NETGEAR MBR624GU manual

202-10437-01 January 2009 NETGEAR , Inc. 350 E. Plumeria Drive San Jose, CA 95134 USA 3G Broadband Wireless Router MBR624GU User Manual[...]

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v1.0, January 2009 iii European Union St atement of Compliance Hereby , NETGEAR, Inc. declares that this router is in compliance with the essential requirements and other re levant provisions of Directive 1999/5/EC. Èesky [Czech] NETGEAR, Inc. tímto prohl ašuje, že tento 3G Broadband Wireless Router MBR624GU je ve shodì se základními požada[...]

v1.0, January 2 009 iv A printed copy of the EU Declaration of Conformity certificate for this product is provided in the MBR624GU product package. Bestätigung des Hers tellers/Importeurs Es wird hiermit bestätigt, daß da s 3G Broadband W ireless Router MBR624 GU gemäß der im BMPT -AmtsblVfg 243/ 1991 und Vfg 46/1992 aufgeführten Bestimmungen[...]

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1 v1.0, January 2009 Content s 3G Broadband Wireless Rout er MBR624GU User Manual About This Manual Conventions, Formats, and Scope ........ ................ ................ ................. ................ ............ i How to Use This Manual ................. ................ ................ ................ ................ ................[...]

2 v1.0, January 2009 Wireless Security Options ............... ................ ................ ................. ................ ........ 2-3 Manually Configuring Y our Wireless Settings ........ ................ .................... ................ ..... 2-4 S pecifying Wireles s Security ....... ................. ................ ............[...]

3 v1.0, January 2009 Erasing the Configuration ... ................ ................ ................. ................ ................ ..... 4-2 Upgrading the Router Firmware ...... ................ ................ ................ ................ ............... 4-2 Network Management Information ..................... ................ ........[...]

4 v1.0, January 2009 T r oubleshooting the ISP Connection ........ ................ ................. ................... ................ .. 6-4 Obtaining a W AN IP Address ............. ................ ................. ................ ................ ..... 6-4 T roubles hooting PPPoE or PPPo A .............. ................ ............. ...[...]

i v1.0, January 2009 About This Manual The NETGEAR ® 3G W ir eless Router MBR624GU describes how to install, configure, and troubleshoot the 3G Broadba nd Wireless Router MBR624GU. The information in this manual is intended for readers with intermedia te computer and Internet skills. Conventions, Format s, and Scope The conventions, formats, and s[...]

3G Broadband Wir eless Router MBR6 24GU User Manual ii v1.0, January 2009 For more information about networ k, Internet, firewall, and VPN technologies, see the links to the NETGEAR website in Appendix B, “Related Documents” . How to Use This Manual The HTML version of this ma nual includes the following: • Buttons, and , for browsing forward[...]

3G Broadband Wireless Router MBR624GU User Manual iii v1.0, January 2009 – Click the print icon in the upper left of the window . • Printing the full manual . Use the Comple te PDF M a n ual link at the top left of any page. – Click the Complete PDF Manual link at the to p left of any page in the manual. The PDF version of the comp lete manua[...]

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1-1 v1.0, January 2009 Chapter 1 Inst alling Y our Router Congratulations on your p urchase of the 3G Broadband W ireless Router MBR624GU. Before yo u begin installing your router , ch eck the package contents (see “Unpacking Y our New Router” on page 1- 1 ). Become familiar with the front and back panels of yo ur router—especially the LEDs?[...]

3G Broadband Wir eless Router MBR6 24GU User Manual 1-2 Installing Your Router v1.0, January 2009 Front Panel The router front panel sh own below contains status LEDs. Y ou can use the LEDs to verify various conditions. The following table describes each LED.. Figure 1-1 T able 1. LED Descriptions LED Activity Description 1. Power , factory reset S[...]

3G Broadband Wireless Router MBR624GU User Manual Installing Your Router 1-3 v1.0, January 2009 Back Panel The router ports are col or -coded to distinguish yo ur Internet port from th e other four ports that connect to the wired computer(s) on your LAN. The rear panel contains the following elements: 1. W irele ss antenna 2. AC power adapter input[...]

3G Broadband Wir eless Router MBR6 24GU User Manual 1-4 Installing Your Router v1.0, January 2009 Router Side Panel The side panel of the router has a Wireless On/Off button and a WPS button. • WPS . Y ou can use the Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) feature with clients on the network that are W i-Fi certified and WP A capable. See “Using Push &apos[...]

3G Broadband Wireless Router MBR624GU User Manual Installing Your Router 1-5 v1.0, January 2009 Positioning Y o ur Wireless Router The router lets you access your network from virt ually anywhere within the operating range of your wireless network. However , the operating di stance or range of your wireless connection can vary significantly dependi[...]

3G Broadband Wir eless Router MBR6 24GU User Manual 1-6 Installing Your Router v1.0, January 2009 • Y our computer must be set up to use DHCP to get its TCP/IP configuration from the router. This is usually the case. For help with DHCP , see the documen tation that came with your computer , or see the link to the online doc ument in “Preparing [...]

3G Broadband Wireless Router MBR624GU User Manual Installing Your Router 1-7 v1.0, January 2009 Connecting Y our Router and Applying Power 1. Connect one end of the Ethernet cable that came with your router into a LAN port on the router , and the other end into th e Ethernet port of your comp uter . 2. Plug in the power adapter to your router, and [...]

3G Broadband Wir eless Router MBR6 24GU User Manual 1-8 Installing Your Router v1.0, January 2009 3. V erify that the following LEDs on the front of the router lig ht up: • Power . Power is supplied to the router . • LAN . Y our computer is securely connecte d to this LAN port on the router . • USB . Y our wireless USB modem is s ecurely conn[...]

3G Broadband Wireless Router MBR624GU User Manual Installing Your Router 1-9 v1.0, January 2009 3. Click Next , and the Setup W izard configure s your router’ s Internet connection. 4. When the Internet connection is working, a Connection Success message displays. 5. T o proceed t o wireless ne twork configuration, click Next . See “Using the S[...]

3G Broadband Wir eless Router MBR6 24GU User Manual 1-10 Installing Your Router v1.0, January 2009 Logging in to the Router af ter Inst allation When you first connect to y our rou ter during inst allation, a Setup W izard appears. After the initial configuration, you can use your W eb browser to log into the router. T o log in to the router: 1. Op[...]

3G Broadband Wireless Router MBR624GU User Manual Installing Your Router 1-11 v1.0, January 2009 For more information about th e information displayed in th e Router S tatus screen, see “Router S tat us” on page 4-4 . Y ou can use dif ferent methods to configure your router . • Select Setup Wizard from the router menu to set up your Internet [...]

3G Broadband Wir eless Router MBR6 24GU User Manual 1-12 Installing Your Router v1.0, January 2009 3. Click Next . The Setup W izard prompts you to configure your Internet conn ection and wirel ess networ k as described in “Using the Setup W iza rd to Configure Y o ur Router’ s Internet Connection” on page 1-8 and “Using the Setup W izard t[...]

3G Broadband Wireless Router MBR624GU User Manual Installing Your Router 1-13 v1.0, January 2009 The following butto ns are availa ble: • Click Connect when you wan t to manua lly connect to the network. • Click Discon nect when you want to manually disconnect from curre nt ne twork. • Click Apply when you finish changing the settings. • Cl[...]

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2-1 v1.0, January 2009 Chapter 2 Wireless Network Configuration For a wireless connection, the SSID, also called the wireless ne twork name, and the wireless security setting must be the same for the router and wireless computers or wireless adapters. NETGEAR strongly recommends that you use wireless security . This chapter includes: • “Plannin[...]

3G Broadband Wir eless Router MBR6 24GU User Manual 2-2 Wireless N etwork Con figuration v1.0, January 2009 See “Manually Configuring Y our W ireless Settings” on page 2-4 . • Push 'N' Connect (WPS) automatica lly implements wireless security on the router while, at the same time, allowing you to au tomatically implement wireless se[...]

3G Broadband Wireless Router MBR624GU User Manual Wireless Network Configuration 2-3 v1.0, January 2009 Wireless Security Options Indoors, computers can connect over 802.1 1g wireless networks at a maximum range of up to 300 feet. Such distances can allow for others outside your immediate area to access your network. Unlike wired network data, your[...]

3G Broadband Wir eless Router MBR6 24GU User Manual 2-4 Wireless N etwork Con figuration v1.0, January 2009 For more information about wireless technology , see the link to the online document in “W ire less Communications” in Appendix B . Manually Configuring Y our Wireless Settings Y ou can view or manually configure the wireless settings for[...]

3G Broadband Wireless Router MBR624GU User Manual Wireless Network Configuration 2-5 v1.0, January 2009 The settings for this sc reen are explained in Ta b l e 2 - 1 . 3. Select the region in which the router will operate. 4. For initial configuration and test, le ave the other settings unchanged. 5. T o save your changes, click Apply . 6. Configur[...]

3G Broadband Wir eless Router MBR6 24GU User Manual 2-6 Wireless N etwork Con figuration v1.0, January 2009 Wireless Access Point Enable Wireless Access Point Selected by default, this setting enables the wireless ra dio, which allows the rou ter to work as a wi reless access point. T urning off the wireless radio can be helpful for configuration, [...]

3G Broadband Wireless Router MBR624GU User Manual Wireless Network Configuration 2-7 v1.0, January 2009 S pecifying Wireless Security T o set up wireless security , you can either manua lly configure it in the W ireless Settings screen, or you can use W i-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) to automatically set the SSID and implement WP A/ WP A2 security (see[...]

3G Broadband Wir eless Router MBR6 24GU User Manual 2-8 Wireless N etwork Con figuration v1.0, January 2009 • Hiding your wireless network n ame (SSID) . By default, the router is set to broadcast its wireless network name (SSID). Y ou can restrict wireless access to your network by not broadcas ting the wireless ne twork name (SSID). T o do this[...]

3G Broadband Wireless Router MBR624GU User Manual Wireless Network Configuration 2-9 v1.0, January 2009 2. From the main menu, select W ireless Settings, and then click Setup Access List to display the W irele ss Station Access List screen. The trusted wireless stations lis ted on this screen are the wirele ss clients that will have access to the w[...]

3G Broadband Wir eless Router MBR6 24GU User Manual 2-10 Wireless N etwork Con figuration v1.0, January 2009 Configuring WEP T o confi gure WEP data encryption: 1. Log in to the router at its default LAN address of http://192.168.0.1 with its default user name of admin , and default password of password , or using whatever u s er name, password, an[...]

3G Broadband Wireless Router MBR624GU User Manual Wireless Network Configuration 2-11 v1.0, January 2009 • WEP (Wir ed Equivalent Privacy) 128-bit encryption . Enter 26 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0–9, a–f, or A–F). 6. Enter the encryption keys. Y ou can manually or automatically program the four data encryption keys. These value[...]

3G Broadband Wir eless Router MBR6 24GU User Manual 2-12 Wireless N etwork Con figuration v1.0, January 2009 T o confi gure WP A or WP A2 in the router: 1. Log in to the router at its default LAN address of http://192.168.0.1 with its default user name of admin and default password of password , or using whatever user name, password, and LAN addres[...]

3G Broadband Wireless Router MBR624GU User Manual Wireless Network Configuration 2-13 v1.0, January 2009 • WPS (Push 'N' Connect) . The WPS settings show the router PIN, the Disable Router’ s PIN check box and the Keep Existing Wir eless Settings check box. By default, these check boxes are cleared. This allows theWPS clients to disco[...]

3G Broadband Wir eless Router MBR6 24GU User Manual 2-14 Wireless N etwork Con figuration v1.0, January 2009 Using a WPS Button to Add a WPS Client Any wireless computer or wireles s adapter that will connect to the router wirelessly is a client. The client must support a WPS butto n, and must have a WPS conf iguration utility , such as the NETGEAR[...]

3G Broadband Wireless Router MBR624GU User Manual Wireless Network Configuration 2-15 v1.0, January 2009 The router WPS screen displays a me ssage confirmi ng that the client was a dded to the wireless network. The router generates an SSID, and implements WP A/WP A2 wireless security . The router will keep these wireless settings un less you change[...]

3G Broadband Wir eless Router MBR6 24GU User Manual 2-16 Wireless N etwork Con figuration v1.0, January 2009 2. On the router main menu, select Add a WPS Client (computers that will connect wirelessly to the router are clients), an d the n click Ne xt . The Add WPS Client screen displays: 3. Select the PIN Number radio button. 4. Go to the client w[...]

3G Broadband Wireless Router MBR624GU User Manual Wireless Network Configuration 2-17 v1.0, January 2009 Connecting Additional Wirel ess Client Devices Af ter WPS Setup Y ou can add more WPS clients to yo ur wireless network, or you can add a combinati on of WPS- enabled clients and clients without WPS. Adding More WPS Client s T o add a wireless c[...]

3G Broadband Wir eless Router MBR6 24GU User Manual 2-18 Wireless N etwork Con figuration v1.0, January 2009 3. For the non-WPS devices that you want to conn ect , open the networking utility and follow the utility’ s instructions to enter th e security settings that you selected in S tep 2 (the SSID, WP A/ PSK + WP A2/PSK security method, and pa[...]

3-1 v1.0, January 2009 Chapter 3 Protecting Y our Network This chapter describes how to use the basic firewall feature s of the W ireless Router to protect your network. Protecting Access to Y our Wireless Router For security reasons, the router has its own user name and password. Also, after a period of inactivity for a set length of time, the adm[...]

3G Broadband Wir eless Router MBR6 24GU User Manual 3-2 Protecting Yo ur Network v1.0, January 2009 2. From the main menu, under the Maintenance heading, select Se t Password to display the Set Password screen: 3. T o change the password, first enter the old p assword, and then enter the new password twice. 4. Click Apply to save your changes. Chan[...]

3G Broadband Wireless Router MBR624GU User Manual Protecting Your Network 3-3 v1.0, January 2009 Blocking Keywords, Sites, and Services The router provid es a variety of options for blockin g Internet-based content and communications services. W it h its content filtering feature, the ro uter prevents objectiona ble content from reaching your PCs. [...]

3G Broadband Wir eless Router MBR6 24GU User Manual 3-4 Protecting Yo ur Network v1.0, January 2009 3. T o enable keyword blocking, select one of the follo wing: • Per Schedule . T urn on keyword blocking accord ing to the settings on the Schedule screen. • Always . T urn on keyword blocking all the time, independent of the setting in the Sched[...]

3G Broadband Wireless Router MBR624GU User Manual Protecting Your Network 3-5 v1.0, January 2009 Firewall Rules Firewall rules block or allow specific traf fic pass ing through from one side of th e router to the other . Inbound rules (W AN to LAN) restrict access by outsiders to priva te resources, selectively allowing only specific outside users [...]

3G Broadband Wir eless Router MBR6 24GU User Manual 3-6 Protecting Yo ur Network v1.0, January 2009 Inbound Rules (Port Forwarding) Because the router uses Network Address Translation (NA T ), your network presents only one IP address to the Internet, and outside users canno t directly acc ess any of your local computers. However , by defining an i[...]

3G Broadband Wireless Router MBR624GU User Manual Protecting Your Network 3-7 v1.0, January 2009 • Action . Select when you want this type of traffic to be handled. Y ou can block or allow always, or you can choose to bloc k or allow according to the schedule yo u have defined in the Schedule screen. • Send to LAN Server . Enter the IP address [...]

3G Broadband Wir eless Router MBR6 24GU User Manual 3-8 Protecting Yo ur Network v1.0, January 2009 Considerations for Inbound Rules If your external IP address is assigned dynamically by your ISP , the IP address might change periodically as the DHCP lease expi res. Consider using the Dynamic DNS feature so tha t external users can always find you[...]

3G Broadband Wireless Router MBR624GU User Manual Protecting Your Network 3-9 v1.0, January 2009 The following screen shows AIM selected in the Service list: The Outboun d Services scree n includes the following fields: • Service . Select the application or service from the drop-down list to be allowed or blocked. Y ou can use the Add Custom Serv[...]

3G Broadband Wir eless Router MBR6 24GU User Manual 3-10 Protecting Yo ur Network v1.0, January 2009 Order of Precedence for Rules As you define new rules, they are added to th e tables in the Firewall Rules sc reen, as shown: For any traffic attempting to pass through the fire wall, the packet informa tion is subjected to the rules in the order sh[...]

3G Broadband Wireless Router MBR624GU User Manual Protecting Your Network 3 -11 v1.0, January 2009 Defining Services T o define a service: 1. Log in to the router at its default LAN address of http://192.168.0.1 with its default user name of admin default password of password , or using whateve r password and LAN address you have chosen for the rou[...]

3G Broadband Wir eless Router MBR6 24GU User Manual 3-12 Protecting Yo ur Network v1.0, January 2009 Setting Y our Time Zone T o localize the time for your log entrie s, you must specify your time zone: 1. Log in to the router at its default LAN address of http://192.168.0.1 with its default user name of admin , default password of password , or us[...]

3G Broadband Wireless Router MBR624GU User Manual Protecting Your Network 3 -13 v1.0, January 2009 Scheduling Firewall Servi ces If you enabled services blo cking in the Block Se rvices screen or port forwarding in the Ports screen, you can set up a schedule for when blocki ng occurs or when access is not restricted. 1. Log in to the router at its [...]

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4-1 v1.0, January 2009 Chapter 4 Managing Y our Network This chapter describes how to perform network management tasks with your W ireless Router. Backing Up, Restoring, or Erasing Y our Settings The configuration settings of the router are stored in a configuration file in the router. This file can be backed up to your computer , restored, or re v[...]

3G Broadband Wir eless Router MBR6 24GU User Manual 4-2 Managing Yo ur Network v1.0, January 2009 Restoring the Config uration from a File T o restore the configuration: 1. Log in to the router at its default LAN address of http://192.168.0.1 with its default user name of admin default password of password , or using wha tever user name, pas swo rd[...]

3G Broadband Wireless Router MBR624GU User Manual Managing Your Network 4-3 v1.0, January 2009 NETGEAR recommends that you back up yo ur c onfiguration before do ing a firmware upgrade. After the upgrade is complete, you might need to restore your configuration settings. 1. Download and unzip the new fi rmware file from NETGEAR. The W eb browser us[...]

3G Broadband Wir eless Router MBR6 24GU User Manual 4-4 Managing Yo ur Network v1.0, January 2009 Network Management Information The router provides a va riety o f status and usage information which is discussed in the following sections. Router St atus From the main menu, below the Ma intenance heading, select Router Status to view this screen. Th[...]

3G Broadband Wireless Router MBR624GU User Manual Managing Your Network 4-5 v1.0, January 2009 T able 4-1. Router Status Fields Field Description Firmware V ersio n This field displays the router firmware version. HSDP A (High-S p eed Downlink Packet Access) Modem Identity Shows the modem in use. Modem sw version The software version of the modem. [...]

3G Broadband Wir eless Router MBR6 24GU User Manual 4-6 Managing Yo ur Network v1.0, January 2009 Showing St atistics Click the Show S tatistics button on the Router Status screen to display router usage statistics: This following table explains the statistic fields. Figure 4-4 T able 4-2. Router St atistics Fields Field Description W AN (Internet)[...]

3G Broadband Wireless Router MBR624GU User Manual Managing Your Network 4-7 v1.0, January 2009 Connection St atus Click the Connection S tatus button on the Router S tatus scree n to view the connection status: This screen shows the following statistics: ADSL Link Downstream or Upstream These statistics might help your technical support representat[...]

3G Broadband Wir eless Router MBR6 24GU User Manual 4-8 Managing Yo ur Network v1.0, January 2009 V iewing Att ached Devices The Attached Devices screen contains a table of all IP devices that the router has discovered on the local network. From the main me nu, under the Maintenance heading, select Attached Devices. The Attached Devices screen disp[...]

3G Broadband Wireless Router MBR624GU User Manual Managing Your Network 4-9 v1.0, January 2009 V iewing, Selecting, and Sa ving Logged Information The router logs security-related ev ents such as denied incoming service requests, hacker probe s, and administrator logins. If you enabled content filte ring in the Block Sites screen, the Logs screen c[...]

3G Broadband Wir eless Router MBR6 24GU User Manual 4-10 Managing Your Networ k v1.0, January 2009 Log action buttons are described in the following table. Selecting Which Information to Log Besides the standard information listed previously , you can choose to log ad ditional information. Those optional selections are as follows: • Attempted acc[...]

3G Broadband Wireless Router MBR624GU User Manual Managing Your Network 4-11 v1.0, January 2009 Examples of Log Messages Following are examples of log messages. In all cases, the log entry shows the timestamp as: Day , Y ear-Month-Date Hour:Minute:Second. Activation and Administration Tue, 2002-05-21 18:48:39 - NETGEA R activated [This entry indica[...]

3G Broadband Wir eless Router MBR6 24GU User Manual 4-12 Managing Your Networ k v1.0, January 2009 Enabling Security Event E-mail Notification T o set up the router so that you can receive logs and alerts by e-mail, select Email from the router menu to display the following screen: • T urn e-mail notification on . Select this check bo x if you wa[...]

3G Broadband Wireless Router MBR624GU User Manual Managing Your Network 4-13 v1.0, January 2009 • Send alert immediately . Select the correspond ing check box if yo u would like immediate notification of a significant security event, su ch as a known attack, port scan, or attempted access to a blocked site. • Send logs according to this schedul[...]

3G Broadband Wir eless Router MBR6 24GU User Manual 4-14 Managing Your Networ k v1.0, January 2009 From the main menu, under the Ma intenance heading, select Router Diagnostics to display the Diagnostics screen: Enabling Remote Management Using the Remote Management screen, you can allow a user or users on the Internet to configure, upgrade, and ch[...]

3G Broadband Wireless Router MBR624GU User Manual Managing Your Network 4-15 v1.0, January 2009 2. Under the Advanced heading of the main menu , select Remote Management to display the Remote Management screen: 3. Select the T urn Remote Management On check box. 4. Specify which external addresses will be allowed to access the router’ s remote ma[...]

3G Broadband Wir eless Router MBR6 24GU User Manual 4-16 Managing Your Networ k v1.0, January 2009 http://134.177.0.123:8080 Note: In this case, you must incl ude http:// in the address.[...]

5-1 v1.0, January 2009 Chapter 5 Advanced Configuration This chapter describes how to configure the advanced features of your W ireless Router. Advanced Settings The W ireless Router provides a variety of advanced features, such as the following: •W A N S e t u p . S e e “W AN Setup” . • LAN TCP/IP settings. See “LAN IP Settings” on pag[...]

3G Broadband Wir eless Router MBR6 24GU User Manual 5-2 Advanced Configuration v1.0, January 2009 T o view o r change the W AN Setup: 1. From the main menu, select W AN Se tup to display the W AN Setup screen: 2. Make the changes that yo u want, and then click Apply to save the settings. The W AN Setup fields are descr ibed in the following table: [...]

3G Broadband Wireless Router MBR624GU User Manual Advanced Configuration 5 -3 v1.0, January 2009 Setting Up a Default DMZ Server The default DMZ server feature is helpful when you are using some online games and videoconferencing ap plications that are incompat ible with NA T . The router is programmed to recognize some of these applic ations and t[...]

3G Broadband Wir eless Router MBR6 24GU User Manual 5-4 Advanced Configuration v1.0, January 2009 T o view o r change the LAN IP Setup:. 1. Select LAN IP to displa y the LAN IP Setup screen: 2. Change the settings. For more information, see Ta b l e 5 - 2 , “DHCP Settings” on page 5-6 or “Reserved IP Addresses” on page 5-7 . 3. Click Apply [...]

3G Broadband Wireless Router MBR624GU User Manual Advanced Configuration 5 -5 v1.0, January 2009 The LAN TCP/IP Setup parameters ar e explained in the following table. T able 5-2. LAN IP Setup Settings Description LAN TCP/IP Setup IP Address The LAN IP address of the router. IP Subnet Mask The LAN subnet mask of the router. Combined with the IP add[...]

3G Broadband Wir eless Router MBR6 24GU User Manual 5-6 Advanced Configuration v1.0, January 2009 DHCP Settings By default, the router functions as a Dy namic Host Configuration Proto col (DHCP) server , allowing it to assign IP , DNS server , and default gatewa y addre sses to all computers connected to the router’ s LAN. The assigned default ga[...]

3G Broadband Wireless Router MBR624GU User Manual Advanced Configuration 5 -7 v1.0, January 2009 Reserved IP Addresses When you specify a reserved IP address for a computer on the LAN, that computer always receives the same IP address each time it access the router’ s DHCP server . Reserved IP addresses should be assigned to servers th at require[...]

3G Broadband Wir eless Router MBR6 24GU User Manual 5-8 Advanced Configuration v1.0, January 2009 configured your accoun t inform ation in the router, whenever your ISP-assigned IP address changes, your router will automa tically contact your Dynamic DNS service provider , log in to your account, and register your new IP address. Configuring Dynami[...]

3G Broadband Wireless Router MBR624GU User Manual Advanced Configuration 5 -9 v1.0, January 2009 7. If your dynamic DNS provider allows the use of wildcards in resolving your URL, you can select the Use wildcard s check box to activate this feature. For example, the wildcard feature will cause *.yourhost.dyndns.or g to be aliased to the same IP add[...]

3G Broadband Wir eless Router MBR6 24GU User Manual 5-10 Advanced C onfiguration v1.0, January 2009 •I n t h e Metric field, a value of 1 will work si nce the ISDN router is on the LAN. This represents the number o f route rs between your network an d the destination. This is a direct connection, so it is set to 1. • Private is selected only as[...]

3G Broadband Wireless Router MBR624GU User Manual Advanced Configuration 5-11 v1.0, January 2009 • Destination IP Address , and IP Subnet Mask . If the destination is a single host, type a subnet value of 255.255.255.2 55 . • Gateway IP Address . This must be a router on th e same LAN segment as the router. • Metric . T ype a number between 2[...]

3G Broadband Wir eless Router MBR6 24GU User Manual 5-12 Advanced C onfiguration v1.0, January 2009 • Advertisement Time T o Live . The time to live for the adver tisement is measured in hops (steps) for each UPnP packet sent. A hop is the number of steps allowed to propagate for each UPnP advertisement before it disappears. The numbe r of hops c[...]

3G Broadband Wireless Router MBR624GU User Manual Advanced Configuration 5-13 v1.0, January 2009 The following screen displays: Point-to-Point Bridge Configuration In Point-to-Point Bridge mode, the router communicates as an access point with another bridge- mode wireless station. The follo wing figure shows an example of Point-to-Point Bridge mode[...]

3G Broadband Wir eless Router MBR6 24GU User Manual 5-14 Advanced C onfiguration v1.0, January 2009 As a bridge, wireless client associations are di sabled— only wired clients can be connected. Y ou must enter the MAC address of th e other bridge-mode wireless stat ion in the field provided. Use wireless security to protect this communication. T [...]

3G Broadband Wireless Router MBR624GU User Manual Advanced Configuration 5-15 v1.0, January 2009 Multi-Point Brid ge Configuration Multi-Point Bridge mode allows a router to bridge to multiple peer access points simultaneously . As a bridge, wireless client associations are di sabled— only wired clients can be connected. The figure below shows an[...]

3G Broadband Wir eless Router MBR6 24GU User Manual 5-16 Advanced C onfiguration v1.0, January 2009 • Configure the access point (AP3) on LAN Segm ent 3 in Point-to-Point Bridge mode with the remote MAC address of th e MBR624GU router. 2. Disable the DHCP server on AP2 and AP3. AP1 will then be the DHCP server . 3. V erify the following for all a[...]

3G Broadband Wireless Router MBR624GU User Manual Advanced Configuration 5-17 v1.0, January 2009 The following figure shows an example of a Repeater Mode configuration. T o set up a repeater with wireless client association: 1. Configure the operating mode of the devices. • Configure AP 1 the MBR624GU router in th e previous figure) on LAN Segmen[...]

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6-1 v1.0, January 2009 Chapter 6 T roubleshooting This chapter gives information about troubleshooting your W ireless Router. After each problem description, instructions are prov ided to help you diagnose and solve the problem. For the common problems listed, go to the section indicated. • Is the router on? • Have I connected the router correc[...]

3G Broadband Wir eless Router MBR6 24GU User Manual 6-2 Troubleshooting v1.0, January 2009 If any of these conditions does not o ccur , refer to the following table. T roubleshooting Access to the Router Main Menu If you are unable to access the route r main menu from a computer on your local network, check the following: • If you are using an Et[...]

3G Broadband Wireless Router MBR624GU User Manual Troubleshooting 6-3 v1.0, January 2009 • Make sure your computer ’ s IP addre ss is on th e same subnet as the router . If you are using the recommended addressing scheme, your computer ’ s addr ess should be in the range of 192.168.0.2 to 1 92.168.0.254. See the o nline document listed in “[...]

3G Broadband Wir eless Router MBR6 24GU User Manual 6-4 Troubleshooting v1.0, January 2009 T roubleshooting the ISP Connection Obt aining a W AN IP Address If your router is unable to access the Internet, a nd your Internet LED is green or blinkin g green, determine whether the router is able to obtain a W AN IP address from the ISP . Unless you ha[...]

3G Broadband Wireless Router MBR624GU User Manual Troubleshooting 6-5 v1.0, January 2009 T roubleshooting PPPoE or PPPoA The PPPoA or PPPoA connection can be debugged as follows: 1. Access the main menu of the router at http://192.168.0.1 . 2. Under the Maintenance heading, select Router Status. 3. Click Connection S tatus . 4. If all of the steps [...]

3G Broadband Wir eless Router MBR6 24GU User Manual 6-6 Troubleshooting v1.0, January 2009 T roubleshooting a TCP/IP Ne twork Using the Ping Utility Most TCP/IP terminal devices and routers contain a ping utility that sends an echo request packet to the designated device. The device then respond s with an echo reply . T roubleshooting a TCP/IP netw[...]

3G Broadband Wireless Router MBR624GU User Manual Troubleshooting 6-7 v1.0, January 2009 T esting the Path from Y ou r Computer to a Remote Device After verifying that the LAN path works correctly , test the path from your PC to a remote device. 1. From the W indows toolbar , click the St a r t button, and sele ct Run . 2. In the W indows Run windo[...]

3G Broadband Wir eless Router MBR6 24GU User Manual 6-8 Troubleshooting v1.0, January 2009 • Press both the W ireless button and WPS button on th e side of the router for 5 seconds. Use this method for cases when the administration password or IP address is not known. Problems with Date and Time The E-mail screen in the Content Filtering section [...]

Technical Specifications A-1 v1.0, January 2009 Appendix A T echnical S p ecifications This appendix provides tech nical specifications for the 3G Broadband W irele ss Router MBR624GU. Network Protocol and Standards Compatibility Data and Routing Protocols: TC P/IP , RIP-1, RIP-2, DHCP , PPPoE, PPPoA, or PPTP , RFC 1483 Bridged or Routed Ethernet, [...]

3G Broadband Wir eless Router MBR6 24GU User Manual A-2 Technical Specifications v1.0, January 2009[...]

Related Documents B-1 v1.0, January 2009 Appendix B Related Document s This appendix provides links to reference documents you c an use to gain a more comple te understanding of the technolog ies used in your NETGEAR prod uct. Document Link Internet Networking and TCP/IP Addressing http://docum entation.netgear .com/reference/ enu/tcpip/index.htm W[...]

3G Broadband Wir eless Router MBR6 24GU User Manual B-2 Related Documents v1.0, January 2009[...]