ActionTec GT724R User manual

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4ABLEOF#ONTENTS
)NTRODUCTION  
-INIMUM3YSTEM2EQUIREMENTS
&EATURES 
'ETTINGTO+NOWTHE-ODEM 
0ERFORMINGA1UICK3ETUP  
!CCESSING1UICK3ETUP3CREENS
#HANGINGTHE0ASSWORD 
6IEWINGTHE-ODEMS3TATUS
"ROADBAND#ONNECTION3TATUS 
.ETWORK3TATUS 
#ONFIGURING!DVANCED3ETUP/PTIONS
!CCESSINGTHE!DVANCED3ETUP/PTIONS  
$3,3ETTINGS 
$(#03ETTINGS  
,!.)0!DDRESS 
7!.)0!DDRESS 
1O33ETTINGS5PSTREAM  
1O33ETTINGS$OWNSTREAM 
1O33TATUS  
2EMOTE-ANAGEMENT 
4ELNET4IMEOUT3ETTING  
$YNAMIC2OUTING  
3TATIC2OUTING  
50N05NIVERSAL0LUGAND0LAY 
4IME:ONE 
2EMOTE3YSLOG#APTURE 
#ONFIGURING3ECURITY3ETTINGS
!CCESSING7IRED3ECURITY3CREENS  
!DMIN5SER.AMEAND0ASSWORD 
&IREWALL 
0ORT&ORWARDING 
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.!4.ETWORK!DDRESS4RANSLATION 
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!CTIONTEC$3,-ODEM5SER-ANUAL
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#ONFIGURING)NTERNET!CCESS#ONTROLS 
!CCESSING)NTERNET!CCESS#ONTROL3CREENS  
3ERVICES"LOCKING 
7EBSITE"LOCKING 
3CHEDULE2ULES  
#ONFIGURINGTHE-ODEMS5TILITIES
!CCESSINGTHE5TILITIES3CREENS  
2ESTORE$EFAULT3ETTINGS  
5PGRADE&IRMWARE 
7EB!CTIVITY,OG  
3YSTEM,OG 
/!-0ING4EST  
0ING4EST  
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4ROUBLESHOOTING 
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7INDOWS 
7INDOWS80  
7INDOWS6ISTA 
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3ERVICE!CRONYM$EFINITIONS  
$ 'LOSSARY 
.OTICES
2EGULATORY#OMPLIANCE.OTICES 
-ODIFICATIONS 
,IMITED7ARRANTY

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)NTRODUCTION
4HANKYOUFORPURCHASINGTHE!CTIONTEC$3,-ODEM4HE-ODEMISTHESIMPLEST
WAYTOCONNECTCOMPUTERSTOAHIGHSPEEDBROADBANDCONNECTION4HISEASYTOUSE
PRODUCTISPERFECTFORTHEHOMEOFFICEORSMALLBUSINESS)FYOUWANTTOTAKEYOUR
COMPUTINGTOTHENEXTLEVELTHE$3,-ODEMISSURETOBEONEOFTHEKEYSTO
YOURSUCCESS
-INIMUM3YSTEM2EQUIREMENTS
!!CTIVE$3,SERVICE
!#OMPUTERWITHA-BPSOR-BPS%THERNETCONNECTION
!-ICROSOFT7INDOWS806ISTA
-AC/3/38
!)NTERNET%XPLORERORHIGHERXRECOMMENDEDOR.ETSCAPE.AVIGATOR
ORHIGHERRECOMMENDED
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!CTIONTEC$3,-ODEM5SER-ANUAL
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#HAPTER)NTRODUCTION
&EATURES
!!$3,7!.PORT2*
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STANDARDCOMPLIANCE
!!UTOHANDSHAKEFORDIFFERENT!$3,SERVICES
! "RIDGED%THERNETOVER!4-000OVER!4-000OVER%THERNET
! 0RECISE!4-TRAFFICSHAPING
! )0PACKETROUTINGANDTRANSPARENTBRIDGE
! 2)02)0ANDSTATICROUTINGPROTOCOLSUPPORT
! "UILTIN.!4$(#0SERVER
! $.3RELAYSUPPORT
! 0!0#(!0AUTHENTICATIONADMINISTRATIVEPASSWORDSTHROUGH4ELNET
! )%%%%THERNETSTANDARDCOMPLIANCE
! "ASE4%THERNETPORTS
! &AST%THERNETFLOWCONTROLSUPPORT
! 7EBBASEDCONFIGURATIONSETUP
! &40FIRMWAREUPGRADEABLE
! 7EBDOWNLOADSUPPORT

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'ETTINGTO+NOWTHE-ODEM
4HISSECTIONCONTAINSAQUICKDESCRIPTIONOFTHE-ODEMSLIGHTSPORTSETC
4HE-ODEMHASSEVERALINDICATORLIGHTS,%$SONITSFRONTPANELANDASERIESOF
PORTSONITSREARPANEL
&RONT0ANEL
4HEFRONTPANELOFTHE-ODEMFEATURESSEVENLIGHTS0OWER$3,)NTERNETAND
%THERNET
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STEADILYGREENTHE-ODEMISRECEIVINGPOWERANDFULLYOPERATIONAL7HENTHE
0OWERLIGHTISRAPIDLYFLASHINGTHE-ODEMISINITIALIZING)FTHE0OWERLIGHTGLOWS
REDWHENTHE0OWERCORDISPLUGGEDINTHE-ODEMHASSUFFEREDACRITICALERROR
ANDTECHNICALSUPPORTSHOULDBECONTACTED
$3,,IGHT
4HE$3,LIGHTILLUMINATESWHENTHE-ODEMISCONNECTEDTOA$3,LINEANDTHE
UNITISABLETOSYNCHRONIZETOTHE$3,SIGNALFROMTHE)307HENITFLASHESTHE
-ODEMSBUILTIN$3,MODEMISTRAININGFORTHE$3,SERVICE

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!CTIONTEC$3,-ODEM5SER-ANUAL
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)NTERNET,IGHT
7HENTHE)NTERNETLIGHTGLOWSSTEADILYTHE-ODEMISCONNECTEDTOTHE
$3,PROVIDER
%THERNET,IGHTS
4HE%THERNETLIGHTSILLUMINATEWHENTHE-ODEMISCONNECTEDTOONEORMORE
COMPUTERSVIAITSYELLOW%THERNETPORTS
2EAR0ANEL
4HEREARPANELOFTHE-ODEMCONTAINSSEVENPORTS,INE%THERNET;=AND0OWER
ASWELLAS2ESETAND0OWERSWITCHES
12VDC 0 6A
Reset
ON OFF
1
2
3
4
%THERNET0ORTS
4HE%THERNETPORTSAREUSEDTOCONNECTCOMPUTERSTOTHE-ODEMVIA%THERNET
CABLE4HE%THERNETPORTSARE-BPSAUTOSENSINGPORTSANDEITHERA
STRAIGHTTHROUGHORCROSSOVER%THERNETCABLECANBEUSEDWHENCONNECTINGTO
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