Enabling and Disabling Advanced Features
Use the Setup Advanced Settings - Options page to enable or disable advanced
features on your network. When the wireless interface is disabled, the transmitter is
turned off.
Note: If you are not familiar with the advanced settings detailed in this section,
contact your service provider before you attempt to change any of the residential
gateway default advanced options settings.
Click Options in the Advanced Settings section of the Setup page to access the Setup
Advanced Settings - Options page.
Setup Advanced Settings - Options Page
The following illustration is an example of the Setup Advanced Settings - Options
page.
Setup Advanced Settings - Options Page Description
The following table provides a description of the fields within the Setup Advanced
Settings - Options page.
Note: If you make changes in the Setup Advanced Settings - Options page, click
Apply to apply and save your new IP address filter settings.
Field Name
WAN Blocking
IPsec PassThrough
PPTP PassThrough
4024320 Rev A
How Do I Configure My DOCSIS Residential Gateway?
Description
Checking this box prevents the residential gateway from
being visible to the WAN. For example, pings to the
WAN IP address are not returned.
Checking this box allows applications that use IPsec (IP
Security) to pass through the firewall
Checking this box allows applications that use Point to
Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) to pass through the
firewall
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