Managing Your Gateway and Connected Networks

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MENU OPTION

FUNCTION

Firewall

Configures and monitors the gateway firewall

Help

Provides general information to help you set up your network

Logout

Closes the SBG6782-AC Web Manager

Get Help

You can choose any of the following three options to obtain help information for any

SBG6782-AC Web Manager .function:

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General help information is available when you click

Help

,

Overview

on the SBG6782-AC

Main Menu.

Figure 8 – Help Overview Screen

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Provides a concise list of your gateway configuration settings with applicable links for easy

access when you click

Help

,

About

on the SBG6782-AC Main Menu. The link takes you to

the related configuration screen.

Figure 9 – Help About Screen

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More specific help information is available throughout the web manager for certain features

when you click

Help

located to the right of the applicable field.

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View the Gateway Product Information

The Status-Product Information screen displays general product information and the current

operational status of the gateway.

1.

Click

Status

on the SBG6782-AC Main Menu.

2.

Click

Product Information

from the Status submenu options.

3.

Click the

Refresh

button in your web browser to refresh the information on the screen.

Figure 10 – SBG6782-AC Status – Product Information Screen

View the Gateway Status

The Status Connection screen displays information about the RF upstream and downstream

channels, including downstream channel frequency, upstream channel ID, and upstream and

downstream signal power and modulation.

This screen also displays IP lease information including the current IP address of the cable

modem, the duration of both leases, the expiration time of both leases, and the current system

time from the DOCSIS time server.

To open the Status Connection screen:

1.

Click

Status

on the SBG6782-AC Main Menu.

2.

Click

Connection

from the Status submenu options.

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Figure 11 – SBG6782-AC Status Connection Screen

Back Up Your Gateway Settings

You can save a backup copy of the current gateway configuration settings to your local

computer. You can use the backup file to restore your custom gateway settings in the event that

you made changes that you no longer want.

To create a back up copy of your gateway settings:

1.

Click

Basic

on the SBG6782-AC Main Menu.

2.

Click

Backup and Restore

from the Basic submenu options.

Figure 12 – SBG6782-AC Backup and Restore Screen

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3.

Click

Choose File

and type the path and file name where you want to store the backup file

on your computer, or search for an existing gateway configuration file that you want to

update.

4.

Click

Backup

to create a backup file of your SBG6782-AC configuration settings.

Restore Your Gateway Settings

WARNING

!

This action will delete your current gateway configuration settings

and allow you to restore a previously saved gateway configuration.

Note

: After the configuration settings are restored, the gateway will automatically reboot and

you will have to log on using the default username (

admin

) and password (

motorola

).

1.

Click

Basic

on the SBG6782-AC Main Menu.

2.

Click

Backup and Restore

from the Basic submenu options.

3.

Click

Choose File

to search for a previously saved gateway configuration file.

4.

Click

Restore

. The gateway will automatically reboot.

Reset to Factory Defaults

At any time, you can reset the SBG6782-AC gateway configuration and your user name and

password back to the original factory settings.

WARNING!

This process also deletes any custom gateway configurations you may

have already created. We recommend that you create a backup copy of your gateway

configuration before resetting the gateway. See

Back Up Your Gateway Settings

for

more information.

From the SBG6782-AC Web Manager, do the following to open the Status Security screen:

1.

Click

Status

on the SBG6782-AC Main Menu.

2.

Click

Security

from the Status submenu options.