Netgear MR814v2 User Manual

SM-MR814NA-2 Version 4.12April 2003NETGEAR, Inc.4500 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95054 USAReference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wirele

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Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router B-10 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics Domain Name ServerMany of the resources on the

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics B-11 What is a Firewall?A firewall is a device that

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router B-12 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics Ethernet CablingAlthough Ethernet networks orig

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics B-13 The MR814v2 router incorporates Auto UplinkTM t

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router 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 the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router C-2 Preparing Your Network In your IP network, each PC and the firewall must be assigned a

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router Preparing Your Network C-3 You must have an Ethernet adapter, the TCP/IP protocol, and Clie

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router C-4 Preparing Your Network If you need Client for Microsoft Networks:a. Click the Add butto

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router Preparing Your Network C-5 Verify the following settings as shown: • Client for Microsoft N

About This Manual xi Preface About This ManualCongratulations on your purchase of the NETGEAR® MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router.The MR814v2 router pr

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router C-6 Preparing Your Network Selecting Windows’ Internet Access Method1. On the Windows taskb

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router Preparing Your Network C-7 2. Type winipcfg, and then click OK.The IP Configuration window

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router C-8 Preparing Your Network DHCP Configuration of TCP/IP in Windows XP, 2000, or NT4You will

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router Preparing Your Network C-9 • Now you should be at the Local Area Network Connection Status

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router C-10 Preparing Your Network DHCP Configuration of TCP/IP in Windows 2000 Once again, after

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router Preparing Your Network C-11 • Click on the My Network Places icon on the Windows desktop.

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router C-12 Preparing Your Network • With Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) selected, click on Properties

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router Preparing Your Network C-13 DHCP Configuration of TCP/IP in Windows NT4Once you have instal

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router C-14 Preparing Your Network • Highlight the TCP/IP Protocol in the Network Protocols box, a

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router Preparing Your Network C-15 Verifying TCP/IP Properties for Windows XP, 2000, and NT4To che

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router xii About This Manual Special Message FormatsThis guide uses the following formats to highl

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router C-16 Preparing Your Network • The default gateway is 192.168.0.14. Type exit Configuring th

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router Preparing Your Network C-17 2. If not already selected, select Built-in Ethernet in the Con

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router C-18 Preparing Your Network Verifying the Readiness of Your Internet AccountFor broadband a

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router Preparing Your Network C-19 • An IP address and subnet mask• A gateway IP address, which is

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router C-20 Preparing Your Network If an IP address appears under Installed Gateways, write down t

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router Preparing Your Network C-21 Restarting the NetworkOnce you’ve set up your computers to work

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router C-22 Preparing Your Network

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

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router D-2 Wireless Networking Basics In the infrastructure mode, the wireless access point conver

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router Wireless Networking Basics D-3 Authentication and WEPThe absence of a physical connection b

Introduction 1-1 Chapter 1 IntroductionThis chapter describes the features of the NETGEAR MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router.Key Features of the Router

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router D-4 Wireless Networking Basics • Shared Key Authentication requires that the station and th

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router Wireless Networking Basics D-5 5. The station connects to the network.If the decrypted text

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router D-6 Wireless Networking Basics 3. Use WEP for Authentication and Encryption: A transmitting

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router Wireless Networking Basics D-7 WEP Configuration OptionsThe WEP settings must match on all

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router D-8 Wireless Networking Basics The radio frequency channels used are listed in Table 7-1:No

Glossary1Glossary10BASE-T IEEE 802.3 specification for 10 Mbps Ethernet over twisted pair wiring.100BASE-Tx IEEE 802.3 specification for 100 Mbps Eth

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router 2 Glossary Internet ProtocolThe main internetworking protocol used in the Internet. Used in

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router Glossary3 Point-to-Point ProtocolPPP. A protocol allowing a computer using TCP/IP to connec

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router 4 Glossary

Index 1Numerics64 or 128 bit WEP 3-7802.11b D-1AAccount Name 2-11, 2-14, 5-2Address Resolution Protocol B-9ad-hoc mode D-2Authentication Server

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router 1-2 Introduction 802.11b Standards-based Wireless NetworkingThe MR814v2 router includes an

2 IndexFfactory settings, restoring 5-8firewall features 1-2Flash memory, for firmware upgrade 1-1front panel 1-6, 1-7Ggateway address C-20HHalf

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

4 IndexUSB C-18WWAN 6-5WEP D-3WEP encryption 1-2Wi-Fi D-1Windows, configuring for IP routing C-2, C-7winipcfg utility C-6WinPOET C-18Wired Equ

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router Introduction 1-3 SecurityThe MR814v2 router is equipped with several features designed to m

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router 1-4 Introduction • Automatic Configuration of Attached PCs by DHCP The MR814v2 router dynam

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router Introduction 1-5 Package ContentsThe product package should contain the following items:• M

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router 1-6 Introduction The Router’s Front PanelThe front panel of the MR814v2 router contains the

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router Introduction 1-7 The Router’s Rear PanelThe rear panel of the Model RP614 router contains t

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

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router 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 the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router 2-2 Connecting the Router to the Internet The cable or DSL modem broadband access device mu

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router Connecting the Router to the Internet 2-3 Record Your Internet Connection InformationPrint

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router 2-4 Connecting the Router to the Internet Connecting the MR814v2 to Your LANThis section pr

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router Connecting the Router to the Internet 2-5 c. Connect the Ethernet cable from your cable or

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router 2-6 Connecting the Router to the Internet f. Verify the following:When your turn the router

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router Connecting the Router to the Internet 2-7 A login window shown below opens:Figure 2-5: Log

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router 2-8 Connecting the Router to the Internet c. When the router successfully detects an active

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router Connecting the Router to the Internet 2-9 • To change the login timeout, enter a new value

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Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router 2-10 Connecting the Router to the Internet Note: You will no longer need to launch the ISP’

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router Connecting the Router to the Internet 2-11 • Enter your Account Name (may also be called Ho

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router 2-12 Connecting the Router to the Internet Note: Restart the computers on your network so t

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router Connecting the Router to the Internet 2-13 Manually Configuring Your Internet Connection Yo

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router 2-14 Connecting the Router to the Internet You can manually configure the router using the

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router Connecting the Router to the Internet 2-15 Note: After you finish setting up your router, y

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router 2-16 Connecting the Router to the Internet

Wireless Configuration 3-1 Chapter 3 Wireless ConfigurationThis chapter describes how to configure the wireless features of your MR814v2 router.Consid

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router 3-2 Wireless Configuration Implement Appropriate Wireless Security Unlike wired network dat

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router Wireless Configuration 3-3 Figure 3-2: Wireless Settings menuThe Wireless Network menu sec

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Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router 3-4 Wireless Configuration Figure 3-3: Wireless Access Point settingsRestricting Access to

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router Wireless Configuration 3-5 Figure 3-5: Wireless Card Access List SetupThen, either select

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router 3-6 Wireless Configuration Choosing Authentication and Security Encryption MethodsFigure 3-

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router Wireless Configuration 3-7 DisableNo encryption will be applied. This setting is useful for

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router 3-8 Wireless Configuration How to Set Up and Test Basic Wireless ConnectivityFollow the ins

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router Wireless Configuration 3-9 8. Configure and test your PCs for wireless connectivity.Program

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router 3-10 Wireless Configuration 4. Click Add to add a wireless device to the wireless access co

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router Wireless Configuration 3-11 1. Log in to the MR814v2 firewall at its default LAN address of

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router 3-12 Wireless Configuration

Content Filtering 4-1 Chapter 4 Content FilteringThis chapter describes how to use the content filtering features of the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Ro

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

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router 4-2 Content Filtering Blocking Access to Internet SitesThe MR814v2 router allows you to res

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router Content Filtering 4-3 • If the keyword “.com” is specified, only websites with other domain

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router 4-4 Content Filtering To specify a service for blocking, click Add. The Add Services menu w

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router Content Filtering 4-5 Configuring Services Blocking by IP Address RangeUnder “Filter Servic

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router 4-6 Content Filtering Viewing Logs of Web Access or Attempted Web AccessThe log is a detail

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router Content Filtering 4-7 Log action buttons are described in Table 4-2Configuring E-Mail Alert

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router 4-8 Content Filtering • Turn e-mail notification on Check this box if you wish to receive e

Maintenance 5-1 Chapter 5 Maintenance This chapter describes how to use the maintenance features of your MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router. These feat

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router 5-2 Maintenance This screen shows the following parameters:Table 5-1. Router Status FieldsF

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router Maintenance 5-3 Click on the “Show Connection Status” button to display the connection stat

vi ContentsChapter 3 Wireless ConfigurationConsiderations For A Wireless Network ...

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router 5-4 Maintenance Click on the “Show Statistics” button to display router usage statistics, a

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router Maintenance 5-5 Viewing a List of Attached DevicesThe Attached Devices menu contains a tabl

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router 5-6 Maintenance From the Main Menu of the browser interface, under the Maintenance heading,

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router Maintenance 5-7 From the Main Menu of the browser interface, under the Maintenance heading,

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router 5-8 Maintenance Erasing the ConfigurationIt is sometimes desirable to restore the router to

Advanced Configuration of the Router 6-1 Chapter 6 Advanced Configuration of the Router This chapter describes how to configure the advanced features

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router 6-2 Advanced Configuration of the Router Use the Port Forwarding menu to configure the rout

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router Advanced Configuration of the Router 6-3 Local Web and FTP Server ExampleIf a local PC with

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router 6-4 Advanced Configuration of the Router Some online games and videoconferencing applicatio

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router Advanced Configuration of the Router 6-5 The WAN Setup menu, shown below lets you configure

Contents vii Chapter 6 Advanced Configuration of the RouterConfiguring for Port Forwarding to Local Servers ...

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router 6-6 Advanced Configuration of the Router Using the LAN IP Setup OptionsThe second feature c

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router Advanced Configuration of the Router 6-7 The LAN IP parameters are:• IP Address This is the

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router 6-8 Advanced Configuration of the Router For most applications, the default DHCP and TCP/IP

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router Advanced Configuration of the Router 6-9 Note: The reserved address will not be assigned un

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router 6-10 Advanced Configuration of the Router 7. If your dynamic DNS provider allows the use of

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router Advanced Configuration of the Router 6-11 1. Click the Add button to open the Add/Edit Menu

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router 6-12 Advanced Configuration of the Router When you first configured your router, two implic

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router Advanced Configuration of the Router 6-13 b. To allow access from a range of IP addresses o

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router 6-14 Advanced Configuration of the Router Using Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Universal Plu

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router Advanced Configuration of the Router 6-15 Advertisement Time To Live: The time to live for

viii ContentsAppendix A Technical SpecificationsAppendix B Network, Routing, Firewall, and BasicsRelated Publications ...

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router 6-16 Advanced Configuration of the Router

Troubleshooting 7-1 Chapter 7 TroubleshootingThis chapter gives information about troubleshooting your MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router. After each p

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router 7-2 Troubleshooting LEDs Never Turn Off When the router is turned on, the LEDs turns on for

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router Troubleshooting 7-3 Troubleshooting the Web Configuration InterfaceIf you are unable to acc

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router 7-4 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting the ISP ConnectionIf your router is unable to access th

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router Troubleshooting 7-5 ORConfigure your router to spoof your PC’s MAC address. This can be don

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router 7-6 Troubleshooting If the path is working, you see this message:Reply from < IP address

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router Troubleshooting 7-7 — If your ISP assigned a host name to your PC, enter that host name as

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router 7-8 Troubleshooting

Technical Specifications A-1 Appendix ATechnical SpecificationsThis appendix provides technical specifications for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Rout

Contents ix DHCP Configuration of TCP/IP in Windows XP ... C-8DHCP Configuration of TCP/IP in Windo

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router A-2 Technical Specifications VCCI Class BEN 55 022 (CISPR 22), Class BInterface Specificati

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

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router B-2 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics What is a Router?A router is a device that forwa

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics B-3 The latter version is easier to remember and eas

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router B-4 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics • Class C Class C addresses can have 254 hosts o

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics B-5 As a shorter alternative to dotted-decimal notat

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router B-6 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics Although the preceding example uses the entire t

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics B-7 Configure all hosts on a LAN segment to use the

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router B-8 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics Single IP Address Operation Using NATIn the past

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics B-9 This scheme offers the additional benefit of fir