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S olutions for the Digital Life ™ U ser Manual 54 Mbps Wi r eless DSL G ate wa 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 on ten ts 1 Introduction 1 Package Contents 1 Minimum System Requirements 2 F eatures 2 Getting to Know the G ateway 4 2 S etting Up the G atew ay 7 Connecting a Computer to the Gateway .
ii Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatewa y User Manual ii 7 S etting Up a Network 67 Ethernet 67 USB 72 Wireless 77 8 T roubleshooting 81 T roubleshooting 81 Fr equently Asked Questions 82 A Referen.
1 Intr oduc tion Th an k y ou fo r p ur c ha si ng the A ct io n t ec 54 Mbp s W ire le ss DSL Ga te wa y . T he Ga te w a y is th e si mp le st wa y to co nn ec t c om pu t er s to a hi gh- spe ed br oa db an d c on ne cti on . Th is eas y- t o- us e p r od uct is per fe ct f or th e ho me of fi c e or sm al l bu si - ne ss .
2 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatewa y User Manual 3 Chapter 1 Introduc tion Minimum Sy stem Requirements s A cti v e DSL se rvic e s Co mp ut e r wit h a 1 0/ 100 Mb ps Et he rne t c o nn ect io.
2 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatewa y User Manual 3 Chapter 1 Introduc tion s DN S r el a y s up po rt s P A P/ CHA P a ut he nt ic at io n, admi ni st rat i v e pa ss w or d s th r ou gh T el ne t s 64 -, 128 - , a nd 256 -b it WEP / W P A wir el es s LA N s ecu ri ty s C om pl ia nt with IE EE 8 02 .
4 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatewa y User Manual 5 Chapter 1 Introduc tion Getting to Know the Gatewa y Th is sec ti on co nt ai ns a qu ic k des cr ip tio n of the Gat e wa y ’ s li ght s, port s, et c .
4 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatewa y User Manual 5 Chapter 1 Introduc tion Internet Light W h en the In t er ne t li ght glo w s st e ad il y , t he Gat e wa y is c o nn ect e d t o th e D SL pr o vi de r . W he n it f la sh es , th e G at ew a y’ s bu il t- in DSL mo de m i s tra in in g f or DS L s ervi ce .
6 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatewa y User Manual Phone Port The Phon e port is used t o co nne ct the Gat ewa y t o a tel eph one . USB Port Th e US B po rt i s us ed to c on ne ct a co mp ut e r t o t he Gat e wa y via USB cab le .
7 Setting Up the G atew a y T h e i n s t r u c t i o ns th at f o l l o w p a r a l l e l t he s t e p s c o n t a in e d i n t h e A cti on t ec I n s ta l l at i on B u d dy ® , w h i c h p r o vi de s a vi s ua l g ui de t o s et t in g up t h e G at ew a y .
8 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatewa y User Manual 9 Chapter 2 S etting Up the G atew ay 2. R e ad t he i ns tr uc ti o n s, se le ct I n it ia l Se tu p b y c l ic k i ng o n t h e a p pr op ri at e c he c k bo x, the n c li c k N ex t .
8 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatewa y User Manual 9 Chapter 2 S etting Up the G atew ay 4. Cl ic k i n th e c he ck bo x nex t t o Ethernet (Recommend ed) , th en cl ic k N ext . 5. M ak e su r e th e i te ms ne ed ed to co nn ec t th e G at ew a y to the fi rs t c om pu t er ar e in cl u de d in th e ki t, the n cl ic k Next .
10 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatewa y User Manual 11 Chapter 2 S etting Up the G atew ay 6. Ge t th e Gatewa y fr o m th e k it , th en cl ic k N ext . 7. Ge t th e P o wer cord fr om th e B la ck Bag an d pl ug th e sm al le r e nd int o the black Po wer port on the r ea r pa ne l o f th e Ga t ew a y , th en cl ic k N ext .
10 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatewa y User Manual 11 Chapter 2 S etting Up the G atew ay 8. Pl ug th e la rg er en d o f the P ower cord int o a power outlet , t he n c li ck Next . 9. Co n fi rm t he P ower light on th e f r on t of th e Ga t ew a y glows solid green , th en cl ic k Next .
12 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatewa y User Manual 13 Chapter 2 S etting Up the G atew ay 10. Ge t th e y ell o w E th e rne t ca b le f r o m t he k it a nd pl u g on e en d in t o th e y ell o w E th e rn et po rt on t he ba c k of th e Ga t e wa y , t he n cl i c k N ex t .
12 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatewa y User Manual 13 Chapter 2 S etting Up the G atew ay 12. M ak e su r e th e Ethernet lig ht on the fr o nt of the Gat e wa y glows solid g reen .
14 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatewa y User Manual 15 Chapter 2 S etting Up the G atew ay 14. Pl ug th e ot he r e nd of the g reen DSL cable int o the phone jack clo se st to the c om pu t er . Cl ic k Next . 15. M ak e su r e th e t he DSL light on th e Ga t ew a y glows solid green (it ma y tak e a fe w m om en ts ).
14 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatewa y User Manual 15 Chapter 2 S etting Up the G atew ay Connecting Via USB 1. I ns ert the In st al la ti on CD i n th e CD -R OM dri v e of the co mp u te r . Th e I ns ta lla ti on Bu dd y sta rts au to ma ti ca ll y .
16 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatewa y User Manual 17 Chapter 2 S etting Up the G atew ay 3. I f USA wa s ch o se n in s t ep 1 , s el e ct th e ap p r o p ria t e le t t er ( as d es i gn at e d b y th e IS P ) f r o m t h e o p ti o ns i n t h e n e xt wi nd o w , the n c li c k N ext .
16 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatewa y User Manual 17 Chapter 2 S etting Up the G atew ay 5. M ak e su r e th e i te ms ne ed ed to co nn ec t th e G at ew a y to the fi rs t c om pu t er ar e in cl u de d in th e ki t, the n cl ic k Next . 6. Ge t th e Gatewa y fr o m th e k it , th en cl ic k N ext .
18 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatewa y User Manual 19 Chapter 2 S etting Up the G atew ay 7. Ge t th e P o wer cord fr om th e B la ck Bag an d pl ug th e sm al le r e nd int o the black Po wer port on the r ea r pa ne l o f th e Ga t ew a y , th en cl ic k N ext .
18 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatewa y User Manual 19 Chapter 2 S etting Up the G atew ay 9. Co n fi rm t he P ower light on th e f r on t of th e Ga t ew a y glows solid green , th en cl ic k Next .
20 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatewa y User Manual 21 Chapter 2 S etting Up the G atew ay 11. Pl ug th e th in , r ec ta ng ul ar en d of th e purple USB cable in t o a USB por t on th e fr ont o r b ac k of th e c om pu t er . C li ck N ext . 12.
20 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatewa y User Manual 21 Chapter 2 S etting Up the G atew ay 13. Ge t th e gr ee n D SL ca bl e fr o m t he Bla c k Ba g an d p lu g o ne en d in t o th e gr ee n Li ne port on the re ar pa ne l of th e Ga t ew a y .
22 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatewa y User Manual 23 Chapter 2 S etting Up the G atew ay 15. M ak e su r e th e t he DSL light on th e Ga t ew a y glows solid green (it ma y tak e a fe w m om en ts ). Cli ck Next . Th e Ga t e wa y is c o nn e ct e d t o a c omp u t er vi a US B .
22 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatewa y User Manual 23 Chapter 2 S etting Up the G atew ay 2. R e a d t h e o n -s c r ee n i n f o r m at io n , t he n u np l u g a l l telephones a n d other dev ices f r o m t h e i r r e s p ec ti v e p h on e j a c k s .
24 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatewa y User Manual 25 Chapter 2 S etting Up the G atew ay 4. P l u g a phone filter i n t o e v e ry phone jack w i th 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 ct e d t o i t .
24 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatewa y User Manual 25 Chapter 2 S etting Up the G atew ay 6. If a tele ph one was unp lu gge d when the gr een DSL cab le wa s plu gge d in or a tel ep hon e is c onn ect ed t o the com put er , sele ct Y es .
26 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatewa y User Manual 27 Chapter 2 S etting Up the G atew ay 8. P l ug th e phone cord int o the Phone por t on th e ba ck of the Ga te w a y .
26 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatewa y User Manual 27 Chapter 2 S etting Up the G atew ay 9. M a k e s u r e t h e green DSL cable i s s ti l l c o n n e c t e d d i r e ct l y t o t h e p h o n e j ac k a n d d oe s n o t h a v e a p ho n e f i l t e r c o n ne c t ed t o i t .
28 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatewa y User Manual 29 Chapter 2 S etting Up the G atew ay USB : N e xt , g o t o “S et tin g U p the DSL Co nn ec ti on , ” be lo w . Setting Up the DSL Connection Af t er co n ne cti ng the Ga t ew a y an d i ns ta lli ng ph on e f il te r s, th e DS L c o nn ect io n mu st be co nf ig ur e d.
28 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatewa y User Manual 29 Chapter 2 S etting Up the G atew ay 2. Se lec t t he app r o pri at e IP typ e. This in fo rma ti on sh ou ld be a v ai la bl e fr om th e IS P . W he n f in is he d, cl ic k Next . I f Static IP is sel ec te d, go t o st e p 3 .
30 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatewa y User Manual 31 Chapter 2 S etting Up the G atew ay 4. In th e ne x t win d o w , ent e r t he IP Address , Subnet , Gateway , DNS 1 , an d DNS 2 in fo rm at io n (i f app li ca bl e) in the pr o pe r t ex t b o x es.
30 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatewa y User Manual 31 Chapter 2 S etting Up the G atew ay 6. Th e I ns ta ll ati o n Bu dd y ch ec ks the c on fi gu rat io n o f the Gat e wa y . 7. W h en the c on fi gu rat io n i s c om pl et e , a s eri es of “C on gra tu la ti on s ” sc r ee ns ap pe ar .
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33 P er forming a Basic Setup Th is ch ap te r i s a g ui de thr ough a bas ic se tu p of th e Ga t ew a y f or th os e us er s wh o di d NO T use th e A c tio n t e c I ns ta lla ti on Bu dd y ® t o se tu p t he Gat e wa y .
34 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatewa y User Manual 35 Chapter 3 Performing a Basic Setup 3. F ol lo w the in str uct io ns in the “Se t U p/C on fi gu ra tio n ” scr e en , t he n c li ck Beg in Basic Se tup . 4. I n th e ne x t sc r ee n, fol lo w the on -s cr ee n ins tru ct io ns , th e n cl ic k Next .
34 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatewa y User Manual 35 Chapter 3 Performing a Basic Setup 6. E nt er th e U ser Name an d P assw ord pr ovid ed by th e IS P in th e “ DS L Br oadb an d C on ne cti on - PP P ” sc re e n. Cl ic k N ext . 7. Cl ic k Sa ve and Restart in t he “Sa v e and R es ta rt ” sc r ee n.
36 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatewa y User Manual Changing the Admin User Name and Passwor d T o cr ea te or ch an ge th e ad mi n us e r na me an d pa ss w or d , c on tr o lli ng ac c es s t o t he Ga te w a y’ s W eb Co nf ig ura ti on sc r ee ns , fo ll o w t he se ins tru ct io ns : 1.
37 # U sing Adv anc ed Setup Th is sec ti on co nt ai ns in fo rm ati o n c on c er ni ng set ti ng up t he ad van c ed fe at ur e s of th e Ga t ew a y , su ch as wir el es s se tt in gs , r em ot e man ag em e nt , an d W eb sit e blo c ki ng. Acc essing Advanc ed Setup T o ac ce ss th e A d va nc ed Set up c on fi gu rat io n s cr e en s: 1.
38 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatewa y User Manual 39 Chapter 4 Using Advanced Setup 4. In th e ne x t sc r ee n, re ad t he re c om me nd at io ns . T o perf o rm a n ad v an ce d s et up on th e Ga t ew a y , c li ck Beg in Ad vanced Setup . 5.
38 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatewa y User Manual 39 Chapter 4 Using Advanced Setup W AN IP Address Se lec ti ng W AN I P A d dr es s i n th e “ A d va nc ed Co n fi gu rat io n ” scr ee n g en er at e s th e “ W AN IP A dd r es s ” sc r ee n.
40 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatewa y User Manual 41 Chapter 4 Using Advanced Setup T ransparent Bridging Se lec t t hi s op ti on to us e th e G at ew a y as a tran sp ar e nt bri dg e.
40 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatewa y User Manual 41 Chapter 4 Using Advanced Setup PPP Auto Connect If PPP auto connect is act i va te d (b y cli ck in g i n th e a pp r op ri at e che c k bo .
42 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatewa y User Manual 43 Chapter 4 Using Advanced Setup Specify a Static IP Address Se lec t t hi s op ti on if the ISP se rvic e i s c on fi gu r ed to us e RF C 1 48 3 Br id ge d or R ou t ed usi ng a St at ic IP A ddr es s.
42 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatewa y User Manual 43 Chapter 4 Using Advanced Setup Th e U nnu mb er e d M o de fe at ur e aut o ma ti ca ll y c on fi gu r es th e ap p ro p ria t e IP ro u t- in g f or the IP A d dr e ss blo ck .
44 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatewa y User Manual 45 Chapter 4 Using Advanced Setup Wireless Settings Se lec ti ng W ireless Sett ings in th e “ A d va nc e d C on fi gu rat io n ” scr e en ge ne rat e s th e “W ir e le ss Set tin gs ” s cr ee n.
44 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatewa y User Manual 45 Chapter 4 Using Advanced Setup Security Th er e ar e f ou r wir e le ss sec uri ty o pt io ns : Off , WE P , WE P+8 02 .1 x, and W P A . The lat - te r thr e e o pti on s a r e di ff e re n t types of wir el es s s ec uri ty .
46 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatewa y User Manual 47 Chapter 4 Using Advanced Setup 1 28 - b i t WE P - 1 2 8 - b i t W EP r e q u i r e s o ne o r m o r e k ey s, c o m p ri s i n g 1 3 h e x ad ec im a l pa ir s. A h e x a d e ci m a l d ig i t c o n s is t s o f a lp ha n um e r i c c ha ra c t e r s ra n gi n g f r o m 0 -9 o r A - F .
46 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatewa y User Manual 47 Chapter 4 Using Advanced Setup W P A A cti va ti n g WP A (W i -F i P r ot e ct ed A cc es s) an d cl ic k in g N ext in t h e W ir el e ss Se t t i ng s s c r e e n g en e ra t e s t he “ W ir el es s WP A Set ti ngs ” sc r e e n .
48 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatewa y User Manual 49 Chapter 4 Using Advanced Setup Th is fea tu r e a llo ws th e us e r t o c on tr o l th e W ire le ss LAN Ne tw o rk b y den ying or all o w.
48 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatewa y User Manual 49 Chapter 4 Using Advanced Setup LAN IP Addr ess Se lec ti ng LAN IP Address in the “ Ad v an ce d C on fi gu ra ti on ” sc re en ge ne ra te s t he “ L AN IP A dd r es s ” sc re e n.
50 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatewa y User Manual 51 Chapter 4 Using Advanced Setup A ct io n t ec str ongl y r ec o mm en ds le a vin g th e D HCP Se rve r opt io n On .
50 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatewa y User Manual 51 Chapter 4 Using Advanced Setup DNS (D ynamic or Static) Th es e o pti on s d es ign at e the type o f DNS s erv e r pr ovid ed by th e IS P . If the ISP pr o vi de d DN S se rv e r in fo rm at io n, sele ct the type h er e .
52 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatewa y User Manual 53 Chapter 4 Using Advanced Setup 4. T o re mo v e bl oc k ed servi c es , se le ct the c om pu t er ’ s IP add r es s in th e “B loc k e d IP A dd r es s L is t ” te xt bo x and cli c k R emov e .
52 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatewa y User Manual 53 Chapter 4 Using Advanced Setup Remote Management Se lec ti ng R em ot e M a na ge me nt in the “ A dv an c ed Co nf ig ura ti on ” sc r ee n ge n er - at es th e “R e mo t e M an ag e me nt ” sc r ee n.
54 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatewa y User Manual 55 Chapter 4 Using Advanced Setup P or t Forwarding Se lec ti ng P o rt F o rwa rd in g i n th e “ A d va nc ed Co nf ig ur at io n ” scr ee n g en er at es th e “P ort Fo rw ar di ng ” sc r ee n.
54 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatewa y User Manual 55 Chapter 4 Using Advanced Setup In th is scr een, the use r c an all o w o nl y c ert ai n I P a dd re ss es t o ac c es s f orw ar d ed po rts .
56 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatewa y User Manual 57 Chapter 4 Using Advanced Setup Fir ewall Se lec ti ng Firewall in t he “ Ad v an ce d C on fi gu ra ti on ” scr een g en er at es th e “ Fi r ew all Sec uri ty L ev el ” sc re en . Se le ct t he lev e l of se cu rity nee de d f or th e ne tw o rk.
56 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatewa y User Manual 57 Chapter 4 Using Advanced Setup NA T (Network Address T ranslation) Se lec ti ng NA T in th e “ Co nf ig ur in g th e A d va nc ed Se tti ng s ” scr een g en er at es th e “ N A T ” sc r ee n.
58 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatewa y User Manual UPnP (Universal Plug and Pla y) Se lec ti ng UPnP in the “C on fi gu ri ng the A dva nc e d Se tt in gs ” sc r ee n ge ne ra t es the “ U P nP ” sc r ee n.
59 Vie wing the G atew a y ’ s S et tin gs Af t er co n fi gu rin g th e G at e wa y , sett in gs c an be vi ew ed by se lec ti ng Status in th e M ai n M enu . I n t he lef t h an d c ol um n, the r e ar e oth e r St at us op ti on s a va il ab l e: Rou ting T able , W AN Status , LAN Status , a nd Activ e User List .
60 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatewa y User Manual 61 Chapter 5 Vie wing the Gatewa y’ s Settings W AN - Connection Di sp la y s th e s ta t e of th e c on ne ct io n t o th e I SP s ervi ce (C o nn ect e d or Di sc o nn ect e d) . W AN - Mode Di sp la y s th e type of co n nec ti on us ed t o co mm un ic at e with th e IS P .
60 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatewa y User Manual 61 Chapter 5 Vie wing the Gatewa y’ s Settings Routing T able Se lec ti ng Routing T able gen era t es the “R ou ti ng T ab le ” sc re e n. Th is scr e en di sp la y s on ov erview of the Ga te wa y’ s r ou te s.
62 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatewa y User Manual LAN Status Se lec ti ng LAN Status ge ne ra te s t he “ LAN St at us ” sc r ee n. This sc r ee n di sp la ys on o v ervie w of the Gat e wa y ’ s LA N (L oc al A r ea N et w or k) port c on ne cti on s.
63 U sing Utilities T o ac ce ss th e Ga t ew a y’ s W eb -b as ed U ti li ti es , se le ct Utilities fr om the “M ai n M enu ” sc r ee n. The “U t il it ie s ” scr e en ap pea rs .
64 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatewa y User Manual 65 Chapter 6 Using Utilities Auto Refresh T o set the W eb A ct i vity Log sc r ee n t o a ut o ma tic al ly r ef r es h at ce rta in in t erva.
64 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatewa y User Manual 65 Chapter 6 Using Utilities N W arning : Do not un pl ug the po w er c or d fr om th e Ga t ew a y du rin g t he R es to r e D ef au lt Set ti ng s pr o c es s. Do in g s o ma y res u lt in per ma ne nt dam ag e to the Ga te wa y .
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67 S et tin g Up a Ne t w ork Ot he r c om pu t er s can be c o nn ect e d t o th e G at e wa y to fo rm a net w ork , wh ic h all o w s th e c o mp ut e rs to tran sf e r fi le s, co mm un ic at e with ea ch oth e r , an d sh ar e an In t er ne t c on ne ct io n.
68 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatewa y User Manual 69 Chapter 7 S etting Up a Network 2. R e ad t he i ns tr uc ti o n s, se le ct A d d it io n al C o m pu t e r b y c li c ki n g o n th e ap p r o - pr ia t e c he c k b o x , the n c li c k N ex t .
68 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatewa y User Manual 69 Chapter 7 S etting Up a Network 4. Se lec t Ethe rne t , t he n c li ck Next . 5. W h en the ne xt win do w ap pea rs , ge t th e y ellow Ethernet cable fr o m t he Qu ic k S ta rt K it , th e n cl ic k Next .
70 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatewa y User Manual 71 Chapter 7 S etting Up a Network 6. Pl ug on e e nd of the yellow Ethernet cable int o the yellow Ethernet por t on th e ba c k of th e Ga t ew a y , t he n c li ck Next .
70 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatewa y User Manual 71 Chapter 7 S etting Up a Network 8. M ak e su r e th e P o wer , DSL, Internet , USB , an d Ethernet lig hts glo w st e ad il y gr ee n, the n cl ic k Next . 9. In th e ne x t win d o w , the In st al la ti on Bu dd y c he ck s t he co nf ig ur at io n of th e Ga te w a y .
72 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatewa y User Manual 73 Chapter 7 S etting Up a Network 10. A congratulations w indow ap pea rs . Th e c om p ut er i s c on n ec t ed t o th e Ga t ew a y vi a E t h er ne t .
72 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatewa y User Manual 73 Chapter 7 S etting Up a Network 2. R e ad t he i ns tr uc ti o n s, se le ct A d d it io n al C o m pu t e r b y c li c ki n g o n th e ap p r o p ri- at e c he c k bo x, th e n cl i ck N ext .
74 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatewa y User Manual 75 Chapter 7 S etting Up a Network 4. Se lec t USB , th en cl ic k N ext . 5. W h en the ne xt win do w ap pea rs , ge t th e purple USB cable fr om the ki t, then cl ic k Next .
74 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatewa y User Manual 75 Chapter 7 S etting Up a Network 6. Pl ug on e e nd of the pur ple USB cable int o the purple USB port on the ba ck of the Ga t ew a y , th e n cl ic k Next .
76 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatewa y User Manual 77 Chapter 7 S etting Up a Network 8. M ak e su r e th e P o wer , DSL, Internet , USB , an d Ethernet lig hts glo w st e ad il y gr ee n, the n cl ic k Next . 9. In th e ne x t win d o w , the In st al la ti on Bu dd y c he ck s t he co nf ig ur at io n of th e Ga te w a y .
76 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatewa y User Manual 77 Chapter 7 S etting Up a Network 10. A congratulations w indow ap pea rs . Th e c om p ut er i s c on n ec t ed t o th e Ga t ew a y vi a U S B .
78 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatewa y User Manual 79 Chapter 7 S etting Up a Network 2. R e ad t he i ns tr uc ti o n s, se le ct A d d it io n al C o m pu t e r b y c li c ki n g o n th e ap p r o - pr ia t e c he c k b o x , the n c li c k N ex t .
78 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatewa y User Manual 79 Chapter 7 S etting Up a Network 4. R ea d t he on- sc r ee n i ns tru cti o ns , th en cl ic k Finish . M ak e su r e th e c o mp ut e r an d t he Gat e wa y ar e u si ng the sam e wi r el es s ne tw o rk na me .
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81 T roubleshooting Th is ch ap te r c o nt ai ns a li st of pr ob le ms th at ma y be en c ou nt e r ed whi le usi ng th e Ga te w a y , an d t ec h ni qu es to so lv e the m. No t e th at th es e t ec hn iq ue s m a y n ot be su c- c es sf ul in a ll c as es .
82 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatewa y User Manual 83 Chapter 8 T roubleshooting Connection to the Internet T o v e r i f y t he G a t e wa y’ s c on ne ct i o n t o t h e I n t e rn e t , o pe n a W e b b r o ws e r . I n t h e “ A d dr es s ” t e x t b o x , t y p e 19 2.
82 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatewa y User Manual 83 Chapter 8 T roubleshooting Will my Xbox work with the Gateway? Y es, th e Ga t ew a y i s c om pa ti bl e wit h t he Xbo x.
84 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatewa y User Manual 85 Chapter 8 T roubleshooting Can my wireless signal pass through floors, walls, and glass? Th e ph ysi ca l e n vir onm en t ar ound th e Ga t ew a y ca n h a v e a varyin g e ff ec t on wir el es s s ign al str e ng th an d qu al it y .
84 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatewa 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 . S el ect th e ap pr opri at e ope ra ti ng sys t em , be lo w , an d fo ll o w th e s t ep s t o r ef r es h y ou r I P ad dr e ss .
86 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatewa y User Manual Connections How many computers can be connected through the Gateway? Th e Ga t ew a y is ca pa bl e o f 254 c on ne ct io ns , b ut ha vin g n o mo r e t ha n 45 c on - ne cti on s i s r ec o mm en de d.
87 Refe rence Th is app en di x c o nt ai ns inf o rma ti on abo u t va rio us to p ic s, inc lu di ng ac c es si ng in fo rm at io n ab ou t y o ur W ind o ws c om pu t er . Locating Computer Information Th e fo ll o win g p r oc ed ur e is v al id fo r c om pu t er s ru nn in g W ind o ws 98 S E , Me , NT 4.
88 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatewa y User Manual 89 Appendix A Reference Locating Windo ws Operating System Files If th e o pe rat in g sy s te m f il es re si de on the ha r d dri v e of the c o mp ut e r , fo ll o w th e in str uc tio n s be lo w to loc at e the m.
88 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatewa y User Manual 89 Appendix A Reference 4. Cl ic k t he down arrow ne xt to th e “Lo ok in ” t ex t bo x an d se le ct My Computer f r om the li st tha t a pp ea rs .
90 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatewa y User Manual Window s Me, 2000 1. F r om the de sk t op , cli c k Start . 2. Se lec t Search , the n F or Files and Fold ers . 3. Th e “S ea rc h R es ul ts ” wi nd o w ap pe ar s. In t he pan el at lef t t it led “W hat d o y o u wa nt to sea r c h fo r ?” , cl ic k All files and folders .
91 Setting Up Sta tic IP on the C omputer T o co mm un ic at e with th e Ga t ew a y f r om a c om pu t er on t he net w or k (t o use th e W eb C o nf ig ura ti on U ti li ty , f or ex am pl e) , th .
92 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatewa y User Manual 93 Appendix B Setting Up Static IP on the Computer 3. An ot he r men u app ea rs . Se le ct Control Panel . 4. W hen the “C on tr o l P ane l” win do w app ea rs , do ub l e- cl ic k N etwork .
92 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatewa y User Manual 93 Appendix B Setting Up Static IP on the Computer 5. Th e “N e tw o rk ” win do w ap pea rs . I n th e “The fo ll o wing ne tw o rk c o mp on en ts ar e ins ta ll ed ” lis t bo x, l oca t e an d d ou bl e- c li ck TCP/IP .
94 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatewa y User Manual 95 Appendix B Setting Up Static IP on the Computer 9. En te r the fo llo wing a dd r es s in the “S ub ne t m as k ” te xt bo x: 25 5. 25 5.2 55 .0 En te r the per io ds in th e a dd r es s b y pr essi ng th e sp ac e bar on the k eyb oa r d.
94 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatewa y User Manual 95 Appendix B Setting Up Static IP on the Computer 3. An ot he r men u app ea rs . Se le ct Control Panel . 4. W h en the “C o ntr o l P ane l” win do w app ea rs , d ou bl e- cl ic k N etwo rk .
96 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatewa y User Manual 97 Appendix B Setting Up Static IP on the Computer 5. Th e “N e tw o rk ” win do w ap pea rs . I n th e “The fo ll o wing ne tw o rk c o mp on en ts ar e ins ta ll ed ” lis t bo x, l oca t e an d d ou bl e- c li ck TCP/IP .
96 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatewa y User Manual 97 Appendix B Setting Up Static IP on the Computer 9. En te r the fo llo wing a dd r es s in the “S ub ne t m as k ” te xt bo x: 25 5. 25 5.2 55 .0 En te r the per io ds in th e a dd r es s b y pr essi ng th e sp ac e bar on the k eyb oa r d.
98 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatewa y User Manual 99 Appendix B Setting Up Static IP on the Computer 3. An ot he r men u app ea rs . Se le ct Control Panel . 4. W h en the “C o ntr o l P ane l” win do w app ea rs , d ou bl e- cl ic k N etwo rk and Dial- up Connections .
98 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatewa y User Manual 99 Appendix B Setting Up Static IP on the Computer 5. In th e “N e tw o rk a nd Dia l- up Co nn ec ti on s ” wind o w , do ub l e- cl ic k Local Area Connection . A nu mb er ma y be di sp la yed af te r t he Loc al A r ea Co n ne cti on .
100 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatewa y User Manual 101 Appendix B Setting Up Static IP on the Computer 7. Th e “L oca l A re a C o nn ect io n P r o pe rtie s ” win do w app ea rs .
100 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatewa y User Manual 101 Appendix B Setting Up Static IP on the Computer 12. En te r the fo llo wing a dd r es s in the “S ub ne t m as k ” te xt bo x: 25 5. 25 5.2 55 .0 En te r the per io ds in th e a dd r es s b y pr essi ng th e sp ac e bar on the k eyb oa r d.
102 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatewa y User Manual 103 Appendix B Setting Up Static IP on the Computer 3. An ot he r men u app ea rs . Se le ct Control Panel . 4. W hen the “C on tr o l P ane l” win do w app ea rs , do ub l e- cl ic k N etwork Connections .
102 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatewa y User Manual 103 Appendix B Setting Up Static IP on the Computer 5. In th e “N e tw o rk C o nn ect io ns ” win do w , d ou bl e- cl ic k Local Area Connection . A n um be r ma y be di sp la yed aft e r t he Loc al A r ea Co n nec ti on .
104 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatewa y User Manual 105 Appendix B Setting Up Static IP on the Computer 7. Th e “L oc al A r ea Co nn ec ti on Pr ope rtie s ” win do w ap pea r s.
104 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatewa y User Manual 105 Appendix B Setting Up Static IP on the Computer 11. En te r the fo llo wing a dd r es s in the “ IP A d dr e ss ” t ex t b o x : 19 2. 16 8.0 .2 En te r the per io ds in th e a dd r es s b y pr essi ng th e sp ac e bar on the k eyb oa r d.
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107 C omputer S ecurity Th e I nt e rne t is a gi an t ne tw o rk o f co mp ut e rs loc at e d al l o v er th e w or ld . W he n a c om pu t er is co nn ec t ed t o the In t ern et , it can ex cha ng e i nf or ma tio n with an y ot he r c o mp ut e r on th e I nt e rne t.
108 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatewa y User Manual 109 Appendix C Computer Security Gatewa y Security If c on ne cti ng t o th e IS P t hr o ugh P o in t- t o- P oin t P r ot o c ol ( PP P ) , be su r e t o pr o- vid e t he Gat e wa y an a dm in is tra ti v e p as sw o rd .
108 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatewa y User Manual 109 Appendix C Computer Security Network Applications N et w or k ap p li ca tio n s (s uc h as s of tw ar e pr ogr am s) tha t a llo w re mo te ac c es s t o t he c om pu t er als o m ak e th e c om pu t er vul ne ra bl e t o a cc e ss fr o m ot he r pe o pl e on th e In t er ne t.
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111 Specifications General Model Numb er GT 701 W G- 00 (5 4 M bp s W ir el es s D SL Gat e wa y ) Standards IE EE 80 2. 3 ( 10 Bas eT ) IE EE 802 .3 u ( 10 0B as eT X) IE EE 802 .
112 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatewa y User Manual Wireless Operating Range Indoors U p to 91 M ( 30 0 ft .) Outdoors U p to 533 M ( 1 75 0 ft .
113 Glossar y Access P oint A d evic e tha t a llo ws wir e le ss cli e nt s t o c on ne ct to on e an ot he r . An ac c es s po in t ca n al so act as a bri dg e b etw e en wir el es s c li en ts and a “wir e d” ne tw o rk , su c h as an Et he rn et n et wo rk .
114 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatewa y User Manual 115 Appendix E Glossary Ethernet Network A st an da r d wi re d n etw orki ng co n fi gu rat io n us in g c ab le s a nd hub s. Fir ewall A me th od pr ev e nt in g us e rs out si d e th e n etw o rk fr o m ac c es si ng an d/ or dam ag - in g fi le s o r c o mp ut e rs on t he net w or k.
114 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatewa y User Manual 115 Appendix E Glossary PPPoE (P oint-T o-P oint Protocol ov er Ethernet)/ PPPoA (P oint-T o-P oint Protocol ov er A TM) M e th ods of sec ur e da ta tran sm is si on . Router A c en tra l d evi ce th at man ag es th e da ta tra ff ic of the net w or k.
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117 F irewall S e cur it y Le v el S er vices T a bl e Th e fo ll o win g in f orm at io n i s r el at ed t o th e F ir ew al l o pt io ns (H igh , M ed i um , an d Lo w) se cti on in the “ Ad v an c ed S et up ” cha pt e r of th is man u al (se e p ag e 56 ).
118 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatewa y User Manual 119 Appendix F Fire wall Security Medium Security Lev el Ser v ice P ort In Out htt p 80 no ye s dns 53 no y es ftp 21 no yes t el ne t 23 no yes smt p 25 y es ye s po p3 11 0 y es ye s nn tp 119 no ye s r ea l au di o/ vid eo 70 70 y es ye s ic mp n/ a no ye s H.
118 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatewa y User Manual 119 Appendix F Fire wall Security Basic Security Lev el N A T ( N et w or k A ddr e ss T ran sl ati o n) onl y .
120 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatewa y User Manual real audio/video A p ro t oc o l us ed to tra ns fe r R eal A udi o or R ea l Vi de o f il es . icmp I nt e rne t C o ntr ol M es sa ge P ro t oc o l. All o ws err o r m es sa ge s, tex t p ac ka ge s, and in fo rm at io na l me ss ag es t o be tran sf e rr ed ov e r t he In te rn et .
121 Non-W indo w s S y ste m S et up Th e Ga t ew a y s up po rts bot h th e C la ss ic M aci nt o sh op era ti ng sy st e ms ( 9. 2. 2 an d be lo w ), as we ll a s OS X .
122 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatewa y User Manual 123 Appendix G Non-Window s Setup 2. W hen the “ T CP /I P ” win do w app ea rs , se le ct Edit fr om me nu ba r , th en sel ec t U ser Mode . 3. W h en the “U ser M od e ” wind o w app ea rs , s ele ct A dv an c ed , th en cl ic k O K .
122 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatewa y User Manual 123 Appendix G Non-Window s Setup OS X 1. F r o m th e A pp le M e nu , se lec t S ystem Preferenc es .
124 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatewa y User Manual 3. Th e N etw or k win d o w ap pe ar s. Sele ct Built-In Ethernet fro m the “Sh o w” dr o p- do wn lis t. 4. Se le ct TCP/IP a nd , fr om th e “C o nf ig ur e ” dr o p- do wn lis t, sele ct Using DHCP .
125 Installation Buddy Settings Th e fo ll o win g in f orm at io n r e la te s t o s te p 3 of the In st al la tio n Bu dd y (s ee pa ge s 8 an d 16 ).
126 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatewa y User Manual F De fa ul t M o de - PP P oA De fa ul t V PI - 0 De fa ul t V C I - 32.
127 Notic es Regulatory C ompliance Notices Class B Equipment Th is equ ip m en t ha s be e n t es te d a nd fou nd to c om pl y wit h t he lim it s f or a Cl as s B di git al de vic e, pur su an t t o P art 15 of the FC C R u le s.
128 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatewa y User Manual 128 2. Th is devi c e m us t ac c ep t a n y i nt e rfe r e nc e r ec eiv e d, inc lu di ng int e rf er e nc e th at ma y cau se un want e d o pe rat io n.
129 Lim ite d W arranty Har dware : A ct io n t ec El ect r on ic s, Inc ., warra nt s t o t he end us er (“ C ust om er ”) th at th is har d w ar e pr od uc t wil l be fr ee fr o m d ef ect s i n.
130 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatewa y User Manual TH IS A CT ION TE C EL EC TR ONIC S PR ODUC T M A Y INC L UDE OR BE BU NDL ED WI TH T HI RD- P AR TY SO FTW AR E, THE US E O F W HI CH IS GO VER NE D BY A SE P AR A TE EN D- US ER LIC EN SE A G RE EM ENT .
130 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatewa y User Manual 131 Limited W arr anty NE ITH ER A SS UME S N OR A UT HO RI ZES A NY O THE R P ER SO N T O AS SU ME FOR IT AN Y O T HE R LI AB ILI TY IN C ON NEC TI ON W ITH TH E SA LE , IN ST ALLA TI ON , MA INT EN ANC E OR USE OF I TS PR O DUC TS .
132 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatewa y User Manual Gov erning Law : Thi s L im it ed W ar ran ty s ha ll b e go v e rn ed by the la ws of the St at e of Ca li fo rn ia , U .
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