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202-10171-02 January 2007 NETGEAR , Inc. 4500 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual.
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v1.2, January 2007 iii Regulatory Compliance Information This section includes user requirements for operating this product in accordance with National laws for usage of radio spectrum and operation of radio devices.
v1.2, January 2 007 iv FCC Requirement s for Operation in the United St ates FCC Information to User This product does not contain an y user serviceable components and is to be us ed with approved antennas only .
v1.2, January 2007 v FCC Guidelines for Human Exposure This equipment complies with FCC radiat ion exposure limits set forth for an unc ontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and ope rated with minimum distan ce of 20 cm between th e radiator and your body .
v1.2, January 2 007 vi Product and Publication Det ails Model Number: WNR834B Publication Date: January 2007 Product Family: Wireless Router Product Name: RangeMax NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B Home or.
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About This Manual 1-1 v1.2, January 2007 Chapter 1 About This Manual The user manual provides information for c onfiguring the features of the RangeMax NEXT W ireless Router WNR834B be yond initial configuratio n settings. Initial configuration instructions can be found in the NETGEAR W ir eless Router Setup Manual .
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 1-2 About This Manual v1.2, January 2007 • Scope. This manual is written for the WNR834B r outer according to th ese specifications: For.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual About This Manual 1-3 v1.2, January 2007 • Printing from PDF . Y our computer must have the free Adobe Acrobat reader installed in order to view and print PDF files. The Acrobat reader is available on the Adobe W eb site at http://www .
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 1-4 About This Manual v1.2, January 2007.
2-1 v1.2, January 2007 Chapter 2 Configuring Basic Connectivity This chapter describes the parameters for your In ternet connection and your wireless local area network (LAN) connection.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 2-2 Configuring Ba sic Connectivit y v1.2, January 2007 For installation instru ctions in a language other than Englis h, refer to the lang uage optio ns on the Resour ce CD , or refer to one of the online vers ions listed in the following table.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Configuring Basic Co nnectivity 2-3 v1.2, January 2007 2. Enter admin for the router user name and your password (or the default, pa ss w or d ). To change the password, see “Changing the Administrator Password” on page 3-14 .
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 2-4 Configuring Ba sic Connectivit y v1.2, January 2007 Once you have entered a user name and passwor d, your W eb browser displays the wireles s router’ s home page .
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Configuring Basic Co nnectivity 2-5 v1.2, January 2007 If the wireless router is connected to the Inte rnet, you can click the Knowledge Base or the Documentation link under the W eb Support menu to view support information or the documentation for the wireless router.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 2-6 Configuring Ba sic Connectivit y v1.2, January 2007 No Login Required by ISP If no login is required by your ISP , the following parameters appear in the Basic Settings menu.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Configuring Basic Co nnectivity 2-7 v1.2, January 2007 • Domain Name. The domain name will be provid ed by your router to comp uters on your LAN when the computers request DHCP settings from your router .
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 2-8 Configuring Ba sic Connectivit y v1.2, January 2007 Login Required by ISP If you normally must use a log i n program such as WinPOET in order to access the Internet, your Internet connection requires a login.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Configuring Basic Co nnectivity 2-9 v1.2, January 2007 — T elstra Bigpond, an Australian residential cablemodem service.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 2-10 Configuring Ba sic Connectivit y v1.2, January 2007 • Idle T imeout Y our Internet connection will be logged out if there is no data transfer during the specified time interval.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Configuring Bas ic Connectivity 2-11 v1.2, January 2007 • From the main menu of the browser interf ace, under Setup, clic k W ireless Settings. The available settings in this menu are: • Name (SSID) The SSID is also known as the wireless network na me.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 2-12 Configuring Ba sic Connectivit y v1.2, January 2007 • Channel This field determines which oper ating frequency is used. It sh ould not be necessary to change the wireless channel unle ss you notice interfere nce problems with another nea rby wireless network.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Configuring Bas ic Connectivity 2-13 v1.2, January 2007 V iewing the Advanced Wireless Settings T o view the advanced wireless settings: From the main menu of the browser interf ace, un der Advanced, click W ireless Settings.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 2-14 Configuring Ba sic Connectivit y v1.2, January 2007 • W ireless Card Access List When a W ireless Card Access List is configur ed a.
3-1 v1.2, January 2007 Chapter 3 Safeguarding Y our Network The RangeMax NEXT W ireless Router WNR834B provides highly ef fective security features which are covered in de tail in this chapter .
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 3-2 Safeguarding Your Network v1.2, January 2007 There are several ways you can enhance the secur ity of your wireless network. In order of increasing effectiveness: • T urn Off the Broadcast of the W ireless Network Name SSID.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Safeguarding Your Network 3- 3 v1.2, January 2007 The time it takes to establish a wireless connec tion can vary depending on both your security settings and router placement. WEP connections can take slightly lo nger to establish.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 3-4 Safeguarding Your Network v1.2, January 2007 2. From the main menu of the browser interface , under Setu p, click W i reless Settings.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Safeguarding Your Network 3- 5 v1.2, January 2007 • Security Options These options are the wireless security features you can enable . Ta b l e 3 - 1 identifies the basic wireless security options.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 3-6 Safeguarding Your Network v1.2, January 2007 Configuring Security in the Ad vanced Wireless Settings Menu T o configure security in the Ad vanced W ireless Settings menu: 1. From the main menu of the browser interface , under Adv anced, click W ireless Settings.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Safeguarding Your Network 3- 7 v1.2, January 2007 Information to Gather Before Changing Basic Wireless Settings Before customizing your wireless settings, print th is form and record the following information.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 3-8 Safeguarding Your Network v1.2, January 2007 • If WP A-PSK or WP A2-PSK Authentication is used: – Passphrase : ____________ __ ________________ These characters ar e case sensitive.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Safeguarding Your Network 3- 9 v1.2, January 2007 3. Select the Authentication T y pe and Encryption strength. 4. Y ou c an manually or automatically program the four data encryption keys. These va lues must be identical on all computers an d Access Points in your network.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 3-10 Safeguard ing Your Netw ork v1.2, January 2007 See “W ireless Communica tions” in Appendix B for a full explanation of each of these options, as defined by the IEEE 802.1 1 wi reless communication standard.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Safeguarding Your Network 3-11 v1.2, January 2007 2. Select one of the WP A-PSK or WP A2-PSK optio ns for the Security T ype. The third option (WP A-PSK [TKIP] + WP2-PSK [AES]) is the mo st flexible, since it allows clients using either WP A-PSK or WP A2-PSK.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 3-12 Safeguard ing Your Netw ork v1.2, January 2007 Restricting Wireless Access by MAC Address By enabling a wireless card a ccess control list, you ca n restrict access to only trusted computers so that unknown co mputers cannot wirelessly co nnect to the WNR834 B.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Safeguarding Your Network 3-13 v1.2, January 2007 3. Click Add to add a wireless device to the wireless access control list. The Wireless Card Access Setup dialog opens and displays a list of currently active wireless cards and their Ethernet MAC addresses.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 3-14 Safeguard ing Your Netw ork v1.2, January 2007 7. Select the checkbox to T urn Access Control On... 8. Click Apply to save your W ire less Card Access List settings. Now , onl y devices on this list are allowed to wirelessly connect to the WNR834B.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Safeguarding Your Network 3-15 v1.2, January 2007 1. From the main menu of the browser interface , under th e Maintenance heading, select Set Password to display the Set Password menu. 2. T o change the password, first en ter the old pass word, then enter the new password twice.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 3-16 Safeguard ing Your Netw ork v1.2, January 2007 Underst anding Y our Firewall Y our RangeMax NEXT W ireless Router WNR834 B contains a true firewall to protect your network from attacks and intrusions.
4-1 v1.2, January 2007 Chapter 4 Restricting Access From Y our Network This chapter describes how to u se the content filtering and reporting features of the RangeMax NEXT W ireless Router WNR834 B to p rotect your network. Y ou can find these feat ures by clicking on the Content Filtering heading in the main menu of the browser interface.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 4-2 Restricting Access From Your Network v1.2, January 2007 — If the keyword .com is specified, only W eb sites with other domain suf fixes (such as .
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Restricting Access Fr om Your Network 4-3 v1.2, January 2007 Y ou may specify one Trusted User , which is a comp uter that is exempt from blocki ng and logg ing. Since the T rusted User is identified by IP address, you should con figure that computer with a fixed IP address.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 4-4 Restricting Access From Your Network v1.2, January 2007 — T o specify a service for blocking, click Add. The Block Services Setup menu appears. — From the Service T ype list , select the applicati on or serv ice t o b e allowed or blocked.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Restricting Access Fr om Your Network 4-5 v1.2, January 2007 Scheduling Blocking The WNR834B router allows you to specify when blocking is enfo rced. T o schedule blocking: • From the main menu of the browser interf ace, under Content Filtering, click Schedule.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 4-6 Restricting Access From Your Network v1.2, January 2007 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.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Restricting Access Fr om Your Network 4-7 v1.2, January 2007 Ta b l e 4 - 2 describes the log action buttons. Configuring Email Alert a nd W e b Access Log Notifications In order to receive logs and alerts by email, you must provid e you r ema il account information.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 4-8 Restricting Access From Your Network v1.2, January 2007 — Y our outgoing mail server Enter the name of your ISP’ s outgoi ng (SMTP) mail server (such as mail.myISP .com ). Y ou may be able to find th is information in the configurati on menu of your email program.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Restricting Access Fr om Your Network 4-9 v1.2, January 2007 • Automatically adjust for Daylight Savings T ime Select this checkbox if your region suppo rts daylight savings time. The router will automatically adjust the time at the start an d end of the Daylight Savings T ime period.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 4-10 Restricting Acc ess From Your Ne twork v1.2, January 2007.
5-1 v1.2, January 2007 Chapter 5 Customizing Y our Network Settings This chapter describes how to configure advanc ed networking features of the RangeMax NEXT W ireless Router WNR834B, including LAN, W AN, and routing settings.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 5-2 Customizing Your Network Se ttings v1.2, January 2007 • From the main menu of the browser interface, under Advanced, click LAN IP Setup to view the LAN IP Setup menu.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Customizing Your Ne twork Settings 5-3 v1.2, January 2007 • RIP Direction RIP allows a rout er to exchan ge routing information with ot her routers. The RIP Direction selection controls how the router sends and r eceives RIP packets.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 5-4 Customizing Your Network Se ttings v1.2, January 2007 • Subnet Mask • Gateway IP Address (the router ’ s LAN IP address) • Pri.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Customizing Your Ne twork Settings 5-5 v1.2, January 2007 Using a Dynamic DNS Service If your Internet Service Provider (ISP) gives you a permanently assigned IP address, you can register a domain name and have that name linked wi th your IP address by pu blic Domain Name Servers (DNS).
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 5-6 Customizing Your Network Se ttings v1.2, January 2007 T o configure Dynamic DNS: 1. Register for an account with one of the dyn amic DNS service providers whose names appear in the Select Service Provider box.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Customizing Your Ne twork Settings 5-7 v1.2, January 2007 Connecting Automatically , as Required Normally , this option should be sel ected so that an Internet connec tion will be made automaticall y after each timeout, whenever Internet-bound traf fic is detected.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 5-8 Customizing Your Network Se ttings v1.2, January 2007 2. Under Default DMZ Server , type the last digit of the IP address for that computer . T o remove the default DMZ server , enter zero.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Customizing Your Ne twork Settings 5-9 v1.2, January 2007 From the main menu of the bro w ser interface, under Advanced, clic k Static Routes to view the Static Routes menu. T o add or edit a static route: 1.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 5-10 Customizing Your Network Se ttings v1.2, January 2007 7. T y pe the Gateway IP Address, which must be a router on the same LAN segment as the WNR834B. 8. T y pe a number between 1 and 1 5 as the metric value.
6-1 v1.2, January 2007 Chapter 6 Fine-T uning Y our Network This chapter describes how to modify the config uration of the RangeMax NEXT W ireless Router WNR834B to allow specific applications to access th e Internet or to be ac cessed from the Internet, and how to make adjustments to enhance your network’ s performance.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 6-2 Fine-Tuni ng Your Netw ork v1.2, January 2007 How Y our Computer Communicates With A Remote Computer Through Y our Router When a compu.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Fine-Tuning Yo ur Network 6-3 v1.2, January 2007 d. The W eb server at www .example.com composes a return message with the requested W eb page data. The re turn message contains the following address a nd port information: — The source address is the IP address of www .
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 6-4 Fine-Tuni ng Your Netw ork v1.2, January 2007 a. Y ou open an IRC client program, begi nning a chat session on your computer . b. Y our IRC client composes a request message to an IRC server using a destination port number of 6667, the standard port number fo r an IRC server process.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Fine-Tuning Yo ur Network 6-5 v1.2, January 2007 How Port Forwarding Changes the Communication Proce ss In both of the preceding examples, your computer initiates an application session with a serve r computer on the Internet.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 6-6 Fine-Tuni ng Your Netw ork v1.2, January 2007 How Port Forwarding Differs From Port T riggering • Port T riggering can be used by any computer on your network, alth ough only one computer may use it at a time.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Fine-Tuning Yo ur Network 6-7 v1.2, January 2007 1. From the main menu of the browser interface, un der Advanced, click on Port Forwarding /Port T rigge rin g to view the port forwarding menu .
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 6-8 Fine-Tuni ng Your Netw ork v1.2, January 2007 2. Click Add Custom Service. 3. In the Service Name box, type a descriptive name. 4. In the Service T ype box, select the protocol. If you are unsure, select TCP/UDP .
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Fine-Tuning Yo ur Network 6-9 v1.2, January 2007 1. Assign your W eb server either a fixed IP address or a dynamic IP address using DHCP Address Reservation, as explained in “ U sing Address Reservation” on page 5-4 .
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 6-10 Fine-Tun ing Your Netw ork v1.2, January 2007 T o set up Port T riggering: 1. In the main menu, under Advanced, Select Po rt Forwarding/Port T riggering. 2. Select the Port T riggering radio button.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Fine-Tuning Your Network 6 -11 v1.2, January 2007 5. Click Add Service. 6. In the Service Name box, type a descriptive service name. 7. Under Service User , sele ct Any (d efault) to allow this service to be used by any computer on the Internet.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 6-12 Fine-Tun ing Your Netw ork v1.2, January 2007 Using Universal Plug and Play Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) helps devices, su ch as Internet appliances and computers, to access the network and connect to other devices as needed.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Fine-Tuning Your Network 6 -13 v1.2, January 2007 • Advertisement Period The Advertisement Period is ho w often the router will broadcast its UPnP information. This value can range from 1 to 1 440 minutes.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 6-14 Fine-Tun ing Your Netw ork v1.2, January 2007 • Choose placement carefully . For best results, place your router: — Near the center of the area in which your computers will operate.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Fine-Tuning Your Network 6 -15 v1.2, January 2007 • Y ou have problems connecting to your ISP , or other Internet service, and either the tech nical support of the ISP or of NETGEAR recommends cha nging MTU.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 6-16 Fine-Tun ing Your Netw ork v1.2, January 2007 3. Click Apply to save the new configuration. Optimizing Y our Network Bandwidth As your network grows, it may consist of several segm en ts of different networking technolog ies, each providing dif ferent throughput.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Fine-Tuning Your Network 6 -17 v1.2, January 2007 Figure 6-6 shows an example network using multiple ne tworking technologies. In this network, the two PCs with gigabit (1 000 Mbps) Ethernet adapter s have a gigabit connection through the GS605 switch to the storage server .
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 6-18 Fine-Tun ing Your Netw ork v1.2, January 2007 • Powerline For connecting rooms or floors that are blocked by obstructions or are distan t vertically , consider networking over your bui lding’ s AC wiring.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Fine-Tuning Your Network 6 -19 v1.2, January 2007 • Backing up computers over t he network has become popular due to the availability of inexpensive mass storage. Ta b l e 6 - 2 shows the time to transfer one gigabyte (1 GB) of da ta using various networking technologies.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 6-20 Fine-Tun ing Your Netw ork v1.2, January 2007.
7-1 v1.2, January 2007 Chapter 7 Using Network Monitoring T ools This chapter describes how to use the maintena nce features of your RangeMax NEXT W ireless Router WNR834B. These features can be found by clicking on the Main tenance heading in the main menu of the browser interface.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 7-2 Using Network Monitor ing Tools v1.2, January 2007 • From the main menu of the browser interface, under Maintenance, select Router Status. Ta b l e 7 - 1 describes the ro ute r status fields.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Using Network Monitoring Tools 7-3 v1.2, January 2007 Internet Port These parameters apply to th e Internet (W AN) port of the router . MAC Address The Media Access Control address. This is the unique physical address being used by the Intern et (W AN) port of the router .
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 7-4 Using Network Monitor ing Tools v1.2, January 2007 Click Connection S tatus to di splay the connection status. Ta b l e 7 - 2 describes the connection status settings... Wireless AP Indicates whether the radio fe atu re of the router is enabled.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Using Network Monitoring Tools 7-5 v1.2, January 2007 Click Show Statistics to disp lay router usage statistics.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 7-6 Using Network Monitor ing Tools v1.2, January 2007 V iewing a List of Att ached Devices The Attached Devices table contains a table of all IP devices that the router has discovered on the local network.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Using Network Monitoring Tools 7-7 v1.2, January 2007 From the main menu of the br owser interface, under the Mainte nance heading, select Bac kup Settings . The following sections describ e the three available options.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 7-8 Using Network Monitor ing Tools v1.2, January 2007 Erasing the Configuration Under some circumstances (for example, if you move the ro.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Using Network Monitoring Tools 7-9 v1.2, January 2007 The routing software of the WNR834B router is stored in FLASH memory , and can be upgraded as new software is released by NETGEAR. Y ou can download upgrade files from the NETGEAR W eb site.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 7-10 Using Network Monitori ng Tools v1.2, January 2007 When the upload is complete, yo ur router will automatically rest art. The upgrade process typically takes about one minute. Read th e new software release notes to determine whether you must reconfigure the router after upgrading.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Using Network Monitoring Tools 7-1 1 v1.2, January 2007 2. Under the heading of Allow Re mote Access By , spec ify what external IP addresses will be allowed to access the router ’ s remote ma nagement.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 7-12 Using Network Monitori ng Tools v1.2, January 2007.
8-1 v1.2, January 2007 Chapter 8 T roubleshooting This chapter provides information about troublesh ooting your RangeMax NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B. After each prob lem description, instruction s are provided to help you diagnose and solve the problem.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 8-2 Troubleshooting v1.2, January 2007 5. T urn on the computers. Make sure the Ethernet cables are secu rely plugged in.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Troubleshooting 8-3 v1.2, January 2007 a. The power light is solidly on. b. The Internet light is lit. c. A numbered LAN port light is lit for any local port that is connected to a computer .
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 8-4 Troubleshooting v1.2, January 2007 • Make sure that the Ethernet cable connections are secure at the router and at the modem or computer . • Make sure that power is turned on to th e connected m odem or com puter .
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Troubleshooting 8-5 v1.2, January 2007 T roubleshooting the Web Configuration Interface If you are unable to acce ss the router ’ s W eb .
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 8-6 Troubleshooting v1.2, January 2007 T roubleshooting the Internet Connection If you can access your router but you are unable to access the Internet, you should first determine whether the router is able to obtain an IP addr ess from your Internet Servic e Provider (ISP).
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Troubleshooting 8-7 v1.2, January 2007 • Y our computer may not recognize any DNS server addresses. A DNS server is a host on the Internet that translates Interne t names (such as www addresses) to numeric IP addresses.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 8-8 Troubleshooting v1.2, January 2007 Reply from < IP address >: bytes=32 t ime=NN ms TTL=xxx If the path is not working, you see t.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Troubleshooting 8-9 v1.2, January 2007 — If your ISP assigned a host name to your co mpute r, enter that host name as the Account Name in the Basic Settings menu. — Y our ISP c ould be rejecting the Ethernet MAC addre sses of all but one of your computers.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 8-10 Troubleshooting v1.2, January 2007 Using Y our Wirel ess Card Setup Program When you install a NETGEAR wire less card in your computer , a Sm art W izard utility program is installed that can provide helpfu l information about your wireless network.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Troubleshooting 8-11 v1.2, January 2007 Follow the instructions below to set up and te st basic wireless conne ctivity . Once you have established basic wireless connectivity , you can enable security settin gs appropriate to your needs.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 8-12 Troubleshooting v1.2, January 2007 This field determines which oper ating frequency is used. It sh ould not be necessary to change the wireless channel unle ss you notice interfere nce problems with another nea rby wireless router or access point.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Troubleshooting 8-13 v1.2, January 2007 Program the wireless adapter of your co mp uter to have the same SSID and channel that you configured in the router , and disable encryption.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 8-14 Troubleshooting v1.2, January 2007.
A-1 v1.2, January 2007 Appendix A T echnical S pecifications This appendix provides tech nical specifications for the WNR834B wireless router. Factory Default Settings When you first receive your WNR8 34B, the default factory settings are in effect, as shown below .
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual A-2 Technical Specifications v1.2, January 2007 General Specifications Wireless Wireless Router Radio Enabled Wireless Access List (MAC Filtering) All wireless stations allowed SSID NETGEAR 802.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Technical Specifications A-3 v1.2, January 2007 Operating humidity: 90% maximu m relative h umidity , noncondensing Electromagnetic Emissio.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual A-4 Technical Specifications v1.2, January 2007.
Related Documents B-1 v1.2, January 2007 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.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual B-2 Related Documents v1.2, January 2007.
Index-1 v1.2, January 2007 Index A Account Name 2-6 , 7-2 B backup configuration 7-7 Basic Wireless Connectivity 8-10 Basic Wireless S et tings 3-11 Bigpond 2-9 C configuration backup 7-7 erasing 7-8 .
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual Index-2 v1.2, January 2007 metric 5-10 MTU 5-8 MTU size 6-14 N NAT 5-7 , 6-2 Network Time Protocol 4-8 , 8-9 NTP 4-8 , 8-9 P Passphrase 3-.
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