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DOCSIS 2.0 Wireless Cable Modem Gateway FastFind Links Getting to Know the Gateway SMC8014WN and Installing the Gateway SMC8014WN2 Configuring Your Computer for TCP/IP Administrator Manual Configuring the Gateway...
Disabling Proxy Settings ..................29 Disabling Proxy Settings in Internet Explorer ..........29 Disabling Proxy Settings in Firefox..............30 Disabling Proxy Settings in Safari ..............30 Disabling Firewall and Security Software ............. 30 SMC8014WN and SMC8014WN2 Wireless Cable Modem Gateway Administrator Manual...
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Sending Inspected Traffic to a Log Server ............. 83 Status Menu ......................84 Cable Status Menu ....................86 Appendix A - Wall Mounting the SMC8014WN ............ 87 Appendix B - Compliances ................... 89 Index ........................90 SMC8014WN and SMC8014WN2 Wireless Cable Modem Gateway Administrator Manual...
Preface Congratulations on your purchase of the SMC8014WN or SMC8014WN2 Wireless Cable Modem Gateway. The SMC8014WN and SMC8014WN2 Wireless Cable Modem Gateways are ideal all-in-one wired and wireless solutions for the home or business environment. SMC is proud to provide you with a powerful, yet simple, communication device for connecting your local area network (LAN) to the Internet.
Note: Cable modems can provide data rates up to 38 Mbps downstream and 10 Mbps upstream. However, the actual rate provided by specific service providers can vary dramatically from these upper limits. SMC8014WN and SMC8014WN2 Wireless Cable Modem Gateway Administrator Manual...
This document uses the following conventions to draw your attention to certain information. Models Covered in this Guide This document covers the SMC8014WN and SMC8014WN2 Gateways. The term “Gateway” is used to collectively refer to both models. If information in this document applies to one model only, that model is identified.
[ ] square Indicates optional values. brackets { } braces Indicates required or expected values. | vertical bar Indicates that you have a choice between two or more options or arguments. viii SMC8014WN and SMC8014WN2 Wireless Cable Modem Gateway Administrator Manual...
錯誤! 尚未定義樣式。 Unpacking Package Contents The SMC8014WN and SMC8014WN2 packages should include the following items: One SMC8014WN or SMC8014WN2 Wireless Cable Modem Gateway One external power supply 12V 1.25mA One Category 5E Ethernet cable System Requirements To complete the installation, you will need the following items:...
Hardware Overview SMC8014WN Front and Rear panels The front panel of the SMC8014WN Wireless Cable Modem Gateway contains a set of light- emitting diode (LED) indicators that show the status of the Gateway and simplify troubleshooting. Figure 1 shows the front panel LEDs and Table 1 describes the them.
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錯誤! 尚未定義樣式。 The rear panel of the SMC8014WN Wireless Cable Modem Gateway contains a reset button and the ports for attaching the supplied power adapter and making additional connections. Figure 2 shows the rear panel components and Table 2 describes them.
OFF = wireless interface is disabled. WPS Function Green and Red dual colors LED generate WPS LED behavior . Disable WLAN control ability to avoid WPS LED behavior if LED works as WPS function. SMC8014WN and SMC8014WN2 Wireless Cable Modem Gateway Administrator Manual...
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ETH 1-4 Four 10/100 auto-sensing switch (RJ-45) ports. Connect your local-area network devices, such as a PC, hub, or switch, to these ports. CATV Connect your cable line to this port. SMC8014WN and SMC8014WN2 Wireless Cable Modem Gateway Administrator Manual...
3. Release the Reset button. Rebooting the Gateway If the Gateway has problems connecting to the Internet, hold down the Reset button on the rear panel for 1 second and then release. SMC8014WN and SMC8014WN2 Wireless Cable Modem Gateway Administrator Manual...
2 Installing the Gateway This chapter describes how to install the SMC8014WN and SMC8014WN2 Wireless Cable Modem Gateways. The topics covered in this chapter are: Finding a Suitable Location (page 17) Connecting to the LAN (page 17) Connecting the WAN (page 18)
Figure 5. Connecting to a LAN Port on the Gateway Rear Panel 2. Connect the other end of the cable to your computer’s network-interface card (NIC) or to another network device (see Figure 6). SMC8014WN and SMC8014WN2 Wireless Cable Modem Gateway Administrator Manual...
LEDs show the Gateway’s status (see Table 1 on page 11 or Table 3 on page 13). WARNING: Only use the power cord supplied with the Gateway. Using a different power cord can damage the Gateway and void the warranty. SMC8014WN and SMC8014WN2 Wireless Cable Modem Gateway Administrator Manual...
3 Configuring Your Computer for TCP/IP After you install the SMC8014WN or SMC8014WN2 Wireless Cable Modem Gateway, configure the TCP/IP settings on a computer that will be used to configure the Gateway. This chapter describes how to configure TCP/IP for various Microsoft Windows and Apple Macintosh operating systems.
7. Click the OK button to save this change and close the Local Area Connection Properties dialog box. 8. Click OK button again to save these new changes. 9. Restart your computer. SMC8014WN and SMC8014WN2 Wireless Cable Modem Gateway Administrator Manual...
DHCP. Click the OK button to save this change and close the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties dialog box. 7. Click the OK button again to save your changes. 8. Restart your computer. SMC8014WN and SMC8014WN2 Wireless Cable Modem Gateway Administrator Manual...
Figure 9. Local Area Connection Properties Window 6. In the Internet Protocol Version 4 Properties dialog box, click Obtain an IP address automatically to configure your computer for DHCP (see Figure 10). SMC8014WN and SMC8014WN2 Wireless Cable Modem Gateway Administrator Manual...
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7. Click the OK button to save your changes and close the dialog box. 8. Click the OK button again to save your changes. Figure 11. Local Area Connection Status Window SMC8014WN and SMC8014WN2 Wireless Cable Modem Gateway Administrator Manual...
2. Right-click the Local Area Connection icon and click Properties. 3. In the Networking tab, click either Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) or Internet Protocol Version 6 (TCP/IPv6), and then click Properties. SMC8014WN and SMC8014WN2 Wireless Cable Modem Gateway Administrator Manual...
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錯誤! 尚未定義樣式。 Figure 14. Local Area Network Connection Properties Dialog Box 4. In the properties dialog box, click Obtain an IP address automatically to configure your computer for DHCP (see Figure 15). SMC8014WN and SMC8014WN2 Wireless Cable Modem Gateway Administrator Manual...
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錯誤! 尚未定義樣式。 Figure 15. Properties Window 5. Click the OK button to save your changes and close the dialog box. 6. Click the OK button again to save your changes. SMC8014WN and SMC8014WN2 Wireless Cable Modem Gateway Administrator Manual...
Apple Macintosh for TCP/IP. 1. Pull down the Apple Menu, click System Preferences, and select Network. 2. Verify that the NIC connected to the SMC8014WN or SMC8014WN2 is selected in the Show field.
The topics covered in this chapter are: Pre-configuration Guidelines (page 29) Accessing the Gateway’s Web Management (page 31) Understanding the Web Management Interface Screens (page 32) Web Management Interface Menus (page 33) SMC8014WN and SMC8014WN2 Wireless Cable Modem Gateway Administrator Manual...
Settings. Set Check for newer versions of stored pages to Every time I visit the webpage or Every visit to the page. Click OK until you exit all dialog boxes. SMC8014WN and SMC8014WN2 Wireless Cable Modem Gateway Administrator Manual...
9. Click Apply Now to finish. Disabling Firewall and Security Software Disable any firewall or security software that may be running on your computer. For more information, refer to the documentation for your firewall. SMC8014WN and SMC8014WN2 Wireless Cable Modem Gateway Administrator Manual...
Figure 17. Login User Password Screen 3. In the Login User Password screen, enter the default administrator username and the default administrator password provided by SMC Networks. Both the username and password are case sensitive. 4. Click the Login button to access the Gateway. The Status page appears, showing connection status information about the Gateway.
Figure 19. Example of System Submenus The top-right side of the page contains a Home button that displays the Home (Status) page and a Logout button for logging out of the Web management interface. SMC8014WN and SMC8014WN2 Wireless Cable Modem Gateway Administrator Manual...
Web Management Interface Menus and Submenus Table 5 on the next page describes the menus and submenus in the Web management interface. All of the menus, submenus, and pages are available with both the SMC8014WN and SMC8014WN2 Gateways. Note: The figures in this chapter show the model name SMC8014WN Gateway.
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LAN client log; and cable modem system event log. The submenu lets you: Status > Cable Status • View cable initialization procedures, and cable downstream and upstream status. SMC8014WN and SMC8014WN2 Wireless Cable Modem Gateway Administrator Manual...
Enable or disable all residential Gateway functions Define the router name and enable it for use at a command-line prompt Enable or disable UPnP and HNAP Figure 20. System Settings Menu SMC8014WN and SMC8014WN2 Wireless Cable Modem Gateway Administrator Manual...
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Gateway to be configured and managed by remote entities, such as Network Magic or any software application that discovers and manages network devices. Checked = HNAP is enabled on the Gateway. • Unchecked = HNAP is disabled on the Gateway. (default) • SMC8014WN and SMC8014WN2 Wireless Cable Modem Gateway Administrator Manual...
Gateway default user’s password. Number of minutes of inactivity that can occur before your Web management session times out automatically. The default setting is 10 minutes. Figure 21. Password Settings Menu SMC8014WN and SMC8014WN2 Wireless Cable Modem Gateway Administrator Manual...
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For security purposes, every typed character is masked with a dot ( ). Idle Time Out Your Web management interface sessions timeout after 10 minutes of idle time. To change this duration, enter a new timeout value. SMC8014WN and SMC8014WN2 Wireless Cable Modem Gateway Administrator Manual...
Using the Remote Management menu, you can enable HTTP, Telnet, HTTPS, and SSH and specify the port numbers for each of these settings. You can also limit remote management to specific IP addresses. Figure 22. Remote Management Menu SMC8014WN and SMC8014WN2 Wireless Cable Modem Gateway Administrator Manual...
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To delete an IP address or address range, perform the following steps. No precautionary message appears before you delete an IP address. • Click the address in Permitted IP Addresses. Click Delete. • SMC8014WN and SMC8014WN2 Wireless Cable Modem Gateway Administrator Manual...
A Reset to Defaults button at the bottom-left side of the menu lets you return the parameters on this menu to their factory default settings. SMC8014WN and SMC8014WN2 Wireless Cable Modem Gateway Administrator Manual...
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錯誤! 尚未定義樣式。 Figure 23. Sample Customer UI Setup Menu SMC8014WN and SMC8014WN2 Wireless Cable Modem Gateway Administrator Manual...
Using the WAN Settings menu, you can assign your own static WAN IP and DNS addresses to the Gateway. By default, both options are disabled, allowing the Gateway to obtain these settings automatically from a DHCP server. Figure 24. WAN Settings Menu SMC8014WN and SMC8014WN2 Wireless Cable Modem Gateway Administrator Manual...
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Enter a primary DNS server IP address. Secondary DNS Enter the secondary DNS server IP address. Host Name This setting is optional. If you will require a host name for DHCP requests, enter it here. SMC8014WN and SMC8014WN2 Wireless Cable Modem Gateway Administrator Manual...
Table 10. MAC Spoofing Menu Options Option Description MAC Address List Select the MAC address you want to spoof. Clone MAC Address Clone the MAC address of the NIC communicating with the cable modem. SMC8014WN and SMC8014WN2 Wireless Cable Modem Gateway Administrator Manual...
You do not have to register or pay for these IP addresses in any way The LAN Settings menu lets you configure private LAN IP settings and private IP address pools for the Gateway. Figure 26. LAN Settings Menu SMC8014WN and SMC8014WN2 Wireless Cable Modem Gateway Administrator Manual...
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Private IP Address Pool Start IP Starting IP address range for the pool of allocated for private IP addresses. End IP Ending IP address range for the pool of allocated for private IP addresses. SMC8014WN and SMC8014WN2 Wireless Cable Modem Gateway Administrator Manual...
Control menu also let you disable the individual LAN ports. For your convenience, each port can be configured independently of the other LAN ports on the Gateway. Figure 27. Ether Switch Port Control Menu SMC8014WN and SMC8014WN2 Wireless Cable Modem Gateway Administrator Manual...
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Under the Mode H/F column, leave the check mark for full-duplex mode or uncheck it for half-duplex mode. 2. To disable a port, regardless of the auto-negotiation and duplex settings, uncheck Enable for the port. 3. Click Apply. SMC8014WN and SMC8014WN2 Wireless Cable Modem Gateway Administrator Manual...
The Wireless Basic Settings menu lets you configure basic wireless settings, such as: Enabling or disabling the Gateway’s wireless operation Selecting an 802.11 wireless mode Configuring primary and multiple SSIDs Configuring channel settings Figure 28. Wireless Basic Settings Menu SMC8014WN and SMC8014WN2 Wireless Cable Modem Gateway Administrator Manual...
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Select the appropriate channel from the list provided to correspond with your network settings, between 1 and 11 (in North America). Default is Auto, which selects the appropriate channel automatically. All devices in your wireless network must use the same channel to work properly. SMC8014WN and SMC8014WN2 Wireless Cable Modem Gateway Administrator Manual...
Using the Port Forwarding menu, you can configure the Gateway to provide port-forwarding services that let Internet users access predefined services. Note: If you change this setting, the Gateway reboots automatically. Figure 29. Port Forwarding Menu SMC8014WN and SMC8014WN2 Wireless Cable Modem Gateway Administrator Manual...
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6. To delete a predefined service, click the radio button to the left of the service in the Customer Defined Service Table and click the Delete button. No precautionary message appears before you delete a predefined service. Figure 30. Predefined Service Menu SMC8014WN and SMC8014WN2 Wireless Cable Modem Gateway Administrator Manual...
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Customer Defined Service Table and click the Edit button. When the Customer Defined Service page appears, edit the settings as necessary (see Table 14) and click Apply. SMC8014WN and SMC8014WN2 Wireless Cable Modem Gateway Administrator Manual...
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6. To delete a customer-defined service, click the radio button to the left of the service in the Customer Defined Service Table and click the Delete button. No precautionary message appears before you delete a customized service. Figure 31. Customer Defined Service Page SMC8014WN and SMC8014WN2 Wireless Cable Modem Gateway Administrator Manual...
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Numbers of the ports whose traffic the Gateway forwards to the LAN. If there is a range of ports, enter the starting private port here and check Enable Port Range. The Gateway automatically calculates the end private port. The LAN PC server listens for traffic/data on this port (or these ports). SMC8014WN and SMC8014WN2 Wireless Cable Modem Gateway Administrator Manual...
A check box at the bottom of the menu lets you configure the Gateway to listen for or ignore ping requests on the Gateway’s Internet WAN port. Figure 33. Access Control Menu SMC8014WN and SMC8014WN2 Wireless Cable Modem Gateway Administrator Manual...
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Filtering Table and click the Delete button. No precautionary message appears before you delete a predefined filter. Click Apply in the Access Control menu to save your settings. Figure 34. Predefined Filter Menu SMC8014WN and SMC8014WN2 Wireless Cable Modem Gateway Administrator Manual...
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7. To delete a customer-defined filter, click the radio button to the left of the filter in the Customer Defined Filtering Table and click the Delete button. No precautionary message appears before you delete a customer-defined filter. Click Apply in the Access Control menu to save your settings. SMC8014WN and SMC8014WN2 Wireless Cable Modem Gateway Administrator Manual...
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Checking this check box and clicking Apply configures the Gateway to respond to ping requests on its Internet WAN port. Unchecking this check box and clicking Apply configures the Gateway to ignore ping requests on its Internet WAN port. SMC8014WN and SMC8014WN2 Wireless Cable Modem Gateway Administrator Manual...
Apply. Note: The Special Application submenu is not available in the menu bar if Enable Firewall Module is disabled in the Security Settings (Firewall) menu (see page 57). SMC8014WN and SMC8014WN2 Wireless Cable Modem Gateway Administrator Manual...
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7. To delete a trigger, click the radio button to the left of the trigger in the Trigger Table and click the Delete button. No precautionary message appears before you delete a trigger. Click Apply in the Special Application menu to save your settings. SMC8014WN and SMC8014WN2 Wireless Cable Modem Gateway Administrator Manual...
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A. So initially, A is talking to MGC, but the final step has B initiating a session to A. If the third- party host-initiated session is not allowed in this example, the whole communication fails. SMC8014WN and SMC8014WN2 Wireless Cable Modem Gateway Administrator Manual...
Firewall Module is disabled in the Security Settings (Firewall) menu (see page 57). Tip: The Gateway provides a Schedule Rules feature that lets you configure URL blocking for certain days, if desired. For more information, see “Schedule Rule” on page 68. SMC8014WN and SMC8014WN2 Wireless Cable Modem Gateway Administrator Manual...
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5. To remove all computers from being exempted, click Delete All. A precautionary message does not appear before the deletion. 6. Click Apply. 7. To define the days and times when URL blocking is enforced, see “Schedule Rule” on page 68. SMC8014WN and SMC8014WN2 Wireless Cable Modem Gateway Administrator Manual...
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4. To remove all keywords and domains from being blocked, click Delete All. A precautionary message does not appear before the deletion. 5. Click Apply. 6. To define the days and times when URL blocking is enforced, see “Schedule Rule” on page 68. SMC8014WN and SMC8014WN2 Wireless Cable Modem Gateway Administrator Manual...
URL blocking. Select AM or PM, where AM refers to times from Midnight to Noon and PM refers to times from Noon to Midnight. 3. Click Apply. SMC8014WN and SMC8014WN2 Wireless Cable Modem Gateway Administrator Manual...
The bottom section lets you enable or disable email alerts and/or add syslog entries. Note: The Email/Syslog Alert submenu is not available in the menu bar if Enable Firewall Module is disabled in the Security Settings (Firewall) menu (see page 57). SMC8014WN and SMC8014WN2 Wireless Cable Modem Gateway Administrator Manual...
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2. Under Mail Server Authentication, enter the following information: – User Name = your email name. – Password = your email password. For security, each typed character is masked with a dot ( ). SMC8014WN and SMC8014WN2 Wireless Cable Modem Gateway Administrator Manual...
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1. To enable email notifications, check Send Email next to When intrusion is detected. 2. To enable syslog entries, check Send Syslog next to When intrusion is detected. 3. Click Apply. SMC8014WN and SMC8014WN2 Wireless Cable Modem Gateway Administrator Manual...
1. In the DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) menu, check Enable DMZ Host. The 2 rightmost fields next to this option become available. 2. Enter the last two octets in the IP address of the computer to be used as the DMZ server. 3. Click Apply. SMC8014WN and SMC8014WN2 Wireless Cable Modem Gateway Administrator Manual...
Remotely back up the current configuration settings over the WAN. See page 76. Remotely restore the configuration settings from a backup copy over the WAN. See page 76. Restore the Gateway’s factory default settings. See page 77. Figure 43. Configuration Tools Menu SMC8014WN and SMC8014WN2 Wireless Cable Modem Gateway Administrator Manual...
Tip: If you click Open and a message tells you that an application could not be found to open the configuration file, open the file in a text editor such as WordPad. Figure 44. File Download Dialog Box SMC8014WN and SMC8014WN2 Wireless Cable Modem Gateway Administrator Manual...
4. Click the Restore button. The message in Figure 46 appears. 5. Click OK to override the Gateway’s current configuration with the one in the configuration file or click Cancel to not restore the configuration from the file. SMC8014WN and SMC8014WN2 Wireless Cable Modem Gateway Administrator Manual...
1. Under Remotely backup/restore Gateway settings, enter the IP address of the TFTP server in the TFTP Server Address field where the SMC configuration file you want to restore is located. SMC8014WN and SMC8014WN2 Wireless Cable Modem Gateway Administrator Manual...
1. Under Restore to Factory Defaults, click Factory Reset. The warning message in Figure 47 appears. 2. Click OK to restore the Gateway’s factory default settings or click Cancel to retain the Gateway’s current settings. SMC8014WN and SMC8014WN2 Wireless Cable Modem Gateway Administrator Manual...
Power LED on the front panel of the Gateway stops blinking. You will need to log in to the Web interface again. Figure 49. Precautionary Message When Rebooting the Gateway SMC8014WN and SMC8014WN2 Wireless Cable Modem Gateway Administrator Manual...
The Send inspected traffic to Log Server lets you specify the IP address for a log server, and the sniffing time to record the upstream and downstream traffic. See page 83. Figure 50. Diagnostics Menu SMC8014WN and SMC8014WN2 Wireless Cable Modem Gateway Administrator Manual...
Figure 51). The results screen may flash as the contents refresh during the ping. 3. To close the results screen, click the Back button. Figure 51. Sample Results for a Ping SMC8014WN and SMC8014WN2 Wireless Cable Modem Gateway Administrator Manual...
The results screen may flash as the contents refresh during the trace route operation. 3. To close the screen, click the Back button. Figure 52. Example of Results for Trace Route SMC8014WN and SMC8014WN2 Wireless Cable Modem Gateway Administrator Manual...
Figure 53 when the number of seconds elapses. 4. Click OK to close the message. You can now examine the sniffed traffic using appropriate syslog daemons and applications. Figure 53. Sniffing Complete Message SMC8014WN and SMC8014WN2 Wireless Cable Modem Gateway Administrator Manual...
Buttons are provided for clearing, refreshing, and sending the log. To send the log, email/syslog notifications must be enabled (see page 69); if it isn’t, an error message appears if you click the Send the Logs button. SMC8014WN and SMC8014WN2 Wireless Cable Modem Gateway Administrator Manual...
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錯誤! 尚未定義樣式。 Figure 54. Example of Status Page SMC8014WN and SMC8014WN2 Wireless Cable Modem Gateway Administrator Manual...
Status > Cable Status The Cable Status menu is a read-only page that shows the: User’s cable initialization procedures Cable upstream status Cable downstream status Figure 55. Example of Cable Status Page SMC8014WN and SMC8014WN2 Wireless Cable Modem Gateway Administrator Manual...
Appendix A - Wall Mounting the SMC8014WN The SMC8014WN Gateway can be wall mounted if desired (the SMC8014WN2 cannot be wall mounted). To wall mount the SMC8014WN Gateway, perform the following procedure. 1. Locate the devices as specified by the local or national codes governing residential or business cable TV and communication services.
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(10mm) between the wall and the underside of the screw head. 2. After mounting, reconnect the coaxial cable and re-plug the power cord. 3. Route the cables properly to avoid safety hazards. SMC8014WN and SMC8014WN2 Wireless Cable Modem Gateway Administrator Manual...
Section 820-93 of the National Electric Code, which provides guideline for proper grounding and, in particular, specify that the Coaxial cable shield shall be connected to the grounding system of the building, as close to the point of cable entry as practical. SMC8014WN and SMC8014WN2 Wireless Cable Modem Gateway Administrator Manual...
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