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Both the username and password are case sensitive. The default username and

password are printed on the bottom label of your unit.

After you log in to the Zoom

Configuration Manager interface, you can change the default password on the

Status - Security

page.

4

Click the Login button to access the Cable Modem/Router. The

Status

page

appears, showing connection status information about your Cable Modem/Router.

Understanding the Configuration Manager Interface Screens

The top of the management interface contains a menu bar you use to select menus for

configuring the Cable Modem/Router. When you click a menu item, information and any

configuration settings associated with the menu appear in the main area of the interface

(see Figure 2). If the displayed information exceeds what can be shown in the main area,

scroll bars appear to the right of the main area so you can scroll up and down through the

information.

Figure 2. Main Areas on the Configuration Manager Interface

Every menu has submenus associated with it. If you click a menu item, the submenus

appear on the left frame of the Configuration Manager. For example, if you click the

Status

menu item, the submenu

Software

,

Connection

,

Security

and

Diagnostics

appear on the left column (see Figure 3).

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Figure 3. Example of Status Submenu

The right-most item on the menu bar is the logout option. Click it to log out from the

Configuration Manager interface.

Configuration Manager Interface Menus

Table 1 describes the menus in the Configuration Manager interface.

You can skip to specific sections of this User Manual based on your intended use of the

Cable Modem/Router with Wireless-N. Each of the menu options in your Configuration

Manager is covered as a separate chapter in the remaining portion of the User Manual.

Refer to the chart on the next page to go to a specific menu option.

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Table 1. Configuration Manager Interface Menus

Chapter

Menu

Options

Go to this section if

you want to…

See

Page

7

Status

monitor or troubleshoot

problems with the Cable

Modem/Router

39

8

Basic

make some

modifications for more

advanced uses

47

9

Advanced

make use of advanced

router features

supported by the Cable

Modem/Router

54

10

Firewall

configure the firewall

application to protect the

private LAN from attacks

from the WAN interface

68

11

Parental

Control

configure access policies

or rules to specific

network devices based

on the time of day and

Internet contents

75

12

Wireless

configure and use the

wireless features

supported by the Cable

Modem/Router

83

13

VPN

enable the VPN protocol

and configure IPSec

tunnels, L2TP and PPTP

server options

99

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7

Status Menu Options

The Status Menu lets you:



View the status and connection information of the Cable Modem/Router



Change the administrator password



Use diagnostic tools for troubleshooting

Software

The Software page is a read-only screen that shows the Cable Modem/Router’s current

system software version. This page appears when you first log in to the Configuration

Manager interface. You can also display it by clicking

Status

in the menu bar and then

click the

Software

submenu. Figure 4 shows an example of the menu and Table 2

describes the items you can select.

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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.