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

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Network

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

list (

Broadband

Connection

,

Network (Home/Office)

, or

DMZ

).

Connection

Type

Displays the type of connection. Since this is PPPoE

connection, “PPPoE” is displayed.

MTU

MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) specifies the largest packet size

permitted for Internet transmission. “Automatic, sets the MTU at 1492. Other

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

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

Underlying

Connection

Specify the underlying connection above which

the protocol initiates from the drop-down list, which displays all possible

underlying devices.

PPP Configuration

Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) is the most popular method for transporting

packets between the user and the ISP.

Service

Name

Specify the networking peer’s service name, if provided by the

ISP, in this text box.

On-Demand

To use PPP on demand to initiate the point-to-point protocol

session only when packets are actually sent over the Internet, click in this check

box. This option should be active on a limited basis

Idle Time Before Hanging Up

Enter the amount of idle time, in minutes,

before the PPP session automatically ends .

Time Between Reconnect Attempts

In this text box, specify the duration

between PPP reconnect attempts, as provided by the ISP.

PPP Authentication

Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) currently supports four authentication

protocols:

Password Authentication Protocol

(PAP),

Challenge Handshake

Authentication Protocol

(CHAP), and

Microsoft CHAP versions 1

and

2

. Select

the authentication protocols the FiOS Router may use when negotiating with a

PPTP server in this section. Select all the protocols if no information is available

about the server’s authentication methods. Note that encryption is performed

only if Microsoft CHAP, Microsoft CHAP version 2, or both are selected.

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WAN PPPoE Connection

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Warning:

The PPP Authentication settings should not be changed unless

instructed to do so by your ISP.

Login User Name

Enter the user name (provided by the ISP) in this text box.

Login Password

Enter the password (provided by the ISP) in this text box.

Support Unencrypted Password (PAP)

Password Authentication Protocol

(PAP) is a simple, plain-text authentication scheme. The user name and

password are requested by the networking peer in plain-text. PAP, however,

is not a secure authentication protocol. Man-in-the-middle attacks can easily

determine the remote access client’s password. PAP offers no protection against

replay attacks, remote client impersonation, or remote server impersonation.

Support Challenge Handshake Authentication (CHAP)

Click in this check

box to activate CHAP, a challenge-response authentication protocol that uses

MD5 to hash the response to a challenge. CHAP protects against replay attacks

by using an arbitrary challenge string per authentication attempt.

Support Microsoft CHAP

Click in this check box if communicating with a peer

that uses Microsoft CHAP authentication protocol.

Support Microsoft CHAP Version 2

Select this check box if communicating

with a peer that uses Microsoft CHAP Version 2 authentication protocol.

PPP Compression

The PPP Compression Control Protocol (CCP) is responsible for configuring,

enabling, and disabling data compression algorithms on both ends of the

point-to-point link. It is also used to signal a failure of the compression/

decompression mechanism in a reliable manner.

For each compression algorithm (

BSD

and

Deflate

), select one of the following

from the drop-down list:

Reject

Selecting this option rejects PPP connections with peers that use the

compression algorithm. If Reject is activated, throughput may diminish.

Allow

Selecting this option allows PPP connections with peers that use the

compression algorithm.

Require

Selecting this option insures a connection with a peer using the

compression algorithm.

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Internet Protocol

Select one of the following Internet Protocol options from the “Internet Protocol”

drop-down list:

Obtain an IP Address Automatically

This option is selected by default.

Change only if required by the ISP. The server that assigns the FiOS Router with

an IP address also assigns a subnet mask. Override the dynamically assigned

subnet mask by selecting the “Override Subnet Mask” and entering a different

subnet mask.

Use the Following IP Address

Select this option to configure the FiOS Router

to use a permanent (static) IP address. The ISP should provide this address.

DNS Server

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

names are translated into IP addresses. The FiOS Router can be configured

to automatically obtain a DNS server address, or the address can be entered

manually, according to the 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

from the “DNS Server” drop-down list. Up to two different

DNS server addresses can be entered (Primary and Secondary).

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.

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.

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WAN PPPoE 2 Connection

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Default Route

Click in this check box to define the connection as 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.

Routing Table

Clicking

New Route

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

be configured.

Internet Connection Firewall

Click in the “Enabled” check box to activate the FiOS Router’s firewall on the

WAN PPPoE connection.

5.9

WAN PPPoE 2 Connection

Click

WAN PPPoE 2

in the Network Connections screen to generate the “WAN

PPPoE 2 Properties” screen.

WAN PPPoE 2 is used for the FiOS Router’s PPPoE

connections over coaxial cable. 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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5.9a

Configuring the WAN PPPoE 2 Connection

Click

Settings

in the WAN PPPoE 2 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.

Network

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

list (

Broadband

Connection

,

Network (Home/Office)

, or

DMZ

).

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