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Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router WGR614 v6

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202-10099-01, April 2005

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- Table of Contents5
About this Manual11
- Audience, Scope, Conventions, and Formats11
- How to Use this Manual12
- How to Print this Manual13
Chapter 1 11
Chapter 2 15
Introduction15
- Key Features15
- Package Contents19
  - The Router's Front Panel20
  - The Router's Rear Panel21
Chapter 3 23
Configuring the Internet and Wireless Settings23
- Initial Configuration24
- Logging into Your Router25
- Changing Your Configuration27
  - Internet Settings27
  - Wireless Settings31
- Default Factory Settings33
- H Ow to B Yp a Ss Th E C on Figu Ra Tion a Ssista N34
- NETGEAR Product Registration, Support, and Documentation34
Chapter 4 35
Content Filtering35
- Content Filtering Overview35
- Blocking Access to Internet Sites36
- Blocking Access to Internet Services37
  - Configuring a User Defined Service38
  - Configuring Services Blocking by IP Address Range39
- Scheduling When Blocking will be Enforced39
- Iewin G L Ogs of W Eb a Ccess or a Ttem P Ted W Eb a Ccess40
- Viewing Log of Web Acces or Attempted Web Acces40
- Configuring E-Mail Alert and Web Access Log Notifications41
Chapter 5 43
Maintenance43
- Iewin G W Ireless R ou Ter S Ta Tu S I N Form a Tion43
- Iewin G a L ist of a Tta Ch Ed D Evices47
- Configuration File Management47
  - Restoring and Backing up the Configuration48
  - Erasing the Configuration49
- Upgrading the Router Software49
- Changing the Administrator Password50
Chapter 6 53
Advanced Configuration of the Router53
- Configuring Port Triggering53
- Configuring Port Forwarding to Local Servers55
- Configuring the WAN Setup Options59
- Using the LAN IP Setup Options61
- Using a Dynamic DNS Service65
- Configuring Static Routes66
- Enabling Remote Management Access68
- U sin G U N Ive Rsa L P Lu G a N D P la y (U P N70
Chapter 7 73
Troubleshooting73
- Basic Functioning73
- Troubleshooting the Web Configuration Interface75
- Troubleshooting the ISP Connection76
- Troubleshooting a TCP/IP Network Using a Ping Utility77
  - Testing the LAN Path to Your Router77
  - Testing the Path from Your Computer to a Remote Device78
- Restoring the Default Configuration and Password79
- Problems with Date and Time79
Appendix A 81
Technical Specifications81
Appendix B  Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics83
- Related Publications83
- Basic Router Concepts83
- IP Addresses and the Internet84
- Single IP Address Operation Using NAT89
- IP Configuration by DHCP92
- Internet Security and Firewalls92
  - What Is a Firewall92
    - Denial of Service Attack93
    - Stateful Packet Inspection93
- Ethernet Cabling93
Appendix C Preparing Your Network99
- What You Need to Use a Router with a Broadband Modem99
- Preparing Your Computers for TCP/IP Networking101
- Configuring Windows 95, 98, and Me for TCP/IP Networking102
- Configuring Windows NT4, 2000 or XP for IP Networking107
- Configuring the Macintosh for TCP/IP Networking116
- Restarting the Network121
Appendix D  Wireless Networking Basics123
- Wireless Networking Overview123
- Authentication and WEP Data Encryption124
- Wireless Channels129
- Wireles Channel129
- WPA and WPA2 Wireless Security130

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