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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.
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Configuration Manager Interface Menus
Table 1 describes the menus in the Configuration Manager interface. You can skip to
specific sections of this User Manual based on your intended use of the Cable
Modem/Router. 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
.
T
able 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
51
10
Advanced
make use of advanced
router features supported
by the Cable
Modem/Router
61
11
Firewall
configure the firewall
application to protect the
private LAN from attacks
from the WAN interface
76
12
Parental
Control
configure access policies
or rules to specific network
devices based on the time
of day and Internet
contents
82
13
Wireless
configure and use the
wireless features
supported by the Cable
Modem/Router
90
14
VPN
enable the VPN protocol
and configure IPSec
tunnels, L2TP and PPTP
server options
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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.
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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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