ActionTec GT724WGB User manual

7IRELESS
$3,-ODEM
-ODEL'47'2
5SER-ANUAL
6ER
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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7IRELESS3ETTINGS
!CCESSING7IRELESS3ETUP  
"ASIC7IRELESS3ETUP  
7IRELESS!DVANCED3ETTINGS 
7IRELESS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 
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!CTIONTEC7IRELESS$3,-ODEM5SER-ANUAL
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#ONFIGURING3ECURITY3ETTINGS 
!CCESSING7IRED3ECURITY3CREENS  
!DMIN5SER.AMEAND0ASSWORD 
&IREWALL 
0ORT&ORWARDING 
$-:(OSTING 
.!4.ETWORK!DDRESS4RANSLATION 
#ONFIGURING)NTERNET!CCESS#ONTROLS 
!CCESSING)NTERNET!CCESS#ONTROL3CREENS  
3ERVICES"LOCKING 
7EBSITE"LOCKING 
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