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ActionTec Broadband Router MI408 manual

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    i T able of C ont ents 1 Introduction 1 P ack age Contents 1 Minimum System Requirements 2 F eatures 2 Getting to Know the Router 3 2 C onnec ting the Router 7 Setting Up the R outer 7 Computer Network Configuration 8 Configuring the Router 10 Home P age 12 3 C onfiguring My Network Settings 15 Accessing My Network 15 Using M y Net work 16 4 Using [...]

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    ii Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual ii Scheduler Rules 85 Routing 87 IP Address Distribution 89 Diagnostics 93 Restoring Default Settings 94 Reboot the Router 94 MAC Cloning 95 ARP (Address Resolution Prot ocol) T able 95 Users 96 QoS 97 Local Administration 97 Remote Administration 98 D ynamic DNS 98 DNS S er ver 100 Network Objec ts 102 Uni[...]

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    1 Intr oduc tion Th an k y o u f or pur ch as in g th e A cti on t ec Br oa db an d R out e r . The R ou t er fe at ur e s ei gh t E th er net po rts , ma ki ng it one of the mo st v er sa ti le r ou t er s a v ai la bl e. If y ou wa nt t o ta k e y our ho me or off ic e net w o rki ng to th e n ex t l ev el , th e A cti on t ec B r oad ba nd R ou [...]

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    2 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 3 Chapter 1 Introduction Minimum Sy stem Requirements s Co mp ut er wi th Et he rn et c ap ab il it y s Mi cr o so ft W in d o ws 98 SE , M e , 20 00 , or XP ; M ac OS 9 or gre at e r; Li nu x/ BS D , U n ix s In t ern et Ex pl o re r 5.0 or high e r; N ets ca pe N avi ga t or 7.0 or hig he r s T CP /I P ne [...]

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    2 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 3 Chapter 1 Introduction P ort fo rwa r di ng PP P o E s up po rt Qo S s up po rt ( en d t o e nd la y e r 2/ 3 ) fe at ur in g Di ff se rv , 802 .1 p/ q p rio ri ti - za ti on , c on f ig ura bl e u ps tr e am /d o wns tr e am traf fi c sha pi ng, ran d om ea rl y de t ec tio n and pa ss -t hr ough of W AN [...]

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    4 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 5 Chapter 1 Introduction Po wer Light Th e P o w er li ght di sp la y s t he Ro u te r ’ s c urr ent st at us . I f the P o we r ligh t gl o ws st e ad il y gr e en , th e R o ut e r is r ec ei ving po w er an d fu ll y o pe ra ti on al . W h en th e P o w er lig ht fla sh es rap id ly , th e R o ut e r i [...]

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    4 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 5 Chapter 1 Introduction Rear Panel Th e r e ar pan el of the R ou t er fe at ur e s t en po rts (E th er ne t [8 ], Br oad ba nd , an d P o w er ), as w el l as a R ese t b ut t on and P o we r swit c h. 12VDC 1.2A Reset 5 ON OFF 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 100 1 0 Ethernet Por ts (8) Th e E th e rne t po rts c on ne ct [...]

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    6 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual Po wer Swit ch Th e P o w er swi tc h po w er s t he Ro u te r on a nd of f. Po wer Port Th e P o w er po rt c on ne ct s t he Ro u te r to an e le ctri ca l w al l ou tl et via the P o w er co r d. M Caut ion : Do no t un pl u g th e P o w er c or d fr o m th e R o ut e r d ur - in g t he re se t p r oc e s[...]

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    7 C onnec ting the Ro ute r C on ne ct in g a c o mp ut e r o r lo ca l n et wo rk t o th e B r oa db an d R ou t e r is a si mp le pr oc ed ur e , va rying sl igh tl y d ep en di ng on th e c om pu t e r’ s op era ti ng sy st e m b ut de si gn ed to se am le ss ly in te gra t e th e R o ut e r wit h t he co m pu t er or loc al net w o rk. M o r [...]

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    8 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 9 Chapter 2 Connecting the Router 6. M ak e su r e t he co mp u te r is po we r ed on , th e n pl u g th e o th er en d o f the y ell o w E th er ne t ca bl e i nt o an E th e rne t po rt o n t he co mp u te r . 7. M ak e su r e a t le as t o ne of the Et he rn et LA N li ght s o n t he fr o nt of th e R o u[...]

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    8 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 9 Chapter 2 Connecting the Router 6. Cl ic k the “ Obt ai n D NS s erv e r a dd r es s au t om at ic al ly ” rad io bu tt on. 7. Cl ic k OK in t he “( T CP /I P ) P r op ert ie s ” sc r ee n , th en cl ic k OK in t he “L oc al A r ea Co nn ec tio n Pr ope rti es ” sc r ee n t o s a v e t he set t[...]

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    10 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 11 Chapter 2 Connecting the Router 3. I n th e “ IP A dd r es s ” ta b , cl ic k the “ Obt ai n a n IP add r es s a ut o ma ti ca ll y” rad io bu t to n . 4. I n th e “ DN S ” tab , v er if y no DN S se rv er is de fi ne d in th e “ D NS Se rvic e S ea r ch Or der ” t ex t b o x a nd no suf [...]

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    10 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 11 Chapter 2 Connecting the Router 3. Th e “ Lo gin Set u p ” sc r ee n ap pe ar s . Se le ct a ne w us er na me an d pa ss w or d an d en t er th em in the ap pr op ria t e t e xt bo x es (th e p as sw o r d m us t be en t er e d twi c e, fo r val id at io n p urp os es ). W rit e the ne w us e r na me[...]

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    12 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 13 Chapter 2 Connecting the Router Home Page A ft e r lo ggi ng in t o th e R o ut e r’ s M e gaC ont r ol P a ne l (s ee “ Co n fi gu rin g t he R ou te r ” at th e be gin ni ng of th is ch ap te r ), the “H ome ” sc r ee n ap pe ar s . Th e H ome sc r ee n ha s a “M a in M en u ” tha t o cc [...]

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    12 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 13 Chapter 2 Connecting the Router My Router Th is se cti on di sp la ys t he st at us of the R ou t er ’ s net w or k an d I nt ern et co nn ec ti on . A gr e en li ght sig ni fi es the R ou t er is co nn ec t ed ; a ye ll o w l igh t me an s the R ou t er is at t em pt in g t o c o nn ec t; an d a r e d[...]

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    15 C onfiguring My Netw ork S ettings On c e t he Br oa db an d R o ut e r i s ph ys ic al ly c on ne ct ed an d th e M ega C on tr o l P an el ’ s H o me scr een is dis pl a y e d in a w eb br o ws e r , a lis t of th e d evic es c o nn ec te d t o t he R ou t e r’ s net w or k a ppe a rs in t he “M y N e tw o rk ” sect io n of th e s cr e[...]

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    16 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 17 Chapter 3 Configuring My Network S ettings Using My Network V ari ou s set ti ngs ca n be ac c es se d f or a pa rti cu la r d evi ce , as f oll o w s. Acc ess Device F o r de vic e s th at ca n be ac c es s ed ( su c h as I nt er ne t ca m era s a nd net w or k ed ha r d dri ve s) , lo ca t e it in the [...]

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    16 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 17 Chapter 3 Configuring My Network S ettings 1. Cl ic k Add in t he “N etw o rk e d c o mp ut e r/ Devi c e ” c ol u mn . Th e “ A dd A c ce s s C on tr o l R ule ” sc r ee n ap pe ar s. 2. I f th is ac c es s c o ntr ol ru le ap pl ie s t o all net w or k ed devi c es , se le ct “ An y” fr o m[...]

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    18 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 19 Chapter 3 Configuring My Network S ettings Th e u se r ma y di sa bl e a n ac ce ss co n tr ol an d th e s ervi c e ma de a va il ab le wit ho ut ha ving t o r em o v e t he se rvic e fr om the A c c es s C on tr o l ta bl e. Th is ma y be us e fu l t o ma k e the se rvic e a vai la bl e o nl y t e mp or[...]

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    18 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 19 Chapter 3 Configuring My Network S ettings 1. Cl ic k Add . The “ A d d P ort F orw ar d in g R ule ” sc r ee n a pp ea rs . 2. En t er th e lo ca l I P ad dr e ss or the ho st nam e of th e c o mp ut e r p r o vid in g th e s er - vic e in t he “N etw o rk e d C om pu t er /D evi c e ” te xt bo [...]

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    20 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 21 Chapter 3 Configuring My Network S ettings View Device D etails T o vie w i nf or ma ti on ab ou t a n et w ork ed devi c e, or t o te st a de vic e ’ s c on ne cti o n, lo ca t e th e d evi ce in th e M y N et w o rk c o lu mn , th en cl ic k View Dev ice Details . Th e “D evi c e I nf or ma ti on ?[...]

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    20 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 21 Chapter 3 Configuring My Network S ettings Rename T his D evic e T o r en am e a net w or k ed de vic e, lo ca te th e d evic e in the M y N et w or k c ol u mn , th e n c li ck Rename This Dev ice . Th e “ R e na me Devi c e ” sc r ee n app ea rs . En t er th e ne w n am e o f th e de vic e in t he [...]

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    23 U si ng Net work C onnec tions T h e B r o a d b a n d R o u t e r s u p p o rt s v a ri ou s l o c a l a r ea n e t w o r k ( LA N ) a nd wi d e a r e a n et - w or k ( W AN , o n I nt e rn et ) c o n ne c t i o n s vi a E t h e r n e t c a b l e s . N e t w o rk c o nn ec t i o n s a r e u s e d t o c on fi gu r e t h e v ar i o u s p ar a m e[...]

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    24 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 25 Chapter 4 Using Network Connections T o se le ct a c on ne ct io n, cl ic k o n it s n am e. The r es t o f th is ch ap te r des cr ib es the di f- fe r e nt net w or k c o nn ect io ns a va il ab l e on th e R ou t e r , as w ell as th e c on ne ct io n type s th at ca n be cr e at ed . Network (Home/O [...]

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    24 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 25 Chapter 4 Using Network Connections C onfiguring the Home/Office Network Cl ic k Se ttings in the “N etw o rk (H o me /O ff ic e) P r o pe rti es ” scr een to ge ne ra t e th e “ C on fi gu r e N etw ork (H o me /O ff ic e)” scr een . General Th e t o p pa rt o f th e C on fi gu r e N etw ork (H [...]

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    26 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 27 Chapter 4 Using Network Connections Internet Protocol Th is se cti on ha s th r ee op ti on s: N o IP Addr ess , Obtain an IP Address A utomatically , an d U se the F ollow ing IP Address . No IP A dd re ss Sel ec t th is op ti on if the c on ne ct io n wil l ha v e no IP add r es s. Thi s is us ef u l i[...]

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    26 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 27 Chapter 4 Using Network Connections A cti on Th e “ A cti on ” co l um n c on t ai ns an i c on tha t , wh en cl ic k e d, ge ne rat es th e c on fi g ura ti on sc r ee n o f the pa rti cu la r d evic e. DNS S er ver Do ma in N ame S ys t em ( DN S ) is the me th od by whi c h w eb si te or do ma in [...]

  • Page 30

    28 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 29 Chapter 4 Using Network Connections 5. I f W ind o w s I nt e rne t N am in g Se rvic e ( WI NS ) i s be in g u se d, ent er t he WIN S se rv er ad dr e ss in t he “ WI NS Se rv er ” t ex t bo x es . 6. En t er th e am ou nt of tim e a net w or k d evic e will be all o we d t o co nn ec t t o th e R [...]

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    28 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 29 Chapter 4 Using Network Connections Routing T able Cl ic k in g N ew Route g en e rat e s th e “ N e w R o ut e ” wind o w , wh er e a ne w r o ut e can be co n fi gu r ed . Additional IP Addresses Cl ic k in g N ew IP Address g en er at es th e “ A dd it io na l I P A d dr e ss Set ti ng s ” sc [...]

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    30 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 31 Chapter 4 Using Network Connections C onfiguring the Ethernet Connection Cl ic k Se ttings at th e b ot t om -ri ght of th e E th er ne t P r o pe rtie s s cr e en to ge ne ra t e th e “ C on fi gu r e E th e rne t ” sc r ee n. General T h e t o p p a rt o f t h e C o n f i g u r e E t h e r n e t s [...]

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    30 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 31 Chapter 4 Using Network Connections Additional IP Addresses Cl ic k in g N ew IP Address g en er at es th e “ A dd it io na l I P A d dr e ss Set ti ng s ” sc r ee n, wh er e add it io n al IP ad dr ess es ca n be cr e at ed to ac c e ss the R ou t er via the E th er ne t c on ne ct io n. 4 Por ts Et[...]

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    32 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 33 Chapter 4 Using Network Connections Broadband Ethernet Connection A Br o a db a nd E th e rn e t c o nn e ct i on c on n ec t s th e R o ut e r t o th e In te r n et us i n g a n E th e rn e t c a bl e . C l ic k B r oa d ba n d C on ne c ti o n ( E t h ern e t) f r o m t h e N et w o rk C o nn e ct io n[...]

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    32 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 33 Chapter 4 Using Network Connections C onfiguring the Broadband Ethernet Connection C l i c k S e t ti n g s a t t h e b o t t o m - r i gh t o f t h e B r o a d b a n d C o n n e c t i o n ( E t h e rn e t ) P r o p e r t i e s w i n d o w t o g e n e r a t e t h e “ C o n f i g u r e B r o a d b a n d[...]

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    34 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 35 Chapter 4 Using Network Connections Ph ys ica l Ad dr e ss Di sp la ys t he ph ysi c al add r es s o f th e ne tw o rk car d us ed fo r th e ne tw o rk . MT U M TU (M ax im u m T ran sm is si on U nit ) s pec i fi es the la rg es t p ac k et si ze pe r - mi tt e d f or In t er net tra ns mi ss io n . “[...]

  • Page 37

    34 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 35 Chapter 4 Using Network Connections IP Address Distribution Th e “ IP A dd re s s Di st rib ut io n ” se ct io n o f th e C on fi gu r e B r oa db an d C on ne ct io n ( E t he rn et) sc r ee n i s us ed to c on fi gu r e t he Ro u te r ’ s D yn am ic H os t C on fi gu ra ti on P r ot oc ol ( DH CP[...]

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    36 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 37 Chapter 4 Using Network Connections A d d i t i o n a l l y , 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 i n t h e “ V e n d o r C l a s s ID ” c o l u m n b e l o w “ I P A d d r e s s D i s t r i u t i o n A c c o r d i n g t o D HC P O p t i o n[...]

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    36 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 37 Chapter 4 Using Network Connections 3. Cl ic k in t he “De f au lt Ro u te ” ch ec k bo x to de fi ne th is devi c e as a th e de f au lt ro u te . 4. Cl ic k in t he “M ul ti ca st - IG MP P r o x y I nt e rna l” ch ec k b o x to act iv a te m ul ti ca st in g. Routing T able Cl ic k in g N ew R[...]

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    38 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 39 Chapter 4 Using Network Connections W AN PPPoE/W AN PPP oE 2 W AN P o in t- t o- P oi nt Pr ot oc o l o v e r E th er net ( P PP oE ) r el ie s o n t wo wid el y a c ce pt ed st an da r ds : P oi nt -t o -P o in t P r ot oc ol and Et h ern et . PP P oE e na bl es Et he rn et net - w or k ed co m pu t er [...]

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    38 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 39 Chapter 4 Using Network Connections C onfiguring the W AN PPPoE Connection Cl ic k Se ttings in the W AN PP P oE P r o pe rti es scr een to ge ne ra t e th e “ C o nf ig ur e W AN P PP oE ” s cr ee n . General Th e t o p pa rt o f th e C on fi gu r e W AN PPP oE sc r ee n di s pl a ys ge ne ra l c om[...]

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    40 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 41 Chapter 4 Using Network Connections Ne tw o rk Sel ec t t he type of c on ne cti o n be in g c o nf ig ur e d fr om the dr o p- do wn li st ( B roadband Connection , N etwork (H ome/Office) , or DMZ ) . C on ne cti o n T yp e Di sp la ys the type o f c on ne cti o n. Si nc e t hi s i s PP P o E c o nn ec[...]

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    40 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 41 Chapter 4 Using Network Connections L og in U se r N am e Ent er t he use r nam e ( pr o vi de d b y t he ISP ) i n th is te x t bo x. L og in P as sw or d Ent er t he pas sw or d ( pr o vi de d b y t he ISP ) i n th is te x t bo x. Su pp ort Une n cryp t ed P as sw or d ( P A P) P as sw o r d A uth en t[...]

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    42 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 43 Chapter 4 Using Network Connections Internet Protocol Se le ct one of th e fo ll o win g I nt ern et Pr ot oc o l o pti o ns fr om th e “ In t er ne t P r ot oc ol ” dr op- d o wn li s t: Ob ta in an IP A dd re ss A ut om a ti ca ll y T h i s o p t i o n is s e l e c t e d b y d e f a u l t . C h a n[...]

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    42 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 43 Chapter 4 Using Network Connections • N APT - Sel ec t th i s op ti on t o ac ti va t e N APT (N etw o rk A d dr e ss an d P ort T ra ns la ti on ), whi c h r ef e rs to ne tw o rk a dd r es s tra ns l ati o n in v ol vi ng the ma pp i ng of po rt n um be rs an d a llo ws m ul ti pl e m ac hi ne s to s[...]

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    45 C onfiguring the Ro ute r ’ s Se c uri t y Th e B r oa db an d R o ut e r’ s se cu rity su it e inc l ud es c om pr ehe ns i v e a nd ro b us t se cu ri ty se rvic e s: St at e fu l P ac k et I ns pec ti on , a f ir e wa ll, us er au th en ti ca ti on pr ot oc o ls , an d pa ss w or d pr o t ect io n m ec ha ni sm s . Th es e f ea tu r es al[...]

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    46 Action tec Broadband Router User Manual 47 Chapter 5 Configuring the Router ’ s Security Th is ch ap t er co ve r s th es e S ec uri ty f ea tu r es : • General - se le ct th e se cu rit y le v el fo r th e f ir e wa ll . • A cc ess Control - r es tri ct ac c es s f r om the lo ca l ne tw ork to th e I nt e rne t. • P ort Forwarding - en[...]

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    46 Action tec Broadband Router User Manual 47 Chapter 5 Configuring the Router ’ s Security General Th e “ G en er al ” sc r ee n i s us ed t o c on fi gu r e t he R ou t er ’ s b as ic se cu rity set ti ng s. Th e f ir e wa ll r e gu la te s t he fl o w of da ta bet w ee n th e l oc al net w or k an d the In t er ne t. Bo th in c om in g a[...]

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    48 Action tec Broadband Router User Manual 49 Chapter 5 Configuring the Router ’ s Security N o t e t ha t i t i s t he o ri gi n o f t h e r eq ue st , n o t s u b se q ue nt r e s p o ns es t o t h i s r e q u e s t , w h i c h d et e r m i n e s w h e t h e r a s e s s i o n c an be e s t a b l i s h e d o r n o t . Th e R o ut e r f ea tu r e[...]

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    48 Action tec Broadband Router User Manual 49 Chapter 5 Configuring the Router ’ s Security 2. C hec k the “B lo c k IP Fr agm en t s ” bo x t o p r ot ec t t he loc al net w or k f r om a c om - mo n type of hac k er a tt ac k t ha t us es fra gm en t ed dat a p ac k et s t o s ab ot ag e t he ne tw o rk . N ot e th a t VP N o v er IP S e c [...]

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    50 Action tec Broadband Router User Manual 51 Chapter 5 Configuring the Router ’ s Security Allow or Restrict S er vices T o vie w a nd all o w/ r es tri ct th es e se rvic e s: 1. Se le ct Ac cess Control fr o m th e l ef t s id e o f an y Sec ur ity scr een . Th e “ A c c es s C on tr o l” scr e en ap pea r s. ☞ N ote: Th e “ All o w[...]

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    50 Action tec Broadband Router User Manual 51 Chapter 5 Configuring the Router ’ s Security 3. I f th is ac c es s c o ntr ol ru le ap pl ie s t o all net w or k ed devi c es , se le ct “ An y” fr o m th e “ N et w or k ed Co m pu t er /D evi ce ” li st bo x. I f th is rul e ap p li es to ce rta i n de vic e s o nl y , sel ec t “ Sp ec [...]

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    52 Action tec Broadband Router User Manual 53 Chapter 5 Configuring the Router ’ s Security P or t F or warding I n it s def au l t st at e , th e R ou t e r bl oc k s al l e xt e rna l u se rs fr om c o nn ect in g t o or c om m un ic at in g wit h the net w o rk, ma ki ng it s af e f r om hac k ers wh o ma y try t o in tru d e on th e n etw ork[...]

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    52 Action tec Broadband Router User Manual 53 Chapter 5 Configuring the Router ’ s Security 4. Se le ct the In t er ne t p r ot oc ol t o b e pr ovi de d f r om the “P ro t oc o l” dr op- d o wn li st . T o se e a ll o pt io ns , sel ect All Ser v ices . 5. Se le ct a W AN c on ne cti o n type fr om th e “ W AN Co n nec ti on T ype ” dr o[...]

  • Page 56

    54 Action tec Broadband Router User Manual 55 Chapter 5 Configuring the Router ’ s Security T o d es ign at e a lo ca l c om pu t e r as a DM Z ho st : 1. Se le ct DMZ Host fr om t he le ft sid e of an y Se cu rity sc r ee n. The “ D MZ H os t ” sc r ee n a pp ea rs . 2. Cl ic k in t he “ DM Z H ost IP A ddr ess ” ch ec k bo x , th en en [...]

  • Page 57

    54 Action tec Broadband Router User Manual 55 Chapter 5 Configuring the Router ’ s Security T o us e p ort trig ge ri ng : 1. Se le ct P or t T r iggering fr o m t he lef t sid e o f an y Se cu rity sc r ee n. The “P o rt T ri gg eri ng ” sc re e n ap pe ar s. 2. Se le ct eit he r “S pec if y P ro t oc o l” or “S ho w A ll Se rvic es ?[...]

  • Page 58

    56 Action tec Broadband Router User Manual 57 Chapter 5 Configuring the Router ’ s Security Remote Administra tion Th e R o ut e r ca n be ac ce ss ed and c on tr o lle d n ot on ly fr o m wit hi n t he loc al ne tw o rk, bu t als o f r om th e I nt e rne t u si ng re m ot e a dm in str at io n. T o ac c e ss , se le ct R emote A dministrat ion f[...]

  • Page 59

    56 Action tec Broadband Router User Manual 57 Chapter 5 Configuring the Router ’ s Security MegaCon trol Panel M egaC ont r ol P a ne l is us ed to ob ta in ac c es s t o t he Ro ut er’ s M egaC ont r ol P a ne l an d ga in ac c es s t o a ll set ti ngs an d p ara me t er s, us in g a we b br ow s er . Bo th sec ur e ( HTT PS ) an d n on -s ec [...]

  • Page 60

    58 Action tec Broadband Router User Manual 59 Chapter 5 Configuring the Router ’ s Security Static NA T Th is op ti on all o w s mu l tip le pu bl ic ad dr ess es to be de si gna t ed to devi c es on the ne tw o rk . St at ic N A T all o w s de vic e s be hi nd a fi r ew al l a nd co nf ig u re d wi th pri v at e I P ad dr ess es ap pe ar to ha v[...]

  • Page 61

    58 Action tec Broadband Router User Manual 59 Chapter 5 Configuring the Router ’ s Security Adv anc ed Filt ering A d va nc ed f il te ri ng is d es ig ned t o al lo w co m pr e he ns i v e c o ntr ol o v e r t he fir ewa ll ’ s be ha vior . Sp ec if ic inp u t an d o ut pu t ru le s c an be d ef in ed , th e o r de r o f lo gic al ly si mi la [...]

  • Page 62

    60 Action tec Broadband Router User Manual 61 Chapter 5 Configuring the Router ’ s Security Inbound Pack ets - Input Rule S ets • I ni ti al rul es • Al l ru le s d ef in ed fo r t he net w or k de vic e on whi ch th e p ac k et is • Lo ca l s erv e rs rul es fr om t he loc al se rv er tab in th e se cu rit y sc r ee n • R u le s t o a cc[...]

  • Page 63

    60 Action tec Broadband Router User Manual 61 Chapter 5 Configuring the Router ’ s Security T o c on f ig ur e ad va nc ed fi lt e rin g ru le s, cl ic k Add ne xt to th e ru le tit le . Th e “ A dd A d va nc ed F il te r ” sc r ee n a ppe a rs . T o ad d a n ad v an c ed fil t eri ng rul e , de f in e th e f ol lo wi ng rul e p ara me t er s[...]

  • Page 64

    62 Action tec Broadband Router User Manual 63 Chapter 5 Configuring the Router ’ s Security • A cc ept - A ll o w ac ce ss to pac k ets tha t mat c h t he sou r c e a nd de sti na ti o n IP ad dr ess es an d pr ot oc o l po rts de fi ne d i n up pe r s ec tio n of the scr een . Th e da ta tra ns fe r ses si on wil l be han dl ed us in g St at e[...]

  • Page 65

    62 Action tec Broadband Router User Manual 63 Chapter 5 Configuring the Router ’ s Security Time Th e ti m e (b as ed on the R ou t er ’ s dat e an d ti me set ti ng s) the ev e nt oc cu rr ed . Ev ent Th er e ar e fi v e ki nd s of ev e nt s l is te d i n th e s ys t em lo g: • Inbound T r affic - a re s ul t o f an i nc o mi ng pa ck et •[...]

  • Page 66

    64 Action tec Broadband Router User Manual 65 Chapter 5 Configuring the Router ’ s Security sa ge ha s be en bl oc k e d. • ICMP redirect protection - an ICM P r ed ir ect ed me ss ag e h as bee n b lo ck ed. • P acket invalid in connection - an in v al id co n ne cti on pa ck et h as bee n bl oc k e d. • ICMP protection - a b r oa dc as t [...]

  • Page 67

    64 Action tec Broadband Router User Manual 65 Chapter 5 Configuring the Router ’ s Security r ec e i v e a P PTP c on ne ct io n ha s bee n ac ce pt ed . • A UTH:113 request - an ou tbo un d p ac k et fo r A UT H pr ot oc o l ha s b ee n ac c e pt ed (f or ma xi mu m s ec uri ty l ev e l) . • IPV6 ov er IPV4 - an IP v 6 o ve r IP v 4 p ac k e[...]

  • Page 68

    66 Action tec Broadband Router User Manual 67 Chapter 5 Configuring the Router ’ s Security • F rag mented packet, packet too big - a p ac k et ha s be en bl oc k e d be ca us e, af t er de fr agm en ta ti on , the pac k et wa s t oo bi g. • F rag mented packet, packet exceeds - a pac k e t ha s b ee n bl oc k ed be ca us e, af t er de fr agm[...]

  • Page 69

    66 Action tec Broadband Router User Manual 67 Chapter 5 Configuring the Router ’ s Security • FTP por t request to 3rd par ty is for bidden (P ossible bounce attack) - a pa ck et h as bee n blo ck ed. • Fir ewall R ules were changed - th e f ir e wa ll rul e se t h as bee n m odi f ied . • U ser authenticat ion - a m es sa ge arri v ed d ur[...]

  • Page 70

    68 Action tec Broadband Router User Manual 3. Se le ct the type o f bl oc k ed ev e nt s t o be li st e d in th e lo g: • All Blocked Connection A ttempts - ac ti va ti ng th is ch ec k b o x ge ne rat es lo g m es sa ge s f or all bl oc k ed ev e nt s. • Other Blocked E vents - if “ All B l oc k ed Co nn ec ti o n A tt e m pt s ” is u n- c[...]

  • Page 71

    69 U sing Par en tal C o ntrol s Th e a bu nd an c e o f ha rmf ul in fo rm at io n o n th e I n te rn et pos es a se ri ou s c ha ll en ge fo r emp l o y er s a nd par ent s a li k e - “H o w can I r eg ul at e wha t m y emp l o y ee /c hi ld d oes on th e I nt e rn et? ” Th e B r oad b an d R ou t er ’ s P a r en ta l C on tr ols all o w s [...]

  • Page 72

    70 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 71 Chapter 6 Parental C ontrols 3a. Cli c k th e c ir c le ne xt to “Block the following W ebsites” to block access to a list of websites, or click the circle next to “ Allow the follo w ing W ebsites ” to allow access to a list of websit es. 3b . Ent e r t he URL of the we bs it es t o b e in c lu [...]

  • Page 73

    70 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 71 Chapter 6 Parental C ontrols 5a. Sel ect th e c o mp ut e r o r de vic e on the ne tw o rk o n wh ic h the ac c es s p ol ic y wil l be en fo r c ed fr o m th e “ N et w or k C om pu t e r/ Devi c e ” dr op- d o wn me n u. 5a. Sel ect th e ti me pe rio d d uri ng whi c h th e ac c es s po li cy will [...]

  • Page 74

    72 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 2. Se le ct the ti me peri od du rin g wh i ch th e ac c e ss pol ic y wi ll b e en f or c e d fr om th e “ N et w or k C om p ut e r/ Devi c e ” dr op- d o wn me n u. If “S pe ci fy Sc he du le ” is se le ct ed , se e “ Sc h ed ul er R u le s ” in th e “ A dv an c ed Set ti ng s ” ch ap t e[...]

  • Page 75

    73 U sing Adv anc ed Settings Th e “ A d va nc ed ” se cti o n of th e B r oad b an d R ou t er ’ s M eg aC o ntr ol P an el is int e nd ed pr im ari ly fo r m or e ad va nc e d us er s . So me ch a ng es to set ti ng s wit hi n thi s s ect io n c ou ld ad v e rs el y a ff ect th e o pe rat io n o f th e R o ut e r an d the loc a l ne tw o rk[...]

  • Page 76

    74 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 75 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed S ettings R estore Defaults - r es et the R ou t er to it s d ef au lt set ti ng s R eboot Router - r es ta rt t he R ou t er MA C Cloning - cl on e M A C add r es se s ARP T able - di sp la y ac ti v e d evi ce s and th ei r IP an d MA C ad dr ess es , et c . U sers - c r ea te[...]

  • Page 77

    74 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 75 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed S ettings F irmware Upgrade Th e R o ut e r o ff er s a bu il t- in mec h an is m f or upg rad in g i ts fir m w ar e with ou t l os - in g c us t om co n fi gu rat io ns an d s ett in gs . Th er e ar e t w o me th od s f or upgr ad in g t he fi rm war e: • U pg rading from a [...]

  • Page 78

    76 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 77 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed S ettings 2. I n th e “U pgrad e Fr om a Co mp ut e r i n th e N etw ork ” sec ti on , cl ic k Upgrade N ow . Th e “U pgr ad e F r om a C om pu t er in th e N e tw o rk ” sc r ee n a pp ea rs . 3. En t er th e pa th of th e so ft wa r e i ma ge fi le , o r pr ess th e ?[...]

  • Page 79

    76 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 77 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed S ettings Automatic Check Disabled I f “ A ut om at ic al ly Ch ec k D is ab le d” is s el ect e d, the R ou t er will no t au t o ma ti ca ll y c he ck fo r f irm wa r e up gra de s. Manual C hecking and Upgrading T o ma n ua ll y up gra de th e R ou t e r’ s fi rm w ar e[...]

  • Page 80

    78 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 79 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed S ettings C onfiguration File U se the R ou t er ’ s Co nf ig ur at io n F il e fe at u re t o vie w , sa ve , an d l oad c on fi gu ra ti on fi le s, wh ic h a re us ed to ba ck up an d r es t or e th e R ou t er ’ s cu rr en t c o nf ig ura ti o n: T o d o th is : 1. Cl ic[...]

  • Page 81

    78 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 79 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed S ettings Sy stem S ettings Cl ic k in g S ystem S ettings in the A dv an c ed sc r ee n ge n era t es th e “ S ys t em Set ti ng s ” sc r ee n, whe r e vari ou s sys t em an d ma na g em en t p ara me t er s c an be c o nf ig ur e d.[...]

  • Page 82

    80 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 81 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed S ettings Sy stem U se the “S ys te m ” sec tio n of thi s sc r ee n to co nf i gu r e th e f ol lo wi ng tw o o pt io ns : Broadband Router ’ s H ostname Sp ec if y th e Ro ut er’ s ho st na me by en t eri ng it int o the th is te x t bo x. The ho st na me is als o t he[...]

  • Page 83

    80 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 81 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed S ettings Management Application Ports Th is se cti on al lo w s th e f ol lo w in g m an ag em e nt app l ic at io n po rts t o ha ve th ei r de f au lt port nu mb er s to be c ha ng ed : • P ri ma ry/s ec ond a r y H TTP p ort s • P ri ma ry/s ec ond a r y H TTPS po rts ?[...]

  • Page 84

    82 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 83 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed S ettings Security Logging U se thi s s ect io n to co n fi gu r e th e f ol lo wi ng sec ur ity log op ti on s. Enable Logging Cl ic k in t hi s c he ck bo x t o ac ti va t e se cu ri ty lo gg in g. Low Capacity Notification Enabled Cl ic k in t hi s c he ck bo x t o ac ti va t[...]

  • Page 85

    82 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 83 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed S ettings Port En t er th e po rt n um be r o f th e E -m ai l se rv er in th is te xt bo x. Ser ver Requires Authentication I f t he E - m a i l s e rv e r r e q u i r e s a u t h e nt i ca ti o n, c l i c k i n t h i s c he c k b o x, t h e n e nt e r a u s er n a m e a nd pa [...]

  • Page 86

    84 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 85 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed S ettings Date and T ime T o c on f ig ur e dat e , ti me , an d d a yl igh t s a vin gs tim e s ett in gs per fo rm th e fo ll o win g: 1. Cl ic k Date and Time i n th e A d va nc ed sc r ee n . Th e “ Da te an d T i me ” sc re e n ap pe ar s. 2. Se le ct the lo ca l ti me [...]

  • Page 87

    84 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 85 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed S ettings T o pe rf or m an au t om at ic ti me upd at e : 1. Cl ic k in t he “En a bl ed ” c he ck bo x in the “ A ut o ma ti c T i me U pd at e” sec ti on . 2. Se le ct the pr o t oc o l t o be us ed to per fo rm th e ti me upd a te b y se le cti n g ei th er th e “T[...]

  • Page 88

    86 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 87 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed S ettings 3. Cl ic k Add . The “S et R ul e S ch ed u le ” scr een ap pe ar s. 4. En t er a na me fo r t he rul e in th e “ R ul e N am e ” te xt bo x. 5. Sp ec if y if th e ru le will be acti ve or ina ct i v e d uri ng th e de si gn at ed ti me peri od b y c li ck in g[...]

  • Page 89

    86 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 87 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed S ettings 8. I f ap pl ic ab le , cli c k N ew Hours Range Entr y to de fi ne an act iv e/i n act i v e ho ur ly ra ng e. The “E di t H o ur Ran g e ” sc r ee n app ea rs . En t er a st art an d en d tim e in th e ap p r op ri at e t e xt bo x es . 9. Cl ic k Apply . ☞ [...]

  • Page 90

    88 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 89 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed S ettings W hen ad di ng a r ou ti ng rul e, th e fo ll o win g p ara me t er s m us t b e sp ec if ie d: • R ule N ame - S el ect th e type of ne tw o rk fr o m th e d r op -d o wn lis t. • Destination - Th e d es tin a tio n is t he de sti n ati o n ho st , su b ne t ad dr[...]

  • Page 91

    88 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 89 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed S ettings Domain Routing Do m a in r o u ti n g i s us ed i n m u l ti - r ou te r lo c al n et w o rk c o nf i gu r at i on s . N o rm a ll y , t o ac c es s s a d evi c e c o nn e ct e d t o o ne r o u t er f r o m a n ot h e r r ou t er o n th e ne tw or k, i ts IP a dd r e s[...]

  • Page 92

    90 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 91 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed S ettings T o vie w a su mm ary o f th e se rvic e s cu rr e nt ly be in g pr ovi de d b y the DH CP se rv er , cl ic k IP Address Distr ibution in t he A dv an ce d s cr e en . Th e “ I P A ddr ess Di st rib u tio n ” scr e en ap pe ar s. Editing DHCP Ser ver S ettings T o [...]

  • Page 93

    90 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 91 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed S ettings 3. C om pl et e the fo ll o win g fi el ds : • S ta rt IP A d dr es s R a n ge , En d I P A dd r es s Ra n g e - d et e rm i n es th e n um b er o f ho st s c on n e ct e d t o th e ne t w o rk in t hi s su b n et . “S t a rt ” spe c i fi e s t h e f i rs t IP ad[...]

  • Page 94

    92 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 93 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed S ettings T o d ef in e a n ew co n ne cti on wit h a f ix ed IP ad dr ess : 1. Cl ic k New Static Connection in the DH CP C o nn ect io n s sc r ee n. Th e “ D HC P C on ne ct io n Se tt in gs ” scr e en ap pe ar s. 2. En t er a ho st na me fo r th is c on ne ct io n. 3. En[...]

  • Page 95

    92 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 93 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed S ettings Diagnostics Th e D ia gn os ti cs scr e en can ass i st in te st in g net wo rk co nn ec ti vi ty . Th is fea tu re pi ng s ( IC MP e ch o) an IP ad dr es s and dis pl a ys the res u lt s, suc h a s th e nu mb e r of pa ck et s t ra ns mi tt ed an d re ce iv ed , r ou [...]

  • Page 96

    94 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 95 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed S ettings Restoring D efault Settings I f th e R ou t e r’ s fa ct ory d ef au lt se tt in gs n ee d t o be r es to r ed (t o bu il d a n ew net w or k fr om t he begi nn in g, fo r e xa mp le ), use th e f oll o win g pr oc e du r e: 1. I f ne ed ed cl ic k Sa v e C on fi gu [...]

  • Page 97

    94 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 95 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed S ettings MA C Cloning A M A C (M edi a A c c es s Co ntr ol) ad dr ess is a un iq ue he xa de ci ma l co de th at ide n ti fi es a d evic e on a ne tw o rk. A ll ne tw o rka b le devi c es ha v e a MA C ad dr e ss . W h en re pl ac - in g a no th er ne tw o rk d evi ce wit h th[...]

  • Page 98

    96 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 97 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed S ettings Users T o ma na g e in di vi du al us er s: 1. Cl ic k Users in th e A dv an c ed sc r ee n, whi c h ge n era t es th e “U s er s ” sc r ee n. 2. Cl ic k New U ser , wh ic h g en e rat e s th e “ U se r Se tt in gs ” scr e en . W hen ad di ng a us er , sp ec if[...]

  • Page 99

    96 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 97 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed S ettings • E-mail N otification - E -m ai l no ti fi ca ti on ca n be us ed to re c ei v e in di ca ti on s of sy st e m ev ent s f or a p r ed ef in ed sev eri ty c la ss if ic at io n. The a va il ab le types of ev e nt s ar e “S ys te m ” or “ Sec ur ity ” ev e nt [...]

  • Page 100

    98 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 99 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed S ettings Remote Administra tion Th e R o ut e r’ s R e mo te A dm in is tra ti on ca pa bi li ti es ar e co v er ed in det ai l i n th e “ Se cu rity ” c ha pt e r o f th is man u al . Dynamic DNS Dy na mi c D NS (Do ma in N ame Se rv er ) a d yn am i c IP add r es s t o [...]

  • Page 101

    98 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 99 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed S ettings Setting up D ynamic DNS T o se t u p Dy na mi c D NS on t he R ou t er , cl ic k Dynamic DNS in the A dv an c ed sc r ee n. Th e “D yn am ic DN S ” sc r ee n a pp ea rs . C on fi gu r e t he fol lo wing pa ram et e rs : Connection T o Update Se le ct the c on ne ct[...]

  • Page 102

    100 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 101 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed S ettings Host Name En t er th e fu ll Dyn a mi c DN S d om ai n i n th is t ex t bo x. Wildcar d Se le ct the “W i ld ca r d” ch ec k bo x t o h a v e a n y U RL tha t i nc l ud es the do m ai n na me (h er e.y our ho st .d y nd ns .o rg , fo r ex am pl e) to c on ne ct. [...]

  • Page 103

    100 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 101 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed S ettings Th e D NS s erv e r d oe s no t re qu ir e co n fi gu rat io n. H o w ev e r , the li st of co mp ut ers kn o wn b y the DNS ca n be vie we d, th e ho s t na me or IP a dd r es s of a c om p ut e r on th e l is t ca n b e c ha ng ed , or a ne w c o mp ut e r c an be [...]

  • Page 104

    102 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 103 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed S ettings 2. I f th e ho st wa s m an ua ll y a dd ed to the DN S T abl e, it s ho st na me an d/ or IP ad dr ess ca n be mod if ie d. Ot he rwis e, on ly mod if y i ts ho st nam e. 3. Cl ic k Apply to sa v e the ch an g es . T o r em o v e a hos t fr om th e DN S t ab le : Cl[...]

  • Page 105

    102 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 103 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed S ettings 2. Cl ic k Add . The “E di t N etw o rk Ob je ct ” sc r ee n a pp ea rs . 3. Sp ec if y a n am e f or th e ne tw o rk obj ec t in th e “D es c rip ti on ” te xt bo x. 4. Cl ic k Add . The “E di t I t em ” scr een ap pe ar s. 5. Se l ec t th e type o f n e[...]

  • Page 106

    104 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 105 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed S ettings 2. Cl ic k in t he “ Al lo w Oth er N et w o rk U se r s t o C on tr o l B r oad b an d R ou t er ’ s N e tw o rk Fe at u re s ” c he ck bo x to en ab le UP n P and all o w UP n P se rvic es t o b e de f in ed on a n y of th e n et wo rk ho st s. 3. Cl ic k in [...]

  • Page 107

    104 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 105 Chapter 7 Using Advanc ed S ettings Prot ocols P r ot oc ol s f ea tu r es a li st of pr es et an d us er -d ef in ed ap pl ic at io n s an d c o mm on po rt se tt in gs . P r ot oc ol s ca n b e us ed in var io us sec uri ty fea t ur e s, suc h as A cc e ss Co nt r ol an d P o rt F o rwa r di ng. N ew[...]

  • Page 108

    106 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 3. N ame th e s ervic e in the “S ervi c e N am e ” t ex t bo x and , if ne ed ed , e nt er a de sc ri pt io n o f th e se rvic e in t he “S ervi c e De sc rip ti on ” te x t bo x, th en cl ic k A dd Ser v ice P orts . Th e “E di t S ervi c e Se rv er P ort s ” sc r ee n a pp ea rs . 4. Se le c[...]

  • Page 109

    107 M on it or in g th e R o ut er Th e B r oa db an d R o ut e r’ s S ys t em M o ni to ri ng sc re e ns dis pl a y imp ort an t s ys t em in fo rm at io n , in c lu di ng : • Ba si c R o ut e r se tt in gs • S y st em lo g • K ey ne tw o rk d evi c e pa ra me te r s • N e tw o rk t raf fi c s ta ti st ic s Router Status Cl ic k Syste m [...]

  • Page 110

    108 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 109 Chapter 8 Monitoring the Router Adv anc ed Status Clicking A dvanced Status displays three other monitoring options: Syste m Logging , Full Status/System w ide M onitoring of Connections, and T raffic M onitoring. Sy stem Logging Cl ic k Syste m Logg ing in t he A dv an c ed Sta tu s s cr e en to ge ne[...]

  • Page 111

    108 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 109 Chapter 8 Monitoring the Router F ull Status/S ystem wide Monitoring of Connections 1. Cl ic k F ull Status/System w ide M onitoring of Connections in th e A d va nc e d St at us sc r ee n t o g en er at e the “F u ll Sta tu s/ S y st e m wid e M on it o ri ng of C on ne ct io ns ” scr een , wh ic [...]

  • Page 112

    110 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual T raffic Monitoring Th e R o ut e r c o ns ta nt ly mo ni t or s tr af fi c wit hi n the loc a l ne tw o rk and bet w ee n t he lo ca l n et wo rk an d th e I n te rn et . T o vie w u p- to - th e- se c on d st at is ti ca l i nf or ma ti on ab ou t d at a r ec ei v ed fr o m an d tr an sm it t ed to the I[...]

  • Page 113

    111 T r oubleshooting Th is ch ap t er co n ta in s a l is t o f pr o bl em s tha t m a y be en c ou nt e r ed whi le us in g th e B r oad ba nd R ou t er , an d t ec hni qu es t o try an d o v e r c om e t he pr o bl em . N ot e th at th es e t ec h ni qu es ma y no t so l v e t he pr ob l em (o r pr ob le ms ). Acc essing the Router if Locked Out[...]

  • Page 114

    112 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 113 Chapter 9 T roubleshooting LAN Connection F ailure • E ns u re th e R o ut e r is pr ope rl y i ns ta ll ed , th e L AN co nn ec ti on s a r e c or r ect , an d t he po w er is on. • C o nf ir m th e c o mp ut e r a nd Ro u te r ar e o n th e s am e ne tw ork segm e nt . I f un su r e, le t th e c [...]

  • Page 115

    112 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 113 Chapter 9 T roubleshooting How do I find out what IP address my computer is using? Windows 95, 98, 98SE, and Me - Se l e ct St a rt , R u n , a n d ty pe “ wi n i p c fg . ” P r e s s E nt er . W he n t h e “ W i n i p cf g ” w in do w ap pe a r s , en su r e y ou r n e t w o r k d evi c e i s [...]

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    114 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual How many computers can b e connected through the Router? Th e R o ut e r is ca pa bl e o f 25 4 c on n ect io ns , bu t it i s r ec o mm en d ed to ha v e no mo r e t ha n 45 c on ne cti o ns . As y ou in cr e as e th e n um be r of c on ne ct io ns , y ou de cr eas e t he av ai l ab le spe ed fo r ea c h [...]

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    115 Qualit y of S er vice N e tw o rk -b as ed app li c ati o ns and tra ff ic ar e gro wing at a hi gh ra t e, pr od u ci ng an ev e r - in cr e as in g d em an d f or ba nd wid t h an d n et wo rk ca pa ci ty . F or ob vio us r ea so ns , ba nd w id th an d ca p aci ty can no t b e e xp an de d i nf in it el y , r eq ui ri ng tha t b an d wid th [...]

  • Page 118

    116 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 117 Appendix A Quality of Ser vice Th e m at c hi ng of pac k e ts by rul es is co nn ec ti on -b as ed , kn o wn a s St at efu l P ac k et I ns pe cti on ( S PI ), us in g th e R o ut e r’ s fi r ew al l me c ha ni sm . On c e a p ac k et ma t ch es a ru le , al l s ub se qu e nt pac k e ts with th e sa[...]

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    116 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 117 Appendix A Quality of Ser vice Setting Priority Rules T o se t p rio ri ty ru le s: 1. Cl ic k Qualit y of Ser v ice i n th e A d va n ce d s cr e en . Th e “T ra ff ic Pr io rity ” sc r ee n ap pe ar s. Th is scr een is di vid ed in t o tw o id en ti ca l se ct io ns , on e f or “ Q o S inp u t [...]

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    118 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 119 Appendix A Quality of Ser vice 2. A f t e r c h o o s i ng th e t ra ff ic d i r e c t i o n a nd t h e d e vi c e o n w hi ch t o s et th e r u l e , c l i c k A dd i n t h e a pp r o p ri a t e r o w . T he “ A d d T ra f f ic P r i o r i ty R ul e ” s c r ee n a p p e a r s . Se t th e fol lo wi[...]

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    118 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 119 Appendix A Quality of Ser vice Set Prior ity - A cti v at e t hi s c he ck bo x to ad d a p rio ri ty t o t he rul e. The sc r ee n wi ll r ef r es h, all o win g a sel ec ti on bet w ee n o ne of eigh t p rio ri ty l ev el s, ze r o bei ng th e lo we st and sev en the hi ghe st (e ac h p rio ri ty le [...]

  • Page 122

    120 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 121 Appendix A Quality of Ser vice Device T raffic Shaping Th is se cti on de sc ri bes th e d if fe r en t T raf fi c Sh a pi ng scr een s a nd te rm s, and pr e se nt s th e f ea tu r e ’ s co n fi gu rat io n l ogi c. 1. Cl ic k Qualit y of Ser v ice in th e A dv an c ed sc r ee n, the n cl ic k T raf[...]

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    120 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 121 Appendix A Quality of Ser vice C on fi gu r e t he fol lo wing pa ram et e rs : Tx Bandwidth - Tx ban d wid th li mi ts the R ou t er ’ s ban d wid th tra ns mi ss io n ra t e. Th e p urp os e is t o li mi t t he ban d wid th of the W AN d evic e to th at of the we ak - es t o ut bo un d li nk .. Th [...]

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    122 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 123 Appendix A Quality of Ser vice T o d ef in e a s ha pi ng cl as s: 1. Cl ic k Add in t he “Tx T raf fi c Sh a pi ng ” sec tio n of the Edi t Devi ce T raf f ic Sh ap in g s cr e en . Th e “ A dd Sha pi ng Cl as s ” sc r ee n a pp ea rs . 2. N ame th e n ew cl as s an d c li c k Apply . 3. Cl ic[...]

  • Page 125

    122 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 123 Appendix A Quality of Ser vice P olic y The cl as s p ol ic y de t er mi ne s th e pol ic y o f r ou ti ng pac k e ts ins id e the cl as s. Se le ct one of fo ur op ti on s: • Prior it y - P ri or ity qu eu in g u ti li ze s mul ti pl e q ue u es , so th at tra ff ic is d is tri b- ut ed am o ng qu e[...]

  • Page 126

    124 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 125 Appendix A Quality of Ser vice T o ad d a new ou tb ou nd /i nb ou nd cl as s ru le , cl ic k Add in t he Edi t Cla ss sc r ee n. Th e “ A dd T raf fi c P ri or ity R ul e ” sc r ee n a pp ea rs . Source A ddress - The so ur c e a dd r es s o f the pa ck ets se nt to or re c ei v ed fr om the ne tw[...]

  • Page 127

    124 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 125 Appendix A Quality of Ser vice Set Prior ity - A cti va t e th i s c hec k bo x to ad d a p rio ri ty t o t he rul e. The sc r ee n wil l r ef r es h, al lo wi ng a se le cti on of on e o f ei ght pri ori ty lev e ls , z er o bei ng th e lo we st and sev en the hi ghe st (e ac h p rio ri ty le v el is [...]

  • Page 128

    126 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 127 Appendix A Quality of Ser vice F ur t h e r m o r e, t h e R o u t e r c an no t c o nt r o l t h e b e ha vi or o f t h e I SP , w h i ch m a y n o t h a v e p r o p e r Q o S h a n d l i n g . U nf o rt u n a t el y , t h i s i s a c o mm on s i t u a t i o n . L et ’ s l o o k a t a s c e na r - i[...]

  • Page 129

    126 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 127 Appendix A Quality of Ser vice 1. Cl ic k Qua li ty of Se rvic e at t he to p of th e H ome sc r ee n, t he n c li c k DSCP Setting s . Th e “ DSC P S et tin gs ” sc r ee n ap pe ar s. 2. T o e d i t a n e x i s t i n g e n t ry , c l i c k t he ap p r o pr i a t e i c on i n t h e “ A ct i o n ?[...]

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    128 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 129 Appendix A Quality of Ser vice 802.1p Settings Th e I EEE 80 2. 1p pri or ity mar ki ng met h od i s a s ta nd ar d fo r p rio rit iz in g net w or k tra ff ic at th e da ta li nk /M ac su b -l a y er . 80 2. 1p tra ff ic is sim pl y c la ss i fi ed and se nt to th e d es ti na ti on , wit h n o ba nd [...]

  • Page 131

    128 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 129 Appendix A Quality of Ser vice 2. Th e e igh t 8 02 .1 p va l ue s ar e pr e -po p ul at e d wit h t he thr ee p rio rit y le v el s: Lo w , M edi um , an d H i gh. The se lev els ca n be ch an ge d f or ea ch of th e ei ght va lu es in th ei r r e sp ect i v e dr op -d o wn l is ts . 3. Cl ic k Apply [...]

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    131 Specifications General Model Number MI 40 8 ( 8- P ort Br oa db an d R out e r) Standards IE EE 8 02 .3 x IE EE 80 2. 3u IP IP v er si o n 4 F irewall IC SA ce rti fi ed Speed LAN Ether net : 1 0/ 10 0 M bp s a ut o -s en si ng Cabling T ype Ethernet 10BaseT : U TP /S TP C at ego ry 3 o r 5 Ethernet100BaseTX : U TP /S TP C at e go ry 5 LED Indi[...]

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    132 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual En vironmental P ower E xt e rna l, 5 V DC , 3A Certifications FC C P art 15, UL -6 09 59 -1 Operating T emperature 0 º C t o 40 º C (3 2 º F to 10 4 º F) Stor age T emperatur e -2 0 º C t o 7 0 º C (- 4 º F to 15 8 º F) Operating Humidity 8% to 93 % ( no n- c on de n si ng ) Stor age Humidity 5% t[...]

  • Page 135

    133 Notic es Regulatory Complianc e Notices Class B Equipment Th is eq ui pm en t has bee n te st ed an d f ou nd to co m pl y wit h the li mi ts fo r a C la ss B di gi ta l de vic e , pu r su an t t o P art 15 of th e F CC R ul es . Th es e l im it s ar e de si gne d t o pr ovi de r ea so na bl e p r ot e cti o n ag ai ns t ha rm fu l i nt e rf er[...]

  • Page 136

    134 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 134 2. Th is devi c e m us t a c ce pt an y in t er fe r en c e r ec ei v ed , in c lu di ng in t er fe r en c e t ha t ma y ca us e un wa nt e d op er at io n. ☞ N ote : T o co m pl y wi th FCC RF ex po su r e c om p li an ce r eq ui r e- me nt s , th e a nt e nn a us ed fo r t hi s tra n sm it te r mu [...]

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    135 Li mi ted W arrant y Har dware : A ctio n t e c El ec tr o ni cs , I nc ., warr an ts to th e e nd use r ( “ C u st o me r” ) t ha t th is ha r dw a re pr odu ct will be f r ee fr om de f ect s i n w or km an sh ip an d ma t er ia ls , un de r no rma l u se and se rvic e , fo r tw el v e (12 ) m on th s f r om the da t e of pu r ch as e fr [...]

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    136 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual TH IS A CTI ON TE C EL EC TR ONI CS PR O DU CT M A Y INC L UD E OR BE B UN DL ED WI TH THI RD -P AR TY SO FT W ARE , TH E US E O F W HI CH IS G O V ERN ED BY A SE P AR A TE END -U SE R LI CE NS E A G REE ME NT . TH IS A CTI ON TE C EL EC TR ONI CS W AR RA NT Y DOE S N O T APP L Y T O SUC H T HI RD- P AR TY[...]

  • Page 139

    136 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual 137 Limited W arranty NE IT HE R A SS UM ES NOR A UT HO RI ZE S A NY O TH ER PER SO N T O A SS UM E FO R IT A NY OT HE R L IA BIL IT Y I N CO NN EC TI ON WI TH THE SA LE, INS T AL LA TIO N, MA IN TE N AN CE OR USE OF I TS PR O DU CT S. A C T I O N T E C E L E C T R O N IC S S H A L L N O T B E L I AB L E U[...]

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    138 Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual Gov erning L aw : Th is Lim it ed W arra nty sh all be go v e rne d b y the la ws o f th e St at e of Ca li f orn ia , U .S. A. , ex cl u di ng its c on fl ic ts of la w s an d p rin c ip le s, and ex cl u di ng th e U ni t ed N a ti on s C on v en ti o n on Co n tra cts fo r t he In t er na ti on al Sal e[...]