User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Reference Manual for the Model CG814W Wireless Cable Modem Gateway
- Contents
- About This Manual
- Chapter 1 Introduction 1-1
- Chapter 2 Connecting the Gateway to the Internet 2-1
- Chapter 3 Wireless Configuration 3-1
- Chapter 4 Protecting Your Network 4-1
- Chapter 5 Managing Your Network 5-1
- Chapter 6 Troubleshooting 6-1
- Appendix A Technical Specifications A-1
- Appendix B Networks, Routing, and Firewall Basics B-1
- Appendix C Preparing Your Network C-1
- Glossary G-1
- About This Manual
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Chapter 2 Connecting the Gateway to the Internet
- Chapter 3 Wireless Configuration
- Chapter 4 Protecting Your Network
- Chapter 5 Managing Your Network
- Chapter 6 Troubleshooting
- Appendix A Technical Specifications
- Appendix B Networks, Routing, and Firewall Basics
- Related Publications
- Basic Router Concepts
- Internet Security and Firewalls
- Wireless Networking Overview
- Authentication and WEP
- Wireless Channels
- Ethernet Cabling
- Appendix C Preparing Your Network
- Glossary
Reference Manual for the Model CG814W Wireless Cable Modem Gateway
Managing Your Network 5-3
Connection Status
From the Main Menu, under Maintenance, select Connection to view the screen in Figure 5-2.
Figure 5-2: Connection screen
This screen shows detailed information about the status of the connection to your cable service
provider that can be used for troubleshooting. The gateway goes through the following steps to be
provisioned
1. Acquire and lock Downstream Channel
2. Acquire upstream parameters and range.
3. Lock Upstream Channel
4. Acquire IP Address through DHCP
Current System Time
The date and time is acquired from your cable service provider as part of the registration
procedure.