Actiontec electronic GT704WR manual

S olutions for the Digital Life ™ U ser Manual 54 Mbps Wi r eless C able/DSL Router Model #: GT704WR Fi rmware version: 3.0.1.0.5b-GT704WR IB: 1.1.1.42[...]

i T able of C onten ts 1 Introduction 1 Package Contents 1 Minimum System Requirements 2 F eatures 2 Getting to Know the R outer 3 2 Setting Up the Router 7 Connecting a Computer to the Router 7 3 Performing a B asic Setup 21 Basic S etup 21 Changing the Admin User Name and Passwor d 24 4 Using Advanced Setup 27 Accessing Advanc ed Setup 27 W AN IP[...]

ii Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Cable/DSL Router User Manual ii 7 Setting Up a Net work 55 Ethernet 55 Wireless 60 8 T roubleshooting 63 T roubleshooting 63 Fr equently Asked Questions 64 A Reference 71 Locating Computer Information 71 Locating Windows Operating System Files 72 B Setting Up Static IP on the Computer 75 Windows 98 SE 75 Windows Me 7[...]

1 Intr oduc tion Th ank y ou f or pur cha sin g t he A ctio n t ec 54 Mb ps W ir ele ss Ca ble / D SL Ro ut er . The R ou te r i s th e si mp les t wa y to co nn ect co mp ut e rs t o a high -s pee d br oadb an d c on - ne cti on usi ng a Et he rn e t c a bl e/D SL mod em . Th is eas y- to -u se p r odu ct is pe rf ect fo r th e ho me off ic e o r [...]

2 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Cable/DSL Router User Manual 3 Chapter 1 Introduc tion Minimum Sy stem Requirements s A cti v e DS L se rvic e wi th Eth er n et c ab le /D SL m od em s Co mpu t er with a 10/ 10 0 Mb ps E th ern et co nn ect io n s Mi cr os o f t W in do ws 9 8 S e c o n d E d it io n ( S E ), M il l e n n i um Ed it i o n (M e ) , N[...]

2 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Cable/DSL Router User Manual 3 Chapter 1 Introduc tion s FT P fi rm war e up grad ea bl e s W eb do wnl oad su ppo rt s 80 2. 11 b/g su ppo rt Getting to Know the Router Th is s ect io n c on ta ins a qu ic k d esc rip ti on of the R o ut er ’ s li ght s, ports , et c. Th e R ou te r c on ta in s sev eral in dic at [...]

4 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Cable/DSL Router User Manual 5 Chapter 1 Introduc tion Internet Light W he n t he I nt e rne t li ght glo ws st ead il y , th e R ou te r i s c on nec te d t o th e DS L pr o- vid er via a n Et he rn e t c a bl e/ DSL mod e m. Wireless Light Th e W ir el es s li ght ill um in at es whe n th e R ou te r i s c on nec te[...]

4 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Cable/DSL Router User Manual 5 Chapter 1 Introduc tion Cable/DSL Port The Cabl e/ D SL po rt is used to c onne ct the Rou te r to an Ethe rnet cable / DSL mode m. Reset Switch De pr es si ng the R ese t swi t ch for on e or tw o se c on ds wi ll po wer cy cl e t he Ro ut e r (s im ila r t o un pl ug gin g an d th en p[...]

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7 Setting Up the Router T h e i ns t r u c t i o n s t ha t f o ll o w p ar a l l e l t he st e p s c on ta in ed i n t h e A cti on t e c I ns ta ll a t i o n B u d d y ® , w h i c h p r o vi d e s a vi su al gu id e t o s et ti ng up t h e R o u t e r . I t i s r e c om me nd ed t h e u s e r r u n t he I n s t a l l a t i o n B u d d y f ir st [...]

8 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Cable/DSL Router User Manual 9 Chapter 2 S etting Up the Router 2. R e ad th e i ns tr uc ti o ns , sel ec t I n it ia l S et u p b y c lic k in g o n t h e a pp r o pr ia t e c he c k bo x, th en cl i ck N ext . 3. R e ad th e o n -s cr een in s tru ct io ns, se le ct th e t ype of mo de m to wh i ch th e R ou t er w[...]

8 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Cable/DSL Router User Manual 9 Chapter 2 S etting Up the Router 4. R ea d th e o n-s cr ee n i nst ruc tio ns co nc erni ng co nn ect ing th e R ou te r t o a n et- w ork with ano th er ro ut e r/g at ew a y c on nec te d t o it , th en c li ck Next . 5. M ak e sur e t he ite ms nee de d t o c on nec t th e R ou t er [...]

10 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Cable/DSL Router User Manual 11 Chapter 2 S etting Up the Router 6. Lo ca te the Ethernet cable co nn ect in g th e ca bl e/ DSL mod em to the co mp ut er , th en cli ck Next . 7. U npl ug the Ethernet cable co nn ect ed to the cab le / D SL m ode m f ro m t he c om pu te r , th en cli ck Next .[...]

10 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Cable/DSL Router User Manual 11 Chapter 2 S etting Up the Router 8. Ge t th e R ou te r f ro m t he k it , the n c li ck Next . 9. Ge t th e yellow Ethernet cable fr o m th e ki t, the n cl ic k N ext .[...]

12 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Cable/DSL Router User Manual 13 Chapter 2 S etting Up the Router 10. Pl u g o ne e nd of t he yellow Ethernet cable in t o o ne o f the y el lo w E th e rne t po rts o n t he ba c k o f th e R o ut er , the n cl ic k N e xt . 11. Pl ug the oth er en d of the yellow Ethernet cable int o an Ethernet p ort on th e ba ck[...]

12 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Cable/DSL Router User Manual 13 Chapter 2 S etting Up the Router 12. Ge t th e black Po wer cord fr o m th e ki t. Clic k Next . 13. Pl ug the sma ll er end of the black P ow er cord int o t he black P owe r port on th e ba ck of the Ro ut er . C li ck N ex t .[...]

14 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Cable/DSL Router User Manual 15 Chapter 2 S etting Up the Router 14. Pl ug the lar ge r e nd o f the black P owe r cord i nt o a pow er outlet . Cli ck Next . 15. M ak e sur e t he Po wer light glo ws so lid gr een (i t ma y tak e a few mo me nts ) an d on e o f th e Ethernet lights fl ic k er s. Clic k N ext .[...]

14 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Cable/DSL Router User Manual 15 Chapter 2 S etting Up the Router 16. Pl ug the Ethernet cable dis c onn ec te d fr om th e c om pu te r in st ep 3 int o the red Cable/DSL port on the bac k o f th e R ou te r , th en cli ck Next . 17. M ak e s ur e th e o th e r e nd o f the Ethernet cabl e c on ne ct ed t o th e R ou[...]

16 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Cable/DSL Router User Manual 17 Chapter 2 S etting Up the Router 18. U np lu g th e pow er cord of th e cable/DSL modem , co un t t o 10 , th e n p lu g th e po w er c o rd b ac k i n a ga i n. Th is r es et s t he c ab le / D SL mo de m, al lo win g i t t o c om m un ic a t e wi th th e Ro u t er . Ci c k N ext . 19[...]

16 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Cable/DSL Router User Manual 17 Chapter 2 S etting Up the Router 20. En t er t he us er n am e a nd pa s sw o r d i n t he ap pr op ria te t ex t bo x es (o r cl ic k th e c he ck bo x n e xt to “M y I SP do e s n ot r eq ui r e t h is in fo rma ti on . ” ) , th e n c l ic k N ex t . 21. Se lec t th e ap pr opri [...]

18 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Cable/DSL Router User Manual 19 Chapter 2 S etting Up the Router 22. I f St ati c IP was sel ec te d in st ep 21 , ent er the IP Address , Subnet , Rout er , DNS 1 , and DNS 2 inf or mat io n (i f app lic ab le ) in the pr op er te xt bo x es. This in fo rma ti on sho ul d be a vail ab le in th e I SP . W h en fin is[...]

18 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Cable/DSL Router User Manual 19 Chapter 2 S etting Up the Router 24. Th e I nst al lat io n B udd y che ck s th e c on fi gu rat io n of the R ou te r . 25. W he n t he c o nfi gu rat io n is co mp le te , a se rie s o f “ Co ngr atu la ti on s ” sc re en s ap pea r . R ea d th e on -s cr ee n i nfo rm ati on , t[...]

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21 P er forming a Basic Setup Th is c ha pt er is a gui de thr ough a bas ic set up of the R out er , inc lu di ng h o w to co n- ne ct t he R o ut er to the ISP and ch ang ing th e us er nam e an d pa ss wo r d. T o co mp let e a bas ic set up , the use r wil l ne ed i nf orm at io n pr ovid ed by the ISP . Th is in fo rma ti on is so me tim es pr[...]

22 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Cable/DSL Router User Manual 23 Chapter 3 Performing a B asic Setup 3. F oll o w th e in st ruc tio ns in t he “ Set U p/ Co nf ig ura tio n ” scr een , the n c li ck Beg in Basic Se tup . 4. I n th e ne xt scr een, fol lo w t he ons cr ee n in st ruc tio ns , th en cli ck Next . 5. I n th e ne xt scr een, sel ec[...]

22 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Cable/DSL Router User Manual 23 Chapter 3 Performing a B asic Setup 6. En te r t he U ser Name a nd P asswo rd pr o vid ed b y t he I SP i n th e “ DS L Br oadb an d Co nn ec tio n - P PP oE ” sc r ee n. I f th e IS P pr ovid ed a sta ti c IP add re ss , en te r i t in the Static IP te x t bo x. If no t, lea v e [...]

24 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Cable/DSL Router User Manual 25 Chapter 3 Performing a B asic Setup 8. Th e “C o ngra tu la tio ns ” sc re en ap pea rs . Th e R ou te r is su cc essf ul ly co nfi gu r ed. Th e P ow er lig ht f la she s ra pi dly whi le the Ro ut e r r est art s, the n glo w s st ea di ly gre en wh en f ull y o pe rat ion al . T[...]

24 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Cable/DSL Router User Manual 25 Chapter 3 Performing a B asic Setup 4. Th e “S av e and R es tart ” pa ge app ea rs. Cli ck “Sa ve and Re st art ” t o sa ve t he set- ti ngs ch ang ed in t he C ha ng e A dmi n U ser nam e/ P assw ord sc re en . On ce the R ou te r ha s r eb oot ed , th e pa ss wo r d is acti [...]

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27 # U sing Adv anc ed Setup Th is s ect io n c on ta ins inf o rma tio n c on c ern in g se tt ing up t he adv an ce d f eat ur e s of th e R ou te r , su ch as wi re le ss set tin gs, re mo te man ag em en t, and W eb sit e b loc ki ng. Acc essing Adv anced Setup T o ac ce ss the A dva nc ed Set up c o nfi gu rat io n sc r een s: 1. Ope n a W eb [...]

28 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Cable/DSL Router User Manual 29 Chapter 4 Using Adv anced Setup 4. In th e ne xt scr een, re ad t he rec omm en dat io ns . T o per fo rm an ad va nc ed set up on the Ro ut er , cl ic k Begin Advanced Setup . 5. Th e “C o nfi gu rin g th e A dv an ce d Se tt ing s ” scr ee n a ppe ar s. T o c hec k a ll t he s et[...]

28 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Cable/DSL Router User Manual 29 Chapter 4 Using Adv anced Setup W AN IP Address Se lec tin g W A N IP Ad dr es s in the “ A dv an ce d C on fig ura ti on ” sc re en ge ne rat es the “ W AN IP A dd re ss ” sc re en . W AN IP A ddr ess a llo ws ma nu al set up o f th e IP ad dr es s of the R ou te r . Th er e a[...]

30 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Cable/DSL Router User Manual 31 Chapter 4 Using Adv anced Setup If a U ser Name , Passwo rd and /o r Static IP was ent e re d in the In st all at io n Bu dd y or dur ing Bas ic Set up , it sh ou ld be di sp la y ed in th e “B r oad ba nd Con ne cti on via PP P oE ” sc re en . If no t, ent er the inf or ma tio n n[...]

30 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Cable/DSL Router User Manual 31 Chapter 4 Using Adv anced Setup Specify a Static IP Address Se lec t th is opt io n if the ISP se rvic e is co nf ig ur ed to use RFC 148 3 Br idg ed or Ro ut ed us in g a St at ic I P A dd r es s. En te r t he IP A ddress , Subnet Mask , and Default Rout er Addr ess pr ovi de d b y th[...]

32 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Cable/DSL Router User Manual 33 Chapter 4 Using Adv anced Setup Wireless Settings Se lec tin g W ireless Settings in the “ Ad va nc ed Co nf ig ura tio n ” scr een g en era te s t he “W ir el es s Se tt ing s ” scr ee n. Wireless T o acti vat e th e wir eles s ra dio , cl ic k in the cir cle nex t t o On . T [...]

32 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Cable/DSL Router User Manual 33 Chapter 4 Using Adv anced Setup Security Th er e a re fou r wi re le ss s ecu rit y op tio ns : Off , WE P , WEP +80 2. 1 x, and WP A . Th e la t- te r t hr ee opt io ns ar e di ff er en t type s of wir el es s se cu rity . Off Se le ct in g Of f d is a bl es wi re l es s s ec ur it y [...]

34 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Cable/DSL Router User Manual 35 Chapter 4 Using Adv anced Setup 1 28 - bi t W EP - 1 28 - bi t W EP r e qu ir e s o ne o r m o r e k ey s, c om pri s i ng 1 3 h e x ad ec im a l pa ir s. A h e x ad ec im a l di gi t c o n si s ts of a lp ha nu me ri c c ha ra ct er s ra ngi n g f ro m 0 -9 o r A -F . A n e xa mp l e [...]

34 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Cable/DSL Router User Manual 35 Chapter 4 Using Adv anced Setup W P A A cti va t in g WP A ( W i- Fi P ro te ct ed A c c es s) and cli ck in g N ext in th e W i r e le s s Se t ti ngs s c r ee n g e ne r at es th e “ W ir eles s WP A Set ti ngs ” sc re e n. Th er e a re tw o le v els of WP A . The “G r ou p K e[...]

36 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Cable/DSL Router User Manual 37 Chapter 4 Using Adv anced Setup Th is f ea tu re all o ws t he use r t o c on tr ol the W ir ele ss LAN N etw ork b y d en ying or all o win g wir el es s ac c es s b y sp eci fyi ng the MA C Ad dr es s o f th e wir el es s c lie nt (s ) all o we d o r de ni ed on th e wir eles s n etw[...]

36 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Cable/DSL Router User Manual 37 Chapter 4 Using Adv anced Setup LAN IP Addr ess Se lec tin g LAN IP Address i n th e “ A dv an ce d C on fi gur ati on ” sc r een ge ne rat es th e “ L AN I P A ddr es s ” sc re en . Th e va lu es in th e “L AN IP A dd re ss ” an d “N et ma sk ” te xt bo xe s a re the I[...]

38 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Cable/DSL Router User Manual 39 Chapter 4 Using Adv anced Setup A cti on t ec s tr on gly re co mm en ds lea ving t he D HCP Serv er op ti on On . If the DHC P Se rve r o pti on is Off , ens ur e t he I P ad dr es se s of th e net w ork ed c om pu te rs ar e o n th e sa me sub ne t as the IP ad dr ess o f th e R ou t[...]

38 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Cable/DSL Router User Manual 39 Chapter 4 Using Adv anced Setup DNS (D ynamic or Static) Th ese op tio ns de sig nat e the type of DNS se rve r p ro vided by the ISP . If th e IS P pr ovid ed DNS serv e r in fo rma ti on , sel ec t th e type h er e. If not , le a v e as is. DNS S erver 1 “ D NS S erv er 1” is the[...]

40 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Cable/DSL Router User Manual 41 Chapter 4 Using Adv anced Setup Netmeeting If a c om pu te r o n th e ne tw o rk us es N etm eet in g, en ab le N etm eet in g, by cl ic ki ng t he ci rc le ne xt to “ On ” an d e nt eri ng the IP a ddr ess o f the c om pu t er . Clic k N ext , th en cl ic k Sav e and Restart to ap[...]

40 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Cable/DSL Router User Manual 41 Chapter 4 Using Adv anced Setup Remote Management Se lec tin g R e mot e Ma nag em en t i n th e “ A dv an ce d C on fig ur ati on ” sc r een ge ne r - at es the “R em ot e M an ag em en t ” scr een. R emo t e M an ag em ent all o ws ac ce ss to the R ou te r t hr ou gh th e I [...]

42 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Cable/DSL Router User Manual 43 Chapter 4 Using Adv anced Setup P or t Forwarding Se lec tin g P ort F orwar di ng in t he “ A dva nc ed Co nfi gu rat io n ” scr ee n g ene ra te s th e “P ort Fo rwa r di ng ” sc re en . P ort f orw ar di ng a llo ws c ert ain pr ogr am s t o byp as s th e R ou te r’ s bui [...]

42 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Cable/DSL Router User Manual 43 Chapter 4 Using Adv anced Setup In th is s cr ee n, the use r ca n al lo w o nl y c ert ain IP add r ess es to ac ce ss fo rwar ded po rts. Ent e r th e po rt ra nge of the fo rwa rd ed port s in the “R em ot e I P P ort Ra ng e ” te x t bo xe s, ent e r th e IP ad dr es s t o be a[...]

44 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Cable/DSL Router User Manual 45 Chapter 4 Using Adv anced Setup Fir ewall Se lec tin g Firewall i n th e “ A dv an ce d C on fig ur ati on ” sc r een ge ne rat es the “ Fi re wal l Sec uri ty L ev el ” sc re en . Sel ec t th e le ve l o f se cur ity n eed ed fo r th e ne tw or k. See A pp end ix F on pag e 99[...]

44 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Cable/DSL Router User Manual 45 Chapter 4 Using Adv anced Setup Static Routing Se lec tin g Static Routing in the “ Ad va nc ed Set ti ngs ” sc re en ge ne rat es the “St at ic R ou tin g ” scr een . Ent er th e ad dr es se s in the ir re spe cti ve t e xt b o x es , th en cli ck Add . Th e ad dr es s wil l a[...]

46 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Cable/DSL Router User Manual MA C Addr ess Cloning Se lec tin g MA C Address Cloning in the “C on fi gur ing th e A dva nc ed Set ti ngs ” sc re en ge ne rat e s th e “ MA C A ddr ess Clo ni ng ” sc re en . A MA C (M ed ia A cc es s C on tr ol ) ad dr es s is an i de nti fi er uni qu e t o ev e ry net wo rk a[...]

47 Vie wing the Router’ s S ettings Af t er co nfi gu rin g th e R ou t er , sett in gs c an be vie we d b y se lec ti ng Status in the M ai n M e nu . In the le ft han d c ol umn , th er e a re oth er Sta tu s o pti on s a va il ab le: Rou ting T able , W AN Status , LAN Status , and Activ e User List . N o s ett in gs ( oth er tha n c on ne cti[...]

48 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Router User M anual 49 Chapter 5 Viewing the Router’ s Settings W AN - Connection Di spl a ys the sta t e of th e c on nec tio n t o t he I SP s ervic e (Co nn ect ed or Di sc on ne ct ed) . W AN - Mode Di spl a ys the type o f co nn ec tio n u sed to co mm un ic at e wit h th e IS P . W AN - IP Address Di spl [...]

48 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Router User M anual 49 Chapter 5 Viewing the Router’ s Settings Routing T able Se lec tin g R outing T able ge ne ra te s th e “R ou ti ng T abl e ” sc re en . Th is s cr ee n di sp la y s on ov erview of the Ro ut e r’ s r ou t es . W AN Status Se lec tin g W AN Status in the C urr e nt S ta tus sc re en[...]

50 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless DSL Router User M anual LAN Status Se lec tin g LAN Status gen er at es the “ LAN Sta tu s ” scr een. Thi s sc r een di spl a ys on o ve rvie w of th e R ou te r’ s LAN (Lo ca l Ar ea N et wo rk ) po rt c on nec tio ns . Active User List Se lec tin g A ctive U ser List ge ne rat es th e “ A cti ve U se r Li s[...]

51 U sing Utilities T o ac ce ss the Ro ut e r’ s W eb -ba se d U ti li tie s, sel ect Utilities fr om the “ Ma in M en u ” sc re en . Th e “U ti li ti es ” sc re en app ea rs . F ro m t his sc re en , th e W e b ac ti vity log can be vie w ed, the DSL set tin gs cha ng ed , th e R ou te r’ s fac to ry de fa ult set ti ngs re st or ed, [...]

52 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Cable/DSL Router User Manual 53 Chapter 6 Using Utilities Auto Refresh T o set the W e b A cti vity Lo g sc r een to au to ma tic al ly re fr es h at ce rta in int e rval s, acti - va te the cir cle nex t t o “ A ut o R ef r es h E v ery ” at th e bo tt o m of th e W e b A cti vity Lo g sc re en , th en ent e r a[...]

52 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Cable/DSL Router User Manual 53 Chapter 6 Using Utilities Upgrade Firmwar e Se lec tin g U pgrade Fir m ware in t he “U til iti es ” sc re en ge ne rat es the “U pgr ad e Fi rm wa r e ” scr een. A cti on t ec pe riod ic all y p ost s fi rm war e u pgra de s to en han c e th e ca pa bi lit ie s an d bo os t th[...]

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55 S et tin g Up a Net work Ot he r c om put ers can be c on ne ct ed t o th e R ou t er to for m a ne tw o rk, whic h all o ws the co mp ut e rs t o tr ans fe r f ile s, co mm un ic at e wit h ea ch oth er , a nd s ha re an In t ern et co nn ect io n. Th e ne tw or k ed c o mpu t er s ca n be co nn ect ed to the R ou te r in tw o w a ys : E th ern[...]

56 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Cable/DSL Router User Manual 57 Chapter 7 S etting Up a Network 2. R e ad th e i ns tr uc ti o ns , sel ec t A ddi ti o na l C omp u te rs b y cl ic kin g o n th e a pp r o - pr ia t e c h ec k b o x, th e n c li c k N ex t . 3. Se lec t W ired (USB or Etherne t) , th en c li ck Next .[...]

56 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Cable/DSL Router User Manual 57 Chapter 7 S etting Up a Network 4. W he n t he n ex t win do w app ea rs, get the yellow Ethe r net cable fr om th e ki t, th en cli ck Next . 5. Pl ug one en d of the yellow Ethernet cable int o one of the ope n yello w Ethernet ports on the bac k o f th e R ou te r , th en cli ck Nex[...]

58 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Cable/DSL Router User Manual 59 Chapter 7 S etting Up a Network 6. Pl ug the oth er en d of the yellow Ethernet cable int o an Ethernet p ort on th e ba ck of the co mp ut er , the n c lic k N ext . ☞ Note : An E th er ne t p or t l oo ks si m il ar t o a ph o ne po rt, bu t is sl i ght l y b ig g er . 7. M ak e su[...]

58 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Cable/DSL Router User Manual 59 Chapter 7 S etting Up a Network 8. In th e ne xt wind o w , the In st all at io n Bu dd y c he ck s th e c on fi gur ati on of the R ou te r . 9. A se rie s o f congratulations w indows app ea rs. Cli ck thr ough the m t o e xit th e In st al lat io n B udd y . Th e c om pu t er is c o[...]

60 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Cable/DSL Router User Manual 61 Chapter 7 S etting Up a Network Wireless ☞ N ot e : Co mp ut er s wir eles sl y c on ne ct ed t o t he R ou t er mus t h av e wir el es s ca pa bi lit ie s (vi a a P CI wi re le ss a dap t er , US B wir el es s ad apt e r , bu il t-i n wir eles s ad ap te r , et c. ). 1. In se rt th [...]

60 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Cable/DSL Router User Manual 61 Chapter 7 S etting Up a Network 3. Se lec t W ireless , th en cli ck N ext . 4. R ea d th e o n-s cr ee n i nst ruc tio ns , th en cli ck Finish . Af t er perf or mi ng t he p r oc ed ur e o utl in ed in th e s cr ee n, abo v e, ma k e su r e th e c om - pu te r a nd t he Ro ut er ar e[...]

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63 T roubleshooting Th is c ha pt er co nt ai ns a lis t o f pr o ble ms tha t m a y be e nc ou nt e re d wh il e us ing th e R ou te r , an d te ch ni qu es to sol v e t hem . N ot e tha t th es e te ch ni qu es ma y no t be su c- c ess fu l in all cas es . A ls o in cl ud ed is a lis t of fr eq ue nt ly ask ed qu es tio ns . T roubleshooting Cann[...]

64 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Cable/DSL Router User Manual 65 Chapter 8 T roubleshooting F requently Asked Questions Th is s ect io n c on ta ins a li st of que sti on s c on c ern in g th e R ou te r , an d an sw er s t o th e qu es tio ns . General I have run out of Ethernet por ts on my Router . H ow do I add more computers? Pl ug gin g in an [...]

64 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Cable/DSL Router User Manual 65 Chapter 8 T roubleshooting Do I need a sp ecific cable or DSL modem to use the Router? N o , t he R out er wo rks with an y Eth er net ca ble , an d virt ua lly an y cab le / DS L mo de m. Wireless Can I use an 802.11b wireless card to connect to the Router? Y e s, the R ou t er can ha[...]

66 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Cable/DSL Router User Manual 67 Chapter 8 T roubleshooting Can my wireless signal pass through floors, walls, and glass? Th e ph ysi ca l en vir on me nt ar oun d t he R ou t er can ha v e a v aryin g ef fe ct o n wir e- le ss sign al str en gt h an d q ual ity . T he mor e d en se an ob je ct, the gre at er th e in [...]

66 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Cable/DSL Router User Manual 67 Chapter 8 T roubleshooting Windows NT , 2000, and XP - Sel ect Star t , R un and type cmd . P r ess Enter . W he n th e c om man d s cr ee n is dis pl a ye d, type ipc on fig and pr es s Enter . I used DHCP to configure my network. Do I need to restart my computer to refresh my IP addr[...]

68 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Cable/DSL Router User Manual 69 Chapter 8 T roubleshooting Connections Everything appears to b e setup properly with the Router , but I can ’t connect to the Internet. Why? If y ou had yo ur In te rne t c on ne cti on alr e ad y se t up on y ou r c om pu t er , you ma y ne ed t o po wer cy cl e y ou r c ab le/ DS L[...]

68 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Cable/DSL Router User Manual 69 Chapter 8 T roubleshooting How do I make a HEX-based WEP key? 64-bit - Ge ne rat ed as 1 0 al ph an um eri c c har act er s ( 0 - 9 , a- f ). Ex am pl e: 843 c 29 a 5 62 . 128-bit - Gen er at ed as 29 alp ha nu me ric ch ara ct er s ( 0 - 9 , a-f ). Ex am pl e: 3 c 2 9 f 253 6 be f 3 2[...]

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71 Refe rence Th is a ppe nd ix co nt ai ns i nf orm at io n ab ou t va rio us t o pic s, inc lu di ng acc essi ng in fo rma ti on abo ut yo ur W ind o ws c o mpu t er . Locating Computer Information Th e fo llo wing pr oc ed ur e i s va lid fo r c om pu te rs run ni ng W ind o ws 9 8 SE , M e , NT 4.0 , 20 00, and XP . 1. F ro m t he d es kt op , [...]

72 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Cable/DSL Gatewa y User Manual 73 Appendix A Reference Locating Window s Op erating Sy stem Files If th e op er ati ng sys te m f il es r es id e o n th e ha rd dri v e o f th e c om pu te r , fo ll ow the in str uct io ns b elo w to loc at e th em . I f th e fi le s ar e n ot o n th e h ar d dri ve, the y mu st be l[...]

72 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Cable/DSL Gatewa y User Manual 73 Appendix A Reference 4. Cl ic k th e do w n ar row ne xt to the “Lo ok in ” te xt bo x and sel ect My Computer f r om t he lis t th at app ear s. 5. Cli ck Search No w . 6a. Windows Me: W h en t he sea rc h is c om pl et e, not e th e di r ect o ry pat h th at ap pea rs mos t o f[...]

74 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Cable/DSL Gatewa y User Manual Window s M e, 2000 1. F ro m t he d es kt op , cl ic k Start . 2. Se lec t Search , th en For Files and Folders . 3. Th e “S ear ch R es ul ts ” win do w app ear s. In the pan el a t le ft tit le d “W hat do y ou wa nt to s ea rc h f or ?” , cl ic k All files and folders . 4. An[...]

75 Setting Up Sta tic IP on the C omputer T o co mm un ic at e wit h th e R ou t er fr om a co mp ut e r on the net w ork (t o us e th e W eb Co nf ig ura ti on Ut il ity , for ex amp le ), the use r ma y ha v e t o swi tc h t he IP ad dr es s se t- ti ngs fr om DHC P -e na bl ed to sta tic IP , so th at the co mp ut e r an d th e R ou t er are on [...]

76 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Cable/DSL Router User Manual 77 Appendix B Setting Up Static IP on the Computer 3. An ot he r me nu ap pea rs . Se lec t Control P anel . 4. W he n t he “ Co nt r ol P ane l” win d ow ap pea rs , do ub le -c lic k N etwork .[...]

76 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Cable/DSL Router User Manual 77 Appendix B Setting Up Static IP on the Computer 5. Th e “N et w ork ” wind ow ap pea rs . In th e “The fol lo win g ne tw or k c om po ne nts ar e i ns tal led ” li st b o x, loca t e an d do ub le -c li ck TCP/IP . 6. Th e “ T CP /I P P r ope rti es ” win do w app ear s. S[...]

78 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Cable/DSL Router User Manual 79 Appendix B Setting Up Static IP on the Computer 9. En te r t he f oll o win g ad dr es s in the “S ub net ma sk ” te x t bo x: 255 .2 55. 25 5.0 En te r t he pe ri ods in t he a ddr ess by p r ess in g th e sp ac e b ar on th e k ey boa r d. 10. Cl ic k OK . Th e T CP /I P P ro pe [...]

78 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Cable/DSL Router User Manual 79 Appendix B Setting Up Static IP on the Computer 3. An ot he r me nu ap pea rs . Se lec t Control P anel . 4. W he n t he “ Co nt r ol P ane l” win d ow ap pea rs , do ub le -c lic k N etwork .[...]

80 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Cable/DSL Router User Manual 81 Appendix B Setting Up Static IP on the Computer 5. Th e “N et w ork ” wind ow ap pea rs . In th e “The fol lo win g ne tw or k c om po ne nts ar e i ns tal led ” li st b o x, loca t e an d do ub le -c li ck TCP/IP . 6. Th e “ T CP /I P P r ope rti es ” win do w app ear s. C[...]

80 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Cable/DSL Router User Manual 81 Appendix B Setting Up Static IP on the Computer 9. En te r t he f oll o win g ad dr es s in the “S ub net ma sk ” te x t bo x: 255 .2 55. 25 5.0 En te r t he pe ri ods in t he a ddr ess by p r ess in g th e sp ac e b ar on th e k ey boa r d. 10. Cl ic k OK . Th e T CP /I P P ro pe [...]

82 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Cable/DSL Router User Manual 83 Appendix B Setting Up Static IP on the Computer 3. An ot he r me nu ap pea rs . Se lec t Control P anel . 4. W he n t he “ Co nt r ol P ane l” win d ow ap pea rs , do ub le -c lic k N etwork and Dial- up Connections .[...]

82 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Cable/DSL Router User Manual 83 Appendix B Setting Up Static IP on the Computer 5. In th e “N et w ork and Dia l- up Co nne cti on s ” win do w , do ub le -c lic k Local Area Connection . A nu mb er ma y be dis pl a ye d af te r t he Loc al A re a C on nec tio n. I f mo re tha n o ne Loc al A re a C on nec tio n [...]

84 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Cable/DSL Router User Manual 85 Appendix B Setting Up Static IP on the Computer 7. Th e “Lo ca l A rea Co nn ect io n P ro pe rti es ” win do w app ear s. Cli ck General . 8. I n th e “C o mpo ne nt s c hec k ed ar e us ed by thi s c on nec ti on ” lis t bo x, dou ble - cl ic k Int erne t Protocol ( TCP/IP ) [...]

84 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Cable/DSL Router User Manual 85 Appendix B Setting Up Static IP on the Computer 12. En te r t he f oll o win g ad dr es s in the “S ub net ma sk ” te x t bo x: 255 .2 55. 25 5.0 En te r t he pe ri ods in t he a ddr ess by p r ess in g th e sp ac e b ar on th e k ey boa r d. 13. Cl ic k OK . Th e “I nt er net Pr[...]

86 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Cable/DSL Router User Manual 87 Appendix B Setting Up Static IP on the Computer 3. W he n t he “ Co nt r ol P ane l” win d ow ap pea rs , do ub le -c lic k N etwork Connections . 4. In th e “N et w ork Co nn ect io ns ” win do w , do ub le -c li ck Local Area Connection . A n umb er ma y be di spl a y ed a ft[...]

86 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Cable/DSL Router User Manual 87 Appendix B Setting Up Static IP on the Computer 5. Th e “Lo ca l A rea Co nn ect io n P ro pe rti es ” win do w app ear s. Sel ect General . 6. I n th e “Thi s c on nec tio n u se s th e fo ll owi ng it em s” li st bo x, dou bl e- cl ic k Internet Protocol ( TCP/IP ) . 7. Th e [...]

88 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Cable/DSL Router User Manual 9. En te r t he f oll o win g ad dr es s in the “ IP A dd r ess ” te xt b o x: 192 .1 68. 0. 2 En te r t he pe ri ods in t he a ddr ess by p r ess in g th e sp ac e b ar on th e k ey boa r d. 10. En te r t he f oll o win g ad dr es s in the “S ub net ma sk ” te x t bo x: 255 .2 55[...]

89 C omputer S ecurity Th e I nt ern et is a gi an t ne tw or k of c omp ut ers loc at ed a ll o v er the wo rl d. W he n a c om pu te r i s c on nec te d t o th e I nt er net , it can ex cha ng e in fo rm ati on with an y ot he r c om pu te r o n th e I nt ern et . Th is a llo ws a c om pu te r u se r t o se nd E-m ail , su rf th e W o rl d W id e[...]

90 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Cable/DSL Router User Manual 91 Appendix C Computer Security Router S ecurity If c on nec ti ng t o t he I SP t hr ou gh P oi nt- t o-P o int P ro t oc ol ( PP P ), be su r e t o pr ovid e th e R ou te r a n ad min is tra ti v e pa ss wo r d. If a pas sw or d is no t se t, som eo ne o n th e In t ern et can ac ce ss [...]

90 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Cable/DSL Router User Manual 91 Appendix C Computer Security Network Applications N et wo rk app li ca tio ns (s uc h as sof tw ar e p r ogra ms ) th at a llo w re mo te ac ce ss to the c om pu te r al so mak e the co mp ut er vul ne rab le to ac ce ss fr om oth er peo pl e on the In t ern et . If us in g a ne tw or [...]

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93 Specifications General Model Numb er GT 704 WR -00 (54 Mbp s W ir el es s C abl e/ DS L R ou te r) Standards IE EE 80 2.3 x (1 0B as eT , fu ll d up le x ca pa bl e) IE EE 802 .3u (1 00B as eT X, au to neg ot ia tio n) IE EE 802 .11 b/ g (W ire le ss ) Protoc ol LAN - CSM A / CD W AN 10 /10 0 RJ -45 Et he rne t po rt LAN 10 /10 0 RJ -45 swi tc h[...]

94 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Cable/DSL Router User Manual Wireless Operating Range Indoors U p t o 9 1 M ( 3 00 ft. ) Outdoors U p t o 5 33 M ( 17 50 f t.) T opology St ar (Et he rne t) LED Indic ators P ow er , I nt e rne t, W ir eles s, Eth er net ( 4 ) Envir onmental Po wer Ex te rn al , 12V DC , 600 m A Certifications FC C Cl as s B , FCC Cl[...]

95 Glossar y Access P oint A d evic e t hat all o ws wir ele ss cli en ts to co nn ect to one ano th er . A n ac c es s po int ca n al so act a s a b rid ge betw ee n wi re le ss cli en ts and a “wir ed ” net w ork , su ch as an Et her ne t net w ork . W ir eles s c lie nt s ca n be mo v ed an yw he re with in the co ve r - ag e ar ea of the ac[...]

96 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Cable/DSL Router User Manual 97 Appendix E Glossary Ethernet Network A st an da rd wir ed net wo rk ing co nf ig ura ti on usi ng cab le s an d hu bs . Fir ewall A me th od p r ev en tin g us er s o ut sid e t he n etw ork f ro m ac ces si ng and /o r da ma g- in g fi le s or co mp ut er s o n th e ne tw o rk. Gatewa[...]

96 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Cable/DSL Router User Manual 97 Appendix E Glossary PPPoE (P oint-T o-P oint Protocol ov er Ethernet)/ PPPoA (P oint-T o-P oint Protocol ov er A TM) M et ho ds o f secu r e da ta tran sm iss io n. Router A c en tra l de vic e th at man ag es the dat a tra ff ic of the net wo rk . Subnet Mask A se t of fo ur nu mbe rs[...]

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99 F irewall Se cu rit y Le v el S er vi ces T a bl e Th e fo llo wing inf orm at io n is re la te d t o th e Fi r ewa ll opt io ns ( Hi gh, M ed ium , an d Lo w) se cti on in th e “ A d va nc ed Set up ” cha pt er of thi s ma nu al (se e pa ge 44 ) . Th e types of servi ce s a nd t hei r r es pec ti v e po rts ar e li st ed in th e t wo righ t[...]

100 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Cable/DSL Router User Manual 101 Appendix F Firew all S ecurity Medium Security Lev el Serv ice Port In Out htt p 80 no yes dns 53 no y es ftp 21 no yes tel ne t 23 no yes smt p 25 y es ye s pop3 110 y es y es nn tp 119 no yes re al a ud io/ vid eo 70 70 y es y es icm p n /a no y es H.3 23 1720 no ye s T .12 0 15 03[...]

100 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Cable/DSL Router User Manual 101 Appendix F Firew all S ecurity Basic Security Lev el N A T ( N et wo rk A ddr ess T ra ns la tio n) onl y . Ser vice Acron ym D efinitions http H yper T ex t T ra ns fe r P r ot oc o l. Th is p r ot oc ol del i v er s in fo rma ti on ov e r th e In t ern et , an d is use d wh en a co[...]

102 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Cable/DSL Router User Manual real audio/video A p ro t oc ol use d t o tra nsf e r R ea l A udio or Re al V id eo fil es. icmp I nt er net C on tr ol M ess ag e P r ot oc ol . All o ws e rr or mes sa ge s, t ex t pa ck ag es, and in fo rma ti on al m es sag es to be tra ns fe rr ed ov er th e I nt ern et . H.323 A s[...]

103 Non-W indow s S ystem S et up Th e R ou te r s up port s bo th the Cla ss ic Ma ci nt os h op era ti ng sys te ms ( 9. 2. 2 an d be lo w) , as wel l as OS X . ☞ N ot e : W he n i ns t al l i ng a n y s of tw ar e, c on su lt th e u s e r m an ua l a nd he lp fi l e s s up pl i ed wit h th e s of t w ar e f o r d et ai l ed in fo rma tio n. A [...]

104 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Cable/DSL Router User Manual 105 Appendix G Non-Window s S etup 2. W he n t he “ T CP/ IP ” win do w a ppe ar s, sel ect Edit fr om m en u b ar , th en sel ect U ser Mode . 3. W he n t he “U se r M ode ” win do w app ear s, sel ect A dva nc ed , th en cli ck OK . 4. In th e “ T CP /I P ” win do w , se le[...]

104 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Cable/DSL Router User Manual 105 Appendix G Non-Window s S etup OS X 1. F ro m t he A pp le M en u, sele ct System Prefer ences . 2. W he n t he “ S yst em P r ef er en c es ” win do w app ear s, cli ck Netw ork .[...]

106 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Cable/DSL Router User Manual 3. Th e N et w ork wind o w ap pe ar s. Sele ct Built-I n Ether net fr om the “Sh o w” dr o p- do wn l ist . 4. Se lec t T CP/IP and , fr om th e “C onfi gu r e ” dr op -d o wn li st , sel ec t Using DHCP . 5. Cl ic k Apply N ow an d c los e th e “S yst e m P re fe r en ce s ?[...]

107 Notic es Regulatory C ompliance Notices Class B Equipment Th is e qu ip me nt h as b een te st ed and fo und to co mp ly with the li mit s f or a Cla ss B di git al devic e, pu rs uan t t o P art 15 of the FCC R ul es . The se lim it s ar e des ign ed t o pr ovid e r ea so nab le pr ot ecti on a gai ns t ha rmf ul int e rfe r en ce in a re si d[...]

108 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Cable/DSL Router User Manual 108 2. Th is d evic e mus t ac cep t an y int e rfe r en ce re c ei v ed , inc l ud ing int erfe r en ce th at ma y cau se u n wa nt ed ope rat io n. ☞ No te : T o co mp ly with FCC RF e xp os ur e c om pl ia nc e r eq ui re - me nt s, the a nt en na use d fo r th is tran sm it te r m [...]

109 Lim ite d W arranty Har dware : A cti on t ec El ectr oni cs , In c. , wa rran ts to the end use r ( “ C us to me r” ) th at th is har d wa re pr od uc t will be f re e fr om de fe ct s in wo rkm an sh ip a nd mat er ial s, un de r no rm al u se a nd servi ce , fo r t we lv e (12 ) mo nt hs fr om the dat e o f pu rc hase fr o m A cti on t e[...]

110 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Cable/DSL Router User Manual TH IS A CTI ON TEC ELE CT R ONI CS PR OD UCT MA Y IN CL UDE OR BE BU NDL ED WI TH T HIR D-P AR TY SO FTW AR E, THE US E OF W HIC H IS GO VE RN ED B Y A SE P AR A TE EN D-U SE R LI CEN SE A GREE MEN T . TH IS A CTI ON TEC ELE CT R ONI CS W ARR AN TY DO ES N O T A PP L Y T O SUC H TH IRD -[...]

110 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Cable/DSL Router User Manual 111 Limited W arr anty NE ITH ER AS SUM ES NOR A UT HO RIZ ES AN Y O TH ER P ER SON T O A SS UME FOR IT AN Y O TH ER L IAB IL ITY IN C ONN ECT IO N W IT H TH E SAL E, INST ALL A TION , MA INT EN ANCE OR U SE OF IT S PR ODUC TS . A C T I ON TE C E L E C T R O N I C S S HA LL N O T B E L I[...]

112 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Cable/DSL Router User Manual Gov erning Law : T his Li mit ed W ar ran ty sh all be g o ve rn ed b y t he l a ws of the Sta te of Ca li fo rni a, U .S .A ., ex cl ud in g it s c on fl ict s o f la ws an d pri nc ip le s, an d e x cl ud in g th e U nit ed N at io ns Co n v en tio n o n Co nt rac ts f or the In te rn [...]