Gongjin Electronics MG7540 User Manual

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MG7540
16x4 DOCSIS 3.0 Cable
Modem plus AC1600 Router

User Manual

VER: 1.0

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  • Page 1: User Manual

    MG7540 16x4 DOCSIS 3.0 Cable Modem plus AC1600 Router User Manual VER: 1.0...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

        PC Network Configuration and Login ..............7     PC Network Configuration ..............7     Logging In to the MG7540 Cable Modem ..........9     Web-Based Management ................11     Status ....................11    ...
  • Page 3 MG7540 Cable Modem User Manual     5.3.6 Port Triggers ................29     5.3.7 RIP Setup ................. 29     5.3.8 DMZ Host .................. 32     Wireless ....................33     5.4.1 Basic ..................33     5.4.2 Radio ..................
  • Page 4: Safety Precautions

    MG7540 Cable Modem User Manual Safety Precautions Read the following information carefully before operating the device. Please follow the following precaution items to protect the device from risks and damage caused by fire and electric power: Use volume labels to mark the type of power.
  • Page 5: Overview

    600Mbs/160Mbs.The MG7540 incorporates a variety of industry standard peripheral interfaces including dual IEEE802.3 10/100/1000Mbps interface, one with integrated GPHY. The MG7540 supports WLAN access. It complies with IEEE 802.11,802.11b/g,802.11n and 802.11ac specifications, WEP, WPA, and WPA2 security specifications. The 2.4GHz WLAN of the MG7540 supports 2T2R, The 5GHz WLAN of the MG7540 supports 3T3R.
  • Page 6: Standards Compatibility And Compliance

    MG7540 Cable Modem User Manual Universal plug-and-play(UPnP) File server for network attached storage (NAS) devices Web filtering Remote update System statistics and monitoring Standards Compatibility and Compliance Support application level gateway (ALG) DOCSIS3.0 IEEE 802.3 IEEE 802.3u IEEE 802.11b IEEE 802.11g IEEE 802.11n...
  • Page 7: Hardware Description And Hardware Installation

    MG7540 Cable Modem User Manual Hardware Description and Hardware Installation Hardware Description 3.1.1 Front Panel The following table describes the indicators on the front panel. Indicator Color Status Description The device is powered on and the device Power Green operates normally.
  • Page 8: Rear Panel

    MG7540 Cable Modem User Manual Indicator Color Status Description 1/2/3/4 Data is being transmitted through the Blink Ethernet interface. The Ethernet interface is disconnected. WLAN is enabled. Data is being transmitted through the WLAN Green Blink wireless interface. WLAN is disabled.
  • Page 9: Hardware Installation

    MG7540 Cable Modem User Manual Do not press the Reset button unless you want to clear the current settings. The Reset button is in a small circular hole on the rear panel. If you want to restore the default settings, please press the Reset button gently for 5 second with a fine needle inserted into the hole and then release the button.
  • Page 10: Pc Network Configuration And Login

    IP address and DNS address, or be instructed to automatically obtain an IP address using the network DHCP server. MG7540 provides a DHCP server on its LAN and it is recommended to configure your LAN to automatically obtain its IP address and DNS server IP address.
  • Page 11 MG7540 Cable Modem User Manual Figure 1 IP and DNS S configuration TCP/IP configu uration steps for Windows s 7 are as follows: Step1 oose Start > Control Pa anel > Network Connect tions. Step2 ght-click the Ethernet con nnection icon and choose Properties.
  • Page 12: Logging In To The Mg7540 Cable Modem

    Clic ck OK to save the setting Logg ging In to the MG7 7540 Cable Mode To log in to the MG7540 cable modem, do as follows: Step1 pen a Web browser on yo our computer. Step2 ter http://192.168.0.1 (t...
  • Page 13 MG7540 Cable Modem User Manual Figure 2 Login page After logging in to the MG7540 cable modem, it will show the C CM Basic Status info. click on the A Advanced options you can n query, configure, and m modify all the settings, and diagnose e the system.
  • Page 14: Web-Based Management

    MG7540 Cable Modem User Manual Web-B Based Managem ment This chapter d escribes how to use We eb-based management o of the Cable Modem, which allows y you to configure and con ntrol all of cable modem m residential gateway...
  • Page 15: Connection

    MG7540 Cable Modem User Manual address, cable modem IP address,serial number and CM Certificate status. 5.1.2 Connection Choose Status > Connection and the following page appears.
  • Page 16 MG7540 Cable Modem User Manual...
  • Page 17: Diagnostics

    MG7540 Cable Modem User Manual Figure 5 Connection information This page disp plays information about t the RF upstream and do ownstream channels, including down stream channel frequenc cies, upstream channel ID Ds, and upstream and downstream sig gnal power and modulatio...
  • Page 18: Security

    MG7540 Cable Modem User Manual Traceroute allo ows you to map the netw work path from the CM/R RG to a public host. Selecting Trace eroute from the drop-dow wn Utility list will present alternate controls for the traceroute u...
  • Page 19: Event Log

    MG7540 Cable Modem User Manual 5.1.5 Ev ent Log Choose Status s > Event Log and the fo llowing page appears. Figure 8 Event Log i nformation The Event Log g displays information ab bout your cable modem's s connection to your service provide er.
  • Page 20: Dhcp

    MG7540 Cable Modem User Manual Figure 10 Setup con figuration Enter the info ormation from the Requir red Information section as s indicated: At this point, the CM/RG is configured d for basic use. To connec ct to the Internet, you...
  • Page 21 MG7540 Cable Modem User Manual Figure 11 Reload pa Simply wait f for the modem to reboot and click on the “Refresh h” link to re-enter the web interface e where you made your la ast change. Most configu uration items may be chan nged on the fly without a reboot.
  • Page 22 MG7540 Cable Modem User Manual Figure 12 DHCP con nfiguration This page allow ws configuration and statu us of the optional internal DHCP server for the LAN. If you have you ur own DHCP server serv vicing the LAN side (or c choose to “hardcode”...
  • Page 23: Dhcpv6

    MG7540 Cable Modem User Manual 192.168.0.2 thr rough 192.168.0.9 can b be used as hard-coded I P addresses with no fear of IP addr ess conflict with the DHC CP pool. Configured WIN NS server addresses can also be pas ssed to CPEs behind the e CM/RG via DHCP.
  • Page 24: Lan Ipv6

    MG7540 Cable Modem User Manual 5.2.4 LA AN IPv6 Choose Basic Router> LAN IPv6 and t the following page appea ars. Figure 14 LAN IPv6 information This page dis splays information related d to IPv6 on the LAN. 5.2.5 DD Choose Basic Router >...
  • Page 25: Backup/Restore

    MG7540 Cable Modem User Manual The CM/RG supports a dynamic DN NS client compatible wit h the Dynamic DNS service (http ://www.dyndns.com/). To activate th he DDNS client: 1. Go to the e Dynamic DNS website and create an account f for the Dynamic DNS service.
  • Page 26: Advanced Router

    MG7540 Cable Modem User Manual configuration n, or to recover from cha anges you may have ma de that have had an undesirable e effect. To back up th he current configuration, click Backup and follow t the prompts. To restore a...
  • Page 27 MG7540 Cable Modem User Manual Figure 18 Options co onfiguration This page allow ws you to configure the a accessible features.To en nable a feature, click the appropriate e check box until it is “c checked”. When you ar re satisfied with your selections, clic ck on the Save button.
  • Page 28: Ip Filtering

    MG7540 Cable Modem User Manual visible from the e Internet. This makes it difficult for hackers to di iscover your WAN IP address and la unch an attack on your p private LAN. IpSec PassThr rough enables a VPN d...
  • Page 29: Mac Filtering

    MG7540 Cable Modem User Manual Figure 19 IP Filtering g configuration This page allo ws you to configure the e CM/RG to prevent loc cal PCs from getting access to the W WAN by specifying those IP addresses that should d be filtered.
  • Page 30 MG7540 Cable Modem User Manual Figure 21 Port Filteri ng configuration This page is us sed to prevent PCs from s sending outgoing TCP/UD DP traffic to the WAN on specific IP p port numbers. By specifying a a starting and ending po...
  • Page 31: Forwarding

    MG7540 Cable Modem User Manual Figure 22 Forwarding g configuration This allows for r incoming requests on s specific port numbers to o reach web servers, FTP servers, m mail servers, etc. so they can be accessible from the public internet. A...
  • Page 32: Port Triggers

    MG7540 Cable Modem User Manual 5.3.6 Por rt Triggers Choose Advan nced Router > Port Trigg gers to display the follow wing page. Figure 23 Port Trigge ers configuration Port Triggers a re similar to Port Forwar ding except that they are...
  • Page 33 MG7540 Cable Modem User Manual Figure 24 RIP config guration RIP (Router Inf formation Protocol) is us sed in WAN networks to identify and use the best known and d quickest route to given destination addresses to help reduce network congestion and d delays.
  • Page 34 MG7540 Cable Modem User Manual 5.) To specify a RIP unicast destination IP address, enter the IP address and subnet mask. To enable the CMTS for RIPv2 with MD-5 authentication (Cisco uBR example shown below): 1.) The following steps go through configuring RIPv2 for a Cisco CMTS. The network number used in this configuration will vary from network to network so use the network number that matches your set-up.
  • Page 35: Dmz Host

    MG7540 Cable Modem User Manual 7223#term mon The CMTS is now configured to accept RIPv2 messages. If the CM/RG is registered on the CMTS, you should see messages that are similar to the message below: 00:28:41: RIP: received packet with MD5 authentication 00:28:41: RIP: received v2 update from 10.24.81.148 on Cable2/0...
  • Page 36: Wireless

    MG7540 Cable Modem User Manual Figure 25 DMZ Host configuration DMZ (De-milita arized Zone) hosting (als so commonly referred to o as “Exposed Host”) allows you to specify the “default” rec cipient of WAN traffic th at NAT is unable to translate to a k known local PC.
  • Page 37 MG7540 Cable Modem User Manual Figure 27 Basic conf figuration This page allow ws you to configure the P rimary Wireless Network Primary Netwo ork: Enable or Disa ble the primary network. Guest networks may still be operational when the primary net twork is disabled.
  • Page 38: Radio

    MG7540 Cable Modem User Manual These issues a are more likely to be enc countered in the 2.4 GHz z band where legacy (802.11b/g) dev vices may be operating u using 20 MHz channels. Sideband for C Control Channel (40 MH...
  • Page 39: Wps_Radius_Wep

    MG7540 Cable Modem User Manual Figure 29 WPS_RAD DIUS_WEP configuration This page allow ws you to configure the W WPS_RADIUS_WEP...
  • Page 40 MG7540 Cable Modem User Manual WPS Enable/Disable: WPS stands for Wi-Fi Protected Setup. WPS provides two methods to automatically distribute wireless keys to clients that support this feature, described below. For the record, as of July, 2015, Apple devices did not support WPS.
  • Page 41 MG7540 Cable Modem User Manual 802.11n Mode Set this param meter to OFF to force 80 02.11g mode (required to o enable WEP). The default value is s Auto. WEP Encryptio Disabled and g grayed out by default. If y you need WEP Encryptio on, set 802.11n Mode...
  • Page 42: Guest

    MG7540 Cable Modem User Manual The page allows you to configure a secondary guest network on the wireless interface. Select Guest Network: This is a pull down of Moto_Guest0 to Moto_Guest7. Guest Network Status: Enable or Disable the Guest Network selected above.
  • Page 43 MG7540 Cable Modem User Manual Figure 31 Access co onfiguration This page allo ows you to control which h wireless clients can a access your wireless network. It also o provides information ab out wireless clients conn ected to your access point.
  • Page 44: Advanced

    MG7540 Cable Modem User Manual receive signal strength (in dBm), IP address, and host name are presented. The age is the amount of time elapsed since data was transmitted to or received from the client. 5.4.6 Advanced Choose Wireless > Advanced to display the following page.
  • Page 45 MG7540 Cable Modem User Manual Figure 32 Advanced configuration This page allow ws you to configure advan nced wireless settings. Output Power Control the ran ge of the AP by adjusting g the radio output power.
  • Page 46 MG7540 Cable Modem User Manual OBSS Coexistence: OBSS coexistence refers to the ability of your device to support 20 MHz clients within 40 MHz channels. It also allows your device to reduce interference from nearby 20 MHz devices that are interfering with part of your device's 40 MHz channel.
  • Page 47 MG7540 Cable Modem User Manual 802.11n Protection: 802.11n Protection protects legacy 802.11b&g devices that are within range of your cable modem/router. This feature is enabled (Auto) by default. In some environments with no legacy devices, you may improve performance by disabling this feature.
  • Page 48: Wmm

    MG7540 Cable Modem User Manual Wireless Multi icast Forwarding (WMF Multicast involv ves sending the same pac ckets to two or more endp points, for example of a video stream 5.4.7 WM Choose Wirele ess > WMM to display the...
  • Page 49 MG7540 Cable Modem User Manual Figure 33 WMM configuration This page allows you to configure WiFi Multi-Media (WMM). WMM is an implementation of Quality of Service (Qos) which is defined by the IEEE standard 802.11e. WMM Support: Sets WMM support. Choices are Auto, On, or Off. If enabled (Auto or On), the WME Information Element is included in beacon frame.
  • Page 50: Scan/Bridging

    MG7540 Cable Modem User Manual 5.4.8 Sca an/Bridging Choose Wirele ess > Scan/Bridging to d display the following page Figure 34 Scan/Bridg ging configuration This page allow ws you to configure wirele ess bridging, which is als so known as Wireless Distribution Sy ystem (WDS).
  • Page 51: Firewall Basic

    MG7540 Cable Modem User Manual Figure 35 su bmenus of Protection & Pa arental Control 5.5.1 Fir rewall Basic Choose Protec ction & Parental Contr rol> Firewall Basic to d display the following page. Figure 36 Firew wall Basic configuration...
  • Page 52: Event Log

    MG7540 Cable Modem User Manual Block Fragmen nted IP packets prevent al ll fragmented IP packets f from passing through the firewall. P Port Scan Detection detec cts and blocks port scan a activity originating on both the LAN and WAN. IP Flood D...
  • Page 53: Parental Control

    MG7540 Cable Modem User Manual 5.5.3 Par rental Control Choose Protec ction & Parental Contro ol > Parental Control to display the following page. Figure 38 Parental C Control configuration Parental Contr rol: Parental Control le ets you define lists of blocked or allowed addresses.
  • Page 54: Vpn

    MG7540 Cable Modem User Manual the entry. Note that you c can Disable the entry tem mporarily if you may want to re-Enable it later. List of Allowed Addresses: Enter the M MAC Address of the devic ce you want to allow access to a pa rticular site.
  • Page 55: L2Tp/Pptp

    MG7540 Cable Modem User Manual Figure 40 IPSec con figuration This page will s show the status of configu ured tunnels. Tunnel: This is a pull-d own list of VPN Names d defined below. Select the e specific VPN tunnel to configure.
  • Page 56: Event Log

    MG7540 Cable Modem User Manual Figure 41 L2TP/PPT TP configuration This page allow ws configuration of L2TP and PPTP server options 5.6.3 Ev ent Log Choose VPN > Event Log to display the e following page.
  • Page 57: Logout

    MG7540 Cable Modem User Manual Figure 42 Event Log information This page allow ws you to view the VPN E Event Log. Logo Choose Logou ut to logout Account and t the following page will be e shown after logout.
  • Page 58 Apply customer : Name: MTRLC LLC Address: PO Box 121147 Boston, MA 02112-1147 Contact Person: Andy Pollock Title: Director of Hardware Engineering Telephone: 6177530663 Fax: 617-423-1075 For applicable power supplies 1, US: S24B72-120A200-C4 Brand : Shenzhen Gongjin Electronics Co., Ltd...
  • Page 59 MG7540 Cable Modem User Manual FCC statement Warning: Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.

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