Detailed Explanation Of Jacks - RCA DCW615 Manual

Chapter 4: Additional Information

Detailed Explanation of Jacks

The Wireless Cable Gateway provides the following data connections:
WAN Side:
Cable TV connection- connects to your cable service
LAN Side:
Ethernet RJ-45 jacks — connect up to four 10 or 100 Mbps Ethernet cables to PCs or to Ethernet
switches to connect more PCs. Each PC must be equipped with an Ethernet network interface, and
must have the TCP/IP protocol configured to operate over that interface.
USB- connects one USB cable to your PC. The PC must be equipped with a USB network interface.
In addition, the USB driver on the DCW615 CD-ROM must be installed on the connected PC, and
the PC must have the TCP/IP protocol configured to operate over that USB interface.
HPNA- connects one telephone cable from the gateway to your nearest telephone outlet, utilizing
your home telephone wiring to extend your LAN to other rooms of your home. Then connect up
to 254 PCs via telephone cables and HPNA adapters, to other telephone outlets in your home.
Each PC must be equipped with an HPNA network interface (adapter), and must have the TCP/IP
protocol configured to operate over that interface.
Wireless Card- utilizes the 2.4 GHz wireless 2-way technology built into the DCW615 to reach up
to 254 PCs in your home. Each PC must be equipped with an 802.11b Wireless Interface, and must
have the TCP/IP protocol configured to operate over that interface.
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