Netgear C7100v High Speed Cable Modem Router User Manual
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Manage Your Network 91 AC1900 Cable Modem Voice Router Check the Internet Connection Status To check the Internet connection status: 1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the network. 2. T ype http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com . A login window opens. 3. Enter the user name and password. The user name is admin. The default password is password. The user name and password are case-sensitive. The BASIC Home page displays. 4. Click the ADVANCED tab. The ADVANCED Home page displays. 5. In the Internet Port pane, click the Connection Status button. The following information displays: • IP Address. The IP address that is assigned to the modem router. •Subnet Mask. The subnet mask that is assigned to the modem router. • Default Gateway . The IP address for the default gateway that the modem router communicates with. • DHCP Server . The IP address for the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server that provides the TCP/IP configuration for all the computers that are connected to the modem router. • DNS Server . The IP address of the Domain Name Service server that provides translation of network names to IP addresses. • Lease Obtained. The date and time when the lease was obtained. • Lease Expires. The date and time that the lease expires. 6. T o return the status of all items to 0, click the Release button. 7. T o refresh the window, click the Renew button.
Manage Your Network 92 AC1900 Cable Modem Voice Router 8. To exit, click the Close Window button. View the Battery Status To check the battery status: 1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the network. 2. T ype http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com . A login window opens. 3. Enter the user name and password. The user name is admin. The default password is password . The user name and password are case-sensitive. The BASIC Home page displays. 4. Select ADV ANCED > Administration > Battery Status . View and Manage Logs of Modem Router Activity The log is a detailed record of the websites you accessed or attempted to access and other modem router actions. Up to 256 entries are stored in the log. Log entries display only when keyword blocking is enabled and no log entries are made for the trusted user . To view and manage logs: 1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the network. 2. T ype http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com .
Manage Your Network 93 AC1900 Cable Modem Voice Router A login window opens. 3. Enter the user name and password. The user name is admin. The default password is password. The user name and password are case-sensitive. The BASIC Home page displays. 4. Select ADV ANCED > Administration > Logs. The Logs page shows the following information: • Source. The IP address of the initiating device for this log entry. • T arget. The name or IP address of the website or news group visited or to which access was attempted. 5. T o customize the log, scroll down to view the bottom of the page and clear or select the check boxes. 6. T o refresh the log page, click the Refresh button. 7. T o clear the log entries, click the Clear Log button. 8. T o email the log immediately, click the Send Log button.
Manage Your Network 94 AC1900 Cable Modem Voice Router View Event Logs Event logs capture important modem router events. To view the event logs: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the network. 2. T ype http://routerlogin.net or http://192.168.0.1. A login window opens. 3. Enter the modem router user name and password. The user name is admin. The default password is password . The user name and password are case-sensitive. The BASIC Home page displays. 4. Select ADV ANCED > Administration > Event Log. The Event Log page shows the following information: • T ime. The time the event log entry was recorded. •Priority . The severity for this event log entry. • Description. A description of this event log entry. 5. T o refresh the log page, click the Refresh button. 6. T o clear the log entries, click the Clear Log button.
Manage Your Network 95 AC1900 Cable Modem Voice Router Run the Ping Utility Ping is an administration utility that tests whether a computer on the network is reachable and measures the time it takes messages sent from the originating device to reach a destination computer and return. To run a ping test: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the network. 2. T ype http://routerlogin.net or http://192.168.0.1. A login window opens. 3. Enter the modem router user name and password. The user name is admin. The default password is password. The user name and password are case-sensitive. The BASIC Home page displays. 4. Select ADV ANCED > Administration > Diagnostics. In the Utility menu, Ping is selected by default. 5. Select the Ping Test Parameters IPv4 or IPv6 radio button. 6. Specify the following parameters for the ping utility: • T arget. The IP address of the ping target computer. •Ping Size. The size (in bytes) of the ping packet. • No. of Pings. The number of times to ping the target computer. The maximum number of pings is 128. • Ping Interval . The time between pings. 7. Click the Start Test button. The ping results display.
Manage Your Network 96 AC1900 Cable Modem Voice Router 8. To stop a ping test, click the Abort Test button. 9. T o clear the results from the display, click the Clear Results button. Run the Traceroute Utility To display the route and measure transit delays of packets across an IP, run the traceroute utility. To run a traceroute test: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the network. 2. T ype http://routerlogin.net or http://192.168.0.1. A login window opens. 3. Enter the modem router user name and password. The user name is admin. The default password is password . The user name and password are case-sensitive. The BASIC Home page displays. 4. Select ADV ANCED > Administration > Diagnostics. The Diagnostics page displays. 5. In the Utility menu, select Traceroute. 6. Specify the following parameters for the traceroute utility: • T arget . The IP address or host name of the computer that you are tracing. • Max Hops. The maximum number of hops to allow when tracing the route. • Data Size. The input the size (in bytes) of the packet. • Base Port. The port number to send the packet to.
Manage Your Network 97 AC1900 Cable Modem Voice Router • Resolve Host. Select On to resolve the host name to the IP address. 7. Click the Start Test button. The traceroute results display. 8. T o clear the results from the display, click the Clear Results button. Monitor Internet Traffic Traffic metering allows you to monitor the volume of Internet traffic that passes through the modem router Internet port. You can set limits for traffic volume. To monitor Internet traffic: 1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the network. 2. T ype http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com . A login window opens. 3. Enter the user name and password. The user name is admin. The default password is password. The user name and password are case-sensitive. The BASIC Home page displays. 4. Select ADV ANCED > Advanced Setup > Traffic Meter . Scroll to view more settings 5. Select the Enable Traffic Meter check box. 6. T o control the volume of Internet traffic, use either the traffic volume control feature or the connection time control feature:
Manage Your Network 98 AC1900 Cable Modem Voice Router •Select the Traffic volume control by radio button and then select one of the following options: -No Limit. No restriction is applied when the traffic limit is reached. -Download only. The restriction is applied to incoming traffic only. -Both Directions. fic. •Select the Connection time control radio button and enter the allowed hours in the Monthly limit field. 7. If your ISP charges for extra data volume when you make a new connection, enter the extra data volume in MB in the Round up data volume for each connection by field. 8. In the Traffic Counter section, set the traffic counter to begin at a specific time and date. To start the traffic counter immediately, click the Restart Counter Now button. 9. In the Traffic Control section, enter a value in minutes to specify when the modem router issues a warning message before the monthly limit of Mbytes or hours is reached. lect one of the following to occur when the limit is attained: •The Internet LED blinks green or amber. • 10. Click the Apply button. The Internet Traffic Statistics section helps you to monitor the data traffic. 11. To update the Traffic Statistics section, click the Refresh button. 12. To display more information about the data traffic on your modem router and to change the poll interval, click the Traffic Status button. View Devices Currently on the Network Yted to your network. To view devices on the network: 1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the network. 2. Type http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com. A login window opens. 3. Enter the user name and password. The user name is admin. The default password is password. The user name and password are case-sensitive. The BASIC Home page displays.
Manage Your Network 99 AC1900 Cable Modem Voice Router 4. Select Attached Devices. The Wired Devices section lists devices that are connected to the modem router with Ethernet cables. The Wireless Devices section lists devices that are connected to the WiFi network. The following information is displayed: • Status. The status of the device, Allowed or Blocked. • Device Name. If the device name is known, it is shown here. • IP Address. The IP address that the modem router assigned to this device when it joined the network. This number can change if a device is disconnected and rejoins the network. • MAC Address. The unique MAC address for each device does not change. The MAC address is typically shown on the product label. 5. T o update this page, click the Refresh button. Manage the Modem Router Configuration File The configuration settings of the modem router are stored within the modem router in a configuration file. You can back up (save) this file to your computer, restore it, or reset it to the factory default settings. Back Up Settings To back up the modem router’s configuration settings: 1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the network. 2. T ype http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com . A login window opens. 3. Enter the user name and password. The user name is admin. The default password is password. The user name and password are case-sensitive.
Manage Your Network 100 AC1900 Cable Modem Voice Router The BASIC Home page displays. 4. Select ADV ANCED > Administration > Backup Settings. 5. Click the Back Up button. 6. Specify a location on your network. A confirmation message displays. 7. Click the OK button. A copy of the current settings is saved in the location you specified. Restore Configuration Settings To restore configuration settings that you backed up: 1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the network. 2. T ype http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com . A login window opens. 3. Enter the user name and password. The user name is admin. The default password is password . The user name and password are case-sensitive. The BASIC Home page displays. 4. Select ADV ANCED > Administration > Backup Settings. The Backup Settings page displays. 5. Click the Browse button to find and select the .cfg file. 6. Click the Restore button. The file is uploaded to the modem router and the modem router reboots. WARNING: Do not interrupt the reboot process.