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M-10153-01 M-10153-01 Version 1.1 September 2004 NETGEAR , Inc. 4500 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95 054 USA Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbp s Wireless Firewall Router WGU624.
2 M-10153-01 © 2004 by NETGEAR, Inc. All rights reserved. T rademarks NETGEAR is a trademark of Netge ar , Inc. Microsoft, W indows, and W indow s NT are registered trademar ks of Microsoft Corporation. Other brand and product names are registered tradem arks or trad emarks of their respective holders.
M-10153-01 3 Europe - EU Declaration of Conformity Marking by the above symbol indicates compliance with th e Essential Requirements of the R&TTE Directive of the European Union (1999/5/EC).
M-10153-0 1 4 requirements for use of the 2.4GHz band in France: http://www .art-telecom.fr/en g/ind ex.htm. When operating in France, this device may be operated under the following conditions: Indoors only , using any cha nnel in the 2.4465-2.4835 GHz band.
Contents 1 M-10153-01 Content s Chapter 1 About This Manual Audience, Scope, Conventions, and Formats . ......... ................. ............. ................ ........ 1-1 How to Use This Manual ................. ................ ............. ...
M-10153-01 2 Contents How to Manually Configure Y our Internet Con nection ........................ ............. ............... 3-9 Manual PPPoE Configuration ............................ ............. ................. ................ ...... 3-1 1 Manual PPTP Configuration .
Contents 3 M-10153-01 Chapter 6 Maintenance Viewing Wireless Router S t atus Information ....... ................ ............. ................ ............... 6-1 Viewing a List of Attached Devices ........... ................ ............. ........
M-10153-01 4 Contents Restoring the Default Configur ation and Password ...... ... ... ... .... ... ............. ... ... ... .... ... ... .. 8-7 Problems with Date and T ime ... ................ ................ ................. ............. ......
Contents 5 M-10153-01 V erifying TCP/I P Properties .. ................. ............ ................. ................ ................ .... C-6 Configuring Windows NT4, 2000 or XP for IP Networking .............. ................ .............. C-7 Install or V erify Windows Netw orking Comp onents .
M-10153-01 6 Contents What are the Key Features of WP A S ecuri ty? .......... ................ ............. ............... D-10 WP A Authentication: Enterprise-level User Authentication via 802.1x/EAP and RADIUS ...... ................ ............
About This Manual 1 M-10153-01 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 Double 108 Mbps Wir ele ss Firewall Router WGU624 2 About This Manual M-10153-01 How to Use This Manual The HTML versio n of this manual in cludes a variet y of navigation features as well as links to PDF versions of the full manual and individu al chapters.
Reference Manua l for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Fir e wall Router WGU624 About This Manual 3 M-10153-01 How to Print this Manual T o print this manual you man cho ose one of th e following several optio ns, according to your needs. • Printing a “How T o” Sequence of S teps in the HTML V iew .
Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wir ele ss Firewall Router WGU624 4 About This Manual M-10153-01.
Introduction 2-1 M-10153-01 Chapter 2 Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the NETGEAR ® Double 108 Mbps W ireless Firewall Rou ter WGU624.
Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wir ele ss Firewall Router WGU624 2-2 Introduction M-10153-01 • Built-in 4-port 10/100 Mbps Switch. • LAN port 4 is a built-in hardware DMZ port • Ethernet connection to a wid e area network (W AN) device, such as a cable modem or DSL modem.
Reference Manua l for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Fir e wall Router WGU624 Introduction 2-3 M-10153-01 A Powerful, T r ue Firewall with Content Filtering Unlike simple Internet sharing NA T routers, the WGU624 is a true firewall, using stateful packet inspection to defend against hacker a ttacks.
Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wir ele ss Firewall Router WGU624 2-4 Introduction M-10153-01 Security The WGU624 wireless router is equipped with se veral features designed to maintain security , as described in this section.
Reference Manua l for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Fir e wall Router WGU624 Introduction 2-5 M-10153-01 Extensive Protocol Support The WGU624 wireless router supports the T ran smission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and Routing Information Protocol (RIP).
Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wir ele ss Firewall Router WGU624 2-6 Introduction M-10153-01 • Firmware Auto-Update The WGU624 wireless router automatically checks the Internet to see if a newer version of firmware is available. If so, it asks if you want to install the upgrade.
Reference Manua l for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Fir e wall Router WGU624 Introduction 2-7 M-10153-01 The Router ’ s Front Panel The front panel of the WGU624 wireless router co ntains the status LEDs described be low . Figure 2-1: WGU624 Front Panel Y ou can use some of the LEDs to ve rify connectio ns.
Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wir ele ss Firewall Router WGU624 2-8 Introduction M-10153-01 The Router ’s Rear Panel The rear panel of the WGU624 wireless router contains the port connections listed below .
Connecting the Router to the Internet 3-1 M-10153-01 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 Double 108 Mbps Wir ele ss Firewall Router WGU624 3-2 Connecting the Router to the Internet M-10153-01 Note: For help with DHCP configuration, pleas e use the W indows TCP/IP Configur atio n T utorials on the Double 108 Mbps W ir eless Router WGU624 Resource CD , or refer to Appendix C, “P reparing Y our Network ” .
Reference Manua l for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Fir e wall Router WGU624 Connecting th e Rou te r to the Internet 3-3 M-10153-01 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 Double 108 Mbps Wir ele ss Firewall Router WGU624 3-4 Connecting the Router to the Internet M-10153-01 Connecting the WGU624 This section provides instructio ns for connecting the Double 108 Mbps W ireless Firewall Router WGU624.
Reference Manua l for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Fir e wall Router WGU624 Connecting th e Rou te r to the Internet 3-5 M-10153-01 Note: Place the WGU624 wireless router in a location which conforms to the “Observing Performance, Placement, and Range Guidelines” on page 4-1 .
Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wir ele ss Firewall Router WGU624 3-6 Connecting the Router to the Internet M-10153-01 2. R ESTART Y OUR N ETWORK IN THE C ORR ECT S EQUENCE W arning: Failure to restart your n etwork in the co rrect sequence could prevent you from connecting to the Internet.
Reference Manua l for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Fir e wall Router WGU624 Connecting th e Rou te r to the Internet 3-7 M-10153-01 The login window is disp layed below: Figure 3-4: Login window c. Click OK. Note: If you cannot connect to the wireless router , verify that your cables are connected correctly , that the router is powered on.
Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wir ele ss Firewall Router WGU624 3-8 Connecting the Router to the Internet M-10153-01 b. Click Next and follow the steps in the Setu p Smart W izard for inpu tting the configuration parameters from your ISP to connect to the Internet.
Reference Manua l for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Fir e wall Router WGU624 Connecting th e Rou te r to the Internet 3-9 M-10153-01 How to Manually Configure Y our Internet Connection Y ou can manuall.
Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wir ele ss Firewall Router WGU624 3-10 Connecting the Router to the Intern et M-10153-01 2. If your Internet connection does not require a login, click No at the top of the Basic Settings menu and fill in the settings a ccording to the inst ructions belo w .
Reference Manua l for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Fir e wall Router WGU624 Connecting th e Rou te r to the In te rn et 3-11 M-10153-01 a. Select you Internet service prov ider from the drop-down list. Figure 3-7: Basic Settings ISP lis t b. The screen changes according to the ISP se ttings requirements of the ISP you select.
Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wir ele ss Firewall Router WGU624 3-12 Connecting the Router to the Intern et M-10153-01 Figure 3-8: Ot her (PPPoE) menu T o configure your Internet service connection for Other (PPPoE), fill in the following fields: • Enter the Login and Password as provided by your ISP .
Reference Manua l for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Fir e wall Router WGU624 Connecting th e Rou te r to the In te rn et 3-13 M-10153-01 Manual PPTP Configuration If your ISP uses PP TP , select PP TP .
Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wir ele ss Firewall Router WGU624 3-14 Connecting the Router to the Intern et M-10153-01 T o configure your Internet service connec tion for PP TP , fill in the following fields: • Enter your Login and Password.
Reference Manua l for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Fir e wall Router WGU624 Connecting th e Rou te r to the In te rn et 3-15 M-10153-01 Manual T elstra Bigpond Configuration If your ISP uses T e lstra.
Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wir ele ss Firewall Router WGU624 3-16 Connecting the Router to the Intern et M-10153-01 • The Router Mac Address section determines the Ethernet MAC address that will be used by the router on the Internet port.
Wireless Configuration 4-1 M-10153-01 Chapter 4 Wireless Configuration This chapter describes how to co nfigure the wireless features of your WGU624 wireless router. In planning your wireless n etwork, you should consi der the level of security required.
Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wir ele ss Firewall Router WGU624 4-2 Wireless Configuration M-10153-01 Implementing Appropriate Wireless Security Unlike wired network data, your wireless data transmissions can be rece ived well beyond your walls by anyone with a compatib le adapter .
Reference Manua l for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Fir e wall Router WGU624 Wireless Configuration 4-3 M-10153-01 • WEP . W ired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) data encr yption provides data security . WEP Shared Key authentication and WEP data encryption will block all but the most determined eavesdropper .
Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wir ele ss Firewall Router WGU624 4-4 Wireless Configuration M-10153-01 Default Basic Wireless Settings When you first rece ive your WGU624, the default factory settings in ef fect are shown in the table below .
Reference Manua l for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Fir e wall Router WGU624 Wireless Configuration 4-5 M-10153-01 Figure 4-2: Wire le ss 802.1 1a Settings menu The following option s are available for the 80 2.1 1a configuratio n: Name (SSID). The SSID is also known as the wireless ne twork name.
Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wir ele ss Firewall Router WGU624 4-6 Wireless Configuration M-10153-01 Wir eless Mode. This field determines which data co mmunications protocols will be used: • a only — dedicates the WGU624 to comm unicating with 802.
Reference Manua l for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Fir e wall Router WGU624 Wireless Configuration 4-7 M-10153-01 Figure 4-3: Wire le ss 802.1 1g Settings menu The following option s are available for the 80 2.1 1g configuration: Name (SSID). The SSID is also known as the wireless ne twork name.
Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wir ele ss Firewall Router WGU624 4-8 Wireless Configuration M-10153-01 Wir eless Mode. This field determines which data co mmunications protocols will be used: • g & b — both 802.1 1g and 802.1 1b wireless sta tions can be used.
Reference Manua l for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Fir e wall Router WGU624 Wireless Configuration 4-9 M-10153-01 Wireless Security Settings The following table shows t he 1 1a an d 1 1g security mode and cipher type options: Instructions on how to configur e the security settings are prov ided in the following sections.
Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wir ele ss Firewall Router WGU624 4-10 Wireless Configur ation M-10153-01 Security Mode Selection Figure 4-4: Encryption S trength The WGU624 lets you select the following wirele ss security modes with the WEP Cypher T ype : • Open System .
Reference Manua l for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Fir e wall Router WGU624 Wireless Configuration 4 -11 M-10153-01 • Disable. No encryption will be applied. This setting is useful for trouble shooting your wireless connection, but leaves your wireless data fully exposed.
Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wir ele ss Firewall Router WGU624 4-12 Wireless Configur ation M-10153-01 Cipher T ype Choices • AES. Ad vanced Encryption S tandard, a symmetric 128-bit block data encryption technique. It is an iterated block cipher with a vari able bl ock length and a variable key length.
Reference Manua l for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Fir e wall Router WGU624 Wireless Configuration 4 -13 M-10153-01 Recording Y our SSID and Security Settings Before customizing your wireless settings, print this form and record th e following information.
Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wir ele ss Firewall Router WGU624 4-14 Wireless Configur ation M-10153-01 Setting Up and T esting Basic Wireless Connectivity Follow the instructions below to set up and te st basic wireless conne ctivity .
Reference Manua l for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Fir e wall Router WGU624 Wireless Configuration 4 -15 M-10153-01 8. Configure and test your PCs for wireless connectivity . Program the wireless adapter of your PCs to have the same SSID and channel that you configured in the router .
Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wir ele ss Firewall Router WGU624 4-16 Wireless Configur ation M-10153-01 3. Click the Setup Access List bu tton to display the W ireless Card Access menu shown below . Figure 4-7: Wirele ss Card Access List Setup 4.
Reference Manua l for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Fir e wall Router WGU624 Wireless Configuration 4 -17 M-10153-01 Configuring WEP T o configure WEP data encr yption, follow these steps: 1. Log in to the WGU624 at its default LAN address of http://192.
Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wir ele ss Firewall Router WGU624 4-18 Wireless Configur ation M-10153-01 Configuring WP A-PSK Encryption Security W i-Fi Protected Access (WP A) is wireless security with far greater protection than WEP . WPS-PSK (pre-shared key) uses encryption of a shared key as the starting point.
Reference Manua l for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Fir e wall Router WGU624 Wireless Configuration 4 -19 M-10153-01 Configuring Advanced Wireless Settings The advanced wireless settings ar e configured separately for the 802.1 1a and 802.1 1g protocols.
Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wir ele ss Firewall Router WGU624 4-20 Wireless Configur ation M-10153-01 Configuring Advanced 802 .1 1a Wireless Settings From the main menu, clic k Advanced a W ireless Settings to view the co nfiguration m enu shown below .
Reference Manua l for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Fir e wall Router WGU624 Wireless Configuration 4 -21 M-10153-01 • DTIM — from 1 to 5. The default is 1. DTIM stands for Delivery Traf fic Indication Message. This setting determines how often the Access Point's Beacon (T raf fic Indication Message) contains a DTIM.
Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wir ele ss Firewall Router WGU624 4-22 Wireless Configur ation M-10153-01 • Enable Super G Mode — if enabled, the wireless router will enable data compression, packet bursting and large fr ame support.
Content Filtering 5-1 M-10153-01 Chapter 5 Content Filtering This chapter describes how to use the content filtering features of the Double 108 Mbps W ireless Firewall Router WGU624 to protect your network. These featur es can be found by under th e Content Filtering heading in the ma in menu of the browser interface.
Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wir ele ss Firewall Router WGU624 5-2 Content Filtering M-10153-01 The Block Sites menu is shown below: Figure 5-1: Block Sites menu T o enable keyword bloc king, select either “Per Schedule” or “A lways”, then click Apply .
Reference Manua l for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Fir e wall Router WGU624 Content Filtering 5-3 M-10153-01 Blocking Access to Internet Services The WGU624 wireless router allows you to block th e use of certain Internet services by PC s on your network.
Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wir ele ss Firewall Router WGU624 5-4 Content Filtering M-10153-01 The Block Services Setu p menu is shown below: Figure 5-3: Block Services Setu p menu From the Service T ype list, selec t the application or service to be allowed or b locked.
Reference Manua l for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Fir e wall Router WGU624 Content Filtering 5-5 M-10153-01 Configuring Service Blocking by IP Address Range Under “Filter Services For”, you can block the specified service for a single PC, a range of PCs (having consecutive IP addresses), or all PCs on your network.
Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wir ele ss Firewall Router WGU624 5-6 Content Filtering M-10153-01 Adjust for Daylight Savings T ime. If your region uses Daylight Saving s Time, you must manually select Adjust for Da ylight Savings Time on the first day of Daylight Savings T ime, and clear this check box at the end.
Reference Manua l for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Fir e wall Router WGU624 Content Filtering 5-7 M-10153-01 Log entries are described in T able 5-1 Log action buttons are described in Ta b l e 5 - 2 T able 5-1. Log entry descripti ons Field Description Number The index number of the content filt er log entries.
Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wir ele ss Firewall Router WGU624 5-8 Content Filtering M-10153-01 Configuring E-Mail Alert and W eb Access Log Notifications In order to receive logs and aler.
Reference Manua l for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Fir e wall Router WGU624 Content Filtering 5-9 M-10153-01 • Send alert immediately Select this check box if you would like imme diate notification of attempted access to a blocked site.
Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wir ele ss Firewall Router WGU624 5-10 Content Filtering M-10153-01.
Maintenance 6-1 M-10153-01 Chapter 6 Maintenance This chapter describes how to use the maintenan ce features of your Doub le 108 Mbps W ireless Firewall Router WGU624. These feature s can be found by clic king on the Maintenance heading in the main menu of the browser interface.
Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wir ele ss Firewall Router WGU624 6-2 Maintenance M-10153-01 The Router Status screen displays the following parameters: T able 6-1. Menu 3.2 - Wireless Router S t atus Fie lds Field Descripti on Account Name The Host Name assigne d to the router .
Reference Manua l for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Fir e wall Router WGU624 Maintenanc e 6-3 M-10153-01 From the Router Status screen, click the “Con nection Status” button to display the connection status, as shown below . Figure 6-2: Connectio n S t atus scr een This screen shows the following statistics:.
Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wir ele ss Firewall Router WGU624 6-4 Maintenance M-10153-01 Click the Renew button to renew the DHCP lease. From the Router Status screen, c lick the “Show Sta tistics” button to display router usage statistics, as shown below .
Reference Manua l for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Fir e wall Router WGU624 Maintenanc e 6-5 M-10153-01 Show Statistics action buttons are described in Ta b l e 6 - 2 . V iewing a List of Att ached Devices The Attached Devices menu contains a table of all IP devic es that the router ha s discovered on the local network.
Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wir ele ss Firewall Router WGU624 6-6 Maintenance M-10153-01 From the main menu of the bro w ser interface, under the Maintenan ce heading, select the Router Upgrade heading to displa y the menu sh own below .
Reference Manua l for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Fir e wall Router WGU624 Maintenanc e 6-7 M-10153-01 Configuration File Management The configuration settings of the WGU624 wireless router are stored within the router in a configuration file.
Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wir ele ss Firewall Router WGU624 6-8 Maintenance M-10153-01 Erasing the Configuration It is sometimes desirable to restore the router to the factory default settings. This can be done by using the Erase function, which will restore al l factory settings.
Advanced Configuration 7-1 M-10153-01 Chapter 7 Advanced Configuration This chapter describes ho w to configure the advan ced features of your Double 108 Mbps W ireless Firewall Router WGU624. These f eatures can be found unde r the Advance d heading in the main menu of the browser interface.
Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wir ele ss Firewall Router WGU624 7-2 Advanced Configuration M-10153-01 Configuring Port Forwarding For the services, applications, or games, that alr eady exist in the pull-down list, you only need to specify the computer's IP address.
Reference Manua l for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Fir e wall Router WGU624 Advanced Configur ation 7-3 M-10153-01 3. Select the Internet service you want to use fro m the Service Name list. If the service does not appear in the list, refer to the section “Adding a Port Forwarding Custom Service” on page 7- 3 .
Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wir ele ss Firewall Router WGU624 7-4 Advanced Configuration M-10153-01 1. Click the Add Custom Service button. 2. Enter the first port number in an unused S tarting Port box. 3. T o forward only one port, enter it again in the En ding Port box.
Reference Manua l for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Fir e wall Router WGU624 Advanced Configur ation 7-5 M-10153-01 • If the IP address of the local PC is assigned by DHCP , it may change when the PC is rebooted. T o avoid this, you can manually configure the PC to use a fixed address.
Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wir ele ss Firewall Router WGU624 7-6 Advanced Configuration M-10153-01 3. Click the Add button. 4. T ype a name for the service. 5. Enter unused port numbers for the Outgoin g S tar t Port an d E nd Port. T o trigger only one port, enter it again in the Outgoing En d Port box.
Reference Manua l for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Fir e wall Router WGU624 Advanced Configur ation 7-7 M-10153-01 Enable DMZ Port: LAN port 4 on the WGU624 is reserved to be used as the DMZ port. Y ou can also use this port as a regular LAN port when this feature is not enabled.
Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wir ele ss Firewall Router WGU624 7-8 Advanced Configuration M-10153-01 MTU Size: The default MTU size is usually fi ne. The normal MTU (Maximum T ransmit Unit) value for most Ethernet networks is 15 00 Bytes. For some ISPs, particularly some using PPP oE, you may need to reduce the MTU.
Reference Manua l for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Fir e wall Router WGU624 Advanced Configur ation 7-9 M-10153-01 Figure 7-4: LAN IP Setup Menu The LAN IP parameters are: IP Address: This is the LAN IP address of the router. IP Subnet Mask: This is the LAN Subnet Mask of the ro uter.
Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wir ele ss Firewall Router WGU624 7-10 Advanced C onfiguration M-10153-01 RIP V ersion: This controls the format and the broadc asting method of the RIP packets that the router sends. (It recognizes both formats when r eceiving.
Reference Manua l for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Fir e wall Router WGU624 Advanced Configur ation 7-11 M-10153-01 The router delivers the follo wing parameters to any LAN device that requests DHCP: .
Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wir ele ss Firewall Router WGU624 7-12 Advanced C onfiguration M-10153-01 Using a Dynamic DNS Service If your network has a pe rman ently assigned IP addr ess, you ca n register a domain name and have that name linked with y our IP address by public Domain Name Servers (DNS).
Reference Manua l for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Fir e wall Router WGU624 Advanced Configur ation 7-13 M-10153-01 T o configure Dynamic DNS: 1. Register for an account with DynDNS.org. Se lect “Click here for information” to go to www .dyndns.or g .
Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wir ele ss Firewall Router WGU624 7-14 Advanced C onfiguration M-10153-01 T o add or edit a S tatic Route: 1. Click the Add button to open the Add/Edit menu, shown below . Figure 7-7. S t atic Route Add/Edit menu 2.
Reference Manua l for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Fir e wall Router WGU624 Advanced Configur ation 7-15 M-10153-01 S t atic Route Example As an example of when a static route is needed, consider the following case: • Y ou r primary Internet acce ss is thro ugh a cable modem to an ISP .
Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wir ele ss Firewall Router WGU624 7-16 Advanced C onfiguration M-10153-01 Enabling Remote Management Access Using the Remote Manageme nt page , you can allow a user or users on the Internet to configure, upgrade and check the status of your WGU624 wireless router.
Reference Manua l for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Fir e wall Router WGU624 Advanced Configur ation 7-17 M-10153-01 Using Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) helps devices, su ch as Internet appliances and computers, access the network and connect to other devices as needed.
Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wir ele ss Firewall Router WGU624 7-18 Advanced C onfiguration M-10153-01 UPnP Portmap T able : The UPnP Portmap T a ble displays the IP address of each UPnP device that is currently accessing the router and whic h ports (Internal and External) that device has opened.
Troubleshooting 8-1 M-10153-01 Chapter 8 T roubleshooting This chapter gives information about troubleshootin g your Double 108 Mbps W ireless Firewall Router WGU624. After each problem description, inst ructions are provided to help you diagnose and solve the problem.
Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wir ele ss Firewall Router WGU624 8-2 Troubleshooting M-10153-01 Power LED Not On If the Power and other LEDs are off wh en your router is turned on: • Make sure that the power cord is properly conn ected to your router and that the power supply adapter is properly connected to a functioning power outlet.
Reference Manua l for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Fir e wall Router WGU624 Troubleshooting 8-3 M-10153-01 T roubleshooting the Web Configuration Interface If you are unable to access the router ’ s.
Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wir ele ss Firewall Router WGU624 8-4 Troubleshooting M-10153-01 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 Manua l for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Fir e wall Router WGU624 Troubleshooting 8-5 M-10153-01 OR Configure your router to spoof yo ur PC’ s MAC address. This can be done in th e Basic Settings menu. Refer to “How to Manually Configure Y our Interne t Connection” on pag e 3 -9 .
Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wir ele ss Firewall Router WGU624 8-6 Troubleshooting M-10153-01 If the path is working, you see this message: Reply from < IP address >: bytes=32 time=N.
Reference Manua l for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Fir e wall Router WGU624 Troubleshooting 8-7 M-10153-01 — If your ISP assigned a host name to your P C, enter that host name as the Account Name in the Basic Settings menu. — Y ou r ISP could be rejecting the Ethernet MAC addresses of all but one of your PCs.
Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wir ele ss Firewall Router WGU624 8-8 Troubleshooting M-10153-01 • T ime is off by one hour . Cause: The router does not automatically sense Daylight Savings T ime. In th e E-Mail menu, check or uncheck the box marked “Ad just for Daylight Saving s T ime”.
Technical Specifications A-1 M-10153-01 Appendix A T echnical S pecifications This appendix provides techni cal specifications for the Doub le 108 Mbps W ireless Firewall Router WGU624.
Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wir ele ss Firewall Router WGU624 A-2 Technical Specifications M-10153-01 Electromagnetic Emissions Meets requirements of: FCC Part 15 Class B EN 55 022 (CISPR.
Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics B-1 M-10153-01 Appendix B Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics This chapter provides an overview of IP networks, routing, and n etworking. Related Publications As you read this document, you may be dire cted to various Request For Comment (RFC) documents for further info rmation.
Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wir ele ss Firewall Router WGU624 B-2 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics M-10153-01 Routers vary in performance an d scale, number of routing prot oc ols supported, an d types of physical W AN con n ection they support.
Reference Manua l for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Fir e wall Router WGU624 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics B-3 M-10153-01 There are five standard classes of IP addresses. The se address classes have different ways of determining the network and host sections of the address, allowing for different numbers of hosts on a network.
Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wir ele ss Firewall Router WGU624 B-4 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics M-10153-01 • Class D Class D addresses are used for multicasts (message s sent to many hosts). Class D addresses are in this range: 224.
Reference Manua l for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Fir e wall Router WGU624 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics B-5 M-10153-01 Subnet Addressing By looking at the addressing structures, you can se e that even with a Class C address, there are a large number of hosts per network.
Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wir ele ss Firewall Router WGU624 B-6 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics M-10153-01 The following table lists the additional subnet mask bits in dotted-decimal notation.
Reference Manua l for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Fir e wall Router WGU624 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics B-7 M-10153-01 Configure all hosts on a LAN segment to use the same netmask for the f.
Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wir ele ss Firewall Router WGU624 B-8 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics M-10153-01 Single IP Address Operation Using NA T In the past, if multiple PCs on a LAN needed to access the Internet simultaneously , you had to obtain a range of IP addresses from the ISP .
Reference Manua l for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Fir e wall Router WGU624 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics B-9 M-10153-01 This scheme offers t he additional benefit of firewall -like protection because the internal LAN addresses are not available to the Internet thro ugh the translated connection.
Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wir ele ss Firewall Router WGU624 B-10 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics M-10153-01 Domain Name Server Many of the resources on the In ternet can be addressed by si mple descriptive names such as www .NETGEAR.
Reference Manua l for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Fir e wall Router WGU624 Network, Routing, Fi rewall, and Basics B-11 M-10153-01 What is a Firewall? A firewall is a device that protects one netw ork from another , while allowing communication between the two.
Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wir ele ss Firewall Router WGU624 B-12 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics M-10153-01 Category 5 Cable Quality Category 5 distributed cable that me ets ANSI/EIA/ TIA-568-A building wiring stan dards can be a maximum of 328 feet (ft.
Reference Manua l for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Fir e wall Router WGU624 Network, Routing, Fi rewall, and Basics B-13 M-10153-01 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 Double 108 Mbps Wir ele ss Firewall Router WGU624 B-14 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics M-10153-01 Figure B-6: Category 5 UTP Cable with Male RJ -4 5 Plug at Each End Note : Flat “silver satin” tele phone cable may have the same RJ-45 pl ug.
Reference Manua l for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Fir e wall Router WGU624 Network, Routing, Fi rewall, and Basics B-15 M-10153-01 The WGU624 wireless router incorporates Auto Uplink TM technology (also called MDI/MDIX).
Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wir ele ss Firewall Router WGU624 B-16 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics M-10153-01.
Preparing Your Netwo rk C-1 M-10153-01 Appendix C Prep aring Y our Network This appendix describes how to prepare your ne twork to connect to the Internet through the Double 108 Mbps W ireless Firewall Router WG U624 and how to verify the readiness of broadband Internet service from an Internet service provider (ISP).
Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wir ele ss Firewall Router WGU624 C-2 Preparing Yo ur Network M-10153-01 In your IP network, each PC and the firewall must be assigned a unique IP addresses.
Reference Manua l for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Fir e wall Router WGU624 Preparing Your Netwo rk C-3 M-10153-01 Y ou must have an Ethernet adapter , the TCP/IP protocol, and Client for Microsoft Networks. If you need to install a ne w adapter , follow these steps: a.
Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wir ele ss Firewall Router WGU624 C-4 Preparing Yo ur Network M-10153-01 If you need Client for Micro soft Networks: a. Click the Add button. b. Select Client, and then click Ad d. c. Select Microsoft. d. Select Client for Microsoft Networks, and then click OK.
Reference Manua l for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Fir e wall Router WGU624 Preparing Your Netwo rk C-5 M-10153-01 V erify the following settings as shown: • Client for Microsoft Network exists • Ethernet adapter is present • TCP/IP is present • Primary Network Logon is set to W indows log on Click the Properties button.
Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wir ele ss Firewall Router WGU624 C-6 Preparing Yo ur Network M-10153-01 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 Manua l for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Fir e wall Router WGU624 Preparing Your Netwo rk C-7 M-10153-01 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 Double 108 Mbps Wir ele ss Firewall Router WGU624 C-8 Preparing Yo ur Network M-10153-01 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 Manua l for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Fir e wall Router WGU624 Preparing Your Netwo rk C-9 M-10153-01 • 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 Double 108 Mbps Wir ele ss Firewall Router WGU624 C-10 Preparing Your Network M-10153-01 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.
Reference Manua l for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Fir e wall Router WGU624 Preparing Your Netwo rk C-11 M-10153-01 • Click on the My Network Places icon on the W i ndows desktop. This will bring up a window called Network and Dial-up Connectio ns. • Right click on Local Area Connection and select Properties.
Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wir ele ss Firewall Router WGU624 C-12 Preparing Your Network M-10153-01 • W ith Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) selected, click Properties to open the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties dialogue box . • V erify that • Obtain an IP address automatically is selected.
Reference Manua l for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Fir e wall Router WGU624 Preparing Your Netwo rk C-13 M-10153-01 DHCP Configuration of TCP/IP in Windows NT4 Once you have installed the network card, you need to configure the TCP/IP env ironment for W indows NT 4.
Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wir ele ss Firewall Router WGU624 C-14 Preparing Your Network M-10153-01 • Highlight the TCP/IP Protocol in the Network Protocols box, and click on the Properties button.
Reference Manua l for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Fir e wall Router WGU624 Preparing Your Netwo rk C-15 M-10153-01 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, cl ick the Start button, and then click Run.
Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wir ele ss Firewall Router WGU624 C-16 Preparing Your Network M-10153-01 • The default gateway is 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 Macint osh.
Reference Manua l for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Fir e wall Router WGU624 Preparing Your Netwo rk C-17 M-10153-01 MacOS X 1. From the Apple menu, choose Syst em Preferences, then Network. 2. If not already selected, select Built- in Ethernet in the Configure list.
Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wir ele ss Firewall Router WGU624 C-18 Preparing Your Network M-10153-01 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 Manua l for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Fir e wall Router WGU624 Preparing Your Netwo rk C-19 M-10153-01 • An IP address and subnet mask • A gateway IP address, which is the address of .
Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wir ele ss Firewall Router WGU624 C-20 Preparing Your Network M-10153-01 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 Manua l for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Fir e wall Router WGU624 Preparing Your Netwo rk C-21 M-10153-01 Rest arting the Network Once you’ve set up yo ur computers to work with the fi rewall, you must reset the network for the devices to be able to communicate correctly .
Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wir ele ss Firewall Router WGU624 C-22 Preparing Your Network M-10153-01.
Wireless Networking Basics D-1 M-10153-01 Appendix D Wireless Networking Basics This chapter provides an overview of W ireless networking. Wireless Networking Overview The WGU624 wireless router conforms to the Ins titute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.
Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wir ele ss Firewall Router WGU624 D-2 Wireless Networking Basics M-10153-01 In the infrastructure mode, the wireless access poin t converts airwave data into wired Etherne t data, acting as a bridge between the wired LAN and wireless clients.
Reference Manua l for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Fir e wall Router WGU624 Wireless Networking Basics D-3 M-10153-01 Authentication and WEP The absence of a ph ysical connection between no des makes the wireless links vulnerable to eavesdropping and information theft.
Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wir ele ss Firewall Router WGU624 D-4 Wireless Networking Basics M-10153-01 • Shared Key Authentication requires that the station and the access point have the same WEP Key to authenticate. These two authentication procedures are described below .
Reference Manua l for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Fir e wall Router WGU624 Wireless Networking Basics D-5 M-10153-01 5. The station co nn ec ts to the network.
Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wir ele ss Firewall Router WGU624 D-6 Wireless Networking Basics M-10153-01 3. Use WEP for Authentication and Encryption: A transmitting 802.1 1 device encrypts the data portion of every packet it sends using a conf igured WEP Key .
Reference Manua l for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Fir e wall Router WGU624 Wireless Networking Basics D-7 M-10153-01 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 Double 108 Mbps Wir ele ss Firewall Router WGU624 D-8 Wireless Networking Basics M-10153-01 The radio frequency channels used are listed in Ta b l e 6 - 1 : Note: The av ailable channe ls sup ported by the wireless products in various countries are dif ferent.
Reference Manua l for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Fir e wall Router WGU624 Wireless Networking Basics D-9 M-10153-01 The IEEE introduced the WEP as an optional security measure to secure 802.1 1b (W i-Fi) WLANs, but inherent weaknesses in the standard soon became obvious.
Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wir ele ss Firewall Router WGU624 D-10 Wireless Networking B asics M-10153-01 How Does WP A Compare to IEEE 802.1 1i? WP A will be forward compatible with the IEEE 802.1 1i security specification currently under development.
Reference Manua l for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Fir e wall Router WGU624 Wireless Networking Basics D-11 M-10153-01 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 Double 108 Mbps Wir ele ss Firewall Router WGU624 D-12 Wireless Networking B asics M-10153-01 WP A Authentication: Enterprise-level User Authentication via 802.
Reference Manua l for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Fir e wall Router WGU624 Wireless Networking Basics D-13 M-10153-01 Figure D-2: 802.1x A uthenticat ion Sequenc e The AP sends Beacon Frames with WP A informa tion element to the stations in the service set.
Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wir ele ss Firewall Router WGU624 D-14 Wireless Networking B asics M-10153-01 3. The client sends an EAP-response packet containing the identity to the authentication server .
Reference Manua l for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Fir e wall Router WGU624 Wireless Networking Basics D-15 M-10153-01 T emporal Key Integri ty Protocol (TKIP) WP A uses TKIP to provide important data.
Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wir ele ss Firewall Router WGU624 D-16 Wireless Networking B asics M-10153-01 Is WP A Perfect? WP A is not without its vulnerabiliti es.
Reference Manua l for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Fir e wall Router WGU624 Wireless Networking Basics D-17 M-10153-01 Changes to Wireless Access Point s W ireless access points must have their firm w.
Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wir ele ss Firewall Router WGU624 D-18 Wireless Networking B asics M-10153-01 Microsoft has worked with many wireless vend ors to embed the WP A fi rmware update in the wireless adapter driver .
M-10153-01 Glossary 1 Glossary Use the list below to find definitions for technical terms used in this manual. List of Glossary T erms 10BASE-T IEEE 802.3 specification for 10 Mbps Ethernet over twisted pair wiring. 100BASE-Tx IEEE 802.3 specification for 100 Mbps Ethernet over twis ted pair wiring.
Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wir ele ss Firewall Router WGU624 2 Glossary M-10153-01 ADSL Short for asymmetric digital subscri ber line, a technology that allows data to be sent over existi ng copper telephone lines at data rates of from 1.
Reference Manua l for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Fir e wall Router WGU624 Glossary 3 M-10153-01 A Certificate Authority is a trusted thir d-party organizat ion or company that issues digital certificates used to create digital signatures and public -pr ivate key pairs.
Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wir ele ss Firewall Router WGU624 4 Glossary M-10153-01 DSL Short for digit al subscriber li ne, but is commonly us ed in reference to the asymmetric version of this technology (ADSL) that allows data to be sent over existing copper telephone lines at data rates of from 1.
Reference Manua l for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Fir e wall Router WGU624 Glossary 5 M-10153-01 IKE Internet Key Exchange. An aut omated method for exchan ging and managing encryptio n keys between two VPN devices. IP Internet Protocol is the mai n inter networking protocol used in the Internet.
Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wir ele ss Firewall Router WGU624 6 Glossary M-10153-01 A LAN typically connects multiple pe rsonal computers and shared netw ork device s such as storage and printers. Although many technologies exist to impl ement a LAN, Ethernet is the most common for connecting person al computers.
Reference Manua l for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Fir e wall Router WGU624 Glossary 7 M-10153-01 NA T A technique by which several hosts share a single IP address for access to the Internet.
Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wir ele ss Firewall Router WGU624 8 Glossary M-10153-01 PPP over A TM PPPoA. PPP over A TM is a protocol for con nectin g remote hosts to the Internet over an always-on connection by simulati ng a dial-up connection.
Reference Manua l for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Fir e wall Router WGU624 Glossary 9 M-10153-01 router A device that forwards data between networks. An IP r outer forwards data b ased on IP sou rce and destination addresses.
Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wir ele ss Firewall Router WGU624 10 Glossary M-10153-01 The TLS protocol is mad e up of two layers. The TLS Record Protocol ensures that a connection is private by using symmetric data encryption and ensures that the connection is reliable.
Reference Manua l for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Fir e wall Router WGU624 Glossary 11 M-10153-01 wide area network W AN. A long distance l ink used to extend or connect re motely located local area ne tworks. The Internet is a large W AN. Wi-F i A trade name for the 802.
Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wir ele ss Firewall Router WGU624 12 Glossary M-10153-01.
Index 1 Numerics 64 or 128 bit WEP 4-1 1 802.1 1b D-1 A Account Name 3-10, 6-2 Address Resolution Protocol B-9 ad-hoc mode D-2 Authentication Server 3-15 Auto MDI/MDI-X B-15, G-2 Auto Uplink 2-4, B-15.
2 Index front panel 2-7, 2-8 fully qualified domain name (FQDN) 4-6, 4-8 G gateway address C-20 H host name 3-10 I IANA contacting B-2 IETF B-1 W eb site address B-7 infrastructure mode D-2 installati.
Index 3 port forwarding behind NA T B-9 Port Forwarding Menu 7-2 port numbers 5-3 PPP over Ethernet 2-5, C-18 PPPoE C-18 Primary DNS Server 3-10 , 3-12, 3-14, 3-15 protocols Address Resolution B-9 DHC.
4 Index W ired Equivalent Privacy . See WEP Wi r e l e s s A c c e s s 3 - 3 W ireless Au thentication 4-9 W ireless Encryption 4-9 W ireless Ethernet D-1 W ireless Performance 4-1 W ireless Range Gui.
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