-
Verizon MI424WR - page 1
Wir eless Br oadband Router User ’ s Manual MI424WR ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 2
i T able of C ont ents 1 Introduction 1 Package Contents 1 Minimum System Requirements 2 F eatures 2 Getting to Know the R outer 4 2 Connecting the Router 9 Setting Up the Router 9 Computer Network Configuration 11 Configuring the Router 13 Home Page 15 3 Configuring My Network Settings 17 Accessing My Network 17 Using My Network 18 4 Creating a Wi ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 3
ii Wireless Broadband Router User Manual ii 8 Using Advanced Settings 103 Firmwar e Upgrade 105 Firmwar e Restore 107 Configuration File 108 System Settings 109 Date and Time 114 Scheduler Rules 115 Routing 117 IP Address Distr ibution 119 Diagnostics 123 Restoring D efault Settings 124 Reboot the Router 124 MAC Cloning 125 ARP (Address Resolution ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 4
1 Intr o duc tion Th an k y ou fo r pur cha si ng th e W ir el es s B r oad band R ou t er . The W ir eles s Br oad ba nd Ro ute r sup ports M ult imed ia ov er Coa x Al li an ce ( M o CA ) , a new ne t- w ork ing s ta nd ar d tha t all o ws dig it al en te rtain ment an d in form atio n to b e tra ns- mi tt ed an d di strib ute d t o mul tipl e d ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 5
2 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 3 Chapter 1 Introduc tion s W all- mo un t t empl ate s V erti cal s ta nd s W arran ty Minimum Sy stem Requirements s Co mp ut er wit h E ther ne t ca pab il ity s Mic ros oft W in do ws 9 8 S E , M e, 200 0, or XP ; Mac OS 9 or gr ea te r; Li nu x/ BS D , U nix s In te rnet Ex pl or er 5. 0 or hi gher; N et ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 6
2 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 3 Chapter 1 Introduc tion I ntr us io n d et ecti on MA C ad dr ess fil teri ng N A T DM Z ho st in g A cc ess c ontr ol A dva nc ed wir ele ss pr ote cti on fe atur in g WP A , WEP 6 4/ 12 8 b it enc r yp- ti on , 802. 1x au th enti cati on , a nd MA C add res s fil te ring IC SA ce rti fi ed s Ot he r Fe at ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 7
4 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 5 Chapter 1 Introduc tion Getting to Know the Router Th is sec ti on co nta in s a q ui ck de sc ripti on of th e R ou ter ’ s ligh ts ( L ED s) , ports , et c. Th e R out er fe at ure s s ev eral ind icat or l igh ts on its fr ont pa nel , a nd a se ries o f port s an d swi tch es on it s r ea r p an el . ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 8
4 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 5 Chapter 1 Introduc tion Internet Light W hen the In ter ne t li ght glo ws s te adil y gre en , the R out er is c on ne ct ed to th e IS P (I nte rnet Servi c e P ro vid er). I f it glo ws am ber , the re i s a ph ysi ca l c onn ect io n to th e ON T (Opt ic al N etw or k T ermi na t or ), bu t a ut he nt i ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 9
6 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 7 Chapter 1 Introduc tion Rear Panel Th e r ea r p an el of the R ou te r fea tur es sev en p ort s (C oax , W AN E th er ne t, LAN Et hern et [4 ], an d P o we r), as w el l as a R eset bu tto n and P ow er swi t ch . Coax Port The Coax port co nne cts the R out er to th e IS P or othe r devic es using a co ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 10
6 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 7 Chapter 1 Introduc tion Pow er Switch Th e P o w er swit ch p o we rs th e Ro ut er on an d o ff . Pow er Por t Th e P o w er port c on ne ct s th e R out er t o an el ect ric al wa ll o ut let via th e P o we r co r d. ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 11
8 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual This page left intentionally blank. ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 12
9 C onnec ting the Rou ter Co nnec ti ng a c om put er or loc al ne tw ork t o the W ir ele ss Br oadb an d Ro ut er is a si mp le pr oce du re, va rying sli ghtl y d epe ndi ng on t he co mpu te r’ s ope rat ing s ys t em bu t des ign ed to se am le ss ly in te gra t e th e R out er wit h t he co mpu te r or l oca l net - w ork . M or eov er , a ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 13
10 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 11 Chapter 2 Connecting the Router 6. M ak e su r e th e co mp ut er is po wer ed o n, the n plu g the oth er en d o f the y ello w Et hern et ca bl e in to an Et hern et po rt on th e c om put er . 7. M ak e su r e at le as t o ne of the Et he rnet LAN lig ht s on th e fr on t of th e R out er glo ws st ead ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 14
10 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 11 Chapter 2 Connecting the Router C omputer Network C onguration Ea ch net wor k i nt erfa c e o n th e c omp ut er sh ould ei th er be c onf ig ur ed wit h a sta ti - ca ll y d ef in ed IP a dd re ss an d DN S add re ss, or i ns tru ct ed to au t om at ic al ly obt ain a n IP add r es s u si ng the N et ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 15
12 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 13 Chapter 2 Connecting the Router Windows 98/Me 1. Se le ct N etwork in t he Co ntr ol P ane l. 2. Se le ct t he T CP /I P se tt in gs fo r th e netw ork ca rd , t he n cli ck Properties . 3. Cl ic k the “O bta in an IP a dd r es s au tom atic al ly ” radi o b ut t on in the “ IP A ddr ess ” tab . 4 ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 16
12 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 13 Chapter 2 Connecting the Router C onfiguring the Router 1. Ope n a we b b r o ws er on the c om pu ter co nnec t ed to th e R ou ter . I n the “ A ddr ess ” te xt bo x, type: ht tp: //19 2. 16 8. 1.1 then press Enter on th e k eyboa rd. 2. Th e “Log in ” scr een ap pe ar s. Ent er t he de fa ul t ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 17
14 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 15 Chapter 2 Connecting the Router Connecting O ther Computers/Set T op Box es Th e R out er ca n c onne ct to ot he r c omp ut ers or set to p bo xe s in th ree wa ys: via Et hern et , via wir ele ss co nnec ti on , or via co ax ial c ab le . Ethernet 1. Ge t an Et he rnet cab le an d pl ug on e end in to o ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 18
14 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 15 Chapter 2 Connecting the Router 3. Co nnec t o ne en d of th e c oaxi al ca bl e t o t he co ax ia l wa ll jac k, an d th e oth er en d t o the re d C oa x po rt on th e bac k o f the R out er . 4. P o we r up th e set to p bo x. 5. M ak e su r e th e Coa x LA N ligh t o n th e fr on t o f the R out er gl ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 19
16 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual Main M enu Th e “Ma in M enu ” c on ta in s lin ks to all of the c on fi gu ra ti on op tio ns of th e R out er: W ireless Setup (ex pl ai ne d in ch apt er 4 of th is man ual ), M y Netw ork (ch ap t er 5) , Firewall (ch apt er 6) , Parental Controls (c hapt er 7) , A dvanced (c ha pte r 8) , a nd Syste ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 20
17 C onfiguring My Netw ork Settings On c e th e W ir el es s B r oa db an d R out er is ph ysi call y co nn ec te d a nd the M egaC ontr ol P ane l’ s H ome scr een is dis pla yed in a we b b r o ws er , a lis t of the d evi ce s co nn ec te d t o th e R out er’ s ne tw ork a pp ea rs in t he “M y N etw ork ” sect io n of the scr een . Fr ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 21
18 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 19 Chapter 3 Configuring My Network Settings Using My Network V ari ou s s et tin gs can be ac c es se d fo r a pa rtic ular devi ce, as fol lo ws. Access Device F or devi ces th at can be a c ce ssed (s uc h as I nt ern et c am er as and ne tw ork ed ha r d dri ve s) , loca te it in the M y N et w or k c ol ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 22
18 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 19 Chapter 3 Configuring My Network Settings 1. Cl ic k Add in th e “N etw or k ed co mpu te r/D evic e” c ol um n. The “ A dd A cc es s Co ntr ol R ule ” scr een ap pea rs. 2. I f th is ac ces s c ontr ol ru le ap pl ie s t o all n et wo rke d devi ce s, se le ct “ An y” fro m th e “N et w or ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 23
20 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 21 Chapter 3 Configuring My Network Settings Th e us er ma y di sa bl e an ac ces s c ontr ol a nd the se rvic e mad e a vai la bl e wit hou t ha ving to re mov e th e se rvice fr om th e A cc ess C ontr ol t ab le . This ma y be u se fu l t o ma k e t he servi c e a vai la bl e o nl y t em pora ril y , wit ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 24
20 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 21 Chapter 3 Configuring My Network Settings 1. Cl ic k Add . The “ A dd P ort F orwa rdi ng R ule ” scr een ap pea rs. 2. En t er the lo ca l IP add res s or th e hos t na me of th e c om put er pr ovi di ng the se r - vic e in t he “N etw ork ed Co mpu te r/De vic e” te xt bo x. N ot e tha t onl y ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 25
22 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 23 Chapter 3 Configuring My Network Settings View Device Details T o vie w in fo rmat io n abou t a net wor k ed devi ce, or to te st a de vic e’ s c on nect io n, lo ca te th e d evic e in t he M y N et w ork c ol um n, th en cl ic k View Dev ice Details . T he “D evic e In form atio n ” scr een app e ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 26
22 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 23 Chapter 3 Configuring My Network Settings Rename T his Device T o re name a ne two rk ed d evic e, loca t e th e devi ce in the M y N etw or k c ol umn, th en cl ick R ename This Dev ice . The “R ena me Devi c e ” scr een a pp ea rs . En t er the ne w na me of th e de vic e in t he “N ew N am e ” ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 27
24 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual This page left intentionally blank. ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 28
25 Cr eating a W ireless Net work Th is ch ap te r ex pl ai ns ho w to c r ea t e a wi re less ne tw ork u si ng the W ire le ss Br oad ba nd Ro ute r , in cl udin g acc ess ing a nd co nfig urin g wir ele ss sec urity opt ions . Overview Th e W ir el es s B r oad band R ou ter pr ovid es th e u se r wit h wir el es s c on nect ivi ty ov er th e 80 ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 29
26 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 27 Chapter 4 Creating a Wireless Network Wireless Status Cl ic ki ng o n th e “W ir ele ss S et tin gs ” ic on i n th e H o me scr ee n g ene rat es th e “W ir ele ss St atu s” sc re e n, whi c h d isp la ys t he c ur r ent sta tus o f the wir ele ss c on ne cti on . Radio Enabled Di sp la ys wh ethe ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 30
26 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 27 Chapter 4 Creating a Wireless Network SSID Broadcast Di sp la ys wh ethe r the Ro ute r is br oad ca stin g i ts SSI D . If act i va te d, th e SS ID of the R ou ter ’ s wir el es s ne two rk is b r oa dc as t wir ele ss ly . MA C Authentication Di sp la ys wh ethe r the Ro ute r is us ing M A C (M edi ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 31
28 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 29 Chapter 4 Creating a Wireless Network Basic Security Settings T o co nfi gu r e th e R out er’ s wir eles s net wo rk fo r b as ic sec urity , sele ct “Ba si c S ec uri ty Se tti ngs ” fro m the me nu on th e le ft si de of an y W ir ele ss Set ti ngs sc r ee n. The “B as ic Se cu rity Set ting s ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 32
28 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 29 Chapter 4 Creating a Wireless Network 5. Se le ct a WEP sec urity lev el fr om t he “ se le ct a WEP K ey” dr op- do wn li st (o pt io ns in cl ude “64 /4 0 bit ” or “12 8/ 10 4 bit ”). 6. En t er the k ey co de in the “K ey Co de ” te xt bo x. Eac h ch ara ct er mu st be a le tt er fr om ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 33
30 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 31 Chapter 4 Creating a Wireless Network Adv anced Security Settings T o co nfi gu r e th e R out er’ s ad va nce d wir ele ss net wor k se curi ty se tt in gs , sele ct “ A dva nc ed Se cu rit y Se tt in gs ” fr om th e me nu o n th e l ef t si de of an y W ire le ss Se tti ngs sc ree n. Th e “ Ad v ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 34
30 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 31 Chapter 4 Creating a Wireless Network WEP If WE P wa s sel ect ed in th e A d va nc ed Se cu rity Set ting s sc ree n, th e “ WEP K ey” sc r ee n ap pear s. 1. Se le ct t he ap pr opr ia te ne tw ork a ut he ntic at io n l ev el fr om th e dr op - do wn li st . Opti on s in clu de Open Syste m A uthen ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 35
32 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 33 Chapter 4 Creating a Wireless Network 802.1X WEP If 80 2. 1X WEP (W ir ed E qu i va le nt P ri va cy ) wa s sel ect ed, the “ W EP + 802. 1x Ra di us Se tti ngs ” scr een a pp ea rs . T o ge nera te th e full sc r ee n, cl ic k i n th e “En ab le d” ch ec k bo x t o ac ti vat e. 802.1x WEP is a ro ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 36
32 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 33 Chapter 4 Creating a Wireless Network WP A If WP A (W i- Fi P r ot ect ed A cc ess ) wa s sel ect ed, the “W P A K ey” sc r ee n ap pear s. 1. V e rif y t he aut hen ti ca tio n met ho d se lect ed is “P re- Sh are d K ey . ” 2. En t er a ph ra se of at le ast e igh t c ha ract er s in th e “P r ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 37
34 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 35 Chapter 4 Creating a Wireless Network Lev el 2 (SSID Broadcast) Th is s ect io n is us ed t o c onf igu re th e R ou te r’ s SS ID br oad cas t ca pab ili tie s. Se le cti n g “S SI D B r oa dca st ” ge ner at es th e “S SID Br oad cas t” sc re e n. Cl ic k the “En abl e ” radi o b ut t on t ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 38
34 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 35 Chapter 4 Creating a Wireless Network Lev el 3 (Limiting Access) Th is s ect io n is us ed t o li mit ac c es s t o t he R ou te r’ s wir el es s ne tw or k. Wireless MAC Authentication W ir el es s MA C aut he ntic at io n allo ws t he use r to all o w o r d en y ac ces s to t he R ou ter ’ s wir el ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 39
36 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 37 Chapter 4 Creating a Wireless Network 3. En t er the MA C ad dr ess of a devi c e in th e “C li en t MA C add r es s ” tex t bo x. 4. Cl ic k Add . 5. R epea t s te ps 3 an d 4 to add mo r e d evic es t o t he lis t. 6. W hen fin ishe d lis ti ng devi c es , cli ck Apply . T o re mov e a MA C add r es ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 40
36 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 37 Chapter 4 Creating a Wireless Network When should this rule occur? Di sp la ys t he tim e d uri ng whi ch th e rule is act iv e. T o c onfi gur e sch edul e rule s, se e ch apt er 9, “ A dv anc ed Set ting s. ” Network Se le ct t he type of c on ne ct io n be ing c onf ig ur ed fr om t hi s dr op -d o ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 41
38 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 39 Chapter 4 Creating a Wireless Network DTIM Inter val En t er the DT IM ( De li ve ry T raf fi c I ndic atio n M es sa ge ) i nt erval va lu e (in mil - li se c on ds ) i n th is te xt bo x. A DTI M is a c ou nt do w n m ec ha ni sm fo r t he Ro ute r , in fo rmin g wir ele ss net wor k c li en ts of the n ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 42
38 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 39 Chapter 4 Creating a Wireless Network 2. Do ub le -c lic k th e wire less c on ne cti on ic on. The “ W ir el es s N etw ork Co nnec ti on ” sc r ee n ap pear s, di sp la ying all a va il ab le wir eles s net wo rks i n th e vic in ity . I f the R ou t er is c onn ec te d a nd act iv e, the R ou t er ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 43
40 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 41 Chapter 4 Creating a Wireless Network C onnecting a Wir eless W indows XP Client Th is sec ti on as su me s th e Ro ut er i s se t up wit h WP A se cu rity . 1. Cl ic k Netwo rk Connections in t he Co ntr ol P ane l. The “N etw ork Co nnec ti on s” wind o w a pp ea rs . 2. Do ub le -c lic k th e wire ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 44
40 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 41 Chapter 4 Creating a Wireless Network 3. Cl ic k the co nnec ti on on c e t o ma rk it , th en cl ic k Connect at th e bo tt om o f th e sc ree n. Th e fo llo win g l ogi n win do w ap pear s, as ki ng fo r a “N etw or k K ey , ” whi ch is th e p re -sha red k ey u se d wh en c on fi gu rin g the R ou ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 45
42 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 43 Chapter 4 Creating a Wireless Network 2. Th e “W ir el es s N etw ork Co nn ec tio n Pr ope rties ” win do w ap pea rs. Sel ect W ireless Netw orks . 3. Cl ic k the co nnec ti on to hi ghl igh t it, the n cli ck Pro per ties . Th e c onne ctio n ’ s “P ro perti es W in do w” app ea rs . 4. F r o ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 46
42 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 43 Chapter 4 Creating a Wireless Network 6. En t er the pr e-s ha r ed ke y in bo th the “N etw ork k ey” an d th e “C onfi rm net - w ork k ey ” t ex t b o xe s. 7. Cl ic k OK , the n OK aga in . 8. W hen att emp ti ng to c on ne ct t o the wir eles s net wo rk, the logi n wind o w ap pe ar s, pr e- ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 47
44 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual This page left intentionally blank. ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 48
45 U si ng Ne t w ork C onnec tions T h e W ir el es s B r oa db an d R o u t er s u p p o rt s v ar io us lo ca l a r ea ne tw or k ( LA N ) an d wi de a r ea ne tw o r k ( W AN , o n I n t er n et ) c o n n e c ti o n s vi a E th er ne t o r c oa x i a l c ab le s. N et w o rk c on ne ct io ns is us ed t o c o n f i g ur e t he v a ri ou s p a ra ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 49
46 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 47 Chapter 5 Using Network Connections T o sel ect a c onn ect ion, cl ick on i ts nam e. Th e r es t of this ch apt er de sc rib es th e di f- fe ren t netw ork co nne cti on s av ai la bl e on th e Ro ut er , as w ell as th e c on nect io n type s th at can be cr ea t ed . Network (Home/Office) Se le ct N ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 50
46 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 47 Chapter 5 Using Network Connections Configuring the Home/O ffice Network Cl ic k Sett ings in th e “N et w ork (H ome /Off ice ) P ro pe rti es ” scr een to ge ne rate th e “ C on fi gu r e N etw ork ( H ome/ Offi ce) ” scr een. General Th e t op pa rt of th e C on figu re N etw ork ( H ome /O ff ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 51
48 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 49 Chapter 5 Using Network Connections Internet Protocol Th is sec ti on ha s th r ee op ti on s: N o IP Address , Ob tain an IP Address A utomatically , and U se the Following IP Address . No IP Ad dre ss Sel ect th is op tio n if the co nn ecti on will ha ve no I P ad dr ess . This is us ef ul if the c on ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 52
48 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 49 Chapter 5 Using Network Connections ST P C li ck in the devi ce ’ s “ ST P ” ch ec k bo x to e na ble S pa nn in g T r ee P r ot oco l on th e d evic e. This pr oto col pr ovi de s pa th r ed un da nc y wh ile p r ev enti ng un de sir - ab le loo ps in th e ne tw ork . A cti on The “ A ctio n ” ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 53
50 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 51 Chapter 5 Using Network Connections 4. En t er the su bn et ma sk add r es s i n th e “S ub net M ask ” te xt bo x es . The sub net ma sk det erm in es whi c h po r ti on of a de st in at io n L AN IP ad dre ss is the ne t- w ork po rti on , and w hi ch po rtio n is t he hos t po rtio n. 5. I f W ind ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 54
50 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 51 Chapter 5 Using Network Connections Routing T able Cl ic king N ew Route ge nera tes the “N ew Ro ute ” win do w , whe re a new r ou t e ca n be co nfig ure d. Additional IP Addresses Cl ic king N ew IP Address ge nera t es the “ A ddi tio nal IP A ddr ess Set ti ng s ” scr ee n, wh er e add it io ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 55
52 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 53 Chapter 5 Using Network Connections Configuring the Ethernet Connection Cl ic k Sett ings at th e bot to m-ri ght of the Et hern et Pr ope rties sc r ee n t o g en er at e the “ C on fi gu r e E th er ne t ” scr ee n. General T h e t op p a rt o f t h e C on fi gu r e E th er ne t s cr e e n di sp la ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 56
52 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 53 Chapter 5 Using Network Connections Additional IP Addresses Cl ic king N ew IP Address ge nera t es the “ A ddi tio nal IP A ddr ess Set ti ng s ” scr ee n, wh er e add it io na l I P ad dr ess es can be cr ea t ed to ac c es s t he Ro ute r via th e Et hern et co nnec ti on . 4 Ports Ethernet Switch ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 57
54 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 55 Chapter 5 Using Network Connections C oax C onnection A C oa x c on nect io n c onn ect s d evic es ( su c h as set -to p bo xe s) to th e R out er us in g a c oaxi al cab le. Cli ck Coax in th e N etw ork C onn ect io ns sc r ee n (i f nee de d, cl ic k Ad vanced at th e bot to m of the scr een to re v e ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 58
54 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 55 Chapter 5 Using Network Connections Configur e Coax Cl ic k Sett ings at th e bo tt om- rig ht of the Co ax Pr ope rties sc re en ge nera t es the “ C on fi gu r e C oa x” scr een . General Th e t op pa rt of th e C on figu re C oa x sc ree n d is pl a ys ge ne ral c omm un ic at io n pa ram ete rs . ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 59
56 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 57 Chapter 5 Using Network Connections Coax Link Se t up th e c oa x li nk op ti on s i n th is se cti on of the Co nfi gu r e C oax sc r ee n. Op tio ns in cl ude Channel , Pr ivacy , and Passw ord . Ch an ne l S ele ct the Ch anne l f r om the dr op- do wn li st (s el ect fr om 1- 6, or “ A ut oma ti c? ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 60
56 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 57 Chapter 5 Using Network Connections Broadband Ethernet Connection A Bro adb and Eth ern et c on nec tio n co nne cts th e Ro ute r to th e In te rne t us ing an Et her net cab le. Cl ic k B ro ad ban d C on nec tio n ( Et hern et) fr om the N et w or k C on nec tio ns s cr ee n to ge ne rat e th e “B ro ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 61
58 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 59 Chapter 5 Using Network Connections Configuring the Broadband Ethernet Connection C li c k S e t ti n g s at t h e b ot t o m -r i g h t of t h e Br oa d ba n d C o nn e ct i o n ( E th e rn e t ) P r o p e rt ie s wi n d o w t o ge n e r a t e t he “ C o nf i gu r e B r o ad b an d C o n ne c t io n ( ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 62
58 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 59 Chapter 5 Using Network Connections MT U MT U (M ax im um T ran smis sio n U ni t) spe ci fi es th e la rges t pac k et si ze pe r - mi tt ed fo r Int ern et tran smis sion . “ A ut om at ic , sets th e MT U a t 15 00 . Othe r ch oi c- es inc lud e “ A ut om at ic by DHC P , ” wh ic h set s th e M T ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 63
60 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 61 Chapter 5 Using Network Connections IP Address Distribution Th e “ IP A ddr ess Dis tribu tio n ” sect io n o f th e C on figu re B r oa db an d C on nect io n ( E ther ne t) sc re en is use d to c onf ig ur e the R ou ter ’ s Dyn am ic H os t C on figu rati on P r ot oco l ( DH CP ) se rv er pa ram ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 64
60 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 61 Chapter 5 Using Network Connections A d di t io n al l y , t o ad d a n e w pr od uc t o r p r od u ct f a m il y , c l ic k N ew I P R a n ge i n t he “ V e n d o r Cl a ss I D ” c ol u mn b e lo w “ I P A dd r e ss D i s tr i u ti o n A c c o r d in g t o D HC P O pt i on 6 0 (V e n do r C l a ss ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 65
62 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 63 Chapter 5 Using Network Connections 3. Cl ic k in th e “De fa ul t R out e” ch ec k bo x t o d ef in e thi s de vic e as a the de fa ult r out e. 4. Cl ic k in th e “M ul tic ast - IGM P P ro xy I nte rnal ” che ck bo x to act i va t e mu ltic as ti ng. Routing T able Cl ic king N ew Route ge nera ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 66
62 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 63 Chapter 5 Using Network Connections ☞ No te : If dis abli ng th e c onne ctio n, th e R ou ter mu st be r eboo ted fo r the ch an ge to ta k e e ff ec t. Configuring the Coax Broadband Connection Cl ic k Sett ings at th e bot to m of the Br oadb and C onne ctio n (C oax ) P ro pert ie s sc r ee n t o g ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 67
64 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 65 Chapter 5 Using Network Connections Ne tw ork Dis pl a ys th e type of net w or k t o wh ic h the li nk is c onn ect ed. Si nc e thi s is a br oad ba nd co nnec ti on (c onn ect ed t o th e Int ern et ), “B r oad band Co nnec ti on is dis pla yed . C on ne cti on T yp e Di sp la ys t he type of c on ne ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 68
64 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 65 Chapter 5 Using Network Connections Ob ta in an IP Ad dre ss Au tom at ical ly Sel ect th is opt ion i f the I SP re qu ire s the co n- ne cti on t o ob ta in an IP ad dre ss au t om at ic al ly . T he serv er a ss ign in g the IP ad dre ss al so ass igns a su bn et mas k add r es s, whi c h ca n be o v e ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 69
66 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 67 Chapter 5 Using Network Connections DH CP Serv er T o se t up th e W AN C oa x Li nk Et hern et co nne cti on to fu nc tio n as a DH CP serv er: 1. Se le ct DHCP Ser ver . 2. En t er the IP add r es s a t wh ic h the Ro ute r sta rts iss uin g ad dr ess es in t he “S tart I P A ddr ess ” te xt bo x es ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 70
66 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 67 Chapter 5 Using Network Connections A dv anc ed T o set up the R ou t er ’ s Coa x br oa db an d c onne ctio n f or ad va nc ed r ou t- in g: 1. Se le ct A dvanced fr om th e Ro ut in g d r op -d own l is t. 2. En t er a de vic e metri c in th e “Devi ce M etri c ” t ex t bo x. Th e de vic e met ric ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 71
68 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 69 Chapter 5 Using Network Connections W AN PPPoE/W AN PPPoE 2 W AN P oi nt-t o-P oin t P ro to c ol ov er Et he rn et ( PP P oE ) re lies on tw o wide ly ac c ep t ed st an da r ds : P oin t-t o- P oi nt P r ot oco l and Et he rn et . PP P oE e na bl es Et hern et net - w ork ed co mp ute rs to ex ch ang e ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 72
68 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 69 Chapter 5 Using Network Connections Configuring the W AN PPPoE Connection Cl ic k Sett ings in th e W AN P PP oE Pr ope rties sc r ee n t o g en er at e the “C onf ig ur e W AN PP P oE ” sc ree n. General Th e t op pa rt of th e C on figu re W AN P PP oE sc re en di sp la ys g en eral co mmu ni ca - t ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 73
70 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 71 Chapter 5 Using Network Connections Ne tw ork Sel ec t th e type of co nnec ti on bei ng c on fi gu red fr om th e d r op -d own l is t ( Br oadband Connection , Netwo rk (Home/Offic e) , or DMZ ). C on ne cti on T yp e Di sp la ys t he type of c on ne ct io n. Si nc e thi s i s PP P o E c onne ctio n, ? ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 74
70 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 71 Chapter 5 Using Network Connections L og in Us er Na me Ent er th e us er na me (p r o vid ed by th e IS P ) in t hi s t e xt bo x. L og in P as sw ord Ent er th e p as sw or d (p ro vid ed by th e IS P ) in thi s t ext bo x. Sup port U ne nc ryp te d Pa ssw ord (P AP ) P ass wo rd A ut hent icat io n Pr ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 75
72 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 73 Chapter 5 Using Network Connections Internet Protocol Se le ct o ne of the fo ll o win g I nt erne t P ro to col op ti on s f r om the “I nte rnet P r ot oco l” dr op- do wn li st : Ob ta in an IP Ad dre ss Au tom at ical ly Th is o pt io n i s s el ec t ed b y d ef au lt . C h a n g e o nl y i f r eq ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 76
72 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 73 Chapter 5 Using Network Connections • N APT - Sel ec t th is op ti on to act i va te N APT ( N etw or k A ddr es s and P ort T ran slat io n), whi ch re fer s t o net wo rk ad dr ess tr an sl at io n in vo lvi ng th e ma pp in g of port n um bers an d al lo ws m ul ti pl e m ac hi ne s t o sha r e a s i ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 77
74 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual This page left intentionally blank. ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 78
75 C onfiguring the Rou ter ’ s S ec uri ty Th e W ir el es s B r oad band R ou ter ’ s sec uri ty sui t e in clu de s co mp r eh en siv e an d r ob ust se cu rity se rvic es: St at eful P ack et I nspe ct io n, a fi r ew al l, use r aut he ntic at io n pr ot o- c ol s, and pa ss w or d pr ote cti on me ch anis ms. The se fe at ur es al lo w us ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 79
76 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 77 Chapter 6 Configuring the Router’ s S ecurity Th is ch ap te r co ve rs th es e Se cu rit y fe atur es: • General - se le ct t he sec urity lev el fo r the fi r ew all . • Ac cess Control - r es tri ct a cc ess fr om th e loc al net w or k t o th e In te rnet . • Po rt Forwarding - en ab le ac ces ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 80
76 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 77 Chapter 6 Configuring the Router’ s S ecurity General Th e “Ge nera l” sc re en is use d to c onf ig ur e the R ou ter ’ s bas ic se cu rity set ting s. Th e fi rew al l r egul at es th e f lo w of dat a be tw een the lo ca l ne tw ork and th e I nt erne t. Bo th inc omi ng an d ou tgo in g d at a ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 81
78 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 79 Chapter 6 Configuring the Router’ s S ecurity N o t e t ha t i t i s t he or ig i n o f th e r eq ue st , no t s u b s e q u en t r e s p o n s e s to t h i s r eq u e s t , wh i c h d et er mi ne s w he th er a s e ss io n c an be e s t a b l is he d o r n ot . Th e R out er fe at ure s t hr ee pr e-d ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 82
78 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 79 Chapter 6 Configuring the Router’ s S ecurity 2. Ch eck t he “B lo ck IP F ragme nts ” bo x to pr ote ct the lo ca l ne tw ork fr om a c om - mo n type of hac ke r at tac k th at us es fra gme nte d da ta pa ck ets to sa bo ta ge the ne tw ork. N ote th at VPN ov er IPS ec and so me UDP -bas ed se r ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 83
80 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 81 Chapter 6 Configuring the Router’ s S ecurity Allow or Restric t Ser vices T o vie w an d a llo w/r est ric t th ese s ervi c es : 1. Se le ct A ccess Control fr om th e le ft si de of an y Sec uri ty scr een . The “ A c c es s Co ntr ol ” scr een a pp ea rs . ☞ No te: The “ Al lo wed ” sec ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 84
80 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 81 Chapter 6 Configuring the Router’ s S ecurity 3. I f th is ac ces s c ontr ol ru le ap pl ie s t o all n et wo rke d devi ce s, se le ct “ An y” fro m th e “N et w or k ed Co mp ute r/De vic e” lis t bo x. If th is rul e a pp li es to ce rtain de vic es on ly , sel ec t “Spe cify A dd r es s ? ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 85
82 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 83 Chapter 6 Configuring the Router’ s S ecurity P ort Forwarding In it s d ef au lt st at e, th e R out er bl oc ks all ex ter na l us er s fr om c on ne cti ng to or c om mu nica ting wit h th e netw ork , mak in g it sa fe fr om ha ck er s wh o m a y try t o in tru de on th e ne tw ork a nd da ma ge it. ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 86
82 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 83 Chapter 6 Configuring the Router’ s S ecurity 4. Se le ct t he In t er net pr ot oc ol t o be pr ovid ed fr om th e “P r ot oco l” dr op- do wn li st . T o se e al l o pt io ns , sel ect All Ser vices . 5. Se le ct a W AN c on ne cti on type f r om th e “ W AN Co nnec ti on T y pe ” dr op- do wn ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 87
84 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 85 Chapter 6 Configuring the Router’ s S ecurity T o de si gna t e a l oc al co mpu te r as a D MZ hos t: 1. Se le ct DMZ Host fr om the le ft sid e of an y Secu rity sc ree n. The “ D MZ H os t ” sc r ee n ap pear s. 2. Cl ic k in th e “ DM Z H ost I P A ddr ess ” ch ec k bo x, the n ent er t he I ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 88
84 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 85 Chapter 6 Configuring the Router’ s S ecurity T o use po rt tri gger in g: 1. Se le ct P or t T r iggering fr om t he lef t sid e o f an y Se cu rit y sc r ee n. The “P ort T rig ge ring ” scr een ap pea rs. 2. Se le ct e it he r “Sp ec if y P rot oc ol ” or “ Sh o w Al l Se rvic es ” fro m ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 89
86 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 87 Chapter 6 Configuring the Router’ s S ecurity Remote Administration Th e R out er ca n be ac ces se d an d co nt r oll ed no t on ly fr om wi th in the lo ca l ne tw ork , bu t als o fr om t he In t er ne t us in g r emo te ad mi ns tra ti on . T o ac c es s, sel ect R emote A dministration fr om t he l ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 90
86 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 87 Chapter 6 Configuring the Router’ s S ecurity MegaContr ol Panel M egaC ontr ol P anel is use d t o obt ai n ac ce ss to the R ou ter ’ s M eg aC on tro l P an el and gai n ac ce ss t o al l se tt in gs and pa ram ete rs ,u si ng a w eb br ows er . B ot h se cu r e ( HTTP S ) an d no n-s ec ur e ( HTT ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 91
88 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 89 Chapter 6 Configuring the Router’ s S ecurity Static NA T Th is op tio n all o ws mu lt ip le pu bl ic ad dr ess es to be d es ign ate d t o d evic es o n th e ne tw ork. St at ic N A T all o ws devi c es beh ind a fir ewa ll and c on fi gu r ed with pri vat e IP ad dr ess es app ea r t o ha v e p ub li ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 92
88 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 89 Chapter 6 Configuring the Router’ s S ecurity Adv anced Filt ering A dva nc ed fi lt erin g i s de sign ed to all o w c omp r eh en siv e co ntr ol ov er the fi r ew all ’ s be ha vior . Spec if ic in pu t an d out pu t ru les c an be d ef in ed , the or de r of logi ca ll y si mi la r s ets of rul es ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 93
90 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 91 Chapter 6 Configuring the Router’ s S ecurity Inbound Packets - Input Rule Sets • In iti al rul es • All rul es de fi ne d f or the ne tw ork d evi ce on whi ch th e p ac k et is • Loc al se rv er s ru le s fr om the lo ca l se r v er ta b in th e se curit y sc r ee n • R ul es to ac cep t al l ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 94
90 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 91 Chapter 6 Configuring the Router’ s S ecurity T o co nfi gu r e ad vanc ed fi lte ring rul es , cli ck Add ne xt to th e ru le tit le. The “ A dd A dva nc ed Fi lt er” scr een ap pe ar s. T o add an ad va nc ed fi lt erin g ru le , d ef in e t he fo llo wing rul e p ara met er s: Matching T o app ly ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 95
92 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 93 Chapter 6 Configuring the Router’ s S ecurity • Ac cept - Al lo w ac ce ss t o pa ck ets th at ma tc h the so ur ce a nd de sti nati on IP ad dr ess es and pr oto col po rts def ined in up per se cti on of th e sc ree n. The da ta tra ns fe r s es si on will be h an dl ed usi ng St at efu l P ac k et ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 96
92 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 93 Chapter 6 Configuring the Router’ s S ecurity Time Th e ti me (b as ed on t he R ou t er ’ s dat e and tim e set ti ngs ) the ev en t o cc urre d. Ev ent Th er e ar e f iv e ki nd s o f eve nt s l is te d in th e sys t em log : • Inbound T raffic - a re su lt of an i nc omi ng pac ke t • Outbound ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 97
94 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 95 Chapter 6 Configuring the Router’ s S ecurity sa ge ha s be en bl oc k ed. • ICMP redirect protection - an I CM P r ed ir ect ed mes sage ha s be en bl oc k ed. • P acket invalid in connection - an in val id co nnec ti on pa ck et ha s bee n bl oc ked . • ICMP protection - a b r oad cast IC MP mes ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 98
94 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 95 Chapter 6 Configuring the Router’ s S ecurity r ec eiv e a PP TP co nnec ti on ha s be en ac cep t ed . • A UTH:113 request - an ou tb ou nd pac ket fo r A UT H pr ot oc ol ha s bee n ac cep t ed (fo r max im um se cu rit y le v el ). • IPV6 ove r IPV4 - an IP v 6 ov er I P v 4 p ac k et ha s be en ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 99
96 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 97 Chapter 6 Configuring the Router’ s S ecurity • F ragmented packet, packet too big - a pa c k et has bee n blo ck ed b ec au se , af t er de fra gmen ta ti on , the p ac ket wa s t oo big . • F ragmented packet, packet exceeds - a pac ke t ha s bee n bl ock ed be ca us e, af t er de fra gmen ta ti o ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 100
96 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 97 Chapter 6 Configuring the Router’ s S ecurity • FTP por t request to 3rd part y is forbidden (P ossible bounce attack) - a pa ck et h as bee n b lo ck ed. • Fir ewall R ules were changed - the fi re wall rul e set h as bee n mod if ie d. • U ser authentication - a me ss ag e ar ri v ed du rin g lo ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 101
98 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 3. Se le ct t he type of bl oc ked ev ent s t o be li st ed in the log : • All Blocked Connection Att empts - act i va ti ng thi s che c k bo x ge nera t es lo g me ssag es fo r all b lo ck ed ev en ts . • Other Blocked Ev ents - i f “ Al l Bl ock ed C on nec tio n A tt em pt s” is un- c he ck ed, se ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 102
99 U sing P aren tal C ont rols Th e ab unda nce of har mf ul in fo rm ati on on th e I nt erne t pose s a se rio us ch al le ng e fo r emp lo ye rs an d pa ren ts al ik e - “H ow ca n I r egul ate wha t m y em pl o y ee /c hi ld do es on the In ter ne t? ” Th e W ir el es s B r oa db an d R out er’ s P ar en ta l C on tro ls all ows us er s ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 103
100 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 101 Chapter 7 Parental Controls 3a. Cli ck th e ci rcl e nex t to “B lock the following W ebsites” to block access to a list of websites, or click the circle next to “ Allow the following W ebsites” to allow access to a list of websites. 3b . Ent er th e UR L of the web sit es to be i nc lud ed on t ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 104
100 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 101 Chapter 7 Parental Controls 5a. Sele ct the c om pu ter or devi c e o n th e n et wo rk on whi c h th e a cc ess pol icy wi ll be enf or ce d fr om the “N et wo rk Co mpu te r/De vic e” dr op- do wn me nu . 5a. Sele ct the ti me peri od du rin g wh ich the ac ces s po licy wil l be en fo r c ed fr o ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 105
102 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 2. Se le ct t he tim e pe riod dur in g wh ic h the ac c es s po licy will be enf or ce d fr om th e “N et w or k C om pu ter /D evi c e ” dro p-d o wn m en u. If “S peci fy Sc he du le ” is se le ct ed , see “Sc hed ul er R ules ” in the “ A dva nce d Se tt in gs ” ch ap te r for mo r e in ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 106
103 U sing A dv anced Settings Th e “ Ad van ce d” sec ti on of the W ire le ss Br oad ba nd Ro ute r’ s M ega Co ntr ol P ane l is in t en de d p rim ari ly fo r mor e ad va nc ed us er s. So me ch an ge s to s et ti ngs wit hi n th is se cti on c ou ld ad v er sel y af fe ct the op er ati on of th e R out er an d th e loc al net w or k, an ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 107
104 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 105 Chapter 8 Using Adv anced Settings Rest ore Defaults - r es et the R ou ter to it s de fau lt set ti ng s Reboot Route r - re st art the R ou t er MA C Cloning - cl on e MA C add res se s ARP T able - dis pl a y acti ve devi c es an d th ei r IP an d MA C add r es se s, et c. U sers - cr ea t e an d m a ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 108
104 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 105 Chapter 8 Using Adv anced Settings Fir mware Upgrade Th e R out er of fe rs a b ui lt -i n m ec ha ni sm fo r u pgra di ng it s fi rmw are wit ho ut lo s- in g cu sto m co nf ig ura tion s and set ting s. The re a re tw o met ho ds fo r up gra di ng the fi rm war e: • Upgrading from a local compute r ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 109
106 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 107 Chapter 8 Using Adv anced Settings 2. I n th e “U pgrad e F ro m a C ompu ter in the N etw or k ” sect io n, cl ic k Upgrade N ow . The “U pgra de F r om a Co mpu t er in t he N et w or k ” scr een a pp ea rs . 3. En t er the pa th of the so ft wa r e im age fil e, or pr ess t he “B r o ws e ? ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 110
106 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 107 Chapter 8 Using Adv anced Settings Automatic Check Disabled If “ A ut oma ti ca ll y C he ck Dis abl ed ” is sel ect ed, th e R out er wil l no t a ut oma ti ca ll y ch eck f or fi rm war e upgr ad es . Manual Checking and Upgrading T o man ual ly upgr ad e t he Ro ute r’ s fi rm wa r e: 1. Cl ic ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 111
108 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 109 Chapter 8 Using Adv anced Settings C onfiguration File U se t he R ou te r’ s Co nf ig ura tion Fi le fea tur e to vi ew , sa ve , and l oad c on fi gu ra ti on fi le s, whi c h ar e use d to b ac kup a nd re st or e th e Ro ut er’ s cu rr ent c onf ig ur at io n: T o do th is : 1. Cl ic k Configura ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 112
108 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 109 Chapter 8 Using Adv anced Settings Sy stem S ettings Cl ic king Syste m S ettings in th e A dva nc ed sc r ee n g en er at es th e “S ys tem Set ting s ” sc r ee n, whe re va riou s sy ste m and man age me nt pa ram et ers can be co nfig ure d. ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 113
110 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 111 Chapter 8 Using Adv anced Settings Sy stem U se t he “S yst em ” sect io n of this sc r ee n t o c onf ig ur e the fo ll o win g tw o op ti on s: Wireless Broadband Router’ s Hostname Sp eci fy th e R out er’ s ho st nam e by e nt erin g it in to th e thi s t ex t bo x. Th e ho st na me is a ls ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 114
110 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 111 Chapter 8 Using Adv anced Settings Management Application P orts Th is sec ti on all ows th e fo llo win g m an ag em ent a pp lica tion po rts to ha ve the ir de faul t port nu mbe rs t o be ch an ged: • P rima ry/s ec ond ary H TTP p ort s • P rima ry/s ec ond ary H TTPS po rts • P rima ry/s ec ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 115
112 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 113 Chapter 8 Using Adv anced Settings Security Logging U se t hi s se ctio n t o co nf ig ur e the fo ll o win g se cu rity lo g o pt io ns . Enable Logging Cl ic k in th is ch eck b o x to act iv ate sec urity log gin g. Low Capacity Notification Enabled Cl ic k in th is ch eck b o x to act iv ate lo w ca ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 116
112 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 113 Chapter 8 Using Adv anced Settings Port En t er the po rt n um be r o f th e E -m ai l se r v er in thi s te xt bo x. Ser ver Requires Authentication I f th e E -m ai l s e rv e r r eq u i r es au th en ti ca ti on , c l i ck in th is c he ck bo x, th en e n t er a u s e r n a m e a nd pa ss w o r d i n ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 117
114 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 115 Chapter 8 Using Adv anced Settings Date and Time T o co nfi gu r e da t e, tim e, an d da yli ght sa vings ti me set ti ng s pe rf or m th e fol lo wing : 1. Cl ic k Date and Time in t he A dv an c ed scr een . The “Da t e an d T ime ” sc re en ap pe ar s. 2. Se le ct t he loc al tim e zo ne fr om t ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 118
114 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 115 Chapter 8 Using Adv anced Settings T o per fo rm an a ut oma ti c ti me up da t e: 1. Cl ic k in th e “En ab le d” ch ec k bo x in th e “ A ut om at ic T im e U pda t e ” sect io n. 2. Se le ct t he pr oto c ol to be u se d t o pe rfo rm t he tim e u pd at e by sel ec tin g eit he r th e “Tim ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 119
116 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 117 Chapter 8 Using Adv anced Settings 3. Cl ic k Add . The “S et R ul e Sc hed ul e ” scr een a pp ea rs . 4. En t er a na me fo r th e rule in the “R ul e N ame ” t ex t bo x. 5. Sp eci fy if the rul e will b e ac ti ve o r i na cti ve du rin g th e des ign ate d ti me pe rio d b y cl ick in g th ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 120
116 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 117 Chapter 8 Using Adv anced Settings 8. If ap pl icab le, cli ck N ew Hours Range Entr y to d ef in e an ac ti ve/ inac ti ve h ou rl y ran ge. The “Ed it H ou r Ran ge ” scr een ap pe ar s. Ent er a sta r t a nd end ti me in t he ap pr op ria t e t e xt bo x es . 9. Cl ic k Apply . ☞ No te: Ma k ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 121
118 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 119 Chapter 8 Using Adv anced Settings W hen add ing a ro utin g rule , t he fol lo wing pa ram et ers mu st be s pec ifie d: • Rule N ame - Se le ct t he type o f netw ork fr om th e dr op -d o wn li st. • Destinat ion - The de st in at io n is th e d es ti na ti on hos t, su bn et add res s, net - w o ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 122
118 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 119 Chapter 8 Using Adv anced Settings Domain Routing Do mai n r ou tin g is use d in m ul ti- ro ut er lo cal net w ork c o nf igu rat io ns. N or mal ly , to ac ce sss a de vi c e c on ne ct ed t o o ne r ou te r f ro m an ot he r r ou t e r o n th e ne tw or k, its IP ad dr es s m us t be us ed. A cti va ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 123
120 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 121 Chapter 8 Using Adv anced Settings T o vie w a s um ma ry of the se rvic es cu rr en tly b ei ng pr ovid ed b y th e DHCP se rv er , cli ck IP Address Distribution in th e A d va nc ed sc r ee n. The “ I P A ddr ess Di str ib ut io n ” scr een app ea rs . Editing DHCP Ser ver Settings T o edi t the ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 124
120 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 121 Chapter 8 Using Adv anced Settings 3. Co mpl et e t he fol lo wing fi el ds : • St art IP Ad dr es s Ra nge , En d IP A ddr es s R an ge - de t e rm in es t he n umb er of h os ts c on n ec t ed to th e ne tw or k i n th is s u bn et. “ S ta rt” sp eci fie s th e f irs t IP ad dr es s as sig ne d ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 125
122 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 123 Chapter 8 Using Adv anced Settings T o de fi ne a ne w c onn ect io n with a fi x ed IP add res s: 1. Cl ic k New Static Connection in the DHC P Con nect io ns sc re en. The “ DH CP Co nnec ti on Set ting s ” scr een a pp ea rs . 2. En t er a ho st nam e for th is co nnec ti on . 3. En t er the fi x ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 126
122 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 123 Chapter 8 Using Adv anced Settings Diagnostics Th e Di agno stic s scr ee n ca n as sist in tes ting net work co nn ec ti vi ty . Th is fe at ur e pi ng s ( I CMP ec ho) a n IP ad dr es s an d dis pl ay s th e r es ul ts , su ch as the num ber o f pa ck et s tr ansm itte d and rec ei ved, ro un d tr ip ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 127
124 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 125 Chapter 8 Using Adv anced Settings Restoring Default S ettings If th e R out er’ s fa ct ory d ef ault se tti ngs ne ed to be re st or ed (t o b ui ld a ne w ne two rk fr om th e begi nn in g, for ex am pl e), use the fo ll o win g pr oc ed ur e: 1. If ne ed ed cl ic k Sa v e C on figu ratio n Fil e t ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 128
124 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 125 Chapter 8 Using Adv anced Settings MA C Cloning A MA C (M edia A c c es s C on tr ol) ad dr ess i s a u ni qu e hex adec imal c od e th at id en ti fi es a d evic e on a net wor k. A ll net w or ka bl e d evic es h a v e a M A C add r es s. W he n r epla c- in g an othe r net w or k de vic e with th e R ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 129
126 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 127 Chapter 8 Using Adv anced Settings Users T o man age ind i vid ual u se rs : 1. Cl ic k Users in t he A dv an c ed scr een , whic h ge ne rat es th e “U se rs ” scr een . 2. Cl ic k New Use r , wh ic h gen er at es th e “U ser Set ting s ” scr een. W hen add ing a use r , spe ci fy th e fo llo w ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 130
126 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 127 Chapter 8 Using Adv anced Settings • E-mail Notification - E -m ai l no tifi cati on ca n be us ed to re c ei ve ind icat io ns of sy st em ev ent s f or a pr ede fi ned s ev erity cl as si fi ca ti on . The av aila ble type s of ev en ts ar e “S yst em ” or “ Sec urity ” eve nt s. The a va il ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 131
128 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 129 Chapter 8 Using Adv anced Settings Remote Administration Th e R out er ’ s R em ote A dmi nist rat ion c ap ab ilit ie s a r e c o v er ed in de ta il in t he “S ecuri ty” ch apt er of thi s man ual. Dynamic DNS Dy na mi c DN S (Do ma in N ame Serv er) a d yn am ic IP a dd re ss t o be al ia se d ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 132
128 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 129 Chapter 8 Using Adv anced Settings Setting up D ynamic DNS T o set up Dyn amic DNS on th e R ou ter , c li c k Dynamic DNS in the A dv anc ed sc r ee n. The “D yn am ic DNS ” scr een a pp ea rs . Co nfi gu r e th e f ol lo wing par am et er s: Connection T o Update Se le ct t he co nnec ti on wit h ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 133
130 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 131 Chapter 8 Using Adv anced Settings Host Name En t er the fu ll Dyn am ic DN S do mai n in th is te xt bo x. Wildcard Se le ct t he “W ild ca r d” che ck bo x t o ha v e an y UR L th at in cl ude s th e dom ain n am e (h er e.y our ho st .d yndn s.o rg, fo r e xa mp le ) t o co nn ect . Mail Exchange ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 134
130 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 131 Chapter 8 Using Adv anced Settings Th e DN S s erv er do es no t r eq uir e c onf ig ura tion . H ow eve r , th e li st of co mpu te rs kn o wn b y t he DNS ca n be vie we d, th e ho st na me or IP ad dre ss of a c om pu ter on th e li st ca n be ch an ged, or a ne w c omp ut er ca n be ad de d t o t he ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 135
132 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 133 Chapter 8 Using Adv anced Settings 2. If th e h os t wa s m an uall y a dd ed to th e DN S T a bl e, its ho st nam e and /o r IP ad dr ess can be m od if ie d. Oth erwise , o nl y mod if y it s hos t na me. 3. Cl ic k Apply to s a v e t he ch an ge s. T o re mov e a ho st fr om th e DNS t ab le : Cl ic ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 136
132 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 133 Chapter 8 Using Adv anced Settings 2. Cl ic k Add . The “Ed it N etw or k Obj ect ” scr ee n app ea rs . 3. Spe cify a na me fo r t he net w or k ob ject in t he “De scri pti on ” t ex t bo x. 4. Cl ic k Add . The “Ed it It em ” scr een app ea rs . 5. Se lec t t he typ e of ne tw or k ob j e ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 137
134 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 135 Chapter 8 Using Adv anced Settings 2. Cl ic k in th e “ All o w Ot her N et wo rk U ser s to Co nt r ol W ir ele ss Br oadb an d R ou ter ’ s N et w ork F ea tu res ” ch ec k bo x to ena ble U P n P an d a llo w UP n P servi c es t o be de fi ne d o n an y of th e ne tw ork hos ts. 3. Cl ic k in t ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 138
134 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 135 Chapter 8 Using Adv anced Settings Prot ocols P r ot oco ls fe at ur es a l is t o f pre set a nd use r- de fine d app li ca ti on s and co mmo n po rt se tt in gs. P r ot oco ls ca n be us ed in va riou s se cu rity fe atur es, su ch as A cc ess Co ntr ol an d P ort F orw ard in g. N ew pr oto c ol s c ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 139
136 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 3. N ame th e se r vic e in t he “S ervic e N ame ” te xt bo x an d, if nee de d, en te r a de sc rip tion of the se rvic e in th e “Se r vic e Des cr ipt ion ” te xt bo x, the n c li ck Add Ser v ice P orts . The “E di t Se r vic e Serv er P orts ” scr een ap pea rs. 4. Se le ct a pr oto c ol f ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 140
137 Mo ni to ri n g th e R ou te r Th e W ir el es s B r oad band R ou ter ’ s Sy ste m Mo nit orin g sc ree ns di sp la y imp ortan t sy st em in form atio n, in cl udin g: • Bas ic Ro ute r set ti ngs • Sy ste m l og • K ey ne tw ork d evic e pa ram et ers • N etw ork tra ff ic sta tist ic s Router Status Cl ic k Syst em Monitoring at t ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 141
138 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 139 Chapter 9 Monitoring the Router Adv anced Status Clicking A dvanced Status displays three other monitoring options: Syste m Logging, Full Status/Syst em w ide Monitoring of Connections, and T raffic Mo nitoring. Sy stem Logging Cl ic k Syst em Log ging in th e A dva nc ed St at us sc r ee n t o g en er ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 142
138 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 139 Chapter 9 Monitoring the Router F ull Status/System wide Monitoring of Connections 1. Cl ic k F ull Status/Syst em w ide Mo nitoring of Connections in th e A dva nc ed St at us sc re en t o ge nera te th e “F ul l St at us/S ys te m wide M oni to ring of Co nnec ti on s” scr een , whic h fea tu res ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 143
140 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual T raffic Monitoring Th e R out er c on st an tl y mon it ors tra ff ic with in th e lo cal n et wo rk an d be tw een t he lo ca l ne tw ork and th e I nt erne t. T o view up -t o-th e-se con d sta ti st ic al inf orma tion ab ou t da ta r ec eiv ed f r om and tra ns mi tt ed t o th e Int ern et , an d a bo ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 144
141 T roubleshooting Th is ch ap te r co nt ains a li st of pr obl em s th at ma y be e nc oun t er ed wh il e us ing t he W ir el es s B r oa db an d R out er , a nd te ch niq ue s t o try a nd ov er com e the pr obl em . N ote th at the se te chn iq ue s ma y no t sol ve the pr obl em (o r p r ob le ms). Accessing the Router if Locked Out If th e ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 145
142 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 143 Chapter 10 T roubleshooting LAN Connection Failure • E ns ur e the R ou ter is pr oper ly in st al le d, the LAN c on ne ct io ns ar e co rr ec t, an d th e po we r is o n. • C onf irm th e c om put er an d R out er ar e on t he sam e net w ork se gme nt . I f un su r e, let th e c ompu ter ge t th ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 146
142 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 143 Chapter 10 T roubleshooting Are the Router’ s Ethernet por ts auto-sensing? Y e s. Ei th er a st rai ght-t hro ugh or cr oss ov er Et he rn et cab le ca n be us ed. Can I use an 802.11b wireless card to connect to the Router? Y e s, the R ou t er ca n in ter fa ce wit h 80 2 . 11 b ca rds or 802 . 1 1 ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 147
144 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual I cannot access the Router ’ s Graphical User Interface? What should I do? If y ou ca nn ot ac c es s th e Ro ut er’ s G rap hica l U ser In te rfac e, mak e sur e th e c om - pu t er co nnec t ed to th e R ou ter is set up to dy na mi ca ll y r ece i v e an IP add r es s. I have an FTP or W eb ser ver ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 148
145 Quality of S er vice N etw or k- ba se d a pp li ca ti on s and traf fic a r e gr owin g at a h igh rat e, pr odu ci ng an ev er -inc rea si ng de ma nd fo r b an dwi dth a nd net wor k ca paci ty . F or ob viou s r ea so ns, ba nd widt h an d c ap ac ity can not b e e xp an de d i nf in it ely , r eq ui rin g tha t ba ndwi dt h- de mand ing s ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 149
146 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 147 Appendix A Quality of S ervice Th e ma tch ing o f pac k et s b y rule s is c on nect io n- ba se d, kn o wn as St at efu l P ac k et In spec ti on ( SP I ), usi ng th e R out er ’ s fir ewa ll mec han is m. Onc e a pa ck et m at che s a rul e, all su bs eque nt pa ck ets wit h th e s am e at tribu te ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 150
146 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 147 Appendix A Quality of S ervice Setting Priority Rules T o set pri ority rul es : 1. Cl ic k Qualit y of Ser v ice in the A dv anc ed sc re en. The “T raf fi c P riori ty” sc r ee n ap pe ar s. Thi s scr een is d i vid ed int o tw o i de ntic al sec ti on s, on e f or “ Q o S inp ut rul es ” an d ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 151
148 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 149 Appendix A Quality of S ervice 2. A ft er c h o o s i ng th e t ra ff ic di r ec ti on a n d t he de vic e o n w hi c h t o s et t h e r u l e , c li ck Add i n t he ap pr op ri a te r ow . Th e “ A d d T ra f f ic P ri or it y R u l e ” s c r ee n a p pe ar s. Se t th e f ol lo wing par am et er s: ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 152
148 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 149 Appendix A Quality of S ervice Set Priority - A cti va t e th is ch ec k bo x to add a pri ority to th e ru le . The s cr een will r ef r es h, all o win g a sel ec ti on bet w ee n on e of eigh t p rio rit y le v el s, ze r o be ing t he lo wes t and sev en t he high est ( ea ch pri ority lev el is ma ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 153
150 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 151 Appendix A Quality of S ervice Device T raffic Shaping Th is sec ti on de sc rib es th e di ffe re nt T ra ff ic Sha ping sc r ee ns and te rms, an d pr ese nts th e f ea tu r e ’ s co nfig urat io n lo gic. 1. Cl ic k Qualit y of Ser v ice in t he A dv an ce d scr een , then cl ick T raffic Shaping . ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 154
150 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 151 Appendix A Quality of S ervice Co nfi gu r e th e f ol lo wing par am et er s: Tx Bandw idth - Tx ba nd widt h li mi ts th e R out er ’ s ban dwid th tra ns mi ss io n rat e. Th e pu rpose is to li mi t th e b an d wid th of the W AN de vic e to t ha t o f the w eak- es t ou tbou nd li nk .. Thi s for ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 155
152 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 153 Appendix A Quality of S ervice T o de fi ne a sh ap in g c la ss : 1. Cl ic k Add in th e “Tx T ra ff ic Sha ping ” se cti on of the Ed it Devi c e T ra ff ic Sh ap in g s cr een. Th e “ Ad d S ha pi ng Cl as s ” scr een a pp ea rs . 2. N ame th e ne w cla ss an d c li ck Apply . 3. Cl ic k the ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 156
152 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 153 Appendix A Quality of S ervice Policy The cl ass po licy de t erm ines th e po li cy of ro utin g pac k ets i ns id e th e cla ss. Se le ct o ne of fou r opt io ns: • Prior ity - P riori ty q ue uing ut il iz es mu ltip le qu eu es, so th at tra ff ic is d is tri b- ut ed am on g que ues b as ed on pr ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 157
154 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 155 Appendix A Quality of S ervice T o add a ne w out bo un d/ in bo un d c la ss rul e, cl ic k A dd in th e Edi t Cl ass s cr een . Th e “ Ad d T ra ff ic P rio rity R ule ” sc re en ap pe ar s. Source A ddress - The sou r c e ad dre ss of the pa ck ets se nt to or re c ei ve d fr om t he ne tw ork o ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 158
154 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 155 Appendix A Quality of S ervice Set Priority - A cti va te th is ch ec k bo x to a dd a pri ority to th e ru le . The s cr een will r ef r es h, all o win g a sel ec ti on of one of eig ht pri ori ty lev els, ze ro b ei ng the lo wes t and sev en t he high est ( ea ch pri ority lev el is ma pp ed to lo w ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 159
156 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 157 Appendix A Quality of S ervice F ur t h e rm o r e, th e R ou t e r c an no t c o nt r ol th e b e h a vi o r o f t h e I S P , w h i c h m a y n ot ha ve p r op er Q o S h a n d l i n g. U nf or t u n a te ly , t h i s i s a c om mo n s it ua ti on . L et ’ s l oo k a t a s ce na r - i o o f do wnl o ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 160
156 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 157 Appendix A Quality of S ervice 1. Cl ic k Qua li ty o f Servic e at t he to p of the H ome sc r ee n, t he n cli ck DSCP Settings . The “ DS CP Set ting s ” scr een a pp ea rs . 2. T o ed it an e xi st i ng en try , c l i c k t he ap p r op ri at e i c on in t h e “ A ct io n ” c o l um n. T o a ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 161
158 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 159 Appendix A Quality of S ervice 802.1p S ettings Th e IE EE 80 2. 1p pri ori ty mark ing m et ho d is a st an dar d f or pri or iti zing ne tw ork tra ff ic at the da ta lin k/M ac su b- la ye r . 80 2. 1p traf fic i s si mply cl assi fied an d se nt t o th e d es ti na ti on , with n o ba ndwi dt h r es ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 162
158 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 159 Appendix A Quality of S ervice 2. Th e ei ght 80 2. 1p va lu es ar e pr e- po pula ted with th e th r ee pri or ity lev els : Lo w , M edi um , and H igh. The se lev els ca n be ch an ge d for eac h of the ei ght val ues in th ei r r espe cti ve dr op- do wn li st s. 3. Cl ic k Apply to s a v e t he set ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 163
160 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual This page left intentionally blank. ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 164
161 Specifications General Model Numb er MI 42 4W R (4 -P ort W ir el es s B r oa db an d R out er ) Standards IE EE 80 2.3x IE EE 802 .3u IE EE 802 .11b , g (W ir ele ss ) IP IP ve rsi on 4 MoCA T w o c ha nn el s ( W AN , L AN ) W AN M o CA fr eque ncy: 975 MH z - 10 25 MH z (s ingle ch an nel) LA N M o CA fr equ en cy: 112 5 MH z - 14 25 MH z (6 ...
-
Verizon MI424WR - page 165
162 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual Wireless Operating Range Indoors U p to 91 M (30 0 ft. ) Outdoors U p to 533 M (1 750 f t. ) T opology St ar (E th er ne t) LED Indic ators P o we r , E th ern et W A N , Eth ern et L AN (4) , C oa x W AN , Co ax LAN , In te rne t, W ir ele ss Envir onmental P ower Ex ter na l, 5 V DC , 3A Certifications FC ...
Do you have a question concerning Verizon MI424WR?
Use the form below
If you did not solve your problem by using a manual Verizon MI424WR, ask a question using the form below. If a user had a similar problem with Verizon MI424WR it is likely that he will want to share the way to solve it.