NETGEAR MR814 802.11b Cable/DSL Wireless Router MR814 MR814 manual

August 2007 208-10147-01 v1.0 NETGEAR , Inc. 4500 Great America Parkway W ireless Router Setup Manual[...]

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Getting to Know Your Wireless Ro uter 1 v1.0, August 2007 Getting to Know Y our Wireless Router Congratulations on your purchase of a NETGEA R® high-speed wireless router , the W ireless Router Model WPN824v3. Before you begin installing your rout er , check the package contents (see Unpacking Y our Ne w Router ). Become familiar with the front an[...]

Wireless Router Setup Manual 2 Getting to Know Your Wireless Router v1.0, Augus t 2007 2. Set up your wireless router by inserting the router into the stand supp lied with your router . 3. Place your router in an area suitable for instal lation (near an AC power outlet and accessible to the Ethernet cables for your wired computers). Figure 1[...]

Wireless Router Setup Manual Getting to Know Your Wireless Router 3 v1.0, August 2007 Router Front Panel Y ou can use the status lights on the front of the wireless router to verify various conditions. Figure 2 T able 1- 1. St atus Light Descriptions Item Function Acti vity Description 1 Power On green solid Off Power is supplied to the router . Po[...]

Wireless Router Setup Manual 4 Getting to Know Your Wireless Router v1.0, Augus t 2007 Router Back Panel The rear panel of the WPN824v3 router contains the items in the list th at follows the figure. The back of the wireless router includes: 1. On/off switch for the antenna dome light 2. AC power adapter outlet 3. Four local (LAN) 10/100 Mbps Ether[...]

Wireless Router Setup Manual Getting to Know Your Wireless Router 5 v1.0, August 2007 To p P a n e l The top of the wireless router includes a dome with status lights that identify which of the seven internal antennas are active. The lights flash acc ording to the direction of the wireless signal. These status lights are off by default but can be t[...]

Wireless Router Setup Manual 6 Getting to Know Your Wireless Router v1.0, Augus t 2007 What Y ou Need Before Y ou Begin Prepare the following before you set up your ro uter: • Internet service. • The configuration information yo ur Internet Service Provid er (ISP) gave you. Depending o n how your Internet account was set up, you might need one [...]

Wireless Router Setup Manual Getting to Know Your Wireless Router 7 v1.0, August 2007 • Smart W izard Se tup .This option is the easiest. The wi zard guides you through the setup process, automates many of the steps, and verifies that necessary conditions exist and that steps you perform have been successfully completed. This option requires a PC[...]

Wireless Router Setup Manual 8 Getting to Know Your Wireless Router v1.0, Augus t 2007 Connecting Y our Wireless Router T o connect your wireless router: 1. Connect the wireless router, the computer , and the modem. a. T urn off your computer . b. T urn off and unplug the ca ble or ADSL broadb and modem. c. Locate the Ethernet cable (1) that co nne[...]

Wireless Router Setup Manual Getting to Know Your Wireless Router 9 v1.0, August 2007 g. Locate th e cable y ou removed from the modem in Ste p c . Securely insert that cable ( 4 ) into a LAN port on the rout er such as LAN port 1. Y our network cables are connected, an d you are ready to start y our network. 2. S tart your network in the correct s[...]

Wireless Router Setup Manual 10 Getting to Know Your Wireless Router v1.0, Augus t 2007 d. Check the wireless router status lights to verify the following: • Power . The power light ( 1 ) should turn solid gree n. If it does not, see “V erify whether the T est light never turns on or stays on:” on page 21 . • T est: The test light ( 2 ) bli[...]

Wireless Router Setup Manual Getting to Know Your Wireless Router 11 v1.0, August 2007 A login window like the one in the following figure opens: 4. For security reasons, the router has its own us e r name and password. When prompted, enter admin for the router user name and password for the router password, both in lower case letters. After loggin[...]

Wireless Router Setup Manual 12 Getting to Know Your Wireless Router v1.0, Augus t 2007 On the left, click Setup W izard to view the following screen. If you cannot connect to the wireless router, verify your computer netwo rking setup. It sh ould be set to obtain both IP and DNS server addresses automatically , which is usually the case. For help [...]

Wireless Router Setup Manual Getting to Know Your Wireless Router 13 v1.0, August 2007 Documentation link under W eb Support to view support information or the documentation for the wireless router. Accessing the Wireless Router af ter Inst allation and Checking for New Firmware The Smart W izard appears only when you first install th e router or w[...]

Wireless Router Setup Manual 14 Getting to Know Your Wireless Router v1.0, Augus t 2007 A login window like the one in the following figure opens: Enter the user name and password. T o up date your router firmware: 1. If the Router Upgrade screen does not display automatically , select Router Upgrade under Maintenance on the main menu. The Router U[...]

Wireless Router Setup Manual Getting to Know Your Wireless Router 15 v1.0, August 2007 If you are unable to successfully upgrade using this method, refer to the online Refer ence Manual available through the Documentation link on the router main menu (or through a l ink on the Resour ce CD ) for other ways to upgrade the r outer . If you selected t[...]

Wireless Router Setup Manual 16 Getting to Know Your Wireless Router v1.0, Augus t 2007 T o set up and test basic wireless connectivity : 1. Log in to the wireless router at its default LAN address of http://192.168.0.1 with the default user name of admin and default p assword of password , or using whatever LAN addre ss and password you ha ve set [...]

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Help with Troubleshooting 19 v1.0, August 2007 Help with T roubleshooting This chapter gives information ab out troubleshooting your wireless ro uter. Y ou will find help with the following problems: • Basic troubleshooting — “Common Things That Can Go W rong” on page 19 — “Basic Functions Are Not W orking” on page 20 — “I Am Unab[...]

Wireless Router Setup Manual 20 Help wit h Troub leshooting v1.0, Augus t 2007 Make sure t hat the Ether net cables a re securely plugge d in: 1. V erify that the Internet status light on the wirel ess router will be lit if th e Ethernet cable to the wireless router from th e modem is plug ged in securel y and the mode m and wireless router a re bo[...]

Wireless Router Setup Manual Help with Troubleshooting 21 v1.0, August 2007 a. The T est light turned of f. b. The LAN port lights are lit for any local ports that are connected. c. The Internet port is co nnected and its light is lit. If a port’ s light is lit, a link has been establis hed to the connected device. If a LAN port is connected to a[...]

Wireless Router Setup Manual 22 Help wit h Troub leshooting v1.0, Augus t 2007 • Make sure that you are using th e correct login information. The factory default login name is admin , and the password is password . Make sure that Caps Lock is off when you enter this information. • T ypically , your computer ’ s address should be in the range [...]

Wireless Router Setup Manual Help with Troubleshooting 23 v1.0, August 2007 provider . Unless you have a static IP address, your wireless router automatically requests an IP address from your service provider . T o che ck t he Internet IP address fr om the browser interface : 1. Log in to the wireless router. 2. Use the Router S tatu s link under t[...]

Wireless Router Setup Manual 24 Help wit h Troub leshooting v1.0, Augus t 2007 If you cannot connec t after several minutes, you mig ht be using an incorrec t servic e name, user name, or password. There also might be a provisioning problem with your ISP . T roubleshooting Internet Browsing If your wireless router can obtain an IP address but your [...]

Wireless Router Setup Manual Help with Troubleshooting 25 v1.0, August 2007 T o res tore the factory default configurat ion se ttings, use the res et button on the r ear p anel of the router: 1. Use a sharp object like a pen or a paper clip to press and hold the defau lt reset button for about 20 seconds (see “Router Back Panel” on page 4 ), un[...]

Wireless Router Setup Manual 26 Help wit h Troub leshooting v1.0, Augus t 2007 — Make sure that the LAN port light is on. If th e light is of f, follow the instructions in “V erify if the LAN or Internet port lights are not on when the Ethernet connection is made:” on page 2-21 . — Check that the corresponding lights are on for your compute[...]

Technical Specifications 27 v1.0, August 2007 T echnical S pecifications This section provides factory defa ult settings and technical specific ations for the W ireless Router Model WPN824 v3. Factory Default Settings Smart Wizard Enabled Router Logi n Default Acc ess Router Login URL http://www . routerlogin.net or http://www . routerlogin.com Log[...]

Wireless Router Setup Manual 28 Technical Specifications v1.0, Augus t 2007 Wireless Wireless Communication Enabled SSID Name NETGEAR Security Disabled Broadcast SSID Enabled T ransmissi on Speed Auto a a. Maximum W ireless signal rate derived from IEEE Standard 802.1 1 specifications . Actual throughput will vary . Network conditions and envir onm[...]

Wireless Router Setup Manual Technical Specifications 29 v1.0, August 2007 Environmental S pecifications Operati n g temperat ure: 0 ° to 40 ° C (32º to 104º F) Operating humidity: 90% maximum relative humi dity , noncondensing Electromagnetic Emissions Meets requirement s of: FCC Part 15 Class B VCCI Class B EN 55 022 (CISPR 22), Class B C-T i[...]

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Related Documents 31 v1.0, August 2007 Related Document s This appendix provides links to reference documents yo u can use to gain a more com plete understanding of the techno logies used in your NET GEAR product. Document Link TCP/IP Networking Basics http://documentation.netgear .com/ refer ence/enu/tcpip/index.htm Preparing Y our Network http://[...]

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33 Registration and Certifications Product Registr ation, Support, an d Documen t ation Register your product at http://www .NETGEAR.com/r egister . Y o u must register befo re you can use our telephone support service. Product updates and W eb su pport are always available by going to: http://www .netgear .com/support . Setup documentation is avai[...]

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