Actiontec MI424WR (GigE) - Manual (Page 2)

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Table of Contents
1 Introduction 1
Package Contents 1
Minimum System Requirements 2
Features 2
Getting to Know the Router 4
2 Connecting the Router 9
Setting Up the Router 9
Computer Network Configuration 14
Home Page 16
3 Configuring My Network Settings 19
Accessing My Network 19
Using My Network 20
4 Creating a Wireless Network 27
Overview 27
Wireless Network Connection 28
Configuring a Wireless Windows XP Client 35
Connecting a Wireless Windows XP Client 37
5 Using Network Connections 41
Network (Home/Office) 42
Ethernet Connection 48
Coax Connection 51
Broadband Ethernet Connection 54
Coax Broadband Connection 60
WAN PPPoE/WAN PPPoE 2 65
6 Configuring the Router’s Security 71
General 73
Access Control 75
Port Forwarding 78
DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) Host 80
Port Triggering 81
Remote Administration 82
Website Blocking 84
Static NAT 86
Advanced Filtering 87
Security Log 90
7 Using Parental Controls 99
Activating Parental Controls 99
Creating a Filtering Policy 100
Advanced Options 104
Statistics 105