Actiontec electronic RI408 manual

B r o a d b a n d R o u t e r M o del # : RI408 F i r m w a r e V ersion : 4.0.16.1.4 5 . 2 7 U s e r Ma nu a l V er 3.0 Solutions for the Digital Life ™[...]

i T able of C ontents 1 In troduction 1 Package Contents 1 Minimum Syst em Requirements 2 F eatures 2 Getting to Know the Router 3 2 C onnecting the Router 7 Setting Up the Router 7 Computer Network Configuration 10 Home Page 12 3 Configuring My Network Settings 15 Accessing My Network 15 Using My Network 16 4 Using Network Connections 25 Network ([...]

ii Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual ii 7 Using Advanc ed Settings 79 Firmwar e Upgrade 81 Firmwar e Restore 83 Configuration File 84 System Settings 85 Date and Time 90 Scheduler Rules 91 Routing 93 IP Address Distr ibution 95 Diagnostics 99 Restoring D efault Settings 100 Reboot the Router 100 MAC Cloning 101 ARP (Address Resolution Protoc o[...]

1 Intr oduc tion Th ank y ou f or pur c has in g th e A cti on te c Br oadb an d R ou te r . T he R out er fea tu re s ei ght Eth er net port s, mak ing it o ne o f the m ost ve rs at ile ro ut ers av ail ab le . If y ou wa nt t o t ak e y ou r ho me or o ff ic e ne tw or kin g t o th e ne xt lev el, t he A ctio nt ec Br oadb an d R ou te r is sur [...]

2 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 3 Chapter 1 Introduction Minimum S ystem Requirements s Co mpu t er wi th E th ern et cap ab ili ty s Mic r os oft W in do ws 98 S E , Me , 2 000 , o r XP ; M ac OS 9 or gr eat er; Li nu x/ BS D , U nix s In te rne t Ex pl or er 5.0 or h igh er; N ets ca pe N avi ga to r 7. 0 or high er s T CP/ IP n etw ork [...]

2 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 3 Chapter 1 Introduction P ort f orw ar di ng PP P o E sup po rt Qo S su pp ort ( en d to en d la yer 2/3 ) f eat uri ng Dif fse rv , 80 2.1 p/ q pri ori ti - za tio n, co nf igu rab le ups tr ea m/d owns tr ea m tra ffi c s hap in g, ran do m ea rl y de te cti on and pas s-t hr ough of W AN - sid e DS CP s,[...]

4 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 5 Chapter 1 Introduction Pow er Light Th e P ow er lig ht d isp la ys th e R ou te r’ s cu rre nt sta tu s. If the P o we r li ght glo ws st ea di ly gr een, the R out er is re ce i ving po we r an d fu ll y op era ti ona l. W hen the P ow er lig ht f las he s rap id ly , the Ro ut er is ini tia li zi ng. [...]

4 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 5 Chapter 1 Introduction Rear Panel Th e r ear pan el of the R out er fea tu re s t en port s (E th ern et [8] , Br oadb and , a nd P ow er ), as w ell as a Re se t bu tt on and P ow er swit c h. 12VDC 1.2A Reset 5 ON OFF 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 100 1 0 Ethernet Ports (8) Th e Et he rne t po rts co nne ct d evic es t [...]

6 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual Pow er S witch Th e P ow er swit ch po wer s t he R out er on a nd o ff . Pow er P or t Th e P ow er port co nn ect s th e R ou te r t o an ele ctri ca l wa ll o utl et via th e P ow er co r d. M Caution : Do no t un pl ug t he P ow er c ord fr om the Ro ut er du r - in g th e r ese t pr oce ss . Do ing so m[...]

7 C onnec ting the Rou ter Co nn ect in g a c om pu te r or loc al net wo rk t o t he B r oad ban d R ou t er i s a si mp le pr oce du re , va rying sli ght ly dep en din g on the co mp ut er ’ s o per ati ng sys te m, and de si gned to sea ml ess ly int egrat e th e R ou t er wi th t he c omp ut er or lo ca l ne tw ork . M or eov er , z er o-c o[...]

8 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 9 Chapter 2 Connecting the Router 6. M ak e sur e the co mpu t er is po wer ed on , th en p lu g th e ot he r en d of th e y ell ow Et he rne t ca bl e in to an E th ern et port on th e c om pu te r . 7. M ak e sur e at le as t on e of th e Et he rne t LA N li ght s on the fr on t of th e R ou te r glo ws st[...]

8 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 9 Chapter 2 Connecting the Router 3. Th e “L ogin Set up ” sc r een ap pea rs . Sel ect a ne w us er nam e an d pa ss wo rd an d en te r th em in t he a pp ro pria te te xt bo x es (t he p ass w or d m ust be e nt er ed twi ce , fo r va li dat io n pu rpo ses ). W rit e the new use r na me and pas sw or [...]

10 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 11 Chapter 2 Connecting the Router C omputer Networ k C onguration Ea ch net wo rk i nt erf ac e on th e c om pu te r sh ou ld eit her be c onfi gu re d wit h a s tat i- ca lly de fin ed IP ad dr es s an d DN S ad dr es s, or in str uct ed to aut oma tic al ly o bta in an IP add re ss usi ng t he N etw o[...]

10 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 11 Chapter 2 Connecting the Router Windows NT 1. Cl ic k N etwork in th e Co nt ro l P ane l. The “N etw ork ” win do w ap pea rs . 2. In th e “P r ot oc ol ” tab , sel ec t Internet P rotocol ( T CP/IP) the n c li ck Properties . 3. In th e “ IP A ddr ess ” t ab , c lic k t he “Obt ai n an IP[...]

12 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 13 Chapter 2 Connecting the Router Home P age Af t er l oggi ng int o the Ro ut er ’ s M egaC on tr ol P an el (see “C onfi gu rin g th e R ou te r” at the begi nni ng of thi s ch ap te r) , the “H om e ” scr een app ear s. Th e H om e sc re en has a “M ai n M enu ” tha t oc cu pie s th e t op[...]

12 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 13 Chapter 2 Connecting the Router My Router Th is s ect ion di spl a ys the sta tu s of the Ro ut er’ s net wo rk and Int erne t c on nec tio n. A gr ee n li ght sign if ies the R out er is co nn ect ed; a ye llo w ligh t me an s th e R ou te r i s at te mp tin g t o c on nec t; and a re d li ght sign if[...]

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15 C onfiguring My Netw ork Settings On ce the Br oa dba nd Ro ut er is p h ys ic all y c on nec te d an d th e M egaC on tr ol P an el’ s H om e sc re en is d isp la yed in a web br o ws er , a lis t of th e de vic es co nne ct ed to t he R ou te r’ s net wo rk app ear s i n th e “M y N et wo rk ” s ecti on of the scr een. Fr om he re, so [...]

16 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 17 Chapter 3 Configuring My Network S ettings Using My Network V ario us sett in gs ca n be ac ce ss ed f or a part ic ula r d evic e, as f oll ow s. Acc ess Devic e F or devi ce s th at can be ac c es sed (su ch as I nt erne t ca me ras and net wo rk ed har d dri ves ), loc at e it in t he M y N et wo rk c[...]

16 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 17 Chapter 3 Configuring My Network S ettings 2. Th e “B loc k ed W ebs it e ” scr een app ear s. Ent er the we bsi t e add r ess ( IP or URL ) to bl ock on the net wo rk ( all pag es with in the web si te will a ls o be b loc ked ). If th e we bs it e ad dr es s ha s m ult ip le IP add r ess es , th e [...]

18 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 19 Chapter 3 Configuring My Network S ettings Block Internet Services In t ern et s ervic es bl oc kin g i s us ed t o pr eve nt a devi c e on the net wo rk fr om acc ess- in g pa rtic ul ar s ervic es on the In te rne t, suc h a s re c ei vin g E- mai l o r do wnloa di ng fr om FT P si te s. T o set up I n[...]

18 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 19 Chapter 3 Configuring My Network S ettings 4. I f th is ru l e w il l be a ct i v e al l th e ti me , se le ct “ A l w a y s ” fr om t he “ W he n sh o ul d t hi s ru le oc cu r? ” dr op -d o wn l is t. I f th e ru le wil l on ly be act iv e a t c er ta in ti m es s el ect “ Sp e ci fy Sc he du[...]

20 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 21 Chapter 3 Configuring My Network S ettings Enable Application A ctiv at ing “En ab le A pp lic at ion ” (al so kno w n as po rt fo rwa r din g) all ow s th e ne t- w ork to be e xpo sed to the In te rne t in ce rta in l imi t ed a nd c on tr ol led wa ys , e nab li ng so me app lic at io ns t o w or [...]

20 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 21 Chapter 3 Configuring My Network S ettings 6. Cl ic k Apply to sa v e th e c han ge s. ☞ No te: So me a p p l ic at i o ns , su ch as FT P , T FT P , P PT P , a nd H 3 23 , r e q u ir e t he su pp ort o f s pe ci a l s pe ci f ic A p pl ic at i on L ev e l Ga te wa y ( AL G ) m o d ul es to w o rk i[...]

22 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 23 Chapter 3 Configuring My Network S ettings 1. Cl ic k T est Connectiv ity . Th e “D iagn os tic s ” sc r een ap pea rs . 2. Cl ic k Go . Th e R ou t er ru ns a pin g t es t, and t he r esul ts ar e di sp la y ed i n th e Di agno st ics sc re en . Rename T his D evic e T o r en am e a ne tw or ke d d [...]

22 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 23 Chapter 3 Configuring My Network S ettings Timeout for Inactive Device Th e am oun t o f ti me a devi ce co nt in ue s to be d isp la yed on t he n etw ork a ft er it ha s bee n dis co nn ect ed is co nfi gu re d in the “Ti meo ut fo r In ac ti ve Devi ce ” scr ee n. T o di spl a y th e sc r een , c [...]

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25 U si ng Net work C onnec tions T he B r oa db an d R ou te r s up po rt s v ar io us lo ca l a r e a n et wo rk ( L AN ) a nd wi d e ar e a n et wo rk ( W A N , or I nt e rn et ) c on n ec ti o n s vi a E th e rn et . N et wo rk c on ne ct io ns is us ed t o c on f i gu r e th e v ar i ou s p ar a me te rs of th e R o u t e r’ s n e tw o rk an[...]

26 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 27 Chapter 4 U sing Networ k C onnections Network (Home/Office) Se lec t N etwork (H ome/Office) in the N etw ork Con ne cti on s sc re en to gen era te th e “N etw or k (H ome /Of fi ce ) P r ope r ti es ” scr ee n. Thi s sc re en dis pla ys a lis t of the lo cal net wo rk ’ s pr op erti es . The on [...]

26 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 27 Chapter 4 U sing Networ k C onnections Configuring the Home/O ffice Network Cl ic k Settings in the “N et wo rk ( H om e/O ff ic e) Pr ope rtie s ” scr een t o g en era te the “ Co nf igu r e N et wo rk (H om e/ Off ic e) ” scr een . General Th e to p part of the C on fi gur e N etw ork ( H ome /[...]

28 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 29 Chapter 4 U sing Networ k C onnections Internet Protocol Th is s ect ion ha s th re e op ti ons : No IP Address , Obtain an IP Address A utomatically , a nd U se the F ollowing IP Addr ess . No IP A ddr ess Sel ect thi s op ti on i f th e c on ne cti on will h av e no I P ad dr es s. This is us ef ul i f[...]

28 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 29 Chapter 4 U sing Networ k C onnections DNS S erver Do mai n N ame Sy st em ( D NS ) is t he m eth od by w hic h web si te or d om ain nam es ar e tr ans la te d in to IP a ddr ess es. Spe cif y s uc h an add re ss man ua lly , ac co rd in g to th e in fo rma tio n p ro vide d b y th e ISP . T o ma nu al [...]

30 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 31 Chapter 4 U sing Networ k C onnections 6. En te r th e am ou nt of time a net w ork devi ce will be al lo w ed t o c on nec t t o th e R ou te r wit h it s cu rr en tl y is sue d d yna mi c IP add re ss in th e “L ea se Ti me in Min ute s ” te xt bo x. J us t be fo r e th e tim e i s up , the devi ce[...]

30 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 31 Chapter 4 U sing Networ k C onnections Routing T able Cl ic ki ng N ew Route g ene rate s th e “N ew R out e ” wind ow , whe r e a n ew r ou t e ca n be co nfi gu re d. Additional IP Addr esses Cl ic ki ng N ew IP Address ge ne rat es th e “ Ad di tio na l IP A ddr ess S ett in gs ” scr een , whe[...]

32 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 33 Chapter 4 U sing Networ k C onnections Configuring the Ethernet C onnection Cl ic k Settings a t th e bo tt om -ri ght o f t he E th ern et Pr opert ie s sc re en to gen era te th e “ Co nf igu r e Et he rne t ” scr een . General T he t o p p ar t o f t h e C o nf ig ur e E th er n et sc r ee n d is [...]

32 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 33 Chapter 4 U sing Networ k C onnections MT U MT U (M axim um T rans mi ssi on U nit) spe ci fie s th e la rg es t pa ck et si ze per - mi tt ed for In te rne t tra ns mi ssi on . “ A ut om at ic ” set s th e MT U at 150 0. Oth er cho ic - es inc lu de “ A ut om ati c b y DH CP , ” whic h set s th [...]

34 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 35 Chapter 4 U sing Networ k C onnections Broadband Ethernet C onnection A B ro ad ba nd E th er ne t co nn ec ti on c on ne ct s th e R ou te r t o t he In te rne t u si ng a n Et he rne t c ab le . Cl ic k Br oad ba nd Co nn ec ti on (E th ern et ) f r om th e N et w or k C on ne ct io ns s cr een t o ge [...]

34 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 35 Chapter 4 U sing Networ k C onnections Configuring the Broadband Ethernet Connection C l ic k S et t i n g s a t t h e b ot t om - r i g h t o f t h e B r oa d b a n d C o nn e c t i o n ( E th e r n e t ) P r o pe rt ie s wi n d o w t o g e n er at e t h e “ C o n f i gu r e B r o a d b a n d C on n e[...]

36 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 37 Chapter 4 U sing Networ k C onnections MT U MT U (M axim um T rans mi ssi on U nit) spe ci fie s th e la rg es t pa ck et si ze per - mi tt ed for In te rne t tra ns mis si on . “ A ut om at ic, set s th e MT U at 150 0. Oth er c ho ic - es inc lu de “ A ut om ati c b y DH CP , ” whic h set s th e [...]

36 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 37 Chapter 4 U sing Networ k C onnections IP Address Distribution Th e “ IP A ddr ess Dis trib ut io n ” sect io n of th e Co nf ig ur e Br oadb an d C onn ec tio n ( E th ern et ) sc re en is us ed to c onf igu r e th e R ou te r’ s Dyn am ic H ost Con fi gu rati on P ro t oc ol ( DHC P ) serv er pa [...]

38 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 39 Chapter 4 U sing Networ k C onnections Routing Th e R ou te r ca n be co nf igu r ed t o us e st at ic o r d yna mi c r ou tin g. Dy na mi c r out - in g au to ma ti cal ly adj ust s h ow pac k et s tra vel on the netw ork , whi le s ta tic ro ut ing spe ci fi es a fix ed r ou tin g p ath to nei ghb ori [...]

38 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 39 Chapter 4 U sing Networ k C onnections W AN PPP oE/W AN PPPoE 2 W AN P oin t-t o-P oi nt Pr oto co l o v er E th ern et ( PP P oE ) r eli es on t wo wide ly acc ept ed st and ar ds: P oin t-t o-P oi nt Pr ot oco l an d E the rn et. PPP oE e na bl es E th ern et n et- w ork ed c om pu te rs to ex cha ng e[...]

40 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 41 Chapter 4 U sing Networ k C onnections Configuring the W AN PPPoE Connection Cl ic k Settings in the W AN P PP oE P r op erti es scr ee n t o ge ne rat e the “C on fig ur e W AN PPP oE ” sc re en . General Th e to p part of the C on fi gur e W AN P PP oE s cr ee n di spl a ys gen era l c om mu ni ca-[...]

40 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 41 Chapter 4 U sing Networ k C onnections Ne tw or k Se lec t th e type o f c on ne cti on bein g c on fi gur ed fr om th e dr op- do wn lis t ( Br oadband Connection , Network (Home/Offic e) , or DMZ ). C onn ect io n T ype Disp la ys th e type of co nne cti on . Si nc e th is is PP P o E c onn ec tio n, ?[...]

42 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 43 Chapter 4 U sing Networ k C onnections L ogi n U se r Na me En te r th e us er nam e (p r ovi de d b y th e IS P ) i n th is t e xt bo x. L ogi n P assw ord En t er t he p ass w or d (p r o vide d b y th e IS P ) i n th is te xt b o x. Sup po rt Un en cryp te d P assw ord (P AP) P ass wo r d A uth en tic[...]

42 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 43 Chapter 4 U sing Networ k C onnections Internet Protocol Se lec t on e of th e fo llo wing Int erne t P r ot oc ol opt io ns f ro m t he “In te rne t P ro t oc ol ” dr op -d own lis t: Ob tai n a n IP Ad dr es s A ut om at ica lly Th is o pt io n is se le c t ed b y d e fa ul t. C ha n g e on ly i f [...]

44 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual • N APT - Sele ct thi s op tio n t o ac ti vat e N APT (N et wo rk A ddr es s an d P ort T rans la tio n) , whi ch re fe rs to net wo rk addr ess tran sla ti on in v ol vin g th e ma pp ing of port num be rs and all ow s m ult ip le m ac hin es to sha re a si ngle IP ad dr es s. U se N APT if the l oca l [...]

45 C onfiguring the Rou ter ’ s Se curi ty Th e Br oadb an d R ou te r’ s sec uri ty su it e i nc lu des co mp r ehe ns iv e and ro bu st sec uri ty se rvic es : St at ef ul P ac k et I ns pec tio n, a fir ewa ll, use r au th en tic at io n pr oto co ls , and pa ssw or d pr ote cti on mec ha nis ms . The se fea tu re s al lo w use rs to c onne [...]

46 Action tec Broadband Router User Manual 47 Chapter 5 Configuring the Router ’ s Security Th is c ha pt er co v er s th es e se curi ty f eat ur es: • General - se lec t th e se cur ity l ev el f or the fir ewal l. • A ccess Control - re stri ct acc ess f ro m the loc al n etw ork t o th e I nt ern et . • P or t Forwarding - en abl e ac c[...]

46 Action tec Broadband Router User Manual 47 Chapter 5 Configuring the Router ’ s Security General Th e “G en era l” scr een i s us ed t o c on fi gur e the Ro ut er’ s bas ic sec urit y set ti ngs . Th e fi re wa ll r eg ula te s t he f lo w o f da ta betw een the loca l n etw or k an d th e I nt ern et . Bo th i nc om in g an d ou tg oi [...]

48 Action tec Broadband Router User Manual 49 Chapter 5 Configuring the Router ’ s Security N ot e th at is it is th e o ri gi n o f th e r eq ue st , n o t su bs eq u e n t r e sp on se s t o t h i s r eq ue st , wh ic h d et er mi n e s wh et h e r a se ss io n c a n be es ta bl i s he d o r n ot . Th e R ou te r fe at ur es thr ee pr e-de fi n[...]

48 Action tec Broadband Router User Manual 49 Chapter 5 Configuring the Router ’ s Security 2. Ch ec k th e “B loc k I P Fr agm en ts ” bo x t o pr ote ct t he l oca l ne tw or k fr om a c om - mo n type o f hack er a tta ck tha t us es frag me nt ed d ata pac k et s to sa bot ag e th e ne tw ork . N ot e th at V PN o v er IPS e c an d so me [...]

50 Action tec Broadband Router User Manual 51 Chapter 5 Configuring the Router ’ s Security Allow or Restrict S ervices T o vie w an d a llo w/r es tric t th ese se rvic es: 1. Se lec t A ccess Control fr om the le ft s ide of an y Secu rity sc re en . The “ A cc es s Co nt ro l” scr ee n ap pe ar s. ☞ No te: The “ Al lo we d” sect i[...]

50 Action tec Broadband Router User Manual 51 Chapter 5 Configuring the Router ’ s Security 3. If th is acc ess c ontr ol ru le a ppl ie s t o al l net w ork ed de vic es , sel ec t “ An y” fr om th e “N etw or ke d C om put er/ Devi ce ” lis t bo x. I f this rul e ap pl ies to ce rta in de vic es onl y , s ele ct “Sp eci fy A dd r ess [...]

52 Action tec Broadband Router User Manual 53 Chapter 5 Configuring the Router ’ s Security P or t Forwarding In it s de fa ult sta te , t he R out er blo ck s al l ex te rn al u ser s f ro m c on ne cti ng t o o r c om mun ic ati ng with the net wo rk , mak in g it saf e fr om h ack ers who ma y try t o in tru de o n th e ne tw or k an d da mag [...]

52 Action tec Broadband Router User Manual 53 Chapter 5 Configuring the Router ’ s Security 4. Se lec t th e I nt ern et p r ot oc ol to be pr ovid ed fr om the “Pr ot oc ol” dr op -d o wn li st. T o se e all op tio ns , sel ec t All Serv ices . 5. Se lec t a W AN co nnec tio n type fr om the “ W AN C on ne cti on T ype ” dr op -d own li [...]

54 Action tec Broadband Router User Manual 55 Chapter 5 Configuring the Router ’ s Security DMZ (D emilitarized Zone) Host Th e DM Z ho st f eat ur e all ow s o ne d evic e o n th e ne tw or k to ope ra te out si de the fi re wa ll. Des ign at e a D MZ ho st : • T o use an I nt er net se rvic e, s uc h as an o nli ne gam e or vide o- co nf er e[...]

54 Action tec Broadband Router User Manual 55 Chapter 5 Configuring the Router ’ s Security P or t T riggering P ort tr igg eri ng can be us ed for dy nam ic port forw ar ding co nf ig ura tio n. By s ett in g po rt tri gge rin g ru les , i nbo un d tra ffi c i s all o we d t o arri ve a t a sp eci fi c ne tw or k ho st us ing port s di ff er ent[...]

56 Action tec Broadband Router User Manual 57 Chapter 5 Configuring the Router ’ s Security 3. Cl ic k Add . A n “E dit Servi ce ” scr een a ppe ar s. 4. Sp eci fy the port trigg er ing ent rie s b y cl ic ki ng N ew T r igger P orts an d N ew Opened P or ts and ent erin g th e pr oto c ol a nd p r ot oc ol num be r in the suc - c eed ing sc [...]

56 Action tec Broadband Router User Manual 57 Chapter 5 Configuring the Router ’ s Security T elnet T el net is u sed to cr eat e a co mm an d-l in e se ssi on and gai n ac ces s t o all sy st em set - ti ngs and para me te rs usi ng a te xt -ba se d t erm in al. Sel ect the T eln et p ort t o be use d b y cl ic ki ng i n th e ap pr o pri at e ch[...]

58 Action tec Broadband Router User Manual 59 Chapter 5 Configuring the Router ’ s Security W ebsite Blocking Th e R ou te r ca n be co nf igu r ed t o b loc k sp eci fi c w ebs it es , pr ev enti ng acc ess to t he m fr om c om put ers on t he l oca l ne tw or k. Re stri cti on s ca n al so be ap pl ied to a c om- pr ehe nsi ve, au to ma tic all[...]

58 Action tec Broadband Router User Manual 59 Chapter 5 Configuring the Router ’ s Security 4. I f w eb s it e b l oc ki ng n ee d s t o b e ac ti v e a ll th e ti me , se le ct Al wa y s f ro m t he “ W he n sh ou ld th is rul e o c cu r? ” dr op -d ow n l is t. If t h e r ul e wi ll o nl y be a ct i v e at c ert a in ti me s, se le ct Sp ec[...]

60 Action tec Broadband Router User Manual 61 Chapter 5 Configuring the Router ’ s Security Static NA T ☞ No te: A blo ck of stat ic IP ad dr es se s mu st be pu rc hase d fr om th e IS P to co nf ig ur e th is fea tu re . Th is o pti on all ow s m ul tip le sta tic N A T IP addr ess es t o be de sig nat ed to devi ce s o n th e ne tw ork . [...]

60 Action tec Broadband Router User Manual 61 Chapter 5 Configuring the Router ’ s Security 6. Se le ct t he p r o t oc ol th at ne ed s t o b e ac ce s si bl e f ro m t he pu bl ic IP a dd r es s b y c li ck in g i n t he c he c k b o x n ex t t o “E na bl e P or t F or wa rd i ng fo r St a ti c N A T , ” th e n se le ct in g a p r ot oc ol [...]

62 Action tec Broadband Router User Manual 63 Chapter 5 Configuring the Router ’ s Security Inbound Packets - Input Rule Sets • I ni tia l ru le s • A ll ru le s de fi ned fo r th e ne tw ork devi c e on whi ch the pac k et i s • L oca l s erv er s ru les fr om the loc al s erv er tab in t he s ecu rity scr een • R ule s t o ac c ept all [...]

62 Action tec Broadband Router User Manual 63 Chapter 5 Configuring the Router ’ s Security T o c on fi gur e adv an ce d fi lt eri ng rul es, cl ick Add ne xt to t he ru le tit le. The “ A dd A d van ce d Fi lt er ” sc r een ap pea rs . T o ad d an ad van c ed fi lt erin g rul e, def in e th e fo llo wing rule pa ram et er s: Matching T o a [...]

64 Action tec Broadband Router User Manual 65 Chapter 5 Configuring the Router ’ s Security • A ccept - A llo w ac ce ss to pac k ets tha t ma tc h the sou rc e and des ti nat io n IP ad dr es ses and pr ot oco l po rts def in ed in up per sec tio n o f th e sc r ee n. T he da ta tr an sfe r s ess io n wil l be han dle d us ing St at efu l P ac[...]

64 Action tec Broadband Router User Manual 65 Chapter 5 Configuring the Router ’ s Security Time Th e ti me ( bas ed on th e R ou t er’ s da te and tim e se tti ng s) t he ev ent oc curr ed. Ev ent Th er e ar e fi ve ki nds of eve nts l ist ed in the sys te m l og: • Inbound T raffic - a re sul t o f an inc omi ng pac k et • Outbound T r af[...]

66 Action tec Broadband Router User Manual 67 Chapter 5 Configuring the Router ’ s Security • ICMP replay - a n IC MP ( In te rne t C on tr ol M ess ag e P r ot oc ol ) r epl a y me ss age ha s be en b loc ked . • ICMP redirect protection - an I CMP re dir ect ed m ess ag e ha s be en blo ck ed. • P acket invalid in connection - an in va li[...]

66 Action tec Broadband Router User Manual 67 Chapter 5 Configuring the Router ’ s Security • PPTP connection - a pa ck et in qu iri ng whet he r th e R ou te r is re ad y t o r ec ei v e a PP TP co nne cti on has bee n ac cep te d. • A UTH:113 request - a n ou tbo und pac ket fo r A UTH p ro t oc ol has bee n ac c ept ed (f or max im um s ec[...]

68 Action tec Broadband Router User Manual 69 Chapter 5 Configuring the Router ’ s Security • F rag mented packet, packet too big - a pac k et h as b een blo ck ed be cau se , af te r d efr agm ent at io n, t he p ac ke t wa s t oo b ig. • F rag mented packet, packet exc eeds - a pac k et has bee n bl oc ke d be ca use , af te r d efr agm ent[...]

68 Action tec Broadband Router User Manual 69 Chapter 5 Configuring the Router ’ s Security • FTP por t request to 3rd par ty is forbidden (P ossible bounce attack) - a pa ck et ha s bee n b loc k ed . • Fir ewall R ules were changed - the fir ew all rul e se t ha s be en modi fi ed. • U ser authentication - a me ssa ge arri v ed d uri ng l[...]

70 Action tec Broadband Router User Manual 3. Se lec t th e type o f b loc k ed eve nt s t o be lis te d in the log : • All Blocked Connection Att empts - acti vati ng thi s c hec k bo x ge ne rat es lo g me ssa ge s fo r a ll b loc k ed ev ent s. • Other Blocked Ev ents - if “ Al l B lo c k ed Co nne ct io n A tt em pt s ” is u n- c he ck [...]

71 U sing P aren tal C o ntrols Th e ab un dan ce of har mfu l in fo rm ati on on t he I nt er net pos es a ser iou s c hal le ng e fo r e mpl o ye rs and par ent s al ik e - “H ow can I r egu la te what m y em pl oy ee/ ch ild do es on th e I nt er net ?” The B r oad ban d R ou t er’ s P ar ent al Co ntr ols a llo ws us er s to re gu lat e, [...]

72 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 73 Chapter 6 Parental Con trols 5. Th e S urf Co ntr ol su bs cri pti on sit e wil l th en be di sp la yed in a n ew br ow se r win do w . F ol lo w th e i nst ruc tio ns on th e w ebs it e and sub sc ribe or e nr oll f or a fr ee tria l. A v erif ica ti on E -m ail will be se nt . C lic k o n th e li nk in[...]

72 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 73 Chapter 6 Parental Con trols 2. Cl ic k Filtering Policy fr om t he l ist on the lef t si de of the s cr ee n. The “F ilt erin g P oli cy ” scr een app ear s. 3. Cl ic k Add a Policy t o g ene ra te ano the r “Fil te rin g P ol icy ” s cr ee n. 4. En te r a n ame fo r th e ne w po li cy i n th e [...]

74 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 75 Chapter 6 Parental Con trols 5. En te r a d es crip ti on o f the n ew p oli cy in th e “D esc rip ti on ” t ex t bo x. 6. Se lec t th e c ont ent fil te rin g c hec k bo x es tha t r ep re se nt co nt en t t o be b loc ked in th e “B loc k ed Cat egor ies ” sect io n. 7. Cl ic k Apply to sa v e [...]

74 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 75 Chapter 6 Parental Con trols LAN F iltering Policy T o s el ec t a d ef au lt f i l t e ri n g p ol ic y f or th e l o ca l n et w or k , se le ct t h e po li c y n am e f r o m t he “D ef a u lt P o li cy ” d r op - d o wn li st , l o ca te d i n t he Fi lt er in g P o li cy sc re en , a n d c l ic [...]

76 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 77 Chapter 6 Parental Con trols Adv anced Options Th e “ Ad va nc ed Opti on s ” scr een co nt ain s fe at ur es pr o vidi ng add iti on al W eb fi lt er - in g se cur ity . Pro vider C onsulting Failure T o d eci de whet he r t o al lo w or bl ock a sp eci fi c we bs it e, the f ilt er se rvic e p ro v[...]

76 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 77 Chapter 6 Parental Con trols Statistics Th e R ou te r’ s M ega Co nt ro l P ane l mo ni to rs co nt en t fi lt eri ng sta ti sti cs . Sta ti sti cs in cl ud e a r ec or d of: • A cc ess a tt em pts • A cc esse d UR L s • B loc ked URL s • U RL s tha t w er e ac ces se d fr om ca ch e T o vie w[...]

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79 U sing A dv anc ed Settings Th e A dv anc ed se tti ngs of the Br oad ba nd Ro ut er ’ s M egaC on tr ol P an el is in te nd ed pri ma ril y fo r m or e ad va nc ed use rs . So me c ha ng es t o se tt ing s wit hin thi s se cti on c oul d ad ve rse ly aff ect the ope ratio n of the R out er and the loc al netw ork , and sh oul d be mad e wit h[...]

80 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 81 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed Settings IP Addr ess Distribution - man ag e th e IP add re ss es o f d evic es on the net wo rk Diagnostics - pe rf orm dia gno sti c t est s o n th e R ou te r Rest ore Defaults - r es et t he R out er to its def au lt s ett in gs Reboot Route r - r eboo t th e R ou te r MA C [...]

80 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 81 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed Settings Fir mware Upgrade Th e R ou te r of fe rs a bu ilt -i n me ch an ism fo r upg rad ing its fir m wa re with ou t lo s- in g cu st om co nf igu rat io ns and set tin gs. The r e ar e tw o met hod s f or u pgra din g t he fi rm wa r e: • U pgrading from a local computer [...]

82 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 83 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed Settings 2. In th e “U pgrad e F r om a Co mpu t er i n th e N etw ork ” sect io n, cli ck Upgrade N ow . The “U pgra de Fr om a C om pu te r in the N etw ork ” s cr ee n ap pea rs . 3. En te r th e pa th of the sof tw ar e im ag e fi le, or pr ess the “Br ow se ” b [...]

82 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 83 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed Settings Automatic Check Disabled I f “ A ut oma tic all y C hec k Dis abl ed ” is s ele ct ed, the R out er wil l no t au to ma ti cal ly ch ec k fo r f irm war e upgra de s. Manual Checking and Up gr ading T o ma nu al ly u pgra de the Ro ut er ’ s fi rm war e: 1. Cl ic [...]

84 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 85 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed Settings C onfiguration File U se th e R ou te r’ s Co nf ig ura tio n Fi le fea tu re to view , sa v e, and l oad co nf igu rat io n fi les , wh ic h ar e use d t o ba ck up a nd r es to re th e R ou t er’ s cu rr ent co nf ig ura tio n: T o do thi s: 1. Cl ic k Configurati[...]

84 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 85 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed Settings Sy stem S ettings Cl ic kin g S ystem Se ttings in t he A dv an ce d sc r een ge ne rat es the “S ys te m Se tti ng s” sc re en , whe r e va rio us s ys te m an d ma na ge men t p ara met er s c an be co nf ig ur ed .[...]

86 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 87 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed Settings Sy stem U se th e “S yst em ” sec tio n o f th is scr een t o c on fi gur e the fol lo wing t wo opt io n Broadband Router’ s Hostname Sp eci fy the Ro ut er ’ s ho st nam e b y en te rin g it int o the thi s t ex t bo x. Th e ho st na me i s al so the Ro ut er [...]

86 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 87 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed Settings Management Application P orts Th is s ect ion all o ws the fol lo win g ma nag em en t ap pl ic ati on port s to ha v e th ei r de fa ult port nu mbe rs to be c han ge d: • P rim ary/ sec ond ary HTT P po rts • P rim ary/ sec ond ary HTT PS port s • P rim ary/ sec[...]

88 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 89 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed Settings Security Logging U se th is sec tio n t o c on fig ur e t he f oll o wing sec uri ty lo g o pti on s. Enable Logging Cl ic k in thi s c hec k bo x t o act iv at e s ecu rity log gin g. Low Capacity Notification Enabled Cl ic k in thi s c hec k bo x t o act iv at e l ow [...]

88 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 89 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed Settings Port En te r th e po rt n umb er of the E-m ail se rve r in thi s t ex t bo x. Ser ver Requires Authentication I f t h e E -m ai l s erv e r r e q ui r es au th en ti c at io n, c li c k i n th is ch ec k b o x , th en en te r a us er n am e a nd pa ss w or d i n t he ?[...]

90 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 91 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed Settings Date and Time T o c on fi gur e dat e, tim e, and da yli ght sa vin gs ti me set tin gs pe rf orm the fo llo wing: 1. Cl ic k Date and T ime in th e A dv anc ed sc re en . Th e “Da te and T ime ” scr een ap pea rs . 2. Se lec t th e lo cal tim e z on e fr om th e dr[...]

90 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 91 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed Settings T o pe rf orm an au tom ati c ti me upd at e: 1. Cl ic k in the “En abl ed ” ch ec k bo x in t he “ A ut om ati c T im e U pda te ” sect io n. 2. Se lec t th e pr oto co l t o be use d t o pe rfo rm t he t ime upd at e b y se le cti ng e it her th e “Ti me of [...]

92 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 93 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed Settings 3. Cl ic k Add . The “Se t R ule S ch ed ule ” scr ee n ap pe ar s. 4. En te r a n ame fo r th e rul e i n th e “R ule N am e ” te xt bo x. 5. Spe ci fy if t he ru le will be act i ve or i nac ti v e du rin g th e de si gna te d ti me pe rio d b y cl ic ki ng t [...]

92 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 93 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed Settings 8. I f ap pl ic abl e, cli ck New Hours Range Entr y to d efi ne an ac ti v e/i na cti ve h our ly ran ge . Th e “Ed it Ho ur Ran ge ” scr ee n ap pea rs . En te r a s tart and end tim e in the ap pr opri at e t ex t bo x es . 9. Cl ic k Apply . ☞ No te: M ak e[...]

94 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 95 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed Settings W he n ad di ng a ro ut ing rul e, the f oll o wing pa ram et er s mu st be sp eci fi ed: • R ule Name - Sel ect the type o f ne tw or k fr om th e dr op- do wn lis t. • Destination - The des ti nat io n is the des ti nat io n ho st , sub net ad dr ess, net - w ork [...]

94 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 95 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed Settings Domain Routing Do mai n r ou ti ng i s us ed i n mu lt i-r out er loc al net wo rk c on fi gu rati on s. N orm all y , to ac c ess s a d evic e co nne ct ed to o ne ro ut er fr om ano the r r ou te r o n th e ne tw or k, it s IP add re ss mus t be use d. A ctiv at ing d[...]

96 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 97 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed Settings T o vie w a s um mary of the s ervic es cu rre ntly bei ng pr ovi de d b y th e DH CP se rve r , c li ck IP Address Distr ibution in the A dva nc ed scr ee n. The “ IP A ddr es s Di stri bu ti on ” s cr ee n ap pea rs . Editing DHCP Server S ettings T o ed it the DH[...]

96 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 97 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed Settings 3. Co mp le te the fol lo win g fi eld s: • S ta rt I P A ddr ess Ran g e, En d I P A ddr ess R an ge - d et erm in es t he nu mbe r of h os ts c on ne ct ed t o th e n et w or k i n t hi s s ubn et . “S ta rt ” spe ci fi es th e fi rs t I P ad dr es s a ss ign ed[...]

98 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 99 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed Settings T o d efi ne a new co nn ect io n wit h a fi x ed IP a ddr ess : 1. Cl ic k N ew Stat ic Connection in th e DH CP Co nne cti on s sc re en . Th e “ D HCP Co nn ect io n Se tti ngs ” scr ee n ap pe ar s. 2. En te r a h ost nam e f or t hi s c onn ect io n. 3. En te r[...]

98 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 99 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed Settings Diagnostics Th e Di agn os ti cs sc re en can ass ist in te st in g ne two rk con nec ti vi ty . T his fea tu re pi ngs ( IC MP ech o) a n IP a dd res s an d di sp lay s th e re su lts , su ch as th e nu mb er o f pa cke ts tra ns mit te d an d re cei ve d, r oun d tr i[...]

100 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 101 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed Settings Restoring Default Settings If th e R ou te r’ s fac to ry de fa ult set ti ngs nee d to be r es to r ed ( to bui ld a ne w net w ork fr om th e be ginn in g, f or e xa mp le) , us e th e f oll o wing pr oc ed ur e: 1. Cl ic k Rest ore Defaults in th e A dv anc ed sc[...]

100 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 101 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed Settings MA C Cloning A MA C (M edi a A c ce ss C on tr ol ) ad dr ess i s a un iq ue hex ad eci ma l c od e th at i de nti fi es a de vic e o n a ne tw or k. All net w ork ab le d evic es ha ve a MA C add re ss . W hen re pl ac- in g an oth er net wo rk devi ce with the R out[...]

102 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 103 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed Settings Users T o ma na ge ind ivi du al u se rs: 1. Cl ic k U sers i n th e A dv anc ed sc re en , whi ch ge ne rat es the “U ser s ” scr een . 2. Cl ic k N ew User , whic h g ene rate s th e “U se r Se tti ngs ” scr een. W he n ad di ng a use r , s pec ify the fo ll[...]

102 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 103 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed Settings • E-mail Notification - E -ma il not ifi ca tio n c an b e us ed t o r ec ei v e in di ca tio ns of sy st em eve nt s fo r a pr ede fi ne d sev erity cl ass if ic ati on . The a vai la ble types of ev en ts are “S ys t em ” o r “S ecu rity ” ev ent s. The a [...]

104 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 105 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed Settings Remote Administration Th e R ou te r’ s R em ot e A dmi ni stra ti on cap ab ili ti es a re co ver ed in det ai l in the “S ec uri ty” cha pt er of this man ual. Dynamic DNS Dy nam ic DNS (Do mai n N ame Serv er) a dy nam ic IP ad dr es s t o be ali ase d t o a [...]

104 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 105 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed Settings Setting up Dynamic DNS T o se t up Dyn am ic D NS o n th e R ou te r , c li ck Dynamic DNS in th e A dv an ce d sc re en . The “Dy na mic DNS ” scr een app ear s. Co nf ig ur e th e f oll owi ng para me te rs : Connection T o Update Se lec t th e c onn ec tio n wi[...]

106 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 107 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed Settings Host Name En te r th e fu ll Dyn ami c DN S do main in t his te xt bo x. Wildcard Se lec t th e “W il dc ar d” che ck bo x t o ha ve an y UR L th at inc lu de s th e d oma in nam e (h er e. y our ho st. dy nd ns. or g, f or exa mp le) to co nn ect . Mail Exchanger[...]

106 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 107 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed Settings Th e DN S se rve r d oes not re qu ir e c on fig ur ati on . H ow eve r , t he l ist of co mp ut er s kn own by the DNS can be vie w ed, the hos t na me or IP add r ess of a co mp ut er on th e li st c an be ch an ge d, o r a n ew c om pu te r c an be add ed to the li[...]

108 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 109 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed Settings 2. I f th e ho st was man ua ll y add ed to the DNS T able , i ts h ost nam e an d/ or IP ad dr es s ca n be modi fi ed . Oth erwi se, on ly m odi fy its hos t na me . 3. Cl ic k Apply to sa v e th e c han ge s. T o r em ov e a ho st f ro m t he D NS ta bl e: Cl ic k [...]

108 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 109 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed Settings 2. Cl ic k Add . The “Ed it N etw or k Obj ect ” scr ee n ap pe ars . 3. Sp eci fy a nam e fo r t he n etw ork o bje ct i n th e “De sc rip tio n ” te xt bo x. 4. Cl ic k Add . The “Ed it I tem ” scr ee n ap pe ars . 5. Se le ct th e t ype o f ne tw ork o [...]

110 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 111 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed Settings 2. Cl ic k in the “ Al lo w Ot he r N etw ork U ser s t o Co nt ro l B ro adb an d R ou te r’ s N et wo rk Fe at ur es ” c he ck bo x t o en ab le UP n P and all o w UP n P s ervic es to be de fi ned on a n y of th e ne tw ork ho sts . 3. Cl ic k in the “En ab[...]

110 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 111 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed Settings Prot ocols P ro t oc ol s fe at ur es a lis t of pr eset and use r -d ef in ed a ppl ic ati on s an d c om mo n po rt se tti ngs . P r ot oc ol s ca n be use d in vari ou s se cu rity fea tur es, suc h as A cc ess C on tr ol an d P ort F orwa rd in g. N ew pr ot oc ol[...]

112 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 3. N ame the servic e in t he “Se rvic e N ame ” tex t bo x an d, if n eed ed , en te r a de sc ript io n of th e se rvic e in the “Se rvic e De sc ript io n ” te xt bo x, the n c lic k Add Ser vice P or ts . T he “Edi t Se rvic e Se rv er P orts ” s cr ee n ap pea rs . 4. Se lec t a pr ot oc o[...]

113 Mo ni t or in g th e R ou t e r Th e Br oadb an d R ou te r’ s Sy st em M onit orin g sc r een s di sp la y i mpo rta nt s ys te m in fo rma tio n, inc lu di ng : • B asi c R ou te r s ett ing s • S yst em log • K ey net wo rk devi ce para me te rs • N etw or k tra ff ic s tat is tic s Router Status Cl ic k System Monit oring at the t[...]

114 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 115 Chapter 8 Monitoring the Router Sy stem Log Cl ic k System Monit oring in an y of the Mo ni to rin g s cr ee ns t o di sp la y the “ Ad vanc ed St at us ” s cr ee n, then cl ic k S yst em L og gin g to g en era te the scr een sho w n bel o w . Th e S y st em L og di sp la ys a l is t o f th e m os [...]

114 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 115 Chapter 8 Monitoring the Router Monitoring Connections 1. Cl ic k System Monit oring in an y of the Mo ni to rin g s cr ee ns t o di sp la y the “ Ad vanc ed St at us ” s cr ee n, then cl ic k F ull Syst em/System-wide Monitoring of Connections to gen era t e th e sc re en sho wn bel ow , wh ic h c[...]

116 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual T raffic Monitoring Th e R ou te r c on sta nt ly mon it or s tra ff ic with in t he l oca l ne tw or k an d bet w een the lo cal net wo rk and the In te rne t. T o view up- to -t he -se c ond sta ti sti ca l in fo rma tio n ab out da ta r ec ei ved fr om and tran sm it te d to the In te rn et, and abo ut [...]

117 T roubleshooting Th is c ha pt er co nta in s a l ist of pr ob le ms t hat ma y be en co un te r ed wh il e us ing the Br oadb an d R ou te r , a nd t ec hn iq ues to try and ov er co me the pr ob le m. No t e th at th ese te ch ni que s m ay not sol ve the pr ob le m (o r pr obl em s). Accessing the Router if Locked Out I f th e R ou te r’ s[...]

118 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 119 Chapter 9 T roubleshooting LAN Connection Failure • E ns ur e th e R ou te r is pr oper ly ins ta lle d, the L AN c on ne cti on s ar e c or re ct, an d th e po wer is o n. • C on fi rm th e c om pu te r an d R ou t er a re on t he sam e net w ork segm en t. If un su re , le t th e co mput er ge t [...]

118 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 119 Chapter 9 T roubleshooting How do I find out what IP address my computer is using? Windows 95, 98, 98SE, and Me - S el e ct S ta rt , R un , an d typ e “wi n ip c fg . ” Pr es s En te r . W he n th e “ W in i pc fg ” win do w a pp ea rs , en su r e y ou r n et w o rk d ev ic e i s se l ec t ed [...]

120 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual What is the default user name for the Router? Th e de fa ult use r n ame fo r th e r ou te r is “ adm in ” and t he d ef aul t pa ss wo r d is “ pa ssw or d” (all lo we r ca se , no quo tat io n ma rks ). W hen log ging in to the Ro ut er th e fi rs t tim e ( or a ft er re st ori ng the Ro ut er ?[...]

121 Quality of Ser vice N et wo rk -ba se d ap pl ica ti ons and tra ffi c ar e gro wing at a h igh ra t e, pro du ci ng a n ev er -in cr easi ng dem an d fo r ba nd width and net wo rk cap ac ity . Fo r o bvi ou s re as on s, ba nd wid th a nd c apa ci ty ca nn ot b e ex pa nde d in fi ni te ly , re qu iri ng t hat ban d widt h- de ma ndi ng servi[...]

122 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 123 Appendix A Q uality of Service Th e ma tc hi ng of pac ke ts by rule s is co nn ect io n-b as ed, kno wn as S tat efu l P ack et In sp ect ion ( SP I ), u sin g th e R ou t er’ s fi re wa ll m ec han is m. Onc e a p ac ke t ma tc hes a rul e, all sub seq ue nt pac k ets with th e sa me a ttri bu te s[...]

122 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 123 Appendix A Q uality of Service Setting Priority Rules T o se t pr ior ity ru le s: 1. Cl ic k Quality of Ser vice in t he A dv an ce d sc re en . Th e “T raff ic Pri ori ty” scr ee n ap pea rs . Th is s cr ee n is di vide d in t o tw o id en ti cal sec tio ns , o ne f or “ Q o S inp ut rul es ”[...]

124 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 125 Appendix A Q uality of Service 2. A f t e r c h oo si n g t he tr a f fi c d ir ec t i on an d t he de vic e o n wh ic h t o se t t he r u le , cl ic k Add i n t he ap pr o p ri a t e r ow . T he “ A d d T ra ff ic P ri o ri ty R ul e ” sc re en ap pe a r s. Set th e fo llo wing para met ers : Sour[...]

124 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 125 Appendix A Q uality of Service Set P r iority - A cti va te thi s c hec k bo x t o ad d a p rio rity to t he ru le . Th e sc re en will r efr esh , all o wing a se lec tio n be tw ee n on e of ei ght prio rity lev els, ze r o bei ng the lo wes t an d sev en t he h igh est (ea ch pri ori ty le ve l is m[...]

126 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 127 Appendix A Q uality of Service Device T raffic Shaping Th is s ect ion de scr ibe s th e di ff er en t T raf fic Sh api ng scr ee ns and te rms , an d pr es en ts th e fe at ur e ’ s c on fi gur ati on logi c. 1. Cl ic k Quality of Ser vice in th e A dv anc ed sc re en , th en c li ck T r affic Shapi[...]

126 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 127 Appendix A Q uality of Service Co nf ig ur e th e fo ll owi ng para me te rs : Tx Bandw idth - Tx b and width lim it s th e R ou te r’ s ba nd widt h tra ns mi ssi on rat e. Th e pu rpos e i s to lim it the ban dwi dt h of th e W AN devi ce to tha t of th e we ak - es t ou tbo un d li nk. . Th is fo [...]

128 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 129 Appendix A Q uality of Service T o d efi ne a sha pi ng cla ss : 1. Cl ic k Add in the “Tx T raff ic Sha pi ng ” se cti on of the Edi t Devi c e T raff ic Sh api ng scr een. The “ A dd Sh ap ing Cla ss ” scr ee n ap pe ars . 2. N ame the new cla ss and cli ck Apply . 3. Cl ic k th e cl as s na [...]

128 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 129 Appendix A Q uality of Service Policy The cl ass pol ic y de te rm ine s th e po li cy o f r ou ti ng p ac ke ts ins id e th e cl as s. Se lec t on e of fo ur o pt ion s: • Prior ity - Pri ori ty q ue uin g ut il iz es mul tip le que ues, so t hat traf fi c is dis tri b- ut ed amo ng que ue s ba se d[...]

130 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 131 Appendix A Q uality of Service T o ad d a n ew o utb ou nd/ in bou nd cla ss rul e, c li ck Add in th e Ed it Cla ss scr ee n. Th e “ Ad d T raff ic Pri ori ty R ule ” scr ee n ap pe ars . Source A ddress - Th e so ur c e ad dr es s of th e pa ck ets se nt to or rec eiv ed fr om th e ne tw ork obj [...]

130 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 131 Appendix A Q uality of Service Set P r iority - A cti vat e thi s c hec k bo x t o ad d a pr ior ity t o t he ru le . The scr een will re fr esh, all o wing a se lec tio n o f on e o f ei ght pri ori ty le ve ls , ze r o be ing the lo wes t an d sev en t he h igh est (ea ch pri ori ty le ve l is map pe[...]

132 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 133 Appendix A Q uality of Service F urt he rm o r e , th e R o u t e r ca nn ot c on tr ol th e b e h a vi or of th e I SP , wh ic h m a y n ot ha v e p r o p e r Q o S h an d li ng . U n fo rt u na te ly , t h i s is a c o m mo n s it ua t io n. L et ’ s l oo k a t a s c e n ar - i o o f d o wnl oa d i[...]

132 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 133 Appendix A Q uality of Service 1. Cl ic k Qu al ity o f S ervic e at th e t op of the Ho me scr ee n, th en cl ick DSCP Settings . The “ DSC P Se tti ngs ” scr een a ppe ar s. 2. T o e di t a n e xi st i n g en try , c li c k t h e ap pr o p ri a t e i c o n i n t he “ A ct io n ” c o l u mn . [...]

134 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 135 Appendix A Q uality of Service 802.1p S ettings Th e IE EE 80 2. 1p prio rity mar ki ng m eth od is a s tan da rd fo r pri ori ti zin g ne tw or k tra ffi c a t th e da ta l ink /M ac su b- la y er . 802 .1 p tra ffi c is sim pl y c las si fie d an d se nt to th e de st ina tio n, with no b and width r[...]

134 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 135 Appendix A Q uality of Service 2. Th e ei ght 802 .1p val ue s ar e pr e- pop ul at ed with the thr ee pri ori ty lev els : L o w , M ediu m, and Hi gh. Thes e le v els can be c ha nge d fo r eac h of th e ei ght val ue s in th ei r re sp ect iv e dr op -d own lis ts . 3. Cl ic k Apply to sa v e th e s[...]

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137 Specifications General Model Numb er MI 408 (8- P ort B ro adb an d R ou te r) Standards IE EE 802 .3 x IE EE 8 02 .3u IP IP ve rs io n 4 Fir ewall IC SA c ert ifi ed Speed LAN Etherne t : 10/ 10 0 M bps aut o-s ens in g Cabling T ype Ethernet 10BaseT : UTP /ST P C at ego r y 3 o r 5 Ethernet100BaseTX : UT P/ STP Cat ego ry 5 LED Indic at ors P[...]

138 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual Envir onmental P ower Ex te rn al, 5 V DC , 3A Certifications FC C P art 15 , UL - 60 95 9-1 Operating T emperature 0 º C to 40 º C (3 2 º F to 1 04 º F) Storage T emperature -2 0 º C to 70 º C (-4 º F t o 15 8 º F) Operating Humidity 8% to 93% (no n-c ond en si ng) Storage Humidity 5% to 100 % (n [...]

139 Notic es Regulatory C ompliance Notices Class B Equipment Th is e qu ipm en t ha s be en tes t ed a nd f oun d t o c om pl y wit h th e li mit s f or a Cla ss B di git al d evic e, pur su an t t o P art 15 of the FCC R ule s. The se l imi ts ar e de si gned to pr ovid e r ea so nab le pr ot ec tio n ag ain st har mfu l in t erf er enc e in a r [...]

140 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 140 2. Th is d evic e mus t ac cep t an y in te rf er en ce re ce i ve d, inc lu di ng i nt erf er enc e t hat ma y cau se un wa nt ed o pe rat ion . ☞ No te : T o co mp ly wi th F CC RF e xpo su re co mp lia nc e req uir e- me nt s, the a nt en na u sed fo r th is tr ans mi tt er mu st be ins ta lle d t[...]

141 Lim ited W arranty Har dware : A ctio n t ec Ele ctr oni cs, In c., war ran ts t o th e e nd u se r (“ Cu st om er ”) t hat th is h ar d war e pr od uct will be fr ee fr om de fec ts in w ork ma ns hip and mat eria ls, un de r no rma l us e an d se rvic e, fo r tw el v e (1 2) mon ths fr om the dat e of pur ch as e fr om A ction t ec E lec [...]

142 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual TH IS A CT ION TEC ELE CTR ONI CS P R ODU CT M A Y IN CL UD E OR B E BU ND LED WI TH TH IR D-P AR TY SOF TW AR E, THE U SE OF W HIC H IS GO VE RNE D BY A SE P ARA TE END -U SER LIC ENS E A GRE EM ENT . TH IS A CT ION TEC ELE CTR ONI CS W AR RA NTY DOES NO T APP L Y T O SU CH TH IR D- P AR TY SO FTW ARE . F[...]

142 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 143 Limited W arranty NE ITH ER ASS UM ES N OR A UT HOR IZE S ANY OT HE R PE RSO N T O AS SUM E FO R IT AN Y O THE R LI AB ILI TY I N CO NNE CTI ON WI TH TH E SA LE , INS T ALLA TIO N, MA INT EN ANCE OR US E OF ITS PR ODUC TS . A CT IO N T E C E LE CT R ON IC S S H A L L N O T B E L I A B L E U N D E R T H[...]

144 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual Gov erning Law : Thi s Li mi te d W arra nty sha ll be go v er ned by the la ws of the Sta te of Ca lif or ni a, U .S.A ., ex clu di ng i ts c onfl ic ts o f l a ws a nd p rin cip le s, and ex clu di ng th e U nit ed N atio ns Co n v ent io n on Co ntr act s fo r th e I nt er nat io nal Sal e o f Go od s.[...]