NETGEAR WGR614V10 manual

202-10585-01 February 2010 NETGEAR , Inc. 350 East Plumeria Drive San Jose, CA 95134 USA Wireless-G Router WGR614v10 Reference Manual[...]

v1.0, February 2010 ii © 2010 by NETGEAR, Inc. All rights reserved. T echnical Support Please refer to the support informat ion card that shipped with your prod uct. When you register your product at http://www .netgear .com/r egister , we can provide you with faster expert te chnical support and timel y notices of pro duct and software upgrades. [...]

v1.0, February 2010 iii 2. This device must accept any inte rference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. FCC Caution: Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate this equ ipment. The radio module has been evaluated under FCC[...]

v1.0, February 2010 iv Bestätigung des Herstellers/Importeurs Es wird hiermit bestätigt, daß da s W ireless-G Router Model WGR614v10 gemäß der im BMPT -AmtsblVfg 243/1991 und Vfg 46/1992 aufgeführten Bestimmun gen entstört ist. Das vorschriftsmäßige Betrei ben einiger Geräte (z.B. T estsender) kann jedoch gewissen Beschränkungen unterlie[...]

v1.0, February 2010 v Certificate of the Manufacturer/Importer It is hereby certified that the W ire less-G Router Model WG R614v10 has been suppressed in accordance with the conditions set out in the BMPT -AmtsblVfg 243/1991 and Vf g 46/1992. The operation of some equipment (for example, test transmitters) in acc ordance wi th the regula tions may[...]

vii v1.0, February 2010 Content s About This Manual Conventions, Formats, and Scope ..................... ................ .................... ................... ....... xi How to Print This Manual ................ ................ ................... ................ .................... .......... xii Revision History .. ... ... ... ...........[...]

Wireless-G Router WGR614v10 Refer ence Ma nual Contents viii v1.0, February 2010 Chapter 3 Restricting Access From Y our Network Content Filtering Overview ................. ................ ................... ................. ................... ..... 3-1 Blocking Access to Internet Sites ................. ................ ................... ..[...]

Wireless-G Router WGR614v10 Refer ence Ma nual Contents ix v1.0, February 2010 Configuring Port Forwarding to Local Servers ....... ... .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ................ ... .... ... ... .. 5-6 Adding a Custom Service .......... ... ... ... ................ .... ... ... ... .... ... ................ ... ... .... ... ... .. 5-7 Editing [...]

Wireless-G Router WGR614v10 Refer ence Ma nual Contents x v1.0, February 2010 Solving Wireless Connection Problems . ................... .................... ................... ............... 7-9 Using Y our Wireless Card Setup Program ............. ...................... .................... ........ 7-9 Setting Up and T esting Basic Wireless Co[...]

xi v1.0, February 2010 About This Manual The user manual provides information for configuring the features of the NETGEAR ® W ireless-G Router Model WGR614v10 beyond initial configuration settings. In itial configuration instructions can be found in the NETGEAR W ir eless-G Router WGR614v10 Setup Manual . Y ou should have basic to intermediate com[...]

Wireless-G Router WGR614v10 Refer ence Ma nual About This Manual xii v1.0, February 2010 • Scope . This manual is written for the W i reless-G Ro uter according to th ese specifications: For more information abou t network, Internet, firewall, and VP N technologies, c lick the links to the NETGEAR website in Appendix B, “Related Documents .” [...]

Wireless-G Router WGR614v10 Refer ence Ma nual About This Manual xiii v1.0, February 2010 Revision History NETGEAR, Inc. is constantly se arching for ways to improve it s prod ucts and do cumentatio n. The following table indicates any changes that might have been made since the W ireless-G Router was introduced. T able 2 -1. Publication Revision H[...]

1-1 v1.0, February 2010 Chapter 1 Configuring Basic Connectivity This chapter describes the settings for your Internet connection and your wireless local area network (LAN) connection. When you perform the initial configuration of your wireless rout er using the Resour ce CD as described in the Setu p Manual, these settings are spec ified automatic[...]

Wireless-G Router WGR614v10 Refer ence Ma nual Configuring Basic Co nnectivity 1-2 v1.0, February 2010 Logging In to Y our Wireless Router When the wireless router is connected to your network, you can access and configure the router using your browser . T o access the W eb Configuration Manager: 1. Connect to the wireless router by typing http://w[...]

Wireless-G Router WGR614v10 Refer ence Ma nual Configuring Basic Co nnectivity 1-3 v1.0, February 2010 The Checking for Firmware Updates screen a ppears unless you previously cleared the Check for Updated Firmwar e Upon Log-in check box. This message displa ys if the router discovers that ne w firmware is available. (If no new firmware is available[...]

Wireless-G Router WGR614v10 Refer ence Ma nual Configuring Basic Co nnectivity 1-4 v1.0, February 2010 If the wireless router is connected to the Internet, you can select Knowledge Base or Documentation under W eb Support in the main menu to view support information or the documentation for the wireless router. If you do not click Logout , the wire[...]

Wireless-G Router WGR614v10 Refer ence Ma nual Configuring Basic Co nnectivity 1-5 v1.0, February 2010 Selecting a Language for Y our Screen Display Using the Select Language dro p-dow n menu, located in the upper right corner of the Router Manager screen, you can d isplay the router manager scree ns in any of languages shown in Figu re 1-5: Figure[...]

Wireless-G Router WGR614v10 Refer ence Ma nual Configuring Basic Co nnectivity 1-6 v1.0, February 2010 The language you select is then downloaded and display ed in the language selection box, and your screen display will be in the selected language. Configuring Y our Internet Connection Using the Setup Wiza rd Y ou can manually configure your Inter[...]

Wireless-G Router WGR614v10 Refer ence Ma nual Configuring Basic Co nnectivity 1-7 v1.0, February 2010 Y our Internet Connection Does Not Require a Login If no login is required by your ISP , the followi ng settings appear in the Basic Settings screen. • Account Name (might also be called Host Name). Th e account name is provided to the ISP durin[...]

Wireless-G Router WGR614v10 Refer ence Ma nual Configuring Basic Co nnectivity 1-8 v1.0, February 2010 • Internet IP Address . Determines how your router obtains an IP address for Internet access. – If your ISP assigns an IP address dynamically (by DHCP), select Get Dynamically Fr om ISP . – If your ISP has assigned you a perma nent, fixed (s[...]

Wireless-G Router WGR614v10 Refer ence Ma nual Configuring Basic Co nnectivity 1-9 v1.0, February 2010 Y our Internet Connection Does Require a Login If a login is required by your ISP , the following settings appear in the Basic Settings screen: • Does Y our Internet Connection Require A Login? If you usually mu st use a login program such as W [...]

Wireless-G Router WGR614v10 Refer ence Ma nual Configuring Bas ic Con ne ct ivity 1-10 v1.0, February 2010 – PPTP (Point to Point T unneling Protocol), used primarily in Austrian DSL services – T elstra Bigpond , an Australian residential cable modem service – PPPoE (Point to P oint Protocol over Ethernet), the protocol used b y most DSL serv[...]

Wireless-G Router WGR614v10 Refer ence Ma nual Configuring Bas ic Con ne ct ivity 1-11 v1.0, February 2010 • Idle Timeout . Y our Internet connection is logged out if there is no data transfer during the specified time interval. • Domain Name Server (DNS) Address . If you know that yo ur ISP does not automatically transmit DNS addresses to the [...]

Wireless-G Router WGR614v10 Refer ence Ma nual Configuring Bas ic Con ne ct ivity 1-12 v1.0, February 2010 2. As appropriate, select the regi on in whic h the wireless interface will operate. 3. For the wireless network name (SSID), use the default name, or choose a suitable descriptive name. In the Name (SSID) field, you can enter a value of up to[...]

Wireless-G Router WGR614v10 Refer ence Ma nual Configuring Bas ic Con ne ct ivity 1-13 v1.0, February 2010 6. Select Wir eless Se ttings under Advanced in the main menu of the WGR614v10 router . 7. Make sure that the Enable Wir eless Router Radio, Enable SSID Broadcast, and Enable WMM check boxes are selected. 8. Click Setup Access List . 9. Make s[...]

2-1 v1.0, February 2010 Chapter 2 Safeguarding Y our Network The W ireless-G Router Model WGR614v1 0 provides highly ef fective security features, which are covered in detail in this chapter . This chapter includes the following sections: • “Choosing Appropriat e W ireless Security ” • “Recording Basic W ireless Settings Setu p Info rmati[...]

Wireless-G Router WGR614v10 Refer ence Ma nual Safeguarding Your Network 2-2 v1.0, February 2010 Stronger security methods can entail a cost in terms of through put, latency , battery consumption, and equipment compatibility . In choosing an appropri ate security level, you can also consider the effort compared to the reward for a hacker to break i[...]

Wireless-G Router WGR614v10 Refer ence Ma nual Safeguarding Your Network 2-3 v1.0, February 2010 features that affect security are listed in T able 2-2 on page 2-4 . For more details on wire less security methods, see the online document “W ireless Networking Basics” in Appendix B . T able 2-1. Wireless Security Op tio n s Security T ype Descri[...]

Wireless-G Router WGR614v10 Refer ence Ma nual Safeguarding Your Network 2-4 v1.0, February 2010 Recording Basic Wireless Settings Setup Information Before customizing your wireless settings, print this section, and re cord the following information. If you are working with an existing wireless network, the person who set up or is responsible for t[...]

Wireless-G Router WGR614v10 Refer ence Ma nual Safeguarding Your Network 2-5 v1.0, February 2010 • Wir eless Network Name (SSID) . ______________ ___________ _____ The SSID identifies the wireless network. Y ou can use up to 32 alphanumeric characters. The SSID is case- sensitive. The SSID in the wirele ss adapter card must match the SSID of the [...]

Wireless-G Router WGR614v10 Refer ence Ma nual Safeguarding Your Network 2-6 v1.0, February 2010 Changing Wireless Security Settings This section describes the wireless settings that you can view and configure in the W ireless Settings screen, which you access under Setup in the main menu. V iewing Basic Wireless Settings T o specify the wireless s[...]

Wireless-G Router WGR614v10 Refer ence Ma nual Safeguarding Your Network 2-7 v1.0, February 2010 • Name (SSID) . The SSID is also known as the wireless network name. Enter a value of up to 32 alphanumeric characters. When more than on e wireless network is active, different wireless network names provide a way to separate the traffi c. For a wire[...]

Wireless-G Router WGR614v10 Refer ence Ma nual Safeguarding Your Network 2-8 v1.0, February 2010 WEP of fers the following options: • Open System . W ith Open System authen ticati on and 64 or 128 bit WEP data encryption, the W ireless-G Router does perform data encryption but does not perform any authenticat ion. Anyone can join the network. Thi[...]

Wireless-G Router WGR614v10 Refer ence Ma nual Safeguarding Your Network 2-9 v1.0, February 2010 • Automatic . In the Passphrase field, enter a word or g rou p of printable characters, and click Generate . The passphrase is case- sensitive. For example, NETGEAR is not the same as nETgear . The four key fields are automatically populated with key [...]

Wireless-G Router WGR614v10 Refer ence Ma nual Safeguarding Your Network 2-10 v1.0, February 2010 3. In the Passphrase field, enter a word or group of 8–63 printable characters. The passphrase is case-sensitive. 4. Click Apply to save your settings. V iewing Advanced Wireless Settings This section describes the wireless settings that you can view[...]

Wireless-G Router WGR614v10 Refer ence Ma nual Safeguarding Your Network 2-11 v1.0, February 2010 The available settings in this screen are: • Enable SSID Broadcast . Clear this check box to disable broadcast of the SSID, so that only devices that know the correct SSID can connect. Di sabling SSID broadcast nullifies the wireless network discover[...]

Wireless-G Router WGR614v10 Refer ence Ma nual Safeguarding Your Network 2-12 v1.0, February 2010 The W ireless Card Ac cess List displays a list of wireless computers tha t you allow to connect to the router based on their MAC addresses. Thes e wi reless computers must also have the correct SSID and wireless security settin gs to access the wirele[...]

Wireless-G Router WGR614v10 Refer ence Ma nual Safeguarding Your Network 2-13 v1.0, February 2010 4. If the computer you want appears in the A vailabl e W ireless Cards list, you can select 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 er . Y ou c[...]

Wireless-G Router WGR614v10 Refer ence Ma nual Safeguarding Your Network 2-14 v1.0, February 2010 Now , only devices on this list can wirel essly connec t to the Wi reless-G Router. Adding Guest Networks Adding a guest network allows visito rs at your home to use the Internet without having to know your wireless security key . T o add a guest netwo[...]

Wireless-G Router WGR614v10 Refer ence Ma nual Safeguarding Your Network 2-15 v1.0, February 2010 – Enable SSID Broadcast – If selected, the W irele ss Access Point broadcasts its name (SSID) to all W ireless S tations . S tations can adopt the correct SSID for connections to this Access Point. – Allow Guest to access MY Local Network – If [...]

Wireless-G Router WGR614v10 Refer ence Ma nual Safeguarding Your Network 2-16 v1.0, February 2010 T o change the admi nistrator password: 1. On the main menu, unde r Maintenance, select Set Password to display the Set Password screen. 2. T o change the password, first enter the old password, then enter the new password twice . 3. Click Apply . Back[...]

Wireless-G Router WGR614v10 Refer ence Ma nual Safeguarding Your Network 2-17 v1.0, February 2010 Underst anding Y our Firewall Y our W irel ess-G Router Model WGR614v10 contains a true firewall to p rotect your network from attacks and intrusions. A firewall is a device that protects one network from another while allowing communication between th[...]

3-1 v1.0, February 2010 Chapter 3 Restricting Access From Y our Network This chapter describes how to u se the content filtering and reporting features of the W ireless-G Router Model WGR614v10 to prot ect your network. Y ou can find these features by selecting the items under Content Filtering in the main menu of the browser interface. This chapte[...]

Wireless-G Router WGR614v10 Refer ence Ma nual Restricting Access Fr om Your Network 3-2 v1.0, February 2010 • If the keyword .com is specified, only websites with othe r domain suf fixes (such as .edu, .or g, or .gov) can be viewed. T o block access to Internet sites: 1. Select Block Sites under Content Filtering in the main menu. The Block Site[...]

Wireless-G Router WGR614v10 Refer ence Ma nual Restricting Access Fr om Your Network 3-3 v1.0, February 2010 4. Y ou can specify one trusted user , which is a computer that is exempt from block ing and logging. Specify a trusted user by ente ring that computer ’ s IP address in the T rusted IP Address fields. Since the trusted user is identified [...]

Wireless-G Router WGR614v10 Refer ence Ma nual Restricting Access Fr om Your Network 3-4 v1.0, February 2010 T o block by schedule, be sure to specify a time period in the Schedule screen. For information about scheduling, see “Scheduling Blo ck ing” on page 3-5 . 3. Specify a service for b locking by clicking Add . The Block Services Setup scr[...]

Wireless-G Router WGR614v10 Refer ence Ma nual Restricting Access Fr om Your Network 3-5 v1.0, February 2010 • If you know that the application uses either TCP or UDP , select the appropriate protocol. If you are not sure, sele ct Both . Blocking Services by IP Address Range In the Filter Services For area, you can block the specified service for[...]

Wireless-G Router WGR614v10 Refer ence Ma nual Restricting Access Fr om Your Network 3-6 v1.0, February 2010 b. Tim e of Day to Block . Select a start and end time in 24-hour format. Select All Day for 24-hour blocking. c. Time Zone . Select the time zone where you are located, an d if you prefer to automatically adjust for daylight savings time. T[...]

Wireless-G Router WGR614v10 Refer ence Ma nual Restricting Access Fr om Your Network 3-7 v1.0, February 2010 V iewing Logs of Web Access or Attempted W eb Access The log is a detailed record of the websites you have accessed or attempted to access. Up to 128 entries are stored in the log. Log entries appear only when keyword b locking is enabled an[...]

4-1 v1.0, February 2010 Chapter 4 Customizing Y our Network Settings This chapter describes how to configure advanced networking features of the W ireless-G Router Model WGR614v10, including LAN, W AN, and routing settings. It contains the following sectio ns: • “Using the LAN IP Setup Options ” • “Using a Dynamic DNS Serv ice” on page [...]

Wireless-G Router WGR614v10 Refer ence Ma nual Customizing Your Ne twork Settings 4-2 v1.0, February 2010 Configuring a Device Name The device name is a user-friendly name for the ro uter . This name is shown in the Network on W indows V ista and the Network Explorer on all W indows systems. The Device Name field cannot be blank. The default name i[...]

Wireless-G Router WGR614v10 Refer ence Ma nual Customizing Your Ne twork Settings 4-3 v1.0, February 2010 Specify the pool of IP addresses to be assigned by setting the st arting IP address and ending IP address. These addresses should be part of the same IP addre ss subnet as the router ’ s LAN IP address. Using the default addressing scheme , y[...]

Wireless-G Router WGR614v10 Refer ence Ma nual Customizing Your Ne twork Settings 4-4 v1.0, February 2010 4. Click Apply to enter the reserved address into the table. T o edit or delete a reserved address entry: 1. Click the button next to the reserved address you want to edit or delete. 2. Click Edit or Delete . Using a Dynamic DNS Service If your[...]

Wireless-G Router WGR614v10 Refer ence Ma nual Customizing Your Ne twork Settings 4-5 v1.0, February 2010 From the main menu of the browser interface, under Advanced, select Dynamic DNS to display the Dynami c DN S sc re en . T o configure Dynamic DNS: 1. Register for an account with one of the Dy namic DNS service providers whose names appear in t[...]

Wireless-G Router WGR614v10 Refer ence Ma nual Customizing Your Ne twork Settings 4-6 v1.0, February 2010 Configuring the W AN Setup Options The W AN Setup options let you configure a DM Z (demilitarized zone) server , change the Maximum T ransmit Unit (MTU) size, and enable the wireless router to respond to a ping on the W AN (Internet) port. From[...]

Wireless-G Router WGR614v10 Refer ence Ma nual Customizing Your Ne twork Settings 4-7 v1.0, February 2010 them, but there are other applications that migh t not function well. In some case s, one local computer can run the application co rrectly if that computer ’ s IP ad dress is entered as the default DMZ server . Incoming traffic from the Inte[...]

Wireless-G Router WGR614v10 Refer ence Ma nual Customizing Your Ne twork Settings 4-8 v1.0, February 2010 Configuring NA T Filtering Network Address T ranslation (NA T) determine s ho w the router processes inbound traffic. Secured NA T provides a se cured firewall to protect the computers on the LAN from attacks from the Internet, but might preven[...]

Wireless-G Router WGR614v10 Refer ence Ma nual Customizing Your Ne twork Settings 4-9 v1.0, February 2010 •T h e Gateway IP Address field specifies that all traf fic for these addresses should be forwarded to the ISDN router at 192.1 68.1.100. •A Metric value of 1 will work since the ISDN router is on the LAN. • Private is selected only as a [...]

Wireless-G Router WGR614v10 Refer ence Ma nual Customizing Your Network Settings 4-10 v1.0, February 2010 5. T ype the IP address of the final destination. 6. T ype the IP subnet mask for this destination. If the destination is a single host, type 255.255.255.2 55 . 7. T ype the gateway IP address, which must be a router on the same LAN segment as [...]

Wireless-G Router WGR614v10 Refer ence Ma nual Customizing Your Network Settings 4-11 v1.0, February 2010 In the scenario shown, the following co nditions must be met for both APs: • Both APs mus t use the same SSID , wireless channe l, and encryption m ode (see information about WEP in “Configuring WEP W ireless Security ” on page 2-7” ). [...]

Wireless-G Router WGR614v10 Refer ence Ma nual Customizing Your Network Settings 4-12 v1.0, February 2010 If this check box is selected, th e router communicates wireless ly only with other APs whose MAC addresses are listed in this screen. The r outer still communicates with wire-conne cted LAN devices. Setting Up the Base S t ation The wireless r[...]

Wireless-G Router WGR614v10 Refer ence Ma nual Customizing Your Network Settings 4-13 v1.0, February 2010 Setting Up a Repeater Unit Use a wi red Ethernet conn ection to set up the repe ater unit to avoid conflicts with the wireless connection to the base station. T o configure a W ireless-G Router as a repeater unit: 1. If you are using the same m[...]

5-1 v1.0, February 2010 Chapter 5 Fine-T uning Y our Network This chapter describes how to modify the configuration of the W ireless-G Router Model WGR614v10 to allow specific appl ications to access the Internet or to be acc essed from the Internet, and how to make adju stments to enhance your n etwork’ s p erformance. This chapter includes the [...]

Wireless-G Router WGR614v10 Refer ence Ma nual Fine-Tuning Yo ur Network 5-2 v1.0, February 2010 How Y our Computer Accesses a Re mote 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 and process information[...]

Wireless-G Router WGR614v10 Refer ence Ma nual Fine-Tuning Yo ur Network 5-3 v1.0, February 2010 4. The W eb server at www .example.com compos es a return message with the requested W eb page data. The re turn message contains the following address a nd port information: • The source address is the IP address of www .example.com. • The source p[...]

Wireless-G Router WGR614v10 Refer ence Ma nual Fine-Tuning Yo ur Network 5-4 v1.0, February 2010 “When you initiate a session with destination port 6667, you must also allo w incoming traffic on port 1 13 to reach the originatin g compu ter .” Using steps si milar to the preceding example, the following sequence shows the effects of the port tr[...]

Wireless-G Router WGR614v10 Refer ence Ma nual Fine-Tuning Yo ur Network 5-5 v1.0, February 2010 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 might need to all ow a client computer on the Internet to init[...]

Wireless-G Router WGR614v10 Refer ence Ma nual Fine-Tuning Yo ur Network 5-6 v1.0, February 2010 How Port Forwarding Diff ers from Port T riggering The following points summarize the differences between port forwarding and port triggering: • Port triggering can be used by any computer o n your network, although only one computer can use it at a t[...]

Wireless-G Router WGR614v10 Refer ence Ma nual Fine-Tuning Yo ur Network 5-7 v1.0, February 2010 T o configure port forwarding to a local server: 1. Select Port Forwarding/Port T r iggering under Advanced in the main menu. 2. From the Service Name list, select the service or game that y ou will host on your network. If the service does not appear i[...]

Wireless-G Router WGR614v10 Refer ence Ma nual Fine-Tuning Yo ur Network 5-8 v1.0, February 2010 2. Click Add Custom Service . 3. In the Service Name field, enter a descriptive name. 4. In the Service T ype field, select the protocol. If you are unsure, select TCP/UDP . 5. In the St a r t i n g P o r t field, enter the beginning port numb er . • [...]

Wireless-G Router WGR614v10 Refer ence Ma nual Fine-Tuning Yo ur Network 5-9 v1.0, February 2010 T o make a local W eb server public: 1. Assign your W eb serve r either a fixed IP addr ess or a dynamic IP address using DHCP address reservation, as explained in “Using Address Rese rvation” on page 4-3 . In this example, your router will always g[...]

Wireless-G Router WGR614v10 Refer ence Ma nual Fine-Tuning Your Network 5-10 v1.0, February 2010 T o configure port triggering, you need to know which inbound ports the applicatio n needs. Also, you need to know the number of the outbound po rt that will trigger the opening of the inbound ports. Y ou can usually determine this information by contac[...]

Wireless-G Router WGR614v10 Refer ence Ma nual Fine-Tuning Your Network 5-11 v1.0, February 2010 4. In the Port T riggering T imeout field, enter a value up to 99 99 minutes. This v alue controls the inactivity timer for the d esignated inbou nd ports. The inb ou nd po rts clo s e wh en the inactivity time expires. This is re quired because the rou[...]

Wireless-G Router WGR614v10 Refer ence Ma nual Fine-Tuning Your Network 5-12 v1.0, February 2010 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 devices can automatically discover the services from other regist [...]

Wireless-G Router WGR614v10 Refer ence Ma nual Fine-Tuning Your Network 5-13 v1.0, February 2010 • Advertisement Period . The advertisement period is how often the ro uter broadcasts its UPnP information. This value can range from 1 to 1440 minutes. The default pe riod is 30 minutes. Shorter durat ions ensure that control points h ave current dev[...]

Wireless-G Router WGR614v10 Refer ence Ma nual Fine-Tuning Your Network 5-14 v1.0, February 2010 • Choose placement carefully . For best results, place your router: – Near the center of the area in which your computers will operate. – In an elevated location such as a high shelf where the wirelessly connected computers have line-of-sight acce[...]

Wireless-G Router WGR614v10 Refer ence Ma nual Fine-Tuning Your Network 5-15 v1.0, February 2010 Quality of Service Quality of Service (QoS) is an advanced feature that can be used t o prioritize some types of traf fic ahead of others. The W ireless-G Router can provide QoS prioritization on th e Internet connection. T o configure QoS, use the QoS [...]

Wireless-G Router WGR614v10 Refer ence Ma nual Fine-Tuning Your Network 5-16 v1.0, February 2010 • For specific applications • For specific online games • On individual Ethernet LAN ports of the router • From a specific dev ic e by MAC addre s s T o specify prioritization of traffic, you must cr eate a policy for the type of traf fic and ad[...]

Wireless-G Router WGR614v10 Refer ence Ma nual Fine-Tuning Your Network 5-17 v1.0, February 2010 2. Click Setup QoS Rule . The QoS Priority Rule List displays: 3. In the QOS Priority Rule List , select an existing item, or you can scroll to the bottom of the list and select Add Priority Rule . Figure 5-7[...]

Wireless-G Router WGR614v10 Refer ence Ma nual Fine-Tuning Your Network 5-18 v1.0, February 2010 a. If you chose to add a new entr y , the screen expands as shown: b. In the QoS Policy for field, enter a descriptive name for the new application or game. c. Select the packet type, either TCP , UDP , or both ( TCP/UDP ), and specify the port number o[...]

Wireless-G Router WGR614v10 Refer ence Ma nual Fine-Tuning Your Network 5-19 v1.0, February 2010 3. On the QoS - Priority Rules screen, go to the Priority Category field, and select Ethernet LAN Port from the drop-down list: 4. From the LAN port list, select the LAN port that will have a QoS policy . 5. From the Priority drop-down list, select the [...]

Wireless-G Router WGR614v10 Refer ence Ma nual Fine-Tuning Your Network 5-20 v1.0, February 2010 3. On the QoS - Priority Rules screen, go to the Priority Category field, and select MAC Address from the drop-down list: 4. If the device to be prioritized appears in the MAC Device List, select it. The information from the MAC Device List is used to p[...]

Wireless-G Router WGR614v10 Refer ence Ma nual Fine-Tuning Your Network 5-21 v1.0, February 2010 3. Select the radio button next to the QoS policy to be edited or deleted, and do one of the following: • Click Delete to remove the QoS policy . • Click Edit to edit the QoS policy . Follow the instru ctions in the prec eding sections to change the[...]

Wireless-G Router WGR614v10 Refer ence Ma nual Fine-Tuning Your Network 5-22 v1.0, February 2010 If you suspect an MTU problem, a common solution is to change the MTU size to 1400. If you are willing to experiment, you can gradually reduce the MTU size from the maximum value of 1500 until the problem goes away . Ta b l e 5 - 1 describes common MTU [...]

Wireless-G Router WGR614v10 Refer ence Ma nual Fine-Tuning Your Network 5-23 v1.0, February 2010 • Wir eless . Y our W ireless-G Router Model WGR614v10 pr ovides a wireless data throughput of up to 300 Mbps using technology called multip le input, multiple outp ut (MIMO), in which multiple antennas transmit mult iple streams of data. The us e of [...]

Wireless-G Router WGR614v10 Refer ence Ma nual Fine-Tuning Your Network 5-24 v1.0, February 2010 • Streaming MP3 audio requires less than 1 Mbps per stream and does not strain most modern networks. Like video, ho wever , streaming audio is also sensitive to late ncy and packet loss, so a congested network or a noisy lin k can cause problems. • [...]

6-1 v1.0, February 2010 Chapter 6 Using Network Monitoring T ools This chapter describes how to use the maintenance features of your W ireless-G Router Model WGR614v10. Y ou can access these features by selec ting the items under Maintenance in the main menu of the browser interface. This chapter includes the following sections: • “V iewing W i[...]

Wireless-G Router WGR614v10 Refer ence Ma nual Using Network Monitoring Tools 6-2 v1.0, February 2010 Ta b l e 6 - 1 describes the router status fields. Figure 6-1 T able 6-1. Wireless Router S t atus Fields Field Description Account Name The host name assigned to the router . Hardware V ersion The hardware version of the router . Firmware V ersion[...]

Wireless-G Router WGR614v10 Refer ence Ma nual Using Network Monitoring Tools 6-3 v1.0, February 2010 LAN Port These settings apply to the Ethernet (LAN) port of the router . MAC Address The Media Access Control address. This is the unique physi c al address being used by the LAN port of the router . IP Address The IP address being used by the Ethe[...]

Wireless-G Router WGR614v10 Refer ence Ma nual Using Network Monitoring Tools 6-4 v1.0, February 2010 2. Click Connection S tatus to display the connection status. Ta b l e 6 - 2 describes the connection status settings. Click the Release button to release the connection status items (that is, all items return to 0). Click the Renew button to renew[...]

Wireless-G Router WGR614v10 Refer ence Ma nual Using Network Monitoring Tools 6-5 v1.0, February 2010 3. Click Show S tatistics to display router usage stat istics. Ta b l e 6 - 3 describes the router st atistics. T o change the polling frequency , enter a time in seconds in the Poll Interval field, and click Set Interval . T o stop the polling ent[...]

Wireless-G Router WGR614v10 Refer ence Ma nual Using Network Monitoring Tools 6-6 v1.0, February 2010 V iewing a List of Att ached Devices The Attached Devices screen contains a table of all IP devices that the router has discovered on the local network. From the main menu of the browser interface, under Maintenance, select Attached Devices to view[...]

Wireless-G Router WGR614v10 Refer ence Ma nual Using Network Monitoring Tools 6-7 v1.0, February 2010 The following sections describ e the three available options. Backing Up and Restoring the Configuration The Restore and Backup options in the Settings Backup scree n let you save and retrieve a file containing your router’ s configuration settin[...]

Wireless-G Router WGR614v10 Refer ence Ma nual Using Network Monitoring Tools 6-8 v1.0, February 2010 Upgrading the Router Sof tware The routing software (also called firmware) of the W ireless-G Rout er is stored in flash memory , and can be upgraded as NETGEAR releases new soft ware. Y our router can download and install the new software, or you [...]

Wireless-G Router WGR614v10 Refer ence Ma nual Using Network Monitoring Tools 6-9 v1.0, February 2010 A screen is also provided for u pgrading the router . From the main menu of the browser interface, under Maintenance, select Router Upgrade to display the Router Upgrade scre en. From this screen, you can check for ne w software versions by clickin[...]

Wireless-G Router WGR614v10 Refer ence Ma nual Using Network Monitoring Tools 6-10 v1.0, February 2010 If the router discovers a newer vers ion of software, the message on the left displays when you log in. If no new software is available, the message on the right displays. T o automatically upgrade to the new software, click Y es to allow the rout[...]

Wireless-G Router WGR614v10 Refer ence Ma nual Using Network Monitoring Tools 6-11 v1.0, February 2010 6. Click Browse , and locate the firmware imag e that you do wnloaded to your PC (the file ends in .img or .chk). 7. Click Upload to send the firmware to the router . When the upl oad is complete, your router automatically restarts. The upgrade pr[...]

Wireless-G Router WGR614v10 Refer ence Ma nual Using Network Monitoring Tools 6-12 v1.0, February 2010 T o configure your router for remote management : 1. Select the T urn Remote Management On check box. 2. Under Allow Remote Access By , sp ecify what external IP addr esses will be allowed to access the router’ s remote manage men t. • T o all[...]

Wireless-G Router WGR614v10 Refer ence Ma nual Using Network Monitoring Tools 6-13 v1.0, February 2010 T raffic Meter T raf fic Metering allows you to mo nitor the volume of Internet traf fic passing through your router ’ s Internet port. W ith the T raf fic Meter utility , yo u can set limits for traffic volume, set a monthly limit, and get a li[...]

Wireless-G Router WGR614v10 Refer ence Ma nual Using Network Monitoring Tools 6-14 v1.0, February 2010 2. T o enable the T raffic Meter , click the Enable T raffic Meter check box. 3. If you would like to record an d restrict the volume of Internet traf fic, click the T raffic volume control by radio button. Y ou can select one of the following opt[...]

7-1 v1.0, February 2010 Chapter 7 T roubleshooting This chapter provides information about trou bleshooting y our W ireless-G Router Model WGR614v10. After each problem 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 the following sections: ?[...]

Wireless-G Router WGR614v10 Refer ence Ma nual Troubleshooting 7-2 v1.0, February 2010 4. T urn on the wireless router and wait 1 minut e. 5. T urn on the computers. Make sure that the Ethernet cabl es are securely plugged in. • The Internet status light on the wireless router is on if the Ethernet cable connecting the wireless router and the mod[...]

Wireless-G Router WGR614v10 Refer ence Ma nual Troubleshooting 7-3 v1.0, February 2010 T roubleshooting Basic Functions After you turn on power to the router , the following sequ ence of events should occur: 1. When power is first applied, veri fy that the Power light is on. 2. After approximately 10 seconds, verify that: a. The Power light is soli[...]

Wireless-G Router WGR614v10 Refer ence Ma nual Troubleshooting 7-4 v1.0, February 2010 If the error persists, you might hav e a ha rdware problem and should co ntact T echnical Sup po r t at www .netgear .com/support . The Internet or Ethernet port light s are not on. If either the Ethernet port lights or the Intern et light does not come on when t[...]

Wireless-G Router WGR614v10 Refer ence Ma nual Troubleshooting 7-5 v1.0, February 2010 • Make sure that your browser has Java, JavaS cript, or ActiveX enabled. If you are using Internet Explorer , click Refresh to be sure that the Java applet is loaded. • T ry closing the browser and opening it again, or try a dif ferent browser . • Make sure[...]

Wireless-G Router WGR614v10 Refer ence Ma nual Troubleshooting 7-6 v1.0, February 2010 • If your ISP requires a login , the login name or password might be set in correctly . • Y our ISP might check for your computer ’ s host name. Assign the computer host name of your ISP account as the account name in the Basic Settings screen. • Y our IS[...]

Wireless-G Router WGR614v10 Refer ence Ma nual Troubleshooting 7-7 v1.0, February 2010 T roubleshooting a Network Using the Ping Utility Most network devices and routers contain a ping utility that sends an echo request packet to the designated device . The device th en responds with an echo repl y . Trou bleshooting a network is made very easy by [...]

Wireless-G Router WGR614v10 Refer ence Ma nual Troubleshooting 7-8 v1.0, February 2010 – V erify that the IP addres s for your router and your computer are correct and that the addresses are on the same subnet. T esting the Path from Y our Computer to a Remote Device After verifying that the LAN path works correctly , test the path from your comp[...]

Wireless-G Router WGR614v10 Refer ence Ma nual Troubleshooting 7-9 v1.0, February 2010 Problems with Date and Time Under Content Filtering in the main menu, select E-mail to display a screen that shows the current date and time of day . The W ireless-G Router uses the Network Time Protocol (NTP) to obtain the current time from one of several networ[...]

Wireless-G Router WGR614v10 Refer ence Ma nual Troubleshooting 7-10 v1.0, February 2010 Use the setup program to scan for available wireless networks. Look for a network name (SSID) of NETGEAR or your custom SSID if you have chang ed it. If your wireless network does not appear, check these conditions: • Is your router ’ s wireless radio enable[...]

Wireless-G Router WGR614v10 Refer ence Ma nual Troubleshooting 7-11 v1.0, February 2010 1. Select Wir eless Se ttings under Setup in the main menu of the WGR614v10 router . 2. For the wireless network name (SSID), use the default name, or choose a suitable descriptive name. In the Name (SSID) field, you can enter a value of up to 32 alphanumeric ch[...]

Wireless-G Router WGR614v10 Refer ence Ma nual Troubleshooting 7-12 v1.0, February 2010 6. For Security Options, select None . 7. Click Apply to save your changes. 8. Select Wir eless Se ttings under Advanced in the main menu of the WGR614v10 router . 9. Make sure that the Enable Wireless Router Radio and Enable SSID Br oadcast check boxes are sele[...]

Wireless-G Router WGR614v10 Refer ence Ma nual Troubleshooting 7-13 v1.0, February 2010 Restoring the Default Co nfiguration and Password This section explains how to restore the fact ory default configuratio n settings, changing the router ’ s admini stration password back to password . Y ou can erase the current configuration and restore factor[...]

Wireless-G Router WGR614v10 Refer ence Ma nual Technical Specifications A-1 v1.0, February 2010 Appendix A T echnical Specifications This appendix provides technical specificatio ns for the W ireless-G Router Model WGR614v10. Specification Description Network Protocol and Standards Compatibility Data and routing protocols TCP/IP , DHCP PPP over Eth[...]

Wireless-G Router WGR614v10 Refer ence Ma nual Technical Specifications A-2 v1.0, February 2010 Wireless Radio data rates 1, 2, 5.5, 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 54 Mbps Auto Rate Sensing Frequency 2.4-2.5Ghz Data encoding 802.1 1b: Direct S equence S pread S p ectrum (DSSS) 802.1 1 g: Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) Maximum comp[...]

Related Documents B-1 v1.0, February 2010 Appendix B Related Document s This appendix provides links to reference documents you c an use to gain a more complete understanding of the technolog ies used in your NETGEAR prod uct. In addition, you can find initial setup i nstructions for your wireless router in th e . Document Link TCP/IP Networking Ba[...]

Index-1 v1.0, February 2010 Index A access blocking 3-1 remote 6-1 1 restricting by MAC address 2-1 1 viewing logs 3-7 access control turning off 1-13 , 7-12 turning on 2-13 access points 4-10 accessing remo te computer 5-2 account name 1-7 , 6-2 ActiveX 7-5 adapters specifications A-1 adding custom service 5-7 priority rules 5-17 reserved IP addre[...]

Wireless-G Router WGR614v10 Refer ence Ma nual Index-2 v1.0, February 2010 user -defined services 3-4 WP A security 2-9 See also adding connection mode 1-10 connection status settings 6-4 connection types 5-22 content filtering 3-1 crossover cable 7-4 CTS/R TS Threshold 2-1 1 custom service (port forwarding) 5-7 Customer support 1-ii D data packets[...]

Wireless-G Router WGR614v10 Refer ence Ma nual Index-3 v1.0, February 2010 I idle time-out 1-1 1 inbound traffic, allowing or blocking 5-1 interface specificat ions A-1 interference, reducing 5-14 Internet connection troubleshooting 7-5 Internet light, troubleshooting and 7-3 Internet port, status 6-2 Internet Relay Chat (IRC) 5-3 Internet services[...]

Wireless-G Router WGR614v10 Refer ence Ma nual Index-4 v1.0, February 2010 P passphrases 2-8 , 2-9 , 2-10 password changing 2-15 restoring 7-13 path, testing 7-8 performance, optim izing 5-13 physical specifications A-1 ping 4-7 , 7-7 placement, router 5-14 poll interval 6-5 port filterin g 3-3 port forwarding configuring 5-6 example 5-5 port numbe[...]

Wireless-G Router WGR614v10 Refer ence Ma nual Index-5 v1.0, February 2010 speed requirements 5-23 SPI (Stateful Pa cket Inspection) firewall 4-6 spoofing MAC addresses 1-8 SSID 1-12 , 2-7 , 6-3 , 7-1 1 SSID broadcast 1-13 , 2-1 1 , 7-12 static IP addresses 1-8 static routes 4-8 statistic s, usage 6-5 status lights, troubleshooting and 7-3 status, [...]

Wireless-G Router WGR614v10 Refer ence Ma nual Index-6 v1.0, February 2010 wireless settings advanced 2-10 basic 2-6 gathering informatio n 2-4 testing 7-10 wireless specifications A-2 WMM (W i-Fi Multimedia ) 5-14 , 5-15 WP A2-PSK encryption 2-3 , 2-9 WP A-PSK + WP A2-PSK encryption 2-3 , 2-9 WP A-PSK encryption 2-3 , 2-9[...]