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Setup Basic Settings - Restart Cable Modem Page
The following illustration is an example of the Restart Cable Modem page.
Saving Your Configuration
Use the Setup Basic Settings - Save RG Configuration to Local PC page to save your
current cable modem RG configuration to the hard drive on your PC or to a floppy
disk. You will then be able to restore the RG configuration, if necessary.
Note:
If you are not familiar with the procedures detailed in this section, contact
your service provider before you attempt to change any of the residential gateway
default settings.
Click
Save Configuration to your PC
in the Basic Settings section of the Setup page
to access the Setup Basic Settings - Save RG Configuration to Local PC page.
Setup Basic Settings - Save RG Configuration to Local PC Page
The following illustration is an example of the Setup Basic Settings - Save RG
Configuration to Local PC page.
To
Save
your current setting to your computer, click the floppy disk icon in the
lower portion of the screen. You will be prompted to provide a file name and
location for the backup configuration file.
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To
Restore
your setting, click
Browse
and select the backup configuration file name
that you saved on your PC. The path and filename of the backup configuration
appears in the File Name field. Then, click
Download
to restore your configuration
file. A
Download Success
message appears when the restore is complete.
Enabling and Disabling Advanced Features
Use the Setup Advanced Settings - Options page to enable or disable advanced
features on your network. When the wireless interface is disabled, the transmitter is
turned off.
Note:
If you are not familiar with the advanced settings detailed in this section,
contact your service provider before you attempt to change any of the residential
gateway default advanced options settings.
Click
Options
in the Advanced Settings section of the Setup page to access the Setup
Advanced Settings - Options page.
Setup Advanced Settings - Options Page
The following illustration is an example of the Setup Advanced Settings - Options
page.
Setup Advanced Settings - Options Page Description
The following table provides a description of the fields within the Setup Advanced
Settings - Options page.
Note:
If you make changes in the Setup Advanced Settings - Options page, click
Apply to apply and save your new IP address filter settings.
Field Name
Description
WAN Blocking
Checking this box prevents the residential gateway from
being visible to the WAN. For example, pings to the
WAN IP address are not returned
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Field Name
Description
Ipsec PassThrough
Checking this box allows applications that use IPSec (IP
Security) to pass through the firewall
PPTP PassThrough
Checking this box allows applications that use Point to
Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) to pass through the
firewall
Remote Config
Management
Checking this box enables Remote Configuration
Management that allows the user or network operator
to view and/or modify the gateway set-up parameters
from a location on the WAN, as opposed to the LAN
side of the gateway. Access to the set-up parameters is
obtained by using the password to access the
WebWizard.
Enable this feature by checking the
Remote Config
Management
box on the Setup Advanced Settings -
Options page. To access your gateway from a remote
location, you must also know the WAN IP address of
the gateway. To find the WAN IP address, go to the
Network Configuration page under Basic Settings. You
will find the gateway's WAN IP address list on this
page.
Enter the WAN IP address of your gateway into the
address field of any Web browser using the following
xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx represents the WAN IP address of your
gateway.
Be sure to follow the syntax exactly, and then click Go
or press Enter. Your gateway Web pages will appear on
the remote computer. You will still need to enter your
password to access the Setup pages of your gateway
Note:
If you choose to enable (check) this feature, be
sure to set up a user password to prevent unauthorized
access to your gateway settings.
Multicast Enable
Checking this box allows multicasts to pass from the
WAN side through to the private network
UPnP Enable
Checking this box enables Universal Plug and Play
features
Configuring IP Address Filters
Use the Setup Advanced Settings - IP Filtering page to configure IP address filters.
These filters block a range of IP addresses from accessing the Internet.
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Note:
If you are not familiar with the advanced settings detailed in this section,
contact your service provider before you attempt to change any of the residential
gateway default advanced IP filtering settings.
Click
IP Address Filtering
in the Advanced Settings section of the Setup page to
access the Setup Advanced Settings - IP Filtering page.
Setup Advanced Settings - IP Filtering Page
The following illustration is an example of the Setup Advanced Settings - IP Filtering
page.
Setup Advanced Settings - IP Filtering Page Description
Use this link to specify and enable a range of IP addresses that cannot have access to
the Internet. Click
Apply
to apply and save your new IP address filter settings.
Configuring MAC Address Filters
Use the Setup Advanced Settings - MAC Filtering page to configure MAC address
filters. These filters allow you to deny or block access to the Internet by the
individual MAC addresses listed in the table. You can also prevent individual PCs
from sending outgoing TCP/UDP traffic to the WAN using their MAC address.
Note:
If you are not familiar with the advanced settings detailed in this section,
contact your service provider before you attempt to change any of the residential
gateway default advanced MAC filtering settings.
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Click
MAC Address Filtering
in the Advanced Settings section of the Setup page to
access the Setup Advanced Settings - MAC Filtering page.
Setup Advanced Settings - MAC Filtering Page
The following illustration is an example of the Setup Advanced Settings - MAC
Filtering page.
Setup Advanced Settings - MAC Filtering Page Description
Use this link to enter the MAC address or MAC addresses of devices whose Internet
access you want to control. Click
Apply
to apply and save your new MAC address
filter settings.
Setting Up MAC Address Filters
The Block/Pass drop down menu allows you to block or pass Internet access to the
MAC addresses of the devices you list in the MAC Address Filters table. The
following table describes the function of the Block/Pass drop down menu.
Field Name
Description
Block Listed (Default)
Select
Block
to deny Internet access to the MAC
addresses of the devices you list in the table. All
other MAC addresses will be allowed Internet
access.
Pass
Select
Pass
to allow Internet access only to the
MAC addresses of the devices you list in the table.
Any MAC addresses
not
listed in the table will be
denied Internet access.

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