NETGEAR R624GU manual

202-10437-01 January 2009 NETGEAR , Inc. 350 E. Plumeria Drive San Jose, CA 95134 USA 3G Broadband Wi reless Router MBR624GU User Manual[...]

ii v1.0, January 2009 © 2009 by NETGEAR, Inc. All rights reserved. T rademarks NETGEAR and the NETGEAR l ogo are trademarks of Netgear , Inc. Microsoft, W indows, and W indows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Cor poration. Other brand and product names are registered trademar ks or trademarks of their respective holders. St atement of Con[...]

v1.0, January 2009 iii European Union St atement of Compliance Hereby , NETGEAR, In c. declares tha t this router is in compliance with the essentia l requiremen ts and other relevant provisions of Directive 1999/5/EC. Èesky [Czech] NETGEAR, I nc. tímto prohl ašuje, že tento 3G Broadband Wireless Router MBR624GU je ve shodì se základními po?[...]

v1.0, Januar y 2009 iv A printed copy of the EU Declaration of Conformity certificate for this prod uct is provided in the MBR624GU product package. Bestätigung des Herstellers/Imp orteurs Es wird hiermit bestätigt, daß da s 3G Broadband W ireless Router MBR624 GU gemäß der im BMPT -AmtsblVfg 243/ 1991 und Vfg 46/1992 aufgeführten Bestimmunge[...]

v1.0, January 2009 v test transmitte rs) in accordance with the regul ations may , ho wever , be subject to certain re strictions. Please refer to the notes in the operating instructions. Federal Of fice for T elecommuni cations Approvals has been notified of the placing of this equipment on the market and has been granted the right to test the ser[...]

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1 v1.0, January 2009 Content s 3G Broadband Wireless Rout er MBR624GU User Manual About This Manual Conventions, Formats, and Scope ............... ................ ............. ............. ............ ............. ... i How to Use This Manual ................. ............. ............ ............. ............. ................ ...........[...]

2 v1.0, Januar y 2009 Wireless Security Options ............... ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. ........ 2-3 Manually Configuring Y our Wireless Settings ........ ............. ................ ............. ............. .. 2-4 S pecif ying Wireless Security ........... ............. ............ .............[...]

3 v1.0, January 2009 Erasing the Configuration ............. ................ ............. ............. ............. ............. ........ 4-2 Upgrading the Router Firmware ...... ............. ................ ............. ............. ............ ............ 4-2 Network Management Information ..................... ............. ..........[...]

4 v1.0, Januar y 2009 T r oubleshooting the I SP Connection .................. ............. ............. ................ ............. ..... 6-4 Obtaining a W AN IP Address .......................... ............. ............. ............. ............. ..... 6-4 T r oubleshooting PPPoE or PPPo A .............. ................ ...............[...]

i v1.0, January 2009 About This Manual The NETGEAR ® 3G W i reless Router MBR624GU describes how to in stall, configure, and troubleshoot the 3G Broadba nd W ireles s Router MBR624GU. The information in this manual is intended for readers with intermedia te computer and Internet skills. Conventions, Format s, and Scope The conventions, formats, an[...]

3G Broadband Wireless Router MBR624GU User M anual ii v1.0, Januar y 2009 For more information about networ k, Internet, firewall, and VPN technologies, see the links to the NETGEAR website in Appendix B , “Related Documents” . How to Use This Manual The HTML version of this ma nual includes the following: • Buttons, and , for browsing forwar[...]

3G Broadband Wireless Ro uter MBR624GU User Manual iii v1.0, January 2009 – Click the print icon in the upper left of the window . • Printing the full manual . Use the Compl e te PD F M anual link at the top left of any page. – Click the Complete PDF Manual link at the to p left of any p age in the manual. The PDF version of the comp lete man[...]

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1-1 v1.0, January 2009 Chapter 1 Inst alling Y our Router Congratulations on yo ur purchase of the 3G Broadban d W ireless Router MBR624GU. Before you begin installing your router , ch eck the package contents (see “Unpacking Y o ur New Router” on page 1- 1 ). Become familiar with the front and back panels of yo ur router— especially the LEDs[...]

3G Broadband Wireless Router MBR624GU User M anual 1-2 Installing Your Router v1.0, Januar y 2009 Front Panel The router fron t panel shown below contains status LEDs. Y ou can use the LEDs to verify various conditions. The following table describes each LED.. Figure 1-1 T able 1. LED Descriptions LED Activity Description 1. Power , factory reset S[...]

3G Broadband Wireless Ro uter MBR624GU User Manual Installing Your Router 1-3 v1.0, January 2009 Back Panel The router ports are col or -coded to disting uis h yo ur Internet port from th e other four ports that connect to the wired computer(s) on your LAN. The rear panel contains the following elements: 1. W ire le ss antenna 2. AC power adapter i[...]

3G Broadband Wireless Router MBR624GU User M anual 1-4 Installing Your Router v1.0, Januar y 2009 Router Side Panel The side panel of the router has a Wireless On/Off button and a WPS button. • WPS . Y ou ca n use the W i-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) feature with clients on the network that are W i-Fi certified and WP A capable. See “Using Push &ap[...]

3G Broadband Wireless Ro uter MBR624GU User Manual Installing Your Router 1-5 v1.0, January 2009 Positioning Y our Wireless Router The router lets you access your ne twork from virt ually anywhere within the operating range of your wireless network. However , the operating di stance or range of your wireless connection can vary significantly depend[...]

3G Broadband Wireless Router MBR624GU User M anual 1-6 Installing Your Router v1.0, Januar y 2009 • Y our computer must be set up to us e DHCP to get its TCP/IP configuration from the router. This is usually the case. For help wi th DHCP , see the documen tation that came with your computer , or see the link to the online doc ument in “Preparin[...]

3G Broadband Wireless Ro uter MBR624GU User Manual Installing Your Router 1-7 v1.0, January 2009 Connecting Y our Router and Applying Power 1. Connect one end of the Ethernet cable that came with your router into a LAN port on the router , and the other end into the Ethernet port of y our computer . 2. Plug in the power adapter to your router, and [...]

3G Broadband Wireless Router MBR624GU User M anual 1-8 Installing Your Router v1.0, Januar y 2009 3. V erify that the following LEDs on the front of the router light up: • Power . Power is supplied to the router . • LAN . Y o ur compute r is securely connecte d to this LAN port on the router . • USB . Y our wireless USB modem is s ecurely con[...]

3G Broadband Wireless Ro uter MBR624GU User Manual Installing Your Router 1-9 v1.0, January 2009 3. Click Nex t , and the Setup W izard configures your router’ s Internet connection. 4. When the Internet connection is working, a Connection Success message displays. 5. T o proceed to wireless ne twork configuration, click Next . See “Using the S[...]

3G Broadband Wireless Router MBR624GU User M anual 1-10 Installing Your Router v1.0, Januar y 2009 Logging in to the Router af ter Inst allation When you first connect to your router during inst allation, a Setup W izard appears. After the initial configuration, you can use your W eb browser to log into the rou ter. T o log in to the router: 1. Ope[...]

3G Broadband Wireless Ro uter MBR624GU User Manual Installing Your Router 1-11 v1.0, January 2009 For more information about th e information displayed in th e Router S tatus screen, see “Router S t at us” on page 4-4 . Y ou can use different methods to configure your router . • Select Setup Wizard from th e router menu to set up your In tern[...]

3G Broadband Wireless Router MBR624GU User M anual 1-12 Installing Your Router v1.0, Januar y 2009 3. Click Nex t . The Setup W izard prompts you to configure your Internet conn ection an d wireless netwo rk as described in “Using the Setup W izard to Configure Y o ur Router ’ s Internet Connection” on page 1-8 and “Using the Setup W izard [...]

3G Broadband Wireless Ro uter MBR624GU User Manual Installing Your Router 1-13 v1.0, January 2009 The following butto ns are availa ble: • Click Connect when yo u want to manua lly connect to the network. • Click Disc onnect when you want to manually disconnect from current network . • Click Apply when you finish changing the settings. • Cl[...]

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2-1 v1.0, January 2009 Chapter 2 Wireless Network Configuration For a wireless connection, the SSID, also called the wireless ne twork name, and the wireless security setting must be the same for the router and wireless computers or wireless adapters. NETGEAR strongly recommends that you use wireless security . This chapter includes: • “Plannin[...]

3G Broadband Wireless Router MBR624GU User M anual 2-2 Wireles s Network C onfigura tion v1.0, Januar y 2009 See “Manually Configuring Y our W ireless Settings” on page 2-4 . • Push 'N' Connect (WPS) automatica lly implements wireless security on the router while, at the same time, allowing you to au tomatically implement wireless s[...]

3G Broadband Wireless Ro uter MBR624GU User Manual Wireless Network Configuration 2-3 v1.0, January 2009 Wireless Security Options Indoors, computers can connect over 802.1 1g wireless networks at a maximum range of up to 300 feet. Such distances can allow for others outside your immediate area to access your network. Unlike wired network da ta, yo[...]

3G Broadband Wireless Router MBR624GU User M anual 2-4 Wireles s Network C onfigura tion v1.0, Januar y 2009 For more information about wireless technology , see the link to the online document in “W ireless Communications” in Append ix B . Manually Configuring Y our Wireless Settings Y ou can view or manually configure the wireless settings fo[...]

3G Broadband Wireless Ro uter MBR624GU User Manual Wireless Network Configuration 2-5 v1.0, January 2009 The settings for this sc reen are expl ained in Ta b l e 2 - 1 . 3. Select the region in which the router wil l operate. 4. For initial configuration and test, le ave the other settings unchanged. 5. T o save your changes, click Apply . 6. Confi[...]

3G Broadband Wireless Router MBR624GU User M anual 2-6 Wireles s Network C onfigura tion v1.0, Januar y 2009 Wireless Access Point Enable Wireless Access Point Selected by default, this setting enable s the wireless radio, which allows the router to work as a wireless access point. T urning off the wireless radio can be hel pful for configuration, [...]

3G Broadband Wireless Ro uter MBR624GU User Manual Wireless Network Configuration 2-7 v1.0, January 2009 S pecifying Wireless Security T o set up wireless security , you can either manua lly configure it in the W ireless Settings screen, or you can use W i-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) to automatically set the SSID and implement WP A/ WP A2 se curity (s[...]

3G Broadband Wireless Router MBR624GU User M anual 2-8 Wireles s Network C onfigura tion v1.0, Januar y 2009 • Hiding your wireless network n ame (SSID) . By default, the router is set to broadcast its wireless network name (SSID). Y ou can restrict wireless access to your network by not broadcas ting the wireless ne twork name (SSID). T o do thi[...]

3G Broadband Wireless Ro uter MBR624GU User Manual Wireless Network Configuration 2-9 v1.0, January 2009 2. From the main menu, select W ireless Settings, and then click Setup Access List to display the W irele ss Station Access List screen. The trusted wireless stations lis ted on this screen are the wirele ss clients that will have access to the [...]

3G Broadband Wireless Router MBR624GU User M anual 2-10 Wireles s Network C onfigura tion v1.0, Januar y 2009 Configuring WEP T o configure WEP data encryption: 1. Log in to the router at its default LAN address of http://192.168.0.1 with its default user name of admin , and default password of password , or using whatever u s er name, password, an[...]

3G Broadband Wireless Ro uter MBR624GU User Manual Wireless Network Configuration 2-11 v1.0, January 2009 • WEP (Wi red Equivalent Privacy) 128-bit encryption . Enter 26 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0–9, a–f, or A–F). 6. Enter the encryption keys. Y ou can manually or automatically program the four data encryption keys. These valu[...]

3G Broadband Wireless Router MBR624GU User M anual 2-12 Wireles s Network C onfigura tion v1.0, Januar y 2009 T o configure WP A or WP A2 in the ro uter: 1. Log in to the router at its default LAN address of http://192.168.0.1 with its default user name of admin and default password of password , or using whatever user name, pa ssword, and LAN addr[...]

3G Broadband Wireless Ro uter MBR624GU User Manual Wireless Network Configuration 2-13 v1.0, January 2009 • WPS (Push 'N' Connect) . The WPS settings show the router PIN, the Di sable Router’ s PIN check box and the Keep Existing Wir eless Settings check box. By default, these check boxes are cleare d. This allows theWPS clients to di[...]

3G Broadband Wireless Router MBR624GU User M anual 2-14 Wireles s Network C onfigura tion v1.0, Januar y 2009 Using a WPS Button to Add a WPS Client Any wireless computer or wireless adapter that will connect to the router wirelessly is a client. The client must support a WPS butto n, and must have a WPS conf iguration utility , such as the NETGEAR[...]

3G Broadband Wireless Ro uter MBR624GU User Manual Wireless Network Configuration 2-15 v1.0, January 2009 The router WPS screen displays a message confirmi ng that the client was added to the wireless network. The router generates an SSID, and implements WP A/WP A2 wireless sec urity . The router will keep these wireless settings un less you change[...]

3G Broadband Wireless Router MBR624GU User M anual 2-16 Wireles s Network C onfigura tion v1.0, Januar y 2009 2. On the router main menu, select Add a WPS Client (computers that will connect wirelessly to the router are clients), an d t hen click Ne xt . The Add WP S Client screen disp lays: 3. Select the PIN Number radio button. 4. Go to the clien[...]

3G Broadband Wireless Ro uter MBR624GU User Manual Wireless Network Configuration 2-17 v1.0, January 2009 Connecting Additional Wirel ess Client Devices Af ter WPS Setup Y ou can add more WPS clients to your wireless network, or you can add a combination of WPS- enabled clients and clients without WPS. Adding More WPS Client s T o add a wireles s c[...]

3G Broadband Wireless Router MBR624GU User M anual 2-18 Wireles s Network C onfigura tion v1.0, Januar y 2009 3. For the non-WPS devices that you want to conn ect, open the networking utility and follow the utility’ s instructions to enter th e security settings that you selected in S tep 2 (the SSID, WP A/ PSK + WP A2/PSK security method, and pa[...]

3-1 v1.0, January 2009 Chapter 3 Protecting Y our Network This chapter describes how to use the basic firewall fe atures of the W ireless Router to protect your network. Protecting Access to Y our Wireless Router For security reasons, the router has its own user name and password. Also, after a period of inactivity for a set length of time, the adm[...]

3G Broadband Wireless Router MBR624GU User M anual 3-2 Protecting Your Networ k v1.0, Januar y 2009 2. From the main menu, under the Maintenance heading, select Se t Password to display the Set Password screen: 3. T o change the password, first enter the old p assword, and then enter the new password twic e. 4. Click Apply to save your changes. Cha[...]

3G Broadband Wireless Ro uter MBR624GU User Manual Protecting Your Network 3-3 v1.0, January 2009 Blocking Keywords, Sites, and Services The router pro vides a variety of option s for blocking Internet-based con tent and communications services. W ith its content filtering feature, the ro uter prevents objectiona ble content from reaching your PCs.[...]

3G Broadband Wireless Router MBR624GU User M anual 3-4 Protecting Your Networ k v1.0, Januar y 2009 3. T o enable ke yw ord blocking, select on e of th e following: • Per Schedule . T urn on keyword blocking accord ing to the settings on the Schedule screen. • Always . T urn on keyword blocking all the time, independent of the setting in the Sc[...]

3G Broadband Wireless Ro uter MBR624GU User Manual Protecting Your Network 3-5 v1.0, January 2009 Firewall Rules Firewall rules block or allow specific traf fic pass ing through from one side o f the router t o the other . Inbound rules (W AN to LAN) restrict access by outsiders to private resources, selectively allowing only specific outside users[...]

3G Broadband Wireless Router MBR624GU User M anual 3-6 Protecting Your Networ k v1.0, Januar y 2009 Inbound Rules (Port Forwarding) Because the router uses Network Address T ranslation (NA T ), your network presents only one IP address to the Internet, and outside users canno t direc tly access any of your local computers. However , by defining an [...]

3G Broadband Wireless Ro uter MBR624GU User Manual Protecting Your Network 3-7 v1.0, January 2009 • Action . Select when you want this type of traffic to be handled. Y ou can blo ck or allow always, or you can choose to bloc k or allow according to the schedule you have defined in the Schedule screen. • Send to LAN Server . Enter the IP address[...]

3G Broadband Wireless Router MBR624GU User M anual 3-8 Protecting Your Networ k v1.0, Januar y 2009 Considerations for Inbound Rule s If your external IP address is assigned dynamically by your ISP , the IP address might change periodically as the DHCP lease expi res. Consider using the Dynamic DNS feature so that external users can always find you[...]

3G Broadband Wireless Ro uter MBR624GU User Manual Protecting Your Network 3-9 v1.0, January 2009 The following screen shows AIM selected in the Service list: The Outbo und Services screen includes the following fields: • Service . Select the application or service from the drop-down list to be allowed or blocked. Y ou can use the Add Custom Serv[...]

3G Broadband Wireless Router MBR624GU User M anual 3-10 Protecting Your Netw ork v1.0, Januar y 2009 Order of Precedence for Rules As you define new rules, they are added to th e tables in the Firewall Rules screen, as shown: For any traffic attempting to pass through the fire wall, the packet informa tion is subjected to the rules in the order sho[...]

3G Broadband Wireless Ro uter MBR624GU User Manual Protecting Your Network 3 -11 v1.0, January 2009 Defining Services T o define a service: 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 whateve r password and LAN address you have chosen for the ro[...]

3G Broadband Wireless Router MBR624GU User M anual 3-12 Protecting Your Netw ork v1.0, Januar y 2009 Setting Y our Time Zone T o localize the time for your log entrie s, you must specify your time zone: 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 us[...]

3G Broadband Wireless Ro uter MBR624GU User Manual Protecting Your Network 3 -13 v1.0, January 2009 Scheduling Firewall Se rvices If you enabled service s blocking in the Block Se rvices screen or port forwarding in the Ports screen, you can set up a schedule for when blocki ng occurs or when access is not restricted. 1. Log in to the router at its[...]

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4-1 v1.0, January 2009 Chapter 4 Managing Y our Network This chapter describes how to perform network management tasks with your W ireless Router. Backing Up, Restoring, or Erasing Y our Settings The configuration settings of the router are stored in a configuration file in the router. This file can be backed up to your computer , restored, or re v[...]

3G Broadband Wireless Router MBR624GU User M anual 4-2 Managing Your Netw ork v1.0, Januar y 2009 Restoring the Config uration from a File T o restore the co nfig uration: 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 nam e, password[...]

3G Broadband Wireless Ro uter MBR624GU User Manual Managing Your Network 4-3 v1.0, January 2009 NETGEAR recommends that you bac k up yo ur c onfiguration before doing a firmware upgrade. After the upgrade is complete, you might need to restore your configuration settings. 1. Download and unzip the new fi rmware file from NETGEAR. The W eb browser u[...]

3G Broadband Wireless Router MBR624GU User M anual 4-4 Managing Your Netw ork v1.0, Januar y 2009 Network Management Information The router provides a va riety of status and usa ge information which is discus sed in the following sections. Router St atus From the main menu, below the Ma intenance heading, select Router Status to view this screen. T[...]

3G Broadband Wireless Ro uter MBR624GU User Manual Managing Your Network 4-5 v1.0, January 2009 T ab le 4-1. Route r Status Fields Field Description Firmware V ersion This field disp lays the router firmware versio n. HSDP A (High-S p eed Downlink Packet Access) Modem Identity Shows the modem in use. Modem sw version The software version of the mod[...]

3G Broadband Wireless Router MBR624GU User M anual 4-6 Managing Your Netw ork v1.0, Januar y 2009 Showing St atistics Click the Show S tatistics button on the Router Status screen to display router usage statistics: This following table explains the statistic fields. Figure 4-4 T able 4-2. Router S t atistics Fields Field Description W AN (Internet[...]

3G Broadband Wireless Ro uter MBR624GU User Manual Managing Your Network 4-7 v1.0, January 2009 Connection St atus Click the Connection S tatus button on th e Router S tatus scree n to view the connection status: This screen shows the following statistics: ADSL Link Downstream or Upstream These statistics might help your technical suppo rt represen[...]

3G Broadband Wireless Router MBR624GU User M anual 4-8 Managing Your Netw ork v1.0, Januar y 2009 V iewing Att ached Devices The Attached Devices screen contains a table of all IP devic es that the router has discovered on the local network. From the main me nu, under the Maintenance heading, select Attached Devices. The Attached Devices screen dis[...]

3G Broadband Wireless Ro uter MBR624GU User Manual Managing Your Network 4-9 v1.0, January 2009 V iewing, Selecting, and Sa ving Logged Information The router logs security-related ev ents such as denied incoming service requests, hacker probe s, and administrator logins. If you enabled content filte ring in the Block Sites screen, the Logs screen [...]

3G Broadband Wireless Router MBR624GU User M anual 4-10 Managi ng Your Netw ork v1.0, Januar y 2009 Log action buttons are described in the following table. Selecting Which Information to Log Besides the standard information listed previously , you can choose to log ad ditional information. Those optional selections are as follows: • Attempted ac[...]

3G Broadband Wireless Ro uter MBR624GU User Manual Managing Your Network 4-11 v1.0, January 2009 Examples of Log Messages Following are examples of log messages. In all cases, the log entry shows the timestamp as: Da y , Y ear-Month-Date Hour:Minute:Second. Activation and Administration Tue, 2002-05-21 18:48:39 - NETGEAR activated [This entry indic[...]

3G Broadband Wireless Router MBR624GU User M anual 4-12 Managi ng Your Netw ork v1.0, Januar y 2009 Enabling Security Event E-mail Notification T o set up the router so that you can receive logs and alerts by e-mail, select Email from the router menu to display the following screen: • T urn e-mail notification on . Select this check box if yo u w[...]

3G Broadband Wireless Ro uter MBR624GU User Manual Managing Your Network 4-13 v1.0, January 2009 • Send alert immediately . Select the corresponding check box i f you would like immed iate notification of a significant security event, su ch as a known attack, port scan, or attempted access to a blocked site. • Send logs according to this schedu[...]

3G Broadband Wireless Router MBR624GU User M anual 4-14 Managi ng Your Netw ork v1.0, Januar y 2009 From the main menu, under the Ma intenance heading, select Router Diagnostics to display the Diagnostics screen: Enabling Remote Management Using the Remote Management screen, you can allow a user or users on the Internet to configure, upgrade, and c[...]

3G Broadband Wireless Ro uter MBR624GU User Manual Managing Your Network 4-15 v1.0, January 2009 2. Under the Advanced heading of the main menu , select Remote Management to display the Remote Management screen: 3. Select the T urn Remote Management On check bo x. 4. Specify which external addresses will be allowed to access the router’ s remote [...]

3G Broadband Wireless Router MBR624GU User M anual 4-16 Managi ng Your Netw ork v1.0, Januar y 2009 http://134.177.0.123:8080 Note: In this case, you must incl ude http:// in the address.[...]

5-1 v1.0, January 2009 Chapter 5 Advanced Configuration This chapter describes how to configure the advanced features of your W ireless Router. Advanced Settings The W ireless Router provides a variety of advanced features, such as the following: •W A N S e t u p . S e e “W AN Setup” . • LAN TCP/IP settings. See “LAN IP Settings” on pag[...]

3G Broadband Wireless Router MBR624GU User M anual 5-2 Advanced Configuration v1.0, Januar y 2009 T o view or change the W AN Setup: 1. From the main menu, select W AN Se tup to display the W AN Setup screen: 2. Make the changes that yo u want, and then click Apply to save the settings. The W AN Setup fields are descr ibed in the following table: F[...]

3G Broadband Wireless Ro uter MBR624GU User Manual Advanced Configuration 5- 3 v1.0, January 2009 Setting Up a Default DMZ Server The default DMZ server feature is helpful when you are using some online games and videoconferencing applications that are incomp at ible with NA T . The router is programmed to recognize some of these applic ations and [...]

3G Broadband Wireless Router MBR624GU User M anual 5-4 Advanced Configuration v1.0, Januar y 2009 T o view or change the LAN IP Setup:. 1. Select LAN IP to displa y the LAN IP Setup screen: 2. Change the settings. For more information, see Ta b l e 5 - 2 , “DHCP Settings” on page 5-6 or “Reserved IP Addresses” on page 5-7 . 3. Click Apply t[...]

3G Broadband Wireless Ro uter MBR624GU User Manual Advanced Configuration 5- 5 v1.0, January 2009 The LAN TCP/IP Setup parameters ar e explained in the following table. T ab le 5-2. LAN I P Setup Settings Description LAN TCP/IP Setup IP Address The LAN IP address of the router. IP Subnet Mask The LAN subnet mask of the router. Combined with the IP [...]

3G Broadband Wireless Router MBR624GU User M anual 5-6 Advanced Configuration v1.0, Januar y 2009 DHCP Settings By default, the router functions as a Dynamic Host Configuratio n Protocol (DHCP) server , allowing it to assign IP , DNS server , and defa ult gateway addresses to all computers connected to the router’ s LAN. The assigned default gate[...]

3G Broadband Wireless Ro uter MBR624GU User Manual Advanced Configuration 5- 7 v1.0, January 2009 Reserved IP Addresses When you specify a reserved IP address for a computer on the LAN, that computer always receives the same IP address each time it access the router’ s DHCP se rver . Reserved IP addresses should be assigned to servers th at requi[...]

3G Broadband Wireless Router MBR624GU User M anual 5-8 Advanced Configuration v1.0, Januar y 2009 configured your acco unt inform ation in the router, whenever your ISP-assigned IP address changes, your router will automa tically contact your Dynamic DNS service provider , log in to your account, and register your new IP address. Configuring Dynami[...]

3G Broadband Wireless Ro uter MBR624GU User Manual Advanced Configuration 5- 9 v1.0, January 2009 7. If your dynamic DNS provider allows the use of wildcards in resolving your URL, you can select the Use wildca rds check box to activate this feature. For example, the wildcard feature will cause *.yourhost.dyndns.or g to be aliased to the same IP ad[...]

3G Broadband Wireless Router MBR624GU User M anual 5-10 Advanced C onfigura tion v1.0, Januar y 2009 •I n t h e Metric field, a value o f 1 will work si nce the ISDN router is on the LAN. This represents the number o f routers between your ne twork and the destinatio n. This is a direct connection, so it is set to 1. • Private is selected only [...]

3G Broadband Wireless Ro uter MBR624GU User Manual Advanced Configuration 5-11 v1.0, January 2009 • Destination IP Addr ess , and IP Subnet Mask . If the destination is a single host, type a subnet value of 255.255.25 5.255 . • Gateway IP Address . This must be a router on th e same LAN segment as the router. • Metric . T ype a number betw ee[...]

3G Broadband Wireless Router MBR624GU User M anual 5-12 Advanced C onfigura tion v1.0, Januar y 2009 • Advertisement Time T o Live . The time to live for the adver tisement is measured in hops (steps) for each UPnP packet sent. A hop is the number of steps allowed to propagate for each UPnP advertisement before it disappears. The numbe r of hops [...]

3G Broadband Wireless Ro uter MBR624GU User Manual Advanced Configuration 5-13 v1.0, January 2009 The following screen displays: Point-to-Point Bridge Configuration In Point-to-Point Bridge mode, the router communicates as an access point with another bridge- mode wireless station. The follo wing figure shows an example of Point-to-Point Bridge mod[...]

3G Broadband Wireless Router MBR624GU User M anual 5-14 Advanced C onfigura tion v1.0, Januar y 2009 As a bridge, wireless client associ ations are di sabled— only wired clients can be connected. Y ou must enter the MAC address of th e other bridge-mode wireless sta tion in the field provided. Use wireless security to protect this communication. [...]

3G Broadband Wireless Ro uter MBR624GU User Manual Advanced Configuration 5-15 v1.0, January 2009 Multi-Point Brid ge Configuration Multi-Point Bridge mode allows a router to bridge to multiple peer access points simultaneously . As a bridge, wireless client associ ations are di sabled— only wired clients can be connected. The figure below shows [...]

3G Broadband Wireless Router MBR624GU User M anual 5-16 Advanced C onfigura tion v1.0, Januar y 2009 • Configure the access point (AP3) on LAN Segm ent 3 in Point-to-Point Bridge mode with the remote MAC address of the MBR624GU router. 2. Disable the DHCP server on AP2 and AP3. AP1 will then be the DHCP server . 3. V erify the following for all a[...]

3G Broadband Wireless Ro uter MBR624GU User Manual Advanced Configuration 5-17 v1.0, January 2009 The following figu re shows an example of a Repeater Mode config uration. T o set up a repeater with wireless client association: 1. Configure the operating mode of the devices. • Configure AP 1 the MBR624GU router in th e previous figure) on LAN Seg[...]

3G Broadband Wireless Router MBR624GU User M anual 5-18 Advanced C onfigura tion v1.0, Januar y 2009[...]

6-1 v1.0, January 2009 Chapter 6 T roubleshooting This chapter gives information about troubleshooting your W ireless Router. Afte r each problem description, instructions are prov ided to help you diagnose a nd solve the problem. For the common problems listed, go to the section indicated. • Is the router on? • Have I connected the router corr[...]

3G Broadband Wireless Router MBR624GU User M anual 6-2 Troubleshooting v1.0, Januar y 2009 If any of these conditions does not o ccur , refer to the following table. T roubleshooting Access to the Router Main Menu If you are unable to access the route r main menu from a computer on your local network, check the following: • If you are using an Et[...]

3G Broadband Wireless Ro uter MBR624GU User Manual Troubleshooting 6- 3 v1.0, January 2009 • Make sure your computer ’ s IP addre ss is on th e same subnet as the router . If you are using the recommended addressing scheme, your computer ’ s addr ess should be in the range of 192.168.0.2 to 192.168.0.2 54. See the online document listed in ?[...]

3G Broadband Wireless Router MBR624GU User M anual 6-4 Troubleshooting v1.0, Januar y 2009 T roubleshooting the ISP Connection Obt aining a W AN IP Address If your router is unable to access the Internet, a nd your Internet LED is green or blinkin g green, determine whether the router is able to obtain a W AN IP address from the ISP . Unless you ha[...]

3G Broadband Wireless Ro uter MBR624GU User Manual Troubleshooting 6- 5 v1.0, January 2009 T roubleshooting PPPoE or PPPoA The PPPoA or PPPoA connection can be debugged as follows: 1. Access the main menu of the router at http://192.168.0.1 . 2. Under the Maintenance heading, select Router Status. 3. Click Connection S tatus . 4. If all of the step[...]

3G Broadband Wireless Router MBR624GU User M anual 6-6 Troubleshooting v1.0, Januar y 2009 T roubleshooting a TCP/IP Ne twork Using the Ping Utility Most TCP/IP terminal devices and routers contain a ping utility that sends an echo request packet to the designated device. The device then respond s with an echo reply . T roubleshooting a TC P/IP net[...]

3G Broadband Wireless Ro uter MBR624GU User Manual Troubleshooting 6- 7 v1.0, January 2009 T e sting the Path from Y our Computer to a Remote Device After verifying that the LAN path works correctly , test the path from your PC t o a remote device. 1. From the W indows toolbar , click the St a r t button, and select Run . 2. In the W indows Run win[...]

3G Broadband Wireless Router MBR624GU User M anual 6-8 Troubleshooting v1.0, Januar y 2009 • Press both the W ireless button and WPS button on th e side of the router for 5 seconds. Use this method for cases when the administration password or IP address is not known. Problems with Date and T i me The E-mail screen in the Content Filtering sectio[...]

Technical Specifications A-1 v1.0, January 2009 Appendix A T echnical S pecifications This appendix provides tech nical specifications for the 3G Broadband W irele ss Router MBR624GU. Network Protocol and St andards Comp atibility Data and Routing Protocols: TC P/IP , RIP-1, RIP-2, DHCP , PPPoE, PPPoA, or PPTP , RFC 1483 Bridged or Routed Ethernet,[...]

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Related Documents B-1 v1.0, January 2009 Appendix B Related Document s This appendix provides links to reference documents yo u can use to gain a more com plete understanding of the techno logies used in your NETGEAR product. Document Link Internet Netw orking and TCP/IP Addressing http://docum entation.netgear .com/reference/enu/tcpip/index.htm Wi[...]

3G Broadband Wireless Router MBR624GU User M anual B-2 Related Documents v1.0, Januar y 2009[...]