vSBG1000 Wireless Cable Modem Gateway User Guide
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Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Powerful Features in a Single Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Easy Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Sample LAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Optional Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Label on the Bottom of the Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Wiring the SBG1000 LAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Wired Ethernet LAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
USB Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
HPNA LAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
IEEE 802.11b Wireless LAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Firewall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
DMZ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Wireless Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Virtual Private Networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Print Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Related Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Signing Up for Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Computer System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Connecting the SBG1000 to the Cable System . . . . . .22
Cabling the Ethernet or HPNA LAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 3
Obtaining an IP address in Windows 98,
Windows 98 SE, or Windows Me . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Obtaining an IP address in Windows 2000 or
Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Obtaining an IP address on Macintosh or
UNIX Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 3
Connecting a PC to the USB Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Setting Up the Wireless LAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Connecting the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Wall Mounting the Wireless Gateway . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Wall Mounting Templa te . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Installing the Optional External Diversity Antenna . . . . 28

Configuring the SBG1000 . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Starting the SBG1000 Setup Program . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Changing the Default Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Setting the Firewall Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Firewall Pages in the SBG1000 Setup Program . . . . . 37
Firewall > POLICY — basic Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Firewall > POLICY — advanced Page . . . . . . . . . . 39
Firewall > ALERT — basic Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Firewall > ALERT — email Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Firewall > LOGS Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Configuring the Gateway . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Gateway > STATUS Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Gateway > WAN Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Gateway > LAN — nat config Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Gateway > LAN — dhcp server config Page . . . . . . . . 50
Gateway > LAN — dhcp reservations Page . . . . . . . . 51
Gateway > PORT TRIGGERS — predefined Page . . 53
Gateway > PORT TRIGGERS — custom Page . . . . . 55
Gateway > LOG Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Configuring TCP/IP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Configuring TCP/IP in Windows 95, Windows 98, or
Windows Me . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Configuring TCP/IP in Windows 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Configuring TCP/IP in Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Verifying the IP Address in Windows 95,
Windows 98, or Windows Me . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Verifying the IP Address in Windows 2000
or Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Setting Up the Wireless LAN . . . . . . . . . . 71

Configuring a Unique Wireless Network Name . . . . . . 72
Configuring Basic Wireless LAN Security . . . . . . . . . . 73
Configuring Wireless Clients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Wireless Pages in the SBG1000 Setup Program . . . . 74
Wireless > STATUS Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Wireless > NETWORK Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Wireless > SECURITY — basic Page . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Wireless > SECURITY — advanced Page . . . . . . . 78
Wireless > STATISTICS page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Configuring the Print Server . . . . . . . . . . 81

Configuring the SBG1000 Print Server . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Printer > CONFIGURATION — Microsoft smb Page 82
Printer > CONFIGURATION — Apple Page . . . . . . 83
Printer > CONFIGURATION — lpr Page . . . . . . . . . 84
Adding a Printer in Windows 98 or Windows Me . . . . 84
Adding a Printer in Windows2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90