LINKSYS WCG200 Cable Modem User’s Manual
LINKSYS WCG200 User Manual Safety Notes For Installation Use only the type of power source indicated on the marking labels. Use only the power adapter supplied with the product. Do not overload wall outlet or extension cords as this may increase the risk of electric shock or file. If the power cord is frayed, replace it with a new one. Proper ventilation is necessary to prevent the product overheating.
LINKSYS WCG200 User Manual Chapter 1: Overview 1.1 Physical Outlook 1.1-1 Front Panel The following illustration shows the front panel of the LINKSYS WCG200 Cable Modem. LED Indicators The LEDs on the front panel are described in the table below (from left to right): LED Color POWER Green Cable Green Activity Green LINE 1~4 USB Wireless Green Green Green Status Description Off Power off. On Power on. Off Power off or the initial test is over.
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LINKSYS WCG200 User Manual Chapter 2: Installation 2.1 Connecting the Cable Modem to Your Computer 2.1-1 Installation Procedure for Ethernet Interface Follow the steps below for proper installation: 1. Make sure your computer meets the system requirements. 2. Connect a coaxial cable (supplied by the local Cable Television Company) to the CABLE connector on the modem. 3. Plug the power adapter into the POWER connector of the modem. 4. Plug the other end of the power adapter into a power outlet. 5.
LINKSYS WCG200 User Manual 2.1-2 Installation Procedure for USB Interface Follow the steps below for proper installation: 1. Make sure your computer meets the system requirements. 2. Connect a coaxial cable (supplied by the local Cable Television Company) to the CABLE connector on the modem. 3. Plug the power adapter into the POWER connector of the modem. 4. Plug the other end of the power adapter into a power outlet. 5. Check CABLE LED. If it is solid ON, the Cable Modem is on-line now.
LINKSYS WCG200 User Manual 2.1-3 Installation Procedure for Wireless 1. 2. Make sure your computer meets the system requirements. Connect a coaxial cable (supplied by the local Cable Television Company) to the CABLE connector on the modem. 3. 4. 5. Plug the power adapter into the POWER connector of the modem. Plug the other end of the power adapter into a power outlet. Check CABLE LED. If it is solid ON, the Cable Modem is on-line now. If it is not, contact your service provider. 6.
LINKSYS WCG200 User Manual Chapter 3: Software Installation and Configuration 3.1 USB Driver Installation 3.1-1 For Windows 98/Me 1. Wait for the cable modem is running in the operational state (registration O.K.). Plug the USB cable into your PC USB port. You will see the next page. Click the “Next” button. 2. Select “Search for the best drivers for your device“ and click the “Next” button. 3. Check “Specify a location” and browse CD-ROM:\Win9x or WinME. Click the “Next” button.
LINKSYS WCG200 User Manual 4. Select “The updated driver...” and click the “Next” button. 5. Click the “Next” button. 6. Installation has been completed here. Click the “Finish” button.
LINKSYS WCG200 User Manual 7. The system will ask you to restart your computer. Click “Yes” to complete the installation. 3.1-2 For Windows 2000/XP 1. Wait for the cable modem is running in the operational state (registration O.K.). Plug the USB cable into your PC USB port. 2. You will see the next page. Click the “Next” button.
3. LINKSYS WCG200 User Manual Select “Search for a suitable driver for my device“ and click the “Next” button. 4. Insert the driver CD into CD-ROM. Select “CD-ROM drive” and clicks the “Next” button. 5. Click the “Next” button.
6. LINKSYS WCG200 User Manual Installation has been completed here. Click the “Finish” button. 3.2 Uninstall USB Driver 3.2-1 For Windows 98/ME 1. Click “Start” button on your computer’s taskbar, point to “Settings”, and then click “Control Panel”. 2. 3. Select Add/Remove Programs. On the Install/Uninstall tab, select USB Cable Modem Adapter from the list box. Click the Add/Remove button. A confirmation dialog appears. Click Yes.
LINKSYS WCG200 User Manual 3.3 Setting TCP/IP on Client PC After you successfully complete the network interface card (Ethernet card) installation task, you need to make sure the TCP/IP communications protocol used by the Ethernet card is installed and correctly configured on your system. 3.3-1 For Windows 98/Me 1. Click on the Start menu, point to Settings and click on Control Panel. 2. The Control Panel window will show up. Double-click the “Network” icon in the Control Panel window. 3.
LINKSYS WCG200 User Manual 4. The Select Network Component Type dialog box will show up. Click ”Protocol”, and then click ”Add”. 5. You will see the Select Network Protocol dialog box. Click “Microsoft” in the “Manufactures:” list, and then click “TCP/IP” in the “Network Protocols:” list. Click “OK”.
LINKSYS WCG200 User Manual 6. 7. You will be directed back to the Network dialog box, and on the “Configuration” tab, the entry that includes TCP/IP -> followed by the Ethernet card installed in your computer will appear in the list of installed network components. Click TCP/IP -> followed by the Ethernet card installed in your computer, and then click ”Properties”. The TCP/IP Properties dialog box will appear.
8. 9. LINKSYS WCG200 User Manual In the TCP/IP Properties dialog box, please follow the directions below: Click “IP Address” tab to bring it to the front, and then click “Obtain an IP address automatically” on the tab. Click “Gateway” to bring it to the front. On this tab, leave the “New gateway:” blank. If there is the entry in the “Installed gateway:” list, click it and then click “Remove” to remove all installed gateways. 10.
LINKSYS WCG200 User Manual 11. The Copying Files dialog box will pop up and the system will start copying files from Windows. At the first time you will be asked to insert the Windows 98 CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive during the files copying, and follow the instructions when they show up, then click “OK”. It will prompt another Copying Files dialog box. Please type the command line that Windows files located in the dialog box (For example, D:\win98). Click “OK” to continue the files copying. 12.
LINKSYS WCG200 User Manual 3.3-2 For Windows 2000/XP 1. Click “Start” button on your computer’s taskbar, point to “Settings”, and then click ”Network and Dial-up Connections”. 2. The Network and Dial-up Connections window will show up. Double-click “Local Area Connection” icon in the Network and Dial-up Connections window. 3. The Local Area Connection status window will show up. Click the “Properties” button.
LINKSYS WCG200 User Manual 4. Click “Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)” and then click “Properties”. 5. The Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties dialog box appears. Click “Obtain an IP address automatically”. Click “Obtain DNS server address automatically”. Click “OK” to close the dialog box.
LINKSYS WCG200 User Manual 6. Windows will appear the System Settings Change dialog box and ask you if you would like to restart your computer. Click “Yes”. 3.4 DHCP Server PC connected to the cable modem can automatically get a private IP address from the DHCP server of cable modem before cable modem is on line. The following steps will show you how to get an IP address from DHCP server of cable modem before cable modem is on line. 3.4-1 For Windows 98/Me 1.
LINKSYS WCG200 User Manual 2. Enter “winipcfg“ in the “Open“ field. Click “OK“ to execute the winipcfg and show the “IP Configuration“ window. 3. Select the “Ethernet adapter“ to show the IP address. Press “Release“ and “Renew“ if the PC is not accessing the Internet. After the cable modem is on line, you need to press the “Release“ and “Renew“ to get a new IP address from your ISP’s server. 3.4-2 For Windows NT/2000/XP 1. Click “Start“, point to “Run“, and click to open the “Run“ windows.
LINKSYS WCG200 User Manual 2. The Run dialog box appears. Type “cmd” in the “Open” field, and then click “OK” to execute the command. 3. You will enter the dos mode, type “ipconfig”, press “Enter” on your keyboard, and you will see the IP address your computer get from the cable modem. 4. If PC is not access Internet, type “ipconfig /release”, and press “Enter” on your keyboard to release the IP.
LINKSYS WCG200 User Manual 5. Type “ipconfig /renew”, and press “Enter” on your keyboard to renew the IP. You can repeat the steps until your computer gets the correct IP. 3.4-3 For Apple Macintosh 1. Click “Apple menu“, point to “Control Panels“, and click “TCP/IP” to open the “TCP/IP” window.
LINKSYS WCG200 User Manual 2. If the iMac gets an invalid IP, select “Using DHCP Server” in “Configure” field. Click the “Close box” at the upper left corner to close the “TCP/IP” window. 3. Click the “Save” in the prompted message box. 4. You need to wait about 2 minutes and open “TCP/IP” window to see the new TCP/IP status. 3.5 Renew PC IP Address There is a chance that your PC does not renew its IP address after cable modem is on line and the PC cannot access the Internet.
1. LINKSYS WCG200 User Manual Click “Start“, point to “Run“, and click to open the “Run“ windows. 2. Enter winipcfg in the “Open“ field. Click “OK“ to execute the winipcfg and show the “IP Configuration“ window. 3. Select the “Ethernet adapter“ to show the IP address. Press “Release“ and “Renew“ to get a new IP address from your ISP’s server. 4. Select the “OK“ to close the IP Configuration window.
LINKSYS WCG200 User Manual Chapter 4: Access Internet through Cable Modem For making sure that you can get into Internet successfully, please make sure the following first. 1. Make sure the connection (through Ethernet or USB) between the cable modem and your computer is OK. 2. Make sure the TCP/IP protocol is set properly. 3. Subscribe to Cable Television Company and. Accessing Internet When you are sure all above is Ok, you can open the Browser (such as I.E.) to open the homepage for the browser.
LINKSYS WCG200 User Manual Chapter 5: Web Manager Once your host PC is properly configured, please proceed as follows: Start your web browser and type the private IP address of the cable modem in the URL field: 192.168.0.1. Type the IP address as the figure shown below. After connecting to the device, you will be prompted to enter username and password. By default, the username is empty and the password is admin, and click OK to enter the next step.
LINKSYS WCG200 User Manual 5.1 Setup This page allows you to select the connection type. You can set up static IP or obtain IP address automatically. Also you can set up Gateway IP and DHCP. Internet Connection Type: You can select Obtain IP Address Autmatically when there is a DHCP server. Or you have to set Static IP Address mannually. Optional Settings: You have to type the Host name and Domain name if required by some ISPs. After all settings are ready, click Save Settings.
LINKSYS WCG200 User Manual 5.2 Wireless 5.2-1 Basic Wireless Settings This page allows you to configure the wireless setting. Wireless Network Settings: Wireless Network: You can select Wireless Network Type in Mixed, or 802.11b only or 802.11g only. SSID: Enter the SSID for your service provider. The default SSID is linksys Wireless Channel: Select the channel for your service provider. The default channel is 6. After all settings are ready, click on Save Settings.
LINKSYS WCG200 User Manual 5.2-2 Wireless Security This page you to to setup the SSID Broadcast and WEP encryption. Wireless Security settings: Wireless Network Name Broadcast: To broadcast SSID, click Enable. To hide it, click Disable. Wireless Encryption Level: There are No Encryption, 64-bit WEP and 128-bit WEP respectively. Passphrase for keys: you can type any characters and generate into HEX type. (64-bit WEP Only) Dafault key: Select the number as the default key for WEP encryption.
LINKSYS WCG200 User Manual 5.2-3 Wireless Network Access This page allows you to filter the Wireless Clients by their MAC addresses. Wireless Network Access: In this page, you can filter the Wireless clients according to their MAC addresses. If you want the list of wireless clients to access, select Enable. On the other hand, if you want to block them, select Disable. After all settings are ready, click on Save Settings.
LINKSYS WCG200 User Manual 5.2-4 Advanced Wireless Settings This page allows you to have further configuration of wireless settings. Advanced Wireless Settings: Basic Data Rates: It decides the speed of the management packet transmission. Supported Rates: It decides the speed of the data packet transmission. Beacon Interval: Enter the beacon interval number. The range is from 0 to 65535 ms and the default is 100 ms. DTIM Interval: Enter the DTIM interval number.
LINKSYS WCG200 User Manual 5.3 Security 5.3-1 Firewall This page allows you to enable the Firewall functions. Firewall: Select Enable to use Firewall Protection. To filter Proxy, Java Applets, ActiveX, Multicast, select Enable. If not, select Disable. Block Anonymous Internet Requests: To block Anonymous Internet Requests, select Enable. After all settings are ready, click on Save Settings.
LINKSYS WCG200 User Manual 5.3-2 VPN Passthrough This page allows you to enable VPN Passthrough. VPN Passthrough: There are IPsec and PPTP Passthroughs respectively. Clcik Enable to enable them, then clcik on Save Settings.
LINKSYS WCG200 User Manual 5.4 Access Restrictions 5.4-1 Website Blocking This page allows you to block the website. Website Blocking: Add the new website to the website list. Then select whether to Deny or Allow them. After all settings are ready, select Enable and click on Save Settings.
LINKSYS WCG200 User Manual 5.4-2 Timed Access This page allow you the futher configuration of Access restriction by Time blocked. Timed Access: To limit Network Computers by Timed Access, enter their MAC Addresses. Add them in the list and then Click on Save Settings.
LINKSYS WCG200 User Manual 5.4-3 Filter Internet Traffic This page allows you to filter Inter Traffic by IP or Port Range. Filter Internet Traffic by IP or Port Range: Start IP: Enter the Start IP number of the range. End IP: Enter the End IP number of the range. All IP: To filter all IPs, click on it. Start Port: Enter the Start port number of the range. End Port: Enter the End port number of the range. All Port: To filter all Ports, click on it. Protocol: On the same line, select TCP, UDP or Both.
LINKSYS WCG200 User Manual 5.5 Application & Gaming 5.5-1 Port Range Forwarding This page allows you to run a server on the LAN by specifying the mapping of TCP/UDP ports to local PC. Port Range Forwarding: Start Port: Enter the Start port number of the range. End Port: Enter the End port number of the range. Protocol: On the same line, select TCP, UDP or Both. IP Address: Enter the IP Address of the server that you want Internet users to be able to access.
LINKSYS WCG200 User Manual 5.5-2 Port Triggering Port Triggering is similar to Port Forwarding except that they are not static ports held open. Port Triggering: Triggerred Range: Enter the Start Port and the End Port. Forwarding Range: Enter the Start Port and the End Port. Protocol: On the same line, select TCP, UDP or Both. After all settings are ready, click on Enable in the last row. Then click on Save Settings to enable them.
LINKSYS WCG200 User Manual 5.5-3 DMZ DMZ hosting (also commonly referred to as “exposed host”) allows you to specify the “default” recipient of WAN traffic that NAT is unable to translate to a known local PC. The DMZ Host page is shown below. DMZ: To exposure one computer, enter the computer’s IP address and select Enable. Then click on Save Settings.
LINKSYS WCG200 User Manual 5.6 Administration 5.6-1 Security, Reporting, Logs This page allows you to change the Access Username or Password and enable remote Gateway Access. Also you can set up the reporting E-mail and Logs. Security: If you want to change the Access Username and Password, type the new ones. Also if you want to use Remote Administrations, select Enable. After all settings are ready, click Save Settings.
LINKSYS WCG200 User Manual 5.6-2 Ping Test You can check the IP diagnostics by Ping Test. Ping Test: Enter the Ping Target IP address and Click Start Test to view the ping test log. You can also fix the Ping Size, No. of Pings, Ping Interval, Ping Timeout.
LINKSYS WCG200 User Manual 5.6-3 Restore to Factory Defaults This page allows you to restore all the setiings to Factory Defaults. Factory Default: To retore Factory Default, select YES and click on Save Settings.
LINKSYS WCG200 User Manual 5.7 STATUS 5.7-1 Information and Status This page shows information and Status of the Gateway. Renew DHCP Lease: To release WAN IP Address, click on Renew DHCP Lease.
LINKSYS WCG200 User Manual Appendix: Specification Product Overview LINKSYS WCG200 is a DOCSIS 1.1 compliant wireless cable residential gateway that provide high-speed connectivity to residential, commercial, and education subscribers on public and private networks via an existing cable infrastructure. LINKSYS WCG200 is equipped with 4-port Ethernet switch, USB, and IEEE802.11g Wireless interfaces. LINKSYS WCG200 can inter-operate with any DOCSIS compliant headend equipment.
LINKSYS WCG200 User Manual multiple users with one IP account for routing mode Gateway − One to Many − Many to Many − Reverse NAT − PPTP, L2TP & IPSec Pass-Through − Advanced Application Level Gateways (ALG) Support Transparent bridging for IP traffic for bridge • mode Wireless • DHCP Client/Server • DNS Proxy • DNS Server • Dynamic DNS • Firewall Function • Virtual Servers for Web, FTP, and Mail • Fully 802.11g (Draft) Compatible • Fully 802.
• Firewall • IP Filtering • Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI) • Intrusion Detection System (IDS) • Application Content Filtering • Configurable Access Policy • Management & Maintenance LINKSYS WCG200 User Manual Association Control List (ACL) for Wireless Clients Management Web-Based User Interface Management and Administration • Remote User Access • Logging & Alert • DMZ Hosting • Support Web pages and private DHCP server for status monitoring • SNMP v1/v2c/v3 Management • Remote
LINKSYS WCG200 User Manual -15 to +15dBmV/256QAM +8 to +55dBmV/16QAM Modulation 64QAM/256QAM QPSK/16QAM Modulation Rate 5.056941/5.360537 Msym/sec 160/320/640/1280/2560 42.88Mbps/256QAM 10.24Mbps/16QAM 30.34Mbps/64QAM 5.12Mbps/QPSK Maximum Bit Rate Ksym/sec Forward Error Correction (FEC) RS(128,122)/Trellis Reed Solomon Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR) >30 Bit Error Rate (BER) 1×10-8 @ C/N=23.
LINKSYS WCG200 User Manual Case • LEDs • Power Green Blink - Booting / Diagnostics Green ON - Power On / Device Ready Orange ON - Error • Cable|Activity (Green color) OFF|Blink - Scanning D/S channels OFF|ON - D/S channel acquired, Start ranging process Blink|OFF - Ranging complete, start DHCP /TFTP/ToD/Registration ON|OFF - Registered ON|Blink - Traffic (Send / Receive) • LAN 1 – 4 OFF - No Ethernet Link Green ON - Ethernet Link Green Blink - Traffic Orange Blink- Collision • USB LED OFF - No USB
LINKSYS WCG200 User Manual Power • 12VDC, 1.2 A Wireless: Media Access Control • • Data Rate • CSMA/CA with ACK for unicast data frames CSMA/CA with ACK for broadcast data frames and management frames 802.11g 54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9, 6 Mbps • 802.11b 11, 5.5, 2, 1 Mbps Frequency Range Modulation • 2.4 GHz ~ 2.4835 GHz ISM Band • N.America/FCC: 2.412~2.462GHz (1 11Channels) • Europe CE/ETSI: 2.412~2.472GHz (1 13Channels) • Japan /TELEC: 2.412~2.484GHz (1 14Channels) • 802.
LINKSYS WCG200 User Manual 20m @ 54Mb 30m @ 18Mb 35m @ 11Mb 40m @ 5.5Mb 45m @ 2Mb 50m @ 1Mb • Outdoors: 50m @ 54Mb 70m @ 18Mb 100m @ 11Mb 150m @ 5.5Mb 250m @ 2Mb 300m @ 1Mb Standards & Protocols: Standards Protocols • DOCSIS 1.0/1.1 Compliant • IEEE 802.11g • IEEE 802.11b • IEEE 802.3 • IEEE 802.3u • IEEE 802.1x • USB v1.
LINKSYS WCG200 User Manual • ARP • SNMP v1/v2c/v3 • Syslog • HTTP • TFTP • UPnP • Kerberos • WPA / TKIP • MIB 2 • RFC2786 • RFC2669 • CableLabs Private MIBs Operating Temperature • 32°F ~ 104°F (0°C to 40°C) Storage Temperature • -4°F ~ 158°F (-20°C to 70°C) Humidity • 20% ~ 90% Non-condensing Standards • DOCSIS / WHQL Safety • UL MIB Support: Environment: Certification:
LINKSYS WCG200 User Manual EMC • FCC Part 15 Class B • CE 300, 328-2 • Telec & VCCI Wireless • Wi-Fi Compliant UPnP • UIC Front View: Rear View: 1 12 VDC RST USB 2 3 4 LAN CABLE: F-Connector USB: USB Connector ETHERNET: Four ports RJ-45 10/100BaseT Ethernet switch RST: Reset-to-Default push button 12VDC: Power connector CABLE
