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S olutions for the Digital Life ™ U ser Manual 54 Mbps Wi r eless DSL G a tew a y Model #: GT701WG F irm w a r e v ersion: 3.0.1.0.5-GT701 - W G IB: 2.
i T able of C ont ents 1 Introduction 1 P ackage Cont ents 1 Minimum System Requirements 2 F eatures 2 Getting to K now the Gatewa y 4 2 Setting Up the Gatewa y 7 Connecting a Computer to the Gateway .
ii Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL G ate wa y User Manual ii 7 Setting Up a Network 67 Ethernet 67 USB 72 Wireless 77 8 T roubleshooting 81 T roubleshooting 81 F requently Asked Questions 82 A Refere.
1 Intr oduc tion Th ank y ou fo r pu r cha sin g th e A ct io n t ec 54 M bp s W ir ele ss DS L Ga t e wa y . Th e Ga te w a y is th e si mp les t wa y t o co nne ct c omp ut ers t o a hi gh- sp ee d br oad ban d c onn ect io n. Th is e as y-t o- use p r odu ct is pe rfe ct f or t he hom e of fi ce o r s m al l bu s i- ne ss.
2 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL G ate wa y User Manual 3 Chapter 1 Intr oduction Minimum Sy stem Requirements s A cti ve D SL se rvic e s Co mpu te r wit h a 10 /1 00 Mb ps E the rne t c on n ec ti.
2 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL G ate wa y User Manual 3 Chapter 1 Intr oduction s DN S re la y su ppo rt s P A P/C HA P au th en ti cat i on , a dm ini stra ti v e pa s sw or ds th ro u gh T el net s 64 -, 128 -, an d 2 56 -bi t WE P / WP A wir ele ss L A N s ec urity s C omp lia nt wit h IE EE 8 02 .
4 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL G ate wa y User Manual 5 Chapter 1 Intr oduction Getting to Know the Gatew a y Th is s ec ti on c on t ai ns a qu ick d e sc ript ion o f the G at ew a y’ s l ig ht s, po rts , et c.
4 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL G ate wa y User Manual 5 Chapter 1 Intr oduction Internet Light W he n th e I nt ern et l igh t glo ws st ea di ly , th e Ga t ewa y i s c on ne ct ed t o th e D SL pr o vide r . W he n i t fl as hes , t he G a t e wa y’ s bu ilt -in DS L m od em i s t ra in ing f or DS L se rvic e.
6 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL G ate wa y User Manual Phone Por t The Pho ne port is used t o c on ne ct th e Ga t ew a y t o a t el ep ho ne . USB Por t Th e USB po rt is us ed t o c o nn ect a c omp ut er t o th e G a t e wa y vi a USB c ab le .
7 Setting Up th e G atewa y T h e i n st r uc t i o n s t h a t f o l l o w p a r al l e l t h e s t e p s c o n t a i ne d i n t h e A cti on t e c I n s t a ll a t i o n B u d d y ® , w h i c h p r o vi d e s a v i s u a l g u id e t o s e t t i n g u p t h e G a t e wa y .
8 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL G ate wa y User Manual 9 Chapter 2 Setting Up the G ate wa y 2. R ea d t he in st ruc ti o n s , s e l e ct In it i a l S et up by cl ic ki ng o n th e a pp ro p ri at e c he c k bo x, th e n c li c k N e x t .
8 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL G ate wa y User Manual 9 Chapter 2 Setting Up the G ate wa y 4. Cl ic k i n t h e c hec k bo x n e x t t o Ethernet (Rec ommended) , t he n cl ick N ext . 5. M ak e su re th e it ems n ee ded t o co nn ec t t h e G at ew ay t o th e f ir st c om pu t e r a r e in cl u de d in th e k i t, t he n cl ic k N ext .
10 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL G ate wa y User Manual 11 Chapter 2 Setting Up the G ate wa y 6. Ge t the Gatewa y f r om th e k it , t h en c lic k N ext . 7. Ge t the P ow er cord fr om t he B lac k Ba g a nd p l ug t h e s ma lle r en d i n t o th e black P ow er por t on th e r ea r p an el o f the Ga te wa y , t he n cl ic k N ext .
10 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL G ate wa y User Manual 11 Chapter 2 Setting Up the G ate wa y 8. Pl ug th e l ar ge r e nd o f t h e P ow er cord in to a powe r outlet , th en c lic k N ext . 9. C o nf irm th e P ower lig ht on t he fr o nt o f the G a t e wa y glows solid green , the n c li ck N ext .
12 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL G ate wa y User Manual 13 Chapter 2 Setting Up the G ate wa y 10. G et th e y ell o w E th ern et c ab le fr om th e k i t an d p lu g o n e e n d i n t o t h e y el l o w E th e rne t po rt o n t h e b a c k o f th e G a t ew ay , th e n c l i c k N e x t .
12 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL G ate wa y User Manual 13 Chapter 2 Setting Up the G ate wa y 12. M ak e su re th e Etherne t lig ht on t h e f r ont o f the Gat ew a y glows solid g reen .
14 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL G ate wa y User Manual 15 Chapter 2 Setting Up the G ate wa y 14. Pl ug th e o th er en d of the green DSL cable i nt o th e phone jack c lo ses t to t he c omp ut er . Cli ck N ext . 15. M ak e su re th e the DSL lig ht on t he G a t e wa y glows solid green (it m a y ta k e a fe w mo men ts) .
14 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL G ate wa y User Manual 15 Chapter 2 Setting Up the G ate wa y C onnecting Via USB 1. I n se rt th e I nst all ati o n C D i n t h e C D- RO M dri v e o f the c om pu te r . Th e I n st all a ti on B udd y st a rts a ut om ati cal ly .
16 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL G ate wa y User Manual 17 Chapter 2 Setting Up the G ate wa y 3. I f USA wa s c h o s e n i n st e p 1, se le ct th e a p p r op ri a t e l e t t er (a s d e s i gn at ed b y t he I S P ) fr o m t h e o p ti on s i n th e n ex t wi n d o w , th en c li ck N ext .
16 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL G ate wa y User Manual 17 Chapter 2 Setting Up the G ate wa y 5. M ak e su re th e it ems n ee ded t o co nn ec t t h e G at ew ay t o th e f ir st c om pu t e r a r e in cl u de d in th e k i t, t he n cl ic k N ext .
18 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL G ate wa y User Manual 19 Chapter 2 Setting Up the G ate wa y 7. Ge t the P ow er cord fr om t he B lac k Ba g a nd p l ug t h e s ma lle r en d i n t o th e black P ow er por t on th e r ea r p an el o f the Ga te wa y , t he n cl ic k N ext .
18 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL G ate wa y User Manual 19 Chapter 2 Setting Up the G ate wa y 9. C o nf irm th e P ower lig ht on t he fr o nt o f the G a t e wa y glows solid green , the n c li ck N ext .
20 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL G ate wa y User Manual 21 Chapter 2 Setting Up the G ate wa y 11. Pl ug th e t hi n, r ec t an gul ar e nd o f the pur ple USB cable i nt o a USB por t on th e fr on t o r bac k of th e c om p ut er . Cli ck N ext .
20 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL G ate wa y User Manual 21 Chapter 2 Setting Up the G ate wa y 13. Ge t the gr een DSL c ab le f r om th e B lac k Ba g a nd p l u g o n e e n d i nt o th e gre en Li ne p ort on t he r ea r p an el o f the Ga te wa y .
22 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL G ate wa y User Manual 23 Chapter 2 Setting Up the G ate wa y 15. M ak e su re th e the DSL lig ht on t he G a t e wa y glows solid green (it m a y ta k e a fe w mo men ts) . C li ck N ext . Th e G at ew a y is c o n n e ct ed t o a c o m p u te r vi a U S B .
22 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL G ate wa y User Manual 23 Chapter 2 Setting Up the G ate wa y 2. R e a d t h e o n - s c r e e n i n f o rm a t i o n , t h e n u n p l u g a l l telephones a n d othe r de vices f r o m t h e i r r e s p e c t i v e p h o n e j a c k s .
24 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL G ate wa y User Manual 25 Chapter 2 Setting Up the G ate wa y 4. P l u g a phone filter i n t o e v e ry phone jack w i t h a t e l e p h o n e o r o t h e r d e v i c e c o n - n e c t e d t o i t . C l i c k N e x t .
24 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL G ate wa y User Manual 25 Chapter 2 Setting Up the G ate wa y 6. I f a te le ph on e w as unpl ugge d whe n the gre en DSL ca ble wa s pl ug ge d in or a te le ph one is co nn ect ed to the c om pu ter , sel ect Y es .
26 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL G ate wa y User Manual 27 Chapter 2 Setting Up the G ate wa y 8. P l ug t he phone cord in t o th e Phone por t o n the b ac k of th e Ga t e wa y .
26 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL G ate wa y User Manual 27 Chapter 2 Setting Up the G ate wa y 9. M a k e s u r e t h e g reen DSL cable i s s t i l l c o n n e c t e d d i r e c t l y t o t h e p h o n e j a c k a n d d o e s n o t h a v e a p h o n e f i l t e r c o n n e c t e d t o i t .
28 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL G ate wa y User Manual 29 Chapter 2 Setting Up the G ate wa y USB : N ex t, go t o “S ett i ng U p th e D SL C onn ect io n, ” be lo w . Setting Up the DSL Connection A ft er c on ne cti ng t he G at ew ay a nd i ns tal l in g ph o ne f i lt er s, the D SL c on ne cti o n m us t be c on fig ur ed.
28 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL G ate wa y User Manual 29 Chapter 2 Setting Up the G ate wa y 2. Se l ec t t he ap pr op riat e IP type. Th is i nf orm ati o n s h ou ld be av ail a bl e fr om th e IS P . W he n fi nis hed , cl ic k N ext . I f Stat ic IP i s s ele ct ed, g o to s t e p 3 .
30 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL G ate wa y User Manual 31 Chapter 2 Setting Up the G ate wa y 4. I n th e n e xt win do w , en te r th e IP A ddress , Subnet , Gateway , DNS 1 , an d DNS 2 in fo rm a ti on ( if ap pli cab le) in t h e p r ope r t e xt bo x es.
30 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL G ate wa y User Manual 31 Chapter 2 Setting Up the G ate wa y 6. Th e In sta lla ti on B udd y c he cks t he co nfi g ur at ion o f the G a t e wa y . 7. W he n th e c on fi gur a ti on i s c om pl et e, a se ri es o f “ Co ng ra t ul ati ons ” s cr ee ns ap pea r .
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33 P er for ming a Basic S etup Th is c hap t er i s a gu ide t hr ou gh a ba sic s et up o f t h e G at ew ay f o r t ho se u s er s wh o di d NO T u se t he A ct io n t ec I ns ta lla ti on B udd y® t o s et up t he G at ew ay .
34 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL G ate wa y User Manual 35 Chapter 3 P er forming a Basic Setup 3. F oll ow th e in s tru cti o ns i n t h e “S et U p/ Co n fi gur at ion ” sc re en, t he n cl ic k Begin Basic Setup . 4. I n th e n e xt sc re en, f o ll o w th e on -s cr een in str uc ti on s, t he n cl ic k N ext .
34 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL G ate wa y User Manual 35 Chapter 3 P er forming a Basic Setup 6. E nt er t h e U ser N ame a nd P assword p ro vid ed b y th e ISP i n t he “ D SL B r oad ba nd C onn ect io n - PP P ” sc r een . C li ck N ext .
36 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL G ate wa y User Manual Changing the Admin U ser Name and Passw ord T o cr ea t e or ch ang e th e a dm in u se r na me a nd p as sw or d, co ntr ol li ng ac c e ss t o th e Ga te w a y’ s W eb C onf igu rati on sc r een s, fo ll ow t he se i ns truc tio ns: 1.
37 # U sing A dv anced Setup Th is s ec ti on c on t ai ns i nf orm ati o n c on ce rn ing se tti ng up t h e a d va nc ed f ea tur es o f th e Ga t e wa y , s uc h as wi r ele ss se tti ngs , re mo t e ma na ge me nt, and W eb s it e b lo ck in g. Acc essing Adv anced Setup T o ac ce ss t he A dv anc ed Set up c on f ig ura ti on s cr ee ns: 1.
38 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL G ate wa y User Manual 39 Chapter 4 U sing Advanc ed Setup 4. I n th e n e xt sc re en, r ead t he r ec omm en da tio ns. T o pe rfo rm an a d va nc ed se tup on t h e G at ew a y , cl ic k Beg in A dvanced Setup . 5.
38 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL G ate wa y User Manual 39 Chapter 4 U sing Advanc ed Setup W AN IP A ddress Se l ec ti ng W AN I P A dd r ess in th e “ A d van c ed C onf igu rati on ” scr ee n ge ne rat es th e “ W AN I P A dd re ss ” s cr ee n.
40 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL G ate wa y User Manual 41 Chapter 4 U sing Advanc ed Setup T r ansparent Bridging Se l ec t t his op tio n to u se t h e G at ew a y as a tra ns par en t bri dge .
40 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL G ate wa y User Manual 41 Chapter 4 U sing Advanc ed Setup PPP Auto Connect I f PPP auto connect is a ct i vat ed ( b y cl ick ing i n t he a p p r op ri at e c he .
42 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL G ate wa y User Manual 43 Chapter 4 U sing Advanc ed Setup Specify a Static IP Address Se l ec t t his op tio n if the IS P se rvic e is c on fi gur ed t o us e R FC 148 3 B ridg ed o r R out ed us ing a S t at ic I P A ddr es s.
42 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL G ate wa y User Manual 43 Chapter 4 U sing Advanc ed Setup Th e U nn um be re d M ode f e at ur e au t oma tic all y c on fig u r es th e ap pr op ri at e IP r ou t- in g fo r the I P A dd re ss b lo ck.
44 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL G ate wa y User Manual 45 Chapter 4 U sing Advanc ed Setup Wir eless Settings Se l ec ti ng W ireless S ettings in t he “ A dv a nc ed Co nf ig ura ti on ” scr ee n g ene rat es t h e “ W i r ele ss Se tti ngs ” scr ee n .
44 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL G ate wa y User Manual 45 Chapter 4 U sing Advanc ed Setup Security Th er e ar e fo u r wi r ele s s s ec uri ty o pti o ns : Of f, WE P , WE P+8 02. 1 x , a nd W P A . Th e la t- t e r t hr ee o pt ion s ar e di ffe re nt type s of wir ele ss sec ur it y .
46 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL G ate wa y User Manual 47 Chapter 4 U sing Advanc ed Setup 1 2 8- bi t W EP - 1 28 -b i t W EP r e q ui r es o n e or m o r e k e y s, c om pr is in g 1 3 he x a d ec im al p a ir s. A h e xa d e c im al d i gi t c o n si st s o f a lp h a nu me ri c c ha ra ct e r s r an gi n g f r om 0- 9 o r A - F .
46 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL G ate wa y User Manual 47 Chapter 4 U sing Advanc ed Setup W P A A c ti va t i n g WP A (W i- Fi P r ot ect ed A cc es s) a nd c lic kin g N ext in th e W i r e le ss S e t ti ng s s cr e en g e ne ra t e s t he “ W ir el e ss W P A Se tt ing s ” s c r e e n.
48 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL G ate wa y User Manual 49 Chapter 4 U sing Advanc ed Setup Th is f ea tur e a ll ow s the u s er t o c o nt r ol t h e W ir ele ss LAN N et wo rk b y de n yin g or .
48 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL G ate wa y User Manual 49 Chapter 4 U sing Advanc ed Setup LAN IP A ddress Se l ec ti ng LAN IP Address i n th e “ A dv anc ed Co nfi gur at ion ” s cr ee n ge n er a t es t h e “ L AN IP A dd r ess ” scr ee n.
50 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL G ate wa y User Manual 51 Chapter 4 U sing Advanc ed Setup A cti on t ec s tro ngl y re co mme nd s l ea vin g th e DHC P Se rv er o pti o n On .
50 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL G ate wa y User Manual 51 Chapter 4 U sing Advanc ed Setup DNS (D ynamic or Static) Th ese o pt ion s de s ig na te th e type o f DNS se r v er pr o vid ed b y th e ISP . I f th e I SP pr o vide d DNS s e rv e r i n fo rma tio n, sel ect th e type he re .
52 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL G ate wa y User Manual 53 Chapter 4 U sing Advanc ed Setup 4. T o r e mo v e bl oc k ed s e rvic es , se le ct th e c om pu t e r’ s IP ad d r ess in t he “B l oc k ed IP A dd r ess L is t” te xt bo x an d c lic k Remo ve .
52 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL G ate wa y User Manual 53 Chapter 4 U sing Advanc ed Setup Remote M anagement Se l ec ti ng R em ot e M an a ge me nt i n t h e “ A dv a nc ed Co nf ig ura ti on ” s c r een g e ne r - at es th e “ R em ot e M an ag em e nt ” sc r een .
54 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL G ate wa y User Manual 55 Chapter 4 U sing Advanc ed Setup P or t F or war ding Se l ec ti ng P ort F orw a r di ng i n t h e “ A dv a nc ed C on fig ura ti on ” scr ee n g ene rat es t h e “P ort F orw a r din g” scr ee n .
54 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL G ate wa y User Manual 55 Chapter 4 U sing Advanc ed Setup I n th is s cr ee n, th e u se r ca n all ow o nl y c e rta in I P a ddr es ses t o ac ce ss f orwa rd ed po rts.
56 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL G ate wa y User Manual 57 Chapter 4 U sing Advanc ed Setup F ire wall Se l ec ti ng Fire wall in t h e “ A dv a nc ed Co nf ig ura ti on ” s c r een g e ne rat es t h e “ F ir ew al l Se cu rity L eve l ” scr ee n.
56 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL G ate wa y User Manual 57 Chapter 4 U sing Advanc ed Setup NA T (Network Address T ranslation) Se l ec ti ng N A T in th e “ Co nf igu rin g t he A dv anc ed Set tin gs ” s cr ee n ge ne rat es th e “ N A T ” sc r een .
58 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL G ate wa y User Manual UPnP (Universal Plug and Pla y) Se l ec ti ng UP nP in th e “ Co nfi gur in g th e A d va nc ed Se tti n gs ” scr ee n ge n er a t e s t he “ U Pn P ” scr ee n.
59 Vie wing the G atew a y ’ s Se tt ing s A ft er c on fi guri ng t h e G at ew ay , set tin gs c an be vi e w ed b y se le cti ng Status in t he M ain M e n u. In th e l e ft h an d c ol um n, t h er e a r e ot he r St a tu s op ti on s a va il abl e: R outing T able , W AN Status , LAN Status , a n d A ctive User List .
60 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL G ate wa y User Manual 61 Chapter 5 Vie wing the Gatew a y’ s Settings W AN - Connection Di spl ay s th e s ta te o f t he co nne ct i on to th e I SP s e rvic e (C on ne cte d or Di sc o nn ect ed) . W AN - Mode Di spl ay s th e type o f co nne ct ion u se d to c om m un ica te wit h the I SP .
60 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL G ate wa y User Manual 61 Chapter 5 Vie wing the Gatew a y’ s Settings Routing T able Se l ec ti ng R outing T able g e ne rat es th e “R ou tin g T abl e ” sc r een . Th is s c r een di spl a ys on o v ervi ew o f t h e G at ew ay ’ s r ou te s.
62 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL G ate wa y User Manual LAN Sta tus Se l ec ti ng LAN Status gen era te s t he “ L AN S ta tus ” s cr ee n. Thi s sc r een d is pla y s o n o v ervie w of th e G at ew ay ’ s LA N ( L oc al Ar ea N et wo rk ) po rt c on ne cti o ns .
63 U sing Utilities T o ac ce ss t he G at ew ay ’ s W eb- bas ed U ti li tie s, sel ect Utilities fr om th e “M ai n M en u ” sc re e n. T he “U ti lit ie s ” sc r een a pp ear s.
64 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL G ate wa y User Manual 65 Chapter 6 U sing Utilities Aut o Refresh T o se t t he W eb A cti vity L og sc re en t o au to m at ica lly r e fr es h at c ert ain i nt .
64 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL G ate wa y User Manual 65 Chapter 6 U sing Utilities N W ar ning : D o n ot u np lu g t h e p o we r c or d fr om t he G at ew ay du rin g t he R es to re De fau lt Se tti ngs pr oc ess . Do in g s o m a y r e su lt in pe rma nen t da ma ge t o th e Ga t ewa y .
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67 S et tin g Up a Net work Ot her c om pu te rs c an b e c on n ec t ed t o the G a t e wa y t o fo rm a n et wo rk, wh ic h al l o ws t he c om p ut er s to tr a ns fe r f il es, c om m u ni cat e wit h eac h ot he r , and s ha re a n I n t e rn et c on ne cti o n.
68 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL G ate wa y User Manual 69 Chapter 7 Setting Up a Net w ork 2. R ea d t he in st ruc ti o n s , s e l e ct A dd i ti on al Co mp ut er by cl ic ki n g o n t h e ap pr o - p ri at e c he ck b o x , t h e n c li c k N e x t .
68 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL G ate wa y User Manual 69 Chapter 7 Setting Up a Net w ork 4. Se l ec t E thernet , t he n cl ic k N ext . 5. W he n th e n e x t wi nd o w a p pe a rs , g et t h e yello w Ethe rne t cable fr om t he Qu ic k S ta rt K it , t he n cl ic k N ext .
70 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL G ate wa y User Manual 71 Chapter 7 Setting Up a Net w ork 6. Pl ug on e en d of the y ellow Ethernet cable int o th e yellow Ethernet por t on th e ba c k o f the Ga te wa y , t he n cl ic k N ext .
70 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL G ate wa y User Manual 71 Chapter 7 Setting Up a Net w ork 8. M ak e su re th e P o wer , DSL, Internet , USB , an d Ethernet lights gl o w st ead il y gr een , t he n cl ic k N ext . 9. I n th e n e xt win do w , th e In sta lla tio n Bu dd y c hec ks t he c on f ig ura ti on o f the Ga te w a y .
72 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL G ate wa y User Manual 73 Chapter 7 Setting Up a Net w ork 10. A c ongratulations w indo w app e ar s. Th e c o m p u t er is c on ne ct ed to th e G a t ew a y v i a E t h e rne t.
72 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL G ate wa y User Manual 73 Chapter 7 Setting Up a Net w ork 2. R ea d t he in st ruc ti o n s , s e l e ct A dd i ti on al Co mp ut er by cl ic ki n g o n t h e ap pr o pri - a t e c he c k bo x, th e n c l i c k N e x t .
74 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL G ate wa y User Manual 75 Chapter 7 Setting Up a Net w ork 4. Se l ec t USB , th en cl ick N ext . 5. W he n th e n e x t wi nd o w a p pe a rs , g et t h e purple USB cable fr o m t he k it , t h en c li ck N ext .
74 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL G ate wa y User Manual 75 Chapter 7 Setting Up a Net w ork 6. Pl ug on e en d of the purple USB cable i nt o th e pur ple USB por t on t he b ac k of th e Ga t ewa y , th e n c lic k N ext .
76 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL G ate wa y User Manual 77 Chapter 7 Setting Up a Net w ork 8. M ak e su re th e P o wer , DSL, Internet , USB , an d Ethernet lights gl o w st ead il y gr een , t he n cl ic k N ext . 9. I n th e n e xt win do w , th e In sta lla tio n Bu dd y c hec ks t he c on f ig ura ti on o f the Ga te w a y .
76 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL G ate wa y User Manual 77 Chapter 7 Setting Up a Net w ork 10. A c ongratulations w indo w app e ar s. Th e c o m p u t er is c on ne ct ed to th e G a t ew a y v i a US B .
78 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL G ate wa y User Manual 79 Chapter 7 Setting Up a Net w ork 2. R ea d t he in st ruc ti o n s , s e l e ct A dd i ti on al Co mp ut er by cl ic ki n g o n t h e ap pr o - p ri at e c he ck b o x , t h e n c li c k N e x t .
78 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL G ate wa y User Manual 79 Chapter 7 Setting Up a Net w ork 4. R ea d t he o n-s cr ee n in s tru cti o ns , t he n cl ic k Finish . M ak e su re th e co mpu te r an d t h e G at ew ay a r e usi ng t h e s am e wir ele ss n et wo rk na me.
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81 T roubleshooting Th is c hap t er c on ta ins a li s t o f pr obl em s t ha t ma y be e nc ou nt e r ed wh ile us ing t h e Ga te w a y , a n d t ec hn iqu es t o so lv e th em. N o t e t h at t he se t ec hn iq ue s ma y no t be s uc- c e ss ful i n a ll c as es.
82 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL G ate wa y User Manual 83 Chapter 8 T roubleshooting Connection to the Internet T o v e r if y t h e G a t e wa y ’ s c o n ne c t i o n t o t h e I n t e r n e t , o pe n a W e b b r o ws e r . I n t h e “ A d d r e s s ” t e x t b o x , t yp e 19 2.
82 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL G ate wa y User Manual 83 Chapter 8 T roubleshooting Will my Xbox work with the Gateway? Y es, t he G a t e wa y i s c om pat ib le wit h t he X bo x.
84 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL G ate wa y User Manual 85 Chapter 8 T roubleshooting Can my wireless signal pass through floors, walls, and glass? Th e ph ys ica l en vi r onm en t a r oun d th e G at ew ay c an h a v e a va ryin g e ffe ct on wir el es s si gn al s tr en gth a nd q u al ity .
84 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL G ate wa y User Manual 85 Chapter 8 T roubleshooting I used DHCP to configure my network. Do I need to restar t my computer to refresh my IP address? N o . Sel ec t the a p p r op ri at e o pe rati ng s y st em , be lo w , and f oll o w th e s t eps t o r efr es h y ou r IP ad dr es s.
86 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL G ate wa y User Manual C onnections How many computers can be connected through the G atew ay? Th e Ga t e wa y i s c a pa ble o f 254 c o nn ect io ns , bu t ha vin g n o m o r e th an 4 5 c on - ne cti on s is r ec om men ded .
87 Re ference Th is a pp end ix c on ta ins i nf orm ati on a bo ut v ar io us t op ic s, in c l ud ing a c ce ss ing in fo rm at ion a bo ut y ou r W ind ow s c o mp ut er . Locating Computer Information Th e fo ll owi n g p r oc edu re is va lid f o r c om p ut er s run nin g W ind o ws 9 8 S E , M e, NT 4.
88 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL G ate wa y User Manual 89 Appendix A Referenc e Locating Window s Opera ting Sy stem Files I f the o pe rat in g sy s t e m f il es r es id e on t he h ar d d ri ve o f the c omp ut er , fo ll ow th e in stru cti o ns be lo w to l oc at e th e m.
88 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL G ate wa y User Manual 89 Appendix A Referenc e 4. Cl ic k t he do w n arrow ne xt t o th e “L oo k i n ” te xt bo x a nd se lec t M y Comput er fr om th e li s t t ha t ap pea rs .
90 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL G ate wa y User Manual Windo ws Me, 2000 1. F ro m th e d e sk to p , cl ic k Start . 2. Se l ec t Search , t h en F or Files and Folders .
91 Setting Up Sta tic IP on the C omputer T o c o mm un ic at e wit h t he Gat ew a y fr om a c omp ut er o n th e n et wo rk (t o us e th e W eb C o nf igu rat io n U til ity , f or e xam ple ), th e.
92 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL G ate wa y User Manual 93 Appendix B Setting Up Static IP on the Computer 3. A no the r me nu ap pe ars . S el ect Control Panel . 4. W h e n t he “ C ont r ol P ane l” wind o w a p pe ars , d ou bl e- cl ic k N etwork .
92 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL G ate wa y User Manual 93 Appendix B Setting Up Static IP on the Computer 5. Th e “N etw ork ” win do w ap pea rs. I n th e “The f oll o wing n et wo rk c omp o ne nt s ar e in sta lle d ” li st bo x, lo ca te an d do ubl e-c lic k T CP/IP .
94 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL G ate wa y User Manual 95 Appendix B Setting Up Static IP on the Computer 9. En te r the f oll o wing a dd re s s i n t h e “S ub net ma sk ” t ex t bo x: 255 .2 55. 255 .0 En te r the pe rio ds i n t h e a dd re ss b y pr es si ng t he s pa ce ba r on t he k eyb oa rd .
94 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL G ate wa y User Manual 95 Appendix B Setting Up Static IP on the Computer 3. A no the r me nu ap pe ars . S el ect Control Panel . 4. W he n th e “ C ont r ol P ane l” wind o w a p pe a rs , d oub le- cli ck N etwork .
96 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL G ate wa y User Manual 97 Appendix B Setting Up Static IP on the Computer 5. Th e “N etw ork ” win do w ap pea rs. I n th e “The f oll o wing n et wo rk c omp o ne nt s ar e in sta lle d ” li st bo x, lo ca te an d do ubl e-c lic k T CP/IP .
96 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL G ate wa y User Manual 97 Appendix B Setting Up Static IP on the Computer 9. En te r the f oll o wing a dd re s s i n t h e “S ub net ma sk ” t ex t bo x: 255 .2 55. 255 .0 En te r the pe rio ds i n t h e a dd re ss b y pr es si ng t he s pa ce ba r on t he k eyb oa rd .
98 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL G ate wa y User Manual 99 Appendix B Setting Up Static IP on the Computer 3. A no the r me nu ap pe ars . S el ect Control Panel . 4. W he n th e “ C ont r ol P ane l” wind o w a p pe a rs , d oub le- cli ck N etwork and Dial- up Co nnections .
98 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL G ate wa y User Manual 99 Appendix B Setting Up Static IP on the Computer 5. I n th e “N et wo rk an d Dia l-u p Co nne cti o ns ” win do w , do ubl e-c li c k Local Area Connection . A n umb e r m ay be d is pla y ed a ft er th e Lo ca l A re a Co nne cti o n.
100 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL G ate wa y User Manual 101 Appendix B Setting Up Static IP on the Computer 7. Th e “L oc al Ar ea C onn ect io n P ro pert ie s ” wind o w a p pe ars .
100 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL G ate wa y User Manual 101 Appendix B Setting Up Static IP on the Computer 12. En te r the f oll o wing a dd re s s i n t h e “S ub net ma sk ” t ex t bo x: 255 .2 55. 255 .0 En te r the pe rio ds i n t h e a dd re ss b y pr es si ng t he s pa ce ba r on t he k eyb oa rd .
102 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL G ate wa y User Manual 103 Appendix B Setting Up Static IP on the Computer 3. A no the r me nu ap pe ars . S el ect Control Panel . 4. W h e n t he “ C ont r ol P ane l” wind o w a p pe ars , d ou bl e- cl ic k N etwork Connections .
102 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL G ate wa y User Manual 103 Appendix B Setting Up Static IP on the Computer 5. I n th e “N et wo rk C o nn ect io ns ” wi nd o w , d oub le- cl ic k Local Area Co nnection . A n umb e r m a y be di spl ay ed af t er t he L oca l A re a Co nne ctio n.
104 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL G ate wa y User Manual 105 Appendix B Setting Up Static IP on the Computer 7. T h e “L oca l Ar ea C on ne cti on P r o pe rtie s” wind ow a p pe ars .
104 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL G ate wa y User Manual 105 Appendix B Setting Up Static IP on the Computer 11. En te r the f oll o wing a dd re s s i n t h e “ I P Ad dr ess ” te xt bo x: 192 .1 68. 0.2 En te r the pe rio ds i n t h e a dd re ss b y pr es si ng t he s pa ce ba r on t he k eyb oa rd .
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107 C omputer Securit y Th e In te rn et is a gia nt n et wo rk of c om pu t e r s l oc at ed a ll o ve r th e w or ld . W he n a c om pu te r is c o nn ect ed t o th e I nt ern et , i t c a n e x c ha ng e i nf orm ati on wi th a n y ot her c om pu te r on t he I nt e rn et .
108 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL G ate wa y User Manual 109 Appendix C Comput er S ecurity Gatew a y Security I f co nne ct ing t o th e I SP th ro ugh P o in t-t o- P oi nt P r ot oc ol ( P PP ), be s u r e to p r o- vid e th e Ga t e wa y a n ad mi nis trat iv e pa ssw or d.
108 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL G ate wa y User Manual 109 Appendix C Comput er S ecurity Network Applications N et w ork ap pli cat i on s (s uch a s so f tw ar e pr ogra ms) th at a ll ow r em ot e ac c es s to t he c omp ut er a ls o ma k e th e co mpu te r vu ln era b le t o ac ce ss f r om o t he r peo pl e o n the I n t e rn et .
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111 Specifications General Model Number GT 701 W G- 00 (5 4 Mb ps W ir el ess DS L G at ew ay ) Standards IE EE 80 2.3 ( 10 Bas eT) IE EE 8 02 .3u ( 10 0Ba seT X) IE EE 8 02 .
112 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL G ate wa y User Manual Wir eless Opera ting R ange Indoors U p t o 91 M ( 3 0 0 f t. ) Outdoors U p t o 533 M ( 1 75 0 ft .
113 Glossar y Acc ess Point A d evi ce th a t a ll ow s wir ele ss c l ie nts t o c o nn ect t o o n e a no the r . An a c ce s s po in t ca n al so a ct as a bri dge be tw ee n wir ele ss c lie nts a nd a “wir ed” net wo rk, su ch as an E the rne t n et wo rk.
114 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL G ate wa y User Manual 115 Appendix E Glossary Ethernet Network A s ta nda rd wir ed ne tw ork in g c o nf igu rati on us in g ca b le s an d h ubs . F irew all A m et hod pr ev en ti ng u se rs ou tsi d e t h e n et wo rk fr om a c c ess ing a nd /o r d am ag- in g fi le s or c o mp ut er s o n th e n et wo rk.
114 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL G ate wa y User Manual 115 Appendix E Glossary PPP oE (Point-T o-P oint Protocol ov er Ethernet)/ PPP oA (Point-T o-P oint Protocol ov er A TM) M et h od s of sec u r e da ta tr an smi ssi on. Router A c en tra l devi ce t ha t ma na ges t h e d at a tra f fi c of the n et wo rk.
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117 F i rew a ll S ec uri ty Le v e l S e r vi c e s T abl e Th e fo ll owi n g i nf orm ati on i s r ela te d to t he F i r ewa ll op tio ns ( H igh, M e di um, a n d L o w) s ec ti on i n th e “ A dv anc ed Set up ” c h ap te r of thi s ma n u al ( se e pa ge 56) .
118 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL G ate wa y User Manual 119 Appendix F Fire wall Security Medium Security Le v el Ser v ice P or t In Out htt p 80 no y es dns 53 n o y es f tp 2 1 no y es te ln et 2 3 no y es sm tp 25 y es y es po p3 11 0 ye s y es nn tp 119 n o y es r eal au dio /vid eo 707 0 ye s y es icm p n/a n o y es H .
118 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL G ate wa y User Manual 119 Appendix F Fire wall Security Basic Security Le v el N A T (N et wo rk A dd r ess T ra nsl ati o n) o nly .
120 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL G ate wa y User Manual real audio/video A p r ot oc ol u s ed t o tra ns fe r R ea l A ud io o r R eal V i de o fi le s. icmp I nt er ne t C on tr ol M es s ag e P r ot oc ol . A llo ws er r or m es sag es , te xt pa c ka ges , a nd in fo rm at ion al m e ss age s to b e tr an sf er r ed o ve r th e In te rnet .
121 Non-W indo ws S ystem S et up Th e Ga t e wa y s u pp orts b ot h th e C l as sic M ac in to s h o pera tin g sy st em s ( 9. 2.2 an d be l o w), a s w ell as OS X .
122 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL G ate wa y User Manual 123 Appendix G Non-Windo ws Setup 2. W h e n t he “ T CP /IP ” win do w ap pea rs, s el ect Edit fr om m e n u ba r , th en s el ect U ser Mode . 3. W he n th e “U ser M od e ” win do w ap pea r s, s el ect A dv an ce d , th en c lic k OK .
122 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL G ate wa y User Manual 123 Appendix G Non-Windo ws Setup OS X 1. F r o m t he A pp le M e n u, s el ect Syst em Prefere nces . 2. W h e n t he “S y st em P re fe r enc es ” win d o w ap pe ars , c lic k N etwork .
124 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL G ate wa y User Manual 3. T h e N et wo rk win do w ap pe ars . S el ect Built-In Ethernet f r om t he “S h o w” dr op -d o wn li st . 4. S el ect T CP/IP an d, fr om th e “ Co nfi gur e ” d r op- do wn li st, s el ect Using DHCP .
125 Installa tion Buddy Settings Th e fo ll owi n g i nf orm ati on r ela te s to s t ep 3 o f th e I nst all a ti on B udd y (s ee p a ge s 8 an d 16 ) .
126 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL G ate wa y User Manual F De fau lt M od e - PP P oA De fau lt VP I - 0 De fau lt V CI - 32.
127 Notic es Regulatory C ompliance Notices Class B Equipment Th is eq ui pm en t h as b ee n te st ed an d fo u nd t o c o mp ly wi th t h e l im its f o r a Cl ass B d ig it al d evi ce , pu r su ant t o P art 15 o f the F CC R ul es.
128 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL G ate wa y User Manual 128 2. Th is d evi c e mu st ac c e pt a n y in te rf er en c e re ce i ve d, inc lu din g int er f e r enc e th at ma y c au se u n wa nt ed o pe rat io n.
129 Li mite d W arrant y Har dware : A cti on te c E le ctr on ic s, In c., w ar ra n ts t o th e e nd u se r (“ C ust om er” ) th at th is h ar d wa re p r odu ct wil l be f r ee f r om d e f ec .
130 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL G ate wa y User Manual TH IS A CTI ON TEC EL EC TR ONI CS PR O DU CT MA Y I NC L UD E OR B E B UND LE D WI TH TH IRD -P AR TY S OF TW AR E, THE US E O F WHI CH I S G O VE RN ED BY A SE P AR A TE EN D-U SE R LI CE NSE A GRE EM ENT .
130 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL G ate wa y User Manual 131 Limited W arran ty NE ITH ER AS SU MES NO R A UTH OR IZE S AN Y O THE R P ERS ON T O A SS UME FO R IT ANY O TH ER L IA BIL IT Y IN CO NN ECT IO N W IT H THE S AL E, INS T AL LA TI ON , MA INT EN A NC E OR U SE O F I T S P R ODU CTS .
132 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL G ate wa y User Manual Gov er ning Law : Thi s Li m it ed W ar ra n ty s h al l be g ov er ne d by t he l a ws o f t he S t at e of Ca lif orn ia, U .
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