NETGEAR WGR614 v6, Reference Manual

Page 1: ...July 2004 202 10036 01 202 10036 01 Version 1 5 July 2004 NETGEAR Inc 4500 Great America Parkway Santa Clara CA 95054 USA Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router WGR614 v6...

Page 2: ...the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the de...

Page 3: ...rtain restrictions Please refer to the notes in the operating instructions Federal Office for Telecommunications Approvals has been notified of the placing of this equipment on the market and has been...

Page 4: ...receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the deale...

Page 5: ...y Installation and Management 2 4 Maintenance and Support 2 5 Package Contents 2 5 The Router s Front Panel 2 6 The Router s Rear Panel 2 7 A Road Map for How to Get There From Here 2 7 Chapter 3 Conn...

Page 6: ...ess Access by MAC Address 4 11 Chapter 5 Content Filtering Content Filtering Overview 5 1 Blocking Access to Internet Sites 5 2 Blocking Access to Internet Services 5 3 Configuring a User Defined Serv...

Page 7: ...uring LAN TCP IP Setup Parameters 7 10 Using the Router as a DHCP server 7 12 Using Address Reservation 7 12 Using a Dynamic DNS Service 7 13 Configuring Static Routes 7 14 Enabling Remote Management...

Page 8: ...net Security and Firewalls B 10 What is a Firewall B 10 Stateful Packet Inspection B 11 Denial of Service Attack B 11 Ethernet Cabling B 11 Category 5 Cable Quality B 12 Inside Twisted Pair Cables B 1...

Page 9: ...Macintosh for TCP IP Networking C 18 MacOS 8 6 or 9 x C 18 MacOS X C 18 Verifying TCP IP Properties for Macintosh Computers C 19 Verifying the Readiness of Your Internet Account C 20 Are Login Protoc...

Page 10: ...terprise level User Authentication via 802 1x EAP and RADIUS D 12 WPA Data Encryption Key Management D 14 Is WPA Perfect D 16 Product Support for WPA D 16 Supporting a Mixture of WPA and WEP Wireless...

Page 11: ...uses the following typographical conventions This guide uses the following format to highlight special messages This manual is written for the WGR614 v6 router according to these specifications Table...

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Page 14: ...Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router WGR614 v6 4 About This Manual July 2004 202 10036 01...

Page 15: ...a e mail Parents and network administrators can establish restricted access policies based on time of day Web site addresses and address keywords and share high speed cable DSL Internet access for up...

Page 16: ...network to the higher bandwidth 802 11g devices 64 bit and 128 bit WEP encryption security WEP keys can be generated manually or by passphrase WPA PSK support Support for Wi Fi Protected Access WPA d...

Page 17: ...are discarded preventing users outside the LAN from finding and directly accessing the computers on the LAN Port Forwarding with NAT Although NAT prevents Internet locations from directly accessing th...

Page 18: ...k DNS Proxy When DHCP is enabled and no DNS addresses are specified the router provides its own address as a DNS server to the attached computers The router obtains actual DNS addresses from the ISP d...

Page 19: ...firmware upgrades Free technical support seven days a week twenty four hours a day for 90 days from the date of purchase Package Contents The product package should contain the following items 54 Mbp...

Page 20: ...t Power is not supplied to the router The router has failed its diagnostic test Test On Off The unit is performing the power on self test diagnostic The unit successfully completed the power on self t...

Page 21: ...t WAN Ethernet port for connecting the router to a cable or DSL modem Factory Default Reset push button for Restoring the Default Configuration and Password Wireless antenna A Road Map for How to Get...

Page 22: ...computer within the operating range of the wireless network For guidelines about the range of wireless networks see Observe Performance Placement and Range Guidelines on page 4 1 To set up the WGR614...

Page 23: ...ect to the network need to be configured with the same Windows Workgroup or Domain settings as the other Windows computers in the combined wireless and wired network Any Windows networking security ac...

Page 24: ...Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router WGR614 v6 2 10 Introduction June 2004 202 10036 01...

Page 25: ...lacement and Range Guidelines on page 4 1 For Cable Modem Service When you perform the wireless router setup steps be sure to use the computer you first registered with your cable ISP For DSL Service...

Page 26: ...computer d Disconnect the cable at the computer end only point A in the diagram above e Look at the label on the bottom of the wireless router Locate the Internet port Securely insert the Ethernet ca...

Page 27: ...the other end into the Ethernet port of your computer point D in the diagram Figure 3 3 Connect the computer to the wireless router Your network cables are connected and you are ready to restart your...

Page 28: ...rt light should be lit If not make sure the Ethernet cable is securely attached to the wireless router Internet port and the modem and the modem is powered on Wireless The Wireless light should be lit...

Page 29: ...iles check box and clicking OK If you still do not connect type http www routerlogin net in the browser address bar and click Enter Otherwise to bypass this screen see How to Bypass the Configuration...

Page 30: ...ge 3 8 to correct basic problems Note The Smart Wizard configuration assistant only appears when the router is in its factory default state After you configure the wireless router it will not appear a...

Page 31: ...ETGEAR wireless adapter configure it to match your settings exactly If you changed the default Network Name SSID be sure to use the correct Network Name SSID you set in the wireless router Warning The...

Page 32: ...Name SSID and WEP settings of the router and wireless computer must match exactly Make sure the network settings of the computer are correct LAN and wirelessly connected computers must be configured t...

Page 33: ...yping http www routerlogin net basicsetting htm in the browser address bar and clicking Enter You will not be prompted for a user name or password This will enable you to manually configure the wirele...

Page 34: ...or security reasons the router has its own user name and password When prompted enter admin for the router user name and password for the router password both in lower case letters To change the passw...

Page 35: ...ll then display the WGR614 v6 settings home page When the wireless router is connected to the Internet click the Knowledge Base or the Documentation link under the Web Support menu to view support inf...

Page 36: ...w routerlogin net basicsetting htm in the address field of your browser then click Enter When the wireless router is in the factory default state a user name and password are not required 2 The browse...

Page 37: ...you can allow the Setup Wizard to determine your configuration as described in the previous section Figure 3 11 Browser based configuration Basic Settings menus You can manually configure the router u...

Page 38: ...u know that your ISP does not automatically transmit DNS addresses to the router during login select Use these DNS servers and enter the IP address of your ISP s Primary DNS Server If a Secondary DNS...

Page 39: ...t c Fill in the parameters for your Internet service provider d Click Apply to save your settings Click the Test button to verify you have Internet access Using the Smart Setup Wizard You can use the...

Page 40: ...ft of the main menu 4 Click Next to proceed Input your ISP settings as needed 5 At the end of the Setup Wizard click the Test button to verify your Internet connection If you have trouble connecting t...

Page 41: ...ion of wireless adapters also vary depending on your configuration choices For best results place your firewall Near the center of the area in which your computers will operate In an elevated location...

Page 42: ...g adds an obstacle against unwanted access to your network but the data broadcast over the wireless link is fully exposed Turn Off the Broadcast of the Wireless Network Name SSID If you disable broadc...

Page 43: ...e the Wireless settings of your firewall click the Wireless link in the main menu of the browser interface The Wireless Settings menu will appear as shown below Figure 4 2 Wireless Settings menu Name...

Page 44: ...Networking Basics Table 4 1 Basic Wireless Security Options Field Description Automatic No wireless security WEP WEP offers the following options Open System With Open Network Authentication and 64 o...

Page 45: ...low Broadcast of Name SSID If you disable broadcast of the SSID only devices that have the correct SSID can connect Disabling SSID broadcast nullifies the wireless network discovery feature of some pr...

Page 46: ...d are configured with the correct key WEP Encryption key size Choose one 64 bit or 128 bit Again the encryption key size must be the same for the wireless adapters and the wireless router Data Encrypt...

Page 47: ...basic wireless connectivity you can enable security settings appropriate to your needs 1 Log in to the WGR614 v6 firewall at its default LAN address of http www routerlogin net with its default user n...

Page 48: ...atch you will not get a wireless connection to the WGR614 v6 4 Set the Region Select the region in which the wireless interface will operate 5 Set the Channel The default channel is 11 This field dete...

Page 49: ...data encryption follow these steps 1 Log in to the WGR614 v6 firewall at its default LAN address of http www routerlogin net with its default user name of admin and default password of password or us...

Page 50: ...Enter a word or group of printable characters in the Passphrase box and click the Generate button The passphrase is case sensitive NETGEAR is not the same as nETgear The four key boxes will be automa...