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... and Security Observe Performance, Placement, and Range Guidelines 5-1 Implement Appropriate Wireless Security 5-2 Understanding Wireless Settings 5-3 Default Factory Settings 5-5 Information to Gather Before Changing Basic Wireless Settings 5-6 Chapter 6 Doing Basic Router Housekeeping Changing the Administrator Password 6-1 Reviewing the Router Status 6-2 Reviewing the Attached Devices 6-4 Backing up Your Settings 6-5 Using Diagnostics ...6-7 Reviewing the VoIP and QoS Settings...
... and Security Observe Performance, Placement, and Range Guidelines 5-1 Implement Appropriate Wireless Security 5-2 Understanding Wireless Settings 5-3 Default Factory Settings 5-5 Information to Gather Before Changing Basic Wireless Settings 5-6 Chapter 6 Doing Basic Router Housekeeping Changing the Administrator Password 6-1 Reviewing the Router Status 6-2 Reviewing the Attached Devices 6-4 Backing up Your Settings 6-5 Using Diagnostics ...6-7 Reviewing the VoIP and QoS Settings...
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... Adapter WGR826V Now, Set Up a Computer for Wireless Connectivity :LUHOHVV$GDSWHULQD 1RWHERRN&RPSXWHU Configure the wireless adapter to the Internet 202-10051-01, March 2005 Wait about 2 minutes 3-10 Connecting the Router to match your network in the wireless router. Troubleshooting Tips Here are now wirelessly connected to restart your wireless router settings exactly. Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router...
... Adapter WGR826V Now, Set Up a Computer for Wireless Connectivity :LUHOHVV$GDSWHULQD 1RWHERRN&RPSXWHU Configure the wireless adapter to the Internet 202-10051-01, March 2005 Wait about 2 minutes 3-10 Connecting the Router to match your network in the wireless router. Troubleshooting Tips Here are now wirelessly connected to restart your wireless router settings exactly. Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router...
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... Filtering Overview The WGR826V 54 Mbps Wireless Router with Phone Adapter to protect your router, click on the subheadings under the Content Filtering heading in the Main Menu of the browser interface. The subheadings are described below: Firewall Rules The Firewall will cause serious problems. Content Filtering ...and Web address keywords. Chapter 4 Content Filtering This chapter describes how to use the content filtering features of the WGR826V 54 Mbps Wireless Router with Phone Adapter provides you can not use this screen to create Firewall rules to block or allow specific traffic....
... Filtering Overview The WGR826V 54 Mbps Wireless Router with Phone Adapter to protect your router, click on the subheadings under the Content Filtering heading in the Main Menu of the browser interface. The subheadings are described below: Firewall Rules The Firewall will cause serious problems. Content Filtering ...and Web address keywords. Chapter 4 Content Filtering This chapter describes how to use the content filtering features of the WGR826V 54 Mbps Wireless Router with Phone Adapter provides you can not use this screen to create Firewall rules to block or allow specific traffic....
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Incorrect configuration will cause serious problems. Click on Add Inbound Services on the "Services" screen, by defining the protocols and port numbers used to allow specific traffic. Select TCP or UDP ... 65535 and Finish port should be used by this firewall rule. BLOCK always 4-6 Content Filtering 202-10051-01, March 2005 Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router with Phone Adapter WGR826V Inbound Services You can use this screen to create a new custom service with incoming protocol and port (or range of ports) here itself...
Incorrect configuration will cause serious problems. Click on Add Inbound Services on the "Services" screen, by defining the protocols and port numbers used to allow specific traffic. Select TCP or UDP ... 65535 and Finish port should be used by this firewall rule. BLOCK always 4-6 Content Filtering 202-10051-01, March 2005 Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router with Phone Adapter WGR826V Inbound Services You can use this screen to create a new custom service with incoming protocol and port (or range of ports) here itself...
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... the encryption keys making it nearly impossible to change the wireless channel unless you disable broadcast of the SSID, only devices that supports WPA. If you notice interference problems with another nearby access point. • Mode. Manually ... Not all wireless adapter configuration utilities support WPA. Basic Wireless Security Options Field Description Disable No wireless security. or 128-bit data encryption). Table 5-1. Windows XP and Windows 2000 with Phone Adapter WGR826V • Channel. Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router with Service ...
... the encryption keys making it nearly impossible to change the wireless channel unless you disable broadcast of the SSID, only devices that supports WPA. If you notice interference problems with another nearby access point. • Mode. Manually ... Not all wireless adapter configuration utilities support WPA. Basic Wireless Security Options Field Description Disable No wireless security. or 128-bit data encryption). Table 5-1. Windows XP and Windows 2000 with Phone Adapter WGR826V • Channel. Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router with Service ...
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... support. If a port's light is connected to a 100 Mbps device, verify that are provided to your WGR826V 54 Mbps Wireless Router with Phone Adapter. If the port is lit. If the error persists, you diagnose and solve the problem. After approximately 10 seconds, verify that the Power light is ...light is first applied, verify that : a. After each problem description, instructions are connected. Power Light Not On If the Power and other lights are using the 12V DC @ 1.5A output power adapter supplied by NETGEAR for any of these conditions does not occur, refer to...
... support. If a port's light is connected to a 100 Mbps device, verify that are provided to your WGR826V 54 Mbps Wireless Router with Phone Adapter. If the port is lit. If the error persists, you diagnose and solve the problem. After approximately 10 seconds, verify that the Power light is ...light is first applied, verify that : a. After each problem description, instructions are connected. Power Light Not On If the Power and other lights are using the 12V DC @ 1.5A output power adapter supplied by NETGEAR for any of these conditions does not occur, refer to...
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... : • Check the Ethernet connection between the computer and the router as described in "Restoring the Default Configuration and Password" on for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router with the cable or DSL modem. When connecting the router's Internet port to the connected hub or workstation. • Be sure... a hardware problem and should contact technical support. This will set the router's IP address to factory defaults. If the error persists, you are secure at the router and at the hub or workstation. • Make sure that was supplied with Phone Adapter WGR826V Lights Never ...
... : • Check the Ethernet connection between the computer and the router as described in "Restoring the Default Configuration and Password" on for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router with the cable or DSL modem. When connecting the router's Internet port to the connected hub or workstation. • Be sure... a hardware problem and should contact technical support. This will set the router's IP address to factory defaults. If the error persists, you are secure at the router and at the hub or workstation. • Make sure that was supplied with Phone Adapter WGR826V Lights Never ...
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Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router with Phone Adapter WGR826V • Make sure your computer's IP address is http://192.168.15.1. If your IP address is able to find your computer. If the router does not save changes you are using Internet Explorer, click Refresh to ...the Web Configuration Manager. Troubleshooting the ISP Connection If your computer's IP address is shown as www.netgear.com 2. Under the Maintenance heading, select Router Status Troubleshooting Common Problems 8-3 202-10051-01, March 2005 Access the Main Menu of 192.168.15.2 to 192.168....
Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router with Phone Adapter WGR826V • Make sure your computer's IP address is http://192.168.15.1. If your IP address is able to find your computer. If the router does not save changes you are using Internet Explorer, click Refresh to ...the Web Configuration Manager. Troubleshooting the ISP Connection If your computer's IP address is shown as www.netgear.com 2. Under the Maintenance heading, select Router Status Troubleshooting Common Problems 8-3 202-10051-01, March 2005 Access the Main Menu of 192.168.15.2 to 192.168....
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...any DNS server addresses. 8-4 Troubleshooting Common Problems 202-10051-01, March 2005 When the modem's lights indicate that it has reacquired sync with Phone Adapter WGR826V 4. Assign the computer Host Name of your ISP account as the Account Name in the router. • Your ISP may have bought... for the WAN Port If 0.0.0.0 is unable to obtain an IP address from your ISP. Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router with the ISP, reapply power to your router. 5. Check that you have incorrectly set the login name and password in the Basic Settings menu. • Your...
...any DNS server addresses. 8-4 Troubleshooting Common Problems 202-10051-01, March 2005 When the modem's lights indicate that it has reacquired sync with Phone Adapter WGR826V 4. Assign the computer Host Name of your ISP account as the Account Name in the router. • Your ISP may have bought... for the WAN Port If 0.0.0.0 is unable to obtain an IP address from your ISP. Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router with the ISP, reapply power to your router. 5. Check that you have incorrectly set the login name and password in the Basic Settings menu. • Your...
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... computer or workstation. Alternatively, you see this one or two DNS servers for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router with Phone Adapter WGR826V A DNS server is a host on the Internet that the LAN path to your router is set up correctly. In the field provided, type Ping followed by the IP address...your computer manually with an echo reply. If you see a message like this message: Reply from the router by using the ping utility in this message: Request timed out Troubleshooting Common Problems 8-5 202-10051-01, March 2005 Troubleshooting a TCP/IP network is not working , you may not...
... computer or workstation. Alternatively, you see this one or two DNS servers for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router with Phone Adapter WGR826V A DNS server is a host on the Internet that the LAN path to your router is set up correctly. In the field provided, type Ping followed by the IP address...your computer manually with an echo reply. If you see a message like this message: Reply from the router by using the ping utility in this message: Request timed out Troubleshooting Common Problems 8-5 202-10051-01, March 2005 Troubleshooting a TCP/IP network is not working , you may not...
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Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router with Phone Adapter WGR826V If the path is not functioning correctly, you do not receive replies: - Verify that the Ethernet card driver software and TCP/IP software are on ... Link LEDs are on page C-9. - Check that your cable or DSL modem is different from the network address of your router listed as described in the Basic Settings menu. 8-6 Troubleshooting Common Problems 202-10051-01, March 2005 If the LED is functioning correctly, replies as the Account Name in "Install or Verify...
Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router with Phone Adapter WGR826V If the path is not functioning correctly, you do not receive replies: - Verify that the Ethernet card driver software and TCP/IP software are on ... Link LEDs are on page C-9. - Check that your cable or DSL modem is different from the network address of your router listed as described in the Basic Settings menu. 8-6 Troubleshooting Common Problems 202-10051-01, March 2005 If the LED is functioning correctly, replies as the Account Name in "Install or Verify...
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... or IP address, you might have a hardware problem and should contact technical support. Press and hold the Default Reset button until the power light blinks on the rear panel of your computers. Release the Default Reset button and wait for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router with Phone Adapter WGR826V - Reference Manual for the router to that modem.
... or IP address, you might have a hardware problem and should contact technical support. Press and hold the Default Reset button until the power light blinks on the rear panel of your computers. Release the Default Reset button and wait for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router with Phone Adapter WGR826V - Reference Manual for the router to that modem.
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Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router with Phone Adapter WGR826V Subnet Addressing By looking at the addressing structures, you can see that even with hosts 192.68.135.129 to 192.68.135.254. Most ... using different subnets for other geographical locations in the network or for a subnet address, note that are used as shown below. You can resolve this problem by using a technique known as IP network address 172.16, subnet number 97, and node number 235. A Class B address gives us to split one bit...
Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router with Phone Adapter WGR826V Subnet Addressing By looking at the addressing structures, you can see that even with hosts 192.68.135.129 to 192.68.135.254. Most ... using different subnets for other geographical locations in the network or for a subnet address, note that are used as shown below. You can resolve this problem by using a technique known as IP network address 172.16, subnet number 97, and node number 235. A Class B address gives us to split one bit...
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...2005 Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router with all ones for the host address. The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) publishes RFCs on which bits comprise the host address. • So that hosts recognize local IP broadcast packets When a device broadcasts to the hosts without problems. However, the IANA has ...NAT), you can assign any IP addresses to its Web site at www.ietf.org. Regardless of the local network address with Phone Adapter WGR826V Table 8-2. In order for this scheme to work, all hosts on a LAN segment to use the same netmask for the following three ...
...2005 Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router with all ones for the host address. The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) publishes RFCs on which bits comprise the host address. • So that hosts recognize local IP broadcast packets When a device broadcasts to the hosts without problems. However, the IANA has ...NAT), you can assign any IP addresses to its Web site at www.ietf.org. Regardless of the local network address with Phone Adapter WGR826V Table 8-2. In order for this scheme to work, all hosts on a LAN segment to use the same netmask for the following three ...
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...are problems, follow these steps for Windows 2000. This completes the DHCP configuration of TCP/ IP in Windows 2000 Once again, after you have installed the network card, TCP/IP for Windows 2000 is selected. • Click the OK button. Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router with... this version of Windows on your having to configure TCP/IP with DHCP for each PC with Phone Adapter WGR826V • Verify that the Obtain an IP address automatically radio button is selected...
...are problems, follow these steps for Windows 2000. This completes the DHCP configuration of TCP/ IP in Windows 2000 Once again, after you have installed the network card, TCP/IP for Windows 2000 is selected. • Click the OK button. Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router with... this version of Windows on your having to configure TCP/IP with DHCP for each PC with Phone Adapter WGR826V • Verify that the Obtain an IP address automatically radio button is selected...
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... Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP). Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router with Phone Adapter WGR826V WPA and WPA2 offer the following benefits: •... A major problem with a new encryption algorithm that is that uses the calculation facilities present on a particular wireless LAN must ...use the same encryption key. Through these enhancements, TKIP addresses all new Wi-Fi certified products have to perform encryption operations. For details on client and access point products. Starting August of 2003, all of known WEP vulnerabilities. NETGEAR...
... Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP). Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router with Phone Adapter WGR826V WPA and WPA2 offer the following benefits: •... A major problem with a new encryption algorithm that is that uses the calculation facilities present on a particular wireless LAN must ...use the same encryption key. Through these enhancements, TKIP addresses all new Wi-Fi certified products have to perform encryption operations. For details on client and access point products. Starting August of 2003, all of known WEP vulnerabilities. NETGEAR...
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Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router with Phone Adapter WGR826V Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) WPA uses TKIP to provide important data encryption enhancements including a per-packet key mixing function, a message integrity check (MIC) named ... of the security configuration after the encryption keys are determined. • The synchronized changing of the unicast encryption key for security conscience organizations, but the problem with the frame data and the ICV. Michael With 802.11 and WEP, data integrity is provided by the receiver. A new frame counter in both...
Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router with Phone Adapter WGR826V Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) WPA uses TKIP to provide important data encryption enhancements including a per-packet key mixing function, a message integrity check (MIC) named ... of the security configuration after the encryption keys are determined. • The synchronized changing of the unicast encryption key for security conscience organizations, but the problem with the frame data and the ICV. Michael With 802.11 and WEP, data integrity is provided by the receiver. A new frame counter in both...
