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    July 2004 2 02-10036-01 202-10036-01 Version 1.5 July 2004 NETGEAR , Inc. 4500 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95 054 USA Reference Manual for the 54 Mbp s Wireless Router WGR614 v5 ...

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    ii July 2004 2 02-10036-01 © 2004 by NETGEAR, Inc. All rights reserved. July 2004. T rademarks NETGEAR is a tr ademark of Netge ar , Inc. Microsoft, W indows, and W indow s NT are registered trademar ks o f Microsoft Corporation. Other brand and product names are registered tradem arks or trademarks of their respective holders. St a tement of Cond ...

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    July 2004 2 02-10036-01 iii Bestätigung des Hers tellers/Importe urs Es wird hiermit bestätigt, daß das 54 Mbps W ireless R outer WGR6 14 v5 gemäß der im BMP T -AmtsblVfg 243/1991 und Vfg 46/1992 aufgeführten Bestimmungen en ts tört ist. Das vorschrifts mäßige Betreiben einiger Geräte (z.B. T estsender) kann jedoch gewissen Beschr änkung ...

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    July 2004 202-1 0036-01 iv ...

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    Contents v July 2004 202-10036-01 Content s Chapter 1 About This Manual Audience, Scope, Conventions, and Formats . ......... ................. ................ ................ ..... 1-1 How to Use This Manual ................. ................ ................... ................ ................ ............ 1-2 How to Print this Manual . ...... ...

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    July 2004 20 2-10036-01 vi Contents How to Manually Configure Y our Internet Co nnection ..................... ................ ............. 3-13 Using the Smart Setup Wizard ..................... ... ................ ................ ................ ............. 3-15 NETGEAR Product Registration, Support, an d Documentation ... ................ ...

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    Contents vii July 2004 202-10036-01 Configuring Port Forwarding to Local Servers ....... ... .... ... ... ... ................. ... ... ................ .. 7-3 Adding a Custom Service .......... ... ... ... ................ .... ... ... ................ .... ... ................ ... .. 7-5 Editing or Deleting a Port Forwarding Entr y . ............ ...

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    July 2004 20 2-10036-01 viii Contents Appendix A T echnical Specificat ions Appendix B Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics Related Publications .............. ................ ................ ................ ................. ................... .... B-1 Basic Router Concepts ................ ................. ................ ................ ...

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    Contents ix July 2004 202-10036-01 Install or V erify Windows Netw orking Comp onents ............. ...................... .............. C-4 Enabling DHCP to Automatically Configure TC P/IP Settings in Windows 95B, 98, and Me C-6 Selecting Windows’ Internet Access Method ............ ................ ................ .............. C-8 V erifyin ...

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    July 2004 20 2-10036-01 x Contents How Does WP A Compare to WEP? ....................... ................ ................ ................. D-9 How Does WP A Compare to IEEE 802.1 1i? ......... ................ ................ ............... D-10 What are the Key Features of WP A S ecuri ty? ............. ................ ................ ...... ...

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    About This Manual 1 July 2004 202-10036-01 Chapter 1 About This Manual This chapter describes the intended audience, sc ope, conventions, and formats of this manual. Audience, Scope, Conventions, and Format s This reference manual assumes that the reader h as basic to interme diate computer and Internet skills. However , basic computer network, Int ...

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    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 2 About This Manual July 2004 202-10036-01 How to Use This Manual The HTML versio n of this manual in cludes a variet y of navigation features as well as links to PDF versions of the full manual and individu al chapte rs. Figure 1 -1: HTML version of this manual 1. Left pane . Use t ...

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    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 About This Manual 3 July 2004 202-10036-01 How to Print this Manual T o print this manual you can ch oose one of th e fo llowing several options, a ccording to your needs. • Printing a “How T o” Sequence of S teps in the HTML V iew . Use the Print button on the upper right of the t ...

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    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 4 About This Manual July 2004 202-10036-01 ...

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    Introduction 2-1 June 2004 202-10036-01 Chapter 2 Introduction Congratulations on yo ur purchase of the NETGEAR ® 54 Mbps W ireless Router WGR614 v5. The WGR614 v5 router provides connec tion for multiple computers to the Internet through an external broadband access device (such as a cable modem or DSL modem) that is normally intended for use by ...

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    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 2-2 Introduction June 2004 202-10036-01 • Ethernet connection to a wid e area network (W AN) device, such as a cable modem or DSL modem. • Extensive Protocol Support. • Login capability . • Front panel LEDs for easy monito ring of status and activ ity . • Flash memory for ...

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    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Introduction 2-3 June 2004 202-10036-01 • Logs security incidents. The WGR614 v5 will log security ev ents such as blocked incoming tr af fic, port scans, attacks, and administrator logins. Y ou can configure the router to E -mail the log to you at specified intervals. Y ou can also co ...

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    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 2-4 Introduction June 2004 202-10036-01 Extensive Protocol Support The WGR614 v5 ro uter supports the T ransmission Control Protocol/Internet Prot ocol (TCP/IP) and Routing Information Protocol (RIP). For further info rmation about TCP/IP , refer to Appendix B, “Network, Rou ting, ...

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    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Introduction 2-5 June 2004 202-10036-01 • Firmware Update The WGR614 v5 ro uter can be updated if a newer version of firmware is available. This lets you take advantage of product enh ancements fo r your WGR6 14 v5 as soon as they become available. • V isual monitoring The WGR614 v5 ...

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    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 2-6 Introduction June 2004 202-10036-01 The Router ’ s Fr ont Panel The front panel of th e WGR614 v5 router contains the statu s lights describe d below . Figure 2-1: WGR614 v5 Front Panel Y ou can use the status lights to verify connection s. V iewed from left to right, the tabl ...

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    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Introduction 2-7 June 2004 202-10036-01 The Router ’ s Rear Panel The rear panel of the WGR614 v5 r outer contains the items listed below . Figure 1-2: WGR614 v5 Rear Panel V iewed from left to right, the rear panel contains the following featu res: • AC power adapter outlet for 12 V ...

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    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 2-8 Introduction June 2004 202-10036-01 exposes them to the inherent complexity of networking. Ge neral networ king concepts, setup, and maintenance can be difficult to un derstand. In addition, wireless technology adds issues, such as range, interference, signal qualit y , and secu ...

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    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Introduction 2-9 June 2004 202-10036-01 Share Windows PC files and printers at home in a combined wireless and wired network. Note: For sharing files and printers on other types of computers like Macintosh or Linux, refer to the product documentation that came with those computers. 1. Us ...

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    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 2-10 Introduction June 2004 202-10036-01 ...

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    Connecting the Router to the Internet 3-1 July 2004 202-10036-01 Chapter 3 Connecting the Router to the Internet This chapter describes how to set up the router on your local area network (LAN) and connect to the Internet. Y ou will find out how to configure your 54 Mbps W ireless Router WGR614 v5 for Internet access using the Setup W izard, or how ...

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    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 3-2 Connecting the Router to the Internet July 2004 202-10036-01 c. Locate the Ethernet cable (cable 1 in the di agram) th at conne cts your PC to the modem. Figure 3-1: Disconnect th e Ethernet cable from t he computer d. Disconnect the cable at the computer end only , point A in t ...

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    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Connecting th e Rou te r to the Internet 3-3 July 2004 202-10036-01 Note: Place the WGR614 v5 router in a location which conforms to the “Observe Performance, Placemen t, and Range Guidelines” on page 4-1 . The stand prov ided with the wireless router provides a convenient, space- sa ...

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    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 3-4 Connecting the Router to the Internet July 2004 202-10036-01 Figure 3-4: V erify the connections according to the st atus light s on the wireless router d. Check the wireless router status lights to verify the following: • Power : The power light should turn solid green. If it ...

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    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Connecting th e Rou te r to the Internet 3-5 July 2004 202-10036-01 In its factory default state, the wireless router will auto matically display the NETGEAR Smart W izard configuration assistant welcome page. Figure 3-5: NETGEAR Smart Wizard configu ration assist ant Note : If you do no ...

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    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 3-6 Connecting the Router to the Internet July 2004 202-10036-01 c. Follow the instructions on the screen to ena ble the wireless feature. Figure 3-6: Enable the wireless feature d. Enable your wireless network, click Next to proceed, then click Done to finish. If you have trouble c ...

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    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Connecting th e Rou te r to the Internet 3-7 July 2004 202-10036-01 Now , Set Up a Computer for Wireless Connectivity Y ou are now connected to the Internet and the wireless feature of the wireless router is enabled! Next, configure your wireless computer . 1. C ONFIGURE THE COMPUTER ’ ...

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    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 3-8 Connecting the Router to the Internet July 2004 202-10036-01 T roubleshooting T ip s Here are some tips for correctin g simple problems you may have. Be sure to restart your networ k in this sequence: 1) T urn off the modem, wireless ro uter, and computer; 2) T urn on the modem, ...

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    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Connecting th e Rou te r to the Internet 3-9 July 2004 202-10036-01 Overview of How to Access the Wireless Router The table below describes how you access the wi reless router, depending on the state of the wireless router. T able 3-1. W ays to access the router Router St ate Access Opti ...

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    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 3-10 Connecting the Router to the Intern et July 2004 202-10036-01 How to Log On to the Wireless Router Af ter Configuration Settings Have Been Applied 1. Connect to the wireless router by typing http://www .routerlogin.net in the addre ss field of your browser, then click Enter . F ...

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    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Connecting th e Rou te r to the In te rn et 3-11 July 2004 202-10036-01 Figure 3-10: Login result: WGR6 14 v5 home page The browser will then display the WGR614 v5 settings home page. When the wireless router is connected to th e Internet, click the Knowledge Base or the Documentation li ...

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    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 3-12 Connecting the Router to the Intern et July 2004 202-10036-01 How to Byp ass the Configuration Assist ant 1. When the wireless router is in the factory default state, type http://www .routerlogin.net/basicsetting.htm in the address field of yo ur browser , then click Enter . Wh ...

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    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Connecting th e Rou te r to the In te rn et 3-13 July 2004 202-10036-01 How to Manually Configure Y our Internet Connection Y ou can manually configure your router using the menu below , or you can allow the Setup W izard to determine your config uration as described in the previous sect ...

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    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 3-14 Connecting the Router to the Intern et July 2004 202-10036-01 2. For security reasons, the wireless router has its own user name and password. When prompted, enter admin for the router user name and password for the router password, both in lower case letters. 3. Click Basic Se ...

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    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Connecting th e Rou te r to the In te rn et 3-15 July 2004 202-10036-01 Note: After you finish setting up your router , you w ill no longer need to launch the ISP’ s l ogin program on your computer in order to acce ss the Internet. When you start an Internet application, your router wi ...

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    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 3-16 Connecting the Router to the Intern et July 2004 202-10036-01 2. For security reasons, the router has its own us e r name and password. When prompted, enter admin for the router user name and pas s w o r d for the router passwo rd, both in lower case letters. T o change the pas ...

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    Wireless Configuration 4-1 June 2004 202-10036-01 Chapter 4 Wireless Configuration This chapter describes how to configure the wire less features of your WGR614 v5 router. In planning your wireless n e twork, you should consider the level of security required. Y ou should also select the physical placemen t of your firewall in order to maximize the ...

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    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 4-2 Wireless Configuration June 2004 202-10036-01 Implement Appropriate Wireless Security Unlike wired network data, your wireless data transmissions can be rece ived well beyo nd your walls by anyone with a compatib le adapter . For this reason, use the security features of your wi ...

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    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Wireless Configuration 4-3 June 2004 202-10036-01 • WP A-PSK. W i-Fi Prote cted Access (WP A) data encr yption provides strong data security . WP A-PSK will block eavesdropping. Because this is a new standard, wireless devic e driver and software availab ility may be limited. • T urn ...

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    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 4-4 Wireless Configuration June 2004 202-10036-01 • Channel. This field determines which operatin g frequency will be used. It should not be necessary to change the wi reless channel unless you notice interfere nce problems with another nearby access point. For more information on ...

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    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Wireless Configuration 4-5 June 2004 202-10036-01 T o configure the advanced wireless settings of y our firewall, click the W irele ss Setup link in the Advanced section of the main me nu of the browser interface. The W ireless Settings menu will appear , as shown below . Figure 4-3: Adv ...

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    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 4-6 Wireless Configuration June 2004 202-10036-01 Information to Gather Before Changing Basic Wireless Settings Before customizing your wireless settings, print th is form and record the following information. If you are working with an existing wi reless network, the person who set ...

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    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Wireless Configuration 4-7 June 2004 202-10036-01 Default Factory Settings When you first receive your WGR614 v5, the default factory settings are shown below . Y ou can restore these defaults with the Factory Default R estore button on the rear panel. After you install the WGR614 v5 ro ...

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    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 4-8 Wireless Configuration June 2004 202-10036-01 2. Click W ireless Settings in the main menu of the WGR614 v5 firewall. Figure 4-4: Wire less Settings menu 3. Choose a suitable descriptive name for the wire less network name (SSID). In the SSID box, enter a value of up to 32 alpha ...

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    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Wireless Configuration 4-9 June 2004 202-10036-01 8. Configure and test your computers for wireless connectivity . Program the wireless adapter of your co mp uter s to have the same SSID and channel that you configured in the router . Check that they have a wireless link and are able to ...

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    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 4-10 Wireless Configur ation June 2004 202-10036-01 4. Select the Authentication T ype and Encryptio ns strength from the drop-down lists. Figure 4-5. Wireless Settings encryp tion menu 5. Y ou can manually or automatically program the four data enc ryption keys. These values must b ...

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    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Wireless Configuration 4 -11 June 2004 202-10036-01 How to Configure WP A-PSK Wireless Security Note : Not all wireless adapters support WP A. Furthermore, client software is also required. W indows XP and W indows 2000 with service pack 3 do includ e WP A support. Neverthe less, the wir ...

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    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 4-12 Wireless Configur ation June 2004 202-10036-01 1. Log in to the WGR614 v5 firewa ll at its default LAN address of http://www .r outerlogin.net with its default user name of admin and default password of password , or using whatever LAN address and password you have set up. 2. C ...

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    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Wireless Configuration 4 -13 June 2004 202-10036-01 5. Click the T urn Access Control On check box. 6. Then, either select from the list of available wireless cards the WGR614 v5 has found in your area, or enter the MAC address and device name for a device you plan to use. Y ou can usual ...

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    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 4-14 Wireless Configur ation June 2004 202-10036-01 ...

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    Content Filtering 5-1 July 2004 202-10036-01 Chapter 5 Content Filtering This chapter describes how to use the content filtering features of the 54 Mbps Wireless Router WGR614 v5 to protect your network. These features can be found by clicking on the Con tent Filtering heading in the Main Menu of the browser interface. Content Filtering Overview Th ...

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    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 5-2 Content Filtering July 2004 202-10036-01 Blocking Access to Internet Sites The WGR614 v5 router allows you to restri ct access based on W eb addresses and W eb address keywords. Up to 255 entries are supported in the Keyword list. The Block Sites men u is shown in Figure 5-1 bel ...

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    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Content Filtering 5-3 July 2004 202-10036-01 • If the keyword “.com” is specified, only W eb s ites with other domain suffixes (such as .edu or .gov) can be viewed. • If you wish to block al l Internet browsing access durin g a scheduled period, enter th e keyword “.” and set ...

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    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 5-4 Content Filtering July 2004 202-10036-01 T o specify a service for blocking, click Add. Th e Add Services menu will appear , as shown below: Figure 5-3: Add Services menu From the Service T ype list, selec t the application or service to be allowed or blocked. The list already d ...

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    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Content Filtering 5-5 July 2004 202-10036-01 Configuring Services Blocki ng by IP Address Range Under “Filter Services For”, you can block the specified service for a single computer , a range of computers (having consecutive IP address es), or all computers on your netwo rk. Schedul ...

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    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 5-6 Content Filtering July 2004 202-10036-01 V i ewing Logs of Web Access or Attempted W eb Access The log is a detailed record of what W eb sites yo u have accessed or attempted to access. Up to 128 entries are stored in the log. Log entries will on ly appear when ke ywo rd blockin ...

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    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Content Filtering 5-7 July 2004 202-10036-01 Log action buttons are described in Ta b l e 5 - 2 Configuring E-Mail Alert and W eb Access Log Notifications In order to receive logs and alerts by E-mail, you must provide your E-mail information in the E-Mail menu, shown bel o w: Figure 5-6 ...

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    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 5-8 Content Filtering July 2004 202-10036-01 • T urn e-mail notification on Check this box if you wish to receive e-mail logs and alerts from the router . • Y our outgoing mail serv er Enter the name of your ISP’ s outgoi ng (SMTP) mail server (such as mail.myISP .com). Y ou m ...

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    Maintenance 6-1 July 2004 202-10036-01 Chapter 6 Maintenance This chapter describes how to use the maintenan ce features of your 54 Mbps W ireless Router WGR614 v5. These features can be found by clic king on the Maintenanc e heading in the Main Menu of the browser interface. V i ewing Wireless Router S t atus Information The Router S tatus menu pr ...

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    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 6-2 Maintenance July 2004 202-10036-01 This screen shows the following parameters: T able 6-1. Wireless Router St atus Fields Field Description Account Name This field displays the Host Name assigned to the router . Firmware V ersion This field displays the router firmware version. ...

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    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Maintenanc e 6-3 July 2004 202-10036-01 Click on the “Connection Status” button to display the connecti on status, as shown below . Figure 6-2: Connectio n S tatu s screen This screen shows the following statistics:. Wireless Port These parameters apply to the Wireless port of the ro ...

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    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 6-4 Maintenance July 2004 202-10036-01 Click on the “Show St a tistics” button to displa y router usage statistics, as shown below . Figure 6-3: Router S tatistics scr een This screen shows the following statistics: Default Gateway The W AN (Inte rnet) defaul t gateway the route ...

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    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Maintenanc e 6-5 July 2004 202-10036-01 V i ewing a List of Attached Devices The Attached Devices menu contains a table of all IP devices that the router has discovered on the local network. From the Main Menu of the browser interface, un der the Maintenance heading, select Attached Devi ...

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    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 6-6 Maintenance July 2004 202-10036-01 From the Main Menu of the brow ser interface, under the Maintenan ce heading, select the Settings Backup heading to b ring up the menu shown below . Figure 6-5: Settings Ba cku p menu Three options are available, and are described in the follow ...

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    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Maintenanc e 6-7 July 2004 202-10036-01 Erasing the Configuration It is sometimes desirable to restor e the router to original default se ttings. This can be done by using the Erase function, which will restore all factory settings. After an erase, th e router's password will be pas ...

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    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 6-8 Maintenance July 2004 202-10036-01 Figure 6-6: Router Upgrade menu T o upload new firmware: 1. Download and unzip the new so ftware file from NETGEAR. 2. In the Router Upgrade menu, click the Brow se button and browse to the location of the upgrade file 3. Click Upload. Note: Wh ...

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    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Maintenanc e 6-9 July 2004 202-10036-01 Figure 6-7: Set Pass word menu T o change the password, first en ter the old password, then enter the new password twice. Click Apply . ...

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    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 6-10 Maintenance July 2004 202-10036-01 ...

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    Advanced Configuration of the Router 7-1 July 2004 202-10036-01 Chapter 7 Advanced Configuration of the Router This chapter describes how to configure the advan ced features of your 54 Mbps W ireless Router WGR614 v5. These features can be found under th e Advanced heading in the Main Menu of the browser interface. . Configuring Port T riggering Po ...

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    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 7-2 Advanced Configuration of the Router July 2004 202-10036-01 port triggering will only allow request from Internet after a design ated port is 'triggered'. Port triggering applies to ch at an d Internet games. Figure 7-1: Port T riggering Menu Note : If Disable Port T r ...

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    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Advanced Configur ation of the Route r 7-3 July 2004 202-10036-01 Follow these steps to set up a co mputer to play Internet games or use Internet applications: 1. Click Add . Figure 7-2: Add Port T rigger Menu 2. Enter a service name in the Service Name box. 3. Under Service User , selec ...

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    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 7-4 Advanced Configuration of the Router July 2004 202-10036-01 interface, under Advanced, click on Port Forwar ding to v iew the port forwarding menu, shown below . Figure 7-3: Port Forwarding Menu Use the Port Forwarding m enu to configure the ro uter to forward incoming p rotocol ...

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    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Advanced Configur ation of the Route r 7-5 July 2004 202-10036-01 Adding a Custom Service T o define a service, game or application that do es not appear in the Services & Games list, you must determine what port number s are used by the service. For this informatio n, you may need t ...

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    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 7-6 Advanced Configuration of the Router July 2004 202-10036-01 2. Click Edit or Delete. Local Web and FTP Server Example If a local computer with a private IP address of 192.168.0.33 acts as a W eb and FTP server , configure the Ports menu to forward HTTP (p ort 80) and F TP (port ...

  • NETGEAR WGR614 v5 - page 79

    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Advanced Configur ation of the Route r 7-7 July 2004 202-10036-01 Some online games and videoconferen cing applica tions are incompatible with NA T . The WGR614 v5 router is pro grammed to recognize some of th ese applications and to work properly with them, but there are other applicati ...

  • NETGEAR WGR614 v5 - page 80

    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 7-8 Advanced Configuration of the Router July 2004 202-10036-01 Disabling the SPI Firewall The SPI (S tateful Inspection) Fire wall protects your LAN against De nial of Service attacks. This should only be disabled in special circumstance s. Setting Up a Default DMZ Server The defau ...

  • NETGEAR WGR614 v5 - page 81

    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Advanced Configur ation of the Route r 7-9 July 2004 202-10036-01 Setting the MTU Size The normal MTU (Maximum Transmit Unit) value fo r most Ethernet networks is 1500 Bytes, 1492 Bytes for PPPoE connections, or 1436 for PP TP connections. Fo r some ISPs you may need to reduce the MTU. B ...

  • NETGEAR WGR614 v5 - page 82

    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 7-10 Advanced Configuration of the Router July 2004 202-10036-01 Using the LAN IP Setup Options The second feature category under the Advanced heading is LAN IP Setup. This menu allows configuration of LAN IP services such as DHCP and RIP . From the Main Menu of the browser interfac ...

  • NETGEAR WGR614 v5 - page 83

    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Advanced Conf igu ra tio n of the Rout er 7-11 July 2004 202-10036-01 These addresses are part of the IETF-designated private address range for use in private networks, and should be suitabl e in most applications. If your network has a requirement to use a different IP addressing scheme ...

  • NETGEAR WGR614 v5 - page 84

    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 7-12 Advanced Configuration of the Router July 2004 202-10036-01 Using the Router as a DHCP server By default, the router will function as a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server , allowing it to assign IP , DNS server , and default gateway addre sses to all computers co ...

  • NETGEAR WGR614 v5 - page 85

    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Advanced Conf igu ra tio n of the Rout er 7-13 July 2004 202-10036-01 2. In the IP Address box, type the IP address to assign to the computer or server . (choose an IP address from the router ’ s LAN subnet, such as 192.168.0.X) 3. T ype the MAC Address of the computer or server . (T i ...

  • NETGEAR WGR614 v5 - page 86

    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 7-14 Advanced Configuration of the Router July 2004 202-10036-01 1. Register for an account with one of the dyn amic DNS service providers whose names appear in the ‘Select Service Prov ider ’ box. For example, for dyndns .org, go to www .dyndns.org. 2. Select the Use a dynamic ...

  • NETGEAR WGR614 v5 - page 87

    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Advanced Conf igu ra tio n of the Rout er 7-15 July 2004 202-10036-01 T o add or edit a S tatic Route: 1. Click the Add button to open the Add/Edit Menu, shown below . Figure 7-8. St atic Route Entry and Edit Me nu 2. T ype a route name for this static route in the Rout e Name bo x under ...

  • NETGEAR WGR614 v5 - page 88

    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 7-16 Advanced Configuration of the Router July 2004 202-10036-01 When you first configure d your router , two implic it static routes were crea ted. A default route was created with your ISP as the gateway , and a second static route was create d to your loca l network for all 192.1 ...

  • NETGEAR WGR614 v5 - page 89

    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Advanced Conf igu ra tio n of the Rout er 7-17 July 2004 202-10036-01 b. T o allow access from a range of IP addresses on the Internet, select IP address range. Enter a beginning and end ing IP address to define the allowed range. c. T o allow access from a single IP address on the Inter ...

  • NETGEAR WGR614 v5 - page 90

    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 7-18 Advanced Configuration of the Router July 2004 202-10036-01 From the Main Menu of the bro wser interface, under Advanced, click on UPnP . Set up UPnP according to the guidelines below . T urn UPnP On: UPnP can be enabled or disabled for automatic de vice configuration. The defa ...

  • NETGEAR WGR614 v5 - page 91

    Troubleshooting 8-1 July 2004 202-10 036-01 Chapter 8 T roubleshooting This chapter gives information about troublesho oting your 54 Mbps W ireless Router WGR614 v5. After each problem description, instructions ar e provided to help yo u diagnose and solve the problem. Basic Functioning After you turn on power to the router , the following sequ enc ...

  • NETGEAR WGR614 v5 - page 92

    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 8-2 Troubleshooting July 2004 202-10036 -01 Light s Never T urn Off When the router is turned on, th e lights turns on for about 10 secon ds and then turn of f. If all the lights stay on, there is a fault within the router . If all lights are still on one minute after power up: • ...

  • NETGEAR WGR614 v5 - page 93

    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Troubleshooting 8-3 July 2004 202-10036 -01 T roubleshooting the W eb Configuration Interface If you are unable to acce ss the router ’ s W eb Config ura tion interface from a computer on your local network, check the following : • Check the Ethernet connec tion between the co mputer ...

  • NETGEAR WGR614 v5 - page 94

    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 8-4 Troubleshooting July 2004 202-10036 -01 T roubleshooting the ISP Connection If your router is unable to access the Internet, you should first determine whether the router is able to obtain a W AN IP address from the ISP . Unless yo u have been assigned a static IP address, your ...

  • NETGEAR WGR614 v5 - page 95

    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Troubleshooting 8-5 July 2004 202-10036 -01 Inform your ISP that yo u have bought a new network device, and ask them to use the ro uter ’ s MAC address. OR Configure your router to spoof your computer ’ s MAC address. This can be done in the Basic Settings menu. Refer to “How to By ...

  • NETGEAR WGR614 v5 - page 96

    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 8-6 Troubleshooting July 2004 202-10036 -01 3. Click on OK. Y ou should see a message like this one: Pinging <IP address> with 32 bytes o f data If the path is working, you see this message: Reply from < IP address >: bytes=32 time=NN ms TTL=xxx If the path is not workin ...

  • NETGEAR WGR614 v5 - page 97

    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Troubleshooting 8-7 July 2004 202-10036 -01 — Check to see that the network address of your computer (the portion of the IP address specified by the netmask) is different fro m the network address of the remote device. — Check that your cable or DSL modem is connected and functioning ...

  • NETGEAR WGR614 v5 - page 98

    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 8-8 Troubleshooting July 2004 202-10036 -01 Problems with Date and Time The E-Mail menu in the Content F iltering section displays the curr ent date and time of day . The WGR614 v5 router uses the Netw ork T ime Protocol (NTP) to obtain th e current time from one of several Network ...

  • NETGEAR WGR614 v5 - page 99

    Technical Specifications A-1 June 2004 202-10036-01 Appendix A T echnical Specifications This appendix provides technica l specifications for the 54 Mb ps W irele ss Ro uter WGR614 v5. Network Protocol and Standards Compatibility Data and Routing Protocols: TCP/IP , RIP-1, RIP-2, DHCP PPP over Ethernet (PPPoE) Power Adapter North America: 120V , 60 ...

  • NETGEAR WGR614 v5 - page 100

    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 A-2 Technical Specifications June 2004 202-10036-01 Wireless Radio Data Rates 1, 2, 5.5, 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 54 Mbps Auto Rate Sen sing Frequency 2. 4-2.5Ghz Data Encoding: 802.1 1b: Direct S equence S pread S pectrum (DSSS) 802.1 1g: Orthogonal Freq uency Division Multipl ...

  • NETGEAR WGR614 v5 - page 101

    Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics B-1 July 2004 202-10036-01 Appendix B Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics This chapter provides an overview of IP networks, routing, and networking. Related Publications As you read this document, you may be dire cte d to various RFC documents for further information. An RFC is a Request For Comment (RFC) p ...

  • NETGEAR WGR614 v5 - page 102

    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 B-2 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics July 2004 202-10036-01 Routing Information Protocol One of the protocol s used b y a rout er to b uild an d maintain a picture of the network is the Routing Information Protocol (RIP). Us ing RIP , routers periodically update one another an ...

  • NETGEAR WGR614 v5 - page 103

    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics B-3 July 2004 202-10036-01 Figure B-1: Three Main Address Classes The five address classes are: • Class A Class A addresses can have up to 16,777,214 hosts on a single network. They use an eigh t-bit network number and a 24-bit node number . Class ...

  • NETGEAR WGR614 v5 - page 104

    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 B-4 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics July 2004 202-10036-01 This addressing structure allows IP addresses to uniquely identify each phys ical network and each node on each ph ysical network. For each unique value of the network portion of the address, the base address of the r ...

  • NETGEAR WGR614 v5 - page 105

    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics B-5 July 2004 202-10036-01 Subnet addressing al lows us to split one IP network ad dress into smaller multiple physical networks known as sub networks. Some of the node numbers are used as a su bn et nu mber instead. A Class B address gives us 16 bi ...

  • NETGEAR WGR614 v5 - page 106

    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 B-6 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics July 2004 202-10036-01 The following table lists the additional subnet mask bits in dotted-decimal notation. T o use the table, write down the original class netmask and replace the 0 value octets with the dotted-decimal value of the additi ...

  • NETGEAR WGR614 v5 - page 107

    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics B-7 July 2004 202-10036-01 • So that hosts recognize local IP broadcast packets When a device broadcasts to its segment neighb ors, it uses a destination address of the local network address with all ones for the host address. In order for this sc ...

  • NETGEAR WGR614 v5 - page 108

    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 B-8 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics July 2004 202-10036-01 The following figure illustrates a single IP address operation. Figure B-3: Single IP Address Operation Using NA T This scheme offers t he additional benefit of firewall-like protection because the internal LAN addres ...

  • NETGEAR WGR614 v5 - page 109

    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics B-9 July 2004 202-10036-01 If a device sends data to another station on the network and the destination MAC address is not yet recorded, ARP is used. An ARP request is broadcast onto the network. All stations on the network receive and read the requ ...

  • NETGEAR WGR614 v5 - page 110

    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 B-10 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics July 2004 202-10036-01 IP Configuration by DHCP When an IP-based local area network is installed, each computer must be configured with an IP address. If the computers need to access the Inte rnet, they should also be configured with a gat ...

  • NETGEAR WGR614 v5 - page 111

    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Network, Routing, Fi rewall, and Basics B-11 July 2004 202-10036-01 St ateful Packet Inspection Unlike simple Internet sharing rout ers, a firewall uses a process ca ll ed stateful packet inspection to ensure secure firewall filtering to protect your network from attacks and intrusions. ...

  • NETGEAR WGR614 v5 - page 112

    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 B-12 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics July 2004 202-10036-01 Category 5 Cable Quality Category 5 distributed cable that me ets ANSI/EIA/ TIA-568-A building wiring stan da rds can be a maximum of 328 feet (ft.) or 10 0 meters (m) in length, divided as follows: 20 ft. (6 m) betw ...

  • NETGEAR WGR614 v5 - page 113

    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Network, Routing, Fi rewall, and Basics B-13 July 2004 202-10036-01 Inside T wisted Pair Cables For two devices to communicate, th e transmitter of each device must be connected to the receiver of the other device. The cro sso ver function is usually implemented inte rnally as part of th ...

  • NETGEAR WGR614 v5 - page 114

    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 B-14 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics July 2004 202-10036-01 Figure B-6: Category 5 UTP Cable with Male RJ-45 Plug at Each End Note : Flat “silver satin” tele phone cable may have the same RJ-45 plug. Howe ver , using telephon e cable results in excessive collisio ns, caus ...

  • NETGEAR WGR614 v5 - page 115

    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Network, Routing, Fi rewall, and Basics B-15 July 2004 202-10036-01 The WGR614 v5 router incorporates Auto Uplink TM technology (also ca lled MDI/MDIX). Each LOCAL Ethernet port will automati cally sense whether the Ethernet cable pl ugged into the port should have a normal con n ection ...

  • NETGEAR WGR614 v5 - page 116

    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 B-16 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics July 2004 202-10036-01 ...

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    Preparing Your Netwo rk C-1 July 2004 202-10036-01 Appendix C Prep aring Y our Network This appendix describes how to prepare your network to connect to the Internet thro ugh the 54 Mbps W ireless Router WGR614 v5 and how to veri fy the readiness of broadband Internet service from an Internet service provider (ISP). What Y ou Need T o Use a Rout er ...

  • NETGEAR WGR614 v5 - page 118

    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 C-2 Preparing Yo ur Network July 2004 202-10036-01 For the initial setup of your rout er , you will need to connect a computer to the router . This computer has to be set to automatically get it s TCP/IP configuration from the router via DHCP . Note: For help with DHCP configuration ...

  • NETGEAR WGR614 v5 - page 119

    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Preparing Your Netwo rk C-3 July 2004 202-10036-01 Record Y our Internet Co nnection Information Print this page. Fill in the configuration parameters from your Internet Service Provider (ISP). ISP Login Name: The login name and password are case sensitive and must be ente red exactly as ...

  • NETGEAR WGR614 v5 - page 120

    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 C-4 Preparing Yo ur Network July 2004 202-10036-01 Most operating systems include the software comp onents yo u n eed for networking with TCP/IP: •W i n d o w s ® 95 or later includes the software compon ents for establishing a TCP/IP network. • W indows 3.1 does not include a ...

  • NETGEAR WGR614 v5 - page 121

    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Preparing Your Netwo rk C-5 July 2004 202-10036-01 2. Double-click the Network icon. The Network window o pens, which disp lays a list of installed components: Y ou must have an Ethernet adapter , the TCP/IP protocol, and Client for Microsoft Networks. If you need to install a ne w adapt ...

  • NETGEAR WGR614 v5 - page 122

    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 C-6 Preparing Yo ur Network July 2004 202-10036-01 c. Select Microsoft. d. Select TCP/IP , and then click OK. If you need Client for Micro soft Networks: a. Click the Add button. b. Select Client, and then click Ad d. c. Select Microsoft. d. Select Client for Microsoft Networks, and ...

  • NETGEAR WGR614 v5 - page 123

    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Preparing Your Netwo rk C-7 July 2004 202-10036-01 Locate your Network Neighborhood icon. • If the Network Neighborho od icon is on the W indows desktop, position yo ur mouse pointer over i t and right-click your mouse button. • If the icon is not on the desktop, • Click St a r t o ...

  • NETGEAR WGR614 v5 - page 124

    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 C-8 Preparing Yo ur Network July 2004 202-10036-01 Selecting Windows’ In ternet Access Method 1. On the W indows taskbar , click the Start button, point to Settings, and th en click Control Panel. 2. Double-click the Internet Options icon. 3. Select “I want to set up my Int erne ...

  • NETGEAR WGR614 v5 - page 125

    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Preparing Your Netwo rk C-9 July 2004 202-10036-01 2. Ty p e winipcfg , and then click OK. The IP Configuration window opens, which lists (a mong other things), your IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway . 3. From the drop-down box, select your Ethernet adapter . The window is upd ...

  • NETGEAR WGR614 v5 - page 126

    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 C-10 Preparing Your Network July 2004 202-10036-01 DHCP Configuration of TCP/IP in Windows XP , 2000, or NT4 Y ou will find there are many similarities in th e procedures for dif ferent W indows systems when using DHCP to configure TCP/IP . The following steps will walk you through ...

  • NETGEAR WGR614 v5 - page 127

    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Preparing Your Netwo rk C-11 July 2004 202-10036-01 • Now you should be at the Local Area Network Connection S tatus window . This box displays the conn ection status, duration, speed, and activity statistics. • Administrator logon access rights are needed to use this window . • Cl ...

  • NETGEAR WGR614 v5 - page 128

    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 C-12 Preparing Your Network July 2004 202-10036-01 DHCP Configuration of TC P/IP in Windows 2000 Once again, after you have installed the network card, TCP/IP for W indows 2000 is configur ed . TCP/IP should be added by de fault and set to DHCP without your having to configure it. H ...

  • NETGEAR WGR614 v5 - page 129

    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Preparing Your Netwo rk C-13 July 2004 202-10036-01 • Click on the My Network Places icon on the W indows desktop. This will bring up a window called Network and Dial-up Connectio ns. • Right click on Local Ar ea Connection and select Properties . •T h e Local Area Connection Pr op ...

  • NETGEAR WGR614 v5 - page 130

    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 C-14 Preparing Your Network July 2004 202-10036-01 • W ith Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) selected, click on Properties to open the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Propert ies dialogue box. • V erify that • Obtain an IP address automatically is selected. • Obtain DNS server address a ...

  • NETGEAR WGR614 v5 - page 131

    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Preparing Your Netwo rk C-15 July 2004 202-10036-01 DHCP Configuration of TCP/IP in Windows NT4 Once you have installed the network card, you need to configure the TCP /IP environment for W indows NT 4.0. Follow this procedu re to configure TCP/IP with DHCP in W indows NT 4.0. • Choose ...

  • NETGEAR WGR614 v5 - page 132

    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 C-16 Preparing Your Network July 2004 202-10036-01 • Highlight the TCP/IP Pr otocol in the Network Protocols bo x, and click on the Properties button. ...

  • NETGEAR WGR614 v5 - page 133

    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Preparing Your Netwo rk C-17 July 2004 202-10036-01 V erifying TCP/IP Properties fo r Windows XP , 2000, and NT4 T o check your PC’ s TCP/IP configuration: 1. On the W indows taskbar, cl ick the Start button, and then click Run. The Run window opens. 2. Ty p e cmd and then click OK. A ...

  • NETGEAR WGR614 v5 - page 134

    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 C-18 Preparing Your Network July 2004 202-10036-01 • The default gateway is 192.168.0.1 4. Ty p e exit Configuring the Macintos h for TCP/IP Networking Beginning with Macintosh Operating System 7 , TCP/ IP is already installed on the Macintosh. On each networked Macintosh, you wil ...

  • NETGEAR WGR614 v5 - page 135

    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Preparing Your Netwo rk C-19 July 2004 202-10036-01 2. If not already selected, select Built- in Ethernet in the Configure list. 3. If not already selected, Select Using DHCP in the TCP/IP tab. 4. Click Save. V erifying TCP/IP Properties for Macintosh Computers After your Macintosh is co ...

  • NETGEAR WGR614 v5 - page 136

    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 C-20 Preparing Your Network July 2004 202-10036-01 V erifying the Readiness of Y our Internet Account For broadband access to the Internet, you need to contract with an Internet service provider (ISP) for a single-user Internet access account using a cable modem or DSL mode m. This ...

  • NETGEAR WGR614 v5 - page 137

    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Preparing Your Netwo rk C-21 July 2004 202-10036-01 • An IP address and subnet mask • A gateway IP address, which is the address of the ISP’ s router • One or more domain name server (DNS) IP addresses • Host name and domain suf fix For example, your account’ s full server na ...

  • NETGEAR WGR614 v5 - page 138

    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 C-22 Preparing Your Network July 2004 202-10036-01 If an IP address appears under Installed Gatewa ys, write down the address. This is the ISP’ s gateway address. Select the address and then click Remove to remove the gateway address. 6. Select the DNS Configuration tab. If any DN ...

  • NETGEAR WGR614 v5 - page 139

    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Preparing Your Netwo rk C-23 July 2004 202-10036-01 Rest arting the Network Once you’ve set up yo ur computers to work with the firewall, you must reset the network for the devices to be able to communicat e correctly . Restart any computer that is connecte d to the firewall. After con ...

  • NETGEAR WGR614 v5 - page 140

    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 C-24 Preparing Your Network July 2004 202-10036-01 ...

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    Wireless Networking Basics D-1 June 2004 202-10036-01 Appendix D Wireless Networking Basics Wireless Networking Overview The WGR614 v5 router conforms to the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEE E) 802.1 1g standa rd for wireless LANs (WLANs). On an 802.1 1 wireless link, data is encoded using direct-sequence spre ad-spectrum (DSS ...

  • NETGEAR WGR614 v5 - page 142

    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 D-2 Wireless Networking Basics June 2004 202-10036-01 Ad Hoc Mode (Peer- to-Peer Workgroup) In an ad hoc network, computers are brought together as needed; thus, there is no structure or fixed points to the network - each node can g enerally communicate with any ot her node . Th ere ...

  • NETGEAR WGR614 v5 - page 143

    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Wireless Networking Basics D-3 June 2004 202-10036-01 The radio frequency channels used are listed in Ta b l e D - 1 : Note: The av ailable channe ls sup ported by the wireless products in various countries are dif ferent. The preferred channel separation betw een the chan nels in neighb ...

  • NETGEAR WGR614 v5 - page 144

    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 D-4 Wireless Networking Basics June 2004 202-10036-01 WEP Wireless Security The absence of a ph ysical connection between no des makes the wireless links vulnerable to eavesdropping and information theft. T o provide a certain level of security , the IEEE 802.1 1 standard has define ...

  • NETGEAR WGR614 v5 - page 145

    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Wireless Networking Basics D-5 June 2004 202-10036-01 • Shared Key Authentication requires that the station and the access point have the same WEP Key to authenticate. These two authentication procedures are described below . WEP Open System Authentication This process is illustrated i ...

  • NETGEAR WGR614 v5 - page 146

    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 D-6 Wireless Networking Basics June 2004 202-10036-01 WEP Shared Key Authentication This process is illustrated in below . Figure D-2: 802.1 1 shared key authenticat i on The following steps occur when two de vices use Shared Key Authentication: 1. The station sends an authentica ti ...

  • NETGEAR WGR614 v5 - page 147

    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Wireless Networking Basics D-7 June 2004 202-10036-01 Key Size and Configuration The IEEE 802.1 1 standard su pports two types of WEP en cryption: 40-bit and 128-bit. The 64-bit WEP data encryption meth od, allows for a five -character (40-bit) input. Additionally , 24 factory-set bits a ...

  • NETGEAR WGR614 v5 - page 148

    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 D-8 Wireless Networking Basics June 2004 202-10036-01 How to Use WEP Parameters W ired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) data encryption is used when the wireless devices are configure d to operate in Shared Key authentication mode. Th ere are two shared key methods implemented in most comme ...

  • NETGEAR WGR614 v5 - page 149

    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Wireless Networking Basics D-9 June 2004 202-10036-01 • Enhanced data privacy • Robust key management • Data origin authentication • Data integrity protection The W i-Fi Alliance is now perform ing interoperability certificatio n testing on W i-Fi Protected Access products. Start ...

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    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 D-10 Wireless Networking B asics June 2004 202-10036-01 How Does WP A Comp are to IEEE 802.1 1i? WP A will be forward compatible with the IEEE 802.1 1i security specification currently under development. WP A is a subset of the curre nt 8 02.1 1i draft and uses certain pieces of the ...

  • NETGEAR WGR614 v5 - page 151

    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Wireless Networking Basics D-11 June 2004 202-10036-01 The primary information conveyed in the Beacon frames is the authentication method and the cipher suite. Possible authentication methods in clude 802.1X an d Pr e-s h are d ke y . Pre-shared key is an authentication method that uses ...

  • NETGEAR WGR614 v5 - page 152

    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 D-12 Wireless Networking B asics June 2004 202-10036-01 WP A Authentication: Enterprise-le vel User Authentication via 802.1x/EAP and RADIUS Figure D-3: WP A Overview IEEE 802.1x offers an ef fective framework for authenticating and controlling user traffic to a protected network, a ...

  • NETGEAR WGR614 v5 - page 153

    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Wireless Networking Basics D-13 June 2004 202-10036-01 Figure D-4: 802.1x Aut henticatio n Sequence The AP sends Beacon Frames with WP A informatio n element to the stations in the service set. Information ele ments include the required authentication method (802.1x or Pre-shared key) an ...

  • NETGEAR WGR614 v5 - page 154

    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 D-14 Wireless Networking B asics June 2004 202-10036-01 3. The client sends an EAP-response packet containing the identity to the authentication server . The access point responds by enabling a port fo r passing only EAP packets from the client to an authentication server located on ...

  • NETGEAR WGR614 v5 - page 155

    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Wireless Networking Basics D-15 June 2004 202-10036-01 T emporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) WP A uses TKIP to provide important data encr yption enhancements includ ing a per-packet key mixing function, a message integrity check (M IC) named Michael , an extended initialization vector ...

  • NETGEAR WGR614 v5 - page 156

    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 D-16 Wireless Networking B asics June 2004 202-10036-01 Is WP A Perfect? WP A is not without its vulnerabiliti es. Specifically , it is susceptible to denial of service (DoS) attacks. If the access point receives two da ta pa ckets that fail the Message Inte grity Code (MIC) check w ...

  • NETGEAR WGR614 v5 - page 157

    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Wireless Networking Basics D-17 June 2004 202-10036-01 • The new WP A information element T o advertise their supp ort of WP A, wireless APs send the beacon frame with a new 802.1 1 WP A information element that contains the wire less AP's security configuration (encrypti on algor ...

  • NETGEAR WGR614 v5 - page 158

    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 D-18 Wireless Networking B asics June 2004 202-10036-01 Changes to Wireless Client Programs W ireless client programs must be updated to pe rmit the configuration of WP A authentication (and preshared key) and the n e w WP A encryption algorithms (TKIP and the optional AES co mponen ...

  • NETGEAR WGR614 v5 - page 159

    June 2004 202-10036-01 Glossary 1 Glossary Use the list below to find definitions for technical terms used in this manual. List of Glossary T erms 10BASE-T IEEE 802.3 specification for 10 Mbps Ethernet over twisted pair wiring. 100BASE-Tx IEEE 802.3 specification for 100 Mbps Ethernet over twis ted pair wiring. 802.1x 802.1x defines port-based , ne ...

  • NETGEAR WGR614 v5 - page 160

    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 2 Glossary June 2004 202-10036-01 ADSL requires a special ADSL modem. ADSL is grow ing in popu larity as more areas around the world gain access. AES Advanced Encryption Standard, a symmetric 128-bit block data encryption technique. It is an iterated block cipher with a variable blo ...

  • NETGEAR WGR614 v5 - page 161

    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Glossary 3 June 2004 202-10036-01 The DMZ sits between the Internet and an internal network's line of defense, usually so me combination of firewalls and ba stion hosts. T ypically , the DMZ contains devices accessible to Internet traffic, such as W eb (HTTP) servers, FTP servers , ...

  • NETGEAR WGR614 v5 - page 162

    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 4 Glossary June 2004 202-10036-01 transmits that identity to an authenticat ion server su ch as RADIUS. The server asks the AP for proof of identity , which th e AP gets from the user and then send s back to the server to complete the authentication. EAP is defined by RFC 2284. ESP ...

  • NETGEAR WGR614 v5 - page 163

    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Glossary 5 June 2004 202-10036-01 LDAP A set of protocols for accessing information directories. Lightweight Directory Access Protocol LDAP . A set of protocols for acce ssing information directories. LDAP is based on the standards contained within the X.500 standard, but is signi ficant ...

  • NETGEAR WGR614 v5 - page 164

    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 6 Glossary June 2004 202-10036-01 MTU The size in bytes of the largest pack et that can be sent or received. NA T A technique by which several hosts share a single IP address for access to the Internet. NetBIOS The Network Basic Input Output System is an appli cation programming int ...

  • NETGEAR WGR614 v5 - page 165

    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Glossary 7 June 2004 202-10036-01 PPPoE PPPoE. PPP over Ethernet is a prot ocol for connecting remot e hosts to the Internet over an always-on connection by simulati ng a dial-up conn ection. PPP over A TM PPPoA. PPP over A T M is a protocol for connecting remote hosts to the Int e rnet ...

  • NETGEAR WGR614 v5 - page 166

    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 8 Glossary June 2004 202-10036-01 SSID A Service Set Identification is a thirty-two character (maximum) alphanumeric key iden tifyin g a wireless local area network. For the wireless devices in a net work to communicate with each other , all devices must be configured with the same ...

  • NETGEAR WGR614 v5 - page 167

    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Glossary 9 June 2004 202-10036-01 an encryption algorithm and crypto graphic keys before data is transmitted or received. Based on Netscape’ s SSL 3.0, TLS superced es an d is an ext ension of SSL. TLS and SSL are not interoperable. Universal Plug and Play UPnP . A networking archi tec ...

  • NETGEAR WGR614 v5 - page 168

    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 10 Glossary June 2004 202-10036-01 WINS WINS. W indows Internet Naming Service is a server process for resolvi ng W indows-based computer names to IP addresses. Wireless Network Name (SSID) W ireless Network Name (S SID) is the nam e assigned to a wireles s network. This is the same ...

  • NETGEAR WGR614 v5 - page 169

    Index 1 Numerics 802.1 1b D-1 A Account Name 3-14, 6-2 Address Resolution Protocol B-8 ad-hoc mode D-2 Auto MDI/MDI-X B-15, G-2 Auto Uplink 2-3, B-15, G-2 B backup configuration 6-6 Basic W ireless Connectivity 4-7 Basic W irele ss Settings 4-11 BSSID D-2 C Cabling B-1 1 Cat5 cable B-12, C-1, G-2 configuration automatic by DHCP 2-4 backup 6-6 erasi ...

  • NETGEAR WGR614 v5 - page 170

    2 Index front panel 2-6, 2-7 fully qualified domain name (FQDN) 4-5 G gateway address C-22 H Half Life 7-6 host name 3-14 I IANA contacting B-2 IETF B-1 W eb site address B-7 infrastructure mode D-2 installation 2-4 Internet account address information C-20 establishing C-20 IP addresses C-21, C-22 and NA T B-7 and the Internet B-2 assigning B-2, B ...

  • NETGEAR WGR614 v5 - page 171

    Index 3 Port Forwarding 7-3 port forwarding behind NA T B-8 Port Forwarding Menu 7-2, 7-3, 7-4, 7-5 port numbers 5-3 PPP over Ethernet 2-4, C-20 PPPoE C-20 Primary DNS Server 3-14 protocols Address Resolution B-8 DHCP B-10 Routing Information 2-4, B-2 support 2-2 publications, related B-1 Q Quake 7-6 R range 4-1 rear panel 2-7 remote management 7-1 ...

  • NETGEAR WGR614 v5 - page 172

    4 Index W ireless Ethernet D-1 wireless network name 2-8 W ireless Performance 4-1 W ireless Range Guidelines 4-1 W ireless Security 4-2 W orld W ide W eb 1-iii WP A-PSK 4-4 WP A-PSK Password Phrase 4-4 ...

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