Lan Hardware Requirements; Computer Requirements; Lan Configuration Requirements; Connecting The Sbg1000 To The Cable System - Motorola SBG 1000 Manual

Connecting to the internet

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LAN Hardware Requirements

The following LAN Hardware requirements must be met:

• The SBG1000 Gateway connects to the LAN using either its twisted-pair

Ethernet, USB, HPNA or 802.11b wireless port.

The following Computer requirements must be met:

• To use the SGB1000 Gateway on Time Warner Cable network, each

computer must have either an installed Ethernet NIC, USB Host port, or

802.11b wireless adapter. It is recommended that a Category 5 (CAT5)

cable such as the one provided with the install kit be used.

The following LAN configuration requirements must be met:

• For the initial connection to the Internet and configuration of the gateway,

a computer must be connected to the gateway that is set to automatically

get its TCP/IP configuration from the gateway via DHCP.

Note: Refer to Preparing the Network for assistance with DHCP configuration.

Note: Allow 5 to 30 minutes the first time the SBG1000 is turned on to find and

lock on the appropriate communications channels.

To connect the SBG1000 to the cable system, complete the following steps:

1. Be sure the computer is on and the SBG1000 is unplugged.

2. Connect one end of the coaxial cable to the cable outlet or splitter.

3. Connect the other end of the coaxial cable to the cable connector on the

SBG1000.

The following figure depicts these steps:

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