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US B/ E th er ne t D S L M o de m Mod el #: GT 701 F irm wa re V er sio n: 3. 0.1 .0. 6.0 -G T70 1 U se r Ma n u a l V er 1. 0 Solutions for the Digital Life ™.
i T able of C on tents 1 Introduction 1 Package Contents 1 Minimum System Requirements 2 F eatures 2 Getting to Know the M odem 4 2 S etting Up the M odem 7 Connecting a Computer to the Modem 7 Instal.
ii Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual ii 6 Using Utilities 59 W eb Activity Log 59 System Log 60 DSL Settings 61 Restore Default S ettings 62 Upgrade Firmware 62 7 S etting Up a Net work 63 .
1 Intr oduc tion Th ank yo u fo r pur c has ing the A ct ion te c USB /E the rne t DSL Mo de m. Th e M ode m is the s imp les t wa y t o c onn ect co mpu te rs to a h igh- spe ed b ro adb and co nne ctio n. Th is ea sy -to -u se pr od uct is pe rf ect f or t he ho me off ic e or smal l bu sin ess .
2 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 3 Chapter 1 Introduc tion Minimum Sy stem Requirements s In te rnet DSL s ervic e s Co mpa tib le l apt op , d esk to p , or M aci nt osh co mpu te r wit.
2 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 3 Chapter 1 Introduc tion s B uil t-i n N A T , DH CP s erv er s DN S re la y su pp ort s P AP /CH AP au th ent ica tio n, ad min ist rati v e pa ssw or ds thr ou gh T e lne t an d HTT P s C omp lia nt wi th IE EE 8 02.
4 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 5 Chapter 1 Introduc tion Getting to Know the Modem Th is se cti on c on tai ns a qui ck d esc rip tio n of the Mo de m ’ s li ghts , port s, et c. Th e M ode m c ont ai ns se ve ral ind ica to r lig hts ( LED s) o n it s fr on t pan el and a seri es of port s on its rea r pa nel .
4 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 5 Chapter 1 Introduc tion Internet Light W he n t h e I n t e r n e t l i g h t g l o w s s t ea d i l y , t h e M od em i s c o n n e c t e d t o t h e D S L p r o vi d e r . Ethernet Light Th e Et her net ligh t ill um ina te s whe n th e M ode m is co nne cte d via its Eth ern et po rt.
6 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual USB Port Th e USB port is us ed t o c onn ect a co mpu te r t o the M ode m via USB c abl e. ☞ No te : I t is not r ec om men de d to perf orm a re co v ery or upd at e fo r th e M ode m fr o m a c omp ut er c on nec te d via U SB .
7 Setting Up the Mo dem T h e in s t ru c t i o ns t h a t f o l lo w pa r a ll e l t h e s t e p s c o n ta i n e d i n t he A ct ion te c I n s ta l l a ti o n B u d d y ™ , wh i c h p r o v i d es a vi s u a l gu i d e t o s e t t in g u p t h e M od e m .
8 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 9 Chapter 2 S etting Up the Modem 2. R ea d t he in str uct io ns , se le ct In it ia l Se tu p b y c li ck in g o n t he ap pr o pri at e c he ck bo x, th en cl ic k N ext . 3. Cl ick in t he c hec k bo x nex t to Ethernet (Recommended) , th en c lic k N ext .
8 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 9 Chapter 2 S etting Up the Modem 4. M ak e su re the ite ms n eed ed t o c onn ect the Mo dem to the f irs t c omp ut er a re in cl ude d in the k it, t hen cli ck Next . 5. Ge t the Modem fr om the kit, th en c lic k N ext .
10 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 11 Chapter 2 S etting Up the Modem 6. Ge t the P ower cord an d pl ug t he sm all er end i nt o the black P ower port on th e re ar p ane l of the M ode m, th en c lic k N ext . 7. Pl ug t he la rg er e nd o f the P ower cord in to a power outlet , the n cl ick Next .
10 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 11 Chapter 2 S etting Up the Modem 8. Cl ick the On/Off sw itch t o it s on posi tio n (a s sh own in th e pic tur e o n- sc re en) , the n cl ic k Next . 9. Co nf irm t he P ow er light on th e fr on t of the M ode m glows solid green , the n cl ic k Next .
12 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 13 Chapter 2 S etting Up the Modem 10. Ge t t he ye ll ow E th ern et cab le fr o m t he kit an d p lu g o ne en d in t o t he ye llo w E th ern et port on th e b ac k o f th e M o de m, the n c li ck N ex t .
12 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 13 Chapter 2 S etting Up the Modem 12. M ak e su re the Etherne t lig ht on t he f ro nt o f the M ode m glows solid g reen . Cl ick Next . 13. Ge t the bla ck or gra y D SL ca bl e fr om the k it a nd pl ug one end i nt o the gray Li ne po rt on the rea r pa nel of the M od em .
14 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 15 Chapter 2 S etting Up the Modem 14. Pl ug t he ot he r en d of the black or gray DSL cable in to the phone jack cl os- es t to the co mpu te r . Cl ick Next . Th e M o de m i s c on ne ct ed to a c o mpu t er via Et he rn et.
14 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 15 Chapter 2 S etting Up the Modem 2. R ea d t he in str uct io ns , se le ct In it ia l Se tu p b y c li ck in g o n t he ap pr o pri at e c he ck bo x, th en cl ic k N ext . 3. Cl ick the che ck bo x ne xt t o USB , th en c lic k N ext .
16 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 17 Chapter 2 S etting Up the Modem 4. M ak e su re the ite ms n eed ed t o c onn ect the Mo dem to the f irs t c omp ut er ar e in cl ude d in the k it, t hen cli ck Next . 5. Ge t the Modem fr om the kit, th en c lic k N ext .
16 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 17 Chapter 2 S etting Up the Modem 6. Ge t the P ower cord an d pl ug t he sm all er end i nt o the black P ower port on th e re ar p ane l of the M ode m, th en c lic k N ext . 7. Pl ug t he l arg er e nd o f the P ower cord in to a power outlet , the n cl ick Next .
18 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 19 Chapter 2 S etting Up the Modem 8. Cl ick the On/Off sw itch t o it s on posi tio n (a s sh own in th e pic tur e o n- sc re en) , the n cl ic k Next . 9. Co nf irm t he P ow er light on th e fr on t of the M ode m glows solid green , the n cl ic k Next .
18 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 19 Chapter 2 S etting Up the Modem 10. Ge t t he bl ue US B c ab le f r om th e ki t a nd pl ug th e sq u ar e e nd in to th e b lu e U SB po rt o n t he bac k o f th e M od e m, t he n c li ck N ex t . 11.
20 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 21 Chapter 2 S etting Up the Modem 12. M ak e su re the USB light on the fro nt of th e M ode m glows solid green . Cli ck N ext . 13. Ge t the bla ck or gra y D SL ca bl e fr om the k it a nd pl ug one end i nt o the gray Ph one port on th e re ar pane l of th e M ode m.
20 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 21 Chapter 2 S etting Up the Modem 14. Pl ug t he o the r en d of the black or gray DSL cable in to the phone jack cl os- es t to the co mpu te r . Cl ick Next . Th e M o de m i s c on ne ct ed to a c o mpu t er via US B.
22 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 23 Chapter 2 S etting Up the Modem Installing Phone Filters Ph one fil te rs a llo w th e us e of the tel ep hon e wh ile onl ine . Al l te lep ho nes and othe r de vice s (a nsw eri ng mac hin es, fa x mac hi nes , etc .
22 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 23 Chapter 2 S etting Up the Modem 3. G e t t h e pho ne filters . C l i c k N e x t . M Caut ion : Do n ot un pl ug th e bl ac k o r g ra y D SL c ab le fr o m th e ph on e j ac k n ea r y ou r c o mp ut er .
24 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 25 Chapter 2 S etting Up the Modem 5. P lu g th e en ds o f the pho ne line s di sc onn ect ed in st ep 2 int o th e ph on e fil te rs pl ugg ed i nt o ph one jac ks.
24 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 25 Chapter 2 S etting Up the Modem USB connection setup: Cl ick Next . 7. M ak e su re the DSL l ight on th e M od em glows solid green (th is ma y tak e a f ew mo men ts ). Cl ick Next . N ex t, go to “S ett ing Up the DSL C on nec tio n ” on t he ne xt pag e.
26 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 27 Chapter 2 S etting Up the Modem Setting Up the DSL Connection Af te r c onn ect ing the Mo dem and ins tal lin g ph one fil te rs, th e DSL co nne ctio n m ust be con fi gur ed .
26 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 27 Chapter 2 S etting Up the Modem I n the nex t win do w , se lec t th e ISP bei ng us ed f ro m th e lis t bo x on th e righ t (s cr oll do wn fo r mo re cho ic es) , the n cl ic k Next . A se ries of inf orm ati ona l sc re ens will d isp la y wh ile the Mo dem sea rc he s fo r the co nne cti on.
28 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 29 Chapter 2 S etting Up the Modem In the nex t win do w , e nte r th e VP I / V CI a nd E nca psu lat io n set tin gs (t he ISP sh oul d pr o vide the se) the n cl ick Next .
28 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 29 Chapter 2 S etting Up the Modem 3. Se lect the app ro pri at e IP type. Th is i nfo rma tio n sh oul d be pro vid ed by t he IS P . W hen fin ish ed, cl ic k Next . I f Static IP is se lec te d, go to s tep 4.
30 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 5. Th e In sta lla tio n Bu dd y ch ec ks th e c onf igu rat ion of the Mo dem . 6. W he n th e co nf igu rati on is c omp let e, a seri es o f co ngra tul ati on s wind o ws ap pea rs.
31 P er forming a Basic Setup Th is c hap te r is a gui de t hr ough a bas ic c on fig ura tio n se tup of the M od em for use rs wh o did NO T us e th e A ct io nte c I nst all ati on B udd y® to s et up the Mo de m.
32 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 33 Chapter 3 Performing a Basic Setup 3. F oll ow the inst ruct io ns in the “S et U p /C onf igu rat ion ” sc re en, th en c lic k Begin Basic Se tup . 4. I n the nex t sc re en, fo llo w th e on -s cr een ins truc tio ns, t hen cli ck N ext .
32 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 33 Chapter 3 Performing a Basic Setup 6. Cl ick the Save and Restart bu tt on i n the “ Sa ve and Re sta rt” sc re en. 7. Th e “ Co ngra tu lat ion s ” sc re en appe ars . The Mo de m is suc ce ssf ull y c onf ig ur ed.
34 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 2. Th e “ Ch ang e A d min U se rna me/ P as sw or d” scr ee n app ear s. En te r a ne w us er n ame (op tio nal ) in the “N ew U se rnam e ” t ex t bo x, th en a pass wo r d in th e “ N ew P a ssw or d” te xt bo x.
35 # U sing Adv anc ed Setup Th is se cti on c on tai ns i nfo rma tio n c onc e rnin g se tti ng up the adv anc ed fea tur es of th e M ode m, s uch as wir el ess set tin gs, r em ote man age me nt, an d W eb sit e b loc kin g, us ing the Mo dem ’ s W eb Con fi gura to r .
36 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 37 Chapter 4 Using Adv anced Setup 4. In the nex t sc re en, r ead the r ec om men dat io ns. T o per for m an a dva nc ed s etu p on the Mo dem , cl ick Be gin Advanced Setup . 5. T he “C onf ig urin g th e A d van ce d Set tin gs ” sc re en a ppe ars .
36 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 37 Chapter 4 Using Adv anced Setup A f t er se l ec ti ng a c on ne ct i on typ e, cl ic k N e xt t o c o n ti nu e c on fi g ur in g t h e c o nn e ct io n. T ranspar ent Bridging Se lect thi s op tio n to use the Mo dem as a trans par e nt b ridg e.
38 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 39 Chapter 4 Using Adv anced Setup “Broadband Connection via PPPoA ” screen: If a U ser Name an d P assword wa s en te re d in t he I nst all ati on B ud dy o r du ring Ba sic Setu p , it sh ou ld be dis pla y ed i n the “B r oadb an d Co nne cti on vi a PPP oE/ PP P oA ” sc re en.
38 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 39 Chapter 4 Using Adv anced Setup ☞ No te : C ont act the I SP if un sur e o f the pr ope r c on fig urat io n. Specify a Static IP Address Se lect thi s op tio n if the ISP servic e is co nfi gu red to use R FC 14 83 B rid ged or R out ed usi ng a S tat ic I P A d dr ess .
40 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 41 Chapter 4 Using Adv anced Setup LAN IP Addr ess Se lect ing LAN IP Addr ess in th e “ Co nf igu ring the A dv anc ed Set tin gs ” sc re en gen - era te s th e “ LAN IP A d dr ess ” scr ee n.
40 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 41 Chapter 4 Using Adv anced Setup A cti on tec str on gly rec om me nds lea vin g the DHC P Serv er opt io n On . If the DHCP Se rve r op tio n is Off , e nsu re the IP ad dr ess es o f th e net wo rk ed c om put er s ar e on the same sub net as t he IP add re ss of th e M ode m.
42 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 43 Chapter 4 Using Adv anced Setup Lease Time “L eas e T im e” is the a mou nt o f tim e, in sec on ds, th e DHC P se rve r will lea se a pa rtic ula r IP a ddr es s. De fau lt i s 864 00 sec ond s (2 4 ho urs ), af te r whi ch a new IP ad dr ess mus t be r el eas ed.
42 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 43 Chapter 4 Using Adv anced Setup T o modi fy Int ern et p rivi leg es ( W eb , FT P , N ews gr oup s, et c.) for the co mpu te rs o n th e net wo rk: 1. En te r the co mpu te r’ s IP add re ss in the IP Address: t ext bo x.
44 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 45 Chapter 4 Using Adv anced Setup Remote Management Se lect ing Re mo te M an age me nt i n the “ Co nfi gu ring the A dv anc ed Sett ing s” sc re en ge ne rat es th e “R emo te Ma nag eme nt ” scr ee n.
44 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 45 Chapter 4 Using Adv anced Setup Application Layer Gatewa y and Port Forwarding Se lect ing Ap pli cat ion La ye r Ga tew a y in t he “C onf ig urin g th e A d van ce d Set tin gs ” sc re en g ene rat es the “ Ap pl ica tio n-L ev el Gat ewa y ( AL G ) and P ort F or war di ng ” sc re en.
46 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 47 Chapter 4 Using Adv anced Setup In thi s sc re en, th e use r ca n cr ea te a cus to m set of rule s fo r a ga me o r ap pli ca- ti on no t li st ed in the A pp lic ati on L ev el G ate wa y sc re en .
46 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 47 Chapter 4 Using Adv anced Setup Fir ewall Se lect ing Firewall in th e “C onf igu rin g th e A d van ce d Set tin gs ” sc re en g ene rat es the “F ir ewa ll Se cur ity L ev el” scr ee n. Se lec t the lev el of se curi ty ne ede d fo r th e net wo rk.
48 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 49 Chapter 4 Using Adv anced Setup Medium If Medium is sele ct ed in the “F ir ewa ll Se cur ity L ev el” scr ee n, th e se rvic es li st ed at the .
48 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 49 Chapter 4 Using Adv anced Setup Off If Off is se lec ted in th e “Fir ew all Sec urity Lev el ” sc ree n, f ir ewa ll fi lt eri ng is bas ed so lel y on the basi c N A T fir ew all .
50 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 51 Chapter 4 Using Adv anced Setup NA T (Network Address T r anslation) Se lect ing NA T in the “ Co nfi guri ng t he A dva nc ed S etti ngs ” scr ee n ge ne rat es t he “ N A T ” scr ee n. The M ode m ’ s ba sic fir ew all secu rity is ba sed on N A T .
50 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 51 Chapter 4 Using Adv anced Setup UPnP (Universal Plug and Pla y) Se lect ing UPnP in t he “C on fig urin g th e A d van ce d Set tin gs ” sc re en g ene rat es the “ U P n P ” sc re en .
52 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual Remote Syslog Capture Se lect ing Remote Syslog Capture in t he “C on fig urin g th e A d van ce d Set tin gs ” sc re en g ene rat es the “R em ot e S ysl og C amp te r” scr ee n.
53 Vie wing the Mo de m ’ s Statu s Af te r c onf igu rin g th e M ode m, se tti ngs can b e view ed by s ele ctin g Status in the W eb Con fig ura to r’ s Ma in Me nu . In the m en u on t he l eft sid e, th er e ar e ot her St atu s op tio ns a va ila bl e: R outing T able , ARP T able , W AN Status , LAN Status , an d Activ e User List .
54 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 55 Chapter 5 Viewing the Modem’ s Status W AN - Connection Di spl ay s th e st ate of the co nne ctio n t o the ISP servic e ( Connected, Disconnected , or Connecting ). W AN - Mode Di spl ay s th e type o f co nn ecti on used to c om mu nic at e with the ISP .
54 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 55 Chapter 5 Viewing the Modem’ s Status In the men u on the lef t sid e, t her e ar e o the r St atu s op tio ns a va ila bl e: Routing T able , ARP T able , W AN Status , LAN Status , and A ctive Use r List .
56 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 57 Chapter 5 Viewing the Modem’ s Status W AN Sta tus Se lect ing W AN Status gen era te s the “ W AN Sta tus ” scr ee n.
56 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 57 Chapter 5 Viewing the Modem’ s Status LAN Status Se lect ing LAN Status ge ner ate s th e “ LAN Sta tus ” scr ee n.
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59 U sing Utilities T o acc es s th e M ode m ’ s W eb- bas ed U ti lit ies , sel ect Utilities fr om the W eb Co nf igu rat or ’ s Mai n M en u sc re en .
60 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 61 Chapter 6 Using Utilities Auto Refresh T o set t he W eb A cti vity Log scr een to aut om ati cal ly r ef re sh a t ce rtai n in te rval s, act i- va.
60 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 61 Chapter 6 Using Utilities Display V ie w ot her sa ve d log s by sel ect ing a log fro m th is d ro p- do wn li st. Sav e & Restar t P re ssi ng t his but to n sa v es a n y ch ang es t o th e S yst em Log scr ee n an d cau ses the Sa v e an d R est art s cr een to a ppe ar .
62 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual Restore Default Settings T o r es to r e th e M o de m t o i ts fa ct ory de fa ul t se tt in gs, sel ec t R es t or e D ef au lt Set ti ngs fr o m t he “U t il it ie s” scr e en .
63 S et tin g Up a Net work Ot her co mpu te rs c an be co nne ct ed t o th e M ode m t o fo rm a ne tw ork , whi ch all o ws th e c omp ut er s to tran sfe r fi les , co mm uni cat e wi th ea ch othe r , and s har e a n In te rne t c onn ecti on .
64 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 65 Chapter 7 S etting Up a Network 2. R ea d t he in str uct io ns , se le ct A dd ing C om pu te rs by cl ic ki ng on th e a pp ro p ria te c hec k bo x, the n c li c k N e xt . 3. Se lect Ethernet , then cli ck Next .
64 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 65 Chapter 7 S etting Up a Network 4. W he n th e ne xt win do w a ppe ars , get the y ellow Ethernet cable fr om the Qu ick Sta rt K it, th en cli ck N ext . 5. Pl ug o ne e nd o f the yellow Ethernet cable int o th e yellow Ethernet port on th e bac k o f the Mo de m, th en c lic k N ext .
66 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 67 Chapter 7 S etting Up a Network 6. Pl ug t he ot he r en d of the yellow Ethernet cable int o an Etherne t por t on th e bac k o f the co mpu te r , t hen cli ck Next . ☞ Note : A n E th er ne t po rt l oo ks si mi lar t o a p ho ne po rt, but is sl ig htl y b ig ge r .
66 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 67 Chapter 7 S etting Up a Network 8. In the nex t win do w , th e I nst all ati on B udd y c hec ks t he c on fig ura tio n of the M od em. 9. A se rie s of congratulations windows appe ar s. Cl ick thr ou gh th em t o ex it the In st all ati on B udd y .
68 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 69 Chapter 7 S etting Up a Network USB ☞ Note : If t he f ir st c om pu te r c o nn ect ed t o th e M o de m i s c o nne ct - ed via USB , no ot he r c om pu t er s c an be c o nn ect ed in th is ma n- ne r .
68 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 69 Chapter 7 S etting Up a Network 3. Se lect USB , the n cl ick Next . 4. W he n th e ne xt win do w a ppe ars , get the blue USB cable fro m th e Qu ick Sta rt K it, th en c lic k N ext .
70 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 71 Chapter 7 S etting Up a Network 5. Pl ug o ne e nd o f the blue USB cable int o th e blue USB por t on t he ba ck of th e M ode m, th en cli ck N ext . 6. Pl ug t he ot he r en d of the blue USB cable in to a USB por t on the f ro nt o r ba ck o f th e co mpu te r , the n cl ick Next .
70 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 71 Chapter 7 S etting Up a Network 7. M ak e su re the USB light glo ws ste adi ly gree n, th en cli ck N ext . 8. In the nex t win do w , th e I nst all ati on B udd y c hec ks t he c on fig ura tio n of the M od em.
72 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 9. A se rie s of congratulations windows appe ar s. Cl ick thr ou gh th em t o ex it the I nst all ati on B udd y .
73 T roubleshooting Th is c hap te r co nt ain s a li st o f pr ob le ms th at m ay be en co un te red whi le u sin g the M od em, an d te chn iq ues to s ol ve the m. N ot e th at t hes e te ch niq ues ma y no t be s uc- c ess ful in al l cas es . Al so i ncl ud ed is a li st of fr eq uen tl y as ke d qu est ion s.
74 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 75 Chapter 8 T roubleshooting Connection to the Internet T o v e ri f y t h e M od e m ’ s c o n n ec t i o n t o t h e I n t e rn e t , o pe n a W e b b r o ws e r . I n t h e “ A d dr es s ” t e x t b o x , ty pe 192 .
74 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 75 Chapter 8 T roubleshooting Will my Xbox work with the Modem? Y e s, th e M ode m is co mpa tib le wi th th e Xb o x.
76 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 77 Chapter 8 T roubleshooting I used DHCP to configure my network. D o I need to restar t my computer to refresh my IP address? N o . Sel ect the a pp ro pri ate ope rat ing sys te m, bel o w , an d fol lo w th e st ep s to r efr es h y our IP ad dr ess .
76 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 77 Chapter 8 T roubleshooting Connections How many computers can be connected through the Mo dem? Th e M ode m is cap abl e of 253 co nne cti ons , but ha ving no mo r e tha n 45 co nne c- ti ons is r ec omm en ded .
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79 Refe rence Th is ap pe ndi x co nt ain s in for mat ion abo ut va rio us t op ics , inc lu din g ac ce ssi ng in for mat ion abo ut y ou r W ind ow s c omp ut er . Locating Computer Information Th e fo llo win g pr oc edu re is va li d fo r co mp ut ers runn in g W i nd ow s 98 S E , M e, NT 4.
80 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 81 Appendix a Reference Locating Window s Operating System Files If th e op erat ing sys te m fi les re sid e on the har d dri v e of the co mpu te r , foll ow the in stru cti ons bel ow to l oca te t hem .
80 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 81 Appendix a Reference 4. Cl ick the down ar row n ex t to the “L ook in ” t ext bo x an d se lec t My Computer f ro m th e li st th at a ppe ars .
82 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual Window s XP 1. F ro m th e de skt op , c lic k Start . 2. Se lect Search , the n For Files and Folders . 3. Th e “ Sea rc h R es ult s ” win do w a ppe ars . In the p ane l at l eft tit led “W hat d o y ou wa nt t o se ar ch f or ?” , c lic k All files and folders .
83 Setting Up Sta tic IP on the C omput er T o co mmu nic at e wit h th e M ode m fr om a co mp ut er o n the net wo rk (t o u se th e W eb Con fig ura tio n U til ity , fo r ex amp le) , the use r ma.
84 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 85 Appendix b Setting Up Static IP on the Computer 3. An oth er men u ap pea rs. Se lect Control Panel .
84 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 85 Appendix b Setting Up Static IP on the Computer 5. Th e “ Ne tw ork ” wind ow app ear s. I n th e “Th e fo llo win g net wo rk c om pon en ts ar e in sta lle d” lis t bo x, lo cat e an d do ub le- cli ck TCP/IP .
86 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 87 Appendix b Setting Up Static IP on the Computer 9. En te r the fol lo wing add re ss i n the “ Su bne t mas k ” t ex t bo x: 255. 255 .25 5.0 En te r the peri ods in th e ad dr ess by pre ssi ng the s pac e ba r on the key boa rd .
86 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 87 Appendix b Setting Up Static IP on the Computer 3. An oth er men u ap pea rs. Se lect Control Panel .
88 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 89 Appendix b Setting Up Static IP on the Computer 5. Th e “ Ne tw ork ” wind ow app ear s. I n th e “Th e fo llo win g net wo rk c om pon en ts ar e in sta lle d” lis t bo x, lo cat e an d do ub le- cli ck TCP/IP .
88 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 89 Appendix b Setting Up Static IP on the Computer 9. En te r the fol lo wing add re ss i n the “ Su bne t mas k ” t ex t bo x: 255. 255 .25 5.0 En te r th e peri ods in th e ad dr ess by pre ssi ng the s pac e ba r on the key boa rd .
90 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 91 Appendix b Setting Up Static IP on the Computer 3. An oth er men u ap pea rs. Se lect Control Panel . 4. W he n th e “ Co ntr ol P an el” wind o w ap pear s, d oub le- cl ick Netw ork and Dial- up Connections .
90 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 91 Appendix b Setting Up Static IP on the Computer 5. In the “N e tw ork and D ial -up Con nec tio ns ” wind ow , dou ble -c lic k Local Area Connection . A num ber ma y be disp la y ed af te r th e Lo cal Ar ea Co nne cti on.
92 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 93 Appendix b Setting Up Static IP on the Computer 7. Th e “ Loc al Ar ea Con nec tio n P ro pert ies ” wind ow app ear s. Cl ic k General . 8. I n the “ Co mpo ne nts che ck ed are use d by thi s co nn ecti on ” li st bo x, do ubl e- cl ic k Internet Prot ocol ( T CP/IP ) .
92 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 93 Appendix b Setting Up Static IP on the Computer 12. En te r th e fol lo wing add re ss i n the “ Su bne t mas k ” t ex t bo x: 255. 255 .25 5.0 En te r th e peri ods in th e ad dr ess by pre ssi ng the s pac e ba r on the key boa rd .
94 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 95 Appendix b Setting Up Static IP on the Computer 3. W h en t he “C ont ro l P an el” win do w ap pea rs , dou ble -c lic k N etwork Connections . 4. In the “N e tw ork Con nec tio ns ” win do w , d oub le- cl ick Local Area Connection .
94 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 95 Appendix b Setting Up Static IP on the Computer 5. T he “Lo cal Ar ea Co nne ctio n P ro pe rtie s” win do w ap pea rs. Sel ect General . 6. I n the “Th is c on nect io n use s th e fo llo win g it ems ” lis t bo x , dou ble -c lic k Internet Protocol ( TCP/IP ) .
96 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 8. In the General ta b , mak e s ur e the cir cl e ne xt to “U se the fol lo wing IP A d dr ess ” is sele ct ed. W hen acti v e, a b lac k do t ap pea rs in the cir cl e. I f the cir cl e al re ady c ont ain s a b lac k do t, le av e i t al one .
97 C omput er Security Th e In te rne t is a gian t net wo rk o f co mp ut ers loc ate d al l ov er the wo rld . W he n a c om put er is c onn ect ed to t he I nt ern et, it can ex ch ang e in fo rma tio n with an y ot her co mpu te r on the Int er net .
98 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 99 Appendix c Computer Security Modem Security Be sur e t o pr ovi de the M o dem an ad min is trat iv e pa ssw o rd . If a pas sw or d is not set, so meo ne o n th e In te rne t can ac ce ss th e M od em a nd c han ge i ts c on fig ura tio n.
98 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 99 Appendix c Computer Security Electronic Security H er e ar e tw o m eth ods to s ecu re yo ur c omp ut er elec tr oni cal ly .
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101 Specifications General Model Numb er GT 701 ( USB /E the rne t DSL M ode m) Standards IE EE 8 02. 3 (1 0Ba seT) IE EE 80 2.3 u (1 00B ase TX ) G. dmt G.
102 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual LED Indic ators P o we r , DSL , In te rne t, Et he rnet , USB Envir onmental Po wer Ex te rna l, 12 V DC , 60 0mA Certifications FC C Cla ss B, FC C C.
103 Glossar y Access P oint A d evic e th at al lo ws wi re les s cl ien ts t o c on nect to one anot he r . An a cc es s poi nt ca n als o ac t as a brid ge b etw een wir ele ss c lie nts and a “wi re d” net wo rk, su ch as an Eth ern et ne tw ork .
104 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 105 Appendix e Glossary Ethernet Network A st and ar d wir ed netw o rkin g c onf ig urat ion usi ng c abl es a nd h ubs . Fir ewall A me tho d pr ev en tin g us ers out sid e th e ne tw ork fro m ac c ess ing and /or dam ag- in g fi les or c omp ut er s on the n etw or k.
104 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 105 Appendix e Glossary PPPoE (P oint-T o-Point Protoc ol over Ethernet)/ PPPoA (P oint-T o-Point Protoc ol over A TM) M et hod s of sec ur e da ta tra nsm is sio n. Router A c ent ral devic e th at mana ge s the dat a tra ffi c of the net wo rk.
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107 Non-W indo ws S ystem S e tup Th e M ode m su ppo rts both the Cla ssi c M aci nt osh ope rati ng s yst em s (9 .2. 2), as well as OS X . ☞ N o te : W he n i n st al li n g a n y so f tw ar e , c o ns u lt th e us er m an u al a nd he l p f il e s s u pp li e d wi t h t he s of t wa r e f o r d et a il ed i nf o rm at io n .
108 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 109 Appendix f Non-Window s Setup 2. W h en t he “ T CP/ IP ” wind o w ap pea rs, sel ect Edit fro m me nu bar , the n se lec t U ser Mode . 3. W he n th e “ U se r M ode ” wind o w ap pear s, se lec t A dv anc ed , the n cl ick OK .
108 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 109 Appendix f Non-Window s Setup OS X 1. F r om t he Ap ple M en u, se lect System Prefer ences . 2. W h en t he “S ys te m Pr ef er en ce s ” win do w ap pea rs , cli ck N etwork .
110 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 3. T he N et wo rk win do w a ppe ars . Sel ect Built-I n Ethernet fr om t he “Sh ow ” dr op -d own lis t. 4. S ele ct T CP/IP and , fro m th e “ C onf ig ur e” dr op -d own list , sel ect Using DHCP .
111 Notic es Regulatory C ompliance Notices Class B Equipment Th is eq ui pme nt h as be en tes te d and fou nd t o c omp ly with t he l imi ts f or a C las s B di gita l de vic e, pur su ant to P art 15 of the F CC R ul es.
112 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 112 2. Th is d evic e mu st a cc ept an y in te rfe r enc e r ec ei ve d, in cl udi ng i nte rf er enc e t hat ma y c aus e un wa nt ed o pera tio n.
113 Lim ite d W arranty Hardware: A ct ion te c El ectr on ic s, In c., wa rran ts t o th e en d use r (“ C us to me r”) tha t th is h ard wa re pr odu ct wi ll be fre e fr om def ect s in wor kma.
114 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual TH IS A CTIO NTE C ELE CTR O NIC S PR ODU CT M A Y IN CL U DE OR BE B UND LED WI TH TH IRD -P AR T Y SO FTW ARE , THE U SE OF WH ICH IS GO VE RNE D BY A SE P ARA TE E ND- USER LIC ENS E A GR EEM ENT .
114 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 115 Limited W arran ty IT ANY OT HER LIAB ILI TY I N CON NEC TIO N W ITH T HE SA LE, IN ST ALLA TI ON, MA INT EN ANC E OR USE OF ITS PR ODU CTS .
116 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual Governing Law: Th is L imi ted W arr anty sha ll be gov e rned by the la ws o f the Sta te of Ca lif orn ia, U . S.A ., e xc lu din g it s c onf lic ts o f la ws and prin cip les , and ex cl ud ing th e U ni te d N at ion s Co n v ent ion on C on tract s fo r th e I nte rna tio na l Sal e of Goo ds.
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