NETGEAR WNR2000-100NAS manual

202-10397-01 June 2008 v1.0 NETGEAR , Inc. 4500 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA NETGEAR Wi reless-N Router WNR2000 User Manual[...]

ii v1.0, June 2008 ©2008 by NETGEAR, Inc. All rights reserved. Product Registrat ion, Support, and Documen t ation Register your product at http://www .netgear .com/r egister . Registration is required be fore you can use our telephone support service. Product updates and W e b support are always available at http://www .netgear .com/support . Set[...]

v1.0, June 2008 iii Europe – EU Declaration of Conformity This device complies with the essent ial requirements of the R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC. The follow ing test methods have been applied in order to prove pr esumption of conformity wi th the essential requiremen ts of the R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC: • EN 60950-1: 2001 Safety of info[...]

v1.0, June 2008 iv Español [S panish] Por medio de la presente [NETGEAR Inc.] declara que el [WNR2000] cumple con los requisitos esenciales y cuale squiera otra s di sposiciones aplicables o ex igibles de la Directiva 1999/5/CE. E λληνι κή [Greek] ΜΕ ΤΗΝ ΠΑΡΟ ΥΣΑ [NETGEAR Inc.] ΔΗΛΩΝΕΙ ΟΤΙ [WNR2000] ΣΥΜΜΟΡΦΩ?[...]

v1.0, June 2008 v FCC Requirement s for Operation in the United St ates Federal Communications Co mmission (FCC) Compliance Notice: Radio Frequency Notice: This equipment has been tested and found to comp ly with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provi de reasonable protec ti[...]

v1.0, June 2008 vi • This device may not cause harmful interference, and • This device must accept any inte rference received, including interferen ce that may caus e undesired operation. FCC Radio Frequency Inte rference W arnings & Instructions This equipment has been tested and f ound to comply with the limits for a Class B digital de vi[...]

v1.0, June 2008 vii Product and Publication Det ails Model Number: WNR2000 Publication Date: June 2008 Product Family: Wireless Router Product Name: Wireless-N Router Model WNR2 000 Home or Business Prod uc t: Home Language: Engl ish Publication Part Number: 202-10397-01[...]

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vii v1.0, June 2008 Content s About This Manual Conventions, Formats, and Scope ..................... ................ ................ ............. ................ . xi How to Use This Manual ................. ................ ................ ................ ................ ............. ....xii How to Print This Manual ......................[...]

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 User Manu al viii Contents v1.0, June 2008 Understanding Y our Firewall .. ... ................ ............. ................ ............. ................ .......... 2-23 Chapter 3 Restricting Access From Y our Network Content Filtering Overview ................. ................ ............. ................ .[...]

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 Us er Manua l Contents ix v1.0, June 2008 Editing or Deleting a Port Forwarding Entr y . ............. ................ ................ ............. .. 5-8 Configuring Port T riggering . ............. ................ ................ ................ ................ ............. .. 5-9 Using Universal Plug and[...]

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 User Manu al x Contents v1.0, June 2008 Appendix A T echnical Specifications Default Configuration Settings ............ .......... ...... ................ ............. ................ ............. . A-1 General S pecifications . ................ ............. ................ ............. ................. ...[...]

xi v1.0, June 2008 About This Manual The user manual provides information for configuring the features of the NETGEAR ® W ireless-N Router Model WNR2000 beyond initial configurat ion settings. Initial configuration instructions can be found in the NETGEAR W ir eless-N Router Setup Manual . Y ou sh ould have basic to intermediate computer and Inter[...]

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 User Manu al xii v1.0, June 2008 • Scope . This manual is written for the WNR2000 router according to these specifications: For more information abou t network, Internet, firewall, and VP N technologies, c lick the links to the NETGEAR website in Appendix B, “Related Documents .” How to Use This Manual The HT[...]

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 Us er Manua l xiii v1.0, June 2008 • Printing from PDF . Y our computer must have the free Adobe Acrobat Reader installed for you to view and print PDF files. The Acrobat Reader is available on the Adobe website at http://www .adobe.c om . – Printing a PDF chapter . U se the PDF of This Chapter link at the top [...]

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1-1 v1.0, June 2008 Chapter 1 Configuring Basic Connectivity This chapter describes the settings for your Internet connection and your wireless local area network (LAN) connection. When you perform the initial configuration of your wireless rout er using the Resour ce CD as described in the NETGEAR W ir eless-N Router Setup Manual, these settings a[...]

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 User Manu al 1-2 Configuring Ba sic Connectivit y v1.0, June 2008 Logging In T o Y our Wireless Router When the wireless router is connected to your network, you can access and configure the router using your browser . T o access the router: 1. Connect to the wireless router by typing http://www .routerlogin.net in[...]

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 Us er Manua l Configuring Basic Co nnectivity 1-3 v1.0, June 2008 The Checking for Firmware Updates screen a ppears unless you previously cleared the Check for Updated Firmwar e Upon Log-in check box. If the router discovers a newer version of firmwa re, the message on the left displays when you log in. If no new f[...]

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 User Manu al 1-4 Configuring Ba sic Connectivit y v1.0, June 2008 3. In the main menu on the left, select Basic Settings under Setup. The Basic Settings screen displays showing the wireless router’ s home page and sugges ted default settings. If the wireless router is connected to the Internet, you can select Kno[...]

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 Us er Manua l Configuring Basic Co nnectivity 1-5 v1.0, June 2008 If you do not click Logout , the wireless router will wait for 5 minutes after no activity before it automatically logs you out. Configuring Y our Internet C onnection Using the Smart Setup Wiza rd Y ou can manually configure your Internet connection[...]

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 User Manu al 1-6 Configuring Ba sic Connectivit y v1.0, June 2008 – Account Name (might also be called Host Name). The account name is provided to the ISP during a DHCP request from your router . In most cases, this setting is not required, but some ISPs require it for access to ISP services such as mail or news [...]

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 Us er Manua l Configuring Basic Co nnectivity 1-7 v1.0, June 2008 – Internet IP Address . Determines how yo ur router obta ins an IP address for Internet access. • If your ISP assigns an IP address dynamically (by DHCP), select Get Dynamically From ISP . • If your ISP has assigned you a permanen t, fixed (sta[...]

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 User Manu al 1-8 Configuring Ba sic Connectivit y v1.0, June 2008 If a login is required by your ISP , the followi ng settings appear in the Basic Settings screen: • Does Y our Internet Connection Require A Login? If you usually must use a login program such as W inPOET to access the Internet, your Internet conne[...]

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 Us er Manua l Configuring Basic Co nnectivity 1-9 v1.0, June 2008 • T elstra Bigpond , an Australian residen tial cab l e mo de m se rvi ce • Other , which selects PPPoE (Point to Point Protoco l over Ethernet), the proto col used by most DSL services worldwide. – Login and Password . This is the user name an[...]

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 User Manu al 1-10 Configuring Ba sic Connectivit y v1.0, June 2008 • Always On . The router logs in to the Internet immediately after booting and never disconnects. • Dial on Demand . The router logs in only when outgo ing traf fic is present and logs out after the idle time-out. • Manually Connect . The rout[...]

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 Us er Manua l Configuring Bas ic Connectivity 1-11 v1.0, June 2008 1. Select Wir eless Setti ng s under Setup in the main menu of the WNR2000 router . 2. For the wireless network name (SSID), use the default name, or choose a suitable descriptive name. In the Name (SSID) field, you can enter a value of up to 32 alp[...]

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 User Manu al 1-12 Configuring Ba sic Connectivit y v1.0, June 2008 6. For Security Options, select None . 7. Click Apply to save your c hanges. 8. Select Wir eless Setti ng s under Advanced in the main menu of the WNR2000 router . 9. Make sure that the Enable Wir eless Router Radio, Enable SSID Broadcast, and Enabl[...]

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 Us er Manua l Configuring Bas ic Connectivity 1-13 v1.0, June 2008 Once your computer has basic wireless connectivity to the route r , you can configure the advanced wireless security functions of the computer and router (for more information about security and these settings, see Chapter 2, “Safeguarding Y our N[...]

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 User Manu al 1-14 Configuring Ba sic Connectivit y v1.0, June 2008[...]

2-1 v1.0, June 2008 Chapter 2 Safeguarding Y our Network The W ireless-N Router Model WNR2000 provid es hi ghly ef fec tive security features, which are covered in detail in this chapter . This chapter includes the following sections: • “Choosing Appropriat e W ireless Security ” • “Recording Basic W ireless Settings Setup Information” [...]

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 User Manu al 2-2 Safeguarding Your Network v1.0, June 2008 WEP connections can take slightly longer to establish. Also, WEP , WP A-PSK, and WP A2-PSK encryption can consume more battery power on a notebook computer , and can cause significant performance degra dation with a slow computer . T o configure the wireles[...]

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 Us er Manua l Safeguarding Your Network 2- 3 v1.0, June 2008 • Use Wi-Fi P rotected Setup (WPS) to automatically set the SSID and implement WP A/ WP A2 security on both the ro uter and the client device . If the clients in your networ k are WPS capable, you can use Wi-Fi Protected Se tup (WPS) t o automatically s[...]

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 User Manu al 2-4 Safeguarding Your Network v1.0, June 2008 T able 2-2. Other Features Th at Enhance Securit y Security T ype Description Disable the wireles s router radio. If you disable the wireless router ra dio, wireless devices cannot commu nicate with the router at all. Y ou might disable this when you are aw[...]

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 Us er Manua l Safeguarding Your Network 2- 5 v1.0, June 2008 Recording Basic Wireless Settings Setup Information Before and after customizing your wireless settin gs, print this section, an d record the following information. If you are working w ith an existing wireless network, the person who set up or is respons[...]

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 User Manu al 2-6 Safeguarding Your Network v1.0, June 2008 – Passphrase . _________ ______________ _______ These charact ers ar e case-sensitive. Enter a word or group of printable ch aracters. When y ou use WP A-PSK, the other devices in the network will not connect unless they are also set to WP A-PSK and are c[...]

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 Us er Manua l Safeguarding Your Network 2- 7 v1.0, June 2008 2. Select Wir eless Setti ng s under Setup in the main menu. The W ireless Set tings screen displays . The available settings in this screen are: • Name (SSID) . The SSID is also known as the wireless network name. Enter a value of up to 32 alphanumeric[...]

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 User Manu al 2-8 Safeguarding Your Network v1.0, June 2008 • Channel . This field determines which operating frequ ency is used. It should not be necessary to change the wireless channel unless you notic e interference problems with anot her nearby wireless network. The wireless router uses channel bonding techno[...]

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 Us er Manua l Safeguarding Your Network 2- 9 v1.0, June 2008 Configuring WEP Wireless Security WEP Shared Key authentication and WEP data encryption can be defeated by a determined eavesdropper using publicly available tools. WEP of fers the following options: • Automatic . W ith the Automatic option, the router [...]

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 User Manu al 2-10 Safeguard ing Your Netw ork v1.0, June 2008 . 3. Select the authentication ty pe and encryption strength. 4. Y ou can manually or a utomatically program the four data encryption keys. These va lues must be identical on all computers an d access points in your network. • Automatic . In the Passph[...]

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 Us er Manua l Safeguarding Your Network 2-11 v1.0, June 2008 WP A–Pre-Shared Key does perform authentication. WP A- PSK uses TKIP (T emporal Key Integrity Protocol) d ata encryption, and WP A2 -PSK uses AES (Advanced Encryption S tandard) data encryption. Both methods dynamically chan ge the encryption keys makin[...]

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 User Manu al 2-12 Safeguard ing Your Netw ork v1.0, June 2008 4. Click Apply to save your settings. V iewing Advanced Wireless Settings This section describes the wireless settings that you can view and specify in the Advanced W ireless Settings screen, which you access under Advanced in the main menu. T o configur[...]

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 Us er Manua l Safeguarding Your Network 2-13 v1.0, June 2008 • Enable WMM . Clear this check box to disabl e WMM. WMM (W ireless Multimedia), a subset of the 802.1 1e standard, allows wire less traffic to have a range of priorities, depending on the kind of da ta. T ime-dependent information, like video or audio,[...]

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 User Manu al 2-14 Safeguard ing Your Netw ork v1.0, June 2008 • “Push Button Configuration ” • “Security PIN Entry” on page 2-15 Push Button Configuration There are two methods to enable a wireless client to join a network using a push button on the router: using the physical push b utton or using the s[...]

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 Us er Manua l Safeguarding Your Network 2-15 v1.0, June 2008 4. Click the button in the Add WPS Client scree n. The Connecting to New W ireless Client screen displays. The green button light on the WNR2000 router begins to blink in a regul ar pattern. While the button light is blinking, you have 2 minutes to enable[...]

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 User Manu al 2-16 Safeguard ing Your Netw ork v1.0, June 2008 2. Select Add WPS Client in the main menu, and click Nex t . 3. Select the PIN Number setup method. 4. On the wireless client, obtain its security PIN, or follow its specific netw orking instructions to generate a client security PIN. 5. In the Add WPS C[...]

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 Us er Manua l Safeguarding Your Network 2-17 v1.0, June 2008 Configuring the WPS Settings 1. Log in to the router as described in “Logging In T o Y our W ireless Router” on page 1-2. 2. Select Wir eless Setti ng s under Advanced in the main menu. These options are availa ble under WPS Settings: • Router’s P[...]

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 User Manu al 2-18 Safeguard ing Your Netw ork v1.0, June 2008 Connecting Additional Wireless Client D evices af ter WPS Setup Y ou can add WPS-enabled and non-WPS-enabled client devices. Adding Additional WPS-Enabled Client s T o add an additional wireless clie nt device that is WPS enabled: 1. Follow the procedure[...]

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 Us er Manua l Safeguarding Your Network 2-19 v1.0, June 2008 4. For information ab out how to view a list of all devi ces connected to your router (including wireless and Ethernet connected), see “V iewing a List of Attached Devices” on page 6-7 . Restricting Wireless Access by MAC Address When a W ireless Card[...]

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 User Manu al 2-20 Safeguard ing Your Netw ork v1.0, June 2008 3. Click Add to add a wireless device to the wireless access control list. The W irele ss Card Access Setup screen opens and displays a list of currently active wireless cards and their Ethernet MAC addresses. 4. If the computer you want appears in the A[...]

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 Us er Manua l Safeguarding Your Network 2-21 v1.0, June 2008 7. Select the T urn Access Contr ol On check box. 8. Click Apply to save your Wireless Card Access List settings. Now , only devices on this list can wire lessly connect to the WNR2000 router. Changing the Administrator Password The default password for t[...]

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 User Manu al 2-22 Safeguard ing Your Netw ork v1.0, June 2008 T o change the admi nistrator password: 1. On the main menu, unde r Maintenance, select Set Password to display the Set Password screen. 2. T o change the password, first enter the old password, then ente r the new password twice. 3. Click Apply . Backin[...]

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 Us er Manua l Safeguarding Your Network 2-23 v1.0, June 2008 Underst anding Y our Firewall Y ou r Wireless-N Router Model WNR2000 contains a true firewall to protect your n etwork from attacks and intrusions. A firewall is a device that protects one network from another while allowing communication between th e two[...]

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 User Manu al 2-24 Safeguard ing Your Netw ork v1.0, June 2008[...]

3-1 v1.0, June 2008 Chapter 3 Restricting Access From Y our Network This chapter describes how to u se the content filtering and reporting features of the W ireless-N Router Model WNR2000 to protect yo ur network. This chapter includes the following sections: • “Content Filtering Overview ” • “Blocking Access to Internet Sites ” • “[...]

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 User Manu al 3-2 Restricting Access From Your Network v1.0, June 2008 T o block access to Internet sites: 1. Select Block Sites under Content Filtering in the main menu. The Block Site s screen displays. 2. Enable keyword blocking by selecting either Per Schedule or Always . T o block by schedule, be sure to specif[...]

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 Us er Manua l Restricting Access Fr om Your Network 3-3 v1.0, June 2008 Since the trusted user is identified by IP addre ss, you should configure that computer with a fixed IP address. 5. Click Apply to save all your setti ngs in the Block Sites screen. Blocking Access to Internet Services The WNR2000 r outer allow[...]

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 User Manu al 3-4 Restricting Access From Your Network v1.0, June 2008 3. Specify a service for b locking by click ing Add . The Block Services Setup screen displays. 4. From the Service T ype list, select the application or servi ce to be allowed or blocke d. The list already displays several common servic es, but [...]

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 Us er Manua l Restricting Access Fr om Your Network 3-5 v1.0, June 2008 Blocking Services by IP Address Range In the Filter Services For area, you can block the specified service for a single computer , a range of computers (having consecutive IP address es), or all computers on your netwo rk. Scheduling Blocking T[...]

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 User Manu al 3-6 Restricting Access From Your Network v1.0, June 2008 Be sure to select your time zone in the E-mail screen as described in “Setting the T ime Zone” on page 3-9 . 3. Click Apply to save your settings. V iewing Logs of W eb Access or Attempted W eb Access The log is a detailed record of the websi[...]

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 Us er Manua l Restricting Access Fr om Your Network 3-7 v1.0, June 2008 T o refresh the log screen, click the Refresh button. T o clear the log entries, click the Clear Log button. T o e-mail the log immediately , click the Sen d Lo g button. Configuring E-mail Alert and W eb Access Log Notifications T o receive lo[...]

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 User Manu al 3-8 Restricting Access From Your Network v1.0, June 2008 2. T o receive e-mail logs and alerts from the router , select the T urn E-mail Notification On check box. a. Enter the name of your ISP’ s outgoing (SMTP) mail server (such as mail.myISP .com ) in the Y our Outgoing Mail Server field. Y ou mig[...]

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 Us er Manua l Restricting Access Fr om Your Network 3-9 v1.0, June 2008 b. Enter your password for the e-mail server in the Password field. 4. Y ou can specify that logs are automati cally sent by e-mail with these options: • Send alert immediately . Select this check box for immediate notification of attempted a[...]

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4-1 v1.0, June 2008 Chapter 4 Customizing Y our Network Settings This chapter describes how to configure advanced networking features of the W ireless-N Router Model WNR2000, including LAN, W AN, and routing sett ings. It contains the following sectio ns: • “Using the LAN IP Setup Options ” • “Using a Dynamic DNS Serv ice” on page 4-6 ?[...]

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 User Manu al 4-2 Customizing Your Network Se ttings v1.0, June 2008 T o configure LAN IP settings, select LAN Setup under Advanced in the main menu. The L A N Setup screen displays. Configuring a Device Name The device name is a user-friendly name for the ro uter . This name is shown in the Network on W indows V is[...]

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 Us er Manua l Customizing Your Ne twork Settings 4-3 v1.0, June 2008 Configuring LAN TCP/IP Setup Parameters These are advanced settings that you might configure if you are a network administr ator and your network contains multiple routers. The router is shipped preconfigured to use private IP addresses on the LAN[...]

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 User Manu al 4-4 Customizing Your Network Se ttings v1.0, June 2008 Using the Router as a DHCP Server By default, the router functions as a DHCP server , allowing it to assign IP , DNS server , and default gateway addresses to all computers connected to th e router ’ s LAN. The assigned defa ult gateway address i[...]

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 Us er Manua l Customizing Your Ne twork Settings 4-5 v1.0, June 2008 Using Address Reservation When you specify a reserved IP address for a computer on the LAN, that computer always receives the same IP address each time it accesse s the route r ’ s DHCP server . Reserved IP addresses should be assigned to comput[...]

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 User Manu al 4-6 Customizing Your Network Se ttings v1.0, June 2008 Using a Dynamic DNS Service If your Internet Service Provider (ISP) ga ve you a permanently as signed IP address, you can register a domain name and have that name linked with your IP address by pu blic Domain Name Servers (DNS). However , if your [...]

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 Us er Manua l Customizing Your Ne twork Settings 4-7 v1.0, June 2008 T o configure for a Dynamic DNS service : 1. Register for an account with one of the Dy namic DNS service providers whose names appear in the Service Provider list. For example, for DynDNS.or g, select www .dynDNS.org . 2. Select the Use a Dynamic[...]

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 User Manu al 4-8 Customizing Your Network Se ttings v1.0, June 2008 Configuring the W AN Setup Options The W AN Setup options let you configure a DM Z (demilitarized zone) server , change the Maximum T ransmit Unit (MTU) size, and enable the wireless router to respond to a p ing on the W AN (Internet) port. Select [...]

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 Us er Manua l Customizing Your Ne twork Settings 4-9 v1.0, June 2008 them, but there are other applications that migh t not function well. In some cases, one local computer can run the application co rrectly if that computer ’ s IP ad dress is ente re d as the default DMZ server . Incoming traffic from the Intern[...]

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 User Manu al 4-10 Customizing Your Network Se ttings v1.0, June 2008 Configuring NA T Filtering Network Address T ranslation (NA T) determines ho w the router processes inbound traffic. Secured NA T provides a secured firewa ll to protect the computers on the LAN from attacks from the Internet, but might prevent so[...]

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 Us er Manua l Customizing Your Network Settings 4-11 v1.0, June 2008 •T h e Gateway IP Address field specifies that all traf fic for these addresses should be forwarded to the ISDN router at 192.1 68.1.100. •A Metric value of 1 will work since the ISDN router is on the LAN. • Private is selected only as a pre[...]

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 User Manu al 4-12 Customizing Your Network Se ttings v1.0, June 2008 6. In the Destination IP Address field, enter the IP address of the final destination. 7. In the IP Subnet Mask field, enter the IP subnet mask for this destination. If the destination is a single host, enter 255.255.255.2 55 . 8. In the Gateway I[...]

5-1 v1.0, June 2008 Chapter 5 Fine-T uning Y our Network This chapter describes how to modify the configuration of the W ireless-N Router Model WNR2000 to allow specific applications to access th e Internet or to be acce ssed from the Internet, and how to make adjustments to enhance your network’ s performance. This chapter includes the following[...]

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 User Manu al 5-2 Fine-Tuni ng Your Netw ork v1.0, June 2008 How Y our Computer Accesses a Re mote Computer through Y our Router When a computer on your network need s to acce ss a computer on the Internet, your computer sends your router a message containing source an d destination address and process information. [...]

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 Us er Manua l Fine-Tuning Yo ur Network 5-3 v1.0, June 2008 4. The W eb server at www .example.com compos es a return message with the requested W eb page data. The re turn message contains the following address a nd port information: • The source address is the IP address of www .example.com. • The source port[...]

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 User Manu al 5-4 Fine-Tuni ng Your Netw ork v1.0, June 2008 “When you initiate a session with destination port 6667, you must also allo w incoming traffic on port 1 13 to reach the originatin g computer .” Using step s similar to the preceding example, the following sequence shows the effects of the port trigge[...]

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 Us er Manua l Fine-Tuning Yo ur Network 5-5 v1.0, June 2008 How Port Forwarding Changes the Communication Process In both of the preceding examples, your computer initiates an application session with a serve r computer on the Internet. However , you might need to allow a client computer on the Internet to initiate[...]

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 User Manu al 5-6 Fine-Tuni ng Your Netw ork v1.0, June 2008 How Port Forwarding Diff ers from Port T riggering The following points summarize the differences between port forwarding and port triggering: • Port triggering can be used by any compu ter on your network, although only one computer can use it at a time[...]

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 Us er Manua l Fine-Tuning Yo ur Network 5-7 v1.0, June 2008 T o configure port forwarding to a local server: 1. Select Port Forwarding/Port T riggering under Advanced in the main menu. The Port Forwarding/Port T riggering screen di splays. 2. From the Service Name list, select the service or game that y ou will hos[...]

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 User Manu al 5-8 Fine-Tuni ng Your Netw ork v1.0, June 2008 2. Click Add Service (see Fig ure 5-1 on page 5-7 ).The Ports–Custom Services screen displays. 3. In the Service Name field, enter a descriptive name. 4. In the Service T ype field, select the protocol. If you are unsure, select TCP/UDP . 5. In the St a [...]

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 Us er Manua l Fine-Tuning Yo ur Network 5-9 v1.0, June 2008 1. In the table, select the butto n next to the service name. 2. Click Edit Service or Delete Service to make changes. 3. Click Apply . Application Example: Making a Local W eb Server Public If you host a W eb server on yo ur local network, you can use po [...]

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 User Manu al 5-10 Fine-Tun ing Your Netw ork v1.0, June 2008 When port triggering is enabled, the router mo nitors outbound traf fic looking for a specified outbound “trigger” port. When the router detects outbound traff ic on that port, it remembers the IP address of the local computer that sent the data . The[...]

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 Us er Manua l Fine-Tuning Your Network 5 -11 v1.0, June 2008 3. Clear the Disable Port T riggering check box. 4. In the Port T riggering T imeout field, enter a value up to 99 99 minutes. T his value controls the inactivity timer for the d esignated inbou nd ports. The inb ou nd po rts clo s e wh en the inactivity [...]

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 User Manu al 5-12 Fine-Tun ing Your Netw ork v1.0, June 2008 10. Enter the inbound connection port information in the Connection T ype , St a r t i n g P o r t , and Ending Port fields. 11 . Click Apply . The service appears in the Po rt T riggering Portmap table. Figure 5-6[...]

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 Us er Manua l Fine-Tuning Your Network 5 -13 v1.0, June 2008 Using Universal Plug and Play Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) helps devices, su ch as Internet appliances and computers, to access the network and connect to other devices as needed. UPnP devices can automatically discover the services from other regist er[...]

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 User Manu al 5-14 Fine-Tun ing Your Netw ork v1.0, June 2008 • Advertisement Period . The advertisement period is how often the ro uter broadcasts its UPnP information. This value can range from 1 to 1440 minutes. The default pe riod is 30 minutes. Shorter durat ions ensure that contro l points have current devic[...]

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 Us er Manua l Fine-Tuning Your Network 5 -15 v1.0, June 2008 • Choose placement carefully . For best results, place your router: – Near the center of the area in which your computers will operate. – In an elevated location such as a high shelf where the wirelessly connected computers have line-of-sight access[...]

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 User Manu al 5-16 Fine-Tun ing Your Netw ork v1.0, June 2008 The best MTU setting for NETGEAR equipment is of ten just the default value, and changing the value might fix one problem but cause another . Leave MTU unchanged unless one of these situations o ccurs: • Y ou have problems connecting to your ISP , or ot[...]

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 Us er Manua l Fine-Tuning Your Network 5 -17 v1.0, June 2008 T o change the MTU size: 1. In the main menu, under Advanced, select WA N S e t u p . 2. In the MTU Size field, enter a new size between 64 and 1500. 3. Click Apply to save the new configuration. Overview of Home and Small Office Networking T echnologies [...]

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 User Manu al 5-18 Fine-Tun ing Your Netw ork v1.0, June 2008 The Powerline H D family of pro ducts can co exis t on the same network with older -generation XE family products or HomePlug 1.0 products, but they are not interoperable with these older products. • Wir ed E thernet . As gigabit-speed Ethernet po rts ([...]

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 Us er Manua l Fine-Tuning Your Network 5 -19 v1.0, June 2008 10 Mbps wired Ethernet 800 seconds Cable modem (3 Mbps) 2700 seconds Analog modem (56 kbps) 144,000 seconds (40 hours) T able 5-2. Theoretical T ransfer Ti me for 1 Gigabyte (continued) Network Connection Theoretical Raw T ransfer Time[...]

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6-1 v1.0, June 2008 Chapter 6 Using Network Monitoring T ools This chapter describes how to use the maintenance features of your W ireless-N Router Model WNR2000. This chapter includes the following sections: • “V iewing W ireless Router Status Information ” • “V iewing a Lis t of Attached Devices” on page 6-7 • “Managing the Config[...]

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 User Manu al 6-2 Using Network Monitor ing Tools v1.0, June 2008 V iewing Wireless Router S tatus Information T o view router status and usage information: 1. Select Router S tatus under Maintenance in the main menu. The Router Status screen displays. Figure 6-1[...]

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 Us er Manua l Using Network Monitoring Tools 6-3 v1.0, June 2008 Ta b l e 6 - 1 describes the route r sta t us field s. T able 6-1. Wireless Router St atus Fields Field Description Hardware V ersion The hardware version of the router . Firmware V ersion The version of the current software installed in the route r .[...]

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 User Manu al 6-4 Using Network Monitor ing Tools v1.0, June 2008 Wireless Port . The following settings apply to the wireless port of the router . Name (SSID ) The wireless network name (SSID) bein g used by the wireless port of the router . The de fault is NETGEAR. Region The geographic regio n where the router is[...]

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 Us er Manua l Using Network Monitoring Tools 6-5 v1.0, June 2008 2. Click Connection S tatus to display the connection status. Ta b l e 6 - 2 describes the connection status settings. a. Click the Release button to release the connection status items (that is, all items return to 0). b. Click the Renew button to re[...]

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 User Manu al 6-6 Using Network Monitor ing Tools v1.0, June 2008 3. Click Show S tatistics to display router usage stat istics. Ta b l e 6 - 3 describes the router statistics. T o change the polling frequency , enter a time in seconds in the Poll Interval field, and click Set Interval . T o stop the polling entirel[...]

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 Us er Manua l Using Network Monitoring Tools 6-7 v1.0, June 2008 V iewing a List of Att ached Devices The Attached Devices screen contains a table of all IP devices that the router has discovered on the local network. Select Attached Devices under Maintenance in the main menu to view the table. For each device, the[...]

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 User Manu al 6-8 Using Network Monitor ing Tools v1.0, June 2008 Select Backup Settings under Maintenance in the main menu. The Backup Settings screen displays. The following sections describ e the three available options. Backing Up and Restoring the Configuration The Restore and Backup options in the Settings Bac[...]

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 Us er Manua l Using Network Monitoring Tools 6-9 v1.0, June 2008 Erasing the Configuration Under some circumstances (for example, if you move the router to a different network or if you have forgotten the password) you might want to erase the configuration and restore the factory default settings. After an era se, [...]

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 User Manu al 6-10 Using Network Monitori ng Tools v1.0, June 2008 Checking for New Firmware in the Router Upgrade Screen T o check for new firmware and allow th e router to automatically install it: 1. Select Router Upgrade under Maintenance in the main menu. The Router Upgrade screen displays. 2. Check for new sof[...]

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 Us er Manua l Using Network Monitoring Tools 6-1 1 v1.0, June 2008 • If no new firmware version is available, a me ssage displays and the router returns to the Firmware Update screen. 3. T o update your firmware, cl ick Ye s and follow the prompts. When the upload is comp lete, your router automatically rest arts[...]

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 User Manu al 6-12 Using Network Monitori ng Tools v1.0, June 2008 3. Compare the version numb er of the most recent firmware offere d to the firmware version of your router . If the version on the NETGEAR webs ite is more recent, download the file from the WNR2000 supp ort page to your computer . 4. Log in to your [...]

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 Us er Manua l Using Network Monitoring Tools 6-1 3 v1.0, June 2008 Enabling Remote Management Access Using the Remote Management feature, you can allow a user on the Internet to configure, upgrade, and check the status of yo ur WNR2000 router. Select Remote Manage ment under Advanced in the main menu. The Remote Ma[...]

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 User Manu al 6-14 Using Network Monitori ng Tools v1.0, June 2008 2. Under Allow Remote Access By , sp ecify what external IP addr esses will be allowed to access the router’ s remote management. • T o allow access from any IP addr ess on the Internet, select Everyone . • T o allow access from a range of IP a[...]

7-1 v1.0, June 2008 Chapter 7 T roubleshooting This chapter provides information about trou bleshooting y our W ireless-N Router Model WNR2000. After each problem description, i nstructions are provided to help you diagnose and solve the problem. As a first st ep, please review the Quick T ips. This chapter includes the following sections: • “Q[...]

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 User Manu al 7-2 Troubleshooting v1.0, June 2008 4. T urn on the wireless router an d wait 1 minute. 5. T urn on the computers. Make sure that the Ethernet cabl es are securely plugged in. • The Internet status light on the wireless router is on if the Ethernet cable connecting the wireless router and the modem i[...]

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 Us er Manua l Troubleshooting 7-3 v1.0, June 2008 3. After approximately 20 seconds, verify that: a. The color of th e power light changes to green. b. The LAN port lights are lit for any local ports that are connected. If a port’ s light is lit, a link has been establis hed to the connected device. If a LAN port[...]

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 User Manu al 7-4 Troubleshooting v1.0, June 2008 The Power light st ays amber . When the router is turned on, the Power lig ht turns amber for about 2 0 seconds and then turns green. If the light does not turn green, the rou t er ha s a problem. If the Power light is still amber 1 minute after turning on power to t[...]

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 Us er Manua l Troubleshooting 7-5 v1.0, June 2008 2. Check that PIN verification has succeeded for the WPS-enabled device you are connecting to the router . 3. Make sure you have not pushed the push-bu tto n after di sabling the WPS fu nction (you logged into the router and disabled this previously). 4. Check that [...]

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 User Manu al 7-6 Troubleshooting v1.0, June 2008 • If you are attempting to set up your NETGEAR router as an additional router behind an existing router in y our network, consider re placing the existing router instead. NETGEAR does not support such a configuration. • If you are attempting to set up your NETGEA[...]

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 Us er Manua l Troubleshooting 7-7 v1.0, June 2008 • Y ou might need to force your cable or DSL modem to recognize your new router by restarting your network, in the seque nce described in the NETGEAR W ir eless-N Router Setup Manual. • Y our service provider might require a login. As k your service provider whe[...]

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 User Manu al 7-8 Troubleshooting v1.0, June 2008 T roubleshooting Internet Browsing If your wireless router can obtain an IP address but your computer is unable to load any web pages from the Internet, check the following: • Y our computer might not recognize any DNS server addresses . A DNS server is a host on t[...]

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 Us er Manua l Troubleshooting 7-9 v1.0, June 2008 T esting the LAN Path to Y our Router Y ou can ping the router from your compu ter to veri fy that the LAN path to your router is set up correctly . T o ping the router from a running W indows PC: 1. From the W indows toolbar , click Start, and then select Run . 2. [...]

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 User Manu al 7-10 Troubleshooting v1.0, June 2008 T esting the Path from Y our Computer to a Remote Device After verifying that the LAN path works correctly , test the path from your computer to a remote device. 1. From the W indows toolbar , click the S tart button, and then select Run . 2. In the W indows Run win[...]

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 Us er Manua l Troubleshooting 7-11 v1.0, June 2008 • Date shown is January 1, 2000. Cause: The router has not yet successfully reac hed a network time server . Check that your Internet access settings are correct . If you have just completed configuring the router , wait at least 5 minutes, and check the date and[...]

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 User Manu al 7-12 Troubleshooting v1.0, June 2008 If your wireless network appears, but the sign al strength is weak, check these conditions: • Is your router too far from your adapter , or to o close? Place the computer that has the adapter near the router , but at least 6 feet away , and see whether the signal [...]

Technical Specifications A-1 v1.0, June 2008 Appendix A T echnical S pecifications Default Configuration Settings This appendix provides factory default settings and technical spec ifications for the W ireless-N Router Model WNR2000. T able A-1. WNR2000 Router Default Configuration Settings Feature Default Setting Router Login Router Login URL http[...]

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 User Manu al A-2 Technical Specifications v1.0, June 2008 Wireless Wireless Communication Enabled SSID Name NETGEAR Security Disabl ed Wireless Access List (MAC Filtering) All wireless stations allowed Broadcast SSID Enabled T r ansmission Speed Auto * Country/Region United S tates (North America only; otherwise va[...]

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 Us er Manua l Technical Specifications A-3 v1.0, June 2008 General Specifications T able A-2. WNR2000 Router General Specif ications Feature General Network Protocol and Standards Compatibility Data and Routing Protocols TCP/IP , RIP-1, RIP-2, DHCP , PPPoE, PPTP , Bigpond, Dynamic DNS, and UPnP Power Adapter North [...]

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Related Documents B-1 v1.0, June 2008 Appendix B Related Document s This appendix provides links to reference documents you c an use to gain a more comple te understanding of the technolog ies used in your NET GEAR product. In addition, you can find initial setu p instructions for your wireless rout er in the NETGEAR W ireless-N Rou ter Set up Ma n[...]

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 User Manu al B-2 Related Documents v1.0, June 2008[...]

Index-1 v1.0, June 2008 Index A access blocking 3-1 remote 6-13 restricting by MAC address 2-19 to a remote computer 5-2 to the router 1-2 viewing logs 3-6 access control turning off 1-12 turning on 2-21 account name 1-6 adding custom service 5-7 reserved IP addresses 4-5 static routes 4-1 1 wireless clients 2-13 , 2-18 , 6-4 See also configuring a[...]

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 User Manu al Index-2 v1.0, June 2008 customer support ii D data packets, fragmented 5-15 date and time, troubleshooting 7-10 daylight savings time 3-9 , 7-1 1 default DMZ server 4-8 default factory setting s listed A-1 restoring 7-12 default gateway 6-5 default LAN IP configuration 4-3 deleting configuration 6-9 de[...]

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 Us er Manua l Index-3 v1.0, June 2008 Internet services , blocking access 3-3 interval, poll 6-6 IP addresses blocking access by 3-5 current 6-3 dynamic or static 1-7 LAN 4-3 registering domain name 4-6 reserved 4-5 IP subnet mask 4-3 , 6-3 ISP settings, basic 1-5 italic text xi K keys, encryption 2-10 keywords, bl[...]

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 User Manu al Index-4 v1.0, June 2008 port forwarding configuring 5-6 example 5-5 port numbers 3-3 port status 6-6 port triggering configuring 5-9 example 5-3 portmap table 5-14 power adapter specificat i ons A-3 Power light, troubleshooting and 7-2 Powerline HD products 5-17 PPPoE (PPP over Ethernet) 1-9 PP TP (Poi[...]

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 Us er Manua l Index-5 v1.0, June 2008 streaming video and audio 5-18 subnet mask 4-3 , 6-3 system up time 6-6 T TCP/IP network, troubleshooting 7-8 technical specification s A-1 T elstra Bigpond 1-9 testing wireless connections 1-10 time of day , troubleshooting 7-10 time to live , advertisement 5-14 time, setting [...]

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