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Connecting the Wireless Cable/DSL Gateway

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Figure 5   

Connecting the 

Wireless Cable/DSL 

Gateway

1

Insert one end of the supplied Ethernet (RJ-45 Category 5) cable into the 
Cable/DSL port on the rear panel of the Wireless Cable/DSL Gateway.

2

Insert the other end of the cable into the RJ-45 port on your cable or DSL modem. 
Check that the Cable/DSL status LED lights on the Gateway.

3

Connect the cable or DSL modem to the Internet.

4

Connect your computer to one of the four LAN ports on the Gateway using a 
twisted pair cable. Check that the corresponding LAN status LED on the Gateway 
lights.

You have now completed the hardware installation of your Gateway. Next you 
need to set up your computers so that they can make use of the Gateway to 
communicate with the Internet.

3Com recommends that you perform the initial Gateway configuration from a 
computer that is directly connected to one of the LAN ports. You may alternatively 
configure the Gateway from a wireless computer, but note that you may lose 
contact with the Gateway if you change the wireless configuration.

To communicate with the Gateway, your wireless NIC should be set as follows:

WEP encryption - none

ESSID - 101

Channel - 11

Содержание 3CRWE51196 - OfficeConnect Wireless Cable/DSL...

Страница 1: ...http www 3com com Part No DUA5119 6AAA01 Published April 2002 OfficeConnect Wireless Cable DSL Gateway User Guide 3CRWE51196...

Страница 2: ...portion of any legend provided on any licensed program or documentation contained in or delivered to you in conjunction with this User Guide Unless otherwise indicated 3Com registered trademarks are r...

Страница 3: ...d Component Requirements 11 Front Panel 11 Rear Panel 13 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION Introduction 15 Safety Information 15 Positioning the Gateway 15 Using the Rubber Feet 16 Before you Install your Gatew...

Страница 4: ...guration 33 DHCP Clients List 34 Wireless Settings 35 Wireless Configuration 35 Channel Selection 35 Service Area Name SSID 35 Encryption 36 Wireless Encryption Type 36 Encryption Keys 36 Connection C...

Страница 5: ...guration Screens 55 Connecting to the Internet 56 Forgotten Password 56 Wireless Networking 57 Alert LED 58 Recovering from Corrupted Software 58 Frequently Asked Questions 59 A USING DISCOVERY Runnin...

Страница 6: ...ance 68 Wireless Performance 68 Cable Specifications 68 D SAFETY INFORMATION Important Safety Information 69 Wichtige Sicherheitshinweise 69 Consignes importantes de s curit 70 E END USER SOFTWARE LIC...

Страница 7: ...eway Category 3 and Category 5 Twisted Pair Cables are referred to as Twisted Pair Cables throughout this guide Conventions Table 1 and Table 2 list conventions that are used throughout this guide Tab...

Страница 8: ...refer to the Support and Safety Information sheet Related Documentation In addition to this guide each OfficeConnect Wireless Cable DSL Gateway document set includes one Installation Guide This guide...

Страница 9: ...ed power of all of your computers OfficeConnect Wireless Cable DSL Gateway The OfficeConnect Wireless Cable DSL Gateway is designed to provide a cost effective means of sharing a single broadband Inte...

Страница 10: ...rovides centralization of all network address settings DHCP Acts as a Virtual server to enable remote access to Web FTP and other services on your network Security Firewall protection against Internet...

Страница 11: ...g and connection operations Figure 3 Wireless Cable DSL Gateway Front Panel 1 Alert LED Orange Indicates a number of different conditions as described below Off The Gateway is operating normally Flash...

Страница 12: ...port will automatically adjust to the correct speed and duplex 4 Wireless LAN WLAN Status LED Yellow If the LED is on it indicates that wireless networking is enabled If the LED is flashing the link...

Страница 13: ...pplied with this Gateway Do not use any other adapter 8 Ethernet Cable DSL port Use the supplied patch cable to connect the Gateway to the Ethernet port on your cable or DSL modem The port will automa...

Страница 14: ...14 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCING THE OFFICECONNECT WIRELESS CABLE DSL GATEWAY...

Страница 15: ...n that is centrally located to the wireless computers that will connect to the Gateway A suitable location might be on top of a high shelf or similar furniture to optimise wireless connections to comp...

Страница 16: ...ce Name ______________________ You only need a PPPoE Service Name if your ISP requires one Do not enter anything if your ISP does not require a service name If your ISP allocates fixed or static IP in...

Страница 17: ...teway using a twisted pair cable Check that the corresponding LAN status LED on the Gateway lights You have now completed the hardware installation of your Gateway Next you need to set up your compute...

Страница 18: ...18 CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION...

Страница 19: ...ct and configure your Gateway Refer to Appendix A for information on using the Discovery program Obtaining an IP Address Automatically Windows 2000 If you are using a Windows 2000 based computer use t...

Страница 20: ...h selected Click OK 7 Restart your computer Windows 95 98 ME 1 From the Windows Start Menu select Settings Control Panel 2 Double click on Network Select the TCP IP item for your network card and clic...

Страница 21: ...ould be displayed 4 Select the Never Dial a Connection option Figure 8 Internet Properties Screen You may wish to remove the PPPoE client software from your computer to free resources as it is not req...

Страница 22: ...22 CHAPTER 3 SETTING UP YOUR COMPUTERS...

Страница 23: ...Gateway Refer to chapter 2 for details on how to do this 2 Launch your Web browser on the computer Enter the following URL in the location or address field of your browser http 192 168 1 1 Figure 9 F...

Страница 24: ...way Welcome screen will appear Figure 11 If your Gateway has not been configured before the Wizard will launch automatically refer to Figure 12 Figure 11 OfficeConnect Wireless Cable DSL Gateway Welco...

Страница 25: ...pe the Old Password then a new password in both the New Password and Confirm Password boxes 3Com recommends entering a new password when setting up the Gateway for the first time The Gateway is shippe...

Страница 26: ...be updated for daylight savings time automatically WAN Settings Figure 15 Internet Settings Screen This Internet Addressing Mode window allows you to set up the Gateway for the type of Internet connec...

Страница 27: ...Do not enter anything in this box if your ISP does not require a service name 6 Check all of your settings and then click Next Dynamic IP Address Mode To setup the Gateway for use with a dynamic IP ad...

Страница 28: ...Subnet Mask text box 4 Enter your ISP gateway address in the Internet ISP Gateway Address text box 5 Enter your primary DNS address in the Primary DNS Address text box 6 Enter your secondary DNS addre...

Страница 29: ...a maximum of 13 channels the number available to you is dependent on the country you reside in The Service Area Name default for 3Com products is 101 Up to 32 case sensitive characters can be entered...

Страница 30: ...Security you will need to set up the Gateway to use the same keys and settings Continue with the wizard to make the initial settings and then see Wireless Settings on page 35 for more details Once you...

Страница 31: ...tion setup DHCP server parameters and display the DHCP client list Wireless Settings enables disables access from wireless computers and provides facilities for improving the security of the wireless...

Страница 32: ...the Notice board and to change your Password You can also gain access to the Configuration Wizard See Accessing the Wizard on page 23 for details Notice Board Figure 25 Notice Board Screen The Notice...

Страница 33: ...field 3 Enter the new password again in the Confirm Password field 4 Click Apply to save the new password The password is case sensitive If you have forgotten your password you can reset the Gateway...

Страница 34: ...HCP Clients List provides details on the devices that are connected to the LAN The list is only created when the Gateway is setup as a DHCP server For each device that is connected to the LAN the IP a...

Страница 35: ...n t you must configure them to use the same Channel number as the Gateway Service Area Name SSID This allows you to name your Wireless network The field will accept any alphanumeric string and has a m...

Страница 36: ...wireless communications between the Gateway and it s wireless clients Enabling WEP has no security effect on data transmitted through wired Ethernet connections or through your connections to the Int...

Страница 37: ...ncryption string In 64 bit WEP the Passphrase will generate 4 different keys However in 128 bit WEP this method only generates 1 key which is replicated for all 4 keys The passphrase can be up to 31 c...

Страница 38: ...y to configure this feature Connected Client List Figure 34 Connections Control Detail Screen To create a list of Wireless computers that can access the Gateway 1 Press the New button 2 Specify the MA...

Страница 39: ...F 3 Press the Add button By pressing the Close button all changes will be discarded Modifying a MAC Address 1 Click on the MAC address to be modified in the table 2 Modify the MAC address The MAC add...

Страница 40: ...he MAC address and Connection Speed of that device is displayed As you connect more devices to the Wireless LAN the client list will grow to a maximum of 32 the maximum number of wireless devices that...

Страница 41: ...PPP over Ethernet connection use the following procedure 1 Select Enable on the PPP over Ethernet option to display the PPPoE Setup screen Figure 37 2 Enter your PPP over Ethernet user name in the PPP...

Страница 42: ...condary DNS addresses Your ISP should provide your primary and optional secondary DNS addresses Enter the addresses in the appropriate text boxes If you are using the DHCP option which automatically a...

Страница 43: ...k Apply Advanced Clone MAC Figure 40 Clone MAC Address Screen If your ISP requires an assigned MAC address click Internet Settings Advanced to display the Clone MAC Address screen The New MAC Address...

Страница 44: ...lick the SAVE button Virtual Server Activating and configuring a virtual server allows one or more of the computers on your network to function as an Internet service host For example one of your comp...

Страница 45: ...l or multiple connections to the Internet and these would normally be blocked by the Firewall For example Internet Telephony or Video conferences require multiple connections So that these special app...

Страница 46: ...se ports 2 3 5 6 and 7 to be activated The Gateway will automatically allow FTP and NetMeeting sessions You do not need to configure these as Special Applications Figure 46 Other Applications Setup Sc...

Страница 47: ...ctivating Allow will give the particular users access to the service s you indicate in step 5 see below Activating Block denies access to the services chosen in step 5 5 Select the service s to allow...

Страница 48: ...illions of computer users throughout the world The vast majority of the computer users on the Internet are friendly and have no intention of breaking into stealing from or damaging your network Howeve...

Страница 49: ...any remote host to administer the Gateway type 0 0 0 0 in the Host IP Address box 3 To remotely administer your Gateway enter http xxx xxx xxx xxx 8000 in the location bar of the browser running on t...

Страница 50: ...time in the log files If you use Daylight saving tick the Enable Daylight savings box and then click Apply Figure 52 The Gateway reads the correct time from NTP servers on the Internet and sets its sy...

Страница 51: ...wnload the software from the 3Com support web site to a folder on your computer Once you have done this use the Browse button to tell your web browser where this file is on your computer and then clic...

Страница 52: ...tus and Logs screen display a tabular representation of your network and Internet connection Status Status will display the current unit status including a summary of the configuration Logs Logs will...

Страница 53: ...Support Figure 56 Support Screen Selecting Support option on the main menu displays the support links screen which contains a list of Internet links that provide information and support concerning the...

Страница 54: ...54 CHAPTER 5 GATEWAY CONFIGURATION...

Страница 55: ...0Mbps Some NICs do not have status LEDs in which case a diagnostic program may be available that can give you this information Ensure that you have configured your computer as described in Chapter 3 S...

Страница 56: ...en but cannot log on because you do not know or have forgotten the password follow the steps below to reset the Gateway to it s factory default configuration CAUTION All your configuration changes wil...

Страница 57: ...onsider moving the wireless computer closer to the Gateway to confirm that the building structure or fittings are not adversely affecting the connectivity If this resolves the problem consider relocat...

Страница 58: ...rom the Internet and has prevented it from harming your network You need take no specific action on this unless you decide that these attacks are happening frequently in which case you may wish to dis...

Страница 59: ...using hubs switches and wireless access points connected to the Gateway 3Com wireless access points and OfficeConnect hubs and switches provide a simple reliable means of expanding your network conta...

Страница 60: ...60 CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING...

Страница 61: ...8 2000 Me NT 1 Insert the Gateway CD ROM in the CD ROM drive on your computer A menu will appear select Gateway Discovery Note Discovery will find the Gateway even if it is unconfigured or misconfigur...

Страница 62: ...59 shows an example Discovered Devices screen Highlight the Wireless Cable DSL Gateway by clicking on it and press Next Figure 59 Discovery Finish Screen 4 Click on Finish to launch a web browser and...

Страница 63: ...nd the address of the destination network IP addresses have the format n n n x where n is a decimal number between 0 and 255 and x is a number between 1 and 254 inclusive However an IP Address alone i...

Страница 64: ...et mask These are Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP Addressing Static Addressing Automatic Addressing Auto IP Addressing DHCP Addressing The Wireless Cable DSL Gateway contains a DHCP server wh...

Страница 65: ...acquire an address using DHCP but are unable to contact a DHCP server Automatic IP addressing is a scheme where devices allocate themselves an IP address at random from the industry standard subnet o...

Страница 66: ...66 APPENDIX B IP ADDRESSING...

Страница 67: ...to 5 5 2 or 1Mbps Maximum channels 13 Range up to 304 8m 1000ft Frequency US Canada Europe 2 400 2 4835 GHz Sensitivity 1 2 5 5Mbps 80dBm 11Mbps 76dBm typical Modulation CCK BPSK QPSK Encryption 40 64...

Страница 68: ...ort the following Operating Systems Windows 95 98 Windows NT 4 0 Windows ME Windows 2000 Windows XP Mac OS 8 5 or higher Unix Ethernet Performance The Wireless Cable DSL Gateway complies to the IEEE 8...

Страница 69: ...nditions are only maintained if the equipment to which it is connected also operates under SELV conditions WARNING There are no user replaceable fuses or user serviceable parts inside the Gateway If y...

Страница 70: ...er pour garantir votre s curit personnelle Vous devez respecter attentivement toutes les consignes Nous vous demandons de lire attentivement les consignes suivantes de s curit avant d installer ou de...

Страница 71: ...daptateur lectrique avant de retirer cet appareil AVERTISSEMENT Ports RJ 45 Il s agit de prises femelles blind es de donn es RJ 45 Vous ne pouvez pas les utiliser comme prise de t l phone Branchez uni...

Страница 72: ...72 APPENDIX D SAFETY INFORMATION...

Страница 73: ...covered by this Agreement may contain data encryption code which is unlawful to export or transfer from the United States or country where you legally obtained it without an approved U S Department of...

Страница 74: ...74 APPENDIX E END USER SOFTWARE LICENCE AGREEMENT...

Страница 75: ...uilt in and you can remove it from your PC You will need to enter the user name and password that your ISP provided to you in the PPPoE page of the Gateway Leave the service name blank unless your ISP...

Страница 76: ...76 APPENDIX F ISP INFORMATION...

Страница 77: ...ients It is used to connect a peer to peer network together without the use of an access point It offers lower performance than infrastructure mode which is the mode the gateway uses see also Infra st...

Страница 78: ...re IP addresses such as 192 34 45 8 A DNS server keeps a database of host computers and their respective domain names and IP addresses so that when a domain name is requested as in typing 3com com int...

Страница 79: ...will need to ensure all of your clients are set up to use infra structure mode in order for them to communicate with the Access Point built into your Gateway see also Ad Hoc mode IP Internet Protocol...

Страница 80: ...rules dictate format timing sequencing and error control PPPoE Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet Point to Point Protocol is a method of secure data transmission originally created for dial up con...

Страница 81: ...ountries The Internet is an example of a wide area network WECA Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance An industry group formed to certify cross vendor interoperability and compatibility of 802 11b...

Страница 82: ...82 GLOSSARY...

Страница 83: ...s 63 Internet Addressing Mode 26 IP Address 28 IP address 28 34 63 IP Allocation 40 ISP gateway address 28 L LAN 28 33 LED 11 login 62 M MAC address 27 34 N network addresses 63 P Password 32 password...

Страница 84: ...84 INDEX...

Страница 85: ...g measures Reorient the receiving antenna Relocate the equipment with respect to the receiver Move the equipment away from the receiver Plug the equipment into a different outlet so that equipment and...

Страница 86: ...t This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference Causing Equipment Regulations Cet appareil num rique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du R glement sur...

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