User's Manual

Contents
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SMCD3GNV Wireless Cable Modem Gateway User Manual
Confirming Your Computer’s Link Status .................................................................. 35
4 Configuring the Gateway ................................................................................... 36
Accessing the Gateway’s Web Management ............................................................ 37
Understanding the Web Management Interface Menus ............................................ 38
Web Management Interface Menus .......................................................................... 40
Viewing Information About Your Network and Connected Devices ..................... 42
Viewing Information About Your Network and Connections ................................ 43
Viewing the Gateway’s Connection Status .................................................... 44
Viewing Comcast Network Information .......................................................... 46
Viewing and Editing Your Local IP Configuration .......................................... 47
Viewing and Editing Wireless Configuration .................................................. 49
Configuring Firewall Settings ............................................................................... 53
Viewing System Software Settings ...................................................................... 55
Configuring System Hardware ............................................................................. 56
Viewing System Hardware Settings .............................................................. 56
Viewing Battery Settings ................................................................................ 57
Viewing LAN Ethernet Settings ..................................................................... 58
Viewing Wi-Fi Settings ................................................................................... 59
Configuring Your Home Network ......................................................................... 60
Working with Connected Devices ........................................................................ 64
Manually Adding Computers with Static IP Addresses to the Wireless
Network ............................................................................................ 65
Configuring Parental Controls ............................................................................. 68
Blocking Sites and Keywords, and Selecting Trusted Computers ................. 68
Blocking Services .......................................................................................... 75
Managing Devices and Access Types ........................................................... 78
Generating Reports ....................................................................................... 82
Using Advanced Features ................................................................................... 84
Enabling or Disabling Port Forwarding .......................................................... 84
Enabling or Disabling Port Triggering ............................................................ 87
Enabling or Disabling Port Blocking ..............................................................
91
Disc
overing Devices ...................................................................................... 92
Troubleshooting the Gateway .............................................................................. 94
Defining Log Filters ........................................................................................ 94
Testing Connectivity to Destination and IP Addresses .................................. 96
Restoring or Rebooting the Gateway ............................................................ 98
Changing the Login Password ....................................................................... 99
5 Configuring the Gateway’s mso Interface ...................................................... 100
Accessing the Gateway’s Web Management .......................................................... 101
Understanding the Web Management Interface Menus .......................................... 102