1 Compal Broadband Networks CH7284E Wireless Gateway Series User Guide

10 2 Getting Started Inside the Box Before you install the CH7284E Wireless Gateway, verify that the following items are included in the

11 Before You Begin Take the following precautions before installing the CH7284E: • Postpone installation until there is no risk of thunderstorm or l

12 Connecting the CH7284E Before starting, be sure the computer is turned on and the CH7284E power cord is unplugged. 1. Connect one e

13 LED Description RECEIVE Flashes while scanning for the downstream receive channel. Changes to solid green when single downstream channel

14 6. Select Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically. 7. Click OK to save the TCP/IP settings and

15 Verifying the IP Address in Windows Vista Do the following to verify the IP address: 1. On the Windows Desktop, click Start. 2. Click All Progra

16 For normal operation, you do not need to change most default settings. Carefully consider the following caution statements: Starti

17 After login management system, the home page shows the current status of CH7284E. Modem This item displays the status of cable modem, the red bl

18 WiFi This item shows current WiFi status and you can press it to connect to the next page for more details. Voice This item displays the status

19 My Network This item shows how many CPEs connect to CH7284E.

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20 4 Wireless Pages The CH7284E Wireless Pages allow you to configure your wireless LAN (WLAN). You can click WIFI submenu option to view or chang

21 Basic Settings CH7284E is a dual band product and all the basic settings of 2.4GHz and 5GHz can be changed in this page. You can configure basic

22 We suggest users to press Add Client button to start WPS directly. By default, that will be PBC (Push Button Configuration) and easy for users. A

23 WMM CH7284E provides WMM page to configure Wi-Fi Multimedia QoS. Actually, we suggest users to use default settings. Neighbor APs CH7284E suppo

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25 5 Router The CABLE MODEM pages provide the information of cable connection status, channel signals and channel configuration during the establish

26 WAN Settings This page displays WAN status after CH7284E gets online and provides users to change Operation Mode. Network Map This page shows ho

27 Advanced MAC Filtering This page allows configuration of MAC address filters in order to block Internet traffic to specific network devices on yo

28 Port Filtering This page allows you to specify the IP packet filtering rules to prevent the service accessed from the Internet hosts or limit the

29 Port Forwarding This allows for incoming requests on specific port numbers to reach web servers, FTP servers, mail servers, etc. so they can be a

3 IP Filtering ... 27 Port Filtering

30 2. Fill in needed information, and then press Apply button. 3. One rule is created. And also, you can Modify or Delete the existed rules. Po

31 2. Fill in needed information and Apply. 3. One new Port Trigger is generated. And also, you can Modify or Delete the existed Port Trigger.

32 2. Configure outbound information and then press Apply button. 3. One rule is created. And also, you can Modify or Delete the existed rules.

33 DDNS This page is for DDNS (Dynamic DNS) configuration. You can fill in the registered DDNS information here, and then press Apply button to enab

34 Firewall Logs This page allows optional configuration of events to be sent to a local SysLog server.

35 Management The CH7284E support management for web browser login password including change password, CM even log, diagnostic tests and backu

36 Remote Management Event Log CH7284E allows users to review critical system events in chronological order in the SNMP event log. Also, users can p

37 Diagnostics CH7284E allows users to ping diagnostics (LAN) and traceroute (WAN) to help with IP connectivity problems. And the FTP speed test too

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39  Ping Diagnostics Test (LAN) Backup Settings CH7284E allows users to save your current settings locally on your PC, or restore settings previ

4 1 Overview With integrating beamforming into the CH7284E 802.11ac EuroDOCSIS 3.0 Voice Gateway, customers can enjoy benefits fro

40 Cable Modem Device Information CH7284E allows a page to show current status of this home gateway. Connection This page shows information on the s

41 Configuration This page provides information about the manually configurable settings of the Cable Modem.

42 Telephony Status This page displays the initialization status of the MTA.

43 6 Troubleshooting If the solutions listed here do not solve your problem, contact your service provider. Before calling your service provider,

44 Problem Possible Solution with WPA enabled change the WPA Encryption to AES. Front-Panel LEDs and Error Conditions The CH7284E front panel L

5 • One broadband connection for up to 253 computers to surf the web; all computers on the LAN communicate as if they were connected to the same phys

6 Sample Wireless Network Connections (CH7284E model shown) Your maximum wireless operation distance depends on the type of materials th

7 Sample Ethernet to Computer Connection (CH7284E model shown) A wired Ethernet LAN with more than two computers requires one or more

8 LED Flashing On connection connected Blue: Upstream channel is connected with bonded channels 4 ONLINE Scanning for Internet connection; trans

9 Item Description 2 LAN 1 2 Use any Ethernet port to connect an Ethernet-equipped computer, hub, bridge, or switch using an RJ-45 cable. Activi