Netgear WGT624 User Manual

M-10153-01M-10153-01 Version 1.0August 2003NETGEAR, Inc.4500 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95054 USAReference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless

M-10153-01x ContentsSubnet Addressing ... B-4Private IP

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624B-8 Network, Routing, Firewall, and BasicsM-10153-01The following figure illustrates

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics B-9M-10153-01If a device sends data to another

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624B-10 Network, Routing, Firewall, and BasicsM-10153-01IP Configuration by DHCPWhen an

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics B-11M-10153-01Stateful Packet InspectionUnlike

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624B-12 Network, Routing, Firewall, and BasicsM-10153-01Category 5 Cable QualityCategory

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics B-13M-10153-01Figure B-1: Straight-Through Tw

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624B-14 Network, Routing, Firewall, and BasicsM-10153-01Note: Flat “silver satin” teleph

Preparing Your Network C-1M-10153-01Appendix CPreparing Your NetworkThis appendix describes how to prepare your network to connect to the Internet thr

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624C-2 Preparing Your NetworkM-10153-01In your IP network, each PC and the firewall must

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624Preparing Your Network C-3M-10153-01You must have an Ethernet adapter, the TCP/IP pro

Contents xiM-10153-01Are Login Protocols Used? ... C-18What Is Your C

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624C-4 Preparing Your NetworkM-10153-01If you need Client for Microsoft Networks:a. Clic

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624Preparing Your Network C-5M-10153-01Verify the following settings as shown: • Client

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624C-6 Preparing Your NetworkM-10153-01Selecting Windows’ Internet Access Method1. On th

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624Preparing Your Network C-7M-10153-012. Type winipcfg, and then click OK.The IP Config

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624C-8 Preparing Your NetworkM-10153-01DHCP Configuration of TCP/IP in Windows XP, 2000,

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624Preparing Your Network C-9M-10153-01• Now you should be at the Local Area Network Con

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624C-10 Preparing Your NetworkM-10153-01DHCP Configuration of TCP/IP in Windows 2000 Onc

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624Preparing Your Network C-11M-10153-01• Click on the My Network Places icon on the Win

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624C-12 Preparing Your NetworkM-10153-01• With Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) selected, clic

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624Preparing Your Network C-13M-10153-01DHCP Configuration of TCP/IP in Windows NT4Once

M-10153-01xii Contents

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624C-14 Preparing Your NetworkM-10153-01• Highlight the TCP/IP Protocol in the Network P

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624Preparing Your Network C-15M-10153-01Verifying TCP/IP Properties for Windows XP, 2000

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624C-16 Preparing Your NetworkM-10153-01• The default gateway is 192.168.0.14. Type exit

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624Preparing Your Network C-17M-10153-012. If not already selected, select Built-in Ethe

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624C-18 Preparing Your NetworkM-10153-01Verifying the Readiness of Your Internet Account

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624Preparing Your Network C-19M-10153-01• An IP address and subnet mask• A gateway IP ad

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624C-20 Preparing Your NetworkM-10153-01If an IP address appears under Installed Gateway

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624Preparing Your Network C-21M-10153-01Restarting the NetworkOnce you’ve set up your co

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624C-22 Preparing Your NetworkM-10153-01

Wireless Networking Basics D-1M-10153-01Appendix DWireless Networking BasicsThis chapter provides an overview of Wireless networking.Wireless Networki

About This Manual 1M-10153-01Chapter 1 About This ManualThis chapter describes the intended audience, scope, conventions, and formats of this manual.A

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624D-2 Wireless Networking BasicsM-10153-01In the infrastructure mode, the wireless acce

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624Wireless Networking Basics D-3M-10153-01Authentication and WEPThe absence of a physic

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624D-4 Wireless Networking BasicsM-10153-01• Shared Key Authentication requires that the

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624Wireless Networking Basics D-5M-10153-015. The station connects to the network.If the

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624D-6 Wireless Networking BasicsM-10153-013. Use WEP for Authentication and Encryption:

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624Wireless Networking Basics D-7M-10153-01WEP Configuration OptionsThe WEP settings mus

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624D-8 Wireless Networking BasicsM-10153-01The radio frequency channels used are listed

M-10153-01Glossary1GlossaryUse the list below to find definitions for technical terms used in this manual.List of Glossary Terms10BASE-T IEEE 802.3 sp

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT6242 GlossaryM-10153-01ADSLShort for asymmetric digital subscriber line, a technology th

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624Glossary3M-10153-01A Certificate Authority is a trusted third-party organization or c

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT6242 About This ManualM-10153-01How to Use This ManualThe HTML version of this manual in

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT6244 GlossaryM-10153-01DSLShort for digital subscriber line, but is commonly used in ref

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624Glossary5M-10153-01IKEInternet Key Exchange. An automated method for exchanging and m

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT6246 GlossaryM-10153-01A LAN typically connects multiple personal computers and shared n

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624Glossary7M-10153-01NATA technique by which several hosts share a single IP address fo

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT6248 GlossaryM-10153-01PPP over ATMPPPoA. PPP over ATM is a protocol for connecting remo

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624Glossary9M-10153-01routerA device that forwards data between networks. An IP router f

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT62410 GlossaryM-10153-01The TLS protocol is made up of two layers. The TLS Record Protoc

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624Glossary11M-10153-01wide area networkWAN. A long distance link used to extend or conn

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT62412 GlossaryM-10153-01

Index 1Numerics64 or 128 bit WEP 4-6802.11b D-1AAccount Name 3-11, 3-14, 6-2Address Resolution Protocol B-8ad-hoc mode D-2Authentication Server

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624About This Manual 3M-10153-01How to Print this ManualTo print this manual you man cho

2 IndexFfactory settings, restoring 6-8firewall features 2-2Flash memory, for firmware upgrade 2-2front panel 2-6, 2-7fully qualified domain name

Index 3Ppackage contents 2-5Passphrase 4-6, 4-7, 4-11passphrase 2-2Password 3-10passwordrestoring 8-7PC, using to configure C-21ping 7-5placeme

4 IndexTrusted Host 5-2UUniversal Plug and Play 7-13Uplink switch B-14UPnP 7-13USB C-18WWAN 7-4WAN Setup 7-4WEP D-3Wi-Fi D-1Windows, configur

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT6244 About This ManualM-10153-01

Introduction 2-1M-10153-01Chapter 2 IntroductionCongratulations on your purchase of the NETGEAR® 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624. The WGT624

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT6242-2 IntroductionM-10153-01• Front panel LEDs for easy monitoring of status and activi

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624Introduction 2-3M-10153-01• The WGT624 prevents objectionable content from reaching y

iiM-10153-01© 2003 by NETGEAR, Inc. All rights reserved.TrademarksNETGEAR is a trademark of Netgear, Inc. Microsoft, Windows, and Windows NT are regis

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT6242-4 IntroductionM-10153-01• IP Address Sharing by NAT The WGT624 wireless router allo

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624Introduction 2-5M-10153-01• Visual monitoring The WGT624 wireless router’s front pane

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT6242-6 IntroductionM-10153-01The Router’s Front PanelThe front panel of the WGT624 wirel

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624Introduction 2-7M-10153-01The Router’s Rear PanelThe rear panel of the Model RP614 ro

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT6242-8 IntroductionM-10153-01

Connecting the Router to the Internet 3-1M-10153-01Chapter 3Connecting the Router to the InternetThis chapter describes how to set up the router on yo

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT6243-2 Connecting the Router to the InternetM-10153-01Internet Configuration Requirement

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624Connecting the Router to the Internet 3-3M-10153-01Record Your Internet Connection In

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT6243-4 Connecting the Router to the InternetM-10153-01Connecting the WGT624This section

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624Connecting the Router to the Internet 3-5M-10153-01Note: Place the WGT624 wireless ro

M-10153-01iiiEurope - EU Declaration of ConformityMarking by the above symbol indicates compliance with the Essential Requirements of the R&TTE Di

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT6243-6 Connecting the Router to the InternetM-10153-01e.Now, turn on your computer. If s

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624Connecting the Router to the Internet 3-7M-10153-01A login window like the one shown

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT6243-8 Connecting the Router to the InternetM-10153-01c.When the router successfully det

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624Connecting the Router to the Internet 3-9M-10153-01PPPoE Smart Wizard-Detected Option

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT6243-10 Connecting the Router to the InternetM-10153-01Telstra Bigpond Cable Smart Wizar

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624Connecting the Router to the Internet 3-11M-10153-01• Click Apply to save your settin

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT6243-12 Connecting the Router to the InternetM-10153-01Figure 3-10: Setup Smart Wizard

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624Connecting the Router to the Internet 3-13M-10153-01How to Manually Configure Your In

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT6243-14 Connecting the Router to the InternetM-10153-012.If your Internet connection doe

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624Connecting the Router to the Internet 3-15M-10153-01a.Select you Internet service pro

M-10153-01ivrequirements for use of the 2.4GHz band in France: http://www.art-telecom.fr/eng/index.htm. When operating in France, this device may be o

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT6243-16 Connecting the Router to the InternetM-10153-01

Wireless Configuration 4-1M-10153-01Chapter 4 Wireless ConfigurationThis chapter describes how to configure the wireless features of your WGT624 wirel

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT6244-2 Wireless ConfigurationM-10153-01Implement Appropriate Wireless Security Unlike wi

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624Wireless Configuration 4-3M-10153-01• Turn Off the Wired LAN. If you disable the wire

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT6244-4 Wireless ConfigurationM-10153-01The 802.11b and 802.11g wireless networking proto

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624Wireless Configuration 4-5M-10153-01Understanding WEP Authentication and EncryptionRe

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT6244-6 Wireless ConfigurationM-10153-01Encryption Strength ChoicesChoose the encryption

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624Wireless Configuration 4-7M-10153-01Before You Change the SSID and WEP SettingsBefore

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT6244-8 Wireless ConfigurationM-10153-01How to Set Up and Test Basic Wireless Connectivit

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624Wireless Configuration 4-9M-10153-018.Configure and test your PCs for wireless connec

M-10153-01vBestätigung des Herstellers/ImporteursEs wird hiermit bestätigt, daß das 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624 gemäß der im BMPT-AmtsblV

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT6244-10 Wireless ConfigurationM-10153-013.From the Wireless Settings menu, click the Set

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624Wireless Configuration 4-11M-10153-01How to Configure WEPTo configure WEP data encryp

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT6244-12 Wireless ConfigurationM-10153-01

Content Filtering 5-1M-10153-01Chapter 5 Content FilteringThis chapter describes how to use the content filtering features of the 108 Mbps Wireless Fi

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT6245-2 Content FilteringM-10153-01To add a keyword or domain, type it in the Keyword box

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624Content Filtering 5-3M-10153-01Services are functions performed by server computers a

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT6245-4 Content FilteringM-10153-01the application. This information can usually be deter

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624Content Filtering 5-5M-10153-01• Days to Block. Select days to block by checking the

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT6245-6 Content FilteringM-10153-01Log entries are described in Table 5-1Log action butto

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624Content Filtering 5-7M-10153-01Configuring E-Mail Alert and Web Access Log Notificati

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Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT6245-8 Content FilteringM-10153-01• Send to this e-mail address Enter the e-mail addres

Maintenance 6-1M-10153-01Chapter 6 Maintenance This chapter describes how to use the maintenance features of your 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WG

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT6246-2 MaintenanceM-10153-01This screen shows the following parameters:Table 6-1. Menu 3

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624Maintenance 6-3M-10153-01Click on the “Show WAN Status” button to display the WAN sta

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT6246-4 MaintenanceM-10153-01Click on the “Show Statistics” button to display router usag

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624Maintenance 6-5M-10153-01Viewing a List of Attached DevicesThe Attached Devices menu

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT6246-6 MaintenanceM-10153-01From the Main Menu of the browser interface, under the Maint

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624Maintenance 6-7M-10153-01From the Main Menu of the browser interface, under the Maint

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT6246-8 MaintenanceM-10153-01Erasing the ConfigurationIt is sometimes desirable to restor

Advanced Configuration 6-1M-10153-01Chapter 6 Advanced ConfigurationThis chapter describes how to configure the advanced features of your 108 Mbps Wir

Contents viiM-10153-01ContentsChapter 1 About This ManualAudience, Scope, Conventions, and Formats ...

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT6246-2 Advanced ConfigurationM-10153-01Use the Port Forwarding menu to configure the rou

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624Advanced Configuration 6-3M-10153-01Local Web and FTP Server ExampleIf a local PC wit

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT6246-4 Advanced ConfigurationM-10153-01Some online games and videoconferencing applicati

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624Advanced Configuration 6-5M-10153-01The default DMZ server feature is helpful when us

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT6246-6 Advanced ConfigurationM-10153-01Using a Dynamic DNS ServiceIf your network has a

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624Advanced Configuration 6-7M-10153-01Using LAN IP Setup OptionsThe LAN IP Setup featur

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT6246-8 Advanced ConfigurationM-10153-01• IP Address This is the LAN IP address of the ro

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624Advanced Configuration 6-9M-10153-01For most applications, the default DHCP and TCP/I

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT6246-10 Advanced ConfigurationM-10153-01Note: The reserved address will not be assigned

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624Advanced Configuration 6-11M-10153-011.Click the Add button to open the Add/Edit Menu

M-10153-01viii ContentsTelstra Bigpond Cable Smart Wizard-Detected Option ...3-10Dynamic IP Smart Wizard-Detect

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT6246-12 Advanced ConfigurationM-10153-01When you first configured your router, two impli

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624Advanced Configuration 6-13M-10153-01b.To allow access from a range of IP addresses o

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT6246-14 Advanced ConfigurationM-10153-01Turn UPnP On: UPnP can be enabled or disabled fo

Troubleshooting 7-1M-10153-01Chapter 7TroubleshootingThis chapter gives information about troubleshooting your 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT62

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT6247-2 TroubleshootingM-10153-01• Check that you are using the 12 V DC 800mA power adapt

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624Troubleshooting 7-3M-10153-01Troubleshooting the Web Configuration InterfaceIf you ar

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT6247-4 TroubleshootingM-10153-01Troubleshooting the ISP ConnectionIf your router is unab

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624Troubleshooting 7-5M-10153-01ORConfigure your router to spoof your PC’s MAC address.

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT6247-6 TroubleshootingM-10153-01If the path is working, you see this message:Reply from

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624Troubleshooting 7-7M-10153-01— If your ISP assigned a host name to your PC, enter tha

Contents ixM-10153-01Adding a Port Forwarding Custom Service ...7-2Editing or Deleting a Po

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT6247-8 TroubleshootingM-10153-01

Technical Specifications A-1M-10153-01Appendix ATechnical SpecificationsThis appendix provides technical specifications for the 108 Mbps Wireless Fire

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624A-2 Technical SpecificationsM-10153-01Electromagnetic EmissionsMeets requirements of:

Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics B-1M-10153-01Appendix BNetwork, Routing, Firewall, and BasicsThis chapter provides an overview of IP networks,

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624B-2 Network, Routing, Firewall, and BasicsM-10153-01Routing Information ProtocolOne o

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics B-3M-10153-01Figure 7-1: Three Main Address C

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624B-4 Network, Routing, Firewall, and BasicsM-10153-01This addressing structure allows

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics B-5M-10153-01Subnet addressing allows us to sp

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624B-6 Network, Routing, Firewall, and BasicsM-10153-01The following table lists the add

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics B-7M-10153-01• So that hosts recognize local I