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7.
To release the connection, click the
Release
button.
The connection with your cable service provider is shut down, as is your Internet
connection.
8.
To renew the connection, click the
Renew
button.
The connection with your cable service provider is reestablished, as is your Internet
connection. If a DHCP connection with your cable service provider exists, the cable data
gateway receives a new DHCP lease and might receive a new IP address.
9.
Click the
Close Window
button.
The pop-up screen closes.
View the WiFi Cable Data Gateway Cable Initialization
You can track the initialization procedure of the cable data gateway and get details about the
downstream and upstream cable channels. The time is displayed after the cable data
gateway is initialized.
The cable data gateway automatically goes through the following steps in the provisioning
process:
1.
Scans and locks the downstream frequency and then ranges the upstream channels.
2.
Obtains a WAN IP address for the cable data gateway.
3.
Connects to the Internet.
To view the status of the cable data gateway initialization:
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
Cable Connection
.
The Cable Connection screen displays.
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The Startup Procedure section displays the initialization progress.
The Downstream Bonded Channels section displays the status of each channel.
6.
To see the Upstream Bonded Channels section and system time, scroll down.
View the Network Map
You can view the active wired and WiFi devices in both the network to which the cable data
gateway is connected and the cable data gateway network. If you do not recognize a WiFi
device, it might be an intruder.
To display the wired and WiFi devices:
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
Network Map
.
The Network Map screen displays.
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Cable Data Gateways
If a connection is broken, no blue line displays between the device and the cable data
gateway, between the cable data gateway and the Internet, or both. If a connection is
over WiFi rather than an Ethernet cable, a WiFi icon displays on the blue line.
6.
If more than one device is connected to the cable data gateway, use the arrow icons in the
lower right to scroll through the screens.
7.
To refresh the screen, click the refresh icon in the upper right.
The information onscreen is updated.
View WiFi Channels in Your Environment
You can view the active WiFi channels in your environment, including the channels that the
cable data gateway is broadcasting on. If several WiFi networks in your environment are
using the same channel as the one that the cable data gateway is using, interference might
occur. In that situation, you might want to change the channel that the cable data gateway is
using.
Note:
Many countries and geographic locations implement laws or
guidelines about which channels can be used. Depending on your
location, some channels might not be available.
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To view the WiFi channels in your environment:
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 Setup > Wireless Channel
.
The Wireless Channel screen displays.
By default, the screen displays the active channels in the 2.4 GHz band.
The channel that the WiFi network of the cable data gateway is using displays in blue. The
channels that other WiFi network in your environment are using display in yellow.
6.
To display the active channels in the 5 GHz band, select the
5GHz a/n
radio button.
The screen displays the active channels in the 5 GHz band.
7.
To refresh the screen, click the
Refresh
button.
The information onscreen is updated.
To change the channel that a radio of the cable data gateway is using, click the
Change
Channel
button. The Wireless Setup screen displays. For information about changing the
WiFi settings for the main WiFi network, including the channel, see
View or Change the
Basic Settings for the Main WiFi Network
on page
31.
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View WiFi Access Points in Your Environment
You can view the WiFi access points (APs) that are broadcasting WiFi networks in your
environment. These are APs other than the cable data gateway. For each WiFi network, the
security level and the signal strength are displayed.
To view the WiFi APs in your environment:
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 Setup > Wireless AP
.
The Wireless AP screen displays.
By default, the screen displays the APs in the 2.4 GHz band.
6.
To display the APs in the 5 GHz band, select the
5GHz a/n
radio button.
The screen displays the APs in the 5 GHz band.
7.
To refresh the screen, click the
Refresh
button.
The information onscreen is updated.

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