Netgear NTGWGR614 User Manual

SM-WGR614NA-1 Version 1.0March 2003NETGEAR, Inc.4500 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95054 USAReference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WG

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Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 B-14 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics

Preparing Your Network C-1 Appendix CPreparing Your NetworkThis appendix describes how to prepare your network to connect to the Internet through the

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 C-2 Preparing Your Network In your IP network, each PC and the firewall must be assigned a uniqu

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 Preparing Your Network C-3 You must have an Ethernet adapter, the TCP/IP protocol, and Client fo

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 C-4 Preparing Your Network If you need Client for Microsoft Networks:a. Click the Add button.b.

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 Preparing Your Network C-5 Verify the following settings as shown: • Client for Microsoft Networ

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 C-6 Preparing Your Network Selecting Windows’ Internet Access Method1. On the Windows taskbar, c

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 Preparing Your Network C-7 2. Type winipcfg, and then click OK.The IP Configuration window opens

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 C-8 Preparing Your Network DHCP Configuration of TCP/IP in Windows XP, 2000, or NT4You will find

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 Preparing Your Network C-9 • Now you should be at the Local Area Network Connection Status windo

About This Manual xi Preface About This ManualCongratulations on your purchase of the NETGEAR® Model WGR614 Cable/DSL Wireless Router. The WGR614 rout

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 C-10 Preparing Your Network DHCP Configuration of TCP/IP in Windows 2000 Once again, after you h

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 Preparing Your Network C-11 • Click on the My Network Places icon on the Windows desktop. This

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 C-12 Preparing Your Network • With Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) selected, click on Properties to o

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 Preparing Your Network C-13 DHCP Configuration of TCP/IP in Windows NT4Once you have installed t

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 C-14 Preparing Your Network • Highlight the TCP/IP Protocol in the Network Protocols box, and cl

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 Preparing Your Network C-15 Verifying TCP/IP Properties for Windows XP, 2000, and NT4To check yo

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 C-16 Preparing Your Network • The default gateway is 192.168.0.14. Type exit Configuring the Mac

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 Preparing Your Network C-17 2. If not already selected, select Built-in Ethernet in the Configur

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 C-18 Preparing Your Network Verifying the Readiness of Your Internet AccountFor broadband access

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 Preparing Your Network C-19 • An IP address and subnet mask• A gateway IP address, which is the

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 xii About This Manual Special Message FormatsThis guide uses the following formats to highlight

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 C-20 Preparing Your Network If an IP address appears under Installed Gateways, write down the ad

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 Preparing Your Network C-21 Restarting the NetworkOnce you’ve set up your computers to work with

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Wireless Networking Basics D-1 Appendix DWireless Networking BasicsThis chapter provides an overview of Wireless networking.Wireless Networking Overvi

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 D-2 Wireless Networking Basics In the infrastructure mode, the wireless access point converts ai

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 Wireless Networking Basics D-3 Authentication and WEPThe absence of a physical connection betwee

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 D-4 Wireless Networking Basics • Shared Key Authentication requires that the station and the acc

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 Wireless Networking Basics D-5 5. The station connects to the network.If the decrypted text does

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 D-6 Wireless Networking Basics 3. Use WEP for Authentication and Encryption: A transmitting 802.

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 Wireless Networking Basics D-7 WEP Configuration OptionsThe WEP settings must match on all 802.1

Introduction 1-1 Chapter 1 IntroductionThis chapter describes the features of the NETGEAR Model WGR614 Cable/DSL Wireless Router.Key Features of the R

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 D-8 Wireless Networking Basics The radio frequency channels used are listed in Table 7-1:Note: T

Glossary1GlossaryUse the list below to find definitions for technical terms used in this manual.List of Glossary Terms10BASE-T IEEE 802.3 specificati

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 2 Glossary ADSLShort for asymmetric digital subscriber line, a technology that allows data to be

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 Glossary3 A Certificate Authority is a trusted third-party organization or company that issues d

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 4 Glossary DSLShort for digital subscriber line, but is commonly used in reference to the asymme

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 Glossary5 IKEInternet Key Exchange. An automated method for exchanging and managing encryption k

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 6 Glossary A LAN typically connects multiple personal computers and shared network devices such

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 Glossary7 NATA technique by which several hosts share a single IP address for access to the Inte

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 8 Glossary PPP over ATMPPPoA. PPP over ATM is a protocol for connecting remote hosts to the Inte

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 Glossary9 routerA device that forwards data between networks. An IP router forwards data based o

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 1-2 Introduction 802.11g Wireless NetworkingThe WGR614 router includes an 802.11g wireless acces

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 10 Glossary The TLS protocol is made up of two layers. The TLS Record Protocol ensures that a co

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 Glossary11 wide area networkWAN. A long distance link used to extend or connect remotely located

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 12 Glossary

Index 1Numerics64 or 128 bit WEP 3-6802.11b D-1AAccount Name 2-11, 2-13, 5-2Address Resolution Protocol B-9ad-hoc mode D-2Authentication Server

2 Indexfirewall features 1-2Flash memory, for firmware upgrade 1-1front panel 1-6, 1-7fully qualified domain name (FQDN) 3-4Ggateway address C-20

Index 3Password 2-9passwordrestoring 7-7PC, using to configure C-21ping 6-5pinout, Ethernet cable B-12placement 3-1port filtering 4-3Port Forwa

4 IndexUUniversal Plug and Play 6-13Uplink switch B-12UPnP 6-13USB C-18WWAN 6-4WAN Setup 6-4WEP D-3Wi-Fi D-1Windows, configuring for IP routin

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 Introduction 1-3 SecurityThe WGR614 router is equipped with several features designed to maintai

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 1-4 Introduction • Automatic Configuration of Attached PCs by DHCP The WGR614 router dynamically

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 Introduction 1-5 Package ContentsThe product package should contain the following items:• Model

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 1-6 Introduction The Router’s Front PanelThe front panel of the WGR614 router contains the statu

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 Introduction 1-7 The Router’s Rear PanelThe rear panel of the Model RP614 router contains the po

ii © 2003 by NETGEAR, Inc. All rights reserved.TrademarksNETGEAR is a trademark of Netgear, Inc. Microsoft, Windows, and Windows NT are registered tra

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 1-8 Introduction

Connecting the Router to the Internet 2-1 Chapter 2 Connecting the Router to the InternetThis chapter describes how to set up the router on your local

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 2-2 Connecting the Router to the Internet Computer Network Configuration RequirementsThe WGR614

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 Connecting the Router to the Internet 2-3 • You may also refer to the GearBox CD for Cable/DSL W

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 2-4 Connecting the Router to the Internet Connecting the WGR614This section provides instruction

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 Connecting the Router to the Internet 2-5 Note: Place the WGR614 router in a location which conf

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 2-6 Connecting the Router to the Internet e. Now, turn on your computer. If software usually log

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 Connecting the Router to the Internet 2-7 A login window like the one shown below opens:Figure 2

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 2-8 Connecting the Router to the Internet c. When the router successfully detects an active Inte

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 Connecting the Router to the Internet 2-9 • To change the login timeout, enter a new value in mi

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Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 2-10 Connecting the Router to the Internet Note: You will no longer need to launch the ISP’s log

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 Connecting the Router to the Internet 2-11 • Enter your Account Name (may also be called Host Na

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 2-12 Connecting the Router to the Internet • Click Test to test your Internet connection. If the

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 Connecting the Router to the Internet 2-13 You can manually configure the router using the Basic

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 2-14 Connecting the Router to the Internet Note: After you finish setting up your router, you wi

Wireless Configuration 3-1 Chapter 3 Wireless ConfigurationThis chapter describes how to configure the wireless features of your WGR614 router. In pla

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 3-2 Wireless Configuration Implement Appropriate Wireless Security Unlike wired network data, yo

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 Wireless Configuration 3-3 • Turn Off the Wired LAN. If you disable the wireless LAN, wireless d

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 3-4 Wireless Configuration The 802.11b and 802.11g wireless networking protocols are configured

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 Wireless Configuration 3-5 Understanding WEP Authentication and EncryptionRestricting wireless a

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Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 3-6 Wireless Configuration • Disable. No encryption will be applied. This setting is useful for

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 Wireless Configuration 3-7 Before You Change the SSID and WEP SettingsBefore customizing your wi

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 3-8 Wireless Configuration How to Set Up and Test Basic Wireless ConnectivityFollow the instruct

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 Wireless Configuration 3-9 8. Configure and test your PCs for wireless connectivity.Program the

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 3-10 Wireless Configuration 3. From the Wireless Settings menu, click the Setup Access List butt

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 Wireless Configuration 3-11 7. Click Add to add this wireless device to the Wireless Card Access

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 3-12 Wireless Configuration • Manual - Enter ten hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f

Content Filtering 4-1 Chapter 4 Content FilteringThis chapter describes how to use the content filtering features of the Model WGR614 Cable/DSL Wirele

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 4-2 Content Filtering Blocking Access to Internet SitesThe WGR614 router allows you to restrict

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 Content Filtering 4-3 • If the keyword “.com” is specified, only websites with other domain suff

Contents v ContentsPreface About This ManualChapter 1 IntroductionKey Features of the Router ...

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 4-4 Content Filtering To specify a service for blocking, click Add. The Add Services menu will a

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 Content Filtering 4-5 Configuring Services Blocking by IP Address RangeUnder “Filter Services Fo

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 4-6 Content Filtering Viewing Logs of Web Access or Attempted Web AccessThe log is a detailed re

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 Content Filtering 4-7 Log action buttons are described in Table 4-2Configuring E-Mail Alert and

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 4-8 Content Filtering • Turn e-mail notification on Check this box if you wish to receive e-mail

Maintenance 5-1 Chapter 5 Maintenance This chapter describes how to use the maintenance features of your Model WGR614 Cable/DSL Wireless Router. These

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 5-2 Maintenance This screen shows the following parameters:Table 5-1. Menu 3.2 - Router Status F

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 Maintenance 5-3 Click on the “Show WAN Status” button to display the WAN status, as shown below.

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 5-4 Maintenance Click on the “Show Statistics” button to display router usage statistics, as sho

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 Maintenance 5-5 Viewing a List of Attached DevicesThe Attached Devices menu contains a table of

vi ContentsHow to Manually Configure Your Internet Connection ...2-12Chapter 3 Wireless Configuration

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 5-6 Maintenance From the Main Menu of the browser interface, under the Maintenance heading, sele

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 Maintenance 5-7 From the Main Menu of the browser interface, under the Maintenance heading, sele

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 5-8 Maintenance Erasing the ConfigurationIt is sometimes desirable to restore the router to the

Advanced Configuration 6-1 Chapter 6 Advanced ConfigurationThis chapter describes how to configure the advanced features of your Model WGR614 Cable/DS

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 6-2 Advanced Configuration Use the Port Forwarding menu to configure the router to forward incom

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 Advanced Configuration 6-3 Local Web and FTP Server ExampleIf a local PC with a private IP addre

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 6-4 Advanced Configuration Some online games and videoconferencing applications are incompatible

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 Advanced Configuration 6-5 The default DMZ server feature is helpful when using some online game

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 6-6 Advanced Configuration Using a Dynamic DNS ServiceIf your network has a permanently assigned

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 Advanced Configuration 6-7 Using LAN IP Setup OptionsThe LAN IP Setup feature is under the Advan

Contents vii Adding a Port Forwarding Custom Service ...6-2Editing or Deleting a Port Forw

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 6-8 Advanced Configuration • IP Address This is the LAN IP address of the router.• IP Subnet Mas

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 Advanced Configuration 6-9 For most applications, the default DHCP and TCP/IP settings of the ro

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 6-10 Advanced Configuration Note: The reserved address will not be assigned until the next time

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 Advanced Configuration 6-11 1. Click the Add button to open the Add/Edit Menu, shown below.Figur

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 6-12 Advanced Configuration When you first configured your router, two implicit static routes we

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 Advanced Configuration 6-13 b. To allow access from a range of IP addresses on the Internet, sel

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 6-14 Advanced Configuration Turn UPnP On: UPnP can be enabled or disabled for automatic device c

Troubleshooting 7-1 Chapter 7TroubleshootingThis chapter gives information about troubleshooting your Model WGR614 Cable/DSL Wireless Router. After ea

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 7-2 Troubleshooting LEDs Never Turn Off When the router is turned on, the LEDs turns on for abou

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 Troubleshooting 7-3 Troubleshooting the Web Configuration InterfaceIf you are unable to access t

viii ContentsSubnet Addressing ... B-5Private IP Addre

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 7-4 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting the ISP ConnectionIf your router is unable to access the Int

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 Troubleshooting 7-5 ORConfigure your router to spoof your PC’s MAC address. This can be done in

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 7-6 Troubleshooting If the path is working, you see this message:Reply from < IP address >

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 Troubleshooting 7-7 — If your ISP assigned a host name to your PC, enter that host name as the A

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 7-8 Troubleshooting

Technical Specifications A-1 Appendix ATechnical SpecificationsThis appendix provides technical specifications for the Model WGR614 Cable/DSL Wireless

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 A-2 Technical Specifications Electromagnetic EmissionsMeets requirements of: FCC Part 15 Class B

Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics B-1 Appendix BNetwork, Routing, Firewall, and BasicsThis chapter provides an overview of IP networks, routing,

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 B-2 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics What is a Router?A router is a device that forwards t

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics B-3 The latter version is easier to remember and easier t

Contents ix What Is Your Configuration Information? ... C-18Obtaining ISP Configuration In

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 B-4 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics • Class C Class C addresses can have 254 hosts on a n

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics B-5 As a shorter alternative to dotted-decimal notation,

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 B-6 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics Although the preceding example uses the entire third

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics B-7 Configure all hosts on a LAN segment to use the same

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 B-8 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics Single IP Address Operation Using NATIn the past, if

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics B-9 This scheme offers the additional benefit of firewall

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 B-10 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics Domain Name ServerMany of the resources on the Inter

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics B-11 What is a Firewall?A firewall is a device that prote

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 B-12 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics Ethernet CablingAlthough Ethernet networks originall

Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics B-13 The WGR614 router incorporates Auto UplinkTM technol