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
Manage and Monitor Your Network
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AC1900, N900, and N450 WiFi Cable Data Gateways
7. To release the connection, click the Release button.
The connection with your cable service provider is shut down, as is your Internet
connection.
8. T
o renew the connection, click the Renew button.
The connection with your cable service provider is reestablished, as is your Internet
connection. If a DHCP connection with your cable service provider exists, the cable data
gateway receives a new DHCP lease and might receive a new IP address.
9. Click the Close W
indow button.
The pop-up screen closes.
View the WiFi Cable Data Gateway Cable Initialization
You can track the initialization procedure of the cable data gateway and get details about the
downstream and upstream cable channels. The time is displayed after the cable data
gateway is initialized.
The cable data gateway automatically goes through the following steps in the provisioning
process:
1. Scans and locks the downstream frequency and then ranges the upstream channels.
2. Obtains a W
AN IP address for the cable data gateway.
3. Connects to the Internet.
To view the status of the cable data gateway initialization:
1. On your computer
, launch an Internet browser such as Mozilla Firefox or Microsoft
Internet Explorer.
2. In the address field of your browser
, enter http://routerlogin.net.
You are prompted to enter a user name and password.
3. T
ype admin for the user name and type your password.
If you did not yet personalize your password, type password for the password.
4. Click the OK button.
The BASIC Home screen displays.
5. Select Cable Connection.
The Cable Connection screen displays.