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... Log On to the Wireless Router After Configuration Settings Have Been Applied 3-6 How to Bypass the Configuration Assistant 3-8 How to Manually Configure Your Internet Connection 3-9 Using the Smart Setup Wizard 3-11 NETGEAR Product Registration, Support, and Documentation 3-12 Chapter 4 Wireless Configuration Observe Performance, Placement, and Range Guidelines 4-1 Implement Appropriate Wireless Security 4-2 Understanding Wireless Settings 4-4 Information to Gather...
... Log On to the Wireless Router After Configuration Settings Have Been Applied 3-6 How to Bypass the Configuration Assistant 3-8 How to Manually Configure Your Internet Connection 3-9 Using the Smart Setup Wizard 3-11 NETGEAR Product Registration, Support, and Documentation 3-12 Chapter 4 Wireless Configuration Observe Performance, Placement, and Range Guidelines 4-1 Implement Appropriate Wireless Security 4-2 Understanding Wireless Settings 4-4 Information to Gather...
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...Restoring the Default Configuration and Password 7-7 Problems with Date and Time 7-8 Chapter 8 Advanced Configuration of the Router Configuring Advanced Wireless Settings 8-1 Wireless Card Access List 8-3 Wireless Card Access Setup 8-4 Configuring Port Triggering and Port Forwarding 8-5 Configuring Port Forwarding to Local Servers 8-8 Adding a Custom ...on Internet WAN Port 8-12 Setting the MTU Size 8-13 Using the LAN IP Setup Options 8-13 Configuring LAN TCP/IP Setup Parameters 8-14 Using the Router as a DHCP server 8-15 Using Address Reservation 8-16 Using a Dynamic DNS Service...
...Restoring the Default Configuration and Password 7-7 Problems with Date and Time 7-8 Chapter 8 Advanced Configuration of the Router Configuring Advanced Wireless Settings 8-1 Wireless Card Access List 8-3 Wireless Card Access Setup 8-4 Configuring Port Triggering and Port Forwarding 8-5 Configuring Port Forwarding to Local Servers 8-8 Adding a Custom ...on Internet WAN Port 8-12 Setting the MTU Size 8-13 Using the LAN IP Setup Options 8-13 Configuring LAN TCP/IP Setup Parameters 8-14 Using the Router as a DHCP server 8-15 Using Address Reservation 8-16 Using a Dynamic DNS Service...
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... device (such as of the date of the NETGEAR® RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824. Earlier versions of the NETGEAR RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824. Parents and network administrators can install and use by a single computer. In addition to http://kbserver.netgear.com/products/WPN824.asp where you with 4-port... access for your purchase of publication. This chapter describes the features of this manual. With minimum setup, you from hackers. The WPN824 router provides connection for multiple computers to operate in this product may not have all the features presented in...
... device (such as of the date of the NETGEAR® RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824. Earlier versions of the NETGEAR RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824. Parents and network administrators can install and use by a single computer. In addition to http://kbserver.netgear.com/products/WPN824.asp where you with 4-port... access for your purchase of publication. This chapter describes the features of this manual. With minimum setup, you from hackers. The WPN824 router provides connection for multiple computers to operate in this product may not have all the features presented in...
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Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 • Port Forwarding with Auto Uplink With its own address as a DNS server to attached computers on your Internet service provider (ISP). You can ... the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and Routing Information Protocol (RIP). The router obtains actual DNS addresses from the ISP during connection setup and forwards DNS requests from directly accessing the computers on the LAN, the router allows you to direct incoming traffic to specific computers based on the service port...
Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 • Port Forwarding with Auto Uplink With its own address as a DNS server to attached computers on your Internet service provider (ISP). You can ... the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and Routing Information Protocol (RIP). The router obtains actual DNS addresses from the ISP during connection setup and forwards DNS requests from directly accessing the computers on the LAN, the router allows you to direct incoming traffic to specific computers based on the service port...
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... Setup Wizard is provided and online help you take advantage of personal computer, such as they become available. • Visual monitoring The WPN824 router's front panel LEDs provide an easy way to the network. Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router ...NETGEAR offers the following features simplify installation and management tasks: • Browser-based management Browser-based configuration allows you only for the information required for your type of ISP account. • Firmware Update The WPN824 router can install, configure, and operate the RangeMax Wireless Router...
... Setup Wizard is provided and online help you take advantage of personal computer, such as they become available. • Visual monitoring The WPN824 router's front panel LEDs provide an easy way to the network. Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router ...NETGEAR offers the following features simplify installation and management tasks: • Browser-based management Browser-based configuration allows you only for the information required for your type of ISP account. • Firmware Update The WPN824 router can install, configure, and operate the RangeMax Wireless Router...
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.... • Wireless Home Router Setup Guide. • Warranty and Support Information Card. Keep the carton, including the original packing materials, in case you need to the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 are incorrect, missing, or damaged, contact your NETGEAR dealer. The Router's Front Panel The front panel of the parts are as follows: • RangeMax Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter (WPN111) • RangeMax Wireless PCI...
.... • Wireless Home Router Setup Guide. • Warranty and Support Information Card. Keep the carton, including the original packing materials, in case you need to the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 are incorrect, missing, or damaged, contact your NETGEAR dealer. The Router's Front Panel The front panel of the parts are as follows: • RangeMax Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter (WPN111) • RangeMax Wireless PCI...
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... technology, see "Observe Performance, Placement, and Range Guidelines" on page 4-1". What's Needed? Set up the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 2. General networking concepts, setup, and maintenance can be difficult to networking-running wires. In addition, wireless technology adds issues, such as connecting to the picture. To help overcome potential barriers to successfully using home networks, the...
... technology, see "Observe Performance, Placement, and Range Guidelines" on page 4-1". What's Needed? Set up the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 2. General networking concepts, setup, and maintenance can be difficult to networking-running wires. In addition, wireless technology adds issues, such as connecting to the picture. To help overcome potential barriers to successfully using home networks, the...
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... Windows security features. • A wireless network WEP or WPA security enabled. • Wireless networking equipment that the wireless network has security features enabled. 2. are using to wirelessly connect to the PC Networking Tutorial on the NETGEAR RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 Resource CD and the Help information... Printer wizard to add access to those computers. 3. What Do I ? What's Needed? To use the Print Setup feature to the network small offices. Use the Windows connect to direct your WPN824 accordingly. Introduction 2-9 202-10072-01, March 2005
... Windows security features. • A wireless network WEP or WPA security enabled. • Wireless networking equipment that the wireless network has security features enabled. 2. are using to wirelessly connect to the PC Networking Tutorial on the NETGEAR RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 Resource CD and the Help information... Printer wizard to add access to those computers. 3. What Do I ? What's Needed? To use the Print Setup feature to the network small offices. Use the Windows connect to direct your WPN824 accordingly. Introduction 2-9 202-10072-01, March 2005
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... set up your router. Follow these instructions to complete the wireless router setup. You will find out how to configure your RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 for configuring networking on page 4-1. • For Cable Modem Service: When you perform the wireless router setup steps be sure to use the computer you first registered with the contents of the NETGEAR RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 Resource CD...
... set up your router. Follow these instructions to complete the wireless router setup. You will find out how to configure your RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 for configuring networking on page 4-1. • For Cable Modem Service: When you perform the wireless router setup steps be sure to use the computer you first registered with the contents of the NETGEAR RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 Resource CD...
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The following screen appears. Click Setup and follow the prompts. Figure 3-1: NETGEAR Smart Wizard installation assistant 3-2 Connecting the Router to Configure the Wireless Router Insert the Resource CD in the CD drive of your PC. Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 First, Use the Smart Wizard to the Internet 202-10072-01, March 2005
The following screen appears. Click Setup and follow the prompts. Figure 3-1: NETGEAR Smart Wizard installation assistant 3-2 Connecting the Router to Configure the Wireless Router Insert the Resource CD in the CD drive of your PC. Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 First, Use the Smart Wizard to the Internet 202-10072-01, March 2005
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... 3-9 202-10072-01, March 2005 Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 How to Manually Configure Your Internet Connection You can manually configure your router using the menu below, or you can manually configure the router using the Basic Settings menu shown in Figure 3-6 using these... steps: 1. ISP Does Not Require Login ISP Does Require Login Figure 3-6: Browser-based configuration Basic Settings menus You can allow the Setup Wizard to determine your configuration...
... 3-9 202-10072-01, March 2005 Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 How to Manually Configure Your Internet Connection You can manually configure your router using the menu below, or you can manually configure the router using the Basic Settings menu shown in Figure 3-6 using these... steps: 1. ISP Does Not Require Login ISP Does Require Login Figure 3-6: Browser-based configuration Basic Settings menus You can allow the Setup Wizard to determine your configuration...
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When prompted, enter admin for the router user name and password for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 2. a. The Gateway is the ISP's router to which your account is first opened. Note: If you enter an address here, restart the computers on the Setup menu. 4. Some ISPs will register the Ethernet MAC address of the network interface card...
When prompted, enter admin for the router user name and password for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 2. a. The Gateway is the ISP's router to which your account is first opened. Note: If you enter an address here, restart the computers on the Setup menu. 4. Some ISPs will register the Ethernet MAC address of the network interface card...
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... automatically log you in. a. d. The Smart Setup Wizard is not the same as the Smart Wizard configuration assistant (as illustrated in Figure 3-1) that only appears when the router is in the parameters for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 Note: After you finish setting up your router, you select. Connecting the Router to the ISP settings requirements of...
... automatically log you in. a. d. The Smart Setup Wizard is not the same as the Smart Wizard configuration assistant (as illustrated in Figure 3-1) that only appears when the router is in the parameters for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 Note: After you finish setting up your router, you select. Connecting the Router to the ISP settings requirements of...
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...Setup Wizard, click the Test button to verify your Internet connection. Input your product at http://kbserver.netgear.com/documentation/WPN824.asp. Product updates and Web support are not the same as any user name or password you have entered your user name and password, your Web browser should find the WPN824 router... correct basic problems, or refer to : http://kbserver.netgear.com/products/WPN824.asp. Click Next to your Internet connection. Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 2. NETGEAR Product Registration, Support, and Documentation Register your ISP settings...
...Setup Wizard, click the Test button to verify your Internet connection. Input your product at http://kbserver.netgear.com/documentation/WPN824.asp. Product updates and Web support are not the same as any user name or password you have entered your user name and password, your Web browser should find the WPN824 router... correct basic problems, or refer to : http://kbserver.netgear.com/products/WPN824.asp. Click Next to your Internet connection. Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 2. NETGEAR Product Registration, Support, and Documentation Register your ISP settings...
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... button is selected, the WPN824 checks the MAC address of the wireless station and only allows connections to the WPN824. • Wireless Card Access List. Disabling SSID broadcast nullifies the wireless network 'discovery' feature of the SSID, only devices that have ...computers list. 4-6 Wireless Configuration 202-10072-01, March 2005 The Wireless Settings menu will appear, as Windows XP. • Enable Wireless Access Point. Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 To configure the advanced wireless settings of your firewall, click the Wireless Setup link in the ...
... button is selected, the WPN824 checks the MAC address of the wireless station and only allows connections to the WPN824. • Wireless Card Access List. Disabling SSID broadcast nullifies the wireless network 'discovery' feature of the SSID, only devices that have ...computers list. 4-6 Wireless Configuration 202-10072-01, March 2005 The Wireless Settings menu will appear, as Windows XP. • Enable Wireless Access Point. Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 To configure the advanced wireless settings of your firewall, click the Wireless Setup link in the ...
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... WPA-PSK, follow these steps: 1. Nevertheless, the wireless adapter hardware and driver must also support WPA. Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 How to save your settings. 4-12 202-10072-01, March 2005 Wireless Configuration Enter a word or group of the main menu... Type. Figure 4-7: WPA Settings menu 2. Click Apply to Configure WPA-PSK Wireless Security Note: Not all wireless adapters support WPA. Furthermore, client software is also required. Click Security Settings in the Setup section of 8-63 printable characters in the Password Phrase box. 3.
... WPA-PSK, follow these steps: 1. Nevertheless, the wireless adapter hardware and driver must also support WPA. Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 How to save your settings. 4-12 202-10072-01, March 2005 Wireless Configuration Enter a word or group of the main menu... Type. Figure 4-7: WPA Settings menu 2. Click Apply to Configure WPA-PSK Wireless Security Note: Not all wireless adapters support WPA. Furthermore, client software is also required. Click Security Settings in the Setup section of 8-63 printable characters in the Password Phrase box. 3.
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Figure 4-8: Wireless Card Access List Setup Wireless Configuration 202-10072-01, March 2005 4-13 Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 How to make any further changes. 2. You must then access the wireless router from a wired computer or from a wireless computer whose MAC address is on the access control list to Restrict Wireless Access by MAC Address To restrict access...
Figure 4-8: Wireless Card Access List Setup Wireless Configuration 202-10072-01, March 2005 4-13 Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 How to make any further changes. 2. You must then access the wireless router from a wired computer or from a wireless computer whose MAC address is on the access control list to Restrict Wireless Access by MAC Address To restrict access...
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... Device Name appears, you can usually be found on the bottom of the wireless device. Advanced Configuration of wireless PCs that you can type a descriptive name for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 Wireless Card Access List The Wireless Card Access Setup page displays a list of the Router 8-3 202-10072-01, March 2005 If the desired PC appears in the...
... Device Name appears, you can usually be found on the bottom of the wireless device. Advanced Configuration of wireless PCs that you can type a descriptive name for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 Wireless Card Access List The Wireless Card Access Setup page displays a list of the Router 8-3 202-10072-01, March 2005 If the desired PC appears in the...
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d for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 d. Click the Apply button to save changes and return to enable Access Control. Wireless Card Access Setup The Wireless Card Access Setup screen is still not displayed, then follow the instructions below on how to manually setup the wireless PC's MAC address. • Wireless Card Entry-If no wireless PCs appears in the Available Wireless Cards list...
d for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 d. Click the Apply button to save changes and return to enable Access Control. Wireless Card Access Setup The Wireless Card Access Setup screen is still not displayed, then follow the instructions below on how to manually setup the wireless PC's MAC address. • Wireless Card Entry-If no wireless PCs appears in the Available Wireless Cards list...
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...is configured in "Configuring the WAN Setup Options" on page 8-11. In addition to servers for specific applications, you can also specify a Default DMZ Server to computers on your local network. Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 Configuring Port Forwarding to Local... Servers Although the router causes your entire local network to appear as discussed in the WAN Setup menu as a single machine to the Internet, you can make ...
...is configured in "Configuring the WAN Setup Options" on page 8-11. In addition to servers for specific applications, you can also specify a Default DMZ Server to computers on your local network. Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 Configuring Port Forwarding to Local... Servers Although the router causes your entire local network to appear as discussed in the WAN Setup menu as a single machine to the Internet, you can make ...