How Do I Configure the Cable Modem Gateway?
Setup Advanced Settings – Options Page Description
The following table provides a description of the fields within the Setup Advanced Settings – Options page.
If you make changes in the Setup Advanced Settings – Options page, click Apply to apply and save your new IP address filter settings.
Field Name | Description |
WAN Blocking | Checking this box prevents the cable modem |
| gateway or the PCs behind it from being visible to |
| the WAN. For example, pings to the WAN IP |
| address or the cable modem gateway or to the PCs |
| behind it are not returned |
IPSec Pass Through | Checking this box allows applications that use |
| IPSec (IP Security) to pass through the firewall |
PPTP Pass Through | Checking this box allows applications that use Point |
| to Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) to pass through |
| the firewall |
Remote Configuration | Checking this box allows Remote Configuration |
Management | Management from the WAN side of the cable |
| modem gateway. Access is allowed by using the |
| preset password to access the WebWizard |
Multicast Enable | Checking this box allows multicasts to pass from |
| the WAN side through to the private network |
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