Actiontec electronic GE344000-01 manual

U ser Manual Wir eless C able/DSL Router[...]

i T able of C ont ents 1I nt ro duc tion 1 P ackage Contents 1 M inimum System Requirements 1 Router F eatures 2 T echnical Support 4 2C onnecting the Router 5 Ethernet Connection 5 USB Connection 6 3B asic Setup 7 Basic Setup 7 4A dv anced Setup 11 Acc essing Advanced Setup 11 W AN IP A ddress 12 Wireless Settings 15 Wireless MAC A uthentication 1[...]

ii Ac tion tec Wireless-Ready DSL Gatewa y User Manual AS pecifications 39 G eneral 39 Wireless Operating Range 40 Environmental 40 BC onfiguring T CP/IP 43 Windows 95, 98, and Me 43 Windows NT 4.0 48 Windows 2000 57 M acintosh 61 CS haring Files and Prin ters 63 Windows 95, 98, and Me 63 Windows 2000 70 M acintosh 71 EF inding the MAC A ddress 73 [...]

1 Intr oduc tion Thank you for pur chasing the Ac t ion te c W ireless Cable/DSL Router . This Router is the simplest way t o connect a number of computers t o a single hig h-speed broad- band modem. This easy-to-use product is perf ect for the home office or small business. If you want t o take y our computing t o the next level, the Ac t ion tec [...]

2 Ac tion tec Wireless Cable/DSL Router U ser Manual Router F eatures The Router has a series of infor mational LED s (lights) on its front panel, and a variety of ports on its rear panel. I t is recommended that the user become familiar w ith these features before installing or setting up the R outer . Fro n t Pa nel There are fi ve LEDs (light em[...]

3 Chapter 1 Introduction Wireless LED Wh en the W ireless LED gl ow s steadily , the Router is read y for wireless network- ing. L AN LED The LAN LED gl ow s green when the Rout er is successfully c onnected to a com- puter with the yellow (E thernet) cable. USB LED The USB LED gl ow s g reen when the Rout er is successfully connected t o a com- pu[...]

4 Ac tion tec Wireless Cable/DSL Router U ser Manual C able/DSL Port The Red port is used to connect the Rout er to a cable or DSL modem with an Ether net cable. USB Port The Purpl e po r t is used t o c o nnect the R ou t er t o a c o mpu t e r on the home net- wo rk w ith the Purple (Ethernet) cable. Pow er Port The Black port is used to connect [...]

5 C onnec ting the Router The Router can be ph ysically connected to the c omputers in two ways: by Ethernet cable, or USB cable, as well as wirelessly . Select the type of connection and follo w the instructions. Et hernet Connection 1. Start up the computer . 2. Plug one end of the red cable (included with the Router) to the port labeled “ LAN [...]

6 Ac tion tec Wireless Cable/DSL Router U ser Manual USB C onnection 1. Start up the computer . 2. Co nnect the square plug of the pur ple cable to the port labeled “ USB ”o n the back of the Router . Connect the r ectangular plug of the blue cable to a USB port on the co mputer . 3. Plug the Router’ s power supply into a electrical wall outl[...]

7 Basic Setup This section is a guide through a basic configuration of the R0uter , including ho w to co nnect the Router to the ISP . Basic Setup To co nfigure the r outer for basic operation: 1. Open the W eb br owser . I n the address bar , enter http://192.168.0.1 then press Enter on the k e yboard. 2. The “Main M enu ” screen appears. Sele[...]

8 Ac tion tec Wireless Cable/DSL Router U ser Manual 4. Co mplete the three steps list ed in the “Basic Setup” screen, then click N ext . 5. Select either DSL Option 1 , DSL Op tion 2 ,o r Cable (depending on what kind of broadband service is receiv ed) in the “Broadband Connection ” screen , then click N ext . ☞ Not e :I f using a DSL mo[...]

9 Chapter 3 Basic Setup 6a. If DSL Option 1 is sele ct ed ,e nter the user name and password pro vided by the ISP in the “DSL Broadband C onnection - PPP oE” screen. Click N ext . 6b . If DSL O ption 2 is selected, go directly to step 7. DSL Option 2 should only be selected if the Router cannot connect using DSL Option 1 6c. If Cable is selecte[...]

10 Ac tion tec Wireless Cable/DSL Router U ser Manual 8. The “C ongratulations” screen appears. The R outer is successfully co nfigured. The power LED flashes rapidly while the R outer restarts, then glows steadily green when fully operational. The R outer is now configured and users can start surfing the W eb . If an error stating the W eb bro[...]

11 Ad v anc ed S etup This section contains information conc er ning advanced c onfigur ation, such as wi re less settings, remote management, and W eb site blocking. Acc essing Advanc ed Setup To access the A dvanced Setup configuration scr eens, follow these instructions: 1. Open the W eb browser . In the addr ess bar enter : http://192.168.0.1 t[...]

12 Ac tion tec Wireless Cable/DSL Router U ser Manual 4. In the next screen, read the rec ommendations. T o perform an advanced setup on the Router , click Begin Ad vanced Setup . 5. The “Configuring the Advanced Settings” screen appears. T o check all the set- tings, or if unsure of w hich settings to modify , select N ext .T o modify a specif[...]

13 Chapter 4 Adv anced Setup Af te r selecting a connection ty pe, click N ext to co ntinue configuring the connection. Obtain an IP Address thr ough PPPoE Select this option to allow the R outer to use the P oint-to-P oint over Ethernet pro- toc ol. Dialout on-demand Select this option to disconnect fr om the cur rent In ternet session after an id[...]

14 Ac tion tec Wireless Cable/DSL Router U ser Manual User Name and Password If a Us e r N ame and P assw ord was enter ed during Basic Setup, it should be dis- play ed in the “Broadband Co nnection via PPP oE ” screen. If not, ent er the informa- tion now . If the information is unavailable, co ntact the I nternet Service P ro vider ( ISP) . O[...]

15 Chapter 4 Adv anced Setup Specify a Static IP Addr ess Select this option if assigned a static (specific) IP A ddr ess by the Internet Se rv ice Prov i der ( ISP) . Enter the IP A ddr ess , along with the Su bn et M ask and Default Gateway A ddress (also provided by the ISP ), in the “Broadband C onnection via Static IP A ddr ess” screen. If[...]

16 Ac tion tec Wireless Cable/DSL Router U ser Manual ESSID ESSID is the network name assigned to the wireless network. The factory default setting is “ A CTIONTEC .” Althoug h Ac t ion te c recommends k eeping the default value intact, the ESSID value can be modified, using an y combination of alphanu- meric characters (i.e., A-Z, a-z, 0-9). A[...]

17 Chapter 4 Adv anced Setup 64-bit WEP 64-bit WEP re quires four separate keys. Each key comprises five he xadecimal digit pairs. A hexadecimal digit consists of an alphanumeric character rang ing from 0-9 or A-F . An example of a 64-bit WEP ke y is: 4E-A3-3D-68-72. T o create a set of 64-bit WEP ke ys, enter fiv e hexadecimal digit pairs in each [...]

18 Ac tion tec Wireless Cable/DSL Router U ser Manual Wir eless MAC A uthentication Selecting Wi re less MA C A uthenticat ion in the “ Ad vanced Configuration ” screen generates the “W ireless MA C A uthentication ” screen. Her e, the user can manage the access other wireless networking devices hav e on the w ireless network. Acc ept All C[...]

19 Chapter 4 Adv anced Setup L AN IP Address Selecting LAN IP A ddr ess in the “ Advanced C onfiguration ” screen generates the “ LAN IP A ddress” screen. The value in the LAN IP A ddress te xt bo x is the IP address of the Router as seen on the network. The LAN IP address of the Rout er can be modified, but Act ion te c re co mmends ke epi[...]

20 Ac tion tec Wireless Cable/DSL Router U ser Manual Ac t ion te c strongly recommends leaving the DHCP Server option On .I f the DHCP Server option is Off ,e nsure the IP addr esses of the networked c omputers are on the same subnet as the IP address of the Router . For more information, see “ DHCP Server Configuration. ” DHCP Ser ver C onfig[...]

21 Chapter 4 Adv anced Setup DNS Server 1 - the primar y DNS ser ver pr ovided by the Int ernet Serv ice Pr ovider ( ISP) .I f the ISP provided DNS ser ver informa- tion, enter it here. If not, lea ve the text bo x intact. DNS Server 2 - the secondary DNS provided by the Int ernet Service Prov i der ( ISP) .I f the ISP provided secondary DNS ser ve[...]

22 Ac tion tec Wireless Cable/DSL Router U ser Manual Netmeeting To allow the computers on the R outer’ s network to access N etmeeting , enter the Ne tm eeting IP address in the IP te xt bo x, then select On .I fN etmeeting is not needed, select Off . W ebsite Blocking Selecting We bsite Blocking in the “ Advanc ed Configuration ” screen gen[...]

23 Chapter 4 Adv anced Setup VPN Pass Through Selecting VPN P ass Through in the “ Ad vanced Configuration ” screen generates the “ VPN P ass Through ” screen. T o set up Virtual Private N e tworking ( VPN ) using IPS ec/ L 2 TP (which allows m ultiple, client-initiated VPN pass-through sessions), select On .N ote that VPN v ia PPTP pass th[...]

24 Ac tion tec Wireless Cable/DSL Router U ser Manual Po rt Fo rw arding Selecting Po r t Fo r warding in the “ Advanced C onfiguration ” screen generates the “P or t Forwarding ” screen. P or t forwarding allows certain programs to bypass the Ro uter’ s built-in firewall, allowing access to parts of the network (for hosting a We b or ftp[...]

25 Chapter 4 Adv anced Setup DMZ Hosting Selecting DMZ H osting in the “ Advanced C onfiguration ” screen generates the “ DMZ H osting” screen. T o use DMZ hosting, enter the IP address of the computer on the network to be used as a DMZ host in the “ DMZ H ost IP Addr ess” text bo x, then click On . DMZ hosting is used to support online[...]

26 Ac tion tec Wireless Cable/DSL Router U ser Manual Fir ew all Selecting Firewall in the “ Ad vanced Configuration ” screen generates the “ Firewall Security Level ” screen. Select the level of secur ity needed for the network. See Ap pendix E for details concerning each level of securit y . D ynamic Routing Selecting Dynamic Routing in t[...]

27 Chapter 4 Adv anced Setup Static Routing Selecting Stat ic Routing in the “ Advanced Settings ” screen generates the “Static Ro uting” screen. Enter the addresses in their r espective t ext bo xes, then click Add . The address will appear in the “Static Routing T able. ” T o remove an addr ess, high- light it by clicking on it in the[...]

28 Ac tion tec Wireless Cable/DSL Router U ser Manual Status Af te r configuring the Router , settings can be viewed by selecting Status in the M ain M enu. The “C ur rent Status ” screen appears, displaying many of the Router’ s settings. N o settings (other than connecting or disconnecting fr om the Internet) can be changed from the C urren[...]

29 Chapter 4 Adv anced Setup 2. Fr om the Setup/Configuration screen, select Change Admin Passwor d . 3. The “Change Admin P assword” screen appears. Enter the new passwor d in the “N ew P asswor d” text bo x, then ent er it again in the “Re-ent er New P assword” text bo x. 4. Click Sav e and R estart. The new passwor d will be in effec[...]

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31 Utilities To access the Rout er’ s utilities select Ut ilities from the “Main M enu ” screen. The “Utilities ” screen appears. Fr om here, the W eb activity log can be v iewed, the Router’ s factor y default settings r estored, and the Router’ s firmwar e upgraded. W eb Activity Log The W eb A ctiv ity Log provides information abou[...]

32 Ac tion tec Wireless Cable/DSL Router U ser Manual Restore Default Settings To r est ore the Rout er to its factor y default settings, select R estore Default Settings from the “U tilities” screen. W hen the “Rest ore Default Settings” screen appears, click R estore Default Settings .A ny c hanges made to the Router’ s settings wi ll b[...]

33 Tr oubleshooting This chapter c ontains a list of problems that ma y be encounter ed while using the Ro uter , and solutions t o over come the pr oblem. C annot U se the Internet If the Router cannot c onnect to the Internet, check the following: Physical Connection  Ensure that the po wer light is on, as well as lights for any activ e connec[...]

34 Ac tion tec Wireless Cable/DSL U ser Manual If still disconnected, click Setup at the top of the page and go through the Basic setup to co nfigure the rout er for your c onnection to the Int ernet. Mak e the appropriate selections for DSL/Cable, Ethernet/USB and Us ername/Passw ord. Click Save and R estar t to sav e the configuration. (I t will [...]

35 Chapter 6 Tr oubleshooting 3. Click Ad v anced and in the “Property” list find an entr y for speed or media ty pe and click it to highlight it. T o the right of that should be a “V alue” drop down menu. Click on the drop down arrow and then click on Aut o, Au t oselect, o r A uto sense in that menu. Then, click OK to close the w indow . [...]

36 Ac tion tec Wireless Cable/DSL U ser Manual O ther Problems L AN Connection F ailure  Ensure the R outer is properly installe d, the LAN connections are co rrect, and the powe r is on.  Co nfirm the computer and R outer are on the same netw ork segment. If unsure, let the computer get the IP a ddress aut omatically by initiating the DHCP f[...]

37 Chapter 6 Tr oubleshooting Unable to get an IP address from Cable/DSL Modem.  Ensure the R outer is properly c onnected to the c omputer and is plugged in.  Tu rn off the cable/DSL modem and wait a few seconds. T urn the modem back on, wait for it to go through its self-test, then check for the IP address.  Ve r ify the modem is DHCP c [...]

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39 Specifications G eneral Model Number GE344000-01 (Single-P ort W ireless Cable/DSL Rout er) Standards IEEE 802.3 (10BaseT) IEEE 802.3u (100BaseTX) IEEE 802.11b (Wir eless) Protoco l CSMA/CD WA N 10Base-T RJ-45 port for cable/DSL modem (1) LAN GE344000-01 10/100 RJ-45 port (1) Shared uplink port (1) USB port (1) Expansion PCMCIA expansion slots ([...]

40 Ac tion tec Wireless Cable/DSL Modem U ser Manual Wir eless Operating Range Indoors Up to 30M (100 ft.) @ 11 Mbps Up to 50M (165 ft.) @ 5.5 Mbps Up to 70M (230 ft.) @ 2 Mbps Up to 91M (300 ft.) @ 1 Mbps Outdoors Up to 152M (500 ft.) @ 11 Mbps Up to 270M (885 ft.) @ 5.5 Mbps Up to 396 (1300 ft.) @ 2 Mbps Up to 457M (1500 ft.) @ 1 Mbps To p ology [...]

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43 C onfiguring T CP/IP To co nfigure c omputers using operating systems other than W indows XP (for W indows XP instr uctions, see “Before Connecting”), choose the operating system and follow the instructions: W indo ws 95, 98, and Me Ensure the W indows installation disks or CD-ROM is a vailable before beginning, since some driver information[...]

44 Ac tion tec Wireless Cable/DSL Router U ser Manual 4. Select TC P/IP from the “The following network components are installed” list bo x, then click Prop er t ies .I f T CP/IP is not list ed, add it by clicking Add … and following the prompts. 5. Wh en the “ T CP/IP Prop er t ies” window appears, select IP A ddress , then Ob tain an IP[...]

45 App endix B C onfiguring T CP/iP 6. Select Gateway .I f there is an IP addr ess in the “Installed gatewa ys” list bo x, click on it, then click Re move .[...]

46 Ac tion tec Wireless Cable/DSL Router U ser Manual 7. Select DNS Co nfiguration , then click Disable DNS . 8. Select WINS Co nfiguration . Ensure U se DHCP for WINS R esolution is acti- vated, and Disable WINS R esolution is not activated.[...]

47 App endix B C onfiguring T CP/iP 9. Click OK and, in the “N etwork” window , select Id entificat ion . The “Identification ” tab contains thr ee text bo xes: Co mputer N ame - Enter the name of the computer (i.e., M yComputer , J ohn, CPU654) in this text bo x. All computers on the netw ork must hav e a unique name. ☞ Not e : Ac t ion [...]

48 Ac tion tec Wireless Cable/DSL Router U ser Manual 11. The “Syst em Settings Chang e” w indow appears. Click Ye s to r estart the com- puter . ☞ Not e :I f the “Syst em Settings Change” w indow does not appear , r estart the computer manually after c ompleting step 10. 12. Once the co mputer restarts and W indows has finished loading, [...]

49 App endix B C onfiguring T CP/iP 3. Wh en the “N etwork ” w indow appears, select Id entificat ion . 4. In the “Identification ” tab, enter a Co mputer N ame (if needed) and Wo r k gr oup in their respective t ext bo xes. 5. R estar t the computer .  C aution :D o not change both the Computer N ame and Wo rk gr oup at the same time. C[...]

50 Ac tion tec Wireless Cable/DSL Router U ser Manual 7 .I n the “N etwork Serv ices ” list box, ensure the following ser vices are listed: Co mputer Bro wser , RPC Co nfigurat ion , Server , and Wo r kstation .T hese serv ices should be present after a T CP/IP installation. N ote that not all of the serv ices listed belo w are requir ed for Ro[...]

51 App endix B C onfiguring T CP/iP 8. Select Pr ot ocols and verify TC P/IP Pr ot ocol is listed in the “Network Pr otocols ” list bo x. If not, add it by clicking Add … and following the prompts. 9. Select TC P/IP Pro t ocol in the “N etwork Prot ocols ” list box and click Prop er t ies .[...]

52 Ac tion tec Wireless Cable/DSL Router U ser Manual 10. Wh en the “Micr osoft T CP/IP” w indow appears, select IP A ddress . 11. Click Ob tain an IP A ddress from a DHCP Se rver .V e r ify DHCP is enabled by clicking Ad v anced .[...]

53 App endix B C onfiguring T CP/iP 12. Select WINS A ddress and ve rify the only entr y in the “ Adapt er” list box is the E thernet adapte r installed in the compute r . 13. Select Ro u t ing ,v e r ify Enable IP For warding is not che cke d, then click OK to re turn to the “Netwo rk” window .[...]

54 Ac tion tec Wireless Cable/DSL Router U ser Manual 14. Wh en the “N etwork” w indow appears, click A dapters and v erify the installed E thernet adapte r is listed. If the card is not listed, add it by clicking Add… and following the prompts.[...]

55 App endix B C onfiguring T CP/iP 15. Click the B indings tab, select All Ser vices from the “Sho w Bindings for” drop- down list, and verify T CP/IP is bound to the Ethernet adapter , as shown below . 16. Select All Protocols from the “Show Bindings for” drop-down list in the “Bindings” tab and expand all entr ies shown by clicking t[...]

56 Ac tion tec Wireless Cable/DSL Router U ser Manual 17. Select All Adapters from the “Show Bindings for” drop-do wn list in the “Bindings” tab and expand all entr ies shown by clicking the plus signs ( + ). Ve r ify the Ethernet adapte r is bound to the T CP/IP Pr otocol, and the WINS Client ( T CP/IP ) is bound to both Ser ver and W orks[...]

57 App endix B C onfiguring T CP/iP 18. R estar t the computer . After the co mputer restarts, verify the settings. Click Start , Pr og r ams and Co mmand Prompt .A t the command prompt, enter: ipconfig /all Ve r ify an IP addr ess was recei ved, then close the window . W indow s 2000 W indows 2000 installs with default T CP/IP co nfiguration. If t[...]

58 Ac tion tec Wireless Cable/DSL Router U ser Manual 3. Fr om the “N etwork and Dial-U p Connections” window , double-click Local Area Co nnect ion Status . 4. Click Pr op er t ies in the “Local A rea Connection Status ” window .[...]

59 App endix B C onfiguring T CP/iP 5. In the “C onnect using” text box of the “Local Ar ea Connection P roperties” w indow , the Ethernet adapter used b y the Local Ar ea Connection is displayed. In the “Components check ed are used by this connection ” list box, the compo- nents bound to the Ethernet adapter ar e displayed, with a che[...]

60 Ac tion tec Wireless Cable/DSL Router U ser Manual 4. Wh en the Inte rnet Prot ocol ( T CP/IP ) Pr operties w indow appears, ensure both Ob tain an IP address automatically and Ob tain DNS ser ver address auto- matically are activated. If not, click their r espectiv e radio buttons. 5. Click OK to finish. The W indows 2000 T CP/IP settings are c[...]

61 App endix B C onfiguring T CP/iP Macintosh The Router supports both the Classic Macint osh operating systems (9.2.1 and below), as well as OS X . ☞ Not e :W hen installing any softwar e, consult the user manual and help files supplied with the software for detailed information. Ac t i o n te c provides the following information as a guideline [...]

62 Ac tion tec Wireless Cable/DSL Router U ser Manual 4. Select U sing DHCP Ser ve r from the “ Configure ” drop-do wn list. 5. Ensure the “Use 802.3” option is not checked. 6. Disregard an y addresses in the IP A ddress text bo xes. They w ill be reac quired when the first connection is made. 7. Click Options and when the “ T CP/IP Optio[...]

63 Sharing F iles and Prin ters The Router supports file and printer sharing, allowing an y compute r on the net- wo rk to share files and acc ess a shared printer . T o configure file and printer shar- ing, select the operating system and follo w the inst ructions. W indo ws 95, 98, and Me F ile Sharing 1. Click Star t , Setting s , then Con tr ol[...]

64 Ac tion tec Wireless Cable/DSL Router U ser Manual 4. In the “Select Netw ork Component T ype” window , select Serv ice in the “Click the ty pe of network component y ou want to install” list box, then click A dd… . 5. The “Select N e twork Serv ice ” window appears. Select File and pr inter shar- ing for Microsoft N etworks from t[...]

65 App endix C Sharing Files and P rinters 7. The “N etwork” window reappears. Select Id ent ification . The “Identification ” tab contains three t ext bo xes: Co mputer N ame - Enter the name of the computer (i.e., M yComputer , J ohn, CPU654) in this text bo x. All computers on the netw ork must hav e a unique name. ☞ Not e : Ac t ion t[...]

66 Ac tion tec Wireless Cable/DSL Router U ser Manual 8. Select Co nfiguration .I n the “Primar y Network Logon ” list box, ensure Client for Microsoft N etworks is selected. I f not, select it from the drop- down list, then click OK . 9. The “Syst em Settings Chang e” w indow appears. Click Ye s to r estart the com- puter . ☞ Not e :I f [...]

67 App endix C Sharing Files and P rinters 11. Right-click the file or drive to share. In the pop-up menu that appears, select Shar ing . 12. Select Shared As from the “File Share Screen Pr operties” w indows and ent er a name in the “Share N ame” text box. This name w ill show up on the other co mputers on the network as a shared device. 1[...]

68 Ac tion tec Wireless Cable/DSL Router U ser Manual Fu l l - Allo ws other users on the network to read, modify , mov e, and delete any information in the select ed file or drive. Shar ing privileges can be r estricted by entering a passwor d in the “Full Acc ess P assword” text bo x.[...]

69 App endix C Sharing Files and P rinters Depends on P assword - Allo ws both read-only and full acc ess on the shared file or driv e. The lev e l of access depends on the passwords ent ered in the “Read-Only P assword” and “Full A ccess P assword” t ext box es. Us ers with access to the read-only passw ord ha ve read-only privileges to th[...]

70 Ac tion tec Wireless Cable/DSL Router U ser Manual W indow s 2000 1. Af te r configuring the computer (including installing and c onfiguring the net- wo rk adapter), W indows 2000 automatically enables file and print sharing . The only item to be check ed is the computer and workgroup names. All com- puters on the network must ha ve a unique com[...]

71 App endix C Sharing Files and P rinters 4. In the “W or kgroup ” text box, enter the network name. This name must be the same on every computer on the network. Click OK . 5. The “N etwork Pr operties” window appears. Click OK , and r estart the compute r . Macintosh F ile Sharing 1. Select Ap pl e , Cont r ol P anels , then File Shar ing[...]

72 Ac tion tec Wireless Cable/DSL Router U ser Manual 5. To allow other users to acc ess the computer without giving out the owner name and owner password, select Us ers and Groups , then Ne w Us e r . 6. Wh en the “N ew U ser” window appears, enter the N ame and P asswor d of the user in their respectiv e text box es. I f allowing the user to [...]

73 F inding the MA C A ddr ess This appendix explains how t o determine the MA C address of an Ethernet adapter installed on a comput er . Select the operating system and follow the instructions. W indow s 95, 98 1. Click Star t , then Ru n . 2. The “R un ” window appears. In the “Open ” text bo x, enter: ipconfig /all 3. Click OK .T he “[...]

74 Ac tion tec Wireless Cable/DSL Router U ser Manual W indow s 2000 1. Click Star t , Pro g r ams , A cc essories , Co mmand Prompt . 2. Wh en the “C ommand Pr ompt” window appears, enter: ipconfig /all then press Enter on the k e yboard. 3 A list of information about the Ethernet adapter appears. 4. No te the “Physical Address, ” which is[...]

75 Glossar y Acc ess Point A device that allows wireless clients to connect t o one another . An access point can also act as a bridge between wireless clients and a “w ired” network, suc h as an Ethernet network. Wir e less clients can be mov ed anywher e w ithin the cov er- age area of the access point and remain c onnected to the network. If[...]

76 Ac tion tec Wireless Cable/DSL Router U ser Manual Fir ew al l Pr ev ents users outside the netw ork from acc essing and/or damaging files or co mputers on the network. Gat ew ay A device that manages the data tr affic of a network, as well as data traffic to and from the Int ernet. IP (Internet Protoc ol) Address A series of four numbers separa[...]

77 App endix E Glossary Subnet Mask A set of four numbers configur e d like an IP addr ess used to create IP address nu mbers used within a par ticular network only . T CP/IP ( T ransmission Contr ol Protocol/In ternet Protocol) The standard pr otocol for data transmission ov er the Internet. W AN ( Wide Area Network) A network connecting c omputer[...]

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79 Notic es Regulatory Complianc e Notices Class B Equipment This equipment has been tested and found t o comply with the limits for a Class B digital dev ice, pursuant to P ar t 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable pr otection against har mful interfer ence in a residential installa- tion. This equipment generates, [...]

80 Ac tion tec Wireless Cable/DSL Router U ser Manual 2. This device must accept an y interference rec eived, including interference that may cause un wanted operation. ☞ Not e :T o c omply with FCC RF exposure complianc e require- ments, the antenna used for this transmitter must be installed to provide a separation distance of at least 20 cm fr[...]

81 Limited W arran ty Har d ware : Ac t ion te c Elect ronics, Inc., warrants to the end user (“C ustomer”) that this hardwar e product w ill be free fr om defects in workmanship and materials, under normal use and ser vice, for twelve (12) months fr om the date of purchase from Ac t ion te c Electronics or its authorized reseller . Ac t ion te[...]

82 Ac tion tec Wireless Cable/DSL Router U ser Manual THIS A CTION TEC ELECTRONICS PRODUCT MA Y INCL UDE OR BE BUNDLED WITH THIRD-P ARTY SOFTW ARE, THE USE OF WHICH IS GOVERNED BY A SEP A- RA TE END-USER LICENSE A GREEMENT . THIS A CTION TEC ELECTRONICS W ARRANTY DOES NOT APPL Y TO SUCH THIRD- PA R TY SOFTW ARE. FOR THE APPLICABLE W ARRANTY , PLEAS[...]

83 Limited W arranty NEITHER ASSUMES NOR A UTHORIZES ANY OTHER P ERSON TO ASSUME FOR IT ANY OTHER LIABILITY IN CONNECTION WITH THE SALE, INST ALLA TION, MAIN- TEN ANCE OR USE OF ITS PRODUCT S. A CTION TEC ELECTRONICS SHALL NO T BE LIABLE UNDER THIS W ARRANTY IF ITS TESTING AND EXAMIN A TION DISCLOSE THA T THE ALLEGED DEFECT OR MALFUNCTION IN THE PR[...]

84 Ac tion tec Wireless Cable/DSL Router U ser Manual Gov erning Law :T his Limited W arr anty shall be governed by the la ws of the State of California, U .S.A., ex cluding its conflicts of laws and principles, and ex cluding the U nited Nations C on vention on Co ntracts for the International Sale of Goods.[...]