NETGEAR WGR826V manual

202-10051-01, Ma rch 2005 202-10051-01 March 2005 NETGEAR , Inc. 4500 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95 054 USA Reference Manual for the 54 Mbp s Wireless Router with Phone Adapter WGR826V[...]

ii 202-10051-01, Ma rch 2005 © 2005 by NETGEAR, Inc. All rights reserved. March 2005. 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 o f their respective holders. Statement of Cond[...]

202-10051-01, Ma rch 2005 iii V oluntary Control Council for Interference (VCCI) Statement This equipment is in the second category (information equipment to b e used in a residential area or an adjacent area thereto) and conforms to the standards set by the V o luntary Control Council for In terference by Da ta Processing Equipment and Electronic [...]

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Contents v 202-10051-01, March 2005 Content s Chapter 1 About This Manual Audience, Scope, Conventions, and Formats . ......... ................. ................ ................ ..... 1-1 How to Use This Manual ................. ................ ................ ................ ................ ............... 1-2 How to Print this Manual . ....[...]

202-10051-01, March 200 5 vi Contents Chapter 5 Optimizing Wirele ss Connectivity and Secu rity Observe Performance, Placement, and Range Guidelines ... ................. ................... ..... 5-1 Implement Appropriate Wireless Security ....... ................ ............. ................ ................ .. 5-2 Understanding Wireless Settin[...]

Contents vii 202-10051-01, March 2005 T roubleshooting the ISP Connection ..... ................... ................. ................ ................... .. 8-3 T roubleshooting a TCP/IP Net work Using a Ping Utility .................. ................ ............... 8-5 T esting the LAN Path to Y our Router ........... ................ .........[...]

202-10051-01, March 200 5 viii Contents Internet Configuration Requir ements .............. ............. ................ ................ ........... C-2 Where Do I Get the Internet Configuration Parameters? ....... ................... .............. C-2 Record Y our Internet Connec tion Information .............. ................ ...............[...]

Contents ix 202-10051-01, March 2005 Shared Key Authentication . .......... ................ ................ ................ ............. .............. D-4 Overview of WEP Parameters ........... .................... ................ ................ ................ . D-5 Key Size ... ............. ................ ................. ...........[...]

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About This Manual 1-1 202-10051-01, March 2005 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 computer network,[...]

Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router with Phone Adap ter WGR826V 1-2 About This Manual 202-10051-01, March 2005 How to Use This Manual The HTML version of this ma nual includes the following: • Buttons, and , for browsing forwards or backwards through the manual one pag e at a time • A button that displays the table of cont ents and[...]

Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router with Phone Ada pter WGR826V About This Manual 1-3 202-10051-01, March 2005 How to Print this Manual T o print this manual you can ch oose one of th e fo llowing several options, a ccording to your needs. • Printing a Page in the HTML V iew . Each page in the HTML version of the manu al is dedicat[...]

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Getting to Know Your NETGEAR Wireless Router 2-1 202-10051-01, March 2005 Chapter 2 Getting to Know Y our NETGEAR Wireless Router NETGEAR WGR826V W ireless Routers provide co nnections for multiple computers to the Internet through an external broadband access de vice such as a cable m odem or DSL mod em that is normally intended for use by a singl[...]

Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router with Phone Adap ter WGR826V 2-2 Getting to Kn ow Your NETGEAR Wireless Router 202-10051-01, March 2005 The Front Pane l The front of the WGR826V W irele ss Router includes these status lights you can use to verify connections. Figure 2-1: WGR826V Front Panel V iewed from left to right, the table belo[...]

Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router with Phone Ada pter WGR826V Getting to Know Your NETGEAR Wireless Rout er 2-3 202-10051-01, March 2005 Phone Port * Green Fast Blinking (60Hz) Port is enabled and trying to register to the server (1) during boot time or (2) failed just previously and is attempting to re-register . Green Slow Blinki[...]

Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router with Phone Adap ter WGR826V 2-4 Getting to Kn ow Your NETGEAR Wireless Router 202-10051-01, March 2005 The Rear Panel The rear panel of the WGR82 6V rout er contains the items listed below . Figure 1-2: WGR826V Rear Panel V iewed from left to right, the rear panel contains the following featu res: ?[...]

Connecting the Router to the Internet 3-1 202-10051-01, March 2005 Chapter 3 Connecting the Router to the Internet This chapter describes how to set up the router on your local area network (LAN) and connect to the Internet. Y ou will find out how to configur e your wireless router for Internet access. Follow these instructions to set up your route[...]

Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router with Phone Adap ter WGR826V 3-2 Connecting the Router to the Intern et 202-10051-01, March 2005 c. Locate the Ethernet cable (cable 1 in the di agram) th at connects your PC to the modem. Figure 3-1: Disconnect th e Ethernet cable from the comp uter d. Disconnect the cable at the computer end only , [...]

Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router with Phone Ada pter WGR826V Connecting th e Rou te r to the Internet 3-3 202-10051-01, March 2005 f. Securely insert the cable that came with your wireless router (the NETGEAR cable in the diagram below) into a LAN po rt on the router such as LAN port 4 (point C in the diagram), and th e other end [...]

Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router with Phone Adap ter WGR826V 3-4 Connecting the Router to the Intern et 202-10051-01, March 2005 Figure 3-4: V erify the connections according to the st atus light s on the wireless router d. Check the wireless router status lights to verify the following: • Power : The power light should turn solid[...]

Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router with Phone Ada pter WGR826V Connecting th e Rou te r to the Internet 3-5 202-10051-01, March 2005 3. O PEN A BROWSER AND LOG IN TO THE ROUTER For DSL customer s , if your Internet service provider had you install software logs you in to the Internet, do not run that software. If such software autom[...]

Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router with Phone Adap ter WGR826V 3-6 Connecting the Router to the Intern et 202-10051-01, March 2005 Note : If you cannot connect to the wireless rout er, verify your cables are connected correctly , that the router is powered on, an d that the networking setup of yo ur computer is set to obtain its setti[...]

Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router with Phone Ada pter WGR826V Connecting th e Rou te r to the Internet 3-7 202-10051-01, March 2005 4. C ONFIGURE Y OUR W IRELESS R OUTER TO C ONNECT TO THE I NTERNET Configure the router using the Basic Settings menu shown here: Figure 3-7: Browser-based c onfiguration Basic Settings me nus 1. Conne[...]

Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router with Phone Adap ter WGR826V 3-8 Connecting the Router to the Intern et 202-10051-01, March 2005 4. If your Internet connection does not require a login, click No at the top of the Basic Settings menu and fill in the settings a ccording to the inst ructions belo w . If your Internet connection does re[...]

Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router with Phone Ada pter WGR826V Connecting th e Rou te r to the Internet 3-9 202-10051-01, March 2005 b. Click W ireless Settings i n th e main configuration menu. Sele ct a Re gion. Do not ch ange the other settings. Click Apply . Figure 3-8: Wire less Settings menu c. Configure your computer to use t[...]

Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router with Phone Adap ter WGR826V 3-10 Connecting the Router to the Intern et 202-10051-01, March 2005 Now , Set Up a Computer for Wireless Connectivity Configure the wireless adapter to match your wi reless router settings exactly . If you change d the default Network Nam e (SSID), be sure to use what you[...]

Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router with Phone Ada pter WGR826V Connecting th e Rou te r to the In te rn et 3-11 202-10051-01, March 2005 3. T urn on the wireless r outer. W ait about 2 minutes 4. T urn on the comp uter . Make sure the Ethernet cables ar e securely plugged in. • The Internet status light on the wireless router wil [...]

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Content Filtering 4-1 202-10051-01, March 2005 Chapter 4 Content Filtering This chapter describes how to use the content filtering featur es of the WGR826 V 54 Mbps W ireless Router with Phone Adapte r to protect your network . These features can be found b y clicking on the Content Filtering heading in the Main Menu of the browser interface. Conte[...]

Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router with Phone Adap ter WGR826V 4-2 Content Filtering 202-10051-01, March 2005 Click on Firewall Rules on the Main menu bar to see the Firewall Rules page: Figure 4-1: Fire wall Rules menu • Outbound Services: This lists all e xisting firewa ll rules for outbound traffic. If you have not defined any fi[...]

Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router with Phone Ada pter WGR826V Content Filtering 4-3 202-10051-01, March 2005 T o make changes to an existing firewall rule: a. Click the radio button at the beginn ing of that row in the table. b. Click the button for the desired actions: • Edit - to make any changes to the firewall rule definition[...]

Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router with Phone Adap ter WGR826V 4-4 Content Filtering 202-10051-01, March 2005 • Pass Through: This feature enables you to allo w certain traffic, such as L2TP , PP TP and IPSec Protocols. When you enable a type of traffic, the Router al lows that traf fic to Internet. • Attacks – Enabling the Stea[...]

Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router with Phone Ada pter WGR826V Content Filtering 4-5 202-10051-01, March 2005 • Services: Select the desired Service or applica tion to be covered by this firewall rule. If the desired service or application does not appear in the list, you must defi ne it using the Services menu. • Action: Select[...]

Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router with Phone Adap ter WGR826V 4-6 Content Filtering 202-10051-01, March 2005 Inbound Services Y ou can use this screen to define a new Inbound fi rewall rule, or edi t an existing firewall rule. Firewall rules can be used to block or allow sp ecific traffic. This feature is for Advanced Administrators [...]

Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router with Phone Ada pter WGR826V Content Filtering 4-7 202-10051-01, March 2005 Note : Any inbound traffic which is not allowed by fire wall rules yo u create will be blocked by the Default rule. BLOCK rules are only useful if the traffic is already covered by an AL LOW rule. (That is, you wish to block[...]

Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router with Phone Adap ter WGR826V 4-8 Content Filtering 202-10051-01, March 2005 Blocking Access to Internet Sites The WGR826V W ireless Router allows you to rest ric t access based on W eb addresses and W eb address keywords . Up to 255 entries are supp orted in the Keyword list . The Block Sites menu is [...]

Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router with Phone Ada pter WGR826V Content Filtering 4-9 202-10051-01, March 2005 Blocking Access to Internet Services The WGR826V W ireless Router allows you to block the use of certain Internet servic es by PCs on your network. This is called services blocking or port filtering. The Block Services menu [...]

Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router with Phone Adap ter WGR826V 4-10 Content Filtering 202-10051-01, March 2005 T o specify a service for blocking, click Add. Th e Add Services menu will appear , as shown below: Figure 4-6: Add Services menu From the Service T ype list, selec t the application or service to be allowed or blocked. The l[...]

Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router with Phone Ada pter WGR826V Content Filtering 4-11 202-10051-01, March 2005 Scheduling When Blocking Will Be Enforced The WGR826V W ireless Router a llows you to specify when bl ocking will be enforced. The Schedule menu is shown below: Figure 4-7: Schedule menu • Use this schedule for blocking c[...]

Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router with Phone Adap ter WGR826V 4-12 Content Filtering 202-10051-01, March 2005 V iewing Logs of Web Access or Attempted W eb Access The log is a detailed record of what W e b sites yo u have accessed or attempted to acces s. Up to 128 entries are stored in the log. Log entries will on ly appear when ke [...]

Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router with Phone Ada pter WGR826V Content Filtering 4-13 202-10051-01, March 2005 Log entries are described in T able 4-1 Log action buttons are described in Ta b l e 4 - 2 T able 4-1. Log entry descripti ons Field Description Number The index number of the cont ent filter log entries. 128 entr ies are a[...]

Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router with Phone Adap ter WGR826V 4-14 Content Filtering 202-10051-01, March 2005 Configuring E-Mail Alert and W eb Access Log Notifications In order to receive logs and alerts by E-mail, you must provide your E-mail information in the E-Mail menu, shown bel ow: Figure 4-9: Email menu • T urn e-mail noti[...]

Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router with Phone Ada pter WGR826V Content Filtering 4-15 202-10051-01, March 2005 – Day for sending log Specifies which day of the week to send the l og. Relevant when the log is sent weekly or daily . – T ime for sending log Specifies the time of day to send the log. Rele vant when the log is sent d[...]

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Optimizing Wireless Connectivity and Security 5-1 202-10051-01, March 2005 Chapter 5 Optimizing Wireless Connectivity and Security This chapter describes how to configure the wirele ss features of your WG R826V W ireless Router. In planning your wire less network, you shou ld consider the level of security required. Y ou shou ld also select the phy[...]

Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router with Phone Adap ter WGR826V 5-2 Optimizing Wireless Connectivity and Security 202-10051-01, March 2005 Implement Appropriate Wireless Security Unlike wired network data, your wireless data transmissions can be rece ived well beyond your walls by anyone with a compatib le adapter . For this reason, us[...]

Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router with Phone Ada pter WGR826V Optimizing Wireless Connectivity and Security 5-3 202-10051-01, March 2005 • T urn Off the Wir ed LAN. If you disable the wireless LAN, wireless devices cannot communicate with the router at all. Y ou might choose to turn of f the wireless the LAN when you are away and[...]

Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router with Phone Adap ter WGR826V 5-4 Optimizing Wireless Connectivity and Security 202-10051-01, March 2005 • Channel. This field determines which operatin g frequency will be used. It sh ould not be necessary to change the wi reless channel unless you notice interfere nce problems with another nearby a[...]

Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router with Phone Ada pter WGR826V Optimizing Wireless Connectivity and Security 5-5 202-10051-01, March 2005 Default Factory Settings When you first receive your WGR826V, t he default factory settings are shown below . Y ou can restore these defaults with the Factory Default R estore button on the rear p[...]

Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router with Phone Adap ter WGR826V 5-6 Optimizing Wireless Connectivity and Security 202-10051-01, March 2005 Information to Gather Before Changing Basic Wireless Settings Before customizing your wireless settings, print th is form and record the following information. • 802.1 1g Wireless Network Name (SS[...]

Doing Basic Router Housekeeping 6-1 202-10051-01, March 2005 Chapter 6 Doing Basic Router Housekeeping This chapter describes how to use some of the maintena nce features of your WGR826 V 54 Mbps W ireless Router with Phone Adapter. These features can be found by clicking on the Maintenance heading in the Main Menu of the browser interf ace. Other [...]

Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router with Phone Adap ter WGR826V 6-2 Doing Basic R outer Housekeeping 202-10051-01, March 2005 Reviewing the Router St atus Y ou can use the Router S tatus page to check the current settings for your Router . If something needs to be cha ng ed, you will have to change it on the relevant page. Click on Rou[...]

Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router with Phone Ada pter WGR826V Doing Basic Rout er Housekee ping 6-3 202-10051-01, March 2005 • Firmware V ersion: This is the cu rrent software the Router is us ing. This will change if you upgrade your Ro uter . • W AN Port: These are the current settings that you set in the Basic Settings page.[...]

Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router with Phone Adap ter WGR826V 6-4 Doing Basic R outer Housekeeping 202-10051-01, March 2005 Reviewing the Att ached Devices Click on Attached Devices on the Main me nu bar to see the Attached Devices page: Figure 6-3: Att ached Devices p age This page shows the attached devi ces information. It lists o[...]

Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router with Phone Ada pter WGR826V Doing Basic Rout er Housekee ping 6-5 202-10051-01, March 2005 Backing up Y our Settings Click on Backup Settings on the Main me nu bar to see the Backup Settings page: Figure 6-4: Backup Settings p age This page allows you to backup, restore and erase the Router's [...]

Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router with Phone Adap ter WGR826V 6-6 Doing Basic R outer Housekeeping 202-10051-01, March 2005 T o restore settings from a backup file: 1. Click Browse. 2. Locate and select the previously save d ba ckup file (by defa ult, netgear .cfg). 3. Click Restore. A window appears letting you know that the Router [...]

Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router with Phone Ada pter WGR826V Doing Basic Rout er Housekee ping 6-7 202-10051-01, March 2005 Using Diagnostics Click on Diagnost ics on the Main menu bar to see the Diagno stics page: Figure 6-5: Diagnostics p age Y ou can use this page to perform various diagnostics. For normal operation, these are [...]

Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router with Phone Adap ter WGR826V 6-8 Doing Basic R outer Housekeeping 202-10051-01, March 2005 • Perform a DNS Lookup: A DNS (Domain Name Server) converts the Internet name (e.g. www .netgear .com) to a n IP address. If you need the IP address of a W e b, FTP , Mail or other Server on the In ternet, you[...]

Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router with Phone Ada pter WGR826V Doing Basic Rout er Housekee ping 6-9 202-10051-01, March 2005 Click on V oIP and QoS Settings on the Main me nu bar to see the V oIP and QoS Settings page: Figure 6-6: V oIP and QoS Setti ngs p age • Firmware Image and NTP Server – Image File Name - This is the Firm[...]

Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router with Phone Adap ter WGR826V 6-10 Doing Basic Router Housekee pin g 202-10051-01, March 2005 – NTP Server -- Primary and Secondary - These are the NTP servers that the Router is currently configured with. •Q o S – MSS V alue - This value indicates the Maxi mum Segment Size (MSS), which will be s[...]

Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router with Phone Ada pter WGR826V Doing Basic Ro uter Housek eeping 6- 11 202-10051-01, March 2005 – Digit T imer -This value in seconds indicates the Inter -digit timeout . When the customer does not dial ex pected number digits, the Ro uter waits for this time after every digit dialed. – Critical T[...]

Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router with Phone Adap ter WGR826V 6-12 Doing Basic Router Housekee pin g 202-10051-01, March 2005 – Codec Priorities - Indicates the codecs in the pr iority order to be sent to the server in call set up •P O R T - 2 : – Phone Number - T eleph one number of port -2 – Display Name - Name of the custo[...]

Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router with Phone Ada pter WGR826V Doing Basic Ro uter Housek eeping 6- 13 202-10051-01, March 2005 • Click Digit Map to look at the digit map configured. Figure 6-8: Digit Map p age[...]

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Setting Up Advanced Router Configurations 7-1 202-10051-01, March 2005 Chapter 7 Setting Up Advanced Router Configurations This chapter describes how to configure some of the advanced setup features of your WGR826V 54 Mbps W ireless Router with Phone Adapter. Th ese features can be found by clicking on the Advanced heading in the Main Menu of the b[...]

Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router with Phone Adap ter WGR826V 7-2 Setting Up Advance d Rout er Config ur at ion s 202-10051-01, March 2005 Configuring LAN TCP/IP Setup Parameters The router is shipped precon figured to use priv ate IP address es on the LAN side, and to act.as a DHCP server . The router ’ s default LAN IP confi gura[...]

Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router with Phone Ada pter WGR826V Setting Up Advanced Rou ter Configurations 7-3 202-10051-01, March 2005 Using the Router as a DHCP server By default, the router will function as a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server , allowing it to assign IP , DNS server , and default gatewa y addresses [...]

Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router with Phone Adap ter WGR826V 7-4 Setting Up Advance d Rout er Config ur at ion s 202-10051-01, March 2005 Using Address Reservation When you specify a reserved IP address for a co mputer on the LAN, that computer will always receive the same IP address each time it access the router ’ s DHCP server [...]

Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router with Phone Ada pter WGR826V Setting Up Advanced Rou ter Configurations 7-5 202-10051-01, March 2005 Figure 7-2. S t atic Route Summa ry T able T o add or edit a S tatic Route: 1. Click the Add button to open the Add/Edit Menu, shown below . Figure 7-3. S t atic Route Entry and Edit Me nu 2. T ype a[...]

Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router with Phone Adap ter WGR826V 7-6 Setting Up Advance d Rout er Config ur at ion s 202-10051-01, March 2005 As an example of when a static route is needed, consider the following case: • Y our primary Internet acce ss is through a cable modem to an ISP . • Y ou have an ISDN router on yo ur home netw[...]

Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router with Phone Ada pter WGR826V Setting Up Advanced Rou ter Configurations 7-7 202-10051-01, March 2005 Figure 7-4: W AN Setup menu. Setting Up a Default DMZ Server The default DMZ server feature is helpful when using some o nline games and videoc on ferencing applications that are incompatible with NA[...]

Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router with Phone Adap ter WGR826V 7-8 Setting Up Advance d Rout er Config ur at ion s 202-10051-01, March 2005 Setting the MTU Size The default MTU size is usually fine. The no rmal MTU (Maximum Transmit Unit) value for most Ethernet networks is 1500 Bytes. For some ISPs , particularly some using PPPoE, yo[...]

Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router with Phone Ada pter WGR826V Setting Up Advanced Rou ter Configurations 7-9 202-10051-01, March 2005 Click on Port T riggering on the Main me nu bar to see the Port T riggering page: Figure 7-5: Port T riggering menus Once configured, opera tion is as follows: 1. A PC makes an outgoing co nnection u[...]

Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router with Phone Adap ter WGR826V 7-10 Setting Up Advance d Router Con fig ur at ion s 202-10051-01, March 2005 • Port T riggering Rules: This table lists the current rules: – Enable - Indicates if the rule is enabled or di sabled. Generally , there is no need to disable a rule unless it interferes w i[...]

Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router with Phone Ada pter WGR826V Setting Up Advance d Router Con fig ur at ion s 7-11 202-10051-01, March 2005 Click on Access Control on th e Main me nu bar to see the Access Control page: Figure 7-6: Access Control p ages • T urn Access Control On: Select this option if you want to restrict the Inte[...]

Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router with Phone Adap ter WGR826V 7-12 Setting Up Advance d Router Con fig ur at ion s 202-10051-01, March 2005 UPnP Setting Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) helps devices, su ch as Internet appliances and computers, access the network and connect to oth er devices as need ed. UPnP devices ca n automatically[...]

Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router with Phone Ada pter WGR826V Setting Up Advance d Router Con fig ur at ion s 7-13 202-10051-01, March 2005 Click on Firmware Upgrade, Pr ovisioning, V oIP and QoS Advanc ed Settings on the Main menu bar to see the Firmware Upgrade, Provisioni ng, V oIP and QoS Advanced Settings page: Figure 7-8: Fir[...]

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Troubleshooting Common Problems 8-1 202-10051-01, March 2005 Chapter 8 T roubleshooting Common Problems This chapter gives information about troubleshooting your WGR826 V 54 Mbps W ireless Router with Phone Adapter. After each problem description, instructio ns are provided to help you diagnose and solve the problem. Basic Functioning After you tur[...]

Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router with Phone Adap ter WGR826V 8-2 Troubleshoo tin g Co mmo n Pro ble m s 202-10051-01, March 2005 Light s Never T urn Off When the router is turned on, th e lights turns on for about 10 secon ds and then turn of f. If all the lights stay on, there is a fault within the router . If all lights are still [...]

Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router with Phone Ada pter WGR826V Troubleshooting Co mmon Problems 8-3 202-10051-01, March 2005 • Make sure your computer ’ s IP address is on th e same subnet as the router . If you are using the default addressing schemes, your computer ’ s addre ss should be in the range of 192.1 68.15.2 to 192.[...]

Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router with Phone Adap ter WGR826V 8-4 Troubleshoo tin g Co mmo n Pro ble m s 202-10051-01, March 2005 4. Check that an IP address is shown for the W AN Port If 0.0.0.0 is shown, your router has no t obtained an IP address from your ISP . If your router is unable to obtain an IP address from the ISP , you m[...]

Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router with Phone Ada pter WGR826V Troubleshooting Co mmon Problems 8-5 202-10051-01, March 2005 A DNS server is a host on the Internet that translates Interne t names (such as www addresses) to numeric IP addresses. T ypically your ISP will provide the addresses of one or two DNS servers for your use. If[...]

Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router with Phone Adap ter WGR826V 8-6 Troubleshoo tin g Co mmo n Pro ble m s 202-10051-01, March 2005 If the path is not functioning correctly , you could have one of the following problems: • W rong physical connections — Make sure the LAN port LED is on. If the LED is of f, follow the instructions in[...]

Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router with Phone Ada pter WGR826V Troubleshooting Co mmon Problems 8-7 202-10051-01, March 2005 — Y our ISP could be rejecting the Ethernet MAC addre sses of all but one of your computers. Many broadband ISPs restrict acce ss by only allowing traffic from the MAC address of your broadband modem, but so[...]

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Technical Specifications A-1 202-10051-01, March 2005 Appendix A T echnical Sp ecifications This appendix provides technical specifications for the WGR826V 54 Mbps W ireless Router with Phone Adapter. Network Protocol and Standards Compatibility Data and Routing Protoc ols: TCP/IP , RIP-1, D HCP PPP over Ethernet (PPPoE) Power Adapter All regions ([...]

Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router with Phone Adap ter WGR826V A-2 Technical Specifications 202-10051-01, March 2005 Operating Frequency R anges: 2.412~2.462 GHz (US) 802.1 1 Security: 40-bits (also called 64-bits) and 128-bits WEP and WP A[...]

Network, Routing, and Firewall Basics B-1 202-10051-01, March 2005 Appendix B Network, Routing, and Firewall Basics This chapter provides an overview of IP networks, routing, and networki ng. Related Publications As you read this document, you may be dire cted to v arious RFC documents for further information. An RFC is a Request For Comment (RFC) [...]

Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router with Phone Adap ter WGR826V B-2 Network, Routing, and Firewall Basics 202-10051-01, March 2005 Routers vary in performance an d scale, number of routing protoc ols supported, and ty pes of physical W AN connection the y support. The WG R826V 54 Mbps W ireless Router with Phone Adapter is a small of f[...]

Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router with Phone Ada pter WGR826V Network, Routing, and Firewall Basics B-3 202-10051-01, March 2005 There are five standard classes of IP addresses. The se address classes have different ways of determining the network and host sections of the address, allowing for different numbers of hosts on a networ[...]

Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router with Phone Adap ter WGR826V B-4 Network, Routing, and Firewall Basics 202-10051-01, March 2005 • Class D Class D addresses are used for multicasts (message s sent to many hosts). Class D addresses are in this range: 224.0.0.0 to 239.255.255.255. • Class E Class E addresses are for experimental us[...]

Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router with Phone Ada pter WGR826V Network, Routing, and Firewall Basics B-5 202-10051-01, March 2005 Subnet Addressing By looking at the addressing structures, you can se e that even with a Class C address, there are a large number of hosts per network. Such a structure is an inef ficient use of addresse[...]

Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router with Phone Adap ter WGR826V B-6 Network, Routing, and Firewall Basics 202-10051-01, March 2005 The following table lists the additional subnet mask bits in dotted-decimal notation. T o use the table, write down the original class netmask and replace the 0 value octets with the dotted-decimal value of[...]

Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router with Phone Ada pter WGR826V Network, Routing, and Firewall Basics B-7 202-10051-01, March 2005 Configure all hosts on a LAN segment to use the same netmask for the following reasons: • So that hosts recognize local IP broadcast packets When a device broadcasts to its segment neighb ors, it uses a[...]

Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router with Phone Adap ter WGR826V B-8 Network, Routing, and Firewall Basics 202-10051-01, March 2005 Single IP Address Operation Using NA T In the past, if multiple computers on a LAN needed to access the Internet simultaneously , you had to obtain a range of IP addresses from the ISP . This type of Intern[...]

Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router with Phone Ada pter WGR826V Network, Routing, and Firewall Basics B-9 202-10051-01, March 2005 MAC Addresses an d Address Re solution Protocol An IP address alone cannot be used to deliver da ta from one LAN device to another . T o send data between LAN devices, you must convert the IP ad dress of [...]

Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router with Phone Adap ter WGR826V B-10 Network, Routing, and Firewall Ba sics 202-10051-01, March 2005 When a computer a ccesses a resource by its descr iptive name, it first contacts a DNS server to obtain the IP address of the resource. The co mputer sends the desired message using the IP address. Many l[...]

Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router with Phone Ada pter WGR826V Network, Routing, a nd Firewall Basics B-11 202-10051-01, March 2005 What is a Firewall? A firewall is a device that protects one netw ork from another , while allo wing communication between the two. A firewall incorporates the functi ons of the NA T router , while addi[...]

Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router with Phone Adap ter WGR826V B-12 Network, Routing, and Firewall Ba sics 202-10051-01, March 2005 Category 5 Cable Quality Category 5 distributed cable that me ets ANSI/EIA/ TIA-568-A building wiring stan da rds can be a maximum of 328 feet (ft.) or 10 0 meters (m) in length, divided as follows: 20 ft[...]

Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router with Phone Ada pter WGR826V Network, Routing, a nd Firewall Basics B-13 202-10051-01, March 2005 Inside T wisted Pair Cables For two devices to communicate, th e transmitter of each device must be connected to the receiver of the other device. The cro sso ver function is usually implemented inte rn[...]

Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router with Phone Adap ter WGR826V B-14 Network, Routing, and Firewall Ba sics 202-10051-01, March 2005 Figure B-6: Category 5 UTP Cable with Male RJ-45 Plug at Each End Note : Flat “silver satin” tele phone cable may have the same RJ-45 plug . However , using teleph one cable results in excessive colli[...]

Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router with Phone Ada pter WGR826V Network, Routing, a nd Firewall Basics B-15 202-10051-01, March 2005 The WGR826V W ireless Router incorporates Auto Uplink TM technology (als o called MDI/ MDIX). Each LOCAL Ethernet port will automatic ally sense whether the Ethernet cable plugged into the port should h[...]

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Preparing Your Netwo rk C-1 202-10051-01, March 2005 Appendix C Prep aring Y our Network This appendix describes how to prepare your n e twork to connect to the Internet through the WGR826V 54 Mbps Wireless Router with Phone Adapter and how to verify the read iness of broadband Internet service from an Internet service provider (ISP). What Y ou Nee[...]

Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router with Phone Adap ter WGR826V C-2 Preparing Yo ur Network 202-10051-01, March 2005 For the initial setup of your rout er , you will need to connect a computer to the router . This computer has to be set to automatically get it s TCP/IP configuration from the router via DHCP . Note: For help with DHCP c[...]

Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router with Phone Ada pter WGR826V Preparing Your Netwo rk C-3 202-10051-01, March 2005 Record Y our Internet Co nnection Information Print this page. Fill in the configuration parameters from your Internet Service Provider (ISP). ISP Login Name: The login name and password are case sensitive and must be [...]

Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router with Phone Adap ter WGR826V C-4 Preparing Yo ur Network 202-10051-01, March 2005 Most operating systems include the software comp onents yo u n eed for networking with TCP/IP: •W i n d o w s ® 95 or later includes the software compon ents for establishing a TCP/IP network. • W indows 3.1 d oes n[...]

Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router with Phone Ada pter WGR826V Preparing Your Netwo rk C-5 202-10051-01, March 2005 2. Double-click the Network icon. The Network window o pens, which disp lays a list of installed components: Y ou must have an Ethernet adapter , the TCP/IP protocol, and Client for Microsoft Networks. If you need to i[...]

Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router with Phone Adap ter WGR826V C-6 Preparing Yo ur Network 202-10051-01, March 2005 c. Select Microsoft. d. Select TCP/IP , and then click OK. If you need Client for Micro soft Networks: a. Click the Add button. b. Select Client, and then click Ad d. c. Select Microsoft. d. Select Client for Microsoft N[...]

Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router with Phone Ada pter WGR826V Preparing Your Netwo rk C-7 202-10051-01, March 2005 Locate your Network Neighborhood icon. • If the Network Neighbor hood icon is on the W indows desktop, position your mous e pointer over i t and right-click your mouse bu tton. • If the icon is not on the desktop, [...]

Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router with Phone Adap ter WGR826V C-8 Preparing Yo ur Network 202-10051-01, March 2005 Selecting Windows’ In ternet Access Method 1. On the W indows taskbar , click the Start button, point to Settings, and th en click Control Panel. 2. Double-click the Internet Options icon. 3. Select “I want to set up[...]

Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router with Phone Ada pter WGR826V Preparing Your Netwo rk C-9 202-10051-01, March 2005 2. Ty p e winipcfg , and then click OK. The IP Configuration window opens, which lists (a mong other things), your IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway . 3. From the drop-down box, select your Ethernet adapter [...]

Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router with Phone Adap ter WGR826V C-10 Preparing Your Network 202-10051-01, March 2005 DHCP Configuration of TCP/IP in Windows XP , 2000, or NT4 Y ou will find there are many similarities in th e procedures for different W i ndows systems whe n using DHCP to configure TCP/IP . The following steps will walk[...]

Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router with Phone Ada pter WGR826V Preparing Your Netwo rk C-11 202-10051-01, March 2005 • Now you should be at the Local Area Network Connection S tatus window . This box displays the conn ection status, duration, speed, and activity statistics. • Administrator logon access rights are needed to use t[...]

Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router with Phone Adap ter WGR826V C-12 Preparing Your Network 202-10051-01, March 2005 DHCP Configuration of TC P/IP in Windows 2000 Once again, after you have installed the network card, TCP/IP for W indows 2000 is configured. TCP/IP should be added by de fault and set to DHCP without your having to confi[...]

Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router with Phone Ada pter WGR826V Preparing Your Netwo rk C-13 202-10051-01, March 2005 • Click on the My Network Places icon on the W indows desktop. This will bring up a window called Network and Dial-up Connectio ns. • Right click on Local Ar ea Connection and select Properties . •T h e Local Ar[...]

Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router with Phone Adap ter WGR826V C-14 Preparing Your Network 202-10051-01, March 2005 • W ith Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) selected, click on Properties to open the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Propert ies dialogue box. • V erify that • Obtain an IP address automatically is selected. • Obtain DNS serv[...]

Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router with Phone Ada pter WGR826V Preparing Your Netwo rk C-15 202-10051-01, March 2005 DHCP Configuration of TCP/IP in Windows NT4 Once you have installed the network card, you need to config ure the TCP/IP environment for W indows NT 4.0. Follow this procedure to configure TCP/IP with DHCP in W indows [...]

Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router with Phone Adap ter WGR826V C-16 Preparing Your Network 202-10051-01, March 2005 • Highlight the TCP/IP Pr otocol in the Network Protocols box, and click on the Properties button.[...]

Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router with Phone Ada pter WGR826V Preparing Your Netwo rk C-17 202-10051-01, March 2005 V erifying TCP/IP Properties fo r Windows XP , 2000, and NT4 T o check your PC’ s TCP/IP configuration: 1. On the W indows taskbar, cl ick the Start button, and then click Run. The Run window opens. 2. Ty p e cmd an[...]

Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router with Phone Adap ter WGR826V C-18 Preparing Your Network 202-10051-01, March 2005 • The default gateway i s 192.168.15.1 4. Ty p e exit Configuring the Macintos h for TCP/IP Networking Beginning with Macintosh Operating System 7 , TCP/ IP is already installed on the Macintosh. On each networked Maci[...]

Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router with Phone Ada pter WGR826V Preparing Your Netwo rk C-19 202-10051-01, March 2005 2. If not already selected, select Built- in Ethernet in the Configure list. 3. If not already selected, Select Using DHCP in the TCP/IP tab. 4. Click Save. V erifying TCP/IP Properties for Macintosh Computers After y[...]

Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router with Phone Adap ter WGR826V C-20 Preparing Your Network 202-10051-01, March 2005 V erifying the Readiness of Y our Internet Account For broadband access to the Internet, you need to contract with an Internet service provider (ISP) for a single-user Internet access account using a cable modem or DSL m[...]

Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router with Phone Ada pter WGR826V Preparing Your Netwo rk C-21 202-10051-01, March 2005 • An IP address and subnet mask • A gateway IP address, which is the address of the ISP’ s router • One or more domain name server (DNS) IP addresses • Host name and domain suf fix For example, your account?[...]

Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router with Phone Adap ter WGR826V C-22 Preparing Your Network 202-10051-01, March 2005 If an IP address appears under Installed Gatewa ys, write down the address. This is the ISP’ s gateway address. Select the address and then click Remove to remove the gateway address. 6. Select the DNS Configuration ta[...]

Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router with Phone Ada pter WGR826V Preparing Your Netwo rk C-23 202-10051-01, March 2005 Rest arting the Network Once you’ve set up yo ur computers to work with the firewall, you must reset the network for the devices to be able to communicat e correctly . Restart any computer that is connecte d to the [...]

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Wireless Networking Basics D-1 202-10051-01, March 2005 Appendix D Wireless Networking Basics This chapter provides an overview of W ireless networking. Wireless Networking Overview The WGR826V W ireless Router conf orms to the Institute of Elect rical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.1 1b and 802.1 1g standa rds for wireless LANs (WLANs). On a[...]

Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router with Phone Adap ter WGR826V D-2 Wireless Networking Basics 202-10051-01, March 2005 Ad Hoc Mode (Peer- to-Peer Workgroup) In an ad hoc network, computers are brought together as needed; thus, there is no structure or fixed points to the network - each node can g enerally communicate with any ot her n[...]

Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router with Phone Ada pter WGR826V Wireless Networking Basics D-3 202-10051-01, March 2005 • Shar ed Key . W ith Shared Key authentication, on ly those PCs that possess the correct authentication key can join the ne twork. By default, IEEE 802.1 1 wireless devices operate in an Open System network. W ir[...]

Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router with Phone Adap ter WGR826V D-4 Wireless Networking Basics 202-10051-01, March 2005 2. The access point auth enticates the station. 3. The station associates with the access point and joins the network. This process is illustrated below . Figure D-1: Open system authentica tion Shared Key Authenticat[...]

Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router with Phone Ada pter WGR826V Wireless Networking Basics D-5 202-10051-01, March 2005 This process is illustrated below . Figure D-2: Shared key auth ent ication Overview of WEP Parameters Before enabling WEP on an 80 2.1 1 network, you must first consider what type of encryption y ou require and the[...]

Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router with Phone Adap ter WGR826V D-6 Wireless Networking Basics 202-10051-01, March 2005 Key Size The IEEE 802.1 1 standard su pports two types of WEP en cryption: 40-bit and 128-bit. The 64-bit WEP data encryption meth od allows for a five-character (40-bit) input. Additionally , 24 factory-set bits are [...]

Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router with Phone Ada pter WGR826V Wireless Networking Basics D-7 202-10051-01, March 2005 WEP Configuration Options The WEP settings must match on a ll 802.1 1 devices that are within the same wireless network as identified by the SSID. In general, if your mobile clients will roam between access points, [...]

Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router with Phone Adap ter WGR826V D-8 Wireless Networking Basics 202-10051-01, March 2005 Note: The availabl e channels supported by the wireless products in va rious coun tries are different. For example, Channels 1 to 1 1 are supported in the U.S. an d Canada, and Channels 1 to 13 are supported in Europe[...]

Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router with Phone Ada pter WGR826V Wireless Networking Basics D-9 202-10051-01, March 2005 WP A and WP A2 offer the following benefits: • Enhanced data privacy • Robust key management • Data origin authentication • Data integrity protection The W i-Fi Alliance is now perform ing interoperability c[...]

Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router with Phone Adap ter WGR826V D-10 Wireless Networking B asics 202-10051-01, March 2005 How Does WP A Comp are to WP A2 (IEEE 802.1 1i)? WP A is forward compatible with the WP A2 security specification. WP A is a subset of WP A2 and used certain pieces of the early 802.1 1i draft, su c h as 802.1x and [...]

Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router with Phone Ada pter WGR826V Wireless Networking Basics D-11 202-10051-01, March 2005 The primary information conveyed in the Beacon frames is the authentication method and the cipher suite. Possible authentication methods in clude 802.1X an d Pr e-s h are d ke y . Pre-shared key is an authenticatio[...]

Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router with Phone Adap ter WGR826V D-12 Wireless Networking B asics 202-10051-01, March 2005 WP A/WP A2 Authentication: Enterprise-level User Authentication via 802.1x/EAP and RADIUS Figure D-3: WP A/WP A2 Overview IEEE 802.1x offers an ef fective framework for authenticating and controlling user traf fic t[...]

Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router with Phone Ada pter WGR826V Wireless Networking Basics D-13 202-10051-01, March 2005 Figure D-4: 802.1x Aut henticatio n Sequence The AP sends Beacon Frames with WP A/ WP A2 inform ation element to the stations in the service set. Informat ion elements inclu de the required au thentication metho d [...]

Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router with Phone Adap ter WGR826V D-14 Wireless Networking B asics 202-10051-01, March 2005 3. The client sends an EAP-response packet containing the identity to the authentication server . The access point responds by enabling a port fo r passing only EAP packets from the client to an authentication serve[...]

Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router with Phone Ada pter WGR826V Wireless Networking Basics D-15 202-10051-01, March 2005 T emporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) WP A uses TKIP to provide important data encr yption enhancements i ncluding a per-pack et key mixing function, a message integrity check (M IC) named Michael , an extended i[...]

Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router with Phone Adap ter WGR826V D-16 Wireless Networking B asics 202-10051-01, March 2005 Is WP A/WP A2 Perfect? WP A/WP A2 is not without its vuln erabilities. Specifically , it is susceptible to denial of service (DoS) attacks. If the access point receives two data packets that fail the message integri[...]

Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router with Phone Ada pter WGR826V Wireless Networking Basics D-17 202-10051-01, March 2005 Changes to Wireless Access Points W ireless access points must have their firm wa re upda ted to support the following: • The new WP A/WP A2 information element T o advertise their support of WP A/WP A2, wireless[...]

Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router with Phone Adap ter WGR826V D-18 Wireless Networking B asics 202-10051-01, March 2005 Microsoft has worked with many wireless vendors to embed the WP A driver update in the wireless adapter driver . So, to update your Microsoft W indows wireless client, all you have to do is obtain the new WP A/WP A2[...]

Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router with Phone Ada pter WGR826V Glossary 1 202-10051-01, March 200 5 Glossary Use the list below to find definitions for technical terms used in this manual. 802.1 1 St andar d 802.1 1, or IEEE 802.1 1, is a type of radio technology used for wireless local area networks (WLANs). It is a standard that h[...]

Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router with Phone Adap ter WGR826V 2 Glossary 202-10051-01, March 200 5 The purpose of 1 1 d is to add features and restrictions to allow WLANs to operate within th e rules of these countries. Equipment m anufacturers do not want to prod uce a wide variet y of country-specific products and users that travel[...]

Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router with Phone Ada pter WGR826V Glossary 3 202-10051-01, March 200 5 Access Point (AP) A wireless LAN transceiver or "base st ation" that can connect a wired L AN to one or many wireless devices. Access points can also bridge to each other . There are various types of access points, als o ref[...]

Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router with Phone Adap ter WGR826V 4 Glossary 202-10051-01, March 200 5 for cables or wires. B luetooth is a frequency-hopp ing technology in the 2.4 GHz frequency spectrum, with a range of 30 feet and up to 1 1Mbps raw data throughp ut. Bridge A product that connects a local ar ea network (LAN) to another [...]

Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router with Phone Ada pter WGR826V Glossary 5 202-10051-01, March 200 5 CSMA/CD (Carrier Sense Multiple Action/Collisio n Detection) A method of managing traffic and reducing noise on an Ethernet network. A network device transmits data after detecting that a channel is avai lable. However , if two device[...]

Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router with Phone Adap ter WGR826V 6 Glossary 202-10051-01, March 200 5 ESSID (more commonly referred to as SSID – Short Set Identifier) The identifying name of an 802.11 wireless network. When you specify your co rrect ESSID in your client setup you ensure that you connect to your wireless network rather[...]

Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router with Phone Ada pter WGR826V Glossary 7 202-10051-01, March 200 5 IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) A membership organization ( www .ieee.org ) that includes engineers, scient ists and students in electronics and allied fields. It has more than 300,000 me mbers and is involved[...]

Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router with Phone Adap ter WGR826V 8 Glossary 202-10051-01, March 200 5 MAC (Media Access Control) Every wireless 802.11 device has its own specific MAC address hard-coded into it. This unique identifier can be used to provide security for wireless networ ks. When a network uses a MAC table, only the 802.1 [...]

Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router with Phone Ada pter WGR826V Glossary 9 202-10051-01, March 200 5 NIC (Network Interface Card) A type of PC adapter card that either works without wires (W i-Fi) or attaches to a network cable to provide two-way communication between the co mputer and network devices such as a hub or switch. Most of[...]

Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router with Phone Adap ter WGR826V 10 Glossary 202-10051-01, March 200 5 Range The distance away from your access point that your wi reless network can reach. Most W i -Fi syste ms will provide a range of a hundred feet or more. Depending on t he environment and t he type of antenna u sed, W i-Fi signals ca[...]

Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router with Phone Ada pter WGR826V Glossary 11 202-10051-01, March 200 5 Site survey The process whereby a wireless network installer ins pect s a location prior to putti ng in a wireless net work. Site surveys are used to identify the radio- and client-use pr operties of a facility so that access points [...]

Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router with Phone Adap ter WGR826V 12 Glossary 202-10051-01, March 200 5 TCP/IP The underlying technology behind the Internet and com munications between computers in a network. The first part, TCP , is the transport part, which matches the size of the messages on either end and guarantees that the correct [...]

Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router with Phone Ada pter WGR826V Glossary 13 202-10051-01, March 200 5 As a recent development, the debate over th e legalit y of warchalki ng is st ill going on. The practice stems from th e U.S. Depression-era culture of wandering h obos who woul d make marks outside of homes to indicate to other wand[...]

Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router with Phone Adap ter WGR826V 14 Glossary 202-10051-01, March 200 5 does not offer . W ith this feature, WP A provid es roughl y comparable security to VPN tunneling with WEP , with the benefit of easier administration and use. This is similar to 802.1x support and requires a RADIUS server in order to [...]

Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router with Phone Ada pter WGR826V Glossary 15 202-10051-01, March 200 5 secure transmission and authentication is particular ly important to users u nknown to each other . The authentication capability defined in the specification enables a secu re access control mechanism for the service providers and f[...]

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