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Overview 

 

With  integrating  beamforming  into  the  CH7284E  802.11ac  EuroDOCSIS  3.0  Voice 
Gateway,  customers  can  enjoy  benefits  from  significant  performance  improvement  and 
more stable connection, and increase satisfaction with the reduction of WiFi dead areas. 
For  notebook,  mobile,  and  Tablet  devices  enhanced  802.11ac,  this  will  bring  in  better 
throughput for faster downloads and more smooth video streaming. 

 

The CBN CH7284E Wireless Gateway is the worldwide most compact EuroDOCSIS 3.0 
Voice Gateway with stylish and elegant outlook, designed for your home, home office, or 
small  business/enterprise.  It  can  be  used  in  households  with  one  or  more  computers 
capable of wireless connectivity for remote access to the wireless gateway. 

 

This user guide provides product overview and setup information for the CH7284E. It also 
provides instructions for installing the wireless gateway and configuring the wireless LAN, 
Ethernet, router, DHCP, and security settings.  

 

Contact Information 

 

For  any  questions  or  assistance  with  the  CH7284E  Wireless  Gateway,  contact  your 
Internet Service provider. 

Standard Features 

The CH7284E Wireless Gateway combines high-speed Internet access, networking, and 
computer security for a home or small-office LAN. It offers the following features: 

 

Combination  of  five  separate  products  in  one  compact  unit  —  an  EURO  DOCSIS® 
3.0 cable modem, IEEE 802.11b/g/n/ac wireless access point, Ethernet 10/100/1000 
Base-T connections, VoIP Internet telephone connections, and firewall. 

 

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. 

 

Advanced  firewall  for  enhanced  network  security  from  undesired  attacks  over  the 
Internet.  It  supports  stateful-inspection,  intrusion  detection,  DMZ,  denial-of-service 
attack prevention, and Network Address Translation (NAT). 

Summary of Contents for CH7284E

Page 1: ...1 Compal Broadband Networks CH7284E Wireless Gateway Series User Guide...

Page 2: ...nfiguring TCP IP in Windows XP 13 Configuring TCP IP in Windows Vista 14 Verifying the IP Address in Windows XP 14 Verifying the IP Address in Windows Vista 15 Renewing Your IP Address 15 Setting Up a...

Page 3: ...2 DDNS 33 Firewall 33 Firewall Logs 34 Management 35 Admin Account 35 Remote Management 35 Event Log 36 Diagnostics 37 Backup Settings 39 Cable Modem 40 Device Information 40 Connection 40 Configurati...

Page 4: ...for installing the wireless gateway and configuring the wireless LAN Ethernet router DHCP and security settings Contact Information For any questions or assistance with the CH7284E Wireless Gateway co...

Page 5: ...ion supporting IPSec PPTP or L2TP to securely connect remote computers over the Internet CH7284E Configuration Manager CMGR which provides a graphical user interface GUI for easy configuration of nece...

Page 6: ...operation for all supported distances in all environments Note To get better wireless coverage please put your CH7284E wireless gateway vertically Wired Ethernet LAN You can easily connect any PC wit...

Page 7: ...ment Front Panel The CH7284E front panel contains indicator lights and the Wi Fi WPS button which is used to configure Wi Fi Protected Security WPS on compatible clients connected to the CH7284E netwo...

Page 8: ...t Green Connected to Internet 5 TEL Telephone is off hook dialing or call in progress Green Telephone is connected and activated on hook 6 WIRELESS Amber WPS function is enabled Green Wi Fi wireless i...

Page 9: ...or longer to restore CH7284E to factory default settings After factory default settings are restored the gateway will restart and may take 5 to 30 minutes to find and lock on the appropriate communica...

Page 10: ...k COAXIAL CABLE Connect the CH7284E to cable outlet CH7284E Install Sheet Provide basic information for setting up the CH7284E You must have the latest service packs and patches installed on your comp...

Page 11: ...Do not open the unit Refer all service to your Internet Service provider Check that you have the required cables adapters and adapter software Verify that the proper drivers are installed for the Eth...

Page 12: ...it is not in use The first time you plug in the CH7284E allow it 5 to 30 minutes to find and lock on the appropriate communications channels 5 Plug the other end of the telephone cord of a single or...

Page 13: ...ly defined IP address and DNS address Automatically retrieve the IP address using the Network DHCP server The CBN CH7284E Wireless Gateway provides a DHCP server on its LAN It is recommended that you...

Page 14: ...tab then select Internet Protocol Version 4 IPv4 8 Click Properties to display the Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 Properties window 9 Select Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS se...

Page 15: ...indows Vista 1 Open a command prompt window 2 At the command prompt type ipconfig renew and press ENTER to obtain a new IP address 3 Type exit and press ENTER to close the command prompt window If aft...

Page 16: ...owing caution statements Starting the CH7284E Configuration Manager CMGR The CH7284E Configuration Manager CMGR allows you to change and view the settings on your CH7284E In order to login CMGR you sh...

Page 17: ...current status of CH7284E Modem This item displays the status of cable modem the red block means off line state and the green means on line Users can press it to connect to the next page for more deta...

Page 18: ...ou can press it to connect to the next page for more details Voice This item displays the status of voice the red block means off line state and the green means on line Users can press it to connect t...

Page 19: ...19 My Network This item shows how many CPEs connect to CH7284E...

Page 20: ...20 4 Wireless Pages The CH7284E Wireless Pages allow you to configure your wireless LAN WLAN You can click WIFI submenu option to view or change the configuration information for that option...

Page 21: ...ide the network from active scans to set the wireless network name also known as SSID to change security key for wireless connection and to select the working channel WPS CH7284E provide WPS Wi Fi Pro...

Page 22: ...guration and easy for users Access Control This page allows users to specify those wireless clients that are allowed to connect to this device This offers additional protection against unwanted connec...

Page 23: ...84E provides WMM page to configure Wi Fi Multimedia QoS Actually we suggest users to use default settings Neighbor APs CH7284E supports Neighbor APs function and this page shows the details of all the...

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Page 25: ...uration during the establishment of cable connection to cable service provider s CMTS Basic LAN Settings CH7284E allows users to configure private LAN IP for their home gateway DHCP Server CH7284E pro...

Page 26: ...s page displays WAN status after CH7284E gets online and provides users to change Operation Mode Network Map This page shows how many CPEs connect to CH7284E Users can browse here directly through the...

Page 27: ...s filters in order to block Internet traffic to specific network devices on your local network IP Filtering This page allows you to specify the IP packet filtering rules to prevent the service accesse...

Page 28: ...28 Port Filtering This page allows you to specify the IP packet filtering rules to prevent the service accessed from the Internet hosts or limit the Internet access for local hosts...

Page 29: ...ding This allows for incoming requests on specific port numbers to reach web servers FTP servers mail servers etc so they can be accessible from the public Internet 1 Press Create IPv4 Rule button to...

Page 30: ...ing feature When this device detects outbound traffic on a specific port triggered ports it will set up the port forwarding rules temporarily on the port ranges you specify to allow inbound traffic Th...

Page 31: ...igger is generated And also you can Modify or Delete the existed Port Trigger URL Filtering This page is used to configure filtering of outbound connections and display configured filtering rule of fi...

Page 32: ...formation and then press Apply button 3 One rule is created And also you can Modify or Delete the existed rules DMZ This page is for DMZ Demilitarized Zone configuration You can fill in the exposed ho...

Page 33: ...namic DNS configuration You can fill in the registered DDNS information here and then press Apply button to enable your DDNS function Firewall This page is used to configure Firewall Protection level...

Page 34: ...34 Firewall Logs This page allows optional configuration of events to be sent to a local SysLog server...

Page 35: ...ests and backup device current settings Admin Account CH7284E allows changing admin password for web browser login Configure Password and retype the Password again and then click Apply and when you lo...

Page 36: ...36 Remote Management Event Log CH7284E allows users to review critical system events in chronological order in the SNMP event log Also users can press Clear Log button to clean all records...

Page 37: ...ics LAN and traceroute WAN to help with IP connectivity problems And the FTP speed test tool can help to measure the bandwidth of your downstream Internet connection You can fill in the IP to the Targ...

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Page 39: ...sers to save your current settings locally on your PC or restore settings previously saved 1 Press Backup button to save the current settings of CH7284E 2 Browse button to select the valid configurati...

Page 40: ...Cable Modem Device Information CH7284E allows a page to show current status of this home gateway Connection This page shows information on the status of the cable modem s HFC and IP network connectivi...

Page 41: ...41 Configuration This page provides information about the manually configurable settings of the Cable Modem...

Page 42: ...42 Telephony Status This page displays the initialization status of the MTA...

Page 43: ...Check that the Ethernet cable is properly connected to the CH7284E and the computer If a device is connected via the Ethernet port verify connectivity by checking the LINK LEDs on the rear panel Wirel...

Page 44: ...l LEDs and Error Conditions LED Status if During Startup if During Normal Operation POWER OFF CH7284E is not properly plugged into the power outlet The CH7284E is unplugged RECEIVE FLASHING Downstream...

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