Basic Configuration

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Internet Protocol Tab

Please check with your service provider for these settings. If you are unsure of the settings, leave the default values set and click the Apply button.

If your service provider has instructed you to change any of these settings, be sure to click the Apply button when you are finished.

Firewall Tab

A firewall helps to protect your home network from unauthorized access. It will also help to manage authorized access from the internet to your CPE.

Table 3-6Firewall Tab Fields

Field or Button

Description

Enable Firewall

Check this box to enable the firewall for

 

your home network.

 

 

Enable Web Login from Internet

(Grayed out if Enable Firewall is not

 

selected).

 

Checking this box enables you to access

 

your CPE device from a network other

 

than your own.

 

 

Web Login Port from Internet

Choose a port number to connect to when

 

logging in from a network other than your

 

own. The default is 8080.

 

 

Enable ping from Internet

Enables the CPE to respond to a ping from

 

the Internet. This option would be enabled

 

to allow testing only. Do not leave this

 

enabled.

 

 

The Enable Web Login from Internet and the Enable Ping from Internet options are by default turned off. This is because these options allow unknown users to access your computer via the internet, and this is not safe.

You may need to turn these options on if there is a problem with your CPE/Internet Connection. Turning these options on will allow your service provider access to your computer to troubleshoot any problems. Remember to enter the number of the port that is allowed to access your computer if these options are turned on.

Be sure to click the Apply button once you are finished.

Dynamic DNS Tab

Dynamic Domain Name Service (DDNS) allows a user with a non-static IP address to keep their domain name associated with an ever changing IP address. As an example, DDNS is used when you are hosting your own website.

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Motorola CPEI 150 user manual Internet Protocol Tab, Firewall Tab, Dynamic DNS Tab