NETGEAR CG814WG manual What’s in the Box?, Gateway’s Front Panel

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Hardware Manual for the Model CG814WG Wireless Cable Modem Gateway

What’s in the Box?

The product package should contain the following items:

CG814WG Wireless Cable Modem Gateway

AC power adapter

Category 5 (CAT5) Ethernet cable

USB cable

Resource CD, including:

This manual

Application Notes, Tools, and other helpful information

If any of the parts are incorrect, missing, or damaged, contact your NETGEAR dealer. Keep the carton, including the original packing materials, in case you need to return the product for repair.

The Gateway’s Front Panel

The front panel of the CG814WG (Figure 1-1) contains status LEDs.

Figure 1-1: CG814WG Front Panel

You can use some of the LEDs to verify connections. Table 1-1lists and describes each LED on the front panel of the CG814WG Gateway. These LEDs are green when lit.

Table 1-1.

LED Descriptions

 

 

 

 

 

Label

Activity

Description

 

 

 

 

 

Power

On

Power is supplied to the gateway.

 

 

Off

Power is not supplied to the gateway.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hardware Overview

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Contents NETGEAR, Inc Trademarks Voluntary Control Council for Interference Vcci Statement Page Contents Appendix B Contents Vii Viii Contents About This Manual AudienceTypographical Conventions Special Message Formats Built-in Cable Modem Powerful, True FirewallChapter Hardware Overview About the CG814WGConfigurable Auto Uplink Ethernet Connection 802.11g Standards-based Wireless NetworkingEasy Installation and Management USB PortProtocol Support Hardware Overview Gateway’s Front Panel What’s in the Box?USB CG814WG Rear Panel Gateway’s Rear PanelHardware Overview Preparing Your Computers for TCP/IP Networking Chapter Preparing Your NetworkInstall or Verify Windows Networking Components Configuring Windows 98 SE and Me for TCP/IP NetworkingPreparing Your Network Locate your Network Neighborhood icon Enabling DhcpPrimary Network Logon is set to Windows logon Verifying TCP/IP Properties Selecting Windows’ Internet Access MethodConfiguring Windows 2000 or XP for TCP/IP Networking Dhcp Configuration of TCP/IP in Windows XP Dhcp Configuration of TCP/IP in Windows XP orPreparing Your Network TCP/IP details are presented on Support tab Verify that the Obtain an IP address Dhcp Configuration of TCP/IP in WindowsPreparing Your Network Obtain an IP address automatically is selected Verifying TCP/IP Properties for Windows XP Are Login Protocols Used? What Is Your Configuration Information?Verifying the Readiness of Your Internet Account Select the Gateway tab Obtaining ISP Configuration Information from Your ComputerRestarting the Network Preparing Your Network Basic Functions Appendix a TroubleshootingPower LED Not On Test LED Stays OnLocal Link LEDs Not On Cable Link LED Not On Troubleshooting the ISP ConnectionTroubleshooting a TCP/IP Network Using a Ping Utility Testing the LAN Path to Your GatewayTesting the Path from Your PC to a Remote Device Erasing the Current/Restoring the Factory Configuration Troubleshooting Appendix B Glossary Internet, which are published as RFCs Request for Comment at Information, a block of data, and a checksum Glossary Appendix C Configuring Wireless Security in Windows XP What You Will Need Before You BeginObserve Location and Range Guidelines Two Basic Operating Modes CG814WG Default Wireless Configuration Settings For Windows XP Users Installing a CG814WG Basic Installation InstructionsInstall the CG814WG Wireless Cable Modem Gateway Configure your CG814WG Verify wireless connectivity to your network Interpreting the LED on the CG814WG Wireless Connection IndicatorsColor Condition Description Interpreting System Tray Icon ColorsBasic Troubleshooting Tips Related Publications Basic Router Concepts Appendix D Networks, Routing, and Firewall BasicsWhat is a Router? Routing Information ProtocolIP Addresses and the Internet Figure D-1 Three Main Address Classes Equals NetmaskFigure D-2 Example of Subnetting a Class B Address Subnet AddressingTable D-1. Netmask Notation Translation Table for One Octet Single IP Address Operation Using NAT Figure D-3 Single IP Address Operation Using NAT MAC Addresses and Address Resolution ProtocolDomain Name Server Related DocumentsIP Configuration by Dhcp What is a Firewall?Internet Security and Firewalls Uplink Switches and Crossover Cables Ethernet CablingStateful Packet Inspection Cable Quality