Technicolor - Thomson TCW710 manual Connecting Your Devices

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Chapter 1: Connections and Setup

complete the PC configuration.

5. Restart your computer.

Connecting Your Devices

1.Before you begin, make sure that all of your hardware is powered off, including the gateway, PCs, hubs, and switches.

2.Connect one end of an Ethernet cable to one of the LAN ports (labeled 1, 2, 3, or 4) on the back of the gateway and the other end to a standard port on a network device, e.g., a PC, print server, hub, or switch. Repeat the above step to connect more PCs or network devices to the gateway.

3.Connect the coaxial cable from the wall to the CABLE jack on the back of the gateway.

4.Connect the power supply cable to the Power jack on the back of the gateway, then plug the supplied power cable into an AC power outlet.

Activating the Wireless Cable Gateway

Initialization

1.Connect the power cable to the back of the gateway. For the first few seconds of operation, multiple LEDs will flash in unison while the gateway performs self-test diagnostics.

The Cable Modem section of the gateway proceeds with EURO-DOCSIS initialization. In this process, the CM performs the following sequence of steps. For a newly-installed gateway, this can take as much as 20 minutes to complete.

•Tuning - searching for a downstream EURO-DOCSIS CM signal

•Ranging - establishing 2-way communication with the cable company

•Connecting - obtaining the CM IP Address (for IP Stack 1)

Illustrations contained in this document are for representation only.

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Contents TCW710 EURO-DOCSIS/DOCSIS compliant Product Information Operating InformationImportant Information Table of Contents Table of Contents Table of Contents Viii Introduction Wireless Cable Gateway Features Connections and SetupComputer Requirements What’s on the CD-ROMWhat the Wireless Cable Gateway Needs to Do Its Job What the Wireless Cable Gateway DoesContact Your Local Cable Company Please verify the following with the cable companyImportant Information System Overview Understanding the Wireless Cable Gateway Connect Your PC Installing a PC Network Card Your PC Installing a TCP/IP Stack Connections and Setup Your PC Configuring Dhcp on a TCP/IP Stack on a PC Configuring Windows Me PCs Configuring Windows XP PCs Configuring Windows 2000 PCsActivating the Wireless Cable Gateway Initialization Connecting Your DevicesMandatory User Configuration Connections and Setup Your connection to the network to be rejected Overview Front Panel Press Button Rear Panel Type of Communication CommunicationsCable Modem CM Section Networking Section Three Networking Modes Cable Modem CM ModeNetworking Residential Gateway RG Mode Networking CableHome CH Mode USB MAC Address MAC and IP Addresses Summary Advanced User Configuration Advanced ConfigurationAdvanced Configuration Status Web Page Group Software Web Connection Web Password Web Diagnostics Web Network Web Page Group WAN Web LAN and Computers Web Pages Advanced Configuration Advanced Web Page Group Options Web IP Filtering Web MAC Filtering Web Port Filtering Web Forwarding Web Port Triggers Web Advanced Configuration DMZ Host Web Routing Information Protocol Setup Web Advanced Configuration Advanced Configuration Time of Day Access Filter Web Local Log and Remote Log Web Pages Advanced Configuration Wireless Web Pages Group AuthenticationPerformance 802.11b/g Basic Web PrivacyBasic Settings Definitions 802.11b/g Privacy Web Privacy Settings Definitions WPA WPA-PSK 802.11b/g Advanced Web Advanced Settings Definitions 802.11b/g Access Control Web Advanced Configuration Bridging Web Additional Information Frequently Asked QuestionsAdditional Information General Troubleshooting All of the lights are flashing in sequenceCan’t get the modem to establish an Ethernet connection Don’t hear a dial tone when I use a telephone Computing Device Accessory Additional Information Service Information Glossary Page Thomson Inc