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How Do I Configure My DOCSIS Residential Gateway?
Use the following table to configure the advanced routing settings for the residential
gateway. After you make your selections, click Save Settings to apply your changes
or Cancel Changes to cancel.
Section
Field Description
Advanced Routing
MTU
MTU Size
MTU is the Maximum Transmission Unit. The MTU size specifies
the largest packet size permitted for Internet transmission. Select
Manual if you want to manually enter the largest packet size that
will be transmitted. 1500 is the recommended size. You should
leave this value in the 1200 to 1500 range. To have the device
select the best MTU for your Internet connection, keep the default
setting, Auto.
Dynamic Routing
Dynamic Routing using Routing Information Protocol (RIP)
automatically adjusts how packets travel on your network. This
protocol uses a hop count metric in local and wide area networks.
You can Enable or Disable dynamic routing from this page and
configure the following RIP parameters:
RIP Authentication: Enable or disable
RIP Authentication Key: Select a key
RIP Authentication Key ID: Choose RIPv1 or RIPv2.
RIP Reported Interval: Choose RIPv1 or RIPv2.
RIP Destination IP Address:
Routed Subnet
Support
Allows you to Enable or Disable the IP addresses in your
network. Click enable to enable the addresses or click disable to
disable them. Enter the IP addresses that you want to enable or
disable in the following fields:
Select Set Number. Select a set number between 1 and 20. To
change your value, click Delete This Entry and select a new
value.
Destination IP Address. Enter the destination IP address. This is
the address of the remote network or host to which you want to
assign a static route.
Subnet Mask. Enter the subnet mask address. The Subnet Mask
determines which portion of a Destination IP Address is the
network portion and which portion is the host portion.
Gateway. Enter the Gateway address. This is the IP address of
the gateway device that allows for contact between the device
and the remote network or host.
Configure the Routing Table
To configure the routing table, complete the following steps.
1 From the Setup page, click Advanced Routing.