User manual

CONTENTS
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GETTING STARTED 5
PackageContents............................................................................................................................................5
SystemRequirements.....................................................................................................................................5
INSTALLING THE CABLE MODEM/ROUTER WITH WIRELESS-N 7
BeforeInstallingYourCableModem/Router ..................................................................................................7
Ifyourcableserviceproviderprovidedacablemodemstarterkit ................................................................7
HardwareConnection...................................................................................................................................11
CONNECTING OTHER DEVICES TO THE CABLE MODEM/ROUTER 13
EstablishingyourWirelessNetwork ................................................................................................. 14
ConnectingaWindows8ComputerwithBuilt‐inWirelessCapabilities ......................................................15
ConnectingaWindows7ComputerwithBuilt‐inWirelessCapabilities........................................... 16
ConnectingaWindowsVistaComputerwithBuilt‐inWirelessCapabilities .................................... 16
ConnectingaWindowsXPComputerwithBuilt‐inWirelessCapabilities......................................... 18
ConnectingaMacintoshOSXComputerwithBuilt‐inWirelessCapabilities.................................... 19
ConnectingaWireless‐enabledDevice(includingtheiPhoneorothercellularphones,iPadorother
tablets,theiP odTouch,etc.)totheCableModem/Router............................................................... 20
ConnectingaComputerwithaWirelessadaptertotheCableModem/Router ............................... 21
UsingWPSasanalternativewaytosetupyourWirelessNetwork.............................................................22
ConnectingAdditionalComputersand/orOtherDevicestotheCableModem/Router’sEthernet/LANports
......................................................................................................................................................................23
CHANGING THE DEFAULT WIRELESS SETTINGS 25
AboutWirelessSecurity ...............................................................................................................................25
ChangingyourWirelessNetworkName(SSID)andPre‐SharedKey .............................................................26
SettingUpSecurityUsingWEP ..................................................................................................................... 27
DisablingSecurity .........................................................................................................................................28
ONLINE GAMING 29
Gaming .........................................................................................................................................................29
DMZHost........................................................................................................................... ...........................30
PortTriggers..................................................................................................................................................31
ADVANCED SETTINGS 34
ChangingDefaultSettings.............................................................................................................................34
AccessingtheZoomConfigurationManager................................................................................................35
UnderstandingtheConfigurationManagerInterfaceScreens......................................................................36
ConfigurationManagerInterfaceMenus ..................................................................................................... 37
STATUS MENU OPTIONS 39
Software .......................................................................................................................................................39
Connection ...................................................................................................................................................40
Security.........................................................................................................................................................41
Diagnostics ...................................................................................................................................................43
BASIC MENU OPTIONS 47
Setup ............................................................................................................................................................47
DHCP.............................................................................................................................................................49
DDNS ............................................................................................................................................................50
Backup ..........................................................................................................................................................52