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The Gateway Status screen fields are explained in the following table.

Figure 4-1

Table 4-1.

Gateway Status Fields

Field

Description

Information

Standard Specification

Compliant

The specification to which the gateway’s cable interface is

compatible.

Hardware Version

The hardware version of the gateway.

Software Version

The software version of the gateway.

Cable Modem MAC Address

The MAC address used by the cable modem port of the

gateway. This MAC address may need to be registered with

your Cable Service Provider.

Device MAC Address

The MAC address of the router side of the gateway. This is the

equivalent of your PC when connected to a cable modem. You

can use the MAC Cloning feature to replace this MAC address

with another address when sending packets to the WAN.

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.

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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. After the cable modem is initialized you can see the

current time.

Status

System Up Time

This is the time since the gateway has registered with your

cable service provider.

Network Access

This field will change to Allowed when the registration with your

cable service provider is complete.

Device IP Address

The IP address of you gateway, as seen from the Internet.

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Table 4-1.

Gateway Status Fields (continued)

Field

Description

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

1.

It acquires and locks the downstream channel

2.

It acquires the upstream parameters and range.

3.

It locks the upstream channel

4.

It acquires the IP address through DHCP

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. When

prompted, enter

admin

for the gateway user name and

password

for the gateway password. You

can use procedures below to change the gateway’s password.

NETGEAR recommends that you change this password to a more secure password. The ideal

password should contain no dictionary words from any language, and should be a mixture of both

upper and lower case letters, numbers, and symbols. Your password can be up to 30 characters.

To change the password:

1.

Log in to the gateway using its default address of

or at whatever IP address

the unit is currently configured. Use the default user name of

admin

and default password of

password

, or the password you have set up.

2.

In the main menu, under Maintenance, select

Set Password

. The Set Password screen

displays.

Note:

The user name and password are not the same as any user name or password you

may use to log in to your Internet connection.

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3.

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

4.

Click

Apply

to save your changes.

Resetting to Factory Default Settings

You can erase the gateway configuration and reset it to the factory default settings. For information

about the factory default settings, see

“Factory Default Settings” in Appendix A

.

To reset the

gateway to its factory settings:

1.

In the Set Password screen (see

Figure 4-3

), to the right of Restore Factory Defaults, select the

Yes

radio button.

2.

Click

Apply

to save your changes.

The gateway reboots automatically. After rebooting, the gateway’s password will be

password

, the LAN IP address will be

192.168.0.1

, and the gateway’s DHCP client will be

enabled..

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 using its default address of

or at whatever IP address

the unit is currently configured. Use the default user name of

admin

and default password of

password

, or the password you have set up.

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.

Note:

If you do not know the login password or IP address, you can use the reset

button on the rear panel of the gateway to restore the factory default settings.

Note:

When erasing and resetting the configuration, do not interrupt the process by going

on online, turning off the gateway, or shutting down the computer.

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2.

In the main menu, under Maintenance, select

Backup Settings

. The Backup Settings screen

displays.

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

Backup

.

•

To restore the saved configuration settings from a backup file:

a.

Click

Browse

.

b.

Locate and select the previously saved backup file (by default, CGD24G-100NAS.cfg).

c.

Click

Restore

.

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

gateway restarts, which takes about one minute.

Viewing the Event Log

The gateway logs security-related events such as denied incoming service requests and hacker

probes. To see the event log:

1.

Log in to the gateway using its default address of

or at whatever IP address

the unit is currently configured. Use the default user name of

admin

and default password of

password

, or the password you have set up.

2.

In the main menu, under Maintenance, select

Event Log

. The Event Log screen displays.

Figure 4-4

Note:

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

online, turning off the gateway, or shutting down the computer.