User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- AC1900, N900, and N450 WiFi Cable Data Gateways
- Contents
- 1. Hardware Overview
- 2. Connect and Get Started
- 3. Configure Parental Controls and Basic WiFi Settings
- 4. Manage Internet, WAN, and LAN Settings and Use the WPS Wizard
- 5. Manage the Firewall and Secure Your Network
- 6. Manage and Monitor Your Network
- View the Status and Statistics of the WiFi Cable Data Gateway
- View the WiFi Cable Data Gateway Cable Initialization
- View the Network Map
- View WiFi Channels in Your Environment
- View WiFi Access Points in Your Environment
- View and Manage the Log
- Manage the WiFi Cable Gateway Settings
- Return the WiFi Cable Data Gateway to Its Factory Default Settings
- Reboot the Cable Data Gateway
- 7. Share USB Drives Attached to the Cable Data Gateway
- USB Drive Requirements
- Access a USB Drive on the Network
- Back Up Windows Computers with ReadySHARE Vault
- Specify the Method for Accessing the USB Drive
- View Network Folders on a USB Drive
- Add a Network Folder on a USB Drive
- Change a Network Folder, Including Read and Write Access, on a USB Drive
- Safely Remove a USB Drive
- Enable the Media Server
- 8. Configure Advanced Features
- Manage Advanced WiFi Settings
- Port Forwarding and Port Triggering Concepts
- Set Up Port Forwarding to Local Computers
- Set Up and Manage Port Triggering
- Set Up and Manage IP Address Filtering
- Set Up and Manage MAC Address Filtering
- Configure Dynamic DNS
- Manage the Cable Data Gateway Remotely
- Manage Universal Plug and Play
- Manage the Network Address Translation
- Manage the Ethernet Ports of the LAN Switch
- Manage Network Time Protocol
- 9. Diagnostics and Troubleshooting
- A. Factory Default Settings and Specifications
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AC1900, N900, and N450 WiFi Cable Data Gateways
Chapter 7 Share USB Drives Attached to the Cable Data Gateway
USB Drive Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Access a USB Drive on the Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Back Up Windows Computers with ReadySHARE Vault. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Specify the Method for Accessing the USB Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
View Network Folders on a USB Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Add a Network Folder on a USB Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Change a Network Folder, Including Read and Write Access, on a
USB Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Safely Remove a USB Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Enable the Media Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Chapter 8 Configure Advanced Features
Manage Advanced WiFi Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Control the WiFi Radios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
View or Change WPS Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Set Up a WiFi Access List by MAC Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Port Forwarding and Port Triggering Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Remote Computer Access Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Port Triggering to Open Incoming Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Port Forwarding to Permit External Host Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
How Port Forwarding Differs from Port Triggering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Set Up Port Forwarding to Local Computers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Manage Services or Applications for Port Forwarding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Application Example: Make a Local Web Server Public . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Set Up and Manage Port Triggering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Manage Port Triggering Services and Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Manage the Port Triggering Time-Out Period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Set Up and Manage IP Address Filtering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Set Up and Manage MAC Address Filtering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Configure Dynamic DNS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Manage the Cable Data Gateway Remotely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Manage Universal Plug and Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Manage the Network Address Translation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Manage the Ethernet Ports of the LAN Switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Change the Default Settings of the Ethernet Ports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Disable Access to an Ethernet Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Manage Network Time Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Chapter 9 Diagnostics and Troubleshooting
Perform Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Ping an IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Trace a Route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Quick Tips for Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Troubleshoot with the LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Power LED Is Off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156










