ActionTec R1020S(U) manual

1 T able of Contents l. Introduction 2 Package Contents 2 System Requirements 2 ll. Contacting T echnical Support 3 lll. Introduction to the Home Gateway 4 lV . Before you Connect the Home Gateway 5 V . Connecting the Action tec Wireless-Ready Home Gateway 16 VI. Configuring the Action tec Wireless-Ready Home Gateway 18 Basic Setup 18 Status Screen[...]

l 2 3 Contacting T echnical Support Introduction ll Action tec Electr onics prides itself on making high-quality , durable, high-performance products. If you should need assistance, the A ction tec T echnical Support Department is available 6 am to 11pm Mon - S un (Mountain Time), to pr ovide professional support. Contacting T echnical Support Acti[...]

5 Before you Connect the Home Gateway lV lll 4 Introduction to the Home Gateway Description of the LEDs and Reset Switch P ower LED: If it is off then there is no power to the Home Gateway or a critical error has occurred. (Contact T echnical Support if this happens) If it is Rapidly Flashing, then the Home Gateway is initializing. If the LED is a [...]

3 . Ensure your E thernet device is selected lV 6 7 Before you Connect the Home Gateway Before you Connect the Home Gateway lV Select your Ethernet device here 4. Click More Info 5. W rite down the following information for installation and future refer ence: Y our Host/Computer name and W orkgroup name (Y our ISP may use this information to verify[...]

lV 8 9 Before you Connect the Home Gateway Before you Connect the Home Gateway lV Configuring your Computer for Networking Ensure you have y our Windows installation CD handy before you begin. If you do not have your W indows CD, or one was not supplied with your computer attempt to locate the files on your hard disk. If you ar e unable to locate t[...]

4. Click the IP Address tab and select Obtain an IP address automatically . 5. Click the Gateway tab. If there is an IP address in the I nstalled gateways box, click on the IP address and then click Remo ve . lV 10 11 Before you Connect the Home Gateway Before you Connect the Home Gateway lV 3. In the N etwork window under the configuration tab sel[...]

lV 12 13 Before you Connect the Home Gateway Before you Connect the Home Gateway lV Computer name: It has a 15 character limit and must be unique. W orkgroup: THIS MUST BE LISTED WITH THE SAME NAME ON ALL COMPUTERS A T T ACHED TO YOUR NETWORK. Computer Description: Y ou can put anything in this field. A location name or the main user’ s name is g[...]

lV 14 15 Before you Connect the Home Gateway Before you Connect the Home Gateway lV Configuring Y our Internet Browser If “I nter net Explorer” is your default bro wser: 1. Click Start , click Settings , select Control P anel . 2. Double click Internet Options , select the Connections tab . 3. Click LAN Settings . Remove any checks from the 3 b[...]

V 16 17 Connecting the Action tec Wireless-Ready Home Gateway Connecting the Action tec Wireless-Ready Home Gateway V (See P age 17 for Diagram) 1. Shutdown your PC, turn off your broadband modem, and ensur e the Home Gateway is not plugged in. 2. Locate the cable currently plugged into your PCs E thernet adapter . Disconnect the cable from the PC [...]

Vl 18 19 Configuring the Action tec Wireless-Ready Home Gateway Configuring the Action tec Wireless-Ready Home Gateway Vl 3. F ollow the on-screen instructions and then click Begin Basic Setup . 4. Make sure that you hav e completed the 3 steps listed then click Next . 5. Select either DSL or Cable depending on your broadband service then click Nex[...]

Vl 20 21 Configuring the Action tec Wireless-Ready Home Gateway Configuring the Action tec Wireless-Ready Home Gateway Vl Status Screen After you have configured your H ome Gateway with the Basic Setup feature, you can check the status of your Home Gateway . Click Status an the main page of the Home Gateways ’ web based utility . (See second scre[...]

Vl 22 23 Configuring the Action tec Wireless-Ready Home Gateway Configuring the Action tec Wireless-Ready Home Gateway Vl of all internet addresses. DNS #2 This is the secondary Domain Name S er ver address. LAN IP Address The IP Address of the H ome Gateway as seen by the PC’ s within your LAN. DHCP Server On: This means that all of your PC’ s[...]

Vll 24 25 Advanced Configuration of the Wireless-Ready Home Gateway Advanced Configuration of the Wireless-Ready Home Gateway Vll 3. F ollow the on-screen instructions and then click Advanced Setup . 4. Click on Begin Advanced S etup . 5. Y ou will see the following screen showing all the options available in Adv anced Setup. I f you want to check [...]

Vll 26 27 Advanced Configuration of the Wireless-Ready Home Gateway Advanced Configuration of the Wireless-Ready Home Gateway Vll Note: For the Host N ame and Domain Name y ou may also find this informa- tion from your PC which was originally connected to the cable modem. Please see the Before you Begin section on pages 6-7. I f your cable modem IS[...]

Vll 28 29 Advanced Configuration of the Wireless-Ready Home Gateway Advanced Configuration of the Wireless-Ready Home Gateway Vll 128-bit Wireless Equivalent P rivacy (WEP) The 128-bit encryption requires a single field of 13 hexadecimal pairs (A hexadecimal digit consists of alphanumeric characters in the range 0-9 or A-F). An example of 128- bit [...]

Vll 30 31 Advanced Configuration of the Wireless-Ready Home Gateway Advanced Configuration of the Wireless-Ready Home Gateway Vll DHCP Server Configuration LAN IP Address This is the IP Address of the H ome Gateway as seen on the internal L AN. It is r ecommended that you keep the default settings, but if you need to change them then be sure to ver[...]

Vll 32 33 Advanced Configuration of the Wireless-Ready Home Gateway Advanced Configuration of the Wireless-Ready Home Gateway Vll DMZ Hosting DMZ hosting is used to support online gaming and Internet confrencing services. These programs usually require multiple ports to be open on the H ome Gateway , making the rest of your network vulnerable to th[...]

Vll 34 35 Utilities Advanced Configuration of the Wireless-Ready Home Gateway Vlll On the main screen of your H ome Gateway you will find a section called U tilities. This section allows you to view your W eb Activity Log, R estore Default Settings and U pgrade your F irmware. Follow the steps in each section belo w to use these features: Utilities[...]

Vlll 36 37 Utilities Utilities Vlll 4. Input the IP address of your home gateway (typically it will be 192.168.0.1), and click Start . The upgrade progress will begin. 5. After the Upgrade is complete, unplug the power fr om the Home Gateway then re-plug it. 6. W ait for the power LED to stop blinking and become a steady green. 7. Y ou will need to[...]

lX 38 39 Glossary T roubleshooting X Access Point An access point is a device that allows wireless clients to connect to other wireless clients and it acts as a bridge between wireless clients and a wired network ’ like Ethernet. Wireless clients can be mo ved anywhere within the co verage area of the access point and still connect with eachother[...]

X 40 41 Glossary Glossary X This process allows all of the computers on your home network to use one IP addr ess. This will enable access to the Internet from any computer on your home network with- out having to purchase more IP addresses from y our ISP . PC Card This is an ethernet card that connects to the PCMCIA slot on your lap top or desktop [...]

Xl 42 43 Environmental Specifications Xl P ower Input: External, 5V DC, 2.5 A Certifications: FCC Class B, FCC Class C, CE Mark Commercial Operating T emperature: 0º C to 40º C (32ºF to 104ºF) Storage T emperature: -20ºC to 70ºC (-4ºF to 158ºF) Operating H umidity: 10% to 85% Non-Condensing Storage H umidity: 5% to 90%, Non-Condensing Envir[...]

44 45 Appendix A Appendix A XlII XlII Services Configuration Click the Services tab, and make sure the following default services are listed. These are installed by default when you initially installed TCP/IP . Note that not all of the servic- es listed below are requir ed for the Action tec Home Gateway . For additional informa- tion, refer to you[...]

47 Appendix A XlII 46 Appendix A XlII DNS and Host N ame Settings Click the DNS tab to display the host name properties. WINS Address Configur ation Click the WINS Address tab. V erify that the only entr y here is your Ethernet car d. (Please see the screen image on the next page.) TCP/IP P roperties, IP Addressing, DHCP With the TCP/IP P rotocol h[...]

48 49 Appendix A Appendix A XlII XlII Adapter Settings Click the Adapters tab, and then v erify that y our E thernet Card is listed. If your card is not listed, please add it. Bindings Configur ation: Protocols, Services, Adapters The Bindings tab contains a drop down list bo x that allows you to display different views of your networking configura[...]

50 51 Appendix A Appendix A XlII XlII Adapters Select All Adapters from the drop down list in the Bindings tab . Expand all entries by clicking on plus (+) signs The adapter should be bound to the TCP/IP Pr otocol WINS Client (TCP/IP) should be bound to Server and W orkstation V erifying Settings After you have restarted your computer , verify your[...]

52 53 Appendix A Appendix A XlII XlII 3. Under Connect U sing, the Ethernet card to which the Local Area Connection in question is pointing is displayed. U nderneath, the components that are bound to the card are sho wn, with a check box next to them if they are currently active. V erify that there is a check next to TCP/IP , and place one there if[...]

54 55 Appendix A Appendix A XlII XlII Configuring TCP/IP For Macintosh As with all software, you should consult your users manual or the M acintosh help files for detailed information. Action tec pro vides the information that follows as a guideline only . Configuring Open T ransport 2.5.2 T o configure Open T ransport: 1. From the top toolbar , cl[...]

56 57 Appendix B Appendix A XlII XlV Configuring File and Print Sharing For Windows 95, 98 and ME With your H ome Gateway you can establish a network that will allo w y ou to share files and printers. This is an easy method to set up a network in your home or small office. Please follow these steps to setup file and print sharing: 1. On your comput[...]

58 59 Appendix B Appendix B XlV XlV 6. After you have clicked OK you will return to the networ k screen from step 2. Please click on the Identification tab (see the first image on page 26). Computer Name: I n this field you can type any name you want. (i.e. My Computer , John, CPU654) D o not use the same name for each computer you wish to have on [...]

60 61 Appendix B Appendix B XlV XlV Read Only: This will allow other users on your network to view and read the file or drive you selected. They will not be able to modify it in any way . Y ou can fur- ther restrict their privileges by entering a password in the appr opriate field. Full: This will allow other users on y our network to read, modify [...]

62 63 Appendix B Appendix B XlV XlV 13. The next step will be to enable the sharing by selecting the “Share As ” button. It will automatically insert a default name for the Share N ame. Y ou may set a pass- word for the printer at this time if you want to restrict who on the networ k can use this resource. Y ou may also set the default printer [...]

64 65 Appendix B Appendix B XlV XlV and the buttons underneath should both say “Start ”. If this is the case, file sharing is disabled. Exit the F ile Sharing window . 3. If “File S haring Off ” and “P rogram Linking Off ” is selected and the buttons underneath indicate “Stop ”, click the Stop button to disable sharing and linking. [...]

66 67 Appendix C Appendix B XlV XV Standard Program and Port List: Appendix C Application Type Application Notes˚ Required Settings for Port Forwarding SERVICES NOTES Outgoing Connection Incoming Connection HTTP Netscape, IE None 80 /client IP FTP Windows FTP, Cuteftp None 21 /client IP TELNET Windows Telnet, Neterm None 23 /client IP POP3 Eudora [...]

68 69 Appendix C Appendix C XV XV MSN Game Zone 6667 /client IP 28800 - 29000 /client IP MSN Game Zone (DX) 2300 - 2400 /client IP 47624 /client IP Myth 3453 /client IP Need for Speed 9442 /client IP Need for Speed 3 1030 /client IP Outlaws 5310 /client IP Quake I 4 None Default /client IP QuakeII 5 None 27910 /client IP QuakeIII Each computer must[...]

70 71 Appendix D Appendix D XI XI 7. Make note of the Physical Address of the E thernet Adapter (labeled 'Physical Address') as it is the same as you MA C address T o determine the MAC address of an installed Ethernet card on Windows NT : 1. Click the Start menu 2. Select Programs 3. Select Command Prompt 4. T ype: ipconfig/all 5. Press E[...]

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