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V
iew the Gateway Status
Use the Modem Status screen to see hardware and firmware details about the gateway and
basic status information.
From the main menu, under Maintenance, select
Modem Status
.
The following table describes the fields displayed in this screen:
Table 1.
Modem status fields
Field
Description
Standard Specification
Compliant
DOCSIS 3.0
Hardware Version
The hardware version of the gateway.
Software Version
The version of firmware currently running on the gateway.
Cable MAC Address
The MAC address used by the cable modem port of the gateway. This MAC
address might need to be registered with your cable service provider.
Device MAC Address
The WAN MAC address used by the device.
Cable Modem Serial Number
The serial number of the gateway hardware.
CM certificate
If the cable modem certificate is installed, it is possible for the service
provider to upgrade your Data Over Cable service securely.
System Up Time
Time since the last boot-up.
Network Access
Shows whether traffic can be forwarded from the LAN to the network.
Cable Modem IP Address
The current Internet IP address. If assigned dynamically and not connected
to the Internet, this field is blank.
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V
iew the Connection Status
To track the gateway’s initialization procedure, and to get details about the downstream and
upstream cable channel, use the Connection screen. The time is displayed after the gateway is
initialized.
To view the gateway’s initialization procedure:
In the main menu, under Maintenance, select
Connection
.
The gateway automatically goes through the following steps in the provisioning process:
•
Scans and locks the downstream frequency and links back in upstream direction.
•
Obtains a gateway IP address for the gateway itself.
•
Assigns an IP address for the connected computer.
•
Connects to the Internet.
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Back Up and Restore
Y
our Settings
The configuration settings of the gateway are stored in a configuration file in the gateway.
To save the backup settings:
1.
In the main menu, under Maintenance, select
Backup
.
2.
Click
Back Up
.
If you did not set up your browser to save downloaded files automatically, indicate where
you want to save the file and click Save.
If you did set up your browser to save downloaded files automatically, the file is saved to
the browser’s download location on the hard drive.
To restore the backup settings:
1.
In the main menu, under Maintenance, select
Backup.
2.
Click
Browse
.
3.
Locate and select the previously saved backup file, then click
Restore
.
A message notifies you when the gateway has been restored to the previous settings.
Then the gateway restarts, which takes about 1 minute.
Note:
When restoring configuration settings, do not interrupt the process
by going online, turning off the gateway, or shutting down the
computer.
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V
iew the Event Log
The gateway logs security-related events such as denied incoming service requests and
hacker probes.
To view the event log:
1.
In the main menu, under Maintenance, select
Event Log
.
2.
Do either of the following:
•
To clear the log, click
Clear Log
.
•
To refresh the log, click
Refresh
.
Run the Diagnostic Utilities
From the Diagnostics screen, you can run ping and traceroute utilities.
Ping Utility
Ping is an administration utility that tests the 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.
Log in to the gateway.
For more information, see
Log In to Your Gateway
on page
8.
2.
In the main menu, under Maintenance, select
Diagnostics
.
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3.
Select
Ping
in the Utility list.
4.
Specify the following parameters for the ping utility.
•
Target
. The IP address of the ping target computer.
•
Ping Size
. The size of the ping packet.
•
No. of Pings
. The number of times to ping the target computer.
•
Ping Interval
. The time between pings.
5.
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.
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