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

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New Password/Retype New Password

s

- The password for the user (and

enter again to confirm).

Permissions

s

- The level of access the user is allowed. Options include

Administrator

or

Limited

.

E-mail Notification

s

- Email notification can be used to receive indications

of system events for a predefined severity classification. The available types

of events are “System” or “Security” events. The available severity of events

are

Error

,

Warning

, and

Information

. To configure Email notification for a

specific user:

Make sure an outgoing mail server has been configured in “System Settings”

.

1.

If not, click

Configure Notification Mail Server

to configure the outgoing

mail server.

Enter the user’s Email address in the “Notification Address” text box.

2.

Select the “System” and “Security” notification levels in the “System Notify

3.

Level” and “Security Notify Level” drop-down lists.

Note:

Changing any of the user parameters will prompt the connection

associated with the user to terminate. For changes to take effect, activate the

connection manually after modifying

user parameters.

8.2g

Quality of Service

The FiOS Router’s QoS (Quality of Service) capabilities are covered in detail in

appendix A of this manual.

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Using Advanced Settings

8.2

Utilities

8

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8.2h

Local Administration

Clicking

Administration

in the Advanced screen generates the “Administration”

screen. This screen allows the user to allow local Telnet access using a particular

Telnet port.

To use, select a Telnet port by clicking in the appropriate check box, then

click

Apply

.

8.2i

Remote Administration

The FiOS Router’s Remote Administration capabilities are covered in detail in the

chapter 6 of this manual.

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8.3

DNS Settings

The second section of the Advanced window is the DNS (Domain Name System)

settings section, which includes “Dynamic DNS” and “DNS Server.”

8.3a

Dynamic DNS

Dynamic DNS creates a dynamic IP address to be aliased to a static hostname,

allowing a computer on the network to be more easily accessible from the

Internet. Typically, when connecting to the Internet, the service provider assigns

an unused IP address from a pool of IP addresses, and this address is used only

for the duration of a specific connection. Dynamically assigning addresses

extends the usable pool of available IP addresses for the provider to give out.

Because the assigned IP address can change at any time, using Dynamic DNS

helps give a static domain to access the FiOS Router with a changing IP address.

Setting up Dynamic DNS

To set up Dynamic DNS on the FiOS Router, click

Dynamic DNS

in the Advanced

screen. The “Dynamic DNS” screen appears.

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Using Advanced Settings

8.3

DNS Settings

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Configure the following parameters:

Connection To Update

Select the connection with which to couple the Dynamic DNS service. Options

include

Broadband Connection (Ethernet)

,

Broadband Connection (Coax)

,

and

WAN PPPoE

.

Offline

Disable the Dynamic DNS feature by clicking this check box. This feature is

available only to users who have purchased some type of upgrade credit from

the Dynamic DNS provider. Note that changing the redirection URL can only be

performed via the Dynamic DNS provider’s website.

User Name

Enter the Dynamic DNS user name in this text box.

Password

Enter the Dynamic DNS password in this text box.

Host Name

Enter the full Dynamic DNS domain in this text box.

Wildcard

Select the “Wildcard” check box to allow any URL that includes the domain

name (here.yourhost.dyndns.org, for example) to connect.

Mail Exchanger

Enter the mail exchange server address. This will redirect all Emails arriving at the

Dynamic DNS address to the mail server.

Backup MX

Select this check box to designate the mail exchange server to be a backup server.

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8.3b

DNS Server

The Domain Name System (DNS) translates domain names into IP addresses and

vice versa. The FiOS Router’s DNS server is an auto-learning DNS, which means that

when a new computer is connected to the network, the DNS server learns its name

and automatically adds it to the DNS table. Other network users can immediately

communicate with this computer using either its name or its IP address.

The FiOS Router’s DNS also provides the following services:

Shares a common database of domain names and IP addresses with the

s

DHCP server.

Supports multiple subnets within the local network simultaneously.

s

Automatically appends a domain name to unqualified names.

s

Allows new domain names to be added to the database using the FiOS

s

Router’s GUI.

Permits a computer to have multiple host names.

s

Permits a host name to have multiple IPs (needed if a host has multiple

s

network cards).

The DNS server does not require configuration. However, the list of computers

known by the DNS can be viewed, the host name or IP address of a computer on

the list can be changed, or a new computer can be added to the list.

DNS Table

To view the list of computers stored in the DNS table, click

DNS Server

in the

Advanced screen. The “DNS Server” screen appears.

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