installation disk or
additional files. Check for the files at
c: \windows\o tions\cabs, or insert your W indows CD-R O M into your CD-R O M drive and
check the correct file location, for ex am le, D: \win98 , D: \win9x . (Assume “ D” is your
CD-R O M drive).
9. W indows may rom t you to restart the P C. If so, click the [ Y es] button. If W indows
does not rom t you to restart your com uter, do so anyways to ensure your settings.