User Manual
Table Of Contents
- User Manual
- Contents
- 1 Hardware Setup
- 2 Connect to the Network and Access the Modem Router
- 3 Specify Your Internet Settings
- 4 Control Access to the Internet
- 5 Share USB Devices Attached to the Modem Router
- USB Storage Device Requirements
- Connect a USB Storage Device to the Modem Router
- Access a USB Drive Connected to the Modem Router From a Windows Computer
- Map a USB Device to a Windows Network Drive
- Access a USB Storage Device That Is Connected to the Modem Router From a Mac
- Control Access to the USB Storage Device
- Use FTP Within the Network
- View or Change Network Folders on a USB Storage Device
- Add a Network Folder on a USB storage device
- Edit a Network Folder on a USB storage device
- Approve USB Devices
- Access the USB storage device Through the Internet
- Safely Remove a USB storage device
- 6 Share a USB Printer
- 7 Specify Network Settings
- View WAN Settings
- Set Up a Default DMZ Server
- Change the Modem Router’s Device Name
- Change the LAN TCP/IP Settings
- Specify the IP Addresses That the Modem Router Assigns
- Disable the DHCP Server Feature in the Modem Router
- Reserve LAN IP Addresses
- Improve Network Connections With Universal Plug and Play
- Use the WPS Wizard for WiFi Connections
- Specify Basic WiFi Settings
- Change the WiFi Security Option
- Set Up a Guest Network
- Control the Wireless Radios
- Set Up a Wireless Schedule
- Specify WPS Settings
- 8 Manage Your Network
- Change the Admin Password
- Set Up Password Recovery
- Recover the admin Password
- View Modem Router Status
- View Logs of Modem Router Activity
- View Event Logs
- Run the Ping Utility
- Run the Traceroute Utility
- Monitor Internet Traffic
- View Devices Currently on the Network
- Manage the Modem Router Configuration File
- View Wireless Access Points in Your Area
- View or Change the Modem Router Wireless Channel
- Dynamic DNS
- Remote Management
- 9 Specify Internet Port Settings
- 10 Troubleshooting
- A Supplemental Information
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Supplemental Information User Manual121
Factory Settings
You can return the modem router to its factory settings. Use the end of a paper clip or a
similar object to press and hold the Reset button on the back of the modem router for at least
seven seconds. The modem router resets, and returns to the factory configuration settings
shown in the following table.
Table 2. Factory default settings
Feature Default Setting
Modem router
login
User login URL www.routerlogin.com, www.routerlogin.net, or
192.168.0.1
User name (case-sensitive) admin
Login password (case-sensitive) password
Local network
(LAN)
LAN IP 192.168.0.1
Subnet mask 255.255.255.0
DHCP server Enabled
DHCP range 192.168.0.2 to 192.168.0.254
DHCP starting IP address Configured by the Internet provider
DHCP ending IP address 192.168.0.254
DMZ Disabled
Time zone According to the ISP/MSO ToD (time of day) configuration
Time zone adjusted for daylight
savings time
According to the ISP/MSO ToD (time of day) server
configuration
SNMP Enabled
Cable modem
firewall
Inbound (communications coming
in from the Internet)
Disabled (except traffic on port 80, the HTTP port)
Outbound (communications going
out to the Internet)
Enabled (all)
Wireless Wireless communication Enabled
SSID name See the modem router label
Security WPA2-PSK (AES)
Broadcast SSID Enabled