Advanced setup in the modem settings

Select a menu option from the left sidebar. The full menu of options is listed below, with links to find step-by-step instructions for each setting.

Blocking and scheduling options are not available on modems with Secure WiFi.

• Access Scheduler: Set internet access times for a device connected to your network.
  
  
• Service Blocking: Block specific internet services from a device connected to your network.
  
  
• Website Blocking: Block a device from accessing certain websites.

Broadband Settings: Change the connection parameters to your service provider. These settings should not be changed unless instructed by your ISP. 

WAN Settings: Change the protocol and addressing type required by your ISP for internet access. These settings should not be changed unless instructed by your ISP. 

• Turn on IPv6: IPv6 is an upgrade of IPv4, the protocol that the internet runs on. 
  
  
• Dynamic DNS: Associates the WAN IP address of your router with a hostname.

DHCP Settings: Edit the DHCP settings that define the LAN addressing parameters for your modem to allocate IP addresses to LAN devices.

• DHCP Reservations: Leases a permanent DHCP allocated address to a client.
  
  
• DNS Host Mapping: Creates a static hostname for the specified IP address in the DSL router. WAN and LAN IP addresses are supported.
  
  
• LAN Subnets: Your modem can support multiple LAN subnet settings. Use the DHCP Settings page to configure the default IPv4 subnet.
  

• Remote GUI: Enables access to the router from a WAN connection. To access your modem remotely you will need to use https:// followed by the modem WAN IP address. You can manage the Administrator Username and Password for the modem GUI here.
  
  
• Remote Console: Enables telnet or SSH access to the router from a WAN connection using the WAN IP address of the modem.
  
  
• Remote Telnet (for older modems only): Remote Telnet enables "Secure Shell" (SSH) access to your router over a WAN connection using the modem's IP address.

• Dynamic Routing: Used if a gateway is set up behind the modem.
  
  
• Static Routing: Adds routers manually to the routing table. If a change or a failure occurs between two statically defined nodes, traffic will not be rerouted and must wait for the failure to be resolved by the administrator.

• Administrator Password: Prevents outsiders from accessing the firmware settings of the modem. After creating a username and password, you will need to enter them every time you access the modem firmware GUI located at http://192.168.0.1.
  
  
• Application Forwarding: Forwards ports to the selected LAN device by application name.
  
  
• Port Forwarding: Allows you to enter ports or port ranges to forward Internet applications to a LAN device.
  
  
• DMZ Hosting: Enables a LAN device to use the modem WAN IP address as its own. DMZ places the LAN device outside the firewall.
  
  
• IPv4 Firewall: Activating the firewall is optional. When the firewall is activated, security is enhanced, but some network functionality will be lost.
  
  
• IPv6 Firewall: Activating the firewall is optional. When the firewall is activated, security is enhanced, but some network functionality will be lost. 
  

Network Address Translantion (NAT): Turning off NAT will open your broadband modem to outside intrusion, creating a security risk. These settings should not be changed unless instructed by your ISP.

• Universal Plug and Play (UPnP): Simplifies the connection and implementation of devices to your network.
  
  
• Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) ALG: Enables or disables the ability to pass SIP sessions to the LAN.