Easy Setup; Network Connection Types; Powerful Features In A Single Unit - Motorola SURFBOARD SVG2500 User Manual

1 OVERVIEW
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Enables you to create a custom network sharing a single broadband connection,
files, and peripherals, with or without wires
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Advanced firewall for enhanced network security for wired and wireless users
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Provides easy setup
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the Motorola website:
http://broadband.motorola.com/consumers/support/default.asp.

Easy Setup

It is much easier to configure a local area network (LAN) using an SVG2500 than
using traditional networking equipment:
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The Installation Assistant application on the SVG2500 Installation CD-ROM
enables easy connection to the cable network.
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For basic operation, most default settings require no modification.
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The SVG2500 Configuration Manager (CMGR) provides a graphical user interface
(GUI) for easy configuration of necessary wireless, Ethernet, router, DHCP , and
security settings. For information about using the SVG2500 Configuration Manager,
see Section 3, Basic

Network Connection Types

The SVG2500 provides different network connection types for your computers to
exchange data. The connection between your computers and the SVG2500 may be
with a wireless or a wired connection or a combination of the two. Your network can
use one or any combination of the following network connections:
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Ethernet local area network (LAN)
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Wireless LAN
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Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity) connections to Wi-Fi enabled devices
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Universal Serial Bus (USB)

Powerful Features in a Single Unit

An SVG2500 combines high-speed Internet access, networking, and computer
security for a home or small-office LAN. An SVG2500 provides:
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An integrated high-speed cable modem for continuous broadband access to the
Internet and other online services with much faster data transfer than traditional
dial-up or ISDN modems
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A single broadband connection for up to 245 computers to surf the web; all
computers on the LAN communicate as if they were connected to the same
physical network
Configuration.
(IEEE 802.11g that also supports IEEE 802.11b
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wireless clients)