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i T able of C ont ents 1 Introduction 1 P ackage Conten ts 1 Minimum System Requirements 2 F eatures 2 Getting to K now the Gateway 4 2 Setting Up the Gatewa y 7 Connecting a Computer to the G atewa y.
ii Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual ii 6 Using Utilities 61 W eb Activity Log 61 System Log 62 DSL S ettings 63 R estore Default Settings 64 Upgrade Firmware 64 7 Setting Up a Network 6.
1 Intr o duc tion Th a nk y ou f o r p ur ch a si n g t h e A ct io nt ec US B / Eth ern et DS L Ga t e wa y . The Ga t ewa y is th e si m pl e st wa y t o c on nec t c omp u t e r s t o a hi gh -s peed b r oa d ba nd c onn e ct io n. Th i s e as y-t o-u s e p r odu ct is pe rf ect fo r th e h o me o ff i c e or sm a ll bu s in ess .
2 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 3 Chapter 1 Introduction Minimum Sy stem Requirements s In t e rn et DS L se rvic e s Co m pa t ib l e la pt op , d e sk t op , o r M aci n t o sh c o.
2 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 3 Chapter 1 Introduction s B ui lt- i n N A T , DH CP se r v er s DN S r el a y su p po rt s P AP /C H AP au the n ti c at i o n, adm in ist ra ti ve pa s sw or ds t hr ou gh T e ln et s C o mp lia n t wi th IE E E 8 02 .
4 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 5 Chapter 1 Introduction Getting to Know the Gatewa y Th i s s ec ti o n c on tai n s a qu i c k d es crip t io n of the Ga t ewa y’ s li ght s, port s , et c.
4 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 5 Chapter 1 Introduction Internet Light W he n t he I n t e rn et li gh t glo ws s t e ad i l y , th e Ga t e wa y i s c onn e ct ed t o th e D SL pr o vid er . W he n it fl a sh e s, the Ga t e w a y ’ s bu il t -i n DSL m od em i s t ra in i ng fo r y ou r DS L se r vi c e .
6 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual USB Por t Th e US B po rt is us ed t o c on ne ct a c omp ut e r t o the Ga t ewa y via US B c a bl e. ☞ N ote : I t is no t r ec o mm end ed t o pe rf o rm a r ec o v ery or up d at e fo r th e G at ew a y fr om a c om put er co nne ct ed vi a USB .
7 Setting Up th e G ate wa y T he i n st r u ct i o n s t h a t f ol l o w p a ra l l el t h e s t e p s c o nt a i n ed i n t h e A cti o nt ec I ns t al l at i o n B u d d y ™ , w hi c h p r o v i d e s a v is ua l g ui d e t o s e t t i n g u p t h e G at e w a y .
8 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 9 Chapter 2 Setting Up the Gatew a y 2. R ea d t h e in st ru cti on s , s e l e ct I ni ti al S et up b y c l i c k i n g o n th e a p p r op ria te c he c k bo x, th e n c l i c k N ex t . 3. Cl ick in th e ch eck bo x ne x t t o Ethernet (Rec ommended) , th en c l ic k Next .
8 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 9 Chapter 2 Setting Up the Gatew a y 4. M a k e su r e the it em s n ee d ed t o c on ne ct th e Ga t e wa y t o th e f i rs t c o mp u t e r ar e in c l u de d in t he ki t, the n cl i c k N ext . 5. Ge t th e Gatewa y fr om th e ki t, the n cl i c k N ext .
10 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 11 Chapter 2 Setting Up the Gatew a y 6. Ge t th e P owe r co rd an d pl u g t he sm a ll e r en d i nt o th e black P ower por t on th e r ea r pa n el of th e G at ew a y , th e n cl i c k N ext . 7.
10 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 11 Chapter 2 Setting Up the Gatew a y 8. Cl ick th e On/Off sw itch t o it s o n po si t io n (as sh own in th e pi ct u r e on - sc r een ) , th en c li c k N ext . 9. C o nf i rm th e P o wer lig ht on th e fr ont of th e Ga t ew ay glows solid g reen , th e n c li c k N ext .
12 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 13 Chapter 2 Setting Up the Gatew a y 10. G et th e y e l lo w E th e rn e t ca bl e f r om t h e k it an d p l u g o n e e nd i n t o a y el l o w E t h e rn et p ort o n th e b a c k o f th e G a t e w a y , t h e n c l i c k N ex t .
12 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 13 Chapter 2 Setting Up the Gatew a y 12. M a k e su r e on e o f the Ethernet lights o n t he fr on t of the Ga te wa y glows solid green .
14 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 15 Chapter 2 Setting Up the Gatew a y 14. Pl ug t he ot h e r e n d o f t he black or g ray DSL cable int o th e phone jack cl os - es t t o t he c o m pu te r . Cl i c k N ext . 15. M a k e su r e the DSL lig ht on th e G at ew a y g lows solid green (th is ma y t ak e a fe w mo me nts ) .
14 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 15 Chapter 2 Setting Up the Gatew a y C onnecting Via USB 1. I ns ert t he I n st a ll a ti o n C D i n t he CD - R OM dr i v e of the c o m pu te r . Th e I ns tal la tio n Bu d d y s ta r t s a ut om a ti c al l y .
16 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 17 Chapter 2 Setting Up the Gatew a y 3. Cl ick th e ch ec k bo x ne xt t o USB , th en c l ic k N ext . 4. M a k e su r e the it em s n ee d ed t o c on ne ct th e Ga t e wa y t o th e f i rs t c o mp u t e r ar e in c l u de d in t he ki t, the n cl i c k N ext .
16 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 17 Chapter 2 Setting Up the Gatew a y 5. Ge t th e Gatewa y fr om th e ki t, the n cl i c k N ext . 6. Ge t th e P owe r co rd an d pl u g t he sm a ll e r en d i nt o th e black P ower por t on th e r ea r pa n el of th e G at ew a y , th e n cl i c k N ext .
18 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 19 Chapter 2 Setting Up the Gatew a y 7. Pl ug t he la r g er en d of the P ower cord i nt o a pow er outlet , th e n c l ic k N ext . 8. Cl ick th e On/Off sw itch t o it s o n po si t io n (as sh own in th e pi ct u r e on - sc r een ) , th en c li c k N ext .
18 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 19 Chapter 2 Setting Up the Gatew a y 9. C o nf i rm th e P o wer lig ht on th e fr ont of th e Ga t ew ay glows solid g reen , th e n c li c k N ext .
20 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 21 Chapter 2 Setting Up the Gatew a y 11. Pl ug t he r e ct an gul a r e nd o f th e blue USB cable in to an USB por t on th e fr on t or ba c k o f the c o mp ut e r . Cli c k N ext . 12. M a k e su r e the USB lig ht on th e f r o n t o f the Ga t e w a y glows solid g reen .
20 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 21 Chapter 2 Setting Up the Gatew a y 13. Ge t th e b la ck o r gra y DS L c a bl e fr om th e k it an d pl u g o n e e n d i nt o th e gra y Ph one po rt o n th e r ear pa n el of th e G a t ew ay . Cli ck N ex t .
22 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 23 Chapter 2 Setting Up the Gatew a y 15. M a k e su r e the DS L lig ht on th e Ga t e wa y glows solid g reen (t his ma y ta ke a fe w mo me nts ) . Cl ic k Next . Th e G a t e w a y i s c o nn ec te d t o a c o mp u t e r vi a US B .
22 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 23 Chapter 2 Setting Up the Gatew a y 2. R e a d t h e o n - s c r e e n i n f o r m a ti o n , t h e n u n p l u g a ll t e l e p h o n e s a n d o t h e r d e v i c e s 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 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 25 Chapter 2 Setting Up the Gatew a y 4. P l u g a p hone filter i n t o e v e ry pho ne jack wi 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 , t h e n c l i c k N e x t .
24 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 25 Chapter 2 Setting Up the Gatew a y 6. R e a d t h e o n - s c r e e n i n s t r u c t i o n s , a n d m a k e s u r e t h e G a t e w a y i s c o .
26 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 27 Chapter 2 Setting Up the Gatew a y Setting Up the DSL C onnec tion A ft er c on nec ti n g t he Ga t ewa y an d ins tal li n g p h o ne fi l t e r s, t he DS L co nne ct i o n m us t be c on fig u r ed .
26 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 27 Chapter 2 Setting Up the Gatew a y I n t h e n e xt win d o w , sel ec t th e I SP be i ng us e d f r om t he li s t b o x on th e le f t (s c r oll do wn fo r mo r e ch o i c e s) , th e n cl i c k N ext .
28 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 29 Chapter 2 Setting Up the Gatew a y I n t h e n e xt win d o w , ent er th e V PI / V CI a nd En c ap sul a ti o n set tin gs (t h e I SP sh o ul d pr ovi d e t he se) th e n c l ic k N ext .
28 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 29 Chapter 2 Setting Up the Gatew a y 3. Se l ec t t he ap pr o p ri at e IP type . Th is in for ma tio n sh ou ld be pr o vid ed b y th e IS P . W he n f in i sh ed, c li ck N ext . I f Stat ic IP is se l ec t ed , go t o st e p 3 .
30 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 31 Chapter 2 Setting Up the Gatew a y 5. I n t h e n e xt win d o w , ent er th e IP A ddress , S ubnet , Gateway , DNS 1 , an d DNS 2 in fo rma ti o n (i f a pp lic a bl e ) i n th e p r ope r te xt bo x es.
30 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 31 Chapter 2 Setting Up the Gatew a y 7. Th e In sta ll a ti o n Bu d d y c hec k s t he c o n fi g ur at i o n o f the Ga t e wa y . 8. W he n t he c o n fi g ur at i o n i s c omp let e, a se ri es o f c o n gra t ul a ti o n s wi nd ow s ap pea rs .
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33 P er f orming a Basic S etup Th i s c h ap t er i s a gu id e th r o ug h a ba si c co nfi g ur at i o n s et u p o f the Ga t ewa y fo r us e r s wh o di d N O T us e t he A cti o nt ec I nst a ll a ti o n B u dd y® t o set up t he Ga t ewa y .
34 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 35 Chapter 3 P er forming a Basic S etup 3. F oll o w th e in st ru ct i on s in t h e “S e t U p/ C onf i gu rati o n ” sc r ee n, the n cl ic k Beg in Basic Setup . 4. In th e ne xt sc re e n, f ol l o w th e on -s cr ee n in st ru ct i on s, the n cl i c k N ext .
34 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 35 Chapter 3 P er forming a Basic S etup 6. Cl ick th e Save and R estart bu tt o n i n t he “S a v e an d R e st art ” s cr ee n. 7. Th e “C ong ra tu lat io ns ” sc r een ap pea rs . Th e Ga t ew ay is s uc ce s sf ull y c on fi g ur ed .
36 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 2. Th e “C han g e A dm in U ser na me/ P ass w or d ” sc r een ap pea r s. E nt er a ne w us e r na me (o pti o na l) in th e “N ew U se rn a me ” te xt b o x, th en a p as sw o r d in th e “N ew P ass wo r d” te xt bo x.
37 # U sing A dv anc ed Setup Th i s s ec ti o n c on tai n s i nf orm at i o n c onc ern ing se tt i ng up th e ad v an ce d f ea tur es of th e Ga t e wa y , su ch a s wi r e le ss se t ti n gs , re mot e ma n ag e m en t, and W eb si t e bl oc kin g, us i ng th e Ga t e wa y’ s W eb Co nfi g ur at or .
38 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 39 Chapter 4 Using Adv anc ed S etup 4. I n t h e n e xt sc re en , r ea d the r e c o mm end a ti o n s. T o pe rfo rm an ad van c e d s et u p on th e Ga t e wa y , c li c k Beg in Ad vanced Se tup .
38 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 39 Chapter 4 Using Adv anc ed S etup A ft er se le ct i ng a c o n n ec t i o n t yp e , cl ic k N ex t t o c on ti nu e c on fi gu ri n g t he c o n ne ct i o n. T ransparent Bridging Se l ec t t hi s op ti o n t o us e t he Ga te wa y as a tr an spa r ent br id ge.
40 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 41 Chapter 4 Using Adv anc ed S etup “Broadband Connection v ia PPP oA ” screen: I f a User N ame an d P asswo rd wa s en t e r ed in th e I ns t.
40 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 41 Chapter 4 Using Adv anc ed S etup ☞ N ote : C o nt a ct th e IS P if un s ur e of th e p r ope r co nfi g ur at i o n.
42 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 43 Chapter 4 Using Adv anc ed S etup LAN IP Addr ess Se l ec ti n g LAN IP Address i n t h e “ C o nf igu ri ng th e A dv anc ed Se t ti n gs ” scr ee n g e n- er at es th e “ L A N IP A d dr es s ” s cr ee n.
42 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 43 Chapter 4 Using Adv anc ed S etup A cti o n t ec st r ongl y re c om me nds le a ving th e DH CP Se rv er o p ti o n On .
44 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 45 Chapter 4 Using Adv anc ed S etup Lease Time “L eas e T i me ” is th e amo unt of ti me , in se c ond s, the DH CP se r v er wi ll le a se a pa rti cul a r I P a dd r ess . De f au lt i s 8 64 0 0 s ec on d s ( 24 ho urs ) , aft er whi ch a ne w IP ad d r e ss m us t be r ele a se d .
44 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 45 Chapter 4 Using Adv anc ed S etup T o mo d if y In t e rn e t p ri vile ge s (W eb , FT P , N ew sgr o up s , et c. ) fo r th e c omp ut e rs o n th e ne tw ork : 1. En t er t he c o m pu te r’ s IP ad d r e ss in th e IP Addr ess: te xt bo x.
46 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 47 Chapter 4 Using Adv anc ed S etup Remote M anagement Se l ec ti n g R em ot e M a na g e me nt i n t he “C onf igu ri ng th e A dv anc ed Se t ti n gs ” scr ee n ge ner at es th e “R em o t e M an age men t ” scr een .
46 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 47 Chapter 4 Using Adv anc ed S etup Application Lay er Gatew a y and Port F or war ding Se l ec ti n g A ppl ica ti o n La y er G a t ew ay in th e .
48 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 49 Chapter 4 Using Adv anc ed S etup I n t h is sc r een , th e use r ca n c r e at e a cu st o m s et of rul e s f o r a ga me or ap pli c a- ti o n n ot li st ed in th e A pp l ic a ti o n Le v el Ga te wa y sc re en .
48 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 49 Chapter 4 Using Adv anc ed S etup F irew all Se l ec ti n g Fire wall in t he “C onf igu ri n g t he A dv an ce d S et ti ngs ” s cr ee n g e ne rat e s t he “F i r e wa ll Se c uri ty Le v e l” sc r ee n.
50 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 51 Chapter 4 Using Adv anc ed S etup Medium I f Medium is se l ec t e d i n t he “Fi r ewa ll Se c uri ty Le v el” scr een , th e se rvic es li s.
50 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 51 Chapter 4 Using Adv anc ed S etup Off I f Off is s el ec t ed in th e “F i r e wa l l Se curi ty Le v el” scr ee n, fir ew al l f il te ri ng is ba s ed so l el y on th e b as ic N A T fi re wa ll.
52 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 53 Chapter 4 Using Adv anc ed S etup NA T (Network Address T ransla tion) Se l ec ti n g N A T in t h e “ C o nf igu ri ng th e A dv anc ed Se t ti n gs ” scr ee n g e ne rat es th e “ N A T ” sc r e en .
52 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 53 Chapter 4 Using Adv anc ed S etup UPnP (Universal Plug and Pla y) Se l ec ti n g UP nP in th e “ C o n fi g ur in g th e A d va n c e d Se t ti n gs ” scr ee n g e ne rat es th e “ U P n P ” s cr ee n.
54 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual Remote Syslog Capture Se l ec ti n g R emote Syslog Capture in th e “ C o n fi g ur in g the A dva nc ed Se t ti n gs ” sc r een ge ner a t es th e “R emo te S y sl o g C a mp t er” scr ee n.
55 Vie wing the G atew a y ’ s Status A ft er c on fig u rin g th e G at ewa y , se t ti n gs ca n be vi e w ed b y s el ecti ng Status in th e W eb C on fig u ra t o r’ s M a i n M en u.
56 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 57 Chapter 5 Vie wing the Gatewa y ’ s Status W AN - Connection Di s pl a ys th e s ta te of the c o n ne ct i on t o th e I SP se rvic e ( C onnected or Disconnected ) . W AN - Mode Di s pl a ys th e type o f c o n ne ct i o n u se d to c o m m un i ca te wit h t he IS P .
56 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 57 Chapter 5 Vie wing the Gatewa y ’ s Status I n t h e m en u on th e le f t s id e, the re ar e ot he r St at u s o p ti o ns a vai l ab le: R outing T able , W AN Status , LAN Status , a nd A ctiv e User List .
58 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 59 Chapter 5 Vie wing the Gatewa y ’ s Status W AN Sta tus Se l ec ti n g W AN Status ge ner at es th e “ W AN St a tu s ” scr ee n.
58 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 59 Chapter 5 Vie wing the Gatewa y ’ s Status LAN Sta tus Se l ec ti n g LAN Status gen era t e s t he “ LA N Sta tus ” scr ee n.
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61 U sing Utilities T o ac ce s s t h e G at ewa y’ s W eb -b ase d U ti li tie s, sel ec t Utilities fr om t he W eb C o nf i gu rat o r’ s M ain M en u sc r een .
62 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 63 Chapter 6 Using Utilities Aut o Refresh T o se t th e W eb A cti vi ty L o g s cr ee n to au to m at i ca ll y r ef r esh at c e rta in in te rva .
62 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 63 Chapter 6 Using Utilities Display V ie w o th er s a ve d log s by se l ec ti ng a l og fr om th i s d r o p -d own li s t.
64 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual Restore Default S ettings T o r e s t or e t h e Ga te wa y t o i t s f ac to r y d e f a u lt se t ti ng s, se lec t R es t or e D e f a ul t S e tt in gs f r om t h e “U ti li ti es ” sc re en .
65 S et ti ng Up a Ne t w ork Ot h er c o m pu te rs ca n be c onn ect e d t o th e Ga t ew ay t o fo rm a n et w ork , whi c h al lo ws th e c o mp u t e r s t o tra ns f e r f il es, c omm uni c at e wit h eac h ot h er , and sh a r e an I nt ern et c o n ne ct i on .
66 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 67 Chapter 7 Setting Up a Network 2. R ea d t h e in st ru cti on s , s e l e ct A dd it io na l C om p u t er s b y c l i c ki n g on th e a p p r o- p ri a t e c h e c k b o x, th en c l i c k N e xt .
66 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 67 Chapter 7 Setting Up a Network 4. W he n t he ne xt wi nd ow ap pea rs , ge t th e y ellow Ethe rne t cable f r o m th e Qu i c k S ta r t K it , th e n c l ic k N ext .
68 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 69 Chapter 7 Setting Up a Network 6. Pl ug t he ot h e r e n d o f t he yello w Ether net cable in to an Ethernet por t on th e ba c k o f the c o mp ut e r , the n cl ic k N ext . ☞ N ote : A n E t h e r n et po rt l oo ks s i m i la r t o a p ho ne p o rt , bu t i s s li ght ly b i g g e r .
68 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 69 Chapter 7 Setting Up a Network 8. I n t h e n e xt win d o w , the I ns tal la t io n Bu dd y ch eck s th e co nfi g ur a ti o n o f the Ga t ewa y . 9. A s er ie s of congr atulations w indows ap pe a r s.
70 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 71 Chapter 7 Setting Up a Network USB ☞ N ote : If th e f i r s t c o mp u t er c on n e ct ed t o t h e Ga te wa y i s c on - n ec te d vi a US B , no ot h e r c om p u t er s c a n be c on nec te d i n t hi s m an ne r .
70 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 71 Chapter 7 Setting Up a Network 3. Se l ec t USB , th e n cl i c k N ext . 4. W he n t he ne xt wi nd ow ap pea rs , ge t th e blue USB cable fr om th e Q ui ck S ta r t K i t, the n cl i c k N ext .
72 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 73 Chapter 7 Setting Up a Network 5. Pl ug o ne en d of the blue USB cable int o th e blue USB por t on t he ba c k of th e Ga t e wa y , th e n cl i ck N ext .
72 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 73 Chapter 7 Setting Up a Network 7. M a k e su r e the USB lig ht glo ws s t ea d il y gr ee n, the n cl ic k N ext . 8. I n t h e n e xt win d o w , the I ns tal la t io n Bu dd y ch eck s th e co nfi g ur a ti o n o f the Ga t ewa y .
74 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 9. A s er ie s of congr atulations w indows ap pe a r s. C li ck t hr ou gh th e m t o ex it th e I ns tal la tio n Bu d d y .
75 T r oubleshooting Th i s c h ap t er c ont ain s a li s t o f pr o b le ms th at m a y be en c oun t e r ed wh i le us ing th e Ga t ewa y , and t ec hni que s t o s ol v e t he m. N o t e t ha t th es e te c hni q ue s ma y no t b e s uc - c e ss f ul in al l ca se s .
76 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 77 Chapter 8 T roubleshooting Connection to the Internet T o v e ri f y t he G a t e w a y ’ 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 w s e r . I n t he “ A d d r es s ” t e x t b o x , t y p e 1 92 .
76 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 77 Chapter 8 T roubleshooting Will my Xbox work with the Gateway? Y es , the Ga t ewa y is c o mp ati b le wit h th e X bo x.
78 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 79 Chapter 8 T roubleshooting I used DHCP to configure my net work. Do I need to restart my computer to refresh my IP address? N o . Se l ec t t he ap pr o p ri at e op e ra ti ng sy st e m, bel o w , and fo l lo w th e st eps t o r e fr es h y ou r IP ad d r e ss .
78 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 79 Chapter 8 T roubleshooting C onnections How many computers can be connected through the Gateway? Th e Ga t e wa y is ca p ab le o f 254 c on nec ti o ns , bu t ha ving no mo re th a n 4 5 c on- ne ct i o ns is r e c o mm end ed.
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81 Re feren c e Th i s a p pe n di x c o nt a in s inf orm a ti o n a bo u t va rio us t o p ic s, inc lud i ng ac ce s si ng in f o rm a ti o n a bo u t y ou r W ind ow s co mpu t er . Locating Computer Information Th e fo ll o wing pr oc edu r e is va li d fo r c o mp u t e r s ru nni n g W ind ow s 98 S E , M e, NT 4 .
82 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 83 Appendix a Reference Locating Windows Operating Sy stem Files I f the op e ra ti n g s y st em fi le s re s id e on th e ha r d dri ve of th e c om pu te r , fo l lo w th e in s tr uc ti o n s be lo w to lo c at e th e m.
82 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 83 Appendix a Reference 4. Cl ick th e down ar ro w ne xt t o th e “L ook in ” t e x t b o x an d se le ct M y Comput er fr om th e l is t th a t a pp e ar s.
84 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual Windo ws XP 1. F r om t he d es k t o p , c l ic k Star t . 2. Se l ec t Search , t he n For Files and Folders . 3. Th e “Se ar c h R es u lt s” wind ow ap pea r s. I n th e pa ne l at le f t ti tle d “ W ha t d o y o u wa n t t o se ar ch fo r?” , cl ic k All files and folders .
85 Setting Up Sta tic IP on the C omputer T o c o m m un i ca te wit h t he Ga te wa y fr om a c omp ut e r o n t he ne t w o rk (t o us e th e W eb Co nfi g ur at i on U til i ty , f or e xa m pl e),.
86 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 87 Appendix b Setting Up Static IP on the C omputer 3. A no t he r me n u ap pe a rs . Se le ct Control P anel . 4. W hen th e “C on tr ol P ane l ” win d o w ap pe ars , do u bl e-c lic k N etwork .
86 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 87 Appendix b Setting Up Static IP on the C omputer 5. Th e “N et w o rk ” win do w a pp e ar s. In th e “Th e f o ll o wing ne tw or k c omp o ne nts ar e in s ta l le d ” li s t b o x, lo ca t e and d ou b l e- c l ic k TCP/IP .
88 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 89 Appendix b Setting Up Static IP on the C omputer 9. En t er t he f ol lo win g add re ss in th e “S ubn e t m as k ” te x t b o x: 255 . 25 5 .2 55 . 0 En t er t he pe ri od s in th e a dd r ess b y pr ess i ng th e sp ac e ba r on th e k ey bo a r d .
88 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 89 Appendix b Setting Up Static IP on the C omputer 3. A no t he r me n u ap pe a rs . Se le ct Control P anel . 4. W hen th e “C ont r ol P ane l ” win d o w ap pe a r s, d o ub le- c li ck N etwork .
90 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 91 Appendix b Setting Up Static IP on the C omputer 5. Th e “N etw ork ” wind ow ap pea rs . I n t he “ T he fo llo wing ne t w o rk c o mp o n en ts ar e in s ta l le d ” li s t b o x, lo ca t e and d ou b l e- c l ic k TCP/IP .
90 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 91 Appendix b Setting Up Static IP on the C omputer 9. En t er t he f ol lo win g add re ss in th e “S ubn e t m as k ” te x t b o x: 255 . 25 5 .2 55 . 0 En t er t he pe ri od s in th e a dd r ess b y pr ess i ng th e sp ac e ba r on th e k ey bo a r d .
92 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 93 Appendix b Setting Up Static IP on the C omputer 3. A no t he r me n u ap pe a rs . Se le ct Control P anel . 4. W hen th e “C ont r ol P ane l ” win d o w ap pe a r s, d o ub le- c li ck N etwork and Dial- up Connections .
92 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 93 Appendix b Setting Up Static IP on the C omputer 5. I n t h e “N et w o rk an d Di al -up C on nect i o ns ” win do w , d ou b l e- c l ic k Local Area Connection . A nu mbe r ma y be di sp la y ed af te r t h e L oc al A r e a C onn e ct io n.
94 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 95 Appendix b Setting Up Static IP on the C omputer 7. Th e “L o ca l A re a Co nne ct i on P ro pe rtie s ” wi nd ow ap pea rs .
94 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 95 Appendix b Setting Up Static IP on the C omputer 12. En t er t he f ol lo win g add re ss in th e “S ubn e t m as k ” te x t b o x: 255 . 25 5 .2 55 . 0 En t er t he pe ri od s in th e a dd r ess b y pr ess i ng th e sp ac e ba r on th e k ey bo a r d .
96 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 97 Appendix b Setting Up Static IP on the C omputer 3. W hen th e “C on tr ol P ane l ” win d o w ap pe ars , do u bl e-c lic k N etwork Connections . 4. I n t h e “N et w o rk C o nn e ct io ns ” win d o w , dou b l e- c l ic k Local Area Connection .
96 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 97 Appendix b Setting Up Static IP on the C omputer 5. T he “Lo c al Ar ea Co nne ct i on P ro p ert i es ” wind ow ap pea rs . Se le ct General . 6. In th e “Thi s c on ne ct i on us es th e fo ll o wing it em s ” li s t b o x, d ou b le -cl ick Inte rne t Protocol ( T CP/IP ) .
98 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 8. I n t h e General ta b , m ak e s ur e th e ci r c l e n e xt t o “U se th e fo ll o wing IP A ddr es s ” is se l ec t e d. W he n a ct i v e, a bl ac k do t ap pe a r s i n t he ci r cl e. I f the ci r cl e a lr ead y c o nt ain s a bl ack d ot , le a v e i t a lo ne.
99 C omputer Security Th e In te rn et is a gi a nt ne t w o rk of c om put er s l oc a t ed al l ov er th e wo rld . W he n a c omp ut e r i s c onn ect e d t o th e In t ern et , it ca n ex ch ang e in f or m at i on wit h an y ot h e r c omp ut e r o n t he I n t e rn et .
100 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 101 Appendix c Computer Security Gatew a y Security I f co n ne ct i ng t o t h e I SP th r ough P oi nt - t o -P oi nt P ro t oc ol ( P P P ) , be su r e to pr o- vid e the Ga te wa y an ad m in ist ra ti ve pa s sw or d.
100 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 101 Appendix c Computer Security Network Applications N etw ork ap pli c at i on s (s uc h as so f tw ar e p r ogra ms ) tha t all o w r em ot e a c c e ss t o th e c o mp ut e r a ls o mak e t he c o m pu te r v ul n e ra bl e to ac ce s s f r om o th e r peo ple on th e I nt ern et.
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103 Specifications General Model Number GT 7 04 ( U S B / E t h er ne t DS L G at ew a y) Standards IE E E 8 0 2 .3 (1 0 Ba s eT ) IE E E 8 02 . 3u (1 0 0B a se TX ) G.
104 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual LED Indicators P ow er , DS L , In t e rn et , E th ern et (4 ) , USB En vironmental P ow er E xt ern a l, 12 V DC , 6 00 m A Certifications FC C Cl.
105 Glossar y Acc ess Point A d evi c e tha t all o ws wi r e le s s c l ie nts t o c on nect t o on e a n ot h e r . A n ac c ess po i nt ca n al so ac t a s a br id g e b et w e en wir el es s cl i e nt s an d a “wir ed” net wo rk , su c h as an E th ern et ne t w o rk .
106 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 107 Appendix e Glossar y Ethernet Network A s ta n da rd wir ed n et w ork in g co nfi g ur at i o n u si n g c ab les an d hu bs. F irewall A m et h od pr ev ent i ng us e r s o u ts i d e t he ne t w o rk fr om ac ce ss ing an d /o r da ma g - in g fi le s or c om put er s o n th e n et w ork .
106 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 107 Appendix e Glossar y PPP oE (Point-T o-P oint Protoc ol o ver Ethernet)/ PPP oA (Point-T o-P oint Protoc ol o ver A TM) M eth ods of sec ur e d a ta tra n sm iss i on . Router A c ent ra l d evi c e th at ma nag e s t he da t a tr a ff i c o f the ne t w o rk .
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109 Non-W indo w s S yste m S e tu p Th e Ga t e wa y s up port s b ot h the Cl ass i c M aci n t o sh o pe ra t in g sy s t e ms (9 .2. 2 ), a s w el l a s O S X .
110 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 111 Appendix f Non-Window s Setup 2. W hen th e “ T CP/ I P ” wind ow ap pea rs , se l ec t Edit fr om me nu b ar , the n sel e ct U ser Mode . 3. W he n t he “U se r M o de ” win d o w ap pe a r s, s el e ct A dva n c e d , t he n cl ic k OK .
110 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 111 Appendix f Non-Window s Setup OS X 1. F ro m th e A pp le M en u, sel ec t System Pre ferenc es .
112 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 3. T he N etw or k wi nd ow ap pea rs . Se le ct Built-I n Ether net fr om t h e “S ho w ” dr op - d o wn li st . 4. S el ect T CP/IP and , fr om t he “C on fi g ur e ” d r o p -d own li s t, sel ec t U sing DHCP .
113 Notic es Regulatory C ompliance Notices Class B Equipment Th i s e qu ipm e n t h as be e n t est ed an d fo un d to c o mp ly wi th th e li m it s fo r a Cl ass B di gi t al d evi c e , pur sua n t t o P art 1 5 o f the FC C R ule s .
114 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 114 2. Th i s d evi c e mu st ac ce pt an y int er fe re n c e r ec ei v ed, i nc lu di n g i nt erf er e n c e th at ma y ca use un wa n t ed o pe ra t io n.
115 Li mi ted W arrant y Hardwar e: A ct io nt ec El e ct r o n ic s , In c ., w ar ra nt s t o t he e nd us e r (“ C u st om er ”) th at th i s h ar d wa r e pr odu ct wil l b e f r ee fr om de f.
116 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual TH I S A CT IO N TE C E LE C TR ON IC S PR ODU CT MA Y I NC L UDE OR BE BU NDL ED WI T H TH IRD -P AR TY SO FT W ARE , THE US E OF W HI C H I S G O VER N ED BY A SE P AR A TE E ND - US E R LI CEN SE A GRE E ME N T .
116 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 117 Limited W arranty IT A N Y O THE R LIA B IL IT Y IN C ON NE CTI ON W I TH TH E SA LE , INS T AL L A TI ON, MA I NT EN ANC E O R U SE OF IT S PR ODU CT S.
118 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual Gov erning L aw: T hi s Lim it ed W arra n ty s h al l b e g o ve rn ed b y th e l a ws o f the St a t e of Ca l if orn i a, U .
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