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Log in to the DOCSIS Residential Gateway for the
First Time
This section provides detailed instructions for logging in to the residential gateway
so that you can use the WebWizard to customize the residential gateway to suit your
needs, rather than using the default (factory) settings.
The residential gateway uses a default IP address of
192.168.0.1. If you have
connected the residential gateway correctly and you have configured your computer
properly, use the following procedure to log in to the residential gateway as an
administrator.
Accessing the Residential Gateway
You must access the WebWizard in order to configure the residential gateway. To
gain access to the WebWizard, use the web browser on the PC attached to the
gateway and complete the following steps.
1
Open the web browser on your PC.
2
Type the following IP address and then select
Go
:
.
3
The web browser accesses the WebWizard and displays the default
About Your
Modem
page. This page displays information about your cable modem along
with a series of tabs for accessing other WebWizard configuration and operation
features.
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About Your Modem Page Example
The following illustration is an example of the About Your Modem page.
About Your Modem Page Description
The following table provides a description of each field within the About Your
Modem page.
Field Name
Description
Name
The name of the residential gateway
Modem Serial Number
A unique sequential series of alphanumeric characters provided
to every modem during manufacturing
Cable Modem MAC
Address
A unique alphanumeric address for the cable modem coaxial
interface, which is used to connect to the cable modem
termination system (CMTS) at the headend. A media access
control (MAC) address is a hardware address that uniquely
identifies each node of a network
Hardware Version
The revision of the circuit board design
Receive Power Level
The input level of the downstream CMTS carrier
Transmit Power Level
The upstream power level
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Field Name
Description
Cable Modem Status
Lists one of the following possible current states of the modem:
other
notReady
notSynchronized
phySynchronized
usParametersAcquired
rangingComplete
ipComplete
todEstablished
securityEstablished
psrsmTransferComplete
registrationComplete
operational
accessDenied
Vendor
The name of the manufacturer
Boot Revision
The boot revision code version
Software File Name and Revisions Section
Field Name
Description
Firmware Name
The name of the firmware
Software Revision
The revision version of the firmware
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Configure Basic Settings
This section describes how to configure Basic settings for the residential gateway.
Setting Configuration Options
Use the Setup page to access the various configuration options for the residential
gateway. Detailed descriptions of each configuration option follow later in this
guide.
Important:
After you access the WebWizard by typing the
192.168.0.1 IP address into
your web browser while the gateway is online, an authentication window similar to
the following window opens:
Enter your password; then, click
OK
to continue to the Setup page.
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First Time Users
The gateway ships from the factory without a factory-assigned or default password.
Leave the user name and the password fields blank. Then click
OK
to be directed to
the Password Settings page.
Note:
You will be prompted to set up a password. We highly recommend that you
set up a password to prevent unauthorized access to the settings of the gateway. If
you choose not to enter a password, this page will appear each time you access the
setup pages. See
Configuring Your Password Settings
(on page 25) for assistance in
setting up your password. If you choose not to use password security, click the
Setup
tab at the top of the Password Settings page to continue.
Setup Page
The following illustration is an example of the Setup page.
Setup Page Section Headings
The Setup page is divided into the following section headings:
Basic Settings
Advanced Settings
Firewall
Parental Control
Wireless
In the Setup page, click the selections listed within these sections to access the
WebWizard page for that selection. A description of the selections available in each
section follows next.
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