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Test Connection…
Click this link to test your modem’s connection and run
diagnostics as shown in the following screen.
10.3
My Network Panel
The
My Network
panel of the
Home
screen allows you to view information about devices that are connected to
your network.
Name
Displays the ASCII (text) name of the device connected to the network
Type
Displays the type of device connected to your network.
Connection
Displays the physical connection used to interface with your modem.
IP Address
Displays the IP address assigned to your computer by your modem’s DHCP server.
Access Shared Files
Click this link to access shared files from a device on your local network. (The device
must have file sharing enabled.) Note: If the device has a firewall turned on, you will
not be able to access shared files from the device.
10.4
Services Panel
The
Services
panel of the
Home
screen allows you to access features and services provided by your ISP.
NOTE:
The links displayed in the
Services
panel will only be available after you have established a PPP session
with your ISP and are specific to the services offered by your ISP.
Go To My Home Page
Click this button to go to the default page of your Web browser; however, if your PPP
session is down, you will not have Internet access. To browse the Internet, you must
first establish a PPP session with your ISP. When you are ready to return to the
modem’s Web interface, type
in your Internet browser’s address
bar, and press
Enter
on your keyboard.
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11.
MY NETWORK
This section explains the network settings of your modem’s local area network (LAN) and guides you through the
configurable settings.
The following screen will appear if you select
My Network
from the main menu. This screen displays information
about the devices connected to your local area network (LAN).
11.1
Network Devices
The
Network Devices
panel of the
My Network
screen displays details for each device connected to your LAN.
Name
Displays the ASCII (text) name of the device connected to the network
Type
Displays the type of device connected to your network.
Status
Displays the connection status for the device.
Connection
Displays the physical connection used to interface with your modem.
IP Address
Displays the IP address assigned to your computer by your modem’s DHCP server.
Access Shared Files
Click this link to access shared files from a device on your local network. (The device
must have file sharing enabled.) Note: If the device has a firewall turned on, you will not
be able to access shared files from the device.
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View Device Details
Click this link to view information about devices connected to your LAN as shown in the
following screen.
Rename Device
Click this link to change the names of devices connected to your LAN. In the following
Rename Device
screen, type the desired name in the
Device Name
field, and then select
an option from the
Device type
drop-down menu. Click the
rename device
button to
allow the changes to take affect; or click
cancel
to return to the
Device Details
screen.
Enable Application
Click this link to set up applications for your service profile, such as port forwarding and
port triggering services as shown in the following screen. This feature enables
applications (Games, Webcams, IM, and others) by opening a tunnel between remote
(Internet) computers and a specific device port inside your LAN. Refer to section 12.2.2,
“Port Forwarding,” for additional information on this screen.
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11.2
Network Summary
The
Network Summary
panel of the
My Network
screen displays the number of Ethernet and USB devices
connected to your LAN.
IMPORTANT:
If you have PCs on your network that are not being displayed, check the firewall setting on the PCs
to ensure that the firewall is disabled.
Connected Devices
Displays the interfaces that can be used to connect to your modem. Note: If you have
computers on your network that are not being displayed, check the firewall setting on the
PCs to ensure that the firewall is disabled.
Ethernet
Displys the number of devices that are connected to the modem via Ethernet 10/100
Base-T connection.
USB
Displys the number of devices that are connected to the modem via USB connection.
reset device list
Click this button to update the list of connected devices if, for example, devices have
been recently added or removed and you want to update the list.
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12.
SECURITY
This section explains the security features of your modem and guides you through the configurable settings.
12.1
Security Level
The following screen will appear if you select
Security > Security Level
from the main menu. This screen allows
you to change your firewall security levels by selecting from the available options. If you change the settings in this
screen, click
save
and then
OK
. If you click
Cancel
, the screen will return to its previous settings.
IMPORTANT
: It is recommended that you do not change the settings in the
Custom Rules
screen. If you need to
reset your modem to factory default settings, follow the instructions in section 13.2.1, “Backup/Restore,” to restore
the modem to default settings.
Security Level
Select these options to control outbound traffic initiated within the local network. By
default, the Security Level is set to None. Note: Only the most advanced users should
select the
Custom
option.
•
High: Select this option to allow only basic Internet functionality. Only
Mail, News, Web, FTP, and IPSEC are allowed. All other traffic is
prohibited.
•
Medium: Select this option to allow only basic Internet functionality by
default; however, Medium security allows customization through NAT
configuration so that you can enable the traffic that you want to pass.
•
Low: Select this option to allow all traffic except for known attacks. With
Low security, your modem is visible to other computers on the Internet.
•
None: Select this option to disable security and allow all traffic. (All traffic
is passed.)

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