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Share USB Drives Attached to the Cable Data Gateway
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Cable Data Gateways
5.
Select
ReadyShare
.
The USB Storage (Basic Settings) screen displays.
6.
Click the
Safely Remove USB Device
button.
The drive goes offline.
7.
Physically disconnect the USB drive.
Enable the Media Server
The cable data gateway can function as a ReadyDLNA media server, which lets you view
movies and photos on DLNA/UPnP AV-compliant media players, such as Xbox360,
Playstation, and NETGEAR media players.
To enable the media server, specify its settings, and scan for media content:
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 > USB Storage > Media Server
.
The Media Server (Settings) screen displays.
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Cable Data Gateways
6.
To enable the cable data gateway to function as a media server, select the
Enable Media
Server
check box.
7.
In the
Media Server Device Name
field, specify the name of the media server.
8.
Click the
Apply
button.
Your changes are saved.
9.
To schedule a content scan or scan for content immediately, take one of the following
actions:
•
Select the
Schedule Search
check box and enter a period in the
Minutes
field to
specify the interval at which the cable data gateway must search for (updated) content.
•
Click the
Search Now
button.
The cable data gateway searches for content immediately.
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8.
Configure Advanced Features
This chapter describes the advanced features of your cable data gateway. Networking
knowledge is needed to implement some of these features.
This chapter includes the following sections:
•
Manage Advanced WiFi Settings
•
Port Forwarding and Port Triggering Concepts
•
Port Forwarding and Port Triggering Concepts
•
Set Up Port Forwarding to Local Computers
•
Set Up and Manage Port Triggering
•
Set Up and Manage IP Address Filtering
•
Set Up and Manage MAC Address Filtering
•
Configure Dynamic DNS
•
Manage the Cable Data Gateway Remotely
•
Manage Universal Plug and Play
•
Manage the Network Address Translation
•
Manage the Ethernet Ports of the LAN Switch
•
Manage Network Time Protocol
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Cable Data Gateways
Manage Advanced WiFi Settings
You can turn the WiFi radio on and off, configure advanced WiFi settings, specify WPS
settings, and set up a WiFi access list.
Note:
The cable data gateway is already configured with the optimum
settings. Do not alter these settings unless directed by Cox Support.
Incorrect settings might disable the WiFi radio.
Control the WiFi Radios
By default, the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz WiFi radios are enabled so that you can connect over
WiFi to the cable data gateway. You can turn the WiFi radio on or off. When the WiFi radio is
off, you can still use an Ethernet cable for a LAN connection to the cable data gateway.
Note:
The WiFi
On/Off
button on the front panel is disabled.
To turn the radio on or off or change advanced settings for your WiFi network:
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 Settings
.
The Wireless Settings screen displays (that is, the screen to configure advanced
settings).
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AC1900, N900, and N450 WiFi
Cable Data Gateways
6.
Change the advanced WiFi settings for the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz radios:
•
Enable Wireless Router Radio
. By default, the
Enable Wireless Router Radio
check box is selected and the WiFi radio is enabled.
Clearing this check box turns off the WiFi radio of the cable data gateway. When the
WiFi radio is disabled, you can still use the cable data gateway by connecting devices
with an Ethernet cable.
•
Fragmentation Length (256-2346)
,
CTS/RTS Threshold (1-2347)
, and
Preamble
Mode
. These settings are reserved for WiFi testing and advanced configuration only.
Do not change these settings unless directed by Cox Support. Incorrect settings
might disable the WiFi function of the cable data gateway unexpectedly.
The following settings are the default settings:
-
Fragmentation Length
. 2346
-
CTS/RTS Threshold
. 2347
-
Preamble Mode
. Long Preamble
7.
Click the
Apply
button.
Your settings are saved.

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