NETGEAR WGT624 manual

M-10153-01 M-10153-01 Version 1.0 August 2003 NETGEAR , Inc. 4500 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95 054 USA Reference Manual for the 108 Mbp s Wireless Firewall Router WG T624[...]

ii M-10153-01 © 2003 by NETGEAR, Inc. All rights reserved. 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 Conditions In the interest of [...]

M-10153-01 iii Europe - EU Declaration of Conformity Marking by the above symbol indicates compliance with th e Essential Requirements of the R&TTE Directive of the European Union (1999/5/EC). This equipment meets the following conformance standards: EN300 328, EN301 489-17, EN60950, EN 60950 1992 2nd Edition (A 1-A4, A1 1) Safety of Informatio[...]

M-10153-0 1 iv requirements for use of the 2.4GHz band in France: http://www .art-telecom.fr/en g /index.htm. When operating in France, this device may be operated under the following conditions: Indoors only , using any cha nnel in the 2.4465-2.4835 GHz band.[...]

M-10153-01 v Bestätigung des Hers tellers/Importeurs Es wird hiermit bestätigt, daß das 108 Mbps W ireless Firewall Router WG T624 gemä ß der im BMP T -AmtsblVfg 243/ 1991 und Vfg 46/1992 aufgeführten Bestimmungen entstört ist. Das vorschriftsmäßige Betr eiben einiger Geräte (z.B. T estsender) kann jedoch gewissen Beschränkungen unterlie[...]

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Contents vii M-10153-01 Content s Chapter 1 About This Manual Audience, Scope, Conventions, and Formats . ......... ................. ............. ................ ........ 1-1 How to Use This Manual ................. ................ ............. ................ ................ ............. ..... 1-2 How to Print this Manual . ............. .[...]

M-10153-01 viii Contents T elstra Bigpond Cable Smart Wizard-Detected Option ................ ................ .......... 3-10 Dynamic IP Smart Wizard-Detected O ption ........................... ................ ................ 3-1 1 Fixed IP Account Smart Wizard-Detec ted Option ............... ................ ................ ... 3-1 1 How to [...]

Contents ix M-10153-01 Adding a Port Forwarding Cust om Service ............ ............. ................ ............. ........ 7-2 Editing or Deleting a Port Forwarding Entr y . ............. ................ ............. ................ .. 7-2 Local Web and FTP Server Example ........... ...... ................. ............. ............ ..[...]

M-10153-01 x Contents Subnet Addressing ................ ................. ............ ................. ............. ................ ....... B-4 Private IP Addresses .......... ... .... ............. ... ... ... ... .... ... ............. ... ... .... ... ... ... ............. . B-7 Single IP Address Operation Using NA T ............... .......[...]

Contents xi M-10153-01 Are Login Protocols Used? ............. ................ ............. ................ ................ ......... C-18 What Is Y our Configuration Information? .. ............. ................ ............. ................ .. C-18 Obtaining ISP Configuration Information fo r Windows Computers ....................... C-19 O[...]

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About This Manual 1 M-10153-01 Chapter 1 About This Manual This chapter describes the intended audience, sc ope, conventions, and formats of this manual. Audience, Scope, Conventions, and Format s This reference manual assumes that the reader h as basic to interme diate computer and Internet skills. However , basic computer network, I nte rnet, fir[...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewall R outer WGT 624 2 About This Manual M-10153-01 How to Use This Manual The HTML versio n of this manual in cludes a variet y of navigation features as well as links to PDF versions of the full manual and individu al chapters. Figure 1 -1: HTML version of this manual 1. Left pane . Use the left pan[...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Fire wall Router WGT624 About This Manual 3 M-10153-01 How to Print this Manual T o print this manual you man choose one of th e following several optio ns, according to your needs. • Printing a “How T o” Sequence of S teps in the HTML V iew . Use the Print button on the upper right of the toolbar to[...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewall R outer WGT 624 4 About This Manual M-10153-01[...]

Introduction 2-1 M-10153-01 Chapter 2 Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the NETGEAR ® 108 Mbps W ireless Firewall Router WG T624. The WG T624 wireless router provides connection for multiple personal computers (PCs) to the Internet through an external broa dband access device (such as a cable modem or DSL modem) that is normally int[...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewall R outer WGT 624 2-2 Introduction M-10153-01 • Front panel LEDs for easy monito ring of status and activity . • Flash memory for firmware upgrade. 802.1 1g Wireless Networking The WG T624 wireless router includes an 802.1 1g wireless access point, prov id i ng continuous , high-speed 54 Mbps a[...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Fire wall Router WGT624 Introduction 2-3 M-10153-01 • The WG T624 prevents objectionab le co nte nt fro m reach ing your PCs. The router allows you to control access to Internet content by scre eni ng for keywords within web addresses. Y ou can configure the router to log and report atte mpts to access o[...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewall R outer WGT 624 2-4 Introduction M-10153-01 • IP Address Sharing by NA T The WG T624 wireless router allo ws several networked PCs to sh are an Internet account using only a single IP address, which may be static ally or dynamically assigned by your Internet service provider (ISP). This techniq[...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Fire wall Router WGT624 Introduction 2-5 M-10153-01 • V isual monitoring The WG T624 wireless router’ s fron t panel LEDs pr ovide 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 WG T624 wireless router:[...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewall R outer WGT 624 2-6 Introduction M-10153-01 The Router ’ s Front Panel The front panel of th e WG T624 wireless router contains th e status LEDs described below . Figure 2-1: WG T624 Front Panel Y ou can use some of the LEDs to ve rify connections. V iewed fro m left to right, Ta b l e 2 - 1 de[...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Fire wall Router WGT624 Introduction 2-7 M-10153-01 The Router ’s Rear Panel The rear panel of the Model RP614 router contains the port connections listed below . Figure 1-2: WG T624 Rear Panel V iewed from left to right, the rear panel contains the following features: • AC power adapter outlet • Fou[...]

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Connecting the Router to the Internet 3-1 M-10153-01 Chapter 3 Connecting the Router to the Internet This chapter describes how to set up the router on your local area network (LAN) and connect to the Internet. Y ou will find out ho w to configure your 108 Mbps Wi reless Firewall Router WG T624 for Internet access using the Setup Wizard, or how to [...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewall R outer WGT 624 3-2 Connecting the Router to the Internet M-10153-01 Internet Configuration Requirement s Depending on how your ISP set up your Internet account, you w ill need one or more of these configuration parameters to connec t your router to the Internet: • Host and Domain Names • ISP[...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Fire wall Router WGT624 Connecting th e Rou te r to the Internet 3-3 M-10153-01 Record Y our Internet Co nnection Information Print this page. Fill in the configuration parameters from your Internet Service Provider (ISP). ISP Login Name: The login name and password are case sensitive and must be ente red [...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewall R outer WGT 624 3-4 Connecting the Router to the Internet M-10153-01 Connecting the WG T624 This section provides instructions for connec ting the 108 Mbps W ireless Firewall Router WG T624. Also, the 108 Mbps W ir eless Router WGRT624 Resour ce CD (SW -10027-01) included with your router contain[...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Fire wall Router WGT624 Connecting th e Rou te r to the Internet 3-5 M-10153-01 Note: Place the WG T624 wireless router in a location which conforms to the “Observe Performance, Placement, and Range Guidelines” on page 4-1 . The stand provide d with the WG T624 provides a convenient, space-saving way o[...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewall R outer WGT 624 3-6 Connecting the Router to the Internet M-10153-01 e. Now , turn on your computer . If software usually log s you in to your Inter net connection, do not run that software or cancel it if it starts automatically . f. V erify the following: When you turn the ro uter on , the powe[...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Fire wall Router WGT624 Connecting th e Rou te r to the Internet 3-7 M-10153-01 A login window like the one sh own below opens: Figure 3-5: Login window 3. Connect to the Internet Figure 3-6: Setup Smart Wiza rd a. Y ou are now connected to the router . If you do not see the menu above, click the Setup Sma[...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewall R outer WGT 624 3-8 Connecting the Router to the Internet M-10153-01 c. When the router s uccessfully detects an active Internet service, the router ’ s Internet LED goes on. The Setup Smart W izard reports which connection type it discovered, and displays the appropriate configuration menu. If[...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Fire wall Router WGT624 Connecting th e Rou te r to the Internet 3-9 M-10153-01 PPPoE Smart Wizard-Detected Option If the Setup Smart W i zard discovers that your ISP uses PPPoE, you will see this menu: Figure 3-7: Setup Smart Wi zard menu for PPPoE account s • Enter the Account Name, Domain Name, Login,[...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewall R outer WGT 624 3-10 Connecting the Router to the Intern et M-10153-01 T e lstra Bigpond Cable Smar t W izard-Detected Option If the Setup W izard discovers T elstra Bigpond Cable is your ISP , you will see this menu: Figure 3-8: Setup Smart W izard menu for T elstra Bigpond Cable account s • E[...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Fire wall Router WGT624 Connecting th e Rou te r to the In te rn et 3-11 M-10153-01 • Click Apply to save your settings. • Click T est to test your Internet connection. If the NETGEAR website does not appear within one minute, refer to Chapter 7, “T roubleshooting . Dynamic IP Smart Wizard-Detected O[...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewall R outer WGT 624 3-12 Connecting the Router to the Intern et M-10153-01 Figure 3-10: Setup Smart W izard menu for Fixed IP address account s • Fixed IP is also called S tatic IP . Enter yo ur assigned IP Address, Subnet Mask, and the IP Address of your ISP’ s gateway router . This information [...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Fire wall Router WGT624 Connecting th e Rou te r to the In te rn et 3-13 M-10153-01 How to Manually Configure Y our Internet Connection Y ou can manually configure your router using the menu below , or you can allow the Setup W izard to determine your config uration as described in the previous section. Fi[...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewall R outer WGT 624 3-14 Connecting the Router to the Intern et M-10153-01 2. If your Internet connection does not require a login, click No at the top of the Basic Settings menu and fill in the settings a ccording to the inst ructions belo w . If your Internet connection does require a login, click [...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Fire wall Router WGT624 Connecting th e Rou te r to the In te rn et 3-15 M-10153-01 a. Select you Internet service provisory from t he drop-down list. Figure 3-12: Basic Settings ISP list b. The screen will change accordi ng to the ISP settings requirements of the ISP you select. c. Fill in the parameters [...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewall R outer WGT 624 3-16 Connecting the Router to the Intern et M-10153-01[...]

Wireless Configuration 4-1 M-10153-01 Chapter 4 Wireless Configuration This chapter describes how to configure the wireless features of your WG T624 wireless 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 netwo[...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewall R outer WGT 624 4-2 Wireless Configuration M-10153-01 Implement Appropriate Wireless Security Unlike wired network data, your wireless data transmissions can be rece ived well beyond your walls by anyone with a compatib le adapter . For this reason, use the security features of your wireless equi[...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Fire wall Router WGT624 Wireless Configuration 4-3 M-10153-01 • T urn Off the Wir ed LAN. If you disable the wireless LAN, wireless devices cannot communicate with the router at all. Y ou might choose to turn off the wireless the LAN when you are away and the others in the household all use wired connect[...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewall R outer WGT 624 4-4 Wireless Configuration M-10153-01 The 802.1 1b and 802.1 1g wireless networking protocols are configured in ex actly the same fashion. • Name (SSID). The SSID is also known as the wireless network name. Enter a value of up to 32 alphanumeric characters. In a setting where th[...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Fire wall Router WGT624 Wireless Configuration 4-5 M-10153-01 Underst anding WEP Authentication and Encryption Restricting wireless access to your network preven ts intruders from connecting to your netw ork. However , the wireless data transmissions are s till vulnerable to snooping. Using the WEB data en[...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewall R outer WGT 624 4-6 Wireless Configuration M-10153-01 Encryption St rength Choices Choose the encryption strength from th e drop-down list. Please refer to “Overview of WEP Parameters” on page D-5 for a full explanation of each of these options, as defined by the IEEE 802.1 1 wireless communi[...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Fire wall Router WGT624 Wireless Configuration 4-7 M-10153-01 Before Y ou Change the SSID and WEP Settings Before customizing your wireless settings, print th is form and record the following information. If your working with an existing wi reless n etwork, the person who set up or is responsible for the n[...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewall R outer WGT 624 4-8 Wireless Configuration M-10153-01 How to Set Up and T est B asic Wireless Connectivity Follow the instructions below to set up and te st basic wireless conne ctivity . Once you have established basic wireless connectivity , you can enable security settin gs appropriate to your[...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Fire wall Router WGT624 Wireless Configuration 4-9 M-10153-01 8. Configure and test your PCs for wireless connectivity . Program the wireless adapter of your PCs to have the same SSID and channel that you configured in the router . Check that they have a wireless link and are able to obtain an IP address b[...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewall R outer WGT 624 4-10 Wireless Configur ation M-10153-01 3. From the W ireless Settings menu, click the Setu p Access List button to display the W ireless Access menu shown below . Figure 4-5: Wirele ss Card Access List Setup 4. Click Add to add a wireless device to the wireless access control lis[...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Fire wall Router WGT624 Wireless Configuration 4 -11 M-10153-01 How to Configure WEP T o configure WEP data encr yption, follow these steps: 1. Log in to the WG T624 firewall at its default LAN address of http://192.168.0.1 with its default user name of admin and default pass word of password , or using wh[...]

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Content Filtering 5-1 M-10153-01 Chapter 5 Content Filtering This chapter describes how to use the content fi ltering features of the 108 Mbps W ireless Firewall Router WG T624 to protect your network. These feat ures can be found by clicking on the Content Filtering heading in the Main Menu of the browser interface. The 108 Mbps W ireless Firewall[...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewall R outer WGT 624 5-2 Content Filtering M-10153-01 T o add a keyword or domain, type it in the Keyw ord box , click Add Keyword, then click Apply . T o delete a keyword or domain, select it from th e list, click Delete Keyword, then click Apply . Keyword application examples: • If the keyword &qu[...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Fire wall Router WGT624 Content Filtering 5-3 M-10153-01 Services are functions performed by server computers at the request of client computers. For example, web servers serve web pages, time servers serve time and date information, and game hosts serve data about other players’ moves. When a computer o[...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewall R outer WGT 624 5-4 Content Filtering M-10153-01 the application. This informa tion can usually be determined by co ntacting the publisher o f the application or from user groups of newsgroups. Enter the St arting Port and Ending Port numbers. If the appli cation uses a single port number , enter[...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Fire wall Router WGT624 Content Filtering 5-5 M-10153-01 • Days to Block . Select days to block by ch ecking the appropriate boxes. Select Everyday to check the boxes for all days. Click Apply . • Time of Day to Block . Select a start and end time in 23:59 format. Select All day for 24 hour blocking. C[...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewall R outer WGT 624 5-6 Content Filtering M-10153-01 Log entries are described in T able 5-1 Log action buttons are described in Ta b l e 5 - 2 T able 5-1. Log entry descripti ons Field Description Number The index number of the cont ent filter log entries. 128 entr ies are available numbered from 0 [...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Fire wall Router WGT624 Content Filtering 5-7 M-10153-01 Configuring E-Mail Alert and W eb Access Log Notifications In order to receive logs and alerts by email, yo u must provide your email information in the E-Mail menu, shown below: Figure 5-6: Email menu • T urn e-mail notification on Check this box [...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewall R outer WGT 624 5-8 Content Filtering M-10153-01 • 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 specif[...]

Maintenance 6-1 M-10153-01 Chapter 6 Maintenance This chapter describes how to use the maintenan ce features of your 108 Mbps W ireless Firewall Router WG T624. These features can be fo und by clicking on the Main tenance hea ding in the Main Menu of the browser interface. V iewing Router S t atus Information The Router S tatus menu provid es a lim[...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewall R outer WGT 624 6-2 Maintenance M-10153-01 This screen shows the following parameters: T able 6-1. Menu 3.2 - Router S t atus Fields Field Description Account Name This field displays the Host Name assigned to the router . Firmware V ersion This field displays the router firmware version. Interne[...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Fire wall Router WGT624 Maintenanc e 6-3 M-10153-01 Click on the “Show W AN Status” button to display the W AN status, as shown below . Figure 6-2: Connectio n S t atus scr een This screen shows the following statistics:. W AN Status action butto ns are described in T able 6-2 T able 6-1. Connection St[...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewall R outer WGT 624 6-4 Maintenance M-10153-01 Click on the “Show St atistics” button to displa y router usage statistics, as shown below . Figure 6-3: Router S t atistics screen This screen shows the following statistics: Show Statistics action buttons are described in Ta b l e 6 - 2 T able 6-1.[...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Fire wall Router WGT624 Maintenanc e 6-5 M-10153-01 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 t[...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewall R outer WGT 624 6-6 Maintenance M-10153-01 From the Main Menu of the browser interfa ce, under the Maintenance heading, select the Route r Upgrade heading to displa y the menu sh own below . Figure 6-5: Router Upgrade menu Note: When uploading software to the WG T624 wirel ess router, it is impor[...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Fire wall Router WGT624 Maintenanc e 6-7 M-10153-01 From the Main Menu of the brow ser interface, under the Maintenan ce heading, select the Settings Backup heading to b ring up the menu sho wn below . Figure 6-6: Settings Ba cku p menu Three options are available, and are described in the following sectio[...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewall R outer WGT 624 6-8 Maintenance M-10153-01 Erasing the Configuration It is sometimes desirable to restore the router to the factory default settings. This can be done by using the Erase function, which will restore al l factory settings. After an erase, the router's password will be password[...]

Advanced Configuration 6-1 M-10153-01 Chapter 6 Advanced Configuration This chapter describes how to configure the advanced features of your 108 Mbps W ireless Firewall Router WG T624. These features can be found under the Advanced heading in the Main Menu of the browser interface. Configuring Port Forward ing to Local Servers Although the router c[...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewall R outer WGT 624 6-2 Advanced Configuration M-10153-01 Use the Port Forwarding m enu to configure the router to forward inco ming protocols to comp uters on your local network. In add ition to servers for specific applications, you can also specify a Default DMZ Server to which all other incoming [...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Fire wall Router WGT624 Advanced Configur ation 6-3 M-10153-01 Local Web and FTP Server Example If a local PC with a private IP address of 192. 168.0.33 acts as a web and FTP server , configure the Ports menu to forward HTTP (port 80) and F TP (port 21) to local address 192.168. 0.33 In order for a remote [...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewall R outer WGT 624 6-4 Advanced Configuration M-10153-01 Some online games and vide oconferencing applicat ions are incompatible with NA T . The WG T624 wireless router is programmed to reco gnize some of these applications and to work properly with them, but there are other applications that may no[...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Fire wall Router WGT624 Advanced Configur ation 6-5 M-10153-01 The default DMZ server feature is help ful when using some online games and videoconferencing ap plications that are incompat ible with NA T . The router is programmed to recognize some of these applications and to work properly with them, but [...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewall R outer WGT 624 6-6 Advanced Configuration M-10153-01 Using a Dynamic DNS Service If your network has a pe rman ently assigned IP addr ess, you ca n register a domain name and have that name linked with y our IP address by public Domain Name Servers (DNS). However , if your Internet account uses [...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Fire wall Router WGT624 Advanced Configur ation 6-7 M-10153-01 Using LAN IP Setup Options The LAN IP Setup feature is under the Advanced heading of the main menu. This feature allows configuration of LAN IP services such as DHCP and RIP . From the Main Menu of the browser interface, under Advanced, click o[...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewall R outer WGT 624 6-8 Advanced Configuration M-10153-01 • IP Address This is the LAN IP address of the router. • IP Subnet Mask This is the LAN Subnet Mask of the router. Comb ined with the IP address, the IP Subnet Mask allows a device to know which other addresses a re local to it, and which [...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Fire wall Router WGT624 Advanced Configur ation 6-9 M-10153-01 For most applications, the default DHCP and TCP/IP settings of the router are satisfactory . See “IP Configuration by DHCP ” on page B-10 for an explanation of DHCP and informatio n about how to assign IP addresses for your network. If anot[...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewall R outer WGT 624 6-10 Advanced C onfiguration M-10153-01 Note: The reserved address will no t be assigned until the next ti me the PC contacts the router's DHCP server . Reboot the PC or access its IP configuration and force a DHCP releas e and renew . T o edit or delete a reserve d address e[...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Fire wall Router WGT624 Advanced Configur ation 6-11 M-10153-01 1. Click the Add button to open the Add/Edit Menu, shown below . Figure 6-5. 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 identification purpose only .) 3. S[...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewall R outer WGT 624 6-12 Advanced C onfiguration M-10153-01 When you first config ured your router, two implic it static routes were created. A default route was created with your ISP as the gateway , and a second static route was created to your local network for all 192.168.0.x ad dresses. W ith th[...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Fire wall Router WGT624 Advanced Configur ation 6-13 M-10153-01 b. T o allow acc ess from a range of IP addresses on the Internet, select IP address range. Enter a beginning and end ing IP address to defi ne the allowed range. c. T o allow acc ess from a single IP address on the Internet, select Only this [...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewall R outer WGT 624 6-14 Advanced C onfiguration M-10153-01 T urn UPnP On: UPnP can be enable d or disabled fo r automatic devic e configuration. The default setting for UPnP is enabled. If disabled, the rout er will not allow any device to automatically control the resources, su ch as port forwardin[...]

Troubleshooting 7-1 M-10153-01 Chapter 7 T roubleshooting This chapter gives information about troubleshootin g your 108 Mbps W ireless Firewall Router WG T624. After each problem des cription, instructions a r e pro vided to help you diagno se an d solve the problem. Basic Functioning After you turn on power to the router , the following sequ ence[...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewall R outer WGT 624 7-2 Troubleshooting M-10153-01 • Check that you are using the 12 V DC 800mA power adapter su pp lied by NETGEAR for this product. If the error persists, you have a hardware problem and shou ld contact technica l support. LEDs Never T urn Off When the router is turned on, th e LE[...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Fire wall Router WGT624 Troubleshooting 7-3 M-10153-01 T roubleshooting the Web Configuration Interface If you are unable to access the router ’ s web C onfiguration interface fro m a PC on your local network, check the following : • Check the Ethernet connec tion between the PC and the router as descr[...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewall R outer WGT 624 7-4 Troubleshooting M-10153-01 T roubleshooting the ISP Connection If your router is unable to access the Internet, you should first determine whether the router is able to obtain a W AN IP address from the ISP . Unless yo u have been assigned a static IP address, your router must[...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Fire wall Router WGT624 Troubleshooting 7-5 M-10153-01 OR Configure your router to spoof yo ur PC’ s MAC address. This can be done in th e Basic Settings menu. Refer to “How to Manually Configure Y our Internet Conn ection” on page 3-13 . If your router can obtain an IP address, but your P C is unabl[...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewall R outer WGT 624 7-6 Troubleshooting M-10153-01 If the path is working, you see this message: Reply from < IP address >: bytes=32 time=NN ms TTL=xxx If the path is not working, you see this message: Request timed out If the path is not functioning correctly , you could have one of t he follo[...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Fire wall Router WGT624 Troubleshooting 7-7 M-10153-01 — If your ISP assigned a host name to your P C, enter that host name as the Account Name in the Basic Settings menu. — Y ou r ISP could be rejecting the Ethernet MAC addresses of all but one of your PCs. Many broadband ISPs restrict access by only [...]

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Technical Specifications A-1 M-10153-01 Appendix A T echnical S pecifications This appendix provides techni cal specifications for the 108 Mbps W ireless Firewall Router WG T624. Network Protocol and St andards Comp atibility Data and Routing Protocols: TCP/IP , RIP-1, RIP-2, DHCP PPP over Ethernet (PPPoE) Power Adapter North America: 120V , 60 Hz,[...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewall R outer WGT 624 A-2 Technical Specifications M-10153-01 Electromagnetic Emissions Meets requirements of: FCC Part 15 Class B VCCI Class B EN 55 022 (CISPR 22 ), Class B Interface S p ecifications LAN: 10BASE-T or 100BASE-Tx, RJ-45 W AN: 10BASE-T , RJ-45 Wir eless Radio Data Rates 1, 2, 5.5, 6, 9,[...]

Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics B-1 M-10153-01 Appendix B Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics This chapter provides an overview of IP networks, routing, and n etworking. Related Publications As you read this document, you may be dire cted to various RF C documents for further information. An RFC is a Request For Comment (RFC) published by[...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewall R outer WGT 624 B-2 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics M-10153-01 Routing Information Protocol One of the protocol s used b y a rout er to b uild an d maintain a picture of the network is the Routing Information Protocol (RIP). Us ing RIP , routers periodically update one another an d check f[...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Fire wall Router WGT624 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics B-3 M-10153-01 Figure 7-1: Three Main Address Classes The five address classes are: • Class A Class A addresses can have up to 16,777,2 14 hosts on a single network. They use an eight-bit network number and a 24-bit node number . Class A addr[...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewall R outer WGT 624 B-4 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics M-10153-01 This addressing structure allows IP addresses to uniquely identify each phys ical network and each node on each ph ysical network . For each unique value of the network portion of the address, the base address of the range (hos[...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Fire wall Router WGT624 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics B-5 M-10153-01 Subnet addressing al lows us to split one IP network ad dress into smaller multiple physical networks known as sub networks. Some of the node numbers are used as a su bnet number instead. A Class B address gives us 16 bits of nod[...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewall R outer WGT 624 B-6 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics M-10153-01 The following table lists the additional subnet mask bits in dotted-decimal notation. T o use the table, write down the original class netmask and replace the 0 value octets with the dotted-decimal value of the additional subne[...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Fire wall Router WGT624 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics B-7 M-10153-01 • So that hosts recognize local IP broadcast packets When a device broadcasts to its segment neighb ors, it uses a destination address of the local network address with all ones for the host address. In order for this schem e t[...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewall R outer WGT 624 B-8 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics M-10153-01 The following figure illustrates a single IP address operation. Figure 7-3: Single IP Address Operation Using NA T This scheme offers t he additional benefit of firewall -like protection because the internal LAN addresses are n[...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Fire wall Router WGT624 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics B-9 M-10153-01 If a device sends data to another station on the network and the destination MAC address is not yet recorded, ARP is used. An ARP request is broadcast onto the network. All stations on the network receive and read the reque st. T[...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewall R outer WGT 624 B-10 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics M-10153-01 IP Configuration by DHCP When an IP-based local area networ k is installed, each PC must be configured with an IP a ddress. If the PCs need to access the Intern et, they should also be config ured with a gateway address and on[...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Fire wall Router WGT624 Network, Routing, Fi rewall, and Basics B-11 M-10153-01 St ateful Packet Inspection Unlike simple Internet sharing rout ers, a firewall uses a process ca ll ed stateful packet inspection to ensure secure firewall filtering to protect your network from attacks and intrusions. Since u[...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewall R outer WGT 624 B-12 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics M-10153-01 Category 5 Cable Quality Category 5 distributed cable that me ets ANSI/EIA/ TIA-568-A building wiring stan dards can be a maximum of 328 feet (ft.) or 10 0 meters (m) in length, div ided as follows: 20 ft. (6 m) between the hu[...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Fire wall Router WGT624 Network, Routing, Fi rewall, and Basics B-13 M-10153-01 Figure B-1: St raight-Through T wisted-Pair Cable Figure B-2 illustrates crossover twisted pair cable. Figure B-2: Crossover T wisted-Pair Cable Figure B-3: Category 5 UTP Cable with Male RJ -4 5 Plug at Each End[...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewall R outer WGT 624 B-14 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics M-10153-01 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 be partitioned or disconnected from the network. Up[...]

Preparing Your Netwo rk C-1 M-10153-01 Appendix C Prep aring Y our Network This appendix describes how to prepare your network to connect to the Internet throug h the 108 Mbps W ireless Firewall Router WG T624 and how to verify the readiness of broa dband Inte rnet service from an Internet service provider (ISP). Prep aring Y our Computers for TCP/[...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewall R outer WGT 624 C-2 Preparing Yo ur Network M-10153-01 In your IP network, each PC and the firewall must be assigned a unique IP addresses. Each PC must also have certain other IP configuration information such as a subn et mask (netmask), a domain name s erver (DNS) address, and a defau lt ga te[...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Fire wall Router WGT624 Preparing Your Netwo rk C-3 M-10153-01 Y ou must have an Ethernet adapter , the TCP/IP protocol, and Client for Micro soft Networks. 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 manufacture[...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewall R outer WGT 624 C-4 Preparing Yo ur Network M-10153-01 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. E[...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Fire wall Router WGT624 Preparing Your Netwo rk C-5 M-10153-01 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 Prope[...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewall R outer WGT 624 C-6 Preparing Yo ur Network M-10153-01 Selecting Windows’ In ternet Access Method 1. On the W indows taskbar , click the Start button, point to Settings, and th en click Control Panel. 2. Double-click the Internet Options icon. 3. Select “I want to set up my Int ernet connecti[...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Fire wall Router WGT624 Preparing Your Netwo rk C-7 M-10153-01 2. Ty p e winipcfg , and then click OK. The IP Configuration window opens, which lists (a mong other things), your IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway . 3. From the drop-down box, select your Ethernet adapter . The window is updated to[...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewall R outer WGT 624 C-8 Preparing Yo ur Network M-10153-01 DHCP Configuration of TCP/IP in Windows XP , 2000, or NT4 Y ou will find there are many similarities in th e procedures for different W indows systems when using DHCP to configure TCP/IP . The following steps will walk you through the configu[...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Fire wall Router WGT624 Preparing Your Netwo rk C-9 M-10153-01 • Now you should be at the Local Area Network Connection S tatus window . This box displays the conn ection status, duration, speed, and activity statistics. • Administrator logon access rights are needed to use this window . • Click the [...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewall R outer WGT 624 C-10 Preparing Your Network M-10153-01 DHCP Configuration of TC P/IP in Windows 2000 Once again, after you have installed the network card, TCP/IP for W indows 2000 is configured. TCP/IP should be added by de fault and set to DHCP without your having to configure it. However , if [...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Fire wall Router WGT624 Preparing Your Netwo rk C-11 M-10153-01 • Click on the My Network Places icon on the W indows desktop. This will bring up a window called Network and Dial-up Connectio ns. • Right click on Local Ar ea Connection and select Properties . •T h e Local Area Connection Pr operties [...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewall R outer WGT 624 C-12 Preparing Your Network M-10153-01 • W ith Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) selected, click on Properties to open the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Propert ies dialogue box. • V erify that • Obtain an IP address automatically is selected. • Obtain DNS server address automatical[...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Fire wall Router WGT624 Preparing Your Netwo rk C-13 M-10153-01 DHCP Configuration of TCP/IP in Windows NT4 Once you have installed the network card, you need to configure the TCP/IP env ironment for W indows NT 4.0. Follow this procedure to configure TCP/IP with DHCP in W indows NT 4.0. • Choose Setting[...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewall R outer WGT 624 C-14 Preparing Your Network M-10153-01 • Highlight the TCP/IP Pr otocol in the Network Protocols box, and click on the Properties button.[...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Fire wall Router WGT624 Preparing Your Netwo rk C-15 M-10153-01 V erifying TCP/IP Properties fo r Windows XP , 2000, and NT4 T o check your PC’ s TCP/IP configuration: 1. On the W indows taskbar , click the S tart button, and then click Run. The Run window opens. 2. Ty p e cmd and then click OK. A comman[...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewall R outer WGT 624 C-16 Preparing Your Network M-10153-01 • The default gateway is 192.168.0.1 4. Ty p e exit Configuring the Macintos h for TCP/IP Networking Beginning with Macintosh Operating System 7 , TCP/ IP is already installed on the Macint osh. On each networked Macintosh, you will need to[...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Fire wall Router WGT624 Preparing Your Netwo rk C-17 M-10153-01 2. If not already selected, select Built- in Ethernet in the Configure list. 3. If not already selected, Select Using DHCP in the TCP/IP tab. 4. Click Save. V erifying TCP/IP Properties for Macintosh Computers After your Macintosh is configure[...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewall R outer WGT 624 C-18 Preparing Your Network M-10153-01 V erifying the Readiness of Y our Internet Account For broadband access to the Internet, you need to contract with an Internet service provider (ISP) for a single-user Internet access account using a cable modem or DSL mode m. This modem must[...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Fire wall Router WGT624 Preparing Your Netwo rk C-19 M-10153-01 • An IP address and subnet mask • A gateway IP address, which is the address of the ISP’ s router • One or more domain name server (DNS) IP addresses • Host name and domain suf fix For example, your account’ s full server names may[...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewall R outer WGT 624 C-20 Preparing Your Network M-10153-01 If an IP address appears under Installed Gatewa ys, write down the address. This is the ISP’ s gateway address. Select the address and then click Remove to remove the gateway address. 6. Select the DNS Configuration tab. If any DNS server a[...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Fire wall Router WGT624 Preparing Your Netwo rk C-21 M-10153-01 Rest arting the Network Once you’ve set up yo ur computers to work with the fi rewall, you must reset the network for the devices to be able to communicat e correctly . Restart any computer that is connected to the firewall. After configurin[...]

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Wireless Networking Basics D-1 M-10153-01 Appendix D Wireless Networking Basics This chapter provides an overview of W ireless networking. Wireless Networking Overview The WG T624 wireless router conforms to the In stitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.1 1 standard for wireless LANs (WLA Ns) and a product update will bring the [...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewall R outer WGT 624 D-2 Wireless Networking Basics M-10153-01 In the infrastructure mode, the wireless access poin t converts airwave data into wired Etherne t data, acting as a bridge between the wired LAN and wireless clients. Co nnecting multiple Access Points via a wired Ethernet backbo ne can fu[...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Fire wall Router WGT624 Wireless Networking Basics D-3 M-10153-01 Authentication and WEP The absence of a ph ysical connection between no des makes the wireless links vulnerable to eavesdropping and information theft. T o provide a certain level of security , the IEEE 802.1 1 standard has defined two ty pe[...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewall R outer WGT 624 D-4 Wireless Networking Basics M-10153-01 • Shared Key Authentication requires that the station and the access point have the same WEP Key to authenticate. These two authentication procedures are described below . Open System Authentication The following steps occur when two de [...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Fire wall Router WGT624 Wireless Networking Basics D-5 M-10153-01 5. The station co nn ec ts to the network. If the decrypted text does not match the original ch allenge text (i.e., the a ccess point and station do not share the same WEP Key), then the access point will refuse to authenticat e the station [...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewall R outer WGT 624 D-6 Wireless Networking Basics M-10153-01 3. Use WEP for Authentication and Encryption: A transmitting 802.1 1 device encrypts the data portion of every packet it sends using a conf igured WEP Key . The receiving 802.11 device decrypts the data using the same WEP Key . For authent[...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Fire wall Router WGT624 Wireless Networking Basics D-7 M-10153-01 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 ac[...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewall R outer WGT 624 D-8 Wireless Networking Basics M-10153-01 The radio frequency channels used are listed in Ta b l e 7 - 1 : Note: The av ailable channe ls sup ported by the wireless products in various countries are dif ferent. The preferred channel separation betw een the chan nels in neighboring[...]

M-10153-01 Glossary 1 Glossary Use the list below to find definitions for technical terms used in this manual. List of Glossary T erms 10BASE-T IEEE 802.3 specification for 10 Mbps Ethernet over twisted pair wiring. 100BASE-Tx IEEE 802.3 specification for 100 Mbps Ethernet over twis ted pair wiring. 3DES 3DES (T riple DES) achieves a high level of [...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewall R outer WGT 624 2 Glossary M-10153-01 ADSL Short for asymmetric digital subscri ber line, a technology that allows data to be sent over existi ng copper telephone lines at data rates of from 1.5 to 9 Mbps when receiving data (known as th e downstream rate ) and from 16 to 640 Kbps when sending da[...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Fire wall Router WGT624 Glossary 3 M-10153-01 A Certificate Authority is a trusted thir d-party organizat ion or company that issues digital certificates used to create digital signatures and public -pr ivate key pairs. The role of the CA in this process is to guarantee that the in dividual granted the uni[...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewall R outer WGT 624 4 Glossary M-10153-01 DSL Short for digit al subscriber li ne, but is commonly us ed in reference to the asymmetric version of this technology (ADSL) that allows data to be sent over existing copper telephone lines at data rates of from 1.5 to 9 Mbps when receiving data (kn own as[...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Fire wall Router WGT624 Glossary 5 M-10153-01 IKE Internet Key Exchange. An aut omated method for exchan ging and managing encryptio n keys between two VPN devices. IP Internet Protocol is the mai n inter networking protocol used in the Internet. Used in conjunction with the T ransfer Control Protocol (TCP[...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewall R outer WGT 624 6 Glossary M-10153-01 A LAN typically connects multiple pe rsonal computers and shared netw ork device s such as storage and printers. Although many technologies exist to impl ement a LAN, Ethernet is the most common for connecting person al computers. MAC address The Media Access[...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Fire wall Router WGT624 Glossary 7 M-10153-01 NA T A technique by which several hosts share a single IP address for access to the Internet. NetBIOS The Network Basic Input Output System is an appli cation programming interface (API) for sharing services and information on local -area networks (LANs). Provi[...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewall R outer WGT 624 8 Glossary M-10153-01 PPP over A TM PPPoA. PPP over A TM is a protocol for con nectin g remote hosts to the Internet over an always-on connection by simulati ng a dial-up connection. PPP over Ethernet PPPoE. PPP over Ethernet is a protocol for connecti ng remote hosts to the Inter[...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Fire wall Router WGT624 Glossary 9 M-10153-01 router A device that forwards data between networks. An IP r outer forwards data b ased on IP sou rce and destination addresses. SSID A Service Set Identification is a thirty-two charact er (maximum) alphanumeric key identifying a wireless local area network. F[...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewall R outer WGT 624 10 Glossary M-10153-01 The TLS protocol is mad e up of two layers. The TLS Record Protocol ensures that a connection is private by using symmetric data encryption and ensures that the connection is reliable. The second TLS layer is the TLS Handshake Protocol, which allows authenti[...]

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Fire wall Router WGT624 Glossary 11 M-10153-01 wide area network W AN. A long distance l ink used to extend or connect re motely located local area ne tworks. The Internet is a large W AN. Wi-F i A trade name for the 802.11b wireless networking standard, given by the W ireless Ethernet Compatibility Allian[...]

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Index 1 Numerics 64 or 128 bit WEP 4-6 802.1 1b D-1 A Account Name 3-1 1, 3-14, 6-2 Address Resolution Protocol B-8 ad-hoc mode D-2 Authentication Server 3-10 Auto MDI/MDI-X B-14, G-2 Auto Uplink 2-3, B-14, G-2 B backup configuration 6-7 Basic W i reless Connectivity 4-8 BSSID D-2 C Cabling B-1 1 Cat5 cable 3-1, B-12, G-2 configuration automatic by[...]

2 Index F factory settings, restoring 6-8 firewall features 2-2 Flash memory , for firmware upgrade 2-2 front panel 2-6, 2-7 fully qualified domain name (FQDN) 4-4 G gateway address C-20 H Half Life 7-3 host name 3-1 1, 3-14 I IANA contacting B-2 IETF B-1 W e b site address B-7 infrastructure mode D-2 installation 2-4 Internet account address infor[...]

Index 3 P package contents 2-5 Passphrase 4-6, 4-7, 4-1 1 passphrase 2-2 Password 3-10 password restoring 8-7 PC, using to configure C-21 ping 7-5 placement 4-1 port filtering 5-2 Port Forwarding 7-1 port forwarding behind NA T B-8 Port Forwarding Menu 7-1 port numbers 5-3 PPP over Ethernet 2-4, C-18 PPPoE C-18 Primary DNS Server 3-9, 3-1 1, 3-12, [...]

4 Index T rusted Host 5-2 U Universal Plug and Play 7-13 Uplink switch B-14 UPnP 7-13 USB C-18 W W AN 7-4 W AN Setup 7-4 WEP D-3 Wi - F i D - 1 W indows, configuring for IP routing C-2, C-7 winipcfg utility C-6 W inPOET C-18 W ired Equivalent Privacy . See WEP Wi r e l e s s A c c e s s 3 - 3 W ireless Au thentication 4-5 wireless authentication sc[...]