Actiontec MI424-WR-Rev-D Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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5.6a

Configuring the Coax Broadband Connection

Click

Settings

at the bottom of the Broadband Connection (Coax) Properties

screen to generate the “Configure Broadband Connection (Coax)” screen.

General

The top part of the screen displays general communication parameters. We

recommend not changing the default values in this section unless you are

familiar with networking concepts.

Status

Displays the status of the connection (“Down,”“Connected,” etc.).

When should this rule occur?

Displays when the rule is active. To schedule

rules, see the “Advanced Settings” chapter.

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Network

Displays the type of network to which the link is connected. Since this

is a broadband connection (connected to the Internet), “Broadband Connection”

is displayed.

Connection Type

Displays the type of connection. Since this is a coaxial

connection, “Coax” is displayed.

Physical

Address

Displays the physical address of the network card used for

the network.

MTU

MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) specifies the largest packet size

permitted for Internet transmission. “Automatic” sets the MTU at 1500. Other

choices include “Automatic by DHCP,” which sets the MTU according to the

DHCP connection, and “Manual,” which allows the MTU to be set manually.

Coax Link

Check and configure the coax link connection in this section of the screen.

Channel

Displays the channel frequency range of the coaxial connection. This

setting is not user configurable; it is for information only.

Privacy

Toggle “Privacy” by clicking in the “Enabled” check box. If Privacy is

activated, all devices connected via coaxial cable must use the same password.

We recommend leaving the Privacy option deactivated.

Auto

Detection

Select whether you want the FiOS Router to automatically

detect a coaxial link here.

Password

Enter the Coax Link password here.

CM

Ratio

Select the CM Ratio from the drop-down menu here.

WAN Coax Connection Speeds

This section displays the FiOS Router’s Tx and Rx speeds (in Mbps).

Internet Protocol

This section includes three options:

No IP Address

,

Obtain an IP Address

Automatically

, and

Use the Following IP Address

.

No IP Address

Select this option if the connection has no IP address. This is

useful when the connection is operating under a bridge.

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Obtain an IP Address Automatically

Select this option if the ISP requires

the connection to obtain an IP address automatically. The server assigning the

IP address also assigns a subnet mask address, which can be overridden by

clicking in the “Override Subnet Mask” check box and entering another subnet

mask address. Additionally, the DHCP lease can be renewed and/or released by

clicking on the appropriate “DHCP Lease” button. The “Expires In” value displays

how long until the DHCP lease expires.

Use the Following IP Address

Select if the WAN connection is configured

using a permanent (static) IP address. The ISP should provide this address, along

with a subnet mask address, default gateway address, and, optionally, primary

and secondary DNS server addresses.

DHCP Lease

Renew or release the current DHCP lease by clicking on the appropriate button.

DNS Server

The Domain Name System (DNS) is the method by which website or

domain names are translated into IP addresses. The connection can be set to

automatically obtain a DNS server address, or an address can be set manually,

according to information provided by the ISP.

To configure the connection to automatically obtain a DNS server address, select

Obtain DNS Server Address Automatically

from the “DNS Server” drop-down

list.

To manually configure DNS server addresses, select

Use the Following

DNS Server Addresses

. Specify up to two different DNS server addresses, one

primary, the other secondary.

IP Address Distribution

The “IP Address Distribution” section of the Configure Broadband Connection

(Coax) screen allows the user to configure the FiOS Router’s Dynamic Host

Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server parameters. The DHCP automatically

assigns IP addresses to network devices. If enabled, make sure to configure

the network devices as “DHCP Clients.” There are three options in this section:

Disabled

,

DHCP

Server

, and

DHCP

Relay

.

Caution!

We strongly recommend leaving this setting at “Disabled.”

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Disabled

Select this option if statically assigning IP addresses to the

network devices.

DHCP

Server

To set up the Broadband Connection (Coax) to function as a

DHCP server:

Select

1.

DHCP Server

.

Enter the IP address at which the FiOS Router starts issuing addresses in the

2.

“Start IP Address” text boxes. Since the FiOS Router’s default IP address is

192.168.1.1, the Start IP Address must be 192.168.1.2.

Enter the end of the IP address range used to automatically issue IP

3.

addresses in the “End IP Address” text boxes.

Enter the subnet mask address in the “Subnet Mask” text boxes. The subnet

4.

mask determines which portion of a destination LAN IP address is the

network portion, and which portion is the host portion.

If a Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS) is being used, enter the WINS

5.

server address in the “WINS Server” text boxes.

Enter the amount of time a network device will be allowed to connect to the

6.

FiOS Router with its currently issued dynamic IP address in the “Lease Time

in Minutes” text box. Just before the time is up, the device’s user will need to

make a request to extend the lease or get a new IP address.

Click in the “Provide Host Name If Not Specified by Client” check box to have

7.

the FiOS Router automatically assign network devices with a host name, in

case a host name is not provided by the user.

DHCP Relay

Select this option to have the FiOS Router function as a DHCP

relay, and enter the IP address in the screen that appears.

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Routing

The FiOS Router can be configured to use dynamic routing. Dynamic routing

automatically adjusts how packets travel on the network There are two options

in the “Routing” section of the Configure Broadband Connection (Coax) screen:

Basic

or

Advanced

.

WARNING!

Do not use static routing unless instructed to do so by your ISP.

Basic

Select this option for basic routing operation.

Advanced

To set up the FiOS Router’s Coax broadband connection for

advanced routing:

Select

1.

Advanced

from the Routing drop-down list.

Enter a device metric in the “Device Metric” text box. The device metric is a

2.

value used by the FiOS Router to determine whether one route is superior to

another, considering parameters such as bandwidth and delay time.

Click in the “Default Route” check box to define this device as the

3.

default route.

Click in the “Multicast - IGMP Proxy Internal” check box to activate

4.

multicasting. Multicasting enables the FiOS Router to issue IGMP (Internet

Group Management Protocol) host messages on behalf of hosts the FiOS

Router discovers through standard IGMP interfaces. IGMP proxy enables the

routing of multicast packets according to the IGMP requests of local network

devices asking to join multicast groups.

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