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Viewing the Connection Status

Use the Connection screen to track the gateway’s initialization procedure, and to get details about

the downstream and upstream cable channel. The time is displayed after the gateway is initialized.

Figure 4-2

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The gateway automatically goes through the following steps in the provisioning process:

•

Scan and lock the downstream frequency, and then link back in upstream direction.

•

Obtain an IP address for the gateway itself. Then the gateway assigns an IP address for the

connected PC.

•

Connect to the Internet.

Backing Up and Restoring Your Settings

The configuration settings of the gateway are stored in a configuration file in the gateway. To see

the backup settings:

1.

Log in to the gateway as described in

“Logging In to Your Gateway” on page 1-4

.

2.

In the main menu, under Maintenance, select Backup Settings to display the following screen:

Figure 4-3

You can save a copy of the current configuration settings or restore the saved settings:

•

To save a copy of the current configuration settings, click

Back Up

.

•

To restore the saved configuration settings from a backup file:

a.

Click

Browse

.

b.

Locate and select the previously saved backup file.

c.

Click

Restore

.

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A message notifies you when the gateway has been restored to previous settings. Then, the

gateway restarts, which takes about one minute.

Note:

When restoring configuration settings, do not interrupt the process by going online,

turning off the gateway, or shutting down the computer.

Changing the Built-In Password

For security reasons, the gateway has its own user name and password. Also, after a period of

inactivity for a set length of time, the administrator login will automatically disconnect. You can

change the gateway’s password.

NETGEAR recommends that you change the default password to a more secure password. The

ideal passwords should contain no dictionary words from any language, and should be a mixture of

both upper and lower case letters, numbers, and symbols. Your passwords can be up to 30

characters.

To change the password:

1.

Log in to the gateway as described in

“Logging In to Your Gateway” on page 1-4

.

2.

In the main menu, under Maintenance, select Set Password. The Set Password screen displays.

Figure 4-4

3.

To change the password, first enter the old password, and then enter the new password twice.

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4.

Click

Apply

to save your changes.

Note:

After changing the password, you will be required to log in again to continue the

configuration. If you have backed up the gateway settings previously, you should

do a new backup so that the saved settings file includes the new password.

Running Diagnostic Utilities

From the Diagnostics screen you can use Ping or Traceroute.

To use diagnostics:

1.

Log in to the gateway as described in

“Logging In to Your Gateway” on page 1-4

.

2.

In the main menu, under Maintenance, select Diagnostics. The Diagnostics screen displays

Figure 4-5

.

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Testing Connectivity with the Ping Command

To start a ping test, enter the IP address in the Diagnostics screen, and click the

Ping

button. The

Ping Results are displayed:

Figure 4-6

Traceroute

To start a Traceroute test:

1.

In the Diagnostics screen, select Traceroute in the Utility field:

Figure 4-7