User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- AC1900 Cable Modem Voice Router
- 1. Hardware Overview
- 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 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. Voice Telephone Lines
- 8. Specify Network Settings
- View or Change WAN Settings
- Set Up a Default DMZ Server
- Manually Configure LAN Switch Ports
- 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
- Manage LAN IP Addresses
- Improve Network Connections With Universal Plug-N-Play
- Use the WPS Wizard for WiFi Connections
- Specify Basic WiFi Settings
- Change the WiFi Security Option
- Set Up a Guest Network
- Control the WiFi Radios
- Specify WPS Settings
- 9. Manage Your Network
- Change the admin Password
- View Modem Router Status
- View the Battery Status
- View and Manage 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
- 10. Specify Internet Port Settings
- 11. Troubleshooting
- A. Supplemental Information
Hardware Overview
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AC1900 Cable Modem Voice Router
Install and Activate Your Modem Router
The modem router provides a connection between your cable Internet provider’s network and
your computer, router, or WiFi router.
Connect Your Modem Router to a Computer
During the installation and activation, you must connect the modem router directly to a
computer.
Cable modem
Phone cable
Ethernet
cable
Power cord
Cable
wall
Coax
cable
outlet
Figure 5. Connect the modem router directly to a computer
Note: Before you connect your modem router and contact your cable Internet
provider, collect your cable account number, account phone number,
and login information (your email address or user name and password).
To connect your modem router directly to a computer:
1. Connect a coaxial cable.
Use the coaxial cable that your cable company provided to connect the cable port on the
modem
router to a cable wall outlet. Make sure that the cable is tightly connected.
2. Turn off the computer to which you intend to connect the modem router.
3. Use the Ethernet cable provided in the package to connect the Gigabit Ethernet port on the
modem router to an Ethernet port on the computer
.
4. Connect one end of the phone cable to the
Tel (Voice) port on the rear panel of the modem
router and the other end of the phone cable to the telephone.
5. T
urn on the computer.