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First, make sure that all the devices that you’ll be working with are powered
down, including your PCs and the Cable Gateway.
1. Connect the coaxial cable that is provided by your cable service provider to
the Cable port that is on the back of the Cable Gateway, as shown in Figure
3-4.
2. Connect one end of a USB cable to your PC’s USB port and connect the other
end of the USB cable to the USB port on the back of the Cable Gateway, as
shown in Figure 3-4.
3. Connect the power adapter to the Cable Gateway, as
shown in Figure 3-5. Plug the other end of the power
adapter into the electrical outlet, preferably a surge pro-
tector.
4. Turn on the Cable Gateway. Then, turn on your PC.
5. During the boot up process, your computer should recognize the device and
ask for driver installation.
6. Next, you will need to install the USB Driver. Continue to the section for
your operating system. Return to step 7 after the driver installation.
7. Contact your Cable ISP to activate your account. Your Cable ISP will need
what is called a MAC Address for the cable modem capability of your Cable
Gateway in order to set up your account. The 12-digit MAC address is print-
ed on a bar code label on the bottom of the Cable Gateway. Once you have
given them this number, your ISP should be able to activate your account.
Go
to “Chapter 4: Configuring the PCs.”
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3. Connect the other end of the cable to one of the LAN ports on the back of the
Cable Gateway, as shown in Figure 3-3.
Make sure there is an Ethernet cable connected from the Cable Gateway to every
PC that you want on your local network. If you are connecting more than four
PCs to the Cable Gateway via Ethernet, you will also need to connect a hub or
switch to the Cable Gateway.
4. Connect the power adapter to the Cable Gateway,
as shown in Figure 3-4. Plug the other end of the
power adapter into the electrical outlet, preferably
a surge protector.
5. Turn on the Cable Gateway.
6. Contact your Cable ISP to activate your account. Your Cable ISP will need
what is called a MAC Address for the cable modem capability of your Cable
Gateway in order to set up your account. The 12-digit modem MAC
address is printed on a bar code label on the bottom of the Cable Gateway.
Once you have given them this number, your Cable ISP should be able to
activate your account.
7. Then, turn on the first PC that you want to use to configure the Cable
Gateway.
Go to “Chapter 4: Configuring the PCs.”
Figure 3-3
Figure 3-4
USB Port Connection
Figure 3-4
Figure 3-5
Important: Make sure to contact your ISP with your
MAC Address to activate your account.
Important: Make sure to contact your ISP with your
MAC Address to activate your account.