Cabling The Lan; Obtaining An Ip Address For An Ethernet Connection; Installing The Telephone For Voip - Motorola SURFboard SVG1501 Series User Manual

Cabling the LAN

After connecting to the cable system, you can connect your wired Ethernet LAN. Some
sample connections are shown in
you must install proper drivers for the Ethernet adapter. Detailed information about
network cabling is beyond the scope of this document.
Obtaining an IP Address for an Ethernet
Connection
To obtain the IP address for your computer's network interface, use one of the following
options:
•
Retrieve the statically defined IP address and DNS address
•
Automatically retrieve the IP address using the Network DHCP server
The Motorola SVG1501 gateway provides a DHCP server on its LAN. It is recommended
that you configure your LAN to obtain the IPs for the LAN and DNS server automatically.

Installing the Telephone for VoIP

The SVG1501 allows you to use your cable Internet connection for VoIP telephone
service. You must contact a VoIP service provider for this feature to work with the
SVG1501. You can connect up to two standard telephone lines using your SVG1501.
CAUTION: To reduce the risk of fire, use only No. 26 or larger UL
Listed or CSA Certified Telecommunication Line Cord or national
equivalent to connect a telephone line to your SVG1501.
Contact your service provider before connecting your Motorola
SVG1501 to your existing telephone wiring. Do not connect the
telephone wire to a traditional telephone (PSTN) service.
Be sure the phone connectors are neither connected together nor
connected to wall jacks on the same network.
Use only a standard telephone. In many businesses, digital phones that
connect to a private branch exchange (PBX) do not operate with the
SVG1501.
Connect your telephone by plugging a phone wire into the
also connect a second telephone line to the
be connected to TEL 1/2.
2 • Getting Started
This document is uncontrolled pending incorporation in a Motorola CMS
Wired Ethernet LAN. On each networked computer,
connector. A two-line telephone may
TEL 2
connector. You can
TEL 1/2
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