Actiontec electronic GT701 Bedienungsanleitung

S olutions for the Digital Life ™ U ser Manual USB/Ethernet DSL Modem Model #: GT701 Fi rmware #: GT3.0.1.0.5.1[...]

i T able of C onten ts 1 In troduction 1 Package Contents 1 Minimum S ystem Requirements 2 F eatures 2 Getting t o Know the Mo dem 3 2 Setting Up the Modem 7 Connecting a Comput er t o the Modem 7 Installing Phone F ilters 21 Setting Up the DSL C onnection 26 3 P erforming a Basic S etup 29 Basic S etup 29 Changing the Admin User Name and P assword[...]

ii Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual ii A Refer ence 63 Locating Computer Information 63 Locating Windows Operating Sy stem Files 64 B Setting Up Sta tic IP on the C omputer 67 Windows 98 SE 67 Windows Me 70 Windows 2000 73 Windows XP 77 C Comput er S ecurity 81 Comparing DSL Service with a Dial-Up Modem 81 Modem S ecurity 82 Computer S[...]

1 Intr oduc tion Th ank y ou f or pur cha sin g t he A ctio n t ec USB /E th ern et DSL Mo de m. The Mo de m is the sim pl es t wa y to c o nne ct co mpu t er s t o a h igh- sp eed br oa db and co nn ect io n. Th is e as y-t o-us e p ro du ct i s pe rfe ct for the ho me off ic e o r sm all bu sin es s. If yo u wa nt to t ak e y our c o mpu ti ng to[...]

2 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 3 Chapter 1 Introduction Minimum S ystem Requirements s A cti v e DS L se rvic e s Co mpu t er with a 10/ 10 0 Mb ps E th ern et co nn ect io n, or US B c on nec tio n ☞ No te : U SB L AN p ort is n ot s up po rte d wit h M icr oso ft W ind ow s 95 , W ind o ws NT 4 .0 , and M ac O S. s Mi cr os o f[...]

2 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 3 Chapter 1 Introduction s C om pli an t wit h IE EE 802 .3 E th ern et sta nd ar d s 10 /1 00 Ba se -T Eth er net po rt s Fl o w c on tr ol sup po rt fo r F as t E th ern et s W eb -b as ed c on fi gu rat io n se tup s De fa ul t c on fig ur ati on bac ku p r es to r e s FT P fi rm war e up grad ea b[...]

4 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 5 Chapter 1 Introduction Pow er Light Th e P ow er lig ht d is pla ys th e M ode m ’ s curr ent sta tu s. I f the P ow er ligh t glo ws st ea di ly gre en , th e M od em is r ec e ivi ng po we r an d fu ll y op era ti on al . W hen the P ow er lig ht f la she s ra pi dly , the M ode m i s in iti al [...]

4 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 5 Chapter 1 Introduction Rear Panel Th e r ear pa nel of the M od em c o nta in s f our port s (P ho ne , US B, Et he rne t, a nd P ow er ), as w ell as a n On /Of f swit ch an d R es et b ut to n. Power Reset Phone USB Etherne t Black Power Cord (from black Power port to Power Outlet) Yellow Ethernet[...]

6 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual On/Off Swit ch T he On /O f f s wi t ch c on tr ol s p o we r t o t he M od em . W he n t h e t o p o f th e s wi tc h i s d e p r e s se d, t h e M od e m i s p o we r ed o f f . W h e n t h e bo tt om o f th e s wi tc h i s d ep r es s e d , t h e M od e m i s p o w e r ed o n ( a s s u mi ng t h e [...]

7 Setting Up the Modem Th e i ns t ru ct i o ns t h at f o ll o w i n t h i s c ha pt er p ar a ll e l t h e st ep s c on t ai ne d i n t he A cti o n t ec I n st a ll a ti on B ud d y ® , wh ic h pr ov id es a v i su a l , s t e p- b y- st ep gu id e t o s e tt i ng up th e M od em . It is r ec om m e nd e d th e us er ru n t he I n st all ati on[...]

8 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 9 Chapter 2 Setting Up the Modem 2. R e ad th e i ns tr uc ti o ns , co ns u lt th e I SP ’ s do c um en t at io n, an d se le ct th e a pp ro - pr ia t e l et t er b y c l ic ki n g i n i ts c he c k bo x, th e n c li c k N ex t . ☞ Note : F or mo r e d et ai l s r e ga rd i ng th es e se tt in g[...]

8 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 9 Chapter 2 Setting Up the Modem 4. M ak e sur e t he ite ms nee de d t o c on nec t th e M odem to th e fi rs t c om put er ar e in cl ud ed in th e k it, the n c lic k N ext . 5. Ge t th e Modem f ro m t he kit , th en cli ck Next .[...]

10 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 11 Chapter 2 Setting Up the Modem 6. Ge t th e P ow er cord fr om the kit an d pl ug the sma ll er e nd int o t he black P ow er port on t he re ar p ane l o f t he M ode m, the n c lic k N ext . 7. Pl ug the lar ge r e nd o f the P ower cord in to a power outlet , th en cli ck Next .[...]

10 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 11 Chapter 2 Setting Up the Modem 8. Co nf ir m th e P ow er lig ht on the fr on t o f t he M ode m glows solid green , the n cl ic k N ext . 9. Ge t t h e y el lo w E th e rne t c a bl e f r o m t he ki t an d p lu g on e e nd i nt o th e y e ll o w E th e rne t p ort on t he ba ck o f the M ode m ,[...]

12 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 13 Chapter 2 Setting Up the Modem 10. Pl ug the oth er en d of the yellow Ethernet cable i nt o an Ethernet port on th e ba ck of the co mp ut er . C li ck Next . ☞ Note : An E th er ne t p or t l oo ks si m il ar t o a ph o ne ja ck , bu t i s sl i ght l y l ar ge r . 11. M ak e sur e t he Etherne[...]

12 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 13 Chapter 2 Setting Up the Modem 12. Ge t th e gra y o r bl ac k D SL c ab le fr om the kit and pl ug one end int o the gray Ph on e po rt on the re ar pan el of the Mo de m. Cli ck N ex t . 13. Pl ug the oth er en d of the g ray or black DSL cable int o the phone jack c lo s- es t t o th e c om pu [...]

14 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 15 Chapter 2 Setting Up the Modem 14. M ak e sur e t he the Po wer , DSL, an d Ethe r net lights on th e M odem glow solid g reen ( it m a y ta k e a f ew mom en ts ). C li ck Next . Th e M od em i s c o nn ec t ed t o a co mpu t er vi a E t he rn et . Ne xt, in st a ll th e p ho n e f il t er s as d[...]

14 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 15 Chapter 2 Setting Up the Modem 2. R e ad th e i n st ru cti o ns , co ns u lt th e ISP ’ s d oc u me nt a ti on , and s el ec t t he ap pr op ri- at e le tt er b y cl i ck in g in it s c h ec k b o x, t h en cl i ck N ext . ☞ Note : F or mo r e d et ai l s r e ga rd i ng th es e se tt in gs , [...]

16 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 17 Chapter 2 Setting Up the Modem 4. M ak e sur e t he ite ms nee de d t o c on nec t th e M odem to th e fi rs t c om put er ar e in cl ud ed in th e k it, the n c lic k N ext . 5. Ge t th e Modem f ro m t he kit , th en cli ck Next .[...]

16 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 17 Chapter 2 Setting Up the Modem 6. Ge t th e P ow er cord fr om the kit an d pl ug the sma ll er e nd int o t he black P ow er port on t he re ar p ane l o f t he M ode m, the n c lic k N ext . 7. Pl ug the lar ge r e nd o f the P ower cord in to a power outlet , th en cli ck Next .[...]

18 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 19 Chapter 2 Setting Up the Modem 8. Co nf ir m th e P ow er lig ht on the fr on t o f t he M ode m glows solid green , the n cl ic k N ext . 9. Ge t t h e b lu e US B c ab l e f r om th e ki t a nd pl ug t he sq uar e en d i n to th e bl ue US B po rt o n t he ba c k o f th e M od em , the n cl ic k[...]

18 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 19 Chapter 2 Setting Up the Modem 10. Pl ug the re cta ng ul ar e nd of the blue USB cable int o a USB port on t he f ro nt or bac k o f t he co mp ut er . C li ck Next . 11. M ak e sur e t he USB light on t he fr on t of th e M od em glows solid green . Cl ic k N ext .[...]

20 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 21 Chapter 2 Setting Up the Modem 12. Ge t th e gra y o r bl ac k D SL c ab le fr om the kit and pl ug one end int o the gray Ph on e po rt on the re ar pan el of the Mo de m. Cli ck N ex t . 13. Pl ug the oth er en d of the g ray or black DSL cable int o the phone jack c lo s- es t t o th e c om pu [...]

20 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 21 Chapter 2 Setting Up the Modem 14. M ak e sur e t he the Po wer , DSL, an d USB lights o n t he M ode m glow solid green (it ma y ta k e a f ew mom en ts ). Clic k Next . Th e M od em i s c o nn ec t ed t o a co mpu t er vi a U SB . N e xt , ins ta ll t he ph o ne fi lt ers as de s cri b ed in “[...]

22 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 23 Chapter 2 Setting Up the Modem 2. R e a d t h e o n - s c r e e n i n f or ma t i o n , t h e n u n p lu g t he phone cords o f a l l telephones a n d other dev ices f r om t he i r r e s p e ct i v e p h on e j ac k s . C l i c k N e x t . 3. R e m o v e t h e phone filters f r o m t h e c l e a [...]

22 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 23 Chapter 2 Setting Up the Modem 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 ep h o n e o r o th e r d ev i c e c o n - n e ct e d t o i t . C li c k N e x t . M Caution : Do no t pl ug a p h on e f il t e r i n t he ph o ne ja c k i n w hi ch th e gra y or bl ac k DS L ca b[...]

24 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 25 Chapter 2 Setting Up the Modem 6. Th e M od em sho ul d be co nn ect ed si mil ar ly to the on- sc re en pic tu re , d epe nd - in g on whe th er t he co mp ut er was co nn ect ed via Eth er net or USB . Ethernet: USB: C l ic k N e xt .[...]

24 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 25 Chapter 2 Setting Up the Modem 7. M a k e s u r e t h e P ower , Internet , a n d Ethernet o r USB li g h t s a r e solid g reen . Ethernet : USB : N e xt, go t o “S et tin g U p the DSL Co nn ect io n ” on th e ne xt pa ge.[...]

26 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 27 Chapter 2 Setting Up the Modem Setting Up the DSL Connection Af t er co nne ct ing the M od em and ins ta lli ng pho ne fi lt er s, the D SL c on ne cti on mu st be co nf igu r ed. T o d o th is : 1. En t er t he us er n am e a nd pa s sw o r d i n t he ap pr op ria te t ex t bo x es (o r cl ic k [...]

26 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 27 Chapter 2 Setting Up the Modem 3. Se lec t th e type of stat ic IP ad dr e ss r ec e iv ed fr o m th e IS P ( Single or Block ) , th en cli ck Next . 4. I n th e ne xt wind o w , ent er th e IP Addr ess , Subnet , Modem , DNS 1 , and DNS 2 inf or ma tio n ( if app li cab le ) in th e ap pr o pri a[...]

28 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 5. Th e I nst al lat io n B udd y che ck s th e c on fi gu rat io n of the M od em . 6. W he n t he c o nfi gu rat io n is co mp le te , a se rie s o f “ Co ngr atu la ti on s ” sc re en s ap pea r . R ead the on- sc re en inf o rma tio n, the n c lic k t hr ou gh t he n ex t fe w sc re en s, the[...]

29 P er forming a Basic S etup Th is c ha pt er is a gui de thr ough a bas ic set up of the M ode m fo r t hos e u se rs w ho di d NO T use the A cti on te c I ns tal la tio n B ud dy ® t o se tu p th e M od em . I t i nc lu de s in str uct io ns o n ho w to co nn ect the M od em to t he ISP a nd cha ngi ng the adm in us er nam e an d pa ss wo r d[...]

30 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 31 Chapter 3 Performing a Basic Setup 3. F oll o w th e in st ruc tio ns in t he “ Set U p/ Co nf ig ura tio n ” scr een , the n c li ck Beg in Basic Se tup . 4. I n th e ne xt scr een, fol lo w t he on- sc re en ins tru cti on s, the n cl ic k N ext . 5. I n th e ne xt scr een, sel ect the type [...]

30 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 31 Chapter 3 Performing a Basic Setup 6. En te r t he U ser Name a nd P asswo rd pr o vid ed b y t he I SP i n th e “ DS L Br oadb an d Co nn ec tio n - P PP ” s cr ee n. Cli ck Next . 7. Cl ic k Sav e and R estar t i n th e “S a ve and R es ta rt” s cr ee n. 8. Th e “C o ngra tu la tio ns [...]

32 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual Changing the Admin User Name and Passw ord T o cr ea te or c ha ng e th e ad mi n us er nam e an d pa ss w or d, co ntr olli ng acc ess t o t he M od em ’ s W eb Co nfi gu rat io n sc r ee ns, fol lo w t hes e i nst ruc tio ns : 1. F ro m t he S etu p/ Co nf ig ura ti on scr ee n, sel ect Admin Use[...]

33 # U sing A dv anced Setup Th is c ha pt er co nt ai ns inf orm at io n c on ce rn ing th e ad va nc ed set up fea tu re s o f t he M od em , su ch as net wo rk sett in gs, re mo te man ag em en t, and W eb sit e b loc ki ng. Acc essing A dvanc ed S etup T o ac ce ss the A dva nc ed Set tin gs co nf igu rat io n sc r ee ns: 1. Ope n a W eb br o w[...]

34 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 35 Chapter 4 Using Advanc ed Setup 4. In th e ne xt scr een, re ad t he rec omm en dat io ns . T o per fo rm an ad va nc ed set up on the M od em , cl ic k Begin Advanced Setup . 5. Th e “C o nfi gu rin g th e A dv an ce d Se tt ing s ” scr ee n a ppe ar s. T o c hec k a ll t he s et- ti ngs , or[...]

34 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 35 Chapter 4 Using Advanc ed Setup ☞ Note : So me DS L p r o vi de r s u se PP P o E/ PP P oA to es t ab li s h c o m- m un ic at i on wit h an en d u se r . Ot he r t ype s o f br oa d ba nd I nt e rn et c on n ec ti on s ( s uc h as fi x e d p oi nt wi r el es s) ma y u se ei th e r DH CP o r s t[...]

36 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 37 Chapter 4 Using Advanc ed Setup Obtain an IP Address through PPP oE or PPP oA Se lec t on e o f t he se o pt ion s t o al lo w the M ode m t o u se t he P oi nt -t o- P oin t o v er Et he rn et ( PPP oE ) or P o int -t o -P oi nt o v er A T M ( P PP oA ) pr ot oc ol. “ Br oadband Co nnection via[...]

36 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 37 Chapter 4 Using Advanc ed Setup Encapsulation (PPPoA only) Se lec t on e o f t he enc ap su lat io n o pti on s, base d o n in fo rma ti on rec eiv ed fr o m th e IS P . Obtain an IP T hrough DHCP Se l e ct t hi s o pt i o n i f t he IP se rv ic e i s c on fi gu r e d t o u s e RF C 14 8 3 B rid g[...]

38 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 39 Chapter 4 Using Advanc ed Setup Specify a Static IP Address Se lec t th is opt io n if the ISP se rvic e is co nf ig ur ed to use RFC 148 3 Br idg ed or R ou te d us in g a s tat ic IP A ddr es s. E nt e r th e IP Addr ess , Subnet Mask , a nd Default Modem A ddress pr ovid ed by the ISP in t he ?[...]

38 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 39 Chapter 4 Using Advanc ed Setup Th e U nnu mb er ed M od e fe at ur e au t om ati ca ll y c on fig ur es th e ap pr o pri at e IP ro ut - in g fo r t he I P A ddr es s b loc k. The IP r ou te will byp ass N A T , en ab lin g t he p ub lic IP s to be r ou te d W AN -t o- LA N , as we ll as LA N - t[...]

40 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 41 Chapter 4 Using Advanc ed Setup ☞ No te : I f the Mo de m ’ s LA N IP add re ss is mo di fi ed, ens ur e the DH CP s erv er ran ge is wit hi n th e sa me sub ne t. Fo r mo r e in fo r - ma tio n, see “ DHC P Se rve r C on fi gu rat io n. ” Af t er cha ngi ng set tin gs , cl ic k N e xt or [...]

40 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 41 Chapter 4 Using Advanc ed Setup DHCP S erver Configur ation C l ic ki ng N e xt in th e “ DH CP S e rv er ” sc re en ( i f t h e DH CP se rv e r i s ac ti v a t e d ) g e ne ra t e s t h e “ DH CP Se rv e r C o n fi gu r a ti on ” s cr ee n. C h a n g e IP ad d r es s r an ge a nd D N S se[...]

42 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 43 Chapter 4 Using Advanc ed Setup DNS S erver 1 “ D NS S erv er 1 ” is the pri mary DNS s erv er pr o vid ed by the ISP . If th e IS P pr o vid - ed DNS serv e r in fo rma ti on , en te r it he re . I f not , le av e the te xt bo x int act . DNS Ser ver 2 “ D NS S erv er 2 ” is the sec o nda[...]

42 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 43 Chapter 4 Using Advanc ed Setup Netmeeting If a c om pu te r o n th e ne tw o rk us es N etm eet in g, en ab le N etm eet in g by cl ic ki ng t he ci rc le ne xt to “ On ” an d e nt eri ng the IP a ddr ess o f the c om pu t er . Clic k N ext , t he n cl ic k Sav e and R estart t o ap pl y th e[...]

44 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 45 Chapter 4 Using Advanc ed Setup Remote Management Se lec tin g R e mot e Ma nag em en t i n th e “C o nfi gu rin g th e A dv an ce d Se tt ing s ” scr ee n ge ne rat e s th e “R e mot e Ma nag em en t ” scr een . R em ot e M an ag em en t al lo ws ac ce ss t o th e M od em thr ough the In [...]

44 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 45 Chapter 4 Using Advanc ed Setup T o re mo v e f orw ar de d po rts , hi ghl igh t th em , th en c li ck Remo ve . Cl ic ki ng A dvanced br ing s up the “ A dv an ce d P ort F o rwa rd in g ” scr ee n. In th is s cr ee n, the use r ca n al lo w o nl y c ert ain IP add r ess es to ac ce ss fo rw[...]

46 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 47 Chapter 4 Using Advanc ed Setup DMZ H osting Se lec tin g DMZ Hosting in the “C on fi gur ing the A dva nc ed Set ti ngs ” s cr ee n g en er - at es the “ DM Z H os tin g ” scr een. T o u se D MZ h ost in g, e nt er the IP add r ess of the c om pu te r on th e ne tw or k to be u sed as a D[...]

46 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 47 Chapter 4 Using Advanc ed Setup Dynamic Routing Se lec tin g Dynamic Routing in the “C on fig uri ng the A dva nc ed Set tin gs ” s cr ee n ge ne rat e s th e “Dy na mi c R ou tin g ” scr een. If a r ou t er or ga te wa y is se t up beh in d th e M ode m in the net wo rk co nf ig ura tio n[...]

48 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual Static Routing Se l e ct in g S ta tic R ou t in g i n t h e “C on f ig u ri n g t he A dv an c ed S et tin gs ” s c r ee n g e ne r- at es t he “ S ta t ic R ou ti ng ” sc r ee n. En t e r t he ad d r e ss e s in t h ei r r e sp e ct i v e t e xt bo x es , t he n c li ck A d d . Th e a d dr [...]

49 Vie wing the Modem ’ s Settings Af t er co nfi gu rin g th e M ode m, s et tin gs can be vie we d b y se le cti ng Status in th e M ai n M e nu . In the me nu on t he lef t si de of the scr ee n, the r e ar e o th er Sta tus op ti ons a vai la bl e: Routing T able , W AN Status , LAN Status , and Activ e User List . Status Se lec tin g “S ta[...]

50 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 51 Chapter 5 Viewing the Gat ewa y’ s Settings W AN - Connection Di spl a ys the sta t e of th e c on nec tio n t o t he I SP s ervic e (Co nn ect ed or Di sc on ne ct ed) . W AN - Mode Di spl a ys the type o f c o nne cti on us ed t o c om mu ni ca te with the ISP . W AN - IP A ddress Di spl a ys [...]

50 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 51 Chapter 5 Viewing the Gat ewa y’ s Settings Routing T able Se lec tin g R outing T able fr om th e “ Gen er al Sta tu s” s cr ee n g en era t es t he “R outi ng T ab le ” s cr ee n. Thi s sc r een di spl a ys on o v ervi ew of the Mo de m ’ s r ou te s. W AN Status Se lec tin g W AN St[...]

52 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual LAN Status Se lec tin g LAN Status gen er at es the “ LAN Sta tu s ” scr een. Thi s sc r een di spl a ys on o ve rvie w of th e M od em ’ s LAN (loc al ar ea net wo rk ) po rt c on nec ti on s. Active User List Se lec tin g A ctive U ser List g en era t es t he “ A cti v e U ser Lis t ” scr[...]

53 U sing Utilities T o ac ce ss the M od em ’ s W eb- ba se d U ti li tie s, sele ct Utilities fro m t he “M ain M en u ” sc re en . Th e “U ti li ti es ” sc re en app ea rs . F ro m t his sc re en , th e W e b ac ti vity log can be vi ew ed, the DSL set tin gs cha ng ed , th e M od em ’ s f act o ry def au lt set tin gs re st or ed , [...]

54 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 55 Chapter 6 Using Utilities Auto Refresh T o set the W e b A cti vit y Lo g sc r ee n to au to ma ti cal ly re fr es h a t c erta in int erval s, acti - va te the cir cle nex t t o “ A ut o R e fr es h E v e ry” at t he b ott om of th e W e b A cti vit y Lo g sc re en , th en ent e r a ti me val[...]

54 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 55 Chapter 6 Using Utilities N W arning : Do not unp lu g th e P o we r c or d f r om t he M ode m or swit c h th e On /O ff swit c h t o of f duri ng the Re st o re De fau lt Set ti ngs pr oc e ss. Doi ng so ma y re su lt in pe rma ne nt dam ag e t o th e M od em . W hen th e P ow e r l ig ht st o p[...]

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57 T roubleshooting Th is c ha pt er co nt ai ns a lis t o f p r ob le ms t hat ma y be en c oun t er ed whi le usi ng the M od em , an d t ec hn iq ues to sol ve t he m. N ot e th at the se tec h niq ue s ma y not be s uc- c ess fu l in all cas es . A ls o in cl ud ed is a lis t of fr eq ue nt ly ask ed qu es tio ns . T roubleshooting Cannot Use t[...]

58 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 59 Chapter 7 T roubleshooting Connection to the Internet T o v er i f y t he M od em ’ s c o n n e c t i o n t o t h e I nt e r n e t , o p e n a W eb b r o ws e r . I n t h e “ A d d r es s ” t e x t b o x , t yp e 1 92 .16 8. 0.1 and cl ic k Go . T he Mo de m ’ s W e b Co nf ig ura t or M a[...]

58 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 59 Chapter 7 T roubleshooting Will my Xbo x w ork with the Modem? Y e s, the M ode m is co mp at ibl e wi th t he X bo x. Y o u wil l ne ed t o s et a sta tic IP ad dr ess on the Xbo x in t he X bo x li ve net w ork set ti ngs , an d fo rwa r d po rts 307 4 (b oth UDP and T CP ), 53 (bo th UDP and T [...]

60 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 61 Chapter 7 T roubleshooting I used DHCP to configure my network. Do I need to restar t my c omputer to refresh my IP address? N o . S ele ct t he app r op ria te op era tin g s ys te m, belo w , a nd fol lo w t he s te ps to r efr esh yo ur IP ad dr es s. Windows 95, 98, 98SE, and Me - Go t o Start[...]

60 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 61 Chapter 7 T roubleshooting Connections How many c omputers can be connected through the Modem? Th e M od em is c ap abl e o f 2 54 co nn ect io ns, but ha vin g n o mo re th an 4 5 c on nec - ti on s is re co mm en de d. As the nu mb er o f con ne cti on s in cr ea se s, the av ai lab le spe ed fo[...]

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63 Refe rence Th is a ppe nd ix co nt ai ns i nf orm at io n ab ou t va rio us t o pic s, inc lu di ng acc essi ng in fo rma ti on abo ut yo ur W ind o ws c o mpu t er . Locating Computer Information Th e fo llo wing pr oc ed ur e i s va lid fo r c om pu te rs run ni ng W ind o ws 9 8 SE , M e , NT 4.0 , 20 00, and XP . 1. F ro m t he d es kt op , [...]

64 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 65 Appendix A Reference Locating Window s Op er ating System Files If th e op er ati ng sys te m f il es r es id e o n th e ha rd dri v e o f t he co mp ut er , f oll o w th e in str uct io ns b elo w to loc at e th em . I f t he fil es ar e no t on the ha rd dri v e, they mus t be load ed fr om the [...]

64 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 65 Appendix A Reference 4. Cl ic k th e do w n arrow ne xt to the “ Loo k i n ” te xt bo x and sel ect My Computer f r om t he lis t th at app ear s. 5. Cl ic k Search No w . 6a. Windows Me: W h en t he sea rc h is c om pl et e, not e th e di r ect o ry pat h th at ap pea rs mos t o ft en in t he[...]

66 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual Window s M e , 2000 1. F ro m t he d es kt op , cl ic k Start . 2. Se lec t Search , t he n F or Files and Folders . 3. Th e “S ear ch R es ul ts ” wi nd o w ap pe ar s. I n the pan el at le ft tit le d “W hat do y o u wa nt to s ea rc h f or ?” , cl ic k All files and folders . 4. An ot he r[...]

67 Setting Up Sta tic IP on the C omputer T o co mm un ic at e wit h th e M ode m fr o m a c om pu te r ( to use th e W e b C on fig ura ti on U ti li ty , fo r e xa mpl e) , th e us er ma y h av e to swit c h th e IP add re ss set ti ngs fr om DH CP - en ab led to st ati c IP , so tha t th e c om pu te r a nd the M ode m a re on the sam e ne tw or[...]

68 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 69 Appendix B Setting Up Static IP on the Computer 3. An ot he r me nu ap pea rs . Se lec t Control P anel . 4. W he n t he “ Co nt r ol P ane l” win do w app ea rs , do ub le- cl ic k N etwork .[...]

68 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 69 Appendix B Setting Up Static IP on the Computer 5. Th e “N et w ork ” wind ow ap pea rs . In th e “The fol lo win g ne tw or k c om po ne nts ar e i ns tal led ” li st b o x, loca t e an d do ub le -c li ck TCP/IP . 6. Th e “ T CP /I P P r ope rti es ” win do w app ear s. Sel ect IP Ad[...]

70 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 71 Appendix B Setting Up Static IP on the Computer 9. En te r t he f oll o win g ad dr es s in the “S ub net ma sk ” te x t bo x: 255 .2 55. 25 5.0 En te r t he pe ri ods in t he a ddr ess by p r ess in g th e sp ac e b ar on th e k ey boa r d. 10. Cl ic k OK . T he T CP/ IP P ro pert ies win do [...]

70 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 71 Appendix B Setting Up Static IP on the Computer 3. An ot he r me nu ap pea rs . Se lec t Control P anel . 4. W he n t he “ Co nt r ol P ane l” win do w app ea rs , do ub le- cl ic k N etwork .[...]

72 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 73 Appendix B Setting Up Static IP on the Computer 5. Th e “N et w ork ” wind ow ap pea rs . In th e “The fol lo win g ne tw or k c om po ne nts ar e i ns tal led ” li st b o x, loca t e an d do ub le -c li ck TCP/IP . 6. Th e “ T CP/ IP Pr o pert ie s ” wind o w ap pe ar s. C li ck IP Ad[...]

72 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 73 Appendix B Setting Up Static IP on the Computer 9. En te r t he f oll o win g ad dr es s in the “S ub net ma sk ” te x t bo x: 255 .2 55. 25 5.0 En te r t he pe ri ods in t he a ddr ess by p r ess in g th e sp ac e b ar on th e k ey boa r d. 10. Cl ic k OK . T he T CP/ IP P ro pert ies win do [...]

74 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 75 Appendix B Setting Up Static IP on the Computer 3. An ot he r me nu ap pea rs . Se lec t Control P anel . 4. W he n t he “ Co nt r ol P ane l” win do w app ea rs , do ub le- cl ic k N etwork and Dial- up Connections .[...]

74 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 75 Appendix B Setting Up Static IP on the Computer 5. In th e “N et w ork and Dia l- up Co nne cti on s ” win do w , do ub le -c lic k Local Area Connection . A nu mb er ma y be dis pl a ye d af te r t he Loc al A re a C on nec tio n. I f m or e t han on e Lo ca l A r ea Co nn ect io n is lis te [...]

76 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 77 Appendix B Setting Up Static IP on the Computer 7. Th e “Lo ca l A rea Co nn ect io n P ro pe rti es ” win do w app ear s. Cli ck General . 8. I n th e “C o mpo ne nt s c hec k ed ar e us ed by thi s c on nec ti on ” lis t bo x, dou ble - cl ic k Int erne t Prot ocol ( TCP/IP ) . 9. Th e ?[...]

76 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 77 Appendix B Setting Up Static IP on the Computer 12. En te r t he f oll o win g ad dr es s in the “S ub net ma sk ” te x t bo x: 255 .2 55. 25 5.0 En te r t he pe ri ods in t he a ddr ess by p r ess in g th e sp ac e b ar on th e k ey boa r d. 13. Cl ic k OK . T he “ In te rn et P r ot oc ol [...]

78 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 79 Appendix B Setting Up Static IP on the Computer 3. W he n t he “ Co nt r ol P ane l” win do w app ea rs , do ub le- cl ic k N etwork Connections . 4. In th e “N et w ork Co nn ect io ns ” win do w , do ub le -c li ck Local Area C onnection . A n umb er ma y be di spl a y ed a ft er the Loc[...]

78 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 79 Appendix B Setting Up Static IP on the Computer 5. Th e “Lo ca l A rea Co nn ect io n P ro pe rti es ” win do w app ear s. Sel ect General . ☞ No te : I f the “L oc al A re a C on ne cti on Sta tu s ” wind o w ap pe ars , cl ic k Pr oper ties to co nt in ue on t o th e L oca l Ar ea Co n[...]

80 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 8. In th e General tab , mak e sur e the cir c le nex t t o “U se t he f oll o win g IP A dd r es s ” is s ele ct ed . W hen act iv e, a bl ac k d ot a pp ear s i n th e ci rc le . I f the cir c le alr ea dy c on tai ns a bl ac k do t, lea v e i t al on e. 9. En te r t he f oll o win g ad dr es s[...]

81 C omputer Security Th e I nt ern et is a gi an t ne tw or k of c omp ut ers loc at ed a ll o v er the wo rl d. W he n a c om pu te r i s c on nec te d t o th e I nt er net , it can ex cha ng e in fo rm ati on with an y ot he r c om pu te r o n th e I nt ern et . Th is a llo ws a c om pu te r u se r t o se nd e-m ail , s ur f th e W o rl d W id e[...]

82 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 83 Appendix C Computer Security Modem Security If c on nec ti ng t o t he I SP t hr ou gh P oi nt- t o-P o int P ro t oc ol ( PP P ), be su r e t o pr ovid e th e M od em an a dm ini st rat iv e pas sw or d . If a pa ss wo r d is not set , s om eo ne o n th e In t ern et can ac ce ss the M od em and [...]

82 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 83 Appendix C Computer Security Network Applications N et wo rk app li ca tio ns (s uc h as sof tw ar e p r ogra ms ) th at a llo w re mo te ac ce ss to the c om pu te r al so mak e the co mp ut er vul ne rab le to ac ce ss fr om oth er peo pl e on the In t ern et . If us in g a ne tw or k ap pl ic a[...]

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85 Specifications General Model Numb er GT 701 WM -00 ( U SB /E th ern et DSL M ode m) Standards IE EE 80 2.3 (10 Ba se T) IE EE 802 .3u (1 00B as eT X) IE EE 802 .11 g (W ir ele ss ) G. dm t G. li te t1 .4 13 RF C 14 83 , 23 64, 251 6 Protoc ol LAN - CS MA / CD W AN - PP P , DHCP , St ati c IP W AN F ull -ra t e AD SL I nt e rfa ce LAN 10 /10 0 RJ[...]

86 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual LED Indic a tors P ow er , D SL , In te rne t, Eth er net , US B Envir onmental Po wer Ex te rn al , 12V DC , 600 m A Certifications FC C Cl as s B , FCC C las s C (pa rt 15 , 68 ) , C E M ark Co mm er ci al , UL Operating T emperatur e 0 º C to 40 º C ( 32 º F to 104 º F ) Storage T empera ture [...]

87 Glossar y Access P oint A d evic e t hat all o ws wir ele ss cli en ts to co nn ect to one ano th er . An ac ce ss poi nt ca n al so act a s a b rid ge betw ee n wi re le ss cli en ts and a “wir ed ” net w ork , su ch as an Et her ne t net w ork . W ir eles s c lie nt s ca n be mo v ed an yw he re with in the co ve r - ag e ar ea of the ac c[...]

88 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 89 Appendix E Glossar y Ethernet Network A st an da rd wir ed net wo rk ing co nf ig ura ti on usi ng cab le s an d hu bs . Fir ewall A me th od p r ev en tin g us er s o ut sid e t he n etw ork f ro m ac ces si ng and /o r da ma g- in g fi le s or co mp ut er s o n th e ne tw o rk. Gatewa y A c en t[...]

88 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 89 Appendix E Glossar y PPPoE (P oint-T o-P oint Protocol ov er E thernet)/ PPPoA (P oint-T o-P oint Protocol ov er A TM) M et ho ds o f secu r e da ta tran sm iss io n. Router A c en tra l de vic e th at man ag es the dat a tra ff ic of the net wo rk . Subnet Mask A se t of fo ur nu mbe rs co nf ig [...]

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91 F irewall Se curit y Le v el S er vices T ab le Th e fo llo wing inf orm at io n is re la te d t o th e Fi r ewa ll opt io ns ( Hi gh, M ed ium , a nd Lo w) se cti on in th e “U si ng A d van c ed S etu p ” cha pt er of thi s ma nu al (se e pa ge 33 ) . Th e types of servi ce s a nd t he ir r es pec ti v e po rts ar e li st ed in t he t wo r[...]

92 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 93 Appendix F Firewall Security Medium Security Lev el Ser vice Port In Out htt p 8 0 no ye s dns 53 no ye s ftp 21 no y es t eln et 23 no y es smt p 25 y es y es pop3 110 y es y es nn tp 119 no y es re al a ud io/ vid eo 70 70 y es ye s icm p n /a no y es H. 32 3 172 0 no ye s T . 12 0 150 3 y es ye[...]

92 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 93 Appendix F Firewall Security Basic Security Lev el N A T (N etw o rk A dd re ss T ran sl ati on ) on ly . Ser vic e A cron ym D efinitions http H yper T ex t T ra ns fe r P r ot oc o l. T hi s pr oto co l d eli ver s i nf orm at io n ov er th e In t ern et , an d is use d wh en a co mp ut er c onn[...]

94 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual real audio/video A p ro t oc ol use d t o tra nsf e r R ea l A udio or Re al V id eo fil es. icmp I nt er net C on tr ol M ess ag e P r ot oc ol . All o ws e rr or mes sa ge s, t e xt pac ka ge s, a nd in fo rma ti on al m es sag es to be tra ns fe rr ed ov er th e I nt ern et . H.323 A st an da rd p[...]

95 Non-W indow s S ystem S etup Th e M od em su ppo rts bot h th e C las si c M ac int osh o pe rat ing sy st em s ( 9 .2 .2 a nd be lo w) , as wel l as OS X . ☞ N ot e : W he n i ns t al l i ng a n y s of tw ar e, c on su lt th e u s e r m an ua l a nd he lp fi l e s s up pl i ed wit h th e s of t w ar e f o r d et ai l ed in fo rma tio n. A cti[...]

96 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 97 Appendix G Non-Windows Setup 2. W he n t he “ T CP/ IP ” wi nd o w ap pe ars , s el ect Edit fr om men u b ar , t he n se le ct U ser Mode . 3. W he n t he “U se r M ode ” win do w app ear s, sel ect A dva nc ed , t he n c lic k O K . 4. In th e “ T CP /I P ” win do w , se lec t Ethern[...]

96 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 97 Appendix G Non-Windows Setup OS X 1. F ro m t he A pp le M en u, sele ct System Prefer ences . 2. W he n t he “ S yst em P r ef er en c es ” win do w app ear s, cli ck Netw ork .[...]

98 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 3. Th e N et w ork wind o w ap pe ar s. Sele ct Built-I n Ether net f ro m t he “ Sho w” dr o p- do wn l ist . 4. Se lec t T CP/IP and , fr om th e “C onfi gu r e ” dr op -d o wn li st , sel ec t Using DHCP . 5. Cl ic k Apply N ow an d c los e th e “S yst e m P re fe r en ce s ” ap pl ica[...]

99 Installation Buddy Settings Th e fo llo wing inf orm at io n r ela t es t o s te p 2 o f t he In st all ati on Bu dd y (s ee pag es 8 an d 15 ). ☞ N ot e : Th e IS P s ho u ld pr ovi de in f o rm a ti o n r eg a r d in g wh i c h o pt i o n t o s el ect . C he c k th e w el co m e le t t er or w o rk s he e t p ro vid e d b y th e I SP . I f n[...]

100 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual E De fa ult M od e - P PP oE De fa ult VP I - 0 De fa ult V CI - 32 F De fa ult M od e - P PP oA De fa ult VP I - 0 De fa ult V CI - 32[...]

101 Notic es Regulatory C ompliance Notices Class B Equipment Th is e qu ip me nt h as b een te st ed and fo und to co mp ly with the li mit s f or a Cla ss B di git al devi ce , p ur su ant to P art 15 o f t he FCC R ul es. The se lim it s ar e d es ign ed t o pr ovid e r ea so nab le pr ot ecti on a gai ns t ha rmf ul int e rfe r en ce in a re si[...]

102 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 102 2. Th is d evic e mus t ac cep t an y int e rfe r en ce re c ei v ed , inc l ud ing int erfe r en ce th at ma y cau se u n wa nt ed ope rat io n. ☞ No te : T o co mp ly with FCC RF e xpo su r e c om pl ian c e r eq uir e- me nt s, the a nt en na use d fo r th is tran sm it te r m us t be ins t[...]

103 Lim ited W arrant y Har dware : A cti on t ec El ectr oni cs , In c. , wa rran ts to the end use r ( “ C us to me r” ) th at th is har d wa re pr od uc t will be f re e fr om de fe ct s in wo rkm an sh ip a nd mat er ial s, un de r no rm al u se a nd servi ce , fo r t we lv e ( 12 ) mo nt hs f ro m t he dat e o f p ur c has e fr o m A cti o[...]

104 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual TH IS A CTI ON TEC ELE CT R ONI CS PR OD UCT MA Y IN CL UDE OR BE BU NDL ED WI TH T HIR D-P AR TY SO FTW A RE, THE U SE O F W HIC H IS GO V ERN ED B Y A SE P AR A TE EN D- USE R LI CEN SE A GREE MEN T . TH IS A CTI ON TEC ELE CT R ONI CS W ARR AN TY DO ES NO T A PP L Y T O SUC H TH IRD - P A R TY SO[...]

104 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 105 Limited W arr anty NE ITH ER AS SUM ES NOR A UT HO RIZ ES AN Y O TH ER P ER SON T O A SS UME FOR IT AN Y O TH ER L IAB IL ITY IN C ONN ECT IO N W IT H TH E SAL E, INST ALL A TION , MA INT EN ANCE OR U SE OF IT S PR ODUC TS . A C T I ON TE C E L E C T R O N I C S S HA LL N O T B E L IA BL E U N D[...]

106 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual Gov erning Law : Th is Lim it ed W arra nty sha ll be go ve rne d b y th e la ws of th e St at e of Ca li fo rni a, U .S. A. , ex cl udi ng its co nf li cts of la ws an d pri nc ip les , a nd ex c lu di ng th e U nit ed N at io ns Co n v en tio n o n Co nt rac ts f or the In te rn ati on al Sal e of[...]

107 Inde x A anti-vir us p rograms 82 AppleT alk 58 auto re fresh W eb act i vit y log 54 C certications 86 control panel W indows 2000 74 W indows 98 68 W indows M e 71 W indows XP 78 D DHCP 37, 60, 87 DHCP server conguration 41 dial-up modem 81 DNS 87 DNS server 41–42 domain name 37 DSL cable 1, 13, 20, 22 DSL light 4, 14, 21, 86 E e-mail[...]

108 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 109 Index F rewall 61, 83, 88, 91–94 rmwar e version 49 forwarded ports list 44 remote IP port range 45 front panel 3 FTP server 60 H host name 37 humidity operating 86 storage 86 I Installation Buddy 7, 14, 29, 99 Installation CD 7, 14 Internet c onferencing services 46 Internet light 4, 25[...]

108 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 109 Index M MA C 88 Macintosh 95 MA C address 49 main menu 29, 33 manual refr esh W eb act i vit y log 54 mode DSL settings 54 model number 85 N N A T 52, 61, 83, 88, 93 NetBEUI 58 Netmeeting 43 network applications 83 Netw ork window W indows 2000 75 W indows 98 69 W indows M e 72 W indows XP 78 O [...]

110 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 111 Index power port 6, 10, 17 power usage 86 PPP oA 30, 36, 89 PPP oE 30, 36, 89 PPP auto c onnect 36 Q QoS 54 quick start guide 1 R rear panel 5 reset butto n 6 S standards 85 static IP address 36, 38 block 27 single 27 static routing table 46 subnet mask address 39, 89 default 39 T T CP/IP 58, 69[...]

110 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 111 Index U unnumbered mode 38 USB cable 1, 18, 19, 85 USB light 4, 19, 21, 25, 86 USB port 5, 18 user name admin 32 default 61 ISP 31, 36 V V CI 54 VIP mode 38 VPI 54 VPN prot ocols 61 W W AN 58, 85, 89 connection mode 50 connection status 50 DNS 50 IP address 50 modem address 50 subnet mask addres[...]

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