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ActionTec Broadband Router RI408 manual

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    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 n u a l V er 3.0 Solutions for the Digital Life ™[...]

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    i T able of C on tents 1 Introduction 1 P ack age Contents 1 Minimum Sy stem Requirements 2 F eatures 2 Getting to Know the Router 3 2 C onnec ting the Router 7 Setting Up the Rout er 7 Computer Network Configuration 10 Home P age 12 3 C onfiguring My Network Settings 15 Accessing My Network 15 Using M y Net work 16 4 Using Network Connections 25 N[...]

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    ii Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual ii 7 Using Adv anced Settings 79 F irmware Upgrade 81 F irmware Restore 83 Configura tion File 84 System Settings 85 Date and Time 90 Scheduler Rules 91 Routing 93 IP Address Distribution 95 Diagnostics 99 Restoring Default Settings 100 Reboot the Router 100 MAC Cloning 101 ARP (Address Resolution Prot ocol[...]

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    1 Intr oduc tion Th an k y ou f or pur c has in g th e A cti on te c Br oadb an d R ou te r . Th e R ou te r f eat ur es ei ght Et her net port s, mak in g it on e of th e mo st v er sa til e r ou te rs av ai lab le . If y ou wa nt t o ta k e y ou r ho me o r of fi ce net wo rk ing to the ne xt l ev el , the A cti ont ec B ro adb an d R ou te r is [...]

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    2 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 3 Chapter 1 Introduction Minimum Sy stem Requirements s Co mp ut er wit h E the rn et ca pa bi lit y s Mi cr os of t W in do w s 98 SE , M e, 20 00, or XP ; M ac OS 9 o r gr ea te r; Li nu x/ BS D , U n ix s In te rne t E xpl or e r 5.0 or hi ghe r; N ets cap e N a vi gat or 7.0 or h igh er s T CP/ IP ne tw [...]

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    2 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 3 Chapter 1 Introduction P ort fo rwa rd in g PP P o E su ppo rt Qo S su pp ort (e nd to en d la ye r 2/ 3) fe at uri ng D iff se rv , 802 .1 p/q pri ori ti- za ti on, co nf ig ura ble up str ea m/ do wns tr ea m tra ff ic s hap in g, ran do m ea rl y de te cti on and pas s- thr ough of W AN - si de DS CP s [...]

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    4 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 5 Chapter 1 Introduction Po wer Light Th e P ow e r li ght di sp la ys the Ro ut e r’ s c urr en t st at us . If the P o w er li ght glo w s st ea di ly gr ee n, th e R ou t er i s r ec ei vin g po w er an d fu ll y op era tio na l. W he n t he P o we r li ght fl as hes rap idl y , th e R ou te r is ini ti[...]

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    4 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 5 Chapter 1 Introduction Rear Panel Th e r ea r pa nel of th e R ou te r f eat ur es te n po rts (E th er net [8] , Br oa db and , an d P o we r), as w ell as a R e set but t on a nd P ow er swit c h. 12VDC 1.2A Reset 5 ON OFF 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 100 1 0 Ethernet Por ts (8) Th e E the rn et po rts co nn ect de vic[...]

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    6 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual Po wer Switch Th e P ow e r swi tc h po w er s th e R ou t er o n an d of f. Po wer Port Th e P ow e r po rt c onn ec ts t he R ou t er t o an el ect ric al w all ou tl et vi a th e P o we r c or d. M Caut ion : Do not unp lu g th e P ow e r c or d fr o m th e R ou te r d ur - in g th e r es et p ro ce ss . [...]

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    7 C onnec ting the Ro ute r C on nec tin g a c om pu te r o r lo cal net wo rk t o th e Br o adb an d R ou te r is a si mpl e pr o ce du re , va r yin g sl igh tl y de pen di ng on the co mp ut er ’ s o per ati ng sy st em , an d de si gne d to se aml es sl y in te grat e t he R ou t er wi th t he c om put e r or loc al ne tw ork . M o re ov e r [...]

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    8 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 9 Chapter 2 Connecting the Router 6. M ak e su r e th e c omp ut e r is po w er ed on, the n p lu g th e ot her en d of the ye llo w E the rn et c abl e in t o an E the rn et po rt o n th e c omp ut e r . 7. M ak e su r 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 [...]

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    8 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 9 Chapter 2 Connecting the Router 3. Th e “L ogi n Set up ” sc re en app ear s. Sel ect a ne w us er n am e an d pa ssw o rd and en t er t he m in th e ap pr o pri at e t ex t bo x es (t he pa ss wo r d mu st be en t er ed twi ce , fo r v ali da tio n pu rpo se s). W rit e th e ne w us er nam e an d pa s[...]

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    10 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 11 Chapter 2 Connecting the Router C omputer Network Congur ation Ea ch net wo rk in te rf ac e on the co mp ut er sho ul d ei th er b e c onf ig ur ed with a sta ti - ca ll y de fi ned IP ad dr es s an d DN S ad dr es s, or ins tru ct ed t o a ut om ati ca lly obt ai n an IP add re ss usi ng th e N et w[...]

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    10 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 11 Chapter 2 Connecting the Router Windows NT 1. Cl ic k N etwork in the Co ntr o l P a nel . Th e “N et w ork ” w in do w ap pe ars . 2. I n th e “P r ot oc ol ” ta b , sel ec t Internet Protoc ol ( TCP/IP) t hen cl ic k Pr oper t ies . 3. I n th e “ IP A dd re ss ” ta b , cl ick th e “Ob ta [...]

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    12 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 13 Chapter 2 Connecting the Router Home Page A ft er lo ggi ng i nt o th e R ou te r’ s M eg aC on tr ol P an el ( see “ C on fig uri ng the Ro ut er ” at the begi nn ing of thi s c hap te r) , th e “H om e ” sc re en app ear s. Th e H om e sc r een has a “M ai n M e nu ” th at oc cu pi es th [...]

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    12 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 13 Chapter 2 Connecting the Router My Router Th is se cti on di sp la ys the sta tu s of th e R ou te r’ s net w ork and In te rn et c on ne cti on. A gr ee n li ght sig nif ie s th e R ou te r is co nn ect ed ; a ye llo w li ght me an s th e R ou te r is at te mp tin g t o c on nec t; and a r ed l ight s[...]

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    15 C onfiguring My Netw ork S ettings On c e th e Br oa db and Ro ut e r is ph ys ica ll y c onn ec te d an d th e M eg aC on tr ol P an el’ s H om e sc r een is di sp la y ed i n a w eb b ro w se r , a li st of th e de vic es c on nec te d to th e R ou te r’ s ne tw or k ap pea rs in the “ M y N etw or k ” sec tio n o f the scr ee n. Fr o [...]

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    16 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 17 Chapter 3 Configuring My Net work Settings Using My Network V ari ou s se tti ngs ca n be a cc es se d fo r a p arti cu lar devi ce , as fol lo ws . Acc ess Device F or devi ce s th at can be ac c es sed (s uc h as I nt ern et ca me ras and net wo rk ed har d dri v es ), loc at e it in t he M y N et wo r[...]

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    16 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 17 Chapter 3 Configuring My Net work Settings 2. Th e “B loc k ed W eb si te ” scr ee n a ppe ar s. En t er t he w eb sit e ad dr es s ( I P or URL ) t o bl oc k on the net wo rk (a ll p ag es wi thi n th e w ebs it e wil l al so be blo ck e d). If th e w ebs it e ad dr es s ha s m ult ip le I P ad dr e[...]

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    18 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 19 Chapter 3 Configuring My Net work Settings Block Internet Ser vices I nt ern et se rvic es blo ck ing is us ed t o p re ve nt a devi c e on the net wo rk fr o m ac c ess - in g pa rti cul ar se rvic es on t he I nt er net , su ch as r ec ei vi ng E -ma il or d o wnlo adi ng fr o m FT P si te s. T o se t [...]

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    18 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 19 Chapter 3 Configuring My Net work Settings 4. I f t hi s ru l e w il l be a ct i v e al l th e ti m e, s el e ct “ Al wa ys ” f r o m t h e “ W h e n s h ou l d th i s ru l e oc c u r? ” dr o p- d o wn l is t . I f t he r ul e wi ll o n ly b e a c ti v e a t c e rta i n ti m es s el e ct “ S pe[...]

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    20 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 21 Chapter 3 Configuring My Net work Settings Enable Application A ct iv at ing “En ab le A pp lic at ion ” (al so kno wn as port forw ar di ng ) al lo ws the net - w ork to be e xpo se d to th e In te rn et i n ce rta in li mi te d an d c on tr oll ed w a ys, en abl in g so me app li cat io ns t o w or[...]

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    20 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 21 Chapter 3 Configuring My Net work Settings 6. Cl ic k Apply t o sa v e t he c ha ng es. ☞ N ote: So m e a p p l ic a t i o ns , s u c h a s F TP , T F TP , P P TP , a nd H 3 2 3 , r e q u i r e t he s up p o rt o f s p e c ia l s p e ci f i c A p p li c a t i on L ev el Ga t ew a y ( A L G ) m od ul[...]

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    22 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 23 Chapter 3 Configuring My Net work Settings 1. Cl ic k T est Connectiv it y . Th e “D iagn os tic s ” sc re en ap pe ars . 2. Cl ic k Go . Th e R ou te r ru ns a p ing te st , and the re su lt s ar e di sp la y ed in the Di agn ost ic s sc re en . Rename T his Device T o r en ame a ne tw ork ed d evic[...]

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    22 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 23 Chapter 3 Configuring My Net work Settings Timeout for Inac tive Device Th e am ou nt o f tim e a d evic e c o nti nu es t o be di sp la y ed o n th e ne tw ork af te r it has be en di sc on ne ct ed i s c onf ig ur ed in the “T i meo ut fo r I na cti v e De vic e ” scr e en . T o di sp la y t he s c[...]

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    25 U s in g N et w o rk C onnec tions T h e B r o ad b a n d R o u t e r s up po r ts v a r io u s l o c al a r ea n e t w o r k ( L A N ) a nd w i d e ar e a n e tw o rk ( W A N , o r I nt e rn e t ) c o n ne c t i on s v i a E t he rn e t . N e t w o rk c o nn ec t i on s i s u s e d t o c o n f i gu r e th e v a ri o u s p a ra m e t e r s of t [...]

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    26 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 27 Chapter 4 Using Network Connections Network (Home/O ffice) Se lec t N etwork (Ho me/Office) in t he N etw or k C onn ec tio ns sc r een to gen er at e th e “N etw or k (H o me /Of fi ce ) P r op erti es ” sc re en . Thi s s cr ee n di spl a ys a l ist of the lo ca l net w ork ’ s pr o pert ies . Th[...]

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    26 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 27 Chapter 4 Using Network Connections C onfiguring the Home/O ffice Network Cl ic k Settings in th e “N etw o rk (H ome /O ff ic e) P r op ert ies ” scr ee n t o g ene ra te th e “ Co nf ig ur e N et w ork (H om e/ Off ic e) ” sc re en . General Th e t op pa rt of th e Co nf ig ur e N et w ork (H o[...]

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    28 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 29 Chapter 4 Using Network Connections Internet Protocol Th is se cti on ha s th r ee o pti on s: No IP Addr ess , O btain an IP Addr ess A utomatically , an d U se the Follo w ing IP Address . No IP Ad dr ess Sel ect th is o pti on if the co nn ect io n wil l ha v e n o IP a ddr e ss. Thi s is us ef ul if [...]

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    28 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 29 Chapter 4 Using Network Connections DNS S er ver Do ma in N am e S ys te m ( D NS ) is t he m eth od b y wh ic h we bs it e or do mai n na me s ar e tra ns lat ed int o IP add re ss es. Spe ci fy s uc h an add re ss man ua lly , ac c or di ng t o th e in fo rma ti on pr o vid ed b y th e IS P . T o ma nu[...]

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    30 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 31 Chapter 4 Using Network Connections 6. En te r t he a mou nt of ti me a net wo rk d evic e wil l be a llo w ed t o c on nec t to th e R ou te r wi th i ts c urr en tl y is su ed d yn ami c IP add r ess in t he “L ea se Ti me in Mi nu te s ” te xt bo x. J us t be fo r e th e ti me i s up , th e de vic[...]

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    30 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 31 Chapter 4 Using Network Connections Routing T able Cl ic ki ng N ew Route g en era te s th e “N ew R ou t e ” wind o w , whe re a ne w r ou te can be co nf igu r ed. Additional IP Addresses Cl ic ki ng N ew IP Address g ene ra te s th e “ A dd iti on al IP A ddr e ss S ett ing s ” scr ee n, wh er[...]

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    32 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 33 Chapter 4 Using Network Connections C onfiguring the Ethernet Connection Cl ic k Settings at th e bo tt om -ri ght of th e Et he rne t P r ope rti es sc re en to ge ne rat e th e “ Co nf ig ur e E the rn et ” sc re en . General T h e t o p p ar t o f t h e C o nf i g u r e E t h e rn e t s cr e en d [...]

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    32 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 33 Chapter 4 Using Network Connections MT U MT U (M a xim um T ran sm iss io n U nit ) sp eci fi es th e la rg est pac k et siz e pe r - mi tt ed for In te rn et tr ans mi ss ion . “ A ut om ati c” set s t he MT U at 15 00. Oth er ch oic - es inc l ude “ A u to ma tic by DHC P , ” wh ic h se ts t he[...]

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    34 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 35 Chapter 4 Using Network Connections Broadband Ethernet Connection A Br o ad ba nd Et he r ne t c on ne ct io n co nn ec ts th e R ou t er to th e I nt er ne t u si n g an E th er ne t c ab le . Cl ic k Br oa db a nd Co n ne ct io n ( E th e rne t) fr o m t he N e tw o rk C on ne ct io n s s cr e en t o g[...]

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    34 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 35 Chapter 4 Using Network Connections C onfiguring the Broadband Ethernet Connection C l i c k S et t i n g s a t t h e b o t t o m - ri gh t o f t h e B r o a d b a n d C o n n e c t i o n ( E t h e rn e t ) P r o p e r t i e s w i n d o w t o g e n e r a t e t h e “ C o n f i g u r e B r o a d b a n d [...]

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    36 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 37 Chapter 4 Using Network Connections MT U MT U (M a xim um T ran sm iss io n U nit ) sp eci fi es th e la rg est pac k et siz e pe r - mi tt ed for In te rn et tr ans mi ssi on . “ A u to ma ti c, se ts th e MT U at 15 00 . Oth er ch oic - es inc l ude “ A u to ma tic by DHC P , ” wh ic h se ts t he[...]

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    36 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 37 Chapter 4 Using Network Connections IP Address Distribution Th e “ I P A dd re ss Di stri bu ti on ” se cti on of th e Co nf ig ur e Br o adb an d Co nn ect io n ( E th er net ) sc re en is u sed to c on fig ur e t he R ou te r’ s Dy nam ic Ho st Co nfi gu rat io n P r ot oc ol ( DH CP ) serv e r p[...]

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    38 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 39 Chapter 4 Using Network Connections Routing Th e R ou te r ca n be co nf ig ur ed t o us e st ati c or dy na mic ro ut ing . Dyn am ic r ou t- in g au t om ati ca lly adj us ts h ow pac k et s tra v el on th e ne tw or k, wh il e st ati c r ou tin g sp eci fi es a fi x ed ro ut ing pa th t o ne igh bo ri[...]

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    38 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 39 Chapter 4 Using Network Connections W AN PPP oE/W AN PPPoE 2 W AN P oi nt -t o- P o int P ro to c ol o v er Et her net ( PP P o E ) r el ies on tw o wi del y a cc ep te d st an dar d s: P o int -t o- P oin t P r ot oc ol and Et he rne t. PP P oE en abl es Et her net net - w ork ed c om pu te rs to ex c h[...]

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    40 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 41 Chapter 4 Using Network Connections C onfiguring the W AN PPPoE Connection Cl ic k Settings in th e W AN P PP oE P r op erti es scr ee n t o ge ne rat e th e “ Co nf igu r e W AN P PP oE” scr ee n. General Th e t op pa rt of th e Co nf ig ur e W AN P PP oE sc r een dis pl a ys ge ne ral co mm un ica [...]

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    40 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 41 Chapter 4 Using Network Connections Ne tw or k Se lec t th e type of c onn ect io n be in g c onf ig ur ed fr o m th e dr o p-d o wn li st ( B roadband Connection , N etwork (Home/Offic e) , or DMZ ). C on nect io n T ype Di sp la ys the type of c onn ec tio n. S inc e t hi s is PP P o E co nn ect io n, [...]

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    42 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 43 Chapter 4 Using Network Connections L ogi n U se r N ame En t er t he u se r na me ( pr o vid ed b y th e IS P ) in thi s t ex t bo x. L ogi n P a ssw o rd En te r t he p ass w or d (p r ovi de d b y th e IS P ) i n th is t ex t bo x. Su ppo rt Un en cryp te d P a ssw o rd (P AP) P ass wo r d A u the nt [...]

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    42 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 43 Chapter 4 Using Network Connections Internet Protocol Se lec t on e o f the fol lo win g I nt ern et P r ot oc ol o pti on s fr om th e “I nt ern et P r ot oc ol ” dr op -d o wn li st: Ob ta in a n IP A ddr es s A ut om at ica ll y Th i s o p t io n i s s e l ec t e d b y d e f a ul t . C h a n ge o [...]

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    44 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual • N APT - Se le ct th is opt io n t o act iv at e N AP T (N etw o rk A dd re ss an d P ort T ra nsl at io n), whi ch r ef er s t o net w ork add r ess tran sl ati on in v ol vin g th e ma pp in g of port nu mbe rs and all ow s m ul tip le ma ch in es t o sh ar e a si ngl e IP ad dr es s. U se N A PT if th[...]

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    45 C onfiguring the Ro ute r ’ s S ec u rit y Th e B ro adb an d R ou te r’ s se curi ty s uit e in cl ud es c om pr eh en si v e an d r ob ust sec uri ty se rvic es : S tat e ful P ac k et I nsp ect io n, a f ir ew all , us er au th en tic ati on pr ot oc o ls, and pa ss wo r d pr o te cti on m ec han is ms . The se fe at ur es all ow use rs t[...]

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    46 Action tec Broadband Router User Manual 47 Chapter 5 Configuring the Router’ s Security Th is c hap te r c o ve rs the se sec uri ty fe at ur es : • General - se le ct th e s ecu rity lev el fo r th e fi re wa ll. • A ccess Control - r es tric t ac c es s fr om the loc al net wo rk t o t he I nt er net . • P ort Forwarding - en ab le ac [...]

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    46 Action tec Broadband Router User Manual 47 Chapter 5 Configuring the Router’ s Security General Th e “ Ge ner al” sc re en is use d t o c onf ig ur e th e R ou t er’ s ba si c se cur ity s ett in gs. Th e fi r ewa ll r eg ul at es t he fl o w of dat a be tw ee n th e lo cal net wo rk an d th e I nt er net . Bo th in co mi ng and out go i[...]

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    48 Action tec Broadband Router User Manual 49 Chapter 5 Configuring the Router’ s Security N o t e th at i s i t i s t h e o ri gi n o f t h e r e q u e st , n o t s u b se q u e n t r e s po n s e s t o t h is r eq ue s t , w hi ch d et er m i n es w h e t he r a se ss i o n c a n be e s t a b li s h e d o r no t. Th e R ou te r f eat ur es thr [...]

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    48 Action tec Broadband Router User Manual 49 Chapter 5 Configuring the Router’ s Security 2. C hec k th e “B lo ck IP F ragm en ts ” bo x to pr ot ec t th e lo cal net w ork fr om a c om - mo n type of ha ck e r at tac k t hat use s fr agm en te d da ta p ac ke ts t o sa bot ag e th e ne tw or k. N o te tha t VP N o ve r I PS e c an d so me [...]

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    50 Action tec Broadband Router User Manual 51 Chapter 5 Configuring the Router’ s Security Allow or Restrict Ser vices T o vie w an d al lo w/ re st rict the se servi ce s: 1. Se lec t A ccess Control fr o m th e le ft si de of an y Sec uri ty sc re en . The “ A c ce ss C on tr ol” scr e en ap pea rs . ☞ N ote: The “ All o we d” se c[...]

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    50 Action tec Broadband Router User Manual 51 Chapter 5 Configuring the Router’ s Security 3. I f thi s ac c es s c on tr ol ru le app li es t o a ll ne tw or k ed d evic es , se lec t “ An y” fr om th e “N etw or k ed C om pu te r/ Devi ce ” li st bo x. I f thi s ru le ap pl ies to ce rta in de vic es onl y , se lec t “S pec if y A ddr[...]

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    52 Action tec Broadband Router User Manual 53 Chapter 5 Configuring the Router’ s Security P or t Forwarding I n it s de fa ul t st at e, th e R ou te r bl oc ks al l ex te rn al u se rs f ro m c on ne cti ng t o o r c om mu nic at ing with th e net w ork , ma kin g it sa fe f ro m h ack ers who ma y try t o in tru de on the net w ork and dam ag [...]

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    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 pr o to co l t o be pr o vide d fr o m th e “P r ot oc ol ” dr o p-d o wn li st . T o se e al l op tio ns , se lec t All Ser v ices . 5. Se lec t a W AN c on nec tio n type fr om th e “ W AN C onn ect io n T y pe ” dr o [...]

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    54 Action tec Broadband Router User Manual 55 Chapter 5 Configuring the Router’ s Security DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) Host Th e DM Z ho st fe at ur e al lo ws one devi c e on the net wo rk t o op era te out si de th e fi r ewa ll . Des ign at e a D MZ h ost : • T o us e an In te rne t se rvic e, su ch as an onl in e gam e o r vid eo- c on fe re n[...]

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    54 Action tec Broadband Router User Manual 55 Chapter 5 Configuring the Router’ s Security P or t T riggering P ort tri gge ri ng c an be us ed f or d yn am ic po rt f orw ar di ng c on fi gu rati on . B y set ti ng po rt tri gg eri ng ru le s, in bou nd tra ff ic i s al lo we d t o arr iv e a t a sp ec ifi c ne tw or k ho st us in g po rts d iff[...]

  • Page 59

    56 Action tec Broadband Router User Manual 57 Chapter 5 Configuring the Router’ s Security 3. Cl ic k A dd . A n “E dit Se r vic e ” sc re en app ear s. 4. Sp eci fy the port trig ge rin g en trie s b y cl ic ki ng N ew T r igger P or ts and Ne w Opened P or ts and ent e rin g th e pr ot o co l an d pr o to co l n um ber in t he s uc- c eed i[...]

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    56 Action tec Broadband Router User Manual 57 Chapter 5 Configuring the Router’ s Security T elnet T eln et is use d t o cr ea t e a c om man d- li ne s ess io n an d ga in a cc es s t o al l sy st em set - ti ngs and par ame te rs usi ng a te xt -b ase d t erm in al. Sel ect the T el ne t po rt to be u sed b y cl ic ki ng i n th e ap pr o pri at[...]

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    58 Action tec Broadband Router User Manual 59 Chapter 5 Configuring the Router’ s Security W ebsite Block ing Th e R ou te r ca n be co nf ig ur ed t o bl oc k spe ci fic we bsi t es, pr ev en ti ng ac c es s t o th em fr o m c om put e rs on the loc al ne tw or k. R es tri cti on s ca n al so be ap pl ied to a co m- pr e he nsi v e, aut o mat ic[...]

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    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 k i ng n ee d s t o b e ac ti v e a l l t h e ti m e, s el e ct A l wa ys f r o m t h e “W h e n s ho u ld t h is r ul e oc c u r? ” d r op - d o wn li s t . I f t he r ul e wi ll o n ly b e a c ti v e a t c er ta i n t im e s,[...]

  • Page 63

    60 Action tec Broadband Router User Manual 61 Chapter 5 Configuring the Router’ s Security Static NA T ☞ N ote: A bl oc k of st ati c IP add re ss es mu st be pu r ch ase d fr o m th e IS P t o c onf ig ur e th is fea tu re . Th is op ti on a llo w s mu lt ipl e st at ic N A T IP a ddr e sse s t o be des ign at ed t o de vic es on th e ne tw[...]

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    60 Action tec Broadband Router User Manual 61 Chapter 5 Configuring the Router’ s Security 6. S el e ct t he p r o t oc o l th a t n e ed s t o be a c c es s ib l e fr om t he p u bl i c I P ad d r e ss b y c li c k in g i n t h e c he c k b o x n e x t t o “ En a b le P o rt F o rw ar di n g f o r St a ti c N A T , ” t h en s el e ct in g a [...]

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    62 Action tec Broadband Router User Manual 63 Chapter 5 Configuring the Router’ s Security Inbound Pack ets - Input Rule Sets • I nit ia l rul es • Al l ru les de fin ed fo r t he n etw o rk de vic e o n whi ch the pac k et is • Lo ca l se rve rs rul es fr o m th e lo cal serv e r ta b in the sec uri ty sc r een • R ul es to ac c ep t all[...]

  • Page 66

    62 Action tec Broadband Router User Manual 63 Chapter 5 Configuring the Router’ s Security T o c on fig ur e a dv anc ed fi lt eri ng ru le s, cl ic k A dd ne xt t o th e ru le ti tle . Th e “ A dd A d van c ed F ilt e r” sc re en ap pe ars . T o ad d an adv an ce d fi lt eri ng rul e, d efi ne the fol lo win g ru le p ara met e rs: Matching [...]

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    64 Action tec Broadband Router User Manual 65 Chapter 5 Configuring the Router’ s Security • A ccept - Al lo w ac c es s t o pa ck et s th at ma t ch th e so ur c e an d de sti na tio n I P ad dr es se s an d pr o to co l po rts de fi ned in u ppe r s ect ion of the scr ee n. The da ta tra ns fe r se ss ion will be ha nd led usi ng St at ef ul [...]

  • Page 68

    64 Action tec Broadband Router User Manual 65 Chapter 5 Configuring the Router’ s Security Time Th e ti me (b as ed o n th e R ou te r’ s da te an d ti me se tti ngs ) th e ev e nt oc cu rr ed. Ev ent Th er e a re fi v e ki nds of ev ent s li st ed in t he s yst e m lo g: • Inbound T r affic - a re su lt of an in c omi ng pac k et • Outboun[...]

  • Page 69

    66 Action tec Broadband Router User Manual 67 Chapter 5 Configuring the Router’ s Security • ICMP replay - an ICM P (I nt e rne t Co nt ro l M e ssa ge Pr o to co l) r ep la y me ss ag e ha s be en bl oc k ed. • ICMP redirect protection - an IC MP r ed ir ec te d me ssa ge has bee n bl oc k ed. • P ack et invalid in connection - an in va li[...]

  • Page 70

    66 Action tec Broadband Router User Manual 67 Chapter 5 Configuring the Router’ s Security • PPTP connection - a p ac ke t in qu iri ng wh eth er the Ro ut er is r ea dy to r ec ei v e a P PTP co nn ect ion ha s bee n ac c ep te d. • A UTH:113 request - an out bou nd pa ck e t fo r A UTH pr ot oc ol has bee n ac c ep te d (f or ma xi mu m se [...]

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    68 Action tec Broadband Router User Manual 69 Chapter 5 Configuring the Router’ s Security • F rag mented packet, packet too big - a pa ck et ha s bee n b loc k ed be cau se , af te r d ef ragm en tat io n, th e pa ck et was to o bi g. • F rag mented packet, packet exc ee ds - a p ack et ha s be en blo ck ed bec au se, af te r d ef ragm en ta[...]

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    68 Action tec Broadband Router User Manual 69 Chapter 5 Configuring the Router’ s Security • FTP por t request to 3rd par t y is forbidden (P ossible bounce attack) - a pa ck e t ha s bee n b loc k ed . • Fir ewall Rules were changed - th e fi r ewa ll rul e s et ha s be en mod ifi ed . • U ser authentication - a m es sag e ar riv e d du ri[...]

  • Page 73

    70 Action tec Broadband Router User Manual 3. Se lec t th e type of bl oc ke d ev e nts to be li st ed in t he l og: • All Blocked Connection A ttempts - act iv at ing thi s c hec k b o x ge ne rat es lo g me ss age s f or al l bl oc ke d ev e nts . • Other Blocked E vents - i f “ Al l B lo ck ed Co n ne ct io n A tt em pt s ” i s u n- c he[...]

  • Page 74

    71 U sing P aren tal C o ntro ls Th e ab un da nc e of ha rmf ul i nf orm ati on on t he I nt e rne t pos es a se rio us c ha lle ng e fo r e mpl o y ers an d pa re nt s al ik e - “H ow can I r egu la te wh at m y em pl o ye e/ ch ild d oes on t he I nt er net ?” The Br oa dba nd R ou te r’ s P a re nt al C ont ro ls all ow s u ser s t o r eg[...]

  • Page 75

    72 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 73 Chapter 6 Parental C ontrols 5. Th e S urf Co nt ro l su bs cri pti on sit e wi ll th en be di sp la y ed in a ne w br o ws er win do w . F ol lo w th e in st ruct io ns on the we bsi te an d su bsc rib e or en ro ll f or a fr ee tria l. A v e rif ica ti on E- ma il wi ll be se nt. Cli ck on th e li nk i[...]

  • Page 76

    72 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 73 Chapter 6 Parental C ontrols 2. Cl ic k Filtering P olicy fr o m th e li st o n th e le ft si de of th e sc re en . Th e “F il te rin g P oli cy ” sc re en ap pea rs . 3. Cl ic k A dd a P olicy t o ge ne rat e a not he r “F ilt e rin g P oli cy ” scr ee n. 4. En te r a na me fo r t he n ew p oli [...]

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    74 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 75 Chapter 6 Parental C ontrols 5. En te r a de sc rip tio n of th e ne w po li cy i n th e “De sc rip tio n ” te xt bo x. 6. Se lec t th e c on te nt fil te rin g c hec k bo x es tha t r ep re se nt c on te nt t o be bl oc k ed i n th e “B loc k ed Cat eg or ies ” se cti on . 7. Cl ic k Apply t o s[...]

  • Page 78

    74 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 75 Chapter 6 Parental C ontrols LAN Filter ing Policy T o se l e ct a d ef au l t f i lt e ri n g p ol i c y f o r t he lo c a l n et w o rk , s e le c t t h e po l i c y n am e f r om t h e “ De f a u l t P o li c y ” d r o p - d o wn l i s t , l oc a t e d i n t he F i l t e ri n g P ol i c y s c r ee[...]

  • Page 79

    76 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 77 Chapter 6 Parental C ontrols Adv anced Options Th e “ A d van ce d Op tio ns ” sc r een co nt ai ns f eat ur es pr o vid ing add it ion al W eb fil te r - in g se cu rity . Pro vider Consulting F ailure T o de ci de w het he r t o all o w or blo ck a spe ci fic we bsi t e, th e fi lt er se r vic e p [...]

  • Page 80

    76 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 77 Chapter 6 Parental C ontrols Statistics Th e R ou te r’ s M eg aC on tr ol P an el m oni t or s c ont e nt f ilt e rin g st ati st ics . St ati st ics in cl ud e a r ec o rd of: • A c c ess att e mpt s • A c c ess ed UR L s • Bl oc k ed U RL s • UR L s t hat we r e ac c ess ed fr o m ca ch e T [...]

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    78 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual This page lef t intentionally blank.[...]

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    79 U sing A dv anc ed Settings Th e A dv an ce d se tti ngs of the Br oa dba nd R ou te r’ s M eg aC on tr ol P an el i s in te nd ed pr ima ril y f or m or e ad va nc ed use rs . So me ch an ge s t o set ti ngs with in th is se cti on c ou ld a dv e rse ly aff ect the op era tio n o f the Ro ut er and th e loc al net wo rk , and sh ou ld b e ma [...]

  • Page 83

    80 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 81 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed Settings IP A ddress Distr ibution - ma nag e th e IP add r ess es of de vic es o n th e ne tw or k Diagnost ics - pe rf orm dia gno st ic t es ts o n th e R ou te r R estore Defaults - re se t th e R ou te r t o it s de fa ult set ti ngs R eb oot Rou ter - r ebo ot th e R ou te[...]

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    80 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 81 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed Settings F irmware Upgrade Th e R ou te r o ffe rs a bu il t-i n me ch an is m fo r up grad in g it s fi rm wa r e wit hou t lo s- in g cu st om co nf ig ura tio ns and set tin gs. The r e ar e t wo met hod s f or up grad ing th e fi rm w ar e: • U pg rading from a local compu[...]

  • Page 85

    82 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 83 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed Settings 2. I n th e “U pgrad e F r om a C om pu te r in the N etw o rk ” se cti on , cl ick Upgrade N ow . Th e “U pgrad e F r om a C om pu te r in the N etw o rk ” sc re en app ear s. 3. En te r t he p ath of the sof tw ar e im ag e fi le , or pr e ss t he “B r o ws [...]

  • Page 86

    82 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 83 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed Settings Automatic Check Disabled I f “ A u to ma tic al ly C he ck Di sab le d” is sel ect ed , th e R ou te r wil l no t au to ma ti cal ly c hec k f or fi rm wa r e up grad es . Manual C hecking and Upgrading T o ma nu all y u pgra de t he R o ut er ’ s fi rm wa r e: 1.[...]

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    84 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 85 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed Settings C onfiguration File U se t he R ou t er ’ s Co nf ig ura tio n F ile fea tu re to view , sa v e, an d lo ad c on fi gur ati on fi le s, whi ch ar e us ed t o ba ck up a nd r es t or e th e R ou te r’ s cu rr en t co nf ig ura tio n: T o d o th is: 1. Cl ic k Configu[...]

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    84 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 85 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed Settings Sy stem Settings Cl ic ki ng S ystem S ettings in th e A dv anc e d sc re en ge ne rat es the “S y st em Se tti ngs ” sc r een , wh er e va rio us sy st em and man ag em en t pa ram et er s ca n be c on fig ur ed .[...]

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    86 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 87 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed Settings Sy stem U se t he “ S yst e m ” sect io n of th is s cr ee n t o c onf ig ur e th e f oll o wing tw o op ti on Broadband Router ’ s Hostname Sp eci fy the Ro ut er ’ s h ost nam e b y en te ri ng i t in to the thi s t ex t bo x. Th e ho st na me is als o th e R [...]

  • Page 90

    86 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 87 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed Settings Management Application Ports Th is se cti on al lo ws the fol lo win g ma na ge me nt a pp lic at ion port s t o ha v e t he ir de fa ul t po rt nu mb er s to be c ha nge d: • P ri mary/ se co nd ary HTT P po rts • P ri mary/ se co nd ary HTT PS po rts • P ri mary[...]

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    88 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 89 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed Settings Security Logging U se t his sec tio n t o c on fi gur e th e fo ll owi ng se cu rity lo g op tio ns . Enable Logging Cl ic k in thi s c hec k b o 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 b o x t o act iv at e l o[...]

  • Page 92

    88 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 89 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed Settings Port En te r t he p ort n um ber of the E-m ai l se rve r i n th is t ex t bo x. Ser ver Requires Authentication I f t h e E - ma il s e rv e r r e q ui r es a u t h e n ti c a t io n , c l i c k i n th i s c h e c k b o x , t h e n en t er a u se r n a me an d p a s s [...]

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    90 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 91 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed Settings Date and T ime T o c on fig ur e d at e, ti me, and da yl igh t sa vin gs ti me s ett in gs pe rf orm the fol lo win g: 1. Cl ic k Date and Time in the A d va nc ed sc re en . Th e “Da te and T ime ” scr ee n ap pe ars . 2. Se lec t th e lo ca l tim e z on e fr o m [...]

  • Page 94

    90 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 91 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed Settings T o pe rfo rm an aut o mat ic ti me up da te : 1. Cl ic k in the “En ab led ” ch ec k bo x in th e “ A ut om ati c T im e U p dat e ” se cti on . 2. Se lec t th e pr o to co l t o be use d t o pe rfo rm t he ti me u pda t e by sel ect in g ei th er th e “T ime[...]

  • Page 95

    92 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 93 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed Settings 3. Cl ic k A dd . The “ Se t R ul e Sc he du le ” sc re en app ea rs. 4. En te r a na me fo r t he ru le in the “ R ul e N a me ” t ex t bo x . 5. Sp eci fy if th e rul e wil l be acti v e o r in act iv e duri ng the des ign at ed tim e pe riod b y cl ic ki ng t[...]

  • Page 96

    92 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 93 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed Settings 8. I f app li ca ble , cl ic k N ew H ours Range Entr y t o de fi ne a n act iv e/i na cti v e ho url y ra nge . Th e “E dit H our Ran ge ” scr ee n ap pe ar s. En t er a st art an d en d ti me in the ap pr o pri at e t ex t bo x es . 9. Cl ic k Apply . ☞ N ote[...]

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    94 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 95 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed Settings W h en a ddi ng a ro ut in g rul e, th e fo ll owi ng pa ram et er s m ust be s pec ifi ed : • R ule N ame - Sel ec t th e type o f net wo rk fr o m th e dr o p-d o wn li st . • Destination - Th e de sti na tio n i s th e de sti na tio n h ost , su bn et a ddr e ss,[...]

  • Page 98

    94 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 95 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed Settings Domain Routing Do ma in r ou ti ng is use d in mul ti -r ou te r l oca l ne tw or k c onf ig ura tio ns . N o rma lly , t o ac c ess s a de vic e c on nec te d t o on e r ou te r fr o m an ot her ro ut e r on the net wo rk , it s IP add re ss mu st be use d. A ct i vat [...]

  • Page 99

    96 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 97 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed Settings T o vie w a s umm ary o f the se r vic es cur re nt ly be in g pr o vid ed b y t he D HCP se rv er , cli ck IP Address Distr ibution in t he A dv an ce d sc r een . Th e “ IP A ddr e ss Di stri bu ti on ” sc re en app ear s. Editing DHCP Ser ver S ettings T o ed it [...]

  • Page 100

    96 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 97 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed Settings 3. C om ple te the fol lo win g fi el ds: • S ta rt I P A d dr es s R a ng e, E nd IP A dd re s s R an ge - d et erm i ne s t he nu m be r o f ho st s co n ne ct ed t o t he ne tw o rk in th is su b ne t. “S ta rt ” sp ec if ie s t he fi r st IP ad d re s s a ss i[...]

  • Page 101

    98 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 99 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed Settings T o de fi ne a ne w c on ne cti on wit h a fi x ed IP a ddr e ss: 1. Cl ic k N ew Static Connection in t he D HCP Co nn ect ion s sc r een . Th e “ DH CP C on nec tio n Se tti ng s” sc re en ap pea rs . 2. En te r a ho st na me fo r t his co nn ect io n. 3. En te r [...]

  • Page 102

    98 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 99 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed Settings Diagnostics Th e Di ag nos ti cs sc ree n ca n as si st i n te sti ng ne tw ork con ne ct ivi ty . T hi s fe at ure pi ng s ( I CMP ech o) an IP add re ss a nd d isp la ys t he r esu lt s, s uch as t he n umb er of pa ck ets tra ns mi tte d an d re ce ive d, ro un d tr [...]

  • Page 103

    100 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 101 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed Settings Restoring D efault Settings I f the Ro ut e r’ s f act ory de fa ul t set ti ngs nee d t o be r es t or ed (t o b uil d a ne w ne tw or k fr o m th e be ginn in g, fo r e xam pl e) , use the fo llo win g p ro ce du re : 1. Cl ic k R estore Defaults in the A d va nc [...]

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    100 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 101 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed Settings MA C Cloning A M A C (M edi a A c ce ss Co nt ro l) add r ess is a uni qu e he xa de cim al c od e th at i de nti fi es a d evic e o n a n etw or k. Al l ne tw ork ab le de vic es ha v e a MA C ad dr es s. W he n r ep la c- in g an ot he r ne tw ork devi ce with the R[...]

  • Page 105

    102 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 103 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed Settings Users T o ma na ge i ndi vi dua l u ser s: 1. Cl ic k U sers in th e A dv anc e d sc re en , whi ch ge ner at es th e “U se rs ” sc re en . 2. Cl ic k N ew U ser , whi ch ge ne rat es the “ U se r Se tt ing s ” scr ee n. W h en a ddi ng a use r , sp eci fy th [...]

  • Page 106

    102 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 103 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed Settings • E-mail N otificat ion - E- ma il n oti fi cat io n ca n be us ed t o r ec ei v e in dic at io ns of sy st em ev en ts f or a p re de fin ed sev er ity c la ssi fi ca tio n. Th e a va ila bl e type s of ev en ts ar e “S y st em ” or “ Se cur ity” ev en ts .[...]

  • Page 107

    104 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 105 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed Settings Remote Administra tion Th e R ou te r’ s R em ot e A dm ini str ati on cap ab il iti es ar e c o v er ed in det ai l in th e “ Sec uri ty” c hap te r o f thi s ma nu al . Dynamic DNS Dy na mic DNS (Do ma in N am e Se rve r) a d yn ami c IP add r ess to be al ia [...]

  • Page 108

    104 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 105 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed Settings Setting up D ynamic DNS T o se t up Dyn ami c DN S o n th e R ou te r , cl ic k Dynamic DNS in t he A dv an ce d sc r een . Th e “Dy na mi c DNS ” sc re en ap pe ars . C on fig ur e t he f oll o wing par ame te rs : Connection T o Update Se lec t th e c on nec tio[...]

  • Page 109

    106 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 107 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed Settings Host Name En te r t he f ull Dyn am ic D NS d om ain in t his te xt bo x. Wildcar d Se lec t th e “W il dc ar d” ch eck bo x t o ha v e a n y UR L th at i nc lu des the do ma in n ame (h er e. y ou rho st .d ynd ns .o rg, fo r e xam pl e) t o c on ne ct. Mail E xc[...]

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    106 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 107 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed Settings Th e DN S se rve r d oes no t re qu ir e c on fi gur ati on . H o wev e r , th e li st of c omp ut e rs kn o wn b y th e DNS ca n be vi ew ed, the hos t n ame or I P ad dr es s of a c om put e r on th e li st can be c han ge d, or a ne w c omp ut e r ca n be ad ded to[...]

  • Page 111

    108 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 109 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed Settings 2. I f the hos t wa s ma n ual ly ad de d to the DNS T abl e, its hos t na me an d/ or IP ad dr es s ca n be mod ifi ed . Oth erwi se , on ly m odi fy its hos t na me . 3. Cl ic k Apply t o sa v e t he c ha ng es. T o r em ov e a ho st fr om the DNS ta bl e: Cl ic k t[...]

  • Page 112

    108 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 109 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed Settings 2. Cl ic k A dd . The “ Ed it N e tw ork Obje ct ” sc re en app ea rs. 3. Sp eci fy a nam e f or th e ne tw or k ob jec t in th e “D esc rip tio n ” te xt bo x . 4. Cl ic k A dd . The “ Ed it I t em ” sc re en app ea rs. 5. Se l ect th e type of ne tw o rk[...]

  • Page 113

    110 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 111 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed Settings 2. Cl ic k in the “ All o w Ot her N etw o rk U se rs t o Co nt ro l B ro adb an d R ou te r’ s N et w ork Fe at ur es ” c hec k bo x t o en ab le U P n P and all o w UP n P se rvic es to be de fi ne d on an y o f the net wo rk ho st s. 3. Cl ic k in the “En a[...]

  • Page 114

    110 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 111 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed Settings Prot ocols P r ot oc ol s fe at ur es a lis t o f pr es et a nd u ser -d efi ne d ap pl ica ti on s an d c omm on port se tti ng s. P r ot oc ol s ca n be use d in vari ou s se cur ity f ea tur e s, s uc h as A c c ess Co ntr o l an d P ort F orw ar di ng. N e w pr ot[...]

  • Page 115

    112 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 3. N ame the servi ce in t he “ Se r vic e N am e” te xt bo x an d, if nee de d, e nt er a de sc rip tio n o f the servi ce in t he “ Se r vic e D esc rip ti on ” te x t bo x , the n c li ck Add Ser v ice P or ts . Th e “E dit Servi ce Serv e r P orts ” sc r een ap pea rs . 4. Se lec t a p ro t[...]

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    113 M on i t or i n g th e R ou t e r Th e B ro adb an d R ou te r’ s S ys te m M o nit o ring sc re en s di spl a y im po rtan t sy st em in fo rma ti on , inc lu di ng : • Ba si c R out e r se tti ngs • S ys te m l og • K ey ne tw ork devi c e pa ram et er s • N et w ork traf fi c st ati st ics Router Status Cl ic k System Mo nitor ing [...]

  • Page 117

    114 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 115 Chapter 8 Monitoring the Router Sy stem Log Cl ic k System Mo nitor ing in a n y of th e M on it or ing scr e ens to dis pl ay th e “ A d va nc ed S ta tus ” scr ee n, the n c lic k S ys t e m L o gg in g t o ge ne rat e t he s cr ee n sh o wn be lo w . Th e S y st em L o g d i sp l a y s a l i st [...]

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    114 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 115 Chapter 8 Monitoring the Router Monitoring Connections 1. Cl ic k System Mo nitor ing in a n y of th e M on it or ing scr e ens to dis pl ay th e “ A d va nc ed S ta tus ” scr ee n, the n c lic k F ull System/S ystem-wide Monit or ing of Connections to ge ner at e th e sc r een sho wn bel ow , whi [...]

  • Page 119

    116 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual T raffic Monitoring Th e R ou te r c on st ant ly mon it or s tr aff ic with in th e lo cal net w ork and bet we en t he lo ca l net w ork and the In te rn et. T o vi ew u p-t o -th e- sec o nd s ta tis tic al inf or mat io n ab ou t da ta r ec e iv ed fr om and tran sm it te d to the In te rn et, and abo [...]

  • Page 120

    117 T roubleshooting Th is c hap te r c on ta ins a li st o f pr ob le ms th at ma y be en c ou nt er ed wh ile us ing the B ro adb an d R ou te r , an d t ec hni qu es t o try an d o v er c om e th e pr ob le m. N ot e th at th es e te ch ni qu es m a y no t so lv e th e pr o bl em (o r pr o bl em s). Acc essing the Router if Locked Out I f the Ro[...]

  • Page 121

    118 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 119 Chapter 9 T roubleshooting LAN Connection F ailure • E ns ur e th e R ou t er i s pr o per ly ins ta lle d, th e LA N c onn ect io ns ar e c o rre ct, an d th e po w er is o n. • C o nfi rm t he c om pu te r a nd R ou t er ar e o n th e sa me net wo rk s egm ent . I f un su re , le t th e c om put [...]

  • Page 122

    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 - Se l ec t S t a rt , R un , a nd typ e “w in i pc fg . ” P r es s En t e r . W he n th e “ W in i pc fg ” win d o w a pp e ar s , e n s ur e y o u r n e tw or k de vi c e is s el e [...]

  • Page 123

    120 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual What is the default user name for the Router? Th e de fa ul t us er na me fo r th e r ou te r i s “ ad min ” and the de fau lt pas sw or d i s “ pa ss wo r d” (a ll l ow er ca se, no q uot at io n ma rks ). W he n l oggi ng in to the R out e r th e fi rs t ti me ( or af te r r es to rin g th e R ou[...]

  • Page 124

    121 Qualit y of Ser vice N et w ork -b ase d ap pl ic ati on s an d tra ff ic a re gro wi ng a t a hi gh ra te , pr o duc in g an ev e r -in cr ea si ng de ma nd fo r ba nd wid th an d ne tw or k ca pac ity . F or ob viou s r ea so ns, ba nd wid th an d ca pa city can no t be e xpa nd ed in fi nit el y , re qu irin g th at ban dwi dt h- de ma nd in[...]

  • Page 125

    122 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 123 Appendix A Quality of Ser vice Th e ma tc hi ng of pa ck e ts b y ru le s is c on nec tio n- ba sed , kn own as S tat e ful P ac k et I nsp ect io n ( S PI ), us in g th e R ou te r’ s fi re wa ll m ec han is m. On c e a pa ck e t ma tc he s a ru le, all sub se qu ent pac k et s wit h th e sa me at t[...]

  • Page 126

    122 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 123 Appendix A Quality of Ser vice Setting Priority Rules T o se t pri ori ty ru le s: 1. Cl ic k Quality of S er v ice in th e A dv anc e d sc re en . The “ T ra ffi c P rio rity ” sc re en ap pe ars . Th is sc re en is d ivi ded in to tw o id en tic al sec tio ns , on e fo r “ Q o S in pu t ru les [...]

  • Page 127

    124 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 125 Appendix A Quality of Ser vice 2. A f t e r c h oo si n g t h e tr a f fi c d i r e c ti o n a n d t he d ev ic e o n wh i c h t o s e t t h e ru l e , c li ck A dd in t h e a p p r o p ri a t e r o w . T h e “ A d d T ra f f ic P ri o r i ty R u le ” s c r e e n ap pe a r s . Se t th e fo llo wing[...]

  • Page 128

    124 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 125 Appendix A Quality of Ser vice Set Prior ity - A ct i vat e t his ch ec k bo x to ad d a p rio rity t o th e rul e. The scr ee n wil l r ef re sh , all o wing a se lec tio n be tw ee n on e of ei ght pri or ity l ev els , z er o be in g th e lo w es t an d se ve n th e h ighe st (ea ch prio ri ty lev e[...]

  • Page 129

    126 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 127 Appendix A Quality of Ser vice Device T raffic Shaping Th is se cti on de sc rib es t he d iff er e nt T raf fi c Sh ap ing scr e ens an d te rm s, an d pr e se nts th e fe at ur e ’ s c on fi gu rati on logi c. 1. Cl ic k Quality of S er v ice in the A d va nc ed sc re en , th en c li ck T raffic Sh[...]

  • Page 130

    126 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 127 Appendix A Quality of Ser vice C on fig ur e t he f oll o wing par ame te rs : Tx Bandwidth - Tx ba nd wid th l imi ts the Ro ut er ’ s b and wid th tran sm iss io n ra te . Th e pu rpo se i s t o li mit the ban d widt h of th e W AN d evic e t o th at of th e w eak - es t ou tb oun d li nk .. Th is [...]

  • Page 131

    128 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 129 Appendix A Quality of Ser vice T o de fi ne a sh ap in g cl as s: 1. Cl ic k A dd in t he “Tx T raf fic Sha pi ng ” se cti on o f th e Ed it D evic e T ra ff ic Sh ap ing scr e en . The “ A dd S hap in g Cl as s ” scr ee n a ppe ar s. 2. N ame the new cl ass and cl ic k Apply . 3. Cl ic k th e [...]

  • Page 132

    128 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 129 Appendix A Quality of Ser vice P olic y Th e cl as s po li cy d et erm in es t he p oli cy of r ou tin g pa ck e ts i nsi de the cla ss . Se lec t on e o f fou r o pti on s: • Prior it y - P rio ri ty qu eu in g ut ili ze s m ult ip le q ue ue s, so tha t tra ff ic is dis tri b- ut ed am ong qu eu es[...]

  • Page 133

    130 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 131 Appendix A Quality of Ser vice T o ad d a ne w o utb oun d/ in bou nd cl as s ru le, cli ck Add in th e Ed it Cl as s sc re en . Th e “ A dd T raf fic Pr ior ity R ule ” sc r een app ea rs. Source A ddress - T he s our c e ad dr es s o f th e pa ck e ts s en t to or r ec ei v ed f ro m t he ne tw o[...]

  • Page 134

    130 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 131 Appendix A Quality of Ser vice Set Prior ity - A cti v at e th is ch ec k bo x t o add a pri or ity t o th e ru le . The scr e en wil l r efr e sh, all o wing a se lec tio n o f one of ei ght pri ori ty lev els , ze r o be ing the lo w es t an d se ve n th e h ighe st (ea ch prio ri ty lev e l is map p[...]

  • Page 135

    132 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 133 Appendix A Quality of Ser vice F u rt h e r mo r e , t h e R ou t er c a n n o t c o n tr ol t h e b e h a vi o r o f t h e I SP , w h ic h m a y n o t ha v e p r o p e r Q o S h a n dl i n g. U n f or t u na t e l y , t h is i s a c o mm o n s i t u at i o n . L et ’ s l oo k a t a s c e n a r - i o[...]

  • Page 136

    132 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 133 Appendix A Quality of Ser vice 1. Cl ic k Qu al ity of Se rvic e at th e t op of th e H om e sc r een , t he n c lic k DSCP Setting s . Th e “ D SCP Set tin gs ” sc re en app ea rs. 2. T o e d it a n e x i s t in g e n t ry , c l ic k t he a p p r o p r ia t e ic o n in th e “ A c ti o n ” c o [...]

  • Page 137

    134 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 135 Appendix A Quality of Ser vice 802.1p Settings Th e IE EE 8 02. 1p pri ori ty ma rki ng me tho d is a st and ar d f or prio ri tiz in g net w ork tra ff ic a t th e da ta li nk /M ac su b- la y er . 80 2.1 p tra ff ic i s si mp ly c la ssi fi ed a nd se nt t o th e de st ina ti on , with no b and wi dt[...]

  • Page 138

    134 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 135 Appendix A Quality of Ser vice 2. Th e ei ght 802 .1 p va lu es a re pr e- pop ul at ed wit h th e th r ee p rio rity le ve ls : L o w , M e diu m, and Hi gh. Th ese lev e ls c an be ch an ged fo r ea ch of th e ei ght va lu es i n th ei r r esp ect iv e dr op -d own lis ts . 3. Cl ic k Apply t o sa v [...]

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  • Page 140

    137 Specifications General Model Number MI 40 8 (8- P ort B r oad ban d R ou te r) Standards IE EE 80 2.3 x IE EE 80 2. 3u IP IP ve rs io n 4 F irewall IC SA c ert if ied Speed LAN Ether net : 1 0/1 00 Mb ps a ut o- sen si ng Cabling T ype Ethernet 10BaseT : U TP/ STP Ca te go r y 3 o r 5 Ethernet100BaseTX : U TP/ STP Ca te go r y 5 LED Indicators [...]

  • Page 141

    138 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual En vironmental P ower E xt ern al , 5 V DC , 3A Certifications FC C P a rt 15 , UL - 60 95 9-1 Operating T emperature 0 º C to 40 º C (3 2 º F t o 10 4 º F) Stor age T emperature -2 0 º C t o 70 º C ( -4 º F t o 15 8 º F ) Operating Humidity 8% to 93% (no n- co nd en si ng) Stor age Humidit y 5% to[...]

  • Page 142

    139 Notic es Regulatory Complianc e Notices Class B Equipment Th is eq ui pm ent has bee n t es te d an d fo un d to co mp ly with the lim it s fo r a C las s B di git al de vic e, pu rs ua nt t o P art 1 5 of the FCC R ul es. The se li mi ts a re de sign ed to pr o vid e r ea so nab le pr ot ec tio n ag ai nst har mfu l in t erf er e nc e in a re [...]

  • Page 143

    140 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 140 2. Th is de vic e m ust ac ce pt an y in te rf er en ce re ce i ve d, in cl ud in g in te rfe r en ce tha t ma y cau se un wan te d o pera ti on . ☞ N ote : T o co mp ly w it h FC C RF ex pos ur e c o mpl ia nc e r eq uir e - me nt s, th e an te nn a us ed fo r th is tran sm itt e r mu st be ins ta l[...]

  • Page 144

    141 Li mi te d W arrant y Har dware : A cti on t ec Ele ctr o ni cs, In c., war ran ts t o t he e nd u se r (“ C u st om er” ) t hat th is ha r dw ar e p ro du ct wil l be fr ee f ro m d ef ect s in w ork ma ns hip and mat e ria ls, un de r no rm al u se a nd s ervic e , fo r tw el v e (1 2) mo nt hs f ro m t he d at e of pu rc ha se fr o m A c[...]

  • Page 145

    142 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual TH IS A CT ION TE C EL ECT R ONI CS P R ODU CT MA Y IN CL UD E OR B E BU ND LED WI TH T HIR D- P AR TY SOF TW ARE , THE USE OF WH ICH IS G O VER NE D BY A SE P ARA TE EN D-U SE R LIC EN SE A GR EEM ENT . TH IS A CT ION TE C EL ECT R ONI CS W ARR ANT Y DOE S NO T A PPL Y T O SUC H TH IRD - P AR TY S OFT W A[...]

  • Page 146

    142 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 143 Limited W arr anty NE ITH ER AS SUM ES NO R A UT HOR IZE S ANY OT HE R PE RSO N T O ASS UM E FO R IT AN Y O TH ER L IAB ILI TY IN CON NEC TIO N WIT H TH E SAL E, IN ST AL LA TI ON , MA INT EN A NCE OR U SE OF IT S PR OD UC TS. A C T I O N T E C E L E C T R O N I C S S H A L L N O T B E L I A B L E U N [...]

  • Page 147

    144 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual Gov er ning Law : Thi s Li mi te d W arr ant y sh all be go v e rne d by th e la w s of the Sta t e of Ca li fo rni a, U .S. A. , ex cl udi ng its co nf lic ts of la w s an d pri nc ip les , an d ex cl ud ing th e U nit e d N at io ns C on v en ti on on Co ntr act s fo r th e I nt er nat io nal Sal e o f G[...]