User Manual

Chapter 2: Connections and Setup
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Illustrations contained in this document are for representation only.
Connecting Your Devices
Ethernet Connection
1. Before you begin, make sure that all of your hardware is powered off, including the gateway,
PCs, hubs, and switches.
2. Connect one end of an Ethernet cable to one of the Ethernet ports on the back of the
gateway and the other end to a standard port on a network device, e.g., a PC, print server,
hub, or switch.
3. Connect the coaxial cable from the wall to the CABLE jack on the back of the gateway.
4. Connect the power supply cable to the Power jack on the back of the gateway, then plug the
supplied power cable into an AC power outlet. Go to section, Activating the Wireless Cable
Gateway, page 15.
USB Connection
The cable modem CD included with your modem contains the drivers and other information you
need to install your cable modem. Follow instructions 1 through 5 to connect the cable modem to
the USB port on your computer. Instructions must be followed in the order they appear.
1. Connect one end of the coaxial cable to the cable connection in the wall. Attach the other
end of the coaxial cable to the connector on the cable modem labeled “CABLE” (Fig. 2) on
page 8
2. Insert the plug from the AC power supply into the power AC jack on cable modem and the
two-prong plug into the AC outlet.
3. Insert the supplied cable modem CD-ROM. Wait momentarily fo rthe cable modem CD
window display.
4. Close all open appplications and dialog boxes, including the cable modem CD window.
Note: Open applications may interfere with your cable modem installation.
5. Connect one end of the USB cable to the USb port located on the back of your conmputer.
Connect the other end of the USB cable to the USB port on the cable modem’s back panel.
Note: Use only the power supply that accompanied this unit. Using pther power supplies
may damage the unit. Next, you need to install the USB drivers for your operation system,
(Installation for Windows Me is described hereafter:)
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