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i T able of C ontents 1 In troduc tion 1 Package Contents 1 Minimum Syst em Requirements 2 F eatures 2 Getting to Know the Gateway 4 2 Setting Up the Gatewa y 7 Connecting a Computer to the Gateway 7 Installing Phone F ilters 22 Setting Up the DSL Connection 26 3 Performing a Basic Setup 31 Basic S etup 31 Changing the Admin User Name and Password [...]

ii Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatew ay User Manual ii 6 Using Utilities 59 W eb Activity Log 59 System Log 60 DSL Settings 61 Restore Default Settings 62 Upgrade Firmware 62 7 Setting Up a Network 63 Ethernet 63 USB 68 8 T roubleshooting 73 T roubleshooting 73 Fr equently Asked Questions 74 a Reference 79 Locating Computer Information 79 Locating W[...]

1 Intr oduc tion Th ank yo u fo r pur cha sin g th e A cti ont ec US B /E the rnet DSL Ga te wa y . The G at ewa y is the s imp les t wa y to co nne ct c omp ut er s to a high -s peed br oad ban d co nnec tio n. Th is ea sy -to -u se pr odu ct is perf ect fo r th e ho me o ffi ce or sm all bus ine ss . If yo u wa nt t o ta ke yo ur c om put ing to [...]

2 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatew ay User Manual 3 Chapter 1 Introduction Minimum S ystem Requirements s In te rnet DSL s ervic e s Co mpa tib le l apt op , des kt op , o r M aci nt osh co mpu te r wit h an a vail ab le Et he rnet or U SB (U SB c om pat ibl e wit h PC s onl y) s Mi cr os of t W i nd o ws 98, 9 8 S ec on d E di ti on ( S E ) , M il[...]

2 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatew ay User Manual 3 Chapter 1 Introduction s B ui lt- in N A T , DHC P se rve r s D NS r ela y su ppo rt s P AP /CH AP au the ntic ati on, adm ini str ati v e pas sw or ds thr oug h T e lne t an d HTT P s C om pli ant with IEEE 802 .3 E the rne t st and ar d s 1 0/1 00 B ase -T E the rne t po rts (4 ) s F lo w c ont [...]

4 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatew ay User Manual 5 Chapter 1 Introduction Getting to Know the Gatewa y Th is se cti on c on tai ns a qui ck d esc rip tio n of the Gat ew ay ’ s li ghts , port s, et c. Th e Gat ewa y co nta ins sev era l in dic at or l ight s ( L ED s ) on its f ro nt p ane l an d a se ries of port s on its rea r pa nel . Fr ont [...]

4 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatew ay User Manual 5 Chapter 1 Introduction Internet Light W h e n t h e I nt e rn et l i gh t g lo ws s t e ad i l y , t h e G a t ew a y i s c o n n e ct e d t o t he D SL p r o vi d e r . Ethernet Lights Th e Et her net ligh ts il lu min at e whe n th e Gat ewa y is c onn ect ed via one or mo re of its Et her net p[...]

6 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatew ay User Manual USB Port Th e USB port is us ed t o c onn ect a co mpu te r t o the Gat ew ay via US B ca ble . ☞ No te : I t is not r ec om men de d to perf orm a re co ve r y or up dat e fo r th e Ga tew a y fr om a co mpu te r c onn ect ed via US B . Ethernet Ports Th e Et her net ports ar e use d t o co nn ec[...]

7 Setting Up the G atewa y T h e in s tr u ct io n s t ha t f ol lo w p ar a ll el t h e s t ep s c on ta in ed i n t h e A ctio nt ec I n st al la ti o n B u d d y ™ , w h i c h p r o vi de s a vi s ua l g ui d e t o s et ti n g up t h e G at e w a y . I t is r ec o mm e nd e d t h e u se r ru n t he I ns ta ll at io n B u dd y f i r st , b ef o[...]

8 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatew ay User Manual 9 Chapter 2 Setting Up the Gatew ay 2. R ead th e in stru cti on s, se lec t I ni ti al Set up by c li ck in g o n t he ap pr op ria te ch ec k bo x, th en cl ic k N ex t . 3. Cl ick in t he c hec k bo x ne xt t o Ethernet (R ecommended) , then cli ck Next .[...]

8 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatew ay User Manual 9 Chapter 2 Setting Up the Gatew ay 4. M ak e su re the ite ms n eed ed t o c onn ect the Gat ewa y to the firs t c omp ut er are in cl ude d in the k it, the n cl ic k Next . 5. Ge t the Gateway fr om th e ki t, th en cli ck N ext .[...]

10 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatew ay User Manual 11 Chapter 2 Setting Up the Gatew ay 6. Ge t the P ower cord an d pl ug t he sm all er end i nt o the black P ower por t on th e re ar p ane l of the Gat ew ay , the n cl ic k Next . 7. Pl ug t he la rg er e nd o f th e P ower cord i nt o a power outlet , the n c lic k N ext .[...]

10 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatew ay User Manual 11 Chapter 2 Setting Up the Gatew ay 8. Cl ick the On/Off switch to its on po sit io n (as sho wn in th e pi ctu re on- sc re en) , the n cl ic k Next . 9. Co nf irm t he P ower light on the fr ont of the G at ewa y glows solid g reen , the n cl ic k Next .[...]

12 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatew ay User Manual 13 Chapter 2 Setting Up the Gatew ay 10. Ge t t he ye ll ow E th ern et cab le f r om the k it an d pl ug o ne en d i nt o a ye ll ow E th ern et port on th e b ac k o f t he Ga te wa y , the n c li ck N ext . 11. Pl ug t he ot he r en d of the yellow Ethernet cable int o an Ethernet por t on th e [...]

12 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatew ay User Manual 13 Chapter 2 Setting Up the Gatew ay 12. M ak e su re one of the E ther net lig hts on the fr ont of the G at ewa y g lo ws solid green . Cli ck Next . 13. Ge t the bla ck or gra y D SL ca bl e fr om the k it a nd pl ug one end i nt o the gray Li ne po rt on the rea r pa nel of the G ate wa y . Cli[...]

14 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatew ay User Manual 15 Chapter 2 Setting Up the Gatew ay 14. Pl ug t he ot he r en d of the black or g ray DSL cable in to the phone jack cl os- es t to the co mpu te r . Cli ck Next . Th e G at ew a y i s c on ne ct ed to a c om put er v ia E the rne t. N ex t, in st all t he fi lt er s a s de scri bed in “I nst al[...]

14 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatew ay User Manual 15 Chapter 2 Setting Up the Gatew ay 2. R ead th e in stru cti on s, se lec t I ni ti al Set up by c li ck in g o n t he ap pr op ria te ch ec k bo x, th en cl ic k N ex t . 3. Cl ick the che ck bo x ne xt t o USB , t hen cli ck Next .[...]

16 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatew ay User Manual 17 Chapter 2 Setting Up the Gatew ay 4. M ak e su re the ite ms n eed ed t o c onn ect the Gat ewa y to the firs t c omp ut er are in cl ude d in the k it, the n cl ic k Next . 5. Ge t the Gateway fr om th e ki t, th en cli ck N ext .[...]

16 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatew ay User Manual 17 Chapter 2 Setting Up the Gatew ay 6. Ge t the P ower cord an d pl ug t he sm all er end i nt o the black P ower por t on th e re ar p ane l of the Gat ew ay , the n cl ic k Next . 7. Pl ug t he l arg er e nd o f th e P ower cord i nt o a power outlet , the n c lic k N ext .[...]

18 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatew ay User Manual 19 Chapter 2 Setting Up the Gatew ay 8. Cl ick the On/Off switch to its on po sit io n (as sho wn in th e pi ctu re on- sc re en) , the n cl ic k Next . 9. Co nf irm t he P ower light on the fr ont of the G at ewa y glows solid g reen , the n cl ic k Next .[...]

18 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatew ay User Manual 19 Chapter 2 Setting Up the Gatew ay 10. Ge t t he bl ue US B c ab le f r om th e ki t an d p lu g t he s qu ar e e nd i nt o th e b lu e U SB po rt o n t he bac k of th e Ga te wa y , th en cl ic k N ex t . 11. Pl ug t he r ect ang ula r en d of th e blue USB cable int o an USB por t on the fr ont[...]

20 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatew ay User Manual 21 Chapter 2 Setting Up the Gatew ay 12. M ak e su re the USB light on th e fr ont o f th e Ga te wa y glows solid green . Cl ick Next . 13. Ge t the bla ck or gra y D SL ca bl e fr om the k it a nd pl ug one end i nt o the gray Ph one port on th e re ar pane l of th e Gat ewa y . Clic k N ext .[...]

20 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatew ay User Manual 21 Chapter 2 Setting Up the Gatew ay 14. Pl ug t he o the r en d of the black or g ray DSL cable in to the phone jack cl os- es t to the co mpu te r . Cli ck Next . Th e G at ew a y i s c on ne ct ed to a c om put er v ia U SB . N ex t, in st al l th e f il te rs a s de scri bed in “I nst all in [...]

22 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatew ay User Manual 23 Chapter 2 Setting Up the Gatew ay Installing Phone Filters Ph one fil te rs a llo w th e us e of the tel ep hon e wh ile onl ine . Al l te lep ho nes and othe r de vice s (a nsw erin g mac hine s, fax mac hin es, etc .) usin g th e sa me ph on e li ne (i .e. , us ing the same pho ne num ber ) as[...]

22 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatew ay User Manual 23 Chapter 2 Setting Up the Gatew ay 3. G e t t he phone filters . C l i c k N ex t . M Caution : D o no t un pl ug th e b lac k or gra y DS L c ab le fr om th e ph one ja ck ne ar y ou r c om pu t er . 4. P l u g a phone filter i n t o e v e ry pho ne jack wi t h a t e l e p h o ne o r o t h e r d[...]

24 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatew ay User Manual 25 Chapter 2 Setting Up the Gatew ay 5. P lug the e nds of the pho ne li nes dis co nn ect ed in st ep 2 i nt o the pho ne filt ers pl ugg ed i nt o ph one jac ks. C li c k N e x t . M Caution : D o no t pl ug a p ho ne fi lt er in the p ho ne jac k in wh ic h th e b la ck or gra y DS L c abl e i s[...]

24 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatew ay User Manual 25 Chapter 2 Setting Up the Gatew ay USB connection setup: Cl ick Next . 7. M ak e su re the DSL l ight on th e Ga te wa y glows solid green (th is ma y tak e a fe w mo men ts ). Cl ic k N ext . N ex t, go t o “Se tti ng U p th e DSL Con nec tio n ” on t he ne xt pa ge.[...]

26 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatew ay User Manual 27 Chapter 2 Setting Up the Gatew ay Setting Up the DSL Connection Af te r c onn ect ing the Gat ewa y and ins tal lin g ph one fil te rs, the DSL con nec tio n mu st b e co nf igu re d. T o do t his : 1. Se le ct o ne o f the o pt io ns in t he “S el ect Co nne ct io n ” bo x: A uto Detect , S[...]

26 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatew ay User Manual 27 Chapter 2 Setting Up the Gatew ay I n the nex t win do w , sel ect t he IS P be ing used fr om t he l ist bo x on the right (s cr oll do wn fo r mo re cho ic es) , the n cl ic k Next . A seri es o f in for mat ion al sc re ens will d isp la y wh ile the Gat ewa y sea rc hes f or t he c on nect i[...]

28 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatew ay User Manual 29 Chapter 2 Setting Up the Gatew ay In the nex t win do w , ent er the VPI / V CI a nd En cap su lat ion set tin gs (t he I SP sh oul d pr ovid e th ese ) th en c lic k N ext . 2. En t er the u se r n am e an d p as sw or d i n th e a pp r op ria te te xt bo x es (o r c li ck th e c hec k bo x n e[...]

28 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatew ay User Manual 29 Chapter 2 Setting Up the Gatew ay 3. Se lect the app ro pri at e IP type. This inf orm ati on shou ld b e pr ovi de d by the IS P . W hen fin ish ed, cl ick Next . I f Static IP is sel ect ed, go t o st ep 4. I f Dynamic IP (DHCP) is se lec te d, g ot t o st ep 5. 4. I n the nex t win do w , ent[...]

30 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatew ay User Manual 5. Th e In sta lla tio n Bu dd y ch ec ks th e c onf igu rat ion of the Gat ewa y . 6. W he n th e co nf igu rati on is c omp let e, a se ries of con grat ul ati ons wind ow s ap pea rs. R ead the o n-s cr ee n inf orm ati on , the n cl ick thr ough the n ex t few win do ws to e xit the Ins tal lat[...]

31 P er for ming a Basic S etup Th is c hap te r is a gui de t hr ough a bas ic c onfi gu rati on setu p of the Gat ewa y fo r us ers who did N O T use the A ctio nt ec I nst all ati on B ud dy® to setu p th e Gat ewa y . Th e bas ic setu p in cl ude s in stru cti ons on ho w to co nne ct th e Ga te wa y to the ISP an d ch ang e th e us er na me a[...]

32 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatew ay User Manual 33 Chapter 3 Performing a Basic S etup 3. F oll ow the inst ruct io ns in the “S et U p/C onfi gu rati on ” sc re en , the n cl ick Be gin Basic Se tup . 4. In the nex t sc re en, fol lo w th e on -sc re en i nstr uct ion s, then cli ck Next . 5. In the nex t sc re en, sel ect the type of co nn[...]

32 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatew ay User Manual 33 Chapter 3 Performing a Basic S etup 6. Cl ick the Save and R estar t bu tt on in th e “Sa ve and Re sta rt” scr ee n. 7. Th e “C on grat ula tio ns ” s cr een appe ar s. Th e Ga te wa y is suc c ess ful ly c on fig ur ed. Th e P ow er light fla she s rap idl y wh ile the Gat ewa y re sta[...]

34 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatew ay User Manual 2. Th e “C han ge A dm in U ser nam e/P as sw or d” s cr een appe ar s. E nte r a n ew us er n ame (op tio nal ) in the “N ew U ser nam e ” te xt bo x, the n a pa ssw ord in th e “N ew P ass wo rd ” te xt bo x. Re -e nte r th e pa ssw ord in th e “R e-e nt er N ew P ass wo rd ” te x[...]

35 # U sing Adv anc ed Setup Th is se cti on c on tai ns i nfo rma tio n c onc erni ng sett ing up th e ad van ce d fe atu re s of th e Gat ewa y , suc h as wire les s se tti ngs , re mot e ma nag em ent , and W eb si te blo cki ng, us ing the Gat ewa y’ s W eb Con fig ura to r . Acc essing Adv anced Setup T o ac ces s th e W eb Con fig ura to r?[...]

36 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatew ay User Manual 37 Chapter 4 Using Advanc ed Setup 4. In the nex t sc re en, re ad t he r ec omm en dat ion s. T o perf orm an ad vanc ed se tup on the Gat ewa y , cl ick Be gin Advanc ed Setup . 5. Th e “C on fig uri ng th e A dv anc ed Set tin gs ” scr een appe ar s. T o che ck all th e se t- ti ngs, or if u[...]

36 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatew ay User Manual 37 Chapter 4 Using Advanc ed Setup A ft er se le cti ng a c on ne cti on typ e, c li c k N ex t t o co nt in ue c on fi gu rin g t he co nn ec ti on . T ransparent Bridging Se lect thi s op tio n to use the Gat ewa y as a tran spa re nt b ridg e. This opt io n sho uld on ly b e use d if the Gat ew [...]

38 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatew ay User Manual 39 Chapter 4 Using Advanc ed Setup “Broadband Connection via PPP oA ” screen: If a U ser Name an d P assword wa s en te re d in t he I nst all ati on B ud dy o r du ring Ba sic Setu p , it sh ou ld be dis pla yed in th e “B ro adb and Con nec tio n via PPP oE/ PP P oA ” scr ee n. I f n ot, [...]

38 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatew ay User Manual 39 Chapter 4 Using Advanc ed Setup ☞ No te : C ont act the I SP if un sur e of the pro per c on fig ura tio n. Specify a Static IP Addr ess Se lect thi s op tio n if the ISP servic e is c onf ig ur ed t o us e RFC 148 3 Bri dge d or R out ed us ing a Sta tic IP A ddr ess . Ent er the IP A ddress [...]

40 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatew ay User Manual 41 Chapter 4 Using Advanc ed Setup LAN IP Address Se lect ing LAN IP A ddress in th e “ Co nfi guri ng t he A dva nc ed S etti ngs ” scr ee n ge n- era te s th e “ LA N IP A ddr ess ” s cr een . Th e val ue s in t he “ Devic e IP A dd re ss ” and “Devi ce LAN N etma sk ” t ex t bo x[...]

40 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatew ay User Manual 41 Chapter 4 Using Advanc ed Setup A ctio nt ec st ro ngl y re co mme nds l ea ving the DHCP Serv er opt ion On . If the D HCP Se rve r op tio n is Off , e nsu re the IP ad dr ess es o f th e ne tw ork ed c omp ut ers ar e on the same sub net as t he IP add re ss of th e Ga tew a y . Fo r mor e inf[...]

42 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatew ay User Manual 43 Chapter 4 Using Advanc ed Setup Lease Time “L eas e T im e” is th e am oun t of tim e, in se co nds , the DHCP serv er wil l lea se a pa rtic ula r IP a ddr ess. Def au lt is 864 00 s eco nds ( 24 ho ur s), aft er whic h a new IP ad dr ess mus t be r elea sed . T o ex te nd t he le as e tim [...]

42 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatew ay User Manual 43 Chapter 4 Using Advanc ed Setup T o mo dif y I nte rnet privi leg es ( W eb , F TP , Ne wsg ro ups , etc .) f or t he c om put ers on th e net wo rk: 1. En te r the co mpu te r’ s IP ad dr es s in t he IP Address: t ext bo x. 2. Se lect the Int erne t se rvice (s ) to be bl ock ed. 3. Cl ick A[...]

44 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatew ay User Manual 45 Chapter 4 Using Advanc ed Setup Remote Management Se lect ing Re mo te M anag em ent in th e “ Co nfi guri ng the A dva nc ed S ett ings ” scr een ge ne rat es th e “R emo te Man ag eme nt ” s cr een . Re mo te Man ag eme nt a llo ws ac ce ss t o the Gat ew ay thr ou gh th e In te rne t [...]

44 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatew ay User Manual 45 Chapter 4 Using Advanc ed Setup Application Layer Gatewa y and P or t Forwarding Se lect ing Ap pli cat ion La ye r Ga tew a y in t he “ Co nfi gur ing the A dv anc ed Sett ing s” sc re en g ene rat es the “ A ppl ica tio n- Lev el Ga te wa y ( A L G ) an d P ort F orwa rd ing ” sc re en[...]

46 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatew ay User Manual 47 Chapter 4 Using Advanc ed Setup In thi s sc re en, the use r ca n cr eat e a cus to m se t of rul es f or a g ame or ap pl ica - ti on no t li st ed in the A pp lic ati on L ev el G ate wa y scr ee n. E nte r th e “R ule N ame , ” “P rot oco l, ” “P ort Start , ” “P ort En d, ” a[...]

46 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatew ay User Manual 47 Chapter 4 Using Advanc ed Setup Fir ewall Se lect ing Firewall in th e “ Co nfi guri ng the A dva nc ed S ett ings ” scr een g ene rat es th e “F ir ewa ll Se cur ity L ev el” scr een . Sel ect the l ev el of se curi ty ne ede d fo r th e net wo rk. High If High is se lec ted in t he “[...]

48 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatew ay User Manual 49 Chapter 4 Using Advanc ed Setup Medium If Medium is sele ct ed in the “Fir ewa ll Se curi ty Le ve l” sc re en , the s ervic es li ste d at the b ott om of the s cr een ( HTT P , FTP , POP 3 , SMT P , I MAP , IMA P v 3 , DNS , IPSE C IK E , IP SEC ESP , HTTP S , a nd NN TP ) ar e all ow ed t[...]

48 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatew ay User Manual 49 Chapter 4 Using Advanc ed Setup Off If Off is s ele cte d in the “F ir ew all S ecu rity L ev el” scr ee n, f ir ewa ll fi lt eri ng is bas ed so lel y on the basi c N A T fi re wal l. Dynamic Routing Se lect ing Dynamic Rou ting i n the “C onf ig urin g th e A dva nc ed S etti ngs ” scr[...]

50 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatew ay User Manual 51 Chapter 4 Using Advanc ed Setup NA T (Network Address T ranslation) Se lect ing NA T in th e “ Co nfi guri ng the A dva nc ed S ett ings ” scr een g ene rat es th e “ N A T ” scr een . The G at ewa y’ s ba sic fir ewal l se curi ty is bas ed on NA T . Di sa bli ng N A T all o ws th e c[...]

50 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatew ay User Manual 51 Chapter 4 Using Advanc ed Setup UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) Se lect ing UPnP in t he “ Co nfi gur ing the A dv anc ed Sett ing s” scr ee n ge nera te s th e “ U P n P ” scr ee n. I n th is s cr een , the U ni ve rs al Pl ug an d pla y op tio n is turn ed o n or of f b y act iv ati ng [...]

52 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatew ay User Manual Remote Syslog Capture Se lect ing Remote Syslog Capture in t he “ Co nfi gur ing the A dv anc ed Set tin gs ” sc re en g ene rat es the “R em ote Sy sl og C amp te r” sc re en. In this scr een, the use r ca n c onf igu re the Gat ewa y to all ow a re mot e co mpu te r t o ac ce ss th e Ga t[...]

53 Vie wing the G atew a y ’ s Status Af te r c onf igu rin g th e Gat ewa y , sett ing s can be vie we d by sel ecti ng Status i n the W eb C onf igu rat or ’ s M ain Me nu . In the men u on the l eft sid e, ther e ar e ot her St atu s op tio ns a vail ab le: Routing T able , ARP T able , W AN Status , LAN Status , an d Activ e User List . N o[...]

54 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatew ay User Manual 55 Chapter 5 V iewing the Gatewa y’ s Status W AN - Connection Di spl ay s th e st ate of the co nne ctio n t o the ISP servic e ( Connected, Disc onnected , or Connecting ). W AN - Mode Di spl ay s th e type o f c onn ect ion use d to co mmu ni cat e wit h th e ISP . W AN - IP Addr ess Di spl ay[...]

54 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatew ay User Manual 55 Chapter 5 V iewing the Gatewa y’ s Status In the men u on the lef t sid e, the re ar e oth er Stat us opti on s av ai lab le: R outing T able , ARP T able , W AN Status , LAN Status , and Active U ser List . Cli ck t o ge n- era te the Sta tus opt ion of cho ic e. Routing T able Se lect ing Ro[...]

56 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatew ay User Manual 57 Chapter 5 V iewing the Gatewa y’ s Status W AN Status Se lect ing W AN Status ge ne rat es t he “ W AN St at us ” scr een. Thi s sc re en d isp la ys on o ve rview of the G ate wa y’ s W AN ( W id e A re a N etw ork ) co nne cti on, inc lud ing inf or - ma tio n c onc erni ng t he W AN a[...]

56 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatew ay User Manual 57 Chapter 5 V iewing the Gatewa y’ s Status LAN Status Se lect ing LAN Status ge ne rat es t he “ L AN St at us ” scr een. Thi s sc re en d isp la ys on o ve rview of the G ate wa y’ s LA N (L oca l A re a N et wo rk) port c on nec tio ns, inc lu din g in for mat ion co nc ern ing an y E t[...]

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59 U sing Utilities T o ac ces s th e Ga tew a y’ s W eb -ba sed Ut ili tie s, sele ct U tilit ies fr om th e W eb Co nf igu rat or ’ s M ain Me nu scr ee n. T he “U til iti es ” scr een a ppe ars . F ro m th is sc re en , the W eb act ivi ty an d sy ste m lo g ca n be vi ewe d, the D SL se tti ngs ch ang ed , the Gat ewa y’ s fa ct ory d[...]

60 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatew ay User Manual 61 Chapter 6 Using Utilities Auto Refresh T o se t th e W eb A ctivi ty L og sc re en t o au to ma tic all y re fr es h at c ertai n in te rval s, a cti- va te the c ir cle nex t t o “ A ut o R ef re sh E ve ry” at t he bo tt om of t he W eb A cti vity Lo g sc re en, the n en te r a ti me v alu[...]

60 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatew ay User Manual 61 Chapter 6 Using Utilities Display V iew o the r sa ved log s by sele cti ng a log f ro m th is dr op- do w n list . Sav e & Restar t P re ssi ng t his but to n sa ves an y cha nge s t o the Sy st em Log scr een and cau ses the Sa ve a nd R est art sc re en t o ap pea r . Sav e Log As P re ss[...]

62 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatew ay User Manual Restore Default Settings T o re st or e th e Ga te wa y t o i ts fac to r y de fa ul t se tt in gs , se lec t R est or e D ef au lt Set ti ngs fr om the “U til iti es ” sc re en . W hen th e “R es t or e D ef au lt Set ti ng s” sc r een a pp ea rs , cl ic k R es to re D efa ul t S et tin gs[...]

63 S ett ing Up a Net work Ot her co mpu te rs c an be co nne ct ed t o th e Gat ewa y t o fo rm a n etw ork , whi ch all o ws th e c omp ut er s to tran sfe r fi les , co mm uni cat e with eac h ot her , and s har e an In te rne t c onn ecti on . The netw ork ed c ompu ter s ca n be c on nec ted to the G at ewa y in thr ee w ay s: Eth ern et o r U[...]

64 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatew ay User Manual 65 Chapter 7 Setting Up a Networ k 2. R ead th e in stru cti on s, se lec t A dd ing Co mp ut er s b y c li ck in g o n t he ap pr op ria te c hec k bo x, th en cl ic k N ex t . 3. Se lect Ethernet , then cli ck Next .[...]

64 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatew ay User Manual 65 Chapter 7 Setting Up a Networ k 4. W he n th e ne xt win do w app ear s, get t he yello w Ethernet cable fr om the Qu ick Sta rt K it, the n cl ick Next . 5. Pl ug o ne e nd o f th e yellow Ethernet cable in to one of the o pen yellow por ts on the bac k of the Gat ewa y , th en cli ck N ext .[...]

66 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatew ay User Manual 67 Chapter 7 Setting Up a Networ k 6. Pl ug t he ot he r en d of the yellow Ethernet cable int o an Ethernet por t on th e bac k of the c ompu te r , t hen cli ck Next . ☞ Note : A n E th er ne t po rt l oo ks si mi lar t o a p ho ne po rt, bu t i s sl ig htl y bi gg er . 7. M ak e su re one of t[...]

66 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatew ay User Manual 67 Chapter 7 Setting Up a Networ k 8. In the nex t win do w , the Ins tal lat ion Bud dy che ck s the co nfi gur ati on o f th e Ga te wa y . 9. A se rie s of congratulations windows app ear s. Cli ck t hr ough the m to exi t th e In st all ati on B udd y . Th e c omp ut er is c on nec t ed t o th [...]

68 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatew ay User Manual 69 Chapter 7 Setting Up a Networ k USB ☞ Note : If t he f ir st c om pu te r c onn ect ed to th e G at ew a y i s c on - ne ct ed via USB , no ot he r c om pu t er s c an b e c onn ec te d i n t hi s ma nn er . C on nec t a dd iti ona l c omp ut er s vi a E th er net (s ee pa ge 71 ) o r wi r ele[...]

68 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatew ay User Manual 69 Chapter 7 Setting Up a Networ k 3. Se lect USB , the n cl ick Next . 4. W he n th e ne xt win do w app ear s, get t he blue USB cable fr om t he Qu ic k Sta rt K it, the n cl ic k Next .[...]

70 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatew ay User Manual 71 Chapter 7 Setting Up a Networ k 5. Pl ug o ne e nd o f th e blue USB cable in to the blue USB por t on t he ba ck of th e Ga tew a y , the n cl ic k Next . 6. Pl ug t he ot he r en d of the blue USB cable int o a USB por t on the fro nt or ba ck o f th e c omp ut er , t hen cli ck Next .[...]

70 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatew ay User Manual 71 Chapter 7 Setting Up a Networ k 7. M ak e su re the USB light glow s st eadi ly gree n, the n cl ick Next . 8. In the nex t win do w , the Ins tal lat ion Bud dy che ck s the co nfi gur ati on o f th e Ga te wa y .[...]

72 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatew ay User Manual 9. A se rie s of congratulations windows app ear s. Cli ck t hr ough the m to exi t th e I nst all ati on B udd y . Th e c omp ut er is c on nec t ed t o th e G at ew a y vi a U SB .[...]

73 T roubleshooting Th is c hap te r co nt ain s a li st o f p ro ble ms t hat ma y be e nc oun te re d wh ile usin g th e Ga te wa y , an d t ech niq ues t o so lv e the m. No te tha t the se tec hni qu es m ay not be su c- c ess ful in al l cas es . Al so i ncl ud ed is a li st of fr eque nt ly a sk ed q ues tio ns. T roubleshooting Cannot Use th[...]

74 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatew ay User Manual 75 Chapter 8 T roubleshooting Connection to the Internet T o v er i f y th e G a t ew a y ’ s c o nn ec ti on t o th e I n t e rn et , o pe n a W e b b r o w s er . I n t h e “ A d dr e s s ” t ex t bo x, ty pe 192 .16 8.0 .1 an d cl ic k Go . The Gat ew ay ’ s W eb Co nf igu rat or Mai n M[...]

74 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatew ay User Manual 75 Chapter 8 T roubleshooting Will my Xbox work with the Gateway? Y es , the Gat ewa y is c om pat ibl e wit h th e Xbo x. Y ou wil l nee d t o set a sta tic IP on th e Xbo x in the Xbo x li ve netw ork s ett ing s, an d fo rwa rd ports 307 4 (bo th U DP an d T CP ) , 53 (b oth UDP and T CP ) , and[...]

76 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatew ay User Manual 77 Chapter 8 T roubleshooting I used DHCP to configure my net work. Do I need to restar t my comput er to refresh my IP address? N o. Sel ect t he ap pr opri at e op era tin g sys te m, belo w , a nd f ollo w the st eps to r efr esh y our I P add re ss. Windows 95, 98, 98SE, and Me - Go t o Star t [...]

76 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatew ay User Manual 77 Chapter 8 T roubleshooting Connections How many computers can be connected through the Gateway? Th e Gat ewa y is ca pab le of 2 53 c onn ect ion s, but ha ving no mo re tha n 45 c on- ne ctio ns is r ec omm end ed . A s the num be r of co nne cti ons inc re ase s, t he a va ila ble spe ed f or [...]

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79 Refe rence Th is ap pe ndi x co nt ain s in for mat ion abo ut va rio us t op ics , inc lu din g ac ce ssi ng in for mat ion abo ut y our W ind ow s co mp ut er . Locating Computer Information Th e fo llo win g pr oc edu re is va li d fo r co mp ut ers runn in g W ind ows 98 S E , M e, NT 4.0 , 2000 , an d XP . 1. F ro m th e de skt op , right -[...]

80 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatew ay User Manual 81 Appendix a Reference Locating Window s Operating Sy stem F iles If th e op erat ing sys te m fi les re sid e on the har d dri ve o f th e c omp ut er , f oll ow the in stru cti ons bel ow to l oca te t hem . If the fil es a re not o n th e har d dri ve , the y mu st be load ed f ro m th e ins ta[...]

80 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatew ay User Manual 81 Appendix a Reference 4. Cl ick the down arrow ne xt t o th e “L ook in ” te xt bo x and sel ect My Computer f ro m th e li st th at a ppe ars . 5. Cli ck Se arc h N ow . 6. Windows Me: W hen the sear ch i s co mp let e, not e th e dir ect ory pa th t hat ap pea rs m ost oft en in th e “I n[...]

82 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatew ay User Manual Window s XP 1. F ro m th e de skt op , cli ck Star t . 2. Se lect Search , the n For Files and F olders . 3. Th e “Se ar ch Re su lts ” wind ow appe ar s. I n th e pan el at le ft ti tle d “W ha t do you wa nt t o se ar ch f or ?” , cli ck Al l files and folders . 4. An oth er pan el, titl [...]

83 Setting Up S tatic IP on the C omputer T o c om mun ica te with the G at ewa y fr om a co mpu te r on the netw ork ( to u se th e W eb Con fig ura tio n U til ity , for exa mpl e), the use r ma y ha ve to swit ch the I P ad dr ess sett ing s fr om DHCP -e nab led to s tat ic IP , so t hat the com pu te r and the Ga te wa y ar e on the sam e net [...]

84 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatew ay User Manual 85 Appendix b S etting Up Static IP on the Computer 3. An oth er men u ap pea rs. Sel ect Control P anel . 4. W he n th e “C on tr ol P ane l” win do w app ear s, d oub le -cl ic k Netw ork .[...]

84 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatew ay User Manual 85 Appendix b S etting Up Static IP on the Computer 5. Th e “N etw ork ” wi ndo w app ear s. In t he “The fol lo wing net wo rk c omp on ent s ar e in sta lle d” l ist bo x, loca te and d oub le -cl ic k TCP/IP . 6. Th e “ T CP/ IP P ro perti es ” wi ndo w app ear s. Sele ct IP A ddress[...]

86 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatew ay User Manual 87 Appendix b S etting Up Static IP on the Computer 9. En te r the fol lo wing add re ss i n the “S ubn et m ask ” tex t bo x: 25 5.2 55. 255 .0 En te r the peri ods in th e ad dr ess by pre ssi ng the s pac e ba r on the key boa rd . 10. Cl ick OK . The TC P/I P Pr ope rtie s win do w di sap p[...]

86 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatew ay User Manual 87 Appendix b S etting Up Static IP on the Computer 3. An oth er men u ap pea rs. Sel ect Control P anel . 4. W he n th e “C on tro l P ane l” win do w ap pea rs, do ubl e-c lic k Netw ork .[...]

88 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatew ay User Manual 89 Appendix b S etting Up Static IP on the Computer 5. Th e “N et wo rk ” wind ow app ear s. In th e “The fol lo wing net wo rk c omp one nts ar e in sta lle d” l ist bo x, loca te and d oub le -cl ic k TCP/IP . 6. Th e “ T CP/ IP P ro perti es ” wi ndo w app ear s. Cli ck IP A ddress .[...]

88 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatew ay User Manual 89 Appendix b S etting Up Static IP on the Computer 9. En te r the fol lo wing add re ss i n the “S ubn et m ask ” tex t bo x: 25 5.2 55. 255 .0 En te r th e peri ods in th e ad dr ess by pre ssi ng the s pac e ba r on the key boa rd . 10. Cl ick OK . The TC P/I P Pr ope rtie s win do w di sap [...]

90 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatew ay User Manual 91 Appendix b S etting Up Static IP on the Computer 3. An oth er men u ap pea rs. Sel ect Control P anel . 4. W he n th e “C on tro l P ane l” win do w ap pea rs, do ubl e-c lic k Netw ork and Dial- up Connections .[...]

90 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatew ay User Manual 91 Appendix b S etting Up Static IP on the Computer 5. In the “N etw ork a nd Di al- up C on nec tio ns ” wind o w , d oub le -cl ic k Local Area Connection . A nu mbe r ma y be d isp la ye d af te r the Loc al Ar ea Co nn ecti on . I f mo re tha n on e Loc al Ar ea Co nn ecti on is li st ed, l[...]

92 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatew ay User Manual 93 Appendix b S etting Up Static IP on the Computer 7. Th e “Lo cal A re a Co nne cti on P r ope rtie s” wind ow app ear s. Cli ck General . 8. In the “C omp one nt s ch eck ed ar e use d by thi s c onn ect ion ” list bo x, dou ble - cl ic k Internet Pr otocol ( TCP/IP ) . 9. Th e “I nte [...]

92 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatew ay User Manual 93 Appendix b S etting Up Static IP on the Computer 12. En te r th e fol lo wing add re ss i n the “S ubn et m ask ” tex t bo x: 25 5.2 55. 255 .0 En te r th e peri ods in th e ad dr ess by pre ssi ng the s pac e ba r on the key boa rd . 13. Cl ick OK . The “I nt ern et P r oto co l ( T CP/ I[...]

94 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatew ay User Manual 95 Appendix b S etting Up Static IP on the Computer 3. W he n th e “C on tr ol P ane l” win do w app ear s, d oub le -cl ic k Netw ork Connections . 4. In the “N etw ork C onn ect ion s ” wind ow , d oub le -cl ic k Local Area Connection . A n umb er m ay be di spl ay ed af te r th e Lo cal[...]

94 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatew ay User Manual 95 Appendix b S etting Up Static IP on the Computer 5. Th e “Lo cal A re a Co nne cti on P ro perti es ” wi ndo w app ear s. Sele ct General . 6. In the “ T his con ne ctio n us es t he f ollo wing ite ms ” l ist bo x, dou ble -c lic k Internet Protocol ( TCP/IP ) . 7. Th e “I nte rne t P[...]

96 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatew ay User Manual 8. In the General t ab , ma k e su re the c ir cle nex t t o “U se th e fo llo wing IP A ddr es s” is sele ct ed. W hen acti v e, a b lac k do t ap pea rs i n th e cir cle . If the cir cl e al re ady c ont ain s a b lac k do t, l ea ve it al on e. 9. En te r the fol lo wing add re ss i n the ?[...]

97 C omputer Securit y Th e In te rne t is a gian t net wo rk o f c omp ut er s loc at ed a ll o ve r th e wo rld . W hen a c om put er is c onn ect ed to the Int erne t, i t can ex cha nge inf orm ati on w i th an y ot her co mpu te r on the Int erne t. T his allo ws a c om put er us er t o se nd E-ma il , surf th e W or ld W id e W eb , d own loa[...]

98 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatew ay User Manual 99 Appendix c Computer Security Gatewa y Security Be sur e t o pr ovi de the G at ewa y an ad mi nis trat iv e pas sw or d. I f a pass wo rd is n ot se t, so me one on th e I nt erne t ca n ac ce ss t he G ate wa y and cha nge its co nfi gura tio n. F or i nst ruct ion s on set tin g the pas sw or [...]

98 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatew ay User Manual 99 Appendix c Computer Security Electronic Security H er e ar e tw o met hod s to sec ur e y our co mpu te r el ectr oni call y . Network Address T ranslation If a lo cal ar ea n etw ork and a PPP co nne ctio n t o the ISP usi ng d yna mic IP ad dr ess es th ro ugh a DHCP serv er ar e bei ng u sed [...]

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101 Specifications General Model Numb er GT 704 ( USB /E the rne t DSL Gat ew ay ) Standards IE EE 8 02. 3 (1 0Ba seT) IE EE 80 2.3 u (1 00B ase TX ) G. dmt G. lit e t1 .41 3 RF C 148 3, 2364 , 251 6 Protoc ol LAN - CS MA / CD W AN - PPP , DHCP , Sta tic IP W AN F ull -rat e ADS L In te rfa ce LAN 10 /10 0 RJ -45 swit ch ed po rts ( 4) US B po rt S[...]

102 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatew ay User Manual LED Indic at ors P ow er , DSL , In te rnet , Et her net (4), USB Envir onmental Po wer Ex te rna l, 1 2 V DC , 600m A Certifications FC C Cla ss B, F CC Cl ass C (p art 15 , 68) , CE M ark Com me rc ial , UL Operating T emperatur e 0 º C to 40 º C (32 º F to 104 º F) Storage T empera ture -2 [...]

103 Glossar y Access P oint A d evic e th at al lo ws wi re les s cl ien ts t o c on nect to one anot he r . An ac ce ss po in t ca n als o ac t as a brid ge b etw een wir ele ss c lie nts and a “wir ed” net wo rk, suc h as an Eth ern et ne tw ork . W ir ele ss c lie nt s can be mo ved an ywhe re with in th e c ov er - ag e ar ea of t he ac ces[...]

104 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatew ay User Manual 105 Appendix e G lossary Ethernet Network A st and ar d wir ed ne two rkin g co nf igu rati on usin g ca ble s an d hu bs. Fir ewall A me tho d pr eve nti ng u ser s ou tsi de the n etw or k fr om acc es sin g an d/o r da mag - in g fi les or c omp ut er s on the n etw or k. Gatewa y A c ent ral d[...]

104 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatew ay User Manual 105 Appendix e G lossary PPPoE (P oint-T o-P oint Pr otocol over Ethernet)/ PPPoA (P oint-T o-P oint Pr otocol over A TM) M etho ds o f se cur e dat a tra nsm iss ion . Router A c ent ral devic e tha t man ag es th e da ta tr aff ic o f th e ne tw ork . Subnet Mask A se t of fo ur n umb ers co nfi[...]

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107 Non-W indow s S ystem S etu p Th e Gat ewa y sup port s bo th th e Cl ass ic M acin to sh o per ati ng sy ste ms ( 9.2 .2) , as we ll a s OS X . ☞ N ot e : W he n i ns ta ll in g a n y s of tw ar e, c on su lt th e u se r m an ua l a nd he lp fi le s s up pl ie d w it h t he so ft wa r e f or de ta il ed in fo rm at io n. A ctio nt ec p r o v[...]

108 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatew ay User Manual 109 Appendix f Non-Windows Setup 2. W he n th e “ T CP /IP ” wind ow app ear s, sele ct Edit fr om me nu bar , then sel ect U ser M ode . 3. W he n th e “U ser Mo de ” wind ow appe ar s, s elec t A dv anc ed , the n cl ick OK . 4. In the “ T CP/ IP ” wind ow , sele ct Ethernet fr om th[...]

108 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatew ay User Manual 109 Appendix f Non-Windows Setup OS X 1. F ro m th e A ppl e M en u, s ele ct Syste m Pr eferences . 2. W he n th e “S ys te m P re fer enc es” wind ow app ear s, cli ck N etwork .[...]

110 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatew ay User Manual 3. Th e N etw ork win do w app ear s. Sele ct Built-I n Ethernet fr om t he “ Sho w” dr op- do wn li st. 4. Se lect TCP/IP an d, fr om th e “ Co nfi gur e” d ro p-d own l ist , sel ect U sing DHCP . 5. Cl ick Apply No w and clo se th e “S yst em Pr ef er enc es ” app lic ati on . The T[...]

111 Notic es Regulatory C ompliance Notices Class B Equipment Th is eq ui pme nt h as be en tes te d and fou nd t o c omp ly with t he l imi ts f or a C las s B di gita l de vic e, pu rs uan t t o P art 15 of the FCC Ru les . The se l imi ts a re des igne d to pr ovid e r eas ona bl e pr ot ect ion aga ins t ha rmfu l in te rfe re nc e in a re sid [...]

112 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatew ay User Manual 112 2. Th is d evic e mu st a cc ept an y in te rfe r enc e rec eiv ed, inc lu din g in te rfe re nc e th at ma y cau se u nw an ted ope rat ion . ☞ No te : T o c om ply with FCC R F ex pos ur e c omp lia nc e r equ ir eme nt s, th e ant enn a use d fo r th is tr ans mit te r mu st b e ins ta ll[...]

113 Lim ited W arrant y Hardware: A ctio nt ec E lec tro ni cs, In c., warra nt s to the end u ser (“ C ust ome r”) tha t th is h ard war e pr odu ct wil l be f re e fr om def ects in w ork ma nsh ip an d ma te ria ls, un der nor mal use and s ervic e, for twe lv e (12 ) mo nth s fr om th e da te o f pu rc hase fr om A cti on tec Ele ctr on ics[...]

114 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatew ay User Manual TH IS A CT IONT EC E LEC TR ONI CS PR ODU CT MA Y IN CL UDE OR BE B UND LED WI TH TH IRD -P AR TY SO FTW ARE, THE USE OF WH ICH IS GO VER NED BY A SE P AR A TE EN D-U SER LICE NSE A GREE MEN T . TH IS A CT IONT EC E LEC TR ONI CS W ARR ANT Y DOE S NO T A PPL Y T O SUC H THI RD- P AR TY SO FTW ARE.[...]

114 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatew ay User Manual 115 Limited W arranty IT ANY OT HER LIAB ILI TY I N CON NEC TIO N W ITH T HE SA LE, INS T AL LA TIO N, MA INT EN ANC E OR USE OF ITS PR ODU CTS . A CTIO NTE C E LE C TR ON IC S S H AL L N O T B E L IA B LE U ND ER T H IS W AR RA N TY I F I T S T E S TI N G AN D E X A MI N A T I ON D IS CL OS E T H[...]

116 Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gatew ay User Manual Governing Law: Th is L imi ted W arra nty sh all be go ve rned by the la ws o f th e St ate of Ca lif orn ia, U .S. A., ex clu din g it s c onf lic ts o f la ws a nd pr inc ipl es, and ex clu din g th e U nit ed N ati on s Co n ve nti on on C ont ract s fo r th e In te rna tio nal Sal e of Goo ds.[...]