User manual NETGEAR MCA1001

[. . . ] Plumeria Drive San Jose, CA 95134 USA 202-10391-01 December 2008 ©2008 by NETGEAR, Inc. All rights reserved. Technical Support Please refer to the support information card that shipped with your product. By registering your product at http://www. netgear. com/register, we can provide you with faster expert technical support and timely notices of product and software upgrades. E-mail: support@netgear. com North American NETGEAR website: http://www. netgear. com Trademarks NETGEAR, the NETGEAR logo, ProSafe, and Auto Uplink are trademarks or registered trademarks of NETGEAR, Inc. [. . . ] Note: The MCA1001 Configuration Utility will not operate properly if you connect the local MCA1001 to a computer through a router or an Ethernet switch. Figure 3-2 Managing Your MCA1001 Coax-Ethernet Adapter Network v1. 0, December 2008 3-3 Coax-Ethernet Adapter MCA1001 User Manual 4. Press the coax-ethernet adapter's Mode Config/Normal button in (in position) to put it into configuration mode. Mode button (Configuration/ Normal) Figure 3-3 Notes: When the Mode Config/Normal button is on (LED is solid), the Coax-Ethernet Adapter is in configuration mode, not normal operating mode. Any status or settings displayed by the coax-ethernet adapter while in configuration mode will be those updated before the coax-ethernet adapter is taken out of normal mode. Starting the MCA1001 Configuration Utility To start the MCA1001 Configuration Utility, double-click the MCA1001 Configuration Utility icon on your desktop. The MCA1001 Configuration Utility will detect the local MCA1001 you connected and display the login screen. 3-4 Managing Your MCA1001 Coax-Ethernet Adapter Network v1. 0, December 2008 Coax-Ethernet Adapter MCA1001 User Manual 5. Log in with the default password of admin. Figure 3-4 To continue using the MCA1001 Configuration Utility, see the topics in this chapter. To configure all Coax-Ethernet Adapters in your network with the same settings, note your changed settings, then repeat the previous steps to connect to each coax-ethernet adapter and configure its settings to match. Note: NETGEAR recommends that you keep a written record of any settings you change, especially for security (see "Setting Up Security" on page 3-10), so the record of settings will be available to you for later use. Putting the Updated MCA1001 Back Into Your Network When finished with the MCA1001 Configuration Utility: 1. Disconnect the computer that you used for management. Managing Your MCA1001 Coax-Ethernet Adapter Network v1. 0, December 2008 3-5 Coax-Ethernet Adapter MCA1001 User Manual 2. Press the coax-ethernet adapter's Mode Config/Normal button to release it (out position) to return it to normal mode. Reconnect the Coax-Ethernet Adapter to your network (see Figure 2-2 on page 2-3). Restore your computer to its network settings by doing one of the following: · If your computer had a fixed IP before configuring the Coax-Ethernet Adapter, restore this IP address. · If you use DHCP in your network (you usually allow your computer's IP address to be set automatically), but still cannot communicate with your network after you re-connect the computer, force a reset of your IP address by first disabling and then enabling your network connection. Updating Your Coax-Ethernet Adapter Firmware The firmware of the Coax-Ethernet Adapter is stored in flash memory, and can be updated as NETGEAR releases new firmware. To check for and install new firmware to your coax-ethernet adapter: 3-6 Managing Your MCA1001 Coax-Ethernet Adapter Network v1. 0, December 2008 Coax-Ethernet Adapter MCA1001 User Manual 1. Select Firmware Update under Advanced on the main menu. The Firmware Update screen displays. Figure 3-5 2. Connect your computer to the Internet and go to the MCA1001 support page on the NETGEAR website at http://www. netgear. com/support. Compare the version number of the most recent firmware offered to the firmware version of your coax-ethernet adapter. If the version on the NETGEAR website is more recent, download the file from the MCA1001 support page to your computer. Reconnect your computer. to your coax-ethernet adapter and log in to the MCA1001 Configuration Utility. Click Browse, and locate the firmware file that you downloaded to your computer (the file name includes the version number and ends with . bin). Click Upload to send the firmware to the coax-ethernet adapter. Managing Your MCA1001 Coax-Ethernet Adapter Network v1. 0, December 2008 3-7 Coax-Ethernet Adapter MCA1001 User Manual The update process typically takes 2 to 3 minutes. Warning: When uploading firmware to the Coax-Ethernet Adapter, do not interrupt the update by pressing the coax-ethernet adapter's Mode Config/Normal button. Also, do not remove power or disconnect either your computer or coax-ethernet adapter. [. . . ] The coax cable and Internet signal feed a second MCA1001, which provides Internet connectivity to the cable modem and the wireless-N router puts the TCP/IP Internet data on the coax cable in the wall. The desktop PC and gaming console with Gigabit (1000 Mbps) Ethernet adapters have a gigabit connection through the gigabit switch to the ReadyNAS Duo network storage unit with a gigabit connection. This connection allows for extremely fast access to large files on the ReadyNASTM Duo unit. This is fine for any of the media files it will use over this connection and might be more suitable than running Ethernet cables to where the entertainment system is located. Understanding Home Networking v1. 0, December 2008 B-5 Coax-Ethernet Adapter MCA1001 User Manual Although any of the links in this example would be sufficient for high-traffic applications such as streaming HD video, the use of older devices such as 10 Mbps Ethernet or 802. 11b wireless would create a significant bottleneck. Optimizing Media File Performance Video playback can be resource intensive. [. . . ]