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Table 4. Diagnostics Menu Option

Option

Description

Utility

Select the utility for troubleshooting.

Parameters

Enter the required parameters to perform diagnostics.

Start Test

Click this button to begin diagnostic after making any changes to the

default parameters.

Abort Test

Click this button to abort Ping diagnostics.

Clear Results

Click this button to clear the results table.

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8

Basic Menu Options

The Basic Menu lets you:



Configure the basic settings of your Cable Modem/Router



Configure DHCP server for the LAN



Configure DDNS service



Backup and restore of configuration settings

Setup

The Setup page allows you to configure the basic features of the Cable Modem/Router

related to your ISP’s connection.

To access the Setup page, click

Basic

in the menu bar and then click the

Setup

submenu. Figure 9 shows an example of the menu and Table 5 describes the items you

can select.

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Figure 9. Example of Setup Page

Table 5. Setup Menu Option

Option

Description

LAN IP Address

Set the base LAN IP for your private network. By default this is

192.168.0.1

There is normally no need to change this.

WAN

Connection

Type

Select how your Cable Modem/Router obtains an IP address. The

options are via DHCP or manual configuration of a static IP address.

Unless you have arranged for a static IP address from your service

provider, you should leave this setting at its default, DHCP.

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DHCP

The DHCP page allows you to configure your Cable Modem/Router’s DHCP server.

To access the

DHCP

page:

1

Click

Basic

in the menu bar.

2

Then click the

DHCP

submenu.

Figure 10 shows an example of the menu and Table 6 describes the items you can

select.

Figure 10. Example of DHCP Page

In the unusual event that you have a separate DHCP server on your LAN, you can

disable the Cable Modem/Router’s DHCP server by selecting the No radio button. If you

do this, make sure the IP address assigned to the Cable Modem/Router is on the same

subnet as that of the external DHCP server, or you won’t be able to access the Cable

Modem/Router from the LAN. The base LAN IP address of the Cable Modem/Router can

be set from the Basic Setup page.

Note that the Cable Modem/Router will only operate on a class C subnet, with subnet

mask 255.255.255.0

You may also want to disable the DHCP server if you have assigned static IP addresses

to all devices on your network.

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Table 6. DHCP Menu Options

Option

Description

DHCP Server

Select Yes to use internal DHCP server of the Cable Modem/Router,

or select No to disable it.

Starting Local

Address

Configure the starting IP address for IP leases available to devices

on the LAN.

Number of

CPEs

Configure the number of PCs supported on the LAN.

Lease Time

Configure the time a lease will last before it must be renewed.

Default is 86400 seconds, or 1 day.

DDNS

The DDNS page allows you to make use of a DDNS server. Dynamic DNS (DDNS)

allows a dynamic IP address to be aliased to a static, pre-defined host name so that the

host can be easily contacted by other hosts on the internet even if its IP address

changes. This means you can host a server on your LAN that can be accessed from

anywhere on the Internet.

Caution:

Some service providers may consider connection of such a server to be a

breach of your service agreement.

The Cable Modem/Router supports a dynamic DNS client compatible with the Dynamic

DNS service (

). You must sign up with this service if you want to

use it.

To access the

DDNS

page:

1

Click

Basic

in the menu bar.

2

Then click the

DDNS

submenu.

Figure 11 shows an example of the menu and Table 7 describes the items you can

select.