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How Do I Connect My Gateway for Internet Service?
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Connect the active RF coaxial cable from your service provider to the coax
connector labeled
CABLE
on the back of the residential gateway.
Note:
To connect a TV, DHCT, set-top, or VCR from the same cable connection,
you will need to install a cable signal splitter (not included). Always check with
your service provider before using a splitter as a splitter may degrade the signal.
4
Connect your PC to the residential gateway using either of the following
methods.
Ethernet Connection:
Locate the yellow Ethernet cable. Connect one end of
the Ethernet cable to the Ethernet port on your PC, and connect the other end
to the yellow
ETHERNET
port on the back of the residential gateway.
Note:
To install more Ethernet devices than ports provided on the residential
gateway, use an external multi-port Ethernet switch(s).
Wireless:
Make sure that your wireless device is powered up. You will need
to associate your wireless device with the wireless gateway once the gateway
is operational. Follow the directions provided with your wireless device for
associating with a wireless access point.
More information about the factory default configuration of your wireless
gateway can be found later in this user guide in
Configure Wireless Settings
(on page 81).
5
Locate the AC power cord provided with your residential gateway. Insert one
end of the power cord into the AC connector on the back of the residential
gateway. Then, plug the AC power cord into an AC outlet to power-up the
residential gateway. The residential gateway will perform an automatic search to
locate and sign on to the broadband data network. This process may take up to 2-
5 minutes. The modem will be ready for use when the
POWER
,
DS
,
US
, and
ONLINE
LEDs on the front panel of the residential gateway stop blinking and
remain on continuously.
6
Plug in and power on your PC and other home network devices. The
LINK
LED
on the residential gateway corresponding to the connected devices should be on
or blinking.
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Once the residential gateway is online, most Internet devices will have
immediate Internet access.
Notes:
For Internet devices other than PCs, refer to the DHCP or IP Address
configuration section of the User Guide or Operations Manual for those
devices.
When using MoCA, we recommend that you install a point of entry filter to
contain the MoCA signal within your home network. Contact your service
provider for more information about your MoCA network.
On some occasions, the MoCA signal may affect the operation of other
devices connected to your home coax network. Installation of a MoCA (low-
pass) filter at the coax input of the affected devices may restore the normal
operation.
