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Figure 5. Example of Connection Page

By default the router is configured to use Dual mode (or Dual Stack mode).

Most users

should use this setting. However your provider may ask you to change the

eRouter

Provisioning mode

to eRoute_IPv4only mode or eRoute_IPv6only mode.

Security

The Security page allows you to configure access privileges, reboot 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

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submenu. Figure 6 shows an example of the menu and Table 3 describes the items you

can select.

Figure 6. Example of Security Page

How to change the default password used to access your device:

1

Enter

admin

in the User Name dialog box. The default user name can not be

changed.

2

Enter the default password,

admin

in the

Current Password

dialog box.

3

Enter your new password in the

New Password

box. Your new password can be

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

4

Retype your new password 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

.

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

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.

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Table 3. Security Menu Option

Option

Description

User Name

Enter the User Name for the administrator.

Current Password

Enter the existing security password.

The password can be

found on the bottom label of the unit.

New Password

Enter the new security password.

Re-Enter New

password

Re-enter (confirm) the new security password.

Reboot

Click the

Yes

button next to reboot, then click

Apply

to reboot

the router.

Note:

DO NOT restore factory defaults to any changes on this page.

Diagnostics

Note:

Some software 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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Figure 8. Example of Diagnostics - Traceroute Page

To run either utility:

1

Select the utility from the Utility drop-down list.

2

Make any changes to the default parameters.

3

Select

Start Test

to begin. The window will automatically be refreshed as the results

are displayed in the Results table.