NETGEAR CG814WG V3 manual What You Need Before You Begin, Rear Panel, Hardware Requirements

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Rear Panel

Wireless Cable Modem Gateway CG814WG v3 Reference Manual

Rear Panel

The rear panel of the CG814WG v3 contains the connections identified below:

wireless antenna

reset button

USB port

coaxial cable to your cable service provider

4 Ethernet LAN ports

AC power adapter input

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What You Need Before You Begin

You need these three things before you can connect your gateway to the Internet:

•A computer properly connected to the gateway as explained below.

•Active Data Over Cable Internet service provided by cable modem account.

•The Internet Service Provider (ISP) configuration information for your cable modem account.

Hardware Requirements

The CG814WG v3 Gateway connects to your LAN using either its twisted-pair Ethernet, USB or 802.11b or 802.11g wireless port.

To use the CG814WG v3 Gateway on your network, each computer must have either an installed Ethernet Network Interface Card (NIC), USB Host port or 802.11b or 802.11g wireless adapter. If the computer will connect to your network at 100 Mbps, you must use a Category 5 (CAT5) cable such as the one provided with your gateway.

Connecting the Gateway to the Internet

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Contents NETGEAR, Inc Wireless Cable Modem Gateway CG814WG Reference ManualTrademarks Safety InformationStatement of Conditions FCC Warning StatementProduct and Publication Details Technical SupportBestätigung des Herstellers/Importeurs Certificate of the Manufacturer/Importerv1.0, June Connecting the Gateway to the Internet ContentsWireless Configuration Content Filtering and Firewall RulesTroubleshooting Wireless Cable Modem Gateway CG814WG v3 Reference ManualTechnical Specifications and Factory Default Settings Managing Your NetworkConventions, Formats and Scope About This ManualHow to Print this Manual How to Use This ManualPrinting a Page in the HTML View Printing a ChapterPrinting the Full Manual About This Manual Package Contents Chapter 1 Connecting the Gateway to the InternetFront Panel Table 1-1. LED Descriptions Connecting the Gateway to the InternetRear Panel What You Need Before You BeginHardware Requirements LAN Configuration Requirements Connecting the CG814WG v3 GatewayInternet Configuration Requirements InstallationPage The power light is lit after turning on the gateway 3. Log in to the Gateway When you connect to the gateway the Gateway status screen opens Chapter Wireless Configuration Wireless Placement and Range Guidelines Authentication SSID and Wireless Security Settings FormViewing or Changing Wireless Settings Table 2-1. Wireless Settings Turning on Access Control to Restrict Access by MAC Address To restrict access based on MAC addresses How to Configure WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy Settings for WEP encryption are shown on the screen How to Configure WPA 2-11 Radius Port Port number of the Radius Server. The default is2-12 Content Filtering Chapter Content Filtering and Firewall RulesLogs Blocking Keywords, Sites, and ServicesBlocking Keywords and Domains Services Table 3-1. Services Firewall RulesPort Forwarding Considerations for Port Forwarding Port BlockingContent Filtering and Firewall Rules Chapter Managing Your Network MaintenanceTable 4-1. Gateway Status Fields Gateway StatusManaging Your Network Signal Status Set Password Restoring Saved Settings Backup SettingsEvent Log Resetting to Factory Default SettingsWAN Setup Advanced SettingsDynamic DNS LAN IP Settings Ping Test DiagnosticsPerform a DNS Lookup Reboot the Router Remote Management AccessDisplay the Routing Table UPnP Revert to Factory Default SettingURL to Connect to This Device For more information, see the online help 4-14 Basic Functions Chapter TroubleshootingUsing LEDs to Troubleshoot Connecting to the Gateway’s Main MenuTroubleshooting the ISP Connection Testing the LAN Path to Your Gateway Troubleshooting a TCP/IP Network Using a Ping UtilityTesting the Path from Your PC to a Remote Device Troubleshooting Technical Specifications Appendix A Technical Specifications and Factory Default SettingsTechnical Specifications and Factory Default Settings Table A-1. Default Configuration Settings Factory Default SettingsWPA-PSKTKIP, and WPA2-PSKAES Table A-1. Default Configuration Settings Inbound communications coming in from Appendix B Related Documents Related Documents