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Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual

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After logging into the Router’s MegaControl Panel (see “Configuring the Router” at the beginning of this chapter), the “Home” screen appears.

The Home screen has a “Main Menu” that occupies the top of the screen. Below that, the screen is divided into three columns: “My Router,” “My Network,” and “Action Zone.”

Main Menu

The “Main Menu” contains links to all of the configuration options of the Router: My Network (explained in chapter 4 of this manual), Firewall (chapter 5), Parental Controls (chapter 6), Advanced (chapter 7), and System Monitoring (chapter 8).

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Table of Contents Limited Warranty 135 Troubleshooting 111 Quality of Service 115Specifications 131 Monitoring the Router 107 Package Contents Introduction1 Features Minimum System Requirements Getting to Know the Router Internet Light Power LightBroadband Light Ethernet Lights 1 Broadband Port Reset ButtonEthernet Ports Power Port Power SwitchPower switch powers the Router on and off Connecting Router Setting Up the Router Computer Network Configuration Windows XP Windows NT WindowsWindows 98/Me Then press Enter on the keyboard Configuring the RouterLinux Connecting the Router Home Quick Links My RouterBroadband Connection Action Zone This page left intentionally blank Configuring My Network Settings Accessing My Network 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 Internet Protocol Bridge DNS Server IP Address Distribution Routing Additional IP Addresses Ethernet ConnectionRouting Table 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 session automatically ends PPP ConfigurationPPP Authentication 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 Limited Only commonly Configured in the AccessSecurity Level Incoming traffic Network outgoing traffic Network from Internet Access Control Click Apply to save changesPage Configuring the Router’s Security Port Forwarding DMZ Demilitarized Zone Host Click Apply to save the changes 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 Using Parental Controls Activating Parental ControlsPage Advanced Parental Controls Parental ControlsPage Using Advanced Settings Page Firmware Upgrade Automatically Check and Send E-mail Automatically Check and UpgradeUpgrading From the Internet Manual Checking and Upgrading Firmware RestoreAutomatic Check Disabled Configuration File System Settings Broadband Router’s Hostname Warn User Before Network Configuration ChangesConfigure a number of concurrent users… Local Domain Allowed Capacity Before Email Notification Enable LoggingLow Capacity Notification Enabled System Log Buffer Size Enter the size of the security log buffer in this text box Click in this check box to activate security loggingSecurity Log Buffer Size Server Dhcp Timeout Server Requires AuthenticationPPP Timeout Port Date and Time Scheduler Rules Page Routing Page IP Address Distribution Domain RoutingPage Using Advanced Settings Page Diagnostics Restoring Default Settings Reboot the Router ARP Address Resolution Protocol Table MAC Cloning Users Local Administration QoS Dynamic DNS Offline Connection To UpdatePassword User Name Host Name Backup MXDNS Server Wildcard 101 Network Objects Universal Plug and Play UPnP 104 Protocols 105 106 Monitoring Router Router Status Advanced Status Monitoring the Router Traffic Monitoring Restoring the Router’s Default Settings TroubleshootingAccessing the Router if Locked Out Ensure the Subnet Mask address is set to Time out error occurs when entering a URL or IP AddressLAN Connection Failure Which connection speeds does the Router support? How do I find out what IP address my computer is using? No. Follow these steps to refresh the IP address What is the default user name for the Router? How many computers can be connected through the Router? 802.1p Priority Quality of ServiceTraffic Priority MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger 323 Port triggering applications Appendix a Quality of Service 118 Traffic Shaping 120 121 To define a shaping class Name the new class and click Apply 123 124 125 126 127 802.1p Settings 129 130 Power, LAN 8, WAN, Internet Specifications BLED Indicators Environmental Class B Equipment Regulatory Compliance NoticesModifications 134 Limited Warranty 135 136 Limited Warranty 138