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    202-10187-01 May 2006 NETGEAR , Inc. 4500 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT W ireless Router WNR834M Reference Manual[...]

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    ii v1.3, May 2006 © 2006 by NETGEAR, Inc. Al l rights reserved. May 2006. T rademarks NETGEAR is a trademark of Ne tge 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 trademarks of their respective h olders. St atement of Conditions In [...]

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    v1.3, May 2006 iii European Union St atement of Compliance Hereby , NETGEAR, In c. declares tha t th is wire less router i s in compl iance with the essential re quirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 1999/5/EC. Èesky [Czech] NETGEAR, I nc. tímto prohl ašuje, že tento RangeMax NEXT W ireless Router WNR834M je ve shodì se základ[...]

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    v1.3, May 20 06 iv A printed copy of the EU Declaration of Conformity certificate for this prod uct is provided i n the WNR834M product package. Bestätigung des Herstellers/Imp orteurs Es wird hiermit bestätigt, daß da s RangeMax NEXT Wi reless Router WNR8 34M gemäß der im BM P T -AmtsblVfg 243/ 1991 und Vfg 46/1992 aufgeführten Bestimmungen [...]

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    v1.3, May 2006 v test transmitte rs) in accordance with th e regul at ions may , ho wever , be subject to certain re strictions. Please refer to the notes in the operating instructions. Federal Of fice for T elecommuni cations Approvals has been notified of the placing of this equipment on the market and has been granted the right to test the serie[...]

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    v1.3, May 20 06 vi[...]

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    vii v1.3, May 2006 Content s NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834M Reference Manual Chapter 1 About This Manual Audience, Scope, Conventions, and Formats . ... ............. ................ ............. ............. ..... 1-1 How to Use This Manual ................. ............. ................ ............. ................ .......[...]

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    viii v1.3, May 2006 Chapter 4 Content Filtering Content Filtering Overview . ................ ............. ................ ............. ................ ............. ..... 4-1 Blocking Access to Internet Sit es ............. ............. ............. ................ ............. ............. .. 4-1 Blocking Access to Internet Serv ices ...[...]

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    ix v1.3, May 2006 Setting the MTU Size ................... ............. ................ ............. ............. ............. ...... 6-13 Using the LAN IP Setup O ptions .............. ............. ................ ............. ................ .......... 6-13 Configuring LAN TCP/IP Setup Parameters ................ ............. ..........[...]

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    x v1.3, May 2006[...]

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    About This Manual 1-1 v1.3, May 2006 Chapter 1 About This Manual This chapter 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 rne[...]

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    NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4M Reference Manual 1-2 About This Manual v1.3, May 2006 This manual is written for the WNR834M router according t o these specifications: How to Use This Manual The HTML version of this ma nual includes the following: • Buttons, and , for browsing forw ards or backwards throu gh the manual on e page[...]

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    NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless R outer WNR834M Reference Man ual About This Manual 1-3 v1.3, May 2006 – Click the PDF of This Chapter link at the top right of any pa ge in the chapter you want to print. The PDF version of the ch apter you were viewing opens in a browser wi ndow . – Click the print icon in the upper left of the window . • P[...]

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    NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4M Reference Manual 1-4 About This Manual v1.3, May 2006[...]

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    2-1 v1.3, May 2006 Chapter 2 Introduction This chapter lists the package contents for th e RangeMax NEXT W ireless Router WNR834M, describes the front and rear panel layouts , and describes your NETGEAR maintenance and support benefits. Package Content s The product package should contain the following it ems: • RangeMax NEXT W ireless Router WNR[...]

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    NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4M Reference Manual 2-2 Introduction v1.3, May 2006 The Front of the Wireless Router Y ou can use the status lights on the front of the wireless router to verify various conditions. Figure 2-2 Ta b l e 2 - 1 . St atus Light Activity Description 1. Power On -- Amber On -- Green Fast blink -- Green Slow [...]

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    NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless R outer WNR834M Reference Man ual Introduction 2-3 v1.3, May 2006 The Back of the Wireless Router The back of the wireless router has the following port connections: 1. Factory default reset button 2. Four local Ethernet ports fo r connecting the local computers 3. Internet port for connectin g to a cable or ADSL m[...]

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    NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4M Reference Manual 2-4 Introduction v1.3, May 2006 Inst alling the WNR834M router For installation instru ctions refer to the setup manual that came on the CD, or refer to one of the online versions listed in the following table. How to Access the Wireless Router Again Later The configuration assistan[...]

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    NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless R outer WNR834M Reference Man ual Introduction 2-5 v1.3, May 2006 1. Connect to the wireless router by typing http://www .routerlogin.net in the address field of your browser, then click Enter . 2. For security reasons, the router has its own us e r name and password. When prompted, enter admin for the router user [...]

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    NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4M Reference Manual 2-6 Introduction v1.3, May 2006 When the wireless router is connected to th e Internet, click the Knowledge Base or the Documentation link un der the W eb Support men u to view support information or the documentation for the wireless router. If you do not click Logout, the wireless[...]

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    Wireless Configuration 3-1 v1.3, May 2006 Chapter 3 Wireless Configuration This chapter describes how to configure the wi reless features of your WNR834M router. In planning your wireless n etwork, you sho uld consider the level of security required. Y ou should also select the physical placemen t of your firewall in order to maximize the network s[...]

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    NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4M Reference Manual 3-2 Wireless Configuration v1.3, May 2006 Implementing Appropriate Wireless Security Unlike wired network da ta, your wireless data transmissions can be rece ived well beyo nd your walls by anyone with a compatib le adapter . For this reason, use the security features of your wirele[...]

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    NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless R outer WNR834M Reference Man ual Wireless Configuration 3-3 v1.3, May 2006 • WP A-PSK and WP A2-PSK. W i-Fi Protected Access, Pre-Shared Key (WP A-PSK and WP A2-PSK) data encry ption provide strong data security . WP A-PSK an d WP A2-PSK block eavesdropping. Because these are new standards, wireless device drive[...]

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    NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4M Reference Manual 3-4 Wireless Configuration v1.3, May 2006 Key 3: ______ _________ _________ _________ __ Key 4: ______ _________ _________ _________ __ • If WP A-PSK or WP A2-PSK Authentication is Used: – Passphrase : _________ ___ __ __ _________ _____ These characters ar e case sensitive. Ent[...]

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    NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless R outer WNR834M Reference Man ual Wireless Configuration 3-5 v1.3, May 2006 Underst anding Wireless Settings T o configure the W ireless settings of your firewall, click the Wi reless link in the main menu of the browser interface. The W ireless Settin gs menu appears, as shown below . • Name (SSID). The SSID is [...]

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    NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4M Reference Manual 3-6 Wireless Configuration v1.3, May 2006 • Mode. Y ou can select “1 1b/g”, “1 1b/g/N ext (20/ 40 MHz)”. The “1 1b/g” mode provides backward compatibility with the slower 802.1 1 b wireless devi ces while still enabling 802.1 1g communications. The “1 1b/g/Next (20/4[...]

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    NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless R outer WNR834M Reference Man ual Wireless Configuration 3-7 v1.3, May 2006 T o configure the advanced wireless se ttings of your firewall, click the Wir eless Setup link in the Advanced section of the main me nu of the browser interface. Th e Advanced W ireless Settings menu appears, as sh own below . • Enable W[...]

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    NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4M Reference Manual 3-8 Wireless Configuration v1.3, May 2006 How to Set Up and T est B asic W ireless Connectivity Follow the instructions below to set up and te st basic wireless c onnectivity . Once you have established basic wireless connectivity , you can enable security settin gs appropriate to y[...]

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    NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless R outer WNR834M Reference Man ual Wireless Configuration 3-9 v1.3, May 2006 4. Set the Region. Select the region in which the wireless interface will ope rate. 5. Set the Channel. The default channe l may vary according to region. This field determines which oper ating frequency is used. It sh ould not be necessary[...]

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    NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4M Reference Manual 3-10 Wireless Config uration v1.3, May 2006 How to Configure WEP T o configure WEP data encr yption, follow these steps: 1. Log in to the WNR834M firewall at its default LAN address of http:// www .r outerlogin.net with its default user name of admin and default password of password[...]

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    NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless R outer WNR834M Reference Man ual Wireless Configuration 3-11 v1.3, May 2006 • Manual — Enter ten hexadecima l digits (any combinatio n of 0-9, a-f, or A-F). These entries are not case sensitive; AA is the same as aa. Select which of the four keys to activate. See “W ireless Communica tions” in Appendix B f[...]

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    NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4M Reference Manual 3-12 Wireless Config uration v1.3, May 2006 How to Restrict Wireless Access by MAC Address T o restric t access based on MA C addresses, follow thes e steps: 1. Log in to the WNR834M firewall at its default LAN address of http:// www .r outerlogin.net with its default user name of a[...]

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    NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless R outer WNR834M Reference Man ual Wireless Configuration 3-13 v1.3, May 2006 5. Click Add to add a wireless device to the wireless access control list. The W ireless Card Access Setup dialog displays. 6. In the A vailable W i re less Cards list, either sel ect from the list of availa ble wirele ss cards the WNR834M[...]

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    NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4M Reference Manual 3-14 Wireless Config uration v1.3, May 2006[...]

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    Content Filtering 4-1 v1.3, May 2006 Chapter 4 Content Filtering This chapter describes how to u se the content filtering features of the RangeMax NEXT W ireless Router WNR834M to protect your network. These features can be found by clicking o n the Content Filtering heading in the main menu of the browser interface. Content Filtering Overview The [...]

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    NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4M Reference Manual 4-2 Content Filtering v1.3, May 2006 T o enable keyword blocking, select either Per Schedule or Always , then click Apply . If you want to block by schedule, be sure to specify a time period in the Schedule menu. For scheduling, see “Scheduling When Blocking W ill Be Enforced” o[...]

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    NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless R outer WNR834M Reference Man ual Content Filtering 4-3 v1.3, May 2006 Services are functions performed by server computers at the request of client computers. For example, W eb servers serve W eb pages, time serve rs serve time and date information, and game hosts serve data about other players’ moves. When a co[...]

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    NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4M Reference Manual 4-4 Content Filtering v1.3, May 2006 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 Forc[...]

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    NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless R outer WNR834M Reference Man ual Content Filtering 4-5 v1.3, May 2006 • Days to Block. Select days to block by checking the app ropriate boxes. Sel ect Every day to check the boxes for all days. Click Apply . • T ime of Day to Block. Select a start and end time in 24-hour format. Select All day for 24- hour bl[...]

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    NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4M Reference Manual 4-6 Content Filtering v1.3, May 2006 Log action buttons are described in the following table. T arget address The name or IP address of the W eb site or newsgrou p visited or attempted to access. Action This field displays whether the access was blocked or allowe d. T able 4-2. Log [...]

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    NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless R outer WNR834M Reference Man ual Content Filtering 4-7 v1.3, May 2006 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: • T urn e-mail notification on. Check this box if you wish to [...]

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    NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4M Reference Manual 4-8 Content Filtering v1.3, May 2006 – Day for sending log . Specifies which day of the week to send the l og. Relevant when the log is sent weekly or daily . – T ime for sending log. Specifies the time of day to send the log. Rel e vant when the log is sent daily or weekly . If[...]

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    Maintenance 5-1 v1.3, May 2006 Chapter 5 Maintenance This chapter describes how to use the maintena nce features of your RangeMax NEXT W ireless Router WNR834M. These features can be found by clicking on the Maintenance heading in the main menu of the browser interface. V iewing Wireless Router S t atus Information The Router S tatus menu provides [...]

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    NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4M Reference Manual 5-2 Maintenance v1.3, May 2006 This screen shows the following parameters: T able 5-1. Wireless Router S t atus Fields Field Description Account Name This field displays the Host Name assigned to the router . Firmware V ersion This is the version of the cu rrent software the router [...]

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    NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless R outer WNR834M Reference Man ual Maintenanc e 5-3 v1.3, May 2006 Click on the Connection S tatus button to display the connection status, as shown below . Wireless Port These parameters apply to the Wireless port of the router . Name (SSID) This field displa ys the wirele ss network name (SSID) being use d by the [...]

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    NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4M Reference Manual 5-4 Maintenance v1.3, May 2006 This screen shows the following statistics:. Click the Show S tatistics button to display router usage statistics, as shown below . This screen shows the following statistics: T able 5-2: Connection S t atus Items Item Description IP Address The W AN ([...]

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    NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless R outer WNR834M Reference Man ual Maintenanc e 5-5 v1.3, May 2006 V iewing a List of Att ached Devices The Attached Devices me nu contains a table of all IP devic es that the router has discovered on the local network. From the main menu of the b rowser interface, under the Main tenance heading, select Attached Dev[...]

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    NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4M Reference Manual 5-6 Maintenance v1.3, May 2006 From the main menu of the browser interface , un der the Maintenance heading, select the Backup Settings heading to bring up the menu shown below . Three options are available, and are described in the following sections. Backing Up and Restoring the C[...]

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    NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless R outer WNR834M Reference Man ual Maintenanc e 5-7 v1.3, May 2006 T o erase the configuration, click the Erase button. T o restore the factory default configuration settings without knowing th e login password or IP address, you must use the Default Reset bu tton on the rear panel of the router . See “Restoring t[...]

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    NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4M Reference Manual 5-8 Maintenance v1.3, May 2006 From the main menu of the browser interface , un der the Maintenance heading, select the Router Upgrade link to display the menu shown be low . T o upload new firmware: 1. Click the Check button to download and unzip (if the do wnload file is a .zip fi[...]

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    NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless R outer WNR834M Reference Man ual Maintenanc e 5-9 v1.3, May 2006 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. From the main menu of the browser interface, under the[...]

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    NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4M Reference Manual 5-10 Maintenance v1.3, May 2006[...]

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    Advanced Configuration of the Route r 6-1 v1.3, May 2006 Chapter 6 Advanced Configuration of the Router This chapter describes how to configure the advanced features of your RangeMax NEXT W ireless Router WNR834M. These features can be found unde r the Ad vanced headin g in the main menu of the browser interface. . Configuring Advanced Wireless Set[...]

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    NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4M Reference Manual 6-2 Advanced Configura tion of the Router v1.3, May 2006 Program the advanced wire less settings as follows: • Enable Wir eless Router Radio —the W ireless Router Radio of this rout er can be enabled or disabled to allow wireless access. The wireless icon on the front of the rou[...]

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    NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless R outer WNR834M Reference Man ual Advanced Configuration of the Router 6-3 v1.3, May 2006 Wireless Card Access List The W ireless Card Access Setup page displays a list of wirele ss computers that are allowed to connect to the router based on their MAC addresses. These wireless computers must also have the correct [...]

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    NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4M Reference Manual 6-4 Advanced Configura tion of the Router v1.3, May 2006 c. If no Device Name appears, you can type a de scriptive name for the computer that you are adding. d. When you have finished entering the MAC ad dress, return to the W ireles s Access List menu by clicking the Add button. e.[...]

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    NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless R outer WNR834M Reference Man ual Advanced Configuration of the Router 6-5 v1.3, May 2006 • Wir eless Card Entry —if no wireless computers appear in the A vailable W ireless Cards list, you can manually enter the Device Name and MAC address of the authorized wireless computer . Configuring Port T rigge ring and[...]

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    NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4M Reference Manual 6-6 Advanced Configura tion of the Router v1.3, May 2006 • Port T riggering Timeout —Enter a value up to 9999 minutes. The Port T riggering T imeout value controls the inactivity timer for the designated inbou nd port(s). The inb ound port(s) close when the inactivity timer expi[...]

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    NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless R outer WNR834M Reference Man ual Advanced Configuration of the Router 6-7 v1.3, May 2006 Follow these steps to set up a co mputer to play Internet games or use Internet applications: 1. Select Port Forwarding / Port T riggering from the Advanced sec tion of the main menu. 2. Select the service type by clicking the[...]

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    NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4M Reference Manual 6-8 Advanced Configura tion of the Router v1.3, May 2006 Configuring Port Forward ing to Local Servers Although the router causes your entire local network to appear as a single machine to the Internet, you can make a local server (for example, a W eb ser ver or game server) visible[...]

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    NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless R outer WNR834M Reference Man ual Advanced Configuration of the Router 6-9 v1.3, May 2006 2. From the Service Name box, select the service or game that you will host on your network. If the service does not appear in th e list, see the following section, Adding a Custom Service . 3. Enter the IP address of the loca[...]

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    NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4M Reference Manual 6-10 Advanced Configuration of the Router v1.3, May 2006 Editing or Deleting a Port Forwarding Entry T o edit or delete a Port Forwarding entry , follow these steps. 1. In the table, select the butto n next to the service name. 2. Click the Edit Service or Delete Service button. Loc[...]

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    NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless R outer WNR834M Reference Man ual Advanced Configuratio n of the Ro uter 6- 11 v1.3, May 2006 5. T ype the IP address of the additional co mputer in the Server IP Address box. 6. Click Apply . Some online games and videocon ferencing app lications are incompatible with NA T . The WNR834M router is programmed to rec[...]

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    NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4M Reference Manual 6-12 Advanced Configuration of the Router v1.3, May 2006 Disabling the SPI Firewall The SPI (S tateful Inspection) Fire wall prot ects your LAN against De nial of Service attacks. This should only be disable d in special circumstances. Setting Up a Default DMZ Server The default DMZ[...]

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    NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless R outer WNR834M Reference Man ual Advanced Configuratio n of the Ro uter 6- 13 v1.3, May 2006 Setting the MTU Size The normal MTU (Max imum T ransmit Unit) value for most Ethernet networks is 1500 Bytes, 1492 Bytes for PPPoE connections, or 1436 for PP TP connections. Fo r some ISPs you may need to reduce the MTU. [...]

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    NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4M Reference Manual 6-14 Advanced Configuration of the Router v1.3, May 2006 Configuring LAN TCP/IP Setup Parameters The router is shipped pre con figured to use priv ate IP addresses on the LAN side, and to act.as a DHCP server . The router ’ s default LAN IP configuration i s: • LAN IP address—[...]

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    NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless R outer WNR834M Reference Man ual Advanced Configuratio n of the Ro uter 6- 15 v1.3, May 2006 Using the Router as a DHCP server By default, the router functions as a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuratio n Protocol) server , allowing it to assign IP , DNS server , and de fa ult gateway addresses to all computers connecte[...]

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    NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4M Reference Manual 6-16 Advanced Configuration of the Router v1.3, May 2006 3. T ype the MAC Address of the computer or server . 4. Click Apply to enter the reserved address into the table. T o edit or delete a reserved address entry: 1. Click the button next to the reserved address you want to edit o[...]

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    NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless R outer WNR834M Reference Man ual Advanced Configuratio n of the Ro uter 6- 17 v1.3, May 2006 From the main menu of th e browser interface, under Adv anced, click on Dynamic DNS . 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 Se[...]

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    NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4M Reference Manual 6-18 Advanced Configuration of the Router v1.3, May 2006 Configuring S t atic Routes S tatic Routes provide additional ro uting information to your router . Under normal circumstances, the router has adequate routing information afte r it has been configured for Internet access, and[...]

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    NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless R outer WNR834M Reference Man ual Advanced Configuratio n of the Ro uter 6- 19 v1.3, May 2006 3. Select Private if you want to limit access to the LA N only . The static route will not be reported in RIP . 4. Select Active to make this route ef fective. 5. T ype the Destination IP Address of the final destination. [...]

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    NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4M Reference Manual 6-20 Advanced Configuration of the Router v1.3, May 2006 Enabling Remote Management Access Using the Remote Manageme nt page , you can allow a user or users on the Internet to configure, upgrade an d check the status of yo ur WNR834M router. T o configure your router for Remote Mana[...]

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    NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless R outer WNR834M Reference Man ual Advanced Configuratio n of the Ro uter 6- 21 v1.3, May 2006 a. T o allow access from any IP addr e ss on the Internet, select Everyone . 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 define th[...]

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    NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4M Reference Manual 6-22 Advanced Configuration of the Router v1.3, May 2006 Using Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) helps devices, su ch as Internet appliances and computers, access the network and conne ct to other devices as need ed. UPnP devic es can automatically discov[...]

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    NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless R outer WNR834M Reference Man ual Advanced Configuratio n of the Ro uter 6- 23 v1.3, May 2006 Advertisement Time T o Live —the time to live for the advertisem ent is measured in hops (steps) for each UPnP packet sent. The time to live hop coun t is the number of steps a broadcast packet is allowed to propagate fo[...]

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    NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4M Reference Manual 6-24 Advanced Configuration of the Router v1.3, May 2006[...]

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    Troubleshooting 7-1 v1.3, May 2006 Chapter 7 T roubleshooting This chapter gives information about troubleshooting you r RangeMax NEXT W ireless Router WNR834M. After each problem des cription, instructions are provided to help you diagnose and solve the problem. T roubleshooting Quick T ip s Here are some tips for correctin g simple pr oblems you [...]

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    NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4M Reference Manual 7-2 Troubleshooting v1.3, May 2006 Make sure the networ k settings of the computer are correct. • LAN and wirelessly connected computers must be configured to obtain an IP address automatically via DHCP . Please see “Preparing a Computer for Network Access ” in Appendix B or t[...]

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    NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless R outer WNR834M Reference Man ual Troubleshooting 7- 3 v1.3, May 2006 • Make sure that the power cord is properly conn ected to your router and that the power supp ly adapter is properly connected to a functioning power outlet. • Check that you are usin g the 12V DC 1A po wer adapter that NETGEAR supplies for t[...]

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    NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4M Reference Manual 7-4 Troubleshooting v1.3, May 2006 T roubleshooting the Web Configuration Interface If you are unable to acce ss the router ’ s W eb Config uration interface from a computer on your local network, check the follo wing: • Check the Ethernet connection between the co mpute r and t[...]

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    NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless R outer WNR834M Reference Man ual Troubleshooting 7- 5 v1.3, May 2006 T roubleshooting the ISP Connection If your router is unable to access the Internet, you should first determine whether the router is able to obtain a W AN IP address from the ISP . Unless yo u have been assigned a static IP address, your router [...]

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    NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4M Reference Manual 7-6 Troubleshooting v1.3, May 2006 Inform your ISP that you have bought a n ew network device, and ask them to use the router ’ s MAC address. OR Configure your router to spoof your computer ’ s MAC address. This can be done in the Basic Settings menu. For mo re information, see[...]

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    NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless R outer WNR834M Reference Man ual Troubleshooting 7- 7 v1.3, May 2006 3. Click OK . Y ou should see a message like this one: Pinging <IP address > with 32 by tes of data If the path is working, you see this message: Reply from < IP address >: bytes =32 time=NN ms TTL=xxx If the path is not working, you [...]

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    NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4M Reference Manual 7-8 Troubleshooting v1.3, May 2006 — Check that your cable or DSL modem is connected and functioning. — If your ISP assigned a host name to yo ur co mputer , enter that host name as the Account Name in the Basic Settings menu. — Y our ISP c ould be rejecting the Ethernet MAC a[...]

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    NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless R outer WNR834M Reference Man ual Troubleshooting 7- 9 v1.3, May 2006 Problems with Date and T i me The E-mail menu in the Content Filtering section displa ys the current date and time of day . The WNR834M router uses the Netw ork T ime Protocol (NTP) to obtain the current time from one of several Network T ime Ser[...]

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    Technical Specifications A-1 v1.3, May 2006 Appendix A T echnical S pecifications This appendix provides techni cal specifications for the RangeMax NEXT W ireless Router WNR834M. Factory Default Settings Smart Wizard Enabled Router Logi n Default Ac cess Router Login URL http://www . routerlogin.net or http://www . routerlogin.com Login Name (case [...]

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    NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4M Reference Manual A-2 Technical Specifications v1.3, May 2006 Wireless Wireless Communication Enabled SSID Name NETGEAR Security Disabled Broadcast SSID Enabled T ransmission Speed Auto * *. Maximum W ireless signal ra te derived from IEEE Standard 802.1 1 specifications. Actual throughput will vary [...]

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    NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless R outer WNR834M Reference Man ual Technical Specifications A-3 v1.3, May 2006 General S pecifications Network Protocol and St andards Comp atibility Data and Routing Protocols: TC P/IP , RIP-1, RIP-2, DHCP , PPP o ver Ethernet (PPPoE), Point- to-Point T unneling Protocol (PP TP), T elstra BigPond Power Adapter Nort[...]

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    NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4M Reference Manual A-4 Technical Specifications v1.3, May 2006[...]

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    Related Documents B-1 v1.3, May 2006 Appendix B Related Document s This appendix provides links to reference documents yo u can use to gain a more com plete understanding of the techno logies used in your NETGEAR product. Document Link Internet Netw orking and TCP/IP Addressing http://docum entation.netgear .com/ reference/enu/tcpip/in dex.htm Wire[...]

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