Easy setup, Network connection types, Powerful features in a single unit – Motorola SURFBOARD SVG2500 User Manual

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1 OVERVIEW

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• Enables you to create a custom network sharing a single broadband connection,

files, and peripherals, with or without wires

• Advanced firewall for enhanced network security for wired and wireless users
• Provides easy setup

For the most recent documentation, visit the Cable Modems and Gateways page on
the Motorola website:

http://broadband.motorola.com/consumers/support/default.asp.

Easy Setup

It is much easier to configure a local area network (LAN) using an SVG2500 than
using traditional networking equipment:

• The Installation Assistant application on the SVG2500 Installation CD-ROM

enables easy connection to the cable network.

• For basic operation, most default settings require no modification.
• The SVG2500 Configuration Manager (CMGR) provides a graphical user interface

(GUI) for easy configuration of necessary wireless, Ethernet, router, DHCP, and
security settings. For information about using the SVG2500 Configuration Manager,
see

Section 3, Basic Configuration

.

Network Connection Types

The SVG2500 provides different network connection types for your computers to
exchange data. The connection between your computers and the SVG2500 may be
with a wireless or a wired connection or a combination of the two. Your network can
use one or any combination of the following network connections:

• Ethernet local area network (LAN)
• Wireless LAN (

IEEE 802.11g

that also supports

IEEE 802.11b

wireless clients)

• Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity) connections to Wi-Fi enabled devices
• Universal Serial Bus (USB)

Powerful Features in a Single Unit

An SVG2500 combines high-speed Internet access, networking, and computer
security for a home or small-office LAN. An SVG2500 provides:

• An integrated high-speed cable modem for continuous broadband access to the

Internet and other online services with much faster data transfer than traditional
dial-up or ISDN modems

• A single broadband connection for up to 245 computers to surf the web; all

computers on the LAN communicate as if they were connected to the same
physical network

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