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A Wi-Fi Router

FCC Part 68

 User Manual Information 

This equipment complies with Part 68 of the FCC rules.  Located on the equip-

ment is a label that contains, among other information, the ACTA registration 

number and ringer equivalence number (REN.) If requested, this information must 

be provided to the telephone company.

The REN is used to determine the quantity of devices which may be connected to 

the telephone line.  Excessive REN’s on the telephone line may result in the devices 

not ringing in response to an incoming call.  In most, but not all areas, the sum of 

the REN’s should not exceed five (5.0).  To be certain of the number of devices that 

may be connected to the line, as determined by the total REN’s contact the tele-

phone company to determine the maximum REN for the calling area.

This equipment cannot be used on the telephone company-provided coin service. 

Connection to Party Line Service is subject to State Tariffs.

If this equipment causes harm to the telephone network, the telephone com-

pany will notify you in advance that temporary discontinuance of service may be 

required.  If advance notice isn’t practical, the telephone company will notify the 

customer as soon as possible.  Also, you will be advised of your right the file a 

complaint with the FCC if you believe it is necessary.

The telephone company may make changes in its facilities, equipment, operations, 

or procedures that could affect the operation of the equipment.  If this happens, the 

telephone company will provide advance notice in order for you to make the nec-

essary modifications in order to maintain uninterrupted service.

 If trouble is experienced with this equipment, please contact: 

Company Name:

Address:

TEL:

FAX:

Actiontec Electronics, Inc. 

3301 Olcott St., 

S

anta Clara

, CA 9

5

05

4

(408)

 752-7700 

(408)

 

541-9003

If the trouble is causing harm to the telephone network, the telephone company 

may request you to remove the equipment from the network until the problem is 

resolved.

This equipment uses the following USOC jacks: RJ14

It is recommended that the customer install an AC surge arrester in the AC outlet 

to which this device is connected.  This is to avoid damaging the equipment caused 

by local lightening strikes and other electrical surges.

Summary of Contents for C3000A

Page 1: ...User Manual 802 11n and 802 11ac Wi Fi Router Model C3000A 0535 00xx 000...

Page 2: ...2 3 Checking the Router s Status 13 Accessing the Status Screens 13 Connection Status 14 Line 1 Line 2 Status 14 WAN Ethernet 14 Routing Table 15 Firewall Status 15 NAT Table 15 Wireless Status 16 Adv...

Page 3: ...osting 26 UPnP 26 5 Advanced Settings 27 Accessing the Advanced Setup Screens 27 Services Blocking 28 Website Blocking 28 Scheduling Access 28 Parental Controls 28 WAN IP Addressing 29 IPv6 WAN Settin...

Page 4: ...Ping Test 36 Traceroute 36 IPv6 Traceroute 37 Time Zone 37 Language Settings 37 DNS Cache 37 IGMP Setting 38 Upgrade History 38 ALG 38 Tool Box 38 DLNA 39 xDSL Diagnostics 39 Print Server 39 A Specifi...

Page 5: ...TTdp FTTB or FTTP With support for advanced 802 11ac 4x4 WiFi the Router enables blazing fast HD video streaming with multi channel HD video throughput The Router also offers an unprecedented level of...

Page 6: ...template Vertical stand Minimum System Requirements Active ADSL2 service Computer with an 10 Mbps or 10 100 1000 Mbps Ethernet connection Microsoft Windows 10 8 7 Mac OS OS X TCP IP network protocol i...

Page 7: ...tton Power The Power LED illuminates green when the Router is properly connected to a WAN Internet connection DSL 1 DSL2 The DSL LEDs illuminate green when the Router is properly connected to a DSL In...

Page 8: ...ice to the Router s wireless network using WPS Rear Panel The rear panel of the Router features 8 ports and a Reset button Power Port The Power port is used to connect the Power cord Model No CDS024T...

Page 9: ...to connect computers to the Router 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 connecting t...

Page 10: ...To connect a computer to the Router to access the Router s graphical user interface GUI 1 Get the Router and black Power cord from the box 2 Plug the black Power cord in the black port on the back of...

Page 11: ...n This may take a few moments 6 The computer should either be configured with a statically defined IP address and DNS address or instructed to automatically obtain an IP address using the Network DHCP...

Page 12: ...r interface GUI Accessing the Home Screen To access the Home screen 1 Open a Web browser on computer connected via Ethernet cable to one of the Router s LAN ports In the Address text box type http 192...

Page 13: ...opriate icon Status see chapter 3 for more details Wireless Setup see chapter 4 for more details Firewall see chapter 5 for more details Advanced Setup see chapter 6 for more details Clicking Home in...

Page 14: ...tatus Screens To access the Router s Status screens 1 Open a Web browser In the Address text box type http 192 168 0 1 then press Enter on the keyboard 2 The Router s Main screen appears Click the Sta...

Page 15: ...dress and if applicable IPv6 address Line 1 Line 2 Status Click Line 1 Status from any Status screen to generate the Line 1 Status screen This screen displays the Router s DSL connection parameters fo...

Page 16: ...splays the Router s routes Firewall Status Click Firewall Status from any Status screen to generate the Firewall Status screen This screen displays parameters concerning the Router s firewall NAT Tabl...

Page 17: ...tus Click Advanced Wireless from the bottom of the Wireless Status screen to generate the Advanced Wireless Statistics screen This screen displays the Router s additional wireless network parameters W...

Page 18: ...e LAN Status screen This screen displays the Router s LAN local area network parameters ARP Table Click ARP Table from any Status screen to generate the ARP Table screen This screen displays the Route...

Page 19: ...arameters relating to the Router s connection interfaces Multicast Statistics Click Multicast Statistics from any Status screen to generate the Multicast Statistics screen This screen displays the Rou...

Page 20: ...ings To access the Wireless Settings screens 1 Open a Web browser In the Address text box type http 192 168 0 1 then press Enter on the keyboard 2 The Router s main screen appears Enter the user name...

Page 21: ...new name in the SSID Name text box in the Basic Settings screen then click Apply Changing the Wireless Key Passphrase To change the passphrase for the Router s wireless SSID at the Security Key Type...

Page 22: ...Setup Click WPS from any Wireless Settings screen to generate the WPS Wi Fi Protected Setup screen which allows the user to configure WPS by following the onscreen instructions MAC Address Control Cli...

Page 23: ...llow the onscreen instructions to configure Band Steering Click Band Steering from any Wireless Settings screen to generate the Band Steering Configuration screen which allows the user to configure th...

Page 24: ...forwarding and static NAT Accessing Firewall Settings To access the Firewall screens 1 Open a Web browser In the Address text box type http 192 168 0 1 then press Enter on the keyboard The Router s H...

Page 25: ...Firewall screen to generate the Port Forwarding screen Activating port forwarding allows the network to be exposed to the Internet in certain limited and controlled ways enabling some applications to...

Page 26: ...he DMZ Hosting screen The DMZ host feature allows one device on the network to operate outside the firewall to use an Internet service that otherwise would be blocked or to expose a networked device t...

Page 27: ...e to all services without restriction or security To activate follow the onscreen instructions Caution A DMZ host is not protected by the firewall and may be vulnerable to attack Designating a DMZ hos...

Page 28: ...Advanced Setup screens 1 Open a Web browser In the Address text box type http 192 168 0 1 then press Enter on the keyboard 2 The Router s Main screen appears Click the Advanced Setup icon 3 A WARNING...

Page 29: ...ser to block certain websites from accessing the Router s network s Follow the onscreen instructions to configure Scheduling Access Click Scheduling Access from any Advanced Setup screen to generate t...

Page 30: ...e onscreen instructions to configure IPv6 WAN Settings Click IPv6 WAN Settings from any Advanced Setup screen to generate the IPv6 WAN Settings screen This feature allows the user to set the IPv6 prot...

Page 31: ...llows the user to set the IPv6 LAN IP settings on the Router Follow the onscreen instructions to configure DHCP Reservation Click DHCP Reservation from any Advanced Setup screen to generate the DHCP R...

Page 32: ...Log in as root to generate the IP QoS Upstream Settings screen This feature allows the user to prioritize certain types of upstream data traffic over standard upstream data traffic Follow the onscree...

Page 33: ...the Router s graphical user interface from a remote location Follow the onscreen instructions to configure Remote Telnet Log in as root to generate the Remote Telnet screen This feature allows the us...

Page 34: ...k Storage Device Info from any Advanced Setup screen to generate the Storage Service screen This feature allows storage devices connected to the Router to be easily accessed Any storage devices connec...

Page 35: ...estore certain settings on the Router click the appropriate Restore button Upgrade Firmware Click Upgrade Firmware from any Advanced Setup screen to generate the Upgrade Firmware screen To upgrade the...

Page 36: ...1483 via Static IP Enter the IP address to be assigned to the Router the subnet mask and the IP Address of the Default Router Click Apply Speed Test Click Speed Test from any Advanced Setup screen to...

Page 37: ...reen instructions to complete Iperf Test Click Iperf Test from any Advanced Setup screen to generate the Iperf Test screen To perform an iperf test on the Router follow the onscreen instructions IPv6...

Page 38: ...y Advanced Setup screen to generate the Time Zone screen Use this screen to set the time zone on the Router Language Settings Click Language Settings from any Advanced Setup screen to generate the Lan...

Page 39: ...ed Setup screen to generate the Upgrade History screen This screen displays a list of firmware upgrades applied to the Router ALG Click ALG from any Advanced Setup screen to generate the Firewall ALG...

Page 40: ...Diagnostics Click xDSL Diagnostics from any Advanced Setup screen to generate the xDSL Diagnostics screen This screen allows the user to select a type of diagnostics on the Router Print Server Click P...

Page 41: ...3u 100BaseTX IEEE 802 11 b g n ac Wireless G dmt G lite t1 413 RFC 1483 2364 2516 Protocol LAN CSMA CD WAN PPP DHCP Static IP WAN VDSL2 interface LAN 10 100 1000 RJ 45 switched ports Speed LAN Ethern...

Page 42: ...ing Range Indoors Up to 91M 300 ft 300 Mbps Outdoors Up to 457M 1500 ft 300 Mbps Topology Star Ethernet LED Indicators Power DSL 1 DSL 2 Internet Ethernet Ethernet 1 Ethernet 2 Ethernet 3 Ethernet 4 U...

Page 43: ...V DC 2A Certifications FCC Part 15 Class B Class C and E FCC Part 68 UL Operating Temperature 0 C to 45 C 32 F to 113 F Storage Temperature 20 C to 70 C 4 F to 158 F Operating Humidity 10 to 85 non co...

Page 44: ...Statement may not apply to the customer Go to http www actiontec com products warranty php for more infor mation Important Safety Instructions Basic safety precautions should always be followed to red...

Page 45: ...d if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communica tions However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular i...

Page 46: ...ency Electromagnetic Fields The equipment should be installed more than 30 cm 12 in from your body or nearby persons For product available in the USA market only channel 1 11 can be oper ated Selectio...

Page 47: ...Notices Contact Info For questions regarding your product or the FCC declaration contact Actiontec Electronics Inc 3301 Olcott Street Santa Clara CA 95054 United States Tel 408 752 7700 Fax 408 541 90...

Page 48: ...ill notify you in advance that temporary discontinuance of service may be required If advance notice isn t practical the telephone company will notify the customer as soon as possible Also you will be...

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