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202-10072-01, Ma rch 2005 202-10072-01 March 2005 NETGEAR , Inc. 4500 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95 054 USA Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824.
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Contents v 202-10072-01, March 2005 Content s Chapter 1 About This Manual Audience, Scope, Conventions, and Formats . ......... ................. ................ ................ ..... 1-1 How to Use This Manual ................. ................ ...
202-10072-01, March 200 5 vi Contents How to Log On to the Wir eless Router Af ter Configuration Settings Have Be en Applied ..... ................ ................. ................... ..... 3-6 How to Bypass the Configuration Assistant .............
Contents vii 202-10072-01, March 2005 Chapter 7 T roubleshooting Basic Functioning ..................... ................ ................ ................. ................ ................ ..... 7- 1 Power Light Not On ............ ................ .
202-10072-01, March 200 5 viii Contents Configuring S tatic Routes ............ ................. ................ ................ ................ ................ 8-17 Enabling Remote Management Access ............. ...... ............. ...........
Contents ix 202-10072-01, March 2005 Record Y our Internet Connec tion Information .... ................. ................ ................ .... C-3 Preparing Y our Computers for TCP/IP Networking ................... ... ...... .... ... ... ... ... ..
202-10072-01, March 200 5 x Contents Key Size ... ................ ................. ............. ................ ................ ................ ................ . D-6 WEP Configuration Options ............... .... ... ... ... ... .... ..........
About This Manual 1-1 202-10072-01, March 2005 Chapter 1 About This Manual This chapter describes the intended audience, sc ope, conventions, and formats of this manual. Audience, Scope, Conventions, and Format s This reference manual assumes that the reader h as basic to interme diate computer and Internet skills.
Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 1-2 About This Manual 202-10072-01, March 2005 How to Use This Manual The HTML version of this ma nual includes the following: • Buttons, and , for browsing forwards or backwards through the manual one pag e at a time • A button that displays the table of cont ents and an button.
Reference Manual for the RangeM ax Wireless Router WPN824 About This Manual 1-3 202-10072-01, March 2005 How to Print this Manual T o print this manual you can choose one of the fo llowing several options, a ccording to your nee ds. • Printing a Page in the HTML V iew .
Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 1-4 About This Manual 202-10072-01, March 2005.
Introduction 2-1 202-10072-01, March 2005 Chapter 2 Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the NETGEAR ® RangeMax W ireless Router WPN824. The WPN824 router provides connectio n for multipl.
Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 2-2 Introduction 202-10072-01, March 2005 • Built in 4-port 10 /100 Mbps Switch. • Ethernet connection to a wide area network (W AN) device, such as a cable modem or DSL modem. • Extensive Protocol Support.
Reference Manual for the RangeM ax Wireless Router WPN824 Introduction 2-3 202-10072-01, March 2005 • WP A-PSK support. Support for W i-Fi Prot ected Access (WP A) da ta encryption which provides strong data encryption and auth entication based on a pre-shared key .
Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 2-4 Introduction 202-10072-01, March 2005 • Port Forwarding with NA T Although NA T prevents Internet locations from di rectly accessing the .
Reference Manual for the RangeM ax Wireless Router WPN824 Introduction 2-5 202-10072-01, March 2005 • PPP over Ethernet (PPPoE) PPPoE is a protocol for connecting remote host s to the Internet over a DSL connection by simulating a dial-up connection.
Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 2-6 Introduction 202-10072-01, March 2005 NETGEAR Related Product s NETGEAR products related to the RangeMax W ireless Router WPN824 are as follows: • RangeMax W ireless USB 2.
Reference Manual for the RangeM ax Wireless Router WPN824 Introduction 2-7 202-10072-01, March 2005 Y ou can use the status lights to verify connection s. V iewed from left to right, the table below describes the lights on the front panel of the router .
Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 2-8 Introduction 202-10072-01, March 2005 V iewed from left to right, the rear panel contains the following featu res: • AC power adapter out.
Reference Manual for the RangeM ax Wireless Router WPN824 Introduction 2-9 202-10072-01, March 2005 Protect my wireless connection from snooping, hacking, or information theft. 1. Assure that the wireless network has security features enabled. 2. Configure my WPN824 with the security settings of the wireless network.
Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 2-10 Introduction 202-10072-01, March 2005.
Connecting the Router to the Internet 3-1 202-10072-01, March 2005 Chapter 3 Connecting the Router to the Internet This chapter describes how to set up the router on your local area network (LAN) and connect to the Internet.
Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 3-2 Connecting the Router to the Intern et 202-10072-01, March 2005 First, Use the Smart Wizard to Configure the W i reless Router Insert the Resour ce CD in the CD drive of your PC. The fo llowing screen appears.
Reference Manual for the RangeM ax Wireless Router WPN824 Connecting th e Rou te r to the Internet 3-3 202-10072-01, March 2005 Now , Set Up a Computer for Wireless Connectivity Y ou are now connected to the Internet and the wireless feature of the wireless router is enabled! Next, configure your wireless computer .
Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 3-4 Connecting the Router to the Intern et 202-10072-01, March 2005 T roubleshooting Tip s Here are some tips for correctin g simple problems you may have.
Reference Manual for the RangeM ax Wireless Router WPN824 Connecting th e Rou te r to the Internet 3-5 202-10072-01, March 2005 Overview of How to Access the Wireless Router The table below describes how you access the wi reless router, depending on the state of the wireless router.
Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 3-6 Connecting the Router to the Intern et 202-10072-01, March 2005 How to Log On to the Wireless Router Af ter Configuration Settings Have Been Applied 1. Connect to the wireless router by typing http://www .
Reference Manual for the RangeM ax Wireless Router WPN824 Connecting th e Rou te r to the Internet 3-7 202-10072-01, March 2005 Figure 3-5: L ogin result: WPN824 home page The browser will then display the WPN824 settings home page.
Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 3-8 Connecting the Router to the Intern et 202-10072-01, March 2005 If you do not click Logout, the wireless router will wa it 5 minutes after there is no activity before it automatically logs you out.
Reference Manual for the RangeM ax Wireless Router WPN824 Connecting th e Rou te r to the Internet 3-9 202-10072-01, March 2005 How to Manually Configure Y our Internet Connection Y ou can manually configure you r router using the menu below , or you can allow the Setup W izard to determine your config uration as described in the previous sectio n.
Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 3-10 Connecting the Router to the Intern et 202-10072-01, March 2005 2. For security reasons, the wireless router has its own user name and password. When prompted, enter admin for the router user name and password for the router password, both in lower case letters.
Reference Manual for the RangeM ax Wireless Router WPN824 Connecting th e Rou te r to the In te rn et 3-11 202-10072-01, March 2005 Note: After you finish setting up your router , you w ill no longer need to launch the ISP’ s login program on your computer in order to acce ss the Internet.
Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 3-12 Connecting the Router to the Intern et 202-10072-01, March 2005 2. For security reasons, the router has its own us e r name and password. When prompted, enter admin for the router user name and pas s w o r d for the router passwo rd, both in lower case letters.
Wireless Configuration 4-1 202-10072-01, March 2005 Chapter 4 Wireless Configuration This chapter describes how to conf igure the wireless features of your WPN8 24 router. In plannin g your wireless network, you should consider the le vel of security required.
Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 4-2 Wireless Configuration 202-10072-01, March 2005 When used on a metallic surface, MIMO units must be oriented vertically to ensure proper op.
Reference Manual for the RangeM ax Wireless Router WPN824 Wireless Configuration 4-3 202-10072-01, March 2005 Figure 4-2: WPN824 wireless dat a secu rity options There are several ways you can enhance the security of your wireless network. • Restrict Access Based on MAC address.
Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 4-4 Wireless Configuration 202-10072-01, March 2005 Underst anding Wireless Settings T o configure the W ireless settings of your firewall, click the W irel ess link in the main menu of the browser interface.
Reference Manual for the RangeM ax Wireless Router WPN824 Wireless Configuration 4-5 202-10072-01, March 2005 • Mode. This field determines which data communications protocol will be used. Y ou can select “g only ,” “b only ,” or “g and b.
Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 4-6 Wireless Configuration 202-10072-01, March 2005 T o configure the advanc ed wireless settings of y our firewall, click the W ireless Setup link in the Advanced section of the main me nu of the browser interface.
Reference Manual for the RangeM ax Wireless Router WPN824 Wireless Configuration 4-7 202-10072-01, March 2005 Information to Gather Before Changing Basic Wireless Settings Before customizing your wireless settings, print th is form and record the following information.
Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 4-8 Wireless Configuration 202-10072-01, March 2005 Default Factory Settings When you first receive your WPN824, the default factory settings are shown below . Y ou can restore these defaults with the Factory Default R estore button on the rear panel.
Reference Manual for the RangeM ax Wireless Router WPN824 Wireless Configuration 4-9 202-10072-01, March 2005 2. Click W ireless Settings in the main menu of the WPN824 firewall. Figure 4-5: Wire less Settings menu 3. Choose a suitable descriptive name for the wire less network name (SSID).
Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 4-10 Wireless Configur ation 202-10072-01, March 2005 8. Configure and test your computers for wireless connectivity . Program the wireless adapter of your co mp uter s to have the same SSID and channel that you configured in the router .
Reference Manual for the RangeM ax Wireless Router WPN824 Wireless Configuration 4 -11 202-10072-01, March 2005 4. Select the Authentication T ype and Encryptions strength from the drop-down lists. Figure 4-6. Wireless Settings encryption menu 5. Y ou can manually or automatically program the four data encryption keys.
Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 4-12 Wireless Configur ation 202-10072-01, March 2005 How to Configure WP A-PSK Wireless Security Note : Not all wireless adapters support WP A. Furthermore, client software is also required. W indows XP and W indows 2000 with service pack 3 do include WP A support.
Reference Manual for the RangeM ax Wireless Router WPN824 Wireless Configuration 4 -13 202-10072-01, March 2005 How to Restrict Wireless Access by MAC Address T o restrict access based on MA C addresses, follow these steps: 1. Log in to the WPN824 firewall at its default LAN address of http://www .
Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 4-14 Wireless Configur ation 202-10072-01, March 2005 4. Click Add to add a wireless device to the wireless access control list. The A vailable W ireless Cards list displays. 5. Click the T urn Access Control On check box.
Content Filtering 5-1 202-10072-01, March 2005 Chapter 5 Content Filtering This chapter describes how to use the content filtering features of the RangeMax W ireless Router WPN824 to protect your network. These features can be found by clicking on the Content Filtering heading in the Main Menu of the browser interface.
Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 5-2 Content Filtering 202-10072-01, March 2005 Blocking Access to Internet Sites The WPN824 router allows you to restrict access based on W eb addresses and W eb address keywords. Up to 255 entries are supported in the Keyword list.
Reference Manual for the RangeM ax Wireless Router WPN824 Content Filtering 5-3 202-10072-01, March 2005 • If the keyword “.com” is specified, only W eb s ites with other domain suffixes (such as .edu or .gov) can be viewed. • If you wish to block all Internet browsing access durin g a scheduled period , enter the keyword “.
Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 5-4 Content Filtering 202-10072-01, March 2005 T o specify a service for blocking, click Add. Th e Add Services menu will appear , as shown below: Figure 5-3: Add Services menu From the Service T ype list, selec t the application or service to be allowed or blocked.
Reference Manual for the RangeM ax Wireless Router WPN824 Content Filtering 5-5 202-10072-01, March 2005 Configuring Services Blocki ng by IP Address Range Under “Filter Services For”, you can block the specified service for a single computer , a range of computers (having consecutive IP address es), or all computers on your netwo rk.
Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 5-6 Content Filtering 202-10072-01, March 2005 V iewing Logs of Web Access or Attempted W eb Access The log is a detailed record of what W eb sites yo u have accessed or atte mpted to access. Up to 128 entries are stored in the log.
Reference Manual for the RangeM ax Wireless Router WPN824 Content Filtering 5-7 202-10072-01, March 2005 Log action buttons are described in Ta b l e 5 - 2 Configuring E-Mail Alert and W eb Access Log.
Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 5-8 Content Filtering 202-10072-01, March 2005 • T urn e-mail notification on Check this box if you wish to receive e-mail logs and alerts from the router . • Y our outgoing mail server Enter the name of your ISP’ s outgoing (SMTP) mail server (such as mail.
Maintenance 6-1 202-10072-01, March 2005 Chapter 6 Maintenance This chapter describes how to use the maintenan ce features of your RangeMax W ireless Router WPN824. These feat ures can be fo un d b y clicking on the Maintenance head ing in the Main Menu of the browser interface.
Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 6-2 Maintenance 202-10072-01, March 2005 This screen shows the following parameters: T able 6-1. Wireless Router St atus Fields Field Description Account Name This field displays the Host Name assigned to the router .
Reference Manual for the RangeM ax Wireless Router WPN824 Maintenanc e 6-3 202-10072-01, March 2005 Click on the “Connection Status” button to d isplay the connection status, as shown below . Figure 6-2: Connectio n S t atus screen This screen shows the following statistics:.
Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 6-4 Maintenance 202-10072-01, March 2005 Click on the “Show St atistics” button to displa y router usage statistics, as shown below .
Reference Manual for the RangeM ax Wireless Router WPN824 Maintenanc e 6-5 202-10072-01, March 2005 V iewing a List of Att ached Devices The Attached Devices menu contains a table of all IP devices that the router has discovered on the local network.
Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 6-6 Maintenance 202-10072-01, March 2005 Configuration File Management The configuration settings of the WPN824 router are stored withi n the router in a configuration file.
Reference Manual for the RangeM ax Wireless Router WPN824 Maintenanc e 6-7 202-10072-01, March 2005 Erasing the Configuration It is sometimes desirable to restor e the router to original default se ttings. This can be done by using the Erase function, which will rest ore all factory settings.
Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 6-8 Maintenance 202-10072-01, March 2005 The routing software of the WPN8 24 router is stored in FLASH memory , and can be upgraded as new software is released by NETGEAR. Upgrade files can be dow nloaded from the NETGEAR W eb site.
Reference Manual for the RangeM ax Wireless Router WPN824 Maintenanc e 6-9 202-10072-01, March 2005 Changing the Administrator Password The default password for the router ’ s W eb Configuration Manager is password . NETGEAR recommends that you ch ange this password to a more secure password.
Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 6-10 Maintenance 202-10072-01, March 2005.
Troubleshooting 7-1 202-10072-0 1, March 2005 Chapter 7 T roubleshooting This chapter gives information about troubleshooting your RangeMax W ireless Router WPN824. After each problem description, instructions ar e provided to help yo u diagnose and solve the problem.
Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 7-2 Troubleshooting 202-10072-01 , March 2005 Light s Never T urn Off When the router is turned on, th e lights turns on for about 10 secon ds and then turn of f. If all the lights stay on, there is a fault within the router .
Reference Manual for the RangeM ax Wireless Router WPN824 Troubleshooting 7-3 202-10072-01 , March 2005 T roubleshooting the Web Configuration Interface If you are unable to acce ss the router ’ s W.
Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 7-4 Troubleshooting 202-10072-01 , March 2005 T roubleshooting the ISP Connection If your router is unable to access the Internet, you should first determine whether the router is able to obtain a W AN IP address from the ISP .
Reference Manual for the RangeM ax Wireless Router WPN824 Troubleshooting 7-5 202-10072-01 , March 2005 Inform your ISP that yo u have bought a new network device, and ask them to use the router ’ s MAC address. OR Configure your router to spoof your computer ’ s MAC address.
Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 7-6 Troubleshooting 202-10072-01 , March 2005 3. Click on OK. Y ou should see a message like this one: Pinging <IP address> with 32 bytes.
Reference Manual for the RangeM ax Wireless Router WPN824 Troubleshooting 7-7 202-10072-01 , March 2005 — Check to see that the network address of your computer (the portion of the IP address specified by the netmask) is different fro m the network address of the remote device.
Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 7-8 Troubleshooting 202-10072-01 , March 2005 Problems with Date and Time The E-Mail menu in the Content F iltering section displays the curr ent date and time of day .
Advanced Configuration of the Router 8-1 202-10072-01, March 2005 Chapter 8 Advanced Configuration of the Router This chapter describes ho w to configure the advanced features of your RangeMax W ireless Router WPN824. These feat ures can be found under the Advanced heading in th e Main Menu of th e browser interface.
Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 8-2 Advanced Configuration of the Router 202-10072-01, March 2005 Wa r n i n g : The W ireless Router is alre ady configured with the optim um settings. Do not alter these settings unless directed by NETGEAR support.
Reference Manual for the RangeM ax Wireless Router WPN824 Advanced Configur ation of the Router 8-3 202-10072-01, March 2005 Wireless Card Access List The W ireless Card Access Setup page displays a list of wireless PCs that wi ll be allowed to connect to the router based on th eir MAC addresses.
Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 8-4 Advanced Configuration of the Router 202-10072-01, March 2005 d. When you have finished entering the MAC ad dress, return to the W ireless Access List menu by clicking the Add button. Note : Repeat steps a - d for each wireless PC.
Reference Manual for the RangeM ax Wireless Router WPN824 Advanced Configur ation of the Router 8-5 202-10072-01, March 2005 Note : The MAC address is a twelve character key co ntaining the characters 0-9, A-F only and separated by colons (e. g., 00:09:AB:CD:EF:0 1) that can usually be found on the bottom of the wireless device.
Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 8-6 Advanced Configuration of the Router 202-10072-01, March 2005 Figure 8-4: Port T riggering Menu Note : If Disable Port T riggering box is c.
Reference Manual for the RangeM ax Wireless Router WPN824 Advanced Configur ation of the Router 8-7 202-10072-01, March 2005 Follow these steps to set up a co mputer to play Internet games or use Internet applications: 1. Click Add . Figure 8-5: Add Port T rigger Menu 2.
Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 8-8 Advanced Configuration of the Router 202-10072-01, March 2005 Configuring Port Forward ing to Local Servers Although the router causes your.
Reference Manual for the RangeM ax Wireless Router WPN824 Advanced Configur ation of the Router 8-9 202-10072-01, March 2005 1. From the Service & Game box, se lect the service or game that you will host on your net work. If the service does not appear in the lis t, refer to the following section, “ Adding a Custom Service ”.
Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 8-10 Advanced Configuration of the Router 202-10072-01, March 2005 Editing or Deleting a Port Forwarding Entry T o edit or delete a Port Forw arding entry , follow these steps. 1. In the table, select the butto n next to the service name.
Reference Manual for the RangeM ax Wireless Router WPN824 Advanced Conf igu ra tio n of the Rout er 8-11 202-10072-01, March 2005 4. T ype the same port number in the End Port box that yo u typed in the S tart Port box. 5. T ype the IP address of the additional co mputer in the Server IP Address box.
Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 8-12 Advanced Configuration of the Router 202-10072-01, March 2005 If disabled, you must connec t manually , using the “Con nection Status” button on the Router Status screen. Th is manual conn ection will st ay up all the time without time outs.
Reference Manual for the RangeM ax Wireless Router WPN824 Advanced Conf igu ra tio n of the Rout er 8-13 202-10072-01, March 2005 Setting the MTU Size The normal MTU (Maximum T ransmit Unit) value for most Ethernet networks is 1500 Bytes, 1492 Bytes for PPPoE connections, or 1436 for PP TP connections.
Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 8-14 Advanced Configuration of the Router 202-10072-01, March 2005 Configuring LAN TCP/IP Setup Parameters The router is shipped precon figured to use priv ate IP address es on the LAN side, and to act.
Reference Manual for the RangeM ax Wireless Router WPN824 Advanced Conf igu ra tio n of the Rout er 8-15 202-10072-01, March 2005 Using the Router as a DHCP server By default, the router will function.
Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 8-16 Advanced Configuration of the Router 202-10072-01, March 2005 Using Address Reservation When you specify a reserved IP address for a co mputer on the LAN, that computer will always receive the same IP address each time it access the router ’ s DHCP server .
Reference Manual for the RangeM ax Wireless Router WPN824 Advanced Conf igu ra tio n of the Rout er 8-17 202-10072-01, March 2005 The router contains a client that can connect to many popular dyn amic DNS services. Y ou can select one of these services and obtain an acco unt w ith them.
Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 8-18 Advanced Configuration of the Router 202-10072-01, March 2005 Figure 8-10: S tatic Rout e Summary T able T o add or edit a Static Route: 1. Click the Add button to open the Add/Edit Menu, shown below .
Reference Manual for the RangeM ax Wireless Router WPN824 Advanced Conf igu ra tio n of the Rout er 8-19 202-10072-01, March 2005 8. T ype a number between 1 and 15 as the Metric value. This represents the number o f route rs between your network an d the destination.
Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 8-20 Advanced Configuration of the Router 202-10072-01, March 2005 T o configure your router for Remote Management: 1. Select the T urn Remote Management On check box. 2. Specify what external addresses will be allowe d to access the router ’ s remote management.
Reference Manual for the RangeM ax Wireless Router WPN824 Advanced Conf igu ra tio n of the Rout er 8-21 202-10072-01, March 2005 Figure 8-12. UPnP Menu From the Main Menu of the bro wser interface, under Advanced, click on UPnP . Set up UPnP according to the guidelines below .
Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 8-22 Advanced Configuration of the Router 202-10072-01, March 2005 UPnP Portmap T able : The UPnP Portmap T able displays the IP address of each UPnP de vice that is currently accessing the router and which ports (Internal and External) th at devic e ha s opened.
Technical Specifications A-1 202-10072-01, March 2005 Appendix A T echnical Sp ecifications This appendix provides techni cal specifications for the Range Max W ireless Router WPN824.
Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 A-2 Technical Specifications 202-10072-01, March 2005 Wireless Radio Data Rates 1, 2, 5.5, 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54, and 108 Mbps Auto Rate Sen sing Frequency 2. 4-2.5Ghz Data Encoding: 802.
Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics B-1 202-10072-01, March 2005 Appendix B Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics This chapter provides an overview of IP networks, routing, and networki ng. Related Publications As you read this document, you may be dire cted to v arious RFC documents for further information.
Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 B-2 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics 202-10072-01, March 2005 Routing Information Protocol One of the protocol s used b y a rout er to b uild an d maintain a picture of the network is the Routing Information Protocol (RIP).
Reference Manual for the RangeM ax Wireless Router WPN824 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics B-3 202-10072-01, March 2005 Figure B-1: Three Main Address Classes The five address classes are: • Class A Class A addresses can have up to 16,777,214 ho sts on a single n etwork.
Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 B-4 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics 202-10072-01, March 2005 This addressing structure allows IP addresses to uniquely identify each phys ical network and each node on each ph ysical network.
Reference Manual for the RangeM ax Wireless Router WPN824 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics B-5 202-10072-01, March 2005 Subnet addressing al lows us to split one IP network ad dress into smaller multiple physical networks known as sub networks. Some of the node numbers are used as a su bn et number instead.
Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 B-6 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics 202-10072-01, March 2005 The following table lists the additional subnet mask bits in dotted-decimal notation.
Reference Manual for the RangeM ax Wireless Router WPN824 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics B-7 202-10072-01, March 2005 • So that hosts recognize local IP broadcast packets When a device broadcasts to its segment neighb ors, it uses a destination address of the local network address with all ones for the host address.
Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 B-8 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics 202-10072-01, March 2005 The following figure illustrates a single IP address operation.
Reference Manual for the RangeM ax Wireless Router WPN824 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics B-9 202-10072-01, March 2005 If a device sends data to another station on the network and the destination MAC address is not yet recorded, ARP is used. An ARP request is broadcast onto the network.
Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 B-10 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics 202-10072-01, March 2005 IP Configuration by DHCP When an IP-based local area network is installed, each computer must be configured with an IP address.
Reference Manual for the RangeM ax Wireless Router WPN824 Network, Routing, Fi rewall, and Basics B-11 202-10072-01, March 2005 St ateful Packet Inspection Unlike simple Internet sharing rout ers, a firewall uses a process ca ll ed stateful packet inspection to ensure secure firewall filtering to protect your network from attacks and intrusions.
Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 B-12 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics 202-10072-01, March 2005 Category 5 Cable Quality Category 5 distributed cable that me ets ANSI/EIA/ TIA-568-A building wiring stan da rds can be a maximum of 328 feet (ft.
Reference Manual for the RangeM ax Wireless Router WPN824 Network, Routing, Fi rewall, and Basics B-13 202-10072-01, March 2005 Inside T wisted Pair Cables For two devices to communicate, th e transmitter of each device must be connected to the receiver of the other device.
Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 B-14 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics 202-10072-01, March 2005 Figure B-6: Category 5 UTP Cable with Male RJ-45 Plug at Each End Note : Flat “silver satin” tele phone cable may have the same RJ-45 plug .
Reference Manual for the RangeM ax Wireless Router WPN824 Network, Routing, Fi rewall, and Basics B-15 202-10072-01, March 2005 The WPN824 router incorporates Auto Uplink TM technology (also called MDI/MDIX). Each LOCAL Ethernet port will automati cally sense whether the Ethernet cable pl ugged into the port should have a normal con nection (e.
Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 B-16 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics 202-10072-01, March 2005.
Preparing Your Netwo rk C-1 202-10072-01, March 2005 Appendix C Prep aring Y our Network This appendix describes how to prepare your n e twork to connect to the Internet through the RangeMax W ireless Router WPN824 and how to verify the read ine ss of broadband Internet service from an Internet service provider (ISP).
Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 C-2 Preparing Yo ur Network 202-10072-01, March 2005 For the initial setup of your rout er , you will need to connect a computer to the router . This computer has to be set to automatically get it s TCP/IP configuration from the router via DHCP .
Reference Manual for the RangeM ax Wireless Router WPN824 Preparing Your Netwo rk C-3 202-10072-01, March 2005 Record Y our Internet Co nnection Information Print this page. Fill in the configuration parameters from your Internet Service Provider (ISP).
Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 C-4 Preparing Yo ur Network 202-10072-01, March 2005 Most operating systems include the software comp onents yo u n eed for networking with TCP/IP: •W i n d o w s ® 95 or later includes the software compon ents for establishing a TCP/IP network.
Reference Manual for the RangeM ax Wireless Router WPN824 Preparing Your Netwo rk C-5 202-10072-01, March 2005 2. Double-click the Network icon. The Network window o pens, which disp lays a list of installed components: Y ou must have an Et hernet adapter , the TCP/IP p rotocol, and Client for Microsoft Network s.
Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 C-6 Preparing Yo ur Network 202-10072-01, March 2005 c. Select Microsoft. d. Select TCP/IP , and then click OK. If you need Client for Micro soft Networks: a. Click the Add button. b. Select Client, and then click Ad d.
Reference Manual for the RangeM ax Wireless Router WPN824 Preparing Your Netwo rk C-7 202-10072-01, March 2005 Locate your Network Neighborhood icon. • If the Network Neighbor hood icon is on the W indows desktop, position your mou se pointer over i t and right-click your mouse bu tton.
Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 C-8 Preparing Yo ur Network 202-10072-01, March 2005 Selecting Windows’ In ternet Access Method 1. On the W indows taskbar , click the Start button, point to Settings, and th en click Control Panel.
Reference Manual for the RangeM ax Wireless Router WPN824 Preparing Your Netwo rk C-9 202-10072-01, March 2005 2. Ty p e winipcfg , and then click OK. The IP Configuration window opens, which lists (a mong other things), your IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway .
Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 C-10 Preparing Your Network 202-10072-01, March 2005 DHCP Configuration of TCP/IP in Windows XP , 2000, or NT4 Y ou will find there are many similarities in th e procedures for different W indows systems when using DHCP to configure TCP/IP .
Reference Manual for the RangeM ax Wireless Router WPN824 Preparing Your Netwo rk C-11 202-10072-01, March 2005 • Now you should be at the Local Area Network Connection S tatus window . This box displays the conn ection status, duration, speed, and activity statistics.
Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 C-12 Preparing Your Network 202-10072-01, March 2005 DHCP Configuration of TC P/IP in Windows 2000 Once again, after you have installed the network card, TCP/IP for W indows 2000 is configured. TCP/IP should be added by de fault and set to DHCP without your having to configure it.
Reference Manual for the RangeM ax Wireless Router WPN824 Preparing Your Netwo rk C-13 202-10072-01, March 2005 • Click on the My Network Places icon on the W indows desktop. This will bring up a window called Network and Dial-up Connectio ns. • Right click on Local Ar ea Connection and select Properties .
Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 C-14 Preparing Your Network 202-10072-01, March 2005 • W ith Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) selected, click on Properties to open the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Propert ies dialogue box. • V erify that • Obtain an IP address automatically is selected.
Reference Manual for the RangeM ax Wireless Router WPN824 Preparing Your Netwo rk C-15 202-10072-01, March 2005 DHCP Configuration of TCP/IP in Windows NT4 Once you have installed the network card, you need to config ure the TCP/IP environment for W indows NT 4.
Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 C-16 Preparing Your Network 202-10072-01, March 2005 • Highlight the TCP/IP Pr otocol in the Network Protocols box, and click on the Properties button.
Reference Manual for the RangeM ax Wireless Router WPN824 Preparing Your Netwo rk C-17 202-10072-01, March 2005 V erifying TCP/IP Properties fo r Windows XP , 2000, and NT4 T o check your PC’ s TCP/IP configuration: 1. On the W indows taskbar, click the Start button, and then click Run.
Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 C-18 Preparing Your Network 202-10072-01, March 2005 • The default gateway i s 192.168.1.1 4. Ty p e exit Configuring the Macintos h for TCP/IP Networking Beginning with Macintosh Operating System 7 , TCP/ IP is already installed on the Macintosh.
Reference Manual for the RangeM ax Wireless Router WPN824 Preparing Your Netwo rk C-19 202-10072-01, March 2005 2. If not already selected, select Built- in Ethernet in the Configure list. 3. If not already selected, Select Using DHCP in the TCP/IP tab.
Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 C-20 Preparing Your Network 202-10072-01, March 2005 V erifying the Readiness of Y our Internet Account For broadband access to the Internet, you need to contract with an Internet service provider (ISP) for a single-user Internet access account using a cable modem or DSL mode m.
Reference Manual for the RangeM ax Wireless Router WPN824 Preparing Your Netwo rk C-21 202-10072-01, March 2005 • An IP address and subnet mask • A gateway IP address, which is the address of the .
Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 C-22 Preparing Your Network 202-10072-01, March 2005 If an IP address appears under Installed Gatewa ys, write down the address. This is the ISP’ s gateway address. Select the address and then click Remove to remove the gateway address.
Reference Manual for the RangeM ax Wireless Router WPN824 Preparing Your Netwo rk C-23 202-10072-01, March 2005 Rest arting the Network Once you’ve set up yo ur computers to work with the firewall, you must reset the network for the devices to be able to communicat e correctly .
Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 C-24 Preparing Your Network 202-10072-01, March 2005.
Wireless Networking Basics D-1 202-10072-01, March 2005 Appendix D Wireless Networking Basics This chapter provides an overview of W ireless networking. Wireless Networking Overview The WPN824 router conforms to the Institute of Elect rical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.
Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 D-2 Wireless Networking Basics 202-10072-01, March 2005 Ad Hoc Mode (Peer- to-Peer Workgroup) In an ad hoc network, computers are brought together as needed; thus, there is no structure or fixed points to the network - each node can g enerally communicate with any ot her node.
Reference Manual for the RangeM ax Wireless Router WPN824 Wireless Networking Basics D-3 202-10072-01, March 2005 • Shar ed Key . W ith Shared Key authentication, on ly those PCs that possess the correct authentication key can join the ne twork. By default, IEEE 802.
Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 D-4 Wireless Networking Basics 202-10072-01, March 2005 2. The access point auth enticates the station. 3. The station associates with the access point and joins the network. This process is illustrated below .
Reference Manual for the RangeM ax Wireless Router WPN824 Wireless Networking Basics D-5 202-10072-01, March 2005 This process is illustrated below . Figure D-2: Shared key auth ent ication Overview of WEP Parameters Before enabling WEP on an 80 2.
Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 D-6 Wireless Networking Basics 202-10072-01, March 2005 Key Size The IEEE 802.1 1 standard su pports two types of WEP en cryption: 40-bit and 128-bit. The 64-bit WEP data encryption meth od allows for a five-character (40-bit) input.
Reference Manual for the RangeM ax Wireless Router WPN824 Wireless Networking Basics D-7 202-10072-01, March 2005 WEP Configuration Options The WEP settings must match on a ll 802.1 1 devices that are within the same wireless network as identified by the SSID.
Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 D-8 Wireless Networking Basics 202-10072-01, March 2005 Note: The availabl e channels supported by the wireless products in va rious coun tries are different. For example, Channels 1 to 1 1 are supported in the U.
Reference Manual for the RangeM ax Wireless Router WPN824 Wireless Networking Basics D-9 202-10072-01, March 2005 WP A and WP A2 of fer the following benefits: • Enhanced data privacy • Robust key.
Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 D-10 Wireless Networking B asics 202-10072-01, March 2005 How Does WP A Comp are to WP A2 (IEEE 802.1 1i)? WP A is forward compatible with the WP A2 security specification. WP A is a subset of WP A2 and used certain pieces of the early 802.
Reference Manual for the RangeM ax Wireless Router WPN824 Wireless Networking Basics D-11 202-10072-01, March 2005 The primary information conveyed in the Beacon frames is the authentication method and the cipher suite. Possible authentication methods in clude 802.
Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 D-12 Wireless Networking B asics 202-10072-01, March 2005 WP A/WP A2 Authentication: Enterprise-level User Authentication via 802.
Reference Manual for the RangeM ax Wireless Router WPN824 Wireless Networking Basics D-13 202-10072-01, March 2005 Figure D-4: 802.1x Aut henticatio n Sequence The AP sends Beacon Frames with WP A/WP A2 inform ation element to the stations in the service set.
Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 D-14 Wireless Networking B asics 202-10072-01, March 2005 3. The client sends an EAP-response packet containing the identity to the authentication server .
Reference Manual for the RangeM ax Wireless Router WPN824 Wireless Networking Basics D-15 202-10072-01, March 2005 T emporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) WP A uses TKIP to provide important data encr.
Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 D-16 Wireless Networking B asics 202-10072-01, March 2005 Is WP A/WP A2 Perfect? WP A/WP A2 is not without its vuln erabilities. Specifically , it is susceptible to denial of service (DoS) attacks.
Reference Manual for the RangeM ax Wireless Router WPN824 Wireless Networking Basics D-17 202-10072-01, March 2005 Changes to Wireless Access Points W ireless access points must have their firm wa re .
Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 D-18 Wireless Networking B asics 202-10072-01, March 2005 Microsoft has worked with many wireless vendors to embed the WP A driver update in the wireless adapter driver .
Reference Manual for the RangeM ax Wireless Router WPN824 Glossary 1 202-10072-01, March 200 5 Glossary Use the list below to find definitions for technical terms used in this manual. 802.1 1 St andar d 802.1 1, or IEEE 802.1 1, is a type of radio technology used for wireless local area networks (WLANs).
Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 2 Glossary 202-10072-01, March 200 5 The purpose of 1 1 d is to add features and restrictions to allow WLANs to operate wit hin th e rules of these countries.
Reference Manual for the RangeM ax Wireless Router WPN824 Glossary 3 202-10072-01, March 200 5 Access Point (AP) A wireless LAN transceiver or "base station" that can connect a wired LAN to one or many wireless devices. Access points can also bridge to each other .
Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 4 Glossary 202-10072-01, March 200 5 for cables or wires. Blueto oth is a frequency-hoppin g technology in the 2.4 GHz frequency spectrum, with a range of 30 feet and up to 1 1Mbps raw data throughput.
Reference Manual for the RangeM ax Wireless Router WPN824 Glossary 5 202-10072-01, March 200 5 CSMA/CD (Carrier Sense Multiple Action/Collisio n Detection) A method of managing traffic and reducing noise on an Ethernet network. A network device transmits data after detecting that a channel is available.
Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 6 Glossary 202-10072-01, March 200 5 ESSID (more commonly referred to as SSID – Short Set Identifier) The identifying name of an 802.
Reference Manual for the RangeM ax Wireless Router WPN824 Glossary 7 202-10072-01, March 200 5 IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) A membership organization ( www .ieee.or g ) that includes engineers, scient ists and students in electronics and allied fields.
Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 8 Glossary 202-10072-01, March 200 5 MAC (Media Access Control) Every wireless 802.11 device has its own specific MAC address hard-coded into it. This unique identifier can be used to provide security for wireless networ ks.
Reference Manual for the RangeM ax Wireless Router WPN824 Glossary 9 202-10072-01, March 200 5 NIC (Network Interface Card) A type of PC adapter card that either works without wi res (Wi-Fi) or attaches to a network cable to provide two-way com mu n icati o n bet w een the com p ut er an d net w o r k devices such as a hub or switch.
Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 10 Glossary 202-10072-01, March 200 5 Range The distance away from your access poi nt that your wireless network ca n reach.
Reference Manual for the RangeM ax Wireless Router WPN824 Glossary 11 202-10072-01, March 200 5 Site survey The process whereby a wireless network installer inspects a location prio r to pu tting in a wireless network. Site surveys are used to identify the radio- and client-use properties of a facility so that access points can be optimally placed.
Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 12 Glossary 202-10072-01, March 200 5 TCP/IP The underlying technology behind the Internet and comm u nicat ions between computers in a network.
Reference Manual for the RangeM ax Wireless Router WPN824 Glossary 13 202-10072-01, March 200 5 As a recent development, the debate over th e legality of warchalking is st ill going on.
Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 14 Glossary 202-10072-01, March 200 5 does not offer . W ith this feature, WP A provides roughl y comparable security to VPN tun neli ng with WEP , with the benefit of easier administration and use.
Reference Manual for the RangeM ax Wireless Router WPN824 Glossary 15 202-10072-01, March 200 5 secure transmission and authenticatio n is particularly important to users unknown to each other .
Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 16 Glossary 202-10072-01, March 200 5.
Un point important après l'achat de l'appareil (ou même avant l'achat) est de lire le manuel d'utilisation. Nous devons le faire pour quelques raisons simples:
Si vous n'avez pas encore acheté NETGEAR WPN824 c'est un bon moment pour vous familiariser avec les données de base sur le produit. Consulter d'abord les pages initiales du manuel d'utilisation, que vous trouverez ci-dessus. Vous devriez y trouver les données techniques les plus importants du NETGEAR WPN824 - de cette manière, vous pouvez vérifier si l'équipement répond à vos besoins. Explorant les pages suivantes du manuel d'utilisation NETGEAR WPN824, vous apprendrez toutes les caractéristiques du produit et des informations sur son fonctionnement. Les informations sur le NETGEAR WPN824 va certainement vous aider à prendre une décision concernant l'achat.
Dans une situation où vous avez déjà le NETGEAR WPN824, mais vous avez pas encore lu le manuel d'utilisation, vous devez le faire pour les raisons décrites ci-dessus,. Vous saurez alors si vous avez correctement utilisé les fonctions disponibles, et si vous avez commis des erreurs qui peuvent réduire la durée de vie du NETGEAR WPN824.
Cependant, l'un des rôles les plus importants pour l'utilisateur joués par les manuels d'utilisateur est d'aider à résoudre les problèmes concernant le NETGEAR WPN824. Presque toujours, vous y trouverez Troubleshooting, soit les pannes et les défaillances les plus fréquentes de l'apparei NETGEAR WPN824 ainsi que les instructions sur la façon de les résoudre. Même si vous ne parvenez pas à résoudre le problème, le manuel d‘utilisation va vous montrer le chemin d'une nouvelle procédure – le contact avec le centre de service à la clientèle ou le service le plus proche.
