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    i T able of C ont ents 1 In troduction 1 Package Contents 1 Minimum S ystem Requirements 2 F eatures 2 Getting t o K now the Router 3 2 C onnec ting the Rout er 7 Setting Up the Router 7 Computer Network Configuration 8 Configuring the Router 10 Home Page 12 3 C onfiguring My Network Settings 15 Accessing My Netw ork 15 Using My Network 16 4 U sing[...]

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    ii Actiontec Broadband Router U ser Manual ii Scheduler Rules 85 Routing 87 IP Address Distr ibution 89 Diagnostics 93 Restoring D efault Settings 94 Reboot the Router 94 MAC Cloning 95 ARP (Address Resolution Prot ocol) T able 95 Users 96 QoS 97 Local Administration 97 Remote Administration 98 Dynamic DNS 98 DNS Ser ver 100 Network Objec ts 102 Un[...]

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    1 Intr o duc tion Th an k y ou fo r pur cha si ng t he A cti ont ec Br oadb and R out er . The R ou t er fe at ur es ei ght E the rne t po rts, mak in g i t on e of the m os t v ers at il e r out er s av ai la ble. If y ou wa nt to ta k e y our hom e or o ff ic e net w or ki ng to the n e xt lev el, the A ct io nt ec Br oad ba nd Ro ute r is s ur e[...]

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    2 Actiontec Broadband Router U ser Manual 3 Chapter 1 Introduction Minimum S yst em Requir ements s Co mp ut er wit h E ther ne t ca pab il ity s Mic ros oft W in do ws 9 8 S E , M e, 200 0, o r XP ; M ac OS 9 or gre ate r; Lin ux/ BS D , U nix s In te rnet Ex pl or er 5. 0 or hi gher; N et sc ape N a vigat or 7. 0 o r hi gher s T CP/ IP net wor k [...]

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    2 Actiontec Broadband Router U ser Manual 3 Chapter 1 Introduction P ort fo rwa r di ng PP P o E su pport Qo S s up po rt (e nd t o en d la y er 2 /3 ) f ea tu rin g Dif fse rv , 802 .1p/ q prio riti- za ti on , co nf ig ura ble u ps tr eam/ do wns tr eam tr af fi c s ha pi ng, ran do m ear ly de t ect io n and pas s-th rou gh o f W AN -s ide DSC P[...]

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    4 Actiontec Broadband Router U ser Manual 5 Chapter 1 Introduction Pow er Light Th e P o w er lig ht dis pla ys th e R out er’ s curr ent st at us . If the P o wer l igh t glo ws st eadi ly gr ee n, t he R ou t er is r ece ivin g po we r an d ful ly ope rati on al. W hen th e P o we r ligh t f la sh es rap id ly , th e R ou ter i s in itia lizi n[...]

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    4 Actiontec Broadband Router U ser Manual 5 Chapter 1 Introduction Rear Panel Th e r ea r p an el of the R ou te r fea tur es te n port s (E the rn et [8] , Br oa db an d, and P o we r), as w ell a s a R es et bu tt on an d P o wer swi tc h. 12VDC 1.2A Reset 5 ON OFF 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 100 1 0 Ethernet Ports (8) Th e E th er ne t po rts co nne ct d evi [...]

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    6 Actiontec Broadband Router U ser Manual Pow er Switch Th e P o w er swit ch p o we rs th e Ro ut er on a nd o ff . Pow er Por t Th e P o w er port c onn ec ts the R out er t o a n el ec tri ca l wa ll ou tl et via t he P o we r co r d. M Caution : Do no t un plu g th e P o wer c or d fr om t he R ou t er du r - in g th e re se t pr oc es s. Doi n[...]

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    7 C onnec ting the Rou ter Co nnec ti ng a c om put er o r loca l net w ork t o the B roa db an d R out er is a si mp le pr oc ed ur e, v aryin g sli ght ly de pe nd ing o n th e co mp ut er’ s ope rati ng sys tem b ut de si gne d to s ea ml es sly i nt egrat e the R ou t er with t he c om pu t er or loc al n et w ork . M ore ov er , ad di ti on [...]

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    8 Actiontec Broadband Router U ser Manual 9 Chapter 2 Connecting the Router 6. M ak e su r e th e co mp ut er is p o w er ed on , the n pl ug th e oth er en d of th e y ello w Et hern et ca bl e in to an E the rne t port on t he co mpu te r . 7. M ak e su r e at l ea st on e o f t he Et hern et LAN l igh ts on th e fr ont o f the Ro ute r glo ws st[...]

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    8 Actiontec Broadband Router U ser Manual 9 Chapter 2 Connecting the Router 6. Cl ic k the “O bta in DN S se r v er a dd r es s au tom atic ally ” ra di o b ut t on . 7. Cl ic k OK i n th e “( T CP/ IP ) P ro pe rti es ” scr een , the n c li ck OK in th e “L ocal Ar ea C on nect io n P ro pe rti es ” scr een to s a v e the set ti ng s. [...]

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    10 Actiontec Broadband Router U ser Manual 11 Chapter 2 Connecting the Router 3. I n th e “ IP A dd re ss ” ta b , cli ck t he “ Obt ai n an I P ad dre ss a ut oma ti ca ll y” radi o bu tto n. 4. I n th e “ DNS ” tab , v erif y no DN S serv er is de fi ne d i n th e “ DN S Se rvic e Sea r ch Or der ” t e xt bo x and n o s uf fi x is[...]

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    10 Actiontec Broadband Router U ser Manual 11 Chapter 2 Connecting the Router 3. Th e “L ogin Set up ” s cre en a pp ea rs . Sele ct a ne w us er na me a nd pas swo rd a nd en t er th em in t he ap pr opr ia te t ext b o xe s (th e pa ssw or d mu st be e nt er ed twic e, fo r val id at io n pu rpose s). W rit e the new u se r nam e an d pas sw [...]

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    12 Actiontec Broadband Router U ser Manual 13 Chapter 2 Connecting the Router Home P age Af ter lo ggi ng int o the R out er’ s M eg aC ontr ol P an el (se e “ Con figu ring the R out er” at the b egi nn in g o f this c hapt er) , t he “H ome ” scr een a pp ea rs . Th e H ome scr een h as a “M ain M enu ” tha t oc cup ie s th e to p o[...]

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    12 Actiontec Broadband Router U ser Manual 13 Chapter 2 Connecting the Router My Router Th is sec ti on di sp la ys t he sta tu s of the R out er’ s net w ork a nd I nte rnet co nnec ti on . A gr een l igh t sign if ie s t he Ro ute r is c on nect ed; a y ell ow l igh t mea ns the R out er i s at t em pt in g t o c onne ct; and a re d l igh t si [...]

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    15 C onfiguring My Netw ork Settings On c e th e Br oa db an d R out er is ph ysi call y co nn ect ed an d the M egaC ontr ol P an el ’ s H om e scr een is d is pl a yed in a we b br ow ser , a lis t of the devi c es co nnec t ed t o the R ou ter ’ s net w or k ap pear s in th e “M y N et w or k ” se ctio n o f t he sc r ee n. Fr om h er e,[...]

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    16 Actiontec Broadband Router U ser Manual 17 Chapter 3 Configuring My Network Settings Using My Netw ork V ario us set ting s ca n be ac ces sed f or a pa r t ic ul ar devi ce, as fol lo ws. Access Device F or d evice s tha t ca n be ac ce ss ed (su ch as I nte rnet cam eras and n et w or k ed har d dri ve s) , loca te it i n t he M y N etw ork co[...]

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    16 Actiontec Broadband Router U ser Manual 17 Chapter 3 Configuring My Network Settings 1. Cl ic k Add in th e “N etw or k ed co mpu te r/D evic e” col umn . The “ A dd A c c es s Co ntr ol R ul e ” sc ree n app ea rs . 2. I f t his a cc ess c on tr ol rul e app li es to a ll net w or k ed devi ces , sele ct “ An y” fr om th e “N et w[...]

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    18 Actiontec Broadband Router U ser Manual 19 Chapter 3 Configuring My Network Settings Th e us er ma y di sa bl e an a c c es s c on tro l an d the se rvic e m ad e a vail able wi th ou t ha ving to r emo ve the s ervi c e fr om t he A cc ess Co ntr ol ta bl e. Thi s m a y be u se fu l to ma k e t he servi c e a vai la bl e o nl y t em pora ril y [...]

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    18 Actiontec Broadband Router U ser Manual 19 Chapter 3 Configuring My Network Settings 1. Cl ic k Add . The “ Ad d P ort F orwa rdi ng R ul e ” sc ree n app ea rs . 2. En t er the l oc al IP a dd r es s or t he h os t n am e of th e c ompu ter p ro vid in g t he ser - vic e in th e “N etw or k ed Co mpu te r/De vic e” tex t bo x. N ot e th[...]

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    20 Actiontec Broadband Router U ser Manual 21 Chapter 3 Configuring My Network Settings View Device Details T o vie w inf or ma ti on abo ut a n etw ork ed d evic e, or t o t es t a devi c e ’ s co nnec ti on , lo ca te t he devi ce i n th e M y N etw ork c olu mn , t he n c li ck V iew Device Details . The “D evic e In form atio n ” scr een [...]

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    20 Actiontec Broadband Router U ser Manual 21 Chapter 3 Configuring My Network Settings Rename T his Device T o r en ame a net wor k ed devi ce, loc ate the d evic e in th e M y N etw or k c olu mn , the n cl ic k Rename This Device . The “ R en ame D evic e” scr een app ea rs . En t er the n ew na me of the devi ce in t he “N ew N ame ” te[...]

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    23 U si ng Ne twork C onnec tions T h e B r oa db an d R ou t e r s up po rt s v ar i o u s l oc al ar e a n et w or k ( LA N ) an d wi de ar e a ne t- w or k ( W AN , o n I nt e r n e t ) c on ne ct io ns vi a E th e rn et ca b l e s . N e t w or k c o n n e c t i o n s a re u s e d t o c on fi gu r e t he va ri o u s p ar a me t er s o f t h e R [...]

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    24 Actiontec Broadband Router U ser Manual 25 Chapter 4 Using Network Connections T o se le ct a c on ne ct io n, cl ic k o n it s nam e. The r est of thi s c ha pt er de scri be s th e d if - fe ren t netw ork co nne cti on s av ai la bl e on th e Ro ut er , as w el l as t he co nne cti on type s th at can b e cr eat ed. Network (Home/Office) Se l[...]

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    24 Actiontec Broadband Router U ser Manual 25 Chapter 4 Using Network Connections Configuring the Home/O ffic e Network Cl ic k Sett ings in t he “N etw ork (H ome /O ff ic e) P r o pert ie s” s cr een to ge ne rate t he “ C on fi gu r e N etw ork ( H ome/ Offi ce) ” scr een. General Th e t op p art of the Co nfig ure N etw ork (H ome /O ff[...]

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    26 Actiontec Broadband Router U ser Manual 27 Chapter 4 Using Network Connections Internet Protocol Th is sec ti on ha s th r ee op ti on s: N o IP A ddress , Obtain an IP Address A utomatically , and U se the Following IP Address . No IP Ad dre ss Sel ect t hi s o pt io n if th e c onn ect io n will h a v e n o IP ad dr ess. Th is is us ef ul if t[...]

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    26 Actiontec Broadband Router U ser Manual 27 Chapter 4 Using Network Connections A cti on The “ A cti on ” c ol umn c ont ai ns an ic on t ha t, whe n cli ck ed , gen era tes th e c on fi gu ra ti on scr een o f the part ic ul ar devi ce. DNS S erver Do ma in N ame Sy ste m ( DN S ) is t he met ho d b y whic h we bs it e or d om ai n nam es ar[...]

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    28 Actiontec Broadband Router U ser Manual 29 Chapter 4 Using Network Connections 5. I f W ind o ws I nte rnet N amin g Servi ce ( WI NS ) is b ei ng us ed , e nte r the WIN S se rv er add res s in th e “ WIN S Serv er” t ext b o xe s. 6. En t er the a mo un t of time a ne tw ork devi c e wil l be all ow ed to co nnec t t o th e R out er wit h [...]

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    28 Actiontec Broadband Router U ser Manual 29 Chapter 4 Using Network Connections Routing T able Cl ic king N ew R oute gen er at es th e “N ew R ou t e ” win do w , wher e a ne w r out e can be co nfig ure d. Additional IP A ddresses Cl ic king N ew IP A ddress gen era tes the “ A dd it io na l IP A dd re ss Se tti ngs ” scr een, wh er e a[...]

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    30 Actiontec Broadband Router U ser Manual 31 Chapter 4 Using Network Connections Configuring the Ethernet C onnec tion Cl ic k Sett ings at t he bot tom -r igh t o f t he Et hern et P r op ert ie s sc ree n t o gen er at e the “ C on fi gu r e E th er ne t ” sc ree n. General T h e t op p a rt o f t h e C on fi gu r e E th er ne t s cr e e n d[...]

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    30 Actiontec Broadband Router U ser Manual 31 Chapter 4 Using Network Connections Additional IP A ddresses Cl ic king N ew IP A ddress gen era tes the “ A dd it io na l IP A dd re ss Se tti ngs ” scr een, wh er e add it io na l I P ad dr ess es can b e cr eat ed t o ac ce ss the R out er vi a th e Et hern et co nnec ti on . 4 Ports Ethernet Swi[...]

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    32 Actiontec Broadband Router U ser Manual 33 Chapter 4 Using Network Connections Broadband Ethernet C onnec tion A B ro adb and Eth ern et c on nec tio n co nne cts t he R out er t o t he I nt ern et u sin g an Et her net c abl e. C lic k B r oa dba nd C on ne cti on (E t he rnet ) fr om th e N etw or k C on nec tio ns s cr ee n to ge ne rat e th [...]

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    32 Actiontec Broadband Router U ser Manual 33 Chapter 4 Using Network Connections Configuring the Broadband E thernet Connection C li c k S e t ti n g s at t h e b ot t o m -r i g h t of t h e Br o a d ba n d C o nn e ct i o n ( E th e rn e t) P r o pe r t ie s wi n d o w t o ge n e r a t e t he “ C o nf i gu r e B r o ad b an d C on n ec t i o n[...]

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    34 Actiontec Broadband Router U ser Manual 35 Chapter 4 Using Network Connections Ph ysi cal A ddr es s Di sp la ys t he ph ysi cal a dd r es s of th e ne two rk car d us ed f or t he ne tw ork. MT U MT U (M ax im um T rans miss ion U n it ) sp ec if ie s th e lar ge st p ac ket s iz e per - mi tt ed fo r Int ern et tran smis sion . “ A ut oma ti[...]

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    34 Actiontec Broadband Router U ser Manual 35 Chapter 4 Using Network Connections IP Address Distribution Th e “ I P A ddr ess Dis tribu tio n ” se ct io n o f the C onfi gur e Br oa db an d C on ne ct io n ( E ther ne t) sc re en is use d to c onf ig ur e the R out er’ s Dyn am ic H os t C on figu rati on P r ot oco l ( DH CP ) s erv er p ar[...]

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    36 Actiontec Broadband Router U ser Manual 37 Chapter 4 Using Network Connections A d di t io n al l y , t o a d d a n e w p r o du c t or p r o d uc t f am i ly , c l ic k N e w I P R a n ge i n t h e “ V e n d o r C la s s ID ” c o l u mn b e l o w “ IP A d dr e s s D i st r i ut i on A c c o r di n g t o DHC P Op t i o n 6 0 (V e n do r C [...]

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    36 Actiontec Broadband Router U ser Manual 37 Chapter 4 Using Network Connections 3. Cl ic k in th e “De fa ul t R out e” c hec k bo x t o def in e t hi s de vic e as a the de fa ult r out e. 4. Cl ic k in th e “M ul tic ast - IGM P P ro xy I nte rnal ” c he ck bo x to a cti vat e mu ltic as ti ng. Routing T able Cl ic king N ew R oute gen [...]

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    38 Actiontec Broadband Router U ser Manual 39 Chapter 4 Using Network Connections W AN PPPoE/W AN PPPoE 2 W AN P o in t- to- P oi nt P r ot oco l o ve r E th er net ( PP P oE ) r eli es on t w o wid ely a c ce pte d st an da r ds : P oin t-t o- P oi nt P r ot oco l and Et he rn et . P PP oE e nabl es Et hern et net - w ork ed co mp ute rs to e xc h[...]

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    38 Actiontec Broadband Router U ser Manual 39 Chapter 4 Using Network Connections Configuring the W AN PPPoE Connection Cl ic k Sett ings in t he W AN P PP oE Pr ope rties s cr een to ge ne rate t he “ Co nfig ure W AN P PP oE ” scr een . General Th e t op p art of the Co nfig ure W AN PP P oE s cr een dis pla ys ge nera l c omm un ica- ti on p[...]

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    40 Actiontec Broadband Router U ser Manual 41 Chapter 4 Using Network Connections Ne tw ork Sel ec t th e type of co nnec ti on bei ng c on fi gu red fr om th e d r op -d own l is t ( Br oadband C onnection , Network (Home/Office) , or DMZ ). C on ne cti on T yp e Di sp la ys t he type of c on ne ct io n. Si nc e thi s i s PP P o E c onne ctio n, ?[...]

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    40 Actiontec Broadband Router U ser Manual 41 Chapter 4 Using Network Connections L og in Us er Na me Ent er th e us er na me ( pr ovi de d b y the ISP ) in t hi s te xt bo x. L og in P as sw ord Ent er th e p as sw or d (p ro vid ed by t he ISP ) in th is te xt bo x. Sup port U ne nc ryp te d Pa ssw ord (P AP) P ass wor d A u th en tica ti on P ro[...]

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    42 Actiontec Broadband Router U ser Manual 43 Chapter 4 Using Network Connections Internet Protocol Se le ct o ne of the f ol lo wing In t er net P ro t oc ol op tion s fr om the “I nte rnet P r ot oco l” dr op- do wn li st : Ob ta in an IP Ad dre ss Au tom at ical ly Th is o pt io n i s s el ec t ed b y d ef au lt . C h a n g e o nl y i f r eq[...]

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    42 Actiontec Broadband Router U ser Manual 43 Chapter 4 Using Network Connections • N APT - Sel ec t th is op ti on to a cti vat e N APT ( N etw ork A ddr ess a nd P ort T rans lati on ), w hi ch r efe rs t o ne tw ork a dd r es s tra nsla tion i n vo l vin g th e ma pp in g of port n um bers a nd all ows m ulti ple m ac hi nes t o sha r e a s in[...]

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    45 C onfiguring the Rou ter ’ s S ec urit y Th e B r oad band R out er’ s sec uri ty sui t e in clu de s co mp r eh en siv e an d r ob ust s ec uri ty se rvic es: St at eful P ac ke t I ns pe cti on , a fir ewa ll, use r au the nti cati on pr ot oc ols, an d pa ss w or d pr ote cti on me c ha ni sm s. The se f ea tur es all ow u se rs t o co nn[...]

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    46 Action tec Broadband Rout er User Manual 47 Chapter 5 Configuring the Router’ s Security Th is ch ap te r co ve rs t he se Sec urity fea tur es: • General - sel ec t th e sec uri ty l ev el fo r t he fir ewa ll . • A ccess Control - re str ict a c c es s fr om t he loc al ne tw ork t o the In t ern et. • P or t Forwarding - en able a c c[...]

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    46 Action tec Broadband Rout er User Manual 47 Chapter 5 Configuring the Router’ s Security General Th e “ Gen era l” sc re en is us ed to co nfig ure th e R out er ’ s bas ic se cu rity s et ti ngs . Th e fi rew al l r egul at es th e f lo w of dat a be tw een the lo ca l ne tw ork and th e I nt erne t. Bo th inc omi ng an d ou tgo in g d [...]

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    48 Action tec Broadband Rout er User Manual 49 Chapter 5 Configuring the Router’ s Security N o t e t ha t i t i s t he or ig i n o f th e r eq ue st , no t s u b s e q u en t r e s p o n s e s to t h i s r eq u e s t , wh ic h d et er mi ne s w he th er a s e s s io n c an be e s t a b l i sh ed o r n ot . Th e R out er f eatu res th r ee p re- [...]

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    48 Action tec Broadband Rout er User Manual 49 Chapter 5 Configuring the Router’ s Security 2. Ch ec k the “B lo ck IP F ragme nts ” bo x to pr ote ct the l oc al net wor k fr om a co m- mo n type of hac ke r at tac k th at u se s fr agm ent ed da ta pac ket s to sab ot ag e the ne tw ork. N ote t ha t VP N ov er IP S e c an d som e UD P -ba [...]

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    50 Action tec Broadband Rout er User Manual 51 Chapter 5 Configuring the Router’ s Security Allow or Restric t Ser vices T o vie w and all o w/ res tri ct the se se rvic es: 1. Se le ct A ccess Control fr om t he le ft sid e of an y S ecu rity sc ree n. T he “ Ac ce ss Co ntr ol ” scr een a pp ea rs . ☞ No te: The “ All o we d” sec t[...]

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    50 Action tec Broadband Rout er User Manual 51 Chapter 5 Configuring the Router’ s Security 3. I f t his a cc ess c on tr ol rul e app li es to a ll net w or k ed devi ces , sele ct “ An y” fr om th e “N et w or k ed Co mp ut er/ Devic e” l ist b o x. I f th is rul e app li es t o ce rta in de vic es on ly , s el ec t “ Spe cify A dd r [...]

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    52 Action tec Broadband Rout er User Manual 53 Chapter 5 Configuring the Router’ s Security P ort F or w arding In i ts d ef ault s ta t e, the R out er b lo ck s al l e xt ern al use rs fr om c onn ect in g t o or c om mu nica ting wi th the n et w or k, mak ing i t sa fe fr om h ac k er s who ma y try to in tru de o n the net w or k an d dam ag[...]

  • Page 55

    52 Action tec Broadband Rout er User Manual 53 Chapter 5 Configuring the Router’ s Security 4. Se le ct t he In t er net p rot oc ol to be p r o vid ed fr om th e “ P r ot oco l” dro p-d o w n li st . T o see all op ti on s, sel ect All Ser vices . 5. Se le ct a W AN c onn ect io n type fr om th e “ W AN C onn ect io n T y p e ” dr op -d [...]

  • Page 56

    54 Action tec Broadband Rout er User Manual 55 Chapter 5 Configuring the Router’ s Security T o d es ign at e a loc al c om pu ter as a DMZ h os t: 1. Se le ct DMZ Host fr om the le ft sid e of an y Secu rity sc ree n. T he “ DM Z H ost ” sc r ee n ap pear s. 2. Cl ic k in th e “ DM Z H ost I P A ddr ess ” ch ec k bo x, the n ent er t he [...]

  • Page 57

    54 Action tec Broadband Rout er User Manual 55 Chapter 5 Configuring the Router’ s Security T o us e port trig ge ring : 1. Se le ct P or t T r iggering fr om th e l ef t si de of an y Sec urity scr een . The “P ort T rigg er in g ” sc ree n a pp ea rs . 2. Se le ct e it he r “ Spec if y P rot oc ol ” or “ Sh o w All S ervi c es ” fr [...]

  • Page 58

    56 Action tec Broadband Rout er User Manual 57 Chapter 5 Configuring the Router’ s Security Remote Administration Th e R out er c an be a c ce ssed a nd co ntr olle d no t onl y f r om with in th e lo cal n et wo rk, bu t als o fr om t he In t er ne t us in g r emo te a dm in st rat io n. T o ac ce ss , sele ct Remote A dministr ation fr om t he [...]

  • Page 59

    56 Action tec Broadband Rout er User Manual 57 Chapter 5 Configuring the Router’ s Security MegaContr ol Panel M egaC ontr ol P an el is use d t o obt ai n ac ce ss to the R out er’ s M eg aC ontr ol P an el and gai n ac ce ss t o al l se tt in gs and p ara met er s,us ing a we b br ow ser . B ot h se cu r e ( HTTP S ) an d no n-s ec ur e ( HTT[...]

  • Page 60

    58 Action tec Broadband Rout er User Manual 59 Chapter 5 Configuring the Router’ s Security Static NA T Th is op tio n all o ws mu lt ip le pu bl ic ad dr ess es to be d es ign ate d t o d evic es o n th e ne tw ork. St at ic N A T all ows d evic es beh in d a fir ewa ll and c onf ig ure d wit h pri va t e IP ad dr ess es app ea r t o ha v e p ub[...]

  • Page 61

    58 Action tec Broadband Rout er User Manual 59 Chapter 5 Configuring the Router’ s Security Adv anced F iltering A dva nc ed fi lt erin g i s de sign ed to all o w c omp r eh en siv e co ntr ol ov er the f ir ewa ll ’ s be ha vior . Spe ci fi c i np ut an d ou tput ru les c an be d ef ined , the or der of logi ca ll y si mi la r s ets o f rul e[...]

  • Page 62

    60 Action tec Broadband Rout er User Manual 61 Chapter 5 Configuring the Router’ s Security Inbound Packets - Input Rule S ets • I ni ti al rul es • Al l ru les d ef in ed fo r th e net w ork d evic e on w hi ch t he pac ke t is • L oca l serv ers rul es fr om th e loc al serv er t ab in t he sec urity scr een • R ule s t o acc ept all t [...]

  • Page 63

    60 Action tec Broadband Rout er User Manual 61 Chapter 5 Configuring the Router’ s Security T o c on figu re a dv an ced fil teri ng rul es, cli ck Add ne xt t o th e rule t it le . The “ A dd A dva nc ed Fi lt er” s cre en a pp ea rs . T o ad d a n ad van ce d fil te ring rul e, de fi ne th e fo llo win g ru le pa ram ete rs : Matching T o a[...]

  • Page 64

    62 Action tec Broadband Rout er User Manual 63 Chapter 5 Configuring the Router’ s Security • A ccept - A ll o w ac ce ss to pac ke ts tha t mat ch t he sou r c e an d des ti na ti on I P ad dr ess es and p r ot oc ol port s d ef in ed in upp er s ec tio n of the scr een . The da ta tra ns fe r s es si on will b e ha ndle d us ing S ta t ef ul [...]

  • Page 65

    62 Action tec Broadband Rout er User Manual 63 Chapter 5 Configuring the Router’ s Security Time Th e ti me (b as ed on t he R ou t er ’ s dat e and tim e set ti ngs ) the ev en t occ urre d. Ev ent Th er e ar e f iv e ki nd s o f eve nt s l is te d in th e sys t em log : • Inbound T r affic - a r esu lt of an in co mi ng pac ket • Outbound[...]

  • Page 66

    64 Action tec Broadband Rout er User Manual 65 Chapter 5 Configuring the Router’ s Security sa ge ha s be en bl oc k ed. • ICMP redirect protection - an I CM P r ed ir ect ed mes sage h as bee n blo ck ed. • P acket invalid in connection - an i n vali d co nn ect ion p ac ket h as bee n bl oc ked . • ICMP protection - a b r oad cast I CM P [...]

  • Page 67

    64 Action tec Broadband Rout er User Manual 65 Chapter 5 Configuring the Router’ s Security r ec eiv e a PP TP co nnec ti on ha s be en ac cep t ed . • A UTH:113 request - an o ut bo un d pa ck et fo r A UTH p r ot oco l has bee n ac cep t ed (fo r max im um se cu rit y le v el ). • IPV6 ove r IPV4 - an IP v 6 o ve r IP v4 pa c k et has b ee [...]

  • Page 68

    66 Action tec Broadband Rout er User Manual 67 Chapter 5 Configuring the Router’ s Security • F ragmented pack et, packet too big - a p ac ket h as bee n blo ck ed b eca use, af t er de fra gmen ta ti on , the p ac ket w as to o b ig. • F ragmented pack et, packet exceeds - a p ac k et ha s be en b lo ck ed b ec au se , af t er de fra gmen ta[...]

  • Page 69

    66 Action tec Broadband Rout er User Manual 67 Chapter 5 Configuring the Router’ s Security • FTP por t request to 3r d par ty is forbidden (Possible bounce attack) - a pa ck et h as bee n b lo ck ed. • Fir ewall R ules w ere changed - the f ir ewa ll rul e se t has bee n m odi fied . • U ser authentication - a m es sa ge a rri v ed du rin [...]

  • Page 70

    68 Action tec Broadband Rout er User Manual 3. Se le ct t he type of bl oc ked e v en ts to b e li ste d in t he log : • All Blocked Connection Attempts - acti vat in g th is ch eck bo x ge ne rat es lo g me ssag es fo r all b lo ck ed ev en ts . • Other Blocked Ev ents - if “ A ll Bl oc k ed C onn ect io n A tt em pts ” i s u n- c he ck ed[...]

  • Page 71

    69 U sing Par ental C ont rols Th e ab unda nce o f harm fu l inf or ma ti on on the I nte rnet pos es a se riou s c ha lle nge fo r emp lo ye rs a nd pa re nts ali ke - “H ow can I re gu la te wh at m y e mp lo yee /ch il d do es on the I nte rnet ?” The B r oa db an d R out er ’ s P ar en ta l C on tro ls all o ws us er s t o r eg ul at e, [...]

  • Page 72

    70 Actiontec Broadband Router U ser Manual 71 Chapter 6 Parental C ontrols 3a. Cl ic k t he cir cle n ex t to “Block the following W ebsites” t o block acc ess t o a list of websites, or click the circle next to “ Allow the follo wing W e bsit es” to allow access to a list of w ebsites. 3b . En t er the U RL of the w ebsi tes to b e in clu [...]

  • Page 73

    70 Actiontec Broadband Router U ser Manual 71 Chapter 6 Parental C ontrols 5a. Sel ec t th e co mp ut er o r de vic e on t he net wor k o n wh ic h the ac c es s po licy wi ll be enf or ce d fr om the “N et wo rk Co mpu te r/De vic e” dro p-d o wn me nu. 5a. Sel ec t th e tim e pe rio d d uri ng whi ch th e acc ess pol icy wi ll be e nf or ce d[...]

  • Page 74

    72 Actiontec Broadband Router U ser Manual 2. Se le ct t he tim e pe riod dur in g wh ic h the ac c es s po licy wi ll be e nf or ce d fr om th e “N et w or k C om pu ter /D evi ce ” dr op- do wn me nu. If “S pe ci fy Sc he du le ” is se le ct ed , see “ Sch ed ul er R ul es ” in t he “ Ad van ce d Sett ings ” ch ap te r for m or e [...]

  • Page 75

    73 U sing Adv anc ed Settings Th e “ A d va nc ed” s ect io n of the B roa db an d R out er’ s M egaC ontr ol P an el is i nt end ed pri mari ly fo r mo re a dv anc ed use rs. Som e cha nges t o set ti ng s wit hi n t hi s se ct io n c ou ld ad v er sely a ff ect th e ope ra tio n of the Ro ute r and the l oc al net wor k, and sh ou ld be m a[...]

  • Page 76

    74 Actiontec Broadband Router U ser Manual 75 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed Settings Rest ore Defaults - re set t he Ro ute r to i ts de fa ul t s ett ings Reboot Route r - re st art the R ou t er MA C Cloning - c lone M A C ad dr ess es ARP T able - dis pla y acti ve devi c es an d th ei r IP an d M A C add r es se s, et c. U sers - cr ea t e an d m a[...]

  • Page 77

    74 Actiontec Broadband Router U ser Manual 75 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed Settings Fir mware Upgrade Th e R out er o ffe rs a bu il t- in me ch an ism f or upg rad in g its fir m war e with ou t l os - in g cu sto m co nf ig ura tion s and set ting s. The re a re t w o me thod s f or upg rad in g t he fi rm war e: • U pgrading from a local computer[...]

  • Page 78

    76 Actiontec Broadband Router U ser Manual 77 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed Settings 2. I n th e “ U pgrad e F ro m a C ompu ter i n t he N et w or k ” se ct io n, cl ic k Upgrade N ow . The “U pgra de F ro m a Co mp ut er in t he N etw ork ” scr een a pp ea rs . 3. En t er the p at h o f the s of tw are im ag e fi le, or p r es s th e “ Br o[...]

  • Page 79

    76 Actiontec Broadband Router U ser Manual 77 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed Settings Automatic Check Disabled If “ A ut om at ic al ly Ch ec k Di sab le d” i s s el ect ed, the R out er wil l n ot aut oma tica ll y ch eck f or f ir m war e upgra de s. Manual Checking and Upgrading T o ma nua ll y up gra de th e R ou ter ’ s fir m war e: 1. Cl ic [...]

  • Page 80

    78 Actiontec Broadband Router U ser Manual 79 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed Settings C onfiguration File U se t he R ou te r’ s C onfi gura ti on Fi le fea tur e to vi ew , sa ve , and l oad c onf ig ur at io n fi le s, whi c h ar e use d to b ac kup a nd re st or e th e Ro ut er’ s curr ent c onf ig ur at io n: T o do th is : 1. Cl ic k Configurat[...]

  • Page 81

    78 Actiontec Broadband Router U ser Manual 79 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed Settings Sy stem S ettings Cl ic king S y st em Sett ings in th e A d va nc ed sc r ee n ge nera tes the “ S ys t em Set ting s ” sc r ee n, whe re va riou s sy ste m and man age me nt pa ram et ers can b e c onf ig ur ed.[...]

  • Page 82

    80 Actiontec Broadband Router U ser Manual 81 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed Settings Sy stem U se t he “S yst em ” s ect io n of this s cr een to c onf ig ur e the f ollo wing tw o opt io ns : Broadband Router’ s Hostname Sp eci fy th e R out er’ s ho st nam e by ent erin g it in to th e thi s t e xt bo x. The h os t na me is a ls o t he Ro ute[...]

  • Page 83

    80 Actiontec Broadband Router U ser Manual 81 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed Settings Management Application P or ts Th is sec ti on all ows t he fo ll o win g ma nage men t ap plic atio n port s t o h a v e th eir de fa ult p ort nu mb er s t o be ch ang ed: • P rima ry/s ec ond ary H TTP p ort s • P rima ry/s ec ond ary H TTPS p ort s • P rima r[...]

  • Page 84

    82 Actiontec Broadband Router U ser Manual 83 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed Settings Security L ogging U se t hi s se ctio n t o co nf ig ur e the f ol lo wing sec urity log op ti on s. Enable Logging Cl ic k in th is ch eck b o x to act iv ate sec urity log gin g. Low Capacity Notification Enabled Cl ic k in th is ch eck b o x to act iv ate lo w cap a[...]

  • Page 85

    82 Actiontec Broadband Router U ser Manual 83 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed Settings Port En t er the p ort nu mb er of the E -m ai l serv er in t hi s t e xt bo x. Ser v er Requires A uthentication I f th e E -m ai l s e rv e r r eq u i r es au th en ti ca ti on , c l i ck in th is c he ck bo x , th en e n t er a u s e r n a m e a nd pa ss w o r d i n[...]

  • Page 86

    84 Actiontec Broadband Router U ser Manual 85 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed Settings Date and Time T o c on figu re d at e, t im e, and d a yligh t sa vin gs tim e s ett ings per fo rm the f ollo wing : 1. Cl ic k Date and Time i n th e A dva nc ed sc ree n. The “D at e and T ime ” sc r ee n ap pe ar s. 2. Se le ct t he loc al t im e z on e fr om t[...]

  • Page 87

    84 Actiontec Broadband Router U ser Manual 85 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed Settings T o pe rfor m an a ut oma ti c ti me up da t e: 1. Cl ic k in th e “En ab le d” che ck bo x in the “ A ut om at ic T im e U pda t e ” sect io n. 2. Se le ct t he pr oto c ol to b e us ed to p erf orm t he tim e upd at e by sel ec ti ng eit her th e “T ime o f[...]

  • Page 88

    86 Actiontec Broadband Router U ser Manual 87 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed Settings 3. Cl ic k Add . The “S et R ul e Sc hed ul e ” scr een a pp ea rs . 4. En t er a na me fo r th e rule i n t he “R ule N ame ” te xt bo x. 5. Sp eci fy if the r ul e wil l be act i v e o r in acti ve d uri ng th e d es ign at ed ti me per iod b y cl ick in g th[...]

  • Page 89

    86 Actiontec Broadband Router U ser Manual 87 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed Settings 8. If ap pl icab le, cli ck N ew Hours Range Entry t o def ine a n ac ti ve /i na cti ve ho url y ran ge. The “Ed it H ou r Ran ge ” scr een a pp ea rs . E nt er a s ta rt an d e nd tim e in th e ap pr op ria t e t e xt bo x es . 9. Cl ic k Apply . ☞ No te: Ma[...]

  • Page 90

    88 Actiontec Broadband Router U ser Manual 89 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed Settings W hen add ing a ro utin g rule , t he fol lo wing p ara met er s mus t be s pe ci fi ed : • R ule N ame - Se lect the type o f ne tw ork f r om t he dr op- do wn li st . • Destination - The des tina ti on i s th e des ti na ti on h os t, su bn et add res s, net - w[...]

  • Page 91

    88 Actiontec Broadband Router U ser Manual 89 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed Settings Domain Routing Do mai n r ou tin g is use d in m ul ti- ro ut er l oca l ne tw or k c on fig ura ti ons . N orm all y , to ac ce sss a de vi c e c on ne ct ed t o o ne ro u t er fr o m a n ot her ro ut er o n th e ne tw or k , its IP a ddr es s m us t b e u sed . A ct [...]

  • Page 92

    90 Actiontec Broadband Router U ser Manual 91 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed Settings T o vie w a sum mary of th e se rvice s cu rre nt ly be in g pr ovi de d b y the DHC P se rv er , cl ic k IP A ddress Distr ibution in t he A dv an c ed scr een . T he “ IP A dd res s Di str ib ut io n ” scr een app ea rs . Editing DHCP Server Settings T o ed it t [...]

  • Page 93

    90 Actiontec Broadband Router U ser Manual 91 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed Settings 3. Co mpl et e t he fol lo wing fi el ds : • S ta rt IP A ddr es s R ang e, En d I P A d dr ess Ra ng e - d ete rmi nes the n um be r of h os ts c on n ec t ed to th e ne tw or k i n th i s s ubn et. “ St art ” sp ec ifi es t he f irs t IP ad dr es s as sig ne d [...]

  • Page 94

    92 Actiontec Broadband Router U ser Manual 93 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed Settings T o d ef in e a n ew co nnec ti on wi th a fi x ed IP add res s: 1. Cl ic k New Static C onnection in th e DHC P C on ne cti ons scr een . The “ DH CP Co nnec ti on S et ti ngs ” sc r ee n ap pear s. 2. En t er a ho st nam e for t hi s c onn ect io n. 3. En t er th[...]

  • Page 95

    92 Actiontec Broadband Router U ser Manual 93 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed Settings Diagnostics Th e Di agno stic s scr ee n ca n as sist i n te stin g net wo rk con nect ivit y . T his f ea tu re pi ng s ( I CMP ec ho) a n IP ad dr es s an d dis pl ay s th e r es ul ts , su ch as the num ber o f pa ck et s tr ansm itte d and rec ei ved, r ou nd tri p[...]

  • Page 96

    94 Actiontec Broadband Router U ser Manual 95 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed Settings Restoring Default Settings If th e R out er’ s f act ory de faul t set tin gs nee d to b e r es t or ed (t o bu il d a n ew net wor k fr om th e begi nn in g, for ex am pl e), use the f ol lo wing pr oce du re: 1. If ne ed ed cl ic k Sa v e C on figu ratio n Fil e t [...]

  • Page 97

    94 Actiontec Broadband Router U ser Manual 95 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed Settings MA C Cloning A MA C (M ed ia A c c es s C on tr ol) add res s is a u ni qu e h ex adec im al c od e th at i de ntif ies a d evic e on a net wor k. A ll net w or ka bl e d evic es h a v e a M A C add r es s. W he n r epla c- in g an othe r net w or k de vic e with th e [...]

  • Page 98

    96 Actiontec Broadband Router U ser Manual 97 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed Settings Users T o ma nage i nd ivid ua l u se rs : 1. Cl ic k Users in t he A dv an c ed scr een , whic h ge ne rat es th e “U se rs ” scr een . 2. Cl ic k New Use r , w hi c h ge nera tes the “U se r Set ti ngs ” sc r ee n. W hen add ing a use r , s pec ify t he fo ll[...]

  • Page 99

    96 Actiontec Broadband Router U ser Manual 97 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed Settings • E-mail Notification - E -m ai l no tifi cati on c an be u se d t o r ece i v e in dica tion s of sy st em ev ent s f or a pr ede fi ned s ev erity cl as si fi ca ti on . The av aila ble type s of ev en ts ar e “S yst em ” o r “ Sec urity ” ev ent s. The a v[...]

  • Page 100

    98 Actiontec Broadband Router U ser Manual 99 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed Settings Remote Administration Th e R out er ’ s R em ote A dmi nist rat ion c ap ab ilit ie s a r e c o v er ed in d etai l i n th e “S ecuri ty” ch apt er of thi s man ual. Dynamic DNS Dy na mi c DN S (Do ma in N ame Serv er) a d yn am ic IP a dd re ss t o be al ia se d[...]

  • Page 101

    98 Actiontec Broadband Router U ser Manual 99 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed Settings Setting up Dynamic DNS T o se t u p Dy na mic D NS o n the Ro ute r , cl ic k Dynamic DNS in the A dv an ced sc r ee n. The “D yn am ic DNS ” scr een a pp ea rs . Co nfi gu r e th e f ol lo wing par am et er s: Connection T o Update Se le ct t he co nnec ti on wit [...]

  • Page 102

    100 Actiontec Broadband Router U ser Manual 101 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed Settings Host Name En t er the f ul l Dy nami c DNS d omai n in th is te xt bo x. Wildcard Se le ct t he “W il dca rd ” che c k bo x t o ha v e an y UR L th at in cl ude s th e dom ain n am e (h er e.y our ho st .d yndn s.o rg, fo r e xa mp le ) t o co nn ect . Mail Excha[...]

  • Page 103

    100 Actiontec Broadband Router U ser Manual 101 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed Settings Th e DN S s erv er do es no t r eq uir e c onf ig ura tion . H ow eve r , th e li st of co mpu te rs kn o wn b y t he DNS ca n be vie we d, th e ho st na me or IP ad dre ss of a c om pu ter on th e li st ca n be c hang ed, or a n ew co mpu t er can b e ad ded t o the[...]

  • Page 104

    102 Actiontec Broadband Router U ser Manual 103 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed Settings 2. If th e h os t wa s m an uall y a dd ed to th e DN S T ab le , i ts ho st nam e and /o r IP ad dr ess can be m od if ie d. Oth erwise , o nl y mod if y it s hos t na me. 3. Cl ic k Apply to s a v e t he ch an ge s. T o r em ov e a hos t f r om th e DN S ta ble: Cl[...]

  • Page 105

    102 Actiontec Broadband Router U ser Manual 103 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed Settings 2. Cl ic k Add . The “Ed it N etw ork Obje ct” scr ee n app ea rs . 3. Spe cify a na me fo r th e n et wo rk ob je ct i n th e “De sc rip ti on ” te xt bo x. 4. Cl ic k Add . The “Ed it I tem ” scr een ap pea rs. 5. Se lec t t he typ e of ne tw or k ob j [...]

  • Page 106

    104 Actiontec Broadband Router U ser Manual 105 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed Settings 2. Cl ic k in th e “ Al lo w Oth er N etw ork U ser s to C ontr ol B r oa db an d R out er’ s N etw or k F eat ur es ” c he ck bo x to e nabl e UP n P an d a llo w UP n P servi c es to be de fi ned o n an y o f t he ne tw ork h os ts . 3. Cl ic k in th e “En [...]

  • Page 107

    104 Actiontec Broadband Router U ser Manual 105 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed Settings Prot ocols P r ot oco ls fe at ur es a l is t o f pre set a nd use r- de fine d app li ca ti on s and co mmo n po rt se tt in gs. P r ot oco ls ca n be us ed in va riou s se curit y fe atur es, su ch a s A cc ess C ontr ol an d P ort F orwa rdi ng. N ew pr oto c ol s[...]

  • Page 108

    106 Actiontec Broadband Router U ser Manual 3. N ame th e se r vi c e in t he “S ervic e N ame ” t ex t bo x and , if n ee de d, en te r a de sc rip tion o f th e se rvice in t he “S ervi c e De sc ripti on ” t ex t bo x, th en cl ic k Add Ser vice Ports . The “ Ed it Se rvic e Se rver P o rts ” sc re en ap pear s. 4. Se le ct a pr oto [...]

  • Page 109

    107 Mo ni to ri n g th e R ou te r Th e B r oad band R out er’ s Sy ste m Mo nit orin g sc ree ns di sp la y imp ortan t sys t em in fo rmat io n, inc lud in g: • Ba si c R out er se tt in gs • S yst em lo g • K ey n et w ork d evic e pa ra me te rs • N etw ork tr af fi c s ta tis tics Router Status Cl ic k S ystem M onitor ing a t th e t[...]

  • Page 110

    108 Actiontec Broadband Router U ser Manual 109 Chapter 8 Monitoring the Router Adv anced Sta tus Clicking A dvanced Status displa ys three other monitoring options: S ystem Logging, Full Status/S ystem wide Monitoring of Connections, and T raffic Mo nitoring. Sy stem Logging Cl ic k S ystem Logging in th e A dva nce d St atus s cr een to g en erat[...]

  • Page 111

    108 Actiontec Broadband Router U ser Manual 109 Chapter 8 Monitoring the Router F ull Status/System wide Monitoring of Connections 1. Cl ic k F ull Status/S ystem w ide Monit oring of Co nnections in th e A dva nc ed St at us sc re en t o ge nera te th e “F ul l St at us/S ys te m wide M oni to ring of Co nnec ti on s” s cr een , whic h fea tur[...]

  • Page 112

    110 Actiontec Broadband Router U ser Manual T raffic Monitoring Th e R out er c ons ta ntly m on ito rs tra ff ic wit hi n th e l oc al net w or k an d betw een the lo ca l ne tw ork and t he In ter net . T o view u p- t o- th e- se c on d sta ti st ic al inf orma ti on ab ou t da ta r ec eiv ed f r om and t ran smit ted to the I nte rnet , and a b[...]

  • Page 113

    111 T roubleshooting Th is ch ap te r co nt ains a lis t of pr ob le ms th at ma y be en cou nte r ed whi le u si ng th e Br oad ba nd Ro ute r , a nd te c hn iq ue s t o try and ov er com e the pr obl em . No te th at th es e t ec hniq ues ma y not sol ve t he pr obl em (o r p r ob le ms ). Accessing the Router if Lock ed Out If th e R out er’ s[...]

  • Page 114

    112 Actiontec Broadband Router U ser Manual 113 Chapter 9 T roubleshooting LAN C onnection F ailure • E ns ur e the R out er i s pr ope rly i ns ta ll ed , the L AN co nnec ti on s a re c orr ect, an d th e po we r is o n. • C onf irm t he co mpu te r and R ou t er ar e on th e sam e ne two rk segm ent. I f un su r e, let t he c om pu t er ge t[...]

  • Page 115

    112 Actiontec Broadband Router U ser Manual 113 Chapter 9 T roubleshooting How do I find out what IP address my computer is using? Windows 95, 98, 98SE , and Me - Se le ct St art , R un , an d typ e “ wi ni pc fg. ” P r e ss En te r . W he n t he “ W in ip cf g ” wi nd ow ap pea rs , e n s u r e y ou r n et wo rk d ev i c e i s se le c t e [...]

  • Page 116

    114 Actiontec Broadband Router U ser Manual How many c omputers can be connected through the Router? Th e R out er i s c ap ab le of 254 co nnec ti on s, b ut i t i s r ec omm en ded t o ha v e no mo r e th an 45 co nnec ti on s. A s yo u inc r ea se the n umbe r of co nn ect io ns, yo u de cr eas e th e av ai la bl e spee d f or ea ch c om pu t er[...]

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    115 Quality of S er vic e N etw or k- ba se d a pp li ca ti on s and traf fic a r e gr owin g at a h igh rat e, p rod ucin g an ev er -inc rea si ng d em and f or b an d wid th and n et w or k ca paci ty . F or o bvi ous r eas on s, ba nd widt h an d c ap ac ity can not b e e xp an de d i nf in it ely , re qu iri ng th at ba nd width - de mand ing [...]

  • Page 118

    116 Actiontec Broadband Router U ser Manual 117 Appendix A Quality of Ser vic e Th e ma tch ing o f pac k et s b y rule s is c on nect io n- ba se d, kn o wn as St at efu l P ac k et In spec ti on ( SP I ), usi ng th e R out er ’ s fir ewa ll mec han is m. Onc e a pa ck et m at che s a rul e, a ll su bs eq ue nt p ac k ets wi th the s am e a ttri[...]

  • Page 119

    116 Actiontec Broadband Router U ser Manual 117 Appendix A Quality of Ser vic e Setting P riority Rules T o se t p rio rity ru le s: 1. Cl ic k Qualit y of Ser vice in the A dv anc ed scr een . T he “T raf fic P rior ity ” sc r ee n ap pe ar s. Thi s scr een is d i vid ed int o tw o i de ntic al sec ti on s, o ne f or “ Q o S inp ut rul es ?[...]

  • Page 120

    118 Actiontec Broadband Router U ser Manual 119 Appendix A Quality of Ser vic e 2. A ft er c h o o s i ng th e t ra ff ic di re ct io n a nd t h e d evi c e on wh ic h t o s et th e r u l e , c li ck Add i n t he ap pr o pr i at e r o w . T he “ A dd T ra ff ic P ri o ri ty R u le ” sc r e e n a pp ea rs . Se t th e f ol lo wing par am et er s:[...]

  • Page 121

    118 Actiontec Broadband Router U ser Manual 119 Appendix A Quality of Ser vic e Set P riorit y - A cti vat e t hi s c he ck bo x to a dd a pri ority to t he rul e. The s cr een will r ef r es h, all o win g a sel ec ti on bet w ee n on e of eigh t p rio rit y le v el s, ze r o be ing t he lo wes t and sev en t he high est ( ea ch p riori ty l ev el[...]

  • Page 122

    120 Actiontec Broadband Router U ser Manual 121 Appendix A Quality of Ser vic e Device T raffic Shaping Th is sec ti on de sc rib es th e di ffe re nt T raf fi c Sh ap ing s cr een s an d ter ms , and pr es ents th e f ea tu r e ’ s co nfig urat io n lo gic. 1. Cl ic k Qualit y of Ser vice in th e A dva nce d sc ree n, t he n cli ck T raffic Shap[...]

  • Page 123

    120 Actiontec Broadband Router U ser Manual 121 Appendix A Quality of Ser vic e Co nfi gu r e th e f ol lo wing par am et er s: Tx Bandw idth - Tx ban dwid th lim its t he R ou t er ’ s ban d wid th tra ns mi ss io n ra t e. Th e pu rpose i s t o lim it the b an d wid th of the W AN d evi ce t o tha t of the w eak- es t ou tbou nd li nk .. Thi s [...]

  • Page 124

    122 Actiontec Broadband Router U ser Manual 123 Appendix A Quality of Ser vic e T o d ef in e a s ha pi ng cl as s: 1. Cl ic k Add in th e “Tx T raf fi c Sh ap ing ” sect io n of the E di t De vic e T raf fic Sh ap in g s cr een. Th e “ A dd Sh ap in g C la ss ” scr een ap pe ar s. 2. N ame th e ne w cla ss an d c li ck Apply . 3. Cl ic k t[...]

  • Page 125

    122 Actiontec Broadband Router U ser Manual 123 Appendix A Quality of Ser vic e Policy The c lass p ol ic y d et ermi ne s t he pol ic y o f rou ting p ac ket s ins id e t he cl as s. Se le ct o ne of fou r opt io ns: • Prior ity - Pr io rity q ueu in g u til ize s m ul ti pl e q ue ue s, s o th at tra ff ic is dis trib- ut ed am on g que ues b a[...]

  • Page 126

    124 Actiontec Broadband Router U ser Manual 125 Appendix A Quality of Ser vic e T o ad d a new o ut bo un d/ in bo un d c la ss rul e, cl ic k Add in th e Edi t C la ss scr een . Th e “ A dd T raff ic P rio rity R ule ” scr een a pp ea rs . Source A ddress - The sou r c e ad dre ss of the p ac ket s sen t t o o r r ece i v ed fr om th e ne tw o[...]

  • Page 127

    124 Actiontec Broadband Router U ser Manual 125 Appendix A Quality of Ser vic e Set P riorit y - A cti va t e th is ch eck bo x to add a pri ori ty to the ru le. The scr een will r efr esh , allo wing a se le cti on of on e o f eight p riori ty l ev els, ze ro b ei ng the lo wes t and sev en t he high est ( ea ch p riori ty l ev el is map ped t o l[...]

  • Page 128

    126 Actiontec Broadband Router U ser Manual 127 Appendix A Quality of Ser vic e F ur t h e rm o r e, t he R ou t e r c an no t c o n tr ol th e b e h a vi o r o f th e I S P , w h i c h m a y n ot ha v e p r op er Q o S h a n d l i n g. U nf o rt un at el y , th is i s a c o m m o n s it ua ti on . L e t ’ s lo ok at a s c en ar - i o o f do wn l[...]

  • Page 129

    126 Actiontec Broadband Router U ser Manual 127 Appendix A Quality of Ser vic e 1. Cl ic k Qua li ty o f Servic e at t he to p of the H ome s cr een , th en c lic k DSCP Settings . The “ DS CP Set ting s ” sc ree n app ea rs . 2. T o e d i t a n e x i s t i n g e nt ry , c li c k t he ap pr o pr i a t e i c o n i n t he “ A c ti o n ” c ol [...]

  • Page 130

    128 Actiontec Broadband Router U ser Manual 129 Appendix A Quality of Ser vic e 802.1p S ettings Th e IE EE 80 2. 1p pri ori ty mark ing m et ho d is a sta ndar d fo r p rio ritiz ing n et w or k tra ff ic at the da ta lin k/M ac su b- la ye r . 80 2. 1p traf fic i s si mply c lass ifie d and se nt to th e d es ti na ti on , with n o ba ndwi dt h r[...]

  • Page 131

    128 Actiontec Broadband Router U ser Manual 129 Appendix A Quality of Ser vic e 2. Th e ei ght 80 2. 1p va lu es ar e pr e- po pula ted with t he thr ee p rio rity le v el s: L ow , M edi um , and H igh. The se lev els ca n be ch an ge d for eac h of the ei ght val ues in th ei r r espe cti ve dr op- do wn li st s. 3. Cl ic k Apply to s a v e t he [...]

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    131 Specifications General Model Numb er MI 40 8 (8 -P ort B r oa db an d R out er) Standards IE EE 80 2.3x IE EE 802 .3u IP IP ve rsi on 4 Fir ewall IC SA ce rti fi ed Speed LAN Ethernet : 10/ 100 M bps a ut o-se nsi ng Cabling T ype Ethernet 10BaseT : UTP/ ST P C at ego ry 3 or 5 Ethernet100BaseTX : UT P/ST P C at ego ry 5 LED Indic a tors P o we[...]

  • Page 134

    132 Actiontec Broadband Router U ser Manual Envir onmental P ower Ex t er na l, 5 V DC , 3A Certifications FC C P art 1 5, UL - 60 959- 1 Operating T emperature 0 º C t o 40 º C (32 º F to 104 º F) Storage T emperature -2 0 º C t o 70 º C (-4 º F to 158 º F) Operating Humidity 8% to 93 % (n on -co nde ns in g) Storage Humidity 5% to 10 0% ([...]

  • Page 135

    133 Notic es Regulatory C ompliance N otices Class B Equipment Th is equ ipm en t ha s bee n t es t ed and f ou nd to c omp ly wi th th e li mi ts fo r a Cla ss B di git al devi ce, pu rs ua nt to P art 1 5 o f the F CC R ul es . T he se lim its a r e de sign ed to pr ovi de re aso na bl e p r ot ecti on aga in st ha rmf ul in te rfe r en c e in a [...]

  • Page 136

    134 Actiontec Broadband Router U ser Manual 134 2. Th is devi c e m us t ac ce pt an y int erf er enc e re c ei ve d, inc lud in g i nt erfe re nc e tha t ma y cau se un wan ted ope rati on . ☞ No te : T o co mpl y wit h FCC RF e xpos ure co mpl ia nc e re qu ir e- me nt s, th e an ten na us ed fo r th is tra ns mi tt er m us t be in st all ed to[...]

  • Page 137

    135 Lim ited W arranty Har dware : A cti on t ec Ele ctr oni cs, In c. , warra nt s t o the end u se r (“ C ust ome r” ) th at th is har dw ar e pr oduc t wi ll b e fr ee fr om d ef ects in wo rk ma ns hi p an d mat eria ls , un de r nor ma l us e a nd se rvic e, fo r tw elv e (1 2) mo nt hs fr om th e d at e of pur cha se fr om A ctio n te c E[...]

  • Page 138

    136 Actiontec Broadband Router U ser Manual TH IS A CTI ON T EC ELE CTR ONIC S P R OD UC T MA Y INC L UD E OR BE B UNDL ED WI TH THI RD -P AR TY S OF TW ARE, THE USE O F WH ICH I S GO VE RN ED B Y A SE P ARA TE END -U SE R LI CE NS E A GR EE ME NT . TH IS A CTI ON T EC ELE CTR ONIC S W AR RA NT Y DOE S NO T A PPL Y T O SU CH THI RD- P AR TY SO FTW [...]

  • Page 139

    136 Actiontec Broadband Router U ser Manual 137 Limited W arranty NE IT HER ASS UM ES N OR A UTHO RIZE S ANY O THE R P ER SO N T O AS SUME FOR IT AN Y OT HE R LI AB IL IT Y IN CON NECT IO N W ITH TH E SALE , IN ST A LL A TIO N, MA IN TEN AN CE OR US E OF IT S PR OD UC TS . A C T I ON T E C E L EC T R O N IC S S H A L L N O T B E L I AB L E U N D ER[...]

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    138 Actiontec Broadband Router U ser Manual Gov erning Law : This L im ite d W arra nty sh al l be go ve rn ed by the l a ws of th e St ate of Ca li fo rnia , U .S.A ., e xc lud in g it s co nf li ct s o f la ws and p rin cipl es, and ex cl ud ing th e U ni t ed N atio ns Co nv en tio n on C ontr act s for th e I nt erna tion al Sa le of Good s.[...]