NETGEAR RP614v4 manuale d’uso

202-10167-01 2006-03 NETGEAR , Inc. 4500 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA RP614v4 Cable/DSL Router Reference Manual[...]

ii v3.0, 2006-03 © 2006 by NETGEAR, Inc. Al l rights reserved. 2006-03. T rademarks NETGEAR is a trademark of Netge ar , Inc. Microsoft, W indows, and W indow s NT are registered trademar ks of Microsoft Corporation. Other brand and product names are registered tradem arks or trad emarks of their respective holders. St atement of Conditions In the[...]

v3.0, 2006-03 iii in accordance with the regulations may , however , be subject to certain restrict ions. Please refer to the notes in the operating instructions. Federal Of fice for T elecommuni cations Ap provals has been notified of the placing of this equipment on the market and has been granted the right to test the series for comp li anc e wi[...]

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v v3.0, 2006-03 Content s RP614v4 Cable/DSL Router Reference Manual About This Manual Audience, Scope, Conventions, and Formats . ......... ................. ................ ............. .......... ix How to Use This Manual ................. ................ ................ ................ ................ ................ .. x How to Print thi[...]

vi v3.0, 2006 -03 Erasing the Configuration ... ................ ................ ................. ................ ................ ..... 3-7 Upgrading the Router Software .................... ............ ................. ................ ................ ..... 3-7 Changing the Administrator Pa ssword ..... ................ ............. ......[...]

vii v3.0, 2006-03 Restoring the Default Configur ation and Password ...... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ... .... ... ... .. 5-7 Problems with Date and T ime ... ................ .................... ................ ................ ................ .. 5-7 Appendix A T echnical Specifications Factory Default Set tings ..... .......[...]

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ix v3.0, 2006-03 About This Manual This section describes the intended audience, sc ope, conventions, and formats of this manual. Audience, Scope, Conventions, and Format s This reference manual assumes that the reader h as basic to interme diate computer and Internet skills. However , basic comp uter network, Inte rnet, firewall, and VPN technolog[...]

Danger: This is a safety warning. Failure to take heed of this notice may result in personal injury or death. RP614v4 Cable/DSL Router Reference Ma nual x v3.0, 2006 -03 This manual is written for the RP614v4 router according to these specifications: Ta b l e 2. Manu al Scope How to Use This Manual The HTML version of this ma nual includes the foll[...]

RP614v4 Cable/DSL Router Reference Manu al xi v3.0, 2006-03 Each page in the HTML versi on of the manu al is dedicated to a major topic. Use the Print button on the brows er toolbar to print the page contents. • Printing a Chapter . Use the PDF of This Chapter link at the top left of any page. — Click the PDF of This Chapter link at the top rig[...]

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1-1 v3.0, 2006-03 Chapter 1 Introduction This chapter lists the package contents for the RP614 v4 Cable/DSL Router, describes the front and rear panel layouts, and describ es your N ETGEAR main tenance and support be nefits. Package Content s The product package should contain the following it ems: • RP614v4 Cabl e/ DS L Router. •A C p o w e r [...]

RP614v4 Cable/DSL Router Reference Ma nual 1-2 Introduction v3.0, 2006 -03 The Router ’ s Front Panel The front panel of th e RP614v4 router contains th e status lights described bel ow . 4 1 2 3 Figure 1- 1 Y ou can use the status lights to verify connection s. V iewed from left to right, the table below describes the lights on the front panel o[...]

RP614v4 Cable/DSL Router Reference Manu al Introduction 1-3 v3.0, 2006-03 The Router ’ s Rear Panel The rear panel of the RP614v4 Cable/DSL Router contain s these connections. Power 4 LAN Ports Internet Reset 4 32 1 Button Port Figure 1-2 V iewed from left to right, the rear panel contains the following features: • AC power adapter outlet for 5[...]

RP614v4 Cable/DSL Router Reference Ma nual 1-4 Introduction v3.0, 2006 -03 Maintenance and Support NETGEAR offers the following features to help you maximize your use of the RP61 4v4 router: • Flash memory for firmware upgrades • Free technical support seven days a week, twenty-four hours a day S panish http://documentation/netgear .com/ rp614v[...]

2-1 v3.0, 2006-03 Chapter 2 Content Filtering This chapter describes ho w to us e the content filtering features of the RP614v4 Cable/DSL Router to protect your network. These fe atures can be foun d by clickin g on the Content Filtering heading in the Main Menu of the browser interface. Content Filtering Overview The RP614v4 Cable/DSL Router p rov[...]

RP614v4 Cable/DSL Router Reference Ma nual 2-2 Content Filtering v3.0, 2006 -03 Blocking Access to Internet Sites The RP614v4 router allows you to restrict access based on W eb addresses and W eb address keywords. Up to 255 entries are supported in the Keyword list. The Block Sites men u is shown in Figure 2-1 below: Figure 2-1 T o enable keyw ord [...]

RP614v4 Cable/DSL Router Reference Manu al Content Filtering 2-3 v3.0, 2006-03 Keyword application examples: • If the keyword “XXX” is specified, the URL <http://www .badstuff.com/xxx.html> is blocked. • If the keyword “.com” is specified, only W eb s ites with other domain suffixes (such as .edu or .gov) can be viewed. • If you[...]

RP614v4 Cable/DSL Router Reference Ma nual 2-4 Content Filtering v3.0, 2006 -03 Services are functions performed by server computers at the request of client computers. For example, W eb servers serve W eb pa ges, time serve rs serve time and date information, and game hosts serve data about other players’ moves. When a computer on your network s[...]

RP614v4 Cable/DSL Router Reference Manu al Content Filtering 2-5 v3.0, 2006-03 Configuring a User Defined Service T o define a service, first you must determine whic h port number or range of numb ers is used by the application. The service numbers for many common protocols are defined by the Internet Engineering T ask Force (IETF) and published in[...]

RP614v4 Cable/DSL Router Reference Ma nual 2-6 Content Filtering v3.0, 2006 -03 Scheduling When Blocking Will Be Enforced The RP614v4 router allows you to specify when blocking will be enforced. The Schedule menu is shown below: Figure 2-4 Use this schedule for blocking content. Check th is box if you wish to enable a schedule for Content Filtering[...]

RP614v4 Cable/DSL Router Reference Manu al Content Filtering 2-7 v3.0, 2006-03 V iewing Logs of W eb Access or Attempted W eb Access The log is a detailed record of what W eb sites yo u have accessed or attempted to acces s. Up to 128 entries are stored in the log. Log entries will on ly appear when ke ywo rd blocking is enab led, and no log entrie[...]

RP614v4 Cable/DSL Router Reference Ma nual 2-8 Content Filtering v3.0, 2006 -03 Log action buttons are described in Ta b l e 2-2 Ta b l e 2- 2. Log action buttons Field Description Send Log . Refresh Click this button to refresh the log screen. Clear Log Click this button to clear the log entries. Click this button to E-mail the log immediately .[...]

RP614v4 Cable/DSL Router Reference Manu al Content Filtering 2-9 v3.0, 2006-03 Configuring E-Mail Alert and W eb Access Log Notifications In order to receive logs and alerts by E-mail, you must provide your E-mail information in the E- Mail menu, shown below: Figure 2-6 • T urn E-mail Notification On —Check this box if you wish to receive e-mai[...]

RP614v4 Cable/DSL Router Reference Ma nual 2-10 Content Filtering v3.0, 2006 -03 • Authentication with SMTP Server —If you use an outgoing mail server provided by your current ISP , you do not need to check th is box. If you use an e-mail account that is not provided by your ISP , check this b ox and en ter the required user name and password i[...]

3-1 v3.0, 2006-03 Chapter 3 Maintenance This chapter describes how to use the maintenan ce features of your RP614v4 Cabl e/DSL Router. These features can be found by clicki ng on the Maintenance heading in the Main Menu of the browser interface. V iewing Router S t atus Information The Router S tatus menu provides status and us age information. Fro[...]

RP614v4 Cable/DSL Router Reference Ma nual 3-2 Maintenance v3.0, 2006 -03 This screen shows the following parameters: Field Description MAC Address IP Address DHCP IP Subnet Mask Domain Name Server (DNS) MAC Address IP Address DHCP IP Subnet Mask T able 3-1. Router St atus Fields Account Name This field displays the Host Name assigned to the router[...]

RP614v4 Cable/DSL Router Reference Manu al Maintenanc e 3-3 v3.0, 2006-03 Click on the Connection S tatus button to display the connection status, as shown below . Figure 3-2 This screen shows the following statistics:. Item Description T able 3-2: Connection St atus Items IP Address The W AN (In ternet) IP Address assigned to the router . Subnet M[...]

RP614v4 Cable/DSL Router Reference Ma nual 3-4 Maintenance v3.0, 2006 -03 Click on the Show S tatistics button to display router us age statistics, as shown below . Figure 3-3 This screen shows the following statistics: Item Description S tatus TxPkts RxPkts Collisions Tx B/s Rx B/s Up T ime T able 3-3: Router St atistics Items System Up T ime The [...]

RP614v4 Cable/DSL Router Reference Manu al Maintenanc e 3-5 v3.0, 2006-03 V iewing a List of Att ached Devices The Attached Devices menu 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 the Maintenance heading, select Attached Devices to view the table, shown [...]

RP614v4 Cable/DSL Router Reference Ma nual 3-6 Maintenance v3.0, 2006 -03 From the Main Menu of the brows er interfa ce, under the Maintenance heading, select the Backu p Settings heading to bring up the menu shown below . Figure 3-5 Three options are available, and are described in the following sections. Restoring and Backing Up the Configuration[...]

RP614v4 Cable/DSL Router Reference Manu al Maintenanc e 3-7 v3.0, 2006-03 Erasing the Configuration It is sometimes desirable to restore the router to the factory default settings. This can be done by using the Erase function, which will restore al l factory settings. After an erase, the router's password will be password , the LAN IP address [...]

RP614v4 Cable/DSL Router Reference Ma nual 3-8 Maintenance v3.0, 2006 -03 From the Main Menu of the browser interfa ce, un der the Maintenance hea din g, sele ct the Router Upgrade heading to displa y the menu shown below . Figure 3-6 T o upload new firmware: 1. Download and unzip the new so ftware file from NETGEAR. 2. In the Router Upgrade menu, [...]

RP614v4 Cable/DSL Router Reference Manu al Maintenanc e 3-9 v3.0, 2006-03 From the Main Menu of the browser interface, under the Maintenance hea ding, select Set Password to bring up the menu shown below . Figure 3-7 T o change the password: 1. First enter the old password 2. Enter the new password twice. 3. Click Apply to save your changes.[...]

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4-1 v3.0, 2006-03 Chapter 4 Advanced Configuration of the Router This chapter describes how to configure the ad vanced fe atures of your RP614v4 Ca ble/DSL Router. These features can be found under the Adva nced heading in the Main Menu of the browser interface. Configuring Port T riggering Port T rigge ring is an advanced feature th at can be used[...]

Figure 4-1 Note: If the Disable Port T riggering box is checked after configuring port triggering , port triggering will be di sabled but any port triggering confi guration information you added to the router will be reta ined even though it will not be used. RP614v4 Cable/DSL Router Reference Ma nual 4-2 Advanced Configuration of th e Router v3.0,[...]

RP614v4 Cable/DSL Router Reference Manu al Advanced Configuration of the Router 4-3 v3.0, 2006-03 1. Click Add Service . Figure 4-2 2. Enter a service name in the Service Name box. 3. In the Service User box, se lecting the default value of Any allows the servic e to be used by everyone in your network. Otherwise, to re strict the service to a part[...]

RP614v4 Cable/DSL Router Reference Ma nual 4-4 Advanced Configuration of th e Router v3.0, 2006 -03 Configuring for Port Forwarding to Local Servers Although the router causes your entire local network to appea r as a single machine to the Internet, you can make a local server (for example, a W eb ser ver or game server) visible and available to th[...]

Note: T o assure that the s ame computer always has the same IP address, use the re served IP address feature of your RP614v4 router. See “Using Address R eservation” on page 4-1 1 for instructions on how to use reserved IP addresses. RP614v4 Cable/DSL Router Reference Manu al Advanced Configuration of the Router 4-5 v3.0, 2006-03 1. From the S[...]

RP614v4 Cable/DSL Router Reference Ma nual 4-6 Advanced Configuration of th e Router v3.0, 2006 -03 5. T o forward only one port, enter it again in the En ding Port box. T o specify a range of ports, enter the last port to be forwar ded in the Ending Port box, makin g su re tha t the range of ports being forwarded does not overlap with any currentl[...]

RP614v4 Cable/DSL Router Reference Manu al Advanced Configuration of the Router 4-7 v3.0, 2006-03 2. Change the beginn ing port numb er in the Start Port box. For these games, use the supplied number in th e default listing and add +1 for each additional computer . For example, if you've already conf igured one computer to play Hexen II (using[...]

RP614v4 Cable/DSL Router Reference Ma nual 4-8 Advanced Configuration of th e Router v3.0, 2006 -03 If you are willing to risk open access, the W AN Setup menu show n below lets you configure a Default DMZ Server . Figure 4-5 T o assign a computer or server to be a Default DMZ server , follow these steps: 1. Click the W AN Setup link on the Advance[...]

RP614v4 Cable/DSL Router Reference Manu al Advanced Configuration of the Router 4-9 v3.0, 2006-03 Setting the MTU Size The default MTU size is usually fine. The no rmal MTU (Maximum Transmit Unit) value for most Ethernet networks is 1500 Bytes. For some ISPs , particularly some using PPPoE, you may need to reduce the MTU to 1492. This shou ld not b[...]

RP614v4 Cable/DSL Router Reference Ma nual 4-10 Advanced Configuration of the Router v3.0, 2006 -03 Configuring LAN TCP/IP Setup Parameters The router is shipped precon figu red to use priv ate IP address es on the LAN side, and to act.as a DHCP server . The router ’ s default LAN IP configuration is: • LAN IP addresses—192.168 .1.1 • Subne[...]

RP614v4 Cable/DSL Router Reference Manu al Advanced Co nfiguration of the Rout er 4-11 v3.0, 2006-03 Using the Router as a DHCP server By default, the router will function as a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server , allowing it to assign IP , DNS server , and default gateway addre sses to all computers connected to the router's LA[...]

RP614v4 Cable/DSL Router Reference Ma nual 4-12 Advanced Configuration of the Router v3.0, 2006 -03 3. T ype the MAC Address of the computer or server . Tip : If the computer is already present on your network, you can copy its MAC address from the Attached Devices menu and paste it here. 4. Click Apply to enter the reserved address into the table.[...]

RP614v4 Cable/DSL Router Reference Manu al Advanced Co nfiguration of the Router 4-13 v3.0, 2006-03 1. From the Main Menu of the brows er interfa ce, under Advanced, clic k on Dynamic DNS. Figure 4-7 2. Register for an account with one of the dyn amic DNS service providers whose names appear in the ‘Service Provider ’ box. For exampl e, for dyn[...]

RP614v4 Cable/DSL Router Reference Ma nual 4-14 Advanced Configuration of the Router v3.0, 2006 -03 From the Main Menu of the browser interface, un der Advanced, click on Static Routes to view the IP Static Routes menu, shown below . Figure 4-8 T o add or edit a Static Route: 1. Click the Add button to open the Add/Edit Menu. Figure 4-9 2. T ype a [...]

RP614v4 Cable/DSL Router Reference Manu al Advanced Co nfiguration of the Rout er 4-15 v3.0, 2006-03 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 L AN segment as the router . 8. T ype a number between 1 and 1 5 as the[...]

RP614v4 Cable/DSL Router Reference Ma nual 4-16 Advanced Configuration of the Router v3.0, 2006 -03 Enabling Remote Management Access Using the Remote Manageme nt page , you can allow a user or users on the Internet to configure, upgrade and ch eck the status of your RP614 v4 router. Note: Be sure to change the router's default configuration p[...]

RP614v4 Cable/DSL Router Reference Manu al Advanced Co nfiguration of the Router 4-17 v3.0, 2006-03 b. T o allow access from a range of IP addresses on the Internet, select IP address range . Enter a beginning and end ing IP address to d efine the allowed range. c. T o allow access from a single IP address on the Internet, select Only this Computer[...]

RP614v4 Cable/DSL Router Reference Ma nual 4-18 Advanced Configuration of the Router v3.0, 2006 -03 Set up UPnP according to the guidelines below . • T urn UPnP On. UPnP can be enabled or disabled for automatic device configuration . The default setting for UPnP is di sabled. If disabled, the router will not allow any device to automatically cont[...]

5-1 v3.0, 2006-03 Chapter 5 T roubleshooting This chapter gives information about troubleshooting your RP61 4v4 Cable/DSL Router. After each problem description, instructions are provided to help yo u diagnose and solve th e problem. Basic Functioning After you turn on power to the router , the following sequ ence of events should occur: 1. When po[...]

RP614v4 Cable/DSL Router Reference Ma nual 5-2 Troubleshooting v3.0, 2006 -03 Light s Never T urn Off When the router is turned on, th e lights turns on for about 10 secon ds and then turn of f. If all the lights stay on, there is a fault within the router . If all lights are still on one minute after power up: • Cycle the power to see if the rou[...]

RP614v4 Cable/DSL Router Reference Manu al Troubleshooting 5-3 v3.0, 2006-03 • Make sure your computer ’ s IP address is on th e same subnet as the router . If you are using the recommended addressing scheme, your computer ’ s addr ess should be in the range of 192.168.1.2 to 192.168.1.2 54. Refer to “Preparing a Computer for Network Access[...]

RP614v4 Cable/DSL Router Reference Ma nual 5-4 Troubleshooting v3.0, 2006 -03 T o check the W AN IP address: 1. Launch your browser and select an exte rnal site such as www .netgear .com. 2. Access the Main Menu of the router ’ s configuration at http://www .routerlogin.net . 3. Under the Maintenance heading, select Router Status. 4. Check that a[...]

RP614v4 Cable/DSL Router Reference Manu al Troubleshooting 5-5 v3.0, 2006-03 • Y our computer may not recognize any DNS server addresses. A DNS server is a host on the Internet that translates Interne t names (such as www addresses) to numeric IP addresses. T ypically your ISP will provide the addresses of one or two DNS servers for your use. If [...]

RP614v4 Cable/DSL Router Reference Ma nual 5-6 Troubleshooting v3.0, 2006 -03 If the path is not functioning correctly , you could have one of the following pro blems: • W rong ph ysical connections – Make sure the LAN port LED is on. If the LED is of f, follow the instructions in “LAN or Internet Port Lights Not On ” on page 5 -2 . – Che[...]

RP614v4 Cable/DSL Router Reference Manu al Troubleshooting 5-7 v3.0, 2006-03 – Y our ISP could be rejecting the Ethernet MAC addresses of all but one of your computers. Many broadband ISPs restrict acce ss by only allowing traffic from the MAC address of your broadband modem, but some ISPs additionally restrict access to the MAC address of a sing[...]

RP614v4 Cable/DSL Router Reference Ma nual 5-8 Troubleshooting v3.0, 2006 -03 • T ime is off by one hour . Cause: The router does not automatically sense Daylight Savings T ime. In the E-mail menu, select or cle ar the chec kbox marked “Adjust fo r Da ylight Savings T ime”.[...]

Technical Specifications A-1 v3.0, 2006-03 Appendix A T echnical S pecifications This appendix provides tech nical specifications for th e RP614v4 Cable/DSL Router. Factory Default Settings Smart Wizard Enabled Router Login Default Access Router Login URL http://www . routerlogin.net or http://www . routerlogin.com Login Name (case sensitive) print[...]

RP614v4 Cable/DSL Router Reference Ma nual A-2 Technical Specifications v3.0, 2006 -03 General Specifications Network Protocol and Standards Comp atibility Power Adapter Physical Specificati ons Environmental S pecifications Interface Specifications Data and Routing Protocols: TC P/IP , RIP-1, R IP-2, DHCP , PPP over Ethernet (PPPoE), Point- to-Poi[...]

Related Documents B-1 v3.0, 2006-03 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. Document Link Internet Networking and TCP/IP Addressing http://documentation.net gear . com/r efer ence/enu/ tcpip/index.htm Wir[...]

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Index-1 A Account Name 3-2 B backup configuration 3-6 C configuration backup 3-6 erasing 3-7 restore 3-8 content filtering 2-1 conventions typography i-ix crossover cable 5-2 customer support 1-iii D date and time 5-7 Daylight Savings T ime 5-8 daylight savings time 2-10 Default DMZ Server 4-7 DMZ 4-4, 4-8 DMZ Server 4-7 DNS, dynamic 4-12 Dynamic D[...]

Index-2 S Scope of Document i-ix service numbers 2-5 SMTP 2-9 spoof MAC address 5-4 Sta r t P o r t 4-5 Stat ic Routes 4-1 2 Status Light 1-2 T TCP/IP network, troubleshooting 5-5 time of da y 5-7 time zone 2-10 time-stamping 2-10 troubleshooting 5-1 T rusted Host 2-3 W WA N 4-8 W orld W ide W eb 1-iii[...]