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i T able of C onten 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 atewa y 7 Connecting a Computer to the Gateway 7.
ii Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual ii 6 Using Utilities 61 W eb Activity Log 61 System Log 62 DSL Settings 63 Restore Default S ettings 64 Upgrade Firmware 64 7 S etting Up a Network 6.
1 Intr oduc tion Th ank yo u fo r pur cha sin g th e A cti ont ec US B /E the rnet DSL Ga te wa y . The G at ewa y is the s imp les t wa y to co nne ct c omp ut er s to a high -s peed br oad ban d co nnec tio n. Th is ea sy -to -u se pr odu ct is perf ect fo r th e ho me o ffi ce or sm all bus ine ss .
2 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 3 Chapter 1 Introduc tion Minimum Sy stem Requirements s In te rnet DSL s ervic e s Co mpa tib le l apt op , des kt op , o r M aci nt osh co mpu te r .
2 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 3 Chapter 1 Introduc tion s B uil t-i n N A T , DHC P se rve r s DN S re la y su pp ort s P A P/C HAP aut hen tic ati on , admi ni stra ti ve pas swo rds thr ou gh T e lne t s C omp lia nt wi th IE EE 8 02.
4 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 5 Chapter 1 Introduc tion Getting to Know the Gatewa y Th is se cti on c on tai ns a qui ck d esc rip tio n of the Gat ew ay ’ s li ghts , port s, et c. Th e Gat ewa y co nta ins sev era l in dic at or l ight s ( L ED s ) on its f ro nt p ane l an d a se ries of port s on its rea r pa nel .
4 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 5 Chapter 1 Introduc tion Internet Light W he n th e In te rne t ligh t glo ws st eadi ly , the Gat ew ay is c on nect ed to the DSL pr ovid er . W hen it fl ash es, the Gat ewa y’ s bui lt- in DS L m ode m is train in g fo r yo ur DS L se rvic e.
6 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual USB Port Th e USB port is us ed t o c onn ect a co mpu te r t o the Gat ew ay via US B ca ble . ☞ No te : I t is not r ec om men de d to perf orm a re co ve r y o r upd at e fo r th e Ga tew a y fr om a co mpu te r c onn ect ed via US B .
7 Setting Up the G atewa y T h e in s tr u ct io n s t ha t f ol lo w p ar a ll el t h e s t ep s c on ta in ed i n t h e A ctio nt ec I n st al la ti o n B u d d y ™ , w h i c h p r o vi de s a vi s ua l g ui d e t o s et ti n g up t h e G at e w a y .
8 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 9 Chapter 2 S etting Up the G atew ay 2. R ead th e in stru cti on s, se lec t I ni ti al Set up by c li ck in g o n th e a pp r op ria te ch ec k bo x, th en cl ic k N ex t . 3. Cl ick in t he c hec k bo x ne xt t o Ethernet (Rec ommended) , the n cl ic k N ext .
8 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 9 Chapter 2 S etting Up the G atew ay 4. M ak e su re the ite ms n eed ed t o c onn ect the Gat ewa y to the firs t c omp ut er are in cl ude d in the k it, the n cl ic k Next . 5. Ge t the Gateway fr om th e ki t, th en c lic k N ext .
10 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 11 Chapter 2 S etting Up the G atew ay 6. Ge t the P ower cord an d pl ug t he sm all er end i nt o the black P ower port on th e re ar p ane l of the Gat ew ay , then cli ck Next . 7. Pl ug t he la rg er e nd o f the P ower cord in to a power outlet , the n cl ick Next .
10 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 11 Chapter 2 S etting Up the G atew ay 8. Cl ick the On/Off sw itch t o it s on posi tio n (a s sh own in th e pi ctu re on- sc re en) , the n cl ic k Next . 9. Co nf irm t he P ower light on the f ro nt o f th e Gat ewa y g lows solid green , the n cl ic k Next .
12 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 13 Chapter 2 S etting Up the G atew ay 10. Ge t t he ye ll ow E th ern et cab le f r om the ki t an d p lu g o ne en d in t o a y ell o w E th ern et port on th e b ac k o f th e Ga te wa y , the n cl ic k N ex t .
12 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 13 Chapter 2 S etting Up the G atew ay 12. M ak e su re one of the E ther net lig hts on th e fr ont of th e Ga te wa y glows solid green . Cli ck Next . 13. Ge t the bla ck or gra y D SL ca bl e fr om the k it a nd pl ug one end i nt o the gray Li ne po rt on the rea r pa nel of the G ate wa y .
14 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 15 Chapter 2 S etting Up the G atew ay 14. Pl ug t he ot he r en d of the black or gray DSL cable in to the phone jack clo s- es t to the co mpu te r . Cli ck Next . 15. M ak e su re the DSL light on the Gat ewa y glows solid g reen (t his ma y tak e a fe w mo men ts ).
14 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 15 Chapter 2 S etting Up the G atew ay Connecting Via USB 1. I nse rt the In sta lla tio n CD i n th e CD- R OM dri ve of th e co mp ut er .
16 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 17 Chapter 2 S etting Up the G atew ay 3. Cl ick the che ck bo x ne xt t o USB , th en c lic k Next . 4. M ak e su re the ite ms n eed ed t o c onn ect the Gat ewa y to the firs t c omp ut er are in cl ude d in the k it, the n cl ic k Next .
16 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 17 Chapter 2 S etting Up the G atew ay 5. Ge t the Gateway fr om th e ki t, th en c lic k N ext . 6. Ge t the P ower cord an d pl ug t he sm all er end i nt o the black P ower port on th e re ar p ane l of the Gat ew ay , then cli ck Next .
18 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 19 Chapter 2 S etting Up the G atew ay 7. Pl ug t he la rg er e nd o f the P ower cord in to a power outlet , the n cl ick Next . 8. Cl ick the On/Off sw itch t o it s on posi tio n (a s sh own in th e pi ctu re on- sc re en) , the n cl ic k Next .
18 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 19 Chapter 2 S etting Up the G atew ay 9. Co nf irm t he P ower light on the f ro nt o f th e Gat ewa y g lows solid green , the n cl ic k Next .
20 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 21 Chapter 2 S etting Up the G atew ay 11. Pl ug t he r ect ang ula r en d of th e blue USB cable int o an USB por t on t he fr ont o r ba ck o f th e co mpu ter . Cli ck Next . 12. M ak e su re the USB light on the fro nt of th e Ga tew a y glows solid g reen .
20 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 21 Chapter 2 S etting Up the G atew ay 13. Ge t the bla ck or gra y D SL ca bl e fr om the k it a nd pl ug one end i nt o the gray Ph one port on th e re ar pane l of th e Gat ewa y . Clic k N ext . 14.
22 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 23 Chapter 2 S etting Up the G atew ay 15. M ak e su re the DSL l ight on th e Ga te wa y glows solid g reen (t his ma y ta ke a fe w mo men ts ). Cl ick Next . Th e G at ew a y i s c on ne ct ed to a c om put er v ia U SB .
22 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 23 Chapter 2 S etting Up the G atew ay 2. R e a d t he o n- s c r ee n i nf o r m at i o n , t he n u n p l u g a l l t e le p h o n e s a nd o th e r d ev ic e s f r om t h e i r r e s pe c ti v e p h o n e j a c k s .
24 Actiontec USB/Ethernet 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 pho ne jack w i t h a t e l e p h on e o r o t h e r d e v i c e c o n - n ec t ed t o i t , t he n c l i c k N e xt .
24 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 25 Chapter 2 S etting Up the G atew ay 6. R e ad t h e on - s c r ee n i ns t r u c t i o ns , a n d m a k e s u r e t h e Ga t e w a y i s c o n n e c t ed e x a ct l y a s s ho w n, d e p e n d i ng o n w h et h e r t h e G a t ew a y i s c o n n ec t ed v i a E t he r n et o r U SB .
26 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 27 Chapter 2 S etting Up the G atew ay Setting Up the DSL Connection Af te r c onn ect ing the Gat ewa y and ins tal lin g ph one fil te rs, the DSL con nec tio n mu st b e co nf igu re d. T o do th is : 1.
26 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 27 Chapter 2 S etting Up the G atew ay I n the nex t win do w , sel ect t he IS P be ing used fr om t he l ist bo x on the left (s cr oll do wn fo r mo re cho ic es) , the n cl ic k Next .
28 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 29 Chapter 2 S etting Up the G atew ay In the nex t win do w , ent er the VPI / V CI a nd En cap su lat ion set tin gs (t he I SP sh oul d pr ovid e th ese ) th en c lic k N ext .
28 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 29 Chapter 2 S etting Up the G atew ay 3. Se lect the app ro pri at e IP type. This inf orm ati on shou ld b e pr ovi de d by the IS P . W hen fini sh ed, cli ck N ext . I f Static IP is se lec te d, go to s te p 3.
30 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 31 Chapter 2 S etting Up the G atew ay 5. In the nex t win do w , ent er the IP Address , Subnet , Gateway , DNS 1 , and DNS 2 inf orm ati on (if app lic ab le) in th e pr ope r te xt b o x es. Thi s inf orma tio n is a vai lab le in th e W e lc ome Let te r .
30 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 31 Chapter 2 S etting Up the G atew ay 7. Th e In sta lla tio n Bu dd y ch ec ks th e c onf igu rat ion of the Gat ewa y . 8. W he n th e co nf igu rati on is c omp let e, a se ries of con grat ul ati ons wind ow s ap pea rs.
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33 P er forming a Basic Setup Th is c hap te r is a gui de t hr ough a bas ic c onfi gu rati on setu p of the Gat ewa y fo r us ers who did N O T use the A ctio nt ec I nst all ati on B ud dy® to setu p th e Gat ewa y .
34 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 35 Chapter 3 Performing a Basic Setup 3. F oll ow the inst ruct io ns in the “S et U p/C onfi gu rati on ” sc re en, the n c lic k Beg in Basic Se tup . 4. In the nex t sc re en, fol lo w th e on -sc re en i nstr uct ion s, then cli ck Next .
34 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 35 Chapter 3 Performing a Basic Setup 6. Cl ick the Save and Restart bu tt on i n the “Sa ve and R est art ” scr een. 7. Th e “C on grat ula tio ns ” sc re en a ppe ars . The Gat ewa y is suc ce ssf ull y c onf igu re d.
36 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 2. Th e “C han ge A dm in U ser nam e/P as sw or d” sc re en appe ar s. En te r a ne w us er n ame (op tio nal ) in the “N ew U ser nam e ” te xt bo x, the n a pa ssw ord in th e “N ew P ass wo rd ” te xt bo x.
37 # U sing Adv anced Setup Th is se cti on c on tai ns i nfo rma tio n c onc erni ng sett ing up th e ad van ce d fe atu re s of th e Gat ewa y , suc h as wire les s se tti ngs , re mot e ma nag em ent , and W eb sit e bl ock ing , us ing the Gat ewa y’ s W eb C onf igu rat or .
38 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 39 Chapter 4 Using Adv anced Setup 4. In the nex t sc re en, re ad t he r ec omm en dat ion s. T o pe rfo rm an adv anc ed se tup on the Gat ewa y , cl ick Be gin Advanced Setup . 5. T he “ Co nfi gu ring the A dv anc ed Set tin gs ” scr een appe ar s.
38 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 39 Chapter 4 Using Adv anced Setup A ft er se le cti ng a c on ne cti on typ e, c li c k N ex t t o co nt in ue c on fi gu rin g t he co nn ec ti on . T ransparent Bridging Se lect thi s op tio n to use the Gat ewa y as a tran spa re nt b ridg e.
40 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 41 Chapter 4 Using Adv anced Setup “Broadband Connection via PPPoA ” screen: If a U ser Name an d P assword wa s en te re d in t he I nst all ati on B ud dy o r du ring Ba sic Setu p , it sh ou ld be dis pla yed in th e “B ro adb and Con nec tio n via PPP oE/ PP P oA ” sc re en.
40 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 41 Chapter 4 Using Adv anced Setup ☞ No te : C ont act the I SP if un sur e of the pro per c on fig ura tio n. Specify a Static IP Address Se lect thi s op tio n if the ISP servic e is c onf ig ur ed t o us e RFC 148 3 Bri dge d or R out ed us ing a Sta tic IP A ddr ess .
42 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 43 Chapter 4 Using Adv anced Setup LAN IP Addr ess Se lect ing LAN IP Addr ess in th e “C on fig uri ng th e A dv anc ed Set tin gs ” scr een gen - era te s th e “ LA N IP A ddr ess ” sc re en.
42 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 43 Chapter 4 Using Adv anced Setup A ctio nt ec st ro ngl y re co mme nds l ea ving the DHCP Serv er opt ion On . If the D HCP Se rve r op tio n is Off , e nsu re the IP ad dr ess es o f th e net wo rk ed c om put ers are on the same sub net as t he IP add re ss of th e Ga tew a y .
44 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 45 Chapter 4 Using Adv anced Setup Lease Time “L eas e T im e” is the a mou nt o f tim e, in se co nds , the DHCP serv er wil l lea se a pa rtic ula r IP a ddr ess. Def au lt is 864 00 s eco nds ( 24 ho ur s), aft er whic h a new IP ad dr ess mus t be r elea sed .
44 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 45 Chapter 4 Using Adv anced Setup T o modi fy Int ern et p rivi leg es ( W eb , FTP , N ews gro ups , et c.) for the c omp ut ers on th e net wo rk: 1. En te r the co mpu te r’ s IP ad dr ess in th e IP Address: te xt bo x.
46 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 47 Chapter 4 Using Adv anced Setup Remote Management Se lect ing Re mo te M anag em ent in th e “ Co nfi guri ng the A dva nc ed S ett ings ” scr een ge ne rat es th e “R emo te Man ag eme nt ” sc re en.
46 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 47 Chapter 4 Using Adv anced Setup Application Layer Gatewa y and Port F or warding Se lect ing Ap pli cat ion La ye r Ga tew a y in t he “ Co nfi gur ing the A dv anc ed Sett ing s” sc re en g ene rat es the “ A ppl ica tio n-L ev el G at ewa y ( AL G ) a nd P ort Fo rwar ding ” sc re en.
48 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 49 Chapter 4 Using Adv anced Setup In thi s sc re en, the use r ca n cr eat e a cus to m se t of rul es f or a g ame or ap pl ica - ti on no t li st ed in the A pp lic ati on L ev el G ate wa y scr ee n.
48 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 49 Chapter 4 Using Adv anced Setup Fir ewall Se lect ing Firewall in th e “ Co nfi guri ng the A dva nc ed S ett ings ” scr een g ene rat es th e “F ir ewa ll Se cur ity L ev el” s cr een . Sele ct t he le ve l of sec uri ty nee ded fo r the net wo rk.
50 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 51 Chapter 4 Using Adv anced Setup Medium If Medium is sele ct ed in the “Fir ewa ll Se curi ty Le ve l” sc re en, the servi ce s lis te d at the.
50 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 51 Chapter 4 Using Adv anced Setup Off If Off is se lec ted in th e “F ir ewa ll Se curi ty L ev el” sc re en , fir ew all filt erin g is b ase d so lel y on the basi c N A T fir ew all .
52 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 53 Chapter 4 Using Adv anced Setup NA T (Network Address T ranslation) Se lect ing NA T in the “ Co nfi guri ng t he A dva nc ed S etti ngs ” scr een g ene rat es th e “ N A T ” scr ee n. Th e Ga tew a y’ s b asi c fir ewa ll se curi ty is bas ed o n N A T .
52 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 53 Chapter 4 Using Adv anced Setup UPnP (Universal Plug and Pla y) Se lect ing UPnP in t he “ Co nfi gur ing the A dv anc ed Sett ing s” s cr een gen era te s the “ U P n P ” scr ee n.
54 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual Remote Syslog Capture Se lect ing Remote Syslog Capture in t he “ Co nfi gur ing the A dv anc ed Set tin gs ” sc re en g ene rat es the “R em ote Sy sl og C amp te r” sc re en.
55 Vie wing the G atewa y ’ s Statu s Af te r c onf igu rin g th e Gat ewa y , sett ing s can be vie we d by sel ecti ng Status in the W eb Con fig ura to r’ s M ain M en u. I n the men u o n the lef t si de, the re ar e oth er St atu s op tio ns a vail ab le: Routing T able , ARP T able , W AN Status , LAN Status , an d Activ e User List .
56 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 57 Chapter 5 Vie wing the G atew ay’ s Status W AN - Connection Di spl ay s th e st ate of the co nne ctio n t o the ISP servic e ( Connected or Disconnected ) . W AN - M ode Di spl ay s th e type o f co nn ecti on used to c omm uni cat e with the IS P .
56 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 57 Chapter 5 Vie wing the G atew ay’ s Status In the men u on the lef t sid e, the re ar e oth er Stat us opti on s av ai lab le: Routing T able , W AN Status , LAN Status , and Active U ser List . Cl ic k to gen era te the St atu s op tio n of ch oic e.
58 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 59 Chapter 5 Vie wing the G atew ay’ s Status W AN Status Se lect ing W AN Status gen era te s the “ W AN St atu s ” scr ee n.
58 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 59 Chapter 5 Vie wing the G atew ay’ s Status LAN Status Se lect ing LAN Status ge ner ate s th e “ LA N St atu s” sc re en.
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61 U sing Utilities T o acc ess t he G ate wa y’ s W e b-b ase d U til iti es , sele ct U tilit ies fr om the W eb Co nf igu rat or ’ s M ain Me nu scr ee n.
62 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 63 Chapter 6 Using Utilities Auto Refresh T o set t he W eb A cti vity Log scr een to aut om ati cal ly r ef re sh a t ce rtai n in te rval s, act i-.
62 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 63 Chapter 6 Using Utilities Display V iew o the r sa ved log s by sele cti ng a log f ro m th is dr op- do w n l ist . Sav e & Restar t P re ssi ng t his but to n sa ves an y cha nge s t o the Sy st em Log scr een and cau ses the Sa ve a nd R est art sc re en t o ap pea r .
64 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual Restore Default Settings T o r es to r e th e Ga te wa y t o i ts fac to r y d efa ul t s et tin gs , se le ct R es to re Def au lt Se tti ng s fr om the “U til iti es ” sc re en .
65 S et tin g Up a Net work Ot her co mpu te rs c an be co nne ct ed t o th e Gat ewa y t o fo rm a n etw ork , whi ch all o ws th e c omp ut er s to tran sfe r fi les , co mm uni cat e with eac h ot her , and sha re an In te rne t c onn ecti on .
66 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 67 Chapter 7 S etting Up a Network 2. R ead th e in stru cti on s, se lec t A dd iti on al Co mpu t ers b y c li ck in g o n t he a pp ro - pr ia te ch ec k b o x, th en cl ic k N ex t . 3. Se lect Ethernet , then cli ck Next .
66 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 67 Chapter 7 S etting Up a Network 4. W he n th e ne xt win do w app ear s, get t he yello w Ethernet cable fr om th e Qu ick Sta rt K it, the n cl ick Next .
68 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 69 Chapter 7 S etting Up a Network 6. Pl ug t he ot he r en d of the yellow Ethernet cable int o an Etherne t por t on th e bac k of the c ompu te r , th en c lic k Next . ☞ Note : A n E th er ne t po rt l oo ks si mi lar t o a ph on e po rt, b ut is sl ig htl y bi gg er .
68 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 69 Chapter 7 S etting Up a Network 8. In the nex t win do w , the Ins tal lat ion Bud dy che ck s the co nfi gur ati on o f th e Ga te wa y . 9. A se rie s of congratulations windows appe ar s. Cl ick thr ough the m to exi t th e In st all ati on B udd y .
70 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 71 Chapter 7 S etting Up a Network USB ☞ Note : If t he f ir st c om pu te r c onn ect ed to th e G at ew a y i s c on - ne ct ed via USB , no ot he r c om pu t er s c an b e c onn ec te d i n t hi s ma nn er .
70 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 71 Chapter 7 S etting Up a Network 3. Se lect USB , the n cl ick Next . 4. W he n th e ne xt win do w app ear s, get t he blue USB cable fr om th e Qu ick Sta rt K it, the n cl ic k Next .
72 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 73 Chapter 7 S etting Up a Network 5. Pl ug o ne e nd o f the blue USB cable int o th e blue USB por t on t he ba ck of th e Ga tew a y , the n cl ic k Next . 6. Pl ug t he ot he r en d of the blue USB cable in to a USB por t on the f ro nt o r ba ck o f th e co mpu ter , the n cl ic k Next .
72 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 73 Chapter 7 S etting Up a Network 7. M ak e su re the USB light glo ws st ea dil y gr een , the n cl ic k Next . 8. In the nex t win do w , the Ins tal lat ion Bud dy che ck s the co nfi gur ati on o f th e Ga te wa y .
74 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 9. A se rie s of congratulations windows appe ar s. Cl ick thr ough the m to exi t th e I nst all ati on B udd y .
75 T roubleshooting Th is c hap te r co nt ain s a li st o f pr obl ems tha t ma y be enc ou nt er ed wh ile usi ng t he Ga te wa y , an d te ch niq ues to sol ve the m. No te tha t the se t ec hni qu es ma y no t be s uc- c ess ful in al l cas es . Al so i ncl ud ed is a li st of fr eque nt ly a sk ed q ues tio ns.
76 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 77 Chapter 8 T roubleshooting Connection to the Internet T o v er i f y th e G a t ew a y ’ s c o n ne ct io n t o t h e I n t e rn et , o pe n a W e b b r o ws er . I n th e “ A d dr e s s ” t e x t b o x, t ype 19 2.
76 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 77 Chapter 8 T roubleshooting Will my Xbox work with the Gateway? Y e s, th e Ga tew a y is c omp ati ble with t he X bo x.
78 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 79 Chapter 8 T roubleshooting I used DHCP to configure my network. D o I need to restart my computer to refresh my IP address? N o. Sel ect t he ap pr opri at e op era tin g sys te m, belo w , a nd f ollo w the st eps to r efr esh y our I P add re ss.
78 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 79 Chapter 8 T roubleshooting Connections How many computers can be connected through the Gateway? Th e Gat ewa y is ca pab le of 25 4 co nn ecti on s, bu t ha ving n o mo re than 45 c on - ne ctio ns is r ec omm end ed .
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81 Refe rence Th is ap pe ndi x co nt ain s in for mat ion abo ut va rio us t op ics , inc lu din g ac ce ssi ng in for mat ion abo ut y our W ind ow s co mp ut er . Locating Computer Information Th e fo llo win g pr oc edu re is va li d fo r co mp ut ers runn in g W ind ows 98 S E , M e, NT 4.
82 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 83 Appendix a Reference Locating Window s Operating System Files If th e op erat ing sys te m fi les re sid e on the har d dri ve o f th e co mp ut er , fo llo w the in stru cti ons bel ow to l oca te t hem .
82 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 83 Appendix a Reference 4. Cl ick the down ar ro w nex t to the “L ook in ” t ext bo x an d se lect My Computer f ro m th e li st th at a ppe ars .
84 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual Window s XP 1. F ro m th e de skt op , cli ck Star t . 2. Se lect Search , the n For Files and Folde rs . 3. Th e “Se ar ch Re su lts ” wind ow appe ar s. In the pan el at lef t ti tle d “W hat do y ou wa nt t o se ar ch f or ?” , cli ck Al l files and folders .
85 Setting Up Sta tic IP on the C omputer T o co mmu nic at e wit h th e Gat ewa y fr om a c om put er on the net wo rk (t o us e th e W e b Co nfi gur ati on U til ity , for exa mpl e), the use r ma .
86 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 87 Appendix b Setting Up Static IP on the Computer 3. An oth er men u ap pea rs. Sel ect Control P anel .
86 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 87 Appendix b Setting Up Static IP on the Computer 5. Th e “N etw ork ” win do w ap pea rs . In t he “The fol lo wing net wo rk c omp on ent s ar e in sta lle d” li st b o x, lo cat e an d do ub le- cli ck TCP/IP .
88 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 89 Appendix b Setting Up Static IP on the Computer 9. En te r the fol lo wing add re ss i n the “S ubn et m ask ” tex t bo x: 255 .255 .25 5.0 En te r the peri ods in th e ad dr ess by pre ssi ng the s pac e ba r on the key boa rd .
88 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 89 Appendix b Setting Up Static IP on the Computer 3. An oth er men u ap pea rs. Sel ect Control P anel .
90 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 91 Appendix b Setting Up Static IP on the Computer 5. Th e “N et wo rk ” wind ow app ear s. In th e “The fol lo wing net wo rk c omp one nts ar e in sta lle d” li st b o x, lo cat e an d do ub le- cli ck TCP/IP .
90 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 91 Appendix b Setting Up Static IP on the Computer 9. En te r the fol lo wing add re ss i n the “S ubn et m ask ” tex t bo x: 255 .255 .25 5.0 En te r th e peri ods in th e ad dr ess by pre ssi ng the s pac e ba r on the key boa rd .
92 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 93 Appendix b Setting Up Static IP on the Computer 3. An oth er men u ap pea rs. Sel ect Control P anel . 4. W he n th e “C on tro l P ane l” win do w ap pea rs, do ubl e-c lic k Netw ork and Dial- up Connections .
92 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 93 Appendix b Setting Up Static IP on the Computer 5. In the “N etw ork a nd Di al- up C on nec tio ns ” wind o w , d oub le -cl ic k Local Area Connection . A nu mbe r ma y be d isp la ye d af te r the Loc al Ar ea Co nn ecti on .
94 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 95 Appendix b Setting Up Static IP on the Computer 7. Th e “Lo cal A re a Co nne cti on P r ope rtie s” win do w ap pea rs. Cl ick General . 8. In the “C omp one nt s ch eck ed ar e use d by thi s c onn ect ion ” l ist bo x, dou ble - cl ic k Internet Prot ocol ( T CP/IP ) .
94 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 95 Appendix b Setting Up Static IP on the Computer 12. En te r th e fol lo wing add re ss i n the “S ubn et m ask ” tex t bo x: 255 .255 .25 5.0 En te r th e peri ods in th e ad dr ess by pre ssi ng the s pac e ba r on the key boa rd .
96 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 97 Appendix b Setting Up Static IP on the Computer 3. W he n the “C ont ro l P ane l” win do w ap pea rs, do ubl e-c li ck N etwork Connections . 4. In the “N etw ork C onn ect ion s ” wind ow , dou ble -c lic k Local Area Connection .
96 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 97 Appendix b Setting Up Static IP on the Computer 5. T he “L oca l A rea Co nne ctio n P ro perti es ” wind o w ap pea rs. Sel ect General . 6. In the “ Th is c on nec tio n use s th e fo llo wing i te ms ” lis t bo x, do ub le- cli ck Internet Protocol ( TCP/IP ) .
98 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 8. In the General ta b , mak e sur e the cir cl e ne xt t o “U se the f oll owi ng IP A ddr ess ” is sele ct ed. W hen acti v e, a bl ac k do t ap pear s in the cir cl e. I f the cir cle alr ead y c ont ain s a b lac k do t, le av e it alon e.
99 C omputer S ecurity Th e In te rne t is a gian t net wo rk o f co mp ut ers loc ate d al l ov er th e w orl d. W he n a c om put er is c onn ect ed to the Int erne t, it can ex ch ang e in fo rmat io n with an y ot her co mpu te r on the Int erne t.
100 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 101 Appendix c Computer Security Gatewa y S ecurity If c onn ect ing to t he IS P th ro ugh P oi nt -to -P oi nt P rot oco l ( P PP ) , be su re to p ro - vid e th e Gat ewa y an ad min ist rati ve pass wo r d.
100 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 101 Appendix c Computer Security Network Applications N etw ork appl ic ati ons (su ch as so ftw ar e pr ogram s) t hat allo w re mot e ac ce ss t o th e c omp ut er a lso mak e the co mpu te r vu lne rab le t o ac ce ss f ro m ot her peo ple on th e In te rne t.
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103 Specifications General Model Numb er GT 704 ( USB /E the rne t DSL Gat ew ay ) Standards IE EE 8 02. 3 (1 0Ba seT) IE EE 80 2.3 u (1 00B ase TX ) G.
104 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual LED Indic ators P ow er , DSL , Int erne t, Eth ern et (4 ), USB Envir onmental Po wer Ex te rna l, 12 V DC , 600 mA Certifications FC C Cla ss B, F.
105 Glossar y Access P oint A d evic e th at al lo ws wi re les s cl ien ts t o c on nect to one anot he r . An ac ce ss po in t ca n als o ac t as a brid ge b etw een wir ele ss c lie nts and a “wir ed” ne tw ork , suc h as an Eth ern et ne tw ork .
106 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 107 Appendix e Glossary Ethernet Network A st and ar d wir ed ne two rkin g co nf igu rati on usin g ca ble s an d hu bs. Fir ewall A me tho d pr eve nti ng u ser s ou tsi de the n etw or k fr om acc es sin g an d/o r da mag - in g fi les or c omp ut er s on the n etw or k.
106 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 107 Appendix e Glossary PPPoE (P oint-T o-P oint Prot ocol ov er Ethernet)/ PPPoA (P oint-T o-P oint Prot ocol ov er A T M) M etho ds o f sec ur e da ta tr ans mis sio n. Router A c ent ral devic e tha t man ag es th e da ta tr aff ic o f th e net wo rk.
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109 Non-W indow s S ystem S e tup Th e Gat ewa y sup port s bo th th e Cl ass ic M acin to sh o per ati ng sy ste ms ( 9.2 .2) , as we ll a s OS X . ☞ N ot e : W he n i ns ta ll in g a n y s of tw ar e, c on su lt th e u se r m an ua l a nd he lp fi le s s up pl ie d w it h t he so ft wa r e f or de ta il ed in fo rm at io n.
110 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 111 Appendix f Non-Window s Setup 2. W he n the “ T CP/ IP ” wi ndo w ap pear s, sel ect Edit fr om m enu bar , the n se lec t U ser Mode . 3. W he n th e “U ser Mo de ” wind ow appe ar s, se lect A dva nc ed , the 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 the A pp le M en u, se lect System Prefer ences . 2.
112 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 3. T he N etw ork wind ow app ear s. Sele ct Built-I n Ethernet fr om th e “S ho w” dr op- do wn li st. 4. S ele ct T CP/IP and , fr om t he “ Co nfi gur e” d ro p-d own l ist , sel ect U sing DHCP .
113 Notic es Regulatory C ompliance Notices Class B Equipment Th is eq ui pme nt h as be en tes te d and fou nd t o c omp ly with t he l imi ts f or a C las s B di gita l de vic e, pu rsu an t to P art 15 of the FCC R ule s.
114 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 114 2. Th is d evic e mu st a cc ept an y in te rfe r enc e rec eiv ed, inc lu din g in te rfe re nc e th at ma y cau se u nw an ted ope rat ion .
115 Lim ite d W arranty Hardware: A ctio nt ec E lec tro ni cs, In c., warra nt s to the end u ser (“ C ust ome r”) tha t th is h ard war e pr odu ct wil l be f re e fr om def ects in w ork ma nsh.
116 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual TH IS A CT IONT EC E LEC TR ONI CS PR ODU CT MA Y I NCL UD E OR B E BU NDLE D WI TH TH IRD -P A R TY SOFT W A RE, THE USE OF WH ICH IS GO VER NED BY A SE P AR A T E EN D-U SER L ICE NSE A GRE EME NT .
116 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual 117 Limited W arranty IT ANY OT HER LIAB ILI TY I N CON NEC TIO N W ITH T HE SA LE, INS T AL LA TION , MA INT EN ANC E OR USE OF ITS PR ODU CTS .
118 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatewa y User Manual Governing Law: Th is L imi ted W arr anty sha ll be gov ern ed b y th e la ws of the Sta te of Ca lif orn ia, U .S. A., ex clu din g it s c onf lic ts o f la ws an d pri nci ple s, and ex cl udi ng th e U nit ed N ati on s Co n ve nti on on C ont ract s fo r th e In te rna tio nal Sal e of Goo ds.
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