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

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Using Network Connections

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Broadband Coax Connection

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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 Coax connection 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. 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.

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.

Routing

Routing Mode

Select one of the following two Routing modes:

Route

•

- Select this option to cause the FiOS Router to act as a router between

two networks.

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NAPT

•

- Select this option to activate NAPT (Network Address and Port

Translation), which refers to network address translation involving the

mapping of port numbers and allows multiple machines to share a single IP

address. Use NAPT if the local network contains multiple devices, a topology

that necessitates port translation in addition to address translation.

Device Metric

The device metric is a value used by the FiOS Router to

determine whether one route is superior to another, considering parameters

such as bandwidth, delay, and more.

Default Route

Click in this check box to define the connection as a the

default route.

Multicast - IGMP Proxy Default

Click in this check box to enable 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.

Internet Connection Firewall

Enable or disable the firewall for this interface. It is recommended to keep the

firewall enabled for all of the FiOS Router’s connection interfaces.

Additional IP Addresses

Click

New IP Address

to generate the “Additional IP Address Settings” screen,

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

connection.

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5.8

WAN PPPoE Connection

WAN Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE) relies on two widely

accepted standards: Point-to-Point Protocol and Ethernet. PPPoE enables

Ethernet networked computers to exchange information with computers on the

Internet. PPPoE supports the protocol layers and authentication widely used in

PPP and enables a point-to-point connection to be established in the normally

multipoint architecture of Ethernet. A discovery process in PPPoE determines

the Ethernet MAC address of the remote device in order to establish a session.

Click

WAN PPPoE

in the Network Connections screen to generate the “WAN

PPPoE 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 “Name” text box).

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5.8a

Configuring the WAN PPPoE Connection

Click

Settings

in the WAN PPPoE Properties screen to generate another “WAN

PPPoE 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 WAN PPPoE connection. (“Down,”

“Disabled,” “Connected,” etc.)

When should this rule occur?

Displays when the rule is active. To schedule

rules, see “Advanced Settings” chapter.

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