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Erase sets the user name to admin, the password to password, and the LAN IP address to
192.168.0.1, and enables the DHCP of the modem router.
Set Password
This feature allows you to change the default password that is used to log in to the modem
router with the user name admin.
This modem router password is not the same as the password for wireless access. The label
on the bottom of your modem router shows your unique wireless network name (SSID) and
password for wireless access (see
Gateway Label
on page
10).
To set the password for the user name admin:
1.
From the Advanced tab, select
Administration > Set Password
.
The following screen displays.
2.
Type the old password.
3.
Type the new password in the Set Password field.
4.
Type the new password in the Repeat New Password field.
5.
Click the
Apply
button.
Your changes take effect.
View Event Logs
Event logs capture important modem router events.
To view the event logs:
From the Advanced tab, select
Administration > Event Log
.
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The Event Logs screen displays.
The log screen shows the following information:
•
Time
. The time the event log entry was recorded.
•
Priority
. The severity for this event log entry.
•
Description
. A description of this event log entry.
To refresh the log screen, click the
Refresh
button.
To clear the log entries, click the
Clear Log
button.
Diagnostics
From the Diagnostics screen, you can run ping, traceroute, DS throughput, and US
throughput utilities.
Ping Utility
Ping is an administration utility that tests whether a computer on the network is reachable and
measures the time it takes messages sent from the originating device to reach a destination
computer and return.
To run a ping test:
1.
From the Advanced tab, select
Administration > Diagnostics
.
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The following screen displays.
2.
In the Utility list, select
Ping
.
3.
Specify the following parameters for the ping utility.
•
Target
. The IP address of the ping target computer.
•
Ping Size
. The size (in bytes) of the ping packet.
•
No. of Pings
. The number of times to ping the target computer.
•
Ping Interval
. The time between pings.
4.
Click
Start Test
.
The ping results display.
To stop a ping test:
Click
Abort Test
.
To clear the results from the display:
Click
Clear Results
.
Traceroute Utility
To display the route and measure transit delays of packets across an IP, run the traceroute
utility.
To run a traceroute test:
1.
From the Advanced tab, select
Administration > Diagnostics
.
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The following screen displays.
2.
In the Utility list, select
Traceroute
.
3.
Specify the following parameters for the traceroute utility.
•
Target
. The IP address or host name of the computer you are tracing.
•
Max Hops
. The maximum number of hops to allow when tracing the route.
•
Data Size
. The input the size (in bytes) of the packet.
•
Base Port
. The port number to send the packet to.
•
Resolve Host
. Select
on
to resolve the host name to the IP address.
4.
Click
Start Test
.
The traceroute results display.
To clear the results from the display:
Click
Clear Results
.
DS Throughput Utility
To display the ????????????, run the DS throughput utility.
To run a DS throughput test:
1.
From the Advanced tab, select
Administration > Diagnostics
.
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The following screen displays.
2.
In the Utility list, select
DS throughput
.
3.
Click
Start Test
.
The DS throughput results display.
To clear the results from the display:
Click
Clear Results
.
US Throughput Utility
To display the ????????????, run the US throughput utility.
To run a US throughput test:
1.
From the Advanced tab, select
Administration > Diagnostics
.
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