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Figure 4. Software Menu
Table 2. Software Menu Option
Option
Description
Information
Shows the information on the current system software.
Status
Shows the system up time, network accessibility, and IP address of the Cable
modem/router.
Connection
The Connection page is a read-only screen that shows the status of steps in your cable modem/router
registration process. It also shows your cable modem/router’s upstream and downstream channel
status.
To access the Connection page, click
Status
in the menu bar and then click the
Connection
submenu. Figure 5 shows an example of the menu.
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Figure 5. Example of Connection Page
Security
The Security page allows you to configure access privileges and restore the cable modem/router to its
factory defaults.
To access the Security page, click
Status
in the menu bar and then click the
Security
submenu. Figure
6 shows an example of the menu and Table 3 describes the items you can select.
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Figure 6. Example of Security Page
To restore the cable modem/router to factory defaults:
1
In the Security submenu, select the
Yes
button next to
Restore Factory Defaults
.
2
Click
Apply
.
3
Click
OK
to reboot the cable modem/router. The reboot is complete when the POWER LED
stops blinking.
4
If the Login screen doesn’t reappear, click the
Refresh
link to log back in to the Configuration
Manager.
Table 3. Security Menu Option
Option
Description
Password Change User
ID
Enter the new ID for the administrator.
New Password
Enter the new security password.
Re-Enter New
password
Re-enter (confirm) the new security password.
Current User ID
Password
Enter the current ID of the administrator.
Restore Factory
Defaults
Allows you to reset to factory default settings.
Note:
You DO NOT have to restore factory defaults to change the password.
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Diagnostics
Note:
Some versions may not support this feature.
The Diagnostics page allows you to troubleshoot connectivity problems. Two utilities are provided
for troubleshooting network connectivity: Ping and Traceroute.
Ping allows you to check connectivity between the cable modem/router and devices on the LAN
while Traceroute allows you to map the network path from the cable modem/router to a public host.
Selecting Traceroute from the drop-down Utility list will present alternate controls for the Traceroute
utility.
To access the Diagnostics page, click
Status
in the menu bar and then click the
Diagnostics
submenu. Figure 7 and Figure 8 show the examples of the menu and
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Table 4 describes the items you can select.
Figure 7. Example of Diagnostics - Ping Page
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