NETGEAR WPNT834 Network Router manual

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202-10130-01 November 2005 NETGEAR , Inc. 4500 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA Reference Manual for the RangeMax 240 Wireless Router WPNT834.
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ii v1.0, November 2005 © 2005 by NETGEAR, Inc. All ri ghts reserved. November 2005. 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.
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v1.0, November 2005 iii Certificate of the Manufactu rer/Importer It is hereby certified that the Range Max 240 W ireless Router WPNT834 has been suppressed in accordance with the conditions set out in the BMP T -Amtsb lVfg 243/1991 and Vfg 46/1992.
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v1.0, November 2005 iv.
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v v1.0, November 2005 Content s Reference Manual for the Range Max 240 Wireless Router WPNT834 Chapter 1 About This Manual Audience, Scope, Conventions, and Formats . ......... ................. ................ ................ ..... 1-1 How to Use This Manual .
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vi v1.0, Novemb er 2005 Overview of How to Access t he wireless router ................. ................ .................... ........ 3-5 How to Bypass the Configuration Assistant .............. ... ... .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ... .... ...
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vii v1.0, November 2005 Chapter 7 T roubleshooting Basic Functioning ..................... ................ ................ ................. ................ ............. ........ 7- 1 Power Light Not On ............ ................ ..............
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viii v1.0, Novemb er 2005 Configuring S tatic Routes ...................... ................ ................ ................. ................ ...... 8-18 Enabling Remote Management Access ............. ...... ............. ................. .......
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About This Manual 1-1 v1.0, November 2005 Chapter 1 About This Manual This chapter describes the intended audience, sc ope, conventions, and formats of this manual. Audience, Scope, Conventions, and Format s This reference manual assumes that the reader h as basic to interme diate computer and Internet skills.
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Reference Manual for the RangeMax 240 Wirele ss Router WPNT834 1-2 About This Manual v1.0, Novemb er 2005 This manual is written for the WPNT834 r outer according to these specifications: How to Use T.
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Reference Manual fo r the RangeMax 2 40 Wireless Router WPNT834 About This Manual 1-3 v1.0, November 2005 – Click the PDF of This Chapter link at the top right of any pa ge in the chapter you want to print. The PDF version of the chap ter you were viewing op en s in a browser window .
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Reference Manual for the RangeMax 240 Wirele ss Router WPNT834 1-4 About This Manual v1.0, Novemb er 2005.
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Introduction 2-1 v1.0, November 2005 Chapter 2 Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the NETG EAR ® RangeMax 240 W ireless Router WPNT834. The WPNT834 router p rovides connection for mul t.
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Reference Manual for the RangeMax 240 Wirele ss Router WPNT834 2-2 Introduction v1.0, Novemb er 2005 • Built in 4-port 10/100 Mbps Switch • Ethernet connection to a wide area network (W AN) device.
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Reference Manual fo r the RangeMax 2 40 Wireless Router WPNT834 Introduction 2-3 v1.0, November 2005 • WP A-PSK support. Support for W i-Fi Prot e cted Access (WP A) data encryption which provides strong data encryption and auth entication based on a pre-shared key .
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Reference Manual for the RangeMax 240 Wirele ss Router WPNT834 2-4 Introduction v1.0, Novemb er 2005 • Port Forwarding with NA T . Although NA T prevents Internet locations from di rectly accessing .
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Reference Manual fo r the RangeMax 2 40 Wireless Router WPNT834 Introduction 2-5 v1.0, November 2005 • PPP over Ethernet (PPPoE). PPPoE is a protocol for connecting remote host s to the Internet over a DSL connection by simulating a dial-up connection.
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Reference Manual for the RangeMax 240 Wirele ss Router WPNT834 2-6 Introduction v1.0, Novemb er 2005 NETGEAR Related Product s NETGEAR products related to the RangeMax 240 W ireless Router WPNT834 are as follows: • RangeMax W ireless USB 2.
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Reference Manual fo r the RangeMax 2 40 Wireless Router WPNT834 Introduction 2-7 v1.0, November 2005 The Router ’ s Front Panel The front panel of the WPNT834 router cont ains the status lights described below . Y ou can use the status lights to verify connection s.
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Reference Manual for the RangeMax 240 Wirele ss Router WPNT834 2-8 Introduction v1.0, Novemb er 2005 The Router ’ s Rear Panel The rear panel of the WPNT834 rout er contains the items listed below . V iewed from left to right, the rear panel contains the following features: 1.
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Reference Manual fo r the RangeMax 2 40 Wireless Router WPNT834 Introduction 2-9 v1.0, November 2005 A Road Map for ‘How to Get There From Here’ The introduction and adoption of any new techno logy can be a difficult process.
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Reference Manual for the RangeMax 240 Wirele ss Router WPNT834 2-10 Introduction v1.0, Novemb er 2005 Protect my wireless connection (from snooping, hacking, or information theft). 1. Assure that the wireless network has security features enabled. 2. Configure my WPNT834 with the security settings of the wireless network.
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Reference Manual fo r the RangeMax 2 40 Wireless Router WPNT834 Introduction 2-11 v1.0, November 2005 Share Windows PC files and printers (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 Manual for the RangeMax 240 Wirele ss Router WPNT834 2-12 Introduction v1.0, Novemb er 2005.
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Connecting the Router to the Internet 3-1 v1.0, November 2005 Chapter 3 Connecting the Router to the Internet This chapter describes how to set up the router on your local area network (LAN) and connect to the Internet.
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Reference Manual for the RangeMax 240 Wirele ss Router WPNT834 3-2 Connecting the Router to the Internet v1.0, Novemb er 2005 First, Use the Smart Wizard to Configure the W i reless Router Insert the Resour ce C D in the CD driv e of your PC. The following screen appears.
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Reference Manual fo r the RangeMax 2 40 Wireless Router WPNT834 Connecting th e Rou te r to the Internet 3-3 v1.0, November 2005 Now , Set Up a Computer for Wireless Connectivity Y ou are now connected to the Internet and the wireless feature of the wireless router is enabled! Next, configure your wireless computer .
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Reference Manual for the RangeMax 240 Wirele ss Router WPNT834 3-4 Connecting the Router to the Internet v1.0, Novemb er 2005 T roubleshooting T ip s Here are some tips for correctin g simple problems.
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Reference Manual fo r the RangeMax 2 40 Wireless Router WPNT834 Connecting th e Rou te r to the Internet 3-5 v1.0, November 2005 Overview of How to Access the Wireless Router The table below describes how you access the wi reless router, depending on the state of the wireless router.
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Reference Manual for the RangeMax 240 Wirele ss Router WPNT834 3-6 Connecting the Router to the Internet v1.0, Novemb er 2005 How to Log On to the Wireless Router Af ter Configuration Settings Have Been Applied 1. Connect to the wireless router by typing http://www .
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Reference Manual fo r the RangeMax 2 40 Wireless Router WPNT834 Connecting th e Rou te r to the Internet 3-7 v1.0, November 2005 When the wireless router is connected to the Internet, click the Knowledge Base or the Documentation link under the W eb S upport menu to view support information or the documentation for the wireless router.
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Reference Manual for the RangeMax 240 Wirele ss Router WPNT834 3-8 Connecting the Router to the Internet v1.0, Novemb er 2005 How to Byp ass the Configuration Assistant 1. When the wireless router is in the factory default state, type http://www .r outerlogin.
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Reference Manual fo r the RangeMax 2 40 Wireless Router WPNT834 Connecting th e Rou te r to the Internet 3-9 v1.0, November 2005 How to Manually Configure Y our Internet Connection Y o u can manually .
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Reference Manual for the RangeMax 240 Wirele ss Router WPNT834 3-10 Connecting the Router to the Intern et v1.0, Novemb er 2005 2. For security reasons, the wireless router has its own user name and password. When prompted, enter admin for the router user name and password for the router password, both in lower case letters.
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Reference Manual fo r the RangeMax 2 40 Wireless Router WPNT834 Connecting th e Rou te r to the In te rn et 3-11 v1.0, November 2005 5. If your Internet connection does require a login, f ill in the settings according to the instructions below .
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Reference Manual for the RangeMax 240 Wirele ss Router WPNT834 3-12 Connecting the Router to the Intern et v1.0, Novemb er 2005 Using the Smart Setup Wizard Y ou can use the Smart Setup W izard to assist with ma nual configuration or to verify the Internet connection.
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Reference Manual fo r the RangeMax 2 40 Wireless Router WPNT834 Connecting th e Rou te r to the In te rn et 3-13 v1.0, November 2005 NETGEAR Product Registration, Support, and Document ation Register your product at http://www .netgear .com/register .
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Reference Manual for the RangeMax 240 Wirele ss Router WPNT834 3-14 Connecting the Router to the Intern et v1.0, Novemb er 2005.
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Wireless Configuration 4-1 v1.0, November 2005 Chapter 4 Wireless Configuration This chapter describes how to configure the wi reless features of your WPNT834 router. In planning your wireless n etwork, you should consi der the level of security required.
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Reference Manual for the RangeMax 240 Wirele ss Router WPNT834 4-2 Wireless Configuration v1.0, Novemb er 2005 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 .
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Reference Manual fo r the RangeMax 2 40 Wireless Router WPNT834 Wireless Configuration 4-3 v1.0, November 2005 • WP A-PSK and WP A2-PSK. W i-Fi Protected Access, Pre-Shared Key (WP A-PSK and WP A2-PSK) data encryptio n provide strong data security .
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Reference Manual for the RangeMax 240 Wirele ss Router WPNT834 4-4 Wireless Configuration v1.0, Novemb er 2005 • Name (SSID). The SSID is also known as the wireless network name.
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Reference Manual fo r the RangeMax 2 40 Wireless Router WPNT834 Wireless Configuration 4-5 v1.0, November 2005 T able 4-1. Basic Wireless Security Options Field Description Automatic No wireless secu rity .
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Reference Manual for the RangeMax 240 Wirele ss Router WPNT834 4-6 Wireless Configuration v1.0, Novemb er 2005 T o configure the advanced wireless se ttings of your firewall, click the Wir eless Setup link in the Advanced section of the main me nu of the browser interface.
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Reference Manual fo r the RangeMax 2 40 Wireless Router WPNT834 Wireless Configuration 4-7 v1.0, November 2005 • Wir eless Ne twork Name (SSID) : ____________ ___________ _______ The SSID identifies the wireless network. Y ou can use up to 32 alphanumeric characters.
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Reference Manual for the RangeMax 240 Wirele ss Router WPNT834 4-8 Wireless Configuration v1.0, Novemb er 2005 Default Factory Settings When you first receiv e your WPNT8 34, the default factory sett ings are in effect, as shown below . Y o u can restore these defaults with th e Factory Default Restore button on the rear panel.
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Reference Manual fo r the RangeMax 2 40 Wireless Router WPNT834 Wireless Configuration 4-9 v1.0, November 2005 2. Click W ireless Settings in the main menu of the WPNT834 firewall. 3. Choose a suitable descriptive name for the wire less network name (SSID).
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Reference Manual for the RangeMax 240 Wirele ss Router WPNT834 4-10 Wireless Configur ation v1.0, Novemb er 2005 6. For initial configuration and tes ting, leave the W ireless Card Access List set to “Everyone” and the Encryption St rength set to “Disabled.
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Reference Manual fo r the RangeMax 2 40 Wireless Router WPNT834 Wireless Configuration 4 -11 v1.0, November 2005 4. Select the Authentication T ype and Encryptions strength fro m the drop-down lists. 5. Y ou can manually or automatically program the four data e ncryption keys.
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Reference Manual for the RangeMax 240 Wirele ss Router WPNT834 4-12 Wireless Configur ation v1.0, Novemb er 2005 How to Configure WP A-PSK or WP A2-PSK Wi reless Security T o configure WP A-PSK, follow these steps: 1.
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Reference Manual fo r the RangeMax 2 40 Wireless Router WPNT834 Wireless Configuration 4 -13 v1.0, November 2005 How to Restrict Wireless Access by MAC Address T o restrict access based on MA C addresses, follow these steps: 1. Log in to the WPNT834 firewall at its default LAN address of http://www .
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Reference Manual for the RangeMax 240 Wirele ss Router WPNT834 4-14 Wireless Configur ation v1.0, Novemb er 2005 5. Click Add to add a wireless device to the wireless access control list.
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Reference Manual fo r the RangeMax 2 40 Wireless Router WPNT834 Wireless Configuration 4 -15 v1.0, November 2005.
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Content Filtering 5-1 v1.0, November 2005 Chapter 5 Content Filtering This chapter describes how to use the content filtering features of the RangeMax 240 W ireless Router WPNT834 to protect y our network. These features can be found b y clicking on the Content Filtering heading in the main menu of the browser inte rface.
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Reference Manual for the RangeMax 240 Wirele ss Router WPNT834 5-2 Content Filtering v1.0, Novemb er 2005 Blocking Access to Internet Sites The WPNT834 router allows you to restrict access based on W eb addresses and W e b address keywords. Up to 255 entries are supported in the Keyword list.
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Reference Manual fo r the RangeMax 2 40 Wireless Router WPNT834 Content Filtering 5-3 v1.0, November 2005 • If you wish to block all Internet browsing access durin g a scheduled period , enter the keyword “.” and set the schedule in the Schedule menu.
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Reference Manual for the RangeMax 240 Wirele ss Router WPNT834 5-4 Content Filtering v1.0, Novemb er 2005 T o specify a service for blocking, click Add . The Block Services Setup menu appea rs, as shown below: From the Service T ype list, select the application or service to be allowed or blocked.
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Reference Manual fo r the RangeMax 2 40 Wireless Router WPNT834 Content Filtering 5-5 v1.0, November 2005 Blocking Services 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 Manual for the RangeMax 240 Wirele ss Router WPNT834 5-6 Content Filtering v1.0, Novemb er 2005 V iewing Logs of W eb Access or Attempted W eb Access The log is a detailed record of the W eb sites you have accessed or attempted to access. Up to 128 entries are stored in the log.
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Reference Manual fo r the RangeMax 2 40 Wireless Router WPNT834 Content Filtering 5-7 v1.0, November 2005 Log action buttons are described in the following table.
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Reference Manual for the RangeMax 240 Wirele ss Router WPNT834 5-8 Content Filtering v1.0, Novemb er 2005 • Send to this e-mail address . Enter the e-mail address to which logs and alerts are sent. This e-mail ad dress will also be used as the From address.
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Maintenance 6-1 v1.0, November 2005 Chapter 6 Maintenance This chapter describes how to use the mainte nance features of your RangeMax 240 W ireless Router WPNT834. These features can be found by clicking on the Maintenance heading in the main menu of the browser interface.
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Reference Manual for the RangeMax 240 Wirele ss Router WPNT834 6-2 Maintenance v1.0, Novemb er 2005 This screen shows the following parameters: T able 6-1. Wireless Router S t atus Fields Field Description Account Name This field displays the Host Name assigned to the router .
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Reference Manual fo r the RangeMax 2 40 Wireless Router WPNT834 Maintenanc e 6-3 v1.0, November 2005 Click on the Connection S tatus button to display the connection status, as shown below . This screen shows the following statistics:. Wireless Port These parameters apply to the Wireless port of the ro uter .
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Reference Manual for the RangeMax 240 Wirele ss Router WPNT834 6-4 Maintenance v1.0, Novemb er 2005 Click the Show S tatistics button to display router usage statistics, as shown below . This screen shows the following statistics: Default Gateway The W AN (Internet) defaul t gatewa y the router communicate s with.
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Reference Manual fo r the RangeMax 2 40 Wireless Router WPNT834 Maintenanc e 6-5 v1.0, November 2005 V iewing a List of Att ached Devices The Attached Devices menu contains a table of all IP devices that the router has discovered on the local network.
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Reference Manual for the RangeMax 240 Wirele ss Router WPNT834 6-6 Maintenance v1.0, Novemb er 2005 From the main menu of the browser interface , under th e Maintenance heading, select the Backup Settings heading to bring up the menu shown below . Three options are available, and are described in the following sections.
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Reference Manual fo r the RangeMax 2 40 Wireless Router WPNT834 Maintenanc e 6-7 v1.0, November 2005 T o erase the configuration, click the Erase button. T o restore the factory default configuration settings without knowing th e login password or IP address, you must use the Default Reset bu tton on the rear panel of the router .
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Reference Manual for the RangeMax 240 Wirele ss Router WPNT834 6-8 Maintenance v1.0, Novemb er 2005 From the main menu of the browser interface , under th e Maintenance heading, select the Router Upgrade link to display the menu shown below . T o upload new firmware: 1.
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Reference Manual fo r the RangeMax 2 40 Wireless Router WPNT834 Maintenanc e 6-9 v1.0, November 2005 Changing the Administrator Password The default password for the router ’ s W eb Configuration Manager is password . NETGEAR recommends that you ch ange this password to a more secure password.
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Reference Manual for the RangeMax 240 Wirele ss Router WPNT834 6-10 Maintenance v1.0, Novemb er 2005.
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Troubleshooting 7-1 v1.0, November 2005 Chapter 7 T roubleshooting This chapter gives information about troubleshooting your RangeMax 240 W ireless Router WPNT834. After each problem descriptio n, instructions are provided to help you diagno se and solve the problem.
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Reference Manual for the RangeMax 240 Wirele ss Router WPNT834 7-2 Troubleshooting v1.0, Novemb er 2005 Light s Never T urn Off When the router is turned on, th e lights turns on for about 10 secon ds and then turn of f. If all the lights stay on, there is a fault within the router .
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Reference Manual fo r the RangeMax 2 40 Wireless Router WPNT834 Troubleshooting 7-3 v1.0, November 2005 T roubleshooting the Web Configuration Interface If you are unable to acce ss the router ’ s W.
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Reference Manual for the RangeMax 240 Wirele ss Router WPNT834 7-4 Troubleshooting v1.0, Novemb er 2005 T roubleshooting the ISP Connection If your router is unable to access the Internet, you should first determine whether the router is able to obtain a W AN IP address from the ISP .
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Reference Manual fo r the RangeMax 2 40 Wireless Router WPNT834 Troubleshooting 7-5 v1.0, November 2005 Inform your ISP that yo u have bought a new network d evice, and ask them to use the router’ s MAC address. OR Configure your router to spoof your computer ’ s MAC address.
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Reference Manual for the RangeMax 240 Wirele ss Router WPNT834 7-6 Troubleshooting v1.0, Novemb er 2005 3. Click OK . Y ou should see a message like this one: Pinging <IP address> with 32 byt es.
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Reference Manual fo r the RangeMax 2 40 Wireless Router WPNT834 Troubleshooting 7-7 v1.0, November 2005 — Check that your cable or DSL modem is connected and functioning. — If your ISP assigned a host name to your co mputer, enter that host name as the Account Name in the Basic Settings menu.
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Reference Manual for the RangeMax 240 Wirele ss Router WPNT834 7-8 Troubleshooting v1.0, Novemb er 2005 Problems with Date and Time The E-mail menu in the Content Filtering section displa ys the current date and time of day .
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Advanced Configuration of the Router 8-1 v1.0, November 2005 Chapter 8 Advanced Configuration of the Router This chapter describes how to configure the advanced features of your RangeMax 240 W ireless Router WPNT834. These features can be found under the Advanced headin g in the main menu of the browser interface.
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Reference Manual for the RangeMax 240 Wirele ss Router WPNT834 8-2 Advanced Configuration of the Router v1.0, Novemb er 2005 Program the advanced wire less settings as follows: • Enable Wir eless Router Radio —the W ireless Router Radio of thi s router can be enabled or disabled to allow wireless access.
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Reference Manual fo r the RangeMax 2 40 Wireless Router WPNT834 Advanced Configuration of the Rou te r 8-3 v1.0, November 2005 Wireless Card Access List The W ireless Card Access Setup page displays a list of wireless compute rs that are allowed to connect to the router based on their MAC addresses.
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Reference Manual for the RangeMax 240 Wirele ss Router WPNT834 8-4 Advanced Configuration of the Router v1.0, Novemb er 2005 c. If no Device Name appears, you can type a de scriptive name for the computer that you are adding. d. When you have finished entering the MAC ad dress, return to the W ireless Acce ss List menu by clicking the Add button.
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Reference Manual fo r the RangeMax 2 40 Wireless Router WPNT834 Advanced Configuration of the Rou te r 8-5 v1.0, November 2005 • Wir eless Card Entry —if no wireless computers appear in the A vailable W ireles s Cards list, you can manually enter the Device Name and MAC address of the authorized wireless computer .
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Reference Manual for the RangeMax 240 Wirele ss Router WPNT834 8-6 Advanced Configuration of the Router v1.0, Novemb er 2005 • Port T riggering Timeout —Enter a value up to 9999 minutes. The Port T riggering T imeout value controls the inactivity timer for the designated inbound po rt(s).
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Reference Manual fo r the RangeMax 2 40 Wireless Router WPNT834 Advanced Configuration of the Rou te r 8-7 v1.0, November 2005 Follow these steps to set up a co mputer to play Internet games or use Internet applications: 1. Select Port Forwarding / Port T riggering from the Advanced sec tion of the main menu.
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Reference Manual for the RangeMax 240 Wirele ss Router WPNT834 8-8 Advanced Configuration of the Router v1.0, Novemb er 2005 Configuring Port Forward ing to Local Servers Although the router causes yo.
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Reference Manual fo r the RangeMax 2 40 Wireless Router WPNT834 Advanced Configuration of the Rou te r 8-9 v1.0, November 2005 2. From the Service Name box, select the service or game that you will host on your network. If the service does not appear in th e list, see the following section, Adding a Custom Service .
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Reference Manual for the RangeMax 240 Wirele ss Router WPNT834 8-10 Advanced Configuration of the Router v1.0, Novemb er 2005 Editing or Deleting a Port Forwarding Entry T o edit or delete a Port Forwarding entry , follow these steps. 1. In the table, select the butto n next to the service name.
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Reference Manual fo r the RangeMax 2 40 Wireless Router WPNT834 Advanced Co nfiguration of the Rout er 8-11 v1.0, November 2005 5. T ype the IP address of the additional co mputer in the Server IP Address box. 6. Click Apply . Some online games and videoconferen cing app lications are incompatible with NA T .
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Reference Manual for the RangeMax 240 Wirele ss Router WPNT834 8-12 Advanced Configuration of the Router v1.0, Novemb er 2005 Disabling the SPI Firewall The SPI (S tateful Inspection) Fire wall protects your LAN against De nial of Service attacks. This should only be disabled in special circumstance s.
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Reference Manual fo r the RangeMax 2 40 Wireless Router WPNT834 Advanced Co nfiguration of the Rout er 8-13 v1.0, November 2005 Setting the MTU Size The normal MTU (Maximum T ransmit Unit) value for most Ethernet networks is 1500 Bytes, 1492 Bytes for PPPoE connections, or 1436 for PP TP connections.
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Reference Manual for the RangeMax 240 Wirele ss Router WPNT834 8-14 Advanced Configuration of the Router v1.0, Novemb er 2005 Configuring LAN TCP/IP Setup Parameters The router is shipped precon figured to use priv ate IP address es on the LAN side, and to act.
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Reference Manual fo r the RangeMax 2 40 Wireless Router WPNT834 Advanced Co nfiguration of the Rout er 8-15 v1.0, November 2005 Using the Router as a DHCP server By default, the router functions as a .
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Reference Manual for the RangeMax 240 Wirele ss Router WPNT834 8-16 Advanced Configuration of the Router v1.0, Novemb er 2005 3. T ype the MAC Address of the computer or server . 4. Click Apply to enter the reserved address into the table. T o edit or delete a reserved address entry: 1.
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Reference Manual fo r the RangeMax 2 40 Wireless Router WPNT834 Advanced Co nfiguration of the Rout er 8-17 v1.0, November 2005 From the main menu of the browser interface, under Advanced , click on Dynamic DNS .
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Reference Manual for the RangeMax 240 Wirele ss Router WPNT834 8-18 Advanced Configuration of the Router v1.0, Novemb er 2005 Configuring S t atic Routes Stat ic Routes provide additional ro uting information to your router .
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Reference Manual fo r the RangeMax 2 40 Wireless Router WPNT834 Advanced Co nfiguration of the Rout er 8-19 v1.0, November 2005 3. Select Private if you want to limit access to the LA N only . The static route will not be reported in RIP . 4. Select Active to make this route ef fective.
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Reference Manual for the RangeMax 240 Wirele ss Router WPNT834 8-20 Advanced Configuration of the Router v1.0, Novemb er 2005 Enabling Remote Management Access Using the Remote Manageme nt page , you can allow a user or users on the Internet to configure, upgrade and ch eck the status of your WPNT83 4 router.
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Reference Manual fo r the RangeMax 2 40 Wireless Router WPNT834 Advanced Co nfiguration of the Rout er 8-21 v1.0, November 2005 a. T o allow access from any IP addr e ss on the Internet, select Everyone . b. T o allow access from a range of IP addresses on the Internet, select IP address range .
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Reference Manual for the RangeMax 240 Wirele ss Router WPNT834 8-22 Advanced Configuration of the Router v1.0, Novemb er 2005 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 oth er devices as need ed.
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Reference Manual fo r the RangeMax 2 40 Wireless Router WPNT834 Advanced Co nfiguration of the Rout er 8-23 v1.0, November 2005 Advertisement Time T o Live —the time to live for the advertisem ent is measured in hops (steps) for each UPnP pac ket sent.
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Reference Manual for the RangeMax 240 Wirele ss Router WPNT834 8-24 Advanced Configuration of the Router v1.0, Novemb er 2005.
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Technical Specifications A-1 v1.0, November 2005 Appendix A T echnical S pecifications This appendix provides tech nical specifications for the RangeMax 240 W ireless Router WPNT834.
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Reference Manual for the RangeMax 240 Wirele ss Router WPNT834 A-2 Technical Specifications v1.0, Novemb er 2005 W AN: 10BASE-T or 100BASE-Tx, RJ-45 Wireless Radio Data Rates 1, 2, 5.5, 6, 9, 12 , 18, 24, 36, 48, 54, 126, and 240 Mbps Auto Rate Sen sing Frequency 2.
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Related Documents B-1 v1.0, November 2005 Appendix B Related Document s This appendix provides links to reference documents you c an use to gain a more comple te understanding of the technolog ies used in your NET GEAR product. Document Link Internet Networking and TCP/IP Addressing http://docum entation.
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Reference Manual for the RangeMax 240 Wirele ss Router WPNT834 B-2 Related Documents v1.0, Novemb er 2005.

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