CHAPTER 6 Navigating the Web-based Administration
The EZ Connect™ Wireless Cable Modem Gateway’s management interface allows you to configure both basic and advanced features and options. Some of these advanced functions include: hacker attack detection, IP and MAC address filtering, intrusion detection, port forwarding setup, virtual DMZ hosts, as well as other advanced functions.
Making Configuration Changes
Once a configuration change has been made on a page, be sure to click the [Apply] or [Next] button at the bottom of the page to enable the new setting.
SYSTEM
This section is used to configure the device mode and administration options including passwords and remote management settings.
To access the System Settings configuration page, on the Side Navigation bar, click on [System] link.
Selecting the [Disable ALL Commercial Gateway Functions] sets the Gateway to operate as a bridging cable modem. In this mode all LAN interfaces are enabled including Ethernet, USB, and Wireless, but all Gateway functions are disabled including Firewall, NAT, DHCP Server, URL Blocking, and VPN end points.
A Router Name for the Gateway can also be set on this page.
Password Settings
From this section you can configure new passwords for the [mso] and [cusadmin] administrator accounts.
You can also set the Idle Time Out value that the
To access the Password Settings configuration page, on the Side Navigation bar, click on [System] link and then click on the [Password Settings] link.