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4

Click the Login button to access the Cable Modem/Router. The

Status

page

appears, showing connection status information about your Cable Modem/Router

After you log in to the Zoom Configuration Manager interface, we strongly recommend

that you change the default password as follows:

1

On the left hand menu click on

Security

.

2

Enter your new password in the

New Password

box. Your new password can be

from 1 to 8 characters long and can contain either letters or numbers.

The

password and username are case sensitive, so notice which letters are capitalilzed.

3

In the

Retype your New Password

box enter your new password again and click

Apply

. Your new password is now active. We recommend you write you new

password down on a label and attach it to your Cable Modem/Router. If you forget

your new password in the future, you can reset the Cable Modem/Router to its

default settings by pressing the WPS/Reset button for 10 seconds. This will change

the login back to the default User Name

admin

and the default password

admin

.

4

If you only wanted to change your password, you’re done. If you want to do

something else with the Configuration Manager, continue below to

Understanding

the Configuration Manager Interface Screens

.

Understanding the Configuration Manager Interface Screens

The top of the management interface contains a menu bar you use to select menus for

configuring the Cable Modem/Router. When you click a menu item, information and any

configuration settings associated with the menu appear in the main area of the interface

(see Figure 2). If the displayed information exceeds what can be shown in the main area,

scroll bars appear to the right of the main area so you can scroll up and down through the

information.

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Figure 2. Main Areas on the Configuration Manager Interface

Every menu has submenus associated with it. If you click a menu item, the submenus

appear on the left frame of the Configuration Manager. For example, if you click the

Status

menu item, the submenu

Software

,

Connection

,

Security

,

Diagnostics

,

and

Event Log

appear on the left column (see Figure 3).

Figure 3. Example of Status Submenu

The right-most item on the menu bar is the logout option. Click it to log out from the

Configuration Manager interface.

Configuration Manager Interface Menus

Table 1 describes the menus in the Configuration Manager interface. You can skip to specific

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sections of this User Manual based on your intended use of the Cable Modem/Router with

Wireless-N. Each of the menu options in your Configuration Manager is covered as a separate

chapter in the remaining portion of the User Manual. Refer to the chart on the next page to go to a

specific menu option.

Table 1. Configuration Manager Interface Menus

Chapter

Menu

Options

Go to this section if

you want to…

See

Page

8

Status

monitor or troubleshoot

problems with the Cable

Modem/Router

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9

Basic

make some

modifications for more

advanced uses

57

10

Advanced

make use of advanced

router features

supported by the Cable

Modem/Router

67

11

Firewall

configure the firewall

application to protect the

private LAN from attacks

from the WAN interface

82

12

Parental

Control

configure access policies

or rules to specific

network devices based

on the time of day and

Internet contents

89

13

Wireless

configure and use the

wireless features

supported by the Cable

Modem/Router

97

14

VPN

enable the VPN protocol

and configure IPSec

tunnels, L2TP and PPTP

server options

115

15

USB

configure USB storage

and streaming video

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8

Status Menu Options

The Status Menu lets you:



View the status and connection information of the Cable Modem/Router



Change the administrator password



Use diagnostic tools for troubleshooting

Software

The Software page is a read-only screen that shows the Cable Modem/Router’s current

system software version. To access the Software page, click

Status

in the menu bar and

then click the

Software

submenu Figure 4 shows an example of the menu and Table 2

describes the items you can select.

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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.