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SMC Networks EZ Connect SMC8013WG Install Manual

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  • Page 1 EZ Connect™ W i r el es s Ca b l e M od em G a tew a y Install Guide SMC8013WG...
  • Page 2 Copyright Information furnished by SMC Networks, Inc. (SMC) is believed to be accurate and reliable. H owever, no responsibility is assumed by SMC for its use, nor for any infringements of patents or other rights of third parties which may result from its use. No license is granted by implication or otherwise under any patent or patent rights of SMC.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS CH AP T E R 1 | I n trod u c tion F eatures and B enefits P ackage Contents Minimum R eq uirements CH AP T E R 2 | G e ttin g to k n ow the W ire l e s s Ca b l e M od e m G a te w a y L E D Indicators...

  • Page 4: Ap T E R 1 | I N Trod U C Tion

    CH AP TER 1 | I n t r o d u c t i o n Congratulations on your purchase of the E Z Connect™ W ireless Cable Modem G ateway. SMC is proud to provide you with a powerful yet simple communication device for connecting your local area network (L AN) to the Internet.

  • Page 5: P Ackage Contents

    P a c k a ge Con te n ts B efore installing the E Z Connect™ W ireless Cable Modem G ateway, verify that you have the items listed below. 1 - W ireless Cable Modem G ateway • 1 - P ower adapter (9V / 1A) •...

  • Page 6: L E D Indicators

    CH AP TER 2 | G e t t i n g t o K n o w t h e W i r e l e s s Ca b l e M o d e m G a t e w a y The E Z Connect™...

  • Page 7: R Ear P Anel Description

    R e a r P a n e l D e s c ription L A N CA T V P o rt s Co n n ec t o r P o w er Wireless Card R eset U S B B u t t o n Item Description...

  • Page 8: Ap T E R 3 | I N S Ta L L A Tion

    CH AP TER 3 | I n s t a l l a t i o n The E Z Connect™ W ireless Cable Modem G ateway can be installed in any location where you have cable internet access, and the cable internet service provider has approved the E Z Connect™...

  • Page 9: B Asic Installation P Rocedure

    B a s ic I n s ta l l a tion P roc e d u re 1. Con n e c t the L AN : Y ou can connect the W ireless Cable Modem G ateway to your P C, or to a hub or switch.

  • Page 10: Ap T E R 4 | Con F Igu Rin G You R Com Pu Te R

    CH AP TER 4 | Co n f i g u r i n g y o u r Co m p u t e r The information outlined in this chapter will guide you through the configuration for the following O perating Systems: W indows 95 / 98 •...

  • Page 11: Configuring W Indows X P

    Con f igu rin g W in d ow s 2 0 0 0 1. Access your Network settings by clicking [ Start], choose [ Settings], and then select [ Control P anel] 2. In the Control P anel, locate and double- click the [ Network and Dial-up Connections] icon 3.

  • Page 12: Configuring A Macintosh Computer

    6 . R eboot your P C. Con f igu rin g a M a c in tos h Com pu te r Y ou may find that the instructions here do not ex actly match your screen. This is because these steps and screen shots were created using Mac O S 10.2.

  • Page 13: B Rowser Configuration

    CH AP TER 5 | Co n f i g u r i n g t h e W i r e l e s s Ca b l e M o d e m G a t e w a y After you have configured TCP / IP on a client computer, use a web browser to configure the E Z Connect™...

  • Page 14: Accessing The W Ireless Cable Modem G Ateway W Eb Management

    Ac c e s s in g the W ire l e s s Ca b l e M od e m G a te w a y’ s W e b M a n a ge m e n t To access the W ireless Cable Modem G ateway’...

  • Page 15: Ap T E R 6 | N A V Iga Tin G The W E B -B A S E D Ad M In Is Tra Tion

    CH AP TER 6 | Na v i g a t i n g t h e W e b -b a s e d Ad m i n i s t r a t i o n The E Z Connect™ W ireless Cable Modem G ateway’ s management interface allows you to configure both basic and advanced features and options.
  • Page 16 P rivate L AN IP Settings DH CP Server Settings I P Ad d re s s P ool A dynamic IP start address may be specified by the user, e.g. 10.1.10.1 (one possible default value). O nce this start IP address has been assigned, IP addresses running from 10.1.10.10 to 10.1.10.199 will be part of the dynamic IP address pool.
  • Page 17 N OT E : If you are not using this W ireless Cable Modem G ateway with W ireless clients it is recommended that you disable the W ireless Mode. Cha n n e l a n d S S I D Y ou must specify a common radio channel and SSID (Service Set ID) to be used by the G ateway and all of your wireless clients.
  • Page 18 E n c ryption If you are transmitting sensitive data across wireless channels, you should enable either W ired E q uivalent P rivacy (W E P ) or W iF i P rotected Access (W P A) encryption. E ncryption req uires you to use the same set of encryption/ decryption keys for the W ireless Cable Modem G ateway and all of your wireless clients.
  • Page 19 To automatically generate a 6 4-bit W E P key, enter in a P assphrase (e.g. H ome) and click the [ G enerate K eys] option. O nce you do this, the G ateway will dynamically generate 4 keys. Simply configure the Default K ey to the one key that you will be using across your network.
  • Page 20 1. B y allowing all wireless stations access; 2. O r by allowing only Trusted P Cs. To access the MAC F iltering configuration page, on the Side Navigation bar, click on [ W ireless] link and then click on the [ MAC F iltering] link. Y ou can also configure a [ Device Name] that is associated with a specific MAC address.
  • Page 21 This P ort F orwarding function supports 2 types of Services: P redefined Service • Customer Defined Service • P re d e f in e d S e rv ic e The P redefined Service option has a pull-down menu with several popular Service Applications, such as H TTP (8 0), F TP (20/ 21), and AIM/ ICQ (5 190).
  • Page 22 Cu s tom e r D e f in e d S e rv ic e ( Cu s tom ) The Customer Defined Service section allows you to configure the P ort F orwarding option to any Traffic type (TCP / U DP / TCP and U DP ), any P ublic P ort, and any P rivate P ort. To configure this custom option, please follow the steps below: 1.

  • Page 23: F Irewall

    F I R EW A L L The W ireless Cable Modem G ateway provides a stateful packet inspection firewall (SP I), which is designed to protect against Denial of Service (DoS) attacks. Its purpose is to allow a private local area network (L AN) to be securely connected to the Internet.
  • Page 24 F or convenience, each Access Control section includes 2 filtering options: P redefined F iltering • Customer Defined F iltering • Steps to configure both types of these Access R ules are outlined below: Con f igu rin g a P re d e f in e d Fil te rin g Ac c e s s R u l e : 1.
  • Page 25 N OT E : The Name is only for reference purposes. 4. Then select the protocol type from the pull-down menu that they would like to block. The options are TCP | U D P | TCP/ U D P. 5 .
  • Page 26 To configure a Special Application R ule, follow the steps outlined below: 1. O n the Side Navigation bar, click on [ F irewall] then select [ Special Application] 2. Click on the [ Add] button on the Special Application page to access the [ Trigger] configuration section.
  • Page 27 To access the U R L B locking configuration page, on the Side Navigation bar, click on [ F irewall] link and then click on the [ U R L B locking] link. To enable this option, click the [ E nable K eyword B locking] checkbox To configure U R L blocking, follow the steps outlined below: 1.
  • Page 28 To enable this option, click the [ E nable Schedule F unction] checkbox . To configure Schedule R ules, follow the steps outlined below: 1. O n the Side Navigation bar, click on [ F irewall] then select [ Schedule R ule] 2.
  • Page 29 There are 3 sections to configure on this page: E mail Alerting • Syslog Alerting • Alerting Schedule • To enable the E mail Alert feature, click the [ E nable E mail Alerting] checkbox . F ollow the steps below to configure the E mail Alert feature: 1.
  • Page 30 5 . To add an email address to the Alert L ist, click the [ Add] button. The configuration page shown below will be displayed: N OT E : The email alert feature will allow you to send email alerts to 4 different email accounts.
  • Page 31 Immediate Alerts can be generated for both the email and Syslog alerts. To configure the type of Alert that you want to get: - An Intrusion is detected – this is a hacker attack attempt from the W AN - Attempts to access a blocked site – alert to any attempts to access a site or keyword listed in your U R L / B locking list.

  • Page 32: Tools

    TO O L S R e b oot (Note: Depending on your cable operator, this option may not be available) In the event that the system stops responding correctly or functioning properly, you can perform a reboot. To access the R eboot option page, on the Side Navigation bar, click on [ Tools] link and then click on the [ R eboot] link.
  • Page 33 The Network log shows both firewall and network activity. The DH CP Client L og shows the clients connected to the W ireless Cable Modem G ateway and the type of connection (E thernet or W ireless). This also shows the IP address assigned to the client and the MAC Address of the client’...

  • Page 34: Ap P E Ndix A | Troubleshooting

    AP P END I X A | Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g This appendix describes common problems you may encounter and possible solutions to them. A.1 | V e rif y you a re c on n e c te d to the W ire l e s s Ca b l e M od e m G a te w a y If you are unable to access the G ateway’...
  • Page 35 If you are still unable to get an IP Address from the W ireless Cable Modem G ateway, reinstall your network adapter. If anti-virus software is running on your computer, disable it before reinstalling the network adapter. P lease refer to your adapter manual for instructions. A.3 | I ha v e a n othe r I P Ad d re s s d is pl a ye d If you have another IP address listed, then the P C may not be configured for a DH CP connection.
  • Page 36 A.4 | P in gin g the W ire l e s s Ca b l e M od e m G a te w a y To verifying Y our TCP / IP Connection is configured properly and you are able to access the W ireless Cable Modem G ateway’...
  • Page 37 A.5 | S ym ptom / Ac tion T rou b l e s hootin g The G ateway can be easily monitored through panel indicators to identify problems. P lease refer to Chapter 2 – Section 2.0 | L E D Definitions to confirm you have the correct L E D status. If not, then refer to the symptoms and actions outlined below: S Y M P T ON : P ow e r L E D is Of f ACTIO N:...
  • Page 38 S Y M P T ON : I n te rn e t u s e rs c a n n ot a c c e s s m y s e rv ic e / s e rv e r hos te d on a L AN c om pu te r ACTIO N: Configure a P ort F orwarding rule as described in the N AT s e c tion of CH AP T E R 6.

  • Page 39: Ap P E Ndix B | Technical Specifications

    APPENDIX B | T e c h n i c a l S p e c i f i c a t i o n s Standards M anag e m e nt 8 0 2 . 3 1 0 B a s e T Et h e r n e t B r o w s e r -b a s e d m a n a ge m e n t •...

  • Page 40: Ap P E Ndix C | Compliances

    APPENDIX C | Co m p l i a n c e s F C C I nte rf e re nc e State m e nt T h i s e q u i p m e n t h a s b e e n t e s t e d a n d f o u n d t o c o m p l y w i t h t h e l i m i t s f o r a C l a s s B d i gi t a l d e v i c e p u r s u a n t t o P a r t 1 5 o f t h e FC C R u l e s .

  • Page 41: Ap P E Ndix D | Technical Support

    APPENDIX D | T e c h n i c a l S u p p o r t A t t h i s t i m e , t h e S M C 8 0 1 3 W G i s o n l y d i s t r i b u t e d t h r o u gh c a b l e o p e r a t o r s . C o n t a c t y o u r c a b l e o p e r a t o r w i t h a n y t e c h n i c a l s u p p o r t n e e d s y o u m a y h a v e .
  • Page 42 SMC Networks, Inc. 3 8 T esl a Irv i ne, CA SMC8013WG 9 2 6 1 8 R ev . 1 .0 – G eneri c...

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