Cisco Router DPC/EPC2425 DOCSIS User Manual
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4028315 Rev A 71 How Do I Configure My DOCSIS Residential Gateway? Field Name Description User Settings Allows you to edit a user profile by using the drop- down menu to edit a user profile. The drop-down menu allows you to recall the profile to be edited. User names and passwords are case-sensitive. Make sure to check the Enable box to activate the user profile. If a profile is not ac tive, that user will not have any access to the Internet. To remove a user profile, use the drop-down menu to select the user to be removed and click the Remove User button. Password Enter the selected users password in this field. Each user must enter their User Name and Password each time they use the Internet. User names and passwords are case-sensitive. Note: The Gateway will allow each user access to the Internet, subject to the rules selected on this page for that user. Re-Enter Password Re-enter the same password for confirmation of the password in the previous field. Trusted User Check this box if the currently selected user is to be designated a trusted user. Tr usted users are not subject to Internet access rules. Content Rule Select the Content Rule for the current user profile. Content Rules must first be defined by going to the Rules Configuration page. You can access the Rule Configuration page by clicking the Basic Rules link under the Parental Control section of the Setup page. Time Access Rule Select the Time Access Rule for the current user profile. Time Access Rules must first be defined by going to the Time of Day Filter page. You can access the Time of Day Filter page by clicking the Time of Day Rules link under the Parental Control section of the Setup page. Session Duration 1440 minutes (factory default). Enter the amount of time in minutes that the user will be granted Internet access beginning at the time they sign on using their User Name and Password. Note: Set the Session Duration to 0 (zero) to prevent session timeout.
72 4028315 Rev A How Do I Configure My DOCSIS Residential Gateway? Field Name Description Inactivity time 60 minutes (factory default). Enter the amount of time during a user session where there is no Internet access activity, indicating that the user is no longer online. If the inactivity timer is triggered, the user session wi ll be closed automatically. In order to regain Internet access, the user must log in again with their User Name and Password. Note: Set the Inactivity time value to 0 (zero) to prevent timeout due to inactivity. Available Rules Lists available rules. Apply a rule by selecting it from the list and adding it to the current user profile. Note: Create rules using the Parental Control Setup pages that follow next. Current Used Rules Lists rules in use for the current user profile. You can apply a maximum of four ru les to each user profile. Function Keys The following function keys appear on the Setup Parental Control - User Setup page. Key Description Add User Adds and saves a new user to the list of user profiles Remove User Removes the selected user from the list of user profiles Apply Saves all additions, edits, and changes Configuring Parental Control Basic Rules Use the Setup Parental Control - Basic Setu p page to select the rules that block certain Internet content and certain Websites. Note: If you are not familiar with the settings detailed in this section, contact your service provider before you attempt to c hange any of the residential gateway default parental control settings. Click Basic Rules in the Parental Control section of the Setup page to access the Setup Parental Control - Basic Setup page.
4028315 Rev A 73 How Do I Configure My DOCSIS Residential Gateway? Setup Parental Contro l - Basic Setup Page The following illustration is an example of the Setup Parental Control - Basic Setup page. Setup Parental Control - B asic Setup Page Description This section describes the section headings and fields descriptions of the Setup Parental Control - Basic Setup page. This pa ge allows you to create Internet access rules based on the content found in the URLs of Internet sites. Field Name Description Parental Control Activation Allows you to enable or disable parental controls. To enable parental controls, select the Enable Parental Control check box and click Apply. To disable parental controls, clear the Enable Parental Control check box and click Apply.
74 4028315 Rev A How Do I Configure My DOCSIS Residential Gateway? Field Name Description Rule Configuration Allows you to add a new content rule. Enter the name of the rule and click the Add Rule button to add the content rule to the list. Content rules are used to restrict Internet access based on IP addresses, domains, and keywords found in the URLs of Internet sites Note: It may be useful to set up your first rule as “No Rule,” without any restrictions or settings. This setting will allow you to assign “No Rule” status to users who are not subject to “content-related” access restrictions. Rule Settings Allows you to edit a content rule by using the drop- down menu to recall the rule to be edited To remove a user profile, use the drop-down menu to select the rule to be removed and click on the Remove Rule button. Keyword List Allows you to create a list of keywords. Any attempt to access a URL that contains any of the keywords in this list will be blocked by the gateway Blocked Domain List Allows you to create a list of Domains that the gateway should block access to. Any attempt to access any of the Domains in this list will be blocked by the gateway Allowed Domain List Allows you to create a list of Domains to which the gateway allows access Override Password Allows you to create a password to temporarily override user access restrictions to a blocked Internet site Re-enter Password Re-enter the same password for confirmation of the override password in the previous field Duration Allows you to designate an amount of time in minutes that the Override password will allow temporary access to a restricted Internet site Function Keys The following function keys appear on the Setup Parental Control - Basic Setup page. Key Description Add Rule Adds and saves a new Rule to the list of content Rules Remove Rule Removes the selected rule from the content rule list
4028315 Rev A 75 How Do I Configure My DOCSIS Residential Gateway? Add/Remove Keyword Allows you to add new keywords to the list or to delete selected keywords from the list Add/Remove Domain Allows you to add new domains to the list or to delete selected domains from the list Add/Remove Allowed Domain Allows you to add new domains to the list or to delete selected domains from the list Apply Saves all additions, edits, and changes To use keyword and domain blocking Keyword and Domain blocking allows you to restrict access to Internet sites by blocking access to those sites based on a word or a text string contained in the URLs used to access those Internet sites. Domain blocking allows you to restrict acce ss to Websites based on the sites Domain Name. The Domain Name is the portion of the URL that precedes the familiar .COM, .ORG, or .GOV extension. Keyword blocking allows you to block acce ss to Internet sites based on a Keyword or text string being present anywhere in the URL, not just in the Domain Name. Note: The Domain blocking feature blocks acce ss to any Domain in the Domain List. It will also block Domains, any portion of wh ich contains an exact match to entries in the list. For example, if you enter example.com as a Domain, any site that contains “example.com” will be blocked. Generally, you do not want to include “www.” in a Domain Name since doing so limits the blocking to only the site that matches that Domain Name exactly. For instance, if you enter www.example.com into the list, only the one site that matches that name exactly will be blocked. Consequently, if you do not include the “www.,” then all sites within and associated with “example.com” will be blocked. Configuring Parental Control Time of Day Access Filters Use the Setup Parental Control - Time of Day Access Filter page to configure Web access filters to block all Internet traffic to and from specific network devices based on day of week and time of day settings that you select. Note: If you are not familiar with the settings detailed in this section, contact your service provider before you attempt to c hange any of the residential gateway default parental control settings. Click Time of Day Rules in the Parental Control section of the Setup page to access the Parental Control - Time of Day Access Filter page.
76 4028315 Rev A How Do I Configure My DOCSIS Residential Gateway? Setup Parental Control - Time of Day Access Filter Page The following illustration is an example of the Setup Parental Control - Time of Day Access Filter page. Note: The residential gateway uses the network time of day clock that is managed by your data service provider. The time of da y clock must be accurate and represent the time of day in your time zone for this fe ature to operate properly. Verify that the Status and Set Time pages reflect the correct time of day. If they do not reflect the correct time of day, contact your data se rvice provider. You can also adjust your settings to account for the difference. Function Keys The following function keys appear on th e Setup Parental Control - Time of Day Access Filter page. Key Description Add Allows you to add a new Time of Day access filter or rule. Enter the name of the filter and click the Add key to add the filter to the list. Time of Day rules are used to restrict Internet access based on the day and time. Remove Removes the selected filter from the Time of Day filter list. Apply Saves all additions, edits, and changes. Configure Parental Co ntrol Event Reporting Use the Setup Parental Control - Event Log page to view events captured by the parental control event-reporting feature.
4028315 Rev A 77 How Do I Configure My DOCSIS Residential Gateway? Note: If you are not familiar with the settings detailed in this section, contact your service provider before you attempt to c hange any of the residential gateway default parental control settings. Click Local Log in the Parental Control section of the Setup page to access the Setup Parental Control - Event Log page. Setup Parental Cont rol - Event Log Page The following illustration is an example of the Setup Parental Control - Event Log page. Setup Parental Control - Event Log Page Description This section describes the section headings and fields descriptions of the Setup Parental Control - Event Log page. This page allows you to track, by user, any attempts made by that user to access Internet sites that are restricted. Field Name Description Last Occurrence Displays the time of the most recent attempt to access a restricted Internet site Target Displays the URL of the restricted site User Displays the user who attempted a restricted site Source Displays the IP address of the PC which was used when attempting to access a restricted Website Configuring Your Wireless Access Point Parameters Use the Setup Wireless - Basic page to co nfigure your wireless access point (WAP) parameters, including SS ID and channel number. Note: If you are not familiar with the advanc ed settings detailed in this section, contact your service provider before you attempt to change any of the residential gateway default wireless basic settings. Click Basic in the Wireless section of the Setup page to access the Setup Wireless - Basic page.
78 4028315 Rev A How Do I Configure My DOCSIS Residential Gateway? Setup Wireless - Basic Page The following illustration is an example of the Setup Wireless - Basic page showing the factory default settings. Setup Wireless - Ba sic Page Description This section describes the section headings and fields descriptions of the Setup Wireless - Basic page. Note: If you make changes in the Se tup Wireless - Basic page, click Apply to apply and save your wireless basic settings. Field Name Description Access Point Allows you to turn th e access point on the gateway on or off Service Set Identifier (SSID) The name assigned to this access point Note: The factory default for the SSID field should contain the last 6 digits of the cable modem’s MAC address as found on the label. Basic Service Set Identifier (BSSID) The MAC address of the access point Network Type Allows you to select Open or Closed for your network type Country Allows you to select the country in which you are using your access point
4028315 Rev A 79 How Do I Configure My DOCSIS Residential Gateway? Field Name Description New Channel (1-11) Allows setting a communications channel for your access point Note: Wireless networking cha nnels overlap. Channels 1, 6, and 11 do not overlap with each other. For best performance, select one of these channels. If there are other access points in use in the area, select one of these channels that is farthest away from the other access points. Example: If channel 8 is in use by another access point, use channel 1 for your wireless network. Note: If your wireless network is not operating correctly, or if external devices are interfering with your signal, select a different channel. Use your PC wireless utility software to scan for other access points in your area. Current Channel Present channel the WAP is using Encryption Mode Shows current encryption mode Configuring Your Wireless Ne twork Security and Encryption Parameters Use the Setup Wireless - Security page to configure your WAP wireless equivalent privacy (WEP) encryption keys and authentication. Note: If you are not familiar with the advanc ed settings detailed in this section, contact your service provider before you attempt to change any of the residential gateway default wireless security settings. Click Security in the Wireless section of the Setup page to access the Setup Wireless - Security page. Important: Your residential gateway ships fr om the factory with WPA security enabled to provide you with a basic level of wireless network security. To gain initial access to your wireless network, select WP A security on your computers wireless adapter and enter the WPA key to match the key setup in your gateway. The factory default WPA key in the gateway is the serial number of the device. You can continue to use this factory default key. However, to maximize your wireless security, it is highly recommended that you use somethin g other than the factory default key. Using WiFi Protected Setup (WPS) WiFi Protected Setup (WPS) allows you to easily attach wireless devices that also support WPS. When WPS is enabled and activated, you can attach other wireless clients with the press of a button or by entering the station PIN.
80 4028315 Rev A How Do I Configure My DOCSIS Residential Gateway? After enabling WPS, you can activate the automatic registration by clicking the Start WPS button in the WiFi Protected Setup (WPS) section of the Setup Wireless - Security page. Setup Wireless - Security Page The following illustration is an example of the Setup Wireless - Security page. Setup Wireless - Security Page Description This section describes the section headings and fields descriptions of the Setup Wireless - Security page. Note: If you make changes in the Setup Wi reless - Security page, click Apply to apply and save your wireless security settings.