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RCA DCW615A Cable Router 

 

 

Quick Guide 

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Draft User’s Manual

 
 

Summary of Contents for DCW615A

Page 1: ...RCA DCW615A Cable Router Quick Guide Draft User s Manual ...

Page 2: ...on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Caution Statement of the ...

Page 3: ...It is the responsibility of the user to correct any interference caused by such unauthorized modification substitution or attachment Manufacturer and its authorized resellers or distributors will assume no liability for any damage or violation of government regulations arising from failing to comply with these guidelines MPE Statement Safety Information Your device contains a low power transmitter...

Page 4: ...ts 7 Installing a Network Card 7 Installing the TCP IP Protocol 9 USING THE ROUTER 14 The Front Panel 14 The Rear Panel 15 CONNECT THE ROUTER 17 Overview 17 Connecting Your Hardware Together and Booting Up 17 CONFIGURE YOUR PCS 19 Overview 19 Configuring Windows 95 98 and Millennium PCs 20 ...

Page 5: ...2 Configuring Windows 2000 PCs 23 Configuring Windows XP PCs 24 CONFIGURE THE ROUTER 26 PRODUCT SPECFICATIONS 30 ...

Page 6: ...le router is powered up you are online to enjoy real time 3D animation video conferencing and perform other data intensive operations Features DOCSIS Features l Cable Modem CM is 1 0 and non 1 1 upgradeable l Concatenation Fragmentation Payload Header suppression IGMP and BPI and BPI Plus are supported features for DOCSIS 1 1 l 4 16 32 64 128 256 512 1024 QAM Downstream Receiver l 2 4 8 16 32 64 1...

Page 7: ...Supports reception of fragmented packets l Supports reception of RTS and generation of CTS Firewall Features l tateful Packet Inspection against both Denial of Service and Distributed Denial of Service attacks and will protect against the following Ø Reassembly attacks Ø SYN Attack SYN Flood Ø ICMP Flood Ø Ping of Death Attack Ø Tear Drop Attack Ø IP Spoofing Attack Ø LAND Attack Ø Jolt Ø Winnuke ...

Page 8: ...its ports to the WAN that are not otherwise filtered l Logged Events which all security incidents will be logged l Keyword blocking is based on keywords in a URL and can be specified by the user NAT Requirements The implementation of NAT must allow for specific port redirection Listed below are applications supported Ø FTP Ø IRC Ø H 323 Ø Quake Ø Blizzard games Ø Chat ALG ...

Page 9: ... Games Ø PCAnywhere Ø SSL Ø NNTP l Port Forwarding incoming traffic that is not part of an existing connection will be dropped unless the user specifies forwarding of the server to a host on the LAN Virtual Private Network VPN Feature l Having the ability to enable or disable PPTP and IPSec pass through ...

Page 10: ...ly recommended Windows 95 98 Millennium NT 4 0 2000 or XP Installing a Network Card If your system does not have an embedded LAN controller you must install a network interface card This is an example of setup procedures for some systems 1 Install an Ethernet card on your motherboard 2 Power up your PC and follow the Add New Hardware Wizard s instructions to install the driver When asked to restar...

Page 11: ...ab and then double click Network adapters to confirm that the Ethernet driver is properly installed After the TCP IP protocol is installed restart your computer and consult the installation guide provided by your ...

Page 12: ...nly after a network card has been successfully installed inside the PC These instructions are for Windows 95 Windows 98 and Windows Me For TCP IP setup under Windows NT 2000 and XP see your Windows documentation 1 Click the Start button Choose Settings and then Control Panel 2 Double click on the Network icon to bring up your Network window Select the Configuration tab ...

Page 13: ...10 3 Click the Add button ...

Page 14: ...ol 5 Highlight Microsoft under the list of manufacturers 6 Find and double click TCP IP in the list to the right see Figure below 7 After a few seconds the main Network window will appear The TCP IP Protocol should now be listed ...

Page 15: ...12 8 Click the OK button Windows may ask for original Windows installation files Supply them as needed e g c windows options cabs D win98 D win95 D win9x ...

Page 16: ...13 9 Windows will ask you to restart the PC Click the Yes button The TCP IP installation is now complete ...

Page 17: ... USB port is properly connected to your PC HPNA Green The HPNA LED illuminates when the HPNA port is plugged in and ready to transfer data WLAN Green The WLAN LED illuminates when the Wireless PC card slide in Link Act Green Steady on when link is up and blinking when data is following through this LAN port Full Col Green Steady on when it operates at full duplex mode Off at half duplex mode Blink...

Page 18: ...F carrier present Receive Green Blinking when user data going through the cable modem to PC present Send Green Blinking when user data going through the cable modem from PC present The Rear Panel Power The Power Port is where you will connect the included AC Power adapter HPNA The Home PNA Port RJ 11 connector USB The USB Port You can connect the Router to PC using USB line HPNA USB 1 2 3 4 Power ...

Page 19: ...y clearing any jammed links Pressing the Reset Button and holding it in for a few seconds will clear all of the Router s data and restore the factory defaults This should be done only if you are experiencing heavy routing problems and only after you have exhausted all of the other troubleshooting options By resetting the Router you run the risk of creating conflicts between your PCs actual IP Addr...

Page 20: ... by your Internet Service Provider ISP The installation technician from your ISP should have left the setup information with you after installing your broadband connection If not you can call your ISP to request the data Once you have the setup information you need for your specific type of Internet connection you can begin installation and setup of the Router Connecting Your Hardware Together and...

Page 21: ...power supply cable to the Power port on the rear of the Router then plug the supplied AC power cable into a power outlet and power on the RCA DCW615 The Power LED on the front panel will light up green as soon as the power adapter is connected properly The Diag LED will light up red for a few seconds when the Router goes through its self diagnostic test The LED will turn off when the self test is ...

Page 22: ...2000 or XP You will need to know which operating system your computer is running You can find out by clicking the Start button and then going to the Settings option Then click Control Panel and then double click the System icon If your Start menu doesn t have a Settings option you re running Windows XP Click the Cancel button when done You may need to do this for each computer you are connecting t...

Page 23: ...the Router Configuring Windows 95 98 and Millennium PCs 1 Go to the Network screen by click the Start button Click Settings and then Control Panel From there double click the Network icon 2 On the Configuration tab select the TCP IP line for the applicable Ethernet adapter Do not choose a TCP IP entry whose name mentions DUN PPPoE VPN or AOL If the work TCP IP appears by itself select that line If...

Page 24: ...21 3 Click the IP Address tab Select Obtain an IP address automatically ...

Page 25: ... 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 ...

Page 26: ...screen by clicking the Start button Click Settings and then Control Panel From there double click the Network and Dial up Connections icon 2 Select the Local Area Connection icon for the applicable Ethernet adapter usually it is the first Local Area Connection listed Double click the Local Area Connection Click the Properties button 3 Select Internet Protocol TCP IP and click the Properties button...

Page 27: ...then Control Panel From there double click the Network Internet Connections icon and then the Network Connections icon 2 Select the Local Area Connection icon for the applicable Ethernet adapter usually it is the first Local Area Connection listed Double click the Local Area Connection Click the Properties button 3 Select Internet Protocol TCP IP and click the Properties button 4 Select Obtain an ...

Page 28: ...25 5 Restart your computer Go to Configure the Router ...

Page 29: ...use you are now using the Router to share Internet access among several computers you will use the setup information to configure the Router instead of your PC You only need to configure the Router once using the first computer you set up 1 Open your web browser It is all right if you get an error message at this point Continue following these directions Enter http 192 168 100 1 in the browser s A...

Page 30: ...and then select Setup menu Based on the setup instructions from your ISP you may need to provide the following information LAN IP Address The value for the Router s IP address is shown on the Setup screen The default value is 192 168 100 1 Leave these settings alone ...

Page 31: ... and DHCP settings in Basic tab You can change the access priviledge and restore factory default of the Router Also you can enable disable the DHCP Server function IMPORTANT If you have previously enabled any Internet Sharing Proxy server software on any of your PCs you must disable it now Some examples of Internet sharing software are Internet LanBridge Wingate ICS and Sygate To disable your Inte...

Page 32: ...sion Winpoet or Enternet 300 and any firewall software such as ZoneAlarm and Watchdog on all of your PCs 5 If you have already done so click the Apply button to save your settings Close the web browser 6 Restart your computers so that they can obtain the Router s new settings ...

Page 33: ...ensed ISM radio band CPU 140 MHz MIPS32 ISA SDRAM 128Mb Flash ROM 64Mb System Power 12V 700mA Power Supply 12V 1 25A EMI EMC FCC Class B CE Class B Operation Requirement Operating Temp 0ºC to 40ºC 32ºF to 104ºF Storage Temp 20ºC to 70ºC 4ºF to 158ºF Operating Humidity 10 to 85 Non Condensing Storage Humidity 5 to 90 Non Condensing Dimensions 186 x 155 x 63 mm ...

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