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  • Page 1 Wireless-G Cable Gateway Use this guide to install the following product: WCG200 User Guide...
  • Page 2 COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS Specifications are subject to change without notice. Linksys is a registered trademark or trademark of Cisco Systems, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the U.S. and certain other coun- tries. Copyright © 2003 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Other brands and prod- uct names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Wireless-G Cable Gateway Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction The Linksys Cable Gateway Features An Introduction to LANs and WANs IP Addresses Network Setup Overview Chapter 2: Getting to Know the Cable Gateway The Cable Gateway’s Back Panel Ports The Reset Button Rebooting the Cable Gateway The Cable Gateway’s Front Panel LEDs...

  • Page 4: Chapter 1: Introduction

    Safeguard your family with Parental Control features like Internet Access Time Limits and Key Word Blocking. Configuration is a snap with any web browser. With the Linksys Wireless-G Cable Gateway at the heart of your home network, you're con- nected to the future. Features •...

  • Page 5: An Introduction To Lans And Wans

    An Introduction to LANs and WANs Simply put, a router is a network device that connects two networks together. The Cable Gateway has a built-in router that connects your Local Area Network (LAN), which is the group of PCs in your home or office, to the Wide Area Network (WAN), which is the Internet.

  • Page 6: Network Setup Overview

    Network Setup Overview This user guide covers the basic steps for setting up a network with the Cable Gateway. After going through the Chapter 2: Getting to Know the Cable Gateway, proceed through the following chapters: • Chapter 3: Connecting the Cable Gateway This chapter instructs you on how to connect the coaxial Cable line to the Cable Gateway and connect the PC(s) to the Cable Gateway.

  • Page 7: The Reset Button

    Rebooting the Cable Gateway You should only reboot the Cable Gateway after all other troubleshooting methods have been exhausted but before calling Linksys Technical Support. There are two ways to reboot the Cable Gateway: 1) Turn the Cable Gateway’s power off for a few seconds and power it back on again.

  • Page 8: The Usb Icon

    The USB Icon The USB icon, shown in Figure 2-3, marks a USB port on a PC or device. Figure 2-3 USB Cabling The Cable Gateway comes with one USB cable. Connect one end of the USB cable to the Cable Gateway. Connect the other end to a computer’s USB port. The picture shows two USB ports as they might appear on your computer.

  • Page 9: Usb Port Connection

    3. Connect the other end of the cable to one of the LAN ports on the back of the Cable Gateway, as shown in Figure 3-3. Make sure there is an Ethernet cable connected from the Cable Gateway to every PC that you want on your local network.

  • Page 10: Installing The Usb Driver For Windows 98

    Installing the USB Driver for Windows 98 1. When the Add New Hardware Wizard window appears, insert the Setup CD into your CD-ROM drive and click Next. Figure 3-1 2. Select Search for the best driver for your device and click the Next but- ton.

  • Page 11: Installing The Usb Driver For Windows Millenium

    5. Windows will begin installing the driver for the modem. At this point, the installation may require files from your Windows 98 CD-ROM. If prompt- ed, insert your Windows 98 CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive and enter d:\win98 in the box that appears (where “d” is the letter of your CD-ROM drive).

  • Page 12: Installing The Usb Driver For Windows 2000

    many manufacturers use c:\windows\options\install as the path. Try entering this path into the box. If no files are found, check your comput- er’s documentation or contact your computer manufacturer for more infor- mation. 4. When Windows finishes installing the driver, click Finish. Figure 3-8 5.
  • Page 13 3. Select Search for a suitable driver for my device and click the Next but- ton. Figure 3-12 4. Windows will now search for the driver software. Select only CD-ROM drives and click the Next button. Figure 3-13 Wireless-G Cable Gateway 5.

  • Page 14: Installing The Usb Driver For Windows Xp

    Installing the USB Driver for Windows XP 1. Start up your PC. Windows will notify you that it has detected new hard- ware. Insert the Setup CD into the CD-ROM drive. Figure 3-16 2. When the Found New Hardware Wizard screen appears to confirm that the USB Modem has been identified by your PC, make sure that the Setup CD is in the CD-ROM drive and click Next.

  • Page 15: Chapter 4: Configuring The Pcs

    Chapter 4: Configuring the PCs Overview The instructions in this chapter will help you configure each of your comput- ers to be able to communicate with the Cable Gateway. To do this, you need to configure your PC’s network settings to obtain an IP (or TCP/IP) address automatically (called DHCP).

  • Page 16: Windows 2000

    4. Now click the Gateway tab to ensure that the Installed Gateway field is left blank. Click the OK button. 5. Click the OK button again. Windows may ask you for the original Windows installation disk or additional files. Supply them by pointing to correct file location,...

  • Page 17: Windows Xp

    Windows XP The following instructions assume you are running Windows XP with the default interface. If you are using the Classic interface (where the icons and menus look like previous Windows versions), please follow the instructions for Windows 2000. 1. Open the Network screen. To do this, click the Start button and select the Control Panel.

  • Page 18: Chapter 5: Using The Cable Gateway's Web-Based Utility

    Chapter 5: Using the Cable Gateway’s Web-based Utility Accessing the Web-Based Utility For your convenience, an administrative utility has been programmed into the Cable Gateway. From this browser-based utility, you can view the Cable Gateway’s current status and, when wireless functions are enabled, administer the wireless settings.

  • Page 19: The Wireless Tab

    The SSID must be identical for all devices in the wireless network. It is case-sensitive and must not exceed 32 alphanumeric characters, which may be any keyboard character. Linksys recommends that you change the default SSID (linksys) to a unique name of your choice.
  • Page 20 Passphrase. This Passphrase is used to generate one or more WEP keys. It is case-sensitive and should not be longer than 16 alphanumeric characters. (This Passphrase function is compatible with Linksys wireless products only. If you want to communicate with non-Linksys wireless products, enter the WEP key manually on the non-Linksys wireless products.) After you enter the...
  • Page 21 Passphrase. This Passphrase is used to generate one or more WEP keys. It is case-sensitive and should not be longer than 16 alphanumeric characters. (This Passphrase function is compatible with Linksys wireless products only. If you want to communicate with non-Linksys wireless products, enter the WEP key manually on the non-Linksys wireless products.) After you enter the...
  • Page 22 Advanced Wireless Settings Advanced Wireless On this screen you can access the Advanced Wireless features of Basic Data Rates, Control Tx Rates, Beacon Interval, DTIM Interval, Fragmentation Threshold, RTS Threshold, and Authentication Type. Note - these adveance set- tings typically do not need to be modified. Figure 5-10 Basic Data Rates.

  • Page 23: The Security Tabs

    The Security Tabs Firewall When you click the Security tab, you will see the Firewall screen (see Figure 5-11). This screen contains Filters and Block WAN Requests. Filters block specific internal users from accessing the Internet and block anonymous Internet requests and/or multicasting. Figure 5-11 Firewall Protection.

  • Page 24: The Access Restriction Tabs

    The Access Restrictions Tabs The Access Restrictions tabs, shown in Figure 5-13, allow you allows you to block or allow specific kinds of Internet usage. Figure 5-13 Wireless-G Cable Gateway Website Blocking Keyword Blocking. To block a keyword, click Enable. Enter a keyword in the New Keyword field, then click Add.
  • Page 25 Figure 5-15 Select the MAC Address from the list, click the Select button , and click the Add button. Click the Refresh button if you want to refresh the screen. Click the Close button to return to the previous screen. When you return to the Timed Access screen, the MAC Address will appear in the fields.

  • Page 26: The Applications & Gaming Tabs

    The Applications & Gaming Tabs Figure 5-17 When you click the Applications & Gaming tab, you will see the Port Range Forwarding screen (see Figure 5-17). Port Range Forwarding sets up public services on your network, such as web servers, ftp servers, e-mail servers, or other specialized Internet applications.
  • Page 27 Port Triggering Figure 5-19 The Port Triggering screen allows the Router to watch outgoing data for spe- cific port numbers. The IP address of the computer that sends the matching data is remembered by the Router, so that when the requested data returns through the Router, the data is pulled back to the proper computer by way of IP address and port mapping rules.

  • Page 28: The Administration Tabs

    The Administration Tabs The Administration tabs contain Security, Diagnostics, and Advanced Administration screens. Figure 5-21 Security Security. To change your password, enter the Gateway Password in the (Enter New Password) field, then re-enter it in the (Re-enter To Confirm) field. Reporting E-mail Alerts.

  • Page 29: The Status Tabs

    Advanced The Advanced screen allows you to restore the Router’s configuration to its fac- tory default settings, and to enable routing and NAT. Figure 5-23 Advanced Administration Note: Do not restore the factory defaults unless you are having diffi- culties with the Gateway and have exhausted all other troubleshooting measures.
  • Page 30 Status System Up Time. This indicates how long the Gateway has been active. Network Access. Thsi indicates whether access to the network has been achieved. WAN IP Address. This indicates the IP Address that is assigned to the cable- modem. WAN DHCP IP Address Lease.

  • Page 31: Appendix A: Troubleshooting

    Gateway’s installation and operation. If your situation is described here, the problem should be solved by applying the corresponding solution. If you can’t find an answer here, check the Linksys website at www.linksys.com. 1. The Cable Gateway is not working.
  • Page 32 ISP. Does the Cable Gateway support any operating system other than Windows 95, 98, Me, NT, 2000, or XP? Yes, but Linksys does not, at this time, provide technical support for setup, configuration or troubleshooting of any non-Windows operating systems.

  • Page 33: Appendix B: Configuring Wireless Security In Windows Xp

    WEP encryption has been called 40-bit because it uses a 40-bit secret key along with a 24-bit Initialization Vector (40 + 24 = 64). Wireless vendors may use either name. Linksys uses the term “64-bit” when referring to this level of encryption.
  • Page 34 The following steps will help you enable WEP and enter the encryption key manually for your wireless PC cards, in order to enable your Windows XP sys- tem to communicate with the Gateway wirelessly. These steps assume that you are running Windows XP in the default mode. Be sure you have the WEP Key generated in the Gateway, shown in the Key 1 field.
  • Page 35 If a “Connect to Wireless Network” window appears, in the Available Networks section, click the desired wireless network, specified by the Gateway’s SSID. Then, double-click the Wireless Network Connection icon. Figure B-4 5. When the “Wireless Network Connection Status” window appears, click the Properties button.

  • Page 36: Appendix C: Installing The Tcp/Ip Protocol

    8. The “Wireless Network Properties” window will appear. Click the check box for the Data encryption (WEP enabled) option. Remove the check from the Network Authentication (Shared mode) and The key is provided for me automatically fields. In the "Network key" field, enter the exact Key (all 10 or 26 digits, depend- ing on the level of encryption) generated by the Gateway.

  • Page 37: Appendix D: Finding The Mac Address And Ip Address For Your Ethernet Adapter

    6. Find and double-click TCP/IP in the list to the right (see Figure C-2). Figure C-2 7. After a few seconds, the main Network window will appear. The TCP/IP Protocol should now be listed. Figure C-3 8. Click the OK button. Windows may ask for original Windows installation files.
  • Page 38 3. Write down the Adapter Address as shown on your computer screen (see Figure D-3). This is the MAC address for your Ethernet adapter and will be shown as a series of numbers and letters. The MAC address/Adapter Address is what you will use for MAC Filtering.

  • Page 39: Appendix E: Glossary

    When entering the information using the Router’s web-based utility, you will type the 12-digit MAC address in this format, XXXXXXXXXXXX without the hyphens for MAC Filtering. Figure D-6 Wireless-G Cable Gateway Appendix E: Glossary 10BaseT - An Ethernet standard that uses twisted wire pairs. 100BaseTX - IEEE physical layer specification for 100 Mbps over two pairs of Category 5 UTP or STP wire.
  • Page 40 Broadband - A data-transmission scheme in which multiple signals share the bandwidth of a medium. This allows the transmission of voice, data and video signals over a single medium. Cable television uses broadband techniques to deliver dozens of channels over one cable. Browser - A browser is an application program that provides a way to look at and interact with all the information on the World Wide Web or PC.
  • Page 41 DTIM (Delivery Traffic Indication Message) - A DTIM field is a countdown field informing clients of the next window for listening to broadcast and mul- ticast messages. When the AP has buffered broadcast or multicast messages for associated clients, it sends the next DTIM with a DTIM Interval value. AP Clients hear the beacons and awaken to receive the broadcast and multicast messages.
  • Page 42 the development and application of electrotechnology and allied sciences for the benefit of humanity, the advancement of the profession, and the well-being of our members." The IEEE fosters the development of standards that often become national and international standards. The organization publishes a number of journals, has many local chapters, and several large societies in special areas, such as the IEEE Computer Society.
  • Page 43 Port - A pathway into and out of the computer or a network device such as a switch or router. For example, the serial and parallel ports on a personal com- puter are external sockets for plugging in communications lines, modems and printers.
  • Page 44 TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) - The basic com- munication language or set of protocols for communications over a network (developed specifically for the Internet). TCP/IP defines a suite or group of protocols and not only TCP and IP. Throughput - The amount of data moved successfully from one place to anoth- er in a given time period.

  • Page 45: Appendix F: Specifications

    Appendix F: Specifications Model Number WCG200 Standards DOCSIS 1.0, DOCSIS 1.1, DOCSIS 2.0, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b. Ports 4 RJ-45 10/100, 1 USB, 1 Female Coax F-Connector Buttons Power ON/OFF switch, Reset Cabling Type Cable Coaxial UTP Category 5 or better...

  • Page 46: Appendix G: Warranty Information

    Your exclusive remedy and Linksys' entire liability under this warranty will be for Linksys at its option to repair or replace the Product or refund Your purchase price less any rebates. This limited warranty extends only to the original purchaser.
  • Page 47 © Copyright 2003 Linksys, All Rights Reserved.

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