Physical Installation - Plug in the power supply and connect the power cable to the DSL router. The Power LED should begin flashing rapidly for about 5 seconds and then go steady. The Internet LED should then start blinking.\
- The phone cord included with your router is your DSL cable, this is the cable that should be used to connect your router to the phone jack. Plug one end into the DSL port on the back of the Router and the other end directly into your phone jack on the wall. Run the line directly from the wall to the router, the line must not be plugged into anything other than the router and the wall. Splitters, answering machines, surge protectors, fax machines, etc., will interfere with the operation of your DSL line. After connecting the DSL cable, the Internet LED on the front of the router should stop blinking and go solid after 10 to 20 seconds. If the Internet LED does not stop blinking, verify that you have properly connected the telephone line to the router and the wall. If the Internet LED does not stop flashing, and it is past your Qwest activation date, you should call Qwest Technical Support at 1-800-247-7285 to ensure that your line has been activated.
 The ActionTec 1520 has two methods for connecting your computer, four Ethernet or LAN ports, and a USB port. Drivers for using the USB port are not yet available. If you do not have an Ethernet connection on your computer, you will not be able to proceed. If your computer has an Ethernet adapter, you should use that connection. If you are using a computer that does not have an Ethernet port, then you should install the Ethernet adapter that is included with the modem. Refer to the installation instructions included with the Ethernet adapter to correctly install the Ethernet adapter in your computer.
Connecting to the Ethernet Port - Plug one end of the provided ethernet cable into the first port on the back of the router, labeled 1. With your computer powered on, plug the other end into your computer's ethernet adapter.
Verify Connectivity - Make sure that the POWER LED is lit and green on the router. If the POWER does not come on and remain lit, verify that you have correctly connected the power cord to the router. If the light does not remain lit, or continues flashing call our office at 425.818.6500 or 888.662.5274.
- The last Ethernet Network LED should be lit and green and possibly flickering occasionally. This indicates a connection to your computer. If the indicator light does not come on double check the connection between your computer and the router. If after verifying the connection between the computer and router you are still unable to obtain an Ethernet Network connection, call our office at 425.818.6500 or 888.662.5274 for assistance.
- Make sure the Internet LED is lit and steady. Occasional flickering is normal. If the Internet LED is not lit, or blinking steadily, double check the telephone line connection between the router and the wall. If the Internet light does not stay a steady green color, the router is not receiving a DSL signal from your phone line. Call Qwest Technical Support at 1-800-247-7285 to ensure that your line has been activated.
Disable Dialup Networking - Click on Start, then click on Settings, then click on Control Panel.
- Double click on Internet Options
- Click on the Connections tab.
- Click on the Never Dial a Connection option.
- Click on the OK button.
- Close the Control Panel.
Configure TCP/IP - Windows 95/98/Me - Click on Start then click on Run. In the dialog box, type in winipcfg then click OK.
- From the Windows IP Configuration window, select your Ethernet Adapter from the pull down list.
- Click on the Release All button.
- Click on the Renew All button.
If your computer shows an IP address of 192.168.0.x, where x is a number between 2 and 254, your computer is correctly communicating with the router. If you receive an error or any other IP address is displayed, verify your ethernet connection following the Verify Connectivity section and try the command again. If you are unable to obtain an IP address, please call our office at 425.818.6500 or 888.662.5274 for assistance. - Close the Windows IP Configuration window by clicking Ok.
Configure TCP/IP - Windows 2000/XP - Click on Start then click on Run. In the dialog box, type in cmd then click OK to start a command prompt.
- From the command prompt type ipconfig /renew and press [Enter]
If your computer shows an IP address of 192.168.0.x, where x is a number between 2 and 254, your computer is correctly communicating with the router. If you receive an error or any other IP address is displayed, verify your ethernet connection following the Verify Connectivity section and try the command again. If you are unable to obtain an IP address, please call our office at 425.818.6500 or 888.662.5274 for assistance. - Close the command window by typing exit and pressing [Enter]
Configure the Router It is very important that each of these steps is followed exactly. Failure to follow each step exactly may result in losing the ability to connect to the router. - Start your web browser, such as Internet Explorer or Netscape. If it attempts to load a page, press the Stop button at the top of the browser window.
- In the Address or Location bar of your web browser, clear any address that may be present then enter http://192.168.0.1 and press [Enter].
- In the browser window the ActionTec menu should appear. Click on the Setup / Configuration option.
- From the Set Up / Configuration menu, click on Change Admin Password item to bring up the Change Admin Password page.
- On the Change Admin Password page, select a new password that you have never used before. Once you have selected a new password, enter it in both the New Password and Re-enter New Password boxes. Once both passwords have been entered, click on the Save and Restart button to store your new password and reboot the router. It is important that you set this password to keep other Internet users from accessing your router. This password should be written down and taped to the underside of the router to ensure that it is not lost or forgotten.
- After the router has finished rebooting, in the Address or Location bar of your web browser, clear any address that may be present then enter http://192.168.0.1 and press [Enter].
- You will be prompted to enter a username and password to access the router. For the username, enter admin, for the password, enter the new password that you selected for the router and click Ok.
- In the browser window the ActionTec menu should appear. Click on the Setup / Configuration option to load the ActionTec router setup menu.
- From the Set Up / Configuration menu, click on Advanced Setup button to start the Advanced Setup wizard.
- From the Setup / Configuration page, click on Begin Advanced Setup button to start the Advanced Setup wizard and bring up the Configuring the Advanced Settings page.
- From the Configuring the Advanced Settings page, click Next. This will take you to the WAN IP Address page.
- From the WAN IP Address page, select Obtain an IP Address through PPPoA. For the Unnumbered Mode option, select No. Click on Next to bring up the Broadband Connection via PPPoE/PPPoA page.
- From the Broadband Connection via PPPoE/PPPoA page, enter your Avvanta User Name User Name box. Your User Name is the first half of your email address on Avvanta's system. In the Password box, enter the password you selected when you created your Avvanta account. Leave the Static IP box blank, your IP address will be assigned automatically when your router connects. Click on the Next button to bring up the Wireless Settings page.
- From the Wireless Settings page, click on Next to bring up the LAN IP Address page.
- From the LAN IP Address page enter the Gateway/Router Address that was emailed to you. If you do not have this information, please call our office at 425.818.6500 or 888.662.5274 for assistance, otherwise, click Next to proceed to the DHCP Server page.
- From the DHCP Server page select Off, then click on Next to proceed to the Services Blocking page. Most SOHO installations will not want DHCP services enabled on their router to keep their servers from changing IP addresses. You can optionally enable DHCP on the router and use the information emailed to you for workstation addresses to fill in the DHCP server information
- From the Services Blocking page, click Next to proceed to the Website Blocking page.
- From the Website Blocking page, click Next to proceed to the VPN Pass Through page.
- From the VPN Pass Through page, select Off, then click on Next to proceed to the Remote Management page. Note: Even if you are planning to make VPN connections through your router, you will not want to enable this option. It is intended for use only with NAT based routing.
- From the Remote Management page, select Off and click Next to proceed to the Port Forwarding page.
- From the Port Forwarding page, click Next to proceed to the DMZ Hosting page.
- From the DMZ Hosting page, select Off and click Next to proceed to the MAC Address Cloning page.
- From the MAC Address Cloning page, click Next to proceed to the NAT page.
- From the NAT page, select Off and click Next to proceed to the Static Routing page.
- From the Static Routing page, enter the Network Address that was emailed to you in the Subnet IP box. This will always be the first IP Address in a SOHO IP block. In the Subnet Mask box, enter the Subnet Mask that was emailed to you, this is normally 255.255.255.248. Leave the Gateway IP box blank and click Add. Click Next to proceed to the Save and Restart page.
- From the Save and Restart page, click on the Save and Restart button to finish the router setup.
- After about 30 seconds, your ActionTec 1520 should be configured and online.
Reconfigure TCP/IP - Windows 95/98/Me - Click on Start, then click on Settings, then click on Control Panel.
- From the Control Panel, double click on the Network icon.
- In the list of installed components, find the protocol labeled TCP/IP and double click it. If more than one TCP/IP is listed, select the entry associated with your ethernet adapter.
- In the IP Address tab, select Specify an IP Address. In the IP Address area, enter one of the IP addresses from your Usable Range that was emailed to you. In the Netmask field, type in the Netmask that was emailed to you.
- In the Gateways tab, add the Gateway Address that was emailed to you.
- In the DNS Configuration tab, em Enable DNS and add the two name servers that were emailed to you.
- In the Advanced tab, the check box labeled Set this protocol to be the default protocol should be checked or grayed out.
- Click OK to close the em TCP/IP configuration window, then Click OK to close the em Network configuration window.
- When you are prompted to reboot your computer, select Yes to restart your computer.
Reconfigure TCP/IP - Windows 2000/XP - Click on Start then click on Settings then click on Control Panel, then click on Network and Dialup Connections, then right mouse click on your Local Area Connection and select Properties.
- Double click on Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
- Click on Use the following IP Address In the IP Address area, enter one of the IP addresses from your Usable Range that was emailed to you. In the Netmask field, type in the Netmask that was emailed to you. In the Gateway field, type in Gateway address that was emailed to you.
- Click on Use the following DNS server addresses. In the Preferred DNS server field, enter the primary DNS server that was emailed to you. In the Alternate DNS server field, enter the secondary DNS server that was emailed to you.
- Click OK to close the em TCP/IP configuration window, then Click OK to close the em Network configuration window.
- If you are prompted to reboot your computer, select Yes to restart your computer and then log back into your computer.
Test your Connection In the Address or Location bar of your web browser, clear any address that may be present then enter http://www.avvanta.com/ and press [Enter]. If the Avvanta web site is displayed, your router and computer are correctly configured. If you encounter any difficulties or an error occurs, please call our office at 425.818.6500 or 888.662.5274 for assistance.
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