Technicolor - Thomson TCW710 - Manual (Page 13)

Chapter 1: Connections and Setup
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System Overview
The Wireless Cable Gateway is connected between your cable company and the PCs within your
home, as pictured previously in the Wireless Cable Gateway Overview. The connection to the
cable company is made by a coaxial cable, and is referred to as the WAN (Wide Area Network)
side of your Wireless Cable Gateway. The connections to your PCs are made by your choice of
several standard home networking methods: Ethernet, USB, or 802.11b Wireless, and are
referred to as the LAN (Local Area Network) side of your Wireless Cable Gateway. Multiple PCs
can use any or all of the LAN side connections simultaneously to share your single cable
company connection, up to a maximum of 254 PCs total.
Unlike a simple hub or switch, the gateway’s setup consists of more than simply plugging
hardware together. You’ll need to configure your networked PCs to accept the IP addresses the
gateway assigns them (if applicable), and you will also need to configure the gateway with
settings provided by your cable company.