Netgear WNR834B User Manual

202-10243-01 July 2007v2.1NETGEAR, Inc.4500 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95054 USANETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual x Contentsv2.1, July 2007Appendix A Technical SpecificationsFactory Default Settings ...

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual 6-6 Using Network Monitoring Toolsv2.1, July 2007For each device, the table shows the IP ad

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Using Network Monitoring Tools 6-7v2.1, July 2007To save your settings, click Back Up. Your

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual 6-8 Using Network Monitoring Toolsv2.1, July 2007Upgrading the Router SoftwareThe routing s

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Using Network Monitoring Tools 6-9v2.1, July 2007A menu is also provided for upgrading the

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual 6-10 Using Network Monitoring Toolsv2.1, July 2007If the router discovers a newer version o

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Using Network Monitoring Tools 6-11v2.1, July 20077. Click Upload to send the firmware to t

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual 6-12 Using Network Monitoring Toolsv2.1, July 2007To configure your router for remote manag

7-1v2.1, July 2007Chapter 7TroubleshootingThis chapter provides information about troubleshooting your RangeMax NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B. After ea

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual 7-2 Troubleshootingv2.1, July 20075. Turn on the computers. Make sure the Ethernet cables a

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Troubleshooting 7-3v2.1, July 2007a. The power light is solidly on.b. The Internet light is

xiv2.1, July 2007About This ManualThe user manual provides information for configuring the features of the NETGEAR® RangeMax NEXT Wireless Router WNR8

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual 7-4 Troubleshootingv2.1, July 2007• Make sure that the Ethernet cable connections are secur

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Troubleshooting 7-5v2.1, July 2007If the router does not save changes you have made in the

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual 7-6 Troubleshootingv2.1, July 2007Inform your ISP that you have bought a new network device

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Troubleshooting 7-7v2.1, July 2007To ping the router from a running Windows PC:1. From the

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual 7-8 Troubleshootingv2.1, July 2007• Check that your computer has the IP address of your rou

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Troubleshooting 7-9v2.1, July 2007Solving Wireless Connection ProblemsThe first steps in so

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual 7-10 Troubleshootingv2.1, July 2007Setting Up and Testing Basic Wireless ConnectivityFollow

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Troubleshooting 7-11v2.1, July 20072. For the wireless network name (SSID), use the default

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual 7-12 Troubleshootingv2.1, July 20078. In the main menu of the WNR834B router, under the hea

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Troubleshooting 7-13v2.1, July 2007• Use the Default Reset button on the rear panel of the

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual xii About This Manualv2.1, July 2007• Scope. This manual is written for the WNR834B router

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual 7-14 Troubleshootingv2.1, July 2007

A-1v2.1, July 2007Appendix ATechnical SpecificationsThis appendix provides technical specifications for the WNR834B wireless router.Factory Default Se

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual A-2 Technical Specificationsv2.1, July 2007General SpecificationsWirelessWireless Router Ra

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Technical Specifications A-3v2.1, July 2007Operating temperature: 0° to 40° C (32º to 104º

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual A-4 Technical Specificationsv2.1, July 2007Electromagnetic EmissionsDesigned to conform to

B-1v2.1, July 2007Appendix BRelated DocumentsThis appendix provides links to reference documents you can use to gain a more complete understanding of

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual B-2 Related Documentsv2.1, July 2007

Index-1v2.1, July 2007IndexAAccount Name 1-6, 6-2Bbackup configuration 6-6Basic Wireless Connectivity 7-10Basic Wireless Settings 2-10Big Pond 1-8Ccon

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Index-2v2.1, July 2007MMAC address 2-11, 7-8spoofing 1-7, 7-6metric 4-9MTU 4-8MTU size 5-20

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual About This Manual xiiiv2.1, July 2007• Printing from PDF. Your computer must have the free

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual xiv About This Manualv2.1, July 2007

1-1v2.1, July 2007Chapter 1Configuring Basic ConnectivityThis chapter describes the parameters for your Internet connection and your wireless local ar

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual 1-2 Configuring Basic Connectivityv2.1, July 2007For installation instructions in a languag

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Configuring Basic Connectivity 1-3v2.1, July 20072. Enter admin for the router user name an

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual 1-4 Configuring Basic Connectivityv2.1, July 20073. Select Setup > Basic Settings from t

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Configuring Basic Connectivity 1-5v2.1, July 2007If the wireless router is connected to the

iiv2.1, July 2007© 2007 by NETGEAR, Inc. All rights reserved.Product Registration, Support, and DocumentationRegister your product at http://www.NETGE

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual 1-6 Configuring Basic Connectivityv2.1, July 2007No Login Required by ISP. If no login is r

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Configuring Basic Connectivity 1-7v2.1, July 2007– Internet IP Address. Determines how your

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual 1-8 Configuring Basic Connectivityv2.1, July 2007If a login is required by your ISP, the fo

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Configuring Basic Connectivity 1-9v2.1, July 2007• Other, which selects PPPoE (Point to Poi

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual 1-10 Configuring Basic Connectivityv2.1, July 2007• Always On. The router will log in to th

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Configuring Basic Connectivity 1-11v2.1, July 2007Viewing the Basic Wireless SettingsTo vie

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual 1-12 Configuring Basic Connectivityv2.1, July 2007• Region. This field identifies the regio

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Configuring Basic Connectivity 1-13v2.1, July 2007WEP connections can take slightly longer

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual 1-14 Configuring Basic Connectivityv2.1, July 2007.Setting up a Vista WPS NetworkIf you hav

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Configuring Basic Connectivity 1-15v2.1, July 2007To add a WPS client using the built-in re

v2.1, July 2007iiiNOTE: This product's firmware limits operation to only the channels allowed in a particular Region or Country. Therefore, all

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual 1-16 Configuring Basic Connectivityv2.1, July 2007Figure 1-11WNR834Bv2

2-1v2.1, July 2007Chapter 2Safeguarding Your NetworkThe RangeMax NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B provides highly effective security features which are co

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual 2-2 Safeguarding Your Networkv2.1, July 2007There are several ways you can enhance the secu

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Safeguarding Your Network 2-3v2.1, July 2007The time it takes to establish a wireless conne

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual 2-4 Safeguarding Your Networkv2.1, July 2007The available settings in this menu are:• Name

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Safeguarding Your Network 2-5v2.1, July 2007Balancing performance factors (throughput, late

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual 2-6 Safeguarding Your Networkv2.1, July 2007Basic Wireless Settings Setup FormBefore custom

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Safeguarding Your Network 2-7v2.1, July 2007with the correct Passphrase. Similarly, when yo

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual 2-8 Safeguarding Your Networkv2.1, July 2007.4. You can manually or automatically program t

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Safeguarding Your Network 2-9v2.1, July 20075. Click Apply to save your settings.Configurin

v2.1, July 2007ivFCC Requirements for Operation in the United States FCC Information to UserThis product does not contain any user serviceable compone

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual 2-10 Safeguarding Your Networkv2.1, July 2007.Turning Off the Broadcast of Your Wireless Ne

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Safeguarding Your Network 2-11v2.1, July 2007configuring the Wireless Card Access List, see

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual 2-12 Safeguarding Your Networkv2.1, July 2007To restrict access based on MAC addresses, fol

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Safeguarding Your Network 2-13v2.1, July 20074. If the desired computer appears in the Avai

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual 2-14 Safeguarding Your Networkv2.1, July 2007Changing the Administrator PasswordThe default

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Safeguarding Your Network 2-15v2.1, July 2007configuration file after you complete the conf

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual 2-16 Safeguarding Your Networkv2.1, July 2007• Allow certain games and applications to func

3-1v2.1, July 2007Chapter 3Restricting Access From Your NetworkThis chapter describes how to use the content filtering and reporting features of the R

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual 3-2 Restricting Access From Your Networkv2.1, July 2007• If the keyword XXX is specified, t

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Restricting Access From Your Network 3-3v2.1, July 2007– Block all access to Internet brows

v2.1, July 2007vFCC Declaration Of ConformityWe NETGEAR, Inc., 4500 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara, CA 95054, declare under our sole responsibilit

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual 3-4 Restricting Access From Your Networkv2.1, July 20072. Enable service blocking by select

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Restricting Access From Your Network 3-5v2.1, July 2007• Enter the Starting Port and Ending

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual 3-6 Restricting Access From Your Networkv2.1, July 2007a. Days to Block.Select days to bloc

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Restricting Access From Your Network 3-7v2.1, July 2007Table 3-1 describes the log entries.

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual 3-8 Restricting Access From Your Networkv2.1, July 20072. Turn email notification on by sel

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Restricting Access From Your Network 3-9v2.1, July 2007If you select the Weekly, Daily or H

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual 3-10 Restricting Access From Your Networkv2.1, July 2007

4-1v2.1, July 2007Chapter 4Customizing Your Network SettingsThis chapter describes how to configure advanced networking features of the RangeMax NEXT

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual 4-2 Customizing Your Network Settingsv2.1, July 2007.Configuring LAN TCP/IP Setup Parameter

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Customizing Your Network Settings 4-3v2.1, July 2007– When set to Both or In Only, the rout

v2.1, July 2007viProduct and Publication DetailsModel Number: WNR834BPublication Date: July 2007Product Family: Wireless RouterProduct Name: RangeMax

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual 4-4 Customizing Your Network Settingsv2.1, July 2007• Secondary DNS Server (if you entered

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Customizing Your Network Settings 4-5v2.1, July 2007Using a Dynamic DNS ServiceIf your Inte

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual 4-6 Customizing Your Network Settingsv2.1, July 2007To configure Dynamic DNS:1. Register fo

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Customizing Your Network Settings 4-7v2.1, July 2007Disabling the SPI Firewall The Stateful

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual 4-8 Customizing Your Network Settingsv2.1, July 2007Setting the MTU SizeThe normal MTU valu

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Customizing Your Network Settings 4-9v2.1, July 20071. Click Add to open the Add Static Rou

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual 4-10 Customizing Your Network Settingsv2.1, July 2007When you first configured your router,

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Customizing Your Network Settings 4-11v2.1, July 2007The WNR834B router supports two modes

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual 4-12 Customizing Your Network Settingsv2.1, July 2007The figure below shows a wireless repe

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Customizing Your Network Settings 4-13v2.1, July 2007A computer on any wireless or wired LA

viiv2.1, July 2007ContentsAbout This ManualConventions, Formats and Scope ...

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual 4-14 Customizing Your Network Settingsv2.1, July 2007

5-1v2.1, July 2007Chapter 5Fine-Tuning Your NetworkThis chapter describes how to modify the configuration of the RangeMax NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual 5-2 Fine-Tuning Your Networkv2.1, July 2007How Your Computer Communicates With A Remote Com

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Fine-Tuning Your Network 5-3v2.1, July 20074. The Web server at www.example.com composes a

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual 5-4 Fine-Tuning Your Networkv2.1, July 2007“When you initiate a session with destination po

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Fine-Tuning Your Network 5-5v2.1, July 2007How Port Forwarding Changes the Communication Pr

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual 5-6 Fine-Tuning Your Networkv2.1, July 2007How Port Forwarding Differs From Port Triggering

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Fine-Tuning Your Network 5-7v2.1, July 20071. From the main menu of the browser interface,

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual 5-8 Fine-Tuning Your Networkv2.1, July 20072. Click Add Custom Service.3. In the Service Na

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Fine-Tuning Your Network 5-9v2.1, July 20071. Assign your Web server either a fixed IP addr

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual viii Contentsv2.1, July 2007Chapter 3 Restricting Access From Your NetworkContent Filtering

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual 5-10 Fine-Tuning Your Networkv2.1, July 2007To set up Port Triggering: 1. In the main menu,

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Fine-Tuning Your Network 5-11v2.1, July 20075. Click Add Service. 6. In the Service Name bo

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual 5-12 Fine-Tuning Your Networkv2.1, July 2007Using Universal Plug and PlayUniversal Plug and

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Fine-Tuning Your Network 5-13v2.1, July 2007• Advertisement PeriodThe Advertisement Period

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual 5-14 Fine-Tuning Your Networkv2.1, July 2007• Identify critical wireless links.If your netw

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Fine-Tuning Your Network 5-15v2.1, July 2007Configuring Quality of Service (QoS)QoS is an a

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual 5-16 Fine-Tuning Your Networkv2.1, July 2007Using WMM QoS for Wireless Multimedia Applicati

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Fine-Tuning Your Network 5-17v2.1, July 20072. Click Add Priority Rule. The QoS Priority Ru

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual 5-18 Fine-Tuning Your Networkv2.1, July 20075. From the Priority drop-down list, select the

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Fine-Tuning Your Network 5-19v2.1, July 2007QoS for a MAC AddressTo create a QoS policy for

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Contents ixv2.1, July 2007Configuring Port Triggering ...

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual 5-20 Fine-Tuning Your Networkv2.1, July 20071. Open the QoS Setup menu, shown in Figure 5-6

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Fine-Tuning Your Network 5-21v2.1, July 2007If you suspect an MTU problem, a common solutio

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual 5-22 Fine-Tuning Your Networkv2.1, July 2007Next, consider the throughput of your network d

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Fine-Tuning Your Network 5-23v2.1, July 2007Overview of Home and Small Office Networking Te

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual 5-24 Fine-Tuning Your Networkv2.1, July 2007• Wired EthernetAs gigabit-speed Ethernet ports

6-1v2.1, July 2007Chapter 6Using Network Monitoring ToolsThis chapter describes how to use the maintenance features of your RangeMax NEXT Wireless Rou

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual 6-2 Using Network Monitoring Toolsv2.1, July 2007Table 6-1 describes the router status fiel

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Using Network Monitoring Tools 6-3v2.1, July 2007DHCP If set to None, the router is configu

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual 6-4 Using Network Monitoring Toolsv2.1, July 20072. Click Connection Status to display the

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Using Network Monitoring Tools 6-5v2.1, July 2007Table 6-3 describes the router statistics.