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i T able of C on tents 1 Introduction 1 P ack age Contents 1 Minimum Sy stem Requirements 1 F eatures 2 Getting to Know the Gateway 3 T echnical Support 6 2 P er forming a Basic S etup 9 Basic Setup 9.
ii Actiontec DSL Gatewa y User Manual ii DSL S ettings 54 Restore Default S ettings 55 Upgrade Firmware 55 7 T roubleshooting 57 A Referenc e 61 Locating Computer Information 61 Locating Windows Opera.
1 Intr oduc tion Th an k y ou f or pur c has in g th e A cti on te c 54 Mbp s W i re les s DS L Ga t ewa y . Th e Ga te wa y is the sim pl es t wa y t o c on ne ct c om pu te rs to a h igh- sp eed br oad ba nd c on - ne cti on . Thi s e asy -t o- us e pr od uc t is pe rfe ct fo r th e o ffi c e or sma ll b us ine ss .
2 Actiontec DSL Gatewa y User Manual 3 Chapter 1 Introduction c on nec tio n s M ic r os of t W i nd o w s 98 S e c o n d E di t i o n ( SE ) , W i nd o w s M il l e n n i um E d i t io n ( M e) , W i nd o w s NT 4 .0 , W i n d o w s 200 0, W in d o ws XP , M ac O S 7.
2 Actiontec DSL Gatewa y User Manual 3 Chapter 1 Introduction DN S r ela y su ppo rt s P AP /CH AP au th en tic ati on , ad min is tra ti ve pas sw or d s th ro ugh T el net and HTT P s 64 -, 12 8 -, and 256 -b it W EP / WP A wi re le ss L AN s ecu rity s C om pli an t wit h IE EE 8 02.
4 Actiontec DSL Gatewa y User Manual 5 Chapter 1 Introduction F ront Panel Th e fr o nt p an el o f the Gat ew a y fe at ur es nin e li ght s: P o w er , DSL , In t ern et, E the rn et ( 4), USB , and W ir el es s. Po wer Light Th e P ow e r li ght di sp la ys the Gat e wa y’ s cu rr ent st atu s.
4 Actiontec DSL Gatewa y User Manual 5 Chapter 1 Introduction USB Light Th e US B li ght il lu min at es whe n th e Ga te wa y is co nn ect ed via i ts U SB po rt. Wireless Light Th e W ir e les s li ght ill um ina t es wh en the Gat ew a y is act iv at ed fo r wir e les s us e.
6 Actiontec DSL Gatewa y User Manual 7 Chapter 1 Introduction Reset Switch De pr es si ng th e R es et swi tc h f or on e o r tw o se c on ds wi ll po w er cy cl e th e G at ew a y (s im ila r t o un pl ug ging an d th en p lu ggi ng i n th e Ga te wa y’ s P o we r c or d) .
6 Actiontec DSL Gatewa y User Manual 7 Chapter 1 Introduction N ote : B ef or e at t emp ti ng a n y of th e abo v e, mak e su re ac ce ss t o th e I nt ern et is a va il abl e.
8 Actiontec DSL Gatewa y User Manual s Mi cr os of t In t ern et C on ne cti on Sh ari ng ( ICS ) s A dv anc e d LA N c on fi gur ati on with mul ti ple co mp ut er s s N on -A ctio nt ec -p r ovi de .
9 P er forming a Basic S etup Th is c hap te r is a gu id e th ro ugh a ba sic set up of th e Ga te wa y . Th e Ba sic Set up in cl ud es ins tru cti on s on ho w t o c on nec t th e Ga te wa y t o t he I SP an d c ha ngin g t he us er nam e an d pa ss wo r d all o win g ac c ess to the W eb Co nfi gu rat io n sc re en s.
10 Actiontec DSL Gatewa y User Manual 11 Chapter 2 Performing a Basic Setup 3. F ol lo w th e in st ruct io ns in the “ Se t U p/ Co nf ig ura tio n ” sc re en , the n c lic k Begin Basic Setup . 4. I n th e ne xt wind o w , fol lo w t he o n- scr ee n i nst ruc tio ns , th en c li ck N ext .
10 Actiontec DSL Gatewa y User Manual 11 Chapter 2 Performing a Basic Setup 6. Cl ic k Sav e and Restart in t he “ Sa v e an d R es ta rt” sc re en . 7. Th e “ Co ngra tu la tio ns ” scr ee n a ppe ar s. Th e Ga te wa y i s su cc e ssf ul ly c on fi gu re d.
12 Actiontec DSL Gatewa y User Manual 2. Th e “ Ch ang e A dm in U se rna me /P ass wo r d” scr ee n a ppe ar s. En t er a new us er nam e (o pt io nal ) in the “ N ew U se rna me ” te xt bo x, the n a pa ss wo rd in th e “N ew P ass w or d” te xt bo x.
13 Setting Up Sta tic IP Addr ess Th is c hap te r d eta il s ho w t o s et up the Ga te wa y wi th a st ati c IP add r ess . Th e fi rst se cti on exp la in s th e c onf ig ura ti on u sin g a s in gle s tat ic IP ad dr es s; the sec o nd s ec- ti on e xpl ai ns t he c on fig ura ti on u si ng a bl oc k of st ati c IP ad dr es ses .
14 Actiontec DSL Gatewa y User Manual 15 Chapter 3 Setting Up Static IP 3. I n th e “S et U p/C o nfi gu rat ion ” sc re en , sel ect Alternat ive Setup fr om th e me nu on th e le ft sid e.
14 Actiontec DSL Gatewa y User Manual 15 Chapter 3 Setting Up Static IP 4. Th e “ A ct ion t ec DS L Ga t ewa y Set up P ag e ” scr ee n a ppe ar s.
16 Actiontec DSL Gatewa y User Manual 17 Chapter 3 Setting Up Static IP 5. Sc r oll do wn t o th e “ I P Co nf ig ura tio n ” sec tio n o n th e A cti on te c DS L Ga te wa y Se tu p P a ge s cr e.
16 Actiontec DSL Gatewa y User Manual 17 Chapter 3 Setting Up Static IP 9. On c e th e Ga te wa y r es ta rts, re tur n t o th e Se tup /C on fi gur ati on scr ee n a nd se le ct Change A dmin P assword f ro m th e me n u on the lef t si de . 10. Th e “C ha ng e A dmi n U se rna me /P ass wo r d” sc r een ap pea rs .
18 Actiontec DSL Gatewa y User Manual 19 Chapter 3 Setting Up Static IP C onfiguring for a Block of Static IP Addr esses T o se t up th e Ga te wa y to us e a b loc k o f sta tic IP a ddr e sse s: N ote : T o c om pl et e th is pr o ce du re , y ou m us t ha v e a cc es s t o th e I nt ern et Se rvic e P r ovi de r ( I SP ) worksheet.
18 Actiontec DSL Gatewa y User Manual 19 Chapter 3 Setting Up Static IP 4. Cl ic k Beg in Ad vanced Setup . 5. Th e “ Co nf igu rin g th e A dv anc e d Set ti ngs ” scr ee n a ppe ar s. Se lec t W AN IP Addr ess fr o m th e me nu on t he le ft si de .
20 Actiontec DSL Gatewa y User Manual 21 Chapter 3 Setting Up Static IP 6. Se lec t “ Obta in an IP A dd re ss th ro ugh PPP o A , ” se lec t “U nn um be re d M od e, ” th en ent e r th e gat .
20 Actiontec DSL Gatewa y User Manual 21 Chapter 3 Setting Up Static IP 9. I n th e “ DH CP Se rve r C on fi gur ati on ” scr ee n, sel ect “ St ati c” f ro m th e “ D NS ” op tio ns nea r th e c en te r o f the scr ee n, the n e nt er th e DN S Se rve r IP ad dr es se s as sig ned by the ISP in the app r op ria te te xt bo x e s.
22 Actiontec DSL Gatewa y User Manual 13. Th e “C ha ng e A dmi n U se rna me /P ass wo r d” sc r een ap pea rs . Ent e r a ne w us er nam e (o pt io nal ) in the “ N ew U se rna me ” te xt bo x, the n a pa ss wo rd in th e “N ew P ass w or d” te xt bo x.
23 # C onfiguring A dv anc ed S ettings T h is c ha p t e r c o n t a i ns i n f o r ma t i o n c o n c e rn i n g t h e ad va n c e d c o n f i gu r a ti o n o p t i on s o f t h e Ga t ew a y , s u c h as w i r e le s s s e t ti n g s, r e m o t e m an a g e m e nt , a nd W eb s i t e b l o c ki n g .
24 Actiontec DSL Gatewa y User Manual 25 Chapter 4 Configuring Adv anced S ettings 4. I n th e ne xt scr ee n, re ad t he r ec om me nda ti ons . T o pe rfo rm an adv an ce d se tu p on the Ga te wa y , cl ic k Beg in Advanc ed S etup . 5. Th e “ Co nf igu rin g th e A dv anc e d Set ti ngs ” scr ee n a ppe ar s.
24 Actiontec DSL Gatewa y User Manual 25 Chapter 4 Configuring Adv anced S ettings N ote : S om e D SL pr ovi d er s u s e PP P o E /P PP oA to e st ab li sh c om - m un ic at io n wit h a n e n d u se r .
26 Actiontec DSL Gatewa y User Manual 27 Chapter 4 Configuring Adv anced S ettings Obtain an IP Address through PPPoE or PPPoA Se lec t on e o f the se op ti ons to all ow th e Ga te wa y t o us e th e P oi nt -t o- P o int ov e r E the rn et ( PPP oE ) or P o int -t o- P oin t o v er A TM ( PPP oA ) pr ot o co l.
26 Actiontec DSL Gatewa y User Manual 27 Chapter 4 Configuring Adv anced S ettings Encapsulation (PPPoA only) S e l e c t o n e o f t h e e n c a p s u l a t i o n o pt i o n s , b a s e d o n i n f o r m a t i o n r e c e i v e d f r o m t h e I S P .
28 Actiontec DSL Gatewa y User Manual 29 Chapter 4 Configuring Adv anced S ettings Specify a Static IP Address Se lec t th is op ti on if the ISP servi ce is c o nfi gu re d t o us e RF C 14 83 B rid ge d or R ou te d us in g a st at ic I P A dd re ss .
28 Actiontec DSL Gatewa y User Manual 29 Chapter 4 Configuring Adv anced S ettings Unnumbered Mode/VIP M ode I f a bl oc k of pub li c st at ic I P add r ess es was pur c ha sed fr om th e IS P , se lec t U nnumbered Mode b y cl ic ki ng i n th e ap pr o pri at e c hec k bo x.
30 Actiontec DSL Gatewa y User Manual 31 Chapter 4 Configuring Adv anced S ettings T o act i vat e t he wi re le ss “ ra dio ” of th e Ga te wa y , cl ic k in the cir c le ne xt to “ On . ” T o tu rn i t of f, cl ic k in the ci rc le ne xt to “ Of f.
30 Actiontec DSL Gatewa y User Manual 31 Chapter 4 Configuring Adv anced S ettings WEP A ct iv at ing WEP and cl ic kin g N ext in t he W i re le ss S ett ing s sc r een ge ner at es th e “ W EP K ey” scr e en.
32 Actiontec DSL Gatewa y User Manual 33 Chapter 4 Configuring Adv anced S ettings 2 56 - bi t W EP 2 56 - b it W EP r e qu i r e s o n e k ey , c o mp r is i ng 2 9 h e x ad e ci m al p a ir s . A h e xa d ec i ma l d ig it c o n si s ts o f al p h an u m er ic c h a ra ct e r s r a ng in g fr om 0 -9 o r A - F .
32 Actiontec DSL Gatewa y User Manual 33 Chapter 4 Configuring Adv anced S ettings W P A A ct i va t in g WP A ( W i- Fi P ro te ct ed A c c ess ) an d c lic ki ng Next in t h e W ir el e ss S et t in gs s c r ee n g en e ra t e s t h e “ W ir e les s WP A Set tin gs ” s cr e e n.
34 Actiontec DSL Gatewa y User Manual 35 Chapter 4 Configuring Adv anced S ettings Wir eless MAC Authentication Se lec tin g W ireless MA C A uthentication in t he “ A dv anc ed Set ti ngs ” scr ee n g ene r - at es the “W ir el ess MA C A ut hen ti cat io n ” scr ee n.
34 Actiontec DSL Gatewa y User Manual 35 Chapter 4 Configuring Adv anced S ettings 802.11b/g Mode A c c ess to the Gat e wa y’ s ne tw or k ca n be r es tri ct ed t o wir e les s c lie nt s us in g ei the r th e 80 2.1 1 b or 8 02. 11 g wir ele ss ada pt er s.
36 Actiontec DSL Gatewa y User Manual 37 Chapter 4 Configuring Adv anced S ettings DHCP Ser ver Configur ation C l i ck in g N e x t in t he “ D H C P Se rv e r ” s cr e en g en e r a t e s th e “ D H C P S e rv e r S et t i n gs ” s c r e en .
36 Actiontec DSL Gatewa y User Manual 37 Chapter 4 Configuring Adv anced S ettings Ser vices Blocking Se lec tin g Ser v ices Blocking in the “ A dv anc e d Set ti ngs ” scr ee n g en era te s th e “ Servi ce s B loc ki ng ” sc re en . T o mo dif y I nt er net pri vil ege s (W eb , FT P , N e wsgr o ups , et c.
38 Actiontec DSL Gatewa y User Manual 39 Chapter 4 Configuring Adv anced S ettings W ebsite Block ing Se lec tin g W ebsite Blocking in th e “ A dv an ce d Se tti ngs ” scr ee n g ene ra te s th e “ W ebs it e B loc ki ng ” sc re en . Thi s f eat ur e e na ble s th e G at ewa y to blo ck W eb sit es to al l c om put e rs on the net wo rk .
38 Actiontec DSL Gatewa y User Manual 39 Chapter 4 Configuring Adv anced S ettings N ote : B ef or e R e mot e M a nag em en t ca n be acti va t ed, the adm in - is tra to r pa ss wo r d mu st be se t. T o do thi s, go to the Set up sc re en an d se le ct C han ge A d min P as sw or d .
40 Actiontec DSL Gatewa y User Manual 41 Chapter 4 Configuring Adv anced S ettings Cl ic ki ng A dvanced br ing s up the “ A dv anc ed P o rt F orw ar d” sc re en . I n th is sc re en , th e us er ca n al lo w o nly ce rta in I P ad dr es se s t o ac c ess fo rwar d ed po rts .
40 Actiontec DSL Gatewa y User Manual 41 Chapter 4 Configuring Adv anced S ettings M W arning : The DMZ ho st c om put e r wil l be v uln era bl e t o c om - pu t er h ac ke rs on th e I nt ern et wh ile in D MZ m ode .
42 Actiontec DSL Gatewa y User Manual 43 Chapter 4 Configuring Adv anced S ettings NA T (Network Addr ess T ranslation) Se lec tin g N A T in t he “ A d van c ed Se tt ing s ” scr ee n g en era te s th e “ N A T ” sc re en . The Ga te wa y ’ s ba si c fi re wa ll se cu rity is ba se d on N A T .
42 Actiontec DSL Gatewa y User Manual 43 Chapter 4 Configuring Adv anced S ettings IP QoS Setting Se lec tin g IP QoS Se tting in t he “ A d van c ed Se tt ing s ” scr ee n g en era te s th e “I P Qo S Se tti ng ” scr ee n. In th is sc re en , th e us er ca n pr ior iti ze ce rta in type s of tra ffi c ( i.
44 Actiontec DSL Gatewa y User Manual 45 Chapter 4 Configuring Adv anced S ettings Priority Se lec t ei th er “H i gh ” or “N orm al ” fo r th e pri ori ty l ev el o f the type o f da ta tra ff ic be in g c onf ig ur ed . Prot ocol Se lec t th e da ta pr o to co l type bei ng c o nfi gu re d he r e.
44 Actiontec DSL Gatewa y User Manual 45 Chapter 4 Configuring Adv anced S ettings T elnet Timeout Setting Se lec tin g T elnet Timeout S etting in the “ A dv an ce d Set ti ngs ” scr e en g en era te s th e “T el ne t T im eou t Se tti ng ” scr ee n.
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47 Vie wing the G atewa y ’ s St atus T h is c ha p t e r c o n t a i ns i n f o r ma t i o n a bo u t c h e c k in g t h e s t at u s o f t h e G a t e wa y , s u c h a s wi r el e s s s et t i n gs , r e m o t e m a na ge m e n t , an d W eb s it e bl o c k i ng .
48 Actiontec DSL Gatewa y User Manual 49 Chapter 5 Viewing the Gatew ay’ s Status C urrent Status A ft er se lec tin g S tat us in the Ma in M en u sc r een , th e “ C urr en t St at us ” sc r een ap pe ars , di sp la yin g ma n y o f the Gat ew a y’ s se tti ngs .
48 Actiontec DSL Gatewa y User Manual 49 Chapter 5 Viewing the Gatew ay’ s Status W AN - Subnet Mask Di sp la ys the sub ne t ma sk ad dr es s th e IS P as sig ned to the Gat ew a y . W AN - G atew ay Di sp la ys the gat ew a y ad dr es s (f or the IP ad dr es s an d s ubn et ma sk ) th e IS P as sign ed t o th e Ga te wa y .
50 Actiontec DSL Gatewa y User Manual 51 Chapter 5 Viewing the Gatew ay’ s Status W AN Status Se lec tin g W AN Status ge ner at es th e “ W AN S tat us ” scr e en. Thi s sc r een dis pl a ys on o v ervie w of th e Ga te wa y’ s W AN ( wide ar ea net wo rk ) co nn ect io n.
50 Actiontec DSL Gatewa y User Manual 51 Chapter 5 Viewing the Gatew ay’ s Status LAN Status Se lec tin g LAN Status gen er at es t he “ LA N St at us ” sc re en . Thi s sc r een di spl a ys on o v ervie w of th e Ga te wa y’ s L AN ( loc al ar ea net wo rk ) c on nec tio ns .
52 Actiontec DSL Gatewa y User Manual IP QoS T raffic Status Se lec tin g QoS Status ge ne rat e s th e “ IP Q o S T ra ff ic St at us ” sc re en . Thi s sc r ee n di sp la ys the QoS co fi gu rat ion set ti ngs (se e “ IP QoS M ana ge me nt ” on pag e 45 fo r mo r e in fo rma tio n) .
53 U sing Utilities T o ac c ess th e Ga te wa y’ s W eb- bas ed Ut il iti es o pti on s, se le ct Utilities fr o m th e “M a in M en u ” scr ee n.
54 Actiontec DSL Gatewa y User Manual 55 Chapter 6 Using Utilities Aut o Refresh T o se t th e W eb A ct ivi ty L og s cr ee n t o au to ma tic al ly r e fr es h at c erta in int e r va ls , act i- va.
54 Actiontec DSL Gatewa y User Manual 55 Chapter 6 Using Utilities Restore Default Settings T o r e st o r e t he Ga t ew a y t o it s f ac to ry d e fa ul t s et ti ng s, se le ct R e st or e De fa u lt Se tt in gs f ro m th e U til i ti es sc r ee n.
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57 T roubleshooting Th is c hap te r c on ta ins a li st o f pr ob le ms th at ma y be en c ou nt er ed wh ile us ing the Ga te wa y , an d t ec hni qu es t o try an d o v er c ome th e pr ob le m. N ot e th at th es e te ch - ni qu es ma y no t so l ve the pr ob le m.
58 Actiontec DSL Gatewa y User Manual 59 Chapter 7 T roubleshooting T h e r e sh o u l d b e a n e nt ry f o r I P a dd r e s s , S ub n et M as k , a n d D e f a u l t G a t e wa y . A d d i t io n a ll y , t h e “ IP A d d r e s s ” e n t ry s h o ul d b e o n t h e 19 2.
58 Actiontec DSL Gatewa y User Manual 59 Chapter 7 T roubleshooting Time out error occurs when entering a URL or IP Address s V eri fy a ll th e c om pu te rs ar e w ork in g pr o per ly . s E ns ur e th e IP set tin gs ar e c or re ct. s En su re the Ga te wa y i s on and co nn ect ed pr op erl y .
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61 Re feren ce Th is ap pe ndi x c on ta ins inf or mat io n ab ou t va rio us t op ic s, in cl ud ing ac ce ss ing in fo rma ti on ab ou t y our W in do ws co mp ut er . Locating Computer Information Th e fo ll owi ng pr o ce du re is v ali d fo r W i ndo ws 9 8 SE , M e, NT 4.
62 Actiontec DSL Modem User Manual 63 Appendix a Referenc e Locating Windo ws Operating Syst em Files I f the ope ra tin g sy st em fil es re sid e o n th e ha rd dri v e of th e c om put e r , fo llo w th e in str uct io ns b elo w t o lo cat e t he m.
62 Actiontec DSL Modem User Manual 63 Appendix a Referenc e 4. Cl ic k th e do w n ar row ne xt to the “ Loo k i n ” t ex t bo x an d sel ec t My Comput er fr o m th e li st th at ap pea rs .
64 Actiontec DSL Modem User Manual Windo ws XP 1. F r om t he d es kt op , cli ck Star t . 2. Se lec t Search , th en Fo r Files and Folders . 3. Th e “S ea rc h R e su lts ” wind o w ap pe ars . I n th e pa nel at l ef t ti tle d “W ha t do yo u wa nt t o se ar ch fo r?” , c lic k All files and folders .
65 Sta tic IP Addr ess on the C omputer T o c om mu nic at e wit h th e G at ewa y fr om a c omp ut e r on the net wo rk (t o u se th e W e b Co nf ig ura tio n U ti li ty , for ex am ple ), th e us e.
66 Actiontec DSL User Manual 67 Appendix b Static IP on the Comput er 4. W hen the “ C on tr ol P a nel ” win do w a ppe ar s, do ub le -cl ic k N etwork .
66 Actiontec DSL User Manual 67 Appendix b Static IP on the Comput er ar e in st all ed” li st b o x, lo cat e an d do ub le -c lic k T CP/IP . 6. The “ T CP /IP Pr o pert ie s” win do w a ppe ar s. Se lec t IP Addr ess . 7. In the IP A dd re ss ta b , ma k e su re the cir c le ne xt to “ Spe ci fy a n IP A dd r ess ” is se le cte d.
68 Actiontec DSL User Manual 69 Appendix b Static IP on the Comput er 255 .25 5. 255 .0 P r ess the spa c e ba r on the ke ybo ar d t o ad d th e pe riod s be tw ee n th e nu mb er s. 10. Cl ic k OK . Th e T C P/I P P ro pe rtie s win do w dis ap pea rs .
68 Actiontec DSL User Manual 69 Appendix b Static IP on the Comput er 3. A no the r m en u ap pea rs . Se lec t Control Panel . 4. W hen the “ C on tr ol P a nel ” win do w a ppe ar s, do ub le -cl ic k N etwork .
70 Actiontec DSL User Manual 71 Appendix b Static IP on the Comput er 5. Th e “N e tw ork ” wind o w ap pea rs . I n th e “The fo ll owi ng ne tw or k c omp on en ts ar e in st all ed” li st b o x, lo cat e an d do ub le -c lic k T CP/IP . 6. The “ T CP /IP Pr o pert ie s” win do w a ppe ar s.
70 Actiontec DSL User Manual 71 Appendix b Static IP on the Comput er 9. En te r t he f oll o wing nu mbe rs in t he “ Su bn et m ask ” te xt bo x: 255 .25 5. 255 .0 Do not inc lu de the peri od s; the y ar e a ut om ati ca lly en te re d. 10. Cl ic k OK .
72 Actiontec DSL User Manual 73 Appendix b Static IP on the Comput er 3. A no the r m en u ap pea rs . Se lec t Control Panel . 4. W hen the “ C on tr ol P a nel ” win do w a ppe ar s, do ub le -cl ic k N etwork and Dial- up Connections .
72 Actiontec DSL User Manual 73 Appendix b Static IP on the Comput er 5. I n th e “N e tw ork and Dia l- up C on ne cti on s” win do w , do ub le- cl ic k Local Area Connection . A n umb er ma y be dis pl ay e d af te r th e L oca l A r ea Co nne cti on .
74 Actiontec DSL User Manual 75 Appendix b Static IP on the Comput er 7. The “ Lo cal A re a C on nec tio n P r op erti es ” wind o w ap pe ars . Cl ic k General . 8. In the “ C om pon en ts c hec k ed ar e u sed by thi s c on nec ti on ” li st b o x, do ub le - c lic k Int er net Protoc ol ( TCP/IP ) .
74 Actiontec DSL User Manual 75 Appendix b Static IP on the Comput er 12. En te r t he f oll o wing nu mbe rs in t he “ Su bn et m ask ” te xt bo x: 255 .25 5. 255 .0 P r ess the spa c e ba r on the ke ybo ar d t o ad d th e pe riod s be tw ee n th e nu mb er s.
76 Actiontec DSL User Manual 77 Appendix b Static IP on the Comput er 3. W h en t he “C on tr ol P an el ” wind o w ap pea rs , do ub le -cl ic k N etwork Connections . 4. I n th e “N e tw ork Co nn ect ion s ” win do w , do ub le- cl ic k Local Area Connection .
76 Actiontec DSL User Manual 77 Appendix b Static IP on the Comput er 5. Th e “L oca l Ar ea Co nn ect ion P ro pe rtie s ” wind o w ap pe ar s. Se lec t General . 6. I n th e “Thi s c on nec tio n u ses the fo llo win g i te ms ” li st bo x, d oub le -c lic k Inte r net Protocol ( T CP/IP ) .
78 Actiontec DSL User Manual 9. En te r t he f oll o wing add r ess in t he “ IP A dd r ess ” t ex t bo x: 192 .16 8. 0.2 En te r t he pe rio ds in th e ad dr es s b y pr e ssi ng the spa ce bar on th e k eyb oar d . 10. En te r t he f oll o wing add r ess in t he “S ub net mas k ” te xt bo x : 255 .
79 C omputer S ecurity Th e I nt ern et is a gia nt ne tw ork of co mp ut er s lo ca te d all ov e r th e w or ld. W h en a c om pu te r is co nn ect ed to th e I nt ern et , it ca n ex ch an ge i nf orm ati on with an y o the r c om pu te r on the In te rn et.
80 Actiontec DSL Modem User Manual 81 Appendix c Comput er Securit y Modem S ecurity I f co nn ect ing to the ISP thr o ugh P oi nt -t o- P o in t P ro t oc ol ( PPP ), be sur e t o pr o vid e th e M od em with an a dmi ni str ati v e pa ss wo r d.
80 Actiontec DSL Modem User Manual 81 Appendix c Comput er Securit y Network Applications N et w ork app li cat io ns (s uc h as so ftw ar e p ro gra ms) tha t al lo w r em ot e ac c es s t o th e c om pu te r al so ma k e th e c om pu te r vu lne ra ble to ac ce ss b y ot he r peo pl e on th e I nt ern et .
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83 Specifications General Model Number GT 70 4 W G - Q W 04 (54 Mbp s W ir el es s DS L Ga te wa y) Standards IE EE 802 .3 (10 Bas eT) IE EE 8 02 .3u (10 0B ase TX ) G.
84 Actiontec DSL Gatewa y User Manual Wir eless Op era ting R ange Indoors U p t o 91 M (3 00 ft .) @ 54 Mbp s Outdoors U p t o 45 7M ( 15 00 f t.) @ 54 Mbp s T opology St ar (E th er net ) LED Indica.
85 Glossar y Acc ess Poin t A d evic e t hat all o ws wi re le ss c li ent s t o c on nec t t o on e an ot he r . A n ac c es s po in t ca n al so act a s a b rid ge b etw ee n wir el es s cl ie nt s an d a “wi re d” net wo rk , suc h as an Et he rne t net w ork .
86 Actiontec DSL Modem User Manual 87 Appendix e Glossary Ethernet Network A s tan da rd wir ed ne tw ork in g c on fig ura ti on us in g ca ble s a nd h ub s. F irewall A m eth od p r ev en tin g us er s ou ts id e th e ne tw ork fr om ac ce ss ing and /o r da ma g- in g fi le s or co mp ut er s on th e net w ork .
86 Actiontec DSL Modem User Manual 87 Appendix e Glossary PPP oE (Poin t-T o-P oint Protoc ol over Ethernet)/ PPP oA (Poin t-T o-P oint Protoc ol over A TM) M et ho ds o f sec ur e d ata tra nsm is sio n. Router A c en tra l de vic e th at ma na ges the da ta tr aff ic of y ou r ne tw ork .
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89 F irewall S ec uri t y Le v el S e r v ices Th is ap pe ndi x c on ce rn s th e Fi re wa ll o pti on s ( H ig h , M edium , and Low ) s ect ion in the “ C on fi guri ng A d va nc ed S ett in gs ” ch apt e r (s ee p age 43 ).
90 Actiontec DSL Gatewa y User Manual 91 Appendix f Fire wall Security Lev el S er vices Medium S ecurity Level Low Security Level.
90 Actiontec DSL Gatewa y User Manual 91 Appendix f Fire wall Security Lev el S er vices Off I f Off is se lec ted , on ly N A T ( N e tw ork A ddr e ss T ra ns la tio n) se cu rity is acti v e. Ser vice Acr onym D efinitions http H ype r T e xt T ra ns fe r P r ot oc ol .
92 Actiontec DSL Gatewa y User Manual real audio/video A p ro t oc ol us ed t o tr ans fe r R ea l A u dio or R ea l V i deo fil es . icmp I nt e rne t C on tr ol M es sa ge P r ot oc o l. Al lo ws err or mes sa ge s, t ex t pa ck age s, and in fo rma ti on al m ess ag es t o be t ran sfe rr ed o v er t he I nt e rnet .
93 Notic es Regulatory Complianc e Notices Class B Equipment Th is eq ui pm ent has bee n t es te d an d fo un d to co mp ly with the lim it s fo r a C las s B di git al de vic e, pu rs ua nt t o P art 1 5 of the FCC R ul es.
94 Actiontec DSL Gatewa y User Manual 94 Th is de vic e c om pli es with P art 15 o f the FCC R ul es. Ope rat ion is su bj ect t o th e fo ll owi ng tw o c on dit io ns: 1 .
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