NETGEAR MR814v2 manual

SM-MR814NA-2 Version 4.12 April 2003 NETGEAR , Inc. 4500 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95 054 USA Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router[...]

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iii Bestätigung des Hers tellers/Importe urs Es wird hiermit bestätigt, daß das MR814v2 Cable/DSL W ireless Router gemäß der im BMP T -AmtsblVfg 24 3/1991 und Vfg 46/1992 aufgeführten Bestimmungen en ts tört ist. Das vorschrifts mäßige Betreiben einiger Geräte (z.B. T estsender) kann jedoch gewissen Beschr änkungen unterliegen. Lesen Si [...]

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Contents v Content s Preface About This Manual Chapter 1 Introduction Key Features of the Router ...................... .... ......... ................ ............. ............. ............... 1-1 802.1 1b S tandards-based Wireless Networking ................. ................ ................ ..... 1-2 A Powerful, T rue Firewall with Content Fi[...]

vi Contents Chapter 3 Wireless Configuration Considerations For A Wireless N etwork .......... ................ ................ ............. ................ .. 3-1 Observe Performance, Placement, and Range Guidelines ............. ............ ............ 3-1 Implement Appropriate Wireless Security ................. ................ ...........[...]

Contents vii Chapter 6 Advanced Configurat ion of the Router Configuring for Port Forwarding to Loc al Serv ers ........ ................ ............. ................ ..... 6-1 Adding a Custom Service .......... ............. ................ ............. ................ ................ ..... 6-2 Editing or Deleting a Port Forwarding Entr y . [...]

viii Contents Appendix A T echnical Specifications Appendix B Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics Related Publications ....... ............. ................. ............ ................. ............. ................ ....... B-1 Basic Router Concepts .......... ............. ................ ................ ............. ................ ..[...]

Contents ix DHCP Configuration of TCP/IP in Window s XP ....................... ................ .............. C-8 DHCP Configuration of TCP/IP in Window s 2000 .... ................ ................ ............ C-10 DHCP Configuration of TCP/IP in Window s NT4 ... ................ ................ ............... C-13 V erifying TCP/IP Propertie[...]

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About This Manual xi Preface About This Manual Congratulations on your purchase of the NETGEAR ® MR814v2 Cable/DSL W ireless Router. The MR814v2 router prov ides connection for multiple personal computers (P Cs) to the Internet through an external broadband access device (s uch as a cable modem or DSL modem) that is normally intended for use by a [...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Ro uter xii About This Manual S pecial Message Format s This guide uses the following format s to highlight special messages: Note: This format is used to highlight information of importance or special interest.[...]

Introduction 1-1 Chapter 1 Introduction This chapter describes the features of the NETGEAR MR814v2 Cable/DSL W ireless Router. Key Features of the Router The MR814v2 Cable/DSL W ireless Router with 4-po rt switch connects your local area n etwork (LAN) to the Internet through an external acce ss device such as a cable modem or DSL modem. The MR814v[...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Ro uter 1-2 Introduction 802.1 1b St andards-based Wireless Networking The MR814v2 router includes an 802.1 1b-complia nt wirele ss access point, providing continuous, high-speed 1 1 Mbps access between your wireless and Ethernet devices. The access point provides: • 802.1 1b Standards-b ased wi[...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Rou ter Introduction 1-3 Security The MR814v2 router is equipped with several feature s designed to maintain security , as described in this section. • PCs Hidden by NA T NA T opens a temporary path to the Internet fo r requests originating from the local network. Requests originating from outs [...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Ro uter 1-4 Introduction • Automatic Configuration of Attached PCs by DHCP The MR814v2 router d ynamically assigns network co nfiguration information, inclu ding IP , gateway , and domain name server (DNS) addres ses, to attached PCs on the LAN using the Dynamic Host Configuration Protoco l (DHC[...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Rou ter Introduction 1-5 Package Content s The product package should contain the following it ems: • MR814v2 Cable/DSL W i reless Router. •A C p o w e r a d a p t e r . • Category 5 (CA T5) Ethernet cable. • MR814v2 Resour ce CD , including: — This guide. — Application Notes and ot he[...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Ro uter 1-6 Introduction The Router ’ s Front Panel The front panel of the MR814v2 router contains the status LEDs described below . Figure 1- 1: MR814v2 Front Panel Y ou can use some of the LEDs to verify connections. V ie wed fro m left to right, Ta b l e 1- 1 describes the LEDs on the front p[...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Rou ter Introduction 1-7 The Router ’s Rear Panel The rear panel of the Model RP614 router contains the port connections listed below . Figure 1-2: MR814v 2 Rear Panel V iewed from left to right, the rear panel contains the following features: • AC power adapter outlet • Four Local (LAN) Eth[...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Ro uter 1-8 Introduction[...]

Connecting the Router to the Internet 2-1 Chapter 2 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 o u find out how to configure yo ur MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router for Internet access using the Setup W izard, or how to manually configure your[...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Ro uter 2-2 Connecting the Router to the Internet The cable or DSL modem broadband access device must provide a standard 10 Mbps (10BASE-T) Ethernet interface. Internet Configuration Requirement s Depending on how your ISP set up your Internet account, you w ill need one or more of these configura[...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Rou ter Connecting th e Router to the Internet 2-3 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 sen sitive and must be entered exactly as given by [...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Ro uter 2-4 Connecting the Router to the Internet Connecting the MR814v2 to Y our LAN This section provides instructions for connecting the MR814v2 router. Also, the MR81 4v2 Resour ce CD included with your router contains an animated Installation As sistant to help you through this procedure . Pr[...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Rou ter Connecting th e Router to the Internet 2-5 c. Connect the Ethernet cable from yo ur cable or DSL modem to the Internet po rt (A ) on the MR814v2. Figure 2-2: Connect the cable or DSL Mode m to the router d. Connect the Ethernet cable which came with th e router from a Local port on the rou[...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Ro uter 2-6 Connecting the Router to the Internet f. V erify the following: When your turn the router on, the power light goes on. The router’ s local lights are lit for an y computers that are connected to it. The router’ s Internet light is lit, indicating a link has been established t o the[...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Rou ter Connecting th e Router to the Internet 2-7 A login window shown below op ens: Figure 2-5: Log in window 3. Connect to the Internet Figure 2-6: Setup Wi zard a. Y ou are now connected to the router. If you do not see the menu above, click the Setup W izard link on the upper left of the main[...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Ro uter 2-8 Connecting the Router to the Internet c. When the router s uccessfully detects an active Internet service, the router’ s Internet LED goes on. The Setup W izard reports which connection type it discov ered, and displays the appropriate configuration menu. If the Setup W izard finds n[...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Rou ter Connecting th e Router to the Internet 2-9 • T o change the login timeout, enter a new valu e in minutes. This determines how long the router keeps the Internet connection active afte r there is no Internet activity from the LAN. Entering a timeout val ue of zero means ne ver log out. No[...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Ro uter 2-10 Connecting the Router to the Intern et Note: Y ou will no longer need to launch the ISP’ s login program on your PC in order to access the Internet. When you start an Internet applica tion, your router will au tomatically log you in. • The Domain Name Server (DNS) Address parame t[...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Rou ter Connecting th e Router to the Inte rnet 2- 11 • Enter your Account Name (may also be called Host Name) and Domain Name. These parameters may be necessary to access your ISP’ s services such as ma il or news servers. If you leave the Domain Name field blank, the router try to discover t[...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Ro uter 2-12 Connecting the Router to the Intern et Note: Restart the computers on your network so that these settings take effect. • Click Apply to save the settings. • Click T est to test your Internet connection. If the NETGEAR website does not appear within one minute, refer to Chapter 7, [...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Rou ter Connecting th e Router to the Inte rnet 2- 13 Manually Configuring Y our Internet Connection Y ou can manually configure your router using the menu below , or yo u can allow the Setup W izard to determine your config uration as described in the previous section. Figure 2-1 1: Browser-based[...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Ro uter 2-14 Connecting the Router to the Intern et Y ou can manually configure the router using the Basic Settings menu shown in Figure 2-1 1 using these steps: 1. Click the Basic Settings l ink on the Setup menu. 2. If your Internet connection does not require a login, click No at the top of the[...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Rou ter Connecting th e Router to the Inte rnet 2- 15 Note: After you finish setting up your router, you will no longer n eed to launch the ISP’ s login program on your PC in order to access the Internet. When you start an Internet application, your router will automatically log you in. a. Selec[...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Ro uter 2-16 Connecting the Router to the Intern et[...]

Wireless Configuration 3-1 Chapter 3 Wireless Configuration This chapter describes how to configure the wireless features of your MR814v2 router. Considerations For A Wireless Network In planning your wire less network, you sh ould consider the level of se curity required. Y ou should also select the physical placemen t of your firewall in order to[...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Ro uter 3-2 Wireless Configuration Implement Appropriate Wireless Security Unlike wired network data, your wireless data transmissions can extend beyond your walls and can be received by anyone with a compatible adapte r . For this reason, use the security features of your wireless equipment. The [...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Rou ter Wireless Configuration 3-3 Figure 3-2: Wire less Settings menu The W ireless Network menu sections are discussed below . • Name (SSID) . The Service Set Identification is also known as the wireless networ k name. Enter a value of up to 32 alph anumeric characters. In a setting where ther[...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Ro uter 3-4 Wireless Configuration Figure 3-3: Wire less Access Point setting s Restricting Access to Y our Network by T urning Off Wirele ss Connectivity Y ou can completely turn off the wirless portion of the MR814 v2. For example, if you r notebook computer is used to wire lessly co nnect to yo[...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Rou ter Wireless Configuration 3-5 Figure 3-5: Wirele ss Card Access List Setup Then, either select from the list of available wireless cards the MR814v 2 has found in your area, or enter the MAC address and device name for a device you plan to use. Y ou can usually find the MAC address printed on[...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Ro uter 3-6 Wireless Configuration Choosing Authentication and Security Encryption Methods Figure 3-7: Encrypti on Stren gth 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[...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Rou ter Wireless Configuration 3-7 Disable No encryption will be applied. Th is setting is useful for troubles hooting your wireless connection, but leaves your wireless data fully exposed. 64 or 128 bit WEP When 64 Bit WEP or 128 Bit WEP is selected, WEP encryption will be applied. WEP provides s[...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Ro uter 3-8 Wireless Configuration How to Set Up and T est B asic W ireless 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 needs. 1. Log in t[...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Rou ter Wireless Configuration 3-9 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 by DHCP from the fi[...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Ro uter 3-10 Wireless Configur ation 4. Click Add to add a wireless device to the wireless access control list. The A vailable W ireless Cards list displays. Figure 3-1 1. Wireless Access m enu 5. Click the radio button next to a device on the list and then click Add to ad d this device to the lis[...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Rou ter Wireless Configuration 3 -11 1. Log in to the MR814v2 firewall at its default LAN address of http://192.168.0.1 with its default user name of adm in and default password of password , or using whatever LAN address and password you have set up. 2. Click the W ireless Settings link in the ma[...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Ro uter 3-12 Wireless Configur ation[...]

Content Filtering 4-1 Chapter 4 Content Filtering This chapter describes how to use the content filtering featur es of the MR814v2 Cable/DSL W ireless Router to protect your network. These features can be fo und by clicking on the Co ntent Filtering heading in the Main Menu of the browser interface. Content Filtering Overview The MR814v2 Cable/DSL [...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Ro uter 4-2 Content Filtering Blocking Access to Internet Sites The MR814v2 router allows you to restrict access based on web addresses and web address keywords. Up to 255 entries are supported in the Keyword list. The Block Site s menu is shown in Figure 4-1 below: Figure 4-1: Block Sites menu T [...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Rou ter Content Filtering 4-3 • If the keyword “.com” is specified, only website s with other domain suffixes (such as .edu or .gov) can be viewed. • If you wish to block al l Internet browsing access during a sche duled period, enter the keyword “.” and set the schedule in the Schedul[...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Ro uter 4-4 Content Filtering T o specify a service for blocking, click Add. Th e Add Services menu will appear , as shown below: Figure 4-3: Add Services menu From the Service T ype list, selec t the application or service to be allowed or blocked. The l ist already displays several common servic[...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Rou ter Content Filtering 4-5 Configuring Services Blocki ng by IP Address Range Under “Filter Services For”, you can block the specified service for a single PC, a range of PCs (having consecutive IP addresses), or all PCs on your network. Scheduling When Blocking Will Be Enforced The MR814v2[...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Ro uter 4-6 Content Filtering V iewing Logs of W eb Access or Attempted W eb Access The log is a detailed record of w hat websites you have accessed or attempted to access . Up to 128 entries are stored in the log. Log entries will on ly appear when ke yword blocking is en abled, and no log entrie[...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Rou ter Content Filtering 4-7 Log action buttons are described in Ta b l e 4-2 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 4-6: Email menu T able 4-2. Log a[...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Ro uter 4-8 Content Filtering • T urn e-mail notification on Check this box if you wish to receive e-mail logs and alerts from the router . • Y ou r outgoing mail server Enter the name of your ISP’ s outgoing (SMTP) mail server (such as mail.myISP .com). Y ou may be able to find th is inform[...]

Maintenance 5-1 Chapter 5 Maintenance This chapter describes how to use the mainte nance features of your MR814v2 Cable/DSL W irele ss Router. These features can be found by cl icking on the Maintenanc e heading in the Main Menu of the browser interface. V iewing Router S t atus Information The Router S tatus menu provides a limited amount of statu[...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Ro uter 5-2 Maintenance This screen shows the following parameters: T able 5-1. Router St 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. Internet Port These parameters apply to[...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Rou ter Maintenanc e 5-3 Click on the “Show Connection St atus” button to display the connection status, as shown below . Figure 5-2: Connectio n St atus screen This screen shows the following statistics:. T able 5-2: Connection St atus Items Item Description IP Address The W A N (Internet) IP[...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Ro uter 5-4 Maintenance Click on the “Show St atistics” button to displa y router usage statistics, as shown below . Figure 5-3: Router S t atistics screen This screen shows the following statistics: T able 5-3: Router St atistics Items Item Description Port The statistics for the WAN (Interne[...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Rou ter Maintenanc e 5-5 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 to view the table, [...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Ro uter 5-6 Maintenance From the Main Menu of the browser interfa ce, under the Maintenance heading, select the Route r Upgrade heading to display the m enu shown be low . Figure 5-5: Router Upgrade menu T o upload new firmware: 1. Download and unzip the new so ftware file from NETGEAR. 2. In the [...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Rou ter Maintenanc e 5-7 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 shown below . Figure 5-6: Settings Ba ckup menu Three options are available, and are described in the following sections. Restoring and Ba[...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Ro uter 5-8 Maintenance Erasing the Configuration It is sometimes desirable to restore the router to a known blank condition. 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 , the LAN IP address wil[...]

Advanced Configuration of the Router 6-1 Chapter 6 Advanced Configuration of the Router This chapter describes how to configure the ad vanced fe atures of your MR81 4v2 Cable/DSL W irele ss Router. These features can be found under the Advanced heading in the Main Menu of the browser interface. Configuring for Port Forwarding to Local Servers Altho[...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Ro uter 6-2 Advanced Configuration of the Router 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 pro to[...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Rou ter Advanced Configur ation of the Route r 6-3 Local Web and FTP Server Example If a local PC with a private IP address of 192.16 8.0.33 acts as a W eb 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 us[...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Ro uter 6-4 Advanced Configuration of the Router Some online games and videoconferen cing app lications are incompatible with NA T . The MR814v2 router is programme d to recognize some of thes e applications and to work properly with them, but there are other applications that may no t function we[...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Rou ter Advanced Configur ation of the Route r 6-5 The W AN Setup menu, shown below lets you confi gure a Default DMZ Server . Figure 6-2: W AN Setup menu. T o assign a computer or server to be a Default DMZ server , follow these steps: 1. Click W AN Setup link on the Advanc ed section of the main[...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Ro uter 6-6 Advanced Configuration of the Router Using the LAN IP Setup Options The second feature category under the Advanced heading is LAN IP Setup. This menu allows configuration of LAN IP services such as DHCP and RIP . From the Main Menu of the browser interface, under Advanced, click on LAN[...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Rou ter Advanced Configur ation of the Route r 6-7 The LAN IP parameters are: • 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 [...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Ro uter 6-8 Advanced Configuration of the Router 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 another d[...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Rou ter Advanced Configur ation of the Route r 6-9 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 release and renew . T o edit or delete a reserved address entry: 1.[...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Ro uter 6-10 Advanced Configuration of the Router 7. If your dynamic DNS provider allows the use of wildcards in resolving your URL, you may select the Use wildcards check box to activate this feature. For example, the wildcard feature will cause *.yourhost.dyndns.or g to be aliased to the same IP[...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Rou ter Advanced Conf iguration of the Router 6-11 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. Selec[...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Ro uter 6-12 Advanced Configuration of the Router 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 this conf[...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Rou ter Advanced Conf iguration of the Router 6-13 b. T o allow access from a range of IP addresses on the Internet, select IP address range. Enter a beginning and end ing IP address to d efine the allowed range. c. T o allow access from a single IP address on the Internet, select Only this PC. En[...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Ro uter 6-14 Advanced Configuration of the Router Using Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) helps devices, su ch as Internet appliances and computers, access the network and connect to other devices as needed. UPnP devices can automatically discover the serv ices from oth[...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Rou ter Advanced Conf iguration of the Router 6-15 Advertisement Time T o Live : The time to live for the advertisement is measured in hops (steps) for each UPnP pac ket sent. The time to live hop coun t is the number of steps a broadcast packet is allowed to propagate for each UPnP advertisement [...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Ro uter 6-16 Advanced Configuration of the Router[...]

Troubleshooting 7-1 Chapter 7 T roubleshooting This chapter gives information about troublesh ooting your MR814v2 Cable/DSL W ireless Route r. After each problem description, instructions ar e provided to help yo u diagnose and sol ve the problem. Basic Functioning After you turn on power to the router , the following sequ ence of events should occ[...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Ro uter 7-2 Troubleshooting LEDs Never T urn Off When the router is turned on, th e LEDs turns on for about 10 seconds and then turn off. If all the LEDs stay on, there is a fault within the router . If all LEDs are still on one minute after power up: • Cycle the power to see if the router recov[...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wirele ss Router Troubleshooting 7-3 T roubleshooting the Web Configuration Interface If you are unable to access the router ’ s W eb 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 described in the previ[...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Ro uter 7-4 Troubleshooting 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 request an IP addre[...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wirele ss Router Troubleshooting 7-5 OR Configure your router to spoof yo ur PC’ s MAC ad dress. This can be done in the Ba sic Settings menu. Refer to “Manually Configuring Y our Internet Connection” on page 2-1 3 . If your router can obtain an IP address, but yo ur PC is unable to load an y web pag[...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Ro uter 7-6 Troubleshooting 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 h ave one of the following pro blems: • [...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wirele ss Router Troubleshooting 7-7 — 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 allo wing traffic [...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Ro uter 7-8 Troubleshooting[...]

Technical Specifications A-1 Appendix A T echnical S pecifications This appendix provides techni cal specifications for the MR8 14v2 Cable/DSL W ireless Router. Network Protocol and St andards Compatibility Data and Routing Protocols: TCP/IP , RIP-1, RIP-2, DHCP PPP over Ethernet (PPPoE) Power Adapter North America: 120V , 60 Hz, input United Kingd[...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Ro uter A-2 Technical Specifications VCCI Class B EN 55 022 (CISPR 22 ), Class B Interface S pecifications LAN: 10BASE-T or 100BASE-Tx, RJ-45 WA N : 10BASE-T , RJ-45 Wir eless Radio Data Rate 1, 2, 5.5, 1 1Mbps Auto Rate Sensing Frequency 2.4-2.5Ghz Data Encoding: Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum ([...]

Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics B-1 Appendix B Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics This chapter provides an overview of IP networks, routing, an d networking. Related Publications As you read this document, you may be dire cte d to various RFC documents for further information. An RFC is a Request For Comment (RFC) published by the Intern[...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Ro uter B-2 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics What is a Router? A router is a device that forwards traffic between networks based on network layer information in the data and on routing tables main tained by the router . In these rou ting tables, a router builds up a logical picture of t he o[...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Rou ter Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics B-3 The latter version is easier to remember and easier to enter into your computer . In addition, the 32 bits of the ad dress are subdivided into two part s. The firs t part of the address identifies the network, and the seco nd part identifies the h[...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Ro uter B-4 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics • Class C Class C addresses can have 254 hosts on a netw ork. Class C addre sses use 24 bits for the network address and eight bits for the node. They are in this range: 192.0.1.x to 223.255.254.x. • Class D Class D addresses are used for mult[...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Rou ter Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics B-5 As a shorter alternative to dotted-decimal notation, the netmask may also be expressed in terms of the number of ones from the left. This number is ap pended to the IP address, following a backward slash (/), as “/n.” In the example, the addre[...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Ro uter B-6 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics Although the preceding example uses the entire third octet for a subnet address, note that you are not restricted to octet boundaries in subnetting. T o create more network numbers, you need only shift some bits from the host a ddress to the netwo[...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Rou ter Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics B-7 Configure all hosts on a LAN segment to use the same netmask for the following reasons: • 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 a[...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Ro uter B-8 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics Single IP Address Operation Using NA T In the past, if multiple PCs on a LAN needed to access the Internet simultaneously , you had to obtain a range of IP addresses from the ISP . This type of Internet account is more costly than a single-address[...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Rou ter Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics B-9 This scheme offers t he additional benefit of firewall -like protection because the internal LAN addresses are not available to the Internet thro ugh the translated connection. All incoming inquiries are filtered out by th e router . This filterin[...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Ro uter B-10 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics Domain Name Server Many of the resources on the In ternet can be addressed by si mple descriptive names such as www .NETGEAR.com . This addressing is very helpful at th e application level , but the descriptive name must be translated to an IP a [...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Rou ter Network, Routing, Fi rewall, and Basics B-11 What is a Firewall? A firewall is a device that protects one netw ork from another , while allowing communicat ion between the two. A firewall incorporates the functi ons of the NA T router , while adding features for dealing with a hacker intru[...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Ro uter B-12 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics Ethernet Cabling Although Ethernet networks originally used thick or thin coaxial cable, most installations currently use unshielded twisted pair (UTP) cabling. The U TP cable contains eight conductors, arranged in four twisted pairs, and termina[...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Rou ter Network, Routing, Fi rewall, and Basics B-13 The MR814v2 ro uter incorporat es Auto Uplink TM technology (also ca lled MDI/MDIX). Each LOCAL Ethernet port will automati cally sense whether the Ethernet cable pl ugged into the port should have a no rmal connection (e.g . connec ting to a PC[...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Ro uter B-14 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics[...]

Preparing Your Netwo rk C-1 Appendix C Prep aring Y our Network This appendix describes how to prepare your ne twork to connect to the Internet through the MR814v2 Cable/DSL W ireless Router and how to verify the readiness of broadband Internet service from an Internet service provider (ISP). Prep aring Y our Computers for TCP/IP Networking Compute[...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Ro uter C-2 Preparing Yo ur Network 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 teway address. In most[...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Rou ter Preparing Your Netwo rk C-3 Y ou must have an Ethernet adapter , the TCP/IP protocol, and Client for Microsoft 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 manufacturer and model of your[...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Ro uter C-4 Preparing Yo ur Network 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. Enabling DHCP to Auto[...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Rou ter Preparing Your Netwo rk C-5 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 Properties window will [...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Ro uter C-6 Preparing Yo ur Network Selecting Windows’ In ternet Access Method 1. On the W indows taskbar, click the S tart 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 connectio n manually” or ?[...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Rou ter Preparing Your Netwo rk C-7 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 show your setting[...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Ro uter C-8 Preparing Yo ur Network 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 whe n using DHCP to configure TCP/IP . The following steps will walk you through the configura tion process for[...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Rou ter Preparing Your Netwo rk C-9 • 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 Properties button [...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Ro uter C-10 Preparing Your Network 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 con figured. TCP/IP should be added by de fault and set to DHCP without your having to configure it. However , if there are problems [...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Rou ter Preparing Your Netwo rk C-11 • 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 dialog box appears[...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Ro uter C-12 Preparing Your Network • 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 automatically is selected. • [...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Rou ter Preparing Your Netwo rk C-13 DHCP Configuration of TCP/IP in Windows NT4 Once you have installed the network card, you need to configure the TCP /IP environment for W indows NT 4.0. Follow this procedure to configure TCP/IP with DHCP in W indows NT 4.0. • Choose Settings from the Start M[...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Ro uter C-14 Preparing Your Network • Highlight the TCP/IP Pr otocol in the Network Protocols box, and click on the Properties button.[...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Rou ter Preparing Your Netwo rk C-15 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 Start button, and then click Run. The Run window opens. 2. Ty p e cmd and then click OK. A command window opens 3. T[...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Ro uter C-16 Preparing Your Network • 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 configure TCP/ IP t[...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Rou ter Preparing Your Netwo rk C-17 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 configured and has rebo ote[...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Ro uter C-18 Preparing Your Network 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 be a separate physi[...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Rou ter Preparing Your Netwo rk C-19 • 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 na mes may look like this: [...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Ro uter C-20 Preparing Your Network 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 addresses are shown, [...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Rou ter Preparing Your Netwo rk C-21 Rest arting the Network Once you’ve set up yo ur computers to work with the firewall, you must reset the network for the devices to be able to communicat e correctly . Restart a ny computer that is connected to the firewall. After configuring all of your comp[...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Ro uter C-22 Preparing Your Network[...]

Wireless Networking Basics D-1 Appendix D Wireless Networking Basics This chapter provides an overview of W ireless networking. Wireless Networking Overview The MR814v2 router con forms to the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.1 1b standard for wireless L ANs (WLANs). On an 802.1 1b wireless link, data is encoded u sing d[...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Ro uter D-2 Wireless Networking Basics 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 further extend the wir[...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Rou ter Wireless Networking Basics D-3 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 types of authentication[...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Ro uter D-4 Wireless Networking Basics • 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 vices use Open Syste[...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Rou ter Wireless Networking Basics D-5 5. The station co nnects 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 and the station will[...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Ro uter D-6 Wireless Networking Basics 3. Use WEP for Authentication and Encryption: A transmitting 802.1 1b device encrypts the data portion of every packet it sen ds using a configured WEP Key . The receiving 802.1 1b device decrypts the data usin g the same WEP Key . For authentication purposes[...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Rou ter Wireless Networking Basics D-7 WEP Configuration Options The WEP settings must match on all 802.1 1b 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 1b access points and a[...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Ro uter D-8 Wireless Networking Basics The radio frequency channels used are listed in Ta b l e 7-1 : Note: The av ailable ch annels suppo rted by the wireless products in various countries are dif ferent. The preferred channel separation betw een the chan nels in neighboring wireless networks is [...]

Glossary 1 Glossary 10BASE-T IEEE 802.3 specification for 10 Mbps Ethernet over twisted pair wiring. 100BASE-Tx IEEE 802.3 specification for 100 Mbps Et hernet over twisted pair wiring. 802.1 1 b IEEE specification for wire less networking at 1 1 Mbps using direct-sequence spread-spectrum (DSSS) technology and operating in the unlicensed radio spec[...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Ro uter 2 Glossary Internet Protocol The main internetworking protocol used in the Internet. Used in con junction with the T ransfer Control Protocol (TCP) to form TCP/IP . LAN See local area network. local area networ k LAN. A communi cations network serving us ers within a limited area, such as [...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Rou ter Glossary 3 Point-to-Point Protocol PPP . A protocol allowing a computer using TCP/IP to connect directly to the Internet. RFC Request For Comment. Refers to do cuments published by the Internet Engineering T ask Force (IETF) proposing standard protocols and procedures for the Internet. RFC[...]

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Ro uter 4 Glossary[...]

Index 1 Numerics 64 or 128 bit WEP 3-7 802.1 1b D-1 A Account Name 2-1 1, 2-14, 5-2 Address Resolution Protocol B-9 ad-hoc mode D-2 Authentication Se rver 2-9 Auto MDI/MDI-X B-13 Auto Uplink 1-3, B-13 B backup configuration 5-7 Basic W ireless Connectivity 3-8 BSSID D-2 C cables, pinout B-12 Cabling B-12 Cat5 cable 2-1, B-13 Channel 3-4 configurati[...]

2 Index F factory settings, restoring 5-8 firewall features 1-2 Flash memory , for firmware upgrade 1-1 front panel 1-6, 1-7 G gateway address C-20 H Half Life 6-3 host name 2-1 1, 2-14 I IANA contacting B-2 IETF B-1 W eb site address B-7 infrastructure mode D-2 installation 1-4 Internet account address information C-18 establishing C-18 Internet S[...]

Index 3 Password 2-9 password restoring 7-7 PC, using to configure C-21 ping 6-5 pinout, Ethernet cable B-12 placement 3-1 port filtering 4-3 Port Forwarding 6-1 port forwarding behind NA T B-9 Port Forwarding Menu 6-1 port numbers 4-3 PPP over Ethernet 1-4, C-18 PPPoE 1-4, C-18 Primary DNS Server 2-9, 2-1 1, 2-14 protocols Address Resolution B-9 D[...]

4 Index USB C-18 W W AN 6-5 WEP D-3 WEP encryption 1-2 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 2 - 3 W ireless Authentication 3-6 wireless authentication scheme 3-6 W i reless Card Access List 3-3 W ireless Encryption 3-6 W ireless[...]