NETGEAR DG834

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v2.0, September 2005
Contents
Reference Manual for the ADSL Firewall Router DG834
Chapter 1
About This Manual
Audience, Scope, Conventions, and Formats ................................................................1-1
How to Use This Manual ................................................................................................1-2
How to Print this Manual .................................................................................................1-2
Chapter 2
Introduction
About the Router ............................................................................................................2-1
Key Features ..................................................................................................................2-1
A Powerful, True Firewall .........................................................................................2-2
Easy Installation and Management ..........................................................................2-2
Protocol Support ......................................................................................................2-3
Virtual Private Networking (VPN) .............................................................................2-4
Content Filtering .......................................................................................................2-4
Auto Sensing and Auto Uplink™ LAN Ethernet Connections ..................................2-5
What’s in the Box? ..........................................................................................................2-5
The Router’s Front Panel .........................................................................................2-5
The Router’s Rear Panel .........................................................................................2-6
Chapter 3
Connecting the Router to the Internet
What You Need Before You Begin ..................................................................................3-1
ADSL Microfilter Requirements ................................................................................3-1
Ethernet Cabling Requirements ...............................................................................3-2
Computer Hardware Requirements .........................................................................3-2
LAN Configuration Requirements ............................................................................3-2
Internet Configuration Requirements .......................................................................3-3
Where Do I Get the Internet Configuration Parameters? .........................................3-3