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    December 2003 Version 1.4 December 2003 NETGEAR , Inc. 4500 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95 054 USA Reference Manual for the 54 Mbp s Wireless Router WGR614 v4[...]

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    ii December 2003 © 2003 by NETGEAR, Inc. All rights reserved. T rademar ks NETGEAR is a trademark of Netge ar , Inc. Microsoft, W indows, and W indow s NT are registered trademar ks of Microsoft Corporation. Other brand and product names are registered tradem arks or trad emarks of their respective holders. St atement of Conditions In the interest[...]

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    December 2003 iii Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Compliance Notice: Radio Frequency Notice This equipment has been tested and f ound to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. Thes e limits are designed to pr ovide reasonable protection ag ai nst harmful interference in a residential insta[...]

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    December 2003 iv Compliance with the applicable regulati ons is dependent upon the use of shielded cables. It is the responsibility of the user to procure the appropriate cables. Countries of Operation and Conditions of Use in the Euro pean Community This device is intended to be operated in all countries of the European Commu n ity . Requirements [...]

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    December 2003 v Italian Con la presente NETGEA R, Inc .di chi ara ch e questo Radio LAN device è conforme ai requisiti essenziali ed alle altre di sposizioni p ertinenti stabili te dalla direttiva 1999/5 /CE. Spanish Por medio de la presente NETGEAR, Inc. declara que el Radio LAN device cumple con los requisitos esenciales y cu alesquiera otras di[...]

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    December 2003 vi[...]

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    Contents vii December 2003 Content s Chapter 1 About This Manual Audience, V ersions, Conventions ................. ................ ............. ................ ................ ..... 1-1 How to Use this Manual .. ................. ................ ............. ................ ................ ............. ..... 1-2 How to Print this Manual .[...]

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    December 200 3 viii Contents T elstra Bigpond Cable Smart Wizard-Detected Option ................ .................... ........ 2-9 Dynamic IP Smart Wizard-Detected O ption ................. ................ ................ .......... 2-10 Fixed IP Account Smart Wizard-Detec ted Option ............... ................ ................ ... 2-1 1 Ho[...]

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    Contents ix December 2003 Chapter 6 Advanced Configurat ion Configuring Port Forwarding to Local Servers .... ... ... .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ............. ... .... ... ... .. 6-1 Adding a Port Forwarding Cust om Service ............ ............. ................ ............. ........ 6-2 Editing or Deleting a Port Forwarding Entr y . .[...]

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    December 200 3 x Contents IP Addresses and the Internet ............... ... .... ... ............. ................ ............. ................ .... B-2 Netmask ............. ............. ............. ................ ............. ................ ............. ................ . B-4 Subnet Addressing .......... ............. ................[...]

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    Contents xi December 2003 V erifying TCP/IP Properties for Macintos h Computers .......... ... ... .... ... ... ... ... .... ... .. C-17 V erifying the Readiness of Y our Internet Ac count ........... ................ ............. ............... C-18 Are Login Protocols Used? ....... ................ ................ ............. ...............[...]

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    December 200 3 xii Contents[...]

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    About This Manual 1 December 2003 Chapter 1 About This Manual This chapter describes the intended audience, sc ope, conventions, and formats of this manual. Audience, V ersions, Conventions This reference manual assumes that the reader h as basic to interme diate computer and Internet skills. However , basic comp uter network, Internet , and firewa[...]

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    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v4 2 About This Manual December 2003 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 chapters. Figure 1 -1: HTML version of this manual 1. Left pane . Use the left pa[...]

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    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wireless Route r WGR614 v4 About This Manual 3 December 2003 How to Print this Manual T o print this manual you man cho ose one of th e following several optio ns, according 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 toolbar to p[...]

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    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v4 4 About This Manual December 2003[...]

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    Introduction 2-1 December 2003 Chapter 2 Introduction Congratulations on yo ur purchase of the NETGEAR ® 54 Mbps W ireless Router WGR614 v4. The WGR614 v4 router provides conn ection for multiple personal comp uters (PCs) to the Internet through an external broadband access device (s uch as a cable modem or DSL modem) that is normally intended for[...]

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    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v4 2-2 Introduction December 2003 802.1 1g Wireless Networking The WGR614 v4 router includes an 802.1 1g wireless access point, providing continuous, high-speed 54 Mbps access between your wire less and Ethernet devices. The access point provides: • 802.1 1g standards compliant wirel[...]

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    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wireless Route r WGR614 v4 Introduction 2-3 December 2003 Security The WGR614 v4 router is equipped with several features designed to maintain security , as described in this section. • PCs Hidden by NA T NA T opens a temporary path to the Internet fo r requests originating from the local network. Requests origin[...]

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    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v4 2-4 Introduction December 2003 • Automatic Configuration of Attached PCs by DHCP The WGR614 v4 ro uter dynamically assigns ne twork configuration in formation, including IP , gateway , and domain name server (DNS) addr esses, to attached PCs on the LAN using the Dynamic Host Confi[...]

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    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wireless Route r WGR614 v4 Introduction 2-5 December 2003 Package Content s The product package should contain the following it ems: • 54 Mbps W ireless Router WGR614 v4. •A C p o w e r a d a p t e r . • Category 5 (CA T5) Ethernet cable. • NETGEAR 54 Mbps W ir eless Ro uter WGR614 v4 Resour ce CD , includi[...]

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    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v4 2-6 Introduction December 2003 The Router ’ s Front Panel The front panel of th e WGR614 v4 ro uter contains the status LEDs describe d be low . Figure 2-1: WGR614 v4 Front Panel Y ou can use some of the LEDs to ve rify connections. V iewed fro m left to right, Ta b l e 2 - 1 desc[...]

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    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wireless Route r WGR614 v4 Introduction 2-7 December 2003 The Router ’s Rear Panel The rear panel of the Model RP614 router contains the port connections listed below . Figure 1-2: WGR614 v4 Rear Panel V iewed from left to right, the rear panel contains the following featu res: • AC power adapter outlet • Fou[...]

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    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v4 2-8 Introduction December 2003[...]

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    Connecting the Router to the Internet 2-1 December 2003 Chapter 2 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 v4 for Internet access using the Setup W izard, or how to manua[...]

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    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v4 2-2 Connecting the Router to the Internet December 2003 For the initial connection to the Internet and configuration of your router, you will need to connect a computer to the ro uter which is set to automatically get its TCP/IP configuration from the router via DHCP . Note: For hel[...]

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    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wireless Route r WGR614 v4 Connecting th e Rou te r to the Internet 2-3 December 2003 Record Y o ur 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 ex[...]

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    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v4 2-4 Connecting the Router to the Internet December 2003 Connecting the WGR614 v4 This section provides instructions for co nnecting the WGR614 v4 router. Also, the NETGEAR 54 Mbps W ireless Router WGR614 v4 Resour ce CD included with your router contains an animated Installation Ass[...]

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    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wireless Route r WGR614 v4 Connecting th e Rou te r to the Internet 2-5 December 2003 Note: Place the WGR614 v4 router in a location which conforms to the “Observe Performance, Placement, and Range Guidelines” on page 3-1 . The stand provide d with the WGR614 v4 provides a convenient, space-sav ing way of insta[...]

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    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v4 2-6 Connecting the Router to the Internet December 2003 e. Now , turn on your comp uter . If software usually logs you in to your Internet connecti on, do not run that software or cancel it if it starts automatically . f. V erify the following: When you turn the ro uter on , the pow[...]

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    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wireless Route r WGR614 v4 Connecting th e Rou te r to the Internet 2-7 December 2003 A login window like the one sh own below opens: Figure 2-5: Login window 3. Connect to the Internet Figure 2-6: Setup Smart Wiza rd a. Y ou are now connected to the router. If you do not see the me nu above, click the Setup Smart [...]

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    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v4 2-8 Connecting the Router to the Internet December 2003 c. When the router s uccessfully detects an active Internet service, the router’ s Internet LED goes on. The Setup Smart W izard reports which connection type it discovered, and displays the appropriate configuration menu. If[...]

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    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wireless Route r WGR614 v4 Connecting th e Rou te r to the Internet 2-9 December 2003 • T o change the login timeout, enter a new valu e in minutes. This determines how long the router keeps the Internet connection active afte r there is no Internet activity from the LAN. Entering a timeout val ue of zero means n[...]

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    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v4 2-10 Connecting the Router to the Intern et December 2003 Note: Y ou will no longer need to launch the ISP’ s login program on your PC in order to access the Internet. When you start an Internet applica tion, your router will au tomatically log you in. • The Domain Name Server ([...]

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    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wireless Route r WGR614 v4 Connecting th e Rou te r to the In te rn et 2-11 December 2003 • Enter your Account Name (may also be called Host Name) and Domain Name. These parameters may be necessary to access your ISP’ s services such as mail or news servers. If you leave the Domain Name field blank, the router [...]

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    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v4 2-12 Connecting the Router to the Intern et December 2003 • Click T est to test your Internet connection. If the NETGEAR website does not appear within one minute, refer to Chapter 7, “T roubleshooting .” How to Manually Configure Y our Internet Connection Y ou can manually co[...]

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    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wireless Route r WGR614 v4 Connecting th e Rou te r to the In te rn et 2-13 December 2003 Y ou can manually configure the router using the Basic Settings menu shown in Figu re 2-1 1 using these steps: 1. Click the Basic Settings l ink on the Setup menu. 2. If your Internet connection does not require a login, click[...]

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    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v4 2-14 Connecting the Router to the Intern et December 2003 Note: After you finish setting up your router, you will no longer n eed to launch the ISP’ s login program on your PC in order to access the Internet. When you start an Internet application, your router will automatically l[...]

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    Wireless Configuration 3-1 December 2003 Chapter 3 Wireless Configuration This chapter describes how to configure the wire less features of your WGR614 v4 router. In planning your wireless n etwork, you should consi der the level of security required. Y ou should also select the physical placemen t of your firewall in order to maximize the network [...]

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    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v4 3-2 Wireless Configuration December 2003 Implement Appropriate Wireless Security Unlike wired network data, your wireless data transmissions can be rece ived well beyond your walls by anyone with a compatib le adapter . For this reason, use the security features of your wireless equ[...]

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    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wireless Route r WGR614 v4 Wireless Configuration 3-3 December 2003 • T urn Off the Wir ed LAN. If yo u disable the wireless LAN, wireless devices can not communicate with the router at all. Y ou might choose to turn off the wireless the LAN when you are away and the others in the household all use wired connecti[...]

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    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v4 3-4 Wireless Configuration December 2003 The 802.1 1b and 802.1 1 g wireless networking protocols are configured in exactly the same fashion. • Name (SSID). The SSID is also known as the wireless network name. Enter a value of up to 32 alphanumeric characters. In a setting where t[...]

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    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wireless Route r WGR614 v4 Wireless Configuration 3-5 December 2003 Underst anding WEP Authentication and Encryption Restricting wireless access to your network preven ts intruders from connecting to your netw ork. However , the wireless data transmissions are s till vulnerable to snooping. Using the WEB data encry[...]

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    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v4 3-6 Wireless Configuration December 2003 • Disable. No encryption will be applied. This setting is useful for trouble shooting your wireless connection, but leaves your wireless data fully exposed. • 64-bit or 128-bit WEP . When 64-bit or 128-bit is select ed, WEP encryption wil[...]

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    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wireless Route r WGR614 v4 Wireless Configuration 3-7 December 2003 Before Y ou Change the SSID and WEP Settings Before customizing your wireless settings, print th is form and record the following information. If your working with an existing wi reless n etwork, the person who set up or is responsible for the netw[...]

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    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v4 3-8 Wireless Configuration December 2003 How to Set Up and T e st B asic Wireless Connectivity Follow the instructions below to set up and te st basic wireless conne ctivity . Once you have established basic wireless connectivity , you can enable security settin gs appropriate to yo[...]

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    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wireless Route r WGR614 v4 Wireless Configuration 3-9 December 2003 8. Configure and test your PCs for wireless connectivity . Program the wireless adapter of your PCs to have the same SSID and channel that you configured in the router . Check that they have a wireless link and are able to obtain an IP address by D[...]

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    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v4 3-10 Wireless Configur ation December 2003 3. From the W ireless Settings menu, click the Setu p Access List button to display the Wireless Access menu shown below . Figure 3-5: Wirele ss Card Access List Setup 4. Click Add to add a wireless device to the wireless access control lis[...]

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    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wireless Route r WGR614 v4 Wireless Configuration 3 -11 December 2003 How to Configure WEP T o configure WEP data encr yption, follow these steps: 1. Log in to the WGR614 v4 firewa ll at its default LAN address of http://192.168.0.1 with its default user name of adm in and default password of password , or using wh[...]

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    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v4 3-12 Wireless Configur ation December 2003[...]

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    Content Filtering 4-1 December 2003 Chapter 4 Content Filtering This chapter describes how to use the content filtering features of the 54 Mbps Wireless Router WGR614 v4 to protect your network. These features can be fo und by clicking on the Content Filtering heading in the Main Menu of the browser interface. Content Filtering Overview The 54 Mbps[...]

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    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v4 4-2 Content Filtering December 2003 T o enable keyword bloc king, select either “Per Schedule” or “A lways”, then click Apply . If you want to block by sch edule, be sure that a time period i s specified in the Schedule men u. T o add a keyword or domain, type it in the Keyw[...]

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    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wireless Route r WGR614 v4 Content Filtering 4-3 December 2003 Services are functions performed by server computers at the request of client computers. For example, web servers serve web pages, time servers serve time and date information, and game hosts serve data about other players’ moves. When a computer on y[...]

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    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v4 4-4 Content Filtering December 2003 the application. This informa tion can usually be determined by co ntacting the publisher o f the application or from user groups of newsgroups. Enter the St arting Port and Ending Port numbers. If the appli cation uses a single port number , ente[...]

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    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wireless Route r WGR614 v4 Content Filtering 4-5 December 2003 • Days to Block . Select days to block by ch ecking the appropriate boxes. Select Everyday to check the boxes for all days. Click Apply . • Time of Day to Block . Select a start and end time in 23:59 format. Select All day for 24 hour blocking. Clic[...]

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    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v4 4-6 Content Filtering December 2003 Log entries are described in T able 4-1 Log action buttons are described in Ta b l e 4 - 2 T able 4-1. Log entry descriptions Field Description Number The index number of the cont ent filter log entries. 128 entr ies are available numbered from 0 [...]

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    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wireless Route r WGR614 v4 Content Filtering 4-7 December 2003 Configuring E-Mail Alert and W eb Access Log Notifications In order to receive logs and alerts by email, yo u must provide your email information in the E-Mail menu, shown below: Figure 4-6: Email menu • T urn e-mail notification on Check this box if [...]

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    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v4 4-8 Content Filtering December 2003 • Send to this e-mail address Enter the e-mail address to which logs and alerts are sent. This e-mail ad dress will also be used as the From address. If you leave this box blank, log and alert messages will not be sent via e-mail. Y ou can speci[...]

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    Maintenance 5-1 December 2003 Chapter 5 Maintenance This chapter describes how to use the maintenan ce features of your 54 Mbps W ireless Router WGR614 v4. These features can be found by clic king on the Maintenanc e heading in the Main Menu of the browser interface. V iewing Router S t atus Information The Router S tatus menu provid es a limited a[...]

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    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v4 5-2 Maintenance December 2003 This screen shows the following parameters: T able 5-1. Menu 3.2 - Router St atus Field s Field Description Account Name This field displays the Host Name assigned to the router . Firmware V ersion This field displays the router firmware version. Intern[...]

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    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wireless Route r WGR614 v4 Maintenanc e 5-3 December 2003 Click on the “Show W AN Status” button to display the W AN status, as shown below . Figure 5-2: Connectio n S t atus scr een This screen shows the following statistics:. W AN Status action butto ns are described in T able 5-2 T a ble 5-1. Connection St a[...]

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    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v4 5-4 Maintenance December 2003 Click on the “Show St atistics” button to displa y router usage statistics, as shown below . Figure 5-3: Router S t atistics screen This screen shows the following statistics: Show Statistics action buttons are described in Ta b l e 5 - 2 T a ble 5-[...]

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    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wireless Route r WGR614 v4 Maintenanc e 5-5 December 2003 V iewing a List of Att ached Devices The Attached Devices menu contains a table of all IP devic es that the router ha s discovered on the local network. From the Main Menu of the browser interface, un der the Maintenance heading, select Attached Devices to v[...]

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    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v4 5-6 Maintenance December 2003 From the Main Menu of the browser interfa ce, under the Maintenance heading, select the Route r Upgrade heading to displa y the menu sh own below . Figure 5-5: Router Upgrade menu T o upload new firmware: 1. Download and unzip the new so ftware file fro[...]

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    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wireless Route r WGR614 v4 Maintenanc e 5-7 December 2003 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 sho wn below . Figure 5-6: Settings Ba cku p menu Three options are available, and are described in the following sections.[...]

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    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v4 5-8 Maintenance December 2003 Erasing the Configuration It is sometimes desirable to restore the router to the factory default settings. This can be done by using the Erase function, which will restore al l factory settings. After an erase, the router's password will be passwor[...]

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    Advanced Configuration 6-1 December 2003 Chapter 6 Advanced Configuration This chapter describes how to configure the advan ced features of your 54 Mbps W ireless Router WGR614 v4. These features can be found under th e Advanced heading in the Main Menu of the browser interface. Configuring Port Forward ing to Local Servers Although the router caus[...]

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    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v4 6-2 Advanced Configuration December 2003 Use the Port Forwarding m enu to configure the router to forward inco ming protocols to comp uters on your local network. In add ition to servers for specific applications, you can also specify a Default DMZ Server to which all other incoming[...]

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    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wireless Route r WGR614 v4 Advanced Configur ation 6-3 December 2003 Local Web and FTP Server Example If a local PC with a private IP address of 192. 168.0.33 acts as a web and FTP server , configure the Ports menu to forward HTTP (port 80) and F TP (port 21) to local address 192.168. 0.33 In order for a remote use[...]

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    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v4 6-4 Advanced Configuration December 2003 Some online games and videoconferen cing applica tions are incompatible with NA T . The WGR614 v4 router is pro grammed to recogn ize some of th ese applications and to work properly with them, but there are other applications that may not fu[...]

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    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wireless Route r WGR614 v4 Advanced Configur ation 6-5 December 2003 The default DMZ server feature is help ful when using some online games and videoconferencing ap plications that are incompat ible with NA T . The router is programmed to recognize some of these applications and to work properly with them, but the[...]

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    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v4 6-6 Advanced Configuration December 2003 Using a Dynamic DNS Service If your network has a pe rman ently assigned IP addr ess, you ca n register a domain name and have that name linked with y our IP address by public Domain Name Servers (DNS). However , if your Internet account uses[...]

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    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wireless Route r WGR614 v4 Advanced Configur ation 6-7 December 2003 Using LAN IP Setup Options The LAN IP Setup feature is under the Advanced heading of the main menu. This feature allows configuration of LAN IP services such as DHCP and RIP . From the Main Menu of the browser interface, under Advanced, click on L[...]

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    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v4 6-8 Advanced Configuration December 2003 • IP Address This is the LAN IP address of the router. • IP Subnet Mask This is the LAN Subnet Mask of the router. Comb ined with the IP address, the IP Subnet Mask allows a device to know which other addresses a re local to it, and which[...]

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    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wireless Route r WGR614 v4 Advanced Configur ation 6-9 December 2003 For most applications, the default DHCP and TCP/IP settings of the router are satisfactory . See “IP Configuration by DHCP ” on page B-10 for an explanation of DHCP and informatio n about how to assign IP addresses for your network. If another[...]

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    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v4 6-10 Advanced C onfiguration December 2003 Note: The reserved address will no t be assigned until the next ti me the PC contacts the router's DHCP server . Reboot the PC or acces s its IP configuration and force a DHCP release and renew . T o edit or delete a res erved address [...]

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    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wireless Route r WGR614 v4 Advanced Configur ation 6-11 December 2003 1. Click the Add button to open the Add/Edit Menu, shown below . Figure 6-5. St at ic Route Entry and Edit Menu 2. T ype a route name for this static route in the Rout e Name box under the table. (This is for identification purpose only .) 3. Sel[...]

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    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v4 6-12 Advanced C onfiguration December 2003 When you first config ured your router, two implic it static routes were created. 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 192.168.0.x ad dresses. W ith[...]

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    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wireless Route r WGR614 v4 Advanced Configur ation 6-13 December 2003 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 defi ne the allowed range. c. T o allow access from a single IP address on the Internet, select Only this PC. E[...]

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    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v4 6-14 Advanced C onfiguration December 2003 T urn UPnP On: UPn P can be enab led or disa bled for automatic de vice configuration . The default setting for UPnP is enabled. If disabled, the rout er will not allow any device to automatically control the resources, su ch as port forwar[...]

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    Troubleshooting 7-1 December 2003 Chapter 7 T roubleshooting This chapter gives information about troublesho oting your 54 Mbps W ireless Router WGR614 v4. After each problem description, instructions ar e provided to help yo u diagnose and sol ve the problem. Basic Functioning After you turn on power to the router , the following sequ ence of even[...]

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    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v4 7-2 Troubleshooting December 20 03 LEDs Never T urn Off When the router is turned on, th e LEDs turns on for about 10 seconds and then turn off. If all the LEDs stay on, there is a fault within the router . If all LEDs are still on one minute after power up: • Cycle the power to s[...]

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    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wireless Route r WGR614 v4 Troubleshooting 7-3 December 20 03 T roubleshooting the Web Configuration Interface If you are unable to access the router ’ s web C onfiguration interface fro m a PC on your local network, check the following : • Check the Ethernet connec tion between the PC and the router as describ[...]

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    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v4 7-4 Troubleshooting December 20 03 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 router mu[...]

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    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wireless Route r WGR614 v4 Troubleshooting 7-5 December 20 03 OR Configure your router to spoof yo ur PC’ s MAC address. This can be done in th e Basic Settings menu. Refer to “How to Manually Configure Y our Interne t Connection” on page 2 - 12 . If your router can obtain an IP address, but your P C is unabl[...]

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    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v4 7-6 Troubleshooting December 20 03 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 working, you see this message: Request timed out If the path is not functioning correctly , you could have one of the foll[...]

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    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wireless Route r WGR614 v4 Troubleshooting 7-7 December 20 03 — If your ISP assigned a host name to your P C, enter that host name as the Account Name in the Basic Settings menu. — Y our ISP c ould be rejecting the Ethernet MAC addresses of all but one of your PCs. Many broadband ISPs restrict access by only al[...]

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    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v4 7-8 Troubleshooting December 20 03[...]

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    Technical Specifications A-1 December 2003 Appendix A T echnical S pecifications This appendix provides technica l specifications for the 54 Mb ps W irele ss Ro uter WGR614 v4. Network Protocol and St andards Comp atibility Data and Routing Protocols: TCP/IP , RIP-1, RIP-2, DHCP PPP over Ethernet (PPPoE) Power Adapter North America: 120V , 60 Hz, i[...]

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    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v4 A-2 Technical Specifications December 2003 Meets requirements of: FCC Part 15 Class B VCCI Class B EN 55 022 (CISPR 22 ), Class B Interface S p ecifications LAN: 10BASE-T or 100BASE-Tx, RJ-45 W AN: 10BASE-T , RJ-45 Wir eless Radio Data Rates 1, 2, 5.5, 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48 , and[...]

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    Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics B-1 December 2003 Appendix B Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics This chapter provides an overview of IP networks, routing, and n etworking. Related Publications As you read this document, you may be dire cted to various RF C documents for further information. An RFC is a Request For Comment (RFC) published[...]

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    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v4 B-2 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics December 2003 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 anoth er and check [...]

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    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wireless Route r WGR614 v4 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics B-3 December 2003 Figure 7-1: Three Main Address Classes The five address classes are: • Class A Class A addresses can have up to 16,777,2 14 hosts on a single network. They use an eight-bit network number and a 24-bit node number . Class A address[...]

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    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v4 B-4 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics December 2003 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 range (ho[...]

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    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wireless Route r WGR614 v4 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics B-5 December 2003 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 bnet number instead. A Class B address gives us 16 bits of node n[...]

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    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v4 B-6 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics December 2003 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 additional subn[...]

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    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wireless Route r WGR614 v4 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics B-7 December 2003 • 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 schem e to w[...]

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    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v4 B-8 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics December 2003 The following figure illustrates a single IP address operation. Figure 7-3: Single IP Address Operation Using NA T This scheme offers t he additional benefit of firewall -like protection because the internal LAN addresses are [...]

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    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wireless Route r WGR614 v4 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics B-9 December 2003 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 reque st. The [...]

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    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v4 B-10 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics December 2003 IP Configuration by DHCP When an IP-based local area networ k is installed, each PC must be configured with an IP a ddress. If the PCs need to access the Intern et, they should also be config ured with a gateway address and o[...]

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    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wireless Route r WGR614 v4 Network, Routing, Fi rewall, and Basics B-11 December 2003 St a teful 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. Since use[...]

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    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v4 B-12 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics December 2003 Category 5 Cable Quality Category 5 distributed cable that me ets ANSI/EIA/ TIA-568-A building wiring stan dards can be a maximum of 328 feet (ft.) or 10 0 meters (m) in length, div ided as follows: 20 ft. (6 m) between the h[...]

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    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wireless Route r WGR614 v4 Network, Routing, Fi rewall, and Basics B-13 December 2003 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 the circuitr[...]

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    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v4 B-14 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics December 2003 Figure B-3: Category 5 UTP Cable with Male RJ -4 5 Plug at Each End Note : Flat “silver satin” tele phone cable may have the same RJ-45 pl ug. However , using tele phone cable results in excessive collisio ns, causing the[...]

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    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wireless Route r WGR614 v4 Network, Routing, Fi rewall, and Basics B-15 December 2003 The WGR614 v4 router inco rporates Aut o 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 no rmal co nnection (e.g . c[...]

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    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v4 B-16 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics December 2003[...]

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    Preparing Your Netwo rk C-1 December 2003 Appendix C Prep aring Y our Network This appendix describes how to prepare you r network to connect to the Internet throug h the 54 Mbps W ireless Router WGR614 v4 and how to veri fy the readiness of broadband Inte rnet se rvice from an Internet service provider (ISP). Prep aring Y our Computers for TCP/IP [...]

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    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v4 C-2 Preparing Yo ur Network December 2003 In your IP network, each PC and the firewall must be assigned a unique IP addresses. Each PC must also have certain other IP configuration information such as a subn et mask (netmask), a domain name s erver (DNS) address, and a defau lt ga t[...]

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    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wireless Route r WGR614 v4 Preparing Your Netwo rk C-3 December 2003 Y ou must have an Ethernet adapter , the TCP/IP protocol, and Client for Microsoft Network s. If you need to install a ne w adapter , follow these steps: a. Click the Add button. b. Select Adapter , and then click Add. c. Select the manufacturer a[...]

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    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v4 C-4 Preparing Yo ur Network December 2003 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 then click OK. 3. Restart your PC for the changes to take ef fect. [...]

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    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wireless Route r WGR614 v4 Preparing Your Netwo rk C-5 December 2003 V erify the following settings as shown: • Client for Microsoft Network exists • Ethernet adapter is present • TCP/IP is present • Primary Network Logon is set to W indows log on Click on the Properties button. The following TCP/IP Propert[...]

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    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v4 C-6 Preparing Yo ur Network December 2003 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 ernet connect[...]

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    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wireless Route r WGR614 v4 Preparing Your Netwo rk C-7 December 2003 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 updated to sh[...]

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    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v4 C-8 Preparing Yo ur Network December 2003 DHCP Configuration of TCP/IP in Windows XP , 2000, or NT4 Y ou will find there are many similarities in th e procedures for different W indows systems when using DHCP to configure TCP/IP . The following steps will walk you through the config[...]

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    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wireless Route r WGR614 v4 Preparing Your Netwo rk C-9 December 2003 • 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 . • Click the Pro[...]

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    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v4 C-10 Preparing Your Network December 2003 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 configured. TCP/IP should be added by de fault and set to DHCP without your having to configure it. However , if[...]

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    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wireless Route r WGR614 v4 Preparing Your Netwo rk C-11 December 2003 • 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 operties dia[...]

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    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v4 C-12 Preparing Your Network December 2003 • 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 automatica[...]

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    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wireless Route r WGR614 v4 Preparing Your Netwo rk C-13 December 2003 DHCP Configuration of TCP/IP in Windows NT4 Once you have installed the network card, you need to configure the TCP/IP env ironment for W indows NT 4. 0. Follow this procedure to configure TCP/IP with DHCP in W indows NT 4.0. • Choose Settings [...]

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    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v4 C-14 Preparing Your Network December 2003 • Highlight the TCP/IP Pr otocol in the Network Protocols box, and click on the Properties button.[...]

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    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wireless Route r WGR614 v4 Preparing Your Netwo rk C-15 December 2003 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 command wi[...]

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    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v4 C-16 Preparing Your Network December 2003 • 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 Macint osh. On each networked Macintosh, you will need t[...]

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    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wireless Route r WGR614 v4 Preparing Your Netwo rk C-17 December 2003 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 configured a[...]

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    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v4 C-18 Preparing Your Network December 2003 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 modem mus[...]

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    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wireless Route r WGR614 v4 Preparing Your Netwo rk C-19 December 2003 • 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 names may lo[...]

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    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v4 C-20 Preparing Your Network December 2003 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 DNS server [...]

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    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wireless Route r WGR614 v4 Preparing Your Netwo rk C-21 December 2003 Rest arting the Network Once you’ve set up yo ur computers to work with the fi rewall, you must reset the network for the devices to be able to communicat e correctly . Restart any computer that is connec ted to the firewall. After configuring [...]

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    Wireless Networking Basics D-1 December 2003 Appendix D Wireless Networking Basics This chapter provides an overview of W ireless networking. Wireless Networking Overview The WGR614 v4 router conforms to the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEE E) 802.1 1g standard for wireless LANs (WLANs). Th e 802.1 1g standard is backwards com[...]

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    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v4 D-2 Wireless Networking Basics December 2003 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. There is no Acce[...]

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    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wireless Route r WGR614 v4 Wireless Networking Basics D-3 December 2003 802.1 1 Authentication The 802.1 1 standard defines several services th at govern how two 802.1 1 devices communicate. The following events must occur before an 802.1 1 Stati on can communicate with an Et hernet network through an access point [...]

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    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v4 D-4 Wireless Networking Basics December 2003 Figure 7-4: Open system aut hentication Shared Key Authentication The following steps occur when two de vices use Shared Key Authentication: 1. The station sends an authentica tion request to the access point. 2. The access point sends ch[...]

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    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wireless Route r WGR614 v4 Wireless Networking Basics D-5 December 2003 Figure 7-5: Shared key authe ntication Overview of WEP Parameters Before enabling WEP on an 80 2.1 1 net work, you must first consider what type of encryption you require and the key size you wa nt to use. T y pically , there are three WEP Encr[...]

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    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v4 D-6 Wireless Networking Basics December 2003 Key Size The IEEE 802.1 1 st andard 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 are added to the forty[...]

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    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wireless Route r WGR614 v4 Wireless Networking Basics D-7 December 2003 Note: Whatever keys you enter for an AP , you must al so enter the same keys for the client adapter in the same order . In other words, WEP key 1 o n the AP must match WEP key 1 on the client adapter , WEP key 2 on the AP must matc h WEP key 2 [...]

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    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v4 D-8 Wireless Networking Basics December 2003 The radio frequency channels used are listed in Ta b l e 7 - 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 neighborin[...]

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    December 200 3 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. 3DES 3DES (T riple DES) achieves a high level[...]

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    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v4 2 Glossary December 200 3 ADSL Short for asymmetric digital subscri ber line, a technology that allows data to be sent over existi ng copper telephone lines at data rates of from 1.5 to 9 Mbps when receiving data (known as th e downstream rate ) and from 16 to 640 Kbps when sending [...]

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    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wireless Route r WGR614 v4 Glossary 3 December 200 3 A Certificate Authority is a trusted thir d-party organizat ion or company that issues digital certificates used to create digital signatures and public -pr ivate key pairs. The role of the CA in this process is to guarantee that the in dividual granted the uniqu[...]

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    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v4 4 Glossary December 200 3 DSL Short for digit al subscriber li ne, but is commonly us ed in reference to the asymmetric version of this technology (ADSL) that allows data to be sent over existing copper telephone lines at data rates of from 1.5 to 9 Mbps when receiving data (kn own [...]

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    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wireless Route r WGR614 v4 Glossary 5 December 200 3 IKE Internet Key Exchange. An aut omated method for exchan ging and managing encryptio n keys between two VPN devices. IP Internet Protocol is the mai n inter networking protocol used in the Internet. Used in conjunction with the T ransfer Control Protocol (TCP) [...]

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    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v4 6 Glossary December 200 3 A LAN typically connects multiple pe rsonal computers and shared netw ork device s such as storage and printers. Although many technologies exist to impl ement a LAN, Ethernet is the most common for connecting person al computers. MAC address The Media Acce[...]

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    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wireless Route r WGR614 v4 Glossary 7 December 200 3 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 interface (API) for sharing services and information on local -area networks (LANs). Provide[...]

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    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v4 8 Glossary December 200 3 PPP over A TM PPPoA. PPP over A TM is a protocol for connectin g remote hosts to the Internet over an always-on connection by simulati ng a dial-up connection. PPP over Ethernet PPPoE. PPP over Ethernet is a protocol for connecti ng remote hosts to the Inte[...]

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    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wireless Route r WGR614 v4 Glossary 9 December 200 3 router A device that forwards data between networks. An IP r outer forwards data b ased on IP sou rce and destination addresses. SSID A Service Set Identification is a thirty-two charact er (maximum) alphanumeric key identifying a wireless local area network. For[...]

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    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v4 10 Glossary December 200 3 The TLS protocol is mad e up of two layers. The TLS Record Protocol ensures that a connection is private by using symmetric data encryption and ensures that the connection is reliable. The second TLS layer is the TLS Handshake Protocol, which allows authen[...]

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    Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wireless Route r WGR614 v4 Glossary 11 December 200 3 wide area network W AN. A lo ng distance l ink used to extend or connect re motely located local area ne tworks. The Internet is a large W AN. Wi-F i A trade name for the 802.11b wireless networking standard, given by the W ireless Ethernet Compatibility Allianc[...]

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    Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v4 12 Glossary December 200 3[...]

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    Index 1 Numerics 64 or 128 bit WEP 3-6 802.1 1b D-1 A Account Name 2-1 1, 2-13, 5-2 Address Resolution Protocol B-8 ad-hoc mode D-2 Authentication Se rver 2-9 Auto MDI/MDI-X B-15, G-2 Auto Uplink 1-3, B-15, G-2 B backup configuration 5-7 Basic W ireless Connectiv ity 3-8 BSSID D-2 C Cabling B-1 1 Cat5 cable 2-1, B-12, G-2 configuration automatic by[...]

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    2 Index front panel 1-6, 1-7 fully qualified domain name (FQDN) 3-4 G gateway address C-20 H Half Life 6-3 host name 2-1 1, 2-13 I IANA contacting B-2 IETF B-1 W eb site address B-7 infrastructure mode D-2 installation 1-4 Internet account address information C-18 establishing C-18 Internet Service Provider 2-1 IP addresses C-19, C-20 and NA T B-7 [...]

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    Index 3 PC, using to configure C-21 ping 6-5 placement 3-1 port filtering 4-2 Port Forwarding 6-1 port forwarding behind NA T B-8 Port Forwarding Menu 6-1 port numbers 4-3 PPP over Ethernet 1-4, C-18 PPPoE C-18 Primary DNS Server 2-9, 2-1 1, 2-13 protocols Address Resolution B-8 DHCP B-10 Routing Information 1-3, B-2 support 1-1 publications, relat[...]

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    4 Index W W AN 6-4 W AN Setup 6-4 WEP D-2 Wi - F i D - 1 W indows, configuring for IP routing C-2, C-7 winipcfg utility C-6 W inPOET C-18 W ired Equivalent Privacy . See WEP Wi r el e s s A c c es s 2 - 3 W ireless Au thentication 3-5 wireless authentication scheme 3-5 W ireless Encryption 3-5 W ireless Ethernet D-1 W ireless Performance 3-1 W irel[...]