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AllFAQsVerizonOnlineFiOSFAQ3.1Actiontec ReplacingtheActiontec(part3):WANtoLAN keepsGuideandVOD(easier)

Q.IhaveTVservice.CanIreplacetheActiontec completely? A.No.TheSTBsandDVRsneedinternetconnectivitytodisplay theProgramGuideandVideoOnDemand.Imagineateveryhalf hourseeingthelittlepopupontheTVscreen.Insteadofshowing detailsfortheshowyouarewatching,itsaysDataNot Available.VideoOnDemanddoesntinterestyou?Think:not interestedyet.AsVerizongetsbetterintheirmarketing,they willimprovetheirchoicesoflittlegoodiestokeepyoua satisfiedviewer.Andtheyareaddingmorefreebiesallthetime. Atsomepoint,youwillchangeyourmind,sokeeptheActiontec inplacefortheTVdata. Thisisthe PrimaryLANtoWAN(option6)configurationlisted inthefollowingFAQ: VerizonOnlineFiOSFAQWhatarethetradeoffsbetweenthe variousrouterconfigurations SeethatFAQforadvantagesanddisadvantagesofthisandother configurationsforusingyourownrouter. Yoursetupwillbelikethis: ThisSection
ReplacingtheActiontec(part 1):CoaxtoEthernet DoestheActiontecsupport WirelessDistributionSystem (WDS)? Iwantthenewroutermodel. HowdoIgetone? IstheUSBportontheActiontec functional? ReplacingtheActiontec(part 2):Internetonly,noTV ActiontecSecurity considerations ReplacingtheActiontec(part 3):WANtoLANkeepsGuide andVOD(easier) ReplacingtheActiontec(part 4):LANtoLANkeepsVZ MediaManager HowdoIenableWakeOnLAN (WOL)withtheMI424WR HowtogetthesameIP assignmentperdevice PortForwardingInstructionsfor theFiOSMI424Router Whatisthedifferencebetween variousFIOSrouters

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Clicktoenlarge VideofromtheONTtotheSTBsdoesnotchange. ThisconnectionmethoddoesnotallowtheMediaShareDVRtofunctionaswellasyoumightwant. ThatsystemneedstohavethePCandtheDVRonthesamesegmentofnetwork.Inotherwords, theMediaSharetrafficcannotcrosstheWANboundary.SoifyouhaveaMediaShareDVR,youneed tousetheLANtoLANmethodinReplacingtheActiontec(part4):LANtoLANkeepsMediaShare DVR. YouwillplacetheActiontecbehindyourprimaryroutertocompletethepathforTVdata.Usingthis connectionmethod,theonlypurposefortheActiontecistoconnecttheActiontec'scoaxLANtothe ethernetWANport.Allotherwirelessandwiredinternetconnectionswillbemadetoyourprimary router.DoubleNATdoesnotseemtoaffectSTBdataincludingProgramGuide,WidgetsandVOD. NordoesitseemtoaffectstandardtraffictootherActionteccoaxLANdevicesthatmaybe connectedthroughaMoCAbridgesuchasaNIM100. Ok,soyouveverifiedyourbroadbanddataconnectionontheActiontecisEthernetinReplacethe Actiontec(part1):CoaxtoEthernet.andyouvechosenyournewprimaryrouterbasedon

performancespecificationsthatmatchyourserviceandwhatyouwanttodowithit. A.Shortversion:Turnoffwireless(maybe),releasetheWANIP,poweroff.Connectethernetto WANportonreplacementrouter,turniton,verifyinternetconnectivity.RemovepowertoSTBsand DVRs.ConnectActiontecWANporttoLANportonreplacementrouter,turnActiontecon,makesure theActiontecLANsubnetisdifferentfromyourrouter'sLANsubnet,andverifyinternetconnectivity. VerifySTBsandDVRshavedatapathtotheinternet.Tada!Alldone! B.Forthelongerversionfollowthesesteps: Atvariouspointsinthisprocedure,youwillneedtoverifycertainroutersettingsandconnections.It issuggestedyoudothisfromacomputerwiredtotherouter.Thereareanumberofproblemsthat arerelatedtowirelessuse,andyouwanttotacklethoseproblemsafteryouknowyou'rerunning properlywired. AfteryourprimaryrouterisinplaceyoumayneedtobeabletochecksettingsontheActiontec. Youcansetittoallowremoteadministrationonhttpport80.Sinceitisbehindyourprimaryrouter, yourexposuretovulnerabilitiesfromtheinternetisreduced.ExposuretocurrentLANsidemalware canbeminimizedbychangingyourrouterpasswordtosomethingyou'vechosen.Youdiddothat already,didn'tyou?Don'tuseeasytoguesspasswords. TheseinstructionshavebeentestedonaRev.AActiontecwithfirmwareversion4.0.16.1.56.0.10.7. TheyarealsoknowntoworkActiontecupthroughRev.EandtheWestell9100. 1.TurnoffWirelessontheActiontecifyouintendtoaccessonlythroughyourreplacementrouter. Otherwise,setthesameSSID,securityandpasswordonbothrouters,butsetbothrouterson differentwirelesschannels.Yourwirelessdevicewillusethestrongersignalofthetwo.(Ifyou havequestionsaboutotherwirelessconfigurations,postthemintheVerizonFiberOpticsforum). ToturnofftheActiontecwireless,clickonWirelessSettingsicon,thenclickBasicWirelessSettings menuitem.Clickthebuttoninitem1toturnoffradio,thenscrolldownandclickApply. 2.Ifyouchoosetodosoforconvenience,allowRemoteAdministrationontheActiontec.Clickon Advancedicon,clickYestoallowchanges,clickonRemoteAdministrationitem,checkUsing PrimaryHttpPort80underAllowIncomingAccesstoWirelessBroadbandRouter. 3.ReleasetheIPontheActiontecbeforeturningitoff.ClickonMyNetworkicon,thenselect NetworkConnectionsitem.ClickonBroadbandConnection(Ethernet)inthetabletoseethe propertiesforyourWANport.WritedowntheMACaddressfortheethernetWANport,youmay needitlater.ScrolldownandclickSettings.ClicktheReleasebuttonandyourinternetlightonthe Actiontecwillgoorange.IfyouareonPPPoE,thisstepdoesnotapplytoyou. 4.PowerofftheActiontec. 5.Next,unplugtheethernetfromtheActiontecWANportandplugitintotheWANportonyour newrouter.ConnectyourPCtoaLANport,turnonyournewrouterandrebootyourPC.Whenthe routersettlesdown,verifyitsstatuslights,includinginternetconnectivity. Intherarecircumstanceyoudonotgetinternet,youmayhaveaMACboundIP.Followthe proceduresinthisFAQtoreleaseyourDHCPlease. Logintoyournewroutertoverifyandchangeanysettings. Makesureyouchangeyourrouterpasswordoffthedefaultvalue. Makesureyourrouterissettoobtainit'sWANsideaddressautomatically(DHCP) YourroutershoulduseadifferentLANsubnetthantheActiontec.Forexample,ifyouleftthe ActiontecLANsubnetas192.168.1.x,thenchangeyourrouter'sLANsubnetto192.168.0.x. MakesureDHCPServerisenabledontheLANsideofyourrouter. RebootyourrouterandPCtoverifyanychanges. Startyourbrowser,verifyinternetconnectivitybybrowsingtoyourdefaultpage:why,its www.dslreports.com,ofcourse. Runaspeedtest.IfyouhavealreadytweakedyourPC,youshouldbegettingeverythingyouasked for.That'swhyIhadyouconnectwired.Keepitsimplebeforeyougomorecomplicated. Tada!!YouhaveyourreplacementrouterconnectedtotheONTsethernetWANport. 6.TurnoffallyourSTBsandDVRsbyremovingpowertothem.HittingthePowerswitchisn't enough.Unplugthepowercordfromtheoutlet. 7.ConnecttheWANportoftheActiontectoaLANportofyournewrouter.ConnectyourPCtoa LANportontheActiontec.RebootthePC.PowerontheActiontec.Whenalltherouterlightssettle down,youshouldseeinternetconnectivity.Verifybybrowsingtodslreports.Youshouldbeableto

runaspeedtest,andgetthesameresultsyouhadwithyourprimaryrouter. 8.Sofar,sogood?TurnononeSTB.Letitbootupandsettledown.Rememberthevideofromthe ONTwillnotbeaffectedbytherouterchanges.Verifythedatagetstherebychangingachannelto seetheprogramdata,orpressGuidetoshowtheprogramguide,orpressWidgetsorOnDemand. Anyoftheseactionswithnormalresultswillverifyyoursystemworks. Repeatstep8untilallTVdevicesareonandworking.Youwillbeabletoseethedevicenamesin MyNetworkontheActiontec. Hurray!!!Missionaccomplished. Atanypointthatyouneedtoresetdevices,powerupfromtheWANinward.Example:iftheSTBs donotconnect,powerthemoff,thenpowerofftherouter,thenpoweruptherouterandwhenit hassettleddown,poweruptheSTB.Likewise,iftheroutercannotgetaninternetconnection,turn itoff,reboottheONT,thenwhenit'ssettleddown,powerontherouter.Ihavenothadany problemswiththissetup.TheonlythingthattheActiontecisdoingisfeedingdatatotheSTBs. DoubleNATwillnotaffectthem,atleastnotinanywayIhavebeenabletodetermine. Dothesesteps,thenconnectyourPCtoyourrouter,andleavetheActiontecalone.Thereisn't anythingelseyoureallyneedtodowithit.IfyouhadallowedRemoteAdministration,youcanget totheActiontecbygoingtowhateveraddressyourprimaryrouterassignedtotheActiontec.You wouldloginandpasswordthesameasyouhavedonepreviously.TheActiontecatthispointisnow doingthesamethingaNIM100woulddo.It'sontheLANsideofyourprimaryrouteractingasa bridgefromyourrouter'sethernettothecoax. Youhavenowenteredtheworldofnonstandardinstallation.VZtechsupportmaysayit'snot supported.That'sfine,nowyouknowwheretogetassistance.Thisforumhasbeenmyfirststopfor alongtime.If,atanytime,youwanttogobacktoastandardinstallation,releasetheIPfromyour newrouter,poweritoff,connecttheActiontecWANtotheONTcat5,poweritonandyou'rebackto astandardinstallation.VZwillsupportthat.
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