NETGEAR WNR834B manuel d'utilisation

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

ii v2.1, July 2007 © 2007 by NETGEAR, Inc. All rights reserved. Product Registrat ion, Support, and Documen t ation Register your product at http://www .NETGEAR.com/r egiste r . 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 .c[...]

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 an y user serviceable components and is to be us ed with approved antennas only . Any product changes or modifications wi ll invalidate all appl ic able regul atory certifications and approvals FCC Guidelines for Human Expo[...]

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 t he foll owing two conditions: • This device may not cause harmfu[...]

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 WNR834B Home or Business Prod uc t: Home Language: Engl ish Publication Part Number: 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 200 7 Chapter 3 Restricting Access From Y our Network Content Filtering Overview .............. ................ ................ ................ ................ ............... 3-1 Blocking Access to Internet Sites ................. ............ ..............[...]

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 Op[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual x Contents v2.1, July 200 7 Appendix A T echnical S pecifications Factory Default Set tings ........ ............. ................ ................ ................ ............. .............. A-1 General S pecifications ........... ... ... .... ... ... ... .... ... ............. ... .[...]

xi v2.1, July 2007 About This Manual The user manual provides information for con figuring 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 I[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual xii About This Manual v2.1, July 200 7 • 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 .a dobe.com . – Printing a PDF Chapter . Use the PDF[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual xiv About This Manual v2.1, July 200 7[...]

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 rout er using the Resour ce CD as described in the NETGEAR W ir eless Router Setup Manual, these parameter[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 1-2 Configuring Ba sic Connectivit y v2.1, July 200 7 For installation instru ctions in a language other than Englis h, refer to the lang uage optio ns 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 th[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Configuring Basic Co nnectivity 1-3 v2.1, July 2007 2. Enter admin for the router user name and your password (or the default, pa ss w o r d ). To change the password, see “Changing the Administrator Password” on page 2-14 . The Checking for Firmware Updates screen ap pears unle ss yo[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 1-4 Configuring Ba sic Connectivit y v2.1, July 200 7 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 Co nnectivity 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 informati on or the documentation for the wireless router. If you do not [...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 1-6 Configuring Ba sic Connectivit y v2.1, July 200 7 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 [...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Configuring Basic Co nnectivity 1-7 v2.1, July 2007 – Internet IP Address . Determines how yo ur 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 permanent, fixe[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 1-8 Configuring Ba sic Connectivit y v2.1, July 200 7 If a login is required by your ISP , the following parameters appear in the Basic Settings menu:. – Internet Servic e P r 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 Co nnectivity 1-9 v2.1, July 2007 • Other , which selects PPPoE (Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet), the protocol 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 Ba sic Connectivit y v2.1, July 200 7 • Always On . The router will log in to the Intern et immediately after booting, and will never disco nnect. • Dial on Demand . The router will log in only when ou tgoing traffic is present, and will log out after the idle timeou[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Configuring Bas ic Con ne ct ivity 1- 11 v2.1, July 2007 V iewing the Basic W ireless 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 i[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 1-12 Configuring Ba sic Connectivit y v2.1, July 200 7 • 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 . Thi[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Configuring Bas ic Con ne ct ivity 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 performanc e degradation with a slow co mp uter[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 1-14 Configuring Ba sic Connectivit y v2.1, July 200 7 . 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[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Configuring Bas ic Con ne ct ivity 1- 15 v2.1, July 2007 T o add a WPS client using the built-in reg istrar: 1. Select V ista Settings under the Advanced sectio 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 Ba sic Connectivit y v2.1, July 200 7 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 A[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 2-2 Safeguarding Your Network v2.1, July 200 7 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 Your 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 encryption can consume mo[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 2-4 Safeguarding Your Network v2.1, July 200 7 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 devic es can discover y our network. Y ou can d isable this broadcast a[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Safeguarding Your Network 2- 5 v2.1, July 2007 Balancing performance fac tors (throughput, latenc y , battery consumption, and equipme nt compatibility) against the value of inf ormation on your network, se lect an appropriate security level. As a minimum, NETGEAR recommends using WEP wit[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 2-6 Safeguarding Your Network v2.1, July 200 7 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 or is resp on si ble for the n[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Safeguarding Your 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 Network v2.1, July 200 7 . 4. Y ou c an manually or automatically program the four data encryption keys. These va lues 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 c[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Safeguarding Your 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 Netw ork v2.1, July 200 7 . 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 wireles[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Safeguarding Your Network 2-11 v2.1, July 2007 configuring the W ireless Card Access List, s ee “Restricting W irele ss Access by MAC Address” on page 2 -1 1 T o configure security in the Ad vanced Wireless Settings menu: From the main menu of the browser interface , under Adv anced, [...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 2-12 Safeguard ing Your Netw ork v2.1, July 200 7 T o restrict access based 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 c ess List to display the W ireless Card Access Li[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Safeguarding Your Network 2-13 v2.1, July 2007 4. If the desired computer appears in the A vailable Wi reless 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 er .[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 2-14 Safeguard ing Your Netw ork v2.1, July 200 7 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 Your Network 2-15 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 sa[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 2-16 Safeguard ing Your Netw ork v2.1, July 200 7 • Allow certain games and applications to functi on properly . Some games and applic ations need to allow additional inbound traffic in orde r to function. Port triggering can dynamically allow additional service conn ections, as descri[...]

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 p rotect your network. Y ou can find these features by clicking on the Content Filtering heading in the main menu of the browser interface. This chapter[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 3-2 Restricting Access From Your Network v2.1, July 200 7 • 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 (such as .edu, .or g, 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 exempt f[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 3-4 Restricting Access From Your Network v2.1, July 200 7 2. Enable service block ing by se lecting either 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 Blocking” 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 s ingle port num ber , enter that number in both boxes. • If you know that the application uses either TCP or UDP , select the appropriate protocol. [...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 3-6 Restricting Access From Your Network v2.1, July 200 7 a. Days to Block .Select days to block by checking the appropriate box es. Select Every Day to select the checkboxes for all days. Click Apply . b. Tim e of Day to Block . 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 e b Access Log Notifications In order to receive logs and alerts by email, you must provide your em ail accou[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 3-8 Restricting Access From Your Network v2.1, July 200 7 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 outgoing (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 a ddress. 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 Your Ne twork v2.1, July 200 7[...]

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 Network Se ttings v2.1, July 200 7 . Configuring LAN TCP/IP Setup Parameters The router is shipped precon figured to use privat e IP address es on the LAN side and to act as a DHCP server . The router’ s default LAN IP configuration is: • LAN IP address: 192.168 [...]

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 Network Se ttings v2.1, July 200 7 • Secondary DNS Server (if you entered a Second ary DNS address in the Basic Settings menu) T o use another device on your network as the DHCP server , or to manuall y confi gure the network settings of all of your computers, dese[...]

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 name and have that name linked wi th your IP address by pu blic Domain Name Servers (DNS). Howe[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 4-6 Customizing Your Network Se ttings v2.1, July 200 7 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 [...]

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 Network Se ttings v2.1, July 200 7 Setting the MTU Size The normal MTU value fo r most Ethernet networks is 1500 bytes, 1492 by tes for PPPoE connections, or 1450 for PP TP connections. For some ISPs, you may need to reduce the MTU, but this is rarely required and sh[...]

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 Network Se ttings v2.1, July 200 7 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 dress[...]

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 co nfigure this mode, y [...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 4-12 Customizing Your Network Se ttings v2.1, July 200 7 The figure below shows a wireless repeating sce nario with the WNR834B router in Wi reless Base Station 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 Network Se ttings v2.1, July 200 7[...]

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 Internet, and how to make adjustments to enhance your network’ s performance. This chapter includes: • A[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 5-2 Fine-Tuni ng Your Netw ork v2.1, July 200 7 How Y our Computer Communicat es With A Remote Computer Through Y our Router When a computer on your network need s to acce ss a computer on the Internet, your computer sends your router a message containing source an d destination address [...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Fine-Tuning Yo ur Network 5-3 v2.1, July 2007 4. The W eb se rver at www .example.com c omposes a return message with the requested 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-Tuni ng Your Netw ork v2.1, July 200 7 “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 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 Yo ur 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 [...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 5-6 Fine-Tuni ng Your Netw ork v2.1, July 200 7 How Port Forwarding Differs From Port T riggering The following points sy nopsize the dif ferences between Port Forwarding and Port T riggering: • Port T riggering can be used by any computer on your network, alth ough only one computer m[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Fine-Tuning Yo ur 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 forwarding menu . 2. From the Service Name box, select the service or game that you will host on your network. If th[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 5-8 Fine-Tuni ng Your Netw ork v2.1, July 200 7 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 th[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Fine-Tuning Yo ur 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 “ U sing Address Reservation” on page 4-4 . In this example, your router will always give your W eb server an IP a[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 5-10 Fine-Tun ing Your Netw ork v2.1, July 200 7 T o set up Port Triggering: 1. In the main menu, under Advanced, Select Po rt Forwarding/Port T riggering. 2. Select the Port T riggering radio button. Th e Port T riggering screen appears. 3. Deselect the checkbox for Di sable 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 name. 7. Under Service User , sele ct Any (d efault) to allow this service to be used by any computer on the Internet. Otherwise, select Single address and enter the[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 5-12 Fine-Tun ing Your Netw ork v2.1, July 200 7 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[...]

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 1 440 minutes. The defa ult period is 30 minutes. Shorter duration s ensure that control points hav[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 5-14 Fine-Tun ing Your Netw ork v2.1, July 200 7 • 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 products 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 advanced 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 Netw ork v2.1, July 200 7 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 priori[...]

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 eit her Applicat io ns or Online Gaming. In either case, a list of predefined applications or games will appear in the Applications drop-dow[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 5-18 Fine-Tun ing Your Netw ork v2.1, July 200 7 5. From the Priority drop-down list, select the prior ity that this traf fic 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 th[...]

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 traffic from a specific MAC address, follow these steps: 1. Open the QoS Setup menu, shown in Figu re 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 Netw ork v2.1, July 200 7 1. Open the QoS Setup menu, shown in Figu re 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 ru[...]

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 MT[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 5-22 Fine-Tun ing Your Netw ork v2.1, July 200 7 Next, consider the th roughput of your network de vices. Where possible, make the heaviest-traffic connections using higher-speed technologies, with no lower - speed bottlenecks in the path. Figure 5-1 1 shows an example network using mult[...]

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 connection t ypes and their spee d and security considerations are: • Broadband Internet Y our Internet connection speed is determined by your modem type, such as ADSL or cab[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 5-24 Fine-Tun ing Your Netw ork v2.1, July 200 7 • Wir ed E thernet As gigabit-speed Ethernet ports (10/1 00/1000 Mbps) become common on newer computers, wired Ethernet remains a good choice for speed, economy , and sec urity . Gigabit Ethernet can extend up to 100 meters with twisted-[...]

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 Status Informati[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 6-2 Using Network Monitor ing Tools v2.1, July 200 7 Ta b l e 6 - 1 describes the route r status fields. Figure 6-1 T able 6-1. Wire le s s Ro ut e r Status Fields Field Description Account Name The Host Name assigned to the router . Firmware V ersion The version of 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 being used by the In[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 6-4 Using Network Monitor ing Tools v2.1, July 200 7 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 a ble 6-2. Connection St atus Items Item[...]

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 int[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 6-6 Using Network Monitor ing Tools v2.1, July 200 7 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 con[...]

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 your comput er to store the file. Y ou ca n give the file a meaningful name at this time, such as [...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 6-8 Using Network Monitor ing Tools v2.1, July 200 7 Upgrading the Router Sof tware The routing software (also called firmware) of the WNR834B router is stored in FLASH memory , and can be upgraded as n ew software is released by NETGEAR. Y our router can download a nd install the new so[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Using Network Monitoring Tools 6-9 v2.1, July 2007 A menu is also provid ed for upgrading the router . From the main menu of the browser interface, under the Maintenanc e heading, select Router Up grade to display the up grade menu. From this menu, you can che ck for new software versions[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 6-10 Using Network Monitori ng Tools v2.1, July 200 7 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 Monitori ng Tools v2.1, July 200 7 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 re[...]

7-1 v2.1, July 2007 Chapter 7 T roubleshooting This chapter provides information about troublesh ooting your RangeMax NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B. After each prob lem description, instruction s 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 Quick[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 7-2 Troubleshooting v2.1, July 200 7 5. T urn on the computers. Make sure the Ethernet cables are secu rely 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 mode[...]

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 de vice. If any of the above condi[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 7-4 Troubleshooting v2.1, July 200 7 • 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 connected m odem or com puter . • 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 eb Configuration Interface, check the following: • When entering configuration settin gs , be sure to click Apply before moving to an other menu or tab, or your changes co uld be lost. • Cl[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 7-6 Troubleshooting v2.1, July 200 7 Inform your ISP that yo u have bought a new network device, and ask them to use the router’ s MAC address. or Configure your router to spoof your com puter ’ s MAC addres s. This procedure is explained in “Configuring Y our Internet Connection U[...]

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 Start, 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 . Y [...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 7-8 Troubleshooting v2.1, July 200 7 • 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 Networ k 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 solving 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 simples[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 7-10 Troubleshooting v2.1, July 200 7 Setting Up and T esting Basic Wireless 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. [...]

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 enter a v alue of up to 32 alphanumeric cha racters. 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 200 7 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 i reles s Router Radio and Enable SSID Broadcast. 10. Click Setup Access List. 11 . Make sure th[...]

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 200 7[...]

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 effect, as shown below . Y ou can restore these defaults with the Fact ory Default Restore button on the rear p[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual A-2 Technical Specifications v2.1, July 200 7 General Specifications 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 (communicatio[...]

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 , noncondensing[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual A-4 Technical Specifications v2.1, July 200 7 Electromagnetic Emissions Designed to conform to th e 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 1[...]

B-1 v2.1, July 2007 Appendix B Related Document s This appendix provides links to reference documents you c an use to gain a more comple te understanding of the technolog ies used in your NET GEAR product. In addition, you can find initial setu p instructions for your wireless rout er in the NETGEAR W ir eless Router Setup M anual . Document Link I[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual B-2 Related Documents v2.1, July 200 7[...]

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 Wireless 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 dayli[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual Index-2 v2.1, July 200 7 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[...]