ActionTec GE344000-01 manual

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

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    i T able of C ont ents 1I nt ro duc tion 1 P ack age Contents 1 M inimum System Requir ements 1 Router F eatures 2 T echnical Suppor t 4 2C onnecting the Router 5 Ethernet Connection 5 USB Connection 6 3B asic Setup 7 Basic Setup 7 4A dvanc ed Setup 11 Acc essing Advanced Setup 11 W AN IP A ddress 12 Wireless Settings 15 Wireless MAC A uthenticatio[...]

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    ii Ac tion tec Wir eless-Ready DSL Gatewa y User Manual AS pecifications 39 G eneral 39 Wireless Operating Range 40 Envir onmental 40 BC onfiguring T CP/IP 43 Windows 95, 98, and Me 43 Windows NT 4.0 48 Windows 2000 57 M acintosh 61 CS haring Files and P rinters 63 Windows 95, 98, and Me 63 Windows 2000 70 M acintosh 71 EF inding the MAC A ddress 7[...]

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    1 Intr oduc tion Thank you for pur chasing the Ac t ion te c W ireless Cable/DSL Rout er . This R outer is the simplest way t o connect a n umber of comput ers to a single high-speed broad- band modem. This easy-to-use pr oduct is perf ect for the home office or small business. If y ou want to tak e y our computing to the ne xt level, the Ac t ion [...]

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    2 Ac tion tec Wir eless Cable/DSL Router User Manual Router F eatures The Rout er has a series of informational LED s (lig hts) on its front panel, and a variet y of ports on its rear panel. It is r ecommended that the user bec ome familiar w ith these features befor e installing or setting up the Router . Fro n t Pa nel There ar e five LEDs (light[...]

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    3 Chapter 1 Introduction Wireless LED Wh en the W ireless LED gl ow s steadily , the Router is r eady for wireless network- ing. L AN LED The LAN LED gl ow s g reen when the R outer is succ essfully connect ed to a co m- puter with the yello w (Ethernet) cable. USB LED The USB LED gl ow s green when the Rout er is successfully c onnected t o a com-[...]

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    4 Ac tion tec Wir eless Cable/DSL Router User Manual C able/DSL P or t The R ed port is used to connect the R outer to a cable or DSL modem with an Ethe rn et cable. USB Port The Purpl e po r t is used t o c o nnect the R ou t er t o a c o mpu t e r on the home net- wo rk w ith the Purple (Ethernet) cable. Pow er Por t The Black port is used to con[...]

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    5 C onnec ting the Router The Rout er can be physically c onnected t o the compute rs in two ways: by Ethernet cable, or USB cable, as well as wirelessly . Select the t y pe of c onnection and follow the instructions. Et hernet Connection 1. Start up the computer . 2. Plug one end of the r ed cable (included w ith the Router) t o the por t labeled [...]

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    6 Ac tion tec Wir eless Cable/DSL Router User Manual USB C onnec tion 1. Start up the computer . 2. Co nnect the square plug of the purple cable to the port labeled “ USB ”o n the back of the Rout er . Connect the rectangular plug of the blue cable to a USB port on the co mputer . 3. Plug the Rout er’ s power supply int o a electr ical wall o[...]

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    7 Basic Setup This section is a guide through a basic configuration of the R0ut er , including how to co nnect the Rout er to the ISP . Basic Setup To co nfigure the rout er for basic operation: 1. Open the W eb bro wser . I n the address bar , enter http://192.168.0.1 then press Enter on the k eyboard. 2. The “Main M enu ” screen appears. Sele[...]

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    8 Ac tion tec Wir eless Cable/DSL Router User Manual 4. Co mplete the three st eps listed in the “Basic Setup ” screen, then click N ext . 5. Select either DSL Option 1 , DSL O ption 2 ,o r Cable (depending on what kind of br oadband ser vice is recei ved) in the “Br oadband Connection ” screen , then click N ext . ☞ No te :I f using a DS[...]

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    9 Chapter 3 Basic Setup 6a. If DSL Option 1 is sele ct ed ,e nter the user name and password pr ovided by the ISP in the “DSL Br oadband Connection - PPP oE” screen. Click N ext . 6b . If DSL O ption 2 is selected, go directly to st ep 7. DSL Option 2 should only be selected if the R outer cannot c onnect using DSL Option 1 6c. If Cable is sele[...]

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    10 Ac tion tec Wir eless Cable/DSL Router User Manual 8. The “C ongr atulations” scr een appears. The Rout er is successfully c onfigured. The pow er LED flashes rapidly while the Router r estar ts, then glows steadily green when fully operational. The Router is no w configur ed and users can star t surfing the W eb . If an error stating the W [...]

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    11 Ad v anc ed Setup This section contains information c oncerning advanced c onfiguration, such as wi re less settings, remote management, and W eb site blocking. Acc essing A dvanc ed Setup To acc ess the A dvanc ed Setup configuration screens, follow these instructions: 1. Open the W eb bro wser . I n the address bar ente r : http://192.168.0.1 [...]

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    12 Ac tion tec Wir eless Cable/DSL Router User Manual 4. In the next screen, read the r ecommendations. T o perform an advanced setup on the Rout er , c lick Beg in Ad vanced Setup . 5. The “C onfiguring the A dvanced Settings” scr een appears. T o check all the set- tings, or if unsure of which settings to modify , select N ext .T o modify a s[...]

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    13 Chapter 4 Adv anced Setup Af te r selecting a connection ty pe, click N ext to co ntinue co nfiguring the connection. Obtain an IP Addr ess through PPP oE Select this option to allo w the Router t o use the P oint-to-P oint ov er Ethernet pro- toc ol. Dialout on-demand Select this option to disc onnect from the current I nternet session after an[...]

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    14 Ac tion tec Wir eless Cable/DSL Router User Manual User Name and Password If a Us e r N ame and P assw ord was enter ed during Basic Setup, it should be dis- play ed in the “Br oadband Connection via PPP oE ” screen. If not, ent er the informa- tion now . If the information is unavailable, c o ntact the Inte rnet Serv ice P ro vider ( ISP) .[...]

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    15 Chapter 4 Adv anced Setup Specify a Static IP A ddress Select this option if assig ned a static (specific) IP A ddress b y the Int ernet Serv ice Prov i der ( ISP) . Enter the IP A ddr ess , along w ith the Sub n et M ask and Default Gateway A ddress (also provided by the ISP ), in the “Br oadband Connection via Static IP A ddress ” screen. [...]

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

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    17 Chapter 4 Adv anced Setup 64-bit WEP 64-bit WEP re quires four separate keys. Each key comprises fiv e hexadecimal digit pairs. A hexadecimal dig it consists of an alphanumeric char acter ranging from 0-9 or A -F . An example of a 64-bit WEP ke y is: 4E-A3-3D-68-72. T o create a set of 64-bit WEP ke ys, ent er fiv e hexadecimal digit pairs in ea[...]

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

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    19 Chapter 4 Adv anced Setup L AN IP Addr ess Selecting LAN IP A ddress in the “ Ad vanced Configuration ” screen generates the “ LAN IP A ddress” screen. The value in the LAN IP A ddress te xt bo x is the IP address of the Router as seen on the network. The LAN IP address of the Router can be modified, but Ac t ion te c re co mmends ke epi[...]

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    20 Ac tion tec Wir eless Cable/DSL Router User Manual Ac t ion te c strongly recommends lea ving the DHCP Ser ver option On .I f the DHCP Ser ver option is Off ,e nsure the IP addresses of the networked co mputers are on the same subnet as the IP address of the Router . For mor e information, see “ DHCP Ser ver C onfiguration. ” DHCP Ser ver C [...]

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    21 Chapter 4 Adv anced Setup DNS Ser v er 1 - the primar y DNS ser ver pro v ided by the I nternet Ser vice Pr ovider ( ISP) .I f the ISP provided DNS ser ver informa- tion, enter it her e. If not, leav e the text bo x intact. DNS Server 2 - the secondary DNS provided by the Int ernet Serv ice Prov i der ( ISP) .I f the ISP provided secondary DNS s[...]

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    22 Ac tion tec Wir eless Cable/DSL Router User Manual Netmeeting To allow the c omputers on the R outer’ s network to ac cess N etmeeting, ent er the Ne tm eeting IP address in the IP te xt bo x, then select On .I fN etmeeting is not needed, select Off . W ebsite Blocking Selecting We bsite Blocking in the “ A dvanced Co nfiguration ” screen [...]

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    23 Chapter 4 Adv anced Setup VPN Pass T hrough Selecting VPN P ass Through in the “ A dvanced Co nfiguration ” screen generates the “ VPN P ass Through ” screen. T o set up V ir tual Privat e N etworking ( VPN ) using IPS ec/ L 2 TP (which allo ws multiple, client-initiated VPN pass-through sessions), select On .N ote that VPN v ia PPTP pas[...]

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    24 Ac tion tec Wir eless Cable/DSL Router User Manual Po rt Fo rw arding Selecting Po r t F o r warding in the “ A dvanced C onfiguration ” screen generates the “P or t Forwarding ” screen. P or t forwarding allows c er tain programs to bypass the Ro uter’ s built-in firewall, allowing acc ess to parts of the network (for hosting a We b o[...]

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    25 Chapter 4 Adv anced Setup DMZ Hosting Selecting DMZ H osting in the “ A dvanced Co nfiguration ” screen generates the “ DMZ H osting” screen. T o use DMZ hosting, ent er the IP address of the computer on the network to be used as a DMZ host in the “ DMZ H ost IP A ddress ” text bo x, then click On . DMZ hosting is used to support onl[...]

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    26 Ac tion tec Wir eless Cable/DSL Router User Manual Fi re w all Selecting Firewall in the “ Ad vanced Configuration ” screen generates the “ Fir ewall Securit y Level ” scr een. Select the level of securit y needed for the network. See Ap pendix E for details concerning each level of secur ity . D ynamic Routing Selecting Dynamic R outing[...]

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    27 Chapter 4 Adv anced Setup Static Routing Selecting Static Routing in the “ A dvanced Settings ” screen generates the “Static Ro uting” screen. Enter the addresses in their r espectiv e text bo x es, then click Add . The address will appear in the “Static R outing T able. ” T o remov e an address, hig h- light it by clicking on it in [...]

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    28 Ac tion tec Wir eless Cable/DSL Router User Manual Status Af te r configuring the Router , settings can be v iewed by selecting Status in the M ain M enu. The “ Current Status ” screen appears, displaying man y of the Router’ s settings. N o settings (other than connecting or disconnecting fr om the Int ernet) can be changed fr om the Curr[...]

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    29 Chapter 4 Adv anced Setup 2. Fr om the Setup/Configuration screen, select Change Admin Passw ord . 3. The “C hange A dmin P assword” screen appears. Enter the new passwor d in the “N ew P asswor d” te xt bo x, then enter it again in the “R e-enter N ew P asswor d” text bo x. 4. Click Sav e and R estar t. The new passwor d w ill be in[...]

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    30 Ac tion tec Wir eless Cable/DSL Router User Manual[...]

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    31 Utilities To acc ess the Router’ s utilities select Ut ilit ies from the “Main M enu ” screen. The “U tilities” screen appears. Fr om here, the W eb activ ity log can be v iewed, the R outer’ s factory default setting s r estored, and the Router’ s firm ware upgraded. W eb Activity Log The W eb A c tivity Log provides information a[...]

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    32 Ac tion tec Wir eless Cable/DSL Router User Manual Restore Default Settings To r estore the R outer to its fact or y default settings, select R estore Default Settings from the “U tilities” screen. W hen the “R estore Default Settings ” screen appears, click R estore Default Settings .A ny c hanges made to the R outer’ s settings wi ll[...]

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    33 Tr oubleshooting This chapter c ontains a list of problems that ma y be encounter ed while using the Ro uter , and solutions t o ov ercome the pr oblem. C annot U se the Internet If the Rout er cannot connect t o the Internet, check the follo wing: Physical C onnec tion  Ensure that the po wer light is on, as well as lights for any acti ve c [...]

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    34 Ac tion tec Wir eless Cable/DSL User Manual If still disconnect ed, click Setup at the top of the page and go through the Basic setup to c onfigure the r outer for your c onnection to the I nternet. Mak e the appropriate selections for DSL/Cable, Ethernet/USB and Us er name/P asswor d. Click Sa ve and R estart to sav e the configuration. (It w i[...]

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    35 Chapter 6 Tr oubleshooting 3. Click Adv anced and in the “Pr opert y” list find an entr y for speed or media ty pe and click it to highlig ht it. T o the rig ht of that should be a “V alue” drop down menu. Click on the drop do w n arrow and then click on A uto , Au t oselect, or A uto sense in that menu. Then, click OK to close the w ind[...]

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    36 Ac tion tec Wir eless Cable/DSL User Manual O ther Problems L AN Connection F ailure  Ensure the R outer is properly installe d, the LAN connections ar e correct, and the pow er is on.  Co nfirm the computer and R outer ar e on the same network segment. I f unsure, let the computer get the IP a ddr ess automatically b y initiating the DHCP[...]

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    37 Chapter 6 Tr oubleshooting Unable to get an IP address from Cable/DSL Modem.  Ensure the R outer is pr operly connected t o the compute r and is plugged in.  Tu rn off the cable/DSL modem and wait a few seconds. T ur n the modem back on, wait for it to go thr oug h its self-test, then check for the IP address.  Ve r ify the modem is DHC[...]

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    38 Ac tion tec Wir eless Cable/DSL User Manual[...]

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

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

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    41 App endix A Specifications[...]

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    42 Ac tion tec Wir eless Cable/DSL Modem User Manual[...]

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

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

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    45 App endix B C onfiguring T CP/iP 6. Select Gatewa y .I f there is an IP address in the “I nstalled gatewa ys” list bo x, click on it, then click Re mo ve .[...]

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

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    47 App endix B C onfiguring T CP/iP 9. Click OK and, in the “N etwork ” window , select Id entificat ion . The “I dentification ” tab contains three t ext bo x es: Co mputer N ame - Enter the name of the compute r (i.e., M yComputer , J ohn, CPU654) in this text bo x. All co mputers on the network must ha ve a unique name. ☞ No te : Ac t [...]

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    48 Ac tion tec Wir eless Cable/DSL Router User Manual 11. The “S ystem Settings Chang e” w indow appears. Click Ye s to r estar t the com- puter . ☞ No te :I f the “S ystem Settings Change ” w indow does not appear , r estar t the comput er manually after c ompleting step 10. 12. Once the c omputer r estar ts and W indows has finished loa[...]

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

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

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    51 App endix B C onfiguring T CP/iP 8. Select Prot ocols and v erify TC P/IP Pro t ocol is listed in the “N etwork Pr otoc ols” list box. If not, add it b y clicking Add … and following the prompts. 9. Select TC P/IP Prot ocol in the “Netwo rk Prot ocols ” list bo x and click Prop e r t ies .[...]

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

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    53 App endix B C onfiguring T CP/iP 12. Select WINS A ddress and verify the only entr y in the “ Adapter” list bo x is the E thernet adapter installed in the comput er . 13. Select Ro ut ing ,v e r ify Enable IP For warding is not checke d, then click OK to re tur n to the “N etwo rk” w indow .[...]

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    54 Ac tion tec Wir eless Cable/DSL Router User Manual 14. Wh en the “N etwork” window appears, click A dapt ers and ve r ify the installed E thernet adapter is listed. If the card is not listed, add it by clicking A dd… and following the prompts.[...]

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

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    56 Ac tion tec Wir eless Cable/DSL Router User Manual 17. Select All A dapters from the “ Show Bindings for” drop-down list in the “Bindings” tab and expand all entries shown by clicking the plus signs ( + ). Ve r ify the E thernet adapter is bound to the T CP/IP Pr otocol, and the WINS Client ( T CP/IP ) is bound to both Ser ver and W orks[...]

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    57 App endix B C onfiguring T CP/iP 18. R estart the computer . After the c omputer restarts, verify the settings. Click Star t , Pro g r ams and Co mmand Prompt .A t the command pr ompt, enter: ipconfig /all Ve r ify an IP addr ess was recei ved, then close the w indow . W indo ws 2000 W indows 2000 installs with default T CP/IP co nfiguration. I [...]

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    58 Ac tion tec Wir eless Cable/DSL Router User Manual 3. Fr om the “N etwork and Dial-U p Connections ” w indow , double-click Local Area Co nnection Status . 4. Click Prop er t ies in the “Local Area C onnection Status” w indow .[...]

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    59 App endix B C onfiguring T CP/iP 5. In the “C onnect using” text bo x of the “Local A rea Connection P roperties” w indow , the Ethernet adapter used by the Local Area C onnection is display ed. In the “Components check ed are used b y this connection ” list box, the compo- nents bound to the Ethernet adapt er are displa yed, with a [...]

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    60 Ac tion tec Wir eless Cable/DSL Router User Manual 4. Wh en the Inte rnet Prot ocol ( T CP/IP ) Pr oper ties window appears, ensure both Ob tain an IP address aut omatically and Ob tain DNS ser ver address auto- matically are activated. If not, click their respectiv e radio buttons. 5. Click OK to finish. The W indows 2000 T CP/IP settings are c[...]

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    61 App endix B C onfiguring T CP/iP Macintosh The Rout er suppor ts both the Classic Macint osh operating systems (9.2.1 and below), as well as OS X . ☞ No te :W hen installing an y software, consult the user manual and help files supplied with the software for detailed information. Ac t i o n te c provides the following information as a guidelin[...]

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    62 Ac tion tec Wir eless Cable/DSL Router User Manual 4. Select U sing DHCP Server fr om the “C onfigure ” drop-do w n list. 5. Ensure the “U se 802.3” option is not che cked. 6. Disregar d any addr esses in the IP A ddress t ext bo x es. They w ill be reac quired when the first connection is made. 7. Click Option s and when the “ T CP/IP[...]

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    63 Sharing F iles and Pr inters The Rout er suppor ts file and printer sharing , allowing any c omputer on the net- wo rk to share files and access a shar ed printer . T o co nfigure file and printer shar- ing, select the operating system and follo w the instructions. W indo ws 95, 98, and Me F ile Sharing 1. Click Star t , Settings , then Cont r o[...]

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    64 Ac tion tec Wir eless Cable/DSL Router User Manual 4. In the “Select Netw ork Component T y pe” window , select Se r v ice in the “Click the ty pe of network component y ou want to install” list box, then click A dd… . 5. The “Select N etwork Serv ice ” window appears. Select File and pr inter shar- ing for Microsoft N e tworks fro[...]

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    65 App endix C Sharing F iles and Printers 7. The “N etwork ” w indow reappears. Select Id entification . The “I dentification ” tab contains three t ext bo x es: Co mputer N ame - Enter the name of the compute r (i.e., M yComputer , J ohn, CPU654) in this text bo x. All co mputers on the network must ha ve a unique name. ☞ No te : Ac t i[...]

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    66 Ac tion tec Wir eless Cable/DSL Router User Manual 8. Select Co nfiguration .I n the “Primar y Netw ork Logon ” list box, ensure Client for Microsoft N e tworks is selected. If not, select it from the dr op- down list, then click OK . 9. The “S ystem Settings Chang e” w indow appears. Click Ye s to r estar t the com- puter . ☞ No te :I[...]

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    67 App endix C Sharing F iles and Printers 11. Right-click the file or dr iv e to share. In the pop-up menu that appears, select Sharing . 12. Select Shared As from the “File Share Scr een Properties” windows and enter a name in the “Shar e N ame” text bo x. This name will show up on the other co mputers on the network as a shared device. 1[...]

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    68 Ac tion tec Wir eless Cable/DSL Router User Manual Fu l l - Allo ws other users on the network to read, modify , mov e, and delete an y information in the selected file or drive. Shar ing privileges can be r estricted by entering a passwor d in the “Full A cc ess P asswor d” text bo x.[...]

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    69 App endix C Sharing F iles and Printers Depends on P assword - Allo ws both read-only and full ac cess on the shared file or driv e. The level of access depends on the passw ords enter ed in the “R ead-Only P assword” and “Full A ccess P assword” te xt box es. Us ers w ith access t o the read-only passwor d hav e read-only privileges to [...]

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    70 Ac tion tec Wir eless Cable/DSL Router User Manual W indo ws 2000 1. Af te r configuring the computer (including installing and c onfiguring the net- wo rk adapter), W indows 2000 automatically enables file and print sharing. The only item to be c hecked is the c omputer and wo rkg roup names. All com- puters on the netw ork must hav e a unique [...]

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    71 App endix C Sharing F iles and Printers 4. In the “W orkgroup ” text bo x, enter the netw ork name. This name m ust be the same on ever y comput er on the network. Click OK . 5. The “N etwork Pr operties” w indow appears. Click OK , and restart the comput er . Macintosh F ile Sharing 1. Select App le , Contr ol Panels , then File Shar in[...]

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    72 Ac tion tec Wir eless Cable/DSL Router User Manual 5. To allow other users t o access the c omputer without giv ing out the owner name and owner passwor d, select Us ers and Groups , then Ne w Us e r . 6. Wh en the “N ew U ser” w indow appears, enter the N ame and P assw ord of the user in their respecti ve te xt bo x es. If allowing the use[...]

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

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    74 Ac tion tec Wir eless Cable/DSL Router User Manual W indo ws 2000 1. Click Star t , Prog r ams , A cc essories , Co mmand Pr ompt . 2. Wh en the “C ommand Pr ompt” w indow appears, enter : ipconfig /all then press Enter on the k eyboard. 3 A list of information about the Ethernet adapter appears. 4. No te the “Ph ysical Addr ess, ” which[...]

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    75 Glossar y Acc ess Point A dev ice that allo ws wireless clients to connect t o one another . An access point can also act as a bridge between w ireless clients and a “wired” network, such as an Ethernet network. W ireless clients can be mo ved an ywhere within the co ver- age area of the access point and re main connected t o the network. If[...]

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    76 Ac tion tec Wir eless Cable/DSL Router User Manual Fi re wa l l Pr ev ents users outside the netw ork from acc essing and/or damaging files or co mputers on the network. Gat ew a y A dev ice that manages the data traffic of a network, as well as data traffic to and from the I nternet. IP (Internet Pr otocol) Addr ess A series of four numbers sep[...]

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    77 App endix E Glossary Subnet Mask A set of four numbers configur ed like an IP addr ess used to creat e IP address nu mbers used w ithin a particular network only . T CP/IP ( T ransmission C ontrol P rotocol/Internet P rotocol) The standard pr otocol for data transmission ov er the Inte rnet. W AN ( Wide A rea Network) A network co nnecting compu[...]

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    78 Ac tion tec Wir eless Cable/DSL Router User Manual[...]

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

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    80 Ac tion tec Wir eless Cable/DSL Router User Manual 2. This dev ice must ac cept an y interfer ence rec eived, including interferenc e that may cause un wanted operation. ☞ No te :T o comply with FCC RF exposure complianc e requir e- ments, the antenna used for this transmitter must be installed to pro v ide a separation distance of at least 20[...]

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    81 Limited W arr anty Har d ware : Ac t ion te c Elect ronics, Inc., warr ants to the end user (“ C ustomer”) that this hard ware product will be free fr om defects in workmanship and materials, under normal use and ser v ice, for twelve (12) months fr om the date of purchase from Ac t ion te c Elect ronics or its authorized r eseller . Ac t io[...]

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    82 Ac tion tec Wir eless Cable/DSL Router User Manual THIS A CTION TEC ELECTR ONICS PRODUCT MA Y INCL UDE OR BE BUNDLED WITH THIRD-P AR TY SOFTW ARE, THE USE OF WHICH IS GO VERNED BY A SEP A- RA TE END-USER LICENSE A GREEMENT . THIS A CTION TEC ELECTR ONICS W ARRANTY DOES NOT APPL Y TO SUCH THIRD- PA R TY SOFTW ARE. FOR THE APPLICABLE W ARRANTY , P[...]

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    83 Limited W arranty NEITHER ASSUMES NOR A UTHORIZES ANY O THER PERSON T O ASSUME FOR IT ANY O THER LIABILITY IN CONNECTION WITH THE SALE, INST ALLA TION, MAIN- TEN ANCE OR USE OF ITS PR ODUCTS. A CTION TEC ELECTRONICS SHALL NO T BE LIABLE UNDER THIS W ARRANTY IF ITS TESTING AND EXAMINA TION DISCL OSE THA T THE ALLEGED DEFECT OR MALFUNCTION IN THE [...]

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    84 Ac tion tec Wir eless Cable/DSL Router User Manual Gov erning L aw :T his Limited W ar rant y shall be gov erned by the la ws of the State of California, U .S.A., ex cluding its conflicts of laws and principles, and ex cluding the U nited N ations Con vention on C ontra cts for the Int ernational Sale of Goods.[...]