NETGEAR WNR854T manual

202-10187-02 January 2007 NETGEAR , Inc. 4500 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR854T User Manual[...]

ii v1.1, January 2007 © 2007 by NETGEAR, Inc. All rights reserved.. Product Registrat ion, Support, and Documen t ation Register your product at http://www .NETGEAR.com/r egiste r . Registration is required befo re you can use our telephone support service. Product updates and W eb support are always available by going to: http://kbser ver .netgea[...]

v1.1, January 2007 iii Regulatory Compliance Information This section includes user requirements for operating this product in accordance with National laws for usage of radio spectrum and operation of radio devices. Failure of th e end-user to comply with the a pplicable requirements may result in unlawful operation and adverse acti on against the[...]

v1.1, January 2 007 iv FCC Requirement s for Operation in the United St ates FCC Information to User This product does not contain an y user serviceable components and is to be us ed with approved antennas only . Any product changes or modifications wi ll invalidate all appl ic able regul atory certifications and approvals Latviski [Latvian] Ar šo[...]

v1.1, January 2007 v FCC Guidelines for Human Exposure This equipment complies with FCC radiat ion exposure limits set forth for an unc ontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and ope rated with minimum distan ce of 20 cm between th e radiator and your body . This transmitter must not be co-loc ated or operating in conjunction wit[...]

v1.1, January 2 007 vi Product and Publication Det ails Model Number: WNR854T Publication Date: January 2007 Product Family: Wireless Router Product Name: RangeMax NEXT Wireless Router WNR854T Home or Business Prod uc t: Home Language: Engl ish Publication Part Number: 202-10187-02[...]

vii v1.1, January 2007 Content s NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wirele ss Router WNR854T User Manual Chapter 1 About This Manual Revision History .............. ............. ................. ................ ................ ............. ................ ..... 1-3 Chapter 2 Configuring Basic Connectivity Using the Setup Manual .............. .........[...]

viii v1.1, January 2007 Blocking Access to Internet Sites ................. ............ ................. ................ ............. ........ 4-1 Blocking Access to Internet Services . ................ ............. ................ ................ ............. .. 4-3 Configuring a User Defined Service ............. ................ ........[...]

ix v1.1, January 2007 Assessing Y our Speed Requirement s .......... ............. ................ ............. ................ 6-18 Chapter 7 Using Network Monitoring T ools Viewing Wireless Router S tatus Information ....... ................ ................ .................... ........ 7-1 Viewing a List of Attached Devices ........... .....[...]

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About This Manual 1-1 v1.1, January 2007 Chapter 1 About This Manual The user manual provides information for c onfiguring the features of the RangeMax NEXT W irel ess Router WNR854T be yond initial configuratio n settings. Initial conf iguration instructions can be found in the NETGEAR W ir eless Router Setup Manual . Y ou should have ba sic to in[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR854T User Manual 1-2 About This Manual v1.1, January 2007 • Scope. This manual is written for the WNR854T ro uter according to th ese specifications: For more information about networ k, Internet, firewall, and VPN technologies, see the links to the NETGEAR website in Appendix B, “Related Documents”[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WN R854T User Manual About This Manual 1-3 v1.1, January 2007 • Printing from PDF . Y our computer must have the free Adobe Acrobat reader installed in order to view and print PDF files. The Acrobat reader is available on the Adobe W eb site at http://www .a dobe.com . – Printing a PDF Chapter . Use the [...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR854T User Manual 1-4 About This Manual v1.1, January 2007[...]

2-1 v1.1, January 2007 Chapter 2 Configuring Basic Connectivity This chapter describes the parameters for your In ternet connection and your wireless local area network (LAN) connection. When you perform the initial configuration of your wireless rout er using the Resour ce CD as described in the NETGEAR W ir eless Router Setup Manual, these parame[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR854T User Manual 2-2 Configuring Ba sic Connectivit y v1.1, January 2007 For installation instru ctions in a language other than Englis h, refer to the lang uage optio ns on the Resour ce CD , or refer to one of the online vers ions listed in the following table. Accessing the Wireless Rout er For Configu[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WN R854T User Manual Configuring Basic Co nnectivity 2-3 v1.1, January 2007 2. Enter admin for the router user name and your password (or the default, pa ss w or d ). To change the password, see “Changing the Administrator Password” on page 3-14 . Once you have entered a user name and passwor d, your W e[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR854T User Manual 2-4 Configuring Ba sic Connectivit y v1.1, January 2007 If the wireless router is connected to the Inte rnet, you can click the Knowledge Base or the Documentation link under the W eb Support menu to view support information or the documentation for the wireless router. If you do not clic[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WN R854T User Manual Configuring Basic Co nnectivity 2-5 v1.1, January 2007 No Login Required by ISP If no login is required by your ISP , the following parameters appear in the Basic Settings menu.. • Account Name (may also be called Host Name ) The account name will be provided to the ISP during a DHCP r[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR854T User Manual 2-6 Configuring Ba sic Connectivit y v1.1, January 2007 • Domain Name. The domain name will be provid ed by your router to comp uters on your LAN when the computers request DHCP settings from your router . In most cases, this parameter is not required. • Internet IP Address Determines[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WN R854T User Manual Configuring Basic Co nnectivity 2-7 v1.1, January 2007 Login Required by ISP If you normally must use a log i n program such as WinPOET in order to access the Internet, your Internet connection requires a login. After you select Login Required, you r Basic Settings menu will appear , as [...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR854T User Manual 2-8 Configuring Ba sic Connectivit y v1.1, January 2007 — T elstra Bigpond, an Australian residential cablemodem service. — Other , which selects PPPoE (Point to Point Prot ocol over Et hernet), the protocol used by most DSL services worldwide • Login and Password This is the user n[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WN R854T User Manual Configuring Basic Co nnectivity 2-9 v1.1, January 2007 • Idle T imeout Y our Internet connection will be logged out if there is no data transfer during the specified time interval. • Domain Name Server (DNS) Address If you know that your ISP does not automatically transmit DNS a ddre[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR854T User Manual 2-10 Configuring Ba sic Connectivit y v1.1, January 2007 • From the main menu of the browser interf ace, under Setup, clic k W ireless Settings. The available settings in this menu are: • Name (SSID) The SSID is also known as the wireless network na me. Enter a value of up to 32 alpha[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WN R854T User Manual Configuring Bas ic Connectivity 2-11 v1.1, January 2007 • Channel This field determines which oper ating frequency is used. It sh ould not be necessary to change the wireless channel unle ss you notice interfere nce problems with another nea rby wireless network. For more information o[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR854T User Manual 2-12 Configuring Ba sic Connectivit y v1.1, January 2007 V iewing the Advanced Wireless Settings T o view the advanced wireless settings: From the main menu of the browser interf ace, un der Advanced, click W ireless Settings. The available settings in this menu are: • Enable W ireless [...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WN R854T User Manual Configuring Bas ic Connectivity 2-13 v1.1, January 2007 — 1 1b/g/n Mixed Mode Best overall performance be tween multiple mixed 802.1 1b, 802.1 1g, and 802.1 1n wireless clients. • W ireless Card Access List When a W ireless Card Access List is configur ed and enabled, the WNR854T che[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR854T User Manual 2-14 Configuring Ba sic Connectivit y v1.1, January 2007[...]

3-1 v1.1, January 2007 Chapter 3 Safeguarding Y our Network The RangeMax NEXT W ireless Router WNR854T provides highly effective security features which are covered in de tail in this chapter . This chapter includes: • Choosing Appropriate W ireless Security • Configuring WEP W ireless Security • Configuring WP A-PSK or WP A2-PSK W ireless Se[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR854T User Manual 3-2 Safeguarding Your Network v1.1, January 2007 There are several ways you can enhance the secur ity of your wireless network. In order of increasing effectiveness: • T urn Off the Broadcast of the W ireless Network Name SSID. If you disable the broadcast of the SSID, only devices that[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WN R854T User Manual Safeguarding Your Network 3- 3 v1.1, January 2007 The time it takes to establish a wireless connec tion can vary depending on both your security settings and router placement. WEP connections can take slightly lo nger to establish. Also, WEP , WP A-PSK and WP A2-PSK encryption can consum[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR854T User Manual 3-4 Safeguarding Your Network v1.1, January 2007 2. From the main menu of the browser interface , under Setu p, click W i reless Settings. The W ireless Settings menu appears. The available settings in this menu are: • Name (SSID) The SSID, also known as the wireless network na me, is b[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WN R854T User Manual Safeguarding Your Network 3- 5 v1.1, January 2007 • Security Options These options are the wireless security features you can enable . Ta b l e 3 - 1 identifies the basic wireless security options. For a detaile d explanation of these standards, see “W ireless Communications” in Ap[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR854T User Manual 3-6 Safeguarding Your Network v1.1, January 2007 Configuring Security in the Ad vanced Wireless Settings Menu T o configure security in the Ad vanced W ireless Settings menu: 1. From the main menu of the browser interface , under Adv anced, click W ireless Settings. The Advanced W ireless[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WN R854T User Manual Safeguarding Your Network 3- 7 v1.1, January 2007 Information to Gather Before Changing Basic Wireless Settings Before customizing your wireless settings, print th is form and record the following information. If you are working with an existing wi reless network, the person who set up o[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR854T User Manual 3-8 Safeguarding Your Network v1.1, January 2007 • If WP A-PSK or WP A2-PSK Authentication is used: – Passphrase : ____________ __ ________________ These characters ar e case sensitive. Enter a word or group of printable ch aracters. When y ou use WP A-PSK, the other devices in the ne[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WN R854T User Manual Safeguarding Your Network 3- 9 v1.1, January 2007 3. Select the Authentication T y pe and Encryption strength. 4. Y ou c an manually or automatically program the four data encryption keys. These va lues must be identical on all computers an d Access Points in your network. • Automatic [...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR854T User Manual 3-10 Safeguard ing Your Netw ork v1.1, January 2007 See “W ireless Communica tions” in Appendix B for a full explanation of each of these options, as defined by the IEEE 802.1 1 wi reless communication standard. 5. Click Apply to save your settings. Configuring WP A-PSK or WP A2-PSK W[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WN R854T User Manual Safeguarding Your Network 3-11 v1.1, January 2007 2. Select one of the WP A-PSK or WP A2-PSK optio ns for the Security T ype. The third option (WP A-PSK [TKIP] + WP2-PSK [AES]) is the mo st flexible, since it allows clients using either WP A-PSK or WP A2-PSK. 3. In the Passphrase box, en[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR854T User Manual 3-12 Safeguard ing Your Netw ork v1.1, January 2007 Restricting Wireless Access by MAC Address By enabling a wireless card a ccess control list, you ca n restrict access to only trusted computers so that unknown co mputers cannot wirelessly co nnect to the WNR854 T. The W ireless Card Acc[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WN R854T User Manual Safeguarding Your Network 3-13 v1.1, January 2007 3. Click Add to add a wireless device to the wireless access control list. The Wireless Card Access Setup dialog opens and displays a list of currently active wireless cards and their Ethernet MAC addresses. 4. If the desired computer app[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR854T User Manual 3-14 Safeguard ing Your Netw ork v1.1, January 2007 7. Select the checkbox to T urn Access Control On... 8. Click Apply to save your W ire less Card Access List settings. Now , onl y devices on this list are allowed to wirelessly connect to the WNR854T. Changing the Administrator Password[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WN R854T User Manual Safeguarding Your Network 3-15 v1.1, January 2007 1. From the main menu of the browser interface , under th e Maintenance heading, select Set Password to display the Set Password menu. 2. T o change the password, first en ter the old pass word, then enter the new password twice. Click Ap[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR854T User Manual 3-16 Safeguard ing Your Netw ork v1.1, January 2007 Underst anding Y our Firewall Y our RangeMax NEXT Wireless Router WNR854T contains a true firewall to protect your network from attacks and intrusions. A firewall is a device that protects one network from anoth er , while allowing commu[...]

4-1 v1.1, January 2007 Chapter 4 Restricting Access From Y our Network This chapter describes how to u se the content filtering and reporting features of the RangeMax NEXT W ireless Router WNR854T to protect your network. Y ou can find these features by clicking on the Content Filtering heading in the main menu of the browser interface. This chapte[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR854T User Manual 4-2 Restricting Access From Your Network v1.1, January 2007 — If the keyword .com is specified, only W eb sites with other domain suf fixes (such as .edu, .org, or .gov) can be viewed. T o block access to Internet sites: • From the main menu of the browser interface , under Content Fi[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WN R854T User Manual Restricting Access Fr om Your Network 4-3 v1.1, January 2007 Y ou may specify one Trusted User , which is a comp uter that is exempt from blocki ng and logg ing. Since the T rusted User is identified by IP address, you should con figure that computer with a fixed IP address. — T o spec[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR854T User Manual 4-4 Restricting Access From Your Network v1.1, January 2007 — T o specify a service for blocking, click Add. The Block Services Setup menu appears. — From the Service T ype list , select the applicati on or serv ice t o b e allowed or blocked. The list already displays several common [...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WN R854T User Manual Restricting Access Fr om Your Network 4-5 v1.1, January 2007 Scheduling Blocking The WNR854T router allows you to specify when blocking is enforced. T o schedule blocking: • From the main menu of the browser interf ace, under Content Filtering, click Schedule.: Configure the schedule f[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR854T User Manual 4-6 Restricting Access From Your Network v1.1, January 2007 V iewing Logs of W eb Access or Attempted W eb Access The log is a detailed record of the W eb sites you have accessed or attempted to access. Up to 128 entries are stored in the log. Log entrie s only appear when ke yword blocki[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WN R854T User Manual Restricting Access Fr om Your Network 4-7 v1.1, January 2007 Ta b l e 4 - 2 describes the log action buttons. Configuring Email Alert a nd W e b Access Log Notifications In order to receive logs and alerts by email, you must provid e you r ema il account information. T o configure email [...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR854T User Manual 4-8 Restricting Access From Your Network v1.1, January 2007 — Y our outgoing mail server Enter the name of your ISP’ s outgoi ng (SMTP) mail server (such as mail.myISP .com ). Y ou may be able to find th is information in the configurati on menu of your email program. If you leave thi[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WN R854T User Manual Restricting Access Fr om Your Network 4-9 v1.1, January 2007 • Automatically adjust for Daylight Savings T ime Select this checkbox if your region suppo rts daylight savings time. The router will automatically adjust the time at the start an d end of the Daylight Savings T ime period.[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR854T User Manual 4-10 Restricting Acc ess From Your Ne twork v1.1, January 2007[...]

5-1 v1.1, January 2007 Chapter 5 Customizing Y our Network Settings This chapter describes how to configure advanc ed networking features of the RangeMax NEXT W ireless Router WNR854T, including LAN, W AN, and routing settings. It describes: • Using the LAN IP Setup Options • Using a Dynamic DNS Service • Configuring the W AN Setup Options ?[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR854T User Manual 5-2 Customizing Your Network Se ttings v1.1, January 2007 • From the main menu of the browser interface, under Advanced, click LAN IP Setup to view the LAN IP Setup menu. Configuring LAN TCP/IP Setup Parameters The router is shipped precon figured to use privat e IP address es on the LA[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WN R854T User Manual Customizing Your Ne twork Settings 5-3 v1.1, January 2007 • RIP Direction RIP allows a rout er to exchan ge routing information with ot her routers. The RIP Direction selection controls how the router sends and r eceives RIP packets. Both is the default. — When set to Both or Out Onl[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR854T User Manual 5-4 Customizing Your Network Se ttings v1.1, January 2007 • Subnet Mask • Gateway IP Address (the router ’ s LAN IP address) • Primary DNS Server (if you entered a Prim ary DNS address in the Basic Settings menu; otherwise, the router ’ s LAN IP address) • Secondary DNS Server[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WN R854T User Manual Customizing Your Ne twork Settings 5-5 v1.1, January 2007 Using a Dynamic DNS Service If your Internet Service Provider (ISP) gives you a permanently assigned IP address, you can register a domain name and have that name linked wi th your IP address by pu blic Domain Name Servers (DNS). [...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR854T User Manual 5-6 Customizing Your Network Se ttings v1.1, January 2007 T o configure Dynamic DNS: 1. Register for an account with one of the dyn amic DNS service providers whose names appear in the Select Service Provider box. For example, for DynDNS.org, go to www .dyndns.org . 2. Select the checkbox[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WN R854T User Manual Customizing Your Ne twork Settings 5-7 v1.1, January 2007 Connecting Automatically , as Required Normally , this option should be sel ected so that an Internet connec tion will be made automaticall y after each timeout, whenever Internet-bound traf fic is detected. This feature provides [...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR854T User Manual 5-8 Customizing Your Network Se ttings v1.1, January 2007 2. Under Default DMZ Server , type the last digit of the IP address for that computer . T o remove the default DMZ server , enter zero. 3. Select the checkbox for Defau lt DMZ Server and click Apply . Responding to a Ping on the In[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WN R854T User Manual Customizing Your Ne twork Settings 5-9 v1.1, January 2007 From the main menu of the bro w ser interface, under Advanced, clic k Static Routes to view the Static Routes menu. T o add or edit a static route: 1. Click Add to open the Add S tatic Routes menu. 2. In the Route Name box, type a[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR854T User Manual 5-10 Customizing Your Network Se ttings v1.1, January 2007 7. T y pe the Gateway IP Address, which must be a router on the same LAN segment as the WNR854T. 8. T y pe a number between 1 and 1 5 as the metric value. This represents the number o f route rs between your network an d the desti[...]

6-1 v1.1, January 2007 Chapter 6 Fine-T uning Y our Network This chapter describes how to modify the config uration of the RangeMax NEXT W ireless Router WNR854T to allow specific applications to a ccess the Internet or to be accesse d from the Internet, and how to make adjustments to enhance your network’ s performance. This chapter includes: ?[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR854T User Manual 6-2 Fine-Tuni ng Your Netw ork v1.1, January 2007 How Y our Computer Communicates With A Remote Computer Through Y our Router When a computer on your network need s to acce ss a computer on the Internet, your computer sends your router a message containing source an d destination address [...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WN R854T User Manual Fine-Tuning Yo ur Network 6-3 v1.1, January 2007 d. The W eb server at www .example.com composes a return message with the requested W eb page data. The re turn message contains the following address a nd port information: — The source address is the IP address of www .example.com . ?[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR854T User Manual 6-4 Fine-Tuni ng Your Netw ork v1.1, January 2007 a. Y ou open an IRC client program, begi nning a chat session on your computer . b. Y our IRC client composes a request message to an IRC server using a destination port number of 6667, the standard port number fo r an IRC server process. [...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WN R854T User Manual Fine-Tuning Yo ur Network 6-5 v1.1, January 2007 How Port Forwarding Changes the Communication Proce ss In both of the preceding examples, your computer initiates an application session with a serve r computer on the Internet. However , you may need to allow a client computer on the Inte[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR854T User Manual 6-6 Fine-Tuni ng Your Netw ork v1.1, January 2007 How Port Forwarding Differs From Port T riggering • Port T riggering can be used by any computer on your network, alth ough only one computer may use it at a time. • Port Fo rwarding is configured for a single co mputer on your network[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WN R854T User Manual Fine-Tuning Yo ur Network 6-7 v1.1, January 2007 1. From the main menu of the browser interface, un der Advanced, click on Port Forwarding /Port T rigge rin g to view the port forwarding menu . 2. From the Service Name box, select the service or game that you will host on your network. I[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR854T User Manual 6-8 Fine-Tuni ng Your Netw ork v1.1, January 2007 2. Click Add Custom Service. 3. In the Service Name box, type a descriptive name. 4. In the Service T ype box, select the protocol. If you are unsure, select TCP/UDP . 5. In the S tarting Port box, type the beginning port number . • If t[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WN R854T User Manual Fine-Tuning Yo ur Network 6-9 v1.1, January 2007 1. Assign your W eb server either a fixed IP address or a dynamic IP address using DHCP Address Reservation, as explained in “ U sing Address Reservation” on page 5-4 . In this example, your router will always give your W eb server an [...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR854T User Manual 6-10 Fine-Tun ing Your Netw ork v1.1, January 2007 T o set up Port T riggering: 1. In the main menu, under Advanced, Select Po rt Forwarding/Port T riggering. 2. Select the Port T riggering radio button. Th e Port T riggering screen appears. 3. Deselect the checkbox for Di sable Port T ri[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WN R854T User Manual Fine-Tuning Your Network 6 -11 v1.1, January 2007 5. Click Add Service. 6. In the Service Name box, type a descriptive service name. 7. Under Service User , sele ct Any (d efault) to allow this service to be used by any computer on the Internet. Otherwise, select Single address and enter[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR854T User Manual 6-12 Fine-Tun ing Your Netw ork v1.1, January 2007 Using Universal Plug and Play Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) helps devices, su ch as Internet appliances and computers, to access the network and connect to other devices as needed. UPnP devices can automatically discover the services fro[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WN R854T User Manual Fine-Tuning Your Network 6 -13 v1.1, January 2007 • Advertisement Period The Advertisement Period is ho w often the router will broadcast its UPnP information. This value can range from 1 to 1 440 minutes. The defa ult period is 30 minutes. Shorter duration s ensure that control points[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR854T User Manual 6-14 Fine-Tun ing Your Netw ork v1.1, January 2007 • Choose placement carefully . For best results, place your router: — Near the center of the area in which your computers will operate. — In an elevated location such as a high shelf where the wirelessly connected computers have lin[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WN R854T User Manual Fine-Tuning Your Network 6 -15 v1.1, January 2007 • Y ou have problems connecting to your ISP , or other Internet service, and either the tech nical support of the ISP or of NETGEAR recommends cha nging MTU. These may require an MTU change: — A secure W eb site that won't open, [...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR854T User Manual 6-16 Fine-Tun ing Your Netw ork v1.1, January 2007 3. Click Apply to save the new configuration. Optimizing Y our Network Bandwidth As your network grows, it may consist of several segm en ts of different networking technolog ies, each providing dif ferent throughput. In planning your net[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WN R854T User Manual Fine-Tuning Your Network 6 -17 v1.1, January 2007 Figure 6-6 shows an example network using multiple ne tworking technologies. In this network, the two PCs with gigabit (1 000 Mbps) Ethernet adapter s have a gigabit connection through the WNR854T to the storage server . This connection s[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR854T User Manual 6-18 Fine-Tun ing Your Netw ork v1.1, January 2007 • Powerline For connecting rooms or floors that are blocked by obstructions or are distan t vertically , consider networking over your bui lding’ s AC wiring. NETGEAR’ s Powerline HD family of products delivers up to 2 00 Mb ps to a[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WN R854T User Manual Fine-Tuning Your Network 6 -19 v1.1, January 2007 • Backing up computers over t he network has become popular due to the availability of inexpensive mass storage. Ta b l e 6 - 2 shows the time to transfer one gigabyte (1 GB) of da ta using various networking technologies. T able 6-2. T[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR854T User Manual 6-20 Fine-Tun ing Your Netw ork v1.1, January 2007[...]

7-1 v1.1, January 2007 Chapter 7 Using Network Monitoring T ools This chapter describes how to use the maintena nce features of your RangeMax NEXT W ireless Router WNR854T. These features can be found by clicking on the Main tenance heading in the main menu of the browser interface. This chapter includes: • V iewing W ireless Router Status Inform[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR854T User Manual 7-2 Using Network Monitor ing Tools v1.1, January 2007 • From the main menu of the browser interface, under Maintenance, select Router Status. Ta b l e 7 - 1 describes the ro ute r status fields. Figure 7-1 T able 7-1. Wireles s Ro uter Status Fields Field Description Account Name The H[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WN R854T User Manual Using Network Monitoring Tools 7-3 v1.1, January 2007 Internet Port These parameters apply to th e Internet (W AN) port of the router . MAC Address The Media Access Control address. This is the unique physical address being used by the Intern et (W AN) port of the router . IP Ad dress Th[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR854T User Manual 7-4 Using Network Monitor ing Tools v1.1, January 2007 Click Connection S tatus to di splay the connection status. Ta b l e 7 - 2 describes the connection status settings... Wireless AP Indicates whether the radio fe atu re of the router is enabled. If not enabled, the Wireless LED on the[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WN R854T User Manual Using Network Monitoring Tools 7-5 v1.1, January 2007 Click Show Statistics to disp lay router usage statistics. Ta b l e 7 - 3 describes the router statistics. Figure 7-3 Ta b l e 7 - 3 . R o u t e r St atistics Items Item Description System Up T ime The elap sed time sinc e the router [...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR854T User Manual 7-6 Using Network Monitor ing Tools v1.1, January 2007 V iewing a List of Att ached Devices The Attached Devices table contains a table of all IP devices that the router has discovered on the local network. From the main menu of the br owser interface, under th e Maintenance heading, sele[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WN R854T User Manual Using Network Monitoring Tools 7-7 v1.1, January 2007 From the main menu of the br owser interface, under the Mainte nance heading, select Bac kup Settings . The following sections describ e the three available options. Backing Up and Restoring the Configuration The Restore and Backup op[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR854T User Manual 7-8 Using Network Monitor ing Tools v1.1, January 2007 Erasing the Configuration Under some circumstances (for example, if you move the router to a different network or if you have for gotten the password) you may want to erase the con figuration and resto re the factory default settings.[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WN R854T User Manual Using Network Monitoring Tools 7-9 v1.1, January 2007 The routing software of the WNR8 54T router is stored in FLASH memory , and can be upgraded as new software is released by NETGEAR. Y ou ca n download upgrade files from the NETGEAR W eb site. If the upgrade file is compressed (. ZIP [...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR854T User Manual 7-10 Using Network Monitori ng Tools v1.1, January 2007 When the upload is complete, yo ur router will automatically rest art. The upgrade process typically takes about one minute. Read th e new software release notes to determine whether you must reconfigure the router after upgrading. E[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WN R854T User Manual Using Network Monitoring Tools 7-1 1 v1.1, January 2007 2. Under the heading of Allow Re mote Access By , spec ify what external IP addresses will be allowed to access the router ’ s remote ma nagement. a. T o allow access from any IP address on the Internet, select Everyone. b. T o al[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR854T User Manual 7-12 Using Network Monitori ng Tools v1.1, January 2007[...]

8-1 v1.1, January 2007 Chapter 8 T roubleshooting This chapter provides information about troublesh ooting your RangeMax NEXT Wireless Router WNR854T. After each problem des cription, instructions are provided to help you diagnose and solve the problem. As a first st ep, please review the Quick T ips. This chapter includes: • T roubleshooting Qui[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR854T User Manual 8-2 Troubleshooting v1.1, January 2007 5. T urn on the computers. Make sure the Ethernet cables are secu rely plugged in. • The Internet status light on th e wireless router will be lit if the Ethernet cable connecting the wireless router and the modem is plugged in securely and the mod[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WN R854T User Manual Troubleshooting 8-3 v1.1, January 2007 a. The power light is solidly on. b. The Internet light is lit. c. A numbered LAN port light is lit for any local port that is connected to a computer . This indicates that a link has been esta blished to the connected de vice. If any of the above c[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR854T User Manual 8-4 Troubleshooting v1.1, January 2007 • Make sure that the Ethernet cable connections are secure at the router and at the modem or computer . • Make sure that power is turned on to th e connected m odem or com puter . • Be sure you are using the correct cable: — When connecting t[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WN R854T User Manual Troubleshooting 8-5 v1.1, January 2007 T roubleshooting the Web Configuration Interface If you are unable to acce ss the router ’ s W eb Config ura tion interface from a computer on your local network, check the following : • If you are co nn ec tin g from a wire le s s co mp ute r ,[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR854T User Manual 8-6 Troubleshooting v1.1, January 2007 T roubleshooting the Internet Connection If you can access your router but you are unable to access the Internet, you should first determine whether the router is able to obtain an IP addr ess from your Internet Servic e Provider (ISP). Unless your I[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WN R854T User Manual Troubleshooting 8-7 v1.1, January 2007 • 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[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR854T User Manual 8-8 Troubleshooting v1.1, January 2007 Reply from < IP address >: bytes=32 t ime=NN ms TTL=xxx If the path is not working, you see this message: Request timed out If the path is not functioning correctly , you could have one of the foll owing problems: • W rong physical connectio [...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WN R854T User Manual Troubleshooting 8-9 v1.1, January 2007 — If your ISP assigned a host name to your co mpute r, enter that host name as the Account Name in the Basic Settings menu. — Y our ISP c ould be rejecting the Ethernet MAC addre sses of all but one of your computers. Many broadband ISPs restric[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR854T User Manual 8-10 Troubleshooting v1.1, January 2007 Using Y our Wirel ess Card Setup Program When you install a NETGEAR wire less card in your computer , a Sm art W izard utility program is installed that can provide helpfu l information about your wireless network. Y ou can find this program in your[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WN R854T User Manual Troubleshooting 8-11 v1.1, January 2007 Follow the instructions below to set up and te st basic wireless conne ctivity . Once you have established basic wireless connectivity , you can enable security settin gs appropriate to your needs. 1. In the main menu of the WNR854T router , unde r[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR854T User Manual 8-12 Troubleshooting v1.1, January 2007 This field determines which oper ating frequency is used. It sh ould not be necessary to change the wireless channel unle ss you notice interfere nce problems with another nea rby wireless router or access point. Select a channel that is not being u[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WN R854T User Manual Troubleshooting 8-13 v1.1, January 2007 Program the wireless adapter of your co mp uter to have the same SSID and channel that you configured in the router , and disable encryption. Check tha t your comp uter has a wireless link and is able to obtain an IP address by DHCP from the router[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR854T User Manual 8-14 Troubleshooting v1.1, January 2007[...]

A-1 v1.1, January 2007 Appendix A T echnical S pecifications This appendix provides tech nical specifications for th e WNR854T wireless router. Factory Default Settings When you first receive your WNR8 54T, the default factory settings are in ef fect, as shown below . Y ou can restore these defaults with the Fact ory Defau lt Restore button on the [...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR854T User Manual A-2 Technical Specifications v1.1, January 2007 General Specifications Wireless Wireless Router Radio Enabled Wireless Access List (MAC Filtering) All wireless stations allowed SSID NETGEAR 802.1 1b/g RF Channel Auto Mode Up to 300 Mbps Wireless Security None Firewall Inbound (communicati[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WN R854T User Manual Technical Specifications A-3 v1.1, January 2007 Operating humidity: 90% maximu m relative h umidity , noncondensing Electromagnetic Emissions Designed to conform to the following standards: FCC Part 15 Class B; EN 55022/24 (CISPR 22/24) Class B; EN 60950 (CE L VD) Class B; MIC Interface [...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR854T User Manual A-4 Technical Specifications v1.1, January 2007[...]

Related Documents B-1 v1.1, January 2007 Appendix B Related Document s This appendix provides links to reference documents you c an use to gain a more comple te understanding of the technolog ies used in your NET GEAR product. In addition, you can find initial setu p instructions for your wireless rout er in the NETGEAR W ir eless Router Setup M an[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR854T User Manual B-2 Related Documents v1.1, January 2007[...]

Index-1 v1.1, January 2007 Index A Account Name 2-5 , 7-2 B backup configuration 7-7 Basic Wireless Connectivity 8-10 Basic Wireless S et tings 3-11 Bigpond 2-8 C configuration backup 7-7 erasing 7-8 restore 7-10 content filt ering 4-1 crossover cable 8-4 customer support 1-ii D date and time 8-9 Daylight Savings Time 8-9 daylight savings time 4-9 [...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR854T User Manual Index-2 v1.1, January 2007 metric 5-10 MTU 5-8 MTU size 6-14 N NAT 5-7 , 6-2 Network Time Protocol 4-8 , 8-9 NTP 4-8 , 8-9 P Passphrase 3-5 , 3-8 , 3-9 , 3-11 password restoring 8-13 ping 5-8 port filtering 4-3 Port Forwarding 6-6 Port Forwarding Menu 6-7 , 6-8 , 6-10 , 6-11 port numbers [...]