Setting Up Mac Bridging; Changing Your Login Password - Arris SURFboard G54 DOCSIS 3.1 Wi-Fi User Manual

4. Enter the time in the Advertisement Period field to allow your gateway to advertise the
UPnP information.
5. Enter the number of steps each UPnP advertisement is allowed to propagate before
disappearing in the Time To Live field.
6. Click the Enable button to allow devices such as printers and computers to connect to a
network automatically.
7. Click SAVE.

Setting up MAC bridging

Using MAC bridging mechanism, you can allow devices on your LAN network to directly
connect to the WAN network. The bridged device will get the IP address from your Internet
provider and does not have access to your local network.
To set up the MAC bridging:
1. From the G54 Web Manager screen, click the Advanced menu link.
2. Click MAC Bridging to display the MAC Bridging screen.
3. Enter the MAC addresses of the device or the MAC range that you want to allow to
connect to the WAN.

Changing your login password

When logging in to the G54 Web Manager for the first time, you will be prompted to enter a
new password. However, you can also change your login password again if you want to
based on your requirement.
1. Open a web browser and log on to open the G54 Web Manager.
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