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CHAPTER 6 | Navigating the Web-based Administration
The EZ Connect™ Cable Modem Gateway’s management interface allows you to configure both
basic and advanced features and options. Some of these advanced functions include: hacker
attack detection, IP and MAC address filtering, intrusion detection, port forwarding setup,
virtual DMZ hosts, as well as other advanced functions.
Making Configuration Changes
Once a configuration change has been made on a page, be sure to click the [Apply] or [Next]
button at the bottom of the page to enable the new setting.
SYSTEM
This section is used to configure the device mode and administration options including
passwords and idle timeout setting.
To access the System Settings configuration page, on the Side Navigation bar, click on [System]
link.
Password Settings
From this section you can configure new passwords for the [cusadmin] account.
You can also set the Idle Time Out value that the SMC8014 will keep an admin account logged
in for. The default Idle Time Out value is 10 min.
To access the Password Settings configuration page, on the Side Navigation bar, click on
[System] link and then click on the [Password Settings] link.
If your password is lost, or you cannot gain access to the user interface, press the Reset button
on the rear panel (holding it down for at least ten seconds) to restore the factory defaults.
LAN
From this section you can configure the following settings:
•
The
PRIVATE
LAN IP settings, including IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Domain Name.
•
Enable or Disable the integrated DHCP server
•
Configure the DHCP Lease time for your DHCP clients
To access the LAN configuration page, on the Side Navigation bar, click on [LAN] link.
