| How Do I Configure the Cable Modem Gateway? | |
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WAN Blocking | Checking this box prevents the cable modem gateway |
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| from being visible to the WAN. For example, pings to |
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| the WAN IP address are not returned |
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Ipsec PassThrough | Checking this box allows applications that use IPSec (IP |
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| Security) to pass through the firewall |
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PPTP PassThrough | Checking this box allows applications that use Point to |
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| Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) to pass through the |
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| firewall |
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Remote Config | Checking this box enables Remote Configuration |
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Management | Management that allows the user or network operator |
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| to view and/or modify the gateway |
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| from a location on the WAN, as opposed to the LAN |
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| side of the gateway. Access to the |
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| obtained by using the password to access the |
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| WebWizard. |
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| Enable this feature by checking the Remote Config |
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| Management box on the Setup Advanced Settings - |
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| Options page. To access your gateway from a remote |
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| location, you must also know the WAN IP address of |
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| the gateway. To find the WAN IP address, go to the |
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| Network Configuration page under Basic Settings. You |
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| will find the gateway's WAN IP address list on this |
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| page. |
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| Enter the WAN IP address of your gateway into the |
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| address field of any Web browser using the following |
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| format: http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:8080 where |
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| xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx represents the WAN IP address of your |
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| gateway. |
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| Be sure to follow the syntax exactly, and then click Go |
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| or press Enter. Your gateway Web pages will appear on |
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| the remote computer. You will still need to enter your |
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| password to access the Setup pages of your gateway |
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| Note: If you choose to enable (check) this feature, be |
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| sure to set up a user password to prevent unauthorized |
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| access to your gateway settings. |
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Multicast Enable | Checking this box allows multicasts to pass from the |
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| WAN side through to the private network |
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UPnP Enable | Checking this box enables Universal Plug and Play |
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| features |
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