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7.

Click the

Apply

button.

Your settings are saved and take effect immediately.

NAT ALG Status

These features are enabled by default. To disable a feature, clear the associated

Enable

check box.

RSVP

By default, each application and protocol that is listed here can pass

through NAT, which means that it is not obstructed by NAT. These

applications and protocols are self-explanatory.

FTP

TFTP

Kerb88

NetBios

IKE

Kerb1293

H225

PPTP

MSN

SIP

ICQ

IRC666x

ICQTalk

Net2Phone

IRC7000

Feature

Description

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6.

Manage and Monitor Your Network

This chapter describes the cable data gateway settings and options for administering,

maintaining, and monitoring your cable data gateway and network.

This chapter includes the following sections:

•

View the Status and Statistics of the WiFi Cable Data Gateway

•

View the WiFi Cable Data Gateway Cable Initialization

•

View the Network Map

•

View WiFi Channels in Your Environment

•

View WiFi Access Points in Your Environment

•

View and Manage the Log

•

Manage the WiFi Cable Gateway Settings

•

Return the WiFi Cable Data Gateway to Its Factory Default Settings

•

Reboot the Cable Data Gateway

For additional management information, see the following sections:

•

For information about changing the password of the cable data gateway, see

Change the

Password

on page

25.

•

For information about managing the cable data gateway over the Internet, see

Manage

the Cable Data Gateway Remotely

on page

141.

•

For information about diagnostic tools, see

Perform Diagnostics

on page

151.

•

For information about the event log, see

View and Manage the Event Log

on page

157.

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View the Status and Statistics of the WiFi Cable Data

Gateway

You can view status information about the cable data gateway and its cable connection,

Internet connection, and WiFi networks. In addition, you can view traffic statistics for the

various ports.

View the Cable Information, Internet Port Status, and WiFi

Status

The ADVANCED Home screen displays cable information, the Internet port status, and WiFi

settings for both radios of the main and guest networks.



To view information about the cable data gateway, Internet port, and WiFi settings:

1.

On your computer, launch an Internet browser such as Mozilla Firefox or Microsoft

Internet Explorer.

2.

In the address field of your browser, enter

http://routerlogin.net

.

You are prompted to enter a user name and password.

3.

Type

admin

for the user name and type your password.

If you did not yet personalize your password, type

password

for the password.

4.

Click the

OK

button.

The BASIC Home screen displays.

5.

Select

ADVANCED > ADVANCED Home

.

The ADVANCED Home screen displays. The following figure shows the screen for the

AC1900 WiFi Cable Data Gateway, Model C6300BD. Other models might not show the

same panes.

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The color of the Flag icon indicates the following status:

•

Green Flag icon

. The cable connection or Internet connection is fine and no

problems exist. For a WiFi network, the network is enabled and secured.

•

Red Flag icon

. Configuration problems exist for the cable connection or Internet

connection or the connection is down. For a WiFi network, the network is disabled or

down.

•

Amber Flag icon

. For a WiFi network, the network is enabled but unsecured.

The following table describes the panes on the ADVANCED Home screen.

Field

Description

Cable Information

Hardware Version

The cable data gateway hardware version.

Firmware Version

The version of the router firmware. If you upgrade the router firmware on the

cable data gateway, the version changes.

Cable Modem Serial

Number

The cable data gateway serial number.

CM certificate

The cable data gateway digital certificate.

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LAN Port

The settings of the LAN port. For information about how to configure the LAN settings, see

Manage the LAN

Settings

on page

46.

MAC Address

The Media Access Control (MAC) address. This address is the unique physical

address that is assigned to the Ethernet LAN port.

IP Address

The IP address that the Ethernet LAN port uses. The default IP address is

192.168.0.1.

DHCP

Displays whether the DHCP server of the cable data gateway is enabled for

devices that are attached to the LAN.

Internet Port

The settings of cable Internet port. You cannot change these settings. Other than the MAC address, these

settings are assigned by the cable service provider.

MAC Address

The Media Access Control (MAC) address. This address is the unique physical

address that is assigned to the cable Internet port.

IP Address/Mask

The IP address and subnet mask (in the /xx format) that the cable Internet port

uses. If this field does not display an address or displays 0.0.0.0 as the address,

the cable data gateway cannot provide an Internet connection over the cable

Internet port.

Connection

The type of network address, which is either a fixed IP address or an IP address

that the cable data gateway obtains dynamically from the DHCP server of the

cable service provider. In the latter case, the field displays DHCP Client.

Default Gateway

The IP address of the cable service provider’s gateway that the cable Internet

port uses.

Domain Name Server

The IP addresses of the Domain Name System (DNS) servers that the cable

Internet port uses.

Wireless Settings (2.4GHz)

The settings of the 2.4 GHz band of the main WiFi network. For information about how to configure the WiFi

settings, see

View or Change the Basic Settings for the Main WiFi Network

on page

31 and

Manage

Advanced WiFi Settings

on page

109.

Name (SSID)

The network name of the 2.4 GHz band of the main WiFi network.

Region

The location (country). By default, the region is the United States.

Channel

The channel that the 2.4 GHz band of the main WiFi network uses.

Mode

The WiFi mode that the 2.4 GHz band of the main WiFi network uses. By

default, the mode is Up to 289 Mbps.

Note:

The selected mode also applies to the 2.4 GHz band of the guest WiFi

network.

Wireless AP

Displays whether the 2.4 GHz band of the main WiFi network is enabled. If the

2.4 GHz band is disabled, the 2.4 GHz WiFi LED on the front panel of the cable

data gateway is off.

Field

Description