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SMC Networks EZ Connect SMC8013WG Install Manual

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  • Page 1 EZ Connect Wireless Cable Modem Gatew ay ™ Install Guide SMC8013WG...
  • Page 2 Copyright Inf ormat ion f urnished by SMC Net works, Inc. (SMC) is believed t o be accurat e and reliable. However, no responsibilit y is assumed by SMC f or it s use, nor f or any inf ringement s of pat ent s or ot her right s of t hird part ies which may result f rom it s use.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 | Introduction Feat ures and Benef it s Package Cont ent s Minimum Requirement s CHAPTER 2 | Getting to know the Wireless Cable Modem Gateway LED Indicat ors Rear Panel Descript ion Reset t ing and Rest oring t he Wireless Cable Modem Gat eway CHAPTER 3 | Installation Basic Inst allat ion Procedure CHAPTER 4 | Configuring your Computer...

  • Page 4: Chapter 1 | Introduction

    CHAPTER 1 | Introduction Congrat ulat ions on your purchase of t he EZ Connect ™ Wireless Cable Modem Gat eway. SMC is proud t o provide you wit h a powerf ul yet simple communicat ion device f or connect ing your local area net work (LAN) t o t he Int ernet .

  • Page 5: Package Contents

    1. 2 | Package Contents Bef ore inst alling t he EZ Connect ™ Wireless Cable Modem Gat eway, verif y t hat you have t he it ems list ed under below. Also be sure t hat you have t he necessary cabling. If any of t he it ems are missing or damaged, cont act your local SMC dist ribut or.

  • Page 6: Chapter 2 | Getting To Know The Wireless Cable Modem Gateway

    CHAPTER 2 | Getting to Know the Wireless Cable Modem Gateway The EZ Connect ™ Wireless Cable Modem Gat eway is t he perf ect all in one solut ion, f or t he home or business environment . This f ull-f eat ured device has: •...

  • Page 7: Rear Panel Description

    2. 2 | Rear Panel Description CATV Ports Connector Power Wireless Card Reset Button It em Descript ion Power Connect t he included power adapt er t o t his port . Reset Use t his but t on t o reset t he power or rest ore t he def ault f act ory set t ings. LAN 1-4 Four 10/ 100 Aut o-sensing swit ch port s (RJ-45).

  • Page 8: Chapter 3 | Installation

    CHAPTER 3 | Installation The EZ Connect ™ Wireless Cable Modem Gat eway can be inst alled in any locat ion where you have cable int ernet access, and t he cable int ernet service provider has approved t he EZ Connect ™...

  • Page 9: Basic Installation Procedure

    3. 2 | Basic Installation Procedure Connect the LAN: You can connect t he Wireless Cable Modem Gat eway t o your PC, or t o a hub or swit ch. Run Et hernet cable f rom one of t he LAN port s on t he rear of t he Wireless Cable Modem Gat eway t o your comput er’...

  • Page 10: Chapter 4 | Configuring Your Computer

    CHAPTER 4 | Configuring your Computer The inf ormat ion out lined in t his chapt er will guide you t hrough t he conf igurat ion f or t he f ollowing Operat ing Syst ems: • Windows 95/ 98 •...

  • Page 11: Configuring Windows 2000

    4. 2 | Configuring Windows 2000 Access your Net work set t ings by clicking [ St art ] , choose [ Set t ings] , and t hen select [ Cont rol Panel] In t he Cont rol Panel, locat e and double- click t he [ Net work and Dial-up Connect ions] icon Locat e and double-click t he [ Local Area...

  • Page 12: Configuring Windows Xp

    4. 3 | Configuring Windows XP The f ollowing inst ruct ions assume you are running Windows XP wit h t he def ault int erf ace. If you are using t he Classic int erf ace (where t he icons and menus look like previous Windows versions), please f ollow t he inst ruct ions f or Windows 2000 out lined above.

  • Page 13: Chapter 5 | Configuring The Wireless Cable Modem Gateway

    CHAPTER 5 | Configuring the Wireless Cable Modem Gateway Af t er you have conf igured TCP/ IP on a client comput er, use a web browser t o conf igure t he EZ Connect ™ Wireless Cable Modem Gat eway. The Gat eway can be conf igured by any Java- support ed browser including Int ernet Explorer 5.

  • Page 14: Accessing T He Wireless Cable Modem Gat Eway Web Management

    5. 3 | Accessing the Wireless Cable Modem Gateway’ s Web Management To access t he Wireless Cable Modem Gat eway’ s web-based management screens, f ollow t he st eps below: Launch your web-browser. NOTE : Your comput er does not have t o be ONLINE t o conf igure t he Wireless Cable Modem Gat eway.

  • Page 15: Chapter 6 | Navigating The Web-Based Administration

    CHAPTER 6 | Navigating the Web-based Administration The EZ Connect ™ Wireless Cable Modem Gat eway’ s management int erf ace allows you t o conf igure bot h basic and advanced f eat ures and opt ions. Some of t hese advanced f unct ions include: hacker at t ack det ect ion, IP and MAC address f ilt ering, int rusion det ect ion, virt ual server set up, virt ual DMZ host s, as well as ot her advanced f unct ions.

  • Page 16: Lan

    6. 4 | LAN From t his sect ion you can conf igure t he f ollowing set t ings: • The privat e LAN set t ings, including t he IP address of your Wireless Cable Modem Gat eway •...

  • Page 17: Nat

    IP Address Pool A dynamic IP st art address may be specif ied by t he user, e. g. 10. 1. 10. 1 (def ault value). Once t his st art IP address has been assigned, IP addresses running f rom 10. 1. 10. 10 t o 10. 1. 10. 199 will be part of t he dynamic IP address pool.
  • Page 18 Predefined Service The Predef ined Service opt ion has a pull-down menu wit h several popular Service Applicat ions, such as HTTP (80), FTP (20/ 21), and AIM/ ICQ (5190). To conf igure t he virt ual server f or a Predef ined Service, f ollow t he st eps below: Select t he [ Service] t hat you want t o have access t hrough t he f irewall t o your LAN f rom t he pull-down menu.
  • Page 19 Conf igure t he Traf f ic or Dat a [ Type] t hat you want t o f orward Set t he [ LAN Server IP] of t he PC t hat you want t his t raf f ic/ dat a redirect ed t o You can also conf igure [ Remot e IPs] opt ion t o allow access t o t his specif ic port f rom t he WAN side.

  • Page 20: Firewall

    6. 7 | Firewall The Wireless Cable Modem Gat eway provides a st at ef ul inspect ion f irewall (SPI), which is designed t o prot ect against Denial of Service (DoS) at t acks when act ivat ed. It s purpose is t o allow a privat e local area net work (LAN) t o be securely connect ed t o t he Int ernet .
  • Page 21 Configuring a Predefined Filtering Access Rule: On t he Side Navigat ion bar, click on [ Firewall] t hen select [ Access Cont rol] Under t he Predef ined Sect ion, click on t he [ Add] but t on On t he next page, select t he service t hat you want t o block f rom t he pull-down menu Select t he [ LAN IPs] t hat you want t his access rule t o apply t o.
  • Page 22 Configuring a Customer Defined Filtering Access Rule: On t he Side Navigat ion bar, click on [ Firewall] t hen select [ Access Cont rol] Under t he Cust omer Def ined Sect ion, click on t he [ Add] but t on On t he Cust omer Filt er Conf igurat ion page, def ine a Name f or t he service/ applicat ion t hat you want t o block.
  • Page 23 6. 7. 2 | Special Application Some applicat ions, such as Int ernet gaming, videoconf erencing, Int ernet t elephony and ot hers, require mult iple connect ions. To access t he Special Applicat ion conf igurat ion page, on t he Side Navigat ion bar, click on [ Firewall] link and t hen click on t he [ Special Applicat ion] link.
  • Page 24 When your conf igurat ion is complet e, click t he [ Apply] but t on t o save your changes and ret urn t o t he main Special Applicat ion page. 6. 7. 3 | URL Blocking This sect ion allows you t o cont rol t he cont ent net work. This f eat ure is good f or bot h business and parent s looking t o cont rol t he cont ent accessible f rom a web browser.
  • Page 25 6. 7. 4 | Schedule Rule This f eat ure will block Int ernet cont ent based on t he URL blocking f unct ion f or PCs on your net work based on t he day and or t ime. Note : The URL/ Keyword blocking f eat ure must be conf igured t o use t his schedule rule.
  • Page 26 6. 7. 6 | DMZ Host (Demilitarized Zone) If you have a client PC t hat cannot run an Int ernet applicat ion properly f rom behind t he f irewall, t hen you can open t he client up t o unr est rict ed t wo-way Int ernet access. Ent er t he IP address of a DMZ host t o t his screen.

  • Page 27: Status

    6. 9 | Status The St at us screen displays WAN/ LAN connect ion st at us, f irmware, and hardware version numbers, illegal at t empt s t o access your net work, as well as inf ormat ion on DHCP client s connect ed t o your net work.
  • Page 28 The Cable Modem Syst em Event Log shows diagnost ic inf ormat ion about your connect ion and cable syst em. The Cable St at us page shows t he users t he init ializat ion process t he SMC8013WG has been t hrough, and also includes t he inf ormat ion about t he downst ream channel and t he upst ream channel t he modem is connect ed on.
  • Page 29 APPENDIX A | CLI Commands Command PING: "ping IP/ FQDN x" Description: Pings t he dest inat ion by IP or FQDN (f ull qualif y domain name, e. g. www. yahoo. com) f or x t imes. Command TRACERT: "tracert IP/ FQDN" Description: Trace t he pat h t o t he dest inat ion IP or FQDN.
  • Page 30 Command SNIFF: "sniff [u| d| u+d] x [0| 1]" Description: Snif f t he upst ream/ downst ream/ upst ream & downst ream f or x seconds and display t hem by original snif f ing f ormat (f or 0) or Comcast ’ s f ormat (f or 1). Command NATSHOW: "natShow"...
  • Page 31 Command ARP: "arp <[ether| cable]> <IP>" Description: If t here is no paramet er specif ied f or t he ARP command, CM would display t he current sys ARP t able. Ot herwise, users must input t he int erf ace (et her or cable) and IP, and t hen CM would send out an ARP request t o ask t he MAC address of t he specif ied IP in t he correct int erf ace.
  • Page 32 Command DHCPSHOW: "dhcpShow" Description: This command is used t o show t he current dhcp lease inf o, including t he IP, MAC and st at us (online/ expired/ released) of t he privat e LAN. There is no paramet er f or t his command.

  • Page 33: Appendix A | Troubleshoot Ing

    APPENDIX B | Troubleshooting This appendix describes common problems you may encount er and possible solut ions t o t hem. B. 1 | Verify you are connected to the Wireless Cable Modem Gateway If you are unable t o access t he Gat eway’ s web-based administ rat ion pages, t hen you may not be properly connect ed or conf igured.
  • Page 34 B. 3 | I have another IP Address displayed If you have anot her IP address list ed, t hen t he PC may not be conf igured f or a DHCP connect ion. Please ref er t o Chapter 4 | Configure your Computer f or inf ormat ion. Once you have conf irmed your comput er is conf igured f or DHCP, t hen please f ollow t he st eps below.
  • Page 35 B. 4 | Pinging the Wireless Cable Modem Gateway To verif ying Your TCP/ IP Connect ion is conf igured properly and you are able t o access t he Wireless Cable Modem Gat eway’ s web-based management screens – you can use t he ‘ Ping’ command in DOS.
  • Page 36 B. 5 | Symptom / Action Troubleshooting The Gat eway can be easily monit ored t hrough panel indicat ors t o ident if y problems. Please ref er t o Chapt er 2 – Sect ion 2. 0 | LED Def init ions t o conf irm you have t he correct LED st at us. If not , t hen ref er t o t he sympt oms and act ions out lined below: SYMPTON: Power LED is OFF ACTION:...

  • Page 37: Appendix B | Technical Specif Icat Ions

    APPENDIX C | Technical Specifications Standards Management • • 802. 3 10BaseT Et hernet Browser-based management • 802. 3u 100BaseTX Fast Et hernet • Indicator Panel 802. 11b • Power – Green • WAN Interface Diagnost ics – Green • •...

  • Page 38: Appendix C | Compliances

    APPENDIX C | Compliances FCC Interference Statement This equipment has been t est ed and f ound t o comply wit h t he limit s f or a Class B digit al device pursuant t o Part 15 of t he FCC Rules. These limit s are designed t o provide reasonable prot ect ion against radio int erf erence in a commercial environment .

  • Page 39: Appendix D | Technical Support

    APPENDIX D | Technical Support PHONE From U. S. A. and Canada (24 hours a day, 7 days a week) • (800) SMC-4-YOU • (949) 679-8000 • Fax: (949) 679-1481 From Europe (8: 00 AM - 5: 30 PM UK Time) •...
  • Page 40 SMC Networks, I nc. 38 Tesla I rvine, CA SMC8013WG 92618 Rev. 1.0 – Comcast User...

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