22 | Chapter 3: Managing Your Network
Wireless Cable Gateway CG3000D-1CXNAS
Viewing the Connection Status
To view this screen, from Gateway Status screen, click the Connection Status button.
Use the Connection screen to track the gateway’s initialization procedure, and to get details
about the downstream and upstream cable channel. The time is displayed after the gateway
is initialized.
The gateway automatically goes through the following steps in the provisioning process:
• Scan and lock the downstream frequency, and then link back in upstream direction.
• Obtain an IP address for the gateway itself. Then the gateway assigns an IP address for
the connected PC.
• Connect to the Internet.
Changing Passwords
For security reasons, the gateway has its own user names and passwords. NETGEAR
recommends that you change the default passwords to more secure passwords. The ideal
passwords should contain no dictionary words from any language, and should be a mixture of
both upper and lower case letters, numbers, and symbols. Your passwords can be up to 30
characters.