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Wireless Cable Voice Gateway Model CVG834G Reference Manual
1-4 Installing the Gateway
v2.0, November 2007
4. Connect to the Internet. See “Connecting to the Internet and VoIP”
.
After installation, set up the wireless connection as explained in Chapter 2, “Wireless
Configuration” .
Installation Requirements
Before you begin, make sure that you have the following:
• A computer with active Ethernet port with DHCP enabled. See the link “Preparing a Computer
for Network Access:” in Appendix B for help with DHCP configuration.
• An active account with your Internet service provider for data and/or voice services.
• Depending on how your Internet Service Provider (ISP) set up the Internet account, you will
need one or more of these configuration settings to connect the gateway to the Internet:
– Host and Domain Names
– ISP Domain Name Server (DNS) Addresses
– Fixed or Static IP Address
• Each computer that will connect to the gateway must have either an installed Ethernet
Network Interface Card (NIC), USB Host port, or 802.11b or 802.11g wireless adapter.
Connecting the Wireless Voice Gateway
To install the gateway, connect it to a computer either via an Ethernet or a USB according to the
guidelines in the following sections.
Ethernet Connection
To connect a computer to the gateway with an Ethernet cable:
1. Use the coaxial cable provided by your cable company to connect the wireless voice gateway
cable port to your cable line splitter or outlet.
2. Connect the power adapter to the wireless voice gateway. Plug in the power adapter and wait
about 30 seconds for the lights to stop blinking.
3. Connect a LAN port on the gateway to your computer with the Ethernet cable included in the
box.