Monitoring Router, Router Status | Actiontec electronic MI408

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Router

The Broadband Router’s System Monitoring screens display important system information, including:

•Basic Router settings

•System log

•Key network device parameters

•Network traffic statistics

Router Status

Click System Monitoring at the top of the Home screen to display the “Router Status” screen, which displays the Router’s basic settings.

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Actiontec electronic MI408 manual Monitoring Router, Router Status

Contents

Table of Contents Specifications 131 Troubleshooting 111 Quality of Service 115Limited Warranty 135 Monitoring the Router 107 Introduction1 Package Contents Minimum System Requirements Features Getting to Know the Router Broadband Light Power LightInternet Light Ethernet Lights 1 Ethernet Ports Reset ButtonBroadband Port Power switch powers the Router on and off Power SwitchPower Port Setting Up the Router Connecting Router Windows XP Computer Network Configuration Windows 98/Me WindowsWindows NT Linux Configuring the RouterThen press Enter on the keyboard Connecting the Router Home Broadband Connection My RouterQuick Links Action Zone This page left intentionally blank Accessing My Network Configuring My Network Settings Using My Network Configuring My Network Settings Page Click Add. The Add Port Forwarding Rule screen appears Page Rename This Device This page left intentionally blank Using Network Connections Network Home/Office General Bridge Internet Protocol IP Address Distribution DNS Server Routing Routing Table Ethernet ConnectionAdditional IP Addresses General Ports Ethernet Switch Broadband Ethernet Connection Configuring the Broadband Ethernet Connection Internet Protocol IP Address Distribution Routing Internet Connection Firewall WAN PPPoE/WAN PPPoE General PPP Authentication PPP ConfigurationPPP session automatically ends PPP reconnect attempts, as provided by the ISP PPP Compression Internet Protocol Routing Table This page left intentionally blank Configuring Router’s Security Page General Security Level Incoming traffic Network outgoing traffic Configured in the AccessLimited Only commonly Network from Internet Click Apply to save changes Access ControlPage Configuring the Router’s Security Port Forwarding Click Apply to save the changes DMZ Demilitarized Zone Host Port Triggering Configuring the Router’s Security Remote Administration Configuring the Router’s Security Static NAT Advanced Filtering Page Configuring the Router’s Security Security Log Configuring the Router’s Security Page Configuring the Router’s Security Page Configuring the Router’s Security Page Activating Parental Controls Using Parental ControlsPage Parental Controls Advanced Parental ControlsPage Using Advanced Settings Page Firmware Upgrade Upgrading From the Internet Automatically Check and UpgradeAutomatically Check and Send E-mail Automatic Check Disabled Firmware RestoreManual Checking and Upgrading Configuration File System Settings Configure a number of concurrent users… Warn User Before Network Configuration ChangesBroadband Router’s Hostname Local Domain Low Capacity Notification Enabled Enable LoggingAllowed Capacity Before Email Notification System Log Buffer Size Security Log Buffer Size Click in this check box to activate security loggingEnter the size of the security log buffer in this text box Server PPP Timeout Server Requires AuthenticationDhcp Timeout Port Date and Time Scheduler Rules Page Routing Page Domain Routing IP Address DistributionPage Using Advanced Settings Page Diagnostics Reboot the Router Restoring Default Settings MAC Cloning ARP Address Resolution Protocol Table Users QoS Local Administration Dynamic DNS Password Connection To UpdateOffline User Name DNS Server Backup MXHost Name Wildcard 101 Network Objects Universal Plug and Play UPnP 104 105 Protocols 106 Router Status Monitoring Router Advanced Status Monitoring the Router Traffic Monitoring Accessing the Router if Locked Out TroubleshootingRestoring the Router’s Default Settings LAN Connection Failure Time out error occurs when entering a URL or IP AddressEnsure the Subnet Mask address is set to Which connection speeds does the Router support? No. Follow these steps to refresh the IP address How do I find out what IP address my computer is using? How many computers can be connected through the Router? What is the default user name for the Router? Traffic Priority Quality of Service802.1p Priority 323 Port triggering applications MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger Appendix a Quality of Service 118 Traffic Shaping 120 121 Name the new class and click Apply To define a shaping class 123 124 125 126 127 802.1p Settings 129 130 LED Indicators Specifications BPower, LAN 8, WAN, Internet Environmental Modifications Regulatory Compliance NoticesClass B Equipment 134 135 Limited Warranty 136 Limited Warranty 138