Figure 4. Software Menu

Table 2. Software Menu Option

Option

Description

Information

Shows the information on the current system software.

Status

Shows the system up time, network accessibility, and IP address of the Cable

modem/router.

Connection

The Connection page is a read-only screen that shows the status of steps in your cable modem/router

registration process. It also shows your cable modem/router’s upstream and downstream channel

status.

To access the Connection page, click

Status

in the menu bar and then click the

Connection

submenu. Figure 5 shows an example of the menu.

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Figure 5. Example of Connection Page

Security

The Security page allows you to configure access privileges and restore the cable modem/router to its

factory defaults.

To access the Security page, click

Status

in the menu bar and then click the

Security

submenu. Figure

6 shows an example of the menu and Table 3 describes the items you can select.

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Figure 6. Example of Security Page

To restore the cable modem/router to factory defaults:

1

In the Security submenu, select the

Yes

button next to

Restore Factory Defaults

.

2

Click

Apply

.

3

Click

OK

to reboot the cable modem/router. The reboot is complete when the POWER LED

stops blinking.

4

If the Login screen doesn’t reappear, click the

Refresh

link to log back in to the Configuration

Manager.

Table 3. Security Menu Option

Option

Description

Password Change User

ID

Enter the new ID for the administrator.

New Password

Enter the new security password.

Re-Enter New

password

Re-enter (confirm) the new security password.

Current User ID

Password

Enter the current ID of the administrator.

Restore Factory

Defaults

Allows you to reset to factory default settings.

Note:

You DO NOT have to restore factory defaults to change the password.

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Diagnostics

Note:

Some versions may not support this feature.

The Diagnostics page allows you to troubleshoot connectivity problems. Two utilities are provided

for troubleshooting network connectivity: Ping and Traceroute.

Ping allows you to check connectivity between the cable modem/router and devices on the LAN

while Traceroute allows you to map the network path from the cable modem/router to a public host.

Selecting Traceroute from the drop-down Utility list will present alternate controls for the Traceroute

utility.

To access the Diagnostics page, click

Status

in the menu bar and then click the

Diagnostics

submenu. Figure 7 and Figure 8 show the examples of the menu and

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Table 4 describes the items you can select.

Figure 7. Example of Diagnostics - Ping Page

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