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VDSL2/GigE
Wireless 11n
Gateway
Model #: V1000H

User Manual

Ver 1.0
Solutions for the Digital Life
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  • Page 1: User Manual

    VDSL2/GigE Wireless 11n Gateway Model #: V1000H User Manual Ver 1.0 Solutions for the Digital Life ™...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Introduction Minimum System Requirements Features Getting to Know the Gateway Using the Home Screen Accessing the Home Screen Icon Bar General Information Connection Status Home Network Firewall/Diagnostics Configuring Wireless Settings Accessing Wireless Settings Basic Settings Advanced Settings Wireless MAC Authentication Configuring Firewall Settings Accessing Firewall Settings...
  • Page 3 Table of Contents Ping Test Traceroute Time Zone Viewing the Gateway’s Status Accessing Status Tables Connection Status xDSL Status WAN Ethernet Status Routing Table Firewall Status NAT Table Wireless Status Modem Utilization LAN Status Specifications General Wireless Operating Range LED Indicators Environmental Notices Regulatory Compliance Notices...

  • Page 4: Introduction

    Introduction Thank you for choosing the VDSL2/GigE Wireless 11n Gateway. With its powerful wireless N radio, gigabit Ethernet switch, and WAN port, as well as its dual-core processor and support for HPNA, the Gateway will propel you to new speeds as you traverse the Internet.
  • Page 5 VDSL2/GigE Wireless 11n Gateway TR-064 local management 64-, 128-, and 256-bit WEP/WPA/WPA2 wireless LAN security IEEE 802.3 Ethernet standard compliance Web-based configuration support Web download support 802.11b/g/n support WPS support Advanced firewall...

  • Page 6: Getting To Know The Gateway

    Chapter 1 Introduction Getting to Know the Gateway This section contains a quick description of the Gateway’s lights, ports, etc. The Gateway has several indicator lights ( and a series of ports and switches on its rear panel. Front Panel The front panel of the Gateway features 11 LEDs: Power, DSL, Internet, WAN...
  • Page 7 VDSL2/GigE Wireless 11n Gateway Power The Power LED displays the Gateway’s current status. If the Power LED glows steadily green, the Gateway is receiving power and fully operational. When the Power LED is rapidly flashing, the Gateway is initializing. If the Power LED is glows red when the Power cord is plugged in, the Gateway has suffered a critical error and technical support should be contacted.

  • Page 8: Chapter 1 Introduction

    Chapter 1 Introduction Wireless The Wireless LED illuminates when the Gateway is connected wirelessly, assum- ing the Gateway’s Wireless feature is turned on. WPS Button Rear Panel The rear panel of the Gateway features 8 ports (Line, HPNA, LAN Ethernet, WAN Line Port Ethernet Cable Ethernet Cable...
  • Page 9 VDSL2/GigE Wireless 11n Gateway LAN Ethernet Ports (4) The LAN Ethernet ports are used to connect computers to the Gateway via Ethernet cable. The Ethernet ports are 10/100/1000 Mbps auto-sensing ports, and either a straight-through or crossover Ethernet cable can be used when con- necting to the ports.

  • Page 10: Using The Home Screen

    Using the Home Screen This chapter gives a short overview of the Home screen of the Gateway’s firmware, Accessing the Home Screen To access the Home screen: http://192.168.1.254 then press Enter on the keyboard.
  • Page 11 VDSL2/GigE Wireless 11n Gateway 2. The Gateway’s Home screen appears. Login.

  • Page 12: Icon Bar

    Chapter 2 Home Screen 4. You can now access all of the Home screen’s options Icon Bar At the top of the Home screen is the Icon Bar. Here, you can quickly access the other four main sections of the Gateway’s firmware by clicking on the appropriate Home screen.

  • Page 13: General Information

    VDSL2/GigE Wireless 11n Gateway General Information This section is divided into three subsections: Summary, Product Info, and Login Status. Summary The Summary subsection contains four status lines. Broadband displays the status displays how long the DSL link has been active. Product Info The Summary subsection contains four information lines.

  • Page 14: Connection Status

    Chapter 2 Home Screen Connection Status This subsection of the Home screen displays the status of various parameters regarding the Gateway’s wired and wireless networks. This section contains two subsections: WAN Connection Status and Wireless. WAN Connection Status The WAN Connection Status subsection contains a number of status lines that Lease Time Remaining, DNS Address #1, and DNS Address #2.

  • Page 15: Home Network

    VDSL2/GigE Wireless 11n Gateway Home Network This section of the Home screen details the devices connected to the Gateway’s address and the speed of the connection.

  • Page 16: Firewall/Diagnostics

    Chapter 2 Home Screen Firewall/Diagnostics This subsection of the Home screen displays the status of various parameters regarding the Gateway’s firewall, as well as list of diagnostics tests. Firewall chapter 4 of this manual. Diagnostics...

  • Page 17: Configuring Wireless Settings

    Configuring Wireless Settings firmware, including setting up wireless security and WPS. Accessing Wireless Settings To access the Wireless screens: http://192.168.1.254 then press Enter on the keyboard.
  • Page 18 Chapter 3 Wireless Settings The Gateway’s Home screen appears. Enter your user name and password, then click the Wireless Setup icon from the row of icons at the top of the screen. The Wireless Settings screen appears, with various options listed in the menu on the left side of the screen.

  • Page 19: Basic Settings

    VDSL2/GigE Wireless 11n Gateway Basic Settings Click Basic Settings from any Wireless screen to generate the Basic Settings screen. This screen displays a series of settings relating to the core functionality of the Gateway’s wireless capabilities. Wireless Radio Click in the Enable radio button to activate the Gateway’s wireless radio. Clicking in the Disable radio button turns off the wireless radio.
  • Page 20 Chapter 3 Wireless Settings SSID Broadcast Click in the Enable radio button to activate SSID broadcasting, which allows any computer searching for available wireless networks to detect this network (how- ever, if this network is protected with some form of wireless security, they will not the Disable radio button turns off SSID broadcasting.
  • Page 21 VDSL2/GigE Wireless 11n Gateway WEP stands for Wired Equivalent Privacy. To use WEP, select it from the passphrase, or create one of your own (the more keys used, the stronger the Apply to save your changes. WEP + 802.1x tion purposes. This server must be physically connected to the Gateway. Also,...

  • Page 22: Advanced Settings

    Chapter 3 Wireless Settings Click Apply to save your changes. Selecting Off from the Security drop-down list leaves the Gateway’s wireless net- work completely open, allowing anyone to join the network. Advanced Settings Click Advanced Settings from any Wireless screen to generate the Advanced Settings screen.
  • Page 23 VDSL2/GigE Wireless 11n Gateway Compatibility Mode Allows you to modify the Gateway’s wireless network to allow certain devices to join, based on the device’s compatibility. Choices include Compatible Mode 802.11b only. Maximum Spatial Streams Spatial streams boost the efficiency of the wireless network, resulting in higher speeds across the network.

  • Page 24: Wps

    Chapter 3 Wireless Settings Channel Select the channel at which the Gateway’s wireless network operates. Choices include channels 1 through 11, and Auto Detect, which allows devices on the net- work to automatically detect the channel. Wireless Power Level Adjust the power of the Gateway’s wireless network signal by selecting a percentage from 10% to 100% from the drop-down list Click WPS screen.
  • Page 25 VDSL2/GigE Wireless 11n Gateway To set up WPS: Enable WPS by clicking in the Enable radio button. Apply to save your changes. Click If connecting a device to the wireless network with a WPS AP PIN, write down the PIN displayed after Current WPS AP Pin, then enter the PIN in the device’s WPS AP PIN configuration.

  • Page 26: Wireless Mac Authentication

    Chapter 3 Wireless Settings Wireless MAC Authentication Click MAC address control in any Wireless screen to generate the Wireless MAC Authentication screen. MAC addresses are alphanumeric designations provided to can allow or deny access to the Gateway’s wireless network to the wireless devices of your choice.
  • Page 27 VDSL2/GigE Wireless 11n Gateway Enter the device’s MAC address by either selecting it from the Select MAC Address drop-down list, or manually entering it in the Manually Add MAC Apply to save your changes. Click Repeat steps 1-5 to add more devices.

  • Page 28: Configuring Firewall Settings

    Configuring Firewall Settings Gateway’s firmware, including various firewall options, port forwarding, and DMZ hosting. Accessing Firewall Settings http://192.168.1.254 then press Enter on the keyboard.
  • Page 29 VDSL2/GigE Wireless 11n Gateway The Gateway’s Home screen appears. Enter your user name and password, on the left side of the screen.

  • Page 30: Firewall

    Chapter 4 Firewall Firewall Click Firewall screen allows you to configure the firewall settings of the Gateway. If you make changes in this screen, click Apply at the bottom of the screen to save them. WAN Ping Block Mode WAN Ping Block Mode. This will block all pings originating from the WAN (i.e., IP Addressing Type This option is non-configurable and always set to All Dynamic IP Addresses.

  • Page 31: Port Forwarding

    VDSL2/GigE Wireless 11n Gateway Firewall Security Level Select the level of firewall security level here, by clicking in the appropriate radio but- ton. None provides no firewall security, while Low, Medium, and High provide differ- Additionally, after choosing a level of firewall security, you can manually allow (by Port Forwarding certain limited and controlled ways, enabling some applications to work from the Internet access to servers in the local network.

  • Page 32: Applications

    Chapter 4 Firewall To set up port forwarding If applicable, enter the remote port and IP information Apply to save your changes. Click at the bottom of the screen. Applications Click Applications and easily set up commonly-used applications that require port forwarding...
  • Page 33 VDSL2/GigE Wireless 11n Gateway To set up a forwarded application: Select a networked device by selecting it from Select Device drop-down list, or Select the application’s category from the Application Category drop- down list, or select All to see all the applications provided. Select the application from the Applications drop-down list.

  • Page 34: Dmz Hosting

    Chapter 4 Firewall DMZ Hosting Click DMZ Hosting operate outside the firewall to use an Internet service that otherwise would be blocked, Caution! A DMZ host is not protected by the firewall and may be vulnerable to attack. Designating a DMZ host may also put other computers in the local network at risk.

  • Page 35: Upnp

    VDSL2/GigE Wireless 11n Gateway UPnP Click UPnP Gateway’s network, click in the Enable radio button, then click Apply.

  • Page 36: Configuring Advanced Setup

    Configuring Advanced Setup the Gateway’s firmware, including services blocking, restoring the Gateway to fac- tory default settings, and performing a ping test. Accessing Advanced Setup To access the Advanced Setup screens: http://192.168.1.254 then press Enter on the keyboard.
  • Page 37 VDSL2/GigE Wireless 11n Gateway The Gateway’s Home screen appears. Enter your user name and password, then click Advanced Setup from the row of icons at the top of the screen. The Advanced Setup screen appears, with various options listed in the menu on the left side of the screen.

  • Page 38: Services Blocking

    Chapter 5 Advanced Setup Services Blocking Services blocking is used to prevent a device on the Gateway’s network from accessing particular services available on the Internet, such as receiving email or networked device: Services Blocking from the menu on the left side of any Advanced Click Setup screen.

  • Page 39: Website Blocking

    VDSL2/GigE Wireless 11n Gateway Website Blocking Web site blocking is used to prevent all devices on the Gateway’s network from accessing particular web sites on the Internet. To set up web site blocking on the Gateway’s network: Website Blocking from the menu on the left side of any Advanced Setup Click screen.

  • Page 40: Scheduling Access

    Chapter 5 Advanced Setup Scheduling Access Scheduling access is used to allow a device on the Gateway’s network to access the Internet at certain times of the day, or certain days of the week, only. During times not configured in the Scheduling Access screen, the device will not be able to access the Internet.

  • Page 41: Dhcp Reservation

    VDSL2/GigE Wireless 11n Gateway Add to create a schedule access. Click Repeat steps 1-5 to create multiple access schedules for other devices on the Gateway’s network. The devices that are configured with an access schedule are listed at the bottom of the screen.

  • Page 42: Admin Password

    Chapter 5 Advanced Setup Apply to save your changes. Click Repeat steps 1-4 to reserve IP addresses for other devices on the Gateway’s network. The devices with DHCP reserved IP addresses are listed at the bottom of the screen. Admin Password To change the password that allow access to the Gateway’s firmware screens: Admin Password from the menu on the left side of any Advanced Setup Click...

  • Page 43: Rebooting The Gateway

    VDSL2/GigE Wireless 11n Gateway Rebooting the Gateway To reboot the Gateway: Reboot from the menu on the left side of any Advanced Setup screen. Click The Reboot Modem screen appears. Reboot to reboot the Gateway. This may take up to one minute. Click To reenter the Gateway’s firmware after restarting the Gateway, click the web browser’s Refresh button.
  • Page 44 Chapter 5 Advanced Setup Restore If you want to restore only the Gateway’s default wireless settings, click across from Restore Default Wireless Settings. The Gateway’s current wireless settings will be deleted, and the factory default wireless settings restored. Restore If you want to restore only the Gateway’s default firewall settings, click settings will be deleted, and the factory default firewall settings restored.

  • Page 45: Ping Test

    VDSL2/GigE Wireless 11n Gateway Ping Test Selecting Ping Test from any Advanced Setup screen generates the Ping Test screen, which is used to check whether the Gateway is properly connected to the displayed at the bottom of the screen.

  • Page 46: Traceroute

    Chapter 5 Advanced Setup Traceroute Selecting Traceroute from any Advanced Setup screen generates the Traceroute screen, which is used to determine the route taken by packets across a network. at the bottom of the screen.

  • Page 47: Time Zone

    VDSL2/GigE Wireless 11n Gateway Time Zone To set the correct time zone on the Gateway: Time Zone from the left side of any Advanced Setup screen. The Time Click Zone screen appears. Click in the appropriate radio button for your time zone. If da to activate Apply to save your settings.

  • Page 48: Viewing The Gateway's Status

    Viewing the Gateway’s Status This chapter gives an overview of the various Status tables provided by the tions, WAN Etherent connection, and wireless status. Accessing Status Tables To access the Status screens: http://192.168.1.254 then press Enter on the keyboard.
  • Page 49 VDSL2/GigE Wireless 11n Gateway The Gateway’s Home screen appears. Enter your user name and password, then click Status from the row of icons at the top of the screen. The Status screen appears, with various options for checking the Gateway’s status listed in the menu on the left side of the screen.

  • Page 50: Connection Status

    Chapter 6 Status Connection Status Click Connection Status from any Status screen to generate the Connection Status screen. This table displays various parameters regarding the Internet con- nection of the Gateway, including broadband and ISP connection status, upstream rate, least time remaining, and DNS addresses. The only user-configurable option in the screen is the Release/Renew button, which, when clicked, releases and renews the Gateway’s IP address.

  • Page 51: Xdsl Status

    VDSL2/GigE Wireless 11n Gateway xDSL Status Click xDSL Status including VPI, downstream speed, and attenuation. There are no user-configurable options in this screen, but there is a Clear button at the bottom of the screen (not begin accumulating again.

  • Page 52: Wan Ethernet Status

    Chapter 6 Status WAN Ethernet Status Click WAN Ethernet Status from any Status screen to generate the WAN Ethernet Status screen. This table displays various parameters relating to the WAN Ethernet connection of the Gateway, including subnet mask, default gateway, and sent pack- ets.

  • Page 53: Firewall Status

    VDSL2/GigE Wireless 11n Gateway Firewall Status Click Firewall Status This table displays the status of the Gateway’s firewall. There are no user-configu- NAT Table Click NAT Table from any Status screen to generate the NAT Table screen. This screen displays the Gateway’s NAT table. There are no user-configurable options in this screen.

  • Page 54: Wireless Status

    Chapter 6 Status Wireless Status Click Wireless Status from any Status screen to generate the Wireless Status screen. This table displays the Gateway’s wireless network statistics, including wireless secu- rity type, wireless mode, and packets received. If the Gateway is set to use multiple SSIDs, select the SSID from the drop-down list at the top of the screen.

  • Page 55: Modem Utilization

    VDSL2/GigE Wireless 11n Gateway Modem Utilization Click Modem Utilizations screen. This table displays the Gateway’s modem statistics, including wireless memory used, LAN TCP settings, and, at the bottom of the screen, a LAN device session log. There are no user-configurable options in this screen.

  • Page 56: Lan Status

    Chapter 6 Status LAN Status Click LAN Status from any Status screen to generate the LAN Status screen. This nections, HPNA link status, and various networked device details. There are no user- configurable options in this screen.

  • Page 57: Specifications

    Specifications General Model Number V1000H Standards G.dmt G.lite t1.413 Protocol LAN - CSMA WAN - , Static DHCP VDSL2 interface 10/100/1000 RJ-45 switched ports Speed LAN Ethernet: 10/100 Mbps auto-sensing Wireless Cabling Type Ethernet 10BaseT Ethernet100BaseTX...

  • Page 58: Wireless Operating Range

    Appendix A Specifications Wireless Operating Range Indoors Outdoors Topology LED Indicators Environmental Power Certifications Operating Temperature Storage Temperature Operating Humidity 10% to 85% non-condensing Storage Humidity 5% to 90% non-condensing...

  • Page 59: Notices

    Notices Regulatory Compliance Notices Class B Equipment This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installa- tion. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.

  • Page 60: Gpl (General Public License)

    20 cm from all persons and must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. Actiontec Electronics, Inc. 760 North Mary Ave. Sunnyvale, CA 94086 GPL (General Public License)

  • Page 61: Limited Warranty

    Electronics or its authorized reseller. Actiontec Electronics warrants the media con- taining software against failure during the warranty period. The only updates that will be provided are at the sole discretion of Actiontec Electronics and will only be available for download at the Actiontec Web site, www.actiontec.com. Actiontec...
  • Page 62 Limited Warranty the non-compatibility is caused by a “bug” or defect in the third party’s product or from use of the software product not in accordance with Actiontec Electronics published specifications or user guide. THIS ACTIONTEC THIS ACTIONTEC Obtaining Warranty Service: Customer may contact Actiontec Electronics Technical Support Center within the applicable warranty period to obtain war- ranty service authorization.
  • Page 63 VDSL2/GigE Wireless 11n Gateway Actiontec Electronics shall not be responsible for any software, firmware, informa- tion, memory data, or Customer data contained in, stored on, or integrated with any products returned to Actiontec Electronics for repair, whether under warranty or not.
  • Page 64 Dispute Resolution: The customer may contact the Director of Technical Support in the event the Customer is not satisfied with Actiontec Electronics’ response to the complaint. In the event that the Customer is still not satisfied with the response of the Director of Technical Support, the Customer is instructed to contact the Director of Marketing.

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