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Figure 37 below shows an example of the menu and Table 37 describes the items you
can select.
Figure 37 Example of Event Log Page
Table 37 Event Log Menu Option
Option
Description
Shows the local time mapping to a certain log event.
Time
Shows the priority of the log event issue.
Priority
Description
Shows detailed information of a event log.
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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 the
Router
menu tab and then click the
Diagnostics
submenu.
Figure 38 and Figure 39 show the examples of the menu and Table 38 describes the
items you can select.
Figure 38. Example of Diagnostics - Ping Page
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Figure 39. 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.
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Table 38. Diagnostics Menu Option
Option
Description
Select the utility for troubleshooting.
Utility
Enter the required parameters to perform diagnostics.
Parameters
Click this button to begin diagnostic after making any changes to the
default parameters.
Start Test
Click this button to abort Ping diagnostics.
Abort Test
Click this button to clear the results table.
Clear Results
Backup/Restore Settings
The Backup page allows you to save the current Cable Modem/Router configuration
settings to a local PC. You can then later restore these settings if you need restore a
particular configuration, or to recover from changes you may have made that have had
an undesirable effect.
To backup the current configuration:
•
Click
Backup
and follow the prompts.
To restore a previous configuration:
•
Click
Browse
and use the navigation window to locate the file.
(Usually GatewaySettings.bin, unless you rename it before saving.)
Once the file has been located, click
Restore
to restore the settings.
•
Note
: Once the settings are restored, the device will reboot.
To access the
Backup/Restore Settings
page:
1
Click the
Router
menu tab.
2
Then click the
Management
/
Backup Settings
submenu.
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Figure 40
shows an example of the menu and
Table 39
describes the items you can
select.
Figure 40 Example of Backup/Settings Page
Table 39 Backup/Restore Settings Menu Option
Option
Description
Click the Backup button to save your Cable Modem/Router’s current
settings locally on your PC.
Backup
Browse the restore file and Click the Restore button to restore
settings previously saved.
Restore
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