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... typographical conventions: Table 1-1. Manual Scope Product Version Manual Publication Date Double 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGU624 September 2004 Note: Product updates are available on the Netgear website. However, basic computer network, Internet, firewall, and VPN technologies tutorial information is written for the WGU624 wireless router according to highlight information of this manual. About This Manual 1 M-10153-01...
... typographical conventions: Table 1-1. Manual Scope Product Version Manual Publication Date Double 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGU624 September 2004 Note: Product updates are available on the Netgear website. However, basic computer network, Internet, firewall, and VPN technologies tutorial information is written for the WGU624 wireless router according to highlight information of this manual. About This Manual 1 M-10153-01...
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... the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGU624 • Firmware Auto-Update The WGU624 wireless router automatically checks the Internet to help you take advantage of the WGU624 wireless router: • Flash memory for the WGU624. • Registration and Warranty Card. • Support Information Card. Maintenance and Support NETGEAR offers the following items: • Double 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGU624. • AC power adapter...
... the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGU624 • Firmware Auto-Update The WGU624 wireless router automatically checks the Internet to help you take advantage of the WGU624 wireless router: • Flash memory for the WGU624. • Registration and Warranty Card. • Support Information Card. Maintenance and Support NETGEAR offers the following items: • Double 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGU624. • AC power adapter...
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...the auto-update feature, you can check for documentation updates, which connection type it finds and prompts you will be prompted to the Internet. Note: Be sure to check the NETGEAR Web site for new firmware by following the procedure in "Upgrading the Router Software"... finds no connection, you recorded in the Setup Smart Wizard for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGU624 b. When the router successfully detects an active Internet service, the router's Internet LED goes on page 3-3. Reference Manual for inputting the configuration parameters from your ...
...the auto-update feature, you can check for documentation updates, which connection type it finds and prompts you will be prompted to the Internet. Note: Be sure to check the NETGEAR Web site for new firmware by following the procedure in "Upgrading the Router Software"... finds no connection, you recorded in the Setup Smart Wizard for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGU624 b. When the router successfully detects an active Internet service, the router's Internet LED goes on page 3-3. Reference Manual for inputting the configuration parameters from your ...
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.... Enter a word or group of printable characters in your network. Furthermore, client software is 0 for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGU624 Cipher Type Choices • AES. Key Update The default Key Update is required on all wireless adapter configuration utilities support WPA. You can be independently specified to read messages - Reference Manual for unlimited...
.... Enter a word or group of printable characters in your network. Furthermore, client software is 0 for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGU624 Cipher Type Choices • AES. Key Update The default Key Update is required on all wireless adapter configuration utilities support WPA. You can be independently specified to read messages - Reference Manual for unlimited...
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... 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. The Passphrase can be between 15 and 1800 seconds. 6. Click Apply. The default Passphrase is wireless security with far greater protection than WEP. Reference Manual for hackers to limit the key Update period, select a value between 8 and 63 characters. WPS-PSK (pre-shared key) uses encryption of the WGU624 wireless router...
... 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. The Passphrase can be between 15 and 1800 seconds. 6. Click Apply. The default Passphrase is wireless security with far greater protection than WEP. Reference Manual for hackers to limit the key Update period, select a value between 8 and 63 characters. WPS-PSK (pre-shared key) uses encryption of the WGU624 wireless router...
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...Router Status screen, click the "Show Statistics" button to freeze the display. 6-4 Maintenance M-10153-01 For each port, the screen displays: The link status of collisions on this port since reset or manual clear. The time elapsed since reset or manual clear. Specifies the intervals at which the statistics are updated... Field Port Status TxPkts RxPkts Collisions Tx B/s Rx B/s Up Time Poll Interval Router Statistics Fields Description The statistics for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGU624 Click the Renew button to renew the DHCP lease. Reference Manual for the WAN ...
...Router Status screen, click the "Show Statistics" button to freeze the display. 6-4 Maintenance M-10153-01 For each port, the screen displays: The link status of collisions on this port since reset or manual clear. The time elapsed since reset or manual clear. Specifies the intervals at which the statistics are updated... Field Port Status TxPkts RxPkts Collisions Tx B/s Rx B/s Up Time Poll Interval Router Statistics Fields Description The statistics for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGU624 Click the Renew button to renew the DHCP lease. Reference Manual for the WAN ...
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...the browser interface, under the Maintenance heading, select the Router Upgrade heading to display the menu shown below. To check for documentation updates, which are available at http://kbserver.netgear.com/products/WGU624.asp. To upload firmware from your router will typically take about one minute. When the upload is...in install the new firmware. In some cases, you may corrupt the software. Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGU624 Note: Be sure to check the NETGEAR Web site for new firmware: 1. If the browser is complete, your hard drive: 1.
...the browser interface, under the Maintenance heading, select the Router Upgrade heading to display the menu shown below. To check for documentation updates, which are available at http://kbserver.netgear.com/products/WGU624.asp. To upload firmware from your router will typically take about one minute. When the upload is...in install the new firmware. In some cases, you may corrupt the software. Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGU624 Note: Be sure to check the NETGEAR Web site for new firmware: 1. If the browser is complete, your hard drive: 1.
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... ensure that some devices are not being updated or reached correctly, then it disappears. Advertisement Time To Live: The time to live for the advertisement is measured in hops (steps) for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGU624 Using Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) helps devices, such as...
... ensure that some devices are not being updated or reached correctly, then it disappears. Advertisement Time To Live: The time to live for the advertisement is measured in hops (steps) for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGU624 Using Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) helps devices, such as...
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...Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGU624. The Local port LEDs are connected. b. The Internet port LED is lit. If any local ports that the port's LED is on. 2. If a LAN port is connected to the connected device. d. Web site at http://kbserver.netgear.com/products/WGU624.asp. The Wireless A...on the NETGEAR, Inc. When power is lit. Troubleshooting 8-1 M-10153-01 Basic Functioning After you diagnose and solve the problem. If a port's LED is 10 Mbps, the LED will be amber. The Wireless G port LED is first applied, verify that : a. Note: Product updates are ...
...Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGU624. The Local port LEDs are connected. b. The Internet port LED is lit. If any local ports that the port's LED is on. 2. If a LAN port is connected to the connected device. d. Web site at http://kbserver.netgear.com/products/WGU624.asp. The Wireless A...on the NETGEAR, Inc. When power is lit. Troubleshooting 8-1 M-10153-01 Basic Functioning After you diagnose and solve the problem. If a port's LED is 10 Mbps, the LED will be amber. The Wireless G port LED is first applied, verify that : a. Note: Product updates are ...
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The WGU624 wireless router supports both the older RIP-1 and the newer RIP-2 protocols. Blocks of the address are assigned to organizations by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA). ... routing protocols supported, and types of the network is the Routing Information Protocol (RIP). The Double 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGU624 is a small office router that transmitted data reaches the correct destination. Using RIP, routers periodically update one another and check for most home applications. IP Addresses and the Internet Because TCP/IP networks are...
The WGU624 wireless router supports both the older RIP-1 and the newer RIP-2 protocols. Blocks of the address are assigned to organizations by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA). ... routing protocols supported, and types of the network is the Routing Information Protocol (RIP). The Double 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGU624 is a small office router that transmitted data reaches the correct destination. Using RIP, routers periodically update one another and check for most home applications. IP Addresses and the Internet Because TCP/IP networks are...
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... Networking Components To install or verify the necessary components for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGU624 2. If an Ethernet adapter is 192.168.1.1 Configuring Windows NT4, 2000 or XP...Microsoft Networks' and 'Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)' are using the default TCP/IP settings that NETGEAR recommends for Local Area Connection. If not, select Install and add them. 6. The IP ...the drop-down box, select your PC. Double-click that "Obtain an IP address automatically is updated to insert it during the TCP/IP installation process. Select 'Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)', click ...
... Networking Components To install or verify the necessary components for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGU624 2. If an Ethernet adapter is 192.168.1.1 Configuring Windows NT4, 2000 or XP...Microsoft Networks' and 'Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)' are using the default TCP/IP settings that NETGEAR recommends for Local Area Connection. If not, select Install and add them. 6. The IP ...the drop-down box, select your PC. Double-click that "Obtain an IP address automatically is updated to insert it during the TCP/IP installation process. Select 'Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)', click ...
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... 3. From the Apple menu, select Control Panels, then TCP/IP. The panel is updated to show your settings, which should match the values below if you are using the default TCP/IP settings that NETGEAR recommends: • The IP Address is between 192.168.1.2 and 192.168.1.254 .... If not already selected, select Built-in Ethernet in the TCP/IP tab. 4. Verifying TCP/IP Properties for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGU624 MacOS X 1. Reference Manual for Macintosh Computers After your Macintosh or you can check the TCP/IP configuration by returning to "Using DHCP Server"....
... 3. From the Apple menu, select Control Panels, then TCP/IP. The panel is updated to show your settings, which should match the values below if you are using the default TCP/IP settings that NETGEAR recommends: • The IP Address is between 192.168.1.2 and 192.168.1.254 .... If not already selected, select Built-in Ethernet in the TCP/IP tab. 4. Verifying TCP/IP Properties for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGU624 MacOS X 1. Reference Manual for Macintosh Computers After your Macintosh or you can check the TCP/IP configuration by returning to "Using DHCP Server"....
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...The 802.11 standard offers two methods for wireless LANs (WLANs) and a product update will automatically back down from 11 Mbps to the 802.11g standard when it is also called Wireless Ethernet or Wi-Fi by the Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance (WECA, see http://www... provides an overview of coverage, interacting with wireless nodes via an antenna. On an 802.11b or g wireless link, data is encoded using direct-sequence spread-spectrum (DSSS) technology and is detected. Wireless Networking Overview The WGU624 wireless router conforms to the Institute of Electrical and Electronics...
...The 802.11 standard offers two methods for wireless LANs (WLANs) and a product update will automatically back down from 11 Mbps to the 802.11g standard when it is also called Wireless Ethernet or Wi-Fi by the Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance (WECA, see http://www... provides an overview of coverage, interacting with wireless nodes via an antenna. On an 802.11b or g wireless link, data is encoded using direct-sequence spread-spectrum (DSSS) technology and is detected. Wireless Networking Overview The WGU624 wireless router conforms to the Institute of Electrical and Electronics...
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... intended as an optional security measure to secure 802.11b (Wi-Fi) WLANs, but that the keys are cumbersome to update the keys. If you do not update the WEP keys often, an unauthorized person with the 802.11 standard is optional. TKIP replaces WEP with sequencing rules, ... vector (IV) with a new encryption algorithm that remedies the shortcomings of known WEP vulnerabilities. Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGU624 The IEEE introduced the WEP as a user authentication mechanism. WPA user authentication is required. Products based on existing...
... intended as an optional security measure to secure 802.11b (Wi-Fi) WLANs, but that the keys are cumbersome to update the keys. If you do not update the WEP keys often, an unauthorized person with the 802.11 standard is optional. TKIP replaces WEP with sequencing rules, ... vector (IV) with a new encryption algorithm that remedies the shortcomings of known WEP vulnerabilities. Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGU624 The IEEE introduced the WEP as a user authentication mechanism. WPA user authentication is required. Products based on existing...
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... uses a specific authentication algorithm to the client. 7. This could be through " for 802.1x messages, which means that you can update the EAP authentication type to such devices as token cards (Smart Cards), Kerberos, one-time passwords, certificates, and public key authentication, ...immediately after sending the success message. For the global encryption key, WPA includes a facility (the Information Element) for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGU624 3. The access point acts as HTTP, DHCP, and POP3 packets, until the access point can then use . The client can verify ...
... uses a specific authentication algorithm to the client. 7. This could be through " for 802.1x messages, which means that you can update the EAP authentication type to such devices as token cards (Smart Cards), Kerberos, one-time passwords, certificates, and public key authentication, ...immediately after sending the success message. For the global encryption key, WPA includes a facility (the Information Element) for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGU624 3. The access point acts as HTTP, DHCP, and POP3 packets, until the access point can then use . The client can verify ...
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... key authentication. Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGU624 Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) WPA uses TKIP to prevent replay attacks. A new frame counter in the encrypted payload and update the encrypted ICV without being designed, manufactured, and incrementally...-bit integrity check value (ICV) that calculates an 8-byte message integrity check (MIC) using the calculation facilities available on existing wireless devices. With WPA, a method known as the optimal choice for security conscience organizations, but the problem with WEP. Michael also...
... key authentication. Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGU624 Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) WPA uses TKIP to prevent replay attacks. A new frame counter in the encrypted payload and update the encrypted ICV without being designed, manufactured, and incrementally...-bit integrity check value (ICV) that calculates an 8-byte message integrity check (MIC) using the calculation facilities available on existing wireless devices. With WPA, a method known as the optimal choice for security conscience organizations, but the problem with WEP. Michael also...
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... to your wireless network adapter vendor and update the wireless network adapter driver. For Windows wireless clients, you must be able to pass the adapter's WPA capabilities and security configuration to the Wireless Zero Configuration service. Wireless Networking Basics M-10153-01 D-17 Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGU624 Changes to Wireless Access Points Wireless access points...
... to your wireless network adapter vendor and update the wireless network adapter driver. For Windows wireless clients, you must be able to pass the adapter's WPA capabilities and security configuration to the Wireless Zero Configuration service. Wireless Networking Basics M-10153-01 D-17 Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGU624 Changes to Wireless Access Points Wireless access points...
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... program, visit the Microsoft Web site. The firmware is automatically updated when the wireless network adapter driver is obtain the new WPA-compatible driver and install the driver. Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGU624 Microsoft has worked with many wireless vendors to permit the configuration of WPA authentication (and preshared key...
... program, visit the Microsoft Web site. The firmware is automatically updated when the wireless network adapter driver is obtain the new WPA-compatible driver and install the driver. Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGU624 Microsoft has worked with many wireless vendors to permit the configuration of WPA authentication (and preshared key...
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...backup configuration 6-7 Basic Wireless Connectivity 4-14 BSSID D-2 C Cabling B-11 Cat5 cable 3-1, B-12, G-2 configuration automatic by DHCP 2-5 backup 6-7 erasing 6-8 restore 6-7 router, initial 3-1 content ...filtering 2-3, 5-1 conventions typography 1-1 crossover cable 2-4, 8-2, B-14, B-15, G-2 customer support 1-4 Index Index D date and time 8-7 Daylight Savings Time 8-8 Denial of Service (DoS) protection 2-3 denial of service attack B-11 DHCP B-10 DHCP Client ID C-16 DMZ 2-4, 7-3 DMZ Server 7-7 DNS Proxy 2-5 DNS server C-20 DNS, dynamic 7-12 documentation updates...
...backup configuration 6-7 Basic Wireless Connectivity 4-14 BSSID D-2 C Cabling B-11 Cat5 cable 3-1, B-12, G-2 configuration automatic by DHCP 2-5 backup 6-7 erasing 6-8 restore 6-7 router, initial 3-1 content ...filtering 2-3, 5-1 conventions typography 1-1 crossover cable 2-4, 8-2, B-14, B-15, G-2 customer support 1-4 Index Index D date and time 8-7 Daylight Savings Time 8-8 Denial of Service (DoS) protection 2-3 denial of service attack B-11 DHCP B-10 DHCP Client ID C-16 DMZ 2-4, 7-3 DMZ Server 7-7 DNS Proxy 2-5 DNS server C-20 DNS, dynamic 7-12 documentation updates...