If you have signed-up a Cable Internet connection to the ISP, a simple way to share the Internet with multiple computers in home or in the small office, you can use Wireless Cable Modem Gateway.

CGD24N / CGE24N is a Wireless cable modem gateway combines the functions of high-speed DOCSIS 2.0 or EuroDOCSIS 2.0 cable modem, a firewall / router, 4-port LAN Switch, and the wireless –N access point. With this wireless cable modem gateway, you can share instant high-speed Web access, file sharing, video streaming, head-to-head Internet game-playing, and MP3 downloading with no external modem required. See also list of USB enabled cable modem.

Network Connection

With this Wireless cable modem gateway, you can share the Internet connection with many computers in the household or in the office both using wired and wireless connection. CGD24N / CGE24N is equipped with 4-port Switch you can use to connect direct to the computers, to the network printer, or to other Switch for wired network extendibility. Or you can extend this four 10/100 Ethernet ports to the switches that support up to 253 networked computers. Auto-partitioning on each port protects each installed computer from damaged network connections.

For wireless connection, this Wireless cable modem gateway is powered by the fastest wireless network available in the market today –draft 2.0 802.11n. Even though the standard is not finalized yet, but the Wi-Fi Alliance provides Wireless –N certification. Wi-Fi Certified assures the Wireless –N devices compatible with legacy clients Wireless –b and wireless –g devices. For wireless security connection this Wireless cable modem gateway is powered by the WPA and WEP (WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, WEP 64-bit, WEP 128-bit, WPA-Enterprise). For client connections, the modem supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) easily connect securely the computer clients to the network with Pushbutton.

The TCP/IP configuration for all the computers both in the wired and wireless network can be set to obtain the IP address automatically from the DHCP server. This wireless cable modem gateway supports DHCP service which is enabled by default. You need to make sure that DHCP is enabled and has enough IP address pool available for the numbers of the computers on the network.

Network Protection

Besides secured connection for the wireless clients on the wireless network, the CGD24N / CGE24N wireless cable modem gateway is powered by the dual-firewall feature NAT and SPI. Network Address Translation (NAT) will hide your private network from the public Internet. While Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI) inspects incoming packets thoroughly for any false-positive intrusions. If you frequently go for business, you can connect to your private network securely using L2TP/IPSec VPN from anywhere in the world via the Internet. Or you can create secure tunneling between two offices via VPN feature this wireless cable modem gateway supports.

This high performance Gateway offers extended WiFi range with multiple internal antennas, added noise immunity, packet acceleration, Multiple SSIDs, Wireless Multimedia (WMM) QoS and WPS. The built-in 802.11n wireless access point supports up to 300 Mbps without any new cabling. Support all wireless network devices including legacy wireless -G USB adapters or Wireless-G notebook adapters.

Simple for anyone to set up and use, even those without networking experience. A USB port provides simple plug-and-play connectivity. Lighted status icons make it easy to monitor network activity.

Suggested readings:

• SURFboard SBG900 Cable modem router
• Wireless network routers – a list of known wireless routers
• Laptop wireless modem
• Home wireless networking setup
• Home wireless networking security