Rear panel, What you need before you begin, Hardware requirements – NETGEAR CG814WG V3 User Manual
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Wireless Cable Modem Gateway CG814WG v3 Reference Manual
Connecting the Gateway to the Internet
1-3
v1.0, June 2007
Rear Panel
The rear panel of the CG814WG v3 contains the connections identified below:
What You Need Before You Begin
You need these three things before you can connect your gateway to the Internet:
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A computer properly connected to the gateway as explained below.
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Active Data Over Cable Internet service provided by cable modem account.
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The Internet Service Provider (ISP) configuration information for your cable modem account.
Hardware Requirements
The CG814WG v3 Gateway connects to your LAN using either its twisted-pair Ethernet, USB or
802.11b or 802.11g wireless port.
To use the CG814WG v3 Gateway on your network, each computer must have either an installed
Ethernet Network Interface Card (NIC), USB Host port or 802.11b or 802.11g wireless adapter. If
the computer will connect to your network at 100 Mbps, you must use a Category 5 (CAT5) cable
such as the one provided with your gateway.
Figure 1-2
AC power adapter input
wireless antenna
reset button
USB port
4 Ethernet LAN ports
coaxial cable to your cable service provider