NETGEAR WGR614 v5 Network Router manual

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July 2004 2 02-10036-01 202-10036-01 Version 1.5 July 2004 NETGEAR , Inc. 4500 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95 054 USA Reference Manual for the 54 Mbp s Wireless Router WGR614 v5.

ii July 2004 2 02-10036-01 © 2004 by NETGEAR, Inc. All rights reserved. July 2004. T rademarks NETGEAR is a tr ademark of Netge ar , Inc. Microsoft, W indows, and W indow s NT are registered trademar ks o f Microsoft Corporation. Other brand and product names are registered tradem arks or trademarks of their respective holders.

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July 2004 2 02-10036-01 iii Bestätigung des Hers tellers/Importe urs Es wird hiermit bestätigt, daß das 54 Mbps W ireless R outer WGR6 14 v5 gemäß der im BMP T -AmtsblVfg 243/1991 und Vfg 46/1992 aufgeführten Bestimmungen en ts tört ist. Das vorschrifts mäßige Betreiben einiger Geräte (z.

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July 2004 202-1 0036-01 iv.

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Contents v July 2004 202-10036-01 Content s Chapter 1 About This Manual Audience, Scope, Conventions, and Formats . ......... ................. ................ ................ ..... 1-1 How to Use This Manual ................. ................ .....

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July 2004 20 2-10036-01 vi Contents How to Manually Configure Y our Internet Co nnection ..................... ................ ............. 3-13 Using the Smart Setup Wizard ..................... ... ................ ................ ...............

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Contents vii July 2004 202-10036-01 Configuring Port Forwarding to Local Servers ....... ... .... ... ... ... ................. ... ... ................ .. 7-3 Adding a Custom Service .......... ... ... ... ................ .... ... ... ..............

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July 2004 20 2-10036-01 viii Contents Appendix A T echnical Specificat ions Appendix B Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics Related Publications .............. ................ ................ ................ ................. ................... .

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Contents ix July 2004 202-10036-01 Install or V erify Windows Netw orking Comp onents ............. ...................... .............. C-4 Enabling DHCP to Automatically Configure TC P/IP Settings in Windows 95B, 98, and Me C-6 Selecting Windows’ Internet Access Method .

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July 2004 20 2-10036-01 x Contents How Does WP A Compare to WEP? ....................... ................ ................ ................. D-9 How Does WP A Compare to IEEE 802.1 1i? ......... ................ ................ ............... D-10 What are the Key Features of WP A S ecuri ty? .

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About This Manual 1 July 2004 202-10036-01 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.

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Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 2 About This Manual July 2004 202-10036-01 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 chapte rs.

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Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 About This Manual 3 July 2004 202-10036-01 How to Print this Manual T o print this manual you can ch oose one of th e fo llowing several options, a ccording to your needs. • Printing a “How T o” Sequence of S teps in the HTML V iew .

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Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 4 About This Manual July 2004 202-10036-01.

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Introduction 2-1 June 2004 202-10036-01 Chapter 2 Introduction Congratulations on yo ur purchase of the NETGEAR ® 54 Mbps W ireless Router WGR614 v5. The WGR614 v5 router provides connec tion for mul.

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Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 2-2 Introduction June 2004 202-10036-01 • Ethernet connection to a wid e area network (W AN) device, such as a cable modem or DSL modem. • Extensive Protocol Support. • Login capability .

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Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Introduction 2-3 June 2004 202-10036-01 • Logs security incidents. The WGR614 v5 will log security ev ents such as blocked incoming tr af fic, port scans, attacks, and administrator logins.

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Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 2-4 Introduction June 2004 202-10036-01 Extensive Protocol Support The WGR614 v5 ro uter supports the T ransmission Control Protocol/Internet Prot ocol (TCP/IP) and Routing Information Protocol (RIP).

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Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Introduction 2-5 June 2004 202-10036-01 • Firmware Update The WGR614 v5 ro uter can be updated if a newer version of firmware is available. This lets you take advantage of product enh ancements fo r your WGR6 14 v5 as soon as they become available.

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Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 2-6 Introduction June 2004 202-10036-01 The Router ’ s Fr ont Panel The front panel of th e WGR614 v5 router contains the statu s lights describe d below . Figure 2-1: WGR614 v5 Front Panel Y ou can use the status lights to verify connection s.

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Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Introduction 2-7 June 2004 202-10036-01 The Router ’ s Rear Panel The rear panel of the WGR614 v5 r outer contains the items listed below .

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Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 2-8 Introduction June 2004 202-10036-01 exposes them to the inherent complexity of networking.

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Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Introduction 2-9 June 2004 202-10036-01 Share Windows PC files and printers at home in a combined wireless and wired network. Note: For sharing files and printers on other types of computers like Macintosh or Linux, refer to the product documentation that came with those computers.

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Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 2-10 Introduction June 2004 202-10036-01.

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Connecting the Router to the Internet 3-1 July 2004 202-10036-01 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.

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Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 3-2 Connecting the Router to the Internet July 2004 202-10036-01 c. Locate the Ethernet cable (cable 1 in the di agram) th at conne cts your PC to the modem. Figure 3-1: Disconnect th e Ethernet cable from t he computer d.

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Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Connecting th e Rou te r to the Internet 3-3 July 2004 202-10036-01 Note: Place the WGR614 v5 router in a location which conforms to the “Observe Performance, Placemen t, and Range Guidelines” on page 4-1 .

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Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 3-4 Connecting the Router to the Internet July 2004 202-10036-01 Figure 3-4: V erify the connections according to the st atus light s on the wireless router d. Check the wireless router status lights to verify the following: • Power : The power light should turn solid green.

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Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Connecting th e Rou te r to the Internet 3-5 July 2004 202-10036-01 In its factory default state, the wireless router will auto matically display the NETGEAR Smart W izard configuration assistant welcome page.

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Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 3-6 Connecting the Router to the Internet July 2004 202-10036-01 c. Follow the instructions on the screen to ena ble the wireless feature. Figure 3-6: Enable the wireless feature d. Enable your wireless network, click Next to proceed, then click Done to finish.

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Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Connecting th e Rou te r to the Internet 3-7 July 2004 202-10036-01 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 .

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Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 3-8 Connecting the Router to the Internet July 2004 202-10036-01 T roubleshooting T ip s Here are some tips for correctin g simple problems you may have.

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Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Connecting th e Rou te r to the Internet 3-9 July 2004 202-10036-01 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.

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Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 3-10 Connecting the Router to the Intern et July 2004 202-10036-01 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 .

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Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Connecting th e Rou te r to the In te rn et 3-11 July 2004 202-10036-01 Figure 3-10: Login result: WGR6 14 v5 home page The browser will then display the WGR614 v5 settings home page.

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Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 3-12 Connecting the Router to the Intern et July 2004 202-10036-01 How to Byp ass the Configuration Assist ant 1. When the wireless router is in the factory default state, type http://www .

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Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Connecting th e Rou te r to the In te rn et 3-13 July 2004 202-10036-01 How to Manually Configure Y our Internet Connection Y ou can manua.

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Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 3-14 Connecting the Router to the Intern et July 2004 202-10036-01 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.

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Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Connecting th e Rou te r to the In te rn et 3-15 July 2004 202-10036-01 Note: After you finish setting up your router , you w ill no longer need to launch the ISP’ s l ogin program on your computer in order to acce ss the Internet.

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Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 3-16 Connecting the Router to the Intern et July 2004 202-10036-01 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.

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Wireless Configuration 4-1 June 2004 202-10036-01 Chapter 4 Wireless Configuration This chapter describes how to configure the wire less features of your WGR614 v5 router. In planning your wireless n e twork, you should consider the level of security required.

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Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 4-2 Wireless Configuration June 2004 202-10036-01 Implement Appropriate Wireless Security Unlike wired network data, your wireless data transmissions can be rece ived well beyo nd your walls by anyone with a compatib le adapter .

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Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Wireless Configuration 4-3 June 2004 202-10036-01 • WP A-PSK. W i-Fi Prote cted Access (WP A) data encr yption provides strong data security . WP A-PSK will block eavesdropping. Because this is a new standard, wireless devic e driver and software availab ility may be limited.

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Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 4-4 Wireless Configuration June 2004 202-10036-01 • Channel. This field determines which operatin g frequency will be used. It should not be necessary to change the wi reless channel unless you notice interfere nce problems with another nearby access point.

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Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Wireless Configuration 4-5 June 2004 202-10036-01 T o configure the advanced wireless settings of y our firewall, click the W irele ss Setup link in the Advanced section of the main me nu of the browser interface.

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Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 4-6 Wireless Configuration June 2004 202-10036-01 Information to Gather Before Changing Basic Wireless Settings Before customizing your wireless settings, print th is form and record the following information.

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Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Wireless Configuration 4-7 June 2004 202-10036-01 Default Factory Settings When you first receive your WGR614 v5, the default factory settings are shown below . Y ou can restore these defaults with the Factory Default R estore button on the rear panel.

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Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 4-8 Wireless Configuration June 2004 202-10036-01 2. Click W ireless Settings in the main menu of the WGR614 v5 firewall. Figure 4-4: Wire less Settings menu 3. Choose a suitable descriptive name for the wire less network name (SSID).

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Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Wireless Configuration 4-9 June 2004 202-10036-01 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 .

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Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 4-10 Wireless Configur ation June 2004 202-10036-01 4. Select the Authentication T ype and Encryptio ns strength from the drop-down lists. Figure 4-5. Wireless Settings encryp tion menu 5.

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Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Wireless Configuration 4 -11 June 2004 202-10036-01 How to Configure WP A-PSK Wireless Security Note : Not all wireless adapters support WP A. Furthermore, client software is also required.

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Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 4-12 Wireless Configur ation June 2004 202-10036-01 1. Log in to the WGR614 v5 firewa ll at its default LAN address of http://www .r outerlogin.net with its default user name of admin and default password of password , or using whatever LAN address and password you have set up.

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Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Wireless Configuration 4 -13 June 2004 202-10036-01 5. Click the T urn Access Control On check box. 6. Then, either select from the list of available wireless cards the WGR614 v5 has found in your area, or enter the MAC address and device name for a device you plan to use.

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Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 4-14 Wireless Configur ation June 2004 202-10036-01.

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Content Filtering 5-1 July 2004 202-10036-01 Chapter 5 Content Filtering This chapter describes how to use the content filtering features of the 54 Mbps Wireless Router WGR614 v5 to protect your network. These features can be found by clicking on the Con tent Filtering heading in the Main Menu of the browser interface.

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Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 5-2 Content Filtering July 2004 202-10036-01 Blocking Access to Internet Sites The WGR614 v5 router allows you to restri ct access based on W eb addresses and W eb address keywords. Up to 255 entries are supported in the Keyword list.

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Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Content Filtering 5-3 July 2004 202-10036-01 • 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 al l Internet browsing access durin g a scheduled period, enter th e keyword “.

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Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 5-4 Content Filtering July 2004 202-10036-01 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.

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Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Content Filtering 5-5 July 2004 202-10036-01 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.

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Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 5-6 Content Filtering July 2004 202-10036-01 V i ewing 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 attempted to access.

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Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Content Filtering 5-7 July 2004 202-10036-01 Log action buttons are described in Ta b l e 5 - 2 Configuring E-Mail Alert and W eb Access L.

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Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 5-8 Content Filtering July 2004 202-10036-01 • 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 serv er Enter the name of your ISP’ s outgoi ng (SMTP) mail server (such as mail.

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Maintenance 6-1 July 2004 202-10036-01 Chapter 6 Maintenance This chapter describes how to use the maintenan ce features of your 54 Mbps W ireless Router WGR614 v5. These features can be found by clic king on the Maintenanc e heading in the Main Menu of the browser interface.

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Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 6-2 Maintenance July 2004 202-10036-01 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 .

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Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Maintenanc e 6-3 July 2004 202-10036-01 Click on the “Connection Status” button to display the connecti on status, as shown below . Figure 6-2: Connectio n S tatu s screen This screen shows the following statistics:.

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Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 6-4 Maintenance July 2004 202-10036-01 Click on the “Show St a tistics” button to displa y router usage statistics, as shown below .

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Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Maintenanc e 6-5 July 2004 202-10036-01 V i ewing a List of Attached Devices The Attached Devices menu contains a table of all IP devices that the router has discovered on the local network.

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Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 6-6 Maintenance July 2004 202-10036-01 From the Main Menu of the brow ser interface, under the Maintenan ce heading, select the Settings Backup heading to b ring up the menu shown below .

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Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Maintenanc e 6-7 July 2004 202-10036-01 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 restore all factory settings.

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Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 6-8 Maintenance July 2004 202-10036-01 Figure 6-6: Router Upgrade menu T o upload new firmware: 1. Download and unzip the new so ftware file from NETGEAR. 2. In the Router Upgrade menu, click the Brow se button and browse to the location of the upgrade file 3.

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Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Maintenanc e 6-9 July 2004 202-10036-01 Figure 6-7: Set Pass word menu T o change the password, first en ter the old password, then enter the new password twice.

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Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 6-10 Maintenance July 2004 202-10036-01.

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Advanced Configuration of the Router 7-1 July 2004 202-10036-01 Chapter 7 Advanced Configuration of the Router This chapter describes how to configure the advan ced features of your 54 Mbps W ireless Router WGR614 v5. These features can be found under th e Advanced heading in the Main Menu of the browser interface.

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Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 7-2 Advanced Configuration of the Router July 2004 202-10036-01 port triggering will only allow request from Internet after a design ated port is 'triggered'. Port triggering applies to ch at an d Internet games.

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Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Advanced Configur ation of the Route r 7-3 July 2004 202-10036-01 Follow these steps to set up a co mputer to play Internet games or use Internet applications: 1. Click Add . Figure 7-2: Add Port T rigger Menu 2.

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Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 7-4 Advanced Configuration of the Router July 2004 202-10036-01 interface, under Advanced, click on Port Forwar ding to v iew the port forwarding menu, shown below .

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Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Advanced Configur ation of the Route r 7-5 July 2004 202-10036-01 Adding a Custom Service T o define a service, game or application that do es not appear in the Services & Games list, you must determine what port number s are used by the service.

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Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 7-6 Advanced Configuration of the Router July 2004 202-10036-01 2. Click Edit or Delete.

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Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Advanced Configur ation of the Route r 7-7 July 2004 202-10036-01 Some online games and videoconferen cing applica tions are incompatible with NA T .

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Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 7-8 Advanced Configuration of the Router July 2004 202-10036-01 Disabling the SPI Firewall The SPI (S tateful Inspection) Fire wall protects your LAN against De nial of Service attacks.

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Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Advanced Configur ation of the Route r 7-9 July 2004 202-10036-01 Setting the MTU Size The normal MTU (Maximum Transmit Unit) value fo r most Ethernet networks is 1500 Bytes, 1492 Bytes for PPPoE connections, or 1436 for PP TP connections.

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Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 7-10 Advanced Configuration of the Router July 2004 202-10036-01 Using the LAN IP Setup Options The second feature category under the Advanced heading is LAN IP Setup. This menu allows configuration of LAN IP services such as DHCP and RIP .

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Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Advanced Conf igu ra tio n of the Rout er 7-11 July 2004 202-10036-01 These addresses are part of the IETF-designated private address range for use in private networks, and should be suitabl e in most applications.

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Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 7-12 Advanced Configuration of the Router July 2004 202-10036-01 Using the Router as a DHCP server By default, the router will functi.

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Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Advanced Conf igu ra tio n of the Rout er 7-13 July 2004 202-10036-01 2. In the IP Address box, type the IP address to assign to the computer or server . (choose an IP address from the router ’ s LAN subnet, such as 192.

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Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 7-14 Advanced Configuration of the Router July 2004 202-10036-01 1. Register for an account with one of the dyn amic DNS service providers whose names appear in the ‘Select Service Prov ider ’ box.

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Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Advanced Conf igu ra tio n of the Rout er 7-15 July 2004 202-10036-01 T o add or edit a S tatic Route: 1. Click the Add button to open the Add/Edit Menu, shown below . Figure 7-8. St atic Route Entry and Edit Me nu 2.

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Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 7-16 Advanced Configuration of the Router July 2004 202-10036-01 When you first configure d your router , two implic it static routes were crea ted. A default route was created with your ISP as the gateway , and a second static route was create d to your loca l network for all 192.

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Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Advanced Conf igu ra tio n of the Rout er 7-17 July 2004 202-10036-01 b. T o allow access from a range of IP addresses on the Internet, select IP address range. Enter a beginning and end ing IP address to define the allowed range.

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Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 7-18 Advanced Configuration of the Router July 2004 202-10036-01 From the Main Menu of the bro wser interface, under Advanced, click on UPnP . Set up UPnP according to the guidelines below .

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Troubleshooting 8-1 July 2004 202-10 036-01 Chapter 8 T roubleshooting This chapter gives information about troublesho oting your 54 Mbps W ireless Router WGR614 v5. After each problem description, instructions ar e provided to help yo u diagnose and solve the problem.

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Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 8-2 Troubleshooting July 2004 202-10036 -01 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 .

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Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Troubleshooting 8-3 July 2004 202-10036 -01 T roubleshooting the W eb Configuration Interface If you are unable to acce ss the router ’ .

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Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 8-4 Troubleshooting July 2004 202-10036 -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 .

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Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Troubleshooting 8-5 July 2004 202-10036 -01 Inform your ISP that yo u have bought a new network device, and ask them to use the ro uter ’ s MAC address. OR Configure your router to spoof your computer ’ s MAC address.

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Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 8-6 Troubleshooting July 2004 202-10036 -01 3. Click on OK. Y ou should see a message like this one: Pinging <IP address> with .

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Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Troubleshooting 8-7 July 2004 202-10036 -01 — 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.

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Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 8-8 Troubleshooting July 2004 202-10036 -01 Problems with Date and Time The E-Mail menu in the Content F iltering section displays the curr ent date and time of day .

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Technical Specifications A-1 June 2004 202-10036-01 Appendix A T echnical Specifications This appendix provides technica l specifications for the 54 Mb ps W irele ss Ro uter WGR614 v5.

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Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 A-2 Technical Specifications June 2004 202-10036-01 Wireless Radio Data Rates 1, 2, 5.5, 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 54 Mbps Auto Rate Sen sing Frequency 2. 4-2.5Ghz Data Encoding: 802.

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Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics B-1 July 2004 202-10036-01 Appendix B Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics This chapter provides an overview of IP networks, routing, and networking. Related Publications As you read this document, you may be dire cte d to various RFC documents for further information.

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Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 B-2 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics July 2004 202-10036-01 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).

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Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics B-3 July 2004 202-10036-01 Figure B-1: Three Main Address Classes The five address classes are: • Class A Class A addresses can have up to 16,777,214 hosts on a single network.

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Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 B-4 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics July 2004 202-10036-01 This addressing structure allows IP addresses to uniquely identify each phys ical network and each node on each ph ysical network.

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Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics B-5 July 2004 202-10036-01 Subnet addressing al lows us to split one IP network ad dress into smaller multiple physical networks known as sub networks.

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Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 B-6 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics July 2004 202-10036-01 The following table lists the additional subnet mask bits in dotted-decimal notation.

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Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics B-7 July 2004 202-10036-01 • 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.

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Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 B-8 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics July 2004 202-10036-01 The following figure illustrates a single IP address operation.

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Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics B-9 July 2004 202-10036-01 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.

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Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 B-10 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics July 2004 202-10036-01 IP Configuration by DHCP When an IP-based local area network is installed, each computer must be configured with an IP address.

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Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Network, Routing, Fi rewall, and Basics B-11 July 2004 202-10036-01 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.

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Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 B-12 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics July 2004 202-10036-01 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.

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Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Network, Routing, Fi rewall, and Basics B-13 July 2004 202-10036-01 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.

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Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 B-14 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics July 2004 202-10036-01 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.

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Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Network, Routing, Fi rewall, and Basics B-15 July 2004 202-10036-01 The WGR614 v5 router incorporates Auto Uplink TM technology (also ca lled MDI/MDIX).

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Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 B-16 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics July 2004 202-10036-01.

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Preparing Your Netwo rk C-1 July 2004 202-10036-01 Appendix C Prep aring Y our Network This appendix describes how to prepare your network to connect to the Internet thro ugh the 54 Mbps W ireless Router WGR614 v5 and how to veri fy the readiness of broadband Internet service from an Internet service provider (ISP).

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Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 C-2 Preparing Yo ur Network July 2004 202-10036-01 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 .

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Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Preparing Your Netwo rk C-3 July 2004 202-10036-01 Record Y our Internet Co nnection Information Print this page. Fill in the configuration parameters from your Internet Service Provider (ISP).

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Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 C-4 Preparing Yo ur Network July 2004 202-10036-01 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.

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Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Preparing Your Netwo rk C-5 July 2004 202-10036-01 2. Double-click the Network icon. The Network window o pens, which disp lays a list of installed components: Y ou must have an Ethernet adapter , the TCP/IP protocol, and Client for Microsoft Networks.

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Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 C-6 Preparing Yo ur Network July 2004 202-10036-01 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.

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Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Preparing Your Netwo rk C-7 July 2004 202-10036-01 Locate your Network Neighborhood icon. • If the Network Neighborho od icon is on the W indows desktop, position yo ur mouse pointer over i t and right-click your mouse button.

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Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 C-8 Preparing Yo ur Network July 2004 202-10036-01 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.

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Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Preparing Your Netwo rk C-9 July 2004 202-10036-01 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 .

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Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 C-10 Preparing Your Network July 2004 202-10036-01 DHCP Configuration of TCP/IP in Windows XP , 2000, or NT4 Y ou will find there are many similarities in th e procedures for dif ferent W indows systems when using DHCP to configure TCP/IP .

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Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Preparing Your Netwo rk C-11 July 2004 202-10036-01 • 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.

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Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 C-12 Preparing Your Network July 2004 202-10036-01 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 configur ed .

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Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Preparing Your Netwo rk C-13 July 2004 202-10036-01 • 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 .

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Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 C-14 Preparing Your Network July 2004 202-10036-01 • 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.

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Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Preparing Your Netwo rk C-15 July 2004 202-10036-01 DHCP Configuration of TCP/IP in Windows NT4 Once you have installed the network card, you need to configure the TCP /IP environment for W indows NT 4.

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Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 C-16 Preparing Your Network July 2004 202-10036-01 • Highlight the TCP/IP Pr otocol in the Network Protocols bo x, and click on the Properties button.

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Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Preparing Your Netwo rk C-17 July 2004 202-10036-01 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.

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Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 C-18 Preparing Your Network July 2004 202-10036-01 • The default gateway is 192.168.0.1 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.

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Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Preparing Your Netwo rk C-19 July 2004 202-10036-01 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.

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Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 C-20 Preparing Your Network July 2004 202-10036-01 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.

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Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Preparing Your Netwo rk C-21 July 2004 202-10036-01 • An IP address and subnet mask • A gateway IP address, which is the address of th.

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Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 C-22 Preparing Your Network July 2004 202-10036-01 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.

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Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Preparing Your Netwo rk C-23 July 2004 202-10036-01 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 .

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Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 C-24 Preparing Your Network July 2004 202-10036-01.

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Wireless Networking Basics D-1 June 2004 202-10036-01 Appendix D Wireless Networking Basics Wireless Networking Overview The WGR614 v5 router conforms to the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEE E) 802.1 1g standa rd for wireless LANs (WLANs).

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Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 D-2 Wireless Networking Basics June 2004 202-10036-01 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 .

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Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Wireless Networking Basics D-3 June 2004 202-10036-01 The radio frequency channels used are listed in Ta b l e D - 1 : Note: The av ailable channe ls sup ported by the wireless products in various countries are dif ferent.

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Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 D-4 Wireless Networking Basics June 2004 202-10036-01 WEP Wireless Security The absence of a ph ysical connection between no des makes the wireless links vulnerable to eavesdropping and information theft.

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Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Wireless Networking Basics D-5 June 2004 202-10036-01 • 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 .

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Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 D-6 Wireless Networking Basics June 2004 202-10036-01 WEP Shared Key Authentication This process is illustrated in below . Figure D-2: 802.1 1 shared key authenticat i on The following steps occur when two de vices use Shared Key Authentication: 1.

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Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Wireless Networking Basics D-7 June 2004 202-10036-01 Key Size and Configuration 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.

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Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 D-8 Wireless Networking Basics June 2004 202-10036-01 How to Use WEP Parameters W ired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) data encryption is used when the wireless devices are configure d to operate in Shared Key authentication mode.

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Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Wireless Networking Basics D-9 June 2004 202-10036-01 • Enhanced data privacy • Robust key management • Data origin authentication • Data integrity protection The W i-Fi Alliance is now perform ing interoperability certificatio n testing on W i-Fi Protected Access products.

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Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 D-10 Wireless Networking B asics June 2004 202-10036-01 How Does WP A Comp are to IEEE 802.1 1i? WP A will be forward compatible with the IEEE 802.1 1i security specification currently under development.

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Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Wireless Networking Basics D-11 June 2004 202-10036-01 The primary information conveyed in the Beacon frames is the authentication method and the cipher suite. Possible authentication methods in clude 802.

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Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 D-12 Wireless Networking B asics June 2004 202-10036-01 WP A Authentication: Enterprise-le vel User Authentication via 802.

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Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Wireless Networking Basics D-13 June 2004 202-10036-01 Figure D-4: 802.1x Aut henticatio n Sequence The AP sends Beacon Frames with WP A informatio n element to the stations in the service set.

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Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 D-14 Wireless Networking B asics June 2004 202-10036-01 3. The client sends an EAP-response packet containing the identity to the authentication server .

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Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Wireless Networking Basics D-15 June 2004 202-10036-01 T emporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) WP A uses TKIP to provide important data en.

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Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 D-16 Wireless Networking B asics June 2004 202-10036-01 Is WP A Perfect? WP A is not without its vulnerabiliti es.

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Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Wireless Networking Basics D-17 June 2004 202-10036-01 • The new WP A information element T o advertise their supp ort of WP A, wireless APs send the beacon frame with a new 802.

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Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 D-18 Wireless Networking B asics June 2004 202-10036-01 Changes to Wireless Client Programs W ireless client programs must be updated.

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June 2004 202-10036-01 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.

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Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 2 Glossary June 2004 202-10036-01 ADSL requires a special ADSL modem. ADSL is grow ing in popu larity as more areas around the world gain access. AES Advanced Encryption Standard, a symmetric 128-bit block data encryption technique.

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Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Glossary 3 June 2004 202-10036-01 The DMZ sits between the Internet and an internal network's line of defense, usually so me combination of firewalls and ba stion hosts.

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Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 4 Glossary June 2004 202-10036-01 transmits that identity to an authenticat ion server su ch as RADIUS. The server asks the AP for proof of identity , which th e AP gets from the user and then send s back to the server to complete the authentication.

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Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Glossary 5 June 2004 202-10036-01 LDAP A set of protocols for accessing information directories. Lightweight Directory Access Protocol LDAP . A set of protocols for acce ssing information directories.

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Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 6 Glossary June 2004 202-10036-01 MTU The size in bytes of the largest pack et that can be sent or received. NA T A technique by which several hosts share a single IP address for access to the Internet.

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Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Glossary 7 June 2004 202-10036-01 PPPoE PPPoE. PPP over Ethernet is a prot ocol for connecting remot e hosts to the Internet over an always-on connection by simulati ng a dial-up conn ection.

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Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 8 Glossary June 2004 202-10036-01 SSID A Service Set Identification is a thirty-two character (maximum) alphanumeric key iden tifyin g a wireless local area network.

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Reference Manual for th e 54 Mbps Wir eless Router WG R614 v5 Glossary 9 June 2004 202-10036-01 an encryption algorithm and crypto graphic keys before data is transmitted or received. Based on Netscape’ s SSL 3.0, TLS superced es an d is an ext ension of SSL.

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Reference Ma nua l for th e 54 Mb ps Wirele ss Ro ute r WGR6 14 v5 10 Glossary June 2004 202-10036-01 WINS WINS. W indows Internet Naming Service is a server process for resolvi ng W indows-based computer names to IP addresses. Wireless Network Name (SSID) W ireless Network Name (S SID) is the nam e assigned to a wireles s network.

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