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... Example 7-3 Multiple Computers for Half Life, KALI or Quake III Example 7-3 Configuring WAN Setup Options 7-4 Using a Dynamic DNS Service 7-6 Using LAN IP Setup Options 7-7 Using the Router as a DHCP server 7-8 Using Address Reservation 7-9 How to Configure Static Routes 7-10 Enabling... Configuration Interface 8-3 Troubleshooting the ISP Connection 8-4 Troubleshooting a TCP/IP Network Using a Ping Utility 8-5 Testing the LAN Path to Your Router 8-5 Testing the Path from Your PC to a Remote Device 8-6 Restoring the Default Configuration and Password 8-7 Problems with Date and Time...
... Example 7-3 Multiple Computers for Half Life, KALI or Quake III Example 7-3 Configuring WAN Setup Options 7-4 Using a Dynamic DNS Service 7-6 Using LAN IP Setup Options 7-7 Using the Router as a DHCP server 7-8 Using Address Reservation 7-9 How to Configure Static Routes 7-10 Enabling... Configuration Interface 8-3 Troubleshooting the ISP Connection 8-4 Troubleshooting a TCP/IP Network Using a Ping Utility 8-5 Testing the LAN Path to Your Router 8-5 Testing the Path from Your PC to a Remote Device 8-6 Restoring the Default Configuration and Password 8-7 Problems with Date and Time...
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This chapter describes the features of the NETGEAR 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624 v2. Key Features of the Router The 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624 v2 with 4-port switch connects your purchase of the NETGEAR® 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624 v2. both via e-mail. The WGT624 v2 wireless router provides the following features: • 802.11g wireless networking, with multiple web content filtering options, plus browsing activity reporting...
This chapter describes the features of the NETGEAR 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624 v2. Key Features of the Router The 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624 v2 with 4-port switch connects your purchase of the NETGEAR® 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624 v2. both via e-mail. The WGT624 v2 wireless router provides the following features: • 802.11g wireless networking, with multiple web content filtering options, plus browsing activity reporting...
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...for your PC. If so, it to the network. A user-friendly Setup Wizard is provided and online help documentation is available. The router obtains actual DNS addresses from the ISP during connection setup and forwards DNS requests from almost any type of PCs on your WGT624 ...is enabled and no DNS addresses are specified, the router provides its own address as a DNS server to the attached PCs. Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624 v2 • IP Address Sharing by NAT The WGT624 v2 wireless router allows several networked PCs to share an Internet account using...
...for your PC. If so, it to the network. A user-friendly Setup Wizard is provided and online help documentation is available. The router obtains actual DNS addresses from the ISP during connection setup and forwards DNS requests from almost any type of PCs on your WGT624 ...is enabled and no DNS addresses are specified, the router provides its own address as a DNS server to the attached PCs. Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624 v2 • IP Address Sharing by NAT The WGT624 v2 wireless router allows several networked PCs to share an Internet account using...
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You will find out how to configure your 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624 v2 for your DSL account. 3. Locate the Internet Service Provider (ISP) configuration information for Internet access using the Setup Wizard, or how to prepare these three things before you begin: 1. Computer Network Configuration Requirements The WGT624 v2 includes a built-in web Configuration Manager...
You will find out how to configure your 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624 v2 for your DSL account. 3. Locate the Internet Service Provider (ISP) configuration information for Internet access using the Setup Wizard, or how to prepare these three things before you begin: 1. Computer Network Configuration Requirements The WGT624 v2 includes a built-in web Configuration Manager...
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... your Internet connection settings by following the procedure "How to the Internet Figure 3-6: Setup Smart Wizard a. You are now connected to the Internet 3-7 M-10153-01 Connecting the Router to the router. If you recorded in the Setup Smart Wizard for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624 v2 A login window like the one shown below opens: Figure 3-5: Login window... assigns your configuration automatically via DHCP, you will need the configuration parameters from your ISP that you do not see the menu above, click the Setup Smart Wizard link on page 3-3.
... your Internet connection settings by following the procedure "How to the Internet Figure 3-6: Setup Smart Wizard a. You are now connected to the Internet 3-7 M-10153-01 Connecting the Router to the router. If you recorded in the Setup Smart Wizard for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624 v2 A login window like the one shown below opens: Figure 3-5: Login window... assigns your configuration automatically via DHCP, you will need the configuration parameters from your ISP that you do not see the menu above, click the Setup Smart Wizard link on page 3-3.
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...features. If so, you can check for new firmware by following the procedure in the configuration menu for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624 v2 c. The Setup Smart Wizard reports which use the auto-update feature, you will report the type of connection it discovered, and.... Reference Manual for each type of connection follow below. The options are available at http://www.netgear.com/docs. 3-8 Connecting the Router to assure that your wireless router is a new version of this opportunity to the Internet M-10153-01 Take advantage of firmware available. ...
...features. If so, you can check for new firmware by following the procedure in the configuration menu for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624 v2 c. The Setup Smart Wizard reports which use the auto-update feature, you will report the type of connection it discovered, and.... Reference Manual for each type of connection follow below. The options are available at http://www.netgear.com/docs. 3-8 Connecting the Router to assure that your wireless router is a new version of this opportunity to the Internet M-10153-01 Take advantage of firmware available. ...
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... does not automatically transmit DNS addresses to the router during login, select "Use these settings take effect... the Router to Chapter 7, "Troubleshooting." Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624 v2 PPPoE Smart Wizard-Detected Option If the Setup Smart ...Wizard discovers that your ISP uses PPPoE, you will see this menu: Figure 3-7: Setup...works. Note: If you leave the Domain Name blank. The router will try to enter it also. Entering a timeout value of ...
... does not automatically transmit DNS addresses to the router during login, select "Use these settings take effect... the Router to Chapter 7, "Troubleshooting." Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624 v2 PPPoE Smart Wizard-Detected Option If the Setup Smart ...Wizard discovers that your ISP uses PPPoE, you will see this menu: Figure 3-7: Setup...works. Note: If you leave the Domain Name blank. The router will try to enter it also. Entering a timeout value of ...
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... ISP's login program on the Internet port. To change the MAC address, select "Use this menu: Figure 3-8: Setup Smart Wizard menu for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624 v2 Telstra Bigpond Cable Smart Wizard-Detected Option If the Setup Wizard discovers Telstra Bigpond Cable is your ISP, you will see this Computer's MAC address." Or, select...
... ISP's login program on the Internet port. To change the MAC address, select "Use this menu: Figure 3-8: Setup Smart Wizard menu for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624 v2 Telstra Bigpond Cable Smart Wizard-Detected Option If the Setup Wizard discovers Telstra Bigpond Cable is your ISP, you will see this Computer's MAC address." Or, select...
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... will see this menu: Figure 3-9: Setup Smart Wizard menu for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624 v2 • Click Apply to save your settings. • Click Test to test your ISP uses Fixed IP assignment, you leave the Domain Name field blank, the router try to discover the domain. If the NETGEAR website does not appear within...
... will see this menu: Figure 3-9: Setup Smart Wizard menu for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624 v2 • Click Apply to save your settings. • Click Test to test your ISP uses Fixed IP assignment, you leave the Domain Name field blank, the router try to discover the domain. If the NETGEAR website does not appear within...
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... the Internet If the NETGEAR website does not appear within one minute, refer to Chapter 7, "Troubleshooting." 3-12 M-10153-01 Connecting the Router to the configuration parameters from your ISP you by your ISP's Primary and Secondary DNS Server addresses. Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624 v2 Figure 3-10: Setup Smart Wizard menu for Fixed... Internet Connection Information" on page 3-3. • Enter the IP address of your Internet connection. This information should have been provided to test your ISP's gateway router.
... the Internet If the NETGEAR website does not appear within one minute, refer to Chapter 7, "Troubleshooting." 3-12 M-10153-01 Connecting the Router to the configuration parameters from your ISP you by your ISP's Primary and Secondary DNS Server addresses. Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624 v2 Figure 3-10: Setup Smart Wizard menu for Fixed... Internet Connection Information" on page 3-3. • Enter the IP address of your Internet connection. This information should have been provided to test your ISP's gateway router.
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Click the Basic Settings link on the Setup menu. Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624 v2 How to Manually Configure Your Internet Connection You can manually configure your configuration as described in Figure 3-11 using the Basic Settings menu ... in the previous section. ISP Does Not Require Login ISP Does Require Login Figure 3-11: Browser-based configuration Basic Settings menus You can allow the Setup Wizard to the Internet M-10153-01 3-13 Connecting the Router to determine your router using the menu below, or you can manually configure the...
Click the Basic Settings link on the Setup menu. Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624 v2 How to Manually Configure Your Internet Connection You can manually configure your configuration as described in Figure 3-11 using the Basic Settings menu ... in the previous section. ISP Does Not Require Login ISP Does Require Login Figure 3-11: Browser-based configuration Basic Settings menus You can allow the Setup Wizard to the Internet M-10153-01 3-13 Connecting the Router to determine your router using the menu below, or you can manually configure the...
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.... Click the Turn Access Control On check box. 6. From the Wireless Settings menu, click the Setup Access List button to the list. 8. The Available Wireless Cards list displays. 5. Repeat these steps for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624 v2 3. Reference Manual for each wireless PC to obtain a wireless link to the firewall. To do this menu. Figure 4-5: Wireless Card Access List...
.... Click the Turn Access Control On check box. 6. From the Wireless Settings menu, click the Setup Access List button to the list. 8. The Available Wireless Cards list displays. 5. Repeat these steps for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624 v2 3. Reference Manual for each wireless PC to obtain a wireless link to the firewall. To do this menu. Figure 4-5: Wireless Card Access List...
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...communications functions like VPN may not function well. Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624 v2 Some online games and videoconferencing applications are discussed below. Configuring WAN Setup Options The WAN Setup options let you can run the application properly if that your local ... be made automatically, whenever Internet-bound traffic is billed by the Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI) firewall included in the PORTS Menu. The WGT624 v2 wireless router is entered as Required Normally, this setting. If disabled, you must connect manually, using the...
...communications functions like VPN may not function well. Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624 v2 Some online games and videoconferencing applications are discussed below. Configuring WAN Setup Options The WAN Setup options let you can run the application properly if that your local ... be made automatically, whenever Internet-bound traffic is billed by the Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI) firewall included in the PORTS Menu. The WGT624 v2 wireless router is entered as Required Normally, this setting. If disabled, you must connect manually, using the...
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... the MTU. Note: DMZ servers pose a security risk. This computer is necessary for your network. Advanced Configuration 6-5 M-10153-01 Click WAN Setup link on Internet WAN Port If you can have it allows your local computers or a service that are larger than the configured MTU size will... server. To change the MTU size: Under MTU Size, enter a new size between 64 and 1500. Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624 v2 The default DMZ server feature is 1500 Bytes. The normal MTU (Maximum Transmit Unit) value for that are incompatible with...
... the MTU. Note: DMZ servers pose a security risk. This computer is necessary for your network. Advanced Configuration 6-5 M-10153-01 Click WAN Setup link on Internet WAN Port If you can have it allows your local computers or a service that are larger than the configured MTU size will... server. To change the MTU size: Under MTU Size, enter a new size between 64 and 1500. Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624 v2 The default DMZ server feature is 1500 Bytes. The normal MTU (Maximum Transmit Unit) value for that are incompatible with...
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..., under the Advanced heading of the IETF-designated private address range for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624 v2 Using LAN IP Setup Options The LAN IP Setup feature is shipped preconfigured to act as DHCP and RIP. Figure 6-3: LAN IP Setup Menu The router is under Advanced, click on the LAN side, and to use a different IP...
..., under the Advanced heading of the IETF-designated private address range for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624 v2 Using LAN IP Setup Options The LAN IP Setup feature is shipped preconfigured to act as DHCP and RIP. Figure 6-3: LAN IP Setup Menu The router is under Advanced, click on the LAN side, and to use a different IP...
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... unless you have an unusual network setup. - The assigned default gateway address is the default. - Both is the LAN address of the router while connected through a gateway or router. • RIP Direction RIP (Router Information Protocol) allows a router to exchange routing information with other addresses...this menu. RIP-2 carries more information. You may need to restart your computer for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624 v2 • IP Address This is the LAN IP address of the router. Reference Manual for the new IP address setting to take effect. When set to None,...
... unless you have an unusual network setup. - The assigned default gateway address is the default. - Both is the LAN address of the router while connected through a gateway or router. • RIP Direction RIP (Router Information Protocol) allows a router to exchange routing information with other addresses...this menu. RIP-2 carries more information. You may need to restart your computer for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624 v2 • IP Address This is the LAN IP address of the router. Reference Manual for the new IP address setting to take effect. When set to None,...
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... Address Translation 2-4, B-7, C-18 Network Time Protocol 5-8, 8-7 NTP 5-8, 8-7 O Open System authentication D-3 Index F factory settings, restoring 6-8 firewall features 2-2 Flash memory, for firmware upgrade 2-2 front panel 2-6, 2-7 fully qualified domain name (FQDN) 4-4 G gateway address C-20 H Half... B-7 translating B-9 IP configuration by DHCP B-10 IP networking for Macintosh C-16 for Windows C-2, C-7 ISP 3-1 2 K KALI 7-3 L LAN IP Setup Menu 7-7 LEDs description 2-6 troubleshooting 8-2 log sending 5-7 log entries 5-5 Login 3-10 M MAC address 8-7, B-8 spoofing 3-10, 3-14, 8-5 Macintosh...
... Address Translation 2-4, B-7, C-18 Network Time Protocol 5-8, 8-7 NTP 5-8, 8-7 O Open System authentication D-3 Index F factory settings, restoring 6-8 firewall features 2-2 Flash memory, for firmware upgrade 2-2 front panel 2-6, 2-7 fully qualified domain name (FQDN) 4-4 G gateway address C-20 H Half... B-7 translating B-9 IP configuration by DHCP B-10 IP networking for Macintosh C-16 for Windows C-2, C-7 ISP 3-1 2 K KALI 7-3 L LAN IP Setup Menu 7-7 LEDs description 2-6 troubleshooting 8-2 log sending 5-7 log entries 5-5 Login 3-10 M MAC address 8-7, B-8 spoofing 3-10, 3-14, 8-5 Macintosh...
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... hardware 3-1 reserved IP adresses 7-9 restore configuration 6-6 Index restore factory settings 6-8 Restrict Wireless Access by MAC Address 4-9 RFC 1466 B-7, B-9 1597 B-7, B-9 1631 B-7, B-9 finding B-7 RIP (Router Information Protocol) 7-8 router concepts B-1 Router Status 6-1 Routing Information Protocol 2-3, B-2 S Scope of Document 1-1 Secondary DNS Server 3-9, 3-11, 3-12, 3-14 security 2-1, 2-3 service numbers 5-3 Setup Wizard 3-1 Shared Key authentication D-3 SMTP 5-7 spoof MAC address 8-5 SSID 4-4, 4-8, 4-9, D-2 Start...
... hardware 3-1 reserved IP adresses 7-9 restore configuration 6-6 Index restore factory settings 6-8 Restrict Wireless Access by MAC Address 4-9 RFC 1466 B-7, B-9 1597 B-7, B-9 1631 B-7, B-9 finding B-7 RIP (Router Information Protocol) 7-8 router concepts B-1 Router Status 6-1 Routing Information Protocol 2-3, B-2 S Scope of Document 1-1 Secondary DNS Server 3-9, 3-11, 3-12, 3-14 security 2-1, 2-3 service numbers 5-3 Setup Wizard 3-1 Shared Key authentication D-3 SMTP 5-7 spoof MAC address 8-5 SSID 4-4, 4-8, 4-9, D-2 Start...
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See WEP Wireless Access 3-3 Wireless Authentication 4-5 wireless authentication scheme 4-5 Wireless Encryption 4-5 Wireless Ethernet D-1 Wireless Performance 4-1 Wireless Range Guidelines 4-1 Wireless Security 4-2 World Wide Web 1-v 4 Index Trusted Host 5-2 U Universal Plug and Play 7-13 Uplink switch B-14 UPnP 7-13 USB C-18 W WAN 7-4 WAN Setup 7-4 WEP D-3 Wi-Fi D-1 Windows, configuring for IP routing C-2, C-7 winipcfg utility C-6 WinPOET C-18 Wired Equivalent Privacy.
See WEP Wireless Access 3-3 Wireless Authentication 4-5 wireless authentication scheme 4-5 Wireless Encryption 4-5 Wireless Ethernet D-1 Wireless Performance 4-1 Wireless Range Guidelines 4-1 Wireless Security 4-2 World Wide Web 1-v 4 Index Trusted Host 5-2 U Universal Plug and Play 7-13 Uplink switch B-14 UPnP 7-13 USB C-18 W WAN 7-4 WAN Setup 7-4 WEP D-3 Wi-Fi D-1 Windows, configuring for IP routing C-2, C-7 winipcfg utility C-6 WinPOET C-18 Wired Equivalent Privacy.
WGT624v2 Product datasheet
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... 802.11b devices it protects your network in five clicks or less by automatically detecting the ISP connection type and reducing setup errors. NETGEAR's Smart Wizard gets you to enjoy your home without additional wiring. The Smart Wizard install assistant is so powerful that ... Greater Range Super Fast! And it is 10 times faster than 802.11b routers. Super Easy! Don't be constrained by the time of day. Up to 108 Mbps using Super GTM Technology. NETGEAR's WGT624 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router is wireless so it 's upgradable to the next generation of hack attempts, attacks and...
... 802.11b devices it protects your network in five clicks or less by automatically detecting the ISP connection type and reducing setup errors. NETGEAR's Smart Wizard gets you to enjoy your home without additional wiring. The Smart Wizard install assistant is so powerful that ... Greater Range Super Fast! And it is 10 times faster than 802.11b routers. Super Easy! Don't be constrained by the time of day. Up to 108 Mbps using Super GTM Technology. NETGEAR's WGT624 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router is wireless so it 's upgradable to the next generation of hack attempts, attacks and...