How Do I Configure the Cable Modem Gateway?

Setup Parental Control - User Setup Page Description

This section describes the section headings and fields descriptions of the Setup Parental Control - User Setup page. This page allows you to set up user profiles. Each profile can be assigned customized levels of Internet access as defined by the access rules assigned to that user's profile.

Note: Once you define and enable user profiles, each user must sign-on each time they wish to access the Internet. The user can sign-on when the pop-up sign-on screen appears in their Web browser. The user must enter their correct user name and password in order to gain Internet access.

Important!

Make sure to disable pop-up blockers on your Web browser when using user profiles.

User names and passwords are case-sensitive.

Field Name

Description

Add User

Allows you to add a new user profile. Enter the name of

 

the user and click the Add User button to add the user

 

to the list.

 

 

User Settings

Allows you to edit a user profile by using the drop-

 

down menu to edit a user profile. The drop-down menu

 

allows you to recall the profile to be edited. User names

 

and passwords are case-sensitive.

 

Make sure to check the Enable box to activate the user

 

profile. If a profile is not active, that user will not have

 

any access to the Internet.

 

To remove a user profile, use the drop-down menu to

 

select the user to be removed and click the Remove

 

User button.

 

 

Password

Enter the selected user's password in this field. Each

 

user must enter their User Name and Password each

 

time they use the Internet. User names and passwords

 

are case-sensitive.

 

Note: The Gateway will allow each user access to the

 

Internet, subject to the rules selected on this page for

 

that user.

 

 

Re-Enter Password

Re-enter the same password for confirmation of the

 

password in the previous field.

 

 

Trusted User

Check this box if the currently selected user is to be

 

designated a trusted user. Trusted users are not subject

 

to Internet access rules.

 

 

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