User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Getting to Know the Gateway
- 2 Installing the Gateway
- 3 Preconfiguration Guidelines
- 4 Configuring the Gateway
- Accessing the Gateway’s Web Management
- Understanding the Web Management Interface Menus
- Web Management Interface Menus
- Viewing Information About Your Network and Connected Devices
- Viewing Information About Your Network and Connections
- Configuring Firewall Settings
- Viewing System Software Settings
- Configuring System Hardware
- Configuring Your Home Network
- Working with Connected Devices
- Configuring Parental Controls
- Using Advanced Features
- Troubleshooting the Gateway
- 5 Configuring the Gateway’s mso Interface
- Accessing the Gateway’s Web Management
- Understanding the Web Management Interface Menus
- Web Management Interface Menus
- Configuring the Gateway Settings
- Configuring Connections
- Configuring Firewall Settings
- Viewing System Software Settings
- Configuring Hardware
- Configuring Your Home Network
- Working with Connected Devices
- Configuring Parental Controls
- Using Advanced Features
- Troubleshooting the Gateway
- 6 Troubleshooting Procedures
- Basic Troubleshooting Procedures
- Advanced Troubleshooting Procedures
- Specific Troubleshooting Procedures
- Unable to Log In to Gateway
- Local Networked Devices Unable to Access the Gateway
- Unable to Access the Internet
- Unable to Access Networked Devices
- Using the Ping Utility to Troubleshoot
- Gateway Disconnects from the Internet
- Slow Web Browsing
- Unable to Configure Port Forwarding
- Unable to Use Pass-thru VPN
- Gateway is Not Passing DHCP Address to a computer
- Determining a Computer’s MAC Address
- Wireless Troubleshooting
- Application and Gaming Troubleshooting
- Connecting to Messenger Services Behind the Gateway
- Connecting to America Online Behind the Gateway
- Connecting to XBox Live, PSP, and Nintendo WFC
- Index
Preconfiguration Guidelines
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Configuring Your Computer for TCP/IP
Before you configure the Gateway using its Web management interface, configure TCP/IP
settings on the computer that will be used to configure the Gateway. The TCP/IP procedure
to use depends on the operating system installed on the computer.
For Microsoft Windows 2000, see the procedure below
For Microsoft Windows XP, see page 26
For Microsoft Windows Vista, see page 27
For Microsoft Windows 7, see page 30
For Apple Macintosh, see page 33
Configuring Microsoft Windows 2000
Use the following procedure to configure your computer if your computer has Microsoft
Windows 2000 installed.
1. On the Windows taskbar, click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
2. In the Control Panel window, double-click the Network and Dial-up Connections icon. If
the Ethernet adapter in your computer is installed correctly, the Local Area Connection
icon appears.
3. Double-click the Local Area Connection icon for the Ethernet adapter connected to the
Gateway. The Local Area Connection Status dialog box appears (see Figure 8).
Figure 8. Local Area Connection Status Window