NETGEAR RangeMax Next Wireless Router WNR834B WNR834B WNR834B manual

202-10243-01 July 2007 v2.1 NETGEAR , Inc. 4500 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT W ireless Router WNR834B User Manual[...]

ii v2.1, July 2007 © 2007 by NETGEAR, Inc. All rights reserved. Product Registr ation, Support, an d Document atio n Register your product at http://www .NETGEAR.com/register . Registration is required befo re you can use our telephone support service. Product updates and W eb support are always available by going to: http://kbser ver .netgear .co[...]

v2.1, July 2007 iii NOTE: This product's firmware limits operation to only the chan nels allowed in a particular Region or Country . Therefore, all options described in this user's guide may not be avai lable in your version of the product. Europe – EU Declaration of Conformity Marking by the above symbol indicates compliance with th e [...]

v2.1, July 2007 iv FCC Requirement s for Operation in the United St ates FCC Information to User This product does not contain any user ser viceab le components and is to be us ed with approved antennas only . Any product changes or modifications wi ll invalidate al l appl icable regul atory certifications and approvals FCC Guidelines for Human Exp[...]

v2.1, July 2007 v FCC Declaration Of Confo rmity W e NETGEAR, Inc., 4500 Great America Parkway , Santa Clara, CA 95054, declare under our sole responsibility that the model WNR834B RangeMax NEXT W ire less Router WNR834B complies with Pa rt 15 of FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the foll owing two conditions: • This device may not cause harmful[...]

v2.1, July 2007 vi Product and Publication Det ails Model Number: WNR834B Publication Date: July 2007 Product Family: Wireless Router Product Name: RangeMax NEXT Wireless Router WNR834 B Home or Business Prod uct: Home Language: Engl ish Publication Part Numb er: 202-10243-01[...]

vii v2.1, July 2007 Content s About This Manual Conventions, Formats and Scope ...... ............. ................ ............. ............. ............. ........... xi How to Use This Manual ............. ................. ............ ............. ............. ............. ............. .... xii How to Print this Manual ..................[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual viii Contents v2.1, July 2007 Chapter 3 Restricting Access From Y our Network Content Filtering Overview . ............. ............. ............ ............. ............. ............. ............. .. 3-1 Blocking Access to Internet Sit es .......... ............. ............. ...[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Contents ix v2.1, July 2007 Configuring Port T riggering . ............. ............. ............ ............. ............. ............. ............. .. 5-9 Using Universal Plug and Play ................. ............. ............. ............. ................ ............. 5-12 [...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual x Contents v2.1, July 2007 Appendix A T echnical Specific at ions Factory Default Set tings ........... ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. ....... A-1 General S pecifications .............. ... .... ... ... ... .... ......... ... .... ... [...]

xi v2.1, July 2007 About This Manual The user manual provides information for configuring the features of the NETGEAR ® RangeMax NEXT W ireless Router WNR834B beyond initial configuration settings. Initial configuration instructions can be found in the NETGEAR W ir e less Router Setup Manual . Y ou should have basic to intermediate computer and In[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual xii About This Manu al v2.1, July 2007 • Scope. This manual is written for the WNR834B r outer according to th ese specifications: For more information about networ k, Internet, firewall, and VPN technologies, see the links to the NETGEAR website in Appendix B, “R elated Doc uments?[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual About This Manual xiii v2.1, July 2007 • Printing from PDF . Y our computer must have the free Adobe Acrobat reader installed in order to view and print PDF files. The Acrobat reader is available on the Adobe W eb site at http://www .adobe.com . – Printing a PDF Chapter . Use the PDF [...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual xiv About This Manu al v2.1, July 2007[...]

1-1 v2.1, July 2007 Chapter 1 Configuring Basic Connectivity This chapter describes the parameters for your In ternet connection and your wireless local area network (LAN) connection. When you perform the initial configuration of your wireless router using the Resour ce CD as described in the NETGEAR W ir eless Router Setup Manual, these parameters[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 1-2 Configuring Basic Conne ctivity v2.1, July 2007 For installation instru ctions in a language other than Englis h, refer to the lang uage options on the Resour ce CD , or refer to one of the online vers ions listed in the following table. Logging in to Y our Wireless Router When the w[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Configuring Basic Connectivity 1-3 v2.1, July 2007 2. Enter admin for the router user name and your password (or the default, pa ss wo rd ). To change the password, see “Changing the Administrator Password” on page 2-14 . The Checking for Firmware Updates screen a p pears unless you p[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 1-4 Configuring Basic Conne ctivity v2.1, July 2007 3. Select Setup > Basic Settings from the menu on the left. The Basic Settin gs screen will display showing the wireless router’ s home page and suggested default settings. Figure 1-3 Figure 1-4[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Configuring Basic Connectivity 1-5 v2.1, July 2007 If the wireless router is connected to the Intern et, you can click the Know ledge Base link or the Documentation link un der the W eb Support menu to view support in formation or the documentation for the wireless router. If you do not c[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 1-6 Configuring Basic Conne ctivity v2.1, July 2007 No Login Required by ISP . If no login is required by you r ISP , the following parameters appear in the Basic Settings menu – Account Name (may also be called Host Name). Th e account name will be provided to the ISP during a DHCP re[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Configuring Basic Connectivity 1-7 v2.1, July 2007 – Internet IP Address . Determines how your router obta ins an IP address for Internet access. • If your ISP assigns an IP address dynamically (by DHCP), select Get Automatically . • If your ISP has assig ned you a permanen t, fixed[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 1-8 Configuring Basic Conne ctivity v2.1, July 2007 If a login is required by your ISP , the following parameters appear in the Basic Settings menu:. – Internet Serv ic e Pr ovider . This drop-down list contains a few ISPs that need special protocols for connection. The list includes: [...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Configuring Basic Connectivity 1-9 v2.1, July 2007 • Other , which selects PPPoE (Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet), the protoc ol used by most DSL services worldwide – Login and Password . This is the user name and passw ord provided by your ISP . This name and password will be [...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 1-10 Configuring Basic Conne ctivity v2.1, July 2007 • Always On . The router will log in to the Intern et immediatel y after booting, and will never di sconnect. • Dial on Demand . The router will log in only when ou tgoing traffic is present, and will log out after the idle timeout[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Configuring Bas ic C onne ct i vity 1-11 v2.1, July 2007 V iewing the Basic Wireless Settings T o view the basic wireless settings: From the main menu of the browser interf ace, un der Setup, clic k W ireless Settings. The available settings in this menu are: • Name (SSID) . The SSID is[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 1-12 Configuring Basic Conne ctivity v2.1, July 2007 • Region . This field identifies the region where th e WNR834B can be used. It may not be legal to operate the wireless features of the wireless router in a region other than one of those identified in this field. • Channel . This [...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Configuring Bas ic C onne ct i vity 1-13 v2.1, July 2007 WEP connections can take sligh tly longer to establish. Also, WEP , WP A-PSK and WP A2-PSK encryption can consume more battery powe r on a notebook computer , and can cause significant performa nce degradation with a slow computer .[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 1-14 Configuring Basic Conne ctivity v2.1, July 2007 . Setting up a V ist a WPS Network If you have configured your router from a W indows V ista PC using W i-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) or if you configured your router using the NETGEAR wizard and selected no security , WP A, WP A2 or WP A[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Configuring Bas ic C onne ct i vity 1-15 v2.1, July 2007 T o add a WPS client using the buil t-in registrar: 1. Select V ista Settings under the Advanced sec tio n of the main menu. The V ista Settings screen will display . 2. Select the Enable Built-in Registrar checkbox and click Apply [...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 1-16 Configuring Basic Conne ctivity v2.1, July 2007 Figure 1-1 1 WNR834Bv2[...]

2-1 v2.1, July 2007 Chapter 2 Safeguarding Y our Network The RangeMax NEXT W ireless Router WNR834B provides highly ef fective security features which are covered in de tail in this chapter . This chapter includes: • Choosing Appropriate W ireless Security • Configuring WEP W ireless Security • Configuring WP A-PSK, WP A2-PSK or WP A-PSK +WP [...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 2-2 Safeguarding Your Netwo rk v2.1, July 2007 There are several ways you can enhance the secur ity of your wireless network. In order of increasing effectiveness: • T urn Off the Broadcast of the W ireless Network Name SSID. If you disable the broadcast of the SSID, only devices that [...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Safeguarding You r Network 2-3 v2.1, July 2007 The time it takes to establish a wireless connec tion can vary depending on both your security settings and router placement. WEP connections can take slightly lo nger to establish. Also, WEP , WP A-PSK and WP A2-PSK enc ryption can consume m[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 2-4 Safeguarding Your Netwo rk v2.1, July 2007 The available settings in this menu are: • Name (SSID ). The SSID, also known as the wireless network name, is broadcast by the wireless router so that nearby wireless de vices can disc over your network . Y ou can disab le this broadcast [...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Safeguarding You r Network 2-5 v2.1, July 2007 Balancing performance fac tors (throughpu t, latency , ba ttery consumption, an d eq uipment compatibility) against the value of inf ormation on your network, se lect an appropriate security level. As a minimum, NETGEAR recommends using WEP w[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 2-6 Safeguarding Your Netwo rk v2.1, July 2007 Basic Wireless S ettings Setup Form Before customizing your wireless settings, print th is form and record the following information. If you are working with an existing wi reless network, the person who set up o r is resp on si ble for the [...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Safeguarding You r Network 2-7 v2.1, July 2007 with the correct Passphrase. Similarly , when you use WP A2-PSK, the other devices in the network will not connect unless they are also set to WP A2- PSK and are configured with the correct Passphras e. Use the procedures described in the fol[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 2-8 Safeguarding Your Netwo rk v2.1, July 2007 . 4. Y ou can manually or automatically program the four data e ncryption keys. These values must be identical on all computers an d Access Points in your network. • Automatic . In the Passphrase box, enter a word or gr oup of printable ch[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Safeguarding You r Network 2-9 v2.1, July 2007 5. Click Apply to save your settings. Configuring WP A-PSK, WP A2-P SK or WP A-PSK+WP A2-PSK Wireless Security T o configure WP A-PSK, WP A2-PSK or WP A-PSK+WP A2-PSK: 1. In the Setup section of the main menu, click W ireless Settings 2. Sele[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 2-10 Safeguard ing Your Ne twork v2.1, July 2007 . T urning Off the Broadcast of Y our Wireless Network Name These additional security-related wireless features, that you can disable for additional security , are described below . For details on the config uration of the general wireless[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Safeguarding You r Network 2-1 1 v2.1, July 2007 configuring the W ireless Card Acce ss List, s ee “Restricting W i rele ss Access by MAC Address” on pa ge 2-1 1 T o configure security in the Ad vanced W ireless Settings menu: From the main menu of the browser interface , un der Advan[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 2-12 Safeguard ing Your Ne twork v2.1, July 2007 T o restrict acce ss ba sed on MA C addresses, follow these steps: 1. In the Advanced section of the ma in menu, click W ireless Settings 2. From the W ireless Settings menu, click Setup Ac cess List to display the W ireless Card Access Li[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Safeguarding You r Network 2-1 3 v2.1, July 2007 4. If the desired computer appears in the A vailable W ireless Cards list, you can click the radio button of that computer to capture its MAC addr ess; otherwise, you can manually enter a name and the MAC address of the authorized comput e [...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 2-14 Safeguard ing Your Ne twork v2.1, July 2007 Changing the Administrator Password The default password for the router ’ s W eb Configuration Manager is password . NETGEAR recommends that you ch ange this password to a more secure password. T o change the Admi nistrator password: 1. [...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Safeguarding You r Network 2-1 5 v2.1, July 2007 configuration file after you complete the configuratio n. In the ev ent of router failure or corruption, or a lost administrator password, you can easily recreate your configura tion by restoring the configuration file. For instructions on [...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 2-16 Safeguard ing Your Ne twork v2.1, July 2007 • Allow certain games and applications to fu nction pr operly . Some games and applications need to allow addition al inbound traf fic in orde r to function. Port triggering can dynamicall y allow additional service conn ecti ons, as des[...]

3-1 v2.1, July 2007 Chapter 3 Restricting Access From Y our Network This chapter describes how to u se the content filtering and reporting features of the RangeMax NEXT W ireless Router WNR834 B to protect your network. Y o u c an find these features by clicking on the Content Filtering heading in the main menu of the browser interface. This chapte[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 3-2 Restricting Access From Your Network v2.1, July 2007 • If the keyword XXX is specified, the URL www .badstuff.com/xxx.html is blocked. • If the keyword .com is specified, only W eb site s with other domain suffixes (suc h as .edu, .org, or .gov) can be viewed . T o block access t[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Restricting Access Fr om Your Network 3-3 v2.1, July 2007 – Block all access to Internet browsing duri ng a sche duled period by entering a dot ( . ) as the keyword and then set a schedule in the Schedule menu. 4. Y ou may specify one T rusted User , which is a computer that is exemp t [...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 3-4 Restricting Access From Your Network v2.1, July 2007 2. Enable service blo cking by se lecting eith er Per Schedule or Always, then click Apply . T o block by schedule, be sure to specify a time period in the Schedule menu. For scheduling, see “Scheduling Blockin g” on page 3-5 .[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Restricting Access Fr om Your Network 3-5 v2.1, July 2007 • Enter the S tarting Port and Ending Port numbers. If the application uses a single port n umber , enter that number in both boxes. • If you know that the application uses either TCP or UDP , select the appropriate protocol. I[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 3-6 Restricting Access From Your Network v2.1, July 2007 a. Days to Block .Select days to block by check ing the appropriate boxes. Select E very Day to select the checkboxes for all days. Click Apply . b. Tim e of Day to Blo ck . Select a start and end time in 24-hour format. Select All[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Restricting Access Fr om Your Network 3-7 v2.1, July 2007 Ta b l e 3 - 1 describes the log entries. Ta b l e 3 - 2 describes the log action buttons. Configuring Email Alert a nd W eb Access Log Notifications In order to receive logs and alerts by email, you mu st provide your em ail accou[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 3-8 Restricting Access From Your Network v2.1, July 2007 2. T urn email notification on by selecting the T urn E-mail Notification On radio box to receive email logs and alerts from the router . a. Enter the name of your ISP’ s outgoi ng (SMTP) mail server (such as mail.myISP .com ) in[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Restricting Access Fr om Your Network 3-9 v2.1, July 2007 If you select the W eekly , Daily or Hourly optio ns and the log fills up before the specified period, the log is automatica lly emailed to the sp ecified email address. After the log is sent, the log is cleared from the router’ [...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 3-10 Restricting Acc ess From Yo ur Networ k v2.1, July 2007[...]

4-1 v2.1, July 2007 Chapter 4 Customizing Y our Network Settings This chapter describes how to configure advanc ed networking features of the RangeMax NEXT W ireless Router WNR834B, including LAN, W AN, and routing settings. It describes: • Using the LAN IP Setup Options • Using a Dynamic DNS Service • Configuring the W AN Setup Options • C[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 4-2 Customizing Your Netw ork Settings v2.1, July 2007 . Configuring LAN TCP/IP Setup Parameters The router is shipped pre con figured to use priv at e IP addresses on the LAN side and to act as a DHCP server . The router ’ s default LAN IP configuration is: • LAN IP address: 192.1 6[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Customizing Your Ne twork Settings 4-3 v2.1, July 2007 – When set to Both or In Only , the router incorporates the RIP information that it receives. – When set to None, the router does not send any RIP packets and ignores any RIP packets received. • RIP V ersion . This controls the [...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 4-4 Customizing Your Netw ork Settings v2.1, July 2007 • Secondary DNS S erver (if you entered a Second ary DNS address in the Basic Settings menu) T o use another device on yo ur network as th e DHC P server , or to manually configure the network settings of all of your computers, des[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Customizing Your Ne twork Settings 4-5 v2.1, July 2007 Using a Dynamic DNS Service If your Internet Service Provider (ISP) gives you a permanently assigned IP address, you can register a domain na me and have that name link ed with your IP addres s by public Doma in Nam e Servers (DNS). H[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 4-6 Customizing Your Netw ork Settings v2.1, July 2007 T o configure Dynamic DNS: 1. Register for an account with one of the dyn amic DNS service providers whose names appear in the Select Service Provider box. For example, for DynDNS.org, go to www .dyndns.org . 2. Select the checkbox f[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Customizing Your Ne twork Settings 4-7 v2.1, July 2007 Disabling the SPI Firewall The Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI) Firewall protects your network and computers against attacks and intrusions. A stateful packet firewall carefully inspects incoming traf fic packets, looking for known ex[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 4-8 Customizing Your Netw ork Settings v2.1, July 2007 Setting the MTU Size The normal MTU value fo r most Ethernet network s is 1500 bytes, 1492 bytes for PPP oE connections, or 14 50 for PP TP connections. For some ISPs , you may need to reduc e the MTU, but this is rarely required and[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Customizing Your Ne twork Settings 4-9 v2.1, July 2007 1. Click Add to open the Add S tatic Routes menu. 2. In the Route Name box, type a name for this static route. (This is for identification purposes only .) 3. Select the Private checkbox if you want to limit access to the LAN only . I[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 4-10 Customizing Your Netw ork Settings v2.1, July 2007 When you first configure d your router , two implic it static routes were crea ted. A default route was created with your ISP as the gateway , and a second static route was created to your local network for all 192.168.1.x ad dresse[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Customizing Your Network Settings 4-11 v2.1, July 2007 The WNR834B rou ter supports two mod es of the W ireless Repeating function: • In W ireless Repeater mode, the WNR834B router sends all traffic from its local wireless or wired computers to a remote AP . T o configure this mo de, yo[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 4-12 Customizing Your Netw ork Settings v2.1, July 2007 The figure below shows a wireless repeating sce nario with the WNR834B router in Wi reless Base S tation mode, and with all APs supporting local wireless clients: In the scenario shown, the followi ng conditions must be met fo r all[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Customizing Your Network Settings 4-13 v2.1, July 2007 A computer on any wireless or wired LAN se gment of the WNR834B should be able to connect to the Internet or share files and printe rs with any other wireless or wired PC or server connected to any of the other APs. In the scenario sh[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 4-14 Customizing Your Netw ork Settings v2.1, July 2007[...]

5-1 v2.1, July 2007 Chapter 5 Fine-T uning Y our Network This chapter describes how to modify the config uration of the RangeMax NEXT W ireless Router WNR834B to allow specific applications to access th e Internet or to be ac cessed from the Interne t, and how to make adjustmen ts to enhance yo ur network’ s performance. This chapter includes: ?[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 5-2 Fine-Tun ing Your Ne twork v2.1, July 2007 How Y our Computer Communicat es With A Remote Computer Through Y our Router When a computer on your network needs to acce ss a computer on the Internet, your computer sends your router a message containing source an d destination address a [...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Fine-Tuning Your Network 5-3 v2.1, July 2007 4. The W e b server at www .example.com composes a return mess age with the re quested W eb page data. The return message contains the following address and port information: • The source address is the IP address of www .example.com . • Th[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 5-4 Fine-Tun ing Your Ne twork v2.1, July 2007 “When you initiate a session with destination port 6667, you must also allow incoming traf fic on port 1 13 to reach the originatin g computer .” Using steps si milar to the preceding example, the following sequence shows the effects of [...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Fine-Tuning Your Network 5-5 v2.1, July 2007 How Port Forwarding Changes the Communication Process In both of the preceding examples, your computer initiates an application session with a serve r computer on the Internet. However , you may need to allow a client computer on the Internet t[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 5-6 Fine-Tun ing Your Ne twork v2.1, July 2007 How Port Forwarding Differs From Port T riggering The following po ints synopsize the dif ferences between Port Forwarding and Port T riggering: • Port T riggering can be used by an y computer on y our network, althoug h only one computer [...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Fine-Tuning Your Network 5-7 v2.1, July 2007 1. From the main menu of the browser interface, un der Advanced, click on Port Forwarding /Port T rigge rin g to view the port forwardin g menu. 2. From the Service Name box, select the service or game that you will host on your network. If the[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 5-8 Fine-Tun ing Your Ne twork v2.1, July 2007 2. Click Add Custom Service. 3. In the Service Name box, type a descriptive name. 4. In the Service T ype box, select the protocol. If you are unsure, select TCP/UDP . 5. In the S tarting Port box, type the beginning port number . • If the[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Fine-Tuning Your Network 5-9 v2.1, July 2007 1. Assign your W eb server either a fixed IP address or a dynamic IP address using DHCP Address Reservation, as explained in “ Using Address Reservation” on page 4-4 . In this example, your router will always give your W eb server an IP add[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 5-10 Fine-Tun ing Your Ne twork v2.1, July 2007 T o set up Port T riggering: 1. In the main menu, under Advanced , Select Port Forwarding/Port T riggering. 2. Select the Port T riggering radio button . The Port T riggering screen ap pears. 3. Deselect the checkbox for Disable Port T rigg[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Fine-Tuning Your Network 5-11 v2.1, July 2007 5. Click Add Service. 6. In the Service Name box, type a descriptive service na me. 7. Under Service User , se le ct Any (d efault) to allow this service to be used by any computer on the Internet. Otherwise, select Single address and enter th[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 5-12 Fine-Tun ing Your Ne twork v2.1, July 2007 Using Universal Plug and Play Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) helps devices, su ch as Internet appliances and computers, to access the network and connect to other devices as needed. UPnP devic es can automatically discover the services from[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Fine-Tuning Your Network 5-13 v2.1, July 2007 • Advertisement Period The Advertisement Period is ho w often the router will broadcast its UPnP information. This value can range from 1 to 1440 minutes. The d efa ult period is 30 minutes. Shorter durations ensure that control points have [...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 5-14 Fine-Tun ing Your Ne twork v2.1, July 2007 • Identify critical wireless links. If your network has several wireless devices, de cide which wireless devices need the highest data rate, and locate the router near them. Many wireless produc ts have automatic data-rate fallback, which[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Fine-Tuning Your Network 5-15 v2.1, July 2007 Configuring Quality of Service (QoS) QoS is an advance d feature that ca n be used to prioritize some type s of traffic ahead of others. The WNR834B router can provide QoS prioritization over the wireless link and on the Internet connection. T[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 5-16 Fine-Tun ing Your Ne twork v2.1, July 2007 Using WMM QoS for Wireless Multimedia Applications The WNR834B router supports W i-Fi Multimedia Quality of Service (WMM QoS) to prioritize wireless voice and video traffic over the wire less link. WMM QoS is a feature that provides priorit[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Fine-Tuning Your Network 5-17 v2.1, July 2007 2. Click Add Priority Rule. The Qo S Priority Rules menu opens. 3. For the Priority Category , select either Applicatio ns or Online Gaming. In either case, a list of predefined applications or games will appear in the Applications drop-down l[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 5-18 Fine-Tun ing Your Ne twork v2.1, July 2007 5. From the Priority drop-down list, select the prior ity that this traffic sh ould receive relative to other applications and traffic when accessing the Internet. The options are Low , Normal, High, and Highest. 6. Click Apply to save this[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Fine-Tuning Your Network 5-19 v2.1, July 2007 QoS for a MAC Address T o create a QoS policy for traf fic from a specific MAC address, follow these steps: 1. Open the QoS Setup menu, shown in F igure 5-6 on page 5-15 . 2. Click Add Priority Rule. 3. From the Priority Category lis t, select[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 5-20 Fine-Tun ing Your Ne twork v2.1, July 2007 1. Open the QoS Setup menu, shown in F igure 5-6 on page 5-15 . 2. Select the radio button next to the QoS policy to be edited or deleted. 3. Click Delete to remove the QoS policy . 4. Click Edit to edit the QoS policy . Follow the inst ruc[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Fine-Tuning Your Network 5-21 v2.1, July 2007 If you suspect an MTU problem, a common solution is to change the MTU to 1400. If you are willing to experiment, you can gradually reduce the MTU from the maxi mum value of 1500 until the problem goes away . Ta b l e 5 - 1 describes common MTU[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 5-22 Fine-Tun ing Your Ne twork v2.1, July 2007 Next, consider the th roughput of y our network de vices. Where possible, make the heaviest-traf fic connections using higher-speed technologies, with no lower - speed bottlenecks in the path. Figure 5-1 1 shows an example network using mul[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Fine-Tuning Your Network 5-23 v2.1, July 2007 Overview of Home and Small Office Networking T echnologies Common connectio n types and their spee d and security considerations are: • Broadband Internet Y our Internet connection speed is determined by your mod em type, such as ADSL or cab[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 5-24 Fine-Tun ing Your Ne twork v2.1, July 2007 • Wir ed E thernet As gigabit-speed Ethernet ports (1 0/100/1000 Mbps) become common on newer computers, wired Ethernet remains a good choice for speed, economy , and security . Gigabit Ethernet can extend up to 100 meters with twisted-pa[...]

6-1 v2.1, July 2007 Chapter 6 Using Network Monitoring T ools This chapter describes how to use the maintena nce features of your RangeMax NEXT W ireless Router WNR834B. These features can be found by clicking on the Main tenance heading in the main menu of the browser interface. This chapter includes: • V iewing W ireless Router S tatus Informat[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 6-2 Using Network Mo nitoring Tools v2.1, July 2007 Ta b l e 6 - 1 describes the ro ute r status fields. Figure 6-1 T able 6-1. Wirele s s Ro ut e r Status Fields Field Descriptio n Account Name The Host Name assigned to the router . Firmware V ersion The version o f the current software[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Using Network Monitoring Tools 6- 3 v2.1, July 2007 DHCP If set to None, the router is configured to use a fixed IP address on the W AN. If set to DHCP Client, the router is configured to obtain an IP address dynamically from the ISP . IP Subnet Mask The IP Subnet Mask b eing used by the [...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 6-4 Using Network Mo nitoring Tools v2.1, July 2007 2. Click Connection S tatus to di splay the connection status. Ta b l e 6 - 2 describes the connection status settings. 3. Click Show Statistics to disp lay router usage statistics. Figure 6-2 T able 6-2. Connection St atus Items Item D[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Using Network Monitoring Tools 6- 5 v2.1, July 2007 Ta b l e 6 - 3 describes the router statistics. V iewing a List of Att ached Devices The Attached Devices table contains a table of all IP devices that the router has discovered on the local network. From the main menu of the br owser in[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 6-6 Using Network Mo nitoring Tools v2.1, July 2007 For each device, the table shows the IP addr ess, NetBIOS Host Name or Device Name (if available), and the Ethernet MAC address. T o fo rce the router to look for attached devices, click Refresh. Managing the Configuration File The conf[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Using Network Monitoring Tools 6- 7 v2.1, July 2007 T o save your settings, click Back Up. Y our brow ser will extract the configuration file from the router and prompt you for a lo cation on yo ur comput er to store the file. Y ou can give the file a meaningful name at this time, such as[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 6-8 Using Network Mo nitoring Tools v2.1, July 2007 Upgrading the Router Sof tware The routing software (also called firmware) of the WNR834B router is stored in FLASH memory , and can be upgra ded as n ew software is released by NETGEAR. Y our route r can d ownload and install the new s[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Using Network Monitoring Tools 6- 9 v2.1, July 2007 A menu is also pro vided for upgrading the router . From the ma in menu of the browser interface, under the Maintena nce heading, sele ct Rou ter Upgrade to disp la y the upgrade m en u. From this menu, you can che ck for new software ve[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 6-10 Using Network Monitor ing Tools v2.1, July 2007 If the router discovers a newer version of software , the message on the left will appear when you log in. If no new firmware is available, the message on th e right will appear . T o automatically upgrade to the new software, click Y [...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Using Network Monitoring Tools 6-1 1 v2.1, July 2007 7. Click Upload to send the firmware to the router . . When the upload is complete, your router will automa tically restart. The upgrade process typically takes about one minute. Read the new software release notes to determine whether [...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 6-12 Using Network Monitor ing Tools v2.1, July 2007 T o configure your router for remote management: 1. Select the checkbox to T urn Remote Management On. 2. Under the heading of Allow Re mote Access By , spec ify what external IP addresses will be allowed to access the router ’ s rem[...]

7-1 v2.1, July 2007 Chapter 7 T roubleshooting This chapter provides information about troublesh ooting your RangeMax NEXT W ireless Router WNR834B. After each pr oblem description, instru ctions are provided to help you diagnose and solve the problem. As a first st ep, please review the Quick T ips. This chapter includes: • T roubleshooting Quic[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 7-2 Troubleshooting v2.1, July 2007 5. T urn on the computers. Make sure the Ethernet cables are securely plugged in. • The Internet status light on th e wireless router will be lit if the Ethernet cable connecting the wireless router and the modem is plugged in securely and the modem [...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Troubleshooting 7- 3 v2.1, July 2007 a. The power light is solidly on. b. The Internet light is lit. c. A numbered LAN port light is lit for any local port that is connected to a computer . This indicates that a link has been esta blished to the connected d evice. If any of the above cond[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 7-4 Troubleshooting v2.1, July 2007 • Make sure that the Ethernet cable connections are secure at the router and at the modem or computer . • Make sure that power is turned on to th e connec ted mode m or compu ter . • Be sure you are using the correct cable: When connecting the ro[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Troubleshooting 7- 5 v2.1, July 2007 If the router does not save cha nges you have made in the W e b Configuration Interfac e, che ck the following: • When entering configuration settin gs, be sure to click Apply before moving to an other menu or tab, or your change s could be lost. •[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 7-6 Troubleshooting v2.1, July 2007 Inform your ISP that you have bought a n ew network device, and ask them to use the router ’ s MAC address. or Configure your router to spoof yo ur com puter ’ s MAC addres s. This procedure is explained in “Configuring Y our Internet Connection [...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Troubleshooting 7- 7 v2.1, July 2007 T o ping the router from a running W indows PC: 1. From the W indows toolbar , click St art, and then select Run. 2. In the field provided, type ping followed by the IP address of the router , as in this example: ping www.routerlogin.net 3. Click OK . [...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 7-8 Troubleshooting v2.1, July 2007 • Check that your computer has the IP address of your router listed as the default gateway . If the IP configuration of your computer is assigned by DHCP , this information will not be visible in your computer ’ s Network Control Panel. V erify th [...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Troubleshooting 7- 9 v2.1, July 2007 Solving Wireless Connection Problems The first steps in s olving wireless connection problems are: 1. Using your wireless card’ s setup utility program, make sure your wirele ss card can find your wireless router. 2. Configure and test with the simpl[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 7-10 Troubleshooting v2.1, July 2007 Setting Up and T esting Basic Wireless Connectivity Follow the instructions below to set up and te st basic wireless c onnectivity . Once you have established basic wireless connectivity , you can enable security settin gs appropriate to your needs. 1[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Troubleshooting 7-11 v2.1, July 2007 2. For the wireless network name (SSID), use the default name or c hoose a suitable descriptive name. In the SSID box, you can en ter a value of up to 32 alpha numeric characters. The default SSID is NETGEAR. 3. Set the Region. Select the region in whi[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 7-12 Troubleshooting v2.1, July 2007 8. In the main menu of the WNR834B rout er , under the heading Advanced, click W ireless Settings . 9. Make sure the checkboxes are selected for Enable W ireless Router Radio and Enable SSID Broadcast. 10. Click Setup Access List. 11 . Make sure that [...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Troubleshooting 7-13 v2.1, July 2007 • Use the Default Reset button on the rear panel of the router . Use this method for cases when the administration password or IP address is not known. T o restore the factory default configuration settin gs without knowing the administration passwor[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 7-14 Troubleshooting v2.1, July 2007[...]

A-1 v2.1, July 2007 Appendix A T echnical S pecifications This appendix provides tech nical specifications for the WNR834B wireless router. Factory Default Settings When you first receive your WNR8 34B, the default factory settings are in ef fect, as shown below . Y ou can restore these defaults with the Fact ory De fault Restore button on the rear[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual A-2 Technical Specifications v2.1, July 2007 General S pecifications Wireless Wireless Router Radio Enabled Wireless Access List (MAC Filtering) All wireless stations allowed SSID NETGEAR 802.1 1b /g RF Channel Auto Mode Up to 240 Mbps Wireless Security None Firewall Inbound (communicati[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Technical Specifications A-3 v2.1, July 2007 Operating temperature: 0 ° to 40 ° C (32º to 104º F) Operating humidity: 90% maximum relative humidity , non cond ensing[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual A-4 Technical Specifications v2.1, July 2007 Electromagnetic Emissions Designed to confor m to the following standards: FCC Part 15 Class B; EN 55022/24 (CISPR 22/24) Class B; EN 60950 (CE L VD) Class B; MIC Interface Specifications LAN: 10BASE-T or 100BASE-Tx, RJ-45 W AN: 10BASE-T or 10[...]

B-1 v2.1, July 2007 Appendix B 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 NETGEAR product. In addition, you can find initial setup instructions fo r your wireless router i n the NETGEAR W ireless Router Setup Manual . Document Link Inte[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual B-2 Related Documents v2.1, July 2007[...]

Index-1 v2.1, July 2007 Index A Account Name 1-6 , 6-2 B backup configuration 6-6 Basic Wireless Connectivity 7-10 Basic Wireles s S et tings 2-10 Big Pond 1-8 C configuration backup 6-6 erasing 6-7 restore 6-11 content filt ering 3-1 crossover cable 7-4 CTS/RTS Threshold 1-14 customer support 1-ii D date and time 7-8 Daylight Savings Time 7-8 dayl[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual Index-2 v2.1, July 2007 M MAC address 2-11 , 7-8 spoofing 1-7 , 7-6 metric 4-9 MTU 4-8 MTU size 5-20 N NAT 4-7 , 5-2 Network Time Protocol 3-9 , 7-8 NTP 3-9 , 7-8 P Passphrase 2- 5 , 2-7 , 2-8 , 2-9 password restoring 7-12 ping 4-7 port filtering 3-3 Port Forwarding 5-6 Port Forwarding M[...]