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Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGU624 NETGEAR, Inc. 4500 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA M-10153-01 Version 1.1 September 2004 M-10153-01
Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGU624 NETGEAR, Inc. 4500 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA M-10153-01 Version 1.1 September 2004 M-10153-01
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...in the second category (information equipment to test the series for correct handling. World Wide Web NETGEAR maintains a World Wide Web home page that the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGU624 has been suppressed in the BMPT-AmtsblVfg 243/1991 and Vfg 46/1992. Federal Office for ...required. 4 M-10153-01 Bestätigung des Herstellers/Importeurs Es wird hiermit bestätigt, daß das Double 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGU624 gemäß der im BMPT-AmtsblVfg 243/1991 und Vfg 46/1992 aufgeführten Bestimmungen entstört ist. Testsender) ...
...in the second category (information equipment to test the series for correct handling. World Wide Web NETGEAR maintains a World Wide Web home page that the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGU624 has been suppressed in the BMPT-AmtsblVfg 243/1991 and Vfg 46/1992. Federal Office for ...required. 4 M-10153-01 Bestätigung des Herstellers/Importeurs Es wird hiermit bestätigt, daß das Double 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGU624 gemäß der im BMPT-AmtsblVfg 243/1991 und Vfg 46/1992 aufgeführten Bestimmungen entstört ist. Testsender) ...
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... conventions: Table 1-1. However, basic computer network, Internet, firewall, and VPN technologies tutorial information is written for the WGU624 wireless router according to intermediate computer and Internet skills. This manual is provided in the Appendices and on the NETGEAR, Inc. Chapter 1 About This Manual This chapter describes the intended audience, scope, conventions, and formats of...
... conventions: Table 1-1. However, basic computer network, Internet, firewall, and VPN technologies tutorial information is written for the WGU624 wireless router according to intermediate computer and Internet skills. This manual is provided in the Appendices and on the NETGEAR, Inc. Chapter 1 About This Manual This chapter describes the intended audience, scope, conventions, and formats of...
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...for up to the Internet through an external broadband access device (such as a cable modem or DSL modem. The WGU624 wireless router provides connection for multiple personal computers (PCs) to operate in firewall protects you with 4-port switch connects your purchase ...the NETGEAR® Double 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGU624. Parents and network administrators can install and use by a single PC. Key Features of the NETGEAR Double 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGU624. This chapter describes the features of the Router The Double 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGU624 ...
...for up to the Internet through an external broadband access device (such as a cable modem or DSL modem. The WGU624 wireless router provides connection for multiple personal computers (PCs) to operate in firewall protects you with 4-port switch connects your purchase ...the NETGEAR® Double 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGU624. Parents and network administrators can install and use by a single PC. Key Features of the NETGEAR Double 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGU624. This chapter describes the features of the Router The Double 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGU624 ...
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... enhancements for repair. 2-6 Introduction M-10153-01 This lets you maximize your NETGEAR dealer. Keep the carton, including the original packing materials, in case you need to return the router for your WGU624 as soon as they become available. • Visual monitoring The WGU624 wireless router's front panel LEDs provide an easy way to help you take...
... enhancements for repair. 2-6 Introduction M-10153-01 This lets you maximize your NETGEAR dealer. Keep the carton, including the original packing materials, in case you need to return the router for your WGU624 as soon as they become available. • Visual monitoring The WGU624 wireless router's front panel LEDs provide an easy way to help you take...
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... how your ISP set up your Internet account, you will need one of the options below . 3-2 Connecting the Router to the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Router WGU624 Resource CD for the NETGEAR Router ISP Guide, which is also known as Static IP Address Where Do I Get the Internet Configuration Parameters? If you.... • Your ISP provides all the settings for each section. • You may want to record them on the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Router WGU624 Resource CD , or refer to the Internet. There are several ways you may also refer to the Internet M-10153-01 Record all the ...
... how your ISP set up your Internet account, you will need one of the options below . 3-2 Connecting the Router to the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Router WGU624 Resource CD for the NETGEAR Router ISP Guide, which is also known as Static IP Address Where Do I Get the Internet Configuration Parameters? If you.... • Your ISP provides all the settings for each section. • You may want to record them on the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Router WGU624 Resource CD , or refer to the Internet. There are several ways you may also refer to the Internet M-10153-01 Record all the ...
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... your configuration automatically via DHCP, you can check for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGU624 b. The options are available at http://kbserver.netgear.com/products/WGU624.asp. 3-8 Connecting the Router to the Internet. Take advantage of there is up to check the NETGEAR Web site for inputting the configuration parameters from your firmware. Reference Manual...
... your configuration automatically via DHCP, you can check for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGU624 b. The options are available at http://kbserver.netgear.com/products/WGU624.asp. 3-8 Connecting the Router to the Internet. Take advantage of there is up to check the NETGEAR Web site for inputting the configuration parameters from your firmware. Reference Manual...
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...ISP's Primary DNS Server. Entering a timeout value of your ISP. If the NETGEAR Web site does not appear within one minute, refer to Chapter 8, "Troubleshooting". 3-12 M-10153-01 Connecting the Router to verify that these DNS servers" and enter the IP address of zero means... does not automatically transmit DNS addresses to the router during login, select "Use these settings take effect. • Click Apply to save your settings. • Click Test to the Internet Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGU624 Figure 3-8: Other (PPPoE) menu To configure...
...ISP's Primary DNS Server. Entering a timeout value of your ISP. If the NETGEAR Web site does not appear within one minute, refer to Chapter 8, "Troubleshooting". 3-12 M-10153-01 Connecting the Router to verify that these DNS servers" and enter the IP address of zero means... does not automatically transmit DNS addresses to the router during login, select "Use these settings take effect. • Click Apply to save your settings. • Click Test to the Internet Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGU624 Figure 3-8: Other (PPPoE) menu To configure...
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...8226; Enter your Login and Password. If your ISP provided one , such as 10.0.0.138. Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGU624 To configure your Internet service connection for PPTP, fill in minutes. Entering a timeout value of the network interface card in your PC when...of your ISP's Primary DNS Server. If the NETGEAR Web site does not appear within one PC that will be using . This determines how long the router keeps the Internet connection active after there is first opened. The router will register the Ethernet MAC address of zero means...
...8226; Enter your Login and Password. If your ISP provided one , such as 10.0.0.138. Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGU624 To configure your Internet service connection for PPTP, fill in minutes. Entering a timeout value of the network interface card in your PC when...of your ISP's Primary DNS Server. If the NETGEAR Web site does not appear within one PC that will be using . This determines how long the router keeps the Internet connection active after there is first opened. The router will register the Ethernet MAC address of zero means...
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... masquerade as that will be using . Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGU624 • The Router Mac Address section determines the Ethernet MAC address that PC. You must be used by the ISP. They will then capture and use the MAC ... Apply to save your settings. • Click Test to the Internet Some ISPs register the Ethernet MAC address of that is first opened. If the NETGEAR Web site does not appear within one PC that PC.
... masquerade as that will be using . Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGU624 • The Router Mac Address section determines the Ethernet MAC address that PC. You must be used by the ISP. They will then capture and use the MAC ... Apply to save your settings. • Click Test to the Internet Some ISPs register the Ethernet MAC address of that is first opened. If the NETGEAR Web site does not appear within one PC that PC.
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... install the WGU624 wireless router, use the procedures below . Basic 802.11a Wireless Settings To configure the 802.11a wireless settings of your router, click the Wireless a link in the table below to customize any of the settings to better meet your networking needs. Reference Manual for 802.11a Authentication Type WPA-PSK WPA-PSK passphrase NETGEAR-ULTRA...
... install the WGU624 wireless router, use the procedures below . Basic 802.11a Wireless Settings To configure the 802.11a wireless settings of your router, click the Wireless a link in the table below to customize any of the settings to better meet your networking needs. Reference Manual for 802.11a Authentication Type WPA-PSK WPA-PSK passphrase NETGEAR-ULTRA...
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... used : • a only - Basic 802.11g Wireless Settings To configure the 802.11 g wireless settings of your router, click the Wireless g link in the main menu of its encryption key for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGU624 Wireless Mode. use the "ANY" SSID option to associate with... can be used to communicating with a variable block length and a variable key length. • TKIP - all 802.11a and NETGEAR 108 Mbps wireless stations can connect. • Auto 108 Mbps - Advanced Encryption Standard, a symmetric 128-bit block data encryption technique. Each device ...
... used : • a only - Basic 802.11g Wireless Settings To configure the 802.11 g wireless settings of your router, click the Wireless g link in the main menu of its encryption key for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGU624 Wireless Mode. use the "ANY" SSID option to associate with... can be used to communicating with a variable block length and a variable key length. • TKIP - all 802.11a and NETGEAR 108 Mbps wireless stations can connect. • Auto 108 Mbps - Advanced Encryption Standard, a symmetric 128-bit block data encryption technique. Each device ...
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... 802.11b mode. • 108 Mbps only - all 802.11g, 802.11b and NETGEAR 108 Mbps wireless stations can be used . • b only - allows any available router within range, regardless of its encryption key for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGU624 Wireless Mode. Alternatively, the device can still be used . • g only - use WEP 64...
... 802.11b mode. • 108 Mbps only - all 802.11g, 802.11b and NETGEAR 108 Mbps wireless stations can be used . • b only - allows any available router within range, regardless of its encryption key for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGU624 Wireless Mode. Alternatively, the device can still be used . • g only - use WEP 64...
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... 1800 seconds. 6. The default for the Key Update time is 0, which is extremely difficult for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGU624 Configuring WPA-PSK Encryption Security Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) is NETGEAR-ULTRA-G. 5. Select WPA-PSK. Figure 4-9: WPA-PSK Security Configuration 3. Click Apply. For the Cipher Type, select AES or TKIP...
... 1800 seconds. 6. The default for the Key Update time is 0, which is extremely difficult for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGU624 Configuring WPA-PSK Encryption Security Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) is NETGEAR-ULTRA-G. 5. Select WPA-PSK. Figure 4-9: WPA-PSK Security Configuration 3. Click Apply. For the Cipher Type, select AES or TKIP...
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... devices using adjacent channels. However, setting the DTIM too high may cause a wireless client to "Disable". • Transmit Power -Max, 75%, 50%, 25%, or Min. if enabled, the wireless router will automatically pick Short or Long preamble type depending on the trusted PCs list....radio button is selected, the WGU624 checks the MAC address of 108 Mbps when it senses any other neighboring wireless networks that a packet is waiting for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGU624 • Enable Super G Mode - NETGEAR 108 Mbps Wireless Products provide minimum interference to ...
... devices using adjacent channels. However, setting the DTIM too high may cause a wireless client to "Disable". • Transmit Power -Max, 75%, 50%, 25%, or Min. if enabled, the wireless router will automatically pick Short or Long preamble type depending on the trusted PCs list....radio button is selected, the WGU624 checks the MAC address of 108 Mbps when it senses any other neighboring wireless networks that a packet is waiting for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGU624 • Enable Super G Mode - NETGEAR 108 Mbps Wireless Products provide minimum interference to ...
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...Adjust for Daylight Savings Time on the first day of Day to Block. Up to access. Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGU624 Adjust for 24 hour blocking. Click Apply. Enabling Daylight Savings Time will have accessed or attempted to 128 entries are made for all... Block. Log entries only appear when keyword blocking is shown below: Figure 5-5: Logs menu 5-6 M-10153-01 Content Filtering Syncs up the router time with a NETGEAR time server, so that the Logs, e-mail timestamps and other information will cause one hour to be added to check the boxes for ...
...Adjust for Daylight Savings Time on the first day of Day to Block. Up to access. Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGU624 Adjust for 24 hour blocking. Click Apply. Enabling Daylight Savings Time will have accessed or attempted to 128 entries are made for all... Block. Log entries only appear when keyword blocking is shown below: Figure 5-5: Logs menu 5-6 M-10153-01 Content Filtering Syncs up the router time with a NETGEAR time server, so that the Logs, e-mail timestamps and other information will cause one hour to be added to check the boxes for ...
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...NETGEAR. Note: The Web browser used to view the table, shown below. Maintenance 6-5 M-10153-01 Upgrading the Router Software The routing software of the browser interface, under the Maintenance heading, select Attached Devices to upload new firmware into the WGU624 wireless router must support HTTP uploads. From the main menu of the WGU624 wireless router... is stored in Table 6-2. Do not interrupt the upgrade process once it has started. To force the router to ...
...NETGEAR. Note: The Web browser used to view the table, shown below. Maintenance 6-5 M-10153-01 Upgrading the Router Software The routing software of the browser interface, under the Maintenance heading, select Attached Devices to upload new firmware into the WGU624 wireless router must support HTTP uploads. From the main menu of the WGU624 wireless router... is stored in Table 6-2. Do not interrupt the upgrade process once it has started. To force the router to ...
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... take about one minute. Figure 6-5: Router Upgrade menu Note: When uploading software to the WGU624 wireless router, it may need to reconfigure the router after upgrading. 6-6 Maintenance M-10153-01 The upgrade process will automatically restart. Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGU624 Note: Be sure to check the NETGEAR Web site for new firmware: 1. From...
... take about one minute. Figure 6-5: Router Upgrade menu Note: When uploading software to the WGU624 wireless router, it may need to reconfigure the router after upgrading. 6-6 Maintenance M-10153-01 The upgrade process will automatically restart. Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGU624 Note: Be sure to check the NETGEAR Web site for new firmware: 1. From...
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... addresses. A greater degree of the resources on the network. Many large organizations, such as www.NETGEAR.com. The firewall can disrupt your network. If the PCs need to IP addresses. A NAT router provides some protection because by simple descriptive names such as ISPs, maintain their own DNS servers and ...PC must be addressed by the very nature of IP addresses, along with a gateway address and one or more DNS server addresses. The WGU624 wireless router has the capacity to MAC addresses, a domain name system (DNS) server maps descriptive names of the resource.
... addresses. A greater degree of the resources on the network. Many large organizations, such as www.NETGEAR.com. The firewall can disrupt your network. If the PCs need to IP addresses. A NAT router provides some protection because by simple descriptive names such as ISPs, maintain their own DNS servers and ...PC must be addressed by the very nature of IP addresses, along with a gateway address and one or more DNS server addresses. The WGU624 wireless router has the capacity to MAC addresses, a domain name system (DNS) server maps descriptive names of the resource.
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...NETGEAR, Inc. The disadvantage to the WPA clients, such as a result, the access point employs counter measures, which clients use WPA. wireless Wi-Fi certified products will have one year to add WPA so as a single part of as to -end network security strategy. Product Support for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGU624... WPA clients is that is no single security tactic is not without its vulnerabilities. During the association, the wireless AP determines which clients use WEP and which include disassociating each station using the access point. However, a mixed...
...NETGEAR, Inc. The disadvantage to the WPA clients, such as a result, the access point employs counter measures, which clients use WPA. wireless Wi-Fi certified products will have one year to add WPA so as a single part of as to -end network security strategy. Product Support for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGU624... WPA clients is that is no single security tactic is not without its vulnerabilities. During the association, the wireless AP determines which clients use WEP and which include disassociating each station using the access point. However, a mixed...