How Do I Configure the Cable Modem Gateway?
Setup Basic Settings – Network Configuration Page Description
The following table provides a description of the fields within the Setup Basic Settings – Network Configuration page.
Field Name | Description |
LAN IP Address | The base IP address of the private home LAN and |
| the WebWizard IP address. Your cable modem |
| gateway assigns private IP addresses to your |
| attached computers by its internal dynamic host |
| configuration protocol (DHCP) server |
MAC Address | The MAC address of the |
| private home LAN |
WAN IP Address | The public IP address assigned to your cable |
| modem by your ISP |
Duration | The length of time your WAN IP address is valid. |
| This length of time renews when this duration |
| expires |
Expires | The date and time your WAN IP address expires |
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Host Name | Some ISPs require this information for |
| authentication and will supply it to you |
Domain Name | Some ISPs require this information for |
| authentication and will supply it to you |
Static IP Address | Some ISPs require this information for |
| authentication and will supply it to you |
Static IP Mask | Some ISPs require this information for |
| authentication and will supply it to you |
Default Gateway | Some ISPs require this information for |
| authentication and will supply it to you |
Primary DNS | Some ISPs require this information for |
| authentication and will supply it to you |
Secondary DNS | Some ISPs require this information for |
| authentication and will supply it to you |
Spoofed MAC Address | Some ISPs require the MAC address of the |
| network interface card (NIC) in your computer for |
| authentication. When installing the cable modem |
| gateway, you can enter your computer MAC |
| address here to allow you to connect to your ISP |
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