ActionTec 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 ont ents 1 Introduction 1 P ackage Contents 1 Minimum System Requirements 2 F eatures 2 Getting to Know the Modem 3 2 Setting Up the Modem 7 Connecting a Computer to the Modem 7 Installing Phone Filters 21 Setting Up the DSL Connection 26 3 P er forming a B asic Setup 29 Basic Setup 29 Changing the Admin User Name and Passwor d 32 4 U[...]

ii Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual ii A Referenc e 63 Locating Computer Information 63 Locating Windows Operating System F iles 64 B Setting Up Static IP on the Computer 67 Windows 98 SE 67 Windows Me 70 Windows 2000 73 Windows XP 77 C Computer Securit y 81 Comparing DSL Ser vice with a Dial-Up Modem 81 Modem Securit y 82 Computer Sec[...]

1 Intr o duc tion Th an k y ou fo r pur ch a si ng th e A cti on te c US B / Et he rn et DS L M od em . Th e M od em is th e s im p le st wa y t o c o nn ec t c om pu t e rs t o a hig h- sp ee d b r oad ba nd c o nn ec ti o n. Th is ea sy - t o- us e pr odu ct is pe rf ec t f o r th e ho me of fi ce or sm al l b us in ess . If y ou wa n t t o t ak [...]

2 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 3 Chapter 1 Introduction Minimum Sy stem Requirements s A ct i v e DSL se rvic e s Co mp ut er wit h a 10 /1 00 Mb ps Et h er ne t c onn ecti o n, or U SB co nne ct io n ☞ N ote : US B L AN po rt is n ot su p po rt ed wit h M icr os of t W ind ow s 95 , W ind ow s NT 4 .0 , an d M ac OS . s M i c r [...]

2 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 3 Chapter 1 Introduction s C om p li an t with IE EE 802 . 3 E th e rn et st an da rd s 10 /1 00 Ba se -T E th e rne t port s Fl o w co ntr ol s up port fo r Fa s t E th e rn et s W eb -b as ed c o nf i gu ra ti on se tu p s De f au lt c on f ig ur at io n bac kup r es t or e s FT P f ir m war e up gr[...]

4 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 5 Chapter 1 Introduction Po wer Light Th e P o w er li ght di s pl a ys t he M ode m ’ s cu rre n t st atu s. If the P ow er l igh t glo ws st ead i ly gr ee n, the M ode m is r ec ei vin g po we r an d fu lly op er at io nal . W he n the P ow er lig ht fl as he s rap id l y , the M ode m is i ni ti[...]

4 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 5 Chapter 1 Introduction Rear Panel Th e r ear pa ne l of the M ode m co nta in s fo ur po rts (P ho ne, US B , Et h er ne t, and P ow er ), as we ll as an On /O ff swi t c h an d R es et bu tt on . Power Reset Phone USB Etherne t Black Power Cord (from black Power port to Power Outlet) Yellow Etherne[...]

6 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual On/O ff Switch T h e O n / Of f s wi t c h c on tr o l s p o w e r t o t h e M od e m. W he n t h e t o p o f th e s wi t c h i s d ep r es s e d , t h e M o d e m i s p o w er ed o f f. W h e n t h e bo t t o m o f t h e s wi t ch i s d e pr es s e d , t h e M o d em i s p o w e r e d o n ( as s u mi[...]

7 Setting Up the Modem T h e i n s t ru ct i on s t ha t f ol l o w i n t h i s c ha pt er pa ra ll e l t h e s te ps c o nt a in e d i n t he A cti on t e c I ns ta ll a t i o n B ud dy ® , wh ic h p r o vi de s a vi s u a l , st e p - b y- st ep gu id e t o s et t i n g u p t h e M od em . I t i s r ec om me nd ed th e u se r r un th e I ns ta l[...]

8 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 9 Chapter 2 Setting Up the Modem 2. R ea d th e i ns tru cti on s , c o n s ul t t he ISP ’ s do cu m en ta t io n, an d s el ec t th e a p p r o - p ri a t e le tt e r b y c li ck i n g i n i ts ch e c k b o x, th en c l ic k N ex t . ☞ N ote : F o r mo r e d et ai ls r e ga rd in g t he s e s et[...]

8 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 9 Chapter 2 Setting Up the Modem 4. M a k e su r e t he it ems ne ed ed t o c onn ect the M ode m to th e f ir s t c o mp u t er ar e in c l ud ed in th e ki t, the n cl ic k Next . 5. Ge t t he Modem f r o m t he ki t, th e n c li c k N ext .[...]

10 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 11 Chapter 2 Setting Up the Modem 6. Ge t t he P ower cord fr om th e k it an d p l ug th e s ma ll e r e nd in t o t he black P ower por t on th e r ear pa ne l o f th e M od em, the n c l ic k Next . 7. Pl ug t he la rg e r e nd of th e P ower cor d int o a pow er outlet , the n cl ic k Next .[...]

10 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 11 Chapter 2 Setting Up the Modem 8. C on f ir m th e P ow er lig ht on t he fr on t o f th e M od em glows solid g reen , th en c li c k N ext . 9. G et th e y ell o w E th ern e t c ab l e fr om th e ki t an d p l u g o ne e nd in t o th e y e ll o w E t h e rne t po rt o n th e b ac k o f th e M o[...]

12 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 13 Chapter 2 Setting Up the Modem 10. Pl ug t he ot he r en d o f th e yello w Ether net cable int o an Ethernet por t on th e bac k of the c o mp u t er . Cl ic k N ext . ☞ N ote : A n E th e rn et po rt l oo ks si mi l ar to a p ho n e ja c k , bu t i s s li ght ly la rg e r . 11. M a k e su r e [...]

12 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 13 Chapter 2 Setting Up the Modem 12. Ge t t he gra y or bl ac k DS L c ab le fr om th e k it an d p l ug on e e nd in t o t he gra y Ph one po rt o n th e re a r pa nel of the M ode m . Cli c k N ex t . 13. Pl ug t he ot he r en d o f th e g ray or black DSL cable int o th e phone jack cl os - es t [...]

14 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 15 Chapter 2 Setting Up the Modem 14. M a k e su r e t he th e P ower , DSL, an d Ethernet lights on th e M od e m glow solid green (it ma y ta k e a f ew mo me nts ) . Cli c k N ext . Th e M od em i s c on ne ct ed t o a c o m pu te r vi a E t he rn et . N ex t, in st al l t he ph on e fi lt er s a [...]

14 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 15 Chapter 2 Setting Up the Modem 2. R ea d t he in st ruc t io ns , co ns u l t t he IS P ’ s d o cu me n t at io n , an d s el ect th e a pp r op ri- a t e le t t e r b y c li ck i n g i n it s c h e c k b o x, th en c l ic k N ex t . ☞ N ote : F o r mo r e d et ai ls r e ga rd in g t he s e s [...]

16 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 17 Chapter 2 Setting Up the Modem 4. M a k e su r e t he it ems ne ed ed t o c onn ect the M ode m to th e f ir s t c o mp u t er ar e in c l ud ed in th e ki t, the n cl ic k Next . 5. Ge t t he Modem f r o m t he ki t, th e n c li c k N ext .[...]

16 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 17 Chapter 2 Setting Up the Modem 6. Ge t t he P ower cord fr om th e k it an d p l ug th e s ma ll e r e nd in t o t he black P ower por t on th e r ear pa ne l o f th e M od em, the n c l ic k Next . 7. Pl ug t he la rg e r e nd of th e P ower cor d int o a pow er outlet , the n cl ic k Next .[...]

18 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 19 Chapter 2 Setting Up the Modem 8. C on f ir m th e P ow er lig ht on t he fr on t o f th e M od em glows solid g reen , th en c li c k N ext . 9. G et th e b l u e U SB c ab le f r o m th e k it an d p lu g th e s q ua re en d in to t he bl u e U SB po rt o n t he ba c k o f th e M od e m , th en [...]

18 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 19 Chapter 2 Setting Up the Modem 10. Pl ug t he r ect ang ul ar e nd of th e blue USB cable int o a USB p or t on th e fr on t or ba ck of the c om p ut er . Cl ic k Next . 11. M a k e su r e t he USB light on th e f r o nt of the M ode m g lows solid g reen . Cli ck N ext .[...]

20 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 21 Chapter 2 Setting Up the Modem 12. Ge t t he gra y or bl ac k DS L c ab le fr om th e k it an d p l ug on e e nd in t o t he gra y Ph one po rt o n th e re a r pa nel of the M ode m . Cli c k N ex t . 13. Pl ug t he ot he r en d o f th e g ray or black DSL cable int o th e phone jack cl os - es t [...]

20 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 21 Chapter 2 Setting Up the Modem 14. M a k e su r e t he th e P ower , DSL, an d USB lig hts on t he M ode m g low solid green (it ma y ta k e a f ew mo me nts ) . Cli c k N ext . Th e M od em i s c on ne ct ed t o a c o m pu te r vi a US B. N ex t, in st a ll th e p h o ne fi lt e rs as d es cri be[...]

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 o r m a t i o n , t h e n u n p l u g t h e p hone cor ds o f a ll telephones a n d other dev ices f r o m t h e i r r e s p e c t i v e p h o n e j a c k s . 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 [...]

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 r y pho ne jack w i t h a t e l e p h o n e o r o t h e r d e vi c e c o n - n e c t e d t o i t . C l i c k N e x t . M Caution : D o n ot p l ug a p ho ne f il te r i n th e p ho ne ja ck i n w h i c h t he gra y o r bl ac k [...]

24 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 25 Chapter 2 Setting Up the Modem 6. Th e M od e m s ho ul d be c onn ect ed si mi la rly to th e o n- s cr een pi ct ur e, de pe n d- in g on whe th e r t he c om p ut er was c on n ec t ed via Et he rnet or US B . Ethernet: USB: C l i c k N e x t .[...]

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 , I nternet , a n d Ethernet o r USB l i g h t s a r e solid g reen . Ethernet : USB : N ex t, go t o “ Se tt in g U p the DS L C on nec ti on ” on th e n ex t pag e.[...]

26 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 27 Chapter 2 Setting Up the Modem Setting Up the DSL C onnec tion A ft er c on ne ct in g t he M ode m an d in sta ll in g ph on e fi lt ers , th e DS L co nne ct io n mu st be c on f ig ur ed . T o d o t hi s: 1. E nt er th e u se r na me an d p as sw or d i n th e a pp r o p ri a t e t e x t b o x [...]

26 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 27 Chapter 2 Setting Up the Modem 3. Se le ct th e type of st at ic IP ad dr es s r ec ei ve d f r o m th e ISP ( S ingle or Block ) , th e n c li c k N ext . 4. I n t he ne xt win do w , en te r t he IP Addr ess , Subnet , Modem , DNS 1 , an d DNS 2 in fo rma ti on (i f app l ic ab le) in th e ap pr[...]

28 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 5. Th e I nst a ll at io n Bu dd y ch ec ks t he c o nf ig u rat i on of th e M od em . 6. W he n t he c on f ig ur at io n is co mpl et e, a se ri es of “C ong rat ula ti o ns ” sc re en s ap pea r . R ea d t he on -s cr ee n inf orm at i on , the n cl ic k th r ou gh th e n ex t fe w sc r een s[...]

29 P er f orming a Basic S etup Th is ch a pt er i s a gui de t hr ou gh a bas ic se t up of th e M od em fo r tho se u se r s wh o di d NO T us e t he A cti on t ec I ns ta lla ti on Bu dd y® to se tu p t he M ode m. It in c lu d es in s tru ct io ns o n h o w t o co nne ct th e M od e m t o t he IS P a nd ch a ngi n g t he ad mi n us e r n am e [...]

30 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 31 Chapter 3 Performing a Basic Setup 3. F oll o w t he in st ru ct io ns in th e “S et U p/C on fi gu rati o n ” scr ee n, th e n c li c k Begin Basic Setup . 4. I n t he ne xt sc re en , fo ll o w the on -s cr ee n ins truc ti o ns , the n cl ic k N ext . 5. I n t he ne xt sc re en , se le ct t[...]

30 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 31 Chapter 3 Performing a Basic Setup 6. E nt er t he U ser Name an d P asswor d pr ovi de d by th e I SP in th e “ D SL B r oa db a nd Co nne ct io n - PP P ” sc r ee n. Cli c k N ext . 7. Cl ick Sav e and Restart in th e “S a ve an d R es ta r t ” sc r e en . 8. Th e “ C o ngr at u la ti [...]

32 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual Changing the Admin User Name and Passw ord T o cr eat e or ch ang e t he ad mi n use r na me an d p as sw or d, co ntr oll in g ac c es s to th e M ode m ’ s W eb Co nf igu ra ti o n sc re en s , fol lo w th e se in st ru ct io n s: 1. F r om t he Set up/ C o nf ig urat i on sc r ee n, sel ec t A d[...]

33 # U sing A dv anc ed Setup Th is ch a pt er c ont ain s i nf orm at io n co nc er ni n g t he ad va nc ed se tu p f ea tur es o f the M ode m, suc h as ne tw ork se tt in gs , re mot e ma na g em ent , an d W eb sit e bl oc kin g. Acc essing Advanc ed Setup T o ac ce ss th e A dv an ce d Se t ti ng s c onf i gu ra ti on sc r ee ns: 1. Op en a W [...]

34 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 35 Chapter 4 Using Advanc ed S etup 4. I n t he ne xt sc re en , re ad th e re c o mm e nd a ti on s . T o pe rf orm an ad va n c ed se tu p on th e M od em , cl i ck Beg in Ad vanced S etup . 5. Th e “ C o nf ig u rin g the A d v an c ed Se tt in gs ” sc r ee n ap pe ar s. T o c he c k a ll th e[...]

34 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 35 Chapter 4 Using Advanc ed S etup ☞ N ote : So me DS L p r o vid er s us e PP P o E/ PP P oA to e st ab l i sh co m- m u ni ca ti on wi t h a n e nd us e r . Ot he r type s o f br oa d ba nd I n t e rn et c on n ec t io ns ( s uc h a s fi x e d po in t wi re le s s) ma y u s e e it he r DH CP o r[...]

36 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 37 Chapter 4 Using Advanc ed S etup Obtain an IP Address through PPPoE or PPPoA Se le ct on e of the se op ti o ns t o a ll o w t he M ode m to us e t he P oin t -t o-P oi nt o v er E th e rn et ( PP P oE ) or P oi n t- t o- P oi nt ov er A TM ( PP P oA ) pr ot oc ol . “ B roadband Connection v ia [...]

36 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 37 Chapter 4 Using Advanc ed S etup Encapsulation (PPPoA only) Se le ct on e of the en c ap su lat io n op ti on s, bas ed on in f or ma ti on r ec ei ve d fr o m th e ISP . Obtain an IP T hrough DHCP S e l e ct th is o p ti on i f th e I P s er vi c e i s c on fi gu r e d t o u se RF C 1 4 8 3 B ri [...]

38 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 39 Chapter 4 Using Advanc ed S etup Specify a Static IP Address Se le ct th is op ti o n i f th e IS P se rvic e is c on fi gu r ed t o u se RF C 1 48 3 B ridg e d o r R o ut ed u si ng a st a ti c I P A ddr ess . En t er th e IP Address , Subnet Mask , an d Default M odem Addr ess pr ovi d ed by th [...]

38 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 39 Chapter 4 Using Advanc ed S etup Th e U nn u mb er ed M od e fe at u r e a ut om at ic al l y c onf i gu r es th e a pp ro p ri at e IP r out - in g fo r t he IP A dd r es s bl oc k . The IP r ou t e wil l b y pa ss N A T , ena b li ng th e p ub li c IP s t o be r ou t ed W AN -t o- L A N , as we [...]

40 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 41 Chapter 4 Using Advanc ed S etup ☞ N ote : I f th e M od e m ’ s LA N IP ad dr es s is mo di fi ed, en s ur e th e DH CP se rv e r ra ng e is with in th e sa me su b ne t. F o r m or e in f or - ma ti on, se e “ D HC P S erv er Co nfi gu ra ti o n. ” A ft er c han gi ng se tt in gs , cl ic[...]

40 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 41 Chapter 4 Using Advanc ed S etup DHCP Ser ver Configur ation C li c k i ng N ex t i n t h e “ D HC P S e rv e r ” s c r e e n ( i f th e D HC P s er v e r i s a ct i v at e d ) g e n er a t es t h e “ D HC P S e rv e r C o n fi g u r a t io n ” s c r e e n. C h a n ge I P a dd r es s r a n[...]

42 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 43 Chapter 4 Using Advanc ed S etup DNS S er ver 1 “ D NS Se rv e r 1 ” is the pri m ary DN S se rv er pr ovi ded b y t he IS P . If th e I SP pr ovi d - ed DN S s erv er inf orm at io n, ent er it he r e. If not , lea v e the te xt b o x in ta ct . DNS Ser ver 2 “ D NS Se rv e r 2 ” is t he [...]

42 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 43 Chapter 4 Using Advanc ed S etup Netmeeting I f a c omp u t er on th e n et w o rk us es N etme et i ng, ena b le N etme eti ng by cl i ck i ng th e ci r cle ne xt t o “ O n ” and en t er in g the IP add re ss of th e c omp u t er . Cl i ck N ext , the n c li c k Sav e and Restar t t o a pp l [...]

44 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 45 Chapter 4 Using Advanc ed S etup Remote M anagement Se le ct in g R em ote M an a ge m en t in t he “C on fi gu ring th e A dv a nc ed Se t ti ng s ” sc r ee n ge ner at es t he “R em ot e M an ag eme nt ” sc r e en . R e mo t e M ana gem e nt al lo ws ac c e ss t o t he M ode m thr ou gh [...]

44 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 45 Chapter 4 Using Advanc ed S etup T o r em ov e fo rw ar ded po rts , hig hl ig ht th em , th en cl ic k Remo v e . Cl ick i ng Ad vanced bri n gs up t he “ A d va nc ed P ort F o rwa r d in g ” sc r een . I n t hi s s cr ee n, th e use r ca n al lo w o nl y ce r ta i n IP a dd r e ss es to ac [...]

46 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 47 Chapter 4 Using Advanc ed S etup DMZ Hosting Se le ct in g DMZ Hosting in th e “ C on fig ur in g t he A dv an c ed Set tin gs ” scr ee n g en e r - at es t he “ DM Z H os ti ng ” sc r ee n. T o us e DMZ ho st i ng, en te r t he IP ad dr es s o f th e c o mp u t er on th e n et w o rk to b[...]

46 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 47 Chapter 4 Using Advanc ed S etup Dynamic Routing Se le ct in g Dynamic Routing in th e “ C on f ig ur in g t he A dv an c ed Set tin gs ” scr ee n ge ner at es t he “Dy n am ic R o ut in g ” sc r een . I f a r out er or gat ewa y i s se t up b eh in d th e M od em in th e n et w o rk c on [...]

48 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual Static Routing S e l e ct in g S ta ti c R ou ti ng i n t he “ Co nf ig ur i n g t he A dv an c e d S et ti ng s ” sc r ee n g e n e r - a t es th e “ S t at i c R o u t i n g ” s c r ee n. E n t er th e a dd r e s s e s i n t h e i r r e s pe ct i v e t e x t b o x e s , t h e n c li ck A dd[...]

49 Vie wing the Modem ’ s Settings A ft er c on fi gu ri ng th e M od e m, se tt i ngs ca n be vie w ed b y se l ec ti ng Status in the M a in M en u. In th e me nu on th e le ft s id e o f the sc r ee n, the r e ar e oth er S ta tu s o pt io n s a vai la ble : Rou ting T able , W AN Status , LAN Status , an d A ct ive U ser List . Status Se le c[...]

50 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 51 Chapter 5 Viewing the Gatew ay’ s Settings W AN - Connection Di sp la y s th e st at e of the c on nec ti on to th e IS P se rvic e (C o nn ec t ed or Di sc on ne ct ed) . W AN - M ode Di sp la y s th e type o f c on n ect i on us ed t o c omm uni c at e wit h th e ISP . W AN - IP Address Di sp [...]

50 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 51 Chapter 5 Viewing the Gatew ay’ s Settings Routing T able Se le ct in g Routing T able fr om t he “G e ne ral S ta t us ” scr ee n g en era t es th e “R ou ti ng T ab l e ” sc r een . Thi s scr ee n d is pl ay s on ov ervi ew of th e M od em ’ s ro ut es . W AN Sta tus Se le ct in g W [...]

52 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual LAN Sta tus Se le ct in g LAN Status gen era t es th e “ L AN St at us ” sc r een . Thi s sc r ee n d is p la ys on o v ervie w o f th e M od e m ’ s LA N (l oca l a r ea ne tw ork ) po rt c o nn ec ti o ns . Activ e User List Se le ct in g Activ e User List gen era t es th e “ A cti ve U se [...]

53 U sing Utilities T o ac ce ss th e M od em ’ s W eb- b as ed U til it ie s, sel ec t U tilities fr om th e “M ain M en u ” sc r een . The “U til i ti es ” sc r ee n a p pe ar s. F r om t hi s s cr ee n, th e W eb act i vi ty l og ca n be vie w ed , th e DS L set ti ngs ch an g ed , the M ode m ’ s fa ct ory d ef au lt se t ti ng s r [...]

54 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 55 Chapter 6 Using Utilities Aut o Refresh T o se t t he W eb A ct i vity Lo g sc r ee n to au t o ma ti c al ly r e fr esh at c ert a in in t erv al s , acti - va t e t he ci r c le ne x t t o “ A ut o R ef r e sh E ve r y” at th e bo t t om of th e W eb A cti vi ty L og sc r een , the n en t er[...]

54 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 55 Chapter 6 Using Utilities N W ar ning : Do not un pl ug t he P o w e r c o r d f r o m t he M ode m or swi t c h th e On/ Off swit ch t o o ff du rin g the R e st or e De fa ul t Se tt in gs pr oc e ss . Doi ng s o ma y r e su l t in pe rm an e nt da ma g e t o th e M od em. W he n t h e P o we r [...]

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57 T roubleshooting Th is ch a pt er c ont ain s a li st of pr obl ems th at ma y be en c ou nt er ed w hi le us in g th e M ode m, and t ec hni q ue s t o so l v e t he m. N ot e th at th e se te c hn iqu e s ma y n ot be su c- c es s fu l i n a ll ca se s. A ls o i nc lud ed i s a l is t of fr eq uen t ly as k ed q ue st i on s . T roubleshooting[...]

58 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 59 Chapter 7 T roubleshooting Connection to the Internet T o v e r i f y t h e M o de m ’ s c o n ne c t i o n t o t h e I n t e r n e t , o p e n a W e b b r o ws er . I n t h e “ A dd r e s s ” t e x t b o x, ty p e 1 92 .1 68 .0 . 1 an d cl ic k Go . Th e M od em ’ s W eb C on f ig ur at o[...]

58 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 59 Chapter 7 T roubleshooting Will my Xbox work with the Modem? Y es, the M ode m is c om pa ti b le wit h t he Xb o x. Y ou will ne ed to se t a s ta ti c IP ad dr ess on th e X bo x in the Xb o x li ve ne tw ork se tt in gs , an d f orw ar d po rts 30 7 4 (b ot h UDP an d T CP ), 53 (b ot h UDP an [...]

60 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 61 Chapter 7 T roubleshooting I used DHCP to configure my net work. D o I need to restar t my computer to refresh my IP address? N o . Sel ect the ap pr op riat e op e rat i ng sy st em , bel o w , an d f o ll o w t he st eps t o r e fr esh y o ur IP add re ss . Windows 95, 98, 98SE, and Me - Go t o [...]

60 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 61 Chapter 7 T roubleshooting C onnec tions How many computers can b e connected through the Modem? Th e M od e m i s ca pab le of 254 c o nn ec ti o ns , bu t h a vin g no m o r e t ha n 4 5 c o nn ec - ti o ns is re c omm e nd ed. A s th e nu mb e r o f c on n ec ti on s in cr eas e s, th e a va il[...]

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63 Re feren ce Th is ap pe n di x c ont ain s i nf orm at io n abo ut v ari o us to pic s , inc lud ing ac ce ss in g in f or ma ti on a bo ut y ou r W ind ow s co mpu t e r . Locating Computer Information Th e f ol l o win g pr oc ed ur e is va li d fo r c omp ut er s run ni ng W in d o w s 98 SE , M e, NT 4. 0 , 200 0, an d X P . 1. F r om t he d[...]

64 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 65 Appendix A Referenc e Locating Windows Operating Sy stem F iles I f th e o pe rati n g sy st em fi le s re s id e o n the ha r d d ri v e of the c om put er , fo ll o w the in s tru ct io ns be l o w t o loc a t e th em. If the fi le s ar e not on th e h ar d dri v e, th ey mu st be lo ad ed fr om[...]

64 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 65 Appendix A Referenc e 4. Cl ick th e do wn ar row ne xt t o the “Lo o k in ” te xt bo x an d s el ec t M y Comput er fr om t he li st th at ap pe a rs . 5. Cl ick Search No w . 6a. Windows Me: W he n t he se ar ch is c om ple t e, no t e t he di r e ct o ry pa th th at ap pea rs mo st of t en [...]

66 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual Windo ws Me, 2000 1. F r om t he de sk to p , cl i ck Star t . 2. Se le ct Search , th en For Files and Folders . 3. Th e “ Se ar ch R esu l ts ” wind ow ap pe a rs . In th e p an e l at le ft ti tl ed “W ha t do y ou wa n t t o s ea r ch f o r? ” , cl i ck All files and folders . 4. A no th [...]

67 Setting Up Sta tic IP on the C omputer T o c om mun ica t e wi th th e M od e m fr om a c o mp u t er (t o use th e W eb Co nfi gu rati o n U til it y , fo r e xa mpl e) , th e u se r ma y ha ve to swi t c h th e IP a dd r es s set ti ngs fr om DH CP - en ab led t o st ati c I P , so th at th e c omp ut er an d t he M ode m ar e on th e sa me ne[...]

68 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 69 Appendix B Setting Up Static IP on the C omputer 3. A no th er m en u ap pe ar s. Sel ec t Control P anel . 4. W he n the “C ont r o l P ane l” w in d o w ap pe ar s , dou b le - cl i ck N etwork .[...]

68 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 69 Appendix B Setting Up Static IP on the C omputer 5. Th e “N etw ork ” wind ow ap pe a rs . In th e “Th e f ol lo win g n et w or k c om po ne nts ar e in st all ed ” li st bo x, loc at e an d d ou b le - cl i ck T CP/IP . 6. Th e “ T CP/ IP P r o pe rti e s ” win d o w a pp ea rs. Se l[...]

70 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 71 Appendix B Setting Up Static IP on the C omputer 9. En t e r t he fo ll o w in g add r ess in th e “S ub ne t m as k ” te xt bo x: 255 . 25 5. 25 5. 0 En t e r t he pe rio ds in th e ad dr es s b y pr ess i ng th e s pa c e b ar on th e k eyb oa r d. 10. Cl ick OK . The T CP/ IP P r o pe rti e[...]

70 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 71 Appendix B Setting Up Static IP on the C omputer 3. A no th er m en u ap pe ar s. Sel ec t Control P anel . 4. W he n t he “C ont r o l P ane l” wind o w ap pe ar s, dou ble -c lic k N etwork .[...]

72 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 73 Appendix B Setting Up Static IP on the C omputer 5. Th e “N etw ork ” wind ow ap pe a rs . In th e “Th e f ol lo win g n et w or k c om po ne nts ar e in st all ed ” li st bo x, loc at e an d d ou b le - cl i ck T CP/IP . 6. Th e “ T CP/ IP P r o pe rti e s ” win d o w ap pe ar s. Cli [...]

72 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 73 Appendix B Setting Up Static IP on the C omputer 9. En t e r t he fo ll o w in g add r ess in th e “S ub ne t m as k ” te xt bo x: 255 . 25 5. 25 5. 0 En t e r t he pe rio ds in th e ad dr es s b y pr ess i ng th e s pa c e b ar on th e k eyb oa r d. 10. Cl ick OK . The T CP/ IP P r o pe rti e[...]

74 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 75 Appendix B Setting Up Static IP on the C omputer 3. A no th er m en u ap pe ar s. Sel ec t Control P anel . 4. W he n t he “C ont r o l P ane l” wind o w ap pe ar s, dou ble -c lic 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 C omputer 5. I n t he “N etw ork an d Dia l -u p C o nn ec ti o ns ” wind ow , do ub le- c li c k Local Area Connection . A nu m be r m a y be d is p la ye d aft er th e L oc al Ar ea Co n ne ct io n . I f mo r e tha n on e L oc al Ar ea Co n ne ct io n i[...]

76 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 77 Appendix B Setting Up Static IP on the C omputer 7. Th e “L oca l A r ea Co nne ct io n Pr op e rti es ” wind ow ap pe a rs . Cl ic k General . 8. I n t he “C om po ne nts ch eck ed ar e use d by th is c o nn ec ti o n ” lis t b o x, do ub l e- c li c k Int erne t Prot ocol ( TCP/IP ) . 9.[...]

76 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 77 Appendix B Setting Up Static IP on the C omputer 12. En t e r t he fo ll o w in g add r ess in th e “S ub ne t m as k ” te xt bo x: 255 . 25 5. 25 5. 0 En t e r t he pe rio ds in th e ad dr es s b y pr ess i ng th e s pa c e b ar on th e k eyb oa r d. 13. Cl ick OK . The “I nt ern et P r ot [...]

78 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 79 Appendix B Setting Up Static IP on the C omputer 3. W he n the “C ont r o l P ane l” w in d o w ap pe ar s , dou b le - cl i ck N etwork Connections . 4. I n t he “N etw ork C on n ec ti on s ” w in d o w , d ou bl e-c lic k Local Area Connection . A n u mb er ma y be di sp l a y e d af te[...]

78 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 79 Appendix B Setting Up Static IP on the C omputer 5. Th e “L oca l A r ea C on n ec ti on P r ope rti e s ” win d o w ap pe ar s. Sel ec t General . ☞ N ote : I f th e “L oc al A r ea C on n ect i on St at us ” win d o w ap pe ar s, c li c k Pr oper ties to c o nt in ue o n t o the Lo ca [...]

80 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 8. I n t he General tab , ma k e su r e t he ci r c le ne xt t o “U se th e f ol lo wing IP A dd r es s ” is sel ect ed . W hen act i v e, a bl ac k do t a pp ea r s i n th e cir cl e . If the ci r c le al r e ad y c o nt ai ns a b la c k d o t, le a ve it al on e . 9. En t e r t he fo ll o w in [...]

81 C omputer Security Th e I nt er ne t i s a gia nt ne tw ork of c om p ut er s l oc at ed a ll ov er th e w orl d. W he n a c omp u t er is co nne ct ed t o the In te rn et , it c an ex ch an g e in for ma ti on wi th an y ot h er c om put er on the In te rn et . Thi s all o ws a co mpu t e r u se r to se nd e- ma il , su rf th e W o rl d W id e [...]

82 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 83 Appendix C Comput er Security Modem S ecurity I f c on nec ti ng t o th e ISP th r ough P oin t -t o-P oi nt P ro t oc ol ( PP P ), be su r e t o pr ovi d e th e M od em a n ad min is trat i v e pas sw or d. If a pa ssw or d is n ot se t, som eo ne o n t he I nt ern et ca n ac c es s the M ode m a[...]

82 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 83 Appendix C Comput er Security Network Applications N etw ork ap pl i ca ti o ns (s u ch as so ft w ar e pr ogra ms ) tha t all o w re mot e ac ce ss t o th e c o mp u t er al so ma k e th e c omp u t er vul ner ab l e t o a c c es s fr om o th e r pe o pl e o n t he I nt ern et . If us in g a ne t[...]

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85 Specifications General Model Number GT 70 1W M-0 0 ( USB /E the rnet DS L M od e m) Standards IE E E 8 0 2. 3 ( 10 Ba seT) IE E E 80 2.3 u ( 10 0 Ba se TX ) IE E E 80 2.1 1g (W ir el e ss ) G. d mt G. l it e t1 . 41 3 RF C 148 3, 236 4, 251 6 Prot ocol LAN - CS MA / CD W AN - PP P , DH CP , St at ic IP W AN F u ll -r at e ADS L In t e rf ac e LA[...]

86 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual LED Indicators P ow er , DSL , In t e rn et , Et he rnet , USB En vironmental P ow er E xt ern al , 12V DC , 600 m A Certifications FC C C la s s B , FCC Cl as s C (p art 15 , 68 ) , CE M ark Co mme r cia l, UL Operating T emperature 0 º C t o 40 º C ( 32 º F to 10 4 º F ) Stor age T emperature -[...]

87 Glossar y Acc ess P oint A d evi c e t ha t a ll o w s wi r el es s cl ie nts to c on n ec t t o o ne an ot h er . A n ac ce ss po in t ca n als o act as a br id ge bet wee n wir e le ss cl ien t s an d a “wir ed” net w o rk , suc h as an E th e rne t net w o rk . W ir el e ss cl i en ts ca n be mo ve d a n ywh e r e wi th in th e c ov er - [...]

88 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 89 Appendix E Glossary Ethernet Network A s ta nd ar d wi r ed ne tw ork in g co nfi g ura tio n u si n g ca ble s a nd hu bs. F irewall A m et ho d p r ev en ti n g us ers ou t si d e th e net w ork fr om a c c es s in g a nd / or da ma g - in g fil es o r c omp u t er s on the ne tw ork . Gatewa y [...]

88 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 89 Appendix E Glossary PPP oE (P oint-T o-Point Protoc ol over Ethernet)/ PPP oA (P oint-T o-Point Protoc ol over A TM) M eth ods of sec u r e d at a tr an s mi ss i on . Router A c ent ra l d evi c e th at m an ag es th e da ta tra ff i c o f th e n et w or k. Subnet Mask A s et of fo ur nu m be rs [...]

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91 F irewall S ec u rit y Le v el S er vi ces T a bl e Th e f ol l o win g inf orm at io n is re l at ed t o t he Fi r e wa ll op ti ons (H igh , M ed i um , and L o w) se ct io n in t he “U sin g A dv a nc ed S et up ” ch ap t e r o f th is ma n ua l ( se e p ag e 33 ) . Th e type s of servi c es an d t he ir r es pe ct i v e port s ar e lis t[...]

92 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 93 Appendix F Fire wall Security Medium Securit y Le vel Serv ice P or t In Out htt p 80 no y es dns 53 no y es ft p 21 n o y es t el ne t 23 n o y es sm tp 25 ye s y es po p3 11 0 ye s y es n nt p 119 no y e s re al au di o/vi d eo 70 7 0 ye s y es icm p n/a n o y es H. 32 3 172 0 no y es T .1 20 15[...]

92 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 93 Appendix F Fire wall Security Basic Securit y Le vel N A T ( N etw ork A ddr ess T ran sl ati on ) on ly . Ser vice Acr on ym Definitions http H ype r T e xt T ra ns fer P r ot oc ol . Th is pr ot oc ol de li ve rs i nf o rm at io n ov er th e I nt ern et , an d i s us ed wh e n a c om pu t e r c [...]

94 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual real audio/video A p r o t oc ol u se d t o tra ns fe r R e al A ud io or R eal V id eo fi le s . icmp I nt ern et C on tr ol M es sa g e P r o t oc ol. A ll o ws err or me ss a ge s, te x t pa c ka g es , an d in f or ma ti ona l mes sag es t o be tra ns fer r ed o v e r th e In t e rn et . H.323 A [...]

95 Non-W indo w s S yste m Se t up Th e M od e m s up po rts bo th th e Cl as si c Ma cin t os h ope rati ng sy st em s ( 9. 2 .2 an d be lo w) , as w el l a s O S X . ☞ N o t e : W he n i n s t a ll in g a n y s of tw ar e , c o n s ul t t he us er ma nu al an d h e l p f i l e s s up pl ie d wit h t he so ft wa r e f or de ta il ed i nf or m a [...]

96 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 97 Appendix G Non-Windo ws Setup 2. W he n the “ T CP/ IP ” win d o w a pp ea rs, se le ct Edit fr om m en u ba r , the n sel ect U ser Mode . 3. W he n t he “U se r M od e” wind o w ap pe ar s, sel ec t A dv an c ed , th en cl ic k OK . 4. I n t he “ T CP/ IP ” win d o w , se le ct Ether[...]

96 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 97 Appendix G Non-Windo ws Setup OS X 1. F ro m the A pp le M en u, sel ec t S ystem Prefer ences . 2. W he n the “S yst em P r ef er e nc es ” win d o w a pp e ar s, cli ck N etwork .[...]

98 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 3. Th e N et w ork win do w ap pea rs . Sel ect Built-In Etherne t fr om t he “S ho w” dr op -d own li st . 4. Se l ec t T CP/IP an d, fr om th e “ C on fig ur e ” dr op -d own li st , se le ct Using DHCP . 5. C li c k Ap ply N ow a nd cl ose th e “S ys t e m P re f er en c es ” ap pl ica[...]

99 Installa tion Buddy Settings Th e f ol l o win g inf orm at io n re lat es t o st ep 2 of th e I nst al la tio n B u dd y (se e pa ge s 8 an d 15 ) . ☞ N o t e : Th e I SP sh ou ld pr ov i d e i nf or m a t i o n r eg ar d i n g wh ic h o p t i o n t o s el ec t. C h e c k t h e w el c o m e l e t t er or w o rk s h e e t p r o vi de d b y t h[...]

100 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual E De f au lt M ode - PP P oE De f au lt V P I - 0 De f au lt V C I - 32 F De f au lt M ode - PP P oA De f au lt V P I - 0 De f au lt V C I - 32[...]

101 Notic es Regulatory Complianc e Notices Class B Equipment Th is eq ui p me nt ha s bee n te st ed a nd fo und to c om p ly wit h t he li mi ts f or a C la ss B d igi t al de vic e, pur sua n t t o P art 1 5 o f th e F CC R ule s. The se li mi ts a r e d es ig ne d t o pr o vid e re a so n ab le pr ot ec ti o n a ga in st ha rm fu l i nt erf er [...]

102 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 102 2. Th is de vic e mu st ac ce pt an y in te rf e r en ce re c e i v ed , in c lu d in g i nt erf er e nc e th at ma y ca use un wa nt ed o pe rati o n. ☞ N ote : T o c om p ly wit h F CC RF ex po s ur e c om pli an ce re q ui r e- me nts , the an t en n a u se d f or th is tra ns mit t er mu s[...]

103 Li mi te d W arrant y Har dware : A cti o n t ec E le ctr on ic s, In c. , wa rra nt s t o th e e nd us er (“ C us to me r”) th at th i s ha rd war e pr od uc t wil l b e f r ee fr om d e fe ct s in w ork ma n sh ip an d m at eri al s, un d er no rm al us e a nd se rvic e, fo r t w el ve ( 1 2 ) mo n th s f r o m th e da t e o f pu r c ha s[...]

104 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual TH IS A CTI ON TE C E LE CT R ONI CS PR OD UC T M A Y I NC L UDE OR B E B UN DL E D WI TH TH IR D- P AR TY SO FT W ARE , THE US E OF W HI CH IS GO VE RN ED BY A SE P AR A TE E ND -U SE R LIC EN S E A GRE EM EN T . TH IS A CTI ON TE C E LE CT R ONI CS W AR R AN TY DOE S N O T AP PL Y T O S UC H T HI [...]

104 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 105 Limited W arranty NE IT HE R AS SUM ES NOR A UT HO RI ZE S AN Y O TH ER PE RS O N T O A SS U ME FOR IT A NY O T HE R LI ABI LI TY IN CON N EC TI ON W IT H T HE SA LE , INS T ALL A TI ON , MA IN TE N AN CE OR USE OF IT S P R O DU CT S. A C T I O N T E C EL EC TR O N I C S S HA LL N O T B E L I A [...]

106 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual Gov erning L a w : Thi s Lim it ed W arr an ty sh al l be go v er ne d b y th e l a w s o f th e S ta t e of Ca l if o rn ia , U .S. A . , ex cl ud i ng it s c onf l ic ts of la ws and pri n ci pl e s, an d e xc lu di ng th e U ni t ed N ati o ns C on ve nti on on C on tr ac ts fo r the In te rn at [...]

107 Inde x A anti-vir us programs 82 Ap pleT alk 58 auto r efresh W eb activit y log 54 C certications 86 contr ol 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 v ersion 49 forwarded ports list 44 remot e IP port r ange 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 Inte rnet confer encing serv ices 46 Inte rnet lig h[...]

108 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 109 Index M MA C 88 Macint osh 95 MA C a ddress 49 main menu 29, 33 manual re fresh W eb activit y log 54 mode DSL settings 54 model number 85 N N A T 52, 61, 83, 88, 93 N etBEUI 58 N etmeeting 43 network applications 83 N etwork window W indows 2000 75 W indows 98 69 W indows M e 72 W indows XP 78 [...]

110 Action tec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual 111 Index powe r por t 6, 10, 17 powe r 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 butt on 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,[...]

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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