Actiontec electronic GT704WG manual

54 Mb ps W i r e l es s D S L G a t e w a y Mod el #: GT70 4W G U s e r M a n ua l V er 2.2 Solutions for the Digital Life ™[...]

T able of C ont ents 1 In troduc tion 1 Package Contents 1 Minimum Syst em Requirements 2 F eatures 2 Getting to Know the Gateway 3 2 P er forming a Quick Setup 7 Accessing Quick S etup Screens 7 Changing the P assword 10 3 Vie wing the Gateway’ s Status 13 Broadband Connection Status 13 Network Status 16 4 C onfiguring W ireless S ettings 17 Acc[...]

ii Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatew ay User Manual iii T able of Cont ents ii 6 Configuring Securit y Settings 45 Accessing Wired Security Screens 45 Admin User Name and Password 46 Fir ewall 47 Applications 50 DMZ Hosting 51 NA T (Network Address T ranslation) 52 Port Mapping 52 7 Configuring Parental Contr ols 53 Accessing Par ental Contr o[...]

ii Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatew ay User Manual iii T able of Cont ents D Specifications 97 General 97 Wireless Operating Range 98 LED Indicators 98 Environmen tal 98 E Glossary 99 F S ervice Acronyms 103 Ser vice Acron ym Definitions 103 Notices 107 Regulatory Compliance Notices 107 Modifications 107 Limited W arranty 109[...]

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1 Intr oduc tion Th ank yo u fo r pur cha sin g th e A cti on t ec 54 Mbp s W ir eles s DS L Gat ewa y . Th e Ga te wa y is the s imp les t wa y to con nec t c omp ut ers to a high -sp eed br oadb an d c onn ect ion . Thi s eas y- to -us e pr od uct is pe rfe ct fo r th e ho me o ffi ce or sm all bus i- ne ss. If yo u wa nt t o ta ke yo ur c om put[...]

2 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatew ay User Manual 3 Chapter 1 Introduction Minimum S ystem Requirements s A cti ve DSL servic e s Co mpu te r wit h an 1 0 Mbp s or 10/1 00 M bps Eth ern et c on nect io n, or USB c onn ect ion s Mi cr os of t W i n do w s 9 8 S e c on d E di ti on ( S E ), W in d o w s M il le n ni um E di ti o n ( M e) , W i [...]

2 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatew ay User Manual 3 Chapter 1 Introduction s P A P/C HAP aut hen tic ati on , admi ni stra tiv e pas sw or ds thr oug h T el net s 64 - , 12 8- , and 256- bi t WEP /WP A wir ele ss L AN se cu rity s IE EE 80 2.3 Eth ern et s tan dar d co mpl ian ce s 10 /10 0 Bas e-T Et her net ports ( 4 ) s F ast Eth ern et f [...]

4 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatew ay User Manual 5 Chapter 1 Introduction Pow er Light Th e P ow er l ight dis pla ys th e Ga te wa y’ s c urr ent sta tus . If the P ow er l ight glo ws st ea dil y gr een , the Gat ewa y is r ec ei ving po we r and ful ly o per ati ona l. W hen the P ow er ligh t is ra pi dly flas hin g, th e Ga te wa y is[...]

4 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatew ay User Manual 5 Chapter 1 Introduction Rear Panel Th e re ar p ane l of the Gat ew ay co nta ins sev en ports (E the rne t [4] , Pho ne , USB , and P ow er ), as wel l as Re set and P ow er swi tc hes . 12VDC 0.6A 4 2 1 ON/OFF Ethernet Cable (from Ethernet port [1-4] to computer) USB Cable (from USB port to[...]

6 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatew ay User Manual Pow er Port Th e P ow er p ort is use d to co nne ct th e P ow er co rd to t he Ga te wa y . N W arning : Do not u npl ug the P o we r co r d fr om the G ate wa y du rin g the re set pro ce ss. Doi ng s o ma y r es ult in pe rman en t da mag e t o the Gat ew ay . Pow er Swit ch Th e P ow er s [...]

7 P er forming a Quick S etup Th is c hap te r is a gui de t hr ough a qu ick set up of the Gat ew ay , inc lud ing ho w to c onn ect the Gat ewa y to the I SP . T o co mpl ete the qui ck setu p , ha ve the W el co me L ett er or IS P W o rks hee t han dy . I f th e do cum ent is no t a vai la ble , co nta ct th e IS P imm edi at ely . Acc essing Q[...]

8 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatew ay User Manual 9 Chapter 2 Performing a Quick S etup 2. Th e “H ome ” scr ee n ap pea rs. Cli ck Quick Setup . 3. A login wind o w app ear s. Ent er t he u ser nam e and pas sw or d in the a pp ro pri - at e t ext bo x es , the n cl ick OK . ☞ No te: Th e de fau lt u ser nam e is “ ad min . ” Th[...]

8 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatew ay User Manual 9 Chapter 2 Performing a Quick S etup 4. F o ll o w t h e i n s t r u c t i o n s i n t h e “ W el c o m e t o t h e Q u i c k S e t u p ” s c r e e n , t h e n c l i c k N e x t . 5. A t th e to p o f th e ne xt wi ndo w , sel ect PPPoE or DHCP . 5a. If PP P o E was s ele cte d in ste p 5[...]

10 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatew ay User Manual 11 Chapter 2 Performing a Quick S etup 7. Cl ick Apply at the b ott om of the s cr een . 8. R ead the ins truc tio ns o n th e ne xt sc re en . The G at ewa y is su cc essf ull y c onf igu re d. Th e P ow er l ight fla she s rap idl y wh ile the Gat ewa y re sta rts, the n glo ws st ead il y [...]

10 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatew ay User Manual 11 Chapter 2 Performing a Quick S etup 3. Th e “C han ge A dmi n U ser nam e/P as sw or d” sc re en a ppe ars . Ent er a new U sern am e in t he “ A dm in U se r N am e” t ex t bo xt, t hen ent er a new pas sw or d in th e “ A dmi n P assw ord ” te xt b o x. M ak e sur e t o writ [...]

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13 Vie wing the G atew a y ’ s Statu s Af te r c onf igu rin g th e Gat ewa y , t he Ga te wa y’ s con nec tio n an d net wo rk s tat us c an be view ed. The Int ern et c on nec tio n st atu s is view ed in the “B r oadb and Co nne cti on St atu s ” scr een , whi le t he ne tw ork sta tus is vie we d in t he “M y N et wo rk ” scr ee n. [...]

14 Actiontec 54 Mbps Wireless DSL Gate way User Manual 15 Chapter 3 V iewing the Gatewa y’ s Status PPP Status Th e mid dle sect io n of the Br oad ban d Co nn ecti on S tat us s cr een dis pla ys th e st atu s of the Gat ew ay ’ s PP P c onn ecti on , inc lu din g use r na me , aut hen tic ati on f ail ur es , an d pac k ets sen t an d re ce i[...]

14 Actiontec 54 Mbps Wireless DSL Gate way User Manual 15 Chapter 3 V iewing the Gatewa y’ s Status In the men u on the lef t si de o f th e Br oadb and Con nec tio n St atu s sc re en, the re ar e tw o ot he r op tio ns a va ila ble to view: N A T T able and Routing T able . Cli ck t o ge n- era te the o pti on of c hoi ce . NA T T able S e l e [...]

16 Actiontec 54 Mbps Wireless DSL Gate way User Manual Network Status T o view the G at ewa y’ s ne tw ork stat us, sel ect My Netw ork in the “H ome ” scr een . Th e “M y Ne tw ork ” scr ee n app ear s, list ing all devic es c onn ect ed t o th e ne tw ork . F ro m th is sc re en , vari ous sett ing s ca n be ac ces sed , inc lu din g W [...]

17 # C onfiguring W ireless Settings T hi s c ha p te r e xp la i ns ho w t o s et u p th e G a t ew ay ’ s wi r el es s n e tw or k c ap ab i li t ie s, i nc lu di n g s et ti ng u p wi r el es s s ec u ri ty a nd vi e wi ng th e wi r e le ss c o nn ec ti on s t at us . Acc essing Wir eless Setup T o acc ess t he W ir ele ss Sett ings co nfi gu [...]

18 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatew ay User Manual 19 Chapter 4 Configuring Wireless Settings 3. A login wind o w app ear s. Ent er t he u ser nam e and pas sw or d in the a pp ro pri - at e t ext bo x es , the n cl ick OK . ☞ No te: Th e de fau lt u ser nam e is “ ad min . ” The def aul t pa ssw ord is “ pa ssw or d. ”[...]

18 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatew ay User Manual 19 Chapter 4 Configuring Wireless Settings 4. Th e “ W ir ele ss B as ic Set ti ngs ” sc r een a pp ea rs . T o mod if y a sp eci fi c c onf ig ur a- ti on , c li ck on it s n ame in th e m en u b ar on the le ft , o r f ro m th e l is t in th e m id - dl e o f the sc re en .[...]

20 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatew ay User Manual 21 Chapter 4 Configuring Wireless Settings Basic W ireless Setup T o perf orm a bas ic setu p of a wir el ess netw ork u sin g th e Gat ewa y: 1. I n the “W ire les s Ba sic Sett ing s” s cr een , turn the Gat ew ay ’ s wir ele ss ra dio on b y se lect ing On . 2. Cr eat e a na me for t[...]

20 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatew ay User Manual 21 Chapter 4 Configuring Wireless Settings T hi s g en e ra t es th e “ W ir el es s A dv an c e d S et ti ng s ” s cr ee n. I n t h is sc re en , t he s e cu ri ty o f t he wi r el es s ne tw or k ca n b e ac ti va t ed an d f ort if i ed . Wireless Security Th e fir st sect ion of the W[...]

22 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatew ay User Manual 23 Chapter 4 Configuring Wireless Settings 1 2 8 - b i t W E P - 1 2 8 - b i t W E P r eq u i r e s o n e o r m o r e k e y s , e a c h k e y c o m p ri s i n g 1 3 h e x a d e c i - m a l p a i r s . A h e x a d e c i m a l d i gi t c o n s i s t s o f a n a l p h a n u m e r i c c h a ra c [...]

22 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatew ay User Manual 23 Chapter 4 Configuring Wireless Settings W P A A ct iv a ti ng WP A (W i-F i Pr ote ct ed A cc ess ) in t he W i re le ss A d va nc ed Se tt in gs sc re e n g en era te s t he “W ir ele ss WP A S etti ngs ” sc re en . Th er e ar e tw o le ve ls o f WP A . “P re -Sh ar ed K ey ( PSK ) [...]

24 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatew ay User Manual 25 Chapter 4 Configuring Wireless Settings Wireless MAC Authen tication Se lect ing Wir eless MA C Authentication in the W ire les s A dv anc ed Sett ing s scr een ge ne rat es t he “W ir el ess MA C A uth en tic ati on ” scr een . Th is f eat ur e all ow s th e us er t o c ont ro l th e [...]

24 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatew ay User Manual 25 Chapter 4 Configuring Wireless Settings 802.11b/g Mo de Se lect ing 802.11b/g M ode i n the W ir ele ss A dva nc ed S etti ngs scr ee n ge ner at es th e “8 02. 11b /g M ode ” scr een . A c ce ss t o th e Gat ewa y’ s netw ork ca n be res tric te d to wir ele ss c lie nts usi ng e it[...]

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27 # C onfiguring A dv anc ed S ettings Th is c hap te r ex pla ins ho w to co nfi gu re the G at ewa y’ s ad van ce d set tin gs, suc h as r emo te man age men t, DHCP serv er , and Qua lity of Servic e (Q oS ). Acc essing Adv anced Setup Screens T o acc ess t he Ad vanc ed Set up scr een s, foll o w the se i nst ruct ion s: 1. Ope n a W eb b ro[...]

28 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatew ay User Manual 29 Chapter 5 Configuring Adv anced S ettings 2. Th e “H ome ” scr ee n ap pea rs. Cli ck A dvanced Setup . 3. A login wind o w app ear s. Ent er t he u ser nam e and pas sw or d in the a pp ro pri - at e t ext bo x es , the n cl ick OK . ☞ No te: Th e de fau lt u ser nam e is “ ad [...]

28 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatew ay User Manual 29 Chapter 5 Configuring Adv anced S ettings 4. T he “ A dv an c ed Se t up ” s cr ee n a pp e ar s. T o mo di f y a sp ec if ic c on fi g ur at io n, c l ic k o n i ts na me i n th e m en u b ar o n th e l ef t , or fr om th e l is t in th e m id dl e o f th e s cr ee n .[...]

30 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatew ay User Manual 31 Chapter 5 Configuring Adv anced S ettings DSL S ettings T o acc ess D SL Se tti ngs , sele ct DSL Setting s fr om th e “ A dva nc ed S etu p ” sc ree n. The Ga te wa y’ s V PI , V CI , M ode , and QoS ( Qua lity of Servic e) se tti ngs c an be cha ng ed fr om thi s sc ree n. Ac tio n[...]

30 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatew ay User Manual 31 Chapter 5 Configuring Adv anced S ettings A cti on t ec str ong ly r ec om men ds 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 co mp ut ers ar e on the same sub net as t he IP add re ss of th e Ga tew a y[...]

32 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatew ay User Manual 33 Chapter 5 Configuring Adv anced S ettings Domain Name Th is is the dom ain nam e pr ovid ed b y V e riz on. If V eri z on pr o vide d do mai n na me in for mat ion , ent er it her e. If not , lea ve t he t ex t bo x int act . DNS (D ynamic or Static) Th is is the type of DNS serv er pr ovi[...]

32 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatew ay User Manual 33 Chapter 5 Configuring Adv anced S ettings Th e val ue s in the “M ode m IP A ddr ess ” an d “M od em S ub net Mas k ” te xt bo x es a re th e IP a nd s ubn et m ask addr ess o f th e Ga te wa y as see n on the n etw ork . The se va lue s ca n be m odi fie d fo r y our LAN netw or k[...]

34 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatew ay User Manual 35 Chapter 5 Configuring Adv anced S ettings Th e “ W AN IP A dd re ss ” scr ee n ap pea rs. W AN IP A ddr es s all ow s ma nu al se t up of the I P ad dr ess of the G at ewa y . T o do thi s: ☞ Note : Som e D SL pr o vid er s u se PPP o E t o es ta bl is h c om mu ni ca - ti on wit h a[...]

34 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatew ay User Manual 35 Chapter 5 Configuring Adv anced S ettings 4. En abl e P ubl ic /P riv at e IP A ddr ess in g. Thi s fea tu re is us ed in co nj unct io n with M ult ipl e St ati c IP A ddr es ses . W hen sele ct ed, the Gat ewa y use s N A T for pri vat e IP addr essi ng for the L AN , allo wing both pub [...]

36 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatew ay User Manual 37 Chapter 5 Configuring Adv anced S ettings QoS S ettings Upstream Se lect ing QoS Settings U pstream fro m th e “ A dv anc ed Setu p ” s cr een caus es the “ QoS U pst re am Se tti ngs ” sc re en to a ppe ar . Qo S (Q ual ity o f Se rvic e) al lo ws t he p rior iti zat ion of cert a[...]

36 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatew ay User Manual 37 Chapter 5 Configuring Adv anced S ettings T otal A vailable Bandwidth Di spl ay s th e to ta l amo unt of av ail abl e ba nd widt h (i n kil ob its per sec ond ). High Priority Bandwidth En te r th e amo unt of high prio rity ban dwid th to be use d by the prio riti ze d tra ffi c type ( c[...]

38 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatew ay User Manual 39 Chapter 5 Configuring Adv anced S ettings QoS S ettings Downstream Se lect ing QoS Settings Downstream f ro m th e “ A dva nc ed S etu p ” scr een caus es t he “ QoS Do wnstr eam S ett ings ” scr ee n to app ear . Th e “Q oS Do wnstr eam S etti ngs ” scr ee n is i den tic al t [...]

38 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatew ay User Manual 39 Chapter 5 Configuring Adv anced S ettings QoS Status Se lec ti ng Qo S St at us fr om th e “ A dv a nc ed Se tu p ” s cr ee n c a us es t he “ IP Qo S S ta tu s ” sc re e n t o a pp ea r . Th is sc r ee n di sp l a ys th e s ta tu s o f Qo S u ps tr ea m a nd d o wns tr ea m tr af [...]

40 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatew ay User Manual 41 Chapter 5 Configuring Adv anced S ettings Remote Management T o ac ce ss t he Ga te wa y f ro m t he In t ern et , ac ti va te R em ot e M an ag em en t b y s el ect - in g t he ap pr opr ia te On rad io bu tt on a nd writ in g d o wn t he W A N IP add r es s o f t he Ga t ew ay (s ee “ [...]

40 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatew ay User Manual 41 Chapter 5 Configuring Adv anced S ettings Dynamic Routing Se lect ing Dynamic Rou ting i n the “ Ad va nc ed Se tup ” sc re en g ene rat es the “D yna mic Ro uti ng ” scr een. If an oth er gat ewa y or r ou te r is s et up beh ind the Gat ewa y in t he ne tw ork co nfi gu- rat io n[...]

42 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatew ay User Manual 43 Chapter 5 Configuring Adv anced S ettings UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) Se lect ing UPnP in t he “ A dv anc ed Se tup ” sc ree n ge ne rat es t he “ U P n P ” scr ee n. I n th is s cr een , the U ni ve rs al Pl ug and Pla y op tio n is turn ed o n or off by acti va tin g the ap pr[...]

42 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatew ay User Manual 43 Chapter 5 Configuring Adv anced S ettings Time Zone Se lect ing Time Zone in th e “ Con fi guri ng t he A dva nc ed S etti ngs ” scr een gen era te s th e “Ti me Z one ” scr ee n. I n th is sc re en , sele ct t he ti me z on e in whic h th e Ga te wa y is bein g us ed. Cli ck in th[...]

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45 # C onfiguring Security Settings Th is c hap te r ex pla ins ho w to co nfi gu re the G at ewa y’ s wir ed s ecu rity capa bi lit ies , in cl udi ng f ir ewa ll se tti ngs , DMZ h ost ing, and net wo rk ad dr ess tran sla tio n. Acc essing Wir ed Security Screens T o acc ess t he W ir ed S ecu rity c on fig ura tio n sc re ens , fol lo w th es[...]

46 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatew ay User Manual 47 Chapter 6 Configuring Security Settings 3. A login wind o w app ear s. Ent er t he u ser nam e and pas sw or d in the a pp ro pri - at e t ext bo x es , the n cl ick OK . ☞ No te: Th e de fau lt u ser nam e is “ ad min . ” The def aul t pa ssw ord is “ pa ssw or d. ” 4. Th e ?[...]

46 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatew ay User Manual 47 Chapter 6 Configuring Security Settings Fir ewall Se lect ing Firewall in th e Se curi ty sc re en g ene rat es th e “Fi re wal l Set tin gs ” scr ee n. Se lect the lev el o f se cur ity ne ed ed fo r th e ne tw ork . High I f H ig h i s se le ct ed in th e “F ir ew all Se cu ri ty L[...]

48 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatew ay User Manual 49 Chapter 6 Configuring Security Settings Medium I f M ed i um is se le ct ed in th e “F ir ew al l S ec uri ty L ev el ” sc re en , th e se rvi c es li st ed a t t he bo tt om o f th e s c re en ( H TTP , DN S , F TP , I MA P v 3 , SM TP , P OP 3 , N NT P , IP SE C IK E , IP SEC E SP , [...]

48 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatew ay User Manual 49 Chapter 6 Configuring Security Settings Low If Low is sele cte d in the “F ir ewa ll Se curi ty L eve l” sc re en, the servi ce s lis te d at th e bot to m of th e scr een ( NET BIO S-S SN , DNS , EPM AP , PR OFI LE , NETB IOS -NS , NE TBI OS-D GM , MICR OSO FT -DS , SNM P , LD AP , an[...]

50 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatew ay User Manual 51 Chapter 6 Configuring Security Settings Applications Se lect ing Applications in th e Sec uri ty sc ree n ge ne rat es the “ A pp lic ati ons ” scr ee n. Th is sc re en allo ws c erta in p ro gram s to bypa ss t he Ga te wa y’ s bui lt- in fi re wa ll, all o wing acc ess t o pa rts o[...]

50 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatew ay User Manual 51 Chapter 6 Configuring Security Settings Rule Management T o cre at e a cu st om set o f ru les , cli ck t he “U se r” rad io b ut to n, th en cli ck N ew . Th e “R ule Ma nag eme nt ” s cr een appe ar s. In thi s sc re en, the use r can cr eat e a c ust om set of ru les for a gam e[...]

52 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatew ay User Manual NA T (Network Address T ranslation) Se lect ing NA T i n the “Se curi ty” sc re en g ene rat es th e “ N A T ” scr ee n. Th e Ga te wa y’ s ba sic fir ew all secu rity is ba sed on N A T . Dis abl ing NA T al lo ws the c om put ers con - ne cte d to the Gat ew ay to b e ac ce sse d [...]

53 # C onfiguring P aren tal C ontr ols Th is c hap te r ex pla ins ho w to co nfi gu re the p ar ent al c on tr ol ca pa bil iti es o f th e Ga te wa y , su ch a s se rvice s bl ock ing , W eb sit e bl ock ing, and sch ed ule rule s. Acc essing Par ental C ontrol Screens T o acc ess t he P ar ent al Con tr ol c on fig urat io n scr een s, fo llo w[...]

54 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatew ay User Manual 55 Chapter 7 Configuring Parental C ontrols 3. A login wind o w app ear s. Ent er t he u ser nam e and pas sw or d in the a pp ro pri - at e t ext bo x es , the n cl ick OK . ☞ No te: Th e de fau lt u ser nam e is “ ad min . ” The def aul t pa ssw ord is “ pa ssw or d. ” 4. T he [...]

54 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatew ay User Manual 55 Chapter 7 Configuring Parental C ontrols T o modi fy Int ern et p rivi leg es ( W eb , FTP , N ews gro up s, et c.) for the co mpu te rs o n th e net wo rk: 1. Se lect the co mpu te r’ s n etw ork nam e fr om the “P C N am e” dr op- do wn me nu . 2. Se lect the Int erne t se rvice (s[...]

56 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatew ay User Manual 57 Chapter 7 Configuring Parental C ontrols Schedule Rules Se lect ing Sch ed ule R ule s in the P ar en tal Con tr ol s cr een gen era te s the “Sc hed ul e R ul es ” scr een. Sc hed ule rule s al lo w co mp ut ers on t he ne tw ork to a cc es s the In te rne t at sch edu led tim es o nl[...]

56 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatew ay User Manual 57 Chapter 7 Configuring Parental C ontrols 4a. I f “Da il y” wa s sel ect ed in st ep 3, cr eat e a pe rio d of In te rnet ac ce ss (o r ru le) b y sel ect ing a begi nni ng ti me (fr om the “F rom ” d ro p-d o wn me nu) and end - in g tim e (f ro m th e “T o ” dr op d own men u)[...]

58 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatew ay User Manual ☞ No te: W he n u si n g “ W e ek ly ” s ch ed u li ng , an a c c es s p e ri o d c an n ot i nc lu de 1 2 a. m ( mi d ni gh t) . T o c re at e a n a c c e ss pe ri od t ha t i nc l ud es m id ni gh t , cr ea te tw o ac ce ss p e ri od s, o n e t ha t e nd s a t 1 2 a .m . o n o ne d[...]

59 C onfiguring the G atew a y ’ s Uti lit ies Th is c hap te r ex pla ins ho w to use the Gat ewa y’ s ut ili tie s, inc lud in g ho w t o re st or e de fau lt sett ing s, up grad e th e Gat ewa y’ s firm war e, and perf orm a pin g te st . Acc essing the Utilities Screens T o acc ess t he U tili tie s c onf igu rat ion scr ee ns, fol lo w t[...]

60 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatew ay User Manual 61 Chapter 8 Configuring the G ate way’ s Utilities 3. A login wind o w app ear s. Ent er t he u ser nam e and pas sw or d in the a pp ro pri - at e t ext bo x es , the n cl ick OK . ☞ No te: Th e de fau lt u ser nam e is “ ad min . ” The def aul t pa ssw ord is “ pa ssw or d. ?[...]

60 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatew ay User Manual 61 Chapter 8 Configuring the G ate way’ s Utilities Restore Default Settings T o r es to r e th e G at ew a y t o i ts fa ct ory de fau lt se tt in gs, se le ct R es to re De fa ul t S et tin gs fr om the U ti li ti es scr een . W hen th e “R es to r e D ef au lt S et ti ngs ” sc r een [...]

62 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatew ay User Manual 63 Chapter 8 Configuring the G ate way’ s Utilities Multiple PV C Se lect ing Multiple PV C in th e U til iti es s cr een gen era te s the “M ulti pl e PV C ” sc re en , wh ich all ow s the co nfi gu rati on o f m ult ipl e PV C s . W eb Activity Log Th e W eb A cti vity L og p ro vid e[...]

62 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatew ay User Manual 63 Chapter 8 Configuring the G ate way’ s Utilities Auto Refresh T o set t he W eb A cti vity L og s cr een to a ut oma tic all y r efr esh a t ce rtai n in te rval s, ac ti- va te the c ir cle nex t t o “ A ut o R efr esh E ve ry” at the b ott om of the W eb A cti vity Log sc re en, th[...]

64 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatew ay User Manual 65 Chapter 8 Configuring the G ate way’ s Utilities Apply P re ssi ng t his but to n sa ves an y c han ges to the S ys te m Lo g sc re en an d ca use s th e Sa ve a nd R esta rt sc re en t o ap pea r . Sav e Log As P re ssi ng t his but to n all o ws th e us er t o sa ve a log as a fi le . [...]

64 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatew ay User Manual 65 Chapter 8 Configuring the G ate way’ s Utilities Ping T est Se lect ing Ping T est fr om t he U tili tie s sc re en g ene rat es the “P ing T es t” s cr een , whic h is used to che ck wh eth er the G at ewa y is p ro per ly c on nec ted to the I nt ern et. Fo llo w th e on -sc re en [...]

66 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatew ay User Manual 3. Th e Gat ewa y r ebo ots . Re ad t he o nsc re en i nfo rma tio n in the s cr een tha t ap pea rs. W he n th e Gat ewa y’ s P ow er li ght s to ps f las hin g, the Gat ew ay has reb oot ed.[...]

67 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 , and te chn iq ues to try a nd o v er co me t he p ro ble m. No te tha t the se tec h- ni que s ma y not sol v e the pr obl em . Thi s ch apt er also inc lu de a list of fr equ ent ly as ke d qu est ion s. T roubles[...]

68 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatew ay User Manual 69 Chapter 9 T roubleshooting t e x t b o x. W h e n th e l is t a pp ea rs , c l ic k o n t he p r op er E t he rn et a da pt e r . I n t he f i el ds b el o w , t he Et he rne t a da pt er ’ s v ari ou s a dd re ss es ap pe ar . Th e r e s h ou ld b e a n e nt ry f o r IP a dd r e ss , S [...]

68 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatew ay User Manual 69 Chapter 9 T roubleshooting Time out error occurs when entering a URL or IP Address s V erif y al l the co mpu te rs are wo rki ng p ro per ly . s E nsu re the IP set tin gs a re cor rec t. s Ensu re the Gat ew ay is on and co nne cte d pr oper ly . s V e r if y th e G at e w a y ’ s s et[...]

70 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatew ay User Manual 71 Chapter 9 T roubleshooting Will my Xbox work with the Gateway? Y e s, th e Ga te wa y is co mpa tib le wi th th e Xb o x. Y ou ne ed t o set a sta tic IP on the Xb o x in t he Xb o x li v e net wo rk s ett ings , and forw ar d po rts 3 074 (bot h UD P and T CP ), 53 ( bot h UDP and TC P ),[...]

70 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatew ay User Manual 71 Chapter 9 T roubleshooting Can my wireless signal pass through floors, walls, and glass? Th e ph ysi cal en vir on men t su rr oun din g th e Gat ewa y ca n ha ve a varyin g ef fect on si gnal str en gth and qua lity . G ene ral ly , the m or e de nse the obj ect ( a co nc re te w all c om[...]

72 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatew ay User Manual 73 Chapter 9 T roubleshooting I used DHCP to configure my net work. Do I need to restar t my computer to refresh my IP address? N o . F ollo w the se s te ps t o r efr es h y our IP ad dr ess : Windows 95, 98, 98SE, and Me - Se lec t Star t , Run , ty pe “wini pcf g, ” an d pr es s Enter [...]

72 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatew ay User Manual 73 Chapter 9 T roubleshooting Security What is the default username for the Gateway? Th e de fau lt u ser nam e fo r the ro ut er i s “ adm in ” and the def aul t pa ssw ord is “ pa ssw or d” ( all l ow er cas e, no q uot ati on mark s). T o a cti vat e th e pa ssw ord to pr ote ct th[...]

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75 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 in do ws com pu te r . Locating Computer Information Th e fo llo win g pr oc edu re is va li d fo r W ind o ws 9 8 SE , M e, N T 4. 0 , 200 0 an d XP . 1. F ro m th e de skt op , right -c lic k on My Compute[...]

76 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatew ay User Manual 77 Appendix A Reference Locating Window s Operating Sy stem F iles If th e op era tin g sys te m fi les re sid e on the har d dri v e of the co mpu te r , fo llo w th e 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 , they mus t be load ed f ro m th e [...]

76 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatew ay User Manual 77 Appendix A Reference 4. Cl ick the down arrow ne xt t o th e “L ook in ” te xt bo x an d sel ect My Computer f ro m th e li st th at a ppe ars . 5. Cli ck Se arc h N ow . 6a. W indows Me : W hen the s ear ch is c om ple te , not e th e dir ect ory pa th t hat ap pea rs m ost oft en in [...]

78 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatew ay User Manual Window s XP 1. F ro m th e de skt op , cli ck Start . 2. Se lect Search , the n For Files and F olders . 3. Th e “Se ar ch Re sul ts ” win do w ap pea rs. In the p ane l at left tit led “W ha t do you wa nt t o se ar ch for ?” , cli ck Al l files and folders . 4. An oth er pan el, tit[...]

79 S witching to Sta tic IP on the C omputer T o co mmu nic at e wit h th e Gat ew ay fr om a co mpu te r on the netw or k (t o ac ce ss th e W e b Co nfi gur ati on s cr een s, f or e xam pl e), the user ma y ha ve t o swi tc h th e IP 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 t[...]

80 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatew ay User Manual 81 Appendix B Switching to 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, dou bl e-c lic k N etwork .[...]

80 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatew ay User Manual 81 Appendix B Switching to Static IP on the Computer 5. Th e “N etw ork ” wind o w ap pea rs. In t he “Th e fol lo wing net wo rk c om pon ent s ar e in st alle d” li st b o x, loc at e an d do ubl e-c li ck T CP/IP . 6. Th e “ T CP/ IP P rop erti es ” wind o w ap pea rs. Sel ect [...]

82 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatew ay User Manual 83 Appendix B Switching to Static IP on the Computer 9. En te r th e fol lo wing nu mbe rs i n the “Su bn et ma sk ” te xt bo x: 25 5.2 55. 255 .0 Do not i ncl ud e th e per iod s; t hey are aut om ati cal ly e nt er ed. 10. Cl ick OK . The TC P/I P Pr ope rtie s wind o w di sap pea rs. 1[...]

82 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatew ay User Manual 83 Appendix B Switching to 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, dou bl e-c lic k N etwork .[...]

84 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatew ay User Manual 85 Appendix B Switching to Static IP on the Computer 5. Th e “N etw ork ” wind o w ap pea rs. In t he “Th e fol lo wing net wo rk c om pon ent s ar e in st alle d” li st b o x, loc at e an d do ubl e-c li ck T CP/IP . 6. Th e “ T CP/ IP P rop erti es ” wind o w ap pea rs. Cli ck I[...]

84 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatew ay User Manual 85 Appendix B Switching to Static IP on the Computer 9. En te r th e fol lo wing nu mbe rs i n the “Su bn et ma sk ” te xt bo x: 25 5.2 55. 255 .0 Do not i ncl ud e th e per iod s; t hey are aut om ati cal ly e nt er ed. 10. Cl ick OK . The TC P/I P Pr ope rtie s wind o w di sap pea rs. 1[...]

86 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatew ay User Manual 87 Appendix B Switching to 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, dou bl e-c lic k N etwork and Dial- up Connections .[...]

86 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatew ay User Manual 87 Appendix B Switching to Static IP on the Computer 5. In the “N etw or k and Dia l-u p Co nn ecti ons ” wind ow , dou ble -c lic k Local Area Connection . A nu mbe r ma y be di sp la ye d aft er th e Lo cal A re a Co nne cti on. If th er e is mor e th an o ne L oca l A re a C onn ect io[...]

88 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatew ay User Manual 89 Appendix B Switching to Static IP on the Computer 7. Th e “Lo cal A re a Co nne cti on P r ope rtie s” wi ndo w app ear s. C lic k General . 8. I n the “C omp one nt s ch eck ed ar e use d by thi s co nn ecti on ” li st bo x, dou ble - cl ic k Internet Pr otocol ( TCP/IP ) . 9. Th [...]

88 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatew ay User Manual 89 Appendix B Switching to Static IP on the Computer 12. En te r the fol lo wing num be rs in the “ Sub ne t mas k ” te xt bo x: 25 5.2 55. 255 .0 Do not i ncl ud e th e per iod s; t hey are aut om ati cal ly e nt er ed. 13. Cl ick OK . The “I nt ern et P r oto co l ( T CP/ IP ) Pr op e[...]

90 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatew ay User Manual 91 Appendix B Switching to Static IP on the Computer 3. W he n th e “C on tro l P ane l” win do w ap pea rs, dou bl e-c lic k N etwork Connections . 4. In the “N etw or k Co nne cti ons ” 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 [...]

90 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatew ay User Manual 91 Appendix B Switching to Static IP on the Computer 5. Th e “Lo cal A re a Co nne cti on P r ope rtie s” wi ndo w app ear s. S ele ct General . 6. I n the “ Th is con nec tio n us es t he f ollo wing ite ms ” lis t bo x, d oub le- cl ick Internet Protocol ( TCP/IP ) . 7. Th e “In t[...]

92 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatew ay User Manual 9. En te r th e fol lo wing add re ss i n the “ IP A ddr es s” t ex t bo x: 19 2.1 68. 1.2 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. En te r the fol lo wing add re ss i n the “Su bn et ma sk ” te xt bo x: 25 5.2 55. 255 .0 En te r t[...]

93 C omputer S ecurity 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 omp ut er is c onn ect ed t o th e In te rne t, i t can ex cha nge inf orm ati on wi th an y ot her c omp ut er on th e In te rne t. Th is a llo ws a co mpu te r us er to se nd e-m ail , surf th e W or ld W id e W eb , do wn[...]

94 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatew ay User Manual 95 Appendix C Computer Security Gatewa y S ecurity If c onn ect ing to t he IS P th ro ugh P oi nt- to -P oi nt P r ot oco l ( P PP ) , be su re to pro - vid e th e Gat ewa y an adm ini stra ti ve pas sw or d. I f a pass wo rd is no t se t, s ome one on the Int er net can a cc ess the Gat ew [...]

94 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatew ay User Manual 95 Appendix C Computer Security Network Applications N et wo rk ap pli ca tio ns (s uc h as sof twa re pr ogra ms) that all ow re mot e ac c ess to t he c omp ut er also mak e the co mpu te r vul ne rab le t o ac ce ss f ro m ot her peo ple on th e In te rne t. I f u sin g a ne tw ork app lic[...]

96 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatew ay User Manual[...]

97 Specifications General Model Numb er GT 704 - W G ( 54 Mbp s W ir ele ss Gat ewa y) Standards IE EE 8 02. 3 ( 10 Bas e T ) IE EE 80 2.3 u ( 10 0 Ba se T X ) IE EE 80 2.1 1 g (W ire le ss) G . dmt G . lit e t 1 .41 3 RF C 148 3 , 23 64 , 251 6 Protoc ol LAN - CS MA / CD W AN - PP P , DH CP , Sta tic IP W AN F ull -rat e ADS L In te rfa ce LAN 10 [...]

98 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatew ay User Manual Wireless Operating Range Indoors U p t o 91 M (30 0 ft .) @ 54 Mb ps Outdoors U p t o 45 7M (1 50 0 ft. ) @ 54 Mb ps T opology St ar ( Eth ern et) LED Indic at ors P ow er , DSL , Int erne t, E the rne t, U SB , W ire les s Envir onmental Po wer Ex te rna l, 1 2V DC , 600m A Certifications FC[...]

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

100 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatew ay User Manual 101 Appendix E G lossary Ethernet Network A st an dar d wir ed net wo rki ng con fig ura tio n us ing cab les and hub s. Fir ewall A me tho d pr ev en tin g us ers out sid e th e ne tw ork fro m ac c ess ing and /or dam ag- in g fi les or c omp ut er s on the n etw or k. Gatewa y A c ent ral[...]

100 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatew ay User Manual 101 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 et hod s of sec ur e da ta tra ns mis sio n. Router A c ent ral devic e tha t man ag es th e da ta tr aff ic o f y our net wo rk. Subnet Mask A se t of fo ur n umb ers [...]

102 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatew ay User Manual[...]

103 S er v ice Acron ym s Th e fo llo win g inf orm ati on is r ela ted to the F ir ewa ll o pti ons (H igh, M edi um, an d Lo w) se ctio n in the “ A dv anc ed Set up ” ch apt er of this man ua l. Thi s ap pen dix ex pl ain s the mea nin g of th e servi ce acr on yms in cl ud ed wit h th e var iou s lev els o f fi re wal l sec uri ty , and the[...]

104 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatew ay User Manual 105 Appendix F S ervice Acron yms IMAP , IMAPv3 I nt ern et M es sag e A c ce ss P r ot oc ol. Pr ot oc ol s fo r re trie ving E-m ail mess ag es. IM AP us es T CP 14 3 ; IMAP v 3 u ses TC P 22 0 . IPSEC IKE, IPSEC ESP IP Se c u rity . Pr ot oc ol s whi ch sup port the s ecu re ex ch ang e o[...]

104 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatew ay User Manual 105 Appendix F S ervice Acron yms SMTP S im ple M ail T rans fer P ro to co l. A pr ot oc ol used to trans fe r E- mai l bet we en c omp ut er s ov er th e In te rne t. C an be use d to sen d an d re ce iv e mai l. U ses T CP 25 . SNMP S im ple N etw ork M ana gem en t P ro toc ol. A se t of[...]

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107 Notic es Regulatory C ompliance Notices Class B Equipment Th is eq ui pme nt has be en tes te d and fou nd t o c omp ly with t he l imi ts f or a Clas s B di gita l de vic e, pu rs uan t to P art 1 5 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 har mfu l in te rfe re nc e in a re sid en[...]

108 Action tec W ireless Cable/DSL Router User Manual 2. Th is d evic e mu st a cc ept an y in te rfe r enc e r ec ei ve d, i ncl ud ing int erf er en ce tha t ma y cau se un wan te d op era tio n. ☞ No te : T o co mpl y wit h FC C RF e xpo su re com pl ian ce req ui re- me nts , the ant en na us ed for this tran smi tt er m ust be in st alle d t[...]

109 Lim ited W a rr a nty Har dware : A ctio n t ec El ect ro nic s, Inc ., w arra nts to t he en d us er (“C ust ome r”) tha t th is h ar dwa re pr odu ct wi ll be fre e fr om def ect s in wor kma nsh ip and m ate ria ls, un der nor mal use and s ervic e, for twe lv e (12 ) mo nth s fr om the d at e of pur cha se fr om A ctio n t ec El ect ro [...]

110 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatew ay User Manual TH IS A CTI ON T EC EL ECT R ONI CS PR ODUC T MA Y IN CL UDE OR BE BUN DLE D WI TH TH IRD -P A R TY S OFTW A RE, T HE US E OF WHI CH IS GO VE RNED BY A SE P AR A T E END -US ER L ICEN SE A GRE EME NT . TH IS A CTI ON T EC EL ECT R ONI CS W AR RAN TY DO ES NO T A PPL Y T O SUC H THI RD- P A R[...]

110 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatew ay User Manual 111 Limited W arranty NE ITH ER A SSU MES NOR A UT HOR IZES AN Y O THE R PE RSO N T O A SSUM E FO R IT ANY OT HER LIAB ILI TY I N CON NEC TIO N W ITH T HE SA LE, INST ALL A T ION , MA INT EN ANC E OR USE OF ITS PR ODU CTS . A C TI ON TE C E LE CT R ON IC S S HA L L N O T B E LI A BL E U ND E[...]

112 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Gatew ay User Manual Gov er ning Law : This Lim it ed W a rran ty sh all be go v ern ed b y th e la ws of the Sta te of Ca lif orn ia, U .S. A., ex cl ud ing its con fli cts of la ws a nd p rinc ipl es , and e x cl udi ng th e U nit ed N ati ons Co n ve nti on on Co ntr act s fo r the In te rnat io nal Sale of G[...]