- •About This Guide
- •Naming Convention
- •Conventions
- •Product Registration
- •Introducing the Gateway
- •Gateway Advantages
- •Package Contents
- •Front Panel
- •Rear Panel
- •Hardware Installation
- •Introduction
- •Safety Information
- •Wall Mounting
- •Before you Install your Gateway
- •Connecting the Gateway
- •Wireless Only
- •Setting Up Your Computers
- •Windows 2000
- •Windows XP
- •Windows 95/98/ME
- •Macintosh
- •Running the Setup Wizard
- •Password
- •Time Zone
- •WAN Settings
- •LAN Settings
- •DHCP
- •Wireless Settings
- •Summary
- •Gateway Configuration
- •Main Menu
- •Option Tabs
- •Welcome Screen
- •Notice Board
- •Password
- •Wizard
- •LAN Settings
- •Unit Configuration
- •DHCP Clients List
- •Wireless Settings
- •Configuration
- •Encryption
- •Connection Control
- •Client List
- •Profile
- •Internet Settings
- •Connection to ISP
- •Firewall
- •Virtual Servers
- •Special Applications
- •PC Privileges
- •Security
- •System Tools
- •Restart
- •Time Zone
- •Configuration
- •Upgrade
- •Status and Logs
- •Status
- •Logs
- •Support
- •Troubleshooting
- •Browsing to the Gateway Configuration Screens
- •Wireless Networking
- •Alert LED
- •Using Discovery
- •IP Addressing
- •Managing the Gateway over the Network
- •How does a Device Obtain an IP Address and Subnet Mask?
- •DHCP Addressing
- •Static Addressing
- •Technical Specifications
- •Safety Information
- •ISP Information
- •Glossary
- •802.11b
- •10BASE-T
- •100BASE-TX
- •Access Point
- •Ad Hoc mode
- •Auto-negotiation
- •Bandwidth
- •Category 3 Cables
- •Category 5 Cables
- •Channel
- •Client
- •DHCP
- •DNS Server Address
- •DSL modem
- •Encryption
- •ESSID
- •Ethernet
- •Ethernet Address
- •Fast Ethernet
- •Firewall
- •Full Duplex
- •Gateway
- •Half Duplex
- •Hub
- •IEEE
- •IETF
- •IP
- •IP Address
- •ISP
- •LAN
- •MAC
- •MAC Address
- •NAT
- •Network
- •Protocol
- •PPPoE
- •PPTP
- •RJ-45
- •Server
- •SSID
- •Subnet Address
- •Subnet mask
- •Subnets
- •Switch
- •TCP/IP
- •Traffic
- •WAN
- •WECA
- •WEP
- •WiFi
- •Wireless Client
- •Wizard
- •WLAN
- •Index
- •A
- •C
- •D
- •F
- •G
- •I
- •L
- •M
- •N
- •P
- •R
- •S
- •T
- •U
- •V
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OfficeConnect®
Cable/DSL Gateway
Wireless Cable/DSL Gateway
User Guide
3C857
3CRWE52196
(3CRWE52196 Only)
http://www.3com.com/
Part No.
Published October 2002
3Com Corporation 5400 Bayfront Plaza Santa Clara, California
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CONTENTS
ABOUT THIS GUIDE
Naming Convention 7
Conventions 8
Feedback about this User Guide 8
Related Documentation 9
Product Registration 9
1 INTRODUCING THE GATEWAY
OfficeConnect Cable/DSL Gateway and Wireless Cable/DSL Gateway 11
| Gateway Advantages | 13 |
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| Package Contents | 13 |
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| Minimum System and Component Requirements 14 | ||||
| Front Panel | 14 |
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| Introduction | 19 |
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| Safety Information | 19 | |||
| Positioning the Gateway |
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| Using the Rubber Feet | 20 | |||
| Wall Mounting | 20 |
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| Before you Install your Gateway 21 | ||||
| Powering Up the Gateway | 22 | |||
| Connecting the Gateway | 22 | |||
| Wireless Only | 23 |
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3 SETTING UP YOUR COMPUTERS
Obtaining an IP Address Automatically 25
Windows 2000 | 25 |
Windows XP | 27 |

| Windows 95/98/ME | 27 | ||
| Macintosh | 27 |
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| Disabling PPPoE and PPTP Client Software 28 | |||
| Disabling Web Proxy | 28 | ||
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| Accessing the Wizard | 29 | ||
| Password | 32 |
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| Time Zone | 32 |
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| WAN Settings | 33 |
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| LAN Settings | 38 |
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| DHCP 38 |
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| Wireless Settings | 39 | ||
| Summary | 40 |
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5 GATEWAY CONFIGURATION
Navigating Through the Gateway Configuration Pages 41
Main Menu |
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Option Tabs |
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Welcome Screen | 42 |
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Notice Board | 43 |
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Password | 43 |
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Wizard | 44 |
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LAN Settings | 44 |
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Unit Configuration | 44 | |||
DHCP Clients List | 45 | |||
Wireless Settings | 46 |
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Configuration | 46 |
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Encryption | 48 |
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Connection Control | 50 | |||
Client List | 53 |
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Profile | 53 |
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Internet Settings | 55 |
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Connection to ISP | 56 | |||
Firewall | 61 |
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Virtual Servers | 61 |
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Special Applications | 63 |
| PC Privileges | 65 |
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| Security | 67 |
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| System Tools | 69 |
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| Restart | 69 |
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| Time Zone | 69 |
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| Configuration 70 |
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| Upgrade | 71 |
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| Status and Logs | 72 |
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| Status | 73 |
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| Logs 73 |
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| Support | 73 |
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| Basic Connection Checks | 75 |
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| Browsing to the Gateway Configuration Screens | 75 | |||||
| Connecting to the Internet | 76 |
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| Forgotten Password and Reset to Factory Defaults | 76 | |||||
| Wireless Networking | 77 |
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| Alert LED | 79 |
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| Recovering from Corrupted Software | 79 |
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| Frequently Asked Questions | 80 |
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| Running the Discovery Application | 83 |
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| Windows Installation (95/98/2000/Me/NT) 83 |
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| The Internet Protocol Suite | 85 |
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| Managing the Gateway over the Network 85 |
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| IP Addresses and Subnet Masks | 85 |
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| How does a Device Obtain an IP Address and Subnet Mask? 87 | ||||||
| DHCP Addressing | 87 |
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| Static Addressing | 87 |
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CTECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
DSAFETY INFORMATION
EEND USER SOFTWARE LICENCE AGREEMENT
FISP INFORMATION
GLOSSARY
INDEX
REGULATORY NOTICES FOR THE CABLE/DSL GATEWAY
REGULATORY NOTICES FOR THE WIRELESS CABLE/DSL GATEWAY

ABOUTTHISGUIDE
This guide describes how to install and configure the OfficeConnect
Cable/DSL Gateway (3C857) and the OfficeConnect Wireless Cable/DSL
Gateway (3CRWE52196). All procedures in this guide apply to both
Gateways except when stated.
This guide is intended for use by those responsible for installing and setting up network equipment; consequently, it assumes a basic working knowledge of LANs (Local Area Networks) and Internet gateway systems.
If a release note is shipped with the OfficeConnect Cable/DSL Gateway or OfficeConnect Wireless Cable/DSL Gateway and contains information that differs from the information in this guide, follow the information in the release note.
Most user guides and release notes are available in Adobe Acrobat Reader Portable Document Format (PDF) on the 3Com World Wide Web site:
http://www.3com.com
Naming Convention Throughout this guide, the OfficeConnect Cable/DSL Gateway and OfficeConnect Wireless Cable/DSL Gateway are referred to as the “Gateway”.
Category 3 and Category 5 Twisted Pair Cables are referred to as Twisted
Pair Cables throughout this guide.