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    202-10130-01 November 2005 NETGEAR , Inc. 4500 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA Reference Manual for the RangeMax 240 Wireless Router WPNT834[...]

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    ii v1.0, November 2005 © 2005 by NETGEAR, Inc. All ri ghts reserved. November 2005. T rademarks 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 Condi[...]

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    v1.0, November 2005 iii Certificate of the Manufactu rer/Importer It is hereby certified that the Range Max 240 W ireless Router WPNT834 has been suppressed in accordance with the conditions set out in the BMP T -Amtsb lVfg 243/1991 and Vfg 46/1992. The operati on of some equipment (for example, test transmitte rs) in a cc o rdanc e wit h the regul[...]

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    v1.0, November 2005 iv[...]

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    v v1.0, November 2005 Content s Reference Manual for the Range Max 240 Wireless Router WPNT834 Chapter 1 About This Manual Audience, Scope, Conventions, and Formats . ......... ................. ................ ................ ..... 1-1 How to Use This Manual ................. ................ ................ ................ ................ ..[...]

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    vi v1.0, Novemb er 2005 Overview of How to Access t he wireless router ................. ................ .................... ........ 3-5 How to Bypass the Configuration Assistant .............. ... ... .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ... .... ... ... .. 3-8 How to Manually Configure Y our Internet Con nection .................. ...............[...]

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    vii v1.0, November 2005 Chapter 7 T roubleshooting Basic Functioning ..................... ................ ................ ................. ................ ............. ........ 7- 1 Power Light Not On ............ ................ ................ ................. ................ ................ ..... 7-1 Lights Never T urn Off ......... .[...]

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    viii v1.0, Novemb er 2005 Configuring S tatic Routes ...................... ................ ................ ................. ................ ...... 8-18 Enabling Remote Management Access ............. ...... ............. ................. ................ ...... 8-20 Using Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) ........ ...... ............. ..........[...]

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    About This Manual 1-1 v1.0, November 2005 Chapter 1 About This Manual This chapter describes the intended audience, sc ope, conventions, and formats of this manual. Audience, Scope, Conventions, and Format s This reference manual assumes that the reader h as basic to interme diate computer and Internet skills. However , basic comp uter network, Int[...]

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    Reference Manual for the RangeMax 240 Wirele ss Router WPNT834 1-2 About This Manual v1.0, Novemb er 2005 This manual is written for the WPNT834 r outer according to these specifications: How to Use This Manual The HTML version of this ma nual includes the following: • Buttons, and , for browsing forwards or backwards through the manual one pag e[...]

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    Reference Manual fo r the RangeMax 2 40 Wireless Router WPNT834 About This Manual 1-3 v1.0, November 2005 – Click the PDF of This Chapter link at the top right of any pa ge in the chapter you want to print. The PDF version of the chap ter you were viewing op en s in a browser window . – Click the print icon in the upper left of the window . •[...]

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    Reference Manual for the RangeMax 240 Wirele ss Router WPNT834 1-4 About This Manual v1.0, Novemb er 2005[...]

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    Introduction 2-1 v1.0, November 2005 Chapter 2 Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the NETG EAR ® RangeMax 240 W ireless Router WPNT834. The WPNT834 router p rovides connection for mul tiple computers to the Internet through an external broadband access device (such as a cabl e modem or DSL modem) that is normally intended for use by [...]

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    Reference Manual for the RangeMax 240 Wirele ss Router WPNT834 2-2 Introduction v1.0, Novemb er 2005 • Built in 4-port 10/100 Mbps Switch • Ethernet connection to a wide area network (W AN) device, such as a cable modem or DSL modem • Extensive Protocol Support • Login capability • Front panel LEDs for easy monito ring of status and activ[...]

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    Reference Manual fo r the RangeMax 2 40 Wireless Router WPNT834 Introduction 2-3 v1.0, November 2005 • WP A-PSK support. Support for W i-Fi Prot e cted Access (WP A) data encryption which provides strong data encryption and auth entication based on a pre-shared key . • W ireless access can be restricted by MAC address. • W ireless n etwork na[...]

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    Reference Manual for the RangeMax 240 Wirele ss Router WPNT834 2-4 Introduction v1.0, Novemb er 2005 • Port Forwarding with NA T . Although NA T prevents Internet locations from di rectly accessing the computers on the LAN, the router allows you to direct incoming traffi c to specific computers based on the service port number of the incoming req[...]

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    Reference Manual fo r the RangeMax 2 40 Wireless Router WPNT834 Introduction 2-5 v1.0, November 2005 • PPP over Ethernet (PPPoE). PPPoE is a protocol for connecting remote host s to the Internet over a DSL connection by simulating a dial-up connection. This feature elim inates the need to ru n a login program such as Entersys or W inPOET on your [...]

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    Reference Manual for the RangeMax 240 Wirele ss Router WPNT834 2-6 Introduction v1.0, Novemb er 2005 NETGEAR Related Product s NETGEAR products related to the RangeMax 240 W ireless Router WPNT834 are as follows: • RangeMax W ireless USB 2.0 Adapter (WPN1 1 1) • RangeMax W ireless PCI Adapter (WPN311) • RangeMax W ireless PC Card (WPN511) Pac[...]

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    Reference Manual fo r the RangeMax 2 40 Wireless Router WPNT834 Introduction 2-7 v1.0, November 2005 The Router ’ s Front Panel The front panel of the WPNT834 router cont ains the status lights described below . Y ou can use the status lights to verify connection s. V iewed from left to right, the table below describes the lights on the front pan[...]

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    Reference Manual for the RangeMax 240 Wirele ss Router WPNT834 2-8 Introduction v1.0, Novemb er 2005 The Router ’ s Rear Panel The rear panel of the WPNT834 rout er contains the items listed below . V iewed from left to right, the rear panel contains the following features: 1. Four Local (LAN) 10/10 0 Mbps Ethernet po rts for connecting the route[...]

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    Reference Manual fo r the RangeMax 2 40 Wireless Router WPNT834 Introduction 2-9 v1.0, November 2005 A Road Map for ‘How to Get There From Here’ The introduction and adoption of any new techno logy can be a difficult process. Broadband Internet service is considered so useful tha t more and more people want to set up network s in their home to [...]

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    Reference Manual for the RangeMax 240 Wirele ss Router WPNT834 2-10 Introduction v1.0, Novemb er 2005 Protect my wireless connection (from snooping, hacking, or information theft). 1. Assure that the wireless network has security features enabled. 2. Configure my WPNT834 with the security settings of the wireless network. 3. Use Windows security fe[...]

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    Reference Manual fo r the RangeMax 2 40 Wireless Router WPNT834 Introduction 2-11 v1.0, November 2005 Share Windows PC files and printers (in a combined wireless and wired network). Note: For sharing files and printers on other types of computers like Macintosh or Linux, refer to the product documentation that came with those computers. 1. Use the [...]

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    Reference Manual for the RangeMax 240 Wirele ss Router WPNT834 2-12 Introduction v1.0, Novemb er 2005[...]

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    Connecting the Router to the Internet 3-1 v1.0, November 2005 Chapter 3 Connecting the Router to the Internet This chapter describes how to set up the router on your local area network (LAN) and connect to the Internet. Y ou will find out how to configure your RangeMax 240 W i reless Router WPNT834 for Internet access using the Setup Wizard, or how[...]

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    Reference Manual for the RangeMax 240 Wirele ss Router WPNT834 3-2 Connecting the Router to the Internet v1.0, Novemb er 2005 First, Use the Smart Wizard to Configure the W i reless Router Insert the Resour ce C D in the CD driv e of your PC. The following screen appears. Cl ick SETUP and follow the prompts. Figure 3-1[...]

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    Reference Manual fo r the RangeMax 2 40 Wireless Router WPNT834 Connecting th e Rou te r to the Internet 3-3 v1.0, November 2005 Now , Set Up a Computer for Wireless Connectivity Y ou are now connected to the Internet and the wireless feature of the wireless router is enabled! Next, configure your wireless computer . 1. Configure the computer ’ s[...]

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    Reference Manual for the RangeMax 240 Wirele ss Router WPNT834 3-4 Connecting the Router to the Internet v1.0, Novemb er 2005 T roubleshooting T ip s Here are some tips for correctin g simple problems you may have: Be sure to restart your network in this sequence: 1) T urn off the modem, wireless router, and compu ter; 2) T urn on the modem, wait t[...]

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    Reference Manual fo r the RangeMax 2 40 Wireless Router WPNT834 Connecting th e Rou te r to the Internet 3-5 v1.0, November 2005 Overview of How to Access the Wireless Router The table below describes how you access the wi reless router, depending on the state of the wireless router. T able 3-1. W ays to access the rout er Router St ate Access Opti[...]

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    Reference Manual for the RangeMax 240 Wirele ss Router WPNT834 3-6 Connecting the Router to the Internet v1.0, Novemb er 2005 How to Log On to the Wireless Router Af ter Configuration Settings Have Been Applied 1. Connect to the wireless router by typing http://www .r outerlogin.net in the address field of your browser , then click Enter . 2. For s[...]

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    Reference Manual fo r the RangeMax 2 40 Wireless Router WPNT834 Connecting th e Rou te r to the Internet 3-7 v1.0, November 2005 When the wireless router is connected to the Internet, click the Knowledge Base or the Documentation link under the W eb S upport menu to view support information or the documentation for the wireless router. If you do no[...]

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    Reference Manual for the RangeMax 240 Wirele ss Router WPNT834 3-8 Connecting the Router to the Internet v1.0, Novemb er 2005 How to Byp ass the Configuration Assistant 1. When the wireless router is in the factory default state, type http://www .r outerlogin.net/basicsetting.htm in the address field of your browser , then click Enter . When the wi[...]

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    Reference Manual fo r the RangeMax 2 40 Wireless Router WPNT834 Connecting th e Rou te r to the Internet 3-9 v1.0, November 2005 How to Manually Configure Y our Internet Connection Y o u can manually configure your router using the Basi c Settings menu, shown belo w , or you can allow the Setup W izard to determine your config uration as d escribed[...]

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    Reference Manual for the RangeMax 240 Wirele ss Router WPNT834 3-10 Connecting the Router to the Intern et v1.0, Novemb er 2005 2. For security reasons, the wireless router has its own user name and password. When prompted, enter admin for the router user name and password for the router password, both in lower case letters. 3. Click Basic Settings[...]

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    Reference Manual fo r the RangeMax 2 40 Wireless Router WPNT834 Connecting th e Rou te r to the In te rn et 3-11 v1.0, November 2005 5. If your Internet connection does require a login, f ill in the settings according to the instructions below . Select Ye s if you normally must launch a login program such as Enternet or W inPOET in order to access [...]

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    Reference Manual for the RangeMax 240 Wirele ss Router WPNT834 3-12 Connecting the Router to the Intern et v1.0, Novemb er 2005 Using the Smart Setup Wizard Y ou can use the Smart Setup W izard to assist with ma nual configuration or to verify the Internet connection. The Smart Setup W izard is not the sa me as the Smart W izard configuration assis[...]

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    Reference Manual fo r the RangeMax 2 40 Wireless Router WPNT834 Connecting th e Rou te r to the In te rn et 3-13 v1.0, November 2005 NETGEAR Product Registration, Support, and Document ation Register your product at http://www .netgear .com/register . Registration is required before you can use our telephone support serv ice. Product updates an d W[...]

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    Reference Manual for the RangeMax 240 Wirele ss Router WPNT834 3-14 Connecting the Router to the Intern et v1.0, Novemb er 2005[...]

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    Wireless Configuration 4-1 v1.0, November 2005 Chapter 4 Wireless Configuration This chapter describes how to configure the wi reless features of your WPNT834 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 netw[...]

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    Reference Manual for the RangeMax 240 Wirele ss Router WPNT834 4-2 Wireless Configuration v1.0, Novemb er 2005 Implementing 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 wirele[...]

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    Reference Manual fo r the RangeMax 2 40 Wireless Router WPNT834 Wireless Configuration 4-3 v1.0, November 2005 • WP A-PSK and WP A2-PSK. W i-Fi Protected Access, Pre-Shared Key (WP A-PSK and WP A2-PSK) data encryptio n provide strong data security . WP A-PSK and WP A2-PSK block eavesdropping. Because these are new standards, wireless device drive[...]

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    Reference Manual for the RangeMax 240 Wirele ss Router WPNT834 4-4 Wireless Configuration v1.0, Novemb er 2005 • 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 there is more than one wireless network, different wireless network names provide a mean s for sepa[...]

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    Reference Manual fo r the RangeMax 2 40 Wireless Router WPNT834 Wireless Configuration 4-5 v1.0, November 2005 T able 4-1. Basic Wireless Security Options Field Description Automatic No wireless secu rity . WEP WEP offers the following options: • Open System With Open Network Authentication and 6 4- or 128-bit WEP Data Encryption, the WPNT834 doe[...]

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    Reference Manual for the RangeMax 240 Wirele ss Router WPNT834 4-6 Wireless Configuration v1.0, Novemb er 2005 T o configure the advanced wireless se ttings of your firewall, click the Wir eless Setup link in the Advanced section of the main me nu of the browser interface. Th e Advanced W ireless Settings menu appears, as shown below . • Enable W[...]

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    Reference Manual fo r the RangeMax 2 40 Wireless Router WPNT834 Wireless Configuration 4-7 v1.0, November 2005 • Wir eless Ne twork Name (SSID) : ____________ ___________ _______ The SSID identifies the wireless network. Y ou can use up to 32 alphanumeric characters. The SSID is case sensitive. The SSID in the wirele ss adapter card must match th[...]

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    Reference Manual for the RangeMax 240 Wirele ss Router WPNT834 4-8 Wireless Configuration v1.0, Novemb er 2005 Default Factory Settings When you first receiv e your WPNT8 34, the default factory sett ings are in effect, as shown below . Y o u can restore these defaults with th e Factory Default Restore button on the rear panel. After you install th[...]

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    Reference Manual fo r the RangeMax 2 40 Wireless Router WPNT834 Wireless Configuration 4-9 v1.0, November 2005 2. Click W ireless Settings in the main menu of the WPNT834 firewall. 3. Choose a suitable descriptive name for the wire less network name (SSID). In the SSID box, enter a value of up to 32 alphanumeric characters. The default SSID is NETG[...]

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    Reference Manual for the RangeMax 240 Wirele ss Router WPNT834 4-10 Wireless Configur ation v1.0, Novemb er 2005 6. For initial configuration and tes ting, leave the W ireless Card Access List set to “Everyone” and the Encryption St rength set to “Disabled.” 7. Click Apply to save your changes. 8. Configure and test your computers for wirel[...]

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    Reference Manual fo r the RangeMax 2 40 Wireless Router WPNT834 Wireless Configuration 4 -11 v1.0, November 2005 4. Select the Authentication T ype and Encryptions strength fro m the drop-down lists. 5. Y ou can manually or automatically program the four data e ncryption keys. These values must be identical on all computers an d Access Points in yo[...]

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    Reference Manual for the RangeMax 240 Wirele ss Router WPNT834 4-12 Wireless Configur ation v1.0, Novemb er 2005 How to Configure WP A-PSK or WP A2-PSK Wi reless Security T o configure WP A-PSK, follow these steps: 1. Click W ireless Settings in the Setup section of the main menu and select one of the WP A- PSK or WP A2-PSK options for the Security[...]

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    Reference Manual fo r the RangeMax 2 40 Wireless Router WPNT834 Wireless Configuration 4 -13 v1.0, November 2005 How to Restrict Wireless Access by MAC Address T o restrict access based on MA C addresses, follow these steps: 1. Log in to the WPNT834 firewall at its default LAN address of http://www .r outerlogin.net with its default user name of ad[...]

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    Reference Manual for the RangeMax 240 Wirele ss Router WPNT834 4-14 Wireless Configur ation v1.0, Novemb er 2005 5. Click Add to add a wireless device to the wireless access control list. The W ireless Card Access Setup dialog displays. 6. In the A vailable W ire less Cards list, either sel ect from the list of available wirele ss cards the WPNT834[...]

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    Reference Manual fo r the RangeMax 2 40 Wireless Router WPNT834 Wireless Configuration 4 -15 v1.0, November 2005[...]

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    Content Filtering 5-1 v1.0, November 2005 Chapter 5 Content Filtering This chapter describes how to use the content filtering features of the RangeMax 240 W ireless Router WPNT834 to protect y our network. These features can be found b y clicking on the Content Filtering heading in the main menu of the browser inte rface. Content Filtering Overview[...]

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    Reference Manual for the RangeMax 240 Wirele ss Router WPNT834 5-2 Content Filtering v1.0, Novemb er 2005 Blocking Access to Internet Sites The WPNT834 router allows you to restrict access based on W eb addresses and W e b address keywords. Up to 255 entries are supported in the Keyword list. The Block Site s men u is shown in the figure below: T o[...]

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    Reference Manual fo r the RangeMax 2 40 Wireless Router WPNT834 Content Filtering 5-3 v1.0, November 2005 • If you wish to block all Internet browsing access durin g a scheduled period , enter the keyword “.” and set the schedule in the Schedule menu. T o specify a T rusted User , enter that computer ’ s IP address in the Trusted User box a[...]

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    Reference Manual for the RangeMax 240 Wirele ss Router WPNT834 5-4 Content Filtering v1.0, Novemb er 2005 T o specify a service for blocking, click Add . The Block Services Setup menu appea rs, as shown below: From the Service T ype list, select the application or service to be allowed or blocked. The list already displays several common services, [...]

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    Reference Manual fo r the RangeMax 2 40 Wireless Router WPNT834 Content Filtering 5-5 v1.0, November 2005 Blocking Services by IP Address Range Under “Filter Services For”, you can block the specified service for a single computer , a range of computers (having consecutive IP address es), or all computers on your netwo rk. Scheduling When Block[...]

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    Reference Manual for the RangeMax 240 Wirele ss Router WPNT834 5-6 Content Filtering v1.0, Novemb er 2005 V iewing Logs of W eb Access or Attempted W eb Access The log is a detailed record of the W eb sites you have accessed or attempted to access. Up to 128 entries are stored in the log. Log entrie s only appear when ke yword blocking is enabled ,[...]

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    Reference Manual fo r the RangeMax 2 40 Wireless Router WPNT834 Content Filtering 5-7 v1.0, November 2005 Log action buttons are described in the following table. Configuring E-Mail Alert and W eb Access Log Notifications In order to receive logs and alerts by E-mail, you must provide your E-mail information in the E- Mail menu, shown below: • T [...]

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    Reference Manual for the RangeMax 240 Wirele ss Router WPNT834 5-8 Content Filtering v1.0, Novemb er 2005 • 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[...]

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    Maintenance 6-1 v1.0, November 2005 Chapter 6 Maintenance This chapter describes how to use the mainte nance features of your RangeMax 240 W ireless Router WPNT834. These features can be found by clicking on the Maintenance heading in the main menu of the browser interface. V iewing Wireless Router S t atus Information The Router S tatus menu provi[...]

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    Reference Manual for the RangeMax 240 Wirele ss Router WPNT834 6-2 Maintenance v1.0, Novemb er 2005 This screen shows the following parameters: T able 6-1. Wireless Router S t atus Fields Field Description Account Name This field displays the Host Name assigned to the router . Firmware V ersion This is the version of the cu rrent software the route[...]

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    Reference Manual fo r the RangeMax 2 40 Wireless Router WPNT834 Maintenanc e 6-3 v1.0, November 2005 Click on the Connection S tatus button to display the connection status, as shown below . This screen shows the following statistics:. Wireless Port These parameters apply to the Wireless port of the ro uter . Name (SSID) This field displays the wir[...]

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    Reference Manual for the RangeMax 240 Wirele ss Router WPNT834 6-4 Maintenance v1.0, Novemb er 2005 Click the Show S tatistics button to display router usage statistics, as shown below . This screen shows the following statistics: Default Gateway The W AN (Internet) defaul t gatewa y the router communicate s with. DNS Server The IP address of the D[...]

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    Reference Manual fo r the RangeMax 2 40 Wireless Router WPNT834 Maintenanc e 6-5 v1.0, November 2005 V iewing a List of Att ached Devices The Attached Devices menu contains a table of all IP devices that the router has discovered on the local network. From the main menu of the browser interface, under the Maintenance headin g, select Attached D evi[...]

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    Reference Manual for the RangeMax 240 Wirele ss Router WPNT834 6-6 Maintenance v1.0, Novemb er 2005 From the main menu of the browser interface , under th e Maintenance heading, select the Backup Settings heading to bring up the menu shown below . Three options are available, and are described in the following sections. Backing Up and Restoring the[...]

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    Reference Manual fo r the RangeMax 2 40 Wireless Router WPNT834 Maintenanc e 6-7 v1.0, November 2005 T o erase the configuration, click the Erase button. T o restore the factory default configuration settings without knowing th e login password or IP address, you must use the Default Reset bu tton on the rear panel of the router . See “Restoring [...]

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    Reference Manual for the RangeMax 240 Wirele ss Router WPNT834 6-8 Maintenance v1.0, Novemb er 2005 From the main menu of the browser interface , under th e Maintenance heading, select the Router Upgrade link to display the menu shown below . T o upload new firmware: 1. Click the Check button to download and unzip (if the do wnload file is a .zip f[...]

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    Reference Manual fo r the RangeMax 2 40 Wireless Router WPNT834 Maintenanc e 6-9 v1.0, November 2005 Changing the Administrator Password The default password for the router ’ s W eb Configuration Manager is password . NETGEAR recommends that you ch ange this password to a more secure password. From the main menu of the browser interface, under th[...]

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    Reference Manual for the RangeMax 240 Wirele ss Router WPNT834 6-10 Maintenance v1.0, Novemb er 2005[...]

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    Troubleshooting 7-1 v1.0, November 2005 Chapter 7 T roubleshooting This chapter gives information about troubleshooting your RangeMax 240 W ireless Router WPNT834. After each problem descriptio n, instructions are provided to help you diagno se and solve the problem. Basic Functioning After you turn on power to the router , the following sequ ence [...]

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    Reference Manual for the RangeMax 240 Wirele ss Router WPNT834 7-2 Troubleshooting v1.0, Novemb er 2005 Light s Never T urn Off When the router is turned on, th e lights turns on for about 10 secon ds and then turn of f. If all the lights stay on, there is a fault within the router . If all lights are still on one minute after power up: • Cycle t[...]

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    Reference Manual fo r the RangeMax 2 40 Wireless Router WPNT834 Troubleshooting 7-3 v1.0, November 2005 T roubleshooting the Web Configuration Interface If you are unable to acce ss the router ’ s W eb Config uration interface from a computer on your local network, check the following : • Check the Ethernet connection betwe en the co mputer and[...]

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    Reference Manual for the RangeMax 240 Wirele ss Router WPNT834 7-4 Troubleshooting v1.0, Novemb er 2005 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 [...]

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    Reference Manual fo r the RangeMax 2 40 Wireless Router WPNT834 Troubleshooting 7-5 v1.0, November 2005 Inform your ISP that yo u have bought a new network d evice, and ask them to use the router’ s MAC address. OR Configure your router to spoof your computer ’ s MAC address. This can be done in the Basic Settings menu. For mo re information, s[...]

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    Reference Manual for the RangeMax 240 Wirele ss Router WPNT834 7-6 Troubleshooting v1.0, Novemb er 2005 3. Click OK . Y ou should see a message like this one: Pinging <IP address> with 32 byt es of data If the path is working, you see this message: Reply from < IP address >: bytes =32 time=NN ms TTL=xxx If the path is not working, you s[...]

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    Reference Manual fo r the RangeMax 2 40 Wireless Router WPNT834 Troubleshooting 7-7 v1.0, November 2005 — Check that your cable or DSL modem is connected and functioning. — If your ISP assigned a host name to your co mputer, enter that host name as the Account Name in the Basic Settings menu. — Y our ISP could be rejecting the Ethernet MAC ad[...]

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    Reference Manual for the RangeMax 240 Wirele ss Router WPNT834 7-8 Troubleshooting v1.0, Novemb er 2005 Problems with Date and Time The E-mail menu in the Content Filtering section displa ys the current date and time of day . The WPNT834 router uses the Network T ime Protocol (NTP) to obtain the current time from one of several Network T ime Server[...]

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    Advanced Configuration of the Router 8-1 v1.0, November 2005 Chapter 8 Advanced Configuration of the Router This chapter describes how to configure the advanced features of your RangeMax 240 W ireless Router WPNT834. These features can be found under the Advanced headin g in the main menu of the browser interface. . Configuring Advanced Wireless Se[...]

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    Reference Manual for the RangeMax 240 Wirele ss Router WPNT834 8-2 Advanced Configuration of the Router v1.0, Novemb er 2005 Program the advanced wire less settings as follows: • Enable Wir eless Router Radio —the W ireless Router Radio of thi s router can be enabled or disabled to allow wireless access. The wireless icon on the front of the ro[...]

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    Reference Manual fo r the RangeMax 2 40 Wireless Router WPNT834 Advanced Configuration of the Rou te r 8-3 v1.0, November 2005 Wireless Card Access List The W ireless Card Access Setup page displays a list of wireless compute rs that are allowed to connect to the router based on their MAC addresses. These wireless computers must also have the corre[...]

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    Reference Manual for the RangeMax 240 Wirele ss Router WPNT834 8-4 Advanced Configuration of the Router v1.0, Novemb er 2005 c. If no Device Name appears, you can type a de scriptive name for the computer that you are adding. d. When you have finished entering the MAC ad dress, return to the W ireless Acce ss List menu by clicking the Add button. e[...]

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    Reference Manual fo r the RangeMax 2 40 Wireless Router WPNT834 Advanced Configuration of the Rou te r 8-5 v1.0, November 2005 • Wir eless Card Entry —if no wireless computers appear in the A vailable W ireles s Cards list, you can manually enter the Device Name and MAC address of the authorized wireless computer . Configuring Port T rigge ring[...]

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    Reference Manual for the RangeMax 240 Wirele ss Router WPNT834 8-6 Advanced Configuration of the Router v1.0, Novemb er 2005 • Port T riggering Timeout —Enter a value up to 9999 minutes. The Port T riggering T imeout value controls the inactivity timer for the designated inbound po rt(s). The inbound port (s) close when the inactivity timer exp[...]

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    Reference Manual fo r the RangeMax 2 40 Wireless Router WPNT834 Advanced Configuration of the Rou te r 8-7 v1.0, November 2005 Follow these steps to set up a co mputer to play Internet games or use Internet applications: 1. Select Port Forwarding / Port T riggering from the Advanced sec tion of the main menu. 2. Select the service type by clicking [...]

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    Reference Manual for the RangeMax 240 Wirele ss Router WPNT834 8-8 Advanced Configuration of the Router v1.0, Novemb er 2005 Configuring Port Forward ing to Local Servers Although the router causes your entire local network to appea r as a single machine to the Internet, you can make a local server (for example, a W eb ser ver or game server) visib[...]

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    Reference Manual fo r the RangeMax 2 40 Wireless Router WPNT834 Advanced Configuration of the Rou te r 8-9 v1.0, November 2005 2. From the Service Name box, select the service or game that you will host on your network. If the service does not appear in th e list, see the following section, Adding a Custom Service . 3. Enter the IP address of the l[...]

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    Reference Manual for the RangeMax 240 Wirele ss Router WPNT834 8-10 Advanced Configuration of the Router v1.0, Novemb er 2005 Editing or Deleting a Port Forwarding Entry T o edit or delete a Port Forwarding entry , follow these steps. 1. In the table, select the butto n next to the service name. 2. Click the Edit Service or Delete Service button. L[...]

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    Reference Manual fo r the RangeMax 2 40 Wireless Router WPNT834 Advanced Co nfiguration of the Rout er 8-11 v1.0, November 2005 5. T ype the IP address of the additional co mputer in the Server IP Address box. 6. Click Apply . Some online games and videoconferen cing app lications are incompatible with NA T . The WPNT834 router is programmed to rec[...]

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    Reference Manual for the RangeMax 240 Wirele ss Router WPNT834 8-12 Advanced Configuration of the Router v1.0, Novemb er 2005 Disabling the SPI Firewall The SPI (S tateful Inspection) Fire wall protects your LAN against De nial of Service attacks. This should only be disabled in special circumstance s. Setting Up a Default DMZ Server The default DM[...]

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    Reference Manual fo r the RangeMax 2 40 Wireless Router WPNT834 Advanced Co nfiguration of the Rout er 8-13 v1.0, November 2005 Setting the MTU Size The normal MTU (Maximum T ransmit Unit) value for most Ethernet networks is 1500 Bytes, 1492 Bytes for PPPoE connections, or 1436 for PP TP connections. Fo r some ISPs you may need to reduce the MTU. B[...]

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    Reference Manual for the RangeMax 240 Wirele ss Router WPNT834 8-14 Advanced Configuration of the Router v1.0, Novemb er 2005 Configuring LAN TCP/IP Setup Parameters The router is shipped precon figured to use priv ate IP address es on the LAN side, and to act.as a DHCP server . The router ’ s default LAN IP configuration i s: • LAN IP address?[...]

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    Reference Manual fo r the RangeMax 2 40 Wireless Router WPNT834 Advanced Co nfiguration of the Rout er 8-15 v1.0, November 2005 Using the Router as a DHCP server By default, the router functions as a DHCP (Dyn amic Host Configuration Protocol) serv er , allowing it to assign IP , DNS server , and default gateway addre sses to all computers connecte[...]

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    Reference Manual for the RangeMax 240 Wirele ss Router WPNT834 8-16 Advanced Configuration of the Router v1.0, Novemb er 2005 3. T ype the MAC Address of the computer or server . 4. Click Apply to enter the reserved address into the table. T o edit or delete a reserved address entry: 1. Click the button next to the reserved address you want to edit[...]

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    Reference Manual fo r the RangeMax 2 40 Wireless Router WPNT834 Advanced Co nfiguration of the Rout er 8-17 v1.0, November 2005 From the main menu of the browser interface, under Advanced , click on Dynamic DNS . T o configure Dynamic DNS: 1. Register for an account with one of the dyn amic DNS service providers whose names appear in the Select Ser[...]

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    Reference Manual for the RangeMax 240 Wirele ss Router WPNT834 8-18 Advanced Configuration of the Router v1.0, Novemb er 2005 Configuring S t atic Routes Stat ic Routes provide additional ro uting information to your router . Under normal circumstances, the router has adequate routing information afte r it has been configured for Internet access, a[...]

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    Reference Manual fo r the RangeMax 2 40 Wireless Router WPNT834 Advanced Co nfiguration of the Rout er 8-19 v1.0, November 2005 3. Select Private if you want to limit access to the LA N only . The static route will not be reported in RIP . 4. Select Active to make this route ef fective. 5. T ype the Destination IP Address of the final destination. [...]

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    Reference Manual for the RangeMax 240 Wirele ss Router WPNT834 8-20 Advanced Configuration of the Router v1.0, Novemb er 2005 Enabling Remote Management Access Using the Remote Manageme nt page , you can allow a user or users on the Internet to configure, upgrade and ch eck the status of your WPNT83 4 router. T o configure your router for Remote Ma[...]

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    Reference Manual fo r the RangeMax 2 40 Wireless Router WPNT834 Advanced Co nfiguration of the Rout er 8-21 v1.0, November 2005 a. T o allow access from any IP addr e ss on the Internet, select Everyone . 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 t[...]

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    Reference Manual for the RangeMax 240 Wirele ss Router WPNT834 8-22 Advanced Configuration of the Router v1.0, Novemb er 2005 Using Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) helps devices, su ch as Internet appliances and computers, access the network and connect to oth er devices as need ed. UPnP devices ca n automatically disc[...]

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    Reference Manual fo r the RangeMax 2 40 Wireless Router WPNT834 Advanced Co nfiguration of the Rout er 8-23 v1.0, November 2005 Advertisement Time T o Live —the time to live for the advertisem ent is measured in hops (steps) for each UPnP pac ket sent. The time to live hop coun t is the number of steps a broadcast packet is allowed to propagate f[...]

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    Reference Manual for the RangeMax 240 Wirele ss Router WPNT834 8-24 Advanced Configuration of the Router v1.0, Novemb er 2005[...]

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    Technical Specifications A-1 v1.0, November 2005 Appendix A T echnical S pecifications This appendix provides tech nical specifications for the RangeMax 240 W ireless Router WPNT834. Network Protocol and Standards Compatibility Data and Routing Protocols: TCP/IP , RIP-1, RIP-2, DHCP PPP over Ethernet (PPPoE) Power Adapter North America: 120V , 60 H[...]

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    Reference Manual for the RangeMax 240 Wirele ss Router WPNT834 A-2 Technical Specifications v1.0, Novemb er 2005 W AN: 10BASE-T or 100BASE-Tx, RJ-45 Wireless Radio Data Rates 1, 2, 5.5, 6, 9, 12 , 18, 24, 36, 48, 54, 126, and 240 Mbps Auto Rate Sen sing Frequency 2.4-2.5 Ghz Data Encoding: 802.1 1b: Direct S equence S pread S pectrum (DSSS) 802.1 1[...]

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    Related Documents B-1 v1.0, November 2005 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 NET GEAR product. Document Link Internet Networking and TCP/IP Addressing http://docum entation.netgear .com/reference/ enu/tcpip/index.htm [...]

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    Reference Manual for the RangeMax 240 Wirele ss Router WPNT834 B-2 Related Documents v1.0, Novemb er 2005[...]