NETGEAR DG834G manual

202-10155-03 October 200 6 NETGEAR , Inc. 4500 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Router DG834G[...]

ii v1.2, October 2006 © 2006 by NETGEAR, Inc. All rights reserved. T rademarks NETGEAR is a trademark of Netge ar , Inc. Microsoft, W indows, and W indow s NT are registered trademar ks of Microsoft Corporation. Other brand and product names are registered tradem arks or trademarks of their respective holders. St atement of Conditions In the inter[...]

v1.2, October 2006 iii European Union St atement of Compliance Hereby , NETGEAR, Inc. declares that thi s modem router is in compliance with the es sential requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 1999/5/EC. Èesky [Czech] NETGEAR, Inc. tímto prohl ašuje, že tento 54 Mbps ADSL Modem W ireless Router Model DG834G je ve shodì se z?[...]

v1.2, Oct ober 2006 iv A printed copy of the EU Declaration of Conformity cer tificate fo r this product is provided in the DG834G v3 product package. Bestätigung des Hers tellers/Importeurs Es wird hiermit bestätigt, daß das 54 Mbps ADSL Mode m Wireless Router Model DG834G gemäß der im BMP T - AmtsblVfg 243/1991 und Vfg 46/19 92 aufgeführten[...]

v1.2, October 2006 v Certificate of the Manufactu rer/Importer It is hereby certified that the 54 Mbps ADSL Modem Wireless Router Model DG834G has been suppressed in accordance with the conditions set out in the BMP T -A mtsblVfg 243/1991 and Vfg 46/1 992. The operation of some equipment (for e xample, test transmitters ) in accord ance with the re[...]

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1 v1.2, October 2006 Content s Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Router DG834G Chapter 1 About This Manual Audience, Scope, Conventions, and Formats . ................... ............. ............. ................ .. 1-1 How to Print this Manual ........................... ............. ............. ................ ............. ....[...]

2 v1.2, Octo b er 2006 Wizard-Detected PPPoE Login Account Setu p .. ............. ................. ............ .......... 3-10 Wizard-Detected PPPoA Login Account Setu p .. ............. ................. ............ .......... 3-10 Wizard-Detected Dynamic IP Ac count Setup ............ ............. ................ ............. ... 3-1 1 Wiz[...]

3 v1.2, October 2006 Setting T imes and Scheduling Firewall Services .......... ................ ............. ............. ...... 5-13 How to Set Y our T ime Zone ............ ............. ................ ............. ................ ............. 5-13 How to Schedule Firewall Services ........... ............. ............. ................ [...]

4 v1.2, Octo b er 2006 S tatic Route Example ...... ................ ............. ................ ............. ................ ............. 7-1 1 How to Configure S tatic Routes ............. ................ ............. ................ ................ ... 7-12 Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) ......... ................ ................ ....[...]

5 v1.2, October 2006 T esting the LAN Path to Y our Router ..... ................ ............. ............. ................ ........ 9-7 T esting the Path from Y our Computer to a Remote D evice ............. ............ ............ 9-8 Restoring the Default Configur ation and Password ...... ............. ................ ............. ......[...]

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About This Manual 1-1 v1.2, October 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[...]

Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Ro uter DG834G 1-2 About This Manual v1.2, Octo b er 2006 This manual is written for the ADSL Modem W ire less Router according to these specifications: How to Print this Manual T o print this manual you can choose one of the fo llowing several options, a ccording to your needs. • Printing a Page in th[...]

Reference Manu a l for th e ADSL Mode m Wire le ss Rou te r DG83 4G About This Manual 1-3 v1.2, October 2006 — Click the print icon in the upper left of the window . • Printing the Full Manual . Use the Comple te PDF M anual link at the top left of any page. — Click the Complete PDF Manual link at the top left of any page in th e manual. The [...]

Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Ro uter DG834G 1-4 About This Manual v1.2, Octo b er 2006[...]

Introduction 2-1 v1.2, October 2006 Chapter 2 Introduction This chapter describes the features of the N ETGEAR 54 Mbps ADSL Modem Wireless Router Model DG834G. The ADSL Modem W ireless Rout er is a combination of a built-in ADSL modem, modem router, 4-port switch, and firewa ll which enables your entire network to safely share an Internet connectio[...]

Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Ro uter DG834G 2-2 Introduction v1.2, Octo b er 2006 Key Features The ADSL Modem W ireless Router provides the following features: • A built-in ADSL modem • A powerful, true firewall • 802.1 1g standards -based wireless networking • Easy , W eb-based setup for inst allation and management • Ext[...]

Reference Manu a l for th e ADSL Mode m Wire le ss Rou te r DG83 4G Introduction 2-3 v1.2, October 2006 802.1 1 St andards-based Wireless Networking The ADSL Modem W ireless Router inc ludes an 802.1 1 g-compliant wireless ac cess point, providing continuous, high-spee d 10/100 Mbps access between your wireless and Ethernet devices. The access poin[...]

Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Ro uter DG834G 2-4 Introduction v1.2, Octo b er 2006 • V isual monitoring The modem router’ s front panel LEDs provide an easy way to monitor its status and activity . • Flash erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM) for firmware upgrades. Protocol Support The DG834G v3 supp orts T ransmissio[...]

Reference Manu a l for th e ADSL Mode m Wire le ss Rou te r DG83 4G Introduction 2-5 v1.2, October 2006 • Dynamic DNS Dynamic DNS services allow remote users to find your n etwork using a domain na me when your IP address is not permanently assigned. Th e modem router contains a client that can connect to many popular Dynamic DNS servic es to reg[...]

Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Ro uter DG834G 2-6 Introduction v1.2, Octo b er 2006 Content Filtering W ith its content filtering feature, the DG834G v3 prevents objectionable content from reaching your PCs. The modem router allows you to cont rol access to Internet co ntent by screening for keywords within W eb addresses. Y ou can co[...]

Reference Manu a l for th e ADSL Mode m Wire le ss Rou te r DG83 4G Introduction 2-7 v1.2, October 2006 The Router’ s Front Pane l The front panel sh own below contains status LEDs. Y ou can use the LEDs to verify various conditions. Ta b l e 2 - 1 describes each LED. Figure 2-1 T able 2 -1. LED Descriptions Label Activity Description 1. Power On[...]

Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Ro uter DG834G 2-8 Introduction v1.2, Octo b er 2006 The Router’ s Rear Panel The rear panel of the 54 Mbps ADSL Modem W ireless Router Model DG834G ( Figure 2-2 ) contains port connections. V iewed from left to right, the rear panel contains the following elements: 1. RJ-1 1 ADSL port for connectin g [...]

Configuring Your Internet Connecti on 3-1 v1.2, October 2006 Chapter 3 Configuring Y our Internet Connection This chapter describes how to configure the wire d internet connec tion of your 54 Mbps ADSL Modem W ireless Router Model DG834G. Connecting the Router to the Internet T o connect your ADSL Modem W ireless R outer to the Internet, refer to t[...]

Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Ro uter DG834G 3-2 Configuring Your Intern et Connection v1.2, Octo b er 2006 • The Internet Service Provider (ISP) conf iguration information for your ADSL account. – ISP Login Name and Password – ISP Domain Name Server (DNS) Addresses – Fixed or Static IP Address • ASDL microfilters as explai[...]

Reference Manu a l for th e ADSL Mode m Wire le ss Rou te r DG83 4G Configuring Your Internet Connection 3-3 v1.2, October 2006 ADSL Microfilter Each device such as a telephone, fax machine, answering machine, or caller ID display will require an ADSL microfilter . ADSL Microfilter with Built-In S plitter Use an ADSL microfilter with built- in spli[...]

Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Ro uter DG834G 3-4 Configuring Your Intern et Connection v1.2, Octo b er 2006 Manually Setting Up Y our Modem Router There are four steps to set ting up your modem router: 1. Install ADSL filters on the phone lines. 2. Connect the firewall to the ADSL line. 3. Log in to the firewall. 4. Connect to the In[...]

Reference Manu a l for th e ADSL Mode m Wire le ss Rou te r DG83 4G Configuring Your Internet Connection 3-5 v1.2, October 2006 b. T wo-Line Filter Example . Insert the two-line filter into the phone outlet and connect the phone to the phon e line connector ( A) : Figure 3-4 Note: T o use a one-line filter with a separate splitter , insert the spli[...]

Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Ro uter DG834G 3-6 Configuring Your Intern et Connection v1.2, Octo b er 2006 2. Connect the modem router to the ADSL filter . a. Using the included phone cable with RJ-1 1 jacks, connect the ADSL port ( B) of the modem router to the ADSL port ( C) of the two-line filter . Figure 3-5 Wa r n i n g : Impro[...]

Reference Manu a l for th e ADSL Mode m Wire le ss Rou te r DG83 4G Configuring Your Internet Connection 3-7 v1.2, October 2006 b. Connect the Ethernet cable ( D) from a modem router LAN port t o the Ethe rne t ad ap te r in your computer . Figure 3-6 D Phone DSL L i ne[...]

Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Ro uter DG834G 3-8 Configuring Your Intern et Connection v1.2, Octo b er 2006 c. Connect the power adapter to the firewall an d plug it in to a power outlet. V erify the following: The power light is lit after turning on the firewall. The test light comes on briefly , then goes off. The wireless light is[...]

Reference Manu a l for th e ADSL Mode m Wire le ss Rou te r DG83 4G Configuring Your Internet Connection 3-9 v1.2, October 2006 Enter admin for the user name and password for the password, both in lower case letters. b. After logging in, you will see the menu below . 4. Connect to the Internet Y ou are now ready to configure your modem rout er to c[...]

Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Ro uter DG834G 3-10 Configuring Your Intern et Connection v1.2, Octo b er 2006 Auto-Detecting Y our Internet Connection T ype The W eb Configuration Manager built in to the mo dem router contains a Setup W izard that can automatically determine you r network connection type. The procedures for filling in[...]

Reference Manu a l for th e ADSL Mode m Wire le ss Rou te r DG83 4G Configuring Your Internet Connection 3-11 v1.2, October 2006 Enter your login user name and pass word. These fields are case sensitive. Wizard-Detected Dynamic IP Account Setup If the Setup W izard determines that your Intern et service account uses Dynamic IP assignme nt, you will[...]

Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Ro uter DG834G 3-12 Configuring Your Intern et Connection v1.2, Octo b er 2006 DNS servers are required to perform the functio n of translating an Internet name such as www .netgear .com to a numeric IP address. For a fixe d IP address configuration, you must obtain DNS server addresses from your ISP and[...]

Reference Manu a l for th e ADSL Mode m Wire le ss Rou te r DG83 4G Configuring Your Internet Connection 3-13 v1.2, October 2006 T esting Y our Internet Connection After completing the Internet conn ection configu ration, your can test your Internet connection. Log in to the modem router, then, from the Basic Settings link in the Setup menu, click [...]

Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Ro uter DG834G 3-14 Configuring Your Intern et Connection v1.2, Octo b er 2006 Manually Configuring Y our Internet Connection Y ou c an manually co nfigure your modem router us ing the menu below , or y ou can allow the Setup W izard to determine your configuration as described in the previous se ction. [...]

Reference Manu a l for th e ADSL Mode m Wire le ss Rou te r DG83 4G Configuring Your Internet Connection 3-15 v1.2, October 2006 How to Perform Manual Configuration W e recommend that you start the manu al configuration from the Setup W izard: 1. Select your country and language. Lang uage choi ces are English, French, Ge rman, and Italian . After [...]

Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Ro uter DG834G 3-16 Configuring Your Intern et Connection v1.2, Octo b er 2006 • Select “Get Dynamically from ISP” if your ISP assigns your IP address. • Select “Use Static IP Address” if your ISP gave you a statically assigned address. 6. The DNS server is used to look up site a ddresses bas[...]

Reference Manu a l for th e ADSL Mode m Wire le ss Rou te r DG83 4G Configuring Your Internet Connection 3-17 v1.2, October 2006 5. When a connection uses PPPoA, the IP address is normally assi gned automatically . However , the DG834G v3 allows this ad dress to be set manually . • Select “Get Dynamically from ISP” if your ISP assigns your IP[...]

Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Ro uter DG834G 3-18 Configuring Your Intern et Connection v1.2, Octo b er 2006 • Select “IP Over A TM (IPoA)” if your ISP uses Classical IP Addresses (RFC1577). Enter the IP address, IP Subnet Mask, and Gate way IP Addresses that your ISP assigned. 4. Domain Name Server (DNS) Address: • Select ?[...]

Reference Manu a l for th e ADSL Mode m Wire le ss Rou te r DG83 4G Configuring Your Internet Connection 3-19 v1.2, October 2006 7. Modem Router MAC Address: This section determines the Ethernet MAC addres s that will be used by the modem router on the Internet port. Some ISPs will register the Ethernet MAC address of the network interface card in [...]

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Wireless Configuration 4-1 v1.2, October 2006 Chapter 4 Wireless Configuration This chapter describes how to configure the wi reless features of your 54 Mbps ADSL Modem W irele ss Router Model DG834G. Considerations for a Wireless Network In planning your wire less network, you sh ould consider the level of se curity required. Y ou sh ou ld also se[...]

Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Ro uter DG834G 4-2 Wireless Configuration v1.2, Octo b er 2006 The time it takes to establish a wireless connec tion can vary depending on both your security settings and placement. WEP connections can take slightly longer to establish. Also, WEP encryption can consume mo re battery power on a notebook c[...]

Reference Manu a l for th e ADSL Mode m Wire le ss Rou te r DG83 4G Wireless Configuration 4-3 v1.2, October 2006 • WEP . W ired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) data encr yption provides data security . WEP Shared Key authentication and WEP data encryption will block all but the most determined eavesdropper . This data encryp tion mode has been supersed[...]

Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Ro uter DG834G 4-4 Wireless Configuration v1.2, Octo b er 2006 Underst anding Wireless Settings T o configure the W ireless interface of your modem router, cli ck the W ireless Settings link in the Setup section of the main menu. The W ireless Se ttings menu will appear , similar to that shown below: Fig[...]

Reference Manu a l for th e ADSL Mode m Wire le ss Rou te r DG83 4G Wireless Configuration 4-5 v1.2, October 2006 The following parameters are in the W ireless Settings menu: • Wir eless Ne twork . — Name (SSID) . The Service Set ID, also known as the wireless network name. Enter a value of up to 32 alphanumeric characters. Th e same Name (SSID[...]

Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Ro uter DG834G 4-6 Wireless Configuration v1.2, Octo b er 2006 — Wir eless Isolation. If enabled, Wireless S tations will not be able to communicate with each other or with S tations on the wired network. This feature should normally be disabled. • Wir eless S tation Access List . — By default, any[...]

Reference Manu a l for th e ADSL Mode m Wire le ss Rou te r DG83 4G Wireless Configuration 4-7 v1.2, October 2006 How to Set Up and T e st B asic Wireless Connectivity Follow the instructions below to set up and te st basic wireless conne ctivity . Once you have established basic wireless connectivity , you can enable security settin gs appropriate[...]

Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Ro uter DG834G 4-8 Wireless Configuration v1.2, Octo b er 2006 5. Set the Channel. The default channel is 1 1. This field determines which operating frequency will be used. It should not be necessary to change the wireless channel unless you noti ce interference problems with another nearby wireless rout[...]

Reference Manu a l for th e ADSL Mode m Wire le ss Rou te r DG83 4G Wireless Configuration 4-9 v1.2, October 2006 These options are discussed below . Restricting Access to Y our Network by T urning Off Wireless Connectivity Y ou can completely turn off the wireless por tion of the DG834G v3. Fo r example, if your notebook computer is used to wi rel[...]

Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Ro uter DG834G 4-10 Wireless Configur ation v1.2, Octo b er 2006 2. From the W ireless Settings menu, W irele ss Station Access List section, click the Setup Access List button to display the list, shown below: 3. Select the T u rn Acce ss Control On check box to enable restri cting wireless computers by[...]

Reference Manu a l for th e ADSL Mode m Wire le ss Rou te r DG83 4G Wireless Configuration 4 -11 v1.2, October 2006 Y ou can c opy and paste the MAC addresses from the modem router’ s Attached Devices menu into the MAC Address box o f this menu. T o do this, configure each wireless computer to obtain a wireless link to the mo dem router. The comp[...]

Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Ro uter DG834G 4-12 Wireless Configur ation v1.2, Octo b er 2006 Restricting wireless access prevents intruders fro m connecting to your network. However, the wireless data transmissions are still vulnerable to snooping. Using the WEP data encryption settings described below will prev ent a determined in[...]

Reference Manu a l for th e ADSL Mode m Wire le ss Rou te r DG83 4G Wireless Configuration 4 -13 v1.2, October 2006 There are two methods for creating WEP encryption keys: • Passphrase. Enter a word or group of printable characters in the Passphras e box a nd click the Generate button. • Manual. 64-bit WEP: Enter 10 hexadecimal dig its (any com[...]

Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Ro uter DG834G 4-14 Wireless Configur ation v1.2, Octo b er 2006 7. Enter the encryption keys. Y ou can manually or automatically program the four data encryption keys. These values must be identica l on all computers and Access Points in your network. • Automatic — enter a word or group of printa bl[...]

Reference Manu a l for th e ADSL Mode m Wire le ss Rou te r DG83 4G Wireless Configuration 4 -15 v1.2, October 2006 5. Click Apply to save your settings. How to Configure WP A-802.1x/WP A2-802.1x Security T o configure WP A-802.1x/WP A2-802.1x, follow these steps: 1. Log in at the default LAN address of http://1 92.168.0.1, with the de fault user n[...]

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Protecting Your Network 5-1 v1.2, October 2006 Chapter 5 Protecting Y our Network This chapter describes how to use the basic fi rewall features of the 54 Mbps ADSL Modem W irele ss Router Model DG834G to protect yo ur network. Protecting Access to Y our 54 Mbp s ADSL Modem Wireless Router Model DG834G For security reasons, the modem router has its[...]

Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Ro uter DG834G 5-2 Protecting Yo ur Network v1.2, Octo b er 2006 2. From the Main Menu of the browser interfa ce, under the Maintena nc e heading, select Set Password to bring up the menu shown. 3. T o change the passw ord, first enter the old p assword, and then enter the new password twice. 4. Click Ap[...]

Reference Manu a l for th e ADSL Mode m Wire le ss Rou te r DG83 4G Protecting Your Network 5-3 v1.2, October 2006 Configuring Basic Firewall Services Basic firewall services you can configure includ e access blocking and scheduling of firewa ll security . These topics are presented below . Blocking Keywords, Sites, and Services The modem rout er p[...]

Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Ro uter DG834G 5-4 Protecting Yo ur Network v1.2, Octo b er 2006 2. Select the Block Sites link of the Security menu . 3. T o en ab le keyword blockin g, select one of the following: • Per Schedule —to turn on keyword blocking accordin g to the settings on the Schedule page. • Always —to turn on [...]

Reference Manu a l for th e ADSL Mode m Wire le ss Rou te r DG83 4G Protecting Your Network 5-5 v1.2, October 2006 Y ou can specify one trusted user , which is a co mputer that 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 A[...]

Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Ro uter DG834G 5-6 Protecting Yo ur Network v1.2, Octo b er 2006 T o ac ces s the rules configuration of the DG834G v3, click the Firewall Rules link on the main menu, then c l ick Add for either an Outbound or Inbound Service. • T o edit an existing rule, select its button on the left side of the tabl[...]

Reference Manu a l for th e ADSL Mode m Wire le ss Rou te r DG83 4G Protecting Your Network 5-7 v1.2, October 2006 Remember that allowing inbound services opens holes in your fi rewall. Only enab le those ports that are necessary for yo ur network. Following are tw o ap plication examples of in bound rules: Inbound Rule Example: A Local Public W eb[...]

Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Ro uter DG834G 5-8 Protecting Yo ur Network v1.2, Octo b er 2006 • W AN Users— These settings dete rmine which packets are covered by the rule, based on their source (W AN) IP address. Sele ct the desired option: – Any — all IP addresses are covered by this rule. – Address range — if this opt[...]

Reference Manu a l for th e ADSL Mode m Wire le ss Rou te r DG83 4G Protecting Your Network 5-9 v1.2, October 2006 Considerations for Inbound Rules If your external IP address is assigned dynamically by your ISP , the IP address may change periodically as the DHCP lease expires. Consider using th e Dynamic DNS feature in th e Advanced menu so that [...]

Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Ro uter DG834G 5-10 Protecting Yo ur Networ k v1.2, Octo b er 2006 Outbound Rule Example: Blocking Inst ant Messenger If you want to block Instant Messenger usage by employees during working hours, you can create an outbound rul e to block that application from a ny internal IP address to any external ad[...]

Reference Manu a l for th e ADSL Mode m Wire le ss Rou te r DG83 4G Protecting Your Network 5 -11 v1.2, October 2006 • W AN Users— These settings dete rmine which packets are covered by the rule, based on their destination W AN IP address. Select the desired option: – Any — all IP addresses are covered by this rule. – Address range —if [...]

Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Ro uter DG834G 5-12 Protecting Yo ur Networ k v1.2, Octo b er 2006 For any traffic attempting to pass through the fire wall, the packet informa tion is subjected to the rules in the order shown in the Rules T able, beginning at the top and pro ceeding to the default rules at the bottom. In some cases, th[...]

Reference Manu a l for th e ADSL Mode m Wire le ss Rou te r DG83 4G Protecting Your Network 5 -13 v1.2, October 2006 • T o edit an existing Service, select its button on the left side of the table and click Edit Service . • T o delete an exist ing Service, select its button on the left side of the table and click Delete Service . 3. Use the pag[...]

Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Ro uter DG834G 5-14 Protecting Yo ur Networ k v1.2, Octo b er 2006 2. Select the Schedule link of the Security menu to display menu shown below . 3. Select your time zone. This setting will be u sed for the blocking sch edule according to your local time zone and for time-stamping log entries. Select the[...]

Reference Manu a l for th e ADSL Mode m Wire le ss Rou te r DG83 4G Protecting Your Network 5 -15 v1.2, October 2006 How to Schedule Firewall Services If you enabled services blocking in the Bl ock Servic es menu or Port forwar ding in the Ports menu, you can set up a schedule for when blocking occurs or when access is not restricted. 1. Log in to [...]

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Managing Your Network 6-1 v1.2, October 2006 Chapter 6 Managing Y our Network This chapter describes how to perform network management tasks with your 54 Mbps ADSL Modem W ireless Router Model DG834G. Backing Up, Restoring, or Erasing Y our Settings The configuration settings of the ADSL Modem W ireless Router are stored in a configuration file in [...]

Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Ro uter DG834G 6-2 Mana ging Your Ne twork v1.2, Octo b er 2006 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 default User Name of admin , default password of password , or using whatever User Name, Password and LAN [...]

Reference Manu a l for th e ADSL Mode m Wire le ss Rou te r DG83 4G Managing Your Network 6-3 v1.2, October 2006 How to Upgrade the Modem Router Firmware NETGEAR recommends that you back up yo ur c onfiguration before doing a firmware upgrade. After the upgrade is complete , you may need to restore your configuration settings. 1. Download and unzip[...]

Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Ro uter DG834G 6-4 Mana ging Your Ne twork v1.2, Octo b er 2006 Network Management Information The DG834G v3 provide s a variety of status and usage information which is dis cussed below . V iewing Modem Router St atus and Usage St atistics From the Main Menu, un der Maintenance, click Modem Router S tat[...]

Reference Manu a l for th e ADSL Mode m Wire le ss Rou te r DG83 4G Managing Your Network 6-5 v1.2, October 2006 This screen shows the following parameters: T able 6-1. Menu 3.2 - Mo dem Rout er St atus Fields Field Description Account Name The Host Name assigned to the modem route r in the Basic Settings menu. Firmware V ersion This field displays[...]

Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Ro uter DG834G 6-6 Mana ging Your Ne twork v1.2, Octo b er 2006 Click the Show S tatistics button to display modem router usage statistics, as shown below: Downstream S peed The speed at which the modem is receiving data from the AD SL line. Upstream S peed The speed at which the modem is transmitting da[...]

Reference Manu a l for th e ADSL Mode m Wire le ss Rou te r DG83 4G Managing Your Network 6-7 v1.2, October 2006 This screen shows the following statistics: T able 6-2 . Rout er St atistics Fields Field Description W AN or LAN Port The statistics for the W AN (Inte rnet) and LAN ports. S tatus The link status of the po rt. TxPkts The number of pack[...]

Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Ro uter DG834G 6-8 Mana ging Your Ne twork v1.2, Octo b er 2006 Click the Connection S tatus button to display modem router co nnection status, shown belo w: This screen shows the following statistics: Figure 6-5 T a ble 6-3. Connection St atus Fields for PPPoA Field Description Connection T ime The time[...]

Reference Manu a l for th e ADSL Mode m Wire le ss Rou te r DG83 4G Managing Your Network 6-9 v1.2, October 2006 V iewing Att ached Devices The Attached Devices menu contains a table of all IP devices that the modem router has discovered on the local network. From the Ma in Menu of the browser interface, under the Maintenance heading, select Attach[...]

Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Ro uter DG834G 6-10 Managing Your Netw ork v1.2, Octo b er 2006 An example of the log s file is shown below . Figure 6-7[...]

Reference Manu a l for th e ADSL Mode m Wire le ss Rou te r DG83 4G Managing Your Network 6-11 v1.2, October 2006 Log entries are described in Ta b l e 6 - 4 below: Log action buttons are described in Ta b l e 6 - 5 below: T able 6-4. Security Log entry descriptions Field Description Date and T ime The date and tim e the log entry was recorded. Des[...]

Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Ro uter DG834G 6-12 Managing Your Netw ork v1.2, Octo b er 2006 Selecting What Information to Log Besides the standard information listed above, you can choose to log additional info rmation. Those optional selections are as follows: • Attempted access to blocked site • Connections to the W eb-based [...]

Reference Manu a l for th e ADSL Mode m Wire le ss Rou te r DG83 4G Managing Your Network 6-13 v1.2, October 2006 Dropped Packet s Wed, 2002-05-22 07:15:15 - TCP packe t dropped - Source:64.12.47.28,4 787,WAN - Destination:134.177.0.11,21,LAN - [I nbound Default rule match] Sun, 2002-05-22 12:50:33 - UDP packe t dropped - Source:64.12.47.28,1 0714,[...]

Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Ro uter DG834G 6-14 Managing Your Netw ork v1.2, Octo b er 2006 • T urn e-mail notification on . Select this check box if you want to receive e-mail logs and alerts from the modem router. • Send alerts and logs via email . — Send T o This E-mail Address Enter the e-mail address where you want to se[...]

Reference Manu a l for th e ADSL Mode m Wire le ss Rou te r DG83 4G Managing Your Network 6-15 v1.2, October 2006 Running Diagnostic Utiliti es and Rebooting the Modem Router The ADSL Modem W ireless Router has a diagnostic s feature. Y ou can use the diagnostics menu to perform the following functio ns from the modem router: • Ping an IP Address[...]

Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Ro uter DG834G 6-16 Managing Your Netw ork v1.2, Octo b er 2006 Enabling Remote Management Using the Remote Manageme nt page , you can allow a user or users on the Internet to configure, upgrade and check the status of y ou r 54 Mbps ADSL Modem W ireless Router Model DG834G. Configuring Remote Management[...]

Reference Manu a l for th e ADSL Mode m Wire le ss Rou te r DG83 4G Managing Your Network 6-17 v1.2, October 2006 4. Specify what external addresses will be allo wed to access the mode m router’ s remote management. For security , restrict access to as few external IP addresses as practical: • T o allow access from any IP address on the Interne[...]

Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Ro uter DG834G 6-18 Managing Your Netw ork v1.2, Octo b er 2006[...]

Advanced Configuration 7-1 v1.2, October 2006 Chapter 7 Advanced Configuration This chapter describes how to configure the adva nced features of your 54 Mbps ADSL Modem W irele ss Router Model DG834G. Configuring Advanced Security The 54 Mbps ADS L Modem W ireless Router Model DG834G provides a variety of advanced features, such as: • Setting up [...]

Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Ro uter DG834G 7-2 Advanced Configuration v1.2, Octo b er 2006 Setting Up A Default DMZ Server The Default DMZ Server feature is helpful when usin g some online games and videoconferencing applications that are incompatible with NA T . Th e modem router is programmed to recognize so me of these applicati[...]

Reference Manu a l for th e ADSL Mode m Wire le ss Rou te r DG83 4G Advanced Configuration 7-3 v1.2, October 2006 2. From the Main Menu, under Adva nced, click the W AN Setup link to view the page shown: 3. Select the Default DMZ Server check box. 4. T ype the IP address for that server . 5. Click Apply to save your changes. Connect Automatica lly [...]

Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Ro uter DG834G 7-4 Advanced Configuration v1.2, Octo b er 2006 Enable PPPoE-Relay When enabled, this feature allows a PP PoE client on a local PC to a remote PPPoE server with the gateway acting as a relay agent. Disable Port Scan and DOS Protection The Firewall protects your LAN against Port Scans and D[...]

Reference Manu a l for th e ADSL Mode m Wire le ss Rou te r DG83 4G Advanced Configuration 7-5 v1.2, October 2006 These addresses are part of the Internet Engineering T ask Force (IETF)-designated private address range for use in private networks, and should be suitable in most applications. If your network has a requirement to use a different IP a[...]

Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Ro uter DG834G 7-6 Advanced Configuration v1.2, Octo b er 2006 • RIP Direction RIP (Router Information Protocol ) allows a modem router to exchange routing information with other routers. The RIP Direction selectio n controls how the Modem Ro uter sends and receives RIP packets. Both is the default. ?[...]

Reference Manu a l for th e ADSL Mode m Wire le ss Rou te r DG83 4G Advanced Configuration 7-7 v1.2, October 2006 Specify the pool of IP addresses to be assigned by setting the S t arting IP Address and Ending IP Address. These addresses should be part of the same IP addres s subnet as the router ’ s LAN IP address. Using the default addressing s[...]

Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Ro uter DG834G 7-8 Advanced Configuration v1.2, Octo b er 2006 4. Click Apply to enter the reserved address into the table. T o edit or delete a res erve d address entry: 1. Click the button next to the reserved address you want to edit or delete. 2. Click Edit or Delete . How to Configure LAN TCP/IP Set[...]

Reference Manu a l for th e ADSL Mode m Wire le ss Rou te r DG83 4G Advanced Configuration 7-9 v1.2, October 2006 Configuring Dynamic DNS If your network has a pe rman ently assigned IP addr ess, you ca n register a domain name and have that name linked with y our IP address by public Domain Name Servers (DNS). However , if your Internet account us[...]

Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Ro uter DG834G 7-10 Advanced C onfiguration v1.2, Octo b er 2006 2. From the Main Menu of the brow se r interface, under Advanced, select Dynamic DNS to display the page below . 3. Access the W eb site of one of the dynamic DNS service providers whose na mes appear in the ‘Service Provider ’ box, and[...]

Reference Manu a l for th e ADSL Mode m Wire le ss Rou te r DG83 4G Advanced Configuration 7-11 v1.2, October 2006 Using S t atic Routes Stat ic Routes provide additional ro uting information t o your router . Under normal circumstances, the router has adequate routing information afte r it has been configured for Internet access, and you do not ne[...]

Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Ro uter DG834G 7-12 Advanced C onfiguration v1.2, Octo b er 2006 How to Configure St atic Routes 1. Log in to the router at its default LAN address of http://192.168.0.1 with its default User Name of admin , default password of password , or using whatever User Name, Password and LAN address you have cho[...]

Reference Manu a l for th e ADSL Mode m Wire le ss Rou te r DG83 4G Advanced Configuration 7-13 v1.2, October 2006 d. Select Active to make this route effective. e. T ype the Destination IP Address of the final destination. f. T ype the IP Subnet Ma sk for this destination. If the destination is a single host, t ype 255.255.255.25 5. g. T ype the G[...]

Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Ro uter DG834G 7-14 Advanced C onfiguration v1.2, Octo b er 2006 • Advertisement Period : The Advertisement Period is how often the Router will advertise (broadcast) its UPnP information. This va lue can range from 1 to 1440 minutes. The default period is for 30 minutes. Shorter dura tions will en su r[...]

Virtual Private Networking 8-1 v1.2, October 2006 Chapter 8 V irtual Private Networking This chapter describes how to use the virtual private networking (VPN) features of the ADSL Modem W ireless Router. VPN communications pa ths are called tunnels. VPN tunnels provide secure, encrypted comm unications between your local ne twork and a remote netw [...]

Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Ro uter DG834G 8-2 Virtual Private Networking v1.2, Octo b er 2006 Overview of VPN Configuration T wo common sc enarios for config uring VPN tunnels are between a remote personal computer and a network gateway and between two or more netw ork gateways. The DG834G v3 supports both of these types of VPN co[...]

Reference Manu a l for th e ADSL Mode m Wire le ss Rou te r DG83 4G Virtual Private Networking 8-3 v1.2, October 2006 Gateway-to-Gateway VPN T u nnels • Gateway-to-Gateway VPN Tunnels provide secure access between networks, s uch as a branch or home office and a main office. A VPN between two or more NETGEAR VPN-enabled routers is a good way to c[...]

Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Ro uter DG834G 8-4 Virtual Private Networking v1.2, Octo b er 2006 Planning a VPN When you set up a VP N, it is helpful to plan the netw ork configuration and record the configuration parameters on a worksheet: T o set up a VPN connection, you must configure e ach endpoint with spec ific identification a[...]

Reference Manu a l for th e ADSL Mode m Wire le ss Rou te r DG83 4G Virtual Private Networking 8-5 v1.2, October 2006 • W ill either endpoint use Fully Qualified Domain Names (FQDNs)? FQDNs supplied by Dynamic DNS providers (see “The Use of a Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN)” on page B-8 ) can allow a VPN endpoint with a dynamic IP address [...]

Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Ro uter DG834G 8-6 Virtual Private Networking v1.2, Octo b er 2006 VPN T unnel Configuration There are two tunnel configurations and three ways to configure them: • Use the VPN W izard to configure a VPN tunnel (recommended fo r most situations): — See “How to Set Up a Client-to-Gatewa y VPN Config[...]

Reference Manu a l for th e ADSL Mode m Wire le ss Rou te r DG83 4G Virtual Private Networking 8-7 v1.2, October 2006 How to Set Up a Client-to -Gateway VPN Configuration Setting up a VPN between a remote PC runn ing the NETGEAR ProSafe VPN Client and a network gateway involves the following two steps: • “Step 1: Configuring the Client-to- Gate[...]

Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Ro uter DG834G 8-8 Virtual Private Networking v1.2, Octo b er 2006 Follow this procedure to configure a client-t o-gateway VPN tunnel using th e VPN W izard. T able 8 -3. VPN T unnel Configuration Workshee t Connection Name: RoadW arrior Pre-Shared Key: 12345678 Secure Association -- Main Mode or Manual [...]

Reference Manu a l for th e ADSL Mode m Wire le ss Rou te r DG83 4G Virtual Private Networking 8-9 v1.2, October 2006 1. Log in to the DG834G v3 at its LAN address of http://192.168.0.1 with its default user name of admin and password of p assword . Click the VPN W izard link in the main menu to display this screen. Click Next to proceed. 2. Fill i[...]

Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Ro uter DG834G 8-10 Virtual Private Ne tworking v1.2, Octo b er 2006 The Summary screen below displays. Figure 8-6[...]

Reference Manu a l for th e ADSL Mode m Wire le ss Rou te r DG83 4G Virtual Private Ne tworking 8-11 v1.2, October 2006 T o view the VPNC recommended authenticatio n and e ncryption settings used b y the VPN W izard, click the “ here ” link. Click Back to return to the Summary screen. 3. Click Done on the Summary screen to complete the configur[...]

Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Ro uter DG834G 8-12 Virtual Private Ne tworking v1.2, Octo b er 2006 T o view or modify the tunnel settings, select th e radio button next to the tunnel entry and click Edit . S tep 2: Configuring the NETGE AR ProSafe VPN C lient on the Remote PC This procedure describes how to configure the NETGEAR ProS[...]

Reference Manu a l for th e ADSL Mode m Wire le ss Rou te r DG83 4G Virtual Private Ne tworking 8-13 v1.2, October 2006 b. From the Edit menu of the Se curity Policy Editor , click Add , then Connection . A “New Connection” listing appe ars in the list of policies. Rename the “New Connection” so that it matches the Connection Name you enter[...]

Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Ro uter DG834G 8-14 Virtual Private Ne tworking v1.2, Octo b er 2006 h. Select the Connect using Secure Gateway T unnel check box. i. Select IP Address in the ID T ype menu below the check box. j. Enter the public W AN IP Address of the DG83 4G v3 in the field direct ly below the ID T ype menu. In this e[...]

Reference Manu a l for th e ADSL Mode m Wire le ss Rou te r DG83 4G Virtual Private Ne tworking 8-15 v1.2, October 2006 a. In the Network Security Policy list on the le ft side of the Security Policy Editor window , click on My Identity . b. Choose None in the Select Certificate menu. c. Select IP Address in the ID T ype menu. If you are us ing a v[...]

Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Ro uter DG834G 8-16 Virtual Private Ne tworking v1.2, Octo b er 2006 e. Click the Pre-Shar ed Key button. In the Pre-Shared Key dialog box, click the Enter Key button. Enter the DG834G v3's Pre-Shared Key and click OK . In this example, 12345678 is entered. This field is case sensitive. 5. Configure[...]

Reference Manu a l for th e ADSL Mode m Wire le ss Rou te r DG83 4G Virtual Private Ne tworking 8-17 v1.2, October 2006 c. In the Authentication Method menu, select Pr e-Shar ed key . d. In the Encrypt Alg menu, select the type of encryption to correspond with what was configured for the Encrypt ion Protocol in the DG834 G v3 in T able 8-3 on page [...]

Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Ro uter DG834G 8-18 Virtual Private Ne tworking v1.2, Octo b er 2006 f. In the Hash Alg menu, select SHA-1 . g. In the Encapsulation menu, select T unnel . h. Leave the Authentication Protoc ol (AH) checkb ox unchecked. 7. Save the VPN Client Settings. From the File menu at the top of th e Security Polic[...]

Reference Manu a l for th e ADSL Mode m Wire le ss Rou te r DG83 4G Virtual Private Ne tworking 8-19 v1.2, October 2006 This will cause a continuous ping to be sent to the first DG834G v3. After bet ween several seconds and two minutes, the ping response sh ould change from “tim ed out” to “reply .” Once the connection is establish ed, yo u[...]

Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Ro uter DG834G 8-20 Virtual Private Ne tworking v1.2, Octo b er 2006 9. The Connection Monitor screen for this connection is shown below: In this example you can see the following: • The DG834G v3 has a pu blic IP W AN address of 22.23.24.25 . • The DG834G v3 has a LAN IP address of 192.16 8.3 .1. ?[...]

Reference Manu a l for th e ADSL Mode m Wire le ss Rou te r DG83 4G Virtual Private Ne tworking 8-21 v1.2, October 2006 How to Set Up a Gateway-to -Gateway VPN Configuration Follow this procedure to configure a gateway- to-gateway VPN tunnel using the VPN W izard. Set the LAN IPs on each DG834G v3 to differen t subnets and configure each properly f[...]

Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Ro uter DG834G 8-22 Virtual Private Ne tworking v1.2, Octo b er 2006 Follow this procedure to configure a gateway- to-gateway VPN tunnel using the VPN W izard. 1. Log in to the DG834G v3 on LA N A at its default LAN address of http://192.168.0.1 with its default user name of ad min and password of pa s s[...]

Reference Manu a l for th e ADSL Mode m Wire le ss Rou te r DG83 4G Virtual Private Ne tworking 8-23 v1.2, October 2006 2. Fill in the Connection Na me and the pre-shared key , select the type of target end point, and click Next to proceed. Figure 8-20 Figure 8-21 Enter t h e new C onnect i on Name: (e.g., GtoG ) Enter the pre-shared key: (e.g., 12[...]

Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Ro uter DG834G 8-24 Virtual Private Ne tworking v1.2, Octo b er 2006 3. Fill in the IP Address or F QDN for the ta rget VPN endpoint W AN co nnection and click Next . 4. Identify the IP addresses at the target endp oint which can use th is tunnel, and click Next . Figure 8-22 Figure 8-23 Enter the W AN I[...]

Reference Manu a l for th e ADSL Mode m Wire le ss Rou te r DG83 4G Virtual Private Ne tworking 8-25 v1.2, October 2006 The Summary screen below displays. Figure 8-24[...]

Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Ro uter DG834G 8-26 Virtual Private Ne tworking v1.2, Octo b er 2006 T o view the VPNC recommended authenticatio n and e ncryption settings used b y the VPN W izard, click the “ here ” link (see Figure 8-24 ). Click Back to return to the Summary screen. 5. Click Done on the Summary screen (see Figure[...]

Reference Manu a l for th e ADSL Mode m Wire le ss Rou te r DG83 4G Virtual Private Ne tworking 8-27 v1.2, October 2006 6. Repeat for the DG834G v3 on L AN B and pay special attention to use the following network settings as appropriate. • W AN IP of the remote VPN gateway (e.g., 14.15.16.17 ) • LAN IP settings of the remote VPN gateway: — IP[...]

Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Ro uter DG834G 8-28 Virtual Private Ne tworking v1.2, Octo b er 2006 a. Open the DG834G v3 management interface and click on VPN S tatus to get the VPN St atus/Log screen ( Figu re 8-27 ). b. Click on VPN S tatus ( Figure 8-29 ) to get the Current VPN T unnels (SAs) screen ( Figure 8-28 ). Click on Conne[...]

Reference Manu a l for th e ADSL Mode m Wire le ss Rou te r DG83 4G Virtual Private Ne tworking 8-29 v1.2, October 2006 VPN T unnel Control Activating a VPN T u nnel There are three ways to activate a VPN tunnel: • Use the VPN Status page. • Activate the VPN tunnel by pi nging the remote endpoin t. • S tart using the VPN tunnel. Using the VPN[...]

Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Ro uter DG834G 8-30 Virtual Private Ne tworking v1.2, Octo b er 2006 3. Click on VPN S tatus ( Figure 8-29 ) to get the Current VPN T unnels (SAs) screen ( Figure 8-30 ). Click on Connect for the VPN tunnel you want to activate. Activate the VPN T unnel by Pinging the Remote End point T o activate the VP[...]

Reference Manu a l for th e ADSL Mode m Wire le ss Rou te r DG83 4G Virtual Private Ne tworking 8-31 v1.2, October 2006 Figure 8-31: Running a Ping tes t to the LAN from the PC This will cause a continuous ping to be sent to the first DG834G v3. After bet ween several seconds and two minutes, the ping response sh ould change from “tim ed out” t[...]

Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Ro uter DG834G 8-32 Virtual Private Ne tworking v1.2, Octo b er 2006 b. ping 192.168 .3.1. St art Using a VPN T unnel to Activate It T o use a VPN tunnel, use a W eb browser to go to a URL whose IP ad dress or range is covered by the policy for that VPN tunnel. Figure 8-33 Note: The pings may fail the fi[...]

Reference Manu a l for th e ADSL Mode m Wire le ss Rou te r DG83 4G Virtual Private Ne tworking 8-33 v1.2, October 2006 V erifying the St atus of a VPN T unnel T o use the VPN Status page to determine the stat us of a VPN tunnel, perfo rm the following steps: 1. Log in to the Modem Router. 2. Open the DG834G v3 management interface and click on VP [...]

Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Ro uter DG834G 8-34 Virtual Private Ne tworking v1.2, Octo b er 2006 3. Click on VPN S tatus ( Figure 8-29 ) to get the Current VPN T unnels (SAs) screen. This table lists the following da ta for each active VPN T unnel. • SPI —each SA has a unique SPI (Security Parame ter Index) for traf fic in each[...]

Reference Manu a l for th e ADSL Mode m Wire le ss Rou te r DG83 4G Virtual Private Ne tworking 8-35 v1.2, October 2006 Deactivating a VPN T u nnel Sometimes a VPN tunnel must be deactivated for testing purposes. There are two ways to deactivate a VPN tunnel: • Policy table on VPN Policies page • VPN S tatus page Using the Policy T able on the [...]

Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Ro uter DG834G 8-36 Virtual Private Ne tworking v1.2, Octo b er 2006 2. Open the DG834G v3 management interface and click on VP N S tatus to get the VPN Status/ Log screen ( Figure 8-37 ). 3. Click VPN S tatus ( Figure 8-37 ) to get the Current VPN T unnels (SAs) screen ( Figure 8-38 ). Click Dr op for t[...]

Reference Manu a l for th e ADSL Mode m Wire le ss Rou te r DG83 4G Virtual Private Ne tworking 8-37 v1.2, October 2006 Deleting a VPN T unnel T o delete a VPN tunnel: 1. Log in to the Modem Router. 2. Open the DG834G v3 management interface and click VPN Policies to display the VPN Policies screen ( Figure 8-39 ). Select the radio button for th e [...]

Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Ro uter DG834G 8-38 Virtual Private Ne tworking v1.2, Octo b er 2006 How to Set Up VPN T unnels in S pecial Circumstances When the VPN W izard and its VPNC de faults (see Ta b l e 8 - 2 ) are not appropriat e for your special circumstances, use one of the following alternatives: • Auto Policy —for a [...]

Reference Manu a l for th e ADSL Mode m Wire le ss Rou te r DG83 4G Virtual Private Ne tworking 8-39 v1.2, October 2006 Figure 8-40[...]

Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Ro uter DG834G 8-40 Virtual Private Ne tworking v1.2, Octo b er 2006 The DG834G v3 VPN tunnel ne twork connection fields are define d as follows: General. These settings identify this policy and determine i t s major characteristics. • Policy Name —Enter a unique name to identify this po licy . This [...]

Reference Manu a l for th e ADSL Mode m Wire le ss Rou te r DG83 4G Virtual Private Ne tworking 8-41 v1.2, October 2006 • Single PC - no Subnet — select this option if there is no L AN (only a single PC) at the remote endpoint. If this option is selected, no additional data is requ ired. The typical application is a PC running the VPN client at[...]

Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Ro uter DG834G 8-42 Virtual Private Ne tworking v1.2, Octo b er 2006 Remote Identity T ype —select the desired option to match the "Local Identity T ype" setting on the remote VPN endpoint. • IP Address — the Internet IP address of the remote VPN endpoint. • Fully Qualified Domain Nam e[...]

Reference Manu a l for th e ADSL Mode m Wire le ss Rou te r DG83 4G Virtual Private Ne tworking 8-43 v1.2, October 2006 Example of Using Auto Policy 1. Set the LAN IPs on each DG834G v3 to differen t subnets and configure each properly for the Internet. The following settings are assumed for this example: Figure 8-41 T able 8-5. VPN T unnel Configu[...]

Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Ro uter DG834G 8-44 Virtual Private Ne tworking v1.2, Octo b er 2006 2. Open the DG834G v3 on LAN A management interface and click on VPN Policies . 3. Click Add Auto Policy . 4. Enter policy settings (see Figure 8-43 ). • General — Policy Name = GtoG — Remote VPN Endpoint Address T ype = Fixed IP [...]

Reference Manu a l for th e ADSL Mode m Wire le ss Rou te r DG83 4G Virtual Private Ne tworking 8-45 v1.2, October 2006 — Authentication Algorithm = MD5 — Pre-shared Key = 12345678 Figure 8-43[...]

Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Ro uter DG834G 8-46 Virtual Private Ne tworking v1.2, Octo b er 2006 5. Click Apply . The Get VPN Policies web page is displayed. 6. Repeat for the DG834G v3 on L AN B and pay special attention to use the following network settings as appropriate. • General, Remote Address Data (e.g., 14.15.16.17 ) •[...]

Reference Manu a l for th e ADSL Mode m Wire le ss Rou te r DG83 4G Virtual Private Ne tworking 8-47 v1.2, October 2006 a. Open the DG834G v3 management interface and click on VPN S tatus to display the VPN St atus/Log screen ( Figu re 8-45 ). b. Click VPN S tatus ( Figure 8-45 ) to display the Current VPN T unnels (SAs) screen ( Figure 8-46 ). Cli[...]

Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Ro uter DG834G 8-48 Virtual Private Ne tworking v1.2, Octo b er 2006 Using Manual Policy to Configure VPN T u nnels As an alternative to IKE, you may use Manual Ke ying, in which you mu st specify each ph ase of the connectio n. A "Ma nu al " VPN policy requires all settings for the VPN tunnel [...]

Reference Manu a l for th e ADSL Mode m Wire le ss Rou te r DG83 4G Virtual Private Ne tworking 8-49 v1.2, October 2006 General. The DG834G v3 VPN tunnel netwo rk connection fields are defined as follows: • Policy Name —enter a unique name to identify this po licy . This name is not supplied to the remote VPN endpoint. It is used only to help y[...]

Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Ro uter DG834G 8-50 Virtual Private Ne tworking v1.2, Octo b er 2006 • Any —any outgoing traf fic from the “Local IP ” computers will trigger an attempted VPN connection to the remote VPN endpoint. Please be sure you want this option before selecting it. The remote VPN endpoint must have these IP[...]

Troubleshooting 9-1 v1.2, October 2006 Chapter 9 T roubleshooting This chapter gives information about troubleshooting your 54 Mbps ADSL Mo dem W ireless Router Model DG834G. After each problem description, i nstructions are provided to help you diagnose and solve the problem. For the common problems liste d, go to the section indicated. • Is the[...]

Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Ro uter DG834G 9-2 Troubleshooting v1.2, Octo b er 2006 c. The W AN port LED is lit. If a port’ s LED is lit, a link has been establis hed to the connected device. If a LAN por t is connected to a 100 Mbps device, verify that the port’ s LED is green. If the port is 10 Mbps, the LED will be amber . I[...]

Reference Manu a l for th e ADSL Mode m Wire le ss Rou te r DG83 4G Troubleshooting 9-3 v1.2, October 2006 • Make sure that the Ethernet cable connections are secure at the router and at the hub or workstation. • Make sure that power is turned on to the conn ected hu b or workstation. • Be sure you are using the correct cable: — When connec[...]

Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Ro uter DG834G 9-4 Troubleshooting v1.2, Octo b er 2006 If the router does not save cha nges you have made in the W eb Configuration Interface, check th e following: • When entering config uration se ttings, be sure to click the Apply button before moving to another menu or tab, or your chan ges are lo[...]

Reference Manu a l for th e ADSL Mode m Wire le ss Rou te r DG83 4G Troubleshooting 9-5 v1.2, October 2006 Internet LED Off If the Internet LED is of f, disconnect all telephones on the lin e. If this solves the problem, reconnect the telephones one at a time, being careful to use a micr ofilter on each telephone. If the microfilters are connected [...]

Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Ro uter DG834G 9-6 Troubleshooting v1.2, Octo b er 2006 • If you have selected a lo gin program, you may ha ve incorrectly set the Service Name, Use r Name and Password. See “T roubleshooting PPPoE or PPPoA” , below . • Y our ISP ma y chec k for your computer's host name. Assign the computer[...]

Reference Manu a l for th e ADSL Mode m Wire le ss Rou te r DG83 4G Troubleshooting 9-7 v1.2, October 2006 T roubleshooting Internet Browsing If your modem router can obtain an IP address but your computer is unable to load any W eb pages from the Internet: • Y our computer may not recognize any DNS server addresses. A DNS server is a host on the[...]

Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Ro uter DG834G 9-8 Troubleshooting v1.2, Octo b er 2006 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 see this message: Request timed out If the path is not functioning correctly , you could have one of t he fol[...]

Reference Manu a l for th e ADSL Mode m Wire le ss Rou te r DG83 4G Troubleshooting 9-9 v1.2, October 2006 — If your ISP assigned a host name to your P C, enter that host name as the Account Name in the Basic Settings menu. — Y ou r ISP could be rejecting the Ethernet MAC addresses of all but one of your PCs. Many broadband ISPs restrict access[...]

Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Ro uter DG834G 9-10 Troubleshooting v1.2, Octo b er 2006 • Date shown is January 1, 2000 Cause: The router has not yet successfully reac hed a Network T ime Server . Check that your Internet access settings are conf igured correctly . If you have ju st completed configuring the router , wait at least f[...]

Technical Specifications A-1 v1.2, October 2006 Appendix A T echnical S pecifications This appendix provides technica l specifications for the 54 Mb ps ADSL M odem W ireless Router Model DG834G. Network Protocol and Standards Compatibility Data and Routing Protocols: TC P/IP , RIP-1, RIP-2, DHCP , PPPoE or PPPoA, RFC 1483 Bridged or Routed Ethernet[...]

Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Ro uter DG834G A-2 T echnical Specifications v1.2, Octo b er 2006[...]

NETGEAR VPN Configuration B-1 v1.2, October 2006 Appendix B NETGEAR VPN Configuration DG834G v3 to FVL328 This appendix is a case study on how to configure a secure IPSec VPN tunnel from a NETGEAR DG834G v3 to a FVL328. This case study follows the VPN Cons ortium interoperability profile guidelines (found at http://www .vpnc.or g/Intero pPr ofiles/[...]

Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Ro uter DG834G B-2 NETGEAR VPN Configuration v1.2, Octo b er 2006 S tep-By-S tep Configuration 1. Configure the DG834G v3 as in the Gateway-to -Gateway procedures using the VPN W izard (see “How to Set Up a Gateway-to-Gatew ay VPN Configuration” on page 8-21 ), being certain to use appropriate networ[...]

Reference Manu a l for th e ADSL Mode m Wire le ss Rou te r DG83 4G NETGEAR VPN Configuration B-3 v1.2, October 2006 Figure B-2 toFVL328 10.5.6.1 172.23. 9.1 toFVL328 22.23.24. 25 10 10 5 6 172 23 9 Click VPN Policies under Advanced - VPN to invoke this screen[...]

Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Ro uter DG834G B-4 NETGEAR VPN Configuration v1.2, Octo b er 2006 2. Configure the FVL328 as in the Gateway-to-Gatewa y procedures for the VPN W izard (se e “How to Set Up a Gateway-to-Gatew ay VPN Configuration” o n page 8-21 ), being certain to use appropriate network addresses for the environment.[...]

Reference Manu a l for th e ADSL Mode m Wire le ss Rou te r DG83 4G NETGEAR VPN Configuration B-5 v1.2, October 2006 Figure B-3 toDG834 toDG834 toDG834 toDG834 toDG834 22.23.24.25 14.15.16.1 7 14.15.16.17 22.23.24.25 14.15.16.17 172.23.9.1 10 .5.6.1 172 23 9 10 5 6 1 Click IKE Policies under VPN to invoke this screen Click VPN Policies under VPN to[...]

Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Ro uter DG834G B-6 NETGEAR VPN Configuration v1.2, Octo b er 2006 3. T est the VPN tunnel by pinging the remote network from a PC attached to the DG834G v3. a. Open the command prompt (S tart -> Run -> cmd) b. ping 172.23.9 .1 DG834G v3 with FQDN to FVL328 This appendix is a case study on how to co[...]

Reference Manu a l for th e ADSL Mode m Wire le ss Rou te r DG83 4G NETGEAR VPN Configuration B-7 v1.2, October 2006 T able B-2. Profile Summa ry VPN Consortium Scenario: Scenario 1 T ype of VPN LAN-to-LAN or Gateway- to-Gateway (not PC/Client-to-Gateway) Security Scheme: IKE with Preshared Secret/Key (not Certificate-based) IP Addressing: NETGEAR-[...]

Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Ro uter DG834G B-8 NETGEAR VPN Configuration v1.2, Octo b er 2006 The Use of a Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) Many ISPs (Internet Service Pr oviders) provide connectivity to their customers using dynamic instead of static IP addressing. This means that a user ’ s IP address does not remain co nstan[...]

Reference Manu a l for th e ADSL Mode m Wire le ss Rou te r DG83 4G NETGEAR VPN Configuration B-9 v1.2, October 2006 3. On the DG834G v3, configure the Dynamic DNS settings. a. Browse to the Dynamic DNS Setup Screen (see Figure B-6 ) in the Advanced menu. b. Configure this screen with appropriate ac count and hostname settings an d then click Apply[...]

Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Ro uter DG834G B-10 NETGEAR VPN Configuration v1.2, Octo b er 2006 4. On the FVL328, configure th e Dynamic DNS settings. Assume a properly configured DynDNS account. a. Browse to the Dynamic DNS Setup Screen (see Figure B-8 ) in the Advanced menu. b. Select the DynDNS.org radio button (see Figure B-8 ),[...]

Reference Manu a l for th e ADSL Mode m Wire le ss Rou te r DG83 4G NETGEAR VPN Configuration B-11 v1.2, October 2006 c. Click Show S tatus . The resulting screen should show Update OK: good (see Figure B-10 ). Figure B-9 Figure B-10[...]

Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Ro uter DG834G B-12 NETGEAR VPN Configuration v1.2, Octo b er 2006 5. Configure the DG834G v3 as in the Gateway-to -Gateway procedures using the VPN W izard (see “How to Set Up a Gateway-to-Gatew ay VPN Configuration” on page 8-21 ), being certain to use appropriate network addresses for the environm[...]

Reference Manu a l for th e ADSL Mode m Wire le ss Rou te r DG83 4G NETGEAR VPN Configuration B-13 v1.2, October 2006 Figure B-1 1 Note: The pings may fail the first time. If th is happens, try the pings a second time.[...]

Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Ro uter DG834G B-14 NETGEAR VPN Configuration v1.2, Octo b er 2006 Configuration Summary (T elecommuter Example) The configuration in this document follows the addressing and configuration mechanics defined by the VPN Consortium. Gather all the necessary information befo re you begin the configuration pr[...]

Reference Manu a l for th e ADSL Mode m Wire le ss Rou te r DG83 4G NETGEAR VPN Configuration B-15 v1.2, October 2006 • Step 2: Configuring the NETGEAR ProSafe VPN Client on the Remote PC at the T elecommuter ’ s Home Office configures the NETGEAR ProSafe VPN Client endpoint. S tep 1: Configuring the Clien t-to-Gateway VPN T unnel on the VPN Ro[...]

Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Ro uter DG834G B-16 NETGEAR VPN Configuration v1.2, Octo b er 2006 Figure B-13 Fully Qualified Domain Name toDG834G .com (in this example) Fully Qualified Domain Name from DG834G .com (in this example) fromDG834G (in the exa mple) Dynamic IP address Subnet addr ess Single addr ess 192.168.0. 1 (in this e[...]

Reference Manu a l for th e ADSL Mode m Wire le ss Rou te r DG83 4G NETGEAR VPN Configuration B-17 v1.2, October 2006 2. Click Apply when done to get the VPN Policies screen. T o view or modify the tunnel settings, select th e radio button next to the tunnel entry and click Edit . Figure B-14[...]

Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Ro uter DG834G B-18 NETGEAR VPN Configuration v1.2, Octo b er 2006 S tep 2: Configuring the NETGE AR ProSafe VPN C lient on the Remote PC at the T elecommuter ’ s Hom e Office This procedure describes how to configure th e 54 Mbps ADSL Modem W ireless Router Model DG834G. W e will assume the PC running[...]

Reference Manu a l for th e ADSL Mode m Wire le ss Rou te r DG83 4G NETGEAR VPN Configuration B-19 v1.2, October 2006 b. From the Edit menu of the Security Policy Editor , click Add , then Connection . A New Connection listing appears in the list of policies. Rename the New Connection so that it matches the Connection Name you entered in the VPN Se[...]

Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Ro uter DG834G B-20 NETGEAR VPN Configuration v1.2, Octo b er 2006 c. Select Secur e in the Connection Security check-box group. d. Select IP Subnet in the ID T ype menu. e. In this example, typ e 192 .168.0.1 in the Subnet field as the network address of the DG834G v3. f. Enter 255.255.255.0 in the Mask[...]

Reference Manu a l for th e ADSL Mode m Wire le ss Rou te r DG83 4G NETGEAR VPN Configuration B-21 v1.2, October 2006 b. Click on the Security Policy subheading to show the Security Policy menu. c. Select the Main Mode in the Select Phase 1 Negotiation Mode check box. 4. Configure the VPN Client Identity . In this step, you will provide information[...]

Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Ro uter DG834G B-22 NETGEAR VPN Configuration v1.2, Octo b er 2006 a. In the Network Security Policy list on the left side of the Security Policy Editor window , click My Identity . b. Choose None in the Select Certificate menu. c. Select Domain Name in the ID T ype menu and enter toDG83 4G.com (in this [...]

Reference Manu a l for th e ADSL Mode m Wire le ss Rou te r DG83 4G NETGEAR VPN Configuration B-23 v1.2, October 2006 e. Click the Pre-Shar ed Key button. f. In the Pre-Sh ared Key dialog box, click the Enter Key button. Enter the DG834G v3's Pre-Shar ed Key and click OK . In this example, 1234 5678 is entered. This field is case sensitive. 5.[...]

Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Ro uter DG834G B-24 NETGEAR VPN Configuration v1.2, Octo b er 2006 c. In the Authentication Method menu, select Pre-Shar ed key . d. In the Encry pt A l g menu, select the type of encr yption. In this example, use T riple DES . e. In the Hash Alg menu, select SHA-1 . f. In the SA Li fe menu, select Unspe[...]

Reference Manu a l for th e ADSL Mode m Wire le ss Rou te r DG83 4G NETGEAR VPN Configuration B-25 v1.2, October 2006 a. Expand the Key Exchange subheading by double clicking its name or c licking on the “+” symbol. Then select Propos al 1 below Key Ex chang e . b. In the SA Li fe menu, select Unspecified . c. In the Compression menu, select No[...]

Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Ro uter DG834G B-26 NETGEAR VPN Configuration v1.2, Octo b er 2006 T o chec k the VPN Connection , you can initiate a request from the remote PC to the VPN router ’ s network by using t he Connect option in the ADSL Modem W ireless Router menu bar (see Figure B-22 ). Since the remote PC has a dynamical[...]

Reference Manu a l for th e ADSL Mode m Wire le ss Rou te r DG83 4G NETGEAR VPN Configuration B-27 v1.2, October 2006 c. Ty p e ping -t 192.168.0.1 , and then click OK . This will cause a continuous ping to be sent to the VPN router . After between several seconds and two minutes, the pi ng response should change from timed out to rep l y . Once th[...]

Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Ro uter DG834G B-28 NETGEAR VPN Configuration v1.2, Octo b er 2006 Monitoring the VPN T unnel (T elecommuter Example) V iewing the PC Client’ s Conn ection Monitor and Log V iewer T o view informat ion on the progress and sta tus of the VPN client connectio n, open the 54 Mbps ADSL Modem W ireless Rout[...]

Reference Manu a l for th e ADSL Mode m Wire le ss Rou te r DG83 4G NETGEAR VPN Configuration B-29 v1.2, October 2006 While the connection is being established, the Connection Name field in this menu will show SA before the name of the connection. When the connection is successful, the SA will change to the yellow key symbol. V iewing the VPN Route[...]

Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Ro uter DG834G B-30 NETGEAR VPN Configuration v1.2, Octo b er 2006 2. T o view the VPN tunnels status, click the VPN S tatus link on the right side of the main menu. Figure B-27[...]

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Related Documents C-1 v1.2, October 2006 Appendix C Related Document s This appendix provides links to reference documents you c an use to gain a more com ple te understanding of the technolog ies used in your NETGE AR product. Document Link Internet Networking and TCP/IP Addressing http://docum entation.netgear .com/ reference/enu/tcpip/index.htm [...]

Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Ro uter DG834G C-2 Related Documents v1.2, Octo b er 2006[...]