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U ser Manual Wi r eless–Ready DSL G a tew a y.
i T able of C ont en ts Introduction 1 P ackage Contents 1 M inimum System Requir ements 1 T echnical Suppor t 2 C onnecting the G atew a y 3 C onnecting the P ower and DSL C able 3 C onnecting to a C.
ii Lo cating Computer Information 43 Lo cating Windo ws Operating System F iles 44 Wiring Information 46 C omputer Security 49 S ecuring the Gateway and C omputer 49 Specifications 53 G eneral 53 Wire.
1 Intr oduc tion Thank you for pur chasing the Act ion te c W ireless-Read y Gatewa y . The Gatewa y is the simplest way t o co nnect a multiple number of computers t o a single hig h- speed broadband c onnection. This easy-to-use pr oduct is perfect for the home office or small business.
2 Ac tion tec W ireless-Ready DSL Gate wa y T echnical Suppor t Ac t i o n te c Electronics prides itself on making high-qualit y , durable, high-perform- ance pr oducts. If you need assistance, the Ac t i o n te c T echnical S upport Depar tment is av ailable e very day fr om 6 A.
3 C onnec ting the G a tew a y The instructions that follow parallel close ly w ith the steps c ontained in the I nstallation B uddy , which pr ovides a visual guide to setting up the Gateway . I t is rec ommended that the user run the Installation Buddy first, before attempting an y other pr ocedur es.
4 Ac tion tec W ireless-Ready DSL Gate wa y 3. Co nfirm that the Po w e r Lig ht on the DSL Gatewa y is green. 4. Get the Phone Line Splitter out of the B lack Bag .and plug the thin, rectan- gular end of the Splitter into the Phone J ack closest to y our c omputer 5.
5 Chapter 2 C onnecting the G ate wa y 7. Co nfirm that the Po w e r and Inte r net Lights on the DSL Gatewa y are solid gr ee n. ☞ No te :I f the Int ernet Light continues to blink, c onfirm you ha v e re ce iv ed notification fr om y our DSL Ser vice Pr o vider that your DSL ser vice is on.
6 Ac tion tec W ireless-Ready DSL Gate wa y 2. Plug the loose end of the Ye l l o w C a b l e into the E thernet P ort on the back of the comput er . 3. Co nfirm that one of the four E thernet N etwork Lights on the DSL Gatewa y is green (this may tak e a few moments).
7 Chapter 2 C onnecting the G ate wa y 2. Plug the loose end of the Pu r ple Cable into the USB P ort on the front or back of your comput er . C onnecting the Phone Filters Phone filters separate the DSL signal from the v oic e signal on the phone line to allow the user t o talk on the phone and be online at the same time.
8 Ac tion tec W ireless-Ready DSL Gate wa y 3. Plug a phone filter into the phone jack . 4. Plug one end of the phone cable into the phone jack and keep the other end attached to the device. 5. Re peat steps 1-4 for ev er y other device that shares a phone line with the DSL co nnection.
9 Chapter 2 C onnecting the G ate wa y USB U se the proc edure for c onnecting the first co mputer t o the Gatewa y via USB (see “USB ” on page xx) to connect netw ork comput ers, substituting a standard, USB cable for the purple cable. Only one c omput er can be co nnected to the Gat ewa y via USB.
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11 C onfiguring the G a tew a y Once the Gat eway has been c onnect ed to a c ompute r , it must be configur ed. U se the following proc edure. 1. If y ou c onnected the DSL Gat eway c orrectly , a “ Congratulations” window appears. Click N ext . 2.
12 Ac tion tec W ireless-Ready DSL Gate wa y 3. In the next w indo w , ty pe in the Us e r I D and P assw ord .I f the ISP doesn ’ t re quire this information, c heck the appropriate bo x. Click N ext . 4. In the next w indo w , select the type of Inte rnet protoc ol y our ISP c onnection uses (Static IP or Dynamic IP [DHCP]), then click N ext .
13 Chapter 3 C onfiguring the Gatewa y 5. In the next w indo w , ty pe in the IP A ddress , Subn e t , Gateway , DNS 1 , and DNS 2 addresses in their respectiv e t ext bo x es. Depending on y our c onnec- tion, you ma y not ha ve t o ty pe an address in ev er y text bo x.
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15 U sing Qw est DSL Qwest DSL operates ov er home or business phone lines equipped with Qwest DSL ser vice. For this r eason, the Qwest DSL co nnection is not portable; it can ’t be acc essed while a way from home or business. T o connect while trav eling, ask the ISP about a dial-up acc ount.
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17 Basic Setup This section is a guide through a basic configuration of the Gatewa y , including how t o co nnect the Gatewa y to the ISP . Basic Setup To co nfigure the gatewa y for basic operation: 1. Open the W eb bro wser . In the address bar , enter http://192.
18 Ac tion tec W ireless-Ready DSL Gate wa y 4. Co mplete the two st eps listed in the “Basic Setup ” screen, then click N ext . 6. Enter the Us er Na m e and P assw ord pr ovided by the ISP in the “DSL Br oadband Connection - PPP oE” screen. Click N ext .
19 Chapter 5 Basic Setup The pow er LED flashes rapidly while the Gatewa y restarts, then g lows st eadily gr een when fully operational. The Gateway is no w configur ed and users can start surfing the W eb . If an error stating the W eb browser was unable t o c onnect to the I nternet appears, ch eck the configuration settings.
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21 Chapter 5 Basic Setup.
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23 Ad v anc ed S etup This section contains information c oncerning advanc ed co nfiguration, such as wi re less settings, remote management, and W eb site blocking. Acc essing A dv anced Setup To acc ess the A dvanc ed Setup configuration scr eens, follow these instructions: 1.
24 Ac tion tec W ireless-Ready DSL Gate wa y 4. In the next screen, read the rec ommendations. T o perform an advanced setup on the Gatewa y , click Begin Advanc ed Setup . 5. The “C onfiguring the A dvanced Settings” screen appears. T o check all the set- tings, or if unsure of w hich settings to modify , select N ext .
25 Chapter 6 Adv anced C onfigura tion Af te r selecting a connection ty pe, click N ext to co ntinue c onfiguring the connection. Obtain an IP Addr ess through PPP oE or PPP oA Select this option to allo w the Gatewa y to use the P oint-to-P oint ov er Ethernet ( PPP oE ) or P oint-t o-P oint over AT M ( PPP oA ) pr ot ocol.
26 Ac tion tec W ireless-Ready DSL Gate wa y Obtain an IP Through DHCP Select this option (used for cable modem configurations without a Static IP assigned by an ISP ) to allo w the modem to query the ISP and receiv e IP addr ess and ro uting infor mation.
27 Chapter 6 Adv anced C onfigura tion Wir eless Settings Selecting Wi re less Setting s in the “ A dvanced C onfiguration ” screen generates the “W ireless Settings ” screen. M odify the wireless capabilities of the Gateway here. ESSID ESSID is the network name assigned to the wireless network.
28 Ac tion tec W ireless-Ready DSL Gate wa y Off Selecting Off disables encr yption. Selecting this option allo ws an y c omputer with wi re less capability and the correct ESSID value to join the wireless network. 64-bit WEP 64-bit WEP re quires four separate k eys.
29 Chapter 6 Adv anced C onfigura tion ☞ No te :N ot all wireless PC Cards support 128-bit WEP . Ensure that all PC Cards installed in the netw orked c omputers support 128-bit WEP befor e activating. L AN IP Addr ess Selecting LAN IP A ddress in the “ Ad vanced Co nfiguration ” screen generates the “ LAN IP A ddress” screen.
30 Ac tion tec W ireless-Ready DSL Gate wa y DHCP Ser v er Selecting DHCP Server in the “ A dvanced C onfiguration ” screen generates the “ DHCP Server” screen.
31 Chapter 6 Adv anced C onfigura tion The beginning and ending IP addresses define the IP address range of the Gatewa y . If the default values are left intact, the Gatewa y supplies a unique IP address between 192.168.0.2 and 192.168.0.254 t o each c ompute r on the net- wo rk .
32 Ac tion tec W ireless-Ready DSL Gate wa y W ebsite Blocking Selecting We bsite Blocking in the “ Ad vanced C onfiguration ” screen generates the “W ebsite Blocking ” screen. This feature enables the Gatewa y to block W eb sites to all comput ers on the network.
33 Chapter 6 Adv anced C onfigura tion Remote Management Selecting Re mote Management in the “ Advanc ed Configuration ” scr een generates the “R emote M anagement ” screen. Remot e Management allo ws ac cess t o the Gatewa y through the Int ernet via another computer .
34 Ac tion tec W ireless-Ready DSL Gate wa y Po rt Fo rw ar ding Selecting Po r t F o r warding in the “ Ad vanced Co nfiguration ” screen generates the “P or t Forwarding ” screen.
35 Chapter 6 Adv anced C onfigura tion ble from the I nternet. DMZ hosting symbolically places the DMZ host computer outside of the Gateway’ s netw ork. A c cess t o the network resour c es while DMZ hosting is activ e is block ed. Ac t ion te c rec ommends activating DMZ hosting only as long as necessary .
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37 Utilities To acc ess the Gatewa y’ s utilities select Ut ilities from the “M ain M e nu ” screen. The “U tilities” screen appears. Fr om here, the W eb activity log can be v iewed, the DSL settings changed, the Gatewa y’ s factory default setting s rest or ed, and the Gateway’ s firm war e upgraded.
38 Ac tion tec W ireless-Ready DSL Gate wa y DSL Settings To acc ess DSL Settings, select DSL Setting s from the “Utilities ” screen. The Gatewa y’ s VPI , VC I , and Mode settings can be changed fr om here. Ac t ion te c re co m- mends not changing these values w ithout c onsulting the ISP .
39 Chapter 7 Utilities To upgrade the Gateway’ s firm ware: 1. Click the link in the “U pgrade Firmware ” window and download the upgrade files to the har d drive of the computer . 2. Double-click on the upgrade file, named “ upgrade.ex e. ” 3.
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41 Tr oubleshooting This chapter c ontains a list of problems that may be enc ounter ed while using the Gatewa y , and solutions to ov er come the pr oblem. L AN Connection F ailure Ensure the Gat eway is pr operly installed, the LAN co nnections are c orrect, and the pow er is on.
42 Ac tion tec W ireless-Ready DSL Gate wa y Time out error occurs when entering a URL or IP Address Ve r ify all the c ompute rs are w orking properly . Ensure the IP settings are c orrect. Ensure the Gat eway is on and c onnect ed properly .
43 Refer enc e This appendix contains information about various topics, including acc essing information about your W indows comput er and wir ing under special cir cum- stances. Lo cating C omputer Informa tion The following proc edure is valid for W indows 98 , 98 SE ,M e , NT 4.
44 Ac tion tec W ireless-Ready DSL Gate wa y Lo cating Windows Oper a ting Sy stem F iles If the operating system files reside on the har d drive of the computer , follow the instructions below to locat e them. If the files are not on the hard driv e, they must be loaded from the installation disks.
45 App endix A Reference 4. Click the down ar row next to the “Look in ” te xt bo x and select My Co mputer from the list that appears. 5. Click Searc h N o w . 6a. Wi ndows Me :W hen the searc h is complet e, note the direct ory path that appears most often in the “I n Folder” column.
46 Ac tion tec W ireless-Ready DSL Gate wa y W indo ws Me , 2000 1. Fr om the desktop , click Start . 2. Select Searc h , then Fo r Files and Folders . 3. The “Searc h R esults ” w indow appears. In the panel at left titled “What do y ou want to sear ch for?” , click All files and folders .
47 App endix A Reference easiest way t o do this is to pur chase a pair of two-line modular adapters, a line- co rd c oupler , and some shor t lengths of phone cable, a vailable at an y t elephone supply retailer . ☞ No te :D o not purc hase a 1-line modular adapter or line splitt er .
48 Ac tion tec W ireless-Ready DSL Gate wa y Au tomatic W a ter Meter If an automatic wat er meter and Qwest DSL shar e a phone line, a DSL phone filter m ust be installed on the water mete r . If needed, c ontact the water c ompan y for assistance in c onnecting the phone filter .
49 Co mputer S ecurity The Inte rnet is a giant network of comput ers all ov er the w orld. When a c omputer is connect ed to the I nternet, it can ex change information with any other c ompute r on the Inte rnet.
50 Ac tion tec W ireless-Ready DSL Gate wa y W ith both t ypes of Int ernet connections, acc ess to the c omput er must be c on- tr olled to mak e sure someone on the I nternet doesn ’t ac cess the information on the comput er .
51 App endix B C omputer Security Internet Browsers Alwa ys exit the I nternet bro wser (for example, Int ernet Explorer or N etscape Na vi gator). N ever “minimize ” the bro wser or lea ve it open in the background. Br eaking into a c ompute r is easy when an Int ernet bro wser is running.
52 Ac tion tec W ireless-Ready DSL Gate wa y Fo r more information about firewalls,incl uding vendors who sell fir ewall pr od- ucts, go to the Qwest DSL web site and click the Security topic. Firewall pr od- ucts are a vailable fr om comput er and networking equipment r etailers.
53 Specifica tions G eneral Model Number GS204AD9-01 (Four -P ort W ireless-Read y DSL Gat eway Standards IEEE 802.3 (10BaseT) IEEE 802.3u (100BaseTX) IEEE 802.
54 Ac tion tec W ireless-Ready DSL Gate wa y Speed LAN Ethernet : 10/100Mbps Wi re less :S ee “W ireless Operating Range” (if used) C abling T ype 10BaseT : UTP/STP Categor y 3 or 5 100BaseTX : UTP/STP Categor y 5 USB Wir eless Oper ating Range If used: Indoors Up to 30M (100 ft.
55 App endix C Specifications En vironmental Pow er Input External, 12V DC, 1.2 A Cer tifications FCC Class B FCC Class C (part 15, 68) CE Mark Commer cial UL Opera ting T emperature 0º C to 40º C (.
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57 Glossar y Acc ess Point A dev ice that allo ws wireless clients to c onnect to one another . An acc ess point can also act as a bridge between w ireless clients and a “w ired” network, such as an Ethernet network.
58 Ac tion tec W ireless-Ready DSL Gate wa y Fi rew a ll Pr ev ents users outside the netw ork from ac cessing and/or damaging files or co mputers on the network. Gat e wa y A dev ice that manages the data traffic of a network, as well as data tr affic to and from the I nternet.
59 App endix D Glossar y Subnet Mask A set of four numbers configur ed like an IP addr ess used t o creat e IP address nu mbers used w ithin a particular network only . T CP/IP ( T ransmission Con trol P rotocol/In ternet Protoc ol) The standard pr otoc ol for data transmission over the I nte rnet.
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61 Notic es Regulatory Complianc e Notices Class B Equipment This equipment has been tested and found t o co mply with the limits for a Class B digital dev ice, pursuant to P art 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to pro vide reasonable prot ection against harmful interferenc e in a residential installa- tion.
62 Ac tion tec W ireless-Ready DSL Gate wa y 2. This dev ice m ust acc ept an y interfer ence r ecei ved, including interfer ence that may cause un wanted operation.
63 Limited W arr anty Har d ware : Ac t ion te c Electronics, Inc., war rants to the end user (“ C ustomer”) that this hard ware pr oduct will be free from defects in w orkmanship and materials, under normal use and ser vice, for twelve (12) months fr om the date of purchase from Ac t ion te c Electronics or its authorized reseller .
64 Ac tion tec W ireless-Ready DSL Router U ser Manual THIS A CTION TEC ELECTR ONICS PR ODUCT MA Y INCL UDE OR BE BUNDLED WITH THIRD-P AR TY SOFTW ARE, THE USE OF WHICH IS GO VERNED BY A SEP A- RA TE END-USER LICENSE A GREEMENT . THIS A CTION TEC ELECTR ONICS W ARRANTY DOES NOT APPL Y TO SUCH THIRD- PA R TY SOFTW ARE.
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66 Ac tion tec W ireless-Ready DSL Router U ser Manual Gov erning Law :T his Limited W arr anty shall be gov erned by the la ws of the State of California, U .S.A., excluding its c onflicts of laws and principles, and ex cluding the U nited N ations Con v ention on C ontracts for the International Sale of Goods.
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