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

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Using Network Connections

5.2

Network (Home/Oﬃce) Connection

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Internet Protocol

This section has 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 will have no IP address. This

is useful if the connection operates under a bridge.

Obtain an IP Address Automatically

Select this option if the network

connection is required by the ISP to obtain an IP address automatically. The

server assigning the IP address also assigns a subnet mask address, which can

be overridden by entering another subnet mask address.

Use the Following IP Address

Select this option if the network connection

uses a permanent (static) IP address, then the IP address and subnet

mask address.

Bridge

The “Bridge” section of the Configure Network (Home/Office) screen is used to

specify which networks can join the network bridge. Verizon does not support

using the FiOS Router in Bridge mode. Using Bridge mode may cause problems

with the FiOS Router, including the complete disabling of all video services used

with the FiOS Router.

Status

The “Status” column displays the connection status of a particular device.

STP

Click in the device’s “STP” check box to enable Spanning Tree Protocol

on the device. This protocol provides path redundancy while preventing

undesirable loops in the network.

Action

The “Action” column contains an icon that, when clicked, generates the

configuration screen of the particular device.

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DNS Server

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

are translated into IP addresses. Specify such an address manually, according to

the information provided by the ISP.

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 Network (Home/Office)

screen is used to configure the FiOS Router’s Dynamic Host Configuration

Protocol (DHCP) server parameters. 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

.

Disabled

Select this option if statically assigning IP addresses to the

network devices.

DHCP Server

To set up the network bridge 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 should 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. The “maximum” IP address that

can be entered here is 192.168.1.254.

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.

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If 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.

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.

Routing

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

routing automatically adjusts how packets travel on the network, while

static routing specifies a fixed routing path to neighboring destinations.

To

configure routing:

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

1.

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 a

2.

default route.

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

3.

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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Routing Table

Clicking

New Route

generates the “New Route” window, where a new route can

be configured.

Additional IP Addresses

Clicking

New IP Address

generates the “Additional IP Address Settings” screen,

where additional IP addresses can be created to access the FiOS Router via the

Network (Home/Office) connection.

5.3

Ethernet Connection

An Ethernet connection connects computers to the FiOS Router using Ethernet

cables, either directly or via network hubs and switches. Click

Ethernet

in the

Network Connections screen (if needed, click

Advanced

at the bottom of the

screen to reveal the “Ethernet” link below “Network [Home/Office]”) to generate

the “Ethernet Properties” screen. This screen displays a list of the connection’s

properties. The only modifications that can be made from this screen are

disabling the connection (by clicking

Disable

) or renaming the connection (by

entering a new name in the “Rule Name” text box).

Note:

If disabling the connection, the FiOS Router must be rebooted for the

change to take effect.

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5.3a

Configuring the Ethernet Connection

Click

Settings

at the bottom-right of the Ethernet Properties screen to generate

another “Ethernet Properties” screen.

General

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

recommend not changing the default values in this section unless familiar with

networking concepts.

Status

Displays the connection status of the Ethernet switch.

When should this rule occur?

Displays when the rule is active. To schedule

rules, see the “Advanced Settings” chapter.

Network

Select the type of connection being configured from the drop-down

list (

Network [Home/Office]

,

Broadband Connection

, or

DMZ

).

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