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202-10390-01 July 2008 NETGEAR , Inc. 350 East Plumeria Drive San Jose, CA 95134 USA Wireless-N ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN2000 Reference Manual[...]
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ii v1.0, July 2008 © 2008 by NETGEAR, Inc. All rights reserved. T rademarks NETGEAR, the NETGEAR logo, and RangeMax are trademarks or registered trademarks of NETG EAR, Inc. in the United States and/o r other countries. Microsoft, W indows, and W indows NT are registered trademarks and V ista is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Other brand an[...]
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v1.0, July 2008 iii European Union St atement of Compliance Hereby , NETGEAR, Inc. declares that this modem router is in compliance wi th the es sential requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 1999/5/EC. Èesky [Czech] NETGEA R, I nc. tímto prohlašuje, že tento DGN2000 W ireless-N ADSL2+ Modem Router je ve shodì se základními [...]
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v1.0, July 2008 iv A printed copy of the EU Declarati on of Conformity certificate for this product is provided in the DGN2000 product package. Nederlands [Dutch] Hierbij verklaart NETG EAR, Inc. dat het toestel DGN2000 Wireless-N ADSL2+ Modem Router in o vereenstemming is met de essentiële eisen en de andere releva nte bepalingen van richtlijn 19[...]
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v1.0, July 2008 v Bestätigung des Hers tellers/Importe urs Es wird hiermit bestätigt, daß da s DGN2000 W ireless-N ADSL2+ Modem Rout er gemäß der im BMP T -AmtsblVfg 243/ 1991 und Vfg 46/1992 aufgeführten Bestimmungen entstört ist. Das vorschriftsmäßige Betr eiben einiger Geräte (z.B. T estsender) kann jedoch gewissen Beschränkungen unte[...]
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v1.0, July 2008 vi Product and Publication Det ails Model Number: DGN2000 Publication Date: July 2008 Product Family: Wireless Modem Router Product Name: DGN2000 Wireless-N ADSL2+ Modem Router Home or Business Prod uc t: Home Language: Engl ish Publication Part Number: 202-10390-01 Publication V ersion Numb er: 1.0[...]
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Wireless-N ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN2000 Refer ence Manual vii v1.0, July 2008 Content s Wireless-N ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN2000 Reference Manual About This Manual Who Should Use This Book ................ ................... ................ ................. ................ .......... xi How to Use This Book .............. ................ ........[...]
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Wireless-N ADSL2+ Mode m Router DGN2000 Reference Man ual viii v1.0, July 200 8 Hiding your wireless network name (SS ID) .................. ................... ................ 2-1 1 Restricting access by MAC address ................... ................... ................ .......... 2-1 1 Configuring Mixed WP A -PSK+WP A2-PSK Securi ty ..........[...]
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Wireless-N ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN2000 Refer ence Manual ix v1.0, July 2008 Upgrading the Wireless Modem Router ’ s Firmware .............. .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ... .... ........ 4-3 How to Upgrade the Wireless Modem Router Firmware .................. ................... ..... 4-3 Network Management Information ..................... [...]
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Wireless-N ADSL2+ Mode m Router DGN2000 Reference Man ual x v1.0, July 200 8 How to Configure a Repeater with Wireless Client Associ ation ... ................ .......... 5-19 Displaying and Configuring Advanced WPS Settings ............................ ... ... ... ... .... ... ... 5-20 Chapter 6 T roubleshooting Basic Functioning ........ ........[...]
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xi v1.0, July 2008 About This Manual The NETGEAR ® W ir eless-N ADSL 2+ Modem Router DGN2000 Refer ence Manual describes how to install, configure, operate , and troubleshoot the DGN2000 Wireless-N ADSL2+ Modem Router using its included software. This book describ es the software configuration procedures and explains the opt ions availab le w ithi[...]
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Wireless-N ADSL2+ Mode m Router DGN2000 Reference Man ual xii v1.0, July 200 8 • Chapter 6, “T roubleshooting ,” de scribes how to troubleshoot your mo dem router. • Appendix A, “T ec hnical Specifications ,” gives W ireless-N ADSL2+ Modem Router specifications and lists default feature values. • Appendix B, “Related Documents ,” [...]
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Wireless-N ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN2000 Refer ence Manual xiii v1.0, July 2008 • Scope . This manual is written for the W ireless-N ADSL2+ Modem Router according to these specifications: How to Use This Manual The HTML version of this ma nual includes the following: • Buttons, and , for browsing forwards or backwards through the manual one page [...]
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Wireless-N ADSL2+ Mode m Router DGN2000 Reference Man ual xiv v1.0, July 200 8 • Printing from PDF . Y our computer must have the free Adobe Acrobat Read er installed in order for you to view and print PD F files. Th e Acrobat Reader is av ailable on the Adobe website at http://www .adobe.com . – Printing a PDF chapter . • Click the PDF of Th[...]
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1-1 v1.0, July 2008 Chapter 1 Connecting Y our Router to the Internet This chapter describes how to configure y our DGN2000 W ireless-N ADSL2+ Modem Router Internet connection. When you pe rform the initial configuration of your modem router using the DGN2000 Wireless-N ADSL2+ Modem Router Resource CD as described in the Wireless-N ADSL2+ Modem Rou[...]
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Wireless-N ADSL2+ Mode m Router DGN2000 Reference Man ual 1-2 Connecting Your Router to the In ternet v1.0, July 200 8 For installation instructio ns in a language other than Englis h, see the language op tions on the DGN2000 W ir eless-N ADSL2+ Modem Router Resour ce CD . What Y ou Need before Y ou Begin Y ou ne ed to prepare the following before [...]
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Wireless-N ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN2000 Refer ence Manual Connecting Your Router to the Internet 1-3 v1.0, July 2008 Logging In to the Wireless Modem Router You can log in to the modem router to view or change its settings. T o log in to the modem router: 1. Ty p e http://routerlogin.net or http://192.168.0.1 in the address field of an Internet brow[...]
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Wireless-N ADSL2+ Mode m Router DGN2000 Reference Man ual 1-4 Connecting Your Router to the In ternet v1.0, July 200 8 3. Select Setup W izard to go to the Setup W izard screen: This screen includes the following: • Country . It is important to specify the l ocati on where the modem router will operate so that the Internet connection will work co[...]
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Wireless-N ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN2000 Refer ence Manual Connecting Your Router to the Internet 1-5 v1.0, July 2008 Auto-detecting Y our Internet Connection The Smart Setup W izard searche s your Internet co nnection for servers and p rotocols to determine your ISP configuration. T o use the Smart Setup W izard to assist with co nfiguration or to v[...]
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Wireless-N ADSL2+ Mode m Router DGN2000 Reference Man ual 1-6 Connecting Your Router to the In ternet v1.0, July 200 8 2. T o save your settings, click Apply . 3. Click T est to verify your Internet con nection. If you have trouble co nnecting to the Internet, see Chapter 6, “T roubleshooting .” V iewing or Manually Confi guring Y our ISP Setti[...]
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Wireless-N ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN2000 Refer ence Manual Connecting Your Router to the Internet 1-7 v1.0, July 2008 3. Select Ye s or No depending on whether your IS P requires a login. This selection chang es the fields available on the Basic Settings screen. • Ye s . If your ISP requires a login, select the en capsulation method. En ter the log[...]
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Wireless-N ADSL2+ Mode m Router DGN2000 Reference Man ual 1-8 Connecting Your Router to the In ternet v1.0, July 200 8 Underst anding the Basic Settings Screen The fields on the Basic Se ttings screen depend on whether or not your Internet connection requires a login. The following table explains the fields in the Basic Settings screen. Note that t[...]
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Wireless-N ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN2000 Refer ence Manual Connecting Your Router to the Internet 1-9 v1.0, July 2008 T able 1 -2. Basic Settings screen fields Settings Description Does Y ou r ISP Require a Logi n? • Y es •N o These fields appear only if no login is require d. Account Name (If required) Enter the account name prov ided by your IS[...]
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Wireless-N ADSL2+ Mode m Router DGN2000 Reference Man ual 1-10 Connecting Your Router to the Intern et v1.0, July 200 8 NA T (Net Address T ranslation) NA T automatically assign s pri v ate IP addresses (10.1.1.x) to LAN-connected devices. • Enable . Usually NA T is enabled. • Disable . This disables NA T , but leaves the firewall active. Disab[...]
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Wireless-N ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN2000 Refer ence Manual Connecting Your Router to the Interne t 1-11 v1.0, July 2008 ADSL Settings The default ADSL settings of your modem router work fine for most ISPs. However , some ISPs use a specific multiplexing method and virtual circuit number for th e virtual path identifier (VPI) and virtual channel ident[...]
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Wireless-N ADSL2+ Mode m Router DGN2000 Reference Man ual 1-12 Connecting Your Router to the Intern et v1.0, July 200 8 How the Internet Connection Works Y our modem router is now configured to pr ov ide Internet access for your netw ork. Y our modem router automatically connects to the Internet when one of your computers requires access. It is not[...]
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2-1 v1.0, July 2008 Chapter 2 Configuring Y our Wireless Network and Security Settings This chapter describes how to configure the wi reless features of your DGN2000 Wireless-N ADSL2+ Modem Router.For a wireless connection, the SSID , also called the wireless network name, and the wireless security setting must be the same for the modem router and [...]
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Wireless-N ADSL2+ Mode m Router DGN2000 Reference Man ual 2-2 Configuring Your Wireless Networ k and Security Settings v1.0, July 200 8 • Push 'N' Connect (WPS) automatically implem ents wireless security on the modem router while, at the same time, allowing you to automatically im plement wireless security on any WPS-enabled devices (s[...]
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Wireless-N ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN2000 Refer ence Manual Configuring Your Wireless Network and Securi ty Settings 2-3 v1.0, July 2008 Wireless Security Options Indoors, computers can con ne ct over 802.1 1g wireless networks at a maxim um range of up to 300 feet. Such distances can allow for others ou tside your immediate area to access your networ[...]
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Wireless-N ADSL2+ Mode m Router DGN2000 Reference Man ual 2-4 Configuring Your Wireless Networ k and Security Settings v1.0, July 200 8 • WEP . Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) data encryption provides data security . WEP Shared Key authentication and WEP data encryp tion bloc k all but the most determined eavesdropper . This data encryption mode h[...]
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Wireless-N ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN2000 Refer ence Manual Configuring Your Wireless Network and Securi ty Settings 2-5 v1.0, July 2008 T able 2-1 on page 2-7 describes the information that is displ ayed in the W ireless Settings screen. 3. Choose a suitable descriptive name for the wireless network name (SSID). In the SSID field, enter a value of up[...]
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Wireless-N ADSL2+ Mode m Router DGN2000 Reference Man ual 2-6 Configuring Your Wireless Networ k and Security Settings v1.0, July 200 8 4. Select the region in which the wireless interface will operate. 5. Set the channel if necessary . The default channel is 1 1. This field determines which operating frequency will be used. It should not be necess[...]
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Wireless-N ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN2000 Refer ence Manual Configuring Your Wireless Network and Securi ty Settings 2-7 v1.0, July 2008 T able 2-1. Wireless Settings Settings Description Wireless LAN The pulldown menu just below Wireless Settings allows for the selection of one of four wireless LANs (WLANs) with the following default names: • NETGE[...]
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Wireless-N ADSL2+ Mode m Router DGN2000 Reference Man ual 2-8 Configuring Your Wireless Networ k and Security Settings v1.0, July 200 8 Wireless Network (continued) Mode Note: The mode can be set only for the primary wireless LAN (NETGEAR). • Up to 270Mbps means that all 802.1 1g, 802.1 1b, and faster Draft-N wireless stations can be used. This m[...]
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Wireless-N ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN2000 Refer ence Manual Configuring Your Wireless Network and Securi ty Settings 2-9 v1.0, July 2008 Wireless Access Point (continued) Allow Broadcast of Name (SSID) . Selected by default, the modem router broadcasts its SSID, allowing wireless stations that have a null (blank) SSID to adopt the correct SSID. If you[...]
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Wireless-N ADSL2+ Mode m Router DGN2000 Reference Man ual 2-10 Configuring Your Wireless Network an d Security Settings v1.0, July 200 8 Manually Configuring Y our W ireless Security T o set up wireless security , you can either manua lly configure it in the W ireless Settings screen, or you can use W i-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) to automatically set[...]
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Wireless-N ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN2000 Refer ence Manual Configuring Your Wireless Network and Security Settings 2 -1 1 v1.0, July 2008 Restricting Wireless Access to Y our Network By default, any wireless PC that is configur ed with the c orrect SSID can access your wireless network. For increased security , the modem router provides several ways [...]
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Wireless-N ADSL2+ Mode m Router DGN2000 Reference Man ual 2-12 Configuring Your Wireless Network an d Security Settings v1.0, July 200 8 unwanted access to your network, but the data broadcast over the wireless link is fully exposed.The W ireless Station Access list determines which wire less hardware devices will be allowed to connect to the modem[...]
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Wireless-N ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN2000 Refer ence Manual Configuring Your Wireless Network and Security Settings 2 -1 3 v1.0, July 2008 4. If the wireless station is curre ntly connected to the networ k, you can select it from the A vailable W ireless Stations list. Click Add to add the station to the Trusted W ireless Stations list. 5. If the wire[...]
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Wireless-N ADSL2+ Mode m Router DGN2000 Reference Man ual 2-14 Configuring Your Wireless Network an d Security Settings v1.0, July 200 8 T o configure Mixed WP A-PSK+WP A2-PSK: 1. Log in at the default LAN address of http://192.168.0.1 , with the default user name of admin and default password of password , or using whatever LAN addr ess and passwo[...]
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Wireless-N ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN2000 Refer ence Manual Configuring Your Wireless Network and Security Settings 2 -1 5 v1.0, July 2008 Configuring WEP W ired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) security is the mo st basic and simplest form of wireless security . It is the most often used, but le ast secure of the available optio ns. WEP Shared Key authentica[...]
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Wireless-N ADSL2+ Mode m Router DGN2000 Reference Man ual 2-16 Configuring Your Wireless Network an d Security Settings v1.0, July 200 8 5. Select the encryption strength setting: • 64-bit WEP . • 128-bit WEP . 6. Enter the encryption keys. Y ou can manually or automatically program the four data encryption keys. These values must be identical [...]
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Wireless-N ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN2000 Refer ence Manual Configuring Your Wireless Network and Security Settings 2 -1 7 v1.0, July 2008 3. In the Security Options sec tion of the screen, select WP A-802.1x . 4. In the Radius Server Name/IP Addr ess field, enter the name or IP address of the RADIUS server on your LAN. This is a requ ired field. 5. I[...]
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Wireless-N ADSL2+ Mode m Router DGN2000 Reference Man ual 2-18 Configuring Your Wireless Network an d Security Settings v1.0, July 200 8 These instructions assume that you are configur ing WPS on the modem ro uter for the first time and connecting a WPS-capable device. T o se t up basic wireless connectivity: 1. Log in to the modem router at its de[...]
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Wireless-N ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN2000 Refer ence Manual Configuring Your Wireless Network and Security Settings 2 -1 9 v1.0, July 2008 : • Entering a PIN . If you want to use the PIN method, select the PIN radio box. A screen similar to the one shown below displays. – Go to your wireless client and, from th e client’ s WPS utility , obtain t[...]
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Wireless-N ADSL2+ Mode m Router DGN2000 Reference Man ual 2-20 Configuring Your Wireless Network an d Security Settings v1.0, July 200 8 • If a connection is established, the modem router WPS screen displays a message confirming that the wireless client was success fully added to the wireless network. (The modem router has generated an SSID, im p[...]
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Wireless-N ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN2000 Refer ence Manual Configuring Your Wireless Network and Security Settings 2 -2 1 v1.0, July 2008 T o connect a combination of no n-WPS enabled and WPS-En abled clients to the modem ro uter: 1. Restore the modem router to its factory default settings (press both the W ireless and WPS buttons on the side of the [...]
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Wireless-N ADSL2+ Mode m Router DGN2000 Reference Man ual 2-22 Configuring Your Wireless Network an d Security Settings v1.0, July 200 8[...]
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3-1 v1.0, July 2008 Chapter 3 Protecting Y our Network This chapter describes how to use the basic firewall features of the DGN2000 W ireless-N ADSL2+ Modem Router to prote ct your network. This chapter includ es: • “Protecting Access to Y our W ireless Modem Router ” • “Configuring Basic Firewall Servi ces” on page 3-3 ” • “Firew[...]
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Wireless-N ADSL2+ Mode m Router DGN2000 Reference Man ual 3-2 Protecting Yo ur Network v1.0, July 200 8 How to Change the Built-In Password 1. Log in to the modem router at its default LAN address of http://192.168.0.1 with its default user name of admin and default password of password , or u sing whateve r password and LA N address you have chose[...]
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Wireless-N ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN2000 Refer ence Manual Protecting Your Network 3-3 v1.0, July 2008 Changing the Administrator Login T ime-out For security , the administrator ’ s login to the modem router co nfiguration times out after a period o f inactivity . T o change th e login time-out period: 1. In the Set Password screen, type a number [...]
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Wireless-N ADSL2+ Mode m Router DGN2000 Reference Man ual 3-4 Protecting Yo ur Network v1.0, July 200 8 2. In the main menu, under Security , select Block Sites to display the following screen . 3. T o enab le ke yword blocking, select on e of th e following: • Per Schedule . T urn on keyword blocking according to the settings in the Schedule scr[...]
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Wireless-N ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN2000 Refer ence Manual Protecting Your Network 3-5 v1.0, July 2008 Y ou can specify one trusted user , which is a co mputer t hat will be exempt from blocking and logging. Since the trusted user will be identifie d by an IP address, you should configure that computer with a fixed IP address. 7. Click Apply to save [...]
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Wireless-N ADSL2+ Mode m Router DGN2000 Reference Man ual 3-6 Protecting Yo ur Network v1.0, July 200 8 • T o edit an existing rule, select its button on the left side of the table, and click Edit . • T o delete an existing rule, sel ect its button on the left side of the table, and click Delete . • T o move an existing rule to a different po[...]
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Wireless-N ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN2000 Refer ence Manual Protecting Your Network 3-7 v1.0, July 2008 Remember that allowing inbound services opens holes in your fi rewall. Enable only those ports that are necessary for yo ur network. Following are two ap plic ation examples of inboun d rules. Inbound Rule Example: A Local Public W eb Server If you [...]
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Wireless-N ADSL2+ Mode m Router DGN2000 Reference Man ual 3-8 Protecting Yo ur Network v1.0, July 200 8 • W AN Use rs . These settings determine which packets are covered by the rule, based on their source (W AN) IP address. Sele ct the option that you want: – Any : All IP addresses are covered by this rule. – Address range : If thi s option [...]
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Wireless-N ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN2000 Refer ence Manual Protecting Your Network 3-9 v1.0, July 2008 Considerations for Inbound Rules • If your external IP address is assigned dynamically by your ISP , the IP address might change periodically as the DHCP lease expires. Consider using the Dynamic DNS scre en so that external users can always find [...]
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Wireless-N ADSL2+ Mode m Router DGN2000 Reference Man ual 3-10 Protecting Yo ur Network v1.0, July 200 8 The settings are: • Service . From this list, select the application or service to be allowed or blocked. The list already displays many common services, but yo u are not limited to these choices. Use the Add Custom Service button in the Servi[...]
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Wireless-N ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN2000 Refer ence Manual Protecting Your Network 3 -1 1 v1.0, July 2008 – Address range . If this option is select ed, you must fill in t he St a r t and Finish fields. – Single address . Enter the required address in the St a r t field. • Log . Y ou can select whether the traf fi c will be logged. The choices [...]
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Wireless-N ADSL2+ Mode m Router DGN2000 Reference Man ual 3-12 Protecting Yo ur Network v1.0, July 200 8 The Firewall Rules screen also lets you easily open or close AOL or MSN Instant Messenger ports: 1. Under Instant Messaging (IM) Ports, select a radio button: • Close IM Ports . Specifies to disable instant messaging traffic. • Open IM Ports[...]
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Wireless-N ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN2000 Refer ence Manual Protecting Your Network 3 -1 3 v1.0, July 2008 2. Click Services below Security to display the Services screen shown in the following figure: • T o create a new service, click the Add Custom Service button. • T o edit an existing service, select its butto n on the left side of the table, [...]
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Wireless-N ADSL2+ Mode m Router DGN2000 Reference Man ual 3-14 Protecting Yo ur Network v1.0, July 200 8 How to Set Y our T ime Zone T o localize the time for your log entrie s, you must specify your time zone: 1. Log in to the modem router at its default LAN address of http://192.168.0.1 with its default user name of admin and default password of [...]
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Wireless-N ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN2000 Refer ence Manual Protecting Your Network 3 -1 5 v1.0, July 2008 Select the Adjust for Daylight Savings Time check box if your time zone is currently in daylight savings time. 4. The modem router has a list of NETGEAR NTP serv ers. If you would pr efer to use a particular NTP server as the primary server , sel[...]
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Wireless-N ADSL2+ Mode m Router DGN2000 Reference Man ual 3-16 Protecting Yo ur Network v1.0, July 200 8[...]
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4-1 v1.0, July 2008 Chapter 4 Managing Y our Network This chapter describes how to perform network management tasks with your DGN2000 W ireless-N ADSL2+ Modem Router. This chapter includes: • “Backing Up, Restoring, and Erasing Y our Settings ” • “Upgrading the W ireless Modem Router ’ s Firmware” on page 4-3 ” • “Network Manage[...]
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Wireless-N ADSL2+ Mode m Router DGN2000 Reference Man ual 4-2 Managing Yo ur Network v1.0, July 200 8 3. Click Backup to save a copy of the current set tings. 4. Store th e .cfg file on a computer on y our network. How to Restore the Conf iguration from a File 1. Log in to the modem router at its default LAN address of http://192.168.0.1 with its d[...]
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Wireless-N ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN2000 Refer ence Manual Managing Your Network 4-3 v1.0, July 2008 2. The modem router then reboots au tomatically . After an erase, the modem router’ s password is password , the LAN IP address is 192.168.0.1 , and the modem rout er’ s DHCP client is enabled. Upgrading the Wireless Mo dem Router’ s Firmware Th[...]
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Wireless-N ADSL2+ Mode m Router DGN2000 Reference Man ual 4-4 Managing Yo ur Network v1.0, July 200 8 4. In the Firmware Upgrade screen, click Browse to locate the binary (.bin or .img) upgrade file. 5. Click Upload . Network Management Information The modem rout er provides a variety of status an d usage info rmation, which is discussed in the fol[...]
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Wireless-N ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN2000 Refer ence Manual Managing Your Network 4-5 v1.0, July 2008 Figure 4-3 Figure 4-4[...]
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Wireless-N ADSL2+ Mode m Router DGN2000 Reference Man ual 4-6 Managing Yo ur Network v1.0, July 200 8 The Router S tatus screen provides status and us age information, includin g the following settings. T a b l e 4-1. Ro ut e r Status Fields Component Field Description Account Name The host name that is assi gned to the modem router in the Basic Se[...]
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Wireless-N ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN2000 Refer ence Manual Managing Your Network 4-7 v1.0, July 2008 Modem (continued) DownS trea m Connection S peed The speed at whi ch the modem is receiv ing data from the ADSL line. UpS tream Connection S peed The speed at which the modem is transmitting data to the ADSL line. VPI The Virtual Path Identifier setti[...]
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Wireless-N ADSL2+ Mode m Router DGN2000 Reference Man ual 4-8 Managing Yo ur Network v1.0, July 200 8 Click the Show S tatistics button to display modem router u sage statistics, as shown in the following screen. This screen shows the following statistics:. Figure 4-5 T able 4-2. Router St atistics Fields Field Description W AN, LAN, or WLAN The st[...]
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Wireless-N ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN2000 Refer ence Manual Managing Your Network 4-9 v1.0, July 2008 Click the Connection S tatus button to display modem router conn ection status, as shown in the following screen. Line Attenua ti o n The line atte n ua ti o n i ncr eases the furth er yo u ar e physically loca te d fr om your ISP’s facilities. Nois[...]
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Wireless-N ADSL2+ Mode m Router DGN2000 Reference Man ual 4-10 Managing Your Networ k v1.0, July 200 8 This screen shows the following statistics: V iewing Att ached Devices The Attached Devices screen conta ins a table of all IP devices that the modem router has discovered on the local network. In th e main menu, u nder Maintenance, select Attache[...]
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Wireless-N ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN2000 Refer ence Manual Managing Your Network 4-11 v1.0, July 2008 V iewing, Selecting, and Sa ving Logged Information The modem router logs security-related events such as denied incoming se rvice requests , hacker probes, and administrator lo gins. If you enab led content filtering in th e Block Sites screen, the [...]
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Wireless-N ADSL2+ Mode m Router DGN2000 Reference Man ual 4-12 Managing Your Networ k v1.0, July 200 8 Log entries are described in the following table. Log action buttons are described in the following table. Selecting What Information to Log Besides the standard information that is listed in the previous two tables, you can choose to log addition[...]
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Wireless-N ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN2000 Refer ence Manual Managing Your Network 4-13 v1.0, July 2008 Saving Log Files on a Server Y ou can choose to write the logs to a computer ru nning a syslog program. T o activate this feature, select Broadcast on LAN , or enter the IP address of the server where the syslog file will be written. Examples of Log [...]
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Wireless-N ADSL2+ Mode m Router DGN2000 Reference Man ual 4-14 Managing Your Networ k v1.0, July 200 8 Enabling Security Event E-mail Notification T o receive logs and alerts by e-mail, you must provide your e-mail in formation in the E-mail screen and specify which alerts you would like to receive and how often. In the main me nu, und er Security [...]
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Wireless-N ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN2000 Refer ence Manual Managing Your Network 4-15 v1.0, July 2008 • Outgoing Mail Server . Enter the name or IP address of your ISP’ s outgo i ng (SMTP) mail server (such as mail.myISP .com). Y ou might be able to find this information in the configuration settings of your e-mail program. Enter the e-mail addre[...]
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Wireless-N ADSL2+ Mode m Router DGN2000 Reference Man ual 4-16 Managing Your Networ k v1.0, July 200 8 • Reboot the modem router to enable new network configurations to take effect or to clear problems with the modem router’ s network connection. In the main menu, under Maintenance, select Diagnostics to display the following screen. Configurin[...]
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Wireless-N ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN2000 Refer ence Manual Managing Your Network 4-17 v1.0, July 2008 T o configure remote management: 1. Log in to the modem router at its default LAN address of http://192.168.0.1 with its default user name of admin and default pass word of password , or using whatever user name, password, and LAN address you have ch[...]
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Wireless-N ADSL2+ Mode m Router DGN2000 Reference Man ual 4-18 Managing Your Networ k v1.0, July 200 8 5. Specify the port number that will be u sed for accessing the ma nagement interface. W eb browser acces s usually uses the standard HT TP se rvice port 80. For greater security , you can change the remote management W eb interface to a custom po[...]
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Wireless-N ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN2000 Refer ence Manual Managing Your Network 4-19 v1.0, July 2008 T o recover the firmware: 1. If you already have the firmware fi le on yo ur PC, go directly to step 2 . If yo u do not have the firmware file on your PC, obtain the fi rmware from the NETGEAR support site at http://www .netgear .com/support . 2. Cli[...]
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5-1 v1.0, July 2008 Chapter 5 Advanced Configuration This chapter describes how to configure the ad vanced features of your DGN2000 W ireless-N ADSL2+ Modem Router. Configuring Advanced Security The modem rout er provides a variety of advanced features, which are described in the following sections: • “Setting Up a Default DMZ Server” on page[...]
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Wireless-N ADSL2+ Mode m Router DGN2000 Reference Man ual 5-2 Advanced Configuration v1.0, July 200 8 Setting Up a Default DMZ Server The default demilitarized zone (DMZ) server featur e is helpful when you use some online games and videoconferencing applications that are in compatible with NA T . The modem router is programmed to recognize some of[...]
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Wireless-N ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN2000 Refer ence Manual Advanced Configuration 5 -3 v1.0, July 2008 2. In the main menu, under Advanced, click WA N S e t u p to display the following screen. 3. Select the Default DMZ Server check box. 4. T ype the IP address for that server . 5. Click Apply to save your changes. Other W AN Options The W AN Setup s[...]
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Wireless-N ADSL2+ Mode m Router DGN2000 Reference Man ual 5-4 Advanced Configuration v1.0, July 200 8 The firewall protects your LAN against port scans and denial of service (DOS) attacks. This protection should be dis able d only in special circumstances. • Responding to a Ping on an Internet W AN Port If you want the modem route r to resp on d [...]
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Wireless-N ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN2000 Refer ence Manual Advanced Configuration 5 -5 v1.0, July 2008 Under Advanced in th e main menu, select LAN IP Setup . The LAN TCP/IP Se tup settings are: • IP Address . This is the LAN IP address of the modem router. • IP Subnet Mask . This is the LAN subnet mask of the modem router. Combined with the IP a[...]
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Wireless-N ADSL2+ Mode m Router DGN2000 Reference Man ual 5-6 Advanced Configuration v1.0, July 200 8 • RIP V ersion . This controls the format and the broadcas ting method of the RI P packets that the modem router sends. It recognizes both formats when receiving. By defa ult, this is set for RIP-1. – RIP-1 . This version is universally support[...]
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Wireless-N ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN2000 Refer ence Manual Advanced Configuration 5 -7 v1.0, July 2008 The router delivers the fo llowing settings to any LAN device that requests DHCP: • An IP address from the ran g e you have defined • Subnet m ask • Gateway IP address is the router ’ s LAN IP address • Primary DNS server , if you entered [...]
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Wireless-N ADSL2+ Mode m Router DGN2000 Reference Man ual 5-8 Advanced Configuration v1.0, July 200 8 T o edit or delete a reserved addre ss entry: 1. Click the button next to the reserved address that you want to edit or delete. 2. Click Edit or Delete . Configuring LAN TCP/IP Settings 1. Log in to the router at its default LAN address of http://1[...]
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Wireless-N ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN2000 Refer ence Manual Advanced Configuration 5 -9 v1.0, July 2008 Configuring Dynamic DNS If your network has a pe rman ently assigned IP addr ess, you can register a domain name and have that name linked with y our IP address by pu blic Domain Name Servers (DNS). However , if your Internet account uses a dynamica[...]
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Wireless-N ADSL2+ Mode m Router DGN2000 Reference Man ual 5-10 Advanced C onfiguration v1.0, July 200 8 5. Select the name of your Dynamic DNS service provider . 6. T ype the host name that your Dynamic DNS service provider gave you. The Dynamic DNS service provider might call this the domain na me. If your URL is myName.dyndns.org, then your host [...]
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Wireless-N ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN2000 Refer ence Manual Advanced Configuration 5-11 v1.0, July 2008 the 134.177.0.0 network , your router forwards yo ur request to the ISP . The ISP forwards your request to the company where you are employed, an d the request is likely to be denied by the company’ s firewall. In this case you must define a stati[...]
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Wireless-N ADSL2+ Mode m Router DGN2000 Reference Man ual 5-12 Advanced C onfiguration v1.0, July 200 8 3. T o add a static route: a. Click Add to open the following Static Routes screen. b. Enter a route name for th is static route in the Route Name field. This name is for identification purpose only . c. Select Private if you want to limit access[...]
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Wireless-N ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN2000 Refer ence Manual Advanced Configuration 5-13 v1.0, July 2008 4. Click Apply . The Stat ic Routes table is updated to show the new entry . How to Configure Universal Plug and Play Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) helps devices, su ch as Internet appliances and computers, access the network and connect to oth er [...]
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Wireless-N ADSL2+ Mode m Router DGN2000 Reference Man ual 5-14 Advanced C onfiguration v1.0, July 200 8 2. Fill in the settings on the UPnP screen: • T urn UPnP On . UPnP can be enabled or disabled fo r automatic device configuration. The default setting for UPnP is enabled. If UPnp is disabled, the modem ro uter does not allow any device to auto[...]
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Wireless-N ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN2000 Refer ence Manual Advanced Configuration 5-15 v1.0, July 2008 Here are some examples of wi reless bridged co nfig urations: • Point-to-point bridge . The modem router communicates w ith anot her bridge-mode wireless station. See “How to Configure a Point-to -Point Bridge Configuration .” • Multi-point [...]
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Wireless-N ADSL2+ Mode m Router DGN2000 Reference Man ual 5-16 Advanced C onfiguration v1.0, July 200 8 How to Configure a Point-to-P oint Bridge Configuration In point-to-point bridge mode, the DGN2000 mode m router communicates as an access point with another bridge-mode wireless statio n. As a brid ge , wireless client associations are disabled?[...]
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Wireless-N ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN2000 Refer ence Manual Advanced Configuration 5-17 v1.0, July 2008 A computer on either LAN segment should be able to connect to the Internet or share files and printers of any other P Cs or servers conn ected to LAN Segment 1 or LAN Segment 2. How to Configure a Multi-Point Bridge Multi-point bridge mode allows a [...]
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Wireless-N ADSL2+ Mode m Router DGN2000 Reference Man ual 5-18 Advanced C onfiguration v1.0, July 200 8 T o set up the multi-point bridge configuration shown in Figure 5-1 1 : 1. Configure the operating mode of the modem routers. • Because it is in a central location, config ure the DGN2000 modem router (AP 1) o n LAN Segment 1 in point-to-multi-[...]
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Wireless-N ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN2000 Refer ence Manual Advanced Configuration 5-19 v1.0, July 2008 How to Configure a Repeater wi th Wireless Clie nt Association In the repeater mode with wireless client associ ation, the DGN2000 modem router sends all traffic to a remote AP . For the repeater mode, you must enter the MAC address of the remote ?[...]
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Wireless-N ADSL2+ Mode m Router DGN2000 Reference Man ual 5-20 Advanced C onfiguration v1.0, July 200 8 2. V erify the following for both acces s points: • The LAN network config uration of each AP is configured to operate in the same LAN network address range as the LAN devices. • The APs must be on the same LAN. That is, the LAN IP addresses [...]
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Wireless-N ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN2000 Refer ence Manual Advanced Configuration 5-21 v1.0, July 2008 2. In the main menu, under Advanced, select Advanced W ireless Settings to display the Advanced W ireless Settings screen ( Figure 5-13 shows the upper part of the screen): 3. Select the WPS (Push 'N' Connect) radio button to display the A[...]
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Wireless-N ADSL2+ Mode m Router DGN2000 Reference Man ual 5-22 Advanced C onfiguration v1.0, July 200 8 Ta b l e 5 - 1 explains the WLAN1 settings that are displayed in the Ad vanced WPS Settings screen. These settings are based on the selections that you made in the W ireless Settings screen (s ee “Manually Configurin g Y our W ireless Network?[...]
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6-1 v1.0, July 2008 Chapter 6 T roubleshooting This chapter provides information about trou bleshooting y our DGN2000 W ireless-N ADSL2+ Modem Router. After each pro blem description, instructio ns are provided to help yo u diagnose and solve the problem. For th e common problems listed, go to the section indicated. • Is the router on? Go to “B[...]
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Wireless-N ADSL2+ Mode m Router DGN2000 Reference Man ual 6-2 Troubleshooting v1.0, July 200 8 If the ADSL link LED is lit, a link has been established to the connected device. If a LAN port is connected to a 100 Mbps device, verify that the port’ s LED is green. If the port is 10 Mbps, the LED is amber . If any of these conditions does not occur[...]
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Wireless-N ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN2000 Refer ence Manual Troubleshooting 6-3 v1.0, July 2008 If the power LED is still red 1 minute after power up: • T urn the power off and on to see if the router recovers. • Clear the router ’ s configuration to factory de faults. This sets the router ’ s IP address to 192.168.0.1. This pr o cedure is exp[...]
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Wireless-N ADSL2+ Mode m Router DGN2000 Reference Man ual 6-4 Troubleshooting v1.0, July 200 8 • If your computer’ s IP address is shown as 169.254.x.x, recent versions of W indows and MacOS will generate and assign an IP address if the computer cannot reach a DHCP server . These auto-generated addresses are in the range of 169.254.x.x. If your[...]
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Wireless-N ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN2000 Refer ence Manual Troubleshooting 6-5 v1.0, July 2008 ADSL Link LED Is Green or Blinking Green If your ADSL link LED is green o r blinking green, t hen you have a good ADSL connection. Y ou can be confident that the se rvice provider has conn ected your line correctly and that your wiring is correct. ADSL Link[...]
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Wireless-N ADSL2+ Mode m Router DGN2000 Reference Man ual 6-6 Troubleshooting v1.0, July 200 8 Obt aining an Internet IP Address If your modem router is unable to access the Inte rnet, and your Internet LED is green or blinking green, you should determin e whether the mode m rou t er is able to obtain an Internet IP address from the ISP . Unless yo[...]
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Wireless-N ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN2000 Refer ence Manual Troubleshooting 6-7 v1.0, July 2008 5. If any of the steps indicates Failed, you can attempt to reconnect by clicking Connect . The modem router will continue to at tempt to connect indefinitely . If you cannot connect afte r sev eral minutes, you might be using an incorrec t service name, us[...]
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Wireless-N ADSL2+ Mode m Router DGN2000 Reference Man ual 6-8 Troubleshooting v1.0, July 200 8 3. Navigate to the firmware file. (If you used the Setup CD, recovery firmware is located in the C:Netgear directory .) 4. Click Upgrade . 5. The recovery process takes about 5 minutes. W a it for the progress bar to complete. After the firmware recovery[...]
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Wireless-N ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN2000 Refer ence Manual Troubleshooting 6-9 v1.0, July 2008 – Check that the corresp onding Link LEDs are o n for your network interface card and for the hub ports (if any) that are conn ected to your workstation and router . • W rong network configuration – V erify that the Ethernet card driver softwa re and [...]
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Wireless-N ADSL2+ Mode m Router DGN2000 Reference Man ual 6-10 Troubleshooting v1.0, July 200 8 Restoring the Default Co nfiguration and Password This section explains how to restore the fact ory default configuratio n settings, changing the router ’ s administration password to password and the IP address to 192.168.0.1 . Y ou can erase the curr[...]
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Technical Specifications A-1 v1.0, July 2008 Appendix A T echnical Specifications This appendix provides tech nical specifications for the DGN2000 W ireless-N ADSL2+ Modem Router. General Specifications Specification Description Network Protocol and Standards Compatibility Data and routing protocols: TCP/IP , RIP-1, RIP-2, DHCP , PPPoE or PPPoA, RF[...]
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Wireless-N ADSL2+ Mode m Router DGN2000 Reference Man ual A-2 Technical Specifications v1.0, July 200 8 Default Configuration Y ou can use the W ireless On/Of f and WPS buttons lo cated on the side pa nel of your router to reset all settings to their factory defaults. This is calle d a hard reset. T o perform a hard reset, push and hold the W irele[...]
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Wireless-N ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN2000 Refer ence Manual Technical Specifications A-3 v1.0, July 2008 DHCP ending IP address 192.168.0.254 DMZ Enabled or disabled T ime zone GMT T ime zone adjusted for dayl ight savings time Disabled SNMP Disabled Firewall Inbound (communications coming in from the Internet) Disabled (except traffic on port 80, the[...]
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Related Documents B-1 v1.0, July 2008 Appendix B Related Document s This appendix provides links to reference documents that you can use to gain a more complete understanding of the technolog ies used in your NET GEAR product. Document Link TCP/IP Networking Basics http://documentation.netgear .com/r efer ence/enu/ tcpip/index.htm Wireless Networki[...]
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Index-1 v1.0, July 2008 Index Numerics 128-bit WEP 2-16 64-bit WEP 2-16 A access list s 2-9 , 2-1 1 ADSL settings 1-1 1 AES 2-10 B backup configuration 4-1 Basic Settings screen 1-8 basic wireless connectivity 2-4 C configuration backing up the configuration 4-1 erasing the configuration 4-2 manually configuring your ISP settings 1-6 customer suppo[...]
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Wireless-N ADSL2+ Mode m Router DGN2000 Reference Man ual Index-2 v1.0, July 200 8 MAC address filter 2-13 MAC address spoofing 6-6 restricting wire less access by MAC address 2-15 manual configuration of your modem router 1-6 metric 5-12 multicasting 5-6 multi-point bridge mode 5-17 N Network T i me Protocol 3-13 , 6-10 O order of precedence for f[...]
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Wireless-N ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN2000 Refer ence Manual Index-3 v1.0, July 2008 W i-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) 2-17 advanced settings 5-2 0 keep existing wireless se tt ings 5-22 PIN method 2-19 push button method 2-18 router’ s PIN 5-22 WINS 5-7 wireless card ac ce ss list 2-1 1 wireless encryption WEP encryption 2-15 WP A encrypt ion 2-16 wirele[...]
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