ActionTec MI424-WR manual

W i r e l e s s B r o a d b a n d R o u t er M o del # : MI424 - W R F i r m w a r e V ersion : 4.0.16.1. 45 .120 U ser M anua l V er 1. 1 Solutions for the Digital Life ™[...]

i T able of C on tents 1 Introduction 1 P ack age Contents 1 Minimum Sy stem Requirements 2 F eatures 2 Getting to Know the Router 4 2 C onnec ting the Router 9 Setting Up the Rout er 9 Computer Network Configuration 13 Home P age 15 3 C onfiguring My Network Settings 17 Accessing My Network 17 Using M y Net work 18 4 Creating a W ireless Network 2[...]

ii Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual iii T able of C ontents ii 7 Using Paren tal Contr ols 101 Activating P arental Controls 101 Creating a Filt ering Policy 102 Adv anced Options 106 Statistics 107 8 Using Adv anced Settings 109 F irmware Upgrade 111 F irmware Restore 113 Configura tion File 114 System Settings 115 Date and Time 120[...]

ii Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual iii T able of C ontents B Specific ations 167 General 167 Wireless Operating Range 168 LED Indic ators 168 Envir onmental 168 Notices 169 Regulatory Compliance Notices 169 Modifications 169 Limited W arranty 171[...]

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1 Intr oduc tion Th an k y ou f or pur c has in g th e A cti on te c W ir ele ss B ro adb an d R ou te r . Th e W ir el es s B ro adb an d R ou te r su pp ort s M ult im edi a o v er C oa x A lli an ce ( M o CA ), a ne w ne t- w ork in g st an dar d th at al lo ws digi ta l en te rta in men t an d i nfo rm ati on t o be tra ns - mi tt ed and dis tr[...]

2 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 3 Chapter 1 Introduction s W a ll- mou nt te mp lat e s V ert ica l st an d s W a rran ty Minimum Sy stem Requirements s Co mp ut er wit h E the rn et ca pa bi lit y s Mi cr os of t W in do w s 98 SE , M e, 20 00 , or XP ; M ac OS 9 or gre at er; Li nu x/ BS D , U nix s In te rne t E xpl or e r 5.0 [...]

2 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 3 Chapter 1 Introduction I ntr usi on det ec tio n MA C ad dr es s fi lt eri ng N A T DM Z ho sti ng A c c ess co nt ro l A d van c ed wi re les s p ro te cti on fea tu rin g WP A , WE P 64 /12 8 b it e ncryp- ti on , 802 .1 x au th en tic at ion , an d MA C ad dr es s fi lt eri ng IC SA c ert if ie[...]

4 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 5 Chapter 1 Introduction Getting to Know the Router Th is se cti on c on tai ns a qu ic k de sc ript io n of th e R ou te r’ s li ght s ( L ED s ), po rts , et c. Th e R ou te r f eat ur es sev e ral ind ic at or li ght s on its fr on t pa nel , an d a s eri es o f port s an d swi tc h es o n it s[...]

4 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 5 Chapter 1 Introduction Ethernet W AN Light Th e E the rn et W AN l igh t ill um in at es wh en th e R ou te r is co nn ect ed to the I nt ern et via Et he rne t. I f fla sh ing , dat a tra ff ic is pas si ng a cr os s th e po rt. Coax W AN Light Th e C oax W AN ligh t glo ws s te adi ly or f las h[...]

6 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 7 Chapter 1 Introduction Rear Panel Th e r ea r pa nel of th e R ou te r f eat ur es sev e n po rts ( Co ax, Et he rne t W A N , Et he rne t LA N [4 ], an d P o we r) , as w ell as a Re se t bu tt on and P ow er swit c h. 1 Reset 2 3 4 1 00 1 00 Coax Reset Reset On/Of f 5VDC 3A 100 1 00 1 0 1 0 10 1[...]

6 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 7 Chapter 1 Introduction Ethernet W AN Port Th e E the rn et W AN p ort c o nne cts the Ro ut e r to the ISP usi ng an E th ern et c ab le. Ethernet L AN Ports (4) Th e E the rn et L AN po rts co nn ect de vic es t o th e R ou te r via Et he rne t ca ble s t o cr e - at e a loc al a re a ne tw or k [...]

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9 C onnec ting the Ro ute r C on nec tin g a c om pu te r o r lo cal net wo rk t o th e W ir e les s B ro adb an d R ou te r is a si mp le p r oc edu r e, va r yin g sl igh tl y de pen di ng on the co mp ut er ’ s o per ati ng sys te m bu t d esi gne d t o se am les sl y in te grat e th e R ou te r wit h th e c om pu te r o r loc al net - w ork .[...]

10 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 11 Chapter 2 Connecting the Router 6. M ak e su r e th e c omp ut e r is po w er ed on, the n p lu g th e ot he r en d of th e ye ll ow E the rn et c abl e in t o an E the rn et po rt o n th e c omp ut e r . 7. M ak e su r e at le as t on e of th e Et he rne t LA N li ght s on the fr on t of th e R[...]

10 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 11 Chapter 2 Connecting the Router 2. Th e “L ogi n ” scr e en a ppe ar s. En te r t he d ef aul t us er nam e (a dm in) and pas s- w or d ( pas sw or d ) in th e ap pr o pri at e t ex t bo x es , th en c li ck OK . 3. Th e “L ogi n Se tup ” scr ee n a ppe ar s. Se lec t a ne w u ser nam e [...]

12 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 13 Chapter 2 Connecting the Router C onnec ting O ther Comput ers/S et T op Box es Th e R ou te r ca n c on ne ct t o ot he r c om put e rs or set to p bo x es in th r ee w ay s: via E the rn et, via wi re les s c on ne cti on , or vi a c oax ia l ca ble . Ethernet 1. Ge t an Et her net cab le and [...]

12 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 13 Chapter 2 Connecting the Router Coaxial 1. M ak e su r e all set to p bo x es ar e tu rne d of f. 2. Di sc on ne ct an y ad apt e r cu rr ent ly co nn ect ed to the co axi al ja ck in the ro om wh er e t he R ou t er i s. 3. C on nec t on e en d of th e c oax ia l ca bl e to the co ax ial wal l [...]

14 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 15 Chapter 2 Connecting the Router Windows 2000 1. Se lec t N etwork and Dialing Connections in th e C ont ro l P an el. 2. Ri ght -c li ck on the Et he rne t co nn ect io n ’ s ic o n, th en cl ic k Pr oper t ies . 3. Se lec t Internet Prot ocol ( T CP/IP) c om pon en t, th en cli ck Propert ies[...]

14 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 15 Chapter 2 Connecting the Router Linux 1. L ogin int o th e sy st em as a su pe r -u ser , b y en te rin g “ su ” at t he p r omp t. 2. T y pe “i fc o nfi g ” to dis pl a y th e ne tw ork devi c es a nd a llo cat ed IP s . 3. T y pe “ pu mp -i < dev >, ” whe r e <d ev> is [...]

16 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual Main Menu Th e “M ai n M en u ” co nt ai ns l ink s t o al l of the co nf ig ura tio n o pti on s of th e R ou te r: W ireless S etup (e xp lai ne d in c hap te r 4 o f th is m an ual ), M y N etwork (c hap t er 5 ), Firewall (c hap t er 6 ), P arental Controls (c ha pt er 7), Advanc ed (c hap [...]

17 C onfiguring My Netw ork S ettings On c e th e W ir el es s Br oad ban d R ou te r i s ph ysi ca lly co nn ect ed and the M ega Co nt ro l P ane l’ s H om e sc r een is d isp la y ed in a we b b ro w se r , a li st of th e de vic es c o nne ct ed t o th e R ou te r’ s ne tw or k ap pea rs in t he “M y N etw or k ” sec tio n o f the scr e[...]

18 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 19 Chapter 3 Configuring My Net work Settings Using My Network V ari ou s se tti ngs ca n be a cc es se d fo r a p arti cu lar devi ce , as fol lo ws . Acc ess Device F or devi ce s th at can be ac c es sed (s uc h as I nt ern et ca me ras and net wo rk ed har d dri v es ), loc at e it in t he M y [...]

18 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 19 Chapter 3 Configuring My Net work Settings 2. Th e “B loc k ed W eb si te ” scr ee n a ppe ar s. En te r th e w ebs it e ad dr es s ( I P o r URL ) t o bl oc k on the net wo rk (a ll p ag es wi thi n th e w ebs it e wil l al so be blo ck e d). If th e w ebs it e ad dr es s ha s m ult ip le I[...]

20 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 21 Chapter 3 Configuring My Net work Settings Block Internet Ser vices I nt ern et se rvic es blo ck ing is us ed t o p re ve nt a devi c e on the net wo rk fr o m ac c ess - in g pa rti cul ar se rvic es on t he I nt er net , su ch as r ec ei vi ng E -ma il or d o wnlo adi ng fr o m FT P si te s. [...]

20 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 21 Chapter 3 Configuring My Net work Settings 4. I f t hi s ru l e w il l be a ct i v e al l th e ti m e, se l ec t “ A l wa ys ” f r om t h e “ W h en s h ou l d t h is ru l e oc c u r? ” d r o p- d o wn l is t . I f t he r ul e wi ll o nl y b e a ct i v e a t c er ta i n t i me s s el e c[...]

22 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 23 Chapter 3 Configuring My Net work Settings Enable Application A ct iv at ing “En ab le A pp lic at io n ” (al so kn o wn as po rt fo rwa rd in g) al lo ws the net - w ork to be e xpo se d to th e In te rn et i n ce rta in li mi te d an d c on tr oll ed w a ys, en ab lin g so me app li cat io[...]

22 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 23 Chapter 3 Configuring My Net work Settings 6. Cl ic k Apply t o sa v e t he c ha ng es. ☞ N ote: So me a p p l i ca ti o n s , s uc h a s FT P , T FT P , P PT P , a nd H 3 2 3 , r e q u i r e t he s up po r t of sp e c i al s pe c i fi c A p pl i c a ti on L ev e l Ga t ew a y ( A L G ) m o[...]

24 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 25 Chapter 3 Configuring My Net work Settings 1. Cl ic k T est Connectiv it y . Th e “D iag nos ti cs ” sc re en app ear s. 2. Cl ic k Go . Th e R ou te r ru ns a pi ng t est , an d th e r es ult s ar e di sp la y ed i n th e Di agn ost ic s sc re en . Rename T his Device T o r en ame a ne tw o[...]

24 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 25 Chapter 3 Configuring My Net work Settings Timeout for Inac tive Device Th e am ou nt o f tim e a d evic e c o nti nu es t o be di sp la y ed o n th e ne tw ork af te r it has be en di sc on ne ct ed i s c onf ig ur ed in the “ T im eou t f or I nac ti v e Devi c e” sc re en . T o di sp la y[...]

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27 Cr eating a W ir eless Net w o rk Th is c hap te r e xp lai ns ho w t o cr ea te a wir el es s ne tw ork usi ng the W ir el ess B ro adb an d R ou te r , in cl ud in g ac c ess in g an d c on fig uri ng wir el es s se cu rity op ti ons . Overview Th e W ir ele ss Br oad ba nd R ou te r p ro vid es the use r wi th wi re les s c on ne cti vity ov [...]

28 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 29 Chapter 4 Creating a W ireless Network Wir eless Status C li ck in g on th e “W ir el es s Set t in gs ” ic on in th e H om e s cr e en ge n er at es th e “ W ir e le ss S ta tu s ” s cr ee n , wh i ch di sp l a ys th e c ur re n t s ta tu s o f th e wi r el e ss co n ne ct io n. Radio E[...]

28 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 29 Chapter 4 Creating a W ireless Network SSID Broadcast Di sp la ys whe the r t he R ou t er i s br oa dc as tin g it s SS ID . If act iv at ed , th e SSI D of th e R ou te r’ s wir e les s ne tw or k is br oad cas t wir e les sl y . MA C Authentication Di sp la ys whe the r t he R ou t er i s u[...]

30 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 31 Chapter 4 Creating a W ireless Network Basic Securit y Settings T o c on fig ur e t he R o ut er ’ s wir el es s ne tw or k fo r ba si c se curi ty , se lec t “Ba si c Se curi ty Se tti ngs ” fr om the men u on the lef t si de of an y W ir e les s Se tti ng s sc re en . The “Ba sic Se cu[...]

30 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 31 Chapter 4 Creating a W ireless Network 5. Se lec t a W EP se cu rity lev el fr om the “ se le ct a W EP K ey ” dr op -d o wn li st (o pt io ns i nc lu de “64 /4 0 bi t ” or “12 8/ 104 bi t” ). 6. En te r t he k ey co de in the “ K ey Co de ” te xt bo x. Ea ch c har act er mu st b[...]

32 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 33 Chapter 4 Creating a W ireless Network Adv anced Securit y Settings T o c on fig ur e t he R o ut er ’ s ad va nc ed w ir el es s ne tw or k se curi ty s ett ing s, se lec t “ A d va nc ed S ecu rity Set tin gs ” fr om th e me nu on th e le ft sid e of an y W ir el es s Se tti ngs sc re en[...]

32 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 33 Chapter 4 Creating a W ireless Network WEP I f WEP was sel ect ed in t he A dv an ce d Se cur ity S ett in gs sc r een , th e “ W EP K ey ” sc r een ap pea rs . 1. Se lec t th e ap pr o pri at e ne tw or k au th en tic ati on lev el fr om the dr op - d own lis t. Op tio ns inc lu de O pen Sy[...]

34 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 35 Chapter 4 Creating a W ireless Network 802.1X WEP I f 802 .1 X WE P (W ir ed Eq ui val en t P ri vac y) wa s se le cte d, the “ WEP +8 02. 1x Ra di us Se tti ngs ” scr e en a ppe ar s. 80 2. 1x W EP i s a r ob us t se curi ty p ro t oc ol t ha t us es po rt c on tr ol with dy nam ic all y c [...]

34 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 35 Chapter 4 Creating a W ireless Network WP A I f WP A (W i-F i P r ot ect ed A cc es s) was sel ect ed , th e “W P A K ey” sc r een ap pea rs . 1. V eri fy t he a ut hen ti cat io n me th od se le ct ed i s “P r e-S ha re d K ey . ” 2. En te r a ph ras e o f at le as t ei ght ch arac te r[...]

36 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 37 Chapter 4 Creating a W ireless Network Se le ct in g “S S ID Br oad c as t ” g en er at e s t he “S SI D Br o ad ca st ” sc r ee n . Cl ic k th e “E na ble ” rad io bu tt on to en abl e SS ID b r oad ca sti ng. If ena bl ed , the SSI D of th e R ou te r’ s wir e les s ne tw or k wi[...]

36 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 37 Chapter 4 Creating a W ireless Network Wireless MAC Authentication W ir ele ss MA C a ut he nti ca tio n al lo ws the use r t o al lo w o r de n y ac c es s t o th e R ou te r’ s wir e les s ne tw or k b y a pa rtic ul ar de vic e ’ s MA C ad dr es s. Se lec tin g “ W ir e les s MA C A ut [...]

38 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 39 Chapter 4 Creating a W ireless Network 802.11b/g Mo de Th is op ti on a llo w s th e us er t o se lec t th e wir el es s c om mu nic at ion sta nd ar d c om - pa ti ble with the devi c es t o be co nn ect ed on t he wi re le ss n etw o rk fr om t he d ro p- d own lis t. Op tio ns inc lu de 802.1[...]

38 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 39 Chapter 4 Creating a W ireless Network Network Se lec t th e type of c onn ect io n be in g c onf ig ur ed fr o m th is dr o p-d o wn li st (o pt io ns: N etwork [Home/Offic e] , Broadband Connection , or DMZ ). MTU MT U (M a xim um T ran smi ss io n U nit ) sp eci fi es th e la rg est pac k et [...]

40 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 41 Chapter 4 Creating a W ireless Network Fr agmentation Threshold Se tti ng the co rr ect frag men ta tio n t hr es hol d ca n in cr ea se the re lia bi li ty of fra me tra ns mis si on s on the wir ele ss net wo rk . Ent e r th e fra gme nt ati on thr e sho ld in th is t ex t bo x. RTS Threshold [...]

40 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 41 Chapter 4 Creating a W ireless Network 2. Do ub le- cl ic k th e wir e les s c on nec tio n i co n. The “ W i re le ss N etw or k C on nec tio n ” sc re en ap pe ars , di sp la yin g al l a va ila bl e wir el es s ne tw ork s in the vic in ity . I f the Ro ut er is c o nne ct ed a nd a cti v[...]

42 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 43 Chapter 4 Creating a W ireless Network C onnec ting a W ireless W indows XP Client Th is se cti on as su me s th e R ou te r is set up wit h WP A se curi ty . 1. Cl ic k N etwork Connections in th e C on tr ol P an el. The “N et wo rk C on nec tio ns ” wind o w ap pe ars . 2. Do ub le- cl ic[...]

42 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 43 Chapter 4 Creating a W ireless Network 3. Cl ic k th e c on ne cti on o nc e t o ma rk i t, th en cl ic k Connect at th e bo tt om of th e sc r een . Th e fo llo wing logi n win do w ap pe ars , as ki ng f or a “N etw o rk K ey , ” wh ic h is the pr e- sha r ed k ey use d wh en c o nfi gu ri[...]

44 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 45 Chapter 4 Creating a W ireless Network 2. Th e “W ir ele ss N etw o rk C on nec tio n P r op erti es ” wind o w ap pea rs . Se lec t W ireless Netw or ks . 3. Cl ic k th e c on ne cti on t o h ighl igh t it , th en cl ic k Pr oper t ies . Th e c on nec tio n ’ s “P ro pe rtie s W ind o w[...]

44 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 45 Chapter 4 Creating a W ireless Network 6. En te r t he p re -s ha re d k ey i n bot h t he “N etw o rk k ey ” an d th e “C o nfi rm n et- w ork k ey” te xt bo x e s. 7. Cl ic k OK , th en OK aga in. 8. W h en a tt em pti ng t o c on nec t to the wir el ess net w ork , th e lo gin wi nd o[...]

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47 U s in g N et w o rk C onnec tions T h e W ir e le s s B r oa d b an d R o u t e r su pp o rt s va r i ou s l o c al a r e a ne t w o r k ( LA N ) a n d wi d e a r e a n et w or k ( W A N , o n I nt e rn e t ) c o n n ec t i o ns v i a E t he rn e t o r c o ax ia l c a b l es . N e t w o rk c o n n e ct i o n s is us ed t o c o n fi gu r e th e [...]

48 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 49 Chapter 5 Using Network Connections T o se lec t a c on ne cti on , cl ic k on its nam e. Th e r est of thi s c hap te r d esc rib es th e di f- fe r en t ne tw ork co nn ect io ns a v ail ab le on the Ro ut e r , as we ll as the co nn ect io n types th at ca n be cr ea te d. Network (Home/O ffi[...]

48 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 49 Chapter 5 Using Network Connections C onfiguring the Home/O ffice Network Cl ic k Settings in th e “N etw o rk ( H ome /O ff ic e) P r op ert ies ” scr ee n t o ge ne ra te th e “ Co nf ig ur e N et w ork (H om e/ Off ic e) ” sc re en . General Th e t op pa rt of th e Co nf ig ur e N et [...]

50 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 51 Chapter 5 Using Network Connections Internet Protocol Th is se cti on ha s th r ee o pti on s: No IP Addr ess , O btain an IP Addr ess A utomatically , an d U se the Follo w ing IP Address . No IP Ad dr ess Sel ect th is o pti on if the co nn ect io n wil l ha v e n o IP a ddr e ss. Thi s is us [...]

50 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 51 Chapter 5 Using Network Connections ST P C lic k i n th e devi c e ’ s “ S TP ” ch ec k bo x to en abl e Sp an ni ng T re e P ro t oc ol o n th e de vic e. Thi s pr o to co l p ro vid es pat h r ed und an cy wh ile pr ev en ti ng u nd esi r - ab le loo ps in the net wo rk . A ctio n T he ?[...]

52 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 53 Chapter 5 Using Network Connections 4. En te r t he s ub net mas k ad dr es s in the “S ub net M ask ” te xt bo x es . The su bne t ma sk de te rm ine s wh ic h po rtio n o f a de sti na tio n L AN I P add r ess is t he ne t- w ork port io n, an d wh ic h po rtio n is the hos t po rti on . 5[...]

52 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 53 Chapter 5 Using Network Connections Routing T able Cl ic ki ng N ew Route g en era te s th e “N ew R ou te ” wind o w , whe re a ne w r ou te can be co nf igu r ed. Additional IP Addresses Cl ic ki ng N ew IP Address g ene ra te s th e “ A dd it ion al IP A dd r ess Set ti ngs ” scr ee n[...]

54 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 55 Chapter 5 Using Network Connections C onfiguring the Ethernet Connection Cl ic k Settings at th e bo tt om -ri ght of th e Et he rne t P r ope rti es sc re en to ge ne rat e th e “ Co nf ig ur e E the rn et ” sc re en . General T h e t o p p ar t o f t h e C o nf i g u r e E t h e rn e t s c[...]

54 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 55 Chapter 5 Using Network Connections MT U MT U (M axi mu m T ra nsm is sio n U ni t) sp eci fi es t he l arg es t pa ck e t si ze pe r - mi tt ed for In te rn et tr ans mi ss ion . “ A ut om at ic ” set s th e MT U at 150 0. Oth er cho ic - es inc l ude “ A u to ma tic by DHC P , ” whi ch[...]

56 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 57 Chapter 5 Using Network Connections C oax Connection A C oax co nn ect io n c on nec ts d evic e s (s uc h as set -t op bo x e s) t o th e R ou t er u sin g a c oa xia l ca bl e. Cli ck Coax in the N etw o rk C on nec tio ns scr ee n ( if ne ed ed, cl ick A dvanced at the bot to m o f the scr ee[...]

56 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 57 Chapter 5 Using Network Connections C onfigure Coax Cl ic k Settings at th e bo tt om -ri ght of th e C oax Pr o pert ie s sc re en gen er at es t he “ Co nf ig ur e C oax ” sc re en . General Th e t op pa rt of th e Co nf ig ur e C oax scr ee n d isp la y s ge ne ral co mm un ica ti on pa r[...]

58 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 59 Chapter 5 Using Network Connections Coax Link Se t up the co ax l ink op tio ns in thi s se cti on of th e C onf ig ur e C oax scr e en. Op tio ns inc lu de Channel , Privacy , an d P assword . Ch an nel Sel ect th e Ch an nel fr om th e dr o p- do wn l ist (se le ct fr om 1 -6, or “ A ut o ma[...]

58 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 59 Chapter 5 Using Network Connections Broadband Ethernet Connection A Br oa db an d Et h er ne t c on ne c ti on co nn ec t s t he Ro ut er to th e I nt er n et us in g a n E th er ne t c ab le . Cl ic k Br oa db a nd Co n ne ct io n ( E th e rne t) fr o m t he N e tw o rk C on ne ct io n s s cr e[...]

60 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 61 Chapter 5 Using Network Connections C onfiguring the Broadband Ethernet Connection C l i c k S e t t i n g s a t t h e b o t t o m - r i g h t o f t h e B r o a d b a n d C o n n e c t i o n ( E t h e rn e t ) P r o p e r t i e s w i n d o w t o g e n e ra t e t h e “ C o n f i g u r e B r o a[...]

60 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 61 Chapter 5 Using Network Connections MT U MT U (M axi mu m T ra nsm is sio n U ni t) sp eci fi es t he l arg es t pa ck e t si ze pe r - mi tt ed for In te rn et tr ans mi ssi on . “ A ut om ati c, set s th e MT U at 15 00 . Oth er cho ic - es inc l ude “ A u to ma tic by DHC P , ” whi ch s[...]

62 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 63 Chapter 5 Using Network Connections IP Address Distribution Th e “ I P A dd re ss Dis trib ut io n ” sec tio n o f the Co nfi gu re Br oa db and Co nn ect ion ( E th er net ) sc re en is u sed to c on fig ur e t he R ou te r’ s Dy na mic H ost Co nf igu rat io n P r ot oc ol ( DH CP ) serv[...]

62 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 63 Chapter 5 Using Network Connections DH CP Rel a y Sel ec t th is o pti on to ha ve the Ro ut er fu nct ion as a DHC P r ela y , an d en t er t he I P ad dr es s in th e sc r een tha t ap pe ar s. T o a d d a n e w p r o d u c t o r p r o d u c t f a m i l y , c l i c k N e w I P R a n g e . T h [...]

64 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 65 Chapter 5 Using Network Connections Routing T able Cl ic ki ng N ew Route g en era te s th e “N ew R ou te ” wind o w , whe re a ne w r ou te can be co nf igu r ed. Internet Connection Firew all C l i ck i n th e “ En ab l e d ” c h ec k bo x t o a ct i v a t e t h e R o u t e r’ s fi [...]

64 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 65 Chapter 5 Using Network Connections C onfiguring the Coax Broadband Connection Cl ic k Settings at th e bo tt om of th e B ro adb an d C onn ect io n (C oa x) P r ope rti es sc r een to gen er at e th e “ Co nf igu r e Br oa db and Co nn ect io n (C oax )” sc re en . General Th e t op pa rt [...]

66 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 67 Chapter 5 Using Network Connections Ph y si cal Ad dr es s Dis pl a ys t he p h ys ic al a ddr e ss o f the net wo rk ca r d us ed f or th e ne tw or k. MT U MT U (M axi mu m T ra nsm is sio n U ni t) sp eci fi es t he l arg es t pa ck e t si ze pe rmi tt ed for In te rn et tr ans mi ssi on . ?[...]

66 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 67 Chapter 5 Using Network Connections DNS S er ver Do ma in N am e S ys te m ( D NS ) is th e me tho d b y wh ic h we bs it e or do mai n n ame s ar e tra ns lat ed int o IP add re ss es. The co nn ect io n ca n be se t t o au to ma ti cal ly ob ta in a DN S se rve r a ddr e ss, or an add re ss ca[...]

68 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 69 Chapter 5 Using Network Connections 5. I f a W in do w s In t ern et N am ing Servi ce ( WI NS ) is be in g us ed, ent e r th e WI NS s erv er add r ess in t he “ WI NS S erv er ” te xt bo x e s. 6. En te r t he a mou nt of ti me a net wo rk d evic e wil l be a llo w ed t o c on nec t to th [...]

68 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 69 Chapter 5 Using Network Connections Routing T able Cl ic k N ew R oute to gen er at e th e “N e w R ou te ” wind o w , whe re a ne w r ou te can be co nf igu r ed. Additional IP Addresses C l i ck N ew I P A d d r es s t o g e ne ra t e t h e “ A d d it i o n a l IP A d d r e ss Se tt i n [...]

70 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 71 Chapter 5 Using Network Connections C onfiguring the W AN PPPoE Connection Cl ic k Settings in th e W AN P PP oE P r op erti es scr ee n t o g ene ra te th e “ Co nf ig ur e W AN P PP oE” scr e en. General Th e t op pa rt of th e Co nf ig ur e W AN P PP oE sc r ee n di spl a ys ge ne ral co [...]

70 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 71 Chapter 5 Using Network Connections Ne tw or k Se lec t th e type of c onn ect io n be in g c onf ig ur ed fr o m th e dr o p-d o wn li st ( B roadband Connection , N etwork (Home/Offic e) , or DMZ ). C on nect io n T yp e Dis pla ys t he type o f co nn ect io n. Si nc e t his is P PP o E c on n[...]

72 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 73 Chapter 5 Using Network Connections L ogi n U se r N ame En t er t he u se r na me ( pr o vid ed b y th e IS P ) in thi s t ex t bo x. L ogi n P a ssw ord E nt er th e pa ss wo r d (p ro vi ded by the ISP ) in thi s t ex t bo x. Su ppo rt Un en cryp te d P a ssw o rd (P AP ) P as sw or d A u th [...]

72 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 73 Chapter 5 Using Network Connections Internet Protocol Se lec t on e o f the fol lo win g I nt ern et P r ot oc ol o pti on s fr om th e “I nt ern et P r ot oc ol ” dr op -d o wn li st : Ob ta in a n IP A ddr es s A ut om at ica ll y Th i s o p t io n is s e l e ct ed b y d e fa u l t . C h a[...]

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

75 C onfiguring the Ro ute r ’ s S ec u rit y Th e W ir ele ss Br oad ba nd R ou te r’ s se cu rity su it e i ncl ud es co mp r ehe ns iv e and ro bu st se cu rity se rvic es : S tat ef ul P ac k et I ns pec tio n, a fi re wa ll, use r a uth en ti cat io n pr o to - c ol s, an d pa ssw o rd pr ot ec tio n m ech an is ms. The se fea tu re s al l[...]

76 Action tec W ireless Broadband Router User M anual 77 Chapter 6 Configuring the Router’ s S ecurity Th is c hap te r c o ve rs the se Sec uri ty fe at ur es : • General - se le ct th e s ecu rity lev el fo r th e fi re wa ll. • A ccess Control - r es tric t ac c es s fr om the loc al net wo rk t o t he I nt er net . • P ort Forwarding - [...]

76 Action tec W ireless Broadband Router User M anual 77 Chapter 6 Configuring the Router’ s S ecurity General Th e “ Ge ner al ” scr ee n i s us ed t o c on fi gur e th e R ou te r’ s ba si c se cur ity s ett in gs. Th e fi r ewa ll r eg ul at es t he fl o w of dat a be tw ee n th e lo cal net wo rk an d th e I nt er net . Bo th in co mi n[...]

78 Action tec W ireless Broadband Router User M anual 79 Chapter 6 Configuring the Router’ s S ecurity N o t e t ha t i t i s t h e o ri gi n of th e r eq ue st , n o t s u bs eq ue n t r es p o n se s t o t hi s r e qu es t , w hi c h de t er m i n es wh e t h e r a se ss i o n c a n be e s t a b li sh e d o r n o t. Th e R ou te r f eat ur es t[...]

78 Action tec W ireless Broadband Router User M anual 79 Chapter 6 Configuring the Router’ s S ecurity 2. C hec k th e “B lo ck IP Fra gme nt s ” bo x t o pr ot e ct th e lo ca l ne tw ork fr om a c om- mo n type of ha ck e r at tac k t hat use s fr agm en te d da ta p ac ke ts t o sa bot ag e th e ne tw or k. N ot e t ha t VPN ov e r IP S ec[...]

80 Action tec W ireless Broadband Router User M anual 81 Chapter 6 Configuring the Router’ s S ecurity Allow or Restrict Ser vices T o vie w an d al lo w/ r est rict the se servi ce s: 1. Se lec t A ccess Control fr o m th e le ft si de of an y Sec uri ty sc r een . Th e “ A c c ess C on tr ol” sc re en app ear s. ☞ N ote: The “ All o [...]

80 Action tec W ireless Broadband Router User M anual 81 Chapter 6 Configuring the Router’ s S ecurity 3. I f thi s ac c es s c on tr ol ru le app li es t o a ll ne tw or k ed d evic es , se lec t “ An y” fr om th e “N etw o rk ed Co mp ut er /D evic e ” lis t bo x. If th is ru le app li es t o ce rta in de vic es onl y , sel ect “S pec[...]

82 Action tec W ireless Broadband Router User M anual 83 Chapter 6 Configuring the Router’ s S ecurity P or t Forwarding I n it s de fa ul t st at e, th e R ou te r bl oc ks al l ex t ern al u se rs f ro m c on ne cti ng t o or c om mu nic at ing with th e net w ork , ma kin g it sa fe f ro m h ack er s who ma y try t o in tru de on the net w ork[...]

82 Action tec W ireless Broadband Router User M anual 83 Chapter 6 Configuring the Router’ s S ecurity 4. Se lec t th e I nt ern et pr ot oc ol t o be p r ovi de d fr om th e “P r ot oc ol ” dr op -d o wn li st . T o see all opt io ns, sel ec t All Ser v ices . 5. Se lec t a W AN c on nec tio n type fr om th e “ W AN C onn ec tio n T y pe ?[...]

84 Action tec W ireless Broadband Router User M anual 85 Chapter 6 Configuring the Router’ s S ecurity T o de si gna te a loc al co mp ut er as a D MZ h ost : 1. Se lec t DMZ H ost fr o m th e le ft si de of an y Sec uri ty sc r een . Th e “ D MZ H os t ” sc r een ap pea rs . 2. Cl ic k in the “ DM Z H os t IP A dd r ess ” ch eck bo x , t[...]

84 Action tec W ireless Broadband Router User M anual 85 Chapter 6 Configuring the Router’ s S ecurity T o us e po rt tri gg eri ng: 1. Se lec t P ort T r igger ing fr om the lef t si de of an y Se curi ty s cr ee n. Th e “P ort T ri gge rin g ” scr een app ea rs. 2. Se lec t ei th er “ Spe ci fy P r ot oc ol ” or “ Sh ow A ll S ervic e[...]

86 Action tec W ireless Broadband Router User M anual 87 Chapter 6 Configuring the Router’ s S ecurity Remote Administra tion Th e R ou te r ca n be ac ce ss ed a nd c o ntr ol led no t on ly fr o m wit hin the loc al net wo rk, bu t a lso fr om the In te rne t us in g r em ot e ad min str ati on . T o ac c es s, se lec t Remot e Administration f[...]

86 Action tec W ireless Broadband Router User M anual 87 Chapter 6 Configuring the Router’ s S ecurity MegaCon trol Panel M eg aC on tr ol P ane l is use d t o ob tai n ac c es s t o th e R ou te r’ s M eg aC on tr ol P a nel and ga in a cc es s t o al l se tti ngs and pa ram et er s,u si ng a w eb b ro wse r . Bo th s ecu re ( HTT PS ) an d no[...]

88 Action tec W ireless Broadband Router User M anual 89 Chapter 6 Configuring the Router’ s S ecurity W ebsite Block ing Th e R ou te r ca n be co nf ig ur ed t o bl oc k spe ci fic we bsi t es, pr ev en ti ng a cc es s t o th em fr o m c om put e rs on the loc al ne tw or k. R es tric tio ns can als o be app li ed t o a c om - pr e he nsi v e, [...]

88 Action tec W ireless Broadband Router User M anual 89 Chapter 6 Configuring the Router’ s S ecurity 4. I f w eb s it e b l oc ki n g n e ed s t o b e ac t i v e a l l t h e ti m e, s el e ct A l wa ys f r o m t h e “ W h e n s ho u ld t h is r ul e oc cu r ?” d r o p -d o wn l i st . I f th e ru l e w il l on l y be a ct i v e at c e rt ai[...]

90 Action tec W ireless Broadband Router User M anual 91 Chapter 6 Configuring the Router’ s S ecurity Static NA T Th is op ti on a llo w s mu lt ipl e pu bl ic add r ess es t o be de si gna te d t o devi c es o n th e ne tw or k. St ati c N A T all o ws d evic e s be hin d a f ir ew all and co nf igu r ed wi th p riv at e I P ad dr es se s ap pe[...]

90 Action tec W ireless Broadband Router User M anual 91 Chapter 6 Configuring the Router’ s S ecurity Adv anced Filt ering A d van c ed f ilt e rin g is de si gne d to all o w c omp r eh ens i ve co nt ro l o v er t he fi re wa ll’ s be ha vio r . Spe cif ic inp ut an d ou tp ut ru les can be d ef ine d, th e or d er of lo gic all y si mi lar [...]

92 Action tec W ireless Broadband Router User M anual 93 Chapter 6 Configuring the Router’ s S ecurity Inbound Pack ets - Input Rule Sets • I nit ia l rul es • Al l ru les de fin ed fo r t he n etw o rk de vic e o n whi ch the pac k et is • Lo ca l se rve rs rul es fr o m th e lo cal serv e r ta b in the sec uri ty sc r een • R ul es to a[...]

92 Action tec W ireless Broadband Router User M anual 93 Chapter 6 Configuring the Router’ s S ecurity T o c on fig ur e a dv anc e d fi lt eri ng rul es , cl ic k Add ne xt to the rul e tit le . Th e “ A dd A d van c ed F ilt e r” sc r een ap pea rs . T o ad d an ad van ce d fi lt er ing rul e, de fi ne t he f oll o win g rul e pa ram et er [...]

94 Action tec W ireless Broadband Router User M anual 95 Chapter 6 Configuring the Router’ s S ecurity • A ccept - Al lo w ac c es s t o pa ck et s th at ma t ch th e so ur c e an d de sti na tio n I P ad dr es se s an d pr o to co l po rts de fi ned in u ppe r s ect ion of the scr ee n. The da ta tra ns fe r se ss ion will be ha nd led usi ng [...]

94 Action tec W ireless Broadband Router User M anual 95 Chapter 6 Configuring the Router’ s S ecurity Time Th e ti me (b as ed o n th e R ou te r’ s da te and tim e se tti ng s) t he ev ent oc cur re d. Ev ent Th er e a re fi v e ki nds of ev ent s li st ed in t he s yst e m lo g: • Inbound T r affic - a r es ult of an inc o mi ng p ack et ?[...]

96 Action tec W ireless Broadband Router User M anual 97 Chapter 6 Configuring the Router’ s S ecurity • ICMP replay - an ICM P (I nt e rne t Co nt ro l M e ssa ge Pr o to co l) r ep la y me ss ag e ha s be en bl oc k ed. • ICMP redirect protection - an IC MP r ed ir ec te d me ssa ge has bee n bl oc k ed. • P acket in valid in connection -[...]

96 Action tec W ireless Broadband Router User M anual 97 Chapter 6 Configuring the Router’ s S ecurity • PPTP connection - a p ac ke t in qu iri ng wh eth er the Ro ut er is r ea dy to r ec ei v e a P PTP co nn ect ion ha s bee n ac c ep te d. • A UTH:113 request - an ou tbo und pac k et fo r A UT H pr ot o co l ha s be en ac c ep te d (f or [...]

98 Action tec W ireless Broadband Router User M anual 99 Chapter 6 Configuring the Router’ s S ecurity • F rag mented packet, packet too big - a p ack et ha s be en blo ck e d bec au se , af te r d ef ragm en tat io n, th e pa ck et wa s to o bi g. • F rag mented packet, packet exc eeds - a pa ck et has bee n b loc k ed be cau se , af te r d [...]

98 Action tec W ireless Broadband Router User M anual 99 Chapter 6 Configuring the Router’ s S ecurity • FTP por t request to 3rd par t y is forbidden (P ossible bounce attack) - a pa ck e t ha s bee n b loc k ed . • Fir ewall Rules were changed - th e fi r ewa ll rul e s et ha s be en mod ifi ed . • U ser authentication - a m es sag e ar r[...]

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

101 U sing P aren tal C o ntro ls Th e ab un da nc e of ha rmf ul i nf orm ati on on t he I nt e rne t pos es a se rio us c ha lle ng e fo r e mpl o y ers an d pa re nt s al ik e - “H ow can I r egu la te wha t m y em pl o ye e/c hi ld d oes on t he I nt er net ?” The W ir el es s Br oa db and R out e r’ s P a re nt al C on tr ol s al lo ws u[...]

102 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 103 Chapter 7 Parental C ontrols 5. Th e S urf Co nt ro l su bs cri pti on sit e wi ll th en be di sp la y ed in a ne w br o ws er win do w . F oll o w th e in str uct io ns o n th e we bs it e an d su bs cri be o r en r oll for a fr ee tria l. A v eri fi cat io n E- ma il wi ll be se nt. Cl ic k [...]

102 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 103 Chapter 7 Parental C ontrols 2. Cl ic k Filtering P olicy fr o m th e li st o n th e le ft si de of th e sc re en . Th e “F il te rin g P ol icy ” sc re en ap pe ars . 3. Cl ic k A dd a P olicy t o ge ne rat e a not he r “F il te rin g P oli cy ” sc re en . 4. En te r a na me fo r t he[...]

104 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 105 Chapter 7 Parental C ontrols 5. En te r a de sc rip tio n of th e ne w po li cy i n th e “De sc rip tio n ” te xt bo x . 6. Se lec t th e c on te nt fil te rin g c hec k bo x es tha t r ep re se nt co nt en t t o be bl oc k ed i n th e “B lo ck ed Ca te go ries ” sec tio n. 7. Cl ic k [...]

104 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 105 Chapter 7 Parental C ontrols LAN Filter ing Policy T o se l e ct a d e fa u l t f i lt e ri n g p ol ic y f o r t h e l oc a l n e tw o rk , s e l ec t t h e p ol ic y n a m e f r o m t h e “ D ef au l t P ol ic y ” d r op -d o wn l i s t, l o ca t ed i n t h e F i lt e ri n g P o l ic y s[...]

106 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 107 Chapter 7 Parental C ontrols Adv anced Options Th e “ A d van c ed Op ti ons ” scr e en c on ta in s fe at ur es pr o vid in g ad dit io nal W eb fi lt er - in g se cu rity . Pro vider Consulting F ailure T o de ci de wh eth er to al lo w o r bl ock a sp eci fi c we bs it e, th e fi lt er [...]

106 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 107 Chapter 7 Parental C ontrols Statistics Th e R ou te r’ s M e gaC on tr ol P ane l mo ni to rs co nt en t fi lt er ing sta ti sti cs . Sta ti sti cs in cl ud e a r ec o rd of: • A c c ess att e mpt s • A c c ess ed UR L s • Bl oc k ed U RL s • UR L s t hat we r e ac c ess ed fr o m c[...]

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109 U sing A dv anc ed Settings Th e “ A d van c ed” sec ti on o f the W ir el es s Br oa db and R out e r’ s M eg aC ont r ol P an el i s in te nd ed prim ari ly fo r mo re ad van c ed us er s. Som e c han ge s t o se tti ngs with in thi s se cti on co uld ad v er sel y af fe ct t he o pe rati on of the Ro ut er and the loc al net wo rk, an [...]

110 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 111 Chapter 8 Using Advanc ed Settings IP A ddress Distr ibution - ma nag e th e IP add r ess es of de vic es o n th e ne tw or k Diagnost ics - pe rf orm dia gno st ic t es ts o n th e R ou te r R estore Defaults - re se t th e R ou te r t o it s de fa ult set ti ngs R eb oot Rou ter - r es tart [...]

110 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 111 Chapter 8 Using Advanc ed Settings F irmware Upgrade Th e R ou te r o ffe rs a bu il t-i n me ch an is m fo r up grad in g it s fi rm wa r e wit hou t lo s- in g cu st om co nf ig ura tio ns and set tin gs. The r e ar e tw o m eth od s fo r up grad in g th e fi rm w ar e: • U pg rading from [...]

112 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 113 Chapter 8 Using Advanc ed Settings 2. I n th e “U pgra de F r om a Co mp ut er in t he N etw or k ” sec tio n, cl ic k Upgrade N ow . The “U pgr ade Fr o m a C om pu te r in the N etw o rk ” sc re en ap pe ars . 3. En te r t he p ath of the sof tw ar e im ag e fi le , or pr e ss t he ?[...]

112 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 113 Chapter 8 Using Advanc ed Settings Automatic Check Disabled I f “ A u to ma tic all y C he ck D isa bl ed ” is s ele ct ed, the R out e r will not au to ma tic all y c hec k f or fi rm wa r e up grad es . Manual C hecking and Upgrading T o ma nu all y u pgra de t he R ou te r’ s fi rm w [...]

114 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 115 Chapter 8 Using Advanc ed Settings C onfiguration File U se t he R o ut er ’ s C on fig ura ti on F ile fe atu r e t o vie w , sa ve , an d lo ad c on fi gur ati on fi le s, wh ic h ar e u sed to ba ck up an d r est o re the Ro ut e r’ s cu rre nt co nf igu rat io n: T o d o th is: 1. Cl i[...]

114 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 115 Chapter 8 Using Advanc ed Settings Sy stem Settings Cl ic ki ng S ystem S ettings in th e A dv anc e d sc re en ge ne rat es the “S y st em Se tti ngs ” sc r een , wh er e va rio us sy st em and man ag em en t pa ram et er s ca n be c on fig ur ed .[...]

116 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 117 Chapter 8 Using Advanc ed Settings Sy stem U se t he “S y st em ” sec tio n o f th is sc r een to co nf igu r e th e fo llo wing tw o op tio ns : Wireless Broadband Router’ s Hostname Sp eci fy the Ro ut er ’ s h ost nam e b y en t eri ng i t in to the thi s t ex t bo x. Th e ho st na [...]

116 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 117 Chapter 8 Using Advanc ed Settings Management Application Ports Th is se cti on al lo ws the fol lo win g ma na ge me nt a pp lic at ion port s t o ha v e t he ir de fa ul t po rt nu mb er s to be c ha nge d: • P ri mary/ se co nd ary HTT P po rts • P ri mary/ se co nd ary HTT PS po rts ?[...]

118 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 119 Chapter 8 Using Advanc ed Settings Security Logging U se t his sec tio n t o c on fi gur e th e fo ll owi ng se cu rity lo g op ti ons . Enable Logging Cl ic k in thi s c hec k b o x t o act iv at e s ecu rity log gin g. Low Capacity Notification Enabled Cl ic k in thi s c hec k b o x t o act [...]

118 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 119 Chapter 8 Using Advanc ed Settings Port En te r t he p ort n um ber of the E-m ai l se rve r i n th is t ex t bo x. Ser ver Requires Authentication I f t h e E - ma il s e rv e r r e q u ir e s au th e n t i ca t i o n , c li c k i n t h i s c he ck bo x, t h en e nt e r a u se r n a me a nd p[...]

120 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 121 Chapter 8 Using Advanc ed Settings Date and T ime T o c on fig ur e d at e, ti me , and da yl igh t sa vin gs ti me s ett in gs pe rf orm the fol lo win g: 1. Cl ic k Date and Time in the A d va nc ed sc re en . Th e “Da t e an d T im e” sc re en ap pe ars . 2. Se lec t th e lo ca l tim e [...]

120 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 121 Chapter 8 Using Advanc ed Settings T o pe rfo rm an aut o ma tic tim e up dat e : 1. Cl ic k in the “En ab led ” ch ec k bo x in the “ A u to ma tic T ime U pd at e ” sec tio n. 2. Se lec t th e pr ot oc ol t o be u sed to per fo rm th e ti me up da te by se le cti ng e ith er th e “[...]

122 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 123 Chapter 8 Using Advanc ed Settings 3. Cl ic k A dd . The “Se t R u le S ch edu le ” scr ee n a ppe ar s. 4. En te r a na me fo r t he ru le in the “ R ul e N a me ” t ex t bo x. 5. Sp eci fy if th e rul e wil l be acti v e o r in act iv e du ring th e de sig nat ed tim e pe rio d b y c[...]

122 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 123 Chapter 8 Using Advanc ed Settings 8. I f app li ca ble , cl ic k N ew H ours Range Entr y t o de fi ne a n act iv e/i na cti v e ho url y ra nge . Th e “E dit H our Ran ge ” scr ee n a ppe ar s. En te r a s tart and en d tim e i n th e ap pr o pri at e t ex t bo x es . 9. Cl ic k Apply . [...]

124 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 125 Chapter 8 Using Advanc ed Settings W h en a ddi ng a ro ut in g rul e, the fol lo win g pa ram et er s m ust be sp ec ifi ed : • R ule N ame - Sel ec t th e type o f net wo rk fr o m th e dr o p-d o wn li st . • Destination - Th e de sti na tio n i s th e de sti na tio n h ost , su bn et a[...]

124 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 125 Chapter 8 Using Advanc ed Settings Domain Routing Do m ai n r o ut in g i s us ed in mu lt i- r ou t e r l oc al ne tw o rk co n fi gu ra ti on s . N o rm al ly , t o ac ce ss s a d evi c e c o nn ec te d t o on e r ou t er fr o m a no th e r r o ut e r o n t he ne tw or k, it s IP ad dr es s [...]

126 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 127 Chapter 8 Using Advanc ed Settings T o vie w a s um mary o f the se r vic e s cu rre nt ly bei ng p r ovi de d by the DHC P se rv er , cl ic k IP Addr ess Dist ribution in the A d va nc ed s cr ee n. Th e “ IP A dd re ss Di stri bu ti on ” scr ee n a ppe ar s. Editing DHCP Ser ver S etting[...]

126 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 127 Chapter 8 Using Advanc ed Settings 3. C om ple te the fol lo win g fi el ds: • S ta rt I P A d dr es s R a ng e, E nd IP A dd r es s R an g e - de te rm i ne s t he nu m be r o f ho st s co n ne ct ed t o t he ne tw o rk in th is su b ne t. “S t art ” sp ec if i es th e f ir st IP ad d r[...]

128 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 129 Chapter 8 Using Advanc ed Settings T o de fi ne a n ew c on ne cti on wit h a f ix ed IP a ddr e ss: 1. Cl ic k N ew Static Connection in t he D HCP Co nn ect ion s sc r een . Th e “ D HCP C on nec tio n Se tti ng s” sc re en app ea rs. 2. En te r a ho st na me fo r t his co nn ect io n. 3[...]

128 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 129 Chapter 8 Using Advanc ed Settings Diagnostics Th e Di ag nos ti cs sc ree n ca n as si st i n te sti ng ne tw ork con ne ct ivi ty . Thi s fe at ur e pi ng s ( I CMP ech o) an IP add re ss a nd d isp la ys t he r esu lt s, s uch as t he n umb er of pa ck ets tra ns mi tte d an d re ce ive d, [...]

130 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 131 Chapter 8 Using Advanc ed Settings Restoring D efault Settings I f the Ro ut e r’ s fac to ry de fa ult set ti ngs ne ed t o be re st or e d (t o b uil d a n ew n etw o rk fr o m th e be ginn in g, fo r e xam pl e) , use the fo llo win g p ro ce du re : 1. Cl ic k R estore Defaults in the A [...]

130 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 131 Chapter 8 Using Advanc ed Settings MA C Cloning A M A C (M edi a A c ce ss C ont r ol) ad dr es s is a un iq ue hex ad ec ima l c od e th at i de nti fi es a d evic e o n a n etw or k. Al l ne tw or kab le devi ce s ha ve a MA C add r ess . W he n r ep lac - in g an ot he r ne tw ork devi ce w[...]

132 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 133 Chapter 8 Using Advanc ed Settings Users T o ma na ge i nd ivi du al u ser s: 1. Cl ic k U sers in th e A dv anc e d sc re en , whi ch ge ner at es th e “U se rs ” scr e en. 2. Cl ic k N ew U ser , whi ch ge ne rat es the “ U se r Se tt ing s ” scr e en. W h en a ddi ng a use r , spe c[...]

132 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 133 Chapter 8 Using Advanc ed Settings • E-mail N otificat ion - E- ma il n oti fi cat io n ca n be us ed t o r ec ei v e in dic at io ns of sy st em ev en ts f or a p re de fin ed sev er ity c la ssi fi ca tio n. The a va ila bl e type s of ev en ts ar e “S y st em ” or “ Sec uri ty” ev[...]

134 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 135 Chapter 8 Using Advanc ed Settings Remote Administra tion Th e R ou te r’ s R e mot e A dm in ist rat ion ca pab il iti es ar e c ov e re d in det ai l in the “ Sec uri ty” ch apt e r of thi s ma nu al . Dynamic DNS Dy na mic DNS (Do ma in N am e Se rve r) a dy na mic IP ad dr es s t o b[...]

134 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 135 Chapter 8 Using Advanc ed Settings Setting up D ynamic DNS T o se t up Dyn am ic D NS o n th e R ou te r , c lic k Dynamic DNS in th e A dv an ce d sc r een . Th e “Dy na mi c DN S ” sc re en app ea rs. C on fig ur e t he f oll o wing par ame te rs : Connection T o Update Se lec t th e c o[...]

136 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 137 Chapter 8 Using Advanc ed Settings Host Name En te r t he f ull Dyn am ic D NS d om ain in t his te xt bo x. Wildcar d Se lec t th e “ W il dc ar d” ch ec k bo x to ha v e an y UR L th at i nc lud es the do ma in n ame (h er e. y ou rho st .d ynd ns .o rg, fo r e xam pl e) t o c onn ec t. [...]

136 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 137 Chapter 8 Using Advanc ed Settings Th e DN S se rve r d oes no t re qu ir e c on fi gur ati on . H o wev er , the lis t o f co mp ut er s kn o wn b y th e DNS ca n be vi ew ed, th e ho st n ame or IP ad dr es s of a c om pu te r on th e li st can be c han ge d, or a ne w c om put e r ca n be a[...]

138 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 139 Chapter 8 Using Advanc ed Settings 2. I f the hos t wa s ma n ual ly ad de d to the DNS T abl e, its hos t na me and /o r IP ad dr es s ca n be mod ifi ed . Oth erwi se , on ly m odi fy its hos t na me . 3. Cl ic k Apply t o sa v e t he c ha ng es. T o r em ov e a h ost fr om the DNS tab le : [...]

138 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 139 Chapter 8 Using Advanc ed Settings 2. Cl ic k A dd . The “Ed it N et wo rk Obj ect ” scr ee n a ppe ar s. 3. Sp eci fy a nam e f or th e ne tw or k ob jec t in th e “D esc rip ti on ” t ex t bo x. 4. Cl ic k A dd . The “Ed it I te m ” sc re en ap pe ars . 5. Se l ect th e type of n[...]

140 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 141 Chapter 8 Using Advanc ed Settings 2. Cl ic k in the “ All o w Ot he r N et wo rk U se rs to C ont r ol W i re les s B ro ad ban d R ou te r’ s N et w ork Fe at ur es ” che ck bo x t o en ab le UP n P and all ow UP n P se rvic es t o be de fi ne d on an y of th e net w ork hos ts . 3. Cl[...]

140 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 141 Chapter 8 Using Advanc ed Settings Prot ocols P r ot oc ol s fe at ur es a lis t o f pr es et a nd u ser -d ef ine d ap pl ic ati on s an d c om mon port se tti ng s. P r ot oc ol s ca n be use d in vari ou s se cur ity f ea tur e s, su ch as A c ce ss C ont r ol an d P ort F orw ar di ng. N e[...]

142 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 3. N ame the servi ce in t he “S ervic e N am e ” te xt bo x a nd, if ne ed ed, en te r a de sc rip tio n o f the servi ce in t he “Se rvic e D esc rip tio n ” te x t bo x , the n c li ck Add Ser v ice P or ts . Th e “E dit Servi ce Se r v er P o rts ” sc re en ap pe ars . 4. Se lec t [...]

143 M on i t or in g th e R ou t e r Th e W ir ele ss Br oad ba nd R ou te r’ s S ys te m M oni to rin g s cr ee ns d isp la y im po rtan t sy st em inf or ma tio n, inc lu di ng: • Ba si c R out e r se tti ngs • S ys te m l og • K ey ne tw or k de vic e pa ram et er s • N et w ork traf fi c st ati st ics Router Status Cl ic k System Mo n[...]

144 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 145 Chapter 9 Monitoring the Router Sy stem Log Cl ic k System Mo nitor ing in a n y of th e M on it or ing scr e ens to dis pl ay th e “ A d va nc ed S ta tus ” scr ee n, the n c lic k S ys t e m L o gg in g to ge ne rat e th e sc re en sho wn be lo w . Th e S y st em L o g d i sp l a y s a l[...]

144 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 145 Chapter 9 Monitoring the Router C onnec tion Monitoring 1. Cl ic k System Mo nitor ing in a n y of th e M on it or ing scr e ens to dis pl ay th e “ A d va nc ed S ta tus ” scr ee n, the n c lic k F ull Syste m/System-wide Monit or ing of Connections to ge ner at e th e sc r een sho wn bel[...]

146 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual T raffic Monitoring Th e R ou te r c on st ant ly mon it or s tr aff ic with in th e lo cal net w ork and bet we en t he lo ca l net w ork and the In te rn et. T o vi ew u p-t o -th e- sec ond sta ti sti ca l in fo rma tio n ab ou t da ta r ec e iv ed fr om and tran sm it te d to the In te rn et, [...]

147 T roubleshooting Th is c hap te r c on ta ins a li st o f pr ob le ms th at ma y be e nc ou nt er ed whi le us in g th e W ir ele ss Br oa dba nd R ou te r , and te ch niq ue s t o try an d o v er c om e th e pr o ble m. N o te tha t th es e te ch ni qu es m ay no t so lv e th e pr o bl em ( or pr o bl ems ). Acc essing the Router if Locked Out[...]

148 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 149 Chapter 10 T roubleshooting LAN Connection F ailure • E ns ur e th e R ou t er i s pr o per ly ins ta lle d, th e LA N c on nec tio ns ar e c orr ec t, an d th e po w er is o n. • C o nfi rm t he c om pu te r a nd R ou t er ar e o n th e sa me net wo rk s egm ent . I f un su re , le t th e[...]

148 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 149 Chapter 10 T roubleshooting Are the Router’ s Ethernet por ts auto-sensing? Y es . Ei the r a st rai ght- th r ough or cr o sso v er Et he rne t ca ble ca n be u sed . Can I use an 802.11b wireless card to connect to the Router? Y es , the Ro ut e r ca n in te rfa c e wit h 802 . 1 1 b c ar [...]

150 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual I cannot access the Router’ s Graphical User Inter face? What should I do? I f yo u ca nn ot ac c es s th e R ou te r’ s Gr ap hic al U se r I nt er fac e, ma ke su re the co m- pu t er c o nne ct ed t o t he R ou t er i s se t up to dy na mi cal ly r ec ei v e an IP ad dr es s. I ha ve an FTP[...]

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

152 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 153 Appendix A Quality of Ser vice Th e ma tc hi ng of pa ck e ts b y ru le s is c on nec tio n- ba sed , kn own as S tat e ful P ac k et I nsp ect io n ( S PI ), us in g th e R ou te r’ s fi r ewa ll me ch ani sm . On ce a pac k et mat c hes a ru le, all sub se qu en t pac k et s wit h th e sa [...]

152 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 153 Appendix A Quality of Ser vice Setting Priority Rules T o se t pri or ity ru le s: 1. Cl ic k Quality of S er v ice in th e A dv an ce d sc re en . The “T raf fic Pr ior ity” sc re en ap pe ars . Th is sc re en is d ivi ded in to tw o id en tic al sec tio ns , on e fo r “ Q o S i npu t r[...]

154 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 155 Appendix A Quality of Ser vice 2. A f t e r c h oo si n g t h e tr a f fi c di r ec t i o n an d t he d ev ic e o n wh i c h t o s e t t h e ru l e , c l ic k A dd in t he a p p r o p r ia t e r o w . T he “ A d d T ra f f i c P ri o r it y R u le ” s c r e e n a p pe a r s . Se t th e fo [...]

154 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 155 Appendix A Quality of Ser vice Set Prior ity - A ct i vat e t his ch ec k bo x to add a pri ori ty t o th e ru le. The scr e en wi ll r ef re sh , all o wing a se lec tio n be tw ee n on e of ei ght pri or ity l ev els , z er o be in g th e lo w es t an d se ve n th e h ighe st (ea ch prio ri [...]

156 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 157 Appendix A Quality of Ser vice Device T raffic Shaping Th is se cti on de sc rib es t he d iff er e nt T raf fi c Sh ap ing scr e ens an d te rm s, an d pr ese nt s th e fe at ur e ’ s c on fi gu rat ion log ic. 1. Cl ic k Quality of S er v ice in the A d va nc ed sc re en , th en c li ck T [...]

156 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 157 Appendix A Quality of Ser vice C on fig ur e t he f oll o wing par ame te rs : Tx Bandwidth - Tx ba nd wid th l imi ts the Ro ut er ’ s b and wi dth tran sm iss io n ra te . Th e pu rpo se i s t o li mit the ban d widt h of th e W AN d evic e t o th at of th e w eak - es t ou tb oun d li nk [...]

158 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 159 Appendix A Quality of Ser vice T o de fi ne a s hap in g cl as s: 1. Cl ic k A dd in t he “ Tx T raf fic Sha pi ng ” se cti on of th e Ed it De vic e T raf fi c Sh ap ing scr een . Th e “ A dd Sh ap ing Cla ss ” scr ee n ap pe ar s. 2. N ame the new cl ass and cl ic k Apply . 3. Cl ic [...]

158 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 159 Appendix A Quality of Ser vice P olic y Th e cl as s po li cy d et erm in es t he p oli cy of r ou tin g pa ck e ts i nsi de the cla ss . Se lec t on e o f fou r o pti on s: • Prior it y - P rio ri ty qu eu in g ut ili ze s m ult ip le q ue ue s, so tha t tra ff ic is dis tri b- ut ed am ong[...]

160 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 161 Appendix A Quality of Ser vice T o ad d a n ew o utb ou nd/ in bou nd cl as s ru le, cl ic k Add in th e Ed it Cla ss sc re en . Th e “ A dd T raf fic Pr io rity R ul e ” sc re en ap pe ars . Source A ddress - T he s our c e ad dr es s o f th e pa ck ets se nt to or re ce i ve d fr o m th [...]

160 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 161 Appendix A Quality of Ser vice Set Prior ity - A cti v at e th is ch ec k bo x t o ad d a pr ior ity t o t he ru le . The scr e en wil l r efr e sh, all o wing a se lec tio n o f one of eigh t p rio rity le ve ls , ze r o be ing the lo w es t an d se ve n th e h ighe st (ea ch prio ri ty lev e[...]

162 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 163 Appendix A Quality of Ser vice F ur th er m o r e , t h e R o u t e r ca nn o t c o n t r o l t he b e h a v io r of th e IS P , w hi c h m a y n o t ha v e p r o p e r Q o S h an d l in g. U nf or t u na t el y , t h i s i s a c o m m on s it ua t i o n. L e t ’ s l oo k at a sc e n ar - i [...]

162 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 163 Appendix A Quality of Ser vice 1. Cl ic k Qu al ity of Se rvic e at th e t op of th e H om e sc r een , t he n c lic k DSCP Setting s . Th e “ D SCP Set tin gs ” sc r een ap pea rs . 2. T o e d it a n e xi st i n g e n try , c li ck t he a p p r op ri a t e i c o n i n t he “ A c t io n [...]

164 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 165 Appendix A Quality of Ser vice 802.1p Settings Th e IE EE 8 02. 1p pri ori ty ma rki ng me tho d is a st and ar d f or prio ri tiz in g net w ork tra ff ic a t th e da ta li nk /M ac su b- la y er . 80 2. 1p tr aff ic is si mp ly c las si fie d an d se nt to th e de st ina ti on , with no b an[...]

164 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 165 Appendix A Quality of Ser vice 2. Th e ei ght 802 .1 p va lu es a re pr e- pop ul at ed wit h th e th r ee p rio rity le ve ls : L o w , M e diu m, and Hi gh. Th es e lev els can be c han ge d fo r e ach of the eig ht v alu es in th ei r r esp ect iv e dr op -d o wn li sts . 3. Cl ic k Apply t[...]

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167 Specifications General Model Number MI 42 4WR (4- P ort W ir e les s B ro adb an d R ou te r) Standards IE EE 80 2.3 x IE EE 80 2. 3u IE EE 80 2. 11b , g (W i re le ss) IP IP ve rs io n 4 MoCA T w o c han ne ls ( W AN , LA N ) W AN M o CA fr eq uen cy: 975 MH z - 102 5 MH z (s in gle ch an ne l) LA N M o CA f re qu en cy: 1 12 5 MH z - 14 25 MH[...]

168 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual Wir eless Op era ting R ange Indoors U p t o 91 M (30 0 f t. ) Outdoors U p t o 53 3 M (1 75 0 ft .) T opology St ar (E th er net ) LED Indicators P o w er , Et he rn et W AN , E th e rn et LA N ( 4) , C oa x W AN , C oa x L AN , I nt ern e t, W ir el es s En vironmental P ower E xt ern al , 5 V D[...]

169 Notic es Regulatory Complianc e Notices Class B Equipment Th is eq ui pm ent has bee n t es te d an d fo un d to co mp ly with the lim it s fo r a C las s B di git al de vic e, pu rs ua nt t o P art 1 5 of th e FC C R ul es . The se li mi ts a re de sign ed to pr ovi de r eas on ab le p r ot ect io n aga in st ha rmf ul in te rf er en c e in a [...]

170 Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 170 2. Th is de vic e m ust ac ce pt an y in te rf er en ce re ce i ve d, inc lu di ng in te rf er en c e th at ma y cau se un wa nt ed ope rat io n. ☞ N ote : T o co mp ly w it h FC C RF ex pos ur e c o mpl ia nc e r eq uir e - me nt s, th e an te nn a us ed fo r t his tran sm itt e r mu st be [...]

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

172 Action tec W ireless Broadband Router User Manual TH IS A CTI ON T EC E LEC TR ON IC S PR OD UC T MA Y IN CL UD E OR B E BU ND LED WI TH T HIR D- P AR TY SO FTW AR E, TH E US E OF WHI CH IS GO VE RNE D BY A SE P AR A TE EN D-U SE R LIC EN SE A GR EEM ENT . TH IS A CTI ON T EC E LEC TR ON IC S W AR RAN TY DOES NO T A PP L Y T O SU CH TH IRD - P [...]

172 Action tec W ireless Broadband Router User Manual 173 Limited W arr anty NE ITH ER AS SUM ES NO R A UT HO RIZ ES ANY O THE R PE RS ON T O AS SUM E FO R IT AN Y O TH ER L IAB ILI TY IN CON NEC TIO N WIT H TH E SAL E, IN ST AL LA TIO N, MA INT EN ANC E OR US E OF IT S PR ODU CT S. A C T I O N T E C E L E C T R O N I C S S H A L L N O T B E L I A [...]

174 Action tec W ireless Broadband Router User Manual Gov er ning Law : Thi s Li mi te d W ar ran ty sh all be g ov ern ed b y th e l a ws o f the Sta te of Ca li fo rni a, U .S .A. , ex cl ud in g it s c onf li cts of la ws a nd p rin ci ple s, an d e x cl ud ing th e U ni te d N a tio ns C on v e nti on on Co ntr act s fo r t he I nt er nat io na[...]