NETGEAR WGR614v7 manual

April 2006 April 2006 NETGEAR , Inc. 4500 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95 054 USA 54 Mbp s Wireless Router WGR614v7 Reference Manual[...]

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April 2006 iii Bestätigung des Herstellers/Importeurs Es wird hiermit bestätigt, daß da s 54 Mbps W ireless Router WGR614v7 gemä ß der im BMP T -AmtsblVfg 243/1991 und Vfg 46/1992 aufgeführten Bestimmungen en ts tört ist. Das vorschrifts mäßige Betreiben einiger Geräte (z.B. T estsender) kann jedoch gewissen Beschr änkungen unterliegen. [...]

April 2006 iv Product and Publication Det ails Model Number: WGR614v7 Publication Date: April 2006 Product Family: router Product Name: 54 Mbps Wireless Router WGR614v7 Home or Business Prod uc t: Home Language: Engl ish Publication Part Number:[...]

Contents v April 2006 Content s Chapter 1 About This Manual Audience, Scope, Conventions, and Formats . ......... ................. ............. ................ ........ 1-1 How to Use This Manual ................. ................ ............. ................ ................ ............. ..... 1-2 How to Print this Manual . ............. ...[...]

April 2006 vi Contents Chapter 4 Content Filtering Content Filtering Overview .......... ................. ............ ................. ................ ............. ........ 4-1 Blocking Access to Internet Sites ............. ................ ............. ................. ............ ............ 4-2 Blocking Access to Internet Services . ..[...]

Contents vii April 2006 Using the Router as a DHCP server ...................... ................ ................ ................ 6-1 1 Using Address Reservation ............. ................ ................ ............. ................ .......... 6-12 Using a Dynamic DNS Service .............. ................ ............. ................ [...]

April 2006 viii Contents IP Configuration by DHCP ........... .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ... .... ... ............. ... ... .... ... ... ... ... .... ..... B-10 Internet Security and Firewalls .... ................. ................ ............. ................ ............. ..... B-10 What is a Firewall? ................ ............. ...[...]

Contents ix April 2006 Are Login Protocols Used? ............. ................ ................ ............. ................ ......... C-20 What Is Y our Configuration Information? .. ............. ............. ................ ............. ..... C-20 Obtaining ISP Configuration Information fo r Windows Computers ....................... C-21 O[...]

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About This Manual 1-1 April 2006 Chapter 1 About This Manual This chapter describes the intended audience, sc ope, conventions, and formats of this manual. Audience, Scope, Conventions, and Format s This reference manual assumes that the reader h as basic to interme diate computer and Internet skills. However , basic computer network, Inte rnet, fi[...]

54 Mbps Wirele ss Router WG R614v7 Refere nce Manual 1-2 About This Manual April 2006 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 p age at a time • A button that displays the table of cont ents and an button. Double-click on a link in [...]

54 Mbps Wireless Router WGR614v7 Reference Manu al About This Manual 1-3 April 2006 How to Print this Manual T o print this manual you can ch oose one of th e fo llowing several options, a ccording to your needs. • Printing a Page in the HTML V iew . Each page in the HTML version of the manu al is dedicated to a major topic. Use the Print button [...]

54 Mbps Wirele ss Router WG R614v7 Refere nce Manual 1-4 About This Manual April 2006[...]

Introduction 2-1 April 2006 Chapter 2 Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the NETGEAR ® 54 Mbps W ireless Router W GR614v7. The wireless router provides connection for multiple computers to the Internet through an ex ternal broadband access device (such as a cable modem or DSL modem) that is normally intended for use by a single compu[...]

54 Mbps Wirele ss Router WG R614v7 Refere nce Manual 2-2 Introduction April 2006 • Flash memory for firmware upgrades. 802.1 1g Wireless Networking The wireless router includes an 802.1 1g wireless access point, providing continuous, high-speed 54 Mbps access between your wireless and Ethernet devices. The access point provides: • 802.1 1g wire[...]

54 Mbps Wireless Router WGR614v7 Reference Manu al Introduction 2-3 April 2006 • The WGR614v7 prev ents objectionable content from reaching you r computers. The router allows you to control access to Internet co ntent by screening for keywords within W eb addresses. Y ou can configure the router to lo g and report attempts to access objectionable[...]

54 Mbps Wirele ss Router WG R614v7 Refere nce Manual 2-4 Introduction April 2006 • IP Address Sharing by NA T The wireless router allows several networked computers to share an Internet account using only a single IP address, which may be static ally or dynamically assigned by your Internet service provider (ISP). This techniqu e, known as NA T ,[...]

54 Mbps Wireless Router WGR614v7 Reference Manu al Introduction 2-5 April 2006 • V isual monitoring The wireless router’ s front panel LEDs provide an easy way to monitor its status and activity . Maintenance and Support NETGEAR offers the following features to help you maximize your use of the wireless router: • Flash memory for firmware upg[...]

54 Mbps Wirele ss Router WG R614v7 Refere nce Manual 2-6 Introduction April 2006 The Router ’ s Front Panel The front panel of the wireless router contains the status lights described below . Figure 2-1: WGR614v7 Front Panel Y ou can use the status lights to verify connec tion s. V iewed from left to right, the table below describes the lights on[...]

54 Mbps Wireless Router WGR614v7 Reference Manu al Introduction 2-7 April 2006 The Router ’s Rear Panel The rear panel of the WGR614v7 rou t er contains the items listed below . Figure 1-2: WGR614v7 Rear Panel V iewed from left to right, the rear panel contains the following featu res: • AC power adapter outlet for 12 V DC @ 1A output, 22W maxi[...]

54 Mbps Wirele ss Router WG R614v7 Refere nce Manual 2-8 Introduction April 2006[...]

Configuring the Internet and Wireless Settings 3-1 April 2006 Chapter 3 Configuring the Internet and Wireless Settings This chapter describes how to use the Smart W izard Installation Assistant on the Resource CD to configure your wireless router’ s Internet connection and wireless parameters. Once you are connected to the Internet and your wirel[...]

54 Mbps Wirele ss Router WG R614v7 Refere nce Manual 3-2 Configuring the Inter net and Wireless Settings April 2006 Logging Into Y our Router T o log into your rou ter after you have configured your router , do the followin g: 1. Ty p e http://www .r outerlogin.net in the address field of Internet Explorer or Netscape® Navigator . Figure 3-1: Log [...]

54 Mbps Wireless Router WGR614v7 Reference Manu al Configuring the In ter n et an d Wirele ss Se ttin gs 3-3 April 2006 3. Click OK and the resultin g window below appears: Figure 3-3: Login result[...]

54 Mbps Wirele ss Router WG R614v7 Refere nce Manual 3-4 Configuring the Inter net and Wireless Settings April 2006 Changing Y our Configuration Y ou can change your Internet and wireless settings after they have been configured by the Smart W izard Configuration Assistant. Internet Settings T o change the Internet settings, click Basic Settings on[...]

54 Mbps Wireless Router WGR614v7 Reference Manu al Configuring the In ter n et an d Wirele ss Se ttin gs 3-5 April 2006 Click an item in the leftmost column. The current set tings or information for th at area appear in the center column. Helpful information related to th e selected Settings page appears in this column. If you are using Internet Ex[...]

54 Mbps Wirele ss Router WG R614v7 Refere nce Manual 3-6 Configuring the Inter net and Wireless Settings April 2006 If you have a fixed (static, pe rmanent) IP address, your ISP will have provided you with an IP address. Select Use static IP address and type in the IP Address. • Account Name (also known as Host Name or System Name): For most user[...]

54 Mbps Wireless Router WGR614v7 Reference Manu al Configuring the In ter n et an d Wirele ss Se ttin gs 3-7 April 2006 Usually , select Use Default MAC Address. If your ISP requires MAC authentication, then select either Use Computer MAC address to disguise the Router's MAC address with the Computer's own MAC address or Use This MAC Addr[...]

54 Mbps Wirele ss Router WG R614v7 Refere nce Manual 3-8 Configuring the Inter net and Wireless Settings April 2006 Wireless Settings T o change the Internet settings, c lick W ireless Settings on the left menu bar . One of the following screens appears: Figure 3-5: Wirele ss Settings screens NOTE : T o ensure proper agency co mpliance and compatib[...]

54 Mbps Wireless Router WGR614v7 Reference Manu al Configuring the In ter n et an d Wirele ss Se ttin gs 3-9 April 2006 Note : Failure to follow these guide lines can result in significant performance degradation or inability to wirelessly connect to the router . • Name (SSID) : Enter a value of up to 32 alphanum eric characters. The same Name (S[...]

54 Mbps Wirele ss Router WG R614v7 Refere nce Manual 3-10 Configuring the Internet and Wireless Settin gs April 2006 • Automatic Key Generation (Passphrase) : Enter a word or grou p of printable characters in the Passphra se box and clic k the Generate button to automatically configure the WEP Key(s). If encryp tion strength is set to 64 bit, the[...]

54 Mbps Wireless Router WGR614v7 Reference Manu al Configuring the In ter n et and Wirele ss Settin gs 3-11 April 2006 How to Byp ass the Configuration Assist ant 1. When the wireless router is in the factory default state, type http://www .routerlogin.net/basicsetting.htm in the address field of yo ur browser , then click Enter . When the wireless[...]

54 Mbps Wirele ss Router WG R614v7 Refere nce Manual 3-12 Configuring the Internet and Wireless Settin gs April 2006[...]

Content Filtering 4-1 April 2006 Chapter 4 Content Filtering This chapter describes how to use the content filtering features of the 54 Mbps Wireless Router WGR614v7 to protect your network. These featur es can be found by clicking on the Content Filtering heading in the Main Menu of the browser interface. Content Filtering Overview The 54 Mbps W i[...]

54 Mbps Wirele ss Router WG R614v7 Refere nce Manual 4-2 Content Filtering April 2006 Blocking Access to Internet Sites The wireless router allows you to restrict access based on W eb addresses and W eb address keywords. Up to 255 entries are supported in the Keyword list. The Block Site s menu is shown in Figure 4-1 below: Figure 4-1: Block Sites [...]

54 Mbps Wireless Router WGR614v7 Reference Manu al Content Filtering 4-3 April 2006 • If the keyword “.com” is specified, only W eb s ites with other domain suffixes (such as .edu or .gov) can be viewed. • If you wish to block all Internet browsing access durin g a scheduled period , enter the keyword “.” and set the schedule in the Sch[...]

54 Mbps Wirele ss Router WG R614v7 Refere nce Manual 4-4 Content Filtering April 2006 T o specify a service for blocking, click Add. Th e Add Services menu will appear , as shown below: Figure 4-3: Add Services menu From the Service T ype list, selec t the application or service to be allowed or blocked. The list already displays several common ser[...]

54 Mbps Wireless Router WGR614v7 Reference Manu al Content Filtering 4-5 April 2006 Configuring Services Blocki ng by IP Address Range Under “Filter Services For”, you can block the specified service for a single computer , a range of computers (having consecutive IP address es), or all computers on your netwo rk. Scheduling When Blocking Will [...]

54 Mbps Wirele ss Router WG R614v7 Refere nce Manual 4-6 Content Filtering April 2006 V iewing Logs of Web Access or Attempted W eb Access The log is a detailed record of what W e b sites yo u have accessed or attempted to access. Up to 128 entries are stored in the log. Log entries will on ly appear when ke ywo rd blocking is en ab led, and no log[...]

54 Mbps Wireless Router WGR614v7 Reference Manu al Content Filtering 4-7 April 2006 Log action buttons are described in Ta b l e 4 - 2 Configuring E-Mail Alert and W eb Access Log Notifications In order to receive logs and alerts by E-mail, you must provide your E-mail information in the E-Mail menu, shown bel ow: Figure 4-6: Email menu T able 4-2.[...]

54 Mbps Wirele ss Router WG R614v7 Refere nce Manual 4-8 Content Filtering April 2006 • T urn e-mail notification on Check this box if you wish to receive e-mail logs and alerts from the router . • Y our outgoing mail server Enter the name of your ISP’ s outgoing (SMTP) mail server (such as mail.myISP .com). Y ou may be able to find th is inf[...]

Maintenance 5-1 April 2006 Chapter 5 Maintenance This chapter describes how to use the maintenan ce features of your 54 Mbps W ireless Router WGR614v7. These features can be found by clicking on the Maintenan ce he ading in the Main Menu of the browser interface. V iewing Wireless Router S t atus Information The Router S tatus menu provides status [...]

54 Mbps Wirele ss Router WG R614v7 Refere nce Manual 5-2 Maintenance April 2006 This screen shows the following parameters: T able 5-1. Wirele ss Router S tat us Fields Field Description Account Name This field displays the Host Name assigned to the router . Firmware V ersion This field displays the router firmware version. Internet Port These para[...]

54 Mbps Wireless Router WGR614v7 Reference Manu al Maintenanc e 5-3 April 2006 Click on the “Connection Status” button to d isplay the connection status, as shown below . Figure 5-2: Connectio n S t atus screen This screen shows the following statistics:. Wireless Port These parameters apply to the Wireless port of the router . MAC Address This[...]

54 Mbps Wirele ss Router WG R614v7 Refere nce Manual 5-4 Maintenance April 2006 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: Default Gateway The W AN (Internet) defaul t gateway the router communicates with. DHCP Se[...]

54 Mbps Wireless Router WGR614v7 Reference Manu al Maintenanc e 5-5 April 2006 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 view the table[...]

54 Mbps Wirele ss Router WG R614v7 Refere nce Manual 5-6 Maintenance April 2006 From the Main Menu of the brow ser interface, under the Maintenan ce heading, select the Settings Backup heading to b ring up the menu shown belo w . Figure 5-5: Settings Ba cku p menu Three options are available, and are described in the following sections. Restoring a[...]

54 Mbps Wireless Router WGR614v7 Reference Manu al Maintenanc e 5-7 April 2006 Erasing the Configuration It is sometimes desirable to restor e the router to original default se ttings. This can be done by using the Erase function, which will restore all factory settings. After an erase, th e router's password will be password , the LAN IP addr[...]

54 Mbps Wirele ss Router WG R614v7 Refere nce Manual 5-8 Maintenance April 2006 Figure 5-6: Router Upgrade menu T o upload new firmware: 1. Download and unzip (if th e downloaded file is a .zip file) the new software file from NETGEAR. 2. In the Router Upgrade menu, click the Brow se button and browse to the location of the upgrade file 3. Click Up[...]

54 Mbps Wireless Router WGR614v7 Reference Manu al Maintenanc e 5-9 April 2006 From the Main Menu of the browser interface, under the Maintenance hea ding, select Set Password to bring up the menu shown below . Figure 5-7: Set Pass word menu T o change the password, first en ter the old password, then enter the new password twice. Click Apply .[...]

54 Mbps Wirele ss Router WG R614v7 Refere nce Manual 5-10 Maintenance April 2006[...]

Advanced Configuration of the Router 6-1 April 2006 Chapter 6 Advanced Configuration of the Router This chapter describes how to configure the advan ced features of your 54 Mbps W ireless Router WGR614v7. These features can be found under th e Advanced heading in the Main Menu of the browser interface. . Configuring Port T r iggering Port T riggeri[...]

54 Mbps Wirele ss Router WG R614v7 Refere nce Manual 6-2 Advanced Configuration of the Router April 2006 port triggering will only allow request from Internet after a design ated port is 'triggered'. Port triggering applies to ch at an d Internet games. Figure 6-1: Port T riggering Menu Note : If Disable Port T riggering box is check ed a[...]

54 Mbps Wireless Router WGR614v7 Reference Manu al Advanced Configur ation of the Router 6-3 April 2006 Follow these steps to set up a co mputer to play Internet games or use Internet applications: 1. Click Add . Figure 6-2: Add Port T rigger Menu 2. Enter a service name in the Service Name box. 3. Under Service User , selecting Any (default) will [...]

54 Mbps Wirele ss Router WG R614v7 Refere nce Manual 6-4 Advanced Configuration of the Router April 2006 interface, under Advanced, click on Port Forwar ding to view the p ort forwarding menu, shown below . Figure 6-3: Port Forwarding Menu Use the Port Forwarding m enu to configure the router to forward inco ming protocols to comp uters on your loc[...]

54 Mbps Wireless Router WGR614v7 Reference Manu al Advanced Configur ation of the Router 6-5 April 2006 Adding a Custom Service T o define a service, game or application that do es not appear in the Services & Games list, you must determine what port number s are used by the service. For this informatio n, you may need to contact the manufactur[...]

54 Mbps Wirele ss Router WG R614v7 Refere nce Manual 6-6 Advanced Configuration of the Router April 2006 Local Web and FTP Server Example If a local computer with a private IP address of 192.168.1.33 acts as a W eb and FTP server , configure the Ports menu to forward HTTP (p ort 80) and F TP (port 21) to local address 192.168.1.33 In order for a re[...]

54 Mbps Wireless Router WGR614v7 Reference Manu al Advanced Configur ation of the Router 6-7 April 2006 Some online games and videoconferen cing applicatio ns are incompatible with NA T . The wireless router is programmed to re cognize some of these a p plications and to work properly with them, but there are other applications that may not functio[...]

54 Mbps Wirele ss Router WG R614v7 Refere nce Manual 6-8 Advanced Configuration of the Router April 2006 Disabling the SPI Firewall The SPI (Stateful P acket Inspection) Firewall protec ts your LAN against Denial of Se rvice attacks. This should only be disable d in special circumstances. Setting Up a Default DMZ Server The default DMZ server featu[...]

54 Mbps Wireless Router WGR614v7 Reference Manu al Advanced Configur ation of the Router 6-9 April 2006 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. But this is ra rely requi[...]

54 Mbps Wirele ss Router WG R614v7 Refere nce Manual 6-10 Advanced Configuration of the Router April 2006 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 configuratio n is: • LAN IP addresses—192.168.1. 1 •[...]

54 Mbps Wireless Router WGR614v7 Reference Manu al Advanced Conf igu ra tio n of the Rout er 6-11 April 2006 Using the Router as a DHCP server By default, the router will function as a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server , allowing it to assign IP , DNS server , and default gatewa y addre sses to all computers connected to the router&[...]

54 Mbps Wirele ss Router WG R614v7 Refere nce Manual 6-12 Advanced Configuration of the Router April 2006 Using Address Reservation When you specify a reserved IP address for a co mputer on the LAN, that computer will always receive the same IP address each time it access the router ’ s DHCP server . Reserved IP addresses should be assigned to se[...]

54 Mbps Wireless Router WGR614v7 Reference Manu al Advanced Conf igu ra tio n of the Rout er 6-13 April 2006 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 use[...]

54 Mbps Wirele ss Router WG R614v7 Refere nce Manual 6-14 Advanced Configuration of the Router April 2006 2. Select the Use a dynamic DNS service check box. 3. Select the name of your dy namic DNS Service Provider . 4. T ype the Host Name (or domain na me) that your dynamic DNS service pro vid er ga ve you. 5. T ype the User Name for your dynamic D[...]

54 Mbps Wireless Router WGR614v7 Reference Manu al Advanced Conf igu ra tio n of the Rout er 6-15 April 2006 T o add or edit a S tatic Route: 1. Click the Add button to open the Add/Edit Menu, shown below . Figure 6-10. St atic 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[...]

54 Mbps Wirele ss Router WG R614v7 Refere nce Manual 6-16 Advanced Configuration of the Router April 2006 When you first configure d your router , two implic it static routes were crea ted. A default route was created with your ISP as the gateway , and a second static route was create d to your loca l network for all 192.168.1.x ad dresses. W ith t[...]

54 Mbps Wireless Router WGR614v7 Reference Manu al Advanced Conf igu ra tio n of the Rout er 6-17 April 2006 Figure 6-1 1: Remote Management menu T o configure your router for Remote Management: 1. Select the T urn Remote Management On check box. 2. Specify what external addresses will be allowe d to access the router ’ s remote management. Note:[...]

54 Mbps Wirele ss Router WG R614v7 Refere nce Manual 6-18 Advanced Configuration of the Router April 2006 Note: When accessing your router from the Internet, you will type your router's W AN IP address into your browser's Address (in IE) or Location (in Netscap e) box, followed by a colon (:) and t he custom port number . For example, if [...]

54 Mbps Wireless Router WGR614v7 Reference Manu al Advanced Conf igu ra tio n of the Rout er 6-19 April 2006 Note: If you use applications such as multi-player gaming, peer -to-peer connections, real time communications such as instant messaging, or remo te assistance (a feature in W indows XP), you should enable UPnP . Advertisement Period : The A[...]

54 Mbps Wirele ss Router WG R614v7 Refere nce Manual 6-20 Advanced Configuration of the Router April 2006[...]

Troubleshooting 7-1 April 2006 Chapter 7 T roubleshooting This chapter gives information about troubleshoo ting your 54 Mbps Wireless Router WGR614v7. After each problem description, instructions ar e provided to help yo u diagnose and solve the problem. Basic Functioning After you turn on power to the router , the following sequ ence of events sho[...]

54 Mbps Wirele ss Router WG R614v7 Refere nce Manual 7-2 Troubleshooting April 2006 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 the power to see if t[...]

54 Mbps Wireless Router WGR614v7 Reference Manu al Troubleshooting 7-3 April 2006 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 the router as describ[...]

54 Mbps Wirele ss Router WG R614v7 Refere nce Manual 7-4 Troubleshooting April 2006 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 must request an IP a[...]

54 Mbps Wireless Router WGR614v7 Reference Manu al Troubleshooting 7-5 April 2006 Inform your ISP that yo u have bought a new network device, and ask them to use the router ’ s MAC address. OR Configure your router to spoof your computer ’ s MAC address. This ca n be done in the Basic Settings menu. If your router can obtain an IP addres s, but[...]

54 Mbps Wirele ss Router WG R614v7 Refere nce Manual 7-6 Troubleshooting April 2006 3. Click on OK. Y ou should see a message like this one: Pinging <IP address> with 32 bytes o f data If the path is working, you see this message: Reply from < IP address >: bytes=32 time=NN ms TTL=xxx If the path is not working, you see this message: Re[...]

54 Mbps Wireless Router WGR614v7 Reference Manu al Troubleshooting 7-7 April 2006 — Check to see that the network address of your computer (the portion of the IP address specified by the netmask) is different fro m the network address of the remote device. — Check that your cable or DSL modem is connected and functioning. — If your ISP assign[...]

54 Mbps Wirele ss Router WG R614v7 Refere nce Manual 7-8 Troubleshooting April 2006 • Date shown is Ja nuary 1, 2000. Ca use: The ro uter has not yet successfully re ached a Network T ime Server . Check that your Internet access se ttings are configured correctly . If you have just completed configuring the router , wait at least fi ve minutes an[...]

Technical Specifications A-1 April 2006 Appendix A T echnical S pecifications This appendix provides techni cal specifications for the 54 Mbps W ireless Router WGR614v7. 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 Hz, input Unit[...]

54 Mbps Wirele ss Router WG R614v7 Refere nce Manual A-2 Technical Specifications April 2006 Wireless Radio Data Rates 1, 2, 5.5, 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 54 Mbps Auto Rate Sen sing Frequency 2. 4-2.5Ghz Data Encoding: 802.1 1b: Direct S equence S pread S pectrum (DSSS) 802.1 1g: Orthogonal Freq uency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) Maximum Compu[...]

Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics B-1 April 2006 Appendix B Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics This chapter provides an overview of IP networks, routing, and networki ng. Related Publications As you read this document, you may be dire cted to v arious RFC documents for further information. An RFC is a Request For Comment (RFC) published by[...]

54 Mbps Wirele ss Router WG R614v7 Refere nce Manual B-2 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics April 2006 Routing Information Protocol One of the protocol s used b y a rout er to b uild an d maintain a picture of the network is the Routing Information Protocol (RIP). Us ing RIP , routers periodically update one another and check for changes to add[...]

54 Mbps Wireless Router WGR614v7 Reference Manu al Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics B-3 April 2006 Figure B-1: Three Main Address Classes The five address classes are: • Class A Class A addresses can have up to 16,777,214 ho sts on a single n etwork. They use an eight-bit network number and a 24-bit node number . Clas s A addresses are in t[...]

54 Mbps Wirele ss Router WG R614v7 Refere nce Manual B-4 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics April 2006 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 (host address of all[...]

54 Mbps Wireless Router WGR614v7 Reference Manu al Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics B-5 April 2006 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 numbers transl[...]

54 Mbps Wirele ss Router WG R614v7 Refere nce Manual B-6 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics April 2006 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 subnet b its. For exa[...]

54 Mbps Wireless Router WGR614v7 Reference Manu al Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics B-7 April 2006 • 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 work, all de v[...]

54 Mbps Wirele ss Router WG R614v7 Refere nce Manual B-8 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics April 2006 The following figure illustrates a single IP address operation. Figure B-3: Single IP Address Operation Using NA T This scheme offers t he additional benefit of firewall-like protection because the internal LAN addresses are not available to t[...]

54 Mbps Wireless Router WGR614v7 Reference Manu al Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics B-9 April 2006 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 destination I[...]

54 Mbps Wirele ss Router WG R614v7 Refere nce Manual B-10 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics April 2006 IP Configuration by DHCP When an IP-based local area network is installed, each computer must be configured with an IP address. If the computers need to access the Inte rnet, they should also be configured with a gateway address and one or mo[...]

54 Mbps Wireless Router WGR614v7 Reference Manu al Network, Routing, Fi rewall, and Basics B-11 April 2006 St ateful Pack et 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 user-level appli[...]

54 Mbps Wirele ss Router WG R614v7 Refere nce Manual B-12 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics April 2006 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, divided as follows: 20 ft. (6 m) between the hu b and the patch [...]

54 Mbps Wireless Router WGR614v7 Reference Manu al Network, Routing, Fi rewall, and Basics B-13 April 2006 Figure B-4: Str aight-Through T wisted-Pair Cable Figure B-5 illustrates crossover twisted pair cable. Figure B-5: Crossover T wisted-Pair Cable[...]

54 Mbps Wirele ss Router WG R614v7 Refere nce Manual B-14 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics April 2006 Figure B-6: Category 5 UTP Cable with Male RJ-45 Plug at Each End Note : Flat “silver satin” tele phone cable may have the same RJ-45 pl ug. However , using tele phone cable results in excessive collisio ns, causing the attached port to b[...]

54 Mbps Wireless Router WGR614v7 Reference Manu al Network, Routing, Fi rewall, and Basics B-15 April 2006 The wireless router incorporates Auto Uplink TM technology (also called MDI/MDIX). Each LOCAL Ethernet port will automati cally sense whether the Ethernet cable pl ugged into the port should have a normal con nection (e.g. connectin g to a com[...]

54 Mbps Wirele ss Router WG R614v7 Refere nce Manual B-16 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics April 2006[...]

Preparing Your Netwo rk C-1 April 2006 Appendix C Prep aring Y our Network This appendix describes how to prepare your n etwork to connect to the Internet through the 54 Mbps W ireless Router WGR614v7 and how to veri fy the readiness of broadband Internet service from an Internet service provider (ISP). What Y ou Need T o Use a Rout er with a Broad[...]

54 Mbps Wirele ss Router WG R614v7 Refere nce Manual C-2 Preparing Yo ur Network April 2006 For the initial setup of your rout er , you will need to connect a computer to the router . This computer has to be set to automatically get it s TCP/IP configuration from the router via DHCP . Note: For help with DHCP configuration, pleas e use the W indows[...]

54 Mbps Wireless Router WGR614v7 Reference Manu al Preparing Your Netwo rk C-3 April 2006 Record Y our Internet Co nnection Information Print this page. Fill in the configuration parameters from your Internet Service Provider (ISP). ISP Login Name: The login name and password are case sensitive and must be ente red exactly as given by your ISP . So[...]

54 Mbps Wirele ss Router WG R614v7 Refere nce Manual C-4 Preparing Yo ur Network April 2006 • W indows 3.1 d oes not include a TCP/IP componen t. Y ou need to purchase a th ird-party TCP/ IP application package such as NetManage Chameleon. • Macintosh Operating System 7 or later includes the software components for establishing a TCP/IP network[...]

54 Mbps Wireless Router WGR614v7 Reference Manu al Preparing Your Netwo rk C-5 April 2006 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 and model of [...]

54 Mbps Wirele ss Router WG R614v7 Refere nce Manual C-6 Preparing Yo ur Network April 2006 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. Enabling DHCP to [...]

54 Mbps Wireless Router WGR614v7 Reference Manu al Preparing Your Netwo rk C-7 April 2006 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 logon Click on the Properties button. The following TCP/IP Properties window wil[...]

54 Mbps Wirele ss Router WG R614v7 Refere nce Manual C-8 Preparing Yo ur Network April 2006 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 connection manually” o[...]

54 Mbps Wireless Router WGR614v7 Reference Manu al Preparing Your Netwo rk C-9 April 2006 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 show your setti[...]

54 Mbps Wirele ss Router WG R614v7 Refere nce Manual C-10 Preparing Your Network April 2006 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 configura tion process [...]

54 Mbps Wireless Router WGR614v7 Reference Manu al Preparing Your Netwo rk C-11 April 2006 • 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 Properties butt[...]

54 Mbps Wirele ss Router WG R614v7 Refere nce Manual C-12 Preparing Your Network April 2006 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 there are proble[...]

54 Mbps Wireless Router WGR614v7 Reference Manu al Preparing Your Netwo rk C-13 April 2006 • 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 dialog box appea[...]

54 Mbps Wirele ss Router WG R614v7 Refere nce Manual C-14 Preparing Your Network April 2006 • 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 automatically is selected. [...]

54 Mbps Wireless Router WGR614v7 Reference Manu al Preparing Your Netwo rk C-15 April 2006 DHCP Configuration of TCP/IP in Windows NT4 Once you have installed the network card, you need to config ure the TCP/IP environment for W indows NT 4.0. Follow this procedure to configure TCP/IP with DHCP in W indows NT 4.0. • Choose Settings from the Start[...]

54 Mbps Wirele ss Router WG R614v7 Refere nce Manual C-16 Preparing Your Network April 2006 • Highlight the TCP/IP Pr otocol in the Network Protocols box, and click on the Properties button.[...]

54 Mbps Wireless Router WGR614v7 Reference Manu al Preparing Your Netwo rk C-17 April 2006 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 window opens 3.[...]

54 Mbps Wirele ss Router WG R614v7 Refere nce Manual C-18 Preparing Your Network April 2006 • The default gateway i s 192.168.1.1 4. Ty p e exit Configuring the Macintos h for TCP/IP Networking Beginning with Macintosh Operating System 7 , TCP/ IP is already installed on the Macintosh. On each networked Macintosh, you will need to configure TCP/ [...]

54 Mbps Wireless Router WGR614v7 Reference Manu al Preparing Your Netwo rk C-19 April 2006 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 and has rebo o[...]

54 Mbps Wirele ss Router WG R614v7 Refere nce Manual C-20 Preparing Your Network April 2006 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 must be a separate p[...]

54 Mbps Wireless Router WGR614v7 Reference Manu al Preparing Your Netwo rk C-21 April 2006 • 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 look like this:[...]

54 Mbps Wirele ss Router WG R614v7 Refere nce Manual C-22 Preparing Your Network April 2006 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 addresses are sho[...]

54 Mbps Wireless Router WGR614v7 Reference Manu al Preparing Your Netwo rk C-23 April 2006 Rest arting the Network Once you’ve set up yo ur computers to work with the router, 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 all of your comp[...]

54 Mbps Wirele ss Router WG R614v7 Refere nce Manual C-24 Preparing Your Network April 2006[...]

Wireless Networking Basics D-1 April 2006 Appendix D Wireless Networking Basics This chapter provides an overview of W ireless networking. Wireless Networking Overview The wireless router conforms to the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.1 1b and 802.1 1g standards for wirele ss LANs (WLANs). On an 802.1 1b or g wireless [...]

54 Mbps Wirele ss Router WG R614v7 Refere nce Manual D-2 Wireless Networking Basics April 2006 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 Access Point involved[...]

54 Mbps Wireless Router WGR614v7 Reference Manu al Wireless Networking Basics D-3 April 2006 • Shar ed Key . W ith Shared Key authentication, on ly those PCs that possess the correct authentication key can join the ne twork. By default, IEEE 802.1 1 wireless devices operate in an Open System network. W ired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) data encryptio[...]

54 Mbps Wirele ss Router WG R614v7 Refere nce Manual D-4 Wireless Networking Basics April 2006 2. The access point auth enticates the station. 3. The station associates with the access point and joins the network. This process is illustrated below . Figure 7-1: Open system aut hentication Shared Key Authentication The following steps occur when two[...]

54 Mbps Wireless Router WGR614v7 Reference Manu al Wireless Networking Basics D-5 April 2006 This process is illustrated below . Figure 7-2: Shared key authe ntication Overview of WEP Parameters Before enabling WEP on an 80 2.1 1 network, you must first consider what type of encryption y ou require and the key size you wa nt to use. T y pically , t[...]

54 Mbps Wirele ss Router WG R614v7 Refere nce Manual D-6 Wireless Networking Basics April 2006 Key Size The IEEE 802.1 1 standard su pports two types of WEP en cryption: 40-bit and 128-bit. The 64-bit WEP data encryption meth od allows for a five-character (40-bit) input. Additionally , 24 factory-set bits are added to the forty-bit inpu t to gener[...]

54 Mbps Wireless Router WGR614v7 Reference Manu al Wireless Networking Basics D-7 April 2006 WEP Configuration Options The WEP settings must match on a ll 802.1 1 devices that are within the same wireless network as identified by the SSID. In general, if your mobile clients will roam between access points, then all of the 802.1 1 access points and [...]

54 Mbps Wirele ss Router WG R614v7 Refere nce Manual D-8 Wireless Networking Basics April 2006 Note: The availabl e channels supported by the wireless products in va rious coun tries are different. For example, Channels 1 to 1 1 are supported in the U.S. an d Canada, and Channels 1 to 13 are supported in Europe and Australia. The preferred channel [...]

54 Mbps Wireless Router WGR614v7 Reference Manu al Wireless Networking Basics D-9 April 2006 WP A and WP A2 offer the following benefi ts: • Enhanced data privacy • Robust key management • Data origin authentication • Data integrity protection The W i-Fi Alliance is now perform ing interoperability certificatio n testing on W i-Fi Protected[...]

54 Mbps Wirele ss Router WG R614v7 Refere nce Manual D-10 Wireless Networking B asics April 2006 How Does WP A Comp are to WP A2 (IEEE 802.1 1i)? WP A is forward compatible with the WP A2 security specification. WP A is a subset of WP A2 and used certain pieces of the early 802.1 1i draft, su ch as 802.1x and TKIP . The main pieces of WP A2 that ar[...]

54 Mbps Wireless Router WGR614v7 Reference Manu al Wireless Networking Basics D-11 April 2006 The primary information conveyed in the Beacon frames is the authentication method and the cipher suite. Possible authentication methods in clude 802.1X an d Pr e-s h are d ke y . Pre-shared key is an authentication method that uses a st atically configure[...]

54 Mbps Wirele ss Router WG R614v7 Refere nce Manual D-12 Wireless Networking B asics April 2006 WP A/WP A2 Authentication: Enterprise-level User Authentication via 802.1x/EAP and RADIUS Figure 4-3: WP A/WP A2 Overview IEEE 802.1x offers an ef fective framework for authenticating and controlling user traf fic to a protected network, as well as prov[...]

54 Mbps Wireless Router WGR614v7 Reference Manu al Wireless Networking Basics D-13 April 2006 Figure 4-4: 802.1x Authentica tion Sequence The AP sends Beacon Frames with WP A/WP A2 inform ation element to the stations in the service set. Informat ion elements inclu de the required au thentication metho d (802.1x or Pre-sh ared key) and the preferre[...]

54 Mbps Wirele ss Router WG R614v7 Refere nce Manual D-14 Wireless Networking B asics April 2006 3. The client sends an EAP-response packet containing the identity to the authentication server . The access point responds by enabling a port fo r passing only EAP packets from the client to an authentication server located on the wired si de of the ac[...]

54 Mbps Wireless Router WGR614v7 Reference Manu al Wireless Networking Basics D-15 April 2006 T emporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) WP A uses TKIP to provide important data encr yption enhancements i ncluding a per -packet key mixing function, a message integrity check (M IC) named Michael , an extended initialization vector (IV) with sequencing [...]

54 Mbps Wirele ss Router WG R614v7 Refere nce Manual D-16 Wireless Networking B asics April 2006 Is WP A/WP A2 Perfect? WP A/WP A2 is not without its vuln erabilities. Specifically , it is susceptible to denial of service (DoS) attacks. If the access point receives two data packets that fail the message integrity code (MIC) within 60 seconds of eac[...]

54 Mbps Wireless Router WGR614v7 Reference Manu al Wireless Networking Basics D-17 April 2006 Changes to Wireless Access Points W ireless access points must have their firm wa re upda ted to support the following: • The new WP A /WP A2 information element T o advertise their support of WP A/WP A2, wireless APs send the beacon frame with a new 802[...]

54 Mbps Wirele ss Router WG R614v7 Refere nce Manual D-18 Wireless Networking B asics April 2006 Microsoft has worked with many wireless vendors to embed the WP A driver update in the wireless adapter driver . So, to update your Microsoft W indows wireless client, all you have to do is obtain the new WP A/WP A2-compatible dr iver and install the dr[...]

54 Mbps Wireless Router WGR614v7 Reference Manu al Glossary -1 April 2006 Glossary Use the list below to find definitions for technical terms used in this manual. 802.1 1 St andar d 802.1 1, or IEEE 802.1 1, is a type of radio technology used for wireless local area networks (WLANs). It is a standard that has been developed by the I EEE (I nstitute[...]

54 Mbps Wirele ss Router WG R614v7 Refere nce Manual -2 Glossary April 2006 802.1 1e St andard 802.1 1e is a proposed IEEE standard to define quality of service (QoS) mechanis ms for wireless gear that gives support to bandwidth-sen sitiv e applications such as voice and video. 802.1 1g St andard Similar to 802.11b, this physical layer standard pro[...]

54 Mbps Wireless Router WGR614v7 Reference Manu al Glossary -3 April 2006 A bridge connects devices that all use the same kind of pro tocol. A router can connect networks that use differing protocols. It also reads th e addresses included in the packets and routes them to the appropriate computer station, work ing wi th any ot her routers in th e n[...]

54 Mbps Wirele ss Router WG R614v7 Refere nce Manual -4 Glossary April 2006 ISA bus W i-Fi radios. Client devices usually co mmunicate with hub devi ces li ke access points and gateways. Collision av oidance A network node characteristic for pr oactively detecting that it can transm it a si gnal without risking a collision, thereby ensuring a more [...]

54 Mbps Wireless Router WGR614v7 Reference Manu al Glossary -5 April 2006 DNS (Domain Name Service) A program that translates URLs to IP addresses by accessing a database maintained on a collection of Internet servers. The prog ram w ork s behind the scenes to facilitate su rfing the W eb with alpha versus numeric addresses. A DNS server converts a[...]

54 Mbps Wirele ss Router WG R614v7 Refere nce Manual -6 Glossary April 2006 Gateway In the wireless world, a gateway is an access point wi th additional software capab ilities such as providing NA T and DHCP . Gateways ma y al so pro vide VPN support, roaming, firewalls, various levels of security , etc. Hot Spot (also referred to as Public Access [...]

54 Mbps Wireless Router WGR614v7 Reference Manu al Glossary -7 April 2006 IP (Internet Protocol) address A 32-bit number that identifies each se nder or receiver of information that is sent across the Internet. An IP address has two parts: an identifier of a particular netw ork on the Internet and an id entifier of the particular device (which can [...]

54 Mbps Wirele ss Router WG R614v7 Refere nce Manual -8 Glossary April 2006 In a wireless mesh example, each of the spheres be low represent a mesh router . Corporate servers and printers may be shared by attach ing to each mesh router . For wirele ss access to the mesh, an access point must be attached to any one of the mesh routers. Multiple Inpu[...]

54 Mbps Wireless Router WGR614v7 Reference Manu al Glossary -9 April 2006 PHY defines parameters such as data rates, modula tion method, signaling para meters, transmitter/receiver synchronization, etc. W ithin an actual radio i mplementa tion, the PH Y corresponds to the rad io front end and baseband signal processing sections. Plug and Play A com[...]

54 Mbps Wirele ss Router WG R614v7 Refere nce Manual -10 Glossary April 2006 Satellite broadb and A wireless high-speed Internet connection provided by satellit es. Som e sat e lli te broadband connections are two-way—up and down. Others are one-way , with the satellite providing a high-speed down lin k and then using a dial-up telephone connecti[...]

54 Mbps Wireless Router WGR614v7 Reference Manu al Glossary -11 April 2006 For example, when a web page is downloaded fro m a web server, the TCP program layer in that server divides the file into packets, numb ers the packet s, and th en forwards them individually to th e IP program layer . Althou gh each packet has the same destination IP address[...]

54 Mbps Wirele ss Router WG R614v7 Refere nce Manual -12 Glossary April 2006 can benefit from the free wireless access. The open c onnections typical ly come from the access points of wireless networks located within buildings to serve ente rprises. The chalk sym bol s indicate the type of access point that is availabl e at that specific spot. Ther[...]

54 Mbps Wireless Router WGR614v7 Reference Manu al Glossary -13 April 2006 Wi-Fi Protected Access (WP A) WP A is a security technology for wireless networks that improves on the authentication and encryption features of WEP (W ired E quivalent Privacy). In fact, WP A was devel oped by the networking industry in response to the shortcomings of WEP .[...]

54 Mbps Wirele ss Router WG R614v7 Refere nce Manual -14 Glossary April 2006 Wi-Fi Protected Access for Pu blic Access The intrinsic encryption and authen tication schemes defined in W i-Fi Protected Access may also prove useful for W ireless Internet Servi ce Providers (WISPs) offering W i-Fi public access in "hot spots" where secure tra[...]