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W i r el e s s B r oa d b a n d R o u t er M o del # : MI424 - W R F i r m w a r e V ersion : 4.0.16.1. 45 .120 U ser M anua l V er 1. 1 Solutions for the Digital Life ™.
i T able of C ontents 1 In troduction 1 Package Contents 1 Minimum Syst em Requirements 2 F eatures 2 Getting to Know the Router 4 2 C onnec ting the Router 9 Setting Up the Router 9 Computer Network .
ii Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual iii T able of Con tents ii 7 Using Parental Con trols 101 Activating Par ental Con trols 101 Creating a F iltering Policy 102 Advanc ed Options 106 S.
ii Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual iii T able of Con tents B Specific ations 167 General 167 Wireless Operating Range 168 LED Indicators 168 Environmen tal 168 Notices 169 Regulatory C.
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1 Intr oduc tion Th ank y ou f or pur c has in g th e A cti on te c W ir eles s B ro ad ban d R ou te r . T he W ire le ss Br oadb an d R ou te r s upp ort s M ult im edi a o v er C oa x A ll ian c e .
2 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 3 Chapter 1 Introduction s W all -m oun t t em pla t e s V e rtic al sta nd s W arra nty Minimum S ystem Requirements s Co mpu t er wi th E th ern et cap ab ili ty s Mic r os oft W in do ws 98 SE , M e, 200 0, or XP ; M ac OS 9 or gre at er; Li nu x/ BS D , U nix s In te rne t Ex pl or er 5.
2 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 3 Chapter 1 Introduction In trusi on det ecti on MA C ad dr es s fi lt eri ng N A T DM Z ho sti ng A cc es s co ntr ol A d van ce d wir ele ss p ro t ect ion fe atu rin g WP A , WEP 64/ 12 8 bi t en cryp- ti on, 80 2.
4 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 5 Chapter 1 Introduction Getting to Know the Router Th is s ect io n co ntai ns a qu ic k de sc ript io n of th e R ou te r’ s ligh ts ( LE D s) , po rts, etc .
4 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 5 Chapter 1 Introduction Ethernet W AN Light Th e Et he rne t W AN lig ht i llu mi na te s whe n the Ro ut er is c onne ct ed to t he I nt ern et vi a E the rne t. If fla sh ing , dat a tra ff ic is pa ss ing acr oss the port .
6 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 7 Chapter 1 Introduction Rear Panel Th e r ear pan el of the R out er fe atu r es s ev en port s (C oax , Eth ern et W A N , Eth er net LA N [4 ], and P o we r) , as wel l as a R ese t bu tto n an d P o we r swi tc h.
6 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 7 Chapter 1 Introduction Ethernet W AN Port Th e Et he rne t W AN port co nn ect s th e R ou te r to t he I SP u sin g an Et he rne t ca bl e.
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9 C onnec ting the Rou ter Co nnec tin g a c ompu ter or l oca l ne tw or k t o th e W ir eles s B ro ad ban d R ou te r is a si mpl e p ro ce du re , varying sli ght ly dep en din g o n th e c om put er’ s ope rati ng s yst em bu t d esi gne d t o se aml es sl y in te grat e the Ro ut er with the co mp ut er or l oca l ne t- w ork .
10 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 11 Chapter 2 Connecting the Router 6. M ak e sur e the co mp ut er is po we re d on , t hen pl ug t he o the r end of the yel lo w Et he rne t ca bl e in to an E th ern et port on th e c om pu te r . 7.
10 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 11 Chapter 2 Connecting the Router 2. Th e “L ogi n ” scr een appe ars. Ent er th e d efa ul t us er nam e (a dmi n) and pas s- w or d (p as sw or d) in the app r op ria te te xt bo xe s, the n cl ic k OK .
12 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 13 Chapter 2 Connecting the Router Connecting O ther Computers/Set T op Box es Th e R ou te r ca n c on nec t t o ot he r c omp ut ers or se t t op bo xe s in thr ee wa ys: via Et he rne t, via wir ele ss c onne cti on , o r via coa xi al cab le.
12 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 13 Chapter 2 Connecting the Router Coaxial 1. M ak e sur e all set to p bo x es a re tur ned of f. 2. Di sc on nec t an y ad apt er cu rr en tly co nn ect ed to th e co ax ial jac k in the ro om whe re t he R out er is.
14 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 15 Chapter 2 Connecting the Router Windows 2000 1. Se lec t N etwork and Dialing Connections in th e Co nt ro l P ane l. 2. Ri ght -c lic k on th e E th ern et c onn ecti on ’ s ic on, the n cl ic k Pr oper ties .
14 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 15 Chapter 2 Connecting the Router Linux 1. Lo gin int o the sys te m a s a su pe r -u ser , b y en t eri ng “s u ” at t he p ro mpt. 2. T ype “if co nf ig ” t o di sp la y the net wo rk d evic es an d al loc at ed IP s .
16 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual Main M enu Th e “M ain M en u ” co nt ai ns l ink s t o al l of th e co nfig ura ti on opt ion s o f th e R out er: W ireless Setup (e xpl ain ed.
17 C onfiguring My Netw ork Settings On ce the W ir el es s Br oadb an d R ou te r is ph ysi cal ly co nn ect ed and the M ega Co ntr ol P ane l’ s Ho me scr een is di sp la yed in a w eb br o wse r , a lis t of th e devi c es c onn ect ed to th e R ou te r’ s ne tw or k ap pea rs in th e “M y N etw or k ” sec tio n o f th e sc r een .
18 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 19 Chapter 3 Configuring My Network S ettings Using My Network V ario us sett in gs ca n be ac ce ss ed f or a part ic ula r d evic e, as f oll o ws.
18 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 19 Chapter 3 Configuring My Network S ettings 2. Th e “B loc k ed W ebs it e ” sc re en app ear s. Ent er th e we bs it e ad dr ess ( IP o r URL ) to bl oc k on the net w ork (al l pa ge s wit hin the we bsi te will als o be blo ck ed) .
20 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 21 Chapter 3 Configuring My Network S ettings Block Internet Services In ter net servi ce s bl oc ki ng i s us ed t o p re ve nt a devi c e on the net wo rk fr om a cc ess- in g pa rtic ul ar s ervic es on the In te rnet , suc h as r ec ei ving E -m ail or d o wnlo adi ng fr om FT P si te s.
20 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 21 Chapter 3 Configuring My Network S ettings 4. I f th is ru le wi ll be ac ti ve al l t he ti me , se le ct “ Al wa ys ” fr om t he “ W he n s ho ul d t hi s ru le oc cu r ?” d r o p- d o wn l is t.
22 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 23 Chapter 3 Configuring My Network S ettings Enable Application A cti vat in g “En ab le A pp li cat io n ” (al so kno wn as po rt f orwa r din .
22 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 23 Chapter 3 Configuring My Network S ettings 6. Cl ic k Apply to sa ve t he c ha ng es. ☞ No te: So me ap pl ic a ti on s, su ch as FT P , T FT.
24 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 25 Chapter 3 Configuring My Network S ettings 1. Cl ic k T est Connectiv ity . Th e “D ia gnos ti cs ” scr ee n ap pea rs . 2. Cl ic k Go . T he R out er run s a pi ng tes t, and the re su lts ar e di sp la yed in t he Di agn ost ic s sc re en .
24 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 25 Chapter 3 Configuring My Network S ettings Timeout for Inactive Device Th e am oun t o f ti me a devi ce co nt in ue s to be d isp la yed on the netw ork aft er it h as bee n dis co nnec te d is co nf igu r ed i n th e “Ti me ou t fo r I nac ti v e Devi c e ” scr een .
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27 Cr eating a W ireless Net work Th is c ha pt er exp la ins ho w to c re at e a wi re le ss n etw ork u sin g t he W ire le ss Br oadb an d R ou te r , i nc lu din g ac ces si ng a nd c onf igu rin g wir eles s sec urit y op tio ns .
28 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 29 Chapter 4 Creating a Wir eless Netw ork Wireless Status Cl ick ing on t he “W ir el es s S et ti ngs ” ic on i n th e H om e s cr ee n g en er at es t he “ W ir el es s St atu s ” scr ee n, wh ic h d is pla ys th e c ur re nt s ta tus of t he wir ele ss c on ne ct io n.
28 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 29 Chapter 4 Creating a Wir eless Netw ork SSID Broadcast Di spl a ys whet he r th e R ou te r is br oad cas ti ng i ts S SID . I f a cti va te d, the SSID of the R ou te r’ s wir el ess net wo rk is b ro ad cas t wir ele ssl y .
30 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 31 Chapter 4 Creating a Wir eless Netw ork Basic Security Settings T o c on fi gur e the Ro ut er’ s wir ele ss net wo rk for bas ic sec urit y , s ele ct “Bas ic Sec urit y Set ting s” fr om the men u on t he l eft sid e of an y W ire le ss Se tt ing s sc re en .
30 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 31 Chapter 4 Creating a Wir eless Netw ork 5. Se lec t a WE P se cu rity lev el fr om t he “se le ct a WEP K ey” dr op- do wn lis t (o pti on s in cl ude “64/ 40 bit ” or “128 /1 04 b it ”).
32 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 33 Chapter 4 Creating a Wir eless Netw ork Adv anced Security Settings T o c on fi gur e the Ro ut er’ s ad van ce d wir ele ss n etw ork s ecu rity set tin gs, s ele ct “ Ad van ce d Se cur ity S ett ing s ” fr om the men u on t he l ef t si de o f a n y W ir ele ss Set ting s sc re en .
32 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 33 Chapter 4 Creating a Wir eless Netw ork WEP I f WE P wa s se lec te d in the A dva nc ed Sec uri ty Se tt ing s sc re en , th e “ WE P K ey” sc re en app ear s. 1. Se lec t th e ap pr opri at e n etw ork a uth en ti cat io n lev el fr om t he d ro p- do wn lis t.
34 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 35 Chapter 4 Creating a Wir eless Netw ork 802.1X WEP If 80 2. 1X W EP (W ir ed Eq uiv al ent P riv acy ) w as s ele ct ed, the “ WE P +8 02 .
34 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 35 Chapter 4 Creating a Wir eless Netw ork WP A I f WP A (W i-F i P r ot ect ed A c ce ss ) wa s se lec te d, the “WP A K ey” sc re en app ear s. 1. V eri fy the aut he nti ca tio n me th od s ele ct ed i s “P re- Sh ar ed K ey .
36 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 37 Chapter 4 Creating a Wir eless Netw ork Se le ct in g “S SI D B r oa dc ast ” ge ner at es t he “ SS ID Br oad cas t” sc r ee n. Cl ic k th e “E nab le ” rad io b ut to n t o en ab le SSID br oa dca st ing .
36 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 37 Chapter 4 Creating a Wir eless Netw ork Wireless MAC Authentication W ir ele ss MA C aut he nti ca tio n al lo ws th e us er to a llo w or d en y ac c ess to the R ou te r’ s wir el ess net wo rk by a pa rtic ula r d evic e’ s MA C add re ss .
38 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 39 Chapter 4 Creating a Wir eless Netw ork 802.11b/g Mode Th is o pti on all o ws t he u se r to sel ect the wir el ess co mm un ic ati on sta nda r d c om - pa tib le with the devi ce s t o be co nn ect ed on th e wir ele ss n etw ork f ro m the dr op - do wn lis t.
38 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 39 Chapter 4 Creating a Wir eless Netw ork Network Se lec t th e type o f c on ne cti on bei ng c on fi gur ed fr om t his dr op -d o wn li st (o pti on s: N etwork [Home/Office] , Broadband Connection , or DMZ ).
40 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 41 Chapter 4 Creating a Wir eless Netw ork Fr agmentation Threshold Set ting the co rr ect fra gme nta ti on t hr es hol d c an i ncr eas e th e r eli ab ili ty o f f ram e tra ns mis si on s on the wir ele ss net wo rk.
40 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 41 Chapter 4 Creating a Wir eless Netw ork 2. Do ubl e- cl ic k th e wir eles s c on nec ti on i co n. The “W ir el ess N etw ork Co nnec tio n ” sc r een ap pea rs , dis pl a ying all av ai lab le wir el ess ne tw or ks i n th e vic ini ty .
42 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 43 Chapter 4 Creating a Wir eless Netw ork C onnec ting a Wir eless W indows XP Client Th is s ect io n as sum es the Ro ut er is set up wit h WP A s ecu rity . 1. Cl ic k N etwork Connections i n th e Co ntr ol P an el.
42 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 43 Chapter 4 Creating a Wir eless Netw ork 3. Cl ic k th e c on nec tio n o nc e t o ma rk i t, then cl ic k Connect at t he bo tt om of th e sc re en .
44 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 45 Chapter 4 Creating a Wir eless Netw ork 2. Th e “W ir eles s N etw or k Co nnec tio n P ro pert ies ” wind o w ap pe ars . S ele ct W ireless Netwo rks . 3. Cl ic k th e c on nec tio n t o hi ghl igh t it , th en cli ck Properties .
44 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 45 Chapter 4 Creating a Wir eless Netw ork 6. En te r th e p re -s har ed k ey i n bo th t he “N etw ork key ” an d th e “ Co nfir m ne t- w ork ke y” tex t bo x es . 7. Cl ic k OK , t he n OK ag ain .
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47 U si ng Net work C onnec tions T he W ir el es s B r oa db an d R ou te r su pp or ts va ri o u s lo ca l a re a ne tw or k ( LA N ) an d wi d e a r e a n et wo rk ( W A N , on I n t e rn et ) c on ne c ti on s v i a E th er ne t o r c oa x ia l c ab le s.
48 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 49 Chapter 5 U sing Networ k C onnections T o se le ct a c onn ect ion , c li ck on it s na me . Th e r es t of thi s c ha pt er d es cri bes the dif - fe r ent net w ork co nn ect io ns a vail ab le on th e R out er , as w ell as t he c onn ecti on types th at c an be cr eat ed.
48 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 49 Chapter 5 U sing Networ k C onnections Configuring the Home/O ffice Network Cl ic k Settings in the “N et wo rk (H om e/O ff ic e) Pr ope rtie s ” sc re en to g en era te the “ Co nf igu r e N etw ork (H ome/ Of fi ce )” scr ee n.
50 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 51 Chapter 5 U sing Networ k C onnections Internet Protocol Th is s ect io n ha s th re e op ti ons : No IP Address , Obtain an IP Address A utomatically , a nd U se the Following IP A ddress . No IP A ddr es s Sel ect thi s op ti on i f t he c onne cti on will ha v e no IP ad dr es s.
50 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 51 Chapter 5 U sing Networ k C onnections ST P Cl ic k in the devi ce ’ s “ S TP ” che ck bo x to ena bl e Sp ann in g T re e P ro t oc ol o n th e de vic e. Thi s pr oto co l p ro vide s pa th r edun danc y wh il e pr eve nti ng und es ir - ab le loo ps i n th e ne tw or k.
52 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 53 Chapter 5 U sing Networ k C onnections 4. En te r th e s ubn et mas k ad dr es s in the “S ub net Ma sk ” te xt b o x es . Th e s ubn et ma sk d et erm in es whic h port ion of a de sti na tio n L AN IP add r ess is t he n et- w ork port io n, and wh ic h po r ti on is t he h ost po rtio n.
52 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 53 Chapter 5 U sing Networ k C onnections Routing T able Cl ic ki ng N ew Rout e gen era t es t he “N ew Ro ut e ” win do w , wh er e a new r ou te can be co nfi gu re d.
54 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 55 Chapter 5 U sing Networ k C onnections Configuring the Ethernet C onnection Cl ic k Settings a t th e bo tt om -ri ght o f t he E th ern et Pr ope rtie s sc re en to gen era t e th e “ Co nf igu r e Et he rne t ” scr een .
54 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 55 Chapter 5 U sing Networ k C onnections MT U MT U (M axi mu m T rans mi ssi on U nit) spe ci fie s th e la rg es t pa ck et si ze per - mi tt ed for In te rne t tra ns mi ssi on . “ A ut oma tic ” s ets the MTU at 1 500 .
56 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 57 Chapter 5 U sing Networ k C onnections C oax C onnec tion A C oax co nn ect io n c onn ect s d evic es (s uc h as set -t op bo xe s) to the Ro ut er usi ng a c oax ia l ca bl e.
56 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 57 Chapter 5 U sing Networ k C onnections Configur e C oax Cl ic k Settings at the bot to m- righ t of th e Co ax Pr ope rtie s sc re en gen er at es t he “ Co nf igu r e Co ax ” scr een .
58 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 59 Chapter 5 U sing Networ k C onnections Coax Link Set up the co ax lin k op tio ns in t his sec tio n o f th e C on fig ur e Coa x sc r een .
58 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 59 Chapter 5 U sing Networ k C onnections Broadband Ethernet C onnection A B ro ad ban d E th er net co nn ect io n co nn ec ts t he Ro ut er t o t he In te rn et u si ng a n Et her ne t c ab le.
60 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 61 Chapter 5 U sing Networ k C onnections Configuring the Broadband Ethernet Connection C li c k S e t t i n g s a t t h e b o t t o m - r i g h t o .
60 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 61 Chapter 5 U sing Networ k C onnections MT U MT U (M axi mu m T rans mi ssi on U nit) spe ci fie s th e la rg es t pa ck et si ze per - mi tt ed for In te rne t tra ns mis si on . “ A ut om at ic, set s th e MT U at 150 0.
62 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 63 Chapter 5 U sing Networ k C onnections IP Address Distribution Th e “ IP A ddr ess Dis trib utio n ” se cti on of the Co nfi gu re Br oadb and.
62 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 63 Chapter 5 U sing Networ k C onnections DH CP R el ay Sel ect thi s o pti on to h a ve the R out er fu nc tio n as a DHC P r el ay , and en te r t he IP add r ess in t he s cr ee n th at app ear s. T o a d d a n ew p r od u c t o r p r od u ct f am i l y , c l i c k N e w I P R an g e .
64 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 65 Chapter 5 U sing Networ k C onnections Routing T able Cl ic ki ng N ew Rout e gen era t es t he “N ew Ro ut e ” win do w , wh er e a new r ou te can be co nfi gu re d.
64 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 65 Chapter 5 U sing Networ k C onnections Configuring the Coax Broadband C onnection Cl ic k Settings a t th e bo tt om of the B r oad ba nd C on nec ti on ( Co ax) Pr ope rtie s sc re en to gen era t e th e “C onf igu r e Br oadb an d C onn ec tio n (C oax) ” sc re en .
66 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 67 Chapter 5 U sing Networ k C onnections Ph ysi cal Ad dr es s Dis pl a ys t he ph ys ic al a ddr ess of the n etw ork car d us ed fo r th e ne tw ork . MT U MT U (M axi mu m T rans mi ssi on U nit) spe ci fie s th e la rg es t pa ck et si ze pe rmi tt ed for In te rne t tra ns mis si on .
66 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 67 Chapter 5 U sing Networ k C onnections DNS S erver Do mai n N ame S yst em ( D NS ) is the met hod by whi ch web si te or d om ain nam es ar e tran sla t ed i nt o IP add re ss es.
68 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 69 Chapter 5 U sing Networ k C onnections 5. I f a W ind o ws I nt erne t N ami ng S ervic e ( WI NS ) is be in g us ed , ent er th e WI NS s erv er add re ss in th e “ W INS Serv er” te xt b o x es.
68 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 69 Chapter 5 U sing Networ k C onnections Routing T able Cl ic k N ew Route t o ge ne rat e t he “N ew Ro ut e ” win do w , wh er e a ne w r out e can be co nfi gu re d.
70 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 71 Chapter 5 U sing Networ k C onnections Configuring the W AN PPPoE Connection Cl ic k Settings in the W AN P PP oE P ro pert ies scr een to gen era t e th e “C onf igu re W AN PPP oE ” sc r een .
70 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 71 Chapter 5 U sing Networ k C onnections Ne tw or k Se lec t th e type o f c on ne cti on bein g co nfi gu re d fr om t he d ro p- do wn lis t ( Br oadband Connection , Netwo rk (Home/Offic e) , o r DMZ ).
72 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 73 Chapter 5 U sing Networ k C onnections L ogi n U se r Na me En te r th e us er nam e (p ro vid ed b y th e IS P ) in th is te xt bo x. L ogi n P ass wo rd En te r the pas sw or d (pr ovid ed by the ISP ) in thi s t ex t bo x.
72 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 73 Chapter 5 U sing Networ k C onnections Internet Protocol Se lec t on e of th e fo llo wing In te rne t P r ot oc ol opt io ns f ro m th e “I nte rne t P ro t oc ol ” dr op -d o wn li st: Ob tai n a n IP Ad dr es s A ut om at ica lly Th is o pt i o n is se le ct ed b y d ef au lt .
74 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual • N APT - Sele ct thi s op tio n to a cti va te N APT (N etw ork A ddr ess a nd P ort T rans la tio n) , wh ic h r ef er s t o net w ork add r ess tran sl ati on in vo lvi ng t he ma pp ing of port num be rs and all ow s m ult ip le m ac hin es to sha re a si ngle IP ad dr es s.
75 C onfiguring the Rou ter ’ s Se curi ty Th e W ir eles s B ro ad ban d R ou te r’ s se cur ity s ui te inc lu de s c om pr eh en si v e an d r ob ust se cur ity s ervic es: Sta t efu l P ac ke t I nsp ect io n, a fir ewa ll, use r au then ti cat io n pr ot o- c ols , a nd p ass w or d p ro te cti on mec ha ni sms .
76 Action tec W ireless Broadband Router User Manual 77 Chapter 6 Configuring the Router ’ s Security Th is c ha pt er co v er s th es e Sec uri ty f eat ur es: • General - se le ct th e se cu rity lev el fo r th e fi r ewa ll. • Acc ess Control - re stri ct acc ess fr om the loca l n etw ork t o th e I nt er net .
76 Action tec W ireless Broadband Router User Manual 77 Chapter 6 Configuring the Router ’ s Security General Th e “ Gen er al” scr een is us ed to c onf igu r e th e R ou te r’ s bas ic sec uri ty se tti ngs . Th e fi re wa ll r eg ula t es t he f lo w o f da ta betw een the loc al n etw ork a nd t he I nte rne t.
78 Action tec W ireless Broadband Router User Manual 79 Chapter 6 Configuring the Router ’ s Security N ot e t ha t i t is th e or ig in of t he r e qu es t, no t s ub se q u e nt r e sp on se s t o th is r eq ue st , wh ic h d et er mi ne s w he th er a s es si on ca n b e e st a b li sh ed or no t.
78 Action tec W ireless Broadband Router User Manual 79 Chapter 6 Configuring the Router ’ s Security 2. Ch ec k th e “B loc k IP F ragm en ts ” bo x t o pr ot ect the loc al n etw ork f ro m a co m- mo n type of hack er att ack tha t u ses fra gme nt ed d ata pac ket s t o sa bo tag e th e ne tw ork .
80 Action tec W ireless Broadband Router User Manual 81 Chapter 6 Configuring the Router ’ s Security Allow or Restrict S ervices T o vie w an d a llo w/r es tric t th es e se rvic es: 1. Se lec t A ccess Control fr om th e le ft sid e of an y Sec uri ty sc r een .
80 Action tec W ireless Broadband Router User Manual 81 Chapter 6 Configuring the Router ’ s Security 3. If th is acc ess co ntr ol ru le a ppl ie s t o al l net w ork ed d evic es , se le ct “ An y” fr om th e “N etw or k ed C om pu te r/ Devi ce ” lis t bo x.
82 Action tec W ireless Broadband Router User Manual 83 Chapter 6 Configuring the Router ’ s Security P or t Forwarding In it s d efa ul t st at e, the Ro ut er blo ck s al l ex t ern al use rs fr o.
82 Action tec W ireless Broadband Router User Manual 83 Chapter 6 Configuring the Router ’ s Security 4. Se lec t th e I nt ern et p r ot oc ol to be pr ovid ed fr om th e “P rot oco l” dr op -d own li st. T o se e al l op tio ns, sele ct All Ser v ices .
84 Action tec W ireless Broadband Router User Manual 85 Chapter 6 Configuring the Router ’ s Security T o d esi gna te a lo cal co mp ut er as a DMZ h ost : 1. Se lec t DMZ Host fr om the lef t s ide of an y Secu rity sc re en . The “ DM Z H os t” sc re en app ear s.
84 Action tec W ireless Broadband Router User Manual 85 Chapter 6 Configuring the Router ’ s Security T o us e po rt tri gg eri ng: 1. Se lec t P ort T rig gering fr om the lef t si de of an y Secu rity scr een . Th e “P ort T rigg eri ng ” scr ee n ap pea rs .
86 Action tec W ireless Broadband Router User Manual 87 Chapter 6 Configuring the Router ’ s Security Remote Administration Th e R ou te r ca n be ac ce ss ed a nd c on tr ol led not onl y fr om with in t he l oca l ne tw or k, bu t al so fr om the In te rne t us in g re mot e ad min st rati on .
86 Action tec W ireless Broadband Router User Manual 87 Chapter 6 Configuring the Router ’ s Security MegaContr ol Panel M egaC on tr ol P an el i s us ed t o o bta in acc ess to t he Ro ut er ’ s M egaC ontr ol P ane l an d ga in ac ce ss t o al l se tti ng s an d pa ram et er s,u si ng a web br ows er .
88 Action tec W ireless Broadband Router User Manual 89 Chapter 6 Configuring the Router ’ s Security W ebsite Blocking Th e R ou te r ca n be co nf igu r ed t o b loc k sp eci fi c w ebs it es , pr eve nti ng ac ce ss to t he m fr om c om pu te rs on th e l oca l ne tw or k.
88 Action tec W ireless Broadband Router User Manual 89 Chapter 6 Configuring the Router ’ s Security 4. I f w eb si te bl oc ki n g n eed s t o b e a cti v e a ll th e t im e, se le ct A l wa ys f r om th e “W he n sh ou ld th i s r ul e o c cu r? ” dr op - do wn li st .
90 Action tec W ireless Broadband Router User Manual 91 Chapter 6 Configuring the Router ’ s Security Static NA T Th is o pti on all o ws m ul tip le pub lic ad dr es ses t o be des ign at ed to d evic es on the ne tw ork .
90 Action tec W ireless Broadband Router User Manual 91 Chapter 6 Configuring the Router ’ s Security Adv anced Filtering A d van ce d fi lt erin g is des ign ed t o a llo w co mp re he ns iv e co ntr ol o v er the fir ewal l’ s be ha vio r .
92 Action tec W ireless Broadband Router User Manual 93 Chapter 6 Configuring the Router ’ s Security Inbound Packets - Input Rule Sets • Ini ti al ru le s • All rule s d efi ne d fo r th e ne t.
92 Action tec W ireless Broadband Router User Manual 93 Chapter 6 Configuring the Router ’ s Security T o c on fi gur e ad van ce d fi lt erin g rul es , cl ic k Add ne xt to the rule tit le . The “ Ad d A d van ce d Fi lt er” scr ee n ap pea rs .
94 Action tec W ireless Broadband Router User Manual 95 Chapter 6 Configuring the Router ’ s Security • Acc ept - A llo w ac c ess to pac k ets tha t ma t ch the sou rc e and des ti nat io n IP ad dr es ses and pr oto co l po rts def in ed i n up per sec tio n of the s cr ee n.
94 Action tec W ireless Broadband Router User Manual 95 Chapter 6 Configuring the Router ’ s Security Time Th e ti me ( bas ed on th e R out er ’ s da te and tim e se tt ing s) t he ev ent oc cu rre d.
96 Action tec W ireless Broadband Router User Manual 97 Chapter 6 Configuring the Router ’ s Security • ICMP replay - a n IC MP ( In te rne t C on tr ol M ess ag e P r ot oc ol ) r epl a y me ss ag e ha s be en b loc ked . • ICMP redirect protection - an I CMP re dir ect ed m ess ag e ha s be en blo ck ed.
96 Action tec W ireless Broadband Router User Manual 97 Chapter 6 Configuring the Router ’ s Security • PPTP connection - a pa ck et in qu iri ng whet he r th e R ou te r i s re ad y t o r ec ei v e a PP TP co nne cti on has bee n ac cep te d.
98 Action tec W ireless Broadband Router User Manual 99 Chapter 6 Configuring the Router ’ s Security • F rag mented packet, packet too big - a pac k et h as b een bl ock ed be ca use , af te r d efr agm ent at io n, the p ac ke t wa s t oo b ig.
98 Action tec W ireless Broadband Router User Manual 99 Chapter 6 Configuring the Router ’ s Security • FTP por t request to 3rd par ty is forbidden (P ossible bounce attack) - a pa ck et ha s be en b loc ked . • Fir ewall R ules were changed - the fir ewal l ru le s et ha s be en mod ifi ed .
100 Action tec W ireless Broadband Router User Manual 3. Se lec t th e type o f b loc k ed eve nts t o be lis t ed in th e log : • All Blocked Connection A ttempts - act iv at ing thi s c hec k bo x g ene rate s lo g me ssa ge s fo r all b loc ked ev en ts .
101 U sing P aren tal C o ntrols Th e ab un dan c e of har mfu l in fo rm ati on on t he I nt er net pos es a ser iou s c hal le ng e fo r e mpl o ye rs and par ent s al ik e - “H o w ca n I r eg ul.
102 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 103 Chapter 7 Parental Con trols 5. Th e S urf Co ntr ol su bs cri pti on sit e will t he n be dis pla ye d in a new br ows er win do w . F ollo w the ins tru cti on s on the we bsi t e an d su bs crib e or en ro ll for a fr ee tri al.
102 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 103 Chapter 7 Parental Con trols 2. Cl ic k Filtering Policy fr om t he l ist on the lef t si de of the scr ee n. The “F ilt erin g P ol icy ” sc r een ap pea rs . 3. Cl ic k Add a Policy t o g ene rate ano th er “Fi lt eri ng P olic y” scr ee n.
104 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 105 Chapter 7 Parental Con trols 5. En te r a d es crip ti on of the n ew p oli cy in th e “D es cri pti on ” tex t bo x. 6. Se lec t th e c on te nt fil te rin g ch ec k bo x es tha t r ep re se nt co nt en t to be b loc ked in th e “B loc ked Ca te go rie s” sec tio n.
104 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 105 Chapter 7 Parental Con trols LAN F iltering Policy T o s el ec t a d e fa ul t f il te ri n g po li cy fo r t he lo ca l n et w or k , se le ct .
106 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 107 Chapter 7 Parental Con trols Adv anced Options Th e “ Ad vanc ed Op tio ns ” scr een c ont ain s fe at ur es pr o vidi ng add iti on al W eb fi lt er - in g se cur ity .
106 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 107 Chapter 7 Parental Con trols Statistics Th e R ou te r’ s M ega Co nt ro l P ane l mo ni to rs co nt ent f ilt erin g st at ist ic s.
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109 U sing A dv anc ed Settings Th e “ Ad vanc ed” sect io n of the W ir eles s B ro adb an d R ou te r’ s M ega Co ntr ol P an el i s in te nd ed prim ari ly for mor e ad van c ed u ser s.
110 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 111 Chapter 8 Using Advanc ed Settings IP Addr ess Distribution - man ag e th e IP add re ss es o f d evic es on the net wo rk Diagnostics - pe rf o.
110 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 111 Chapter 8 Using Advanc ed Settings Fir mware Upgrade Th e R ou te r of fe rs a bu ilt -i n me ch an ism fo r upg rad ing its fir m wa re with ou t lo s- in g cu st om co nf igu rat io ns and set tin gs.
112 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 113 Chapter 8 Using Advanc ed Settings 2. In th e “U pgra de Fr om a C om pu te r in the N etw ork ” sect ion , cli ck U p grade N ow . The “U pgra de Fr om a C om pu te r in the N et wo rk ” scr ee n ap pea rs .
112 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 113 Chapter 8 Using Advanc ed Settings Automatic Check Disabled I f “ A uto ma tic al ly Che ck Dis abl ed ” is s ele ct ed , the Ro ut er wil l no t au to mati ca lly ch ec k fo r firm wa re upgr ade s.
114 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 115 Chapter 8 Using Advanc ed Settings C onfiguration File U se t he R out er ’ s C on fig ura ti on F il e fe atu r e t o vie w , sa v e, and load co nf ig ura tio n fi les , whic h ar e use d t o ba ck up a nd r est or e the Ro ut er ’ s c urr en t c on fig ura ti on : T o do thi s: 1.
114 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 115 Chapter 8 Using Advanc ed Settings Sy stem S ettings Cl ic ki ng S ystem Se ttings in t he A dv an ce d sc r een ge ne rat es the “S ys te m Se tt ing s ” sc re en , wh er e vari ous sy st em and man ag eme nt pa ram et er s ca n be co nfi gu re d.
116 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 117 Chapter 8 Using Advanc ed Settings Sy stem U se t he “ S yst em ” se cti on o f this scr een to co nfi gu re the fo llo wing t wo op tio ns : Wireless Broadband Router’ s Hostname Sp eci fy the Ro ut er ’ s ho st nam e b y en te rin g it int o the thi s t ex t bo x.
116 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 117 Chapter 8 Using Advanc ed Settings Management Application P orts Th is s ect io n all o ws the fol lo win g ma nag em en t ap pl ic ati on port .
118 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 119 Chapter 8 Using Advanc ed Settings Security Logging U se t his sec tio n t o c on fig ur e the fol lo win g se cu rity log o pt ion s. Enable Logging Cl ic k in thi s c hec k bo x t o act i vat e sec uri ty lo ggin g.
118 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 119 Chapter 8 Using Advanc ed Settings Port En te r th e po rt n umb er of the E-m ail se rve r in thi s t ex t bo x.
120 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 121 Chapter 8 Using Advanc ed Settings Date and Time T o c on fi gur e dat e, tim e, and da yl ight sa vings tim e se tti ngs per fo rm th e f oll owi ng : 1. Cl ic k Date and T ime in th e A dv anc ed sc re en .
120 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 121 Chapter 8 Using Advanc ed Settings T o pe rf orm an a ut om ati c ti me upd at e: 1. Cl ic k in the “En ab led ” ch ec k bo x in the “ A ut om at ic T ime U pda te ” sec tio n.
122 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 123 Chapter 8 Using Advanc ed Settings 3. Cl ic k Add . The “S et R ule Sch ed ul e ” scr een app ear s.
122 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 123 Chapter 8 Using Advanc ed Settings 8. I f ap pl ic abl e, cli ck New H ours Range Entr y to d ef ine an acti ve/ in act iv e hou rl y ran ge . Th e “E di t H ou r Ra nge ” scr een app ear s. Ent er a s tart and en d tim e in th e ap pr opri at e t ex t bo x es .
124 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 125 Chapter 8 Using Advanc ed Settings W hen addi ng a r out in g rul e, the fol lo wing p ara met ers mus t be spe cif ie d: • Rule Name - Sel ect the type of ne tw ork fr om t he d ro p- do wn lis t.
124 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 125 Chapter 8 Using Advanc ed Settings Domain Routing Do mai n r ou ti ng is us ed in m ul ti -r ou te r lo ca l n et w or k c on fi gu ra ti on s.
126 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 127 Chapter 8 Using Advanc ed Settings T o vie w a s um mary of the s ervic es cu rr ent ly bei ng pr ovi de d b y th e DH CP se rve r , cli ck IP Address Distr ibution in the A dva nc ed sc re en . The “ IP Ad dr ess Di stri bu ti on ” s cr ee n ap pea rs .
126 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 127 Chapter 8 Using Advanc ed Settings 3. Co mple te the fo llo wing f iel ds : • St art IP A dd re ss R ang e, End IP A ddr ess R an ge - d et erm in es t he n um be r of h os ts c on ne cte d t o th e ne tw ork in th is s ub net .
128 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 129 Chapter 8 Using Advanc ed Settings T o d efi ne a new co nnec tio n wit h a f ix ed IP add r ess : 1. Cl ic k N ew Stat ic Connection in th e DHCP Co nn ect ion s s cr ee n. The “ DHC P Co nnec tio n Se tt ing s ” scr een app ear s.
128 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 129 Chapter 8 Using Advanc ed Settings Diagnostics Th e Di agn os ti cs s cre en can ass ist in te st in g ne two rk con nec ti vi ty .
130 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 131 Chapter 8 Using Advanc ed Settings Restoring Default Settings If th e R ou te r’ s fac to r y d efa ul t se tti ngs nee d t o be re st or ed (t o b uil d a n ew n etw ork fr om th e be gin nin g, f or exa mp le) , use t he f oll o wing pr oce dur e: 1.
130 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 131 Chapter 8 Using Advanc ed Settings MA C Cloning A MA C (M ed ia A cc ess Co ntr ol) add r ess is a uni qu e he xa dec im al cod e tha t id en tif ie s a de vic e o n a ne tw or k. Al l ne tw ork ab le devic es ha ve a MA C add r ess .
132 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 133 Chapter 8 Using Advanc ed Settings Users T o ma na ge ind ivi du al u se rs: 1. Cl ic k U sers i n th e A dv an ce d sc re en , whi ch ge ner at es the “U ser s ” scr een . 2. Cl ic k N ew User , whic h gen era t es t he “U ser Sett in gs ” sc r een .
132 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 133 Chapter 8 Using Advanc ed Settings • E-mail Notification - E -ma il not ifi ca tio n can be us ed to r ece iv e ind ic ati on s of sy st em eve nts f or a pr ed ef ine d se ve rity cl as si fic at ion .
134 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 135 Chapter 8 Using Advanc ed Settings Remote Administration Th e R ou te r’ s R em ot e A dmi ni str ati on cap ab ili ti es a re co ve re d in det ai l in the “S ec uri ty” cha pt er of this man ual.
134 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 135 Chapter 8 Using Advanc ed Settings Setting up Dynamic DNS T o se t up Dyn am ic D NS o n th e R ou te r , cli ck Dynamic DNS in t he A dv an ce d sc re en . Th e “D yna mi c DN S ” scr ee n ap pea rs .
136 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 137 Chapter 8 Using Advanc ed Settings Host Name En te r th e fu ll Dyn ami c DN S do main in t his te xt bo x. Wildcard Se lec t th e “W il dc ar d” che ck bo x to ha ve an y URL tha t in cl ud es the dom ai n na me (h er e.
136 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 137 Chapter 8 Using Advanc ed Settings Th e DN S se rve r d oes not re qu ir e c on fig ur ati on .
138 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 139 Chapter 8 Using Advanc ed Settings 2. I f th e ho st was man ua ll y add ed to the DNS T able , its h ost nam e an d/ or IP ad dr es s ca n be mod ifi ed . Oth erwi se, on ly modi fy its hos t na me .
138 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 139 Chapter 8 Using Advanc ed Settings 2. Cl ic k Add . The “Ed it Ne tw ork Obj ec t” scr een app ear s. 3. Sp eci fy a nam e fo r the net wo rk o bje ct i n th e “D esc rip tio n ” t ex t bo x.
140 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 141 Chapter 8 Using Advanc ed Settings 2. Cl ic k in the “ A llo w Oth er Ne tw or k U ser s t o C on tr ol W ire le ss Br oad ba nd R ou te r’ s N etw ork Fe at ur es ” che ck bo x t o en ab le UP n P and all o w UP n P s ervic es to be def in ed on an y of th e net w ork hos ts .
140 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 141 Chapter 8 Using Advanc ed Settings Prot ocols P ro t oc ol s fe at ur es a lis t of pr eset and use r- de fin ed app li cat io ns and co mmo n port se tti ngs . P rot oco ls can be us ed in va rio us sec urit y fe at ur es , suc h as A c ce ss Con tr ol an d P ort F orwa rd in g.
142 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 3. N ame the servi ce in t he “ Servi ce N ame ” tex t bo x an d, if need ed , en te r a de sc ript io n of th e se rvic e in the “Se rvic e De sc rip tio n ” te xt bo x, the n cl ic k Add Ser vice P or ts .
143 Mo ni t or in g th e R ou t e r Th e W ir eles s B ro ad ban d R ou te r’ s S ys te m M oni to rin g sc r een s di sp la y imp orta nt sy st em inf or mat io n, inc lu din g: • Bas ic R out er.
144 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 145 Chapter 9 Monitoring the Router Sy stem Log Cl ic k System Monit oring in an y of the Mo nit ori ng scr eens to dis pl ay th e “ Ad van ce d St at us ” sc r ee n, then cl ic k S ys te m L ogg in g to ge ner at e th e sc r een sho wn bel ow .
144 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 145 Chapter 9 Monitoring the Router C onnec tion Monitoring 1. Cl ic k System Monit oring in an y of the Mo nit ori ng scr eens to dis pl ay th e .
146 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual T raffic Monitoring Th e R ou te r c on sta nt ly mon it or s tra ff ic with in t he l oca l ne tw or k an d bet w een the lo cal net wo rk and the In te rnet .
147 T roubleshooting Th is c ha pt er co nta in s a l ist of pr ob le ms t hat ma y be en c oun te red whi le u sin g th e W ir ele ss Br oad ba nd R out er , an d t ec hni ques to try an d ov er c ome the pr oble m. N ote tha t th es e te ch ni qu es m a y no t so lv e the pr ob le m (o r p ro bl em s).
148 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 149 Chapter 10 T roubleshooting LAN Connection Failure • E ns ur e th e R ou te r i s pr ope rly ins ta lle d, the LAN co nne cti on s ar e co rr ect , an d th e po wer is o n. • C on fi rm th e c om pu te r an d R out er ar e on the sam e ne tw or k seg me nt.
148 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 149 Chapter 10 T roubleshooting Are the Router’ s Ethernet por ts auto-sensing? Y es . Ei the r a stra igh t- thr ough or c ro ss ov er E th ern et cab le c an b e us ed. Can I use an 802.11b wireless card to connect to the Router? Y es , the R out er ca n in t erf ac e wit h 80 2 .
150 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual I cannot access the Router’ s Graphical User Inter face? What should I do? I f y ou can no t ac c ess the Ro ut er’ s Gra ph ic al U se r I nt er fac e, mak e su re th e co m- pu te r c on ne ct ed t o th e R ou te r is se t up to dyn am ica ll y r ec ei v e an IP ad dr ess.
151 Quality of Ser vice N etw ork -b ase d ap pl ic ati on s an d tra ff ic a re gro wing at a high rat e, pr odu ci ng an ev er -i ncr eas ing de man d f or b and widt h an d ne tw ork cap ac ity .
152 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 153 Appendix A Q uality of Service Th e ma tc hing of pac k ets by rul es i s c on nec tio n- bas ed , kn o wn as Sta te fu l P ack et In spect io n ( S PI ), usin g t he R out er ’ s fi r ewa ll mec ha nis m.
152 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 153 Appendix A Q uality of Service Setting Priority Rules T o se t pr ior ity ru le s: 1. Cl ic k Quality of Ser vice in t he A dv an ce d sc re en . Th e “T raff ic Pri ori ty” scr een ap pea rs .
154 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 155 Appendix A Q uality of Service 2. A f t e r c h oo si ng t h e tr af f i c di r ec ti o n a n d th e d ev ic e o n wh ic h t o s et th e r ul e , c l ic k Add i n t he ap pr o p ri at e r o w . Th e “ A dd T ra ff ic P ri or i ty R ul e ” sc re en ap pe ar s .
154 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 155 Appendix A Q uality of Service Set P r iority - A cti va te thi s c hec k bo x t o ad d a p rio rity to t he rule .
156 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 157 Appendix A Q uality of Service Device T raffic Shaping Th is s ect io n de scr ibe s th e di ff er ent T raf fi c Sh ap ing scr een s an d t erm s, and pr ese nt s th e fe at ur e ’ s c on fi gur ati on logi c.
156 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 157 Appendix A Q uality of Service Co nfig ur e the fol lo win g pa ram et er s: Tx Bandw idth - Tx b and width li mit s th e R ou te r’ s ba nd wid th tr ans mi ss ion rat e. Th e pu rpos e i s to lim it the ban dwi dt h of th e W AN devi ce to tha t of th e we ak - es t ou tbo un d li nk.
158 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 159 Appendix A Q uality of Service T o d efi ne a sha pi ng cla ss : 1. Cl ic k Add in the “Tx T raf fic Sha pi ng ” s ecti on of the Edi t De vic e T raff ic Sh api ng scr een . The “ A dd Sh ap ing Cl ass ” scr een app ear s.
158 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 159 Appendix A Q uality of Service Policy The cl ass pol ic y de te rm ine s th e po li cy o f r outi ng pac k ets ins id e th e c las s.
160 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 161 Appendix A Q uality of Service T o ad d a n ew o utb ou nd/ in bou nd cla ss rul e, cli ck Add in th e Ed it Cla ss scr ee n.
160 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 161 Appendix A Q uality of Service Set P r iority - A cti va te thi s ch ec k bo x t o ad d a pr ior ity t o the rule .
162 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 163 Appendix A Q uality of Service F urt he rm or e, th e R o u t e r ca nn ot c on tr ol th e be ha vi or o f th e I SP , wh ic h ma y n o t h a v e p r op e r Q o S ha nd l i ng . U nf ort un at el y , t h i s is a c o m mo n si tu at io n .
162 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 163 Appendix A Q uality of Service 1. Cl ic k Qu al ity o f S ervic e at th e t op of the Ho me scr een, t he n cl ic k DSCP Settings .
164 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 165 Appendix A Q uality of Service 802.1p S ettings Th e IE EE 80 2.1p pri ori ty ma rki ng met hod is a sta nda r d fo r pr ior iti zi ng n etw ork tra ff ic a t th e da ta l ink /M ac su b- la yer .
164 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 165 Appendix A Q uality of Service 2. Th e ei ght 802 .1p val ues a re pr e- po pul at ed with the thr ee pri ori ty l ev els : L o w , M ediu m, and Hi gh. The se l ev el s ca n be cha ng ed f or eac h of th e ei ght val ue s in th ei r re sp ect iv e dr op -d own lis ts .
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167 Specifications General Model Numb er MI 424 WR (4- P ort W ir eles s B ro ad ban d R ou te r) Standards IE EE 802 .3 x IE EE 8 02 .3u IE EE 8 02 .11 b , g (W ir ele ss ) IP IP ve rs io n 4 MoCA T .
168 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual Wireless Operating Range Indoors U p to 91 M ( 300 ft .) Outdoors U p to 533 M (17 50 ft. ) T opology St ar ( Et he rne t) LED Indic at ors P o we r.
169 Notic es Regulatory C ompliance Notices Class B Equipment Th is e qu ipm en t ha s be en tes t ed a nd f oun d t o c om pl y wit h th e li mit s f or a Cla ss B di git al d evic e, pu rs ua nt t o P art 1 5 of th e FC C R ules .
170 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 170 2. Th is d evic e mus t ac ce pt an y in te rfer enc e re ce iv ed, inc lu di ng i nt er fe re nc e t hat ma y cau se un wa nt ed ope rat io n.
171 Lim ited W arranty Har dware : A ctio n t ec El ectr oni cs , In c. , war ran ts t o th e e nd u se r (“ Cu st om er ”) t ha t th is h ar d war e pr od uct will be fr ee fr om de fect s in wo .
172 Action tec W ireless Broadband Router User Manual TH IS A CT ION TE C ELE CT R ONI CS P R ODU CT M A Y IN CL UD E OR B E BU ND LED WI TH TH IR D-P AR TY SOF TW ARE, THE U SE O F W HIC H IS GO VERN ED B Y A SE P ARA TE END -U SER LIC ENS E A GR EEM ENT .
172 Action tec W ireless Broadband Router User Manual 173 Limited W arranty NE ITH ER ASS UM ES N OR A UT HOR IZ ES ANY OT HE R PE RSO N T O AS SUM E FO R IT AN Y O THE R LI AB ILI TY I N CO NNE CTI ON WI TH TH E SA LE , INS T ALLA TIO N, MA INT EN ANCE OR U SE OF IT S PR ODUC TS .
174 Action tec W ireless Broadband Router User Manual Gov erning Law : Thi s Li mi te d W arra nty sha ll be go ver ned by the la ws of th e St at e of Ca lif orni a, U .
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