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NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 User Manual NETGEAR, Inc. 350 East Plumeria Drive San Jose, CA 95134 USA 202-10397-03 February 2009 v1.3
NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 User Manual NETGEAR, Inc. 350 East Plumeria Drive San Jose, CA 95134 USA 202-10397-03 February 2009 v1.3
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NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 User Manual Backing Up Your Configuration 2-22 Understanding Your Firewall 2-23 Chapter 3 Restricting Access From Your Network Content Filtering Overview 3-1 Blocking Access to Internet ...10 Configuring Static Routes 4-10 Chapter 5 Fine-Tuning Your Network Allowing Inbound Connections to Your Network 5-1 How Your Computer Accesses a Remote Computer through Your Router 5-2 How Port Triggering Changes the Communication Process 5-3 How Port Forwarding Changes the Communication Process 5-5 How Port Forwarding Differs from Port Triggering 5-6 viii Contents...
NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 User Manual Backing Up Your Configuration 2-22 Understanding Your Firewall 2-23 Chapter 3 Restricting Access From Your Network Content Filtering Overview 3-1 Blocking Access to Internet ...10 Configuring Static Routes 4-10 Chapter 5 Fine-Tuning Your Network Allowing Inbound Connections to Your Network 5-1 How Your Computer Accesses a Remote Computer through Your Router 5-2 How Port Triggering Changes the Communication Process 5-3 How Port Forwarding Changes the Communication Process 5-5 How Port Forwarding Differs from Port Triggering 5-6 viii Contents...
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NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 User Manual Configuring Port Forwarding to Local Servers 5-6 Adding a Custom Service 5-7 Editing or Deleting a Port Forwarding Entry 5-9 Configuring Port Triggering 5-10 Using Universal Plug and Play 5-14 Optimizing Wireless Performance 5-15 Changing the MTU Size 5-16 Quality of Service ...5-18 Using WMM QoS for Wireless...5-24 Assessing Your Speed Requirements 5-25 Chapter 6 Using Network Monitoring Tools Viewing Wireless Router Status Information 6-2 Viewing a List of Attached Devices 6-7 Managing the Configuration File 6-7 Backing Up ...
NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 User Manual Configuring Port Forwarding to Local Servers 5-6 Adding a Custom Service 5-7 Editing or Deleting a Port Forwarding Entry 5-9 Configuring Port Triggering 5-10 Using Universal Plug and Play 5-14 Optimizing Wireless Performance 5-15 Changing the MTU Size 5-16 Quality of Service ...5-18 Using WMM QoS for Wireless...5-24 Assessing Your Speed Requirements 5-25 Chapter 6 Using Network Monitoring Tools Viewing Wireless Router Status Information 6-2 Viewing a List of Attached Devices 6-7 Managing the Configuration File 6-7 Backing Up ...
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NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 User Manual Problems with Date and Time 7-10 Problems with Wireless Adapter Connections 7-11 Restoring the Default Configuration and Password 7-12 Appendix A Technical Specifications Default Configuration Settings A-1 General Specifications A-3 Appendix B Related Documents Index x Contents v1.2, January 2009
NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 User Manual Problems with Date and Time 7-10 Problems with Wireless Adapter Connections 7-11 Restoring the Default Configuration and Password 7-12 Appendix A Technical Specifications Default Configuration Settings A-1 General Specifications A-3 Appendix B Related Documents Index x Contents v1.2, January 2009
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...formats, and scope of this type of note might result in the NETGEAR Wireless Router Setup Manual. This manual uses the following typographical conventions: Italic Bold Fixed Italic Emphasis, books, CDs User input, GUI screen text Command prompt, CLI text, code URL links...loss of data. About This Manual The user manual provides information for configuring the features of importance or special interest. Initial configuration instructions can be found in a malfunction or damage to highlight information of the NETGEAR® Wireless-N Router Model WNR2000 beyond initial configuration ...
...formats, and scope of this type of note might result in the NETGEAR Wireless Router Setup Manual. This manual uses the following typographical conventions: Italic Bold Fixed Italic Emphasis, books, CDs User input, GUI screen text Command prompt, CLI text, code URL links...loss of data. About This Manual The user manual provides information for configuring the features of importance or special interest. Initial configuration instructions can be found in a malfunction or damage to highlight information of the NETGEAR® Wireless-N Router Model WNR2000 beyond initial configuration ...
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Select File > Print from HTML. NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 User Manual Danger: This is written for the WNR2000 router according to these specifications: Product Version Manual Publication Date Wireless-N Router Model WNR2000 February 2009 For more information about network, Internet, firewall, and VPN technologies, click the links to the NETGEAR website in Appendix B, "Related Documents." website at a time. •A button that...
Select File > Print from HTML. NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 User Manual Danger: This is written for the WNR2000 router according to these specifications: Product Version Manual Publication Date Wireless-N Router Model WNR2000 February 2009 For more information about network, Internet, firewall, and VPN technologies, click the links to the NETGEAR website in Appendix B, "Related Documents." website at a time. •A button that...
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..., you were viewing opens in a browser window. • Click the print icon in the upper left of This Chapter link at http://www.adobe.com. - NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 User Manual • Printing from PDF. Your computer must have been made since the WNR2000 router was introduced. Printing a PDF version of your browser window. - Additional features.
..., you were viewing opens in a browser window. • Click the print icon in the upper left of This Chapter link at http://www.adobe.com. - NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 User Manual • Printing from PDF. Your computer must have been made since the WNR2000 router was introduced. Printing a PDF version of your browser window. - Additional features.
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... 1-2 • "Selecting a Language for initial configuration, as described in the NETGEAR Wireless Router Setup Manual, these connectivity settings, as well as instructions on page 1-11 Using the Setup Manual For first-time installation of your wireless router. For installation instructions in this User Manual to configure additional features of your wireless router using the Resource CD as described in to the...
... 1-2 • "Selecting a Language for initial configuration, as described in the NETGEAR Wireless Router Setup Manual, these connectivity settings, as well as instructions on page 1-11 Using the Setup Manual For first-time installation of your wireless router. For installation instructions in this User Manual to configure additional features of your wireless router using the Resource CD as described in to the...
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... If these URLs do not work, you must type the IP address of your browser, and then press Enter. To access the router: 1. NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 User Manual Logging In To Your Wireless Router When the wireless router is connected to your network, you might use to log in to your Internet connection. 1-2 Configuring Basic Connectivity v1.3, February 2009...
... If these URLs do not work, you must type the IP address of your browser, and then press Enter. To access the router: 1. NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 User Manual Logging In To Your Wireless Router When the wireless router is connected to your network, you might use to log in to your Internet connection. 1-2 Configuring Basic Connectivity v1.3, February 2009...
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...firmware, the message on the right displays. If the browser is complete, your router automatically restarts. Warning: When uploading firmware to download and install the new firmware file from NETGEAR. If no new firmware is available, the message on the left displays when you... previously cleared the Check for Firmware Updates screen appears unless you log in check box. Configuring Basic Connectivity 1-3 v1.3, February 2009 NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 User Manual The Checking ...
...firmware, the message on the right displays. If the browser is complete, your router automatically restarts. Warning: When uploading firmware to download and install the new firmware file from NETGEAR. If no new firmware is available, the message on the left displays when you... previously cleared the Check for Firmware Updates screen appears unless you log in check box. Configuring Basic Connectivity 1-3 v1.3, February 2009 NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 User Manual The Checking ...
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Figure 1-4 Note: If the Check for the wireless router. 1-4 Configuring Basic Connectivity v1.3, February 2009 If the wireless router is the Router Upgrade screen. Otherwise, it is the Basic Settings screen. The Basic Settings screen displays showing the wireless router's home page and suggested default settings. In the main menu on the left, select Basic Settings under Web... Version Upon Log-in check box is selected, the home page is connected to the Internet, you can select Knowledge Base or Documentation under Setup. NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 User Manual 3.
Figure 1-4 Note: If the Check for the wireless router. 1-4 Configuring Basic Connectivity v1.3, February 2009 If the wireless router is the Router Upgrade screen. Otherwise, it is the Basic Settings screen. The Basic Settings screen displays showing the wireless router's home page and suggested default settings. In the main menu on the left, select Basic Settings under Web... Version Upon Log-in check box is selected, the home page is connected to the Internet, you can select Knowledge Base or Documentation under Setup. NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 User Manual 3.
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NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 User Manual If you do not click Logout, the wireless router will wait for Your Screen Display Using the Select Language drop-down menu, located in the upper right corner of the Router Manager screen, you out. Selecting a Language for 5 minutes after no activity before it automatically logs you can display the router manager screens in any of languages shown in Figure 1-5: Figure 1-5 Configuring Basic Connectivity 1-5 v1.3, February 2009
NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 User Manual If you do not click Logout, the wireless router will wait for Your Screen Display Using the Select Language drop-down menu, located in the upper right corner of the Router Manager screen, you out. Selecting a Language for 5 minutes after no activity before it automatically logs you can display the router manager screens in any of languages shown in Figure 1-5: Figure 1-5 Configuring Basic Connectivity 1-5 v1.3, February 2009
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...you select Deutsch, German and English will be in the language selection box, and your Internet Service Provider (ISP) configuration. NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 User Manual The language is set to verify the Internet connection settings: 1. Expand the list and select the language you can select from... the top of supported languages only when the router is then downloaded and displayed in the selected language. Click Apply. ...
...you select Deutsch, German and English will be in the language selection box, and your Internet Service Provider (ISP) configuration. NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 User Manual The language is set to verify the Internet connection settings: 1. Expand the list and select the language you can select from... the top of supported languages only when the router is then downloaded and displayed in the selected language. Click Apply. ...
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NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 User Manual Viewing and Configuring Basic ISP Settings Settings related to your ISP, the following settings appear in the Basic Settings screen. If no login is required by ISP. The content you see in the Basic Settings screen depends on whether your ISP requires that you log in with a user name and password...
NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 User Manual Viewing and Configuring Basic ISP Settings Settings related to your ISP, the following settings appear in the Basic Settings screen. If no login is required by ISP. The content you see in the Basic Settings screen depends on whether your ISP requires that you log in with a user name and password...
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... the MAC address, select one computer that computer. This section determines the Ethernet MAC address that your router will use the MAC address of the following methods: • Select Use Computer MAC Address. NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 User Manual - Typically, you are now using the one of the computer that these settings take effect. - Account Name...
... the MAC address, select one computer that computer. This section determines the Ethernet MAC address that your router will use the MAC address of the following methods: • Select Use Computer MAC Address. NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 User Manual - Typically, you are now using the one of the computer that these settings take effect. - Account Name...
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The list includes: • PPTP (Point to access the Internet. Note: After you finish setting up your router, you will automatically log you start an Internet application, your ISP, the following settings appear in the Basic Settings screen: ISP... ISPs that need to launch the ISP's login program on your Internet connection requires a login. When you in. - NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 User Manual If a login is required by your router will no longer need special protocols for connection. Internet Service Provider. If you select Yes, the Basic Settings screen displays....
The list includes: • PPTP (Point to access the Internet. Note: After you finish setting up your router, you will automatically log you start an Internet application, your ISP, the following settings appear in the Basic Settings screen: ISP... ISPs that need to launch the ISP's login program on your Internet connection requires a login. When you in. - NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 User Manual If a login is required by your router will no longer need special protocols for connection. Internet Service Provider. If you select Yes, the Basic Settings screen displays....
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.... Telstra has discontinued this list have special requirements. - Figure 1-8 Note: Not all ISPs are used by your ISP. This name and password are listed here. NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 User Manual • Telstra Bigpond, an Australian residential cable modem service Note: The Telstra Bigpond setting is only for Does Your Internet Connection Require a Login. •...
.... Telstra has discontinued this list have special requirements. - Figure 1-8 Note: Not all ISPs are used by your ISP. This name and password are listed here. NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 User Manual • Telstra Bigpond, an Australian residential cable modem service Note: The Telstra Bigpond setting is only for Does Your Internet Connection Require a Login. •...
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... any further changes. Configuring Basic Connectivity v1.3, February 2009 1-11 NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 User Manual - Once you have established basic wireless connectivity, you use a wireless computer to the Internet immediately after the idle time-out. • Manually Connect. The router logs in or logs out only when the user clicks Connect or Disconnect in to change a DNS address, restart...
... any further changes. Configuring Basic Connectivity v1.3, February 2009 1-11 NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 User Manual - Once you have established basic wireless connectivity, you use a wireless computer to the Internet immediately after the idle time-out. • Manually Connect. The router logs in or logs out only when the user clicks Connect or Disconnect in to change a DNS address, restart...
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... to the WNR2000 router. 3. If they do not match, you specify in the main menu of up to change the wireless channel unless you notice interference problems with another nearby wireless router or access point. Make sure that is set to Up to 145Mbps. 1-12 v1.3, February 2009 Configuring Basic Connectivity NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 User Manual 1. Set the...
... to the WNR2000 router. 3. If they do not match, you specify in the main menu of up to change the wireless channel unless you notice interference problems with another nearby wireless router or access point. Make sure that is set to Up to 145Mbps. 1-12 v1.3, February 2009 Configuring Basic Connectivity NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 User Manual 1. Set the...