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202-10173-01 v1.0 November 2006 NETGEAR , Inc. 4500 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA Wireless Cable V oice Gateway Model CVG824G Reference Manual.
ii v1.0, November 2006 Wireless Cable Voice Gateway Model CVG824G Reference Manua l © 2006 by NETGEAR, Inc. All rights reserved. T rademarks NETGEAR and the NETGEAR logo are trademarks of NETG EAR, Inc. Microsoft, W indows, and W indows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Cor poration.
v1.0, November 2006 iii Wireless Cable Voice Gateway Model CVG824G Reference Manu al radio spectrum – Arti cle 3.2. T esting for radi o test suites according to EN 300 328- 2 has been conducted.
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v 1.0, November 2006 Content s About This Manual Conventions, Formats, and Scope ............... ................ ................... ................ ................ . ix How to Use This Manual ................. ................ ................ ...
Wireless Cable Voice Gateway Model CVG824G Reference Manua l vi 1.0, November 2006 Chapter 3 Protecting Y o ur Network Changing the Default Password ......... ................ ................ ................ ................ ............ 3-1 Blocking Keywords, Sites and Services .
Wireless Cable Voice Gateway Model CVG824G Reference Manu al vii 1.0, November 2006 T esting the Path from Y our PC to a Remote Device .... ................ ................ ............ 5-5 Appendix A Default Settings and T echnical Specificat ions Factory Default Set tings .
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ix v1.0, November 2006 About This Manual The NETGEAR ® W ir eless Cable V oice Gateway Mode l CVG824G Refer ence Manual describes how to install, configure, and troubleshoot the V o ice Gateway. The information in this manual is intended for readers with intermedia te computer and Internet skills.
Wireless Cable Voice Gateway Model CVG824G Reference Manua l x v1.0, Novemb er 2006 • Scope. This manual is written for the V oice Ga teway according to these specifications: For more information about networ k, Internet, firewall, and VPN technologies, see the links to the NETGEAR website in Appendix B, “Related Documents” .
Wireless Cable Voice Gateway Model CVG824G Reference Manu al xi v1.0, November 2006 – Click the PDF of This Chapter link at the top ri ght of any page in the chapter you want to print. The PDF version of the chap ter you were viewing open s in a browser window .
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1-1 v1.0, November 2006 Chapter 1 Inst alling the Gateway This chapter describes how to set up the wireless voice gateway on your Local Area Network (LAN), connect to the Internet, and perform basi c configuration. For in formation ab out product features and compatible NETGEAR products, please see the NETGEAR W eb site at http://www .
Wireless Cable Voice Gateway Model CVG824G Reference Manua l 1-2 Installing the Gateway v1.0, Novemb er 2006 The Gateway Front Panel The front panel of the CVG824G ( Figure 1-1 ) contains status LEDs . Y ou can use some of the LED s to verify connections .
Wireless Cable Voice Gateway Model CVG824G Reference Manu al Installing the Gateway 1-3 v1.0, November 2006 The Gateway Rear Panel The label on the bottom of the gate way identifies the connections on the rear panel. The rear panel includes the following connections, viewed from left to right, as illustrated in Figure 1-2 .
Wireless Cable Voice Gateway Model CVG824G Reference Manua l 1-4 Installing the Gateway v1.0, Novemb er 2006 Inst alling the V oice Gateway Installation is a four-part process. Comp lete the installation in this order: 1. Check the Installation Requirements.
Wireless Cable Voice Gateway Model CVG824G Reference Manu al Installing the Gateway 1-5 v1.0, November 2006 – This computer must be set up to use DHCP to get its TCP/IP configuration from the gateway . See the link “Preparing a Computer for Network Access:” in Appendix B for help with DHCP configuration.
Wireless Cable Voice Gateway Model CVG824G Reference Manua l 1-6 Installing the Gateway v1.0, Novemb er 2006 6. V erify the following: a. The power light is lit afte r turning on the gateway. b. The cable link light is solid green, indicating a link has be en established to the cable network.
Wireless Cable Voice Gateway Model CVG824G Reference Manu al Installing the Gateway 1-7 v1.0, November 2006 2. Connect your computer to the USB port on the gateway. 3. Plug in your gateway and wait a bout 30 seconds for the lights to stop b link ing. 4.
Wireless Cable Voice Gateway Model CVG824G Reference Manua l 1-8 Installing the Gateway v1.0, Novemb er 2006 1. Using the computer that you first used to acces s your cable modem Internet service, connect to the gateway by typing http://192.168.0.1 in the address field of your Internet browser .
Wireless Cable Voice Gateway Model CVG824G Reference Manu al Installing the Gateway 1-9 v1.0, November 2006 : 2. Select Dynamic or Static IP Address: • If your service provider assigns your IP address through DHCP , select “Dynamic IP .
Wireless Cable Voice Gateway Model CVG824G Reference Manua l 1-10 Installing th e Gateway v1.0, Novemb er 2006 4. If you have V oIP service, connect the phone to a V oice Port 1. If your service includes a second line, you can connect that phone to V o ice Port 2.
2-1 v1.0, November 2006 Chapter 2 Wireless Configuration This chapter describes how to se t up the wireless features of your wireless voice gateway. In planning your wireless network, consider th e level of securit y required. Select the location of your wireless equipment in ord er to maximize the netw ork speed.
Wireless Cable Voice Gateway Model CVG824G Reference Manua l 2-2 Wireless Configuration v1.0, Novemb er 2006 • A way from sources of interference, such as PC s, microwave ovens, and 2.4 GHz cordles s phones. • A way from large metal surfaces. • Put the antenna in a vertical position to provide the best side-to-side coverage.
Wireless Cable Voice Gateway Model CVG824G Reference Manu al Wireless Configuration 2-3 v1.0, November 2006 SSID and Wireless Security Settings Form For a new wireless network, print or copy this form and fill in the settings. For an existing wireless network, the person who set up or is responsible fo r the network can get the se ttings.
Wireless Cable Voice Gateway Model CVG824G Reference Manua l 2-4 Wireless Configuration v1.0, Novemb er 2006 Underst anding Wireless Security Options W ireless data transmiss ions can be received well be yond your walls by anyone with a compatible adapter .
Wireless Cable Voice Gateway Model CVG824G Reference Manu al Wireless Configuration 2-5 v1.0, November 2006 3. Under Setup on the main me nu, select W ireless Settings. 4. Configure or confirm the W ireless Settings page options described below: • Wir eless Network Name (SSID) : Enter an SSID up to 32 characters.
Wireless Cable Voice Gateway Model CVG824G Reference Manua l 2-6 Wireless Configuration v1.0, Novemb er 2006 • Security Options: W ireless security is disabled by default.
Wireless Cable Voice Gateway Model CVG824G Reference Manu al Wireless Configuration 2-7 v1.0, November 2006 WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) T o configure WEP data encryption: 1. From the W ireless Settings page, choose WEP (W ired Equivalent Priv acy) 64-bit encryption or WEP (W ired Equivalent Privacy) 128-bit encryption.
Wireless Cable Voice Gateway Model CVG824G Reference Manua l 2-8 Wireless Configuration v1.0, Novemb er 2006 WP A-PSK (WiFi Protected Access Pre-Shared Key) Not all wireless adapters support WP A-PSK. Furthermor e, client software is required on the client.
Wireless Cable Voice Gateway Model CVG824G Reference Manu al Wireless Configuration 2-9 v1.0, November 2006 WP A (WiFi Prot ected Access) Not all wireless adapters support WP A. Furthermore, client softwa re is required on the client. W indows XP and W indows 2000 with Service Pack 3 or above do include the client software that supports WP A.
Wireless Cable Voice Gateway Model CVG824G Reference Manua l 2-10 Wireless Configur ation v1.0, Novemb er 2006 WP A2-PSK (WiFi Protected Access 2 Pre-Shared Keys) Not all wireless adapters support WP A2-PSK. Furthe rmore, client software is required on the client.
Wireless Cable Voice Gateway Model CVG824G Reference Manu al Wireless Configuration 2 -11 v1.0, November 2006 2. Enter the WP A2 settings. These settings are required fo r communication and authenticat ion from a Radius server . A secondary Radius serve r can be configured, which is used if th e primary Radius server fails.
Wireless Cable Voice Gateway Model CVG824G Reference Manua l 2-12 Wireless Configur ation v1.0, Novemb er 2006 T o restrict acce ss based on MAC addresses: 1. Connect to the gateway and log in as described in “Configuring W ireless Settings” on page 2- 4 .
Wireless Cable Voice Gateway Model CVG824G Reference Manu al Wireless Configuration 2 -13 v1.0, November 2006 T o add a device to the Access List: 1. Add a device to the Access List usin g either of the following methods: a.
Wireless Cable Voice Gateway Model CVG824G Reference Manua l 2-14 Wireless Configur ation v1.0, Novemb er 2006.
Protecting Your Network 3-1 BETA, November 2006 Chapter 3 Protecting Y our Network This chapter describes how to use the firewall feat ures of the gateway to protect y our network. Changing the Default Password For security reasons, the gateway has its own user name and password.
Wireless Cable Voice Gateway Model CVG824G Reference Manua l 3-2 Protecting Yo ur Network 1.0, November 2006 2. From the Maintenance menu , select Set Password. The following dialog box appears: 3. T o change the password, first enter the old p assword, and then enter the new password twice.
Wireless Cable Voice Gateway Model CVG824G Reference Manu al Protecting Your Network 3-3 v1.0, November 2006 Blocking Keywords and Domains Y ou can restrict access to Internet content based on W eb address keywords and domain name s. A domain name is the name of a particular W eb s ite.
Wireless Cable Voice Gateway Model CVG824G Reference Manua l 3-4 Protecting Yo ur Network 1.0, November 2006 • If the keyword “XXX” is specified, the URL “http://www .badstuff.com/xxx.html” is blocked. • If the keyword “.com” is specified, only W e b sites with other domain suf fixes (such as .
Wireless Cable Voice Gateway Model CVG824G Reference Manu al Protecting Your Network 3-5 v1.0, November 2006 2. Under Advanced on the main menu, select MAC Filtering. The MAC Filtering screen will display . At the top of the page is a table of T rusted Devices that are currently co nnecte d to the wireless voice gateway.
Wireless Cable Voice Gateway Model CVG824G Reference Manua l 3-6 Protecting Yo ur Network 1.0, November 2006 3. In the T ime of Day to Block se ction, select ei ther All Day , or set the hours for Internet blocking 4. Click Apply to activate the settings.
Wireless Cable Voice Gateway Model CVG824G Reference Manu al Protecting Your Network 3-7 v1.0, November 2006 Port Blocking Y ou can use Port Bl ocking to block outbou nd traffic on specific ports. T o configure port blocking: 1. Under Advanced on the main menu, select Port Blocking .
Wireless Cable Voice Gateway Model CVG824G Reference Manua l 3-8 Protecting Yo ur Network 1.0, November 2006 1. From the Port Filter L ist pull-down menu , select the rule that you added. and ch eck the Enable radio box. 2. Select the radio box of the Day(s) yo u want to apply the rule.
Wireless Cable Voice Gateway Model CVG824G Reference Manu al Protecting Your Network 3-9 v1.0, November 2006 T o forward inbound tr af fic: 1. Select the service that you want to forward fro m the drop-down menu of Predefined Services. If the service that you want to forward is not in the predefine d list, you can add a custom service.
Wireless Cable Voice Gateway Model CVG824G Reference Manua l 3-10 Protecting Yo ur Network 1.0, November 2006 Port T riggering Port T riggering is an advanced feature that allows you to dynamical ly open inbound ports based on outbound traffic on dif ferent ports.
Wireless Cable Voice Gateway Model CVG824G Reference Manu al Protecting Your Network 3 -1 1 v1.0, November 2006 T o clear a Port T riggering rule: 1. Either remove the check from the Enable box to temporarily disable the rule, or 2. Select the rule and click Delete .
Wireless Cable Voice Gateway Model CVG824G Reference Manua l 3-12 Protecting Yo ur Network 1.0, November 2006 Incoming traffic from the Internet is normally discarded by the gateway unless the traf fic is a response to one of your local co mputers or a service that you have configured in the Port Forwarding or Port T riggering page.
Wireless Cable Voice Gateway Model CVG824G Reference Manu al Protecting Your Network 3 -1 3 v1.0, November 2006 • Advertisement Period . The number entered in this field (in minutes) determines how often the router will advertise (broadcast ) its UPnP information.
Wireless Cable Voice Gateway Model CVG824G Reference Manua l 3-14 Protecting Yo ur Network 1.0, November 2006 Enabling or Disabling Cont ent Filtering Services Y ou can use the Services page to disable or enable certain gatew ay features which are described as follows: • Firewall Features .
Wireless Cable Voice Gateway Model CVG824G Reference Manu al Protecting Your Network 3 -1 5 v1.0, November 2006 2. Click Apply . T o enable a feature: 1.
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Managing Your Network 4-1 1.0, November 2006 Chapter 4 Managing Y our Network This chapter describes how to perform network ma nagement tasks such as Diagnostics, Restoring Factory Default Settings and Backup, as well as mo nitoring the current status of your gateway.
Wireless Cable Voice Gateway Model CVG824G Reference Manua l 4-2 Manag ing Your Netw ork 1.0, November 2006 This Gateway Status fields are described in the following table: T able 4-1. Gateway St atus Fields Field Description Informatio n S tandard S pecification Compliant The specification to which the gatewa y’s cable interface is compatible.
Wireless Cable Voice Gateway Model CVG824G Reference Manu al Managing Your Network 4-3 1.0, November 2006 V iewing Connection St atus Under Maintenance on the m ain menu, select Connection.
Wireless Cable Voice Gateway Model CVG824G Reference Manua l 4-4 Manag ing Your Netw ork 1.0, November 2006 About LAN IP Settings The gateway is preconfigured to use private IP addresses on the LAN side, and to act as a DHCP server . The LAN IP settings are explained below: • LAN IP address: This is the IP addr ess of the gateway.
Wireless Cable Voice Gateway Model CVG824G Reference Manu al Managing Your Network 4-5 1.0, November 2006 Using the Gateway as a DHCP Server By default, the gateway is a DHCP server . It can assign IP , DNS server, and default gateway addresses to all computers connected to the LAN.
Wireless Cable Voice Gateway Model CVG824G Reference Manua l 4-6 Manag ing Your Netw ork 1.0, November 2006 • Enable the DHCP Server to assign IP addre sses to your computers automatically; or disable the DHCP Server and assign IP addresses to your computers manually .
Wireless Cable Voice Gateway Model CVG824G Reference Manu al Managing Your Network 4-7 1.0, November 2006 3. CLick Add. T o remove a reserved IP from the DHCP Reservation Lease Info table: 1. Check the radio button adjacent to the entry you want to remove from the table.
Wireless Cable Voice Gateway Model CVG824G Reference Manua l 4-8 Manag ing Your Netw ork 1.0, November 2006 5. Click Apply . . Restoring Factory Defaul t Configuration Settings The configuration settings are stored in a configuration file in the gateway.
Wireless Cable Voice Gateway Model CVG824G Reference Manu al Managing Your Network 4-9 1.0, November 2006 After an erase, the gateway user name is admin a nd the password is password . The LAN IP address is 192.168.0.1, and the DHCP client is enabled.
Wireless Cable Voice Gateway Model CVG824G Reference Manua l 4-10 Managing Your Networ k 1.0, November 2006 2. If you want to specify additional details, you can set the Ping Size, No.
Wireless Cable Voice Gateway Model CVG824G Reference Manu al Managing Your Network 4-11 1.0, November 2006 W eb browser a cces s normally uses the standard HTTP service port 80. For greater security , you can specify a custom port by entering that number in the box provided .
Wireless Cable Voice Gateway Model CVG824G Reference Manua l 4-12 Managing Your Networ k 1.0, November 2006.
5-1 1.0, November 2006 Chapter 5 T roubleshooting This chapter gives information about troublesho oting your gateway. For the common problems listed, go to the section indicated. • Is the gateway on? • Have I connected the gateway correctly? Go to “Basic Func tions” on page 5-1 .
Wireless Cable Voice Gateway Model CVG824G Reference Manua l 5-2 Troubleshooting 1.0, November 2006 If any of these conditions does not occur , see the table below: T roubleshooting the Web Configurat.
Wireless Cable Voice Gateway Model CVG824G Reference Manu al Troubleshooting 5-3 1.0, November 2006 • Make sure that your PC’ s IP address is on the same subnet as the gateway. If you are using the recommended addressing scheme, your PC’ s address should be in the range of 192.
Wireless Cable Voice Gateway Model CVG824G Reference Manua l 5-4 Troubleshooting 1.0, November 2006 T roubleshooting a TCP/IP Ne twork Using a Ping Utility Most TCP/IP terminal devices and routers contain a ping utility that sends an echo request packet to the designated device.
Wireless Cable Voice Gateway Model CVG824G Reference Manu al Troubleshooting 5-5 1.0, November 2006 – V erify that the IP address for your gatewa y and your workstation are correct and tha t the addresses are on the same subnet.
Wireless Cable Voice Gateway Model CVG824G Reference Manua l 5-6 Troubleshooting 1.0, November 2006.
A-1 1.0, November 2006 Appendix A Default Settings and T echnical Specifications Factory Default Settings Y ou can use the reset button located on the front of your device to reset all settings to their factory defaults.
Wireless Cable Voice Gateway Model CVG824G Reference Manua l A-2 Default Settings and Technical Sp ecifications 1.0, November 2006 LAN IP Ending IP Address 192.
Wireless Cable Voice Gateway Model CVG824G Reference Manu al Default Settings and Technical Specifications A-3 1.0, November 2006 T echnical S p ecifications The table below describes the technical specifica tions for the W ireless Cable V oice Gateway .
Wireless Cable Voice Gateway Model CVG824G Reference Manua l A-4 Default Settings and Technical Sp ecifications 1.0, November 2006.
B-1 1.0, November 2006 Appendix B Related Document s This appendix provides links to reference documents you c an use to gain a more comple te understanding of the technolog ies used in your NET GEAR product. Document Link Internet Networking and TCP/IP Addressing: http://documentation.
Wireless Cable Voice Gateway Model CVG824G Reference Manua l B-2 Related Documents 1.0, November 2006.
Index-1 v1.0, November 2006 Index Numerics 192.168.0.1, default login 1-8 , 2-4 , 3-1 , 3-3 , 3-4 B Basic Settings 1-8 , 1-9 blocking keywords 3-3 outbound traffic 3-7 W eb sites 3-3 C Cable Modem 1-5 Cat5 cable 1-5 child login.
Wireless Cable Voice Gateway Model CVG824G Reference Manua l Index-2 v1.0, Novemb er 2006 outbound traffic 3-6 W AN to LAN 3-6 Fixed IP address pool. See Static IP address pool Fixed IP Address.
Wireless Cable Voice Gateway Model CVG824G Reference Manu al Index-3 v1.0, November 2006 Passphrase WEP , use with 2-7 WP A2-PSK, use with 2-10 WP A-PSK, use wit h 2-8 password changing 3-1 password, .
Wireless Cable Voice Gateway Model CVG824G Reference Manua l Index-4 v1.0, Novemb er 2006 wireless antenna location 2-2 channel setup 2-2 connection latency 2-2 interference 2-2 range 2-1 settings form 2-3 wireless adapter 802.1 1b 1-5 8021 1g 1-5 W i reless Card Access List 2-5 W i reless Card Access.
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